VOL., XX. NO. 49.
SALUDA, POLK COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1915.
ESTABLISHED MAY, 1894.
CHARGE OFFICIAL : ; : ANOTHER GERMAH" X
SECRETARY OF TREASURY Mc
ADOO. AND COMPTROLLER
MADE DEFENDANTS.
ONSPIRED TO WRECK BANK
Riggs National Bank Seeks In Court
to Stop Combined Demands of ,
Treasury Officials.
Washington. . Secretary of , the
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Treasury Aicaqoo ana xjmpiruner 01
the Currency Williams were maded
fendanis in proceedings begun inthe
District of Columbia Supreme Court
by the Riggs National Bank of Wash
ington. D. C, which alleges that these
officials hare combined -and conspired
to wreck the bank.
Teiiorary and permanent injunc
tions to halt the alleged conspiracy,
and to prevent the Comptroller from
making what the bank charges are
unlawful demands for; special reports
of various kinds, are sought from the
court.
One portion -of the prayer , seeks
to restrain John Burke, treasurer of
the United States from payment into
the treasury of $5,000 declared to be
due the bank as interest on $1,000,000
of United States bonds deposited with
the Comptroller against its note cir
culation. This interest was withheld
to cover penalties of $100 a day for
the bank's failure to make certain
reports. V" J . . ,;
pncfe paid into . the treasury, , only
an act of Congress could get the $5,
000, out and Justice McCoy granted
-a temporary injunction on this phase
of the case. ! ' " - - . " .
The bank's bill of complaint con
tains 37 specific allegations designed
to show that the v Comptroller has
adopted unusual and legally question
able tactics in deaWng "With the in
stitution. It recites that i evidence of
an unusual desire for . . information
concerning the bank was shown by
Mr. Williams shortly after he assumed
the, office of Comptroller more than' a
year aeo, and has continued ever
since. Prior to that time, in Decem
ber. 1913, it says Mr. McAdco charged
officers of the bank of responsibility
for publications regarding:..the official
conduct of the defendant Wllliams as
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
When this charge was denied, the
bill asserts. Secretary ilcAdoo cursed
Milton E. Ailes, a 'vice president of
the bank, and said to Cr p. GWover, it
president: "Mr. Glover,? you know
what thjs means to the Riggs National
.Bank." '
SHIP BADLY iNEEDS REPAIRS.
Kronprinz Wilhelm Must Make For
mal Requests. -
Newport News, Va. The German
merchant raider Kronprinz Wilhelm,
under orders rom the j Washington
government, will not be permitted to
go into dry dock at the shipyard here
until Captain Thierfelder, commander
of th.e ship, has
made formal request
:n writing of the
repairs he wishes to
make to render his vessel seaworthy
and for supplies necessary to take fiiiiL
to the nearest port;. ; .
. Captain Thierfelder told Collector
of Customs Hamilton that he would
make his formal requejst as soon as
possible. Meanwhile .tjhe sea-scarred
commerce destroyer remains at anchor
in the James River and was examined
by experts from the ( Newport News
Shipbuilding & Drydoek Co., who
- found the ship, leaking and her boil
ers in bad shape. Unofficially "it was
learned that the vessel, is in need of
much tinkering before she can b.e made
seaworthy and this was .taken as an.
indication that ' the ship eventually
may be forced to follow her predeces
sor the Prinz Eitel Friedrich to intern
ment at this port for "tlie period of
the war. , '
Vice President Slightly III.
Globe, Ariz A slight illness, it is
announced prevented Vice President
Marshall participating in the celebra-i
tion to mark the first filling of the
great Roosevelt; irrigation reservoir
in the Superstition mountains.
Warship Des Moines is Sent.
Washington. The cruiser Des
Moines will be the only additional war
ship sent to Dominican waters until
further details of differences' between
President Jiminez and his congress are
received here.- The - Des .Moines was
ordered from Progreso to Santo '''Dom
ingo City, it was assumed that Min
ister Sullivan in asking for an addition
al warship feared the dispute might
easily be fanned into another revolu
tion. The Nashville already is at San-
Domingo City and the gunboat
Wheeling could be sent over.
MARY ISABEL BRUSH
The noted magazine writer who was
married recently to Pierce C. Williams
at the Little Church Around the Cor
ner in New York, after many e'xcltlng
experiences abroad.
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BUSINESS IS IMPROVING
EVERY STATE IN UNION TCt-LS
OF INCREASED ACTiyiTYvRX-l
7-:':-,y', CERT MAINE. : '
Reports From Eight of the Ninety
Bank Examiners Show a Marked
Improvement, i
. Washington Business conditions
throughout th ;ountTy are showing
marked Improvement in almost all
lines, according to reports from Na
tional hank examiners made public by
the Treasury Department. Eighty of
the 90 examiners in the United States
reported -a permanent improvement
and Maine fa said to be the only state
where real denression exists.
Pronounced hopefulness , i pto-
valehtin nearly every district," says
the anouncement. "Agricultural con-
ditions ,areL generally "-exce'lent and
commercial lines, with compartively
few exceptions, are enlarging their
activities, mainly through an increas
ed demand, but in some cases prepar
ations for activity is --expected tQ de
velop with" the coming of good weath-
.er. Manufacturing is on the increase
and those industries having orders
for supplies , from foreign countries
continue especially active.
The statement attributes depression
to unusual conditions abroad, but
says busines here-has been stabilized
through the application of economy. .
. "The South." it continues, -is show
ing marked improvement. The sale
of cotton is active at advancing prices
with the Tesult that all business is
improving. Farmers, however, gen
erally tiTonounced imnrovement. The
prospects for large crops generally are
excellent and there will be greater
diversification. V,
"The WTestern States and. the Pa
cific States are -showing general im
provement. : , .....
GERMANY WILLING TO PAY.
ComDesate For ShlD and Cargo Under
, Treaty With, America Only
WoohiriertrtTi-florrrian:tr'i Jint'fltlnn t.O
pompensate the owners of the Ameri-
r..Ti aTifn WiiHum ry WTvii: snhk on
the high-seas -with Tier cargo ofrcjvheat,
lif the bommeree -raider- Prinz Eitel
Friedrich; was communicated formally
to the United States Government
Ambassador Gerard cabled a
note
handed him by the Berlin Foreign
Office in reply to the recent American
communication submitting an indem
nity claim for $228,059.54 on behalf
of the Frye's owners. ' Tho Foreign
Office upholds' the legality under in
tranational law of the raider'5 action
in sinking the Frye and bases the liab-
mv-nf thfi German Government to
oav Indemnity solely on the old Prus-
aian-American; treaties of 1799 and
1828, which provide that contraband
belonging to the subjects or citizens
of either party cannot be confiscated
by the other and may be detained or
used only in consideration of payment
of the full YAlue.
KR0NPRIN2 WILWELM REACHES
NEWPORT NEWS AFTER LONG
SEA RAID.
DESTROYED MERCHANTMEN
Slipped In By British Warships and
captain says He Can Go Out the
. i . Same Way.
Newport News, Va. Steaming , her
way , at full speed, passing four. Allied
warships off the Virginia capes in the
early hours of the morning, the Ger
man converted cruiser Kronprinz Wll-
helm, another of the remarkable mer
chant raiders of the South Seas, arriv
ed in this port and asked for fuel and
supplies.
The Kronprinz Wilhelm, many
times reported destroyed, made this
port in almost helpless condition,
with less than 25 . tons of coal and
only scanty provisions for her crew
of 500 men and 61 prisoners from
British merchant ships sunk in the
South, Atlantic. The 15,000-ton crui
ser came with a record' of 15 mer
chant ships of the enemy captured,
14 of them sunk,- nine British, four
French and one Norwegian. , The
British ship Chasehill, captured, was
allowed to proceed, taking to r shore
more than .300 prisoners from pre
vious raids. The value of the ships
and-cargoes destroyed officers of the
Wilhelm estimated at $7,000,000.-
Following in the wake of the in
terned Prihz Eitel. Friedrlch .which
arrived here about a month ago after
similar thrilling and effective war op
orations for the German arms, the
KronpTinz Wilhelm ; came ? dashing;
bravely through1 a laue of enemy war
ships and her commander Lieutenant
Captain Paul sThierf elder, v formerly;
navigating "officer of the German cruis-
i . . . . . ' . . ...
e'r Karlsruhe said, "we got in withWort &utnoritieV1ire r to'lteiMsBlif 1
out being seen' by the enemy and we
can go out the same way." i
Most of these were sent to South
American ports at various times on
German ships which . met the raider
in response to wireless call. The sixty
one one board who were landed here
are British sailors takeni from the
steamship Tamar, destroyed March 25
and Coleby, destroyed March 27 last.
The toll of destruction credited the
Kronprinz Wilhelm include the follow
mg vessels
I British steamer Indian Prince,
sunk September 4, 1914
British steamer La Correntina,
sunk October 7, 1914
French bark Union, sunk. October
28, 1914..
French bark Anne de Britagne,
sunk November 21, 1914. :
British steamer Belle vue, sunk De
cember 4,-1914.
French steamer Mont Agel, sunk
December 4, 1914. 1- -
British steamer Hemisphere, sunk
December 28. 'M4.
British steamer Potario, sunk Janu
ary 10, 1915. - . -
British steamer Highland Brae,
sunk January 14, 1915.
British schooner Wilfred. M., sunk
January 14, 1$15.
Norwegian bark Somatha, sunk Feb
ruary 5, 1915. . ;
French passenger steamer Guade
loupe,' sunk -February 23, 1915.
British steamer " Tamar, sunk March
M25, 1915. v-v ; ''f ') .
British steamer Coleby, sunk march
27, 1915.. . " , -
British . .steamer. Chasehill, sunk
February 22, 1915.-
ANXIOUS-TO LEAVE TAMPICO
Three Hundred Americans Have
Ap-
; 1 . plied JFr " Trans'portation.
i Washingotn. Three hundred uaam-
pipyed" AmeBans . have appealed to
the state department for transporta
tion fronv' Tampico to the United
States. The Situation there was re-
ported officiaUy, be serious. Food
,is scarce and an early attack on the
city is expected... ,
Rear Admiral Capterton. with the
cruiser Washington went to Tampico
from Vera Cruz' on his own initia-
tive to join tfiegunboats Petrel and
depend on the 'general himself.
Great Commercial ' Congress to Meet
Washington. The sixth annual con
vention of the. Southern Commercial
Congress,, to be held in Muskogee,
Oklahoma, the last week in thi3 month
will be presided over by Senator .un-
can U. Fletcher of Florida, president
"of the organization, and will be par
ticipated in by representatives . of na
tional and international organizations.
bringing to one platform fee most im
ports leaders of constructve thought in
the fields of agriculture, immigration,
municipal efficiency and foreign trade
ever assembled In this country.
Sw" wwi iuinmii.wua
STEPHEN T. MATHER
Mr. Mather is the new assistant to
the secretary of the Interior. He sue-
ceeded Adolph C. Miller, now on the
federal' reserve board. Mr. Mather is
a graduate of the University of Cali
fornia. GERMAN CRUISER INTERNS
COMMANDER ; MAX THIERICHENS
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT EX
PECTED HELP TO ARRIVE.
Prinz Eitel is Taken to Norfolk Navy
Yards Where She Will Remain
Until War Is Over.
. Newport News, Va. Commander
Thierichens of the German auxiliary
cruiser PrinziyEil " Friedrich; asked
tne united; Slates Go vermnent through.
and crew for the war. Up to the last
moment the German skipper kept up.
the appearance of being ready for a
dash to sea.
The commerce raider has made her
last cruise of the war. She was taken
to the Norfolk Navy Yard across
Hampton Roads from the ship yard
here where she has been laid up since
limping Into port on March 10 after
the remarkable commerce-destroying
voyage from the Orient during which
she sent Jhe American ship William
P. Fjye to the bottoms
Commander Thierichens notified the
Washington Government through Col
lector of Customs Hamilton of his de
cision to intern 'rather than "deliver
crew and ship to fruitless and certain
destruction" by British and French
warships waiting off the Virginia
Capes to. destroy them:
The German captain delivered his
announcement in writing when Col
lector Hamilton boarded the Eitel
Friedrich with an imperative notice
from the Washington Government
that the time for his stay in this port
would expire at midnight and that he
must leave American waters by 4
o'clock next morning. Before the cus
toms collector had a chance to deliver
the message from Washington Com
mander Thierichens handed to him
the written announcement of his de
cision. After conferences between Rear
Admiral Beatty, .commandant of the
Norfolk Navy Yard, Rear Admiral
Helm of the battleship Alabama and
Collector Hamilton actual interment
of the Prinz Eitel was accomplished,
the searaidef was taken to. the , Navy
Yard at Portsmouth, Va. There breech
blocks of her guns were removed and
connecting rods of her engines were
detached.
The Captain's letter was as follows :
"I Inform you I intend to intern S.
M. S. Prinz Eiter Friedrich. The re
lief I expected appear .not to arrive in
time so the number and force of the
enemy cruisers watching the entrance
of the bay makes to me impossible
the jiash for the open sea with any
hope of success. I have decided not
to deliver crew and ship td fruitless
and certain destruction. Being obliged
for the courtesy shown by all United
States authorities I am expecting
your orders. '
"I have sent the same information
to -Rear Admiral Helm, U. S. S. Ala
bama. Respectfully,
- ' "THIERICHENS."
ATLANTIC FLEET IN THE ROADS.
Seventeen Ships Under Admiral
Fletcher. Further. Practice. ''
Washington. Seventeen battelships
of the Atlantic fleet steamed into
Hampton Roads, fresh f ram maneuv
ers off the Cuban coast which Admiral
Fletcher reported showed gratifying
results.' in all Admiral Fletcher had
54 war craft and auxiliaries under, his
command during the maneuvers. .
RUSSIANS SUCCESS
MAKES PEACE TALK
INCREASING INDICATIONS THAT
-HUNGARY, ESPECIALLY, 18
TIRED OF FIGHT.
ITALY ANXIOUSLY WAITING
Talk of Peace With Hungary Brings
Increasing Talk of War in Italy.
Fierce Fighting.
London. Russian successes in the
Carpathians, where the Muscovites
are now said to control virtually all
the important passes and are prepar
ing for a descent on to the plains of
Hungary, have revived unofficial talk
of separate peace for Austro-Hungary, I
ana seemingly increasing anxiety on
the part of interventions in Italy for
their country to take up arms on the
side of the Allies and obtain territory
.with Austria, Russian newspapers
seem convinced that Hungary, If not
the whole- Of the Dual Monarchy, is
ready to seek peaj;e, and It is said
that Emperor Fracis Joseph has re
quested Pope Bendict to intervene in
their behalf.. .
Except in Italy, the neutral country
most directly interes'td in this ques-
tion, little credence Is given this re
port, although the opinion Is express-,
ed in military circles here that if
Russia breaks down the joint resist
ance of the Austro-German troops in
the Carpathians as she apparently1 has
that of the Austro-Hungarian armies,
Hungary at least will be ready to
bring the war to an end as far as she
is concerned.
. However, the Russians have some
way to go yet before they reach the
plains of -Hungary and the AustroV
German forces are placing every bb
Stacle in their way. The whole south
ern slopes of the mountains, have been
strongly, fortified, and troops are be
injpdured into the regionr It ishsaid:
there are now 24 Austrian and six
German army corps facing the Rus
sians, and that more are; on the way.
.The Russians are bringing up re
serves, and, according to the Austrian
report, they are attacking without
any regard for the loss of life.
British military critcs'express the
greatest admiration for the Russians'
handling of the Carpathian campaign.
The advance between Polianka and
Bartfeld, they say, squeezes the Aus
trians out of the Dukia Pass, that
from Dukia squeezed them out of
Mazolabroez and from west to east
this process has' continued until all
the passes are in the hands of Rus
sian troops. The critics contend
that the Austro-Germans must return
from East Gallcia and Bukowina
or they will find themselves cut off.
HIGHWAY MUST BE BUILT.
Governors Movement For Dixie High
way Must Not Fail.
Indianapolis, Ind. "Governors'
movement for Dixie highway must
not fail," was the message Governor
Ralston sent to Governor Rye, of
Tennesee. !
The Tennessee executive telegraph
ed Gov. Ralston questioning the ad
visability of proceeding under the
highway plan adopted at the recent
governors' conference at Chattanooga,
in "view of the action taken by C E.
.James, as president of the Dixie
Highway Association, ignoring ; ap
pointees of governors and undertak
ing to fix the route."
Governor Ralston's reply follows:
"Governors' movement for -Dixie
Highway must not fail. Taggart and
Fisher; Howell and Anderson with
their associate commissioners - will
bring harmony out of 'confusion.v Pa
'tience and a conciliatory spirit are
essential."
Says the F-4 Was Defective.
Los Angeles, Calif. Allison D. Ede,
brother "of Lieutenant Alfred L. Ede,
commander of the submarine F-4 lost
off Honolulu " harbor March 25, said
he had received a letter from the na
val officer f in which he declared .the
submersible was defective. Lieuten
ant Ede, his brother stated, wrote
that the vessel was leaky and other
wise In poor condition.
Recevers for Greenhut Company.
New York. The J, B. Greenhut
Company, a New York corporation
with $12,000,000 outstanding securi
ties, operating two department stores
on Sixth Avenue, this city, went into
receivership J.hrough - friendly pro
ceedings. A few moments later an
involuntary petition in bankruptcy
was filed in separate proceedings by
three creditors with claims totalling
$3,000. The firm's liabilities, accord
ing to "its cunsel. aggregrate $3,513,
060 and Its assets $7,465,419. These
figures do not include two mortgages.
GREAT HIGHWAY IS OPENED
After Seven Years Road From Spar
Jtanburgrto Hendersonville Through.
1 Heart of Mountains is Open,
Spartanburg. After "ail agitation of
more than seven years and the expen
diture of not less than $75,000 by Polk
and Henderson counties, In Nortk
Carolina, not to mention what has
been spent by Spartanburg county, a
well located, well graded highway his
been built an opened from this city
to Hendersonville N. C, by way ot
Inman, Campobello, Landrum, Tryon,
Saluda, Flatrock and Tuxedo, a dis
tance of 45 miles, more than half of .
which is through the very heart of the
mountains. This fact was demon
strated when more than 200 Spartan
burg people, traveling in 55 automo
biles, made the journey to Henderson
cille in ease and comfort and without
a mishap of any serious nature. The
tourists left Spartanburg shortly be
fore 10 o'clock In the morning and the
majority of the cars weTe back in the
city before 7 o'clock in the evening.
At Tryon a meeting of the committees
in charge of the road, representing the
several sections of the road, was held
for the discussion of questions touch
ing the future maintenance of the
highway. At Hendersonville the
Community Club of that city enter
tained the entire party at the new club
house for luncheon.
The road is. one of the most scenlo
in the" Southeast and is destined to
become a popular highway with to ir
ists visiting the mountains of western
North Carolina. The surprising fea
ture of the road was the section be
tween Saluda and Hendersonville,
which winds through a mountainous
country on easy grades. Here some
fine road construction has been done.
This section of the road was entirely
new to the great majority of the party
going over it.
Nurse Killed In Elevator.
Asheville. Miss Ollie Bagwell, . a
member of the staff of nurses of the
Mission hospital met a horrible death
when her head was caught j between
the flooring of the elevator and the top
jamb of door on first floor. She was
crushed to death- immediately, dying
before aid could, reach her side. She
was operating- the elevator and .no
one else was on iL It was believed
that when her head struck the ob
stacle she was looking out of the
elevator. Miss Bagwell -is a native
of Buncombe, being the daughter of
R. O. Bagwell, a prosperous farmer. '
Library Open to County.'
Greensboro. Guilford county peo
ple have library facillties equal to
those enjoyed by Greensboro people.
The Carnegie Library here with more
than 10,000 volumes, was opened to
.all the people of the county alike.
The farmers are entitled to secure
books and carry them home in the
same manner and under identical
.terms with the city residents. This
is part of a big local plan-for library
extension work.
Demonstration Work in Davidson.
Thomasville-The county agricul
tural agent and R.'L. Sloan of the
State Agricultral Department have
pruned and sprayed for 14 farmers,
.terranced five acres of land and talk
ed to 400 people in meetings. They
also assisted Miss Margaret Scott in
planning and starting some girls
.club work-
MARKET REPORTS.
Cotton, Cotton Seed and Meal Prices
in the Markets of North Carolina -
For the Past Week. -
As reported to the Division of Mar
kets, North Carolina Agricultural Ex
periment Station and Department of
Agriculture, Raleigh.
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New Bern ... - .... 35 .....
Washington... 8-8 80-40 30.00
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South Eastern North Carolina
Fayetteville ..7-9 30-45 32.00
Fremont ... .8-8 33-37 30.00
Maxton ,...8-8 35-45 29.00
North Central North Carolina
Alrlie ..-.8-8 41 80.00
Battleboro .... 8 . 40 32.00
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Pine Level ,.k 87 .....
Pittsboro .... .... 26 ..... '200O
Warrenton ..8-8 x 31.00 ......
Wilson ...... 8 35 30.00 ...J
South Central North Carolina .
Charlotte .... 9 33 30.00
Cleveland .... .... 33-39 29.00
Kings Mt'n..9-9 30-33 30.00
Monroe 9-9 25V4-28 29.00
Moroesville .. 9 30 30.00
Newton 8-9 40-45' 32.00
Norwood .... 9 . 20-35 31.00
Statesville ...8U-9 30-86 30.00
Norfolk Va.... 8 15-16
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PRICES PAID FOR GRAIN, BUTTER
AND EGGS DURING PAST WEEK
Asheville Corn, 93-94c? pats, 68c;
Western creamery butter, 32c; N. . C.
creamery butter, 32c; eirs,.20c.
Elmore Corn, $1.00; oatsi 70c; cow
peas, $2.00; egrRS, 20c. v K" . ..
Greensboro Corn, 98c to $1.00; Western
creamery buttery, 32c; N.- C. creamery
butter, 32c; eg-gs, 18 to 20c.
Lumberton Corn, $1.00; e&g. 20c.
Maxton Corn 93c; oatsTJIc; soy beans.
$2.00; cow peas $2.25; dtern cream
ery butter, 35c; N. C. creamery butter,
40i eygs, 15 tpj20o. '
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