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' VOflr CL ' NO. 76.
RALEIGH, K C, TUESDAY HORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1918.
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s DECLARES WILOAIil H-TAFT
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POLICING MEXICO
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CLUDEQ IN PROD
ON WITHOUT HALT
Spirit of Father-of HisjCountry Actuates Presi-
y . dent in Guarding Destiny of Nation "
' In Perilous Times
"GlttvTNATlONAUCRISIS
MAY QUICKLY THREATEN
, .
Should Such Occasion Arise,
Says7 Former President, Al
Americans, of Whatever
Origin, Will FoliownhePresi
dent and the Flag to the End
v Guarding National - Honor
ana interest ana taieguai
ing Lives of Ninety Million
People a Task for tv Sf ou
Heart) the Administration
Has Been: Living Strictly Up
to Its Duty, and Carping
--Critics- -AreAns wrdf -This
' Is No Jime to Listen to the
Voice of the Jingo
(Br Um
Morristown. Nl J., Feb. It. The
J United . States la threatened with
serious Invasion of lta rlfhU as I
neutral by the warring nations of Eu
rope and in preserving its commerce
with those nations Ms face - to face
with a crisis. In the opinion of for
tner President Wm. H. Taft In the
solution of that crisis, should It arise,
no Jingo spirit must be allowed to
prevail, Mr. Taft advised; neither
pride nor momentary passion should
Influence Judgment.
. "And when the President shall
act," Mr. Taft declared, "we must
stand by him ts the end. In this de
termination we may be sure that all
will Join, no matter what their pre
European origin. All will forget their
differences in self-sacrificing loyalty
to our common (lag and our common
country."
Mr. Tatt's reference to the situa
tion confronting the United 8tate
was made at the conclusion of an ad
drafts today, before the Washington
Association of New Jersey. Quoting
a reservation In the treaty of Algiers,
proclaimed In 1607, and entered Into
by the United States and eleven Eu
ropean nations, including most of
those, now at war, Mr. Taft said:
The Interests of America.
'Our interest in the present war,
under the conditions that exist,
should be limited as set forth in this
reservation, to-wit:
" To preserving and increasing the
commerce of the United States with
the belligerents: to the protection as
Jo life, liberty, and prosperity of our
cltfaens residing; or traveling in their
countries, and to the aiding by our
friendly offices and efforts In bring
ing those countries to peace,
"Our efforts for peace," he contln-
ued, "have been made as complete as
possible, for the President i has al
ready tendered his good offices by
' way of mediation between the pow
ers, and they have not been accepted.
"In preserving' the commerce of the
United States with the belligerents.
however, we are face to face with a
crisis. The planting of mines in the
open sea. and the use of submarines
to send neutral vessels -to the bottom
' without inquiry' as to their neutrality
when, found in a so-called war gone
of the open sea, are all of them I
variation from the rules of interna'
' tional law- governing the action of
belligerents towards neutral trade.
Pray Against Necessity.
. , "When their violation results in the
destruction of the live of American
oitisena or of American property,- a
grave issue will arise as to what the
doty of this government ia The re
sponsibility of the. President and Con
gress in meeting the critical issue
thus presented In maintaining our na-
tional rights and our national honor
on the one band with due regofd to
J
the awful consequences to our
0,600 of people of engaging in this
horrible world-war, on the other! will
by very great. It Involves) on their
part a Judgment ao momentous m Its
consequences that we should earnestly
pray that the necessity for It may be
averted."
. We WBI Follow Wilson.
If, however, the occasion arises,
, we eaa be confident that those in
authority -111 be actuated by the
- highest . patriotic motives and by, -the
' deepest concern for our national wel
fare. We must not allow our pride or
momentary passion, to Influence our
Judgment. We must exercise the de
liberation ; that the" fateful conse
quenose In the loss of our beet Mood
and enormous waste of treasure would
necessarily mimosa upon us. We must
allow as tMgS spirit to prevail. We
' I .
must abide the Judgment of those la
whom we have entrusted the authority
and when the President shall net, we
must stand by blm toths end.
This 166rd anniversary of Wash
Ington's, birth, should bring to our
minds the third great achievement of
hie presidential 'term, the maintenance
of a policy of neutrality through
general European war- He maintain
ed it throughout his official Ufa as
President -against mighty odds and un
den. sanaUiowa that tried Ma soul: and
In his farewell address he restated
and reinforced It aa a legacy to the
American people. He said:
" The great rule of conduct for us
in regard to foreign nations Is, lei ex
tending our commercial relations, to
have with them as little political con
nectlon as possible. So far aa we have
already formed engagements, iSr them
be. fulfUled with- prfet gwd-faith
Hers let us atop.
" 'Europe has a set of primary in
terests which to us have none or
very remote relation. Hence ahe must
be engaged in frequent controversies.
the causes of which are essentially
foreign to our concerns. Hence, there.
More, It must be unwise in na. to Im
plicate ourselves, by artificial ties. In
tne ordinary vicissitnaes or ner poll
tics, or the ordinary combinations and
collisions of her friendship, or enmi
ties.
'Our detached and distant situation
Invites and enables us to pursue
different course.
'Why forego the advantages of so
peculiar a situation T Why quit
own to stand upon foreign ground T
Why, by interweaving our destiny
with that of any part of Europe, en
tagle our peace and prosperity In the
toils of European ambiton, rlvalshln.
interest, humor or caprice T -'
Wilson oOowe Washington.
It six aierta mm that this la a good
text worn which ts preach a sermon
aneV draw a lesson this ..Wasftrngtbn
birthday. Most of the great power of
Europe are again at war. r We, have
among our cltlaens those who look
beck to a country of one or the other
of the belligerents which was their
native land. The natural result has
followedThat tha bitterness of the con
test is reflected In the conflicting syhv
pathles of our people. The newspa
pers of no other country have been as
full of details of the war and of the
circumstances leading to It, as our own
press. This has stimulated public in.
terest and created partisans who at
tack President Wilson because he has
been, faithfully following the example
set, and the admonitions given, by our
first President.
Both Side Crltkise.
"No better evidence of this could
be had than that, from time to time.
first one side and then the other
criticises the administration for Its
partiality. Its lame ecqulesetice, or its
unfair protests.
Taft A newer The Critics.
Legislation is pressed to forbid the
rale of arms and ammunition by our
merchants in trade to belligerents. My
chief objection to giving up the lawful
and usual course of a neutral to -sell
arms and ammunition to belligerents
la based on the highest national In
terest. We are a country which IV
never ,fulfy prepared for ,.' We
must "have the means of preparing as
rapidly as possible after war Is Im
mtnent and Inevitable. We would be
most foolish to adopt? a policy of re
fusing to sell arm and ammunition to
belligerent powers, which. If It wesJ
pursued against us when we were
driven Into war, would leave Us help
less, t,
Anottier criticism against ths ad
ministration earns not only from those
whose predilections are based on their
uropean origins but also from native
Americans, They complain of tha ad
ministration because It did not pro
test against every violation of Inter
national law While the people of
the United States might well maintain
the wisdom and righteousness of such
provisions or deplore their violation.
their government was noi under any
treaty obligation, to take part In the
controversy to express an opinion or
to register a protest.
We must realise that In a contro
versy like this where the whole life
blood of each contestant is being
poured, protests like those proposed
in respect of Issues In which a neutral
not directly, interested, may well
seem to the highly sensitive peoples
engaged a format declaration of sym
pathy in the war with one side or the
other.
Synvpathy rasr Belgians. :
"Therefore, while I sympathise with
the Belgians..!! this war, whoee coon-
been made Its bloody eentwry I sp-
prove and commend to tha fan the
attitude of President Wilson la declin
ing; to consider the. evidence brought
before hinr In respect y atrr cities la
Belgium and to express aa of Inlon on
the issues presented, A simitar de
cision with respect- to the- application
of the Oermaa government to have
him -investigate the evidence of '.the
of dum dum ballets was - equally
sound. We are not sitting as Judges
of .Issues between countries la this
great war.
jMay Be Drag-Net Investigation
Tnto Private Conduct of
" Judge and Solicitor
.-'. ': -
CASE BEFORE COMMITTEE
Attorneys for Judge Carter
Resent What They Term
. Submarine Attacks and Ask
That Charges Be Made Spe
cific; Carter Will Deny
Charges of Immoral Conduc
That Solicitor Charles 3U Aber-
nethy'e conduct la also te be InveatJ
ttA,MnA. ihai . Juig Tnait Xrtrn
will deny the allegations of Immoral
conduct while riding on the Judicial
circuit, are two developments In the
now famous Carter-Abernethy eon-
tempt proceedings.
This much became apparent at the
meeting of House Judiciary Commit
tee 21a. 1, held 1 the Supreme Court
building yesterday, to consider th
Abernethy-Carter contempt case.
The resolution of Investigation
about to be Introduced in the House
of Representatives will Include both
Judge Prank' H, Carter and Solicitor
Charles U AbeMethy, It la
And If there's a drag net Investiga
tion of Jungs' Carter's conduct, so too
there must be a tooth investiga
tion of Solicitor Abernethy's conduct.
the former's attorneys Insist.
lust why oi how Solicitor Abernethy
la dragged Into the Investigation is
one of the,, deep mysteries of what
now promises to be the most sen.
national case ever given a public hear
ing in this State.
Former Judge J. S. Manning and
former Governor w. W. Kitchln ap
peared before the committee for Judge
Carter.
Sollcltor""AWnetrijr' brother -was
hi only representative before the
committee. He stated that the Solici
tor had no knowledge of -the meei
Ing. One of the committeemen laugh
ingly replied that they were not sup
posed to be meeting.
Governor Kitchen, speaking before
the committee for Judge Carter, said.'
"Judge Carter will deny the allega
tion that he has been guilty of Im
mortal conduct with women while
riding the circuit in North Carolina."
Mr. Kitchln Insisted that some one
specify the time and place of such
Immoral acta as Judge Carter Is ac
ciised of. He objected to a legislative
Investigation of a member of - the
State Judiciary on whispered rumors
of grossly Immoral conduct.
'Specify thesa charges." Insisted
the former Governor, "and don't rake
pila character with a fine-tooth comb
test which the purest of men may
hardly stand.
I am glad to know that the com-
mittee will aso consider a resolution
to Investigate Solicitor Abernethy
conduct" said Mr. KltcniB. -
Mr. Kitchln believes that If any In
vestlgatton Is made It should be limit
ed to the contempt proceedings Mr.
Abernethy ia complaining of.
However, It may be stated positive
ly that If there ia a drag net investi
gation for the Judge there will be
one for the Solicitor, also.
It la generally understood that
many affidavits have been filed With
the committee.
If this Be so, and reference was
made to the affidavits during the
committee meeting, very f ew peepte
have seen them.
They are being guarded watched
over' and protected more
than so much refined gold.
carefirtly
Judge Carter's attorneys question.
ed .whether these affidavits, contain
ed specific information upon which
the committee could act.
Judge Manning said that Judge
Carter was being subjected to a sub
marine attack. He- wanted specific
allegations, naming time and place,
and not a drag-net Investigation. -
During the discussion of the case
before the committee, the contempt
proceedings, which promises to be the
bast 'for
really noted case, . waafad been pawed: and the enforcibUtty
characterised as an anfortunats epat
In this spat' the Judge came off
was remarked, tf the Judiciary js t
matntala Ita dlffcy and prestige, -
The committee was' la as Ion for
'(Continued sat " , V'" ."
New Mexicb Senator- Wants
Four Great American Re-
' publics to Intervene
- jt.' i .:w '
COULD STOPiTKEJROUBLE
So He .SaysTWlth a Small
'Force Backed. By United
. States, Brazil, Argentine,
and Chile; Declares Condi
t tionsHave Failed to Improve
With the Passing of Time
fa An mm real
Washington, D. C reb!l. Inter
vention by tha. United States, Atien
ttaev Braxll aaa Chile to porice Mexico
with a view f establishing and main
talBlng order waa advocated In the
Senate today by Senator Fall of New
Mesica, "
Jtrtng) consideration of the army
appropriation bill, Mr. Fall declared
the safety of the United States from
attack from across the seas depended
span the restoration of order la Mex-
Mnoe the Niagara mediation, he said.
he felt It wgSuld be well for the United
Staiea to fevUe the three mediating
nations to Join taw country In restor
Ing order In MexlooX "by relieving 4.
people of that country from the
tha grip of 1 , bandits who are
oltoking tnera to aeatn." Tne New
York police force could have restored
orer la Mexico at one time, the Sen-
rtor asserted and he added that not u
rery large force would be necessary
OU Fields Alleged Prise,
Tha . Mexican people believed the
United: state bad been false to obll
gatione assumed at Niagara by not re.
quiring Carransa to guarantee the
l.vea and DroBorty of Dolitical od-
ponents Upon hla entry Into Mexico
City, be declared. Both Villa and Car-
ransaw he eaid, were lighting with the
Tarn sice oil- fields aa their goal, and
agents of each had sought to organise
financial backing to take charge of
the fields aa soon aa they gained pos-
sstoa of tnesa.
Sen at oc rati took the position thnt
President Wilson had been grossly
misinformed - aoeat MXkai affairs.
Instead, of conditions Improving, he
aid, at least half a -dosen men are
claiming : tha ..presldsncy of the I
public and aaoh leader regards every
tea he envna at tha terrttorv of the
eweray for warposss of plunder. Each
f them, he Insisted, Issued his own
currency, which must be accepted
upon penalty of being shot.
ttlla is liamaaseV
Senator Kali concluded his speech
by an attack upon Villa's character. He
declared that upon villas entry into
Mexico City he found a hotel In
charge of a French -woman whose
husband had Joined his colors In
France, after placing hia property in
charge of the French minister. Sen
ator Fall declared Villa took this
woman from the place and detained
her four days. lie. expressed his be
lief that the French government had
protested to- the United Btatea against
the act. "
This was not the act of a sub
ordinate, bat of Villa, and I am not re
prating rumor," declared Senatoi
Fall.
This Is the man upon whom the
administration, I might say, sincerely
seems to have looked to bring order
out of chaos In Mexico."
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Washington, D. C, Feb: I, "
SENATE: , T
Met at 11 a. m.
Senator Root read Washington's
farewell address.
Conferees on Seaman's bill compos
ed all dlffsrencee between House and
Senate.
Debate resumed on army appropria
tion MIL i
HOUSE: . J
Met at 11 a m. N-
Representatlve Garrett of Tennessee
reaa . Washington s farewell address.
Debate resumed on fortifications an
appropriation bill.
judiciary sun-committee resumed
taking-testimony on chorgea agunst
Federal Judge Dayton of West VI r
glnla.
Ways and- means committee put ac.
tion on repeal tax ion mixed flour over
until Weedesday.
Adjourned at 5:40 p. ro. to 11 a. m
Tuesday. . '
"GRANDFATHER CLAUSE"
MAY BE PASSED UPON BY
SUPREME COURT TODAY
IBrlMiMfUMIMs!'
Washington. D. C. Feb." tl. Forty
or fifty, decisions are expected tomor
row when Ira Supreme Court recon
etes k't'r hree weeks recesa No
in time in n has been giver, however,
as to -e.tt. rases will be decided of
tw- m m than -tne hundred now pend
Moat of the more Important cases
esj witn tne vanatiy or state lawa
Among these are "grand father
clause' legislation in Oklahoma and
Maryland; the -Indiana safety appli
ance laws: West Virginia two cent
sasenger law: the -Ohio and ' Krnsss
motion picture censor laws; the
Oregon minimum wage law; the Cali
fornia eight-hour law and the Ohio
kntl-acreen coal law;
Tho validlay of the withdrawal from
ntry In 10 . by former. President
Taft of a vast area of public, oil lands
ia California and Wyoming- before
Irrfiilatlori . authorising . withdrawal
or oil. leases containing -surrender
lasses" such as exists In . baseball
Ixrnn- the riant of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to Inspect the
correepondeace of ratlrne.de,' the
validity bf the coal sales contract 0f
the Deiawaret Lackawanna and West
ern Railrosd Company, eras Involved
in other carta
Two anti-trust suits, tnoee against
the St. IuLs terminal railroads ghd
the Dniilli Afrtnn Steanwhia Con.
ferre ee t-mfnm - . ;. :,
BEFQRETHE HOUSE
Establishment , of State High
way Commission Comes"
Up Today
FEDERAL AID DISCUSSED
North Carolina's Share Willie
$650,000; Forty States
Have Adopted Commission
Like That Proposed By
Cameron Bill;Adjournmen
In Honofof Washington
The bill creating a State Highway
Commission got a -good 'start in the
House yg
morning aa unfinished buslnesa
Colonel Cameron, ths author of the
bill made an extended argument In
favor of the measure declaring thai It
was of prime Importance to the peo
ple of the State and at the rate bonds
were being voted In every section of
North Carolina such a commission was
needed. He said that .forty other
States of the Union hsve similar com
m I salons and that North. Carolina is
one of eight lagging behind in ihl
Important legislation. He wanted
North Carolina placed In the progres.
alve column and declared that the
Democratic party had spoken on this
queetloahrough the Baltimore Con
vention and had gone on record aa
being In favor of the Federal govern,
ment to aid In road building. With
out this commission he said that the
State would be unable to participate
In. the distribution of road funds avail
able under the Shackleford act which
has already passed the lower houee of
Congress and would havs passed the
Senate had not the European wai
come on and disturbed the financial
statu of the country. North Caro
lina, its said, would gst ltv,000 as
bar share of the funds when Congress
passes the act If the 8tate will pass
the bill establishing the highway com
mission,
Coram isffioei If ended Now.
Mr. Vann asked Colonel Cameron
If It waa not the object of the bill
to secure Federal aid and the Dur
ham member replied that the State
needed the commission to dispense the"
funds already voted without waiting
for Federal aid. Mr. Vann said that
he waa an advocate of good roads,
that there was a proper time and a
proper place for all good things, but
did not think this aa expedient time
to enact a Mil carrying as large an
appropriation,
Mr. Douglas favored tha present
bill and said it should be .considered
on Its merits without waiting for Con
gress to act.
Mr. Long of Halifax thought the bill
would result in great saving to the
State.
Others speaking on the bill were
Messrs. . Olbbs. Swain and Hutchison.
Farther Consideration I'oetponed
Mr. Vann introduced an amend
ment providing -that the provisions of
ths bill go into effect when the federal
act to aid good roads is passed by
Congress. Mr. Doughton wanted
more time to think over the bill since
this amendment had been Introduced
and moved that the bill go over.
Confidence In Jadge Carter.
Mr. Kbbs sent forward a resolution
adopted by the bar of Marshall, Madi
son county expressing confidence. In
the ability, honesty and Integrity of
Judge Frank Carter. The resolution
waa sent to Judiciary committee No.
Honored Memory of Wellington
Mr. Roberts of Buncombe, moved
that when the House adjourn It do so
In .honor of the memory of the first
President of the Republic, General
George Washington, whose birth oc
currede 18 J years ago today. This
was adopted by a unanimous vote.
The bill came up yesterday to ellml
nate kissing the Bible when taking
oaths In courts but same went over
until today. .
Detail proceettif rollow:
HQC8E.
Called to order by Speaker Pro Tern
Bowie. Prayer by Rev. J. L. Morgan,
pastor of the Raleigh Lutheran
church.
Petitions received in regard to land
segregation and other measures from
cltixens of Robeson. Franklin, per
eon, Currituck, Alexander and North
ampton. Mr. Allen by request pre-
sowled petition from cltixens of Hel
haven relatlnf to the charter of that
town. Onslow cltixens petitioned thst
they be allowed to rote for the election
of the' board of education of that
county and Henderson county citlsen
petitioned relative to architecture. A
belated petition from Pamlico in re
ference to the shipment of liquor Into
the State waa presented.
Kalarles. of Negro A. and M. College
A message was received from the
Governor transmitting a list of the
teachers and salaries paid at the A
and M. College for the colored race at
Greensboro. -
Bills Reported Favorably.
Bills were reported favorably as
follows: To provide for inspection of
private schools, hospitals, Institutions
a fen other charitable and benevolent
organisations amend act lelatlve to
salaries of officers or new uanover;
place the Caswtll officers on salary
basis snd create omce or auditor:
amend law relating to salaries of of
ficers of Guilford) fix salaries of of
ficers of Onslow: allow .register of
IjMMta nf Alexander, fees for record Ins
births and deatht; regulate Jail fee's
in Tyrrell; abolish office of treasurer
of Gates: abolish office of treasurer
of Richmond;-amend act relating to
time of sale of oysters; repeal act
establishing recorders eourtjtot Burke.
Bills Inuroooceo.
Bills were Introduced as follows:
H. B. ,11.7 s. Shephard, authorise
Robeson commissioners to transfer
gams fund to general fund of cotf nty.
H. U. 1 171. Mauney, to amend
charter of Cherryvilla
H.- B. 1174. Vernon, to Incorporate
lAlamsnce. Durham and Orange Rail
way Company. - .
H. B. 11T. Mason, amend" revisal
relative to salary of Stats librarian.
H. B. 1274.. Hall, enlarxe school dis
trict number' one Davidson township,
Iredell county.-
H. B. 1177. Mscon. grant new char
ter to town of Warrenton.
- H. B. JITS, Macon, provide sa- u-
lCMtne4, m nags two.)
National Defence Occupies the
Time of BotfV Houses. Dur
ing the Day
THE PENSION BILL PASSED
For Four Minutes the Senate
Appropriated at the Rate o
Forty-one Milliens a Minute;
Submarines Lost In House,
Favored By Senate Nava
Committee
IBs aw iMBrisHii Fnss. )
Washington, p, C Feb.
S3. Ap-
proprlatings for national defense oc
cupled the attention ofBbht Houses
of Congress today. The Senate
discussed until late today .the army
appropriation Dill carrying aooroxl
mateiy till J.OOO.vOO. while the House
continued debate on the fortification!
Dill.
While progress was being made on
ootn tnese measures the Senate com
mittee on naval affairs practically
com pi otea consideration or the naval
Pproprlatlons measure and the Senate
paused for f. Or minutes to pass with.
nut debate the pension bill, carrying
I14OUG.900. In the passage of thl
bill the Senate appropriated at thJ
mm in sei.uvo.ooe a minute.
Increase for submarines and aviation
over provisions of . the House bill were
recommended by the Senate commit
tee in a bill which will total approx
Imately 1100,000,000. The committee
urges 11.000.000 for aviation Instead
of 1300 000 aa authorised in tha House
diii ana also recommends the con
structlon of six sea-going submarines
Instead of one. and sixteen Instead of
eleven of the smaller type submarlnea
tne rnrmer to cost not more than II,-
sov.nuv earn and the latter not to ex
reed (660.000 each. -.
Senator Smoot proposed an amend
ment for tho authorisation of fifty
eea-going and twenty-five of the
smaller coast defense submarlnea
Another Drouoaal hv tha Henata m.
mittee la an amendment to the section
abolishing the naval bluckln board
which would-, require all naval officers
to spend at least half their service
at sea.
- . Shin Bill Quietly Siren.
Notwithstanding ths Pros rase being
made on appropriations In the Senate
there were indications today that an
all tha bills could be passed whether
the ahlp purchase bill is reported
bask from the conference committee
or not. Several Democratic Senators
said they feared tt might be necessary
to adopt some emergency resolutions
In the closing hours of lbs session.
So far as the shipping Jlll Is concern
ed nothing has yet been done by the
conferees and Republican leaders
propose to have some appropriation
measures still before the Senate next
Saturday When The conference com
mittee is to report. The committee
may report a disagreement at that
time
Considerable discussion prefaced
Consideration of the army bill, neces
sitating a night session. In urging
prompt action. Senator Chamberlain
explained the absence of provisions
for reorganisation of the army with
the statement that .the shortness of
the session Would not permit proper
consideration. He said that the reor
ganisation and reserve army blllr
pending would ljunhed at tha next
session of Conferees. .
Many npeches were made In tn
House during the fortifications bill
debute' Representees Foidney, of
Michigan, Republican, predicted that
w'Ht the treasury revenues falling off
next year the administration would
have to enact a snralled war ta
eevenue measure, iflsue bonds aa in
lSHfi. increase Import duties, or
materially reduce government expen
ditures. ' , i
Jingoes Have No EScct.
Representative Mondell of .Wyom
ing, Republican, congratulated the
House oh not being stampeded Into
extrvz:.:it defense spproprlatlons yy
the Eur-ie.n war. He regretted that
sime iief-Ple Indulged In .what he con
sider! "treasonable halting of for'gM
ueontes.ty continually proclnlmlnB ih
1 r il al-ility of certainty of ah armed
struggle, near, or remote,' with" "Japan."
We have no plana or ammuona tor
the future, and so far as we know
lapan has none, he said, which win
afford sny. reason or excuse for a
clash of Interests that cannot be
readily adjusted through diplomatic
channels.'
Increases . In Naval Bin.
At tha night session of the Senate,
the naval committee submitted ita re-
oort on fne-appropriation bill carry-.
rreasewfbver the House bill ,of M il .
OHO. frovinlon alto Is made for tha
re-appropriation of ItOO.Ooe for
marine barracks at Norfolk and Mare
Inland. .
The"AavaI building program of the
Senate bill would provide for live sea
going submarines, sixteen smaller
submarlnea.-' six or more destroyers,
one oil fuel ship, one run boat, one
hospital ship at 1600,000; and two'
first -class battleships.
Among the Increases recommended
are JS0O 000 for a projectile mart
$110,000 , for naval reserves: 1400 000
for a high-power. rMlo station., and
1 1,000.000 to be applied on construe-
on of an armor plate factory If the
Secretary of the Navy cannot purchse
armor In tne market at. a reasonable
price
Jera An the . army hill was re
sumed after the naval bill was re
norjed, TineT Items were ped over
milckly with little debate. When the
fcenste receeeea', the only section, re
maining for cnnsldratlon. was that
orovtding for the establishment of a
-7tih' f scientific ' manasremeot- In
government navy yards and shoos.
The Indian npnroprlatton MIL. was
"enorted by the Senate eommittee to
night, carrvlne: lll.166.ifi. arr in-
of II.61I.T41 over tneHouse
Mil.
Slayer of Johnston Dies.-'
tnr on AassrOMl Fims.)
"Mount " CnrmeT. Ill- FeK "Ifr-iJoTin
M. Willis m. who dee'ared Hfc fired
be shot thst kiMed the Confederate
eeneral. Albe rnv Johnston, al
,, . nf Shlloh .ts dead.
William was a member of the
foetv-eighth Illinois regiment. --
Fiftf Bills Passed Second and
Third Reading Ifi Little'
More Than Hour 1 '
THE REVENUE BILL' AGAIN
Senator Weaver's Bill for Es
tablishment of Commission
for Acquisition of Site for
Public Park on Mt Mitchell
for. Conservation of Peak
Passes v
Fifty bills went through ths Senate
on second and third reading yestsr
day ia Httle more than an hour. WftB
the machinery well oiled, and with
the entire Senate In working mood
after the rest of Sunday, one bill im: ,
the minute was about tha, rata la '
which they were disponed of.
One or two matters required con
siderable time Particularly was this "
so, when Th proposition to acquire a
portion of Mount Mitchell for, A site
W- JwMic.iark xmo up. Senator
Weaver ottered the . bill It has tha
support of Governor Craig. In tact,
the movement which resulted la this
bill was Initiated by Governor Craig
after a visit to the miliiui.
stead of being impressed with the
work of transforming tha waste rjlaots
into Industrial cemera anu intaa ef
being gratified that tha suwhuIm
should yield ao abundantly of tUnr';
for commercial purposes, ha " a
shocked, hurt, and moved that t
forests of Western North CarolO
ths picturesque mountain aides, a
the Impressive scenery should be av
Jected to the hand of tha des poller, i
It was upon h urgent request tt ,
the further inroads on the mount
sides leading to ML Mitchell were
layed. He felt assured that if the
patriotic pulse of North Carolina were
touched. If ths people of the history,
loving and ths history-making Stats
should kaow What waa. hanaanlnar
a historic part of this commonwealth
ins mats legialattue would take the
matter In hand with effective Ma.
die
This Governor did not think, wrone:
at: least, ao far aa the Senate was
concerned. After Senator Weaver had
mads an earnest appeal for the con
servation sf ths peak and the sur
rounding Memory, tha last rest I nit
Place of the scientist for whom it
was named and who lost his life In
exploring It, ths Senate enthusiastic,
ally voted down -the amendment nf
Senator M use to reduce the appropria
tion for this purpom from 30.gg to
111.600. and straightway passed ths
original measure. ,
-i Personal Prtrltegil - v, :p.
Senator Ballou of Ashe, aroao vea-
tentay on a matter of tMrsonal nrtvi.
lege. Senator Ballou was one of the .
meinners oi ine committee wntcn
visited the State farm and which made
a report on the same. - The report
was printed exclusively la The News
and Observer, and Senator Ballou was
of- the opinion that the newspaper's
Interpretation, of the report leaned
toward a criticism of the management
of the farm. He said that ths com
mittee did not Intend It so, and as
eured ths Senate-that ths committee -would
be willing to' make sn amend
ment to the report, setttng out that
there are no criticisms to lay at the
feet of the management.
The revenue bill was again before
the committee of the whole yeeter- '
day. with Chairman Weaver presid
ing. For an hour and a half tha bill -
was under reading. Practically ao
changes were made In the form of
the bill. From present Drnanects It
appears that the measure will be- pass '
ed by the Senate In about tha Same
form that It passed the House.
Blind Sehonl Matter
A practical step was taken toward.
the settlement of the location for the
Stste School for the Blind yesterday,
when Senator Miller of Rowan. Intro
duced his bill for ths removal of the
school to Salisbury, and for tha sale
of the present ouarters and the land,
owned by the school.
Senata Pttwredlngs,
The Senate was called to order yes
terdsy morning at ten o'clock. Dr.
W. O'Kelley of the First Baptist
Church offered the Invocation.
The following bills were reported
favorably:
a B. 716: To prohibit the dumping
of sawdust la thaEno , River la
Orange county.
H. B. 1t4. 8. B. 7f6t For the relief
of Joseph Tlfton Justice of the Peace
of Mitchell county. , '
11. B. 161: To smentl the tew rela
tive totaling dogs In llailfaa .
8. B. .761: To prevent the deprecia
tion of domestic fowls In Lincoln.
8. B. 701: To prevent fradulent ad
vertising.
H B. 616. 8, B. 441: To repeal ths
stock law In certain townshops In
Tancey county.
8. B. 626: To repeal the law rela
tive to draining Muddy Creek. -
S. B. 686: To reitttre the Carolina
Company and U F.$ freight.
8. B. sr4t-Kelativa to tne compensa
tion of solicitors when defendants are
assighed to ' work on . the public
roads. -
S. B. 161: To establish a fisheries
commission and to protect the fUh tn -
North Carolina. - ' .'-
8. B. tit: Relative to-Cfce recorder's
court of Transylvania.
sNew Bills. . -' X
The followirfayTfeiw bills were Intro-'
duced:
8. H. l5S, Davis of Burl:: Relative
to the graded schools of Morgan-!
ton. j
S B. 1066. Miller of. Rowan? Rela
tive to security selling companies.
8. B. 1067. Miller1 of Rowan: Rela
tive to the removal of the State ,
school for the blind to Salisbury and
the sale of ths property of the .school -la
Raleigh.
8. B. 1066, Bamgarner. of Wllkss:
To authorise P. E. Brown sheriff mi
Wilkes toreollect back taxea
8. ft 1066, Taompson of Onstowt Ts
authorise the 'jom mission ers ef LenoiP
to submit t a voea-ofha-peophr tha -question
of Issuing bonds tor public
worka
8. B. I0a. Giles of McDowell: Rela
tive to the pay of solicitors when the
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