STORMSWEEPSOVER
NEW ALBANY, II
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TWENTY-FIVE TOFIFTY ESTIMAT
ED KILLED AND OVER HUN
DRED INJURED.
Ikm^ WRECKAGE IN PITH
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State Troop* Asked For.?Aid Rushed
From Louisville and Jeffsrson.?
Work of Devastation Leaves Many
Homeleas.
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New Albany, lnd.?Between 26 and
60 persons were killed and probably
100 or more were injured by a storm
which swept over New Albany, demol
ishing scores of residences and several
industrial plants.
Twenty-five bodies have been re
covered. and it Is expected this nura- 1
ber will be materially increased when
all the debris of wrecked buildings
has been cleared away.
The lighting system for the resi
dence section of the city was put out
of commission by the storm, and the
work of rescue is proceeding with
difficulty.
The storm, struck about two miles
from New Albany and moved south
west. Entering the city at State
street, near Haly, ti swept through
three blocks. At the intersection of
State and Pearl streets, It left the
ground and then struck again at Vln
ceunes street and the Charlestown
road nearly a mile away. At that
point, dwellings in three blocks wero
demolished. , *
In its progress along the Corydon
Pike, the storm uprootted hundreds
of trees and destroyed many small
houses, many of whose occupants
were injured.
The streets In the path pi the storm
were a mass of wreckage and l( was
soon seen that outside assistance was
'needed to meet the situation.
An appeal was made to the city
authorities of Louisville, who sent a
large number of policemen to the
scene. In addition, every available
officer from the Indiana Stftte Refor
matory at Jeffersonvllle and from the
Jeffersonvllle police force were hur
ried to the stricken district. A call
was made on the Governor for state
troops, and It was reported that these
were on the way. Numbers of citixens
from surrounding towns hastened to
New Albany and offered such aid as
they could.
PLANS FOR PARTICIPATION
OF UNITED STATES IN WAR.
Preparations Are Talked Over at
Cabinet Meeting.?No Half-Way
Measures.
Washington.?The American Gov
ernment has .decided upon sweeping
measures to be put into effect, follow
ing the expected declaration by Con
grass son after it meets April 2, that
a state of war exists between the
United States and Germany.
Fully appreciating Germany's poli
cy of acting in war first and talking
afterwards, the Government has de
termined to provide against every
possible emergency.
Questions Involved were discussed
at a Cabinet meeting, to which heads
of departments carried reports on pre
parations already made and others
contemplated.
Regretfully the Government appar
ently has decided that since Germany
is making war upon the United States
through ruthless killing of Americans
and destruction of their ships, the
issue must be met with steps much
more far-reaching than mere attempts
to protect individual merchant craft.
Once a state of war is declared to ex
ist, aggressive measures are expected
f to be taken.
As outlined after Friday's Cabinet
meeting, the preparations of th?l Gov
ernment are not to be for a short war,
or a war marked by half-way meas
ures. A complete program has been
prepared so that everything will be
carried out in a systematic manner.
The exact measure of American par
ticipation In the war Is not expected
to be revealed until after the Presi
dent addresses Congress and until
public sentiment crystalUes.
Whether an army will be sent,
abroad is left to the future. But this
possibility is being taken into con
sideration. and the Government pro
poses to be ready for it as soOn as
practicable. *" ' ' * j ar" ,
Detailed plans requV'B* icngres
sional action are expected to be com
plate when Congress meets April t.
Prior to that time, the Democratic
and Republican leader* will confer
with the President and members of
hla Cabinet" Speaker Clark and Rep
resentative Kltchin returned to Wash
ington from the South
The President haa not yet written
hla address1 tp Congress, although he
haa a general Idea of what be will
propose. ' ' '
The measures decided upon are
military, naval. Industrial and finan
cial. The; afe understood to be most
comprehensive.
The Army plans have bfeen fully
drawn. Their first object will be to
fully protect the United States against
any contingency.
The naval program contemplates
the bufldfhg of vessels of all classes
aa rapidly aa possible, and the man
niag of tbem when completed.
RAILROAD* ASK PERMISSION
TO INCREASE FREIGHT RATES
Wasklagtoa.?The chief railroads of
the Km! petitioned tb- Interstate com
merce commission to amend its rules
to preurtt a general Increaae In all
fright rates. Western railroads noti
fied the commission that Htey, too.
woald ask lor a general increaae In
fretgh^ratea ail probably will follow
the Eastern ruads In asking for a sua
penatoft of ??? rales The proposed
increases probably will raage twtween
? It and IS per cent.
NEUTRAL NA1KT0
OFFER MEDIATION
TO AVERT WAN BETWEEN
^GERMANY AND U. 8.
MOTHER TEUTONIC SCHEME
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Proposal Probably Another Move to
Confuse the leeue and Divide Senti
ment Here, It Way Washington Re
tard* the Matter. ,
Washington.?Word that a neutral
European Nation might offer media
tion to prevent open war between the
United States and Germany has come
to the Administration without caus
ing surprise or In any way affecting
the Government's plans tor meeting
the situation forced by submarine
ruthlessness. Such a proposal Is re
garded here as nothing more than an
other scheme fostered by Germany
with the hope of confusing the Issue
and possibly dividing sentiment In
this country while the destruction of
American lives and ships on the high
seas continue.
At the State Department officials
would neither deny nor confirm that
the Government already had been ap
proached qn this subject, although it
was admitted Informally that some
such move was not unexpected.
It was very emphatically stated that
no suggestion ot mediation or discus
sion would be considered unless It
was accompanied by abandonment of
illegal assaults upon American ship
ping. a course which there is no' rea
son tor belivlng the Imperial Gov
ernment is giving a thought.
The feeling In all quarters here is
that the United States has with In
finite patience and forbearance done
everything possible with honor to
avoid the virtual state of war now ex
isting through Germany aggression.
So long as this aggression continues,
officials *a. there Is nothing to do but
adopt measures of defense, and 110
basis exists tor discussion.
Suspend* Eight-Hour Law.
During the 10 days that must elapse
before Congress assembles in response
to his call. President Wilson will give
close personal attention to the prepar
ations going forward through the War
and Navy Departments. He saw no
callers today, but was In touch with
both ot the Departments. One of the
duties he performed was the signing
of a formal proclamation suspending
the eight-hour law as applied to plants
engaged on naval work, as step auth
orised by Congress as a part of the
general plans for speeding up con
struction.
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ANOTHER VESSEL FLYING
AMERICAN FLAG IS SUNK.
Hsaldon ia Torpedoed In North 8?l
Without Warning.?Twenty of
Crow Lost.
Washington. ? American Consul
Mahln. at Amsterdam, cabled the Stale
Department that the American steam
er Healdton, sunk by a submarine off
Terehelling. Holland, was torpedoed
without warning, and that 20 of the
crew were drowned. I'he Consul's
dispatch follows;
"Standard Oil Ship Healdton, from
Philadelphia for Rotterdam, cargo oil.
torpedoed without warning 8:16 even
ing of 21st, 25 miles noflh of Ter-'
schelltng, Holland. Twenty of crew
drowned. One died ot injuries. Oth
ers (taken) to north of Holland. Sub
marine seen after torpedoing. More
details to follow "
The sinking of the Healdton adds
another grave chapter to the story of
war waged against' American ship
ping by Oermany to be laid before
Congress by President Wilson at the
special session he has called for April
2. It can cause no immediate change
In the altaatton. Since Ihe destruction
of three Amerlcsn ships last Saturday
and Sunday. Administration officials
have considered that a state of war
existed, and It is to met this situation
that Congress has been summoned to
authorise steps beyond the srmlng of
merchantmen.
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT. IS
RECOGNIZED BY UNITED STATES
Petrograd.?The United States U
the first nation to recognise formally
the new govern Bent of Russia Am
baseador Ft am is made-* iirWlminarv
call on Foreign Minister MllukolT. Ac
companied by his staff. Including the
naval and military attaches, he went to
the Martnsky palace, where the Coun
cil of Ministers was assembled, made
the formal recognition and presented
congratulations and felicitations on
behalf of the United States.
BIO DEMONSTRATION ?....
IN NEW YORK CITY
New York.?bed by more than 40
patriotic and civic organisations and
clolege clubs, a crowd that filled Mad
laon Square Garden enthusiastically
pledged Itself to the support of Presi
dent Wilson and urged that there be
no more delay on the part of the Ual
, ted States. In entering the European
war against Germany. Among the
speakers were Elihu Root, who pre
sided; Dr. John Orler Hlbbon. and
( harlea 8 Falrchild. .... . ...
POOD GUESTNON GROWING
SERIOUS WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
I<ondon ? The food question Is
pressing daMy with Increasing strin
gency on the British public, and. ac
cording to authoritative reports, a few
day* will see new and drastic steps on
the part of the good controller. 'Lord
Davenport, to meet the situation and
prevent exploitation of the pnhHc by
traders The controller* announced lir
the House of LJtrds that although vof
antary rations had -brought about n
cellent results, more was required.
OUR SPRING DRIVE HALTED ]
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VICILANGM SINKING REPORTED
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RECEIVED BY STATE DEPART
MENT FROM CONSUL GENER
AL SKINNER AT LONOON.
Survivors Were Adrift In Ocean For
Thirty Hour*.?Followed For Some
time By an Unknown Submarine.
Washington.?Consul General. Skin
ner, .af London, forwarded to the State j
Department a dispatch from the Con
sul at Plymouth giving the ?ost com
plete official report yet received on ]
the unwanted torpedoing of the Amcr-1
lean steamer Vigilancla. with a loss of !
15 lives, including several native Am-1
erican citizens. The report follows:
"Vigilancla, of Wilmington. Del., I
from New York for Havre with gen- j
eral cargo of smelter structural iron,
fcsbestos, dried fruit and straw, sunn '
without warning on March IS in lati
tude 48.57, longitude 9.34. or about
145 miles from nearest land, by tor
pedo from submarine of unknown
nationality.
"Two torpedoes fired at ship, first I
missed, second struck sfclp on star-1
board Bide by third hatch. Ship sunk
in ten minutes. Weather at time {
clear, with moderate sea swell. No
other vessel In sight. Crew of 43 at-1
tempted to abandon shjp in two life-.
boats. Ocean swell. 25 men were
washed out of boat. Of these, ten
were saved and 15 drowned.
"Among the drowned are Third
Snglneer Carl AHeholde. a native
American citizen, and Third Officer
Nells North, a naturalized American
citizen. Some of the crew drowned
were American citizens.
"Crew adrift In ltfe boats from Fri
day morning 10 o'clock until Sunday |
afternoon 4 o'clock. Submarine of
unknown nationality followed life
boats at distance' of 50 yards from 10
o'clock Friday night to 4 o'clock Sat
urday morning. Submarine and life
boats did not speak.
"Survivors landed St. Mary's in own
boats, after suffering greatly from
cold, wet and fatigue. One seaman. a
Spaniard, paralyzed from exposure.'
"This Information obtained by tele
graphone from Penzance. Crew
coming to Plymouth today."
GOVERNOR MANNING FOR
DECLARATION 0F WAR.
Staatement That Tim* For Activities
Hat Come Folltwa Vlait to the
White Houa*.
Washington.?Governor Manning, of
South Carolina, who called at the
White House, said that although be
had been opposed to war with Ger
many until recently, be believed the
time had cone (or using the full
strength of tbe United Slates te pro
tect Its rlghta. He added thkt be fav
ored tbe immediate summoning of
Congress, the calling out of tfe* Na
tional Guard, the summoning of volun
teers and an aggressive tfke of the
navy.
Tbe people were clamoring for war.
according to Governor Manning. He
had been convinced, he said, by the
exposure of tbe German plot to In
volve Mexico and Japan In war
against the United States and the re
cent 'German submarine activities,
that the time for action had come.
PRESIDENT INVITED TO
ADDRESS CONFEDERATES.
Washington.?President Wilson has
been invited to address the Confei
?rate Reunion on the flrst night of the
meeting here In June, according to an
announcement by Colonel Robert N.
Harper, chairman of the committee in
charge of arrangements for the re
union.
EXPECT EARLY RECOGNITION
OF NEW RUSSIA BY U. S.
Washington.-'-Early recognition by
the United States of tbe new govern
ment set up by the revolution In Rus
sia was forecasted her* in the belief
that with good order now prevailing,
the plans being made tor a perman
ent constitutional government call for
lb* moral support of this eountrr
All reports to the State Department
Indicate that the Army and Navy are
supporting the provisional govern
ment.
GERMANS ARRESTED AT
MANGANESE PLANT.
Staunton. Va.?Three Germans *ere
arrested lq the plant of the Crlmora|
Manganese Mines, near this place,
from which the Government (s said to
purchase the entire output for armor
plate work. The men refuse to giv4
their names, hut I"* unmistakably
Oerman.' The three men wer* arrett
ed inside tire plant, although they
wer* QOt employed by tke mining
company. . V
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COURT UPHOLDS ADAMSON LAW
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IN EPOCHAL DECISION SUPREME
COURTS 'OF UNITED 8TATES
UPHOLD LAW.
Congress Has Power to Keep Com'
merce Channels Open.?Fixes Eight
Hour Day as Basi^ Foj- Wages.?
Chief Justice Delivers Opinion.
Washington.?In ?n epochal decision
holding congress to be clothed with
any and all power necessary to keep
open the channels of interstate' com
merce, the- supreme court dividing Ave
to four, sustained the Adamson law
as constitutional and enforceable In
every feature.
The Immediate'effect of the decision
will be t o flx a permanent eight-hour
basic day in computing wage scales on
Interstate railroads, for which a na
tionwide strike twice has been threat
ened and to give, effective from Janu
ary 1 this yq|>r. Increases In wages to
trainmen of about 25 per cent, at a
cost to the railroads estimated at from
140,000.000 to $50,000,000 a year.
The court, through Chief Justice i
White, declared' both carriers and j
their employes, engaged In a busi- j
ness charged' with a public Interest, i
subject to the right of congress to!
cotnpulsorily arbitrate a dispute af-'
fecting the operating of that business.j
"Whatever would be the right of an j
employe engaged In private business'
to demand such wages as he desires, j
to leave the employment if he does
not gefthem and by concert of action ,
to agree with others to leave on thej
same condition," said the opinion, "such !
rights are .necessarily subject to llm-1
ltatlon when an employment is accept
ed In a business charged with a pub
lic Interest and to which the power
to regulate commerce by congress ap
plied and the resulting right to fix In
case of disagreement and dispute a
standard of wages as we have seen
necessarily obtained." J
In delivering the opinion, the chief
justice departed at this point frou
his written text to emphasize the posi
tion of men operating trains In a time
of national emergency by comparing
them to soldiers-facing an enemy.
ALEXANDER RIBOT IS
NEW FRENCH PREMIER.
Announce* Formation of New Cabinet.
r?Painieve l? Minlater of War.
Pari*.?Alexandre Rlbot has formed
the following Cabinet:
Premier and Minister of Foreign
Affairs?Alexandre Rlbot.
Minister of Justice?Rene Vivian.
Minister of War?Paul Painieve.
Minister of Marine?Rear Admiral
Lacaze.
Minister of Munitions ? Albeit
Tbomas.
Minister of Finance?Joseph Thi
erry.
Minister of the Interior?Louis J.
Malvy.
Minlater of ? Public Instruction?
Jules Steeg.
Minister of Public Work*?Georges
Desplas.
Minister of Commferce?Ktienne
Clement el ,
Minister pf Agriculture?Fernand
David. ?
Minister of Subsistence?Maurice
Vlollette. ~'
Minister of Labor?Leon Bourgeois.
Minister of the Colonies?Andtu
Magjnot.
PRESIDENT TAKES STEPS
TO MCET U-BOAT MENACE.
Washington-* Preparation for ag
gressive action by the Navy against
the German submarine menace began
at the direction of President Wilson.
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FIFTEEN WERE DROWNED
WHEN VIGILANCIA SUNK.
Plymouth, via London. ? Fifteen
members of the crew of the American
steamer Vtgliancla lost their llv&s
when the steamer was torpedoed by a
Oerman submarinA The survivors
were in life-boats from Friday morn
ing until Sunday afternoon. Among
those drowned were several American
cltixens. Including Third Officer Nells
Peldorth and Third Engineer Car'
Adeholde. This Information was giv
en out by Capt. Frank A. Mlddleton.
BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK
BY GERMAN SUBMARINE,
London.^A British destroyer and a
merchant vessel were sunk and an
other destroyer was damaged In the
German naval raid at Ramsgate. the
pdmlralty announced.
OFFICIAL MAIL RIFLED.
New York.?Twenty-six mall bawa
addressed to Washington and the
British embaasy at Washington were
found to have been rlflel on board the
('tinaril liner Saxonla upon Bar arrival
EXTRA SESSIM Of
GOB GALLED
TO MEET APRIL 2ND
CONGRESS EXPECTED TO MAKE
POWMAL DECLARATION OF
WAR ON GERMANY. .
WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO VOTE
SUM FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE
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President Will Probably Be Clothed
With Authority to Uu Armed
Force* of the Country aa President
McKlnley Waa Empowered to Do
at tha Outbreak of the War With
Spain in 1MS.
Washington.?President Wilson met
the constantly lpcreaslng probability
of war with Germany by summoning
Congress to assemble In extra session
Monday. April 2, two weeks earlier
than -the date he had chosen before
the latest assaults upon American
rights on the seas.
When the President addresses Con
gress. he Is expected to show how a
state of war actually has existed for
some time because of the unlawful
aggressions of German submarlt.es.
Congress is expected formally to de
clare a state of war existing, vote a
ltrg sum, probably half a billion dol
lars. for National defense, and clothe
the president with authority to uae
! the armed forces of the United States,
as It empowered President McKlnley
| to deal with the menace of 8pain In
I IPS*
8uch action woultf-Hot be a declara
tion of war except In a technical sent",
and whether Mre United States and
Germany actually go to war In the
fullest acceptation of the term will de
pend on what the Imperial Govern
ment does before Congress la assem
bled or after It acts. r *
Germany Expects State of War.
Dispatches from abroad declaring
that the German Government expect
ed a state of war within the next 4S
hours jriaced an ominons aspect on
th< situation. *
Much to, chatige tha President's
(resent' Intentions or the oourae of the
Government in the crisis may develop
before April 2. The first American
armed ships will by that time have
reached the war zone. The ruthless
destruction of one of them undoubt
edly would be an act of war.
On the other hand, sinking of a sub
marine by one of the armed merchant
men probably would be met as an act
of war by Germany. Even the arming
of American ships with the avowed
purpose of defending them against U
boats may be declared such an act.
In any 01 these events, practically
nothing would remain fexcept for Con
gres to acknowledge a state of war ex
isting from a certain specified data,
probably last Sunday. ? when three
American ships were sunk with loss
of 'life. .
The next few days, until Congress
meets, will be daya of tense anxiety,
of eager waiting and watching,
fraught trlth possibilities of tremen
dous consequences to the United
States.
President Wilson and his advisers
in the Cabinet and In Congress have
rio Intention that war shall be de
clared by the United States. By the
hostile acts of German submarines
they believe Ihe Imperial German
Government Is actually making war
on the United States, and that it shall
be recognized as such" 'a state. To
meet such a condition, the armed
forces of the country and all the Na
tional resources are to be put In a
state of readiness. Then whether the
Nation shall enter the war hi Its full
sense will depend upon how much
further Germany carried her acts of
afgratsion.
In every sense, war, If It actually
comes, will be a defensive war, free
from ambitions of spoils or territory
In which the United 8tates. the Presi
dent publicly declared, shall want
nothing for Itself, and shal seek only
to preserve the rights of civilisation
and humanitv.
In auch a situation the Unite!
States might even become an actua'
participant In the hostilities on the
European Continent without becom
ing a political ally of any of the En
tente Powers, simply casting Its weight
of men... money and moral Influence
Into the battle against a common
enemy.
In laying the wiiple situation be
fore Congress, the President Is ex
pected to detail fully the warlike acts
of Oermany aaglnst the United States,
and to pay particular attention to the
future of the American Government
as the great conflict draws to a close.
It Is not Improbable that he will
ask Congress to declare a state of
war existing, although there Is some
Indication that he may only outline
<be situation'fully and leave to Con
gress the action.
Meanwhile every preparation for
putting the nation's defenses In con
dition to meet a state of war are go
ing forward. The principal activities
canter in the navy, where far-reach
ing preparation* are being carried on
to deal with the submarine menace.
Whether it is to be met In the war
tone about the British coasts, or at
the gates of American cities:
The possibility of Oermany extend
ing submarine operations to the At
lantic seaboard has not been under
estimated. but it Is recognised that
%hen she extends her warfare to
tile 3.000 miles of broad Atlantic
she so effectively weakens her star
vation blockade of England that the
announced object of the campaign of
ruthleasjtess will of necessity be aban
doned. At the sivme 'time, the sub
marine menace to shipping will' com
paratively decrease. Next to war. the
attentteti of the ^mertcan fovernme'tft
Is npon one other object, the Interns!
situation In Oermany.
; : THE PRESIDENT'S PROCLA 1
MAT ION. ? ?
"WMmi, public interest re- X
quire* that the Congress of the ;
. United ItaUi should be eon- '
; vened In extra mhIor at It |
?'clock, noon, on tho eeccnd dav ?
! of Apcli, 1*17, to rocolvo a com- J
' munlcatlon concerning gravo 1
' matter* of national policy which 1
j ' should bo taken Immadlatsly '
] ! ! undsr considsratlon.
1 * 1 mMAMI IKapAlAaa k ^ ^| ,
I f | VwO^OVr
, Wilson, preeldent of tho United \
!; : States of Amor lea, do hereby ;
proclaim and declare that an ? i
i \ extraordinary occaalon requlree ?| \
h > the Congreee of tha United <
States to convene In extra sea- 1
[ ; alan at the Capitol In the city < 1
| ! ! of Waehlngton on tho aocond ! !
; day of April, 1917, at 12 o'clock, ;
< > noon, of which all persons who < >
| shall at that time be entitled J |
? > to act aa members thereof are < >
j | hereby required to take notice.'* ] |
"Given under my hand and 1 >
I the seal of tho United States of |
?' ; America, tho 21st day of March, j
?j ! in tha year of Our Lorti, one ! !
' thousand nlna hundred and ' 1
! seventeen and of tho independ- '
] ; ence of the United States the J '
. . 141st."
J ; WOODROW WILSON j;
FIRST DOTY OF NATION
IS TO PREPARE FOR KIR
EX-PRE8IDENT TAFT DECLARES
THAT THERE IS WORSE
THINGS THAN WAR.
Germany Haa Forced This Country to
the Very Verge of Hostilitiss.
Richmond. Vs.?More than 4.000
people heard former President Wil
liam H. Taft declare that "there are
worse thlnca than war. and one of
those Is the dishonorable yielding to
lnvaalon of your rights because you
are atrald to light for our rights and
pialntaln them."
Mr. Taft was speaking la the In
terests of the League to Enforce
Peace. He continued:
"The lint duty of the United States,
when war li Inevitable, la to prepare.
We have proceeded on the theory In
the paat that the Lord looks after
children, drunken men and the Uni
ted State#. But Is is time to awaken
to the realization that we are forced
into war with the most militaristic Na
tion In the world. Even now, we say
that with the British Navjf and the
armies of the Allies we are not In dan
cer. We ought not to lay that flatter
Ins unction to our souls."
Mr. Taft dramatically recited the
Instances by which Germany has
forced the United States to the very
verge of war. anl declared that
"President Wilson Is empowered with
authority to ar mthe merchant marine
and that its gunners have the right
given them as American citiuena to
use their weapons aaginst the skulk
ing submarine."
"During the present crisis and
throughout the war which la at hand,
the duty of the League to Enforce
Peace Is to stimulate military pre
paredness on the one hand, and on
the other to spread Its gospel of world
organisation for permanent t-eace af
ter this conflict is over. f
"There Is nothing lnconstateDt in
these two purposes. If we are to
change our foreign policy and pro
mote a league to enforce peace, the
Aemrican people apst be advised of
Its character and Its need. This take*
time. The war Is on. Its duration Is
uncertain. We may Be confronted
with questions as to the form ci peace
within a year. We should keep the
matter before the people so that they
can form and express a public opin
ion tint will aid the President and
our representatives."
Gov. Henry C. Stuart presided at
the meeting and Introduced the form
er President. Lat?r In the evening
Mr. .Taft delivered an addrees before
the University Club and.,this after
noon he spoke to the Lee Camp of
Confederate Vetera njp.
EXPRESSIONS OF PATRIOTIC
ORDER EVOKED BY CALL
Washington. ? Member* at Con
graee vtfll In Washington received
President Wilson's call (or in extra
session April. Z with patriotic expres
sions and confident predictions that
the close organization fight in the
house would not be permitted to delay
action on the grave question* to be
submitted by the president The sen
ate organised and adopted Its aatl
flllbnster rule during the recent pxtra
session.
American Bark Overdue.
London?The American bark Brown
Brothers has been posted as r rerdua.
INCREASED ACTIVITY NOTICED
IN THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
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Washington. ? Naval preparations
for war were marked by increased
activity with the advancement to
April 2 of the date of the extra ses
sion of congress. No actual war steps
wer taken by either the war or navy
departments, but there were many In
dications that preliminary plana have
been worked out for rapid mcliillia
tioo of both services. The navy's
problems are thoe<i of material rathar
than personnel.
Corn-Planting Time.
Corn will not grow during as cold
weather as wheat or oats. Corn
planting time is therefore n little later
than the best tlpie fur sowing oats. \
Influence Braodlneaa.
Broodlnesa as well as the Mse of egga
can be Influenced to a. considerable ex.
?t by the onre nml feed, pdt-tlculArly
latter.
Appreciate Kindness.
ftheep appreciate a kind, well-mod
UlatiH) role*. f
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GOHOR KIT
IMS LAWMAKERS
BIO CONSTRUCTIVE MEASURES
WERE CONSIDERED IN PA
TRIOTIC FASHION.
REFRAINED FROM PflUTICS .
Adminlatration of State's Affairs Wars
Placed Upan a Mara Intelligent and
Humana Baaia By Enactment of
Many Forward Looking Laws.
Raliegh.?The flueat commentary on
tbe Uener?l Aaaembly of 1017, said
Qovernor T. \V. Blckett is a state
ment lasued a four days ago, will be
found In the simplest statement of IU
?word. Tbe outstanding feature of
that record is that U deals entirely
with industrial, social and educational
problems. Only In a negative way did
tbe Assembly touch tbe domain of
politics. The big. constructive meas
ures were considered in patriotic
fashion, and it Is due tbe members of
the minority party to say that on these
questions tbey retrained from fftaylng
politics "and gave vote and voice to
the support of what tbey conceived [?
be the highest good.
The record discloses that the As
sembly recognized two fundamental
principles:
1. That every citizen is entitled to
a fair chant* to make his bread. '
2. That a high grade cltlzenahlp
cannot live by bread alone.
? ?**? luua.uui iuu?i aaivuguicu l r a
emptlng homented Botes from taxation,
the crop lien law regulating the penal
ty imposed on poverty for lt? Inability
to pay cash for supplies, tbe act pro- *
vldlng for tbe teaching of the funda
mentals of good farming Id every
country school, the lay providing fo>'
medical Inspection of school children
so as to discover physical defect* In
their lnclplency. the act to protect
tbe citlien from,being defrauded by
the sal* of nostrums for IncurabM ?
diseases, tbe establishment of tM
borne and school for cripples, the
state-wide quarantine law, this law
providing rural sanitation, were all de
signed^ and" are calculated to aid th*
citlxen in the world old battle for
I bread. They deal largely with tlm
physical necessities of men. but In ad
dition to their commercial value they
are shot through with the spirit of hu
manitarian Ism.
On the other band the constitutional
amendment calling for a six Instead or
a four months school, the act authoris
ing the incorporation of rural com
m unities. the liberal appropriation for
moon Ught schools, the expansion of
tbe work of rural libraries, the act
providing for a system of state high
ways, the act to encourage tbe instal
lation of running water and electric
lights and telephone* In country
homes. Ibe appropriation to relieve
tbe loneliness of country life by giving
wholesome. instructive and entertain
ing exhibitions in country school
houses, the establishment of the home
for delinquent women, the creation or
U>e state board of general welfare and
public charities, the ?[fecial aft (or
the building of a new home for tbe
blind, the three million dollar bond tsa
sue to encourage the building of better _
school houses In the country, and to
provide adequate Quarters and equip
ment for our educational and chari
table Institutions, all recognise tbe
truth that man cannot live by bread
alone, but requires for his proper de
velopment the enrichment of his so
cial and Intellectual life.
in addition to these measures that
so vitally touch the life of the pe001e.
the admlnlstratloa-of the state's affairs
were placed upon a more Intelligent
and humane basis by tbe prison reform
bill the consolidation of the three
hospitals, the act to eetabllsh a
management, the act to eetabllsh a
new and modern system of accounting
In the state departments and instltu- .?
tlons. the law creating an educational
commission to consider the entire
school system of the state. <?the act
providing for a state board to ex
amine teachers and conduct sub com
mission to devise an equitable sys
tem of taxation, and the law eliminat
ing unnecessary and cumbersome re
ports of state departments.
I do not have before me any list 01
the acta of the General Asembly, and
I may have omlttad some important
measure* In this outline. Bat In the
record above (Ivan there will Im found
twenty-two separate and dlstlBiTt acts,
all dealing with ?ew subjects or old
subjects In a naw way. And the fine
thing about tha record la that not one
of the acta natned waa written In a
spirit of hostility to peraons of prop
erty, but every one of them repraaents
a proper conception of public tarries
The Oeneral Assembly made acant
use of the hatchet, but was very busy
with trowel, hammer and saw.
To Operate Asbestos Mlna.
Siatesrllle.?A charter has > been <
granted an Iredell corporation com
posed of Q. V Halyburton. J. W. 81ms
and J. S. Rearer, all of the rtchiltr
of Stony Point. The company, which
has an authorised capital of fM.OOO
will operate what will probably be tha
only asbaatoe mlna In North Carolina.
Tha mine, situated on Mr. Halybur
ton'* (arm near Stony Point, promises
to be a rich one. asbestos being found
on. several acres. Experts declare aa
beitos present in lailge quantities. Ma- - .
chlnery Is being Installed.
Waraaw Attache M. C. of L.
Warsaw.?Waraaw has always plant
ed gardens, but thla spring more than
aver before, the fancy of gardneri has
turned to thoughts of growing veg>
tables There art vary few homes
that have not at least a small garden
spot, and every available sftot la being
utilised The high cost of seed pota
toes baa deterred many from planting
them In large'quantities, but others^
With the _ Idea of growing thSts for
taarket, have planted more than evar
before. J. C. Ross haa planted It
a eras on hi* farm near towa.