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TOL.XCTX-NO. 183.
WLMlKGTOST, K. C, FRIDAY MORXHSTG, 31 ABCH 30, 1917
WHOLE NUMBER 39,902 x : X
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL SPEAK
AL ONG BROAD LINES IN ADDRESS
DEALING WITH PRESENT CRISIS
Is Assumed He Will Ask for War
Against Germany or Decla
ration of State of War
TOUCH INCIDENTS LIGHTLY
Officials Feel That Only Funda-
mental Questions Should be
Given Consideration
PUBLIC OPINION SOUNDED
General Situation Unchanged by
Hollweg's Address
"Washington, March 29. While
it is assumed from the defensive
measures already taken by the
military arm of the government
that President Wilson in address
ing Congress next week will ask
for war against Germany or a dec
laration that a state of war ex
ists, it is known that he will speak
along broad linesdealing lightly
with incidents leading up to the
present crisis. '
Officials feel now, that the time
is past when incidentals should be
discussed and henceforth that
only fundamental , questions of
both, present and future American
safety should be considered. As
a result the President is gathering
opinions and- suggestions from all
sides; as to-the sort ' of address to
make in the coming crucial hours;
Unchanged By Hollweg's ..Speech.:
. The general situation has not been
S . .......... . . Jt
changed by the speech of -the- German
Chancellor Von BethmannrHollweg
today, according to the view- tonight
of officials', who . read, press reports of
the portion of the address dealing
with the. United States and submarine
warfare.
Germany, it was stated, has consist
ently attempted to lay the blame for
her acts on other-nations. On previous
occasions President Wilson has taken
the position that Germany is in no way
justified in carrying
on submarine
ruthlessness because
of the British
blockade. '
Only complete abandonment of unre
stricted submarine warfare could
change the attitude of the United
States, it has been said semi-offlcially
recently, and press reports, indicate
that the German Chancellor did fnot
even discuss the possibility.
Cabinet Meeting Today.
The President will meet his cabinet
tomorrow for the last, time before be
ginning the actual writing of his mes
sage to Congress, and therefore' it is
expected that the German ' situation
will be dealt with very fully. He is
hopeful that no. time. will, be lost in
organizing the House, so that he may
deliver his address as soon as possible
after the extra session convenes, i
The attitude -of both Congress and
public opinion is sougnt in order to
represent both as fully as possible. As
to the former, the President is anxious
not to transgress the
constitutional V
prerogatives of Congress as the war
making body. It is realized that in the
ultimate analysisf regardless : of what
the President may recommend,- the
probability for decision rests there.
Public Favors Decisive Action.
Public opinion, it was said here, as
indicated by clippings from newspapers
in all parts of the country, unmistak
ably favors decisive action. -Belligerency
is not confined to the Atlantic
and Pacific sections if opinions gather
ed by the administration are a true
index. Demand for action on the part
f Congress and the President comes
also from the interior section between
the Alleghenies and the Sierras. The
views reported by some mid-western
('(,ngressmen as to the apathy of their
constituencies, is considered more lo-
tal than general. ;
v Th greatest point under considera
tion by the administration at the pres
et time is whether Germany has not
unmistakably shown, through a long
succession of violations of International
tow, that the United States must defi
nitely unite with the liberal democra
ts of the world against the four most
cmilete autocracies, both for its pres
ent and its future safety.
World's Peace Endangered...
All hope has been lost, as shown -in
the note to Germany as to the treat
r 182K, in the good faitlf of the, pres
eni German rulers. The Belgian ; in
vasion and deportations, the ruthless
submarine warfare, the attempts to em
broil neutral countries in plots, and
the general conduct of the war, have
convinced many officials that' the Ger
man military system as at present di
eted is a permanent danger to the
Grid's peace. . ... , , ' . .i '
Liisclosure- of More' Plots.
German plots in this country, run
"infr back almost to the beginning . of
ue war and finally culmlnatinsT i to
(Continued on Page Ten). .
Gef
many Not to
Enters War, Declares HAiweg
Imperial Chancellor Asserts U-Boat Warfare Wai ndertaken for
, Nation's Defense and If Action Warrants Increased -Bloodshed
the Responsibility Falls Upon Other Shoulders
Berlin, March 29 (via Sayville). Dr. j
von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German
imperial chancellor, in a speech in the
reichstag today declared that Germany
had undertaken submarine warfare for
its defense, and added:
"It the American .nation considers
this a cause for which to declare war
against the German nation with which
it has lived in peace for more than one
t
hundred years, It this action warrants
an increase of bloodshed, we shall not
have to bear the responsibility for it."
The chancellor made important dec
larations concerning Germany's policy
toward the United States and Russia.
"How did these things develop?" he
asked, in speaking of the relations with
the United States, and then proceeded
to answer the question by reviewing
the causes which led up to the German
use of submarines in unrestricted war
fare. No Intention of Attack.
"Germany never had the' slightest
intention of attacking the United States
of America and does not have such in
tention now. It never desired war
against the United States of America
and does not desire it today," was his
declaration. -
The chancellor, whose speech is re
ported by the Overseas News Agency
(the German official -news bureau) said
further:
"Within the next few days the direc
tors of .'- the American nation will be
convened by President Wilson for an
extraordinary ' session of 'Congress , in
order, to decide the question of: war or
peace" between the. American and Ger
man nations... i-r V . ' ' r.-
' -"Germany never had thev slightest in
tention of attacking the "United States
ofrAmerlca and does not have such in,
tentlon " now. It never, desired .war
CASTLE TORPEDOED
British Steamship Sent Down in
" Atlantic Ocean 320 'Miles
From Land March 19.
SOME
DEAD AND MISSING
Associated Press Inforased Taat Vessel
L Was Attacked Without Warning.
' One of Five - Life ' Boats
Still Missing.
' Ixmdon, March 29. The British
steamship Alnwick Castle has been tor
pedoed in the Atlantic ocean. Some
persons are reported dead and others
are missing. :'
The admiralty has informed the As
sociated "Press that the Alnwick Cas
tle was torpedoed without warning on
March 19 in. the Atlantic 320 miles from
the nearest land. On the previous day
the steamer had rescued the crew of
another British steamer that also had
feeen torpedoed. '
The passengers and crews of both
vessels abandoned the Alnwick Castli
in five boats. One of these boats land
ed on the Spanish coast. It original!
contained 20 persons, including a stew
ardess and a child, bu five of thetf
died. All the survivors in this boat
were suffering from frost bite.
IVINE AMERICAN NEGROES IN
CREW OF SAILING SHIP ARO
New Orleans, March 29. The Portu
guese sailing ship Argo, torpedoed and
sunk while en route witlv merchandise
from New Orleans to London, according
to'a cable received from London by the
ship's agents here today, carried nine
American negroes in her crew of 23
All the res.t of the crew were Porta
guese. ' '
THREE HUNDRED MEN IN . ; . "
SEABOARD SHOPS STRIKE
Norfolk, Va,, March 29. Three hun
dred men went on a strike in the "Sea
board Air Line shops in . Portsmouth
this motning. -They are helpers in the
boiler machine"" blacksmith foundry,
pipe-fitting and tin shops and in the
round bouse. Refusal' of a demand for
an eigfafcents - increase in hourly pay
was given as the reason for the walk
out which they claim has brought
work to standstill. Officials 'say they
am not seriously embarrassed and that
the -vacancies will be quickly filled, j
STEAMER Wl(
Blame if Uj.
against the United States of America
and does not desire it today.
Expectations Disappointed.
"How did these things develop? More
than once we told the United States
that we made unrestricted use of the
submarine weapon expecting that Eng
land could be made to observe, in her
policy of blockade, the laws of human
ity and international agreements. This
blockade policy we expressly recall has
been ' called 'Illegal and indefensible'
Xthe imperial chancellor here usedthe
English words) by President Wiisorr
and Secretary of State Lansing. Our
expectations, which we maintained
"during eight months, have been disap
pointed completely; England not only
did not give up her illegal and indefen
sible policy of iblockade, but interrupt
edly intensified it. England, together
with her allies, arrogantly rejected the
peace offers made by us and our allies
and proclaimed her war aims which
aim at oar annihilation and that of our
allies.
"Then we took unrestricted subma
rine warfare Into our hands; we had to
for our defense.
Germany Not Responsible.
"If the American nation considers.
this a cause for which to declare war
against the- German nation with which
it has lived in peace for more than 10
years, if this action warrants ' an in
crease of bloodshed, we shall not have
to bear the responsibility for it. The
German nation, which feels neither hat
red nor hostility against the United"
States of America, shall also bear and
overcome this.
Dealing - with Russia, the imperial
chancellor - said that the Russian em
peror had not listened to- tlje German
emperor's advice to no longer., oppose
.the justified -wlshee-:h.is - cation for
reforms.' - '
;VHad Russia's attention been concen
trated on internal reconstruction," said
(.Continued on Page Seven).
Steamer Otaki Vy& Up Sturdy Bat
tle When Attacked by Raider,
Scoring Seven Hits
SEVERAL KILLED IN , FIGHT
Twenty-Two Neutrals Wao Were 'Tak
en to Germany By the Raider and -
Later Release Tell af the
Engagement.
Copenhagen, March 29 ' (via London).
Twenty-two neutrals who were
brought to Germany on the commerce
praised Moewe as prisoner, including one
American, ; arrived here today from
Kiel. They were released because they
were not serving on armed merchant
men. .' ; . ; ' ;
"The sailors brought an account of a
hard engagement between the Moewe
and the British steamer Otaki, which
put up a. sturdy fight when it was en
countered, by the German raider on
March 10.. The Otaki, according to the
sailors, surrendered only after scoring
seven hits on the Moewe and setting,
the i German raider on fire. The, blaze
ra; not extinguished for three 'days.
Six men of the crew of the Moewe and
two captive Hindus were killed during
the fight, while the Otaki lost her cap
tain, a mate, her engineer and two sail
ors. During the engagement, the sailors
said, the British prisoners on the Moewe
broke the iron grating barring the
room in: which they were confined, but
tKey . were - over-awed by the sailors
from the Moewe with hand grenades.
The neutral prisoners," who were con
fined in another quarter of the ship,
spent an anxious time during the en
gagement, knowing that, if the Moewe
wer sunk they would, go down with
her. One .shell "penetrated the huil of
the Moewe passing .barely .two feet be
low the quarters occupied by the neu
tral prisoners. " ; ,
The Moewe's return from her cruis
ing the South Atlantic, it was 'added.
was without further Incident. She ran.
north to the vicinity -of New Foundland,
slipped across the Atlantic to the Nor
wegian coast and, undiscovered, tra
versed the Danish sound to a German
port. The British sailors and neutrals
that were on the armed merchantmen
after their arrival in Germany wete
distribute to prison camps, .the officers
going to. Karlsruhe and the others to
Westphalia. - "
" The;: return - of the German raider
Moewe to a German port was announc
ed ih ra . Berlin wireless dispatch re
ceived on March" 23. The capture 6f
, (Continued on Page Six). . .
HE SET AFIRE
BY BRITISH SHIP
PLANS
BEGIN
DEFItl
FOR ARMY
TAKING ON
HE SHAPE
President and Senator. Chamber
lain Discuss Steps for En
largingr Force Rapidly
TALK UNIVERSAL TRAINING
Mr. Wilson is Said to Have Given
No indication of theCourse
1 He Will Pursue '
Washington, March 29. Plans to for
ward further ', preparedness measures
for the army today began to . assume
definite form.
How an increased armed force may
be promptly secured for the present
emergency, as well as universal train
ing as a national policy was. discussed
by ' President Wilson swith Senator
Chamberlain, of Oregon, chairman of
the Senate military committee. At the
same time Secretary. Baker and admin
istration leaders in. Congress consid
ered legislation needed for the military
establishment.
Army -Problem Fully Discussed.
Senator Chamberlain told the Presi
dent that he believed the executive has
authority now without further action
by Congress to raise at once an army
of more than 400,000 men increasing
the regular army to full strength and
calling out all of the National Guard at
war strength, with co-operation from
state executives. ,
There was no intimation that the
resident was considering such a step
immediately, but . the whole field of
measures necessary to secure a larger
force was discussed. ' '
For the present needs, the War De
partment, Secretary' Baker said, has
decided to submit to-Congress a budget
containing virtually, the same provis
ions as the regular army appropriation
bill. .Jhtch .tailed- a" thelast session.
Estimates for the ..expense In connec
tion with an enlarged army or for any.
emergency activities will be presented
later. This decision coincides with the
House, plan to re-enact the appropria
tion bill without change and send it at
once to the Senate. '
Senator Chamberlain also agreed, to
expediate the bill in the Senate. To this
end he said he would not again offer
u-s universal training bill as a rider if
it would delay prompt action on the
supply measure.
Discus Universal Training Plan.
The conference,; between the Presi
dent and Senator Chamberlain, at the
latter's request, was primarily o dis
cuss the Senator's universal training
plan. ' He asked ' the President to en
dorse the general principle of compul
sory training in his forthcoming mes
sage to Congress. " The President, it
was said, gave' no indication of his
probable course. ' ' .
After leaving the White House the
senator said" he was "still hopeful" of
administration's . endorsement of his
measure v and also expected increased
optimism over prospects of passage by
the Senate of some form of universal
training measure. -
As a result of his talk with the
President, Senator'- Chamberlain ex
pects to make r several ' important
amendments . to his bill, particularly
with the idea of increasing the number
of trained soldiers it would produce in
a short period. To this end he propos
es to raise the age limit of youth sub
ject to training from 19 to20 years, to
secure more mature men, and to begin
the training periods sooner than pro
vided in the tentative bill, which pro
poses that about 500,000 youths he
trained, annualfy with six months' con
tinuous service. '
BEAUTIFM TOUSG WOMAN IN
KINSTON COMMITS SUICIDE.
Fannie Stanford Ends Her Life by Poi
son Route at Early Dawn.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Kinston, N. C., March 29. Fannie
Stanford, about .20' years of age, com
mitted, suicide by drinking poison in a
South Kinston house early this morn
ing. . The coronor said the woman was
"one of the most.beautifur he ever
t PU am 1. J 1 .11.
caw. ssiits vrfto u, auiuiiB uruueiie ut !
medium build.
The police say others saw the girl
drink lysol, a carbolic preparation. She
died in a few minutes. The authorities
believe she was a novice in the Under
world and was despondent over her
situation.
There was an all-night party in the
house of the suicide, the police say,
the girl's hostess celebrating her birth-?
day. - At the first crack of dawn an
auto full of gay female guests laft the
house, the merriment ceased and Fan
nie Stanford quaffed, a final bitter cupr.
Bruises several days old on her face
Indicated 'that the girl had been, bru
tally assaulted.. She is said to haveoi
. i a. a ill. r.i i -I
oeen miiVLuaiau. wiw uiw uii oiaie.
She left -no word,-written or oral, ex
plaining her act. Efforts today ,to com
municate with relatives, of the - victim
at Snow Camp, N. .C, were unavailing.
HOW GOVERNMENT LOAN WAS
SHARED BY RESERVE BANKS
Washington,, March 29 The-$50,000,-;
000 borrowed yesterday by the govern
ment for. ninety- days is. distributed
among the 13 Federal Reserve banks, It
was announced today, as follows;
New York $20,000,000; Boston $3j-"
000,000; Philadelphia $3,5p0,0OO; Cleve
land, $3,500,000; Richmond $2,000,000;
Atlanta $1,500,000;. Chicago $5,000,000;
St Louis $2,500,000;. Minneapolis $2,-'
000,000 Karfsas, City' $2,500,000; Dallas
$2,000,000; San Francisco $2,600,000 .
REPUBLICANS ENTER FIGHT
FOR HOUSE ORGANIZATION
WITH RANKS BADL Y SPLIT
For First Time Since Anglo
French ForcesBed" Occu
i pying Evacuated Ground
OVER 900 TURKS OAPJURED
British Troops in Palestine Make Ad
- vance of Fifteen Miles and Seise
Entire Staff of Fifty-Third
, Turkish Division.
For the first time since th British
and French troops began their seizure
of ground between Arras and Soissons
evacuated 'by the Germans, a period of
comparative calm has set in. The only
advance recorded by either the British
or French war offices is the capture of
the village of Neuvllle Bourjonval,
about ten miles northwest of Ro'isel, by
the troops of Field Marshal. Sir Doug
las Haigv Only artillery activity is
reported from the front' held by the
French troops, it still being quite vio
lent in Champagne On the sector of
Maisons de Champagne, around Hill
304, near Verdun, and in Lorraine near.
EmbermesniL I
i Along the eastern front in Russia the
situation remains unchanged, the Rus
sian and Austro-German armies being
virtually inactive, owing to the thaw.
Petrograd reports the repulse of Rus
sian attacks along the Oussia and Csob
anvos river in Rumania, but says the
Russians put down an attempt by the
Tefnic allies - to advance along the
Folksha'ni-Tecutchiu road.
The- British .forces operating in Pal
estine have made an advance of 19
miles! against the Turks, capturing the
entire staff of the 63rd Turkish divis-
ipn, muuuuis i Kcueiiu .xaw wtu.
Enver Pasha, the Turkish minister of
war, has visited German army head
quarters to confer with Emperor. Wil
liam, Field' Marshal von: Hindenburg
and General Ludendorff, first quarter
master general. -I-
The Austriahs are keeping up their
offensive against the Italians on the
eastern front in the .Austrq-Itallan the-.
atre. After-' havings for several days
heavily shelled positions on. the Carso
front, the Austrians delivered an at
tack but met with repulse, according
to the Italian war office.'
i Nothing -new has come through con
cerning the operations in Macedonia.
COST OF FEEDING AVERAGE
; FAMILY HAS GROWN TO $425.54
This Compares With a Food Bill of
Only f330 In 113.
i Washington, March 29. The annual
foo.d 4 bill of the average -family has
grown from $339.30 in 1913 to $425.54
at present, - the . Department of Labor
announced today in a review of food
prices. In ten years, the department's
experts estimate, the advance in the
cost of food has so .far outstripped
wage Increases that the workman whe
drew $3 a day in 1907 now finds him
self Just $9 cents a day worse off.
WOULD MAKE NATIONAL GUARD
PART OF THE NATIONAL FORCE
Universal Training Recommended
at
Association's Closing Session.
New York, March 29.-Universal mili
tary training, with the National Guard
as a part of the Federal force, was
recommended by the unanimous vote of
the delegates of the National defense
convention of the National Guard Asso
ciation of the United States at Its clos
ing session here today, v .-
i For Sinking of Hospital Ship As-
l
turias by Germans
Statement Denies Uae of Such Vessels
- As Transports Visit and Search- .,
Pointed Out aa the IDbvioua
Remedy. . N .
London, "March 29. Referring to a
German wireless dispatch. received here
alleging as an. excuse for the torpedo
ing" of the British hbspital ship As
turias, that the British have employed
hospital-ships to carry .troops' and mu
nitions, an official statement was issued
ody. Reverting'' to previous denials of
this charge and pointing, out that the
obvious remedy for such attacks 1 is
visit and search,. the statement says:'
"'The British government does not
again 'point out ,the . : obvious course
which common sense and humanity dic
tate. Neither does it repeat, the stern
warning conveyed in the, British com
munication of January .31. that Instant
reprisals would follow : the most un
speakable crime which now. disgraces
the record, of. the German , government.
It can ; only place such: facts before
the judgment . of civilization and pro
ceed; to such. ' measures as will per
(Continued on Page Ten);' -
BRITISH GOVEDet
ir ME REPRISALS
Four Different Factions Expected
to Have Much to Say Before
.the Ticket is Named
DEMOCRATS ALSO DIVIDED
Representative Gallivan, the 'Wet'
Insurgent, is Giving Cause
for, Uneasiness
WANTS SOUTHERNERS OUT
Says Now is No Time for Any One
Section to. Have Control
- Washington, March 29. Factional
battle flags were hoisted tonight -in
both Democratic and Republican camps
in preparation for i he conferences to
morrow and Saturday over House or
ganization plans. '
The Republicans' are divided along
many lines. While it now is generally
conceded that the party will put a ull
ticket in the field, the Progressives bi
partisan, temporary organization and
anti-Mann factions are expected to
have , much to say before a program is
finally agreed upon.
Democrats face, a serious problem in
the -announced opposition of Represen
tative. Gailivan, . of Massachusetts, a
"wet" insurgent, generally credited
with a score of followers, to the organ
ization plan for re-seating old commit
tee chairmen and advancing other com
mitteemen to chairmanships under the
seniority rule. .
Oppose South In Saddle.
. Arriving Here today Mr. Gallivan an
nounced -that while he would support
Speaker' Clark for re-election, he would
nbtT go Into ' the Democratic caucus,
would oppose the Democratic organiza
tion committee blan. and ironld urtliP
Tusge theTraming of several, Republicans
to committee .chairmanships." ..Thus far
he has. not conferred, with, any Mother
so-called in8urgeiits, . but - he -said- to
night he--thought "one or two - of the
boys", would he. with him in his fight.
. "I am unalterably opposed to the
Southern Democrats remaining in the
isaddle throughout the coming Con
gress," ! Gallivan said. "They had vir
tually all of the choice chairmanships
in the past and they .snould not have
them again. This is - no time for one
section of the country to be controlling
the House." ..
Fear that enough Democrats may fol
low the Massachusetts member, to up
set party plans are based largely upon
his success during the closing days of
the last session in defeating a judge
ship retirement bill ; earnestly desired
by Southern Democrats.
Democratic Caucus Today.
. Democrats -will caucus tomorrow af
ternoon and a complete organization
will be worked out. Unless unexpected
changes are made, the .tentative ar
rangements for making . committee as
signments probably will be adopted.
. The Rpublican committee of 27 will
meet tomorrow afternoon and prepare
its final recommendations . to be pre
sented to the Republican conference on
Saturday, .when plans, not only for or
ganization of the House but also for
the conduct of the. business , on the Re
publican side, will be threshed -out. Re
gardless of what party organizes the
House, the progressive . Republicans
will insist, that their membership take
a constructive stand" on all important
measures.
Representative Mann is expected to
offer his bi-partisan organization plan
and Representative Towner's tempora
ry organization' project, now supported
also by Representative Gardner, of
Massachusetts, . will be discussed.
MIDSHim URGED TO
PAST HEROES
Secretary Daniels Gives Diplomas
W 183 New Ensigns
Telia Them That Upon Their CooInieas
Leadership and Ability to Shoot
' Straight" May , Depend Fate
of Decisive Battle.
Annapolis, Md., March 29. Secretary
of, the Navy Daniels- today held up to
nearly 200 ' midsnipmen woo received
their diplomas from him, the record Of
the heroes of the navy, particularly
the late. . Admiral Dewey, and urged
them to go Into the service with the
bright record of those former ' Ameri
caa : sea fighters as shining marks - to
ward which to strive.
- The , graduates were told by the' Sec
retary . that the Nation expected them
to ; be ready "for - the day tha,t 'may
come how soon, who can tell? when'
Upon your coolness and knowledge and
leadership and ability to shoot straight
may depend the fate of a decisive naval
engagement." . -
Called to the colors three months
ahead of time because of the strained
international situation,- th 183- mem
bers of the class, which under ordinary
circumstances - woU1.4 ' not have gradu
ated until June, tonight are on their
way to take up the duties as ensigns.
EMULATE
LIVESTOCK MEET
Conference Adjourns After Adopt
ing Programme of Construc
tive Promotion Work
PRONOUNCED BIG SUCCESS
Two Sessions Yesterday Filled
With" Interesting and Instruc
tive Talks by Experts
After voting unanimously "to maka1
this a permanent annual exposition and,
conference to be held at Wilmington,"
the-! North Carolina Livestock Exposi
tion and. Conference adjourned about!
5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, end
ing a two days' session. The first event
of the kind and scope held in North)
Carolina was a decided success, in thq
estimation of those most directly ln-
terested in promoting it, and compared
very favorably with similar livestock;
conferences and expositions held in
other states of the Southeast, according"
to Mr. C. S..Ucker, Vice-president ol
the Southern Settlement & Develop
ment Organization, which took an ac
tive part in the promotion of this and
other similar - meetings - held in the
South Atlantic states.
Just before adjournment, closing the
last of two sessions yesterday, during
which addresses on various phases of
the livestock industry and related sub
Jects were delivered by nearly a dozen
specialists of the National, and State)
departments of agriculture and others.
Mr. G. Herbert Smith, of Wilmington,
chairman of the resolutions committee
ANDlllLEVEIIT
1 ' ' a
of the conference, made a brief and en
thusiastic speech on the subject dlf the .
packing house industry, which elicited ' -hearty
applause.' He read a set of reso- ro
tations, which were unanimously adopt- ' '
J ed and which, in addition to declaring,
ffeMftnl?8
ence a permanent annual affair, author-
ized the appointment by the chair of a - '
committee of seven, which "shall, elth
er through. its'own activity p? in co-operation
and co-ordination with any oth
er similar body having the 'same com
mon ultimate objects, labor diligently"
to effect the eradication of the cattle
tick; propagate . diversified agriculture
based upon the livestock industry; the
importation of abetter breeds of live
stock and the organization, co-operation
and co-ordination of the owners of
idle lands in the State, similar to the
movement effected heretofore In Georg
ia and Florida. 1 ' f
Many Able Addresses.
At the morning session yesterday, ov
er which Dr. W. B. Skinner, of Chicago
secretary of the International Dairy
Association, presided, in the absence of
Congressman ,R. ; N. Page, , who was de
tained, there was an able and helpful
address by Dr. B. W. Kilgore,. directors
or the North Carolina Experiment Sta
tion and Extension Work, who outlined
"A State Programme for Agricultural
Work"; Mr. L. I.iiGuion-, secretary Fed
eral Land Bank Columbia, S. C, in en
tertaining and instructive manner, de
scribed "The Relation of Federal Land.
Banks to the Livestock Industry"; Tho
subject of "Pastures" was discussed" by
Prof. Lyman Carrier, of the United
States Department of Agriculture, and
Mr. B. F. Shelton, of Speed, N: C, one of ,
the leading exhibitors at . the exposi- '
tion, and "Meat Production" was ably
presented by Mr. George M. Rommel,- of
the United States Department of Agri
culture. . -J
At the afternoon session, over which,
Mr. C. S. Ucker presided in the absence
of Congressban H. L. Godwin, very in
teresting and instructive talks were)
given on "Dairying" by Mr A." J. Reed,
North' Carolina i Agricultural Experi
ment Station; "Soy Beans" by Mr. W,
J. Morse, United States Department of
Agriculture; on "Hogs and Pastures" by
Mr. Dan T. Gray,' North Carolina Agri
cultural Experiment Station,' and on,
"Sheep Industry,"; by Dr. F. R. Marshall,
United States Department of "Agricul
ture. Col. Fred A. Olds,' director, of the
North Carolina Hall of History, repre-
senting the Manufacturers Record, Bal
timore, made a brief, and 'stirring ad
dress dealing some heavy blows at the
free range and cattle tick, ir which ?he
boldly called a spade a spade and elicit- '
ed hearty applause.
Congressman George E. Hood, of the .
Third district, sent a letter which was
read by Mr. Ucker, expressing" regret at
his inability to he present and fill his
place on the programme, but saying
that, he had received telegrams rom
Speaker Champ Clark and Majority
Leader Claude Kltchin . calling him to
Washington in time to attend the Dem--ocratic
House caucus Friday morning.
Mr. Ucker said he presumed Mr. Godwin
was detained by the same cause, though
no explanation of his absence was of-
fered. - '- --j'.' ': ' -
Pasturage and Soils.
Pasturage and soils were the sub
jects for discussion at the morning
session of the Conference ' yesterday
with" an admirable Introduction by Dr.'
W.-E.' Skinner, of Chicago,' 111., sec-"
retary of the International Dairy As
sociation, who spoke briefly of the Na
tional 'Livestock Show,- .which will -I e
held this year at Columbus, Ohio. Tit
first show to ; be conducted -under the
auspices of, the association represented
by Dr. Skinner was held last year at
Springfield, Mass. ! -
; Dr. ; Skinner, could' not but. smile, ; I:
declared, when he had read . in the
morning paper that Wilmington's show
could compare favorably with that iit
Springfield. There were 9$6 head- cf
cattle- exhibited there, last.' year:
he - expects to have - 1,500 , head v
year. He spoke of his 32 years of
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