VOL. XX. NO. 41.
SALUDA, FOLK COUNTY, N. C J FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1915.
ESTABLISHED MAY, 1894.
OPPOSITION BASED
01 STATE'S RIGHTS
PALMER BILL PASSES HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES BY THE ,
VOTE OF 232 TO 44.
PURELY A CHILD LABOR ACT
Would 3kr Products Made In Whole
or in Part By Children! From In
terstate Commerce.
Washington. The .rainier bill - to;
bar products of child labor from inter
state commerce was passed by the
Siouse 232 to 44 after a lively debate
knd the issuance of a writ of arrest
or absentees to suppress a filibuster.
Opposition to the bill, led by Repre
sentative Byrnes of South Carolina,
k-as based on the contention that it
nterfered with the state's rights.
The measure' declares it unlawful
for producers, manufacturers or deal
ers to shfp or deliver for transporta
ftion in interstate commerce the prod:
nets of mine oc quarry made wholly1
or in part by children under 16 years
old, or products of mills, canneries,
workshops, factories or, manufacturing
establishments, made by children un
der 14 or those I between 14 and 16
who work more than eight hours a
day. or more than six days a week or
after 7 o'clock at night. -
Inspection by the Department of
Labor would be authorized and fines
of from $100 to $1,000 or imprison
ment from one month to a year, or
both imposed for violation.- When
Representative Palmer proposed sus
pension , of the rules to pass the bill
several Southern members protested
and started a filibuster marked by re
peated points of no quorum, roll-calls
and rulings. ' ; i :
JANUARY EXPORTS OF.COTTON.
'300,000 Bales- More Exported This
Year Than During Last January.
Washington Cotton exports were
beyond normal proportions during Jan
uary. The quantity was more than
,300,000 bales greater than last year.
,according to the monthly, report of
the census bureau. i 1 ;
Cotton Ksed was less than the usu
al January total, as 500,000 fewer spin
dles were operated during the month,
manufacturing establishments held
less cotton January 31 than they did
a year ago but in independent ware
houses, the" quantity on hand was
Ereater by 1,800,000 bales. ; '
Sports included 585,534 bales to
, be United Kingdom; 217,982 bales to
i"ta!y: 99.912 hales to Germanv. 70.-
901 to France and 397,845 bales to
11 the other countries. Total exports
or the six months ending January
1 were ; 2,500,000 bales less than
during that period last year.
England Causes All Trouble. :
Wa shington Count Bernstorff , the
German embassador, presented to the
Mate department a note from his gov-
Jernment, announcing thiat Germany
will consider recession . from its an
pounced intention of attacking the
ntish merchantmen, if Great Brit
an will withdraw its efforts to pre-
ent foodstuffs from reaching Germa-
y's civilian population.
Te note declares that, Germany's
Ian to attack British merchantmen
jW'as a retaliatory "measure adopted
because pf al'eged violations of inter
national law by Great Britian In try
ing to starve the non-combatant pop
ulation of Germany and that the latter
government is ready to withdraw from
Its purpose as expressed in the naval
war zone decree as far as It applies
to merchant vessels, as soon as Great
feritian. either of its own volition, or
Ss a result nf renresentatives from
peutrals expresses her willingness to
eturn to the usual practices of inter-
pational law on the question of food-
ltU.ffS
Germany Replies Friendly.
Berlin By wireless to Sayville.
'The German reply to the American
ote is reported to be firm in tone,
hough friendly in form," says a state
Stent isued--by the Overseas News
Agency.
:
War Costing Allies $10,000,000,000.
I London In a statement lexplana-
xry of the arrangement made at the
ecent conference between the. finance
ministers of France and Russia, and
umself in Paris, David Loyd George
old the House of Commons that the
xpenditures of the allies during the
urrent war would be two billion
ounds sterling ($10,000,000,000) of
rhich Great Britian was spending
lore money than her two allies. The
resent war, Mr. Loyd George said,
'as the most expensive in material,
len and money ever waged.
MRSJ FANNIE CROSBY
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Fannie Crosby, well known hymn
writer, died a few days ago at her
home in Bridgeport, Conn. She was
In her 95th year and continued to
write , hymns until a short time be
fore her (death.
HAS A i COMPROMISE BILL
V
SHIPPING1 BILL IN AMENDED
FORM TO BE PUT THROUGH
HOUSE.
And Will Press it to Last, Even to Ex
tent of Calling Extra Session.
This Compromise Plan.
Washington. -A compromise propos
al designed to extricate the Adminis
tration ship-purchase bill from the
deadlock that has blocked its passage
in the Senate' and to avert an extra
session was put forward by House
K4tchlnsf ;,Norttt Carolina, chosen ma
Jority leader of the next House.
The new plan, which proposes the
passage of the shipping bill as a tem
porary emergency measure was devel
oped at conferences on the House side
of the Capitol while the Senate mark
ed time with both opponents and sup
porters or the measure sparring for
advantages. An adjournment of the
Senate advanced the plans of the
Democratic leaders to force a cloture
rule that would end the determined
filibuster. .
As announced by Representative
Kitchin the compromise contemplates
passage through the House next week
of the bili suggested by Senator Gore
with an amendment that would ter
minate the Government's activities in
the shipping business two years after
the close! of the European war, De
spite President Wilson's announced
determination to stand by the Senate
bill in its present form, Representa
tive Kitchin said House leaders, anx
ious to avoid an extra session, pro
posed to put this measure before' the
Senate and give the President an op
portunity to. accept it in the event of
the failure of the pending bill.
The desire of both Republicans and
Democrats to avoid an extra session,
Representative Kitchin thought, prob
ably would give the proposed plan
sufficient support to get it through
before March 4. .'
DACIA FINALLY SAILS.
Expects to Be Captured 'During Voy
age Across Seas.
Norfolk! Va. The American steam
er Daciaftnally sailed with her cargo
of cotton for Germany, which goes
via -Rotterdam. ,
Great Britain has threatened to
size the ihip,; questioning her trans
fer from j Germany registry and she
already has been the sub jecct diplo
matic "correspondence between the
United . States and Great Britain It
generally J is expected a British cruis
er will take her somewhere before
she arrives in European waters, and
that the ?ase will be fought out in a
prize court.
Germany Needs More Money.
London Germany financiers have
been suminoned to a conference in
Berlin with the finance minister who
considers that a new loan of $1,200,
500 Is required for the continuance of
the war, says an American dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph. It Is hop
ed that aj large portion of this loan,
the message adds, will be subscribed
by the Krupps and other leading Ger
man firms; in exchange for new army
contracts. ,:
Investigate Mexican Situation.
Washington. Commission as Presi
dent Wilsbn's personal representative
tp investigate , conditions in Mexico,
Duval West, of San Antonio, Texas,
was on his way to the southern re
public.
GERMANY WANTS s
HINTED BY AMBASSADOR THAT
WARFARE ON MERCHANT"
SHI PPI NG BE RELAXED, :,;
BUT ONLY ON CONDITIONS
Conditional Contraband "Designed For
civil Population is Not j to. Be
Molested. War Zone Measures.
Washington. - The importance
which the German Government at
taches to the unrestricted i shipment
of. foodstuffs for its civilian population
was emphasized at the State Depart
ment by Count von Bernstorff, the
German Ambassador, who j conferred
with both: Secretary Bryan and' Coun
sellor Lansing. While no formal
statement regarding the Ambassador's
call was - issued by the Department.
It was said' afterward that he had
hinted that
warfare on (merchant
shipping might be relaxed it Germany
could be assured of a continuous food
supply for her non-combatant popula
tion. , '; !-.
The position of the German Govern
ment, it was explained, is that ' the
proclamation of a war zone and cam
paign against enemy merchant: ships
was simply a retaliation against Eng
land's alleged Violations of the Decla
ration of London in hindering condit
ional contraband for civilians from
reaching Germany. This, according
to the German Ambassador, is no less
inhumane than the campaign on mer
chants vessels. " I j
While declining to authorize, any
statement, officials admitted ; that the
American note to Germany; was open
to the construction that; no vessels,
either belligerent or neutral, t shduld
be sunk unless previously visited, and
that while the rules of international
law clearly compelled such steps, the
position taken was based largely on
humanitarian grounds. '
An official who helped ' prepare the
American note to Germany pointed
out that the strong warning tone of
the communication was not intended
as a threat, but was a ! friendly act
in a spirit of precaution lest the sink
ing of an American vessel with Amer
icans aboard inflame public opinion
in the United State to a degree which
could not be estimated in advance.
ENGLAND CELEBRATES VICTORY
Great Britain Has Advised Using
American Flag .for Emergency.
London. Berlin ; is celebrating the
evacuation of East Prussia by the Rus
sians .which is hailed in the German
capital as another great victory for
Field Marshal von Hindenberg; Eng
land is not-attempting to hide heir ela
tion at the success of her airmen's
raid on the German positions in Bel
gium, and all Europe is eagerly dis
cussing the American notes to Great
Britain and Germany and contemplat
ing what the. replies wil be.
Great Britain has already j intimated
that British merchant ships have
been advised to use neutral flags only
in case of emergency, and no general
use1 of such flags is anticipated.1 The
German minister of the Hague has is
sued another warning to neutrals to
the effect that In view of tlie alleged
declaration of all the British ports
as war ports and the use of neutral
flags by British ships it would be dan
gerous for neutral merchantmen to
visit the proscribed waters after Janu
ary 18. i
Serbian Frtress Blowrt Up.L
Berlin. By wireless to SayvilleA
The Overseas News Agency says that
according toi Italian newspapers, the
Serbian fortress of" Semendria has
been' blown up by the explbsition of
its powder magazine after being shell
ed by Austro-Hungarian artillery.
Smallpox in County Jail. -j
Charleston, W. Va. The Kanawha
county jail here was quarantined when
four cases, of smallpox j were found
among the prisoners. Seven prison
ers were, taken to the state peniten
tiary at Moundsville after having
been exposed to the disease here.
Albanians Invade Serbia. '
London. A large force"' of Alban
ians have crossed the Serbian front
ier Into the Department of iPrisrend,
forcing the Serbian troops and i local
authorities to withdraw, according to
a Reuter dispatch from Nish, Serbia.
Cotton From Wilmington.
Wilmington, N. C The Greek
steamer Ellin sailed from this port
for Iiverpeol with a cargo 1 of ; 5,550
bales of cotton taken on here. She
arrived here from Savannah with a
part cargo to complete loading. ; ,
JL W. RAGSOALE
J. W. Ragsdale, congressman from
' Sixth District of South Carolina is
. faithful to his post at Washington
' -during discussion of ship purchase
bill, although his wife is very sick
' at their home in Florence S. C. ;
SENATE WORKS 56 HOURS
REPUBLICANS SUCCEED IN FORC-
, ING ADJOURNMENT AFTER
56 HOURS SESSION.
Democrats Discuss Several Plans But
' it is Generally Believed Bill Can
not Be Brought to a Vote. : .
and
the
democratic insurgents fighting
Government ship bill, with the aid of
Senators Norris and Kenyon, Progres
sive Republicans who have supported
the measure, forced the Senate to ad
journ after the longest continuous
session in its history. Debate h4d
lasted 54 hours and 11 minutes. ! i
This made more uncertain than
ever the fate of the bill which! the
Administration has pressed so urgent
ly on Congress. Many members of
both houses concluded that an extra
session seemed inevitable. There
were some, however, who still hoped
there yet might be time to dispose of
appropriation bills and the ship-purchase
measure in some form before
March 4.
Adjournment came on a motion
made by Senator O'Gorman, carried
48 to 46 after Senator Norris, deplor
ing the filibuster, had proclaimed his
conclusion that opponents of the bill
could filibuster it to death. ;
Though disappointed over the loss
of support from the Progressive Re
publicans, Administration leaders of
the Senate would not admit the pause
was lost. Anticipating a break in the
Senate, President Wilson had conferr
ed throughout the day with House
leaders on plans to get the bill before
the House and such a course may be
taken, though Senate Republicans in
sist their fight will continue until the
end of the session no matter whatt the'
Administration forces may accomplish
in the House. . ' i - !
Insurgent Democrats led by Senator
Hardwick, sought a compromise with
their colleagues by which the party.
could be united in a renewed effort to
pass the bill. The plan suggested
was that the warring Democrats! hold
a conference after their commitment
of the bill. Some of the insurgents
then would propose that the bill be
amended to provide that the proposed
Government ship-purchase enterprise
should terminate at a stated period
after the close of the European (war,
and that purchase of interned ships
of belligerents be prohibited. j
SHIPS SEEK "SAFETY FIRST."
Another British Ship Flies Stars and
Stripes to Protect Passengers. !
" New York. Passengers on the Cu
nard Liner, Britisr Steamer Orduna,
which arrived here from England, said
the Orduna flew the American flag
for nearly 24 hours on January 31
while passing through the Irish sea.
The Stars and Stripes .they said,
were hoisted Sunday, an hour : after
the Orduna left Liverpool and wer;e
not hauled down, until early Monday.
The v Orduna was to have sailed
from Liverpool Saturday, January 30,
but , did not depart until 10:30: the
next morning. Passengers heard the
delay was caused by presence of a
German submarine in the vicinity.
The American flag was raised, they
said, shortly after Orduna cleared the
Mersev. ;
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GERMANY AND GREAT
GET MOTES
DIPLOMATS AND OFFICIALS AT
WASHINGTON ARE DEEPLY
INTERESTED. ,
WAITING FOR THE REPLIES
Believed That Great Britain Will
Give Assurances She Will Not
Sanction Use of Neutral Flags.
Washington. Readme of the offi
cial texts of the two notes from the
United States to Germany and Great
Britain developed in Intense interest
among officials and diplomats in the
question of what would be the nature
of the replies from the two belliger
ent Governments.
That Great Britain would give as
surances of no intention to sanction
the general use of neutral flags by
British merchant ships was the be
lief of many officials. But the widest
sort of speculation, based on a variety
of conceptions of German's plans to
waging a submarine war on merchant
ships, was heard as to the probable
response of the Berlin Foreign office.
Count von Bernstori, the German
Ambassador, declined to discuss the
note to Germany as he had received no
advices from Berlin concerning it
The British Embassy also was silent.
What excited most attention in Con
gress and among diplomats, however,
was the serious tone of the notes even
though qualified by the polite terms
of diplomatic usage. The determina
tion of the United States Government
to have the American ,flag used only
by ships entered to fly it and the
warning tha.t Germany .would be held
"to a strict accountability" If Ameri
can lives or vessels were lost in the
attacks on merchant vessels in the
newly-delimited sea j zones pf war,
practically were the sole topics of dii
cussion In executive and congressional
quarters as well as among the Ambas
sadors and Ministers of belligerent
and neutral nations.
RUSSIAN INVASION CHECKED
Moving Back From German Territo
ry, Also In Poland.
London The Russian incursion in
to east Prussia appears to be as short
lived as were the previous Russian
raids into German territory. German's
superb equipment of stragetic rail
ways have enabled her within a few
days to thiow, immense (bodies of
troops against the i invaders
In the present case the German sol
diers appear to have been j rushed into
east Prussia from both Poland and
interior points.
The situation in the Carpathians
looks favorable to the Russians who
in spite of snow blocked roads, are
pressing against the Austrian defenses
at three of the most Important pass
es. Berlin admits the Russians have
entered Hungarian territory at sev
eral points in the Carpathian district
but declares these positions were
most dearly bought. r
Big Spectacular Aerial Attack.
London. Aerial warfare was wag
ed on the largest scale in its history
and under adverse circumstances from
the standpoint of the weather. Brit
ish airmen, buffeting snow in the air,
swept over cities of Northern Belgium
held by the Germans, droped bombs
no Ostend, Bruges and other places.
Thirty-four aeroplanes ' and sea
planes of the British navy took part
in the operations and all returned to
their base, without casualties to their
drivers, although two machines were
damaged. , The raid was made to pre
vent the development of submarine
bases and establishments which might
further endanger British warships and
merchantmen. '
Although no submarines were seen
the Britisn admiralty statement indi
cates that the raid had satisfactory re
sults for considerable damage is said
to have been done to German posi
tions, railway lines and railway sta
tions. At various points the airmen were
received by a German fire from anti
aerial guns and rifles. - None of the
airmen Is reported by the admiralty
to have been wounded.
Citrus Fruit Record Broken.
Tampa, Fla Shipments of citrus
fruits from Folrida this season total
more than' 20,000 carloads, according
to figures announced here. Present
estimates indicate this year's crop
will break all previous records.
FLASHES FROM THE WIRES.
Capt. Brewer of the American steam
er Wilhelmina, bound for Germany
with a food cargo, said that the - voy
age from New York was the roughest
he had known in; 25 years experience
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Movements Due arid Their Lo
cal Effects For the Cotton
States Feb. 21 to 28.
Carothers Observatory Forecast
Sunday, February 21; Mon
day, Feb. 22. The week will
open with warm weather in the
South ; minia ranging from 40
degrees along the Mason &
Dixon line to 60 degrees on the
Coast, with mlxima generally in
the 70s. It will be generally
unsettled. . j,
Tuesday, Feb. 23; Wednes
dayf Feb. 24; Thursday, Feb.
25. A cool wave will develop
in the South Tuesday, bringing
minimum temperatures around
40 degrees, but actual frosts are
only expected in Eastern Cotton
Belt Wednesday or Thursday.
j Friday, Feb. 26; Saturday,
Feb. 27; Sunday, Feb. 23. Gen
eral rains will immediately set
in, with probably tornadic
storms in parts of ' the South. A
cool wave will overspread West
ern Cotton Belt Friday and the
remainedr of the South Satur
day, with clearing weather and
light frosts over the cotton
Belt, except on the immediate
Coast. .
JANUARY TOBACCO SALES
Winston-Salem Heads the List Almost
Doubling Any Other Market In
State.
Raleigh The leaf tobacco ware
houses of the state last month sold, ac
cording to reports filed with Major
Graham, commissioner of agriculture,'
22,997,399 pounds of tobacco.
Winston-Saleni took the lead with
4,848,912, practically double that of
Wilson, which lead the markets in
the east.
The size of the sales of. other town
which sold more than 1,000,000 were
made in the following order: i Dur
ham, Oxford, Rocky Mount, Hender
son andGfeenyille. , '
Towns. "
Winston-Salem
"Wilson ".
Total.
4,843,912
2,477,641
Durham .. 1,477,854
Oxford
1,289,342
1,048,653
Rocky Mount
Henderson . .
Greenville .. ..
Reidsville . .
,Roxboro .. .. ..
Mt. Airy .. .. .,
Stoneville .
Zebulon
Greensboro . .
Fuquay Springs
Kinston . . . . .
Farmville ....
Burlington . .
Walnut Cove ..
Louisburg . . . .
Warrenton.o ..
Madison .....
Apex .. .. .'. . .
Wendell
Creedmoor . .
Youngsville i . . '.
LaGrange . . I . .
Snow Hill ....
Elkin ..
1,033.371
1,032.504
957.51S
853,50 .
621 47C
530.592
526,756
480,612
475,935
430,906
430,846
403,008
390,29
386,519
879,140
323,186
317.447
257.25S
241,499
222,663
208.251
206,485
195,000
Pilot Mountain
192,889
Mebane .. .. 189 949
Smithfleld
168.463
Goldsboro
StatesvlUe
WWarsaw
Robersonville . . . . . .
Washington
Spring Hope . . ..
Total
Total for January,
131.266
41.14
35,570
17,097
22.997.399
9,333,471
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MARKET' REPORTS.
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Cotton, Cotton Seed and Meal Prices '
in the Markets of North Carolina
For the Past Week.
As reported to the Division of Markets,-North
Carolina Agricultural Ex
periment Station and Department of
Agriculture, Raleigh.
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Farmville ... 8c 42-45c 30.00
Jacksonville.. 7-8c '40c 28.00
Kelford 7 -7&c 35-40c 26.00
Moyock 7 -8 c 42c s
New Bern.... 24-30c
Windsor 7 -7 30-36c
Winterville...7-7c 40-45c 30.00
. - South Eastern North Carolina
Fayetteville...5-8 40-45c 30c00
Maxton .....77c 35-45c 27i00,
1900
2000
200O
200O
1950
200ft
2000
2000)
2000
2000
2000
North Central North Carolina
Battleboro.
6 -8 c 40-42 30.00
Louisburg ...
Raleigh 8 8c
35-40c
27.50
30.00
27.00
28.00
30.00
42c
42-44c
40-43c
40-45c
Scotl'd Neck.7-7c
Smithfleld
8c
Tarboo...
Wilson. . . .
North
Charlotte.
Clevelanfl
7-8 c
sc
45c
20.00
Central North Carolina
...8
84c
36-39c
29.00
2000
32-40c
39c
36-46c
40-43c
35-40c
30-35C
36c
2000
2004
2000
2000
1900
1900
v Concord,. ,
Gibson., i.
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-8c
-8o
8c
8-8V6
S9.00
30.00-
29.00
28.00
29.00
29.00
VMonroe
V Nftwton
Moores ville . . .
StatesvlUe
Norfolk, Va.. .
RETAIL PRICES OF CORN FOR THE
PAST WEEK.
1 No. 2 No. 2
Town White Yellow or Mixed .
Charlotte ........ 90-95c " 79-95C
Elmore 1.00
Greensboro ..... 1.00 99c
Maxton 1.00 - .
Monroe 1.10 -
Moyock 80c
New Bern....... 1.00
Newton 1.00
Raleigh ..1.00-1.05 95-100
Scotland Neck... 95c 85-900 f
Smithfleld 1.00
Tarboro ' 1.00 '
Wadesboro ....... 97c
Wilson ....95c-10O "
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