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TRYON, POLK COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1915.
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SPEAKS TO SOUTHERN COM
MERCIAL CONGRESS.
Waterways and railways
Senator Ransdell Says Develop Every
Waterway to its ureatest Possible
Extent. -Economy. .
fu4koaee. Okla. Development of
the COUliu iaicinajB auu lesuuaui
tn'sport-ation competition will prove
more effective in relieving the United
States oi t"coaMC "cjsm iaies iutu
affnrt of the Interstate . Commerce
.foaimission or otner bodies to regu-
ljte the railroads, according to Sena
tor JoseRli E. Ransdell of Louisiana,
chairmaa of the Senate Committee on
Rivers and Harbors,: and president cf
the-Xational Rivers and Harbors asso
ciation who addressed theo Southern
Commercial. Congress here.
I am not an opponent of the rail
roads." Senator Ransdell declared,
for the railroads have been the great
est cinhzers the world has ever
krrown. The producers and consumers
are -entitled to the use of the water-
wavs and such competition is , the
proper way to regulate our railroads.
The chief advantage of water
transportation is its great cheapness
compared to rail," Senator Ransdell
said. "As an example, 8,000,000 tons
of freignt passed' through the Sault
Ste Marie last year at an average cost
of .68 of a mill, compared with a rail
rate, of .73 of a" cent. This same rel
ative difference exists on all well-im
proved waterwaysl
"I believe every '. waterway in this
country should be developed to the
greatest possible - extent, provided it
can be done at a reasonable cost," he
said. "They should be given over to
privately -owned . lines just as our rail-
Toaas aTeTitrre useless "economy 10
attempt to cut any appropriation for
such development.
A. Graham, . Commissioner of
Agriculture, of .North" Carolina, an
other speaker, declared that several
serious, problems must be solved "be
fore t&e South can be rejuvinated.
"U'e must create a home-owning
yeomanry who will raise crops to feed
themselves and thus Recover their lost
independent condition," he said. "We
must establish, the principles of co
operation in buying, and selling: by
means of township, county and state
organizations. We must - teach the
farmer'tb tn'ink by" inducing him to
attend institutes. Too many farmers
i who know that-the,y must live by the
sweat of their brow believe the brow
is situated in the back.
'we must have rural credit laws
that will" free the farmer frcn the
curse of borrowing and we must have
a currency system that will give the
farmer the" money he needs when he
wants it."
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CRUISER WILHELM INTERNS.
Captain Thierfelder Notifies Collector
Hamilton He Will Intern1'
Newport News, ; Va. Commander
Thierf elder of the .' German' auxiliary
cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, who took
refuge in this port, notified Collector
f Port Norman R, Hamilton that he
would intern his1 vessel. ,The collector
at oncj -intorme'd Assistant Secretary
of the' Treasury Andrew J; Peters by
long distance telephone and the no
tice of internment was first given of
ficial announcement by. Mr. Peters. .
Commander Thierfelder, amplifying
verbally his brief notice of the intern
ment to Collector Hamilton, said it
would have been his "own choice to
have gone out and that it had been
nts hope and expectation to do so
until it become evident that owing to
the: continued serious illness of more
than 60 of his .crew it would be , im
possible for him to do so. ;
Commander "Thierfelder said that In
view of this condition which made his
frew too short to put to sea and fur-
yier in. yiev of. his inability.' to get
piore men Ibecause . it was impossible
Wder the laws of 'Nations for him to
ffc.ruit German, (sailors- on ;American
sow to,.; make. uphis. necessary, crew,
he was compelled , to inters '.-' '
Will'. Bombard Canadian Coast.
Portland, Ore. A German fleet of
warships is headed f or "the .'Atlantic
coast of Canada to bombard important
cities and fortifications" theie-.accord
ing to a letter received' y CapLt. Carl
Branch, master of ; the German "-bark
Dalbeck; interned here since July 23,
,rof 1 friend who is a deck officer of
German navy, "tjight days before,
t"e German fleet .bombarded'' Scitrbor
h, Hartlepool and other ports, I re
vived a-letter 'from, a' friend telling
hat the German flet would strike
'r the British coast," said Brauch.
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LADY LONDONDERRY
Lady Londonberry is colonel of the
four companies of women's volun
teer reserves already oraanized in
England for service in case of in
vasion. The women are taught sig
naling, dispatch riding, telegraph
ing, motoring and camp cooking.
ENGLISH MORE CONFIDENT
CONDITION OF ARMY AND OUT-
PUT OF MUNITIONS IN
CREASES ENTHUSIASM.
British Submarines Found in German
Waters Cabinet Ministers Make
Frank Statements. ,
London. Glowing accounts of the
strength and condition of the Eritish
army and of the great increase in the
output of munitions, which it is ex
pected, next month will ampunt to 25
times what it was last September,
given by David Lloyd-George, Chan
cellor of the Exchequer and Harold
J. Tennant, Parliamentary Secretary
of the War Office, in the House of"
Commons, have increased enthusiasm
and confidence of the people of Eng
land in the war.
Supplementing the Chancellor's
statement that Great Britain has
more than 36 divisions of troops on
the Continent and that the output of
munitions has increased enormously.
'Mr. Tennant, speaking on- behalf qf
the Secretary of War, Lord Kitchener,
declared that recruiting had been most
satisfactory and gratifying; that the
health of the troops was splendid, and
that the wounded were in the London
hospitals 24 hours after they were
stricken in France. He wished to im
press on the country the necessity of
increasing the supplies of artillery am
munition," adding: "
"There is no limit to the amount
required."
The frankness of the Cabinet Min
isters in making known the number
of men at the front, . and the reports
that reach London from various
sources have convinced the people
that at last the big effort against Ger
many and Turkey is about to , com
mence. Both' in the Aegan and North
Seas there are signs of increasing act
ivity. From today all steamboat com
munication with Holland is stopped
by order of t,he British Government.
CRUISER WILHELM REPAIRED.
Taken Out of Dry Dock After Small
Hole is Stopped.- '
Newport' News', Va. After having
her hull below the water-line cleaned
.and painted . the German auxiliary
cruiser- Kronprinz Wilhelm was taken
from the . drydock at the local &hip-
.yar4.'andis lying at anchor in the
harbor. The only repairs made to the
ship. while she was in dock was the
stoppage of a shiall hole in her port
bow, made when the raider rammed
and sank 'one of her prizes at sa.
When floated from the (lock the big
cruiser showed a bad list which is
said to be due to faulty construction
rbut which is overcome whn the ship
Is loaded. ; ;
CONSIDERABLE SUCCESSES ARE
BELIEVED TO FORERUN A BIG
EFFORT.
BRITISH HOLDING POSITIONS
Frankfurter Zeifung Justifies Use
Asphyziating Bombs on Ground
That Allies Used Them.
London. The German rushes in
Flanders and the Woevre, where they
claim considerable successes, are be
lieved to be forerunners of another
big effort to break through the Allied
lines in the West. For many days Bel
gium has been sealed, from the obser
vation of neutrals, while German re
inforcements are being moved to the
South to take part in the new offen
sive, which they hope is to carry j them
to Calais. ' The attack in 'Flanders,
originally leveled at the French,
has been transfered to the British
lines held by the Canadians on the
immediate right of the French and
here for two days the men from the
Dominion, ha- been engaged in a
deadly contest with the Germans. The
Germans claim further progress to
ward Ypres and that British counter
attacks have been repulsed. The
French, on the other hand, declare
the Allies's counter-attacks coninue
with success and that the British hold
all their positions and repeat the
charge that the Germans are using
bombs containing asphylating gases.
The Frankfurter Zeitung justifies
the use of these missiles on the
ground that the Allieh have done like
wise, t
The German attack in the Woevrfc,
or in the Meuse nnis was tureciea
against the French positions south
west of Combres, and according to
Berlln,the French suffered ' heavy
defeat. "Paris, however," says ' that in
a counter-attack the Germans were
driven out of the French first line
which they had pushed5 back.
The Germans in the East trans
ferred a large number of troops to the
West to make another big effort which
shows they are not content to rely on
a passive policy.
It is believed that a half million
new German troops have reached
Flanders and that more guns and ma
terial are to be used than were provid
ed for the originahattempts to destroy
the Allied armies in the West at
tempts which met with failure both in
August and in October.
JAPAN'S ATTITUDE POPULAR.
Public Opinion Justifies Firmness In
Dealing With China.
Tbkio. The Government's firm at
titude in pressing its demands on
China is meeting with widespread ap
proval in Japan and public opinion
is manifesting itself withr increasing
force in this direction.
Although Parliament is not in ses
sion, many members of the National
Legislature i are lending active sup
port to the Government. One hun
dred members placed themselves on
record as favoring Japan's demands.
They laid special emphasis on the de
mands for railway and mining con
cessions and provisional supervision,
over financial, political and military
affairs of eastern Mongolia. Assert
ing that Japan is actuated by a desire
to bring about permanent peace In
the Orient the legislators urged the
Government to proceed "firmly with
its program.
The press calls on the Nation to
present a united front and declares
the world should be brought .to real
ize that the outcome depends entirely
on China, r
Mbre Heavy Rains in Texas.
Austin, Texas. Another heavy rain
swept central Texas and streams al
ready swollen out of their banks by
last week's rains began rising rapidly:
No deaths have been added to the
21 killed last week but a. score; Of
persons still are missing. In Austin
rain damaged streets and bridges.
Persons in the lowlands fled before
the waters.
Higher License for Saloons.
Albany, N. Y. A determined but
futile fight in the Assembly on a bill
to raise the cost of liquor licenses one
fourth throughout the state delayed
adjournment of the. Legislature until
almost" day light, lhe license measure
passed and now " goes to Governor
Whitman. He is expected to sign it.
Appropriation measures, which
brought the state bidget up to about
$64,000,000 also were passed n the
closing hours. All bills relating to
the ousting of public service commis
sioners were killed.
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SAMUEL L. ROGERS
Samuel L. Rogers, of Franklin, -N.
C, recently selected by President
Wilson for Pirector of the Census has
had an eventful and unusual life, both
in private and public .station. As a
young man, he was elected clerk of
the superior court of the county of
which he was a resident in North Caro
lina, where he first gave evidence - of
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ms naeiuy to public trust. Later, dur
ing the second administration of Presi
dent Cleveland, he was appointed Chief
Clerk to the collector of Internal Reve
nue, for the western district of North
Carolina' and when: the collector', died,
succeeded to the office of collector.
For twelve, years Mr. Rogers was a
member of the corporation commis
sion or .North Carolina. This is one
of the important public agencies of
the state having control of common
carriers, state banks and other public
service corporations. The corpora
tion commissioners of North' Carolina
are also a board of state tax commis
sioners. Their services, in this con
hection are of value and far-reaching
importance, both in their effort to aid
in preparing laws governing taxation
and in the equalization of the burden
of taxation.
His ideals of integrity and loyalty
to duty are of the highest. Those who
know him and have followed his work
in-North Carolina bespeak for the Cen
sus Bureau a fair and efficient admin
istration.
BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE.
Number 750,000 Men. Every . Place
Filled.
London. The British expeditionary
force in France, which at the begin
ning of the war consisted of six divis
ions, has been increased to more than
36, or, roughly speaking, 750,000 men
according to a .statement by David
Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Ex
chequer, in the House of Commons.
The Chancellor added that the place
of every man who had iallen in bat
tle had been filled and that the army
was adequately equipped. But he re
iterated the need for munitions, de
claring that during jthe battle of
Nueve Chapelle, more Ammunition was
used than in the whole of the South
African war, Which j lasted nearly
three years.
The interesting- information also
was given that the output of the muni
tion factories had been incrased more
than nineteenfold since the outbreak
of the war but the call was still for
more, and as Mr. Lloyd-George con
tinues to hold the opinion that con
sumption of liquor is interfering with
the work, he promised legislation to
deal with this matter.
Mrs. Story Reelected by D. A. R.
Washington. Mrs. William Cum
ming' Story of New' York was re-elected
president general of the Daughters
of the American Revolution over Mrs.
George Thatcher Guernsey of Kansas
by a vote of 695 to 461.
Ford People Increase Wages.
Detroit, Mich. A sweeping advance
in wages and reduction of working
hours for all employees was made by
the Ford Motor Company, Limited, of
Canada. All employes in the com
pany's service six months or longer
will receive a minimum wage of 50
cents an hour or $4.00 a day, the work
ing hours being reduced to eight hours
a day or 48 hours a week. The com
pany" employs about 2,400 persons at
its factory at Tord, Ontario, and its
nine branches
cities.
in principal Canadian
DID NOT KNOW WHO CONTRIBU
TED TO HIS CAMPAIGN
FUND
NOT FOR HOPE OF REWARD
Prompted By Same Spirit That Would
Cause Him to Donated milar
Sum to a Church
Syracuse, N. Y. Theodore Roose
velt told on his i cross-examination
in William Barnes suit for $50,000 al-
eged libel, about his dealings with
the "bosses" his personal relations
with Burnes and his ideas about cam
paign funds in millions of dollars. He
mentioned the famous half million
dollars which Thomas Fortune Ryan
contributed to the. presidential cause
of Alton B. Parker ajid swore he never
had seen a list of- the names of the
persons who helped swell the $3,000,-
000 fund used in his own campaign for
the presidency;
The lit contained initals of men
whom the Colonel readily identified
as being allied with the country's
most powerful business and financial
interests. ' .
In speaking of the Ryan contribu
tion the witness" gave it as his opinion
that a leader of big business who con
tributes half million dollars to help
elect a candidate for President of the
United States is prompted by the same
spirit which would cause him to do
nate a similar sum to a Church, and
that such a contributed has no more
hope of reward in one case than .he
has in the other. Personality, he said,
he would have been Very .much sur
prised if many masters of bg business
had not contributed to v the Republi
can campaign of 1904.
The Colonel mentioned .the Stand
ard Oil Company. . He said that if
(the, report ot. jthe.. Congressional Com
mittee which investigated' his cam
paign contributions showed that "H
H. R." and "J. D. A." which the
witness thought stood for H. H.
Rogers arid John D. Archbold had
contributed to the Republican fund in
1904, he was astonished. He said
he had given explicit instructions
against receiving Standard Oil con
tributions.
Personally he emphatically declar
ed, he. would regard just as highly a
contribution of $25 from the station
agent at Oyster Bay as he would a
contribution of $25,000 from George
W. Perkins, who in 1904 was a part
ner in the firm ofJ. P. Morgan & Co,
And he expressed the belief that there
was a limit to the amount a cam
paign fund should total. Over a cer
tain sum, he did not know how much,
he thought ther6 might be some dan
ger.
GERMAN PAPERS COMMENT.
American Note and President's Ad
dress Not Pleasing.
Amsterdam, via London. The Am
erican answer to Count Bernstorff's
recent memoradum drew this com
ment from the Berlin newspapers
The Tagelische Rudschauke:
"America takes all possible trouble
over the ammunition requirements" of
our enemies ostensibly from a love of
neutrality. She does not trouble about
the possible food requirements of Ger
many; this also is dono from a love
of neutrality." :
The Vossiche Zeitung:
. "Washington should recognize that
such an attitude on the part of Ameri
ca will not speedily be forgotten
Germany."
The Lokal Anzeiger:
"The German standpoint on this
question is founded on thoroughly es
tablished principles ard practice of inr
ternational law. The American stand
point can be explained only by the
profits of the armament firmss."
Cannot Restrain Jitney Busses.
Richmond, Va. The Virginia Su
preme .Court of Appeals sustained .th0
lower court in refusing the petition of
the Virginia Railway & Power Co.;
for an injunction forbidding two jit
ney bus companies to operate here
without first securing franchises from
the city. '
Fourteen Drowned in Flood.
Austin, Tex. Fourteen persons are
known to have been drowned in the
flood which swept down Shoal and
Waller Creeks on the outskirts of
Austin during rainstorm, washing
away , more than 2Q0 dwelling houses.
Eleven other persons not . accounted
for, are believed to have lost their
lives.- The property damage is esti
mated at $500;000. Teh inches of rain
fell within " two hours, the creeks ris
ing rapidly and overflowing their
banks before residents oX tha lowland
INAUGURATION AT-
TENDED BY THOUSANDS OF
NOTED EDUCATORS.
SPIRIT OF SERVICE LEADS
North Carolina University Fully
Realizes That- its Duty is to
Serve the State.
Chapel Hill. In the presence of a
great gathering of educators, scient
ists, dignitaries, alumni and visitors,
Dr. Edward Kidder Graham was in
augurated president of the University
of North Carolina. He is the tenth
man to be at the head of the oldest
statesupported university in the
United States. Governor Locke Craig
presided over the exercises and Chief
Justice Walter Clark administered the
oath of office. The retiring president,
Dr. Francis Preston Venable, present
ed Dr. Graham.
The ,monster parade of notables
formed at 10:30. Parades rarely make
thrilling reading, but this one thrilled
the thinking observer. In line were
leading educators from all over the
East, a faculty that takes second rank
to none in Southern Universities -
Prof. Horace H. Williams for once
In a cap and gown, the student-body
1 age, wisdom and experience. Youth,
hopes and its blessed enthusiasm.;
In Memorial Hall Governor Locke
Craig presided over the exercises, first
calling oh Bishop Edward Rondthaler
of the Moravian church to invoke the
Divine blessing on the gathering. ..The
venerable churchman fervently and
eloquently gave his thanks for Presi
dent Graham, a man of great quali
ties, for the cordial spirit between the
students and their leader.
Governor Craig then j spoke of the
dedication 'of 'V man' to fhis" work. -and
of the welcome gfven the visitors who
had come to J honor Mjr. Graham, a
man worthy of . the University's glo
rious past equal to the opportunities
of the greater future, to .the work in
addition to ability, bringing a pure
and earnest life.
President Powell of Harvard, who
was to have delivered the first address
of the day, was detained because of
a death in his family; ibut the greet
ings and congratulations of Harvard
University were read by Professor
Charles H. White.
President Frank J,
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Goodnow, of
Johns Hopkins, . treating , the general
theme of "Aspects of Lifes Educa
tion," devoted himself to "Research," -explaining
its function and place in
American colleges. f
Addresses were delivered . by Dr.
Frank J. Goodnow, president of Johns
Hopkins University; Dr.i Edwin An
derson Alderman, president of the ,
University of Virginia; Dr. John H.
Finley, president of the University of
the State of New York.
! Then followed the presentation of
the president by Dr. Francis P; Ven
able, the administration of the ; oath
of office by Chief Justice , Walter
Clark, the induction into tfffic'e by Gov
ernor Locke Craig and the president's
inaugural addreis'V.--'
. Greetings to thetlTnlvefsity were ex
tended by Dr. George H. Rennl, pres
ident of the University: of Alabama,
on the. part of the StateV Universities
and Dr. William 'J... Martin, president
of! Davidson College, on the patt of ,
the colleges of the state. v !
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock a
luncheon in the University dining hall
was given, plates for 600 being laidL
The academic procession was nota
ble in every way. Distinguished dele
gates from 98 institutions and learn
ed societies, the governor ; of North
Carolina, members ; of the supreme
court, of North Carolina, various state
officers, members ' of the board of
trustees, members of the general ..as
sembly, hundreds of 'visitors and
alumni, more than 1,000 students
;s welled the attendance into the thou
sands Those in the procession wore
caps and gowns signifying their rank,
making a picturesque appearance as
they proceeded in a long line from
the various buildings to" memorial
hall. ; ' '
I Edward Kidder Graham, who was
inaugurated as tenth president of the
University, will not be 39 years old
until October 11. He was born in '
Charlotte, the son of Archibald and
ElizA Owen f (Barry) Graham, and was
prepared for college in the public
schools of Charlotte. He entered the
University., in the fall of 1894 He
was graduated in ;1898; With the de
gree of bachelor of philosophy. Mr.
Graham spent one year as teacher In
Jhe Charlotte graded schools and two
"years pursuing.gqiduate studies in Co
lumbia University; ; '.rV ; ,;- '' . -
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