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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22
COPY HICKORY'S CHARTER
WANTED IN MANILA
Annual Report City Manager-Blight
Does Damage to Mountain Apple

Hickory, June 1S.-ReportS from
the a~pplegroW1ng section of the noun
tainS in Western North Carolina, es-
peclally that region around Blowing
Rock and Boone, indicate hat the
crop will be cut short by the blight,
many trees being utterly killed. 1t
is said that blight at such a high alti-
tude is seldom observed, thus afford
ing a good reason as to why apple
growers prefer the mountains for
raising the fruit.
The members of the east who pro-
duced 1.-The HeodoO" at Lenoir Col
lege during commencement have de-
cided to put the production on the
booking the play in Lenoir, Hickory,
LincOlntOn, GastOnia and StateSville.
City Manager Cornwell received a
letter a few days ago from the city
attorney of Manila, p. l., asking for
a copy of the charter Of the city Of
Hickory, stating that he had been in
formed that Hickory had one of the
| best charters and was one of h best
managed cities in the country. He
| also said that Manila was contenl-
plating changing to the city manager
plan.
The annual report Of the city man
ager shows the following: The total
revenue from poll and property tax
for the year just passed amounted to
$33,7SO.55, which, divided, gives ST.
9O3. SO towards d%efraying the expenses
incident to the proper government OF
the city; $7,431.72 for the payment OF
interest on the bonded Indebtedness
and SS,445.14 for support and main
tenance of it's public schools
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22
UALY'S WAR POLICY
THAT OF OLD ROME,

east coast of the Adriatic was same
what different from tina I'D by
AdSlfo-ltallan relations, but was very
oi'iiiidI 10 what may well be the Situa-
.iOn II italy and Serbia succeed in di-
vidlng the Adriatic provinces of the
Cudi Rome in the latter
uays O. the republic had
the whole Adriatic coast and a small
nihteriand, 50 there was no naval
question, no danger to the Italian
coast towns. But his narrow strip
along the Adriatic coast was constant
~ threatened by the strong tribes who
inhabited the interior back of tn.
coast ranges; and part of the work of
rectifylng the frontier in the reign of
augustus was the conquest of this in
terror. 1t was made Withou much
difficulty, aid the Province of Pan
nonla was erected, comprising the
present Syria and Carinthia, part Of
S~lavonia and Croatia. lower Austria.
and the western edge of the plain of
Hungary.
! But Immediately after the conquest
OF unls region there was an uprising in
the conquered provinces. and alon.
the Adriatic coast, and for a time the
Italians had a desperate and bloody
StruSgle with the tribes Of the main
land. Eventually, however. Roman or
SanlZatlOn conquered, and the frontier
was up to the Danube. But
even this was not altogether satisfac.
tory: Dacia-the present Romania and
IranSylvanla-WaS conquered by Ira
Jan a century later: but it could not
be held when the great barbarian in
vaSiOn began.
The only wholly satisfactory north
eastern frontier for the Roman En-
pire would have been the Carpathian:
which range, of course, 3hey never
reached. The troubles OF the etnpir;
on this side and the fact that mos
of h barbarians who eventual,
overthrow it came from beyond til
Danube indicate the extent of the DIFF
ficulty which will confront the italian
if they conquer the Adriatic Goa It. an,
later come into conflict with the SlaVS
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22
PREPARING TO MEET
FLOOD CONDITIONS
Residents of Kansas and Missouri
Fear Rivers May Rise and Flood
Lower Sections.

Kansas City, Mo, June 19.-Resi-
dents Of the lower sections of Kansas
City tonight were preparing to meet
flood conditions which, according to
the government weather bureau may
prevail within 48 hours.
In the wholesale and packing house
district hundreds of men were carry
ing goods to second floors. The
Kansas river was rising at the rate of
a of a foot an hour.
With the Kansas river rising two
and three inches an hour, residents
of North Topeka, Kansas, were
ing out tonight.
Since the 1908 fiood dikes Ia been
erected, which are expected to take
| ARE Of the river up to the 80 foot
| stage at Topeka. but early tonight the
stage was 23.3 feet, with the weather
bureau predicting a stage of at least
| "a feet tomorrow.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22

Why not interest h boys ia poul-
try raising? Why not give them some
interesting work. which will assist
materially in reducing h high cost
Of living. and educate them in q prac-
teal way?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22

He who plants a fruit tree or .
berry bush. or any ornamental shrub.
is humanity's friend.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-18
LONDON TRAM-MEN
 STILL 0N STRIKE
Is emoraized-Men Want More Wages.

LONDON, May 18.-The street car employees who went out on strike last Saturday have succeeded in tying up all car lines in the city. Traffic has been demoralized and business is at standstill. The military authori- ties threaten to take action unless the strike is settled at once. Military forces may be used to operate the trans and give the service needed
 The members of the tram-mens union insist that they are underpaid and demand raise of salary so that they can keep up with the high cost of living, which has doubled since the war broke out
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-18
CHARGE M'ADOO
 |S LAW BREAKER
Attorneys for Riggs Bank Roast Head of Treasury Department-LegaI
 Battle Starts.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The ar. gument to dismiss the suit brought by the Riggs National bank of this city against Secretary of the Treas ury William McAdoo and Controller of the Currency Williams started to. day. The attorneys for the govern ment, consisting of several of the best known lawyers in the east, be- sides the full array of attorneys from the office of the attorney general and the Treasury Department, will make a hard fight to have the case dismiss ed.
 A motion was made this morning to have the case thrown out of court. The attorneys for the bank opened the case by outlining the many acts committed by the officials of the gov. ernment in an effort to cripple the bank and drive away it's depositors. It is charged that Secretary McAdoo threatened the bank officials and fore ed them to make unnecessary and costly statements which were demand ed at a few hours notice, but which required weeks of work to make, and that every obstacle was placed in the way of the bank.
 The attorneys charged that Me Adoo, son-in-law of President Will son, had violated the law time and again in his effort to grind out a personal spite against the directors of the bank, who would not do his bid ding.
 The court room was crowded. A dozen reporters are covering the trial for papers in various parts of the United States. The case has at- tracted much attention in all sections of the country and the outcome will be watched with interest. Should the bank officials prove any of the charges against McAdoo or Williams it is predicted that both of them will be forced to resign as the admins. tration cannot afford at this time to carry cabinet member or high gov ernment official against whom popu- lar wrath may be turned.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-18
The Prospector office for job work.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.

DONALDSON SCHEDULE. Leaves Fort Liscum. Leaves Valdez 8:15 8. m. 9:45 a. m. 1:15 p. m. 4:00 D. m.
 TUESDAYS
 8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m. 1:N p. Ia. 2:00 p. m. 4:3O p. m. 5:00 p. m.
 SATURDAYS
 1:15 p. m. 4t00 ?. m. zoo p. m. 1O:30 p. m. There will be no trips Of the launch on the secold and fourth Fridays of each month, these days being used to clean bon ,-s.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-18
4 Wise Scheme.

The Teacher-I find your daughter exceptionally well up in original re- search. How do you induce her to read all those uninteresting books?
 The Mother-I put them away and tell her that they are books that will allow her to read when she is older.- New York Globe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-18

MT. and Mrs. William Wilson re turned today from Oregon.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-18

See Reinke for watch repair work. New location with Plant. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-05-18
LOCAL BREVITrES.

MT. and Mrs. William Wilson re- turned today from Oregon.
 The City Express Buick automobile did not arrive on the Alameda this morning but is expected on one of the next boats.
 Something new in piece goods, al. so summer hats for ladies and chil dren received on last boat at E. Win. ter's. If
 Deputy Marshal Albert Sullivan has the court house grounds in excellent shape and will plant number of shade trees about the grounds.
 Miss Alice Neice and Charles Holt, formerly of this city, are now engag- ed as movie" artists by the Essanay Motion Picture company at Los An geles.
 FOR RENT-Nicely furnished g.. room house on lower Mckinley street next to Fish's store building. Rent $15.00 per month. Apply to Mrs. Cook. If
 See Reinke for watch repair work. New location with Plant. If
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24
EMPEROR
WILLIAM.

Since the precipitation OF the pres
emit wholesale war in Europe pictures
of the Kaiser are generally suggestive
of Mephistopheles. His moustache
well-waxed, and with the ends turned
toward the skies, are intended to I'M
part to him Satanic resemblance
MANY prefer to regard him with av-
ersion and are 10th to credit him with
possessing humane instincts. England
Prussia, Austria and Russia believed
the First Napoleon was fiend lncar-
nate, and when the fallen hero was
placed aboard a British-man-of-war
to be taken to st. Helena most OF the
crew, who had never seen him before,
were surprised to find he had neither
horns nor forked tail.
Many people throughout the civiliz-
y world might be surprised to fine
that Emperor William possesses aver
tage humane insticts.
Henry Ford, the automobile manu-
facturer, said in Brooklyn yesterday:
sWhen l visited President Wilson in
Washington Wednesday he told me
he had heard on good authority that
after Kaiser Wilhelm signed the first
declaration of war, he suddenly flung
the pen across the room, and, looking
up to the great military leaders as
sembled around him, said:
"'There you've made me do it, and
you are going to regret it for the rest
of your lives"
Mr.. Ford said: 'This proves what
I have always thought. That is, the
Kaiser is humane man, strictly de-
voted to peace, but as a ruler was
forced to do what ne was told to do
by the militarists and preparedness
parties"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

been disappointed. On Sunday Mr..
Bryan was in Boston, speaking on
arbitration and war referendums, the
intermezzo, of parts one and two by! q
band. He received, it is understood,
says Times dispatch, S1,5Uo Tor his
The gates of Janus are
still wide open. The apostle of peace
is still reluctantly compelled to take
gate money. Why must there be- an
awakening from SO fair dream. Who
has kept peace and Bryan from the
hands of Europe?"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24
MR.. BRYAN'S
PEACE MISSION.

The New York Times in comment
ing upon W. j. Bryan's visit to Prcsl-
dent Wilson and his proposed trip to
Europe in the interest of peace says:
"Dr. William Forge of this city was
waiting Mr.. Bryan over the sea Z
few days ago to bring peace TO d
world in arms In his ardor to close
the gates of Janus the olive bearer
would for love of tho cause not enly
sacrifice his time, but also pay ms
expenses A heroic resolve, SUD-
lime altruism.. If the country. was
10th to lose that familiar voice, II
felt that its loss was Europe's gain
1t was resigned. If the parting would
be melancholy it was comfort TO
know that the missionary was an un-
selfish VOLUNTEER land on nobody,s
salary list So
s.,tSome cog has; slipped. Some evil
genius has frustrated virtue. DR..
Forgo's and Mr.. Bryan's hope has
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24
THE BELLICOSE /.
CROWN PRINCE

In q book that has been published
by a member of the British Parlla-
ment upon inside facts with regard
to the war, the writer narrates a
conversation with the German crown
prince-that obstreperous individual
who had the faculty of showing too
vigorously even for his parent the
effects of strenuous upbringlng.
The conversation related to the Crown
Princes assertion that the British
should be better friends of the Ger
mans and led to the expression OF a
view that the English could favor Ger
many by shutting its eyes while the
Germans took. over the colonies BIT
the French.
When the Englishman said that
his country did not desire to see any
war the Crown Prince took exception
to his views of the misfortune of war
for victor and conquerer alike and
said that the Crown Prince DID want
war, that he wanted smack at the
French swine as soon as possible.
The Baltimore American lnf cplm-
menting upon the above says:
at is the tremendous power vested
in irresponsible aristocrats in mon
arches that tend to settle the hone
in American breasts for the good OF
mankind that the present war will
witness the upsetting of some thrones
and the destruction of some dynasties
in the interest of a permanent peace
with war only possible by the will OF
the people"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24
WILL RANSOM HER HUSBAND

Washington, Sept. 81 Failing to
get any assistance from the State De-
partmcnt to effect the release of her
husband, Z. P. Fuller, an American
ranch owner held for ransom by Me-
xican bandits, Mrs. Fuller has ar
ranged to pay over to the bandits the
sum of $4,000 in gold, which they are
demanding.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

Major Samuel Griffin, grand COM
mander of the Virginia Division,
United Confederate Veterans, has ap-
pointed Miss Margaret B. Shepherd
of Fredericksburg, as sponsor-in-chiei
for the grand camp of Confederate
Veterans to be held IN Fredericksburg
in October, Miss Edmo C. Lee, OF
"Highland Home" Stafford County
near this city, daughter of Captain
and Mrs. Daniel NJ. Lee, has been ap-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

Harry S. Bradley, defaulting mail
teller of the Merchants National Bank
of New York, was victim of sharp
crs at the Belmonth Park race track.
according to J.. Willmot Smith, al
official of the surety company which
had bonded the missing man. Our de-
itectiVesS have; found that .Bradley;Wne7
went to the Belmont track often, was
led by sharpers into losing more
than 100000 on the races, said Mr.
Smith.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

Early yesterday morning the body
of James Ellis was found at his home
near Orange, with his head blown
nearly off. A coroner's jury was sum-
moned, and it found that Ellis, having
become Respondent over losing his
place as railway erp;oyee, had COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
with shotgun. Later in the day
while party of negroes were on
their way down the railway tracks to
view the body, one of the party step
ped in front of southbound train and
was instantly killed by northbound
train on the parallel track.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

The contest for the office of State
Commissioner of Labor grew several
degrees warmer yesterday when Com
missioner James B. Doherty issued a
statement in which he makes tart re-
ply to the sharp criticism of himself
and his department pronounced
against him in a published statement
by Emmett C. Dawson, former presi-
dent of the State Federation of La
Dor. Commissioner Donerty says Dav-
ison is either attempting to mislead
the public or is ignorant of the law
and facts discussed by the latter in
his criticism of Doherty's official con-
duct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24
AUTOMOBILE NOTICE.

Don't throw away your old tires
if not worth repairing have them
made into relincrs or blowout patch
es. We make EN- att LEAHY'S tire
Hospital
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24
NEWS OF THE DAY

The Princess Theatre, in the heart
of Montreal, Que, was partly des-
troyed by fire yesterday. The loss is
estimated at more than. 100000. the
interior being so badly damaged that
it will be necessary to reconstruct
the house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

Two German aeroplanes violated
Swiss neutrality on Tuesday by fly
ing over Swiss soil, The aeroplanes
were returning from France. They
flew over Couragevay and dropped a
bomb which fell forty yards from a
farm house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

The Rev. N, J.. Nutter, pastor OF
the Mount Hope Circuit Methodist
Episcopal Church at Mount Hope, ".
Va. was killed accidentally Tuesday
bv q piano falling upon him while. he
was assisting in loading it upon wa
eop. He vas caught under the IN
strument and his neck was broken.
Mr. Nutter had. attended the annual
conference and had been returned to
Mount Hope for the third, year. He is
survived by widow and four chill.
dren.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

A new army of 100000 men has
it is said been sent to the assistance
of the allied forces at the Dardanel-
les. The reinforcements for the
French and British forces have land
ed at Murdros, on Lemnos Island in
the Aegean Sea.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24
PAGE FouR
PUBLISHED DAILY

PUBL1SHED DAIGI
BY Alexandria GazeEte Corporation
ROBERT S. BARRETT, President
and General Manager.
HOWARD w. SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Entered at the Postofice OF Alex
andria, Virginia, as second class mat
ter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

pointed sponsor-in-chief for the Sons
of Confederate Veterans. who will
meet in Fredericksburg for their
grand encampment on the same date.
Miss Lee is a niece of the late Gener-
al FitZhugh Lee.
Practically every wholesale and re-
tail business place in Winchester
banks, Offices of lawyers, financ1ers,
brokers and mills and factories were
closed yesterday afternoon during the
funeral of William Henry Baker, the
wealthy chocolate manufacturer and
financicr, who. died here Monday.
Many sections of Virginia and ad-
joining states were represented at
the funeral, and number of his f.
nancial and personal friends from
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company.

Every day in the year for Fort
Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News and
points south, VIA suberb powerful
steel palace steamers.
Through connections made at Nor
folk with steamers of the Old Domln-
ion Steamship Company for New
York and Merchants and Miners
Steamships for Boston.
General Ticket Office 720 18th st.
Bond Building, Washington, D. G.
Oyster Season open, Rammel Cafe.
RammcI
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

Mrs. Beulah Hoofnagle Hoover. aged
IS years, of Weaverville, small vii
lage near Ashville, n. c., formerly a
resident of Abingdon, Va, was thrown
from an automobile Wednesday after
wagon near Ashvillc and sustained in
iuries from which she died a few
hours later. Mrs. Hoover and her
daughter, Miss Virginia Grayson
Hoover, were going to Ashville in an
automobile in order that Miss Hoover
could take train for Spartansburg
wnere she planned to enter Con-
verse College, when the accident oc-
Cured. Mrs. Hoover was the widow
of the Rev. Henry T. Hoover, one Of
the leading ministers of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South and a
sister of Mr.. Charles Hoofnanglc of
Norfolk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

Tilted at the altar when his bride
elect failed to appear at the appoint
ed time yesterday Michael ziegier,
Of Larksville, Pa, married the brides
maid at the home of his promised
BRIDES parents. Every arrangement
for the wedding of Ziegler with Mar
garet Goblin had been arranged, and
the guests were arriving when the
disappearance of the bride-to-be was
noted. She is said to have gone to
Buffalo. Zeigler then appealed to
Mary Noble, who was to have been
the bridesmaid, and after few
whispered words, ceremony was per-
formed, the bridesmaid becoming Mrs.
Zegler.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

It has just been learned that the
Jynchburg Foundry Co., OF Lynch
burg, recently declined a million-dollar
order for shrapnel for one of the
warning nations of Europe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

Annoyed bys a gang Of small boys
playing about a Norristown, Pa, fac
tory where he was Waterman, Jacob
Lewis, aged 65, fired revolver into
the crowd, the shot striking 1O-year-
cid George Hathaway. The boy is in a
serious condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24
VIRGINIA NEWS

The Norfolk and Western Railroad
will build near Lambert's Point, Nor
folk two immense coastwise freight
warehouses to cost S1,s00O00,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

The German admiralty has sub
mitted to the foreign office memo
randum declaring positively that no
German submarine attacked the Allan
liner Hesperian. The admiralty
memorandum suggests that possibly a
British mine intended for the des-
truction of German U-boats sent the
Hesperian to the bottom off the Irish
coast. The admiralty informed the
foreign Office that the last of the
German submarines operating in Brit
ish waters on the day an explosion
wrecked the Hesperian has reported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

Troublesome details have yet to be
adjusted and minor matters smooth
ed out before Lord Reading, represent
ing Great Britain and France, and
]. P. Morgan and his associates, rep
resenting the financiers Of America,
sign articles of agreement consum-
mating the lengthy negotiations look
ing to the establishment Of a big
Anglo-French credit loan in New
York. Not the least of these details
il developed last night, is the size
of the loan. The representatives OF
Great Britain and France, it was said
On excellent authority, have been told
that the maximum amount they can
get is s5OO,OOO,OOO. In reply, it is re-
ported, they have told the American
bankers that they need more, and
that more will be expected.
The body of Miss jennie Davis, 70
was found floating in Shaker Lake
near Cleveland. Police believe the
woman was murdered by being thrown
into the lake after an attack. Miss
Davis had been missing since Sun
day evening, when she left home, say
Il ing she had arranged to meet man
friend and spend the evening with
him. The body was fully clothed when
found and there were no marks visl-
BILE on it. The man whom the girl
planned to meet has been found anG
saws he did not keep his engagement
with her. The lake is surrounded by
lonely patch of woods through
which the girl must have passed and
in which it is believed the attack
was made. :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-24

How a gang of forgers have been
1victjrnizipg ;:the ignorant fogeigns:la7
borers at the Hopewell Du Pont works
of thousands of dollars was revealed
in the arrest of one of the alleged
principals in Norfolk Wednesday. 1t