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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-03-31
Fire Monday
Residence of c. T. Tichnef is Practically
DESTROYED.

On Monday morning about
II 80 O clock the fire department.
was called from box 26, corner
jackson and L berty Streets i.
They immediately rushed to the
scene of the fire which was the
house occupied by Charlie T.
Tichner on the corner OF Kerr and
Church Streets The big motor
truck arrived on the scene alright
but as the Hook and Ladder wag.
on was crossing Liberty Street al
automobile owned and driven by
D. L. Brown manager of Browns
Cafe crashed into it and complete
ly overcurned 1t hurting Mallie
West and smashing the front
wheel on the car. This delayed
the company awhile. as they we're
at present needing ladders.
The Hook and Ladder wagon was
driven by Henry Glover who was
not hurt. The occupants of the
house were not at home but the
fire company did fine work and
most of the household furniture
wac saved.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-03-31

London, March 26.-A financial
report issued here today by the
American Commission for relief
In Belgium shows that go, ,OOO,-
600 worth of foodstuffs have been
delivered in Belgium since tho
inception of the commissions
work. Nineteen million dollars
worth of food is on the way to the
stricken country or is stored for
further shipment. OF the grand
total So, 100000 was provided by
benevolent contributions and the
balaoce of $80.500,OO0 was pro-
vided by banking arrangements
set up by the comission.
Newport News, Va, March 26.
Fortress Monroe and Fort Wool
In the center of Hampton Roads
tonight assumed unsual activity.
All the troops stationed at the
forts we're ordered to the barracks
and the big gun crews and the
mine companies were sent to their
stations.
At $3.50 O'Clock the engines around
the guns were started and the
searohIights at both forts were in
operation.
Subsequently it was discovered
that one United States submarine
and three destroyers had arrived
in the roads and dropped anchor
between the two forts.
ly, the Han-Yan iron works, the
rayeh mines and the Ping.Siang
cillieries.
Honolulu, March, 28.-The sub.
marine F-4 has been located out.
side the harbor it was announced
tonight.
Portions of the superstruoturs
have been brought to the surface.
The dredge California will shift
moorings, tugs will criss.cross in
all directions and an attempt will
be made to lift the submarine.
W. O. Parks, q civil engineer,
has started construction of an i'm.
mense diving bell a 54-inoh cast.
iron pipe seven feet in height,
fitted with plate glass port.
The diving bell 10 expected to
be ready for use tomorrow.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-03-31
No Use 10 Try 10 Wear out Your Gold 1
Will Wear You Out Iostead,

Thousands keep on suffering
Coughs and Colds through neglect
and delay. Why make yourself
an easy prey to serious ailments
and epidsmlos as the result of a
neglected Cold? Coughs and
Colds sap your strength and vi
tality unless checked in the early
stages. DR.. Kings New Discovery
10 what you need-the first dose
helps. Your head clears up, you
breathe freely and you feel &C
much better. Buy = bottle today
aud start taking at once.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-03-31

of barnyard manure in liberal
.quansities. Oue of the essential
needs of the soils is phosphorlc
acid. This, however is one of the
cheapest and most abundant ele.
meats of plant food, and can be
secured from the United States.
1t is the Inter ton Of DR.. B W.
K'lgore to issue q bulletin folle W.
l. G the soil survey report and
embracing the chemical analysis
of the various types of soil. srg
costing the proper fertilization for
each soil and recommending the
proper cultural methods to be
practiced This bulietin will also
give the results obtained frc m the
test farms and the test plats oar
RED Oh in the Piedmont province.
On some of the test plsts the use
Of potash in comp etc fertilizer
has gwen no increased yield in
the crops 1t would therefore
seem that it would be more pro-
ftable to eliminate potash from
the fertilizer, aud to use the
money spent for it in the purchase
of phosph okic acid. Large yields
of Data add wheat have been oh
tanned from she red lands in the
Mill Greek section by the addition
of phosphoric acid and batnyard
nanures
II X. G.. RRYANT
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-03-31
Murder Sunday Night
Lucinda Price instantly Killed BY South
Carolina Negro, Who Made His Get AWay;

Lucinda Price instantly Killed BY Sout
Carolina Negro, Who Made His Get Away
Last Sunday night about 8:O(
O'Clock Lucinda Price, colored
was shot and instantly killed by
Jim Cooper, alias Dock Cooper, al
her home at $50 South Craige
Street. From what can be learn
ed, Cooper and the Price woman
had once been married aud had
separated about two years ago.
Cooper had hsen trying to get the
woman to come back to him for
some time but she had told him
often times to stay away form her.
He, however, paid no attention
and continued to plead, On SUI.
day night, 1t il said, he went to
her house on Craige Street and
asked her if she had decided to
live with him, she told him she
had not and ordered him from the
house. He left telling her be
would fix her. He went to the
home of Sam Massey, another ne.
gro and stole a single barrelec
shot gun and going back to th
home of the woman, he emptied
the entire lead 10 her left chest,
killing her irsta,tly. Sheriff
Krider and Chief of Police Miller
were on the scene in about seven
minutes, but the murderer had al.
ready fed. After an all night
search the sheriff and his gang re-
turned, none the better for their
search. Jim Cooper is from South
Carolina and has been employed
for some time by e. K. James on
Fulton Street, he 10 about 80 years
of age. The woman also was from
South Carolina and was about 80
years of age. The sheriff still has
his eyes open for a clue and will
d. all in his power to arrest the
murderer and place him safely be.
hind the bars.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-03-31
EARLY Morning Wreck
Passenger Train No. 8 and freight No. .73
Collide Near Concord. One Slightly HUT,

rdSSengsI lIdln NO. D ana fTeIgnl NO. rs
Collide Near Concord. One Slightly Hurt,
s On Tuesday morning shortly
after 4 O'Clock there was . head.
on collision near Concord, between
northbound passenger train No. 8
and southbound freight train No.
70. Three cars on the freight
were ditched and the engine, and
two cars of the passenger, with
engineer Clarke at the throttls)
were knocked clear of the track.
From what can be learned one
man was slightly injured, but not
seriously. None of the train crew
were injured. There was : delay
in the morning passenger trains
on account of the wreck, but the
wrecking crew did quick work
and the trains were soon on their
way.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-03-31
The new bill passed bv the Log.

The new bill passed by the Log.
islaturs increased the salary of the
county auditors of New Hanover
county as follows: The salary
bill increases the salary of the su.
ditor from 1880 to $3. 600 a year ;
the clerk cf courts salary from
81, $50 to So. 900 and the sheriff .
salary 10 reduced from $500 to
$1,000. This bill takes effect
April 1st.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-03-31
SERIES SALISBURY N C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH
pope commanded that such toler'
ance be not granted.

|
ance be not granted.
9. Would you and your order
protest against q union of church
and state in this county, or take
advice measures to prevent such q
union?
10. Are you acquainted with
the papal declaration to the effect
that Fresmasons are the leaders
of all the enemies Of the church,
and must therefore be stamped
out, and if so, do you adhere to
this declaration and orderP
II. Are you acquainted with
Cardinal O'oonnell's declaration
that Freemasonry iseths cause of
the present bloodshed in Mexico,
and that secret aid il being given
from this country by American
Freemasons, and if 10, do You be.
lieve it3
IL. How do you account for the
fact that Roman Catholics distrust
Freemasons?
18 What are the teachings Of
your church and your order with
regard to Freemasonry, and how
far are You obliged by your relig-
ion to believe and act upon such
teachings9
ID. Should your priest or other
religious superiors order or suggest
a business boycott against Free.
mason, would you hold yourself
bound to observe same as q matter
of conscience or religion?
Is. When such advices are
given Catholics, are they gener.
ally observed?
16. If such orders are given
with reference to political dis
crlmlnation against Freemasons,
do you hold yourself bound to oh.
serve same as q matter or religion?
II. Is there anything in the
oaths or rituals of the knights OF
Columbus requiring them to vote
against Freemasons or discrimi-
nate against them in anyway?
18. Was there anything in the
oashs or rituals of the Knights of
Columbus, prior to 1912, or ever
to your knowledge, requiring them
to vote against Freemasons or dis.
criminate against them in any
way?
10. Do you think there is any
persecution of Catholics in this
country, and if so. by whom and
upon what grounds do you think
1t Is being carried on?
20. If it be true that q large
percentage of your fellow citlssns
fear the alleged Intention OF the
vatican to make the Roman Cath
ollc church dominant in the poll.
tical affairs of this country; to
suppress Freemasonry and secret
orders gsrerally; to control the
press; abridge freedom of speech;
prevent religious federation of
otner secss or churches or oreeds,
auc control tho public school
systen or destroy it, would your
order be willing, in order to dissi.
pate such ideas, to declare openly,
without reserve or equivocatlon,
on your honor as American citi.
zens, that if such should be the
Intentions or purposes of the Va
tican or the pope, or anv part of
tae clergy or laity of your church,
you would resist the execution of
such designs to the uttermost and
join your fellow citizens in repu
dating such attemptsf
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-03-31
All! The InVlgoraIlngWhiff Of The Pine
Forest!

How it clears the throat and
head of its mucous ailments. 1t
is this spirit of Newness and vigor
from the health giving Piney For
ests brought back by DR.. Bells
Pine Tar-Honey. Auticeptic and
healing Buy bottle today
Ali druggists. 25c,
Electric Bitters a Spring Tonic.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-03-31
Latest War News
Villa Defeated al Motamoros. Submarine
f-4 Located Outside Of Harbor.


The Russians have pushed thei1
way we'll through the Carpathlans
toward the PLAINS of Northern
Hungary in the vicinity of Bart
field capturing an Austrian posi-
tlon five miles south of Taraf.
Brownsville, Texas, March 49,
Failing in their attempt Yesterday
to dislodge the Carranza garriron
by rifle and machine gun fire,
Villa forces beseiging Matamoros
virtually ceased their attacks to-
day, awaiting, it vas announced,
the arrival of artillery. In the
event of an artillery duel, Browns.
vllle, directly across the Rio
drande from Matamoros, would
DO endangered and tonighs one of
the gravest of border crisis was
feared. The likelihood of shells
falling in Brownsville was demon
strated by the rife bullets which
iropped here yesterday, during
he first Villa on Matamoros
sfenches, a costly failure of Villa
forces in which their losses were
'fficially given as 100 killed and
40 wounded. This attack was a
aeadstrong dash Of 1000 mounted
ritiemem. The Carrsnza losses
we're 10 killed and 45 injured.
Two persons were struck by bull
let's in Brownsville. Neither was
seriously injured.
London, March %. Violent
battles for possession of the Car
psthian passes continue. The
Russians who recently regained
possession of Dukla Pass, are
pushing their way toward Bart.
field on one side and Svidnlk on
the other where, if they achieve
their object, they will take posses
sion of the heads of the railroads
running southwark into Hungary.
The Triple Entente armies are
still arrayed as various places in
heavy battles against the troops
of the Teutonic Allies. Official
reports show that severe engage.
ments are waging in northern
France, northern Poland, in the
Carpathian region and in the
vicinity of the Black Sea in the
Caucasus.
Pekin, March %. -- President
Yuan Shi Kai yesterday again
conferred wirh members of his en-
tourage regarding the question of
rejecting or accepting the Japas
nese demands, which, according
to Chinese officials. the Japanese
again are pressing firmly.
Negotiations have reached a
stage which the Chinese consider
perilous. The conference between
the Japanese Minister and the
Chinese officials yesterday again
discussed. but sailed to agree on
the question of Japanese immlgra.
tion in Manchuria and the 80 call.
ed 'Hanyeping" demands; name.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-03-31
R0maniSls Don't Answer
Here are Twenty Questions Purely Patrio-
iC and Kon.PoIiticaI. Remain Unanswered

mere are lWenFy QueStIo1S PulelI pa1flO
iC and Ron.PoIitica|. Remain Unanswered
Here Is the cream of the whole
controversy between patriotic
American and the Romish politi'
cal machine and ievotes of the
foreign would.be world ruler. the
Pope. They are purely political
and in no wise suggest interference
with any kind of true religion
They were asked by leading
mason of Louisville, Kentucky,
of one "Col." P. H. Callahan, of
the same city chairman of the
Knights of Columbus fifty.thou-
ssnd.dollar committee appointed
to investigate the wsver of "bigot.
ry" which periodically pass over
the United States.
1. Are you acvuainted with
the text or general tenor of the
various encyclioals OF the late
Pope Leo XIII and his predeeess-
ors against Freemasonryf and if
80. do you agree with their view
and feel bound to carry out their
commands?
Are you acquainted with any
directions to Roman Catholics,
emanating from the vatican at
Rome, to become active in poll
tics, SO that constitutions and
legislation and governments may
be changed to conform to the
principles of the church, and if
so. what are the principles re-
ferred so?
8. As Roman Catholic and q
Knight of Columbus, are you a
believer in tie freedom of all men
to worship God according to the
dictates of their own conscience,
under all circumstances and at
all times? Does the order you
represent &c believe?
4 Do you and the order you
represent believe in the separation
Of church and state?
s. Do you and the order you
represent believe in free public
schools, supported by the state
and free from the control of any
church or religious organization
including your own?
6. Should yonr religious supe.
rio1s require you. as matter of
religion, to cast your vote in
school elections against those who
adhere to above opinions (see No.
s., would you feel yourself bound
to do 80 on grounds of religion
and obedience to religious au-
thorit,?
Z. Should your own church
become dominant in America and
reccguiz-d as the religion of state,
would you accord freedom of op'
inion, of speech, of press and oil
worship to other denominations
even when sJme activity opposed
she Roman Catholic church?
8. Ii you answer that you
woa Id please state what you would
do i'll event the vatican or the
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-13

There are but eight men a. a. & w..
who have received the secondary
honors in athletics, these being Burns.
Kendrick, MINER, Menu Kllloueh.
Hooker, Johnson and, Rogers. The
other members Of the team will be
chosen from this years squad.
The all.star selection as made to-
day following Saturdays game is as
follows McCulom. center: Stay and
Duncan, guards, White and Japhet.
tackles; Smith and Harris. ends:
staugel quarter; Runge. mllback;
Turner and Olsen, nalfbacks.
Funds received from the sale OF
ticke.s go TO the athletic association.
Dudley Everett and Jim Kendrlck
were given footballs for watchiobs
for having the best coached team. All
OF the alLcompany men were given
silver footballs.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-13
FERTILIZER INFORMATION.

Bulletins 1917 and lGS Of the Texas
experiment station should be in the
hands OF every Texas farmer who ex.
poets TO use fertilizer
Bulletin lG7 contains q discussion
Of the nature and use OF fertilizers
II tells what fertilizers are, how they
are prepared, what constituents Of
them are valuable. and how to mix
them at home. II discusses fertilizers
for corn, for cotton, for potatoes. for
onions and for other crops. In short.
e IS a regular manual Of fertilizer in
formation as applicable 10 Texas con.
ditions
Bulletin 1GS contains analyses OF
all OF the brands OF fertilizers made
IN 1914. "a list OF an manufacturers
doing business In Texas. and an
brands Of fertilizer offered for sale
In the State.
These bulletins win be sent free
upon request Of the oxperimen, sta
tlon. All requests should be directed
to the director OF the experiment sta
ton, College Station. Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-13
THIS DAY IN HISTORY

400 Richard II OF England murder.
ed He came TO the throne at
the age OF II, and after a turbu.
lent reign Of twenty-five years,
was deposed and imprisoned
l4Oi-lt was enacted at this short
Parliament Of Henry's that no
chemist shall use his CRAZE to
multiply gold or silver.
l6lS-Galileo discovered the fourth
satellite OF Jupiter
1691-George Fox, founder Of the sect
Of Quakers, died, aged g..
Execution Of the conspira;ors
against the life Of the King Of
Portugal. The whole family Of
Marquis Tavora was executed
and the name suppressed for
ever.
lSl4-General thanksgiving through
out Grea; Britain for the sue
cesses gained over Bonaparte.
1S2j-Slayery abolished in Mexico.
Lexington burned on
her passage from New York 10
Stonington. OF l4j persons on
board only four escaped with
their lives.
1893 arconi Wireless Telegraph
Company organized in Montreal
with a capital of $5,0OOOOO.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-13
THE REAL SURPRISE.

Frequently there Is reference 10 the
surprises which the war In Europe
has furnished Big guns. air attacks.
submarine attacks and daring exploits
az sea make mp the major part OF the
list The wonderful discipline and
equipment OF the German army, the
dashing for.itude OF the French and
the bulldog courage OF the English
round ont the story Really an Of
these were. In O way. expected
But no one dreamed when hostIli.
ties began in 'he days Of August five
months ago. that q total OF approx.
mately five million men In the lapse
Of that time would be killed. wound.
ed and unaccounted for. We do not
undertake 10 say that FIVE million Is
the correct total; but in apparently
conservative estimate the German and
Austrian list as comprised In the fore.
going, foots up nearly or quite three
million men. II Is entirely reason.
able to assume that the allies have
lost two-thirds as many.
/; is that fearful toll OF human life
and human suffering that is the ap.
pallingly unexpected result Of the war
so far as Il has been waged That
IS the surprise tina, makes the rest
Of the world gasp about this evil Of
war as 1t never thought before
Portland (Ore) Evening Telegram.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-13
FULL STEAM AHEAD.

A business man Of Baltimore has
told the Sun o.. that city tina. the one
thing 20 do s. 10 Ego ahead
There IS absolutely no reason" re-
marks our Baltimore contemporary,
why we should hesitate to start
everything with all the steam we can
put on. There is nothing the matter
with our running gear, with any part
Of our machinery or with our motive
power. All we need 10 do Is - go
ahead. The situation may be illus
trated by the old nursery story Of the
obstinate pig that wouldn't get over
the stye. The old woman haG a LOT
Of trouble to get him to move. But
when the cat began 10 worry the rat
and a long chain Of forces vas set In
operation TN II reached 'he dog that
BIT the pig. then that obstinate stand.
patter az last concluded 10 go ahead.
and the old ladys problem was final.
~ solved. Before we know e be.
ginning IS going 10 be made az one
end OF the line and everything viii
start up with a rush. But. as we have
said. the people who s.sr, FIRST will
get the advantage OF q cir slower
neighbors"
Let's not wait for The rest to catch
up: let's simply go ahead. Waco
Times-Herald.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-13
REMOVING OLD JAIL CELLS.

The work OF moving the old county
Jail cells to the county convict farm
was begun today and the crew was
set to work cutting the cells loose
from the foundation. The work is in
charge OF Guy Parker.
The commissioners court plans to
have the cells placed on wheels and
moved to the county farm without
taking them apart, II possible.
The deal to sell four OF the cells to
Robertson County did not materialize
on account Of the high cost OF trans
portation on the railroads.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-13
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

January 30 is the last day you can
pay your taxes without paying a
penalty Of 10 per cent. The time is
short and the people from the coun.
try cannot get in over the roads be.
fore the last Of the month with favor.
able weather. II would be a great
favor to the collectors department
II the business men and people in
town would come now and settle. We
would have more time and could give
them better service.
Respectfully,
W. |. McCULLOCH,
Tax Collector OF Brazos County,
Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-13

Hon. II. B. Savage, Representative
from Bell County, and who was a
candidate for Speaker stated he may
net be elected. but that he dead sure
held the balance OF power. lie talked
with confidence that he would be able
10 cut considerable ice whether
speaker or not. But alas! one Of his
opponents was elected on the first
ballot. which no doubt caused him to
lose his balance as well as his fancied
mower.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-13

Brother Robinson OF the Waco
Times-Herald clings tenaciously TO his
oftrepeated declaration that the spec.
ulatos is the only competitor Of the
spinner and that dealing in cotton fu-
lures tends to boost prices He says
in answer to the statement that the
Liverpool cotton exchange fixes the
price Of cotton. that cotton is a world
product and the Liverpool exchange
only registers what the world is will
ing TO pay for cotton. That the ex-
change within itself no more fixes the
price than does a thermometer create
the sort Of weather we are to have.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-13
HOTEL BRYAN ARRIVALS

l., II. Wellensiok, Houston.
c, w. Nichols, Dallas.
II. J. Haring, Houston. .,
W. s. Smith, Houston.
John r. Palmer, New York.
Edwin Walter, New York.
Miss Eleanor Montell, Bermuda
Miss Ray Kehm, New York.
Ernest Ely, New York
Martin j. Cody, New York.
T. V. Monison, New York.
Richard Riley, New York.
Jake Armstrong, Houston.
r. c. Walden, Louisville, Ky.
II. w. Martin, Shreveport, La.
]. u. Lewis, 81. Louis.
George Wheeler. San Antonio.
II. c. Carson, Dallas.
II. G. Buford, Dallas.
Guy NJ. Bryan Jr,. Houston.
+. S. Sims, Chicago.
james A. Marks, Houston.
Josephine Morton. Benchley.
Mrs. A. S. Coneld, Benchley.
Norman Brown, Houston.
VIII Cofneld, Rockdale.
J. r. Winners, Dallas.
L. II. Fuller, Houston.
X. II. Jet, sherman.
T.. ]. Hueston, San Antonio.
e. A. Donovan. Dallas.
J. II. MacFarlane. Houston.
Lane Stratus, Milwaukee.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-13

In the investigation now being made
into the high price Of wheat, the
president Of the Chicago Board Of
Trade charges that the farmers are
responsible for the high prices. That's
awful. isn't II, for a farmer 10 be
mixed up in an effort to get a high
price for produces produced by his
hard and honest toll? Looks like
we are coming to a pretty pass in
this country when 1t is considered a
crime for farm products to advance
in price and the farmers to have a
hand In the advancement