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GREENSBORO, N. C. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 12, »17. VOL. 96—NO. 13
jUDflj H. M. DOUGLAS DEAD
.... „. isasiaumoaem. LEAD-
,L ,ITI»:XS PJW TO HIS
l iVM. REWARD.
. .., Kobv-r: M. Douglas, one of
,.-.,- most widely known cit-
, _, -Thursday afternoon at his
... on i,i'■ i.•i■v-■la•'•s street- in South
,- flic age of 6S years.
. in declining health for
PAKINGF0RT8ECOURT HOUSE
BOND ISSUE CONSIDERED THE
ONLY FEASIBLE METHOD—
LIGHT TAX LEVY.
; . aslioro.
,.. - i! bee
• years. • i'.'iough he continued
'" _'jj :,. i.is business affairs un-
•- ,. week* M5°' Death Resulted
■ rdi-uiag of ''ae arteries.
... ... Douglas was born at the old
niv*:i>ad, in Uockingham
1 ''_ .1..,::.! ;-. 2S. 1849. being the
<;-.-. lea A. Douglas, of Illi-i
Martha Denny Martin. His
, .., ; ■ ■ political opponeut of
i ...,;, Liuepln anil first won na-fante
in,lhe campaign that re-h:
s eh .'t'.on to the United
. senate over Lincoln. In 1*60
.. ,v.i.- ihe candidate of one wing of
-, ivmocratic party for president
.... ... defeated by Lincoln. Judge
fi,iii-ln*"s mother was a daughter of
Robert Martin, of Uockingham
naaty: » grand-niece of Governor
Vlesander Martin, and a first cousin
,;• governor David S. lleid and Judge
f.:, mas Settle. Mis mother died
„ ..;. Judge Douglas was four years
,;,i and his father when he was 12.
:,: he spent most of his boyhood
.-It".: !iis grandparents in ltocking-i.
di: eounty.
Judge Douglas was educated at
;,argetown University, from which
::.;:• it ion lie held the degrees of
•. is, A. M. and LL. D. At the age
■ ]■ IC was appointed sevetary to
• .'overnor of North Carolina and
•- following year. 186*. he was
.-. .-::; by President Grant as his pri-
. ,-•• secretary. In 1873 he was ap-
:.ii United States marshal of
\", -:'., Carolina, and when the state
...,- divided into two districts in
1^75 he was appointed marshal of
■•-■ western district. He held this
:II- until ISs:;. After retiring from
!.■ marshal's office he took up >ffe
.;. of law and in lSi"> began its
-,<:.. ■■.,■■■ in Greensboro.
It lh96 Judge Douglas was eleet-
.. ,,-•. associate justice of the Su-y-
xr.r court of Nofth Carolina and
»rv. ! i full term of eight years. He
- : candidate for re-election in
•'■• •>■>• was defeated with the rest
i: • Republican ticket. In 1906
,•• .'..I- i]. llcpublican candidate for
orporatlon commission, the highest
iffiiv mi the state ticket that year.
i.'l aiiilt! lie was defeated, he led
iis ticket. lu 1910 he declined a
mminatioii for associate justice of
• Supreme conn.
I'pon retiring from the Supieme
"ur; bench in 1905 Judge Douglas
resumed tile practice of law in this
'■>. where he was identified with
.uanj interests. He was a public
'Pirited citizen and deeply concerned
'-. all affairs that concerned the
*>!fare of the city.
In IN74 Judge Douglas was mar-lo
Miss Jessie Madeline Dick.
• • :dest daughter of Judge and
liobert P. Dick. Mis widow
■ir\iv«-s liini. together with three
I'lren Mrs. E. W. Myers. Robert
Iv.iiKlas and Martin P. Douglas.
Th" funeral was held Saturday
• • ' ? 4i 10.30 o'clock at St. Bene-
■ J'ao'.i church, of which
indue Douglas was a faithful mem-
Many friends were present and
•ireeiudioro bar attended in a
Ir.■: :,>..,,; was made in Greene
'' ••:■. Rev. Father Vincent
"••;..r of St. Benedict's
' •■ ..'.'.i.-i.-d the services.
"Where is the money coming from
to pay for the new court house?" is
a question that has been asked by
quite a few people since the public
learned of the plans of the county
commissioners to build on such a
big scale.
While the board has taken no ac-tion
officially, it may be stated au-thoritatively
that the commissioners
are agreed that a bond issue is the
only practicable and feasible meth-od
of handling this mammoth enter-prise.
It is probable that 30-year
serial bonds will be issued to the
amount of at least $t!50.000, for it
is not believed that the commission-ers
would erect a building to cost
less than a quarter of a million dol-lars.
In this connection it may be stated
as a matter of information that no
bond election will be held, since the
commissioners are empowered to is-sue
the bonds on their own author-ity.
in talking with The Patriot of the
contemplated bond issue Chairman
IJoren stated that the burden it
would place on the taxpayers would
be scarcely noticeable. Mr. Boren
estimates that a. tax levy of five cents
o:i the $100 valuation would pay the*
interest and provide a sinking fund
for the retirement of the bonds at
maturity. Thus a man who paid tax-e.
i on a proper;v valuation of SI.000
would contribute only ")0 cents a
;. ear as bis share of the cost of the
court house. The use he could make
of the court house would probably
be worth more than this to him
every time iie came to town.
WARNS I'XMIKIGNKKS TO
KEEP Ol'T OF MEXICO.
Juarez. Pel). 10.—Proclamations
signed by Francisco Villa, warning
against traveling on passenger trains
between Juarez and Chihuahua City
and urging foreigners of all nation-alises
to keep out of. northern Mexi-co,
were distributed on the streets
and posted in conspicuous places
here last night, according to a 1'iir-rauza
official.
The proclamation said that if for-eigners
were robbed or wounded
during lighting they would be vic-tims
of their own carelessness.
Twenty-five persons were arrested
in Juarez following the distribution
of the hand bills.
The passenger train which left
here yesterday for Chihuahua City
returned later and reported that the
train had been stopped by Villa fol-lowers.
The crew was warned
against carrying food to the state,
capitol.
A band of Villa troops were re-ported
near Tierra Blanca, only 20
miles south of here, and the station
agent at that point had fled for the
border. A bridge also was reported
to have been burned forty miles
southwest of Juarez on the Mexico
Northwestern railroad, the telegraph
line to Casas Grandes cut. and all
movements of de facto troops into
the district abandoned by American
troops have been stopped.
si)(i.-..<Mi(i READY FOR
JKW WAR SUFFERERS.
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'*' ISLINGTON I*. (>. lUILDIXfJ.
:'ginii. Feb. 10.—The con-
' been let for the postoffice
1,1 '■'- '■■■ he erected here. There
w ! long delay in the contract be-
- •••', a.-, the price could not be
" within the appropriation.
revising the plans it has been
: assured.
• I'iedmont Railway and Elec-tmpany
lias begun the work of
'hig its power lines to Elon
T.i
■.-... '-'- and Gibsonville and will fur-
' "gilt and power to these
•-•< '■ towns.
two
•■'■ same- company is making a
' "ininary survey with a view to
"ending the trolley lines now con-
••Hsiig Burlington, Graham and
'** Hiver to Hopedale. a mill vil-iKC
three miles north of town. It is
■^'ouQd that'the line can be ex-tend-
"u and operated without losing' the
*•* win be done at once.
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FIRE AT NORMAL COLLEGE
FRAME DORMITORY ENTIRELY
DESTROYED—GIRLS ESCAPE
BIT LOSE CLOTHING.
Fire early Saturday morning com-pletely
destroyed a wooden building
used by the State Normal and Indus-trial
College as a dormitory for the
accommodation of overflow students.
The Dre originated from the heating
plant in the basement and was dis-covered
a few minutes after 1
o'clock.
Thirty students and two teachers
who roomed in the building were
quickly aroused and made their
escape. The young women lost all
their clothing except what they wore
when t'hoy ran from the burning
building. In a few minutes the build-ing
was a mass of flames and it was
practically impossible to save any-thing.
The burned building was situated
on Forest avenue, just off the col-lege
grounds, and was owned by Mrs.
Charles L. Stevens, of Southport.
The building was erected by Mrs.
Stevens while she was Miss Leah
Jones and a teacher in the college.
The loss is estimated at $6,000 or
?S,000 and is only partially covered
by insurance.
The young women who lost their
personal effects in the fire have re-ceived
temporary assistance from the
other students in the college.
The college has rented from Mr.
K. P. Wharton the large Clement
home, on Highland avenue, iu front
of the main college buildings, and it
is being fitted up for occupancy by
the young women who were burned
out.
VON BERNSTORPF IN
ROI.K «)!■' PEACEMAKER.
Washington, Feb. 9.—Count, von
Ucrnstorff. relegated from ambassa-dor
to private citizen when President
Wilson -broke, -diplomatic , relations
with Germany, is looked upon by
many officials as the factor most
likely to prevent war bet ween the
two countries. !t was learned on
good authority line today that von
Bemstorff, immediately upon his re-turn
to Berlin, will resume his ef-forts
to restore the friendly relations
he preserved by clever diplomacy for
two years.
According to American diplomats
who have returned from Germany,
the imperial government does not
understand the American point of
view. Von Ucrnstorff. who has been
in America for many years, does.
With his knowledge of American
life, "gained through long close, per-sonal
touch here, and his under-standing
of American ideals, he is
expected to be of tremendous service
to his government and to the
United States—in straightening out
tlie existing difficulties, officials be-lieve.
Of course, the "overt act" which
may bring war is likely -is expected
—to come before IJernstorff reaches
his native land. In thai event his
efforts, of course, officials pointed
out today, would be too late. Hut.
officials say, on the other hand, that
with fewer and fewer Americans
ships plying the seas and with the
"automatic" warning to Americans
to keep off belligerent and even neu-tral
ships, they have hope, however
slim, that the "overt act" will not
be committeed by Germany until
Pernslorlf gets home.
GERMANY IS MAKBG GOOD
HER ROAST OF SINKING SHIPS
AT RATE OF A MILLION TONS
A MONTH.
Washington, Feb. 8.—Germany's
ruthless submarine warfare ' con-tinued
with the success of the last
three days, would destroy within a
short time a great -part of the world's
merchant tonnage. Officials here
estimated today on records for the
tlrree days since expiration of the
time allowed in the German procla-mation
'for ships at sea on-February
1 to get Into port, that vessels were
being sunk at the rate of nearly a
million tons a .month, the amount
German naval authorities set as nec-essary
to starve the British Isles.
At that rate it would take just
four years to destroy the tonnage of
the entire world—4S.000,000 tons
—if all the world's ships ventured
into the war zone.
Lloyd's report puts the tonnage
sunk February :,, 6 and 7 at about
85.000 tons.
The, world turned out in 1916 less
than two million tonnage of mer-chant
vessels. During the year the
Germans sank a trifle more than
•that making the net loss in world's
shipping about one and one-half per
cent.
Ship manufacturers in all the al-lied
and neutral countries are rush-ing
work on merchant ships. Vessels
have 'been standardized, and it is al-most
impossible to have made any
where a ship of special construction.
The British government is having
built great steel cargo ships, all
alike, and of the simplest construc-tion.
The yards are busy night and
day on their construction and as they
are off the ways keels will be laid for
more.
There are no figures to show the
amount of tounage constantly on the
seas carrying goods to and from the
British Isles. United States customs
reports show that about a million
Ida half
RAILROAD BILL TO SENATE
COMMITTEE APPROVES MEAS-URE
INTENDED TO SUPPLE-MENT
LAW.
GENERAL MILITARY SERYICE
EVERY SOUND BOY IN (XHNTRY
WILL HAVE TO UNDERGO
TRAINING.
and a tons clear from-AmiorJmB- JftBUtt commerce, or .the make-up
ports every mouth, but as some ves- r '■'--~~■""--• -' ---■■
sols clear twice, the figures are mis-leading.
About the same amount of
tonnage arrives monthly from Euro-pean
ports.
Of the 4S,000.000 tons of mer-chant
ships in the world. Great Brit-ain
owns about 20.000.000 tons. The
United States is second with a little
more than 6.000.000 tons of which
2.000.000 tons is in lake and river
trade. In American ports, there are
95 German merchant vessels of 600,-
000 tonnage which put in for haven
at the outbreak of the war.
New York. Feb. 9.—Distribution
of $965,000 for the relief of Jewish
war sufferers in the various war
zones, was autiiorized by the joint
distribution committee at a meeting
here late today. This accounts for
every dollar in the treasury and
leaves a deficit besideS. The remit-tances
made today were as follows:
For Austria-Hungary and Galicia.
$225,000; for Russia. $100,000: for
Turkey and Galicia. $75,000; for
Palestine. $70,000; for the "occu-pied
parts of Rumania," $25,000;
for Bulgaria, $5,000; for Serbia and
Greece, $5,000.
An appropriation of $450,000 was
made to be sent to Germany for the
relief of the Jews in Poland and
Lithuania but the money will not be
sent until the approval of the state
department at Washington is. obtain-ed-
Assurance was given that the re-lief
work will be continued in the
territories occupied by the central
powers, regardless of whether or not
the United State* becomes involved
In wax with Germany.
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.Viler 50 Years He is Not American.
Washington. Feb. 9.—After hav-ing
believed for a half century that
he was an American citizen, the Rev.
Joseph Beech, of Dixon, 111., a Meth-odist
missionary to China has discov-ed
that he is a British subject and
has asked Congress to pass a bill to
give him American citizenship.
Senator Smith, of South Carolina;
chairman of the immigration com-mittee,
today introduced one for
that. Mr. Beech came here from
England when four years of age and
believed his father had become an
American.
Indiana Prohibition Measure Signed.
Indianapolis. .Ind.. Feb. 9.—Gov-ernor
Goodrich today signed the
statewide prohibition bill making
Indiana dry on and after April, 1918.
The law prohibits the sale, manufac-ture,
giving away or advertising of
all alcoholic liquors, except pure
grain alcohol for chemical and med-
'icinal purpose., anjj, £«!£. .sacramental
uses.
STEAMER BALTIC HAS
REACHED LIVERPOOL.
New York, Feb. 9.—The steam-ship
Baltic, of the White Star Line,
has arrived safely at Liverpool, ac-cording
to a cable message received
here tonight by officers of the com-pany.
The message, besides an-nouncing
that the Baltic had reach-ed
her pier, said: "All well."
The arrival of the Baltic removes
from the danger zone another Brit-ish
vessel carrying United States cit-izens.
There were two Americans
among her 44 passengers. The
steamship took to England a full
cargo of munitions.
No report had been received to-night
from the Adriatic, also of the
White Star Line, which sailed from
New York last Saturday and which
is believed to be inside the war zone.
Officials of the line professed to feel
no anxiety for her safety. There is
one American passenger on the
Adriatic.
The American Line announced to-night
that no, decision had been
reached as to the sailing of the
steamships St. Louis and St. Paul,
which have been indefinitely post-poned.
The crew of the St. Louis is
still on board awaiting orders. The
company flatly denied that it had
been decided to mount guns on the
St. Louis before she sailed.
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Agricultural BiU Has Passed Senate.
Washington, Fab. 9.—The annual
agricultural appropriation bill carry-ing
$27,000,000 was passed by the
senate today after an amendment
had been adopted providing that no
part of the appropriation shall ba
used in connection with money ten-dered
by the general education
board or any organization or Individ-ual
associated with it and forbidding
employment by the agriculture de-partment
of any person who receives
remuneration also from such
•OBTOff. __
Washington, Feb. 9.—After many-weeks'
consideration the senate in-terstate
commerce committee today
approved and reported to the senate
a bill to supplement the Adamson
railroad law, providing for investi-gation
of controversies on common
carriers and giving the president au-thority
to take over railroad, tele-graph
and telephone lines in times
of military necessity. There is no
prohibition in the measure against
the right to strike or lockout to
which the raiiroad brotherhoods
have vigorously objected, but there
is a provision to prevent obstruction
of the malls or of interstate com-merce.
Chairman N'ewlands expects to call
the bill up as soon as possible. It is
much like that introduced in the
house earlier in the week and may
be passed at the present session. It
is expected to meet the views of the
administration since it has become
apparent that a more stringent bill
virtually would have no chance of
getting through before adjournment.
Under the terms of the bill when
the present federal mediation and
conciliation board fails to settle a
railroad labor controversy the pres-ident
shall enlarge the board by the
addition of one representative of the
carriers and one of the men. The
enlarged board's report shall be
made within three months and con-tain
recommendations "according to
the merits and substantial justice of
the case." which shall be published.
The prohibition section makes it a
misdemeanor punishable with six
months' imprisonment for any per-son
who "knowingly and wilfully by
physical force or threats or intimi-dation"'
obstructs or retards the pas-sage
of the United States mail or the
orderly movement of interstate or
or dispositton~of any train.
The military necessity section
provides that in case of "actual or
threatened war. insurrection or in-vasion
or any emergency requiring
the transportation of military equip-ment
and supplies of the United
States," the president when the pub-lic
safety requires, may take posses-sion
of necessary' parts of telegraph
and telephone lines and railroads
and draft their officers and employes
into the federal service. Any dam-age
sustained in this connection
would be assessed by the interstate
commerce commission. Any person
refusing to be drafted or who in-jures
or destroys such property or
interferes with its use when in fed-eral
hands would be subject to five
years' imprisonment.
CONFIDENCE CONTINUES
CONSPICUOUS FEATURE,
New York, Feb. 9.—Dun's review
tomorrow will say:
"International possibilities still
dominate all markets and cause a
waiting policy in many quarters,
though confidence remains a con-spicuous
feature in trade and indus-trial
circles.
"Financial conditions are intrinsi-cally
sound and banking resources
unprecedented but doubts about for-eign
affairs restrict offerings of
money and prompt business interests
to defer important engagements for
the future. Absence of speculative
tendencies in producing and distrib-uting
channels is a favorable augury
and generally the commercial situa-tion
is more wholesome than might
be expected after many months of
almost uninterrupted expansion.
With buyers and sellers alike adopt-ing
a cautious attitude, new commit-ments
are in lessened volume.
Request Safe fConduct For Von Bern-storff.
New York, Feb. 9.—The German
government has been asked by the
Scandinavian-American line to as-sure
safe passage through the re-cently
defined war zone for the
steamer Frederick VIII, on which
Count von Bernstorff, the former
German ambassador, and his party
will sail for home February 13. This
assurance, officials of the line said
today, is requested in addition to the
safe conduct through the blockade
zone asked for by the American state
department and promised iby Great
Britain and France. ^ .
Washington, Feb. 10.—A bill pro-viding
for universal military training
was reported to the senate today
from the committee on military af-fairs.
Senator Camberlain, of Ore-gon,
is supporting and promoting the
measure. It has great possibilities
in it. and a fierce fight will be made
against it.
The Chamberlain bill virtually
means that every strong. heal'.Ity boy
in the United States will have to
take a certain amount of training
under army officers and regulations.
Senator Chamberlain says the bill
will make universal military training
in the United States compulsory. The
bill embodies many of the recom-mendations
of army officials who ap-peared
before the committee and
especially the suggestion of Major
General Leonard Wood, which was
to require six months of training
from every male citizen at the age of
19. The bill contains some of the
provisions in the Swiss and Austra-lian
systems, but copies none com-pletely,
the committee feeling that
the plan of government in the
United States required a measure
adapted to conditions in a democ-racy.
They declare the American
system they propose, to be one in
which every man, rich and poor,
high and low. will share equally the
responsibility of protecting the na-tion.
DEFENSE MEASURKS
NEARING BILLION MARK.
Washington. Feb. 9.—As a result
of the preparations for war. Con-gress
now lias before it defense
measures aggregating $865,900,000.
The naval appropriation bill, now
before the house, as it came from
the committee, appropriated $351.-
000,000; with the emergency items
added since the break with Ger-"
many, it totals $618,900,000:
The army appropriation bill, just
reported from the house committee
on military affairs, appropriates
$247,000,000; this includes emer-gency
appropriations of $250,000 for
development of anti-aircraft guns for
arsenals and $200,000 for ammuni-tion
for the same.
The fortification bill, which car-ries
an appropriation of $51,300,000.
has been passed by both houses ami
awaits the signature of the presi-dent.
Because of the break with Ger-many
the secretary of state has re-quested
$500,000 additional to car-ry
on work of relief of Americans in
Europe.
in addition to measures before
Congress formally an appropriation
of $6,500,000 is being considered by
the house naval affairs committee on
defense of the Pacific coast.
Kill Fixes Higher Rate of Postage
For Press.
Washington. Feb. ».—An immedi-ate
increase from one to one and a
half cents a pound in the postage
rate on newspapers and periodicals
for this year and to two cents a
pound next year is provided in this
postoffice appropriation bill ordered
reported in the senate today by the
postoffice committee.
The senate committee also recom-mended
an amendment reducing af-ter
July 1, 1917. the rate on drop
letters to one cent an ounce in cities
where there is carrier service and
also on rural routes.
Senator Hankhead's amendment to
prohibit liquor advertisements from
the mails in prohibiton states also
was incorporated in the bill.
It. B. Bouldin Given P"»t at Nash-ville.
Washington, Feb. 9.—B. B. Boul-din,
of Greensboro, who has been in
the revenue service of the federal
government at Cincinnati, will go to
Nashville, Tenn., to take the place
of Thomas E. Stone, who is to be
sent to Cincinnati. Mr. Bouldin is
well known in North Carolina where
he served as revenue agent for years.
U. S. Asks Bids on Half Million Uni-forms.
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 9.—Bids
for textile materials to provide army-uniforms
for more than 500,000
men, were asked today by the Scauy-kill
arsenal. The total 'expenditure
is estimated at about |16.000>000.
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