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!..; . i. .. "t .A - .'-' Fair toJar Ai .'v- ill S! ip': fc T8 Svi" ' A Sv . Tr..t "ilSSSnd.dl J: today: "s' "f,wlnd" Tuaa',f1 .- .'V ''! X I -T! iSa tfe W !? WE Sfts. ' 5' 'RSI W?,s: V .v.-JN-iV. AY . "tv" ' - try to prove to yourulf tht th. hurt- .V-:: -V i0i8hing bj Digit. -V.'.'." - -LJJ V III $ : l'LUl CA-L Sa.Wlf-riH li: ZZ .jLEUja -'ts; JX" Aj ItbHlif. you thoulib. cr.dit.4 V :;-. : "r T . TTT . 1 1 "-- " ' 1 . . . . , VOL. LXXXTX.-NO. 135. iislil HOCKS AT POLICE Officers Forced to Ute Their Clubs on Textile Strike Sympathizers. '. TROOPS DISPERSED CROWDS Lawrence Strike Now In Its Seventh Week, Marked by Recurrence of Riotous Scene Export-'"' ing Children. Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 2G. Storpay scenes marked the beginning of tho seventh week of the Lawrence Textile Workers' strike today. . In an early morning affair nearly a dozen-, shots were fired from tenement houses upon a squad of metropolitan park.-police and the officers returned the flre Two strike sympathizers were ; ar-' rested as a result of the shooting one of them being taken to the hospitn! with a bullet wound In his back. Essex street, the principal thorough fare of the city, was in a state of dis order for half an hour ; while eeverul thousand women and men strikers! and their friends paraded along the picket line, jeering the police and mi litia, and singing the revplutionary son, 'L'Internationale." - V . The demonstration was against the rcticn of the police Saturday , in pre venting the sending of 4 company of children to Philadelphia. After thronging about the railway depot the crowd became so noisy that police re inforcements were called out - Lr-. The officers picked out of the crowd nearly a dozen men who, they claim, were either disturbers this morfling or had figured in previous outbreaks, and bundled-them into automobiles, which carried them to the police station. In only one case was it necessary for an officer to use his club. No. woi men were arrested. The demonstra tion was not ended until the officers had charged the crowd off . Esse? stret out to the Common a half mile frnm th railroad station. Today's demonstration irad" IntenidV ed to opefate In connection -wlta- a call issued Saturday night for a gett eral strike of all workers In - Law rence to tie up the town. V There was no apparent response to the appeal and the mills seemingly re tained their operating strength. ; The strikers were unusually , active prior to the time of opening this morning and about twenty of them - were ar rested for intimidation. Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 6. The .mill workers strike, now In . Its seventh week, was marked by a recurrence of the rioutous scenes of yesterday. The disturbances today, however, were not connected with the exportation ' of children. v Police officers were forced to use their clubs late yesterday afternoon on a crowd of strike sympathizers who had thrown stones at them following some arrests. So far ' as could be ' learned no heads were broken. . A small number of Infantrymen and a troop of cavalry were sent to the scene and were kept busy for. some time dispersing the crowd which, how ever, offered no active resistance to the soldiers. ' ". The city officials yesterday gave back to the parents most of the child ren who were taken in charge Sunday morning as they were about to be placed on a train en route for Phila delphia. The children had passed the night at the city poor farm. The parents of these children will be called into court today to answer to charges of child neglect ' . -Leaders of the Industrial Workers of the eWorld said tonight that another attempt will be made Tuesday and Wednesday to send children to homes , which have been found for, them ; in other cities, principally Philadelphia, rhe leaders maintain that the- authori ties overstepped their rightsMn pre senting the children's departure. Fed eral investigation by Congress; it ' is ?aid, will be welcomed by the strikers 111 every iine of their activity. ; t " h up to the present time over S00 cnildren have been sent out of the city wider the -direction of the Industrial Workers of the World leaders. lne strike leaders and some of the Parents declared today .they have a le rai right to send their Vhildren.ia way 'Of a Varfltinn A le J hani, the officials' said that nen the parents called for their child- mey claimed they surrendered oem under misapprehension, and that ey are now anxious to take them w an keep them tner- The, strike 'daers declare nrn ,V.Uron ere taken away without their par ents consent. ' , ,. ,"; ,A v. tJv'v Sweetser, commanding the mill, y rorces and acting City Marshal JJ'Jvan, said tonight that they stand exnS ?,ttitude not to allow further "Portatatlnno v.u , v ' the vlsitors to Lawrence yes- of Sf vaa Senator Miles Poindexter; makP rngton- who came expressly to condinf fi!'st-lland investigatipri Into conditions in this city. . j, ;: of Sinn'it,?.r sald tnat ',some friends the T!:anity had interested him in cn Re situation, DarticularlT" In children un Jne sending away or - -oout the city and his presence here the NaL8 en,eral,y known. He reft for dtional fanHol .1.1.. .. . r a x c 1 Him nia innniMna Fuai 1001 UJgUl. "Wild Wind' wri.,v . autlf"l examnlp nf TnrHah''AJ m Pictures at The Grand today. pi AIIQT11ER ELEGT10II it bf Missouri, Introduces Investigate Elec-' ; snator OuPoni, of " Washington, Senator Reed. of Missouri, todadtroduced' his res olutio for, An investigation of the electionNof .Sen'ator Henry A.- Oupontj of Delaware. Mr. Reed : some days ago announced his intention to "press such an inquiry. His action is based on the testimony given recently ; be fore the Senate Judiciary Committee, which investigated the nomination of Cornelius P. Swain, to Je marshal "of Delaware. .Allegations of corrnption In , connection with elections in the State, in which Senator J)uPont's name was . mentioned, incidentally caused President Taft to withdraw Mr. Swain's nomination; The resolu tion, which was read to the Senate and tabled at Senator Reed's request after his announcement that he would speak on Wednesday, contains charges that Senator DuPont knowingly con tributed a sum "in 'excess of 125,000 and said to be in excess of $58,000" for use, in the campaign. It alleges that this money was sent from Sena tor DuPont's Office' and was apportion ea among various agents working in the interest" of his candidacy for the United States Senate. It . further charges that similar practices and the use of DuPont money marked the bi ennial general State elections . from 1904 to 1910. ' : ' : The resolution, , which declares the basis fox the proposed inquiry to be the testimony of witnesses before the recent Senate investigation of Swain, provides for a thorough. Inquiry. It would .place ; the .investigation in the Senate Committee ' on Privileges and I Elections, clothing that committee wun judicial powers, unaer its pro visions the committee could send for witnesses and papers and administer oaths,.' ,,. . . . , ' . , .". ' Senator DuPont was Jn the Senate when the resorwtion was offered. . He made no comment at the, time and lat er declined to discuss it' . YARDMASTER KILLED Matt Denmark! Struck )y Electric Wire While onTBox Car (Special. tar,.T el egram.) - CSoWshorO, N. J,Feb; 26. This afternoon About 3 ro clock, without A without moments -warning Capt.MWt.igg continue on the:mor. Denmark, son of Chief of Police Den- row withot visible haee to the nub- mark, of this lty. was instantly killed while attend to, his duties, as yard master of the Atlantic Coast Line at this point Young Denmark was . 25 years 'old and was engaged to be mar ried at an early date. ;He was flagging -the shifting of a box car loaded with coal into .the coal and wood yard of Mr,W. H. Griffin, adjoining the A. C. L. yards, and was standing on too of the car, when it passed under an electric wire leading into the office of Mr. Griffin. The re cent rains "and wind storm had caused the pole supporting the wire to keel and the wire ti sag lower than usual and in addition to this the box car was of unusual height so that a man could Tiot stand . erect on top of the car and pass under the wire, Capt .Denmark' was standing with his back in the direction" the car was moving .and did not see the wire, on which the insulation was worn off and which caught him directly on the back of the neck, right at the base of the brain, the . most vital point at which he could have been touched, death being instantaneous. , . A neero brakeman rushed to Capt. Denmark's side and' attempted to pull him f roam the wire, but was knocked nrostrate the moment he touched the body, so surcharged was it with elec trUcity,; so that it was with difficulty that the body of thd . uniortunate vcmne man was removed to the roof of the car, from where It was tenderly lifted by friends and cared ror uniu t ould be removed to the home of his Daren ts. Drs. Cobb ana : Lee who were , almost instantly on , the eono ftf th catastroohe and were the first to reach the body, said that death was intantaneous and painless : SOCIALISM IN . GREENSBORO . Municipal Meat "Market Campaign Has -r ." ODened 'v " fireftnsihoro' N. C Feb. 26.rThe maiwi meetine held last night for the purpose of an open and iranK cuscus Rinn of . the TjroDOsai to, estaaiisn municipal nieat market developed into a debate on "Socialis"m, even the eup- nrtera of the meat .market proposi tion evading the real lssue, while the Socialists sought to advocate tnat. 0.0c- trine rather than imunlclpal owner shlt and control of the meats. tVia lAr.tion on tne auesuon is tu 0 holrt Tueadav. and last night's meeting was really the first ' ; public dlscussidn . of tne master oy . eiuit5 the supporters or opponents-.- It was evident that tworthirds Of last night's audience was opposed to city owner- Wn ; ( Mn vnr Muroiy lanaea a naru blow when, in 1 response to a question, ha iwiard that If the election car ried, he would do-" his best to put the planum operation, out tnat ceruumj the cash and non-delivery , system nrnii imv tn ba. adODted. He. ex niotnd that, no discriminations could h ' nractised--that people with good rcredit like those with bad, woald have to pay cash for tneir Deei;' nave w come for it and have to carry, it away. Th .rvn0n(iiia of oninlon today is that sentiment t? reacting and tEat the issue will lose by a vote of at least 2 to 1. It is admitted that ..the aioHit rian toat.rrestieey the ac- f laar nisht esoecially In the face of the ' flagrant evasions by So cialists of all questions airecuy - con cerned . with the operation of : amea market'' -- , t ,''.;' -i' i ... iwnanrarox, y. c, Tuesday okq, fjsbRit,irY 27, 1912, , , , ; ? ; , .whoie yromBB i3 83S. . : POSTAL EXPRESS Senator Gardner, of Maine 9 - Explains the Purpose of h His Measure. . WEIGHT AND LENGTH OF HAUL Wants the Government t'a- Take Over the Express Companies and Op- :. ,..',erate Them as a. Part of ' Postal System. Washington, Feb. 25. Senator Gard ner, of Maine, today introduced a bill under which -the 'government would take over the properties of the express companies and operate them as a part of ' the postal service, extending . the service to the rural delivery . ' ; The measure .Indicates the probable costi of taking over the properties as follows: Real property $14,932,169; equipment $7,381,405; materials and supplies $138,210; advance payments on contracts 5,836,666, and franchises. good will, etc., $10,877,369; a total of $39,165,819. : While the balance sheets of the companies show .other assets of nearly $150,000,000, Senator . Gardner argues that these are not devoted 'to express service and that this property might be retained by the corporations with out Impairing its value ' It is proposed by the authors of the bill for the establishment of the "pos tal express" including members of both branches of Congress, that rates charged for express service under the government shall . be , based upon weight and length of haul rather than upon- the system .in effect for the car rying of malls. The power to flx rates would rest with the Postoffice Depart ment, - subject to appeal .to the Inter State Commerce Commission. Senator Gardner, in a. long state ment analyzing the bill, declares that the transition of the express business from private corporations to govern- nient control OouldUake , place, in. a. day row without visible change to the public-, in the effectiveness of the service. He expects to create sentiment In fa vor of the bill with the argument that rates based upon the quantity and dis tance ; of service performed would work ,no' discrimination ' against any business, .wherever located, and that the system', provided would meet the oppositibn urged against the proposed parcels post calling for a flat rate, which small merchants say would work to the advantage of large mail order house3. "' r While the bill Introduced today does not fix. rates. Senator Bardner offers figures showing that ' express charges in this country are now 16 times freight charges and indicating 'that under, the postal system this ratio could be reducedyto about five and one- half to one, and at the same time the express business would be extended to the entire country. ' ,. , ''' CRITICISES LABOR REPORT. Senator Overman Says It Does. South ern Mill Operative an Injustice. . Washington,' Feb. 26. Sharp criti cism of a Bureau of Labor report on labor- conditions in the South was made in the Senate today , by Senator rirerman., nf North 'Carolina. He found especial fault with a comparison of the bills of fare of the mill men or North Carolina and Georgia with the menus of the prisoners in the Federal penitentiary at- Atlanta, Ga, and af- . . . . s . . m , ler .reaaing several oi mese uius.ui fare, declared they were equal to those of the -average Senator. - He did- not know, he said, why the mill operatives of , the South . should be subjected to such an maignity un less -it. was to meet the demands of sectional : fanatics. He declared the report to; be a slander on good citi zens. . ' - .. .. 11 - . ."What is the government going to do about it?" he demanded;,-. Is it pro posed to clothe and' feed these people and give them better wages ? , If not, what Is the purpose of the report?" Senator Galllnger said that uch re ports, ought to be stopped. He de clared ! that : the principal purpose ' in preparing them ito be the continuation of the -salaries, of. the officials prepar ing theml v,No action-was taken. ; ., ;.,'-....-..-... .... v 1 1 ' : - FAVORS . EIGHT HOUR DAY . House Will Probably Adopt it On. All v Government Work. ; - - ' '.Washington, Feb. 26, The 1 House went on ; record today favoring the adoption of the eight hour work day on all goveenraatnm on all government work, when a pro vision for such a limitation of the hours of labor was placed on the ap propriatlon for the manhfacture of armament In tie Army Fortifications bill for the coming year. - - ; . - Representative Rawch, ' of -Indiana, proposed the amendment which was adopted after a lively debate, in which the' labor union members of the House attacked . Representative Tribble, ; of Georgia, who opposed it v . : The House made some progress on the ' Fortiflcatlons. Bill vwhich carried f 4.036.235 .'for. the continuance or exist tne atroronriations for ' construction andimalhtenance of the defenses, of the continental ana insuiarcoasi nnes of the linited States; This sum is $3, -Il2.fifi4-less than the estimates of the War Department and $1,437,472 less than the appropriation or last year.. BILL INTRODUCED TO INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK American Agricultural Chemical Co., ' ' Which Has Plant In Wilmington ':' Will Be, Gigantic Corpora tion Meeting March 23 lVTew' York, Feb. . : 2G. A special meeting of the American Agricultural Cnemicat Company ? has been called for March 28th to Vpte on a proposal to authorize an increase of $18,000, 000,, preferred and ; $20,000,000, " com mon, stock; f J?'';'U)?:u--f Only $6,000,000 of the - preferred latock' will- be issued at the present time. , ; It will be offered to share holders at par. " .' 'c ! In the last' year, the company ac quired three fertilizer-plants at Pen s&cola, Fla; ; Montgomery, Ala.,' ' and Spartnanburg; S.- 0., which cost $549, 746, and built three plants at Wilming ton N. C.:, Columbia Sli C, and Sa vannah, Ga., which cost $877894. In vestments, in several small plants to tal $413,004 making the total of new plant expenditures $1,840,644. ,This explains why it is necessary to replace and add to the working capitals i The local plant of the American. Ag ricultural Chemical Company is locat ed on the Cape Fear river a short dis tance above the city, dust this side of the Swift -plant It has been in op eration .since last October, and is one cf the best equipped fertilizer facto ries: in this section.' Mr. , R. Li Fayne, of Alexandria Vav is the act ing local manager, -since the death of Hr. Hugh CWarreni who served in that capacity until his demise several weeks ago. Mr.' Payne stated . last night over the telephone that he had not heard of . the proposed Increased capitalization but when the press dis patch was read to him he said that the company had acquired a large num ber of plants in Carolinas, Alabama and Georgia, and that the incresed capital was' probably needed to oper ate the factories . h ' .r ; TURK04TALIAN ;AFFAIR. Ualy Quite Right to Destroy Two of Turkish Ships. Paris, Feb- 26. Although opinion here Is almost unanimous that Italy was absolutely within -her rights In de stroying the two. Turkish warships ly ing in the roadstead of Beirut on Sat urday when 60 'persons were Jailed and uvuruu nuuuui;ur.us uiuuiuiihivu of such a programme by -Italy is gen erally- regarded with apprehension . as it is thought possible that it may lead to European complications.; ; It is understood that the powers are ready to make a proposition for the settlement of the dispute by which Italy would take merely the coasts of Tripoli and-Cyrenica, leaving tne In terior in the hands of Turkey. ... The difficulty in the way of .the acceptance of this proposition is that the Italian Parliament has voted the annexation of the whole of Tripoli and Cyrenaica. ROOSEVELT IN -NORTH CAROLINA Republicans to Organize for Him at . Greensboro March 8tn. Asheville, N. C, Feb. 24. The Roosevelt campaign will be set in mo tion In a formal way March 8th, On that date, in. accordance with plans well understood by Republican leaders in all parts of the State, a meeting will be held 'in Greensboro at 10 o- clock with a view to effecting a State wide organization, and transact, sucn other business as may be" deemed ne cessary. .. . Hon. Richmond Pearson, whose ami ity as a political organizer is well un derstood throughout the State, will, u is understood, have general supervi sion of the Roosevelt field forces since he was chosen a member or. tne Roosevelt National committee at the recent gathering of the friends of the colonel in Chicago. OUTLINES Theodore Roosevelt announced Sun day night his candidacy for the Re publican . Presidential nomination and said yesterday " while in Boston he would be in the fight to the end. The rebel army advanced on Juarez yesterday, and with the probability of a !battle: occurring all . Americans fled bo El Paso. a '. -: '' A resolutkn, "was offered In the Sen ate yesterday which has aa Its purpose the investigation of Senator Du Pont's election as "a member of that body. Secretary of the Navy Meyer de clared yesterday that If the United States does not build at least two bat tleships a year her position among the naval power's of. the world will be ta ken by Japan. v: k ' ,.-f:l, ' ' The American Agricultural Chemi cal Oa has -called a meeting to take up a proposal to increase, the capital stock. - '. : -- .: , Dr. . Henry Louis Smith yesterday accepted the presidency cf Washington and Lee University. , ; ; . Matt R. : Denmark, yard . master, at Goldsboro, was instantly killed yester day when struck by an electric wire, " Roosevelt ' explained and emphaslz: ed his new project for the limited re call of Judicial decisions at the Massa chusetts Capitol yesterday, V The "House1 yesterday favored' aa Ight hour day for all laborers on gov ernment construction woric.. . . : New York markets: Money on call, steady, at 2 3-8 to 4 1-4 per cent; rul ing rate, 2 3-8; -closing bid, 2 3-8; Oif fered at 2 1-2. Spot cotton closed quiet 3 points lower.. Flour, quiet Wheat, spot. easy: No. 2, red, 1 . 00 3-4,- eleva tor, 'export basts, and 1.03 f.o.b. afloat. Corn, pot easy: No. z,; 76 1-4, eleva tor, domestic basis, and expert, 72 1-4 f .o.b "afloat . " Rosin :and ," turpentine. quiet.-; , ; ." ::, v ?V . ';' BAH TROUBLE GETS MORE ACUTE Vasquistas Army Advances on Juarez and Americans' ' j Flee to Border. '' . BATTLE IS PROBABLY RAGING General Campa Issues Announcement to Foreigner-Will Extend GuarV , antees if No Resistance : "... if Offered. . ' ''"'t ' 1 El Paso; Tex., Feb. 26. The Vas quistas army, commanded by ;Emllio Campai is believed to be advancing upon Juarez tonight, following . an un satisfactory telephone . conference t be tween Gamp'a and Mayor E C. Loren te,' of Juarez; V- -i v,: United States Consul Edwards no tified all Americans to leave Juarez, and at 8 o'clock it was believed all had crossed the Rio, Grande into El Paso. f'Enter Through Blood and. Fire.". Bauoheau, Chihuahua, Mex-, Feb. 26. The following announcement was sent to Juarez . this afternoon. En campment near Ciudad Juarez, Feb ruary 261912."; ' , .v For the present, I hereby announce in the name of all the chiefs and the troops under, my command that all guarantees ' extend to : all . foreigners and natives as long as there Is no re sistance of any kind offered in. Ciudad Juarez."; If there is resistance offered, we iwill enter the city through blood and fire, if need be. ' : --r --' '- "I have placed the time of six 'hours frpm 2 o'clock today so that all for eigners shall be notified of this an nouncement 'a In case of an attack by forelgnera (Amlericans) ; we will all unite '.without distinction of political parties. .. -,, 1 -,. y (Signed) . - " .. . - "GEN. EMILIO CAMPA, ' "COL. ROQUE GOMEZ," . : "MAJ. .TOM AS LOZA." At lltl5 o'clock tonight the forces of . Emiov Campa. arrived oh, the river bank opposite .Fort Bliss l and about one and ja halt mSles TKjrthar est -ot. Juat rez. Tney are supposed' be extend ing around the west side of the city. El Paso . speedily took, on a martial appearance tonight when announce ment that a, telephone conference be tween Mexican Consul E, C .Llorente and Emlo Campa, commanding 7 : the army at Bauche, regarding the fate of Juarez had terminated unsatisfactori ly.. Six hundred United' States troops of the Fourth Cavalry and of the 18th Infantry with machine guns were sta tioned at strategic points,,' H although Col. E. Z. Steeyer stated, that he had no instructions, to do other than pro test should Mexican bullets be fired Into American territory. , . .Americans in Juarez responded promptly to thewarning issued" by United States Consul Edwards and crossed the "Rio Grande to El Paso, to gether with hundreds of Mexican non- combatants, i . ' ' These preparations were hastened by the report that Campa troops al ready had begun their advance from Beauche. MUST BE CHESTERFIELDS. Court Awards Damages - for Brakes man's raiiure to Assist uaay. Atlanta.' Ga.. Feb. 26: Georeia rail roads must employ modern Chester fields as conductors and brakemen it thv would hft free of a certain class of damage suits, and the word . "wo man" as used by newspapers Is not a term of reproach, according H to deci sions rendered In the State Court of Appeals today. V The rurt held that Mrs, T. J. Crabb. of Cedartown, can collect ; $700 dam ages from the, soutnern Kaiiway Be cause a rough brakeman -failed to as sist her to board a train at Rockmart : It also presented that, the use Of the cnod : A'meriean word "woman" was" perfectly proper n ruling on the case of Mrs. Fannie Reynolds, who was awarded - $700 damages against the Georgia Southern & Florida Rail road. In the trial of her suit in the lower court her attorney argued that the term "woman" used in a newspa per article was One of reproacn. :ine court ruled otherwise. '- 4 " AGAINST THE BATHTUB TRUST. Air the Defendant Manufacturers to - Take Witness Stand.: 7 r Detroit Micrf,;Feb. 26.The government-was expected ..to'1 conclude its case today against the 13 firms and 28 individuals comprising the socalled bathtub trust The trial, which began on February 6th, in the Federal Court, was halted last Thursday because of the non-arrival of eight government witnesses who were delayed " by the storm which .tied up' railroad traffic. All these have arrived and were ex pected to testify during: today's 1 ses sion of court : !. ; .; ? f. It is probable nearly an of thede fendant manufacturers . will take the stand ' for the defense and that three weeks will be consumed In ' hearing their testimony. ?-:s -V. r ; -"' : ' . ' " ' "- ;- - ; Frederick, 0.r Feb." 26. Nettie Kent, the nine-year-old daughter of Thomas Kent, was found alive today jn, a snow drift near her father's home. .; She started last night from the home of a neighbor and became lost in the storm. Searching parties were out all night but did not find the child until after daylight; Her body was protected by a' heavy cloak, but her feet were froz en.1 Her recovery is expected. . . I HIM MEYER PLEADS FOR THE NAVY ... ,r. Declares That Japan ' Will Wrest Am- erica's Naval Position from 'Her If , Two -Battleships Are ; - Not Built ''-- Washington, Feb. ..26.-Japan by 1916 will have wrested the position Of third naval power from the United States,. and this country will have. dif ficulty in maintaining, jtself, in fourth place unless It builds .two battleships a year :."';'., - -'"":;: '': Secretary Meyer, declared this to be a fact; in his testimony today, before the House Naval Affairs, Committee. The Secretary urged greater liberal ity by Congress in dealing with the naval establishment . Mr. Meyer asked also for an ap propriation of $1,000,000 to establish a globe-girdling wirless system . by which United States warships could keep in constant touch with Washing ton, t with, the basis and with ' each other. - ' : The committee is pledged to econo my, and although appropriation for battleships have not. been acted: upon, many members are said to be Inclined not to support the caucus which de cided against ; a two-battleship . pro gramme. The wireless suggestion,' it is believed, will not be agreed to for reasons of economy. 7 The Secretary told the committee that even with the construction' : of two r battleships a year the United States, in four years, would be forced to drop behind Japan In the naval scale. If only one .ship a . year .. be built, he said, the country , would' find itself out-stripped by Great. Britain, Germany, France and Japan; 'As a part of the general naval re organization scheme, Secretary Mey er suggested the abandonment of the navy yards at New York, Boston and Portsmouth, N. H., provided $24,000, 000 could be realized from their sale. The three yards cost the government more than $116,000,000. . t In place cf the abandoned yard3, the new plan - contemplates one great yard in Narragansett Bay, another at Norfolk, a torpedo station at Charles ton and a small yard, at Kejr West. The latter would be in ' the ' nature of an auxiliary to the naval base at Guanta namo. The Secretary strongly ' advo cated the creation of the grade of Ad miral on the active list with the crea tion' of two vice Admirals. '. .. - HILlPPlfJEsrREPpRf iXct"-.'"' Islands Enjoying Prosperity: as1 a' Re sult of Free Trade- : " ". ' Washington, Fetj. " 25. Unprece dented prosperity is eing enjoyed by the Philippine Islands, '."principally as a result of free trade between them and the United States, and the cry of "hard times" there no longer can be raised, say" the members of - the Phil ippine Commission," in their report for 1911. - The United States has shared in this prosperity by Increasing its exports to the archipelago to $49,800, 000, or more than $12,500,000 during the year. Free trade has resutled in Increased' revenues o the Filipinos In sugar ' and tobacco, and an improve ment in the market for copra, (" The opening of new railway lines in various parts of the islands has ' re sulted in stimulating industry and fos tering production, the territory through which they pass haying awak ened to the development of . agricul tural industries. A steady and healthy growth of the postal savings bank is mentioned, Filipino depositors having increased 171 per cent over the num ber of the previous year.'-' v . Health conditions of the entire Is lands never have been better than dur ing the past year. WILL MOVE COLLEGE Presbyterian Institution Will Be Re- built at Myers Park' "1 Charlotte, N . C, Feb. 26. By a unanimous vote of 'the board of trus tees of. the Presbyterian College for Women, It; was decided tonight to move the' college from the uptown site, which it has occupied during its existence of more than a half century to the new suburb, Myers Park, two miles distant in the eastern section of the Ktfty -The consideration for the removal is the gift of 50 acres of land in the center bf the development of the Stephens Company, 85 acres given by other companies and indi viduals' and $8,000- The decision ' 1 a, part of a general plan of expansion on. a large scale which will probably take form in-a movement, for an en- downmeht. " By the. terms of the re moval the college' is guaranteed $100, i00 by the Stephens Company for its uptown ste, this to be delivered un less disposed of September 1st, 1914 Street cars, paving and all other mod; ern " Improvements : are ' guaranteed to the .college, at Its new site, ' ; , ; FOUGHT iTO DRAW. ' Battling Nelson Failed to Stop Jap- ? ;"-:' s -,: anese Boxer. -: ' Fort Smith, Ark., Feb. 26. Battling Nelson, former ' lightweight champion of the world, and young Togo, the Jap anese boxer, fought to a draw here to night Nelson lost his end or tne purse which he had agreed to forfeit unless he stopped the Japanese witnin elx rounds."-- '. .'... '-,."'.' - 1 - WashincATij - Feb Sri.-'I'Ve-' reallV wanted to find out whether this talk of bridging "the bloody -' chasm was mere lip service or heart religion,'' re marked Senator. John Sharp Williams, Of Mississippi, today as he moved the transfer of hia VIckaburk Confederate monument bill from the head of the calendar to Its foot rrpm wnere it can be taken up only oy a vote, me cen ate had refused to give immediate con Slderatlon to the bill. ,;' ".,' : TEDDY JOINS HIS ' t . HAT III THE RIIIG The Former President Makes; : Formal Announcement of His Candicacy. : '.' CAUSES WIDESPREAD TALK Plunges Into- the Thick of the Fight and Replies to Aneged Break ing of His "Third Term" ' ' ; . '."V ; Pledge. . ,.,.'., : ; ' " f Boston, Mass.. Feb. 26.-fVv velt plunked Into the thlnir f tW - for the Presidential nomination today. ne saia unequivocally that he was In me ngnt to the end, and . that was the end of It He replied to the charge 1 inac ne would be breaking his "third , - v - term pledge if he accepted another 1 nomination,' and asserted that whetn- - "J. ' er or not he should, bo tho his 'party : at the Chicago' convention ' he would abide, by its decision. : ; I am perfectly happy now " said ' C' he, ''because I am making a straitrht- .? - .v out fight for. a principle. The issue ia ;',.: . ; iu no way a personal one. 'v ,-; , a. j,1 - . uo you intend to support the Re , ; ' publican nominee - whoever ' he. msrr .. ?: 1 be?" he was asked.' .,'..'-:' ;' . 1. '''. ''-.' i v "Of course I shall " he renlied with j ' emphasis. .v . ,....' v ;'. ., --.vi'il" v.V.)': In response to inquiries as to the ' ' principle for which he is fighting, Col. , ' . Roosevelt referred questioners to his speeches- in Columbus,-- Ohio,": last ' ' r ween, ana oerore the Massachusetts- House today,- In his address today he - .V !V. - defended his proposal for limited - re- ' , call of judicial - decisions - and , cham- ' , . 1 ploned the irtght: of., popular .opinion ' - i to. control the machinery 'Of govern- ',''.' ',1 ment.'- ; a. r .,.,...- ;. -;, ; -'V - Col.- Ifcoosevelt'fl nosH-trth in-. Voff-nrrt ' - to the "third, term" was. explained to a - ' numDenor nis capers toaay.,.; y.-t . . ..My position, is i perfectly, simple," .-- V , . ha ulrl .I arnrarl It oa olaorlv o m r , tconld -te.,l9.V vrA t&&m m9rimiirt I said ,that I "would jxqI accept a ,homi . i 7: !? ;" . stances., meanlner;. of .course. . a . third. , consecutive ierm.J .' v - . .. . Standing in the assembly chamber - of the Maaaachusettfl -'. r.anitol' todav r Theodore Roosevelt .explained and emphasized, h'i zi'ew prpject .for the.- 1 . . limited recall- of. Judicial decisions. . v ", Col. Roosevelt, whose ylslt -to ..-the.,-.,. , , . State - House was , unexpected struck ' v out boldly-at those' who have criticised v . his plan. -'.''t x , ".Our systeniof government Is a. con- , f eased failurey'. he said. .-'"unless -the . people are to be - trusted , to govern v r ' themselves." .. v - '.v -.''"' After declaring-that $ ' should, be v ; the acme of those who ar' worthy and pndeavorlne to treat ftlieht "tO helo . -'. - better, not-merely politically but In t ; dustrially,- the 'condition or those least , favored -by fortune and to : endeavor to make an effort to keep the govern ment genuinely a government by and ror me peopie. j .... , ;. ,. f!nl. "Rnosevelt: pontlnued: "And be- -w . . w w - v w m- - ---- - jf rule, I favor direct nominations, direct' primaries, .including . direct- preieren- . tial primaries, not only tor, local, nuitf v for State -delegates. .: I believe In . the ;', ; , ndontion of wisely 'chosen devices un- : . '. ' dor which tho initiative and referen- ' dum can be used not. as. a, substitute . for a representative, government but to . make representative government . genuinely representallve. to see it cor- .- rected If it becomes mrsrepreseniaiiye. ' -Mr nosltion 'Sftid ' he. "is that If '.ft the . people 'know enough; to make the constitution,' they knowenough in the-, last resort to say vnai.u they meant when they made it" . "The people after' due deliberation! afe to be and must be the masters and their representatives their servants,? declared Col. Roosevelt. k - "Nw in the measure ' that I advo rate, in the method of securing a prop-. - er : Interpretation of - the constitution : , , ' which I advocate, tememoer to taite' j , . ;.- what i say, ana not xne neatmne m 4 the newspapers : purporting - to ' tell ', what I say. I am' not advocating the - recall of Judges, I "Sam advocating a - w measure , which, it adopted, will pre-., v. ' vent the necessity of the recall of , - Judges. ' I am not advocating the re- , call of the judge, I am advocating tne - ; recall of legalism to justice. - "Mv nronoaal 'fttvDlies only to - the. .."-"-''', legislative act which the. courts hold '; . ? unconstitutional. - 1 rerer. specmcauy. - to laws passed-in the collective inter- ; . . ' ets of the wnoie cpmmuniiy, passea i hv tho loe-lslatlve body your body ' .:vt. here, In the exercise of. the power to v promote the general welfare, in the ex- 1 ercise of the power to; promote tne ;-; p-err orr welfare, tn - the exercise of the : : ' 1 police power which Is inherent In the ? ;' jt: Legislature: : If such a law duiy ceai- , . Ing with "the collective interests, of the community as A whole, passed by : i 'r the Legislature and signed by the Gov- ' - V '., ernor," is declared unconstitutional by V the court, I ask that the people be r v given the right if they choose, to ex- . ercise that right themselves to- pass -; final Judgment upod the proposition." . The Annbuncement In Washington. , Washington; Feb.' 26.Sehato'r Hen- ry Cabot Lodge, Theodore! Roosevelt's "i . . Intimate friend and , close 'counsellor, issued'a statement today, saying that, x " . , because of their Hfe-long, friendship, ' j-., ; , , he could not personally ppose the . , colohel and therefore would take no . : -part whatever In.the campaign for the' t ; Republican-- Presidential,, nomination..,; 'v Senator Lodge also declared his oppo- - ":fi t i I'' f 'I S "7 . ' -1 .- . '' .' ,".J :v ' ' , ' : ' , . " . t.v 1 , -i i.. 'J . 7:" 1,
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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