MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1 91 3
THE NEWS AND OttotKVfcH.
pFHtAUHhK NttUbU
V Tn nmnTiiriiinnr
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Jtev. J. W. McCracken Preaches
Special Sermon to Women's
Missionary Society .
SOME OTHER SERMONS
Rev, Milton Barber Preaches
On Pontuis Pilate; Dr. T. W.
0' Kelly on Preparation; Or,
-?--W. McC White on Surrender
of Self; Dr. F. N. Parker aU
Edenton Street
it- .1 11. McCracken. tne pastor,
last evening at Central Methodit-t
, i'taurch. -preached a special Kermon
t the Woman's Missionary Society of
the church.
The text was Itomans 10:18-14:
"Fur v. IniHKfver th.ill call upon the
iiniF fr 4he Lord shall be raved. How
then tliall they call on Him In' whom
they have not believed? and how
i"hall They believe In him of whom
e have no! heard? aniT howshitll
f- hear without a preacher, and
Kjiu .....11 . . ..PAUAV. .
.-.Kill .IHrj I'hti. ... ri -o
.be sent."
Mr Mct'rarken. in part, saiti-
'These f.njr questions,, every Chris
;,ian must rirjTWrr f it -rrrrrrRFTT When
- tin Hii'irTheart of the Apostle Paul
burned within him an ho wrote his
epiMles to thf churches, he threw
, arude. as It weirthe c-alrn and state
ly priuie of the quiet thinker and
rare! ill writer and be-ame mi orator
that astounded the world lie e:-w
before l.ini. even In his prison cell,
immorisi souls.. he wanted" 1 awaken
and Mriiisc. He linked question as
If he rSiwrtpi an Imrfvecliaie' answer
iMi .rims are freiuenln this
-rl'ietl- itiiUfe Jonjun mid itrluukuui.
carefully over them we see That they
art in. t only full of c.icr earnestness,
-feat .rtrtttnt)le tnsiriiciian-
'in Tic-, four iiesti'.ns In our t.''t
.he ttpoetle seems to press home upon
ill chun-hi'. the iieccHit.v of mission
work. Me lein hW chapter ly say
inrf that his heart's .loslre and praer
for Israel is that they miu-ht be staved.
Then its he thinks he is not only leed
to seek the salvation .f the Jew. I.uf
of the whle world. Here him sa.f
'there is no difference Iwtwecn the
Jew anil tlentlje, for the Kiipe Lord
over ..II la rich'utiM all that rati upon
- Iilin. r or whAs.ver snail call uxn
the name of the lord -ahull be. saved.'
"Now as he see the heathen-world
iylnu in datkness he asks these four
UUesfl.itie."-
in tn vi iix up the t.rst uesiion. Mr.
MoCnu-ken said:
"Hefore e tan haw- dealings with
Mien in l.iisiness wi- must have faith
in them: so in the spiritual world we
must have faith in lo.!. We must
believe that He Is and thai lie hears
us. This iv essential to salvatten
But the heathen cannot call upon this
gracious fiv.1 of ours, a- a matter of
fact thev do not for they ire without
noteedire of the true .d. thcv
are bowing down to wood and atone
. tieir rr worsnip is a ver desrada
I )ti III itelf.
"Heathen Nretfsi to Hear.
' h, ii"r heathen needa to know
a that there ta Jx1 who alll hear
. .. -o tt.t-y call upon hitn. But
Lhe .piestion is HoW-Jalale-t-m-T--,TaTl
l-iii veil ? Their ';.lhii4 upon- Hun
.vaits on th hesriiiu aLoui Mini.
4'hrist haa nia-le the rhun'h the mile
jjiMtrument ' which men are to- hear
the icoo.1 neus that Christ Jettus
titate.l .ieaih lor every man. the one
channel through a hi. h his reoVem
na power can flew out lo the end of
the sarin."
,. . .iu du iissintf ihr seiii1 o..iestiott.
i lie preacher- said:
'l am j.rof ..ufiilly impressed that
wi-e Christians need the importance of
hearing: nlH.tit ;m1 tnipresseil upon
-a-anew. Many proiV-Mei ng ChrJstions
to t ii.K tlmt the hesfr4 in
stinctively- turns to c;.m! at,d that In
-..lite uiister-i4is way the heathen who
daw- never heard of t-J-isl will come
Difficult lo I lufc-rMaiiil.
"Hut niisslntiai ie tell r that it is
very dirticull to envey to the
he-aihen mind en 1de:t f what (ld
la, becausettheir notjorts have I seen
so degraded,- - It- has ase and is viry
difficult, to conv-y at' hrst an idea of
Start a heinic: Hla areatneat. Ilia ht.li
tieea. H.a mercy and Ilia love, lience
"ahen the heathen learn of the love
or knl and salvation, which la In
Jeaus Christ, they often aak the iues
ilun why did you not send and tell
u omier.'-
Tho livine law niakea human in-
Klri.nirili.lltv- a n it lAi rv lutrlh of
the redemption plan. (omI has
untamed human aicemt-v as they way
to carry forward Ins redemption
uftrrk.
iur niissitrtiary ol.Uijatitina are
ineasured, y the world a need of a
redeemer. Now when we come to ap
ply I his law of oMlKatlon to the
church, ae-inuat me.t-.ure It hy the
UMiet . fundamental need of 'a Imh
worl "J" heathen world is rrunn
with !. voices for freedom frt.m
in and Jeaua ia both (he supremo
need and the church's supreme poa
aeeaion and between these two fact
.C..uprenle need "and supreme m
seaalon cofne a supreme, obligation to
the church to the world."
IWu hlui lln u . .
, .Km o the third uueetlooi he said;
-..vTaa.- prearhin it , ibe tmufL a!-
. ways has and alwaya will he the
agency to regenerate the world.
It wan the preachin of the jtoe
pel that was the mean of convert-
Ina- I.Otia souls on the dav of I'ente
rretir Hww It wa the preaching of
the gospel that brought about th
Protestant reformation.
"It ia od to rireulae the word of
nod W every language. ut jrtm must
send a living 'brracher along with the
foapei to J"i pound It to th lost world.
j rBefiirerhe heathen ran hear about
Jeaua there must be a Jiving preacher
and behind him must be a living
fDUItniwu L iiw wura tit tr.oti must
be earried by a man of tJotf and the
tat C.od rnuat he sent forth by tha
ehurch G1. '
Pressi-hlng the Climax.
i "When Jesus-. Chrtai instfllited
breartung m tne g.afpei iq tiettutL
"I would that one and all here t
bight could learn for once and all
that th world eaa be ssred only.
1he-"-h h preachinsr ofHhs word.
3 ' Tnji rah16pja- treaaurei had the I
Word of God tn his hand, but he was
"nit earefl int Phillip preached Onto
t.Um Jesus.
s fla regard to the fourth question.
ie said-' ('X!.-- . -' "
JbHiimintminu
4- "Thht ... th iBtenaely.- practical
and mist of tha heatbeS-lanaa; if
we mi e real It thankful fit the' un
speakable blessing
to
l.m.irhl ta US. ,
-What are 'wa dolnsr as a church
to 'send the message . of salvation to
uii kM in riaxtnesmf Christ's mis.
ssciaaxt as-e -vtn-stn ski sura ww-
Billy Sunday, Evangelist,
- , A I
ll m a '-:':-. '' .1.
nil tio h. Wiikt'fit-iJ rhlladflphia..
lhe city which, in the "f J'Ulu
f:f JhKIm-th. has ivvo alt-p. ni'ust of
our riflH. In ihiM w nil In un-l r
lake not nirrlv th iluty 'f wi.
Kl 1 flri",
Sth tLv
it if a iliri"iM privilt-Ki tn Hi- it la-
lMrT ti'k" 1 lit! AVTtl Tlod.
KilHii.oiliUity n Imrcli.
"1'p i.- . . ...rt h f rhnni h lnui
th ropitiility ut pra"hitifc: th1
jfoi i . i ht v rv last man 1 f w
fullill the lat divinlon, th n si will
pretrhir;K ami hearirn;. unl in od"
on komiI tinif, thf ti-livini. nnti ih
WklVMttMll of will follnw.
"All lani are p'n arnl nil pMiiil
ar !nvitMl Riid all lajiKUitKts nr mas
t-r-il.
I If uthT. hitter, with nil that we
have arid (Nnipcriiter tit t h
world it our easy, prize. Tht htiath'ii
W'orld t htHt ia;nls w;lth open (t0)rf
lift un noi aH a rhurrh Htav lhf aalvn-
ti'tn lo we dar to hold haik f'n
our liv-M w hi'n w mp a dvin: wrld
waiting fr fsalvation."
HIIMMNU AT W SIII(T).
The
Ttnm lUttunicH Its- litis
Mr
I'ostmastcr Ttala).
ispli i.' Ii.,- Vvvt, ti.ain-nn ,
.millions here ;ne stea'lily Improv-
tmr: Mrs;- tjtt-r v. k Trrrr
ing- a han.lson.e l-rii-k lHlhliim -or
Mespitfts, slreel to I,.- .M-.-iiul.-il liy tlio
'Johnston riintlnk C..ii.t.iin. Messrs
A. U. mill II K. Ilowt rs nr.' renio.lel-
Ing their properly hv Main street
When coinpl'ie.i it will lie occupied
by: the up-to-date w li.-.l.sfll- ami re
tall dry goods husines of which they
are the heads. A new motion pi. -t lire
theatre is 10 lieipe-d' h'Te shortly
ill the -rfew Ijatlghing holfla'' btvilillng
ll in under th- niRimgi'ment of Mr
I'aleh liell. one of tiie cii s niKTfcn
terjirisini; yoimt: business men.
on Monday. Mitrchr-rhT'tlrsi. .Mr N
Itenn Moorr-i who hast been recently
,-i,-ie.1 postmaster here will take
dials.' ..nhe ofnee. Mr llugli I'aul.
the retiring postmaster, has mat!.
most eltli tent and popular officer. He
will devote his lime to his mercan
tile business and other Interests
nwkivi; iiM.ii
UK.KI.
MalbHial
Irrstlthtinmr Are
t.ntnlctl
IHrnrr. of Tnisl.
iSl-ial ... Tl.' Nws aiul o.fTr )
, kocky Mount K. I.. The 'i'lrat
National Ibtnk of thia city haa up
plietl for authority uniier the Federal
Iteaerve Set to act as trustee, exet u
tor. administrator and registrar t.
stocks antl bouds. Tins Is a part bf
the banking business: formerly in the
realm wf; the trust ' ettmiHUilea only
The Xittional banks art- aliwuly doing
a commercial business under. the new
act and this new provision Increases
their field.
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SEIZESTHEDAGIA
Famous Otton Staamer
Taken To Brest As a
Prize of War
Is
i"arls, -via lyoitd.m. I'cb. J.
tl:l a- m e r"rrncli rnlew
is arrrsted the Amcfcian steam
er Ihtcls In the t-tianm-l snd taken
lirr tn BreMt. This a nnomafnaciit
be oAkially made.
The steamship Dncia. left (.alveston
for KotteVdam on January' 31 with
It, SUV bales of cotton to lie trans
shipped to Bremen, It was fully ex
petted at that ttfye she would be
seised, because -i(jreat Hritain i.ie
Ooned tbe validity of her transfer
: r,,,T, i, jt,,-rl'n reaiatrv.
The Dacia touched at ' '. NiiffiilR; ' rtn
"nit"'" f.irliu Hy''! u' fltTn
American freisrtit, steamship,, which
had been used before the war in trade
between rtremetf and. liullbnrts. At
the outbreak- ttt hsglM- she waa
tied up at i on artour.-un December
it she was purchased by an American
snd on January American, regustry
wag obtained. It was t hervannnunc-ed
that she was to be ised tu move
erbitrind-h-wding-wm begun With a
cargo to be taken to Hot ted ram,
thenee shipped M Uremen where it
was, already " sold. . tterejentations ,
were nuide rmmeSlateljt.' the British
embassy at Washington questioning
the validity, of the transfer, and tt
generally was understood that if tbe
ship sailed. She would be seised by
Rrtitsh or French ware hit t and. taken
before a prtxe court, r- -
- For the last flee years this country
hss used from tl to 7 per cent ftf
the copper it prod need. - . - -
FRENCH WARSHIP
and Mi P;8a Manager
11 X noli. 1 1 fur t
1 .
;!' v - "t'.i a
Ma
f his
Sun1a.. in whom In tlu1 much t
siiccf. 1m also nhown.
American Legion Formed to
Give a First Reserve
1 1 'on ( i ii ii td from I'age tine.)
p.-a.'e. n,, increase In oiir standing
army, navy or militia, no national ex
p. -ii. liturea nothing but the lnlcltl
i- rit t've.uf already existing material
uU hiind." -
I.'itl'lain Johnson, supplementing the
formal statement, said that while the,
I. t-ii.ii was being orKaniz.'il Independ
ently of the army or navy and would
have no orfl.-ial connection with ellh
er, it would' be organized along the
lines of the geographical divlslona ol
the army. The government, he said
keep no recavil of the men who leave
the army and navy He estimated
there, are from ;r0. 10(1 to 300, non
such nun scattered throughout the
country who. within a short period
can be enrolled.
"ll is planned to have two active
brunches of the legion." said Capt
Johnston. "The line will be composed
exclusively of men who have had
army or navy service or who can ban
db'' a hl:h power rlfllo ar are sea
sojctlia-tha4-feaHidiiriienTaT f soldier
tmr." fi king -fare -of hewws4ves-.-rHHrh
Ing It In the oven a combination of
regular's and 'rough riders
Will lie a Ural Keserve.
"The special service- branch of the
legion will accept In case various ser
vices nly those men with thorough
technical qualifications, such as engi
neura, doctors, aviators .blacksmith.
telegraphers, crauffeur and men of
ilorens of other, special callings. II
will be what ' 4he government now
lacks -a first reserve.
' Tti aovernment, it tu and re
crulting for eperial services, could
draw first from the legion, for both
Its branches would 1 the best ma
terial aVulla ble. would be already part-
v organif'.ed and alreadv mnbilized.
"The legjon will be divided info
units correlated with those tif the reg.
iilnr army and navy, representing all
arms of the service. National head
iiuarters w lllvJ.a. located temporarily
at (Inventors Island. New lork. and
department headiiuarters-wlll.be es
tablmhed at Important renters
throughout the country and all Its
possessions. .
In 'making public this" announce
ments todav Captain Johnston was
accompanied hv. Commander K. K
Crank, of the local recruiting brunch
of the I'nlted Htatea Navy; Dr. J. K
llniseman. a civilian, who will act aa
secretary of the 1-ego.n here, and Ar
thur S. Hoffman, also a civilian, wh.
are Hxaoc-Utted with him iq the formal
organisation work.
Captain Jnhnainn explained tonight
that Major (icneral- Wood had giveff
the argnniseera, permission to establish
teirfporarv lieaduuarters on flover
m.r's Island, which is a goverivment
reservation, and heiiduuarters of the
department of the east of the I'nlted
State. '
LITTLE HARMLESS CHAIR
THWARTS HOME ROBBERY
Negro "frbrlitcuetl rVian lt.rte'er'Mr
IC O. King W ht-n He Overturn
(ttalr (n rNsn-li.
Un unnoticed, harmless chair In a
corner of the front porch of Mr. It. O.
King's residence on Ktnrth rlaltsHiry
slrrtl UlSt night gave young Hob King
a sudden fright, aroused the entire
household and gave, a big. black iif
gro n opportunity to make his get
away through the back yarij Into the
unkmwn, - i nai same negro was try
ing lo enter the home. The robbery
never occurred and that little chair
prevented It.
Mr. Itobert King, who is master of
the "key and sounder" for the Asso
ciated I'reMs every Katurday- bight In
Tier News and-Observer office, went
to lunch at 11:1 o'clock last night.
After remaining at his hum for About
fifteen minutes he was attempting to
leave the front porch on his return
to his duties. The sudden overturn
ing of that little chair made him Jump
steen Inch sna turn In the strec-
Tlon of the nolsr. VIibi did hf gee? I
A big. blark negro s body going over
the porch railing at a record-breaking
clip. He vamoosed by way of the
bark yard and was gone.
Mr King notified she ponce de
partment, but when two officers r
rived on the scene there was no nesro
to find. Of course, he had reached
a place of safety. Mr king la firmly
of the opinion that he would never
have seen the negro but for the nolsaj
'By irmt irtiie cnair. urar, nine en
"DRY? ' ItAW RFJNFOItt KD.
Wr-st Vlnrtnla Tigtllens Itlll W'hh,
''UMl'e's. - .
(arBM l uii re.-T-.--
W heeling. W. a.. Fb. 17.
Amendments' to the Yost prohibition
law which became operative today
ajte expected to further decrease the
consumption of tntozicatlnr liquors
in West VtnrtnJa- -
Broughton On Europe's
War
(Continued from Page Dm.)
able to get from America, claiming
this privilege hy her right as mistress
-of the aeaa.
"M pe mortal opinion la lhal If.
ptmeTICSrhaa erred at all she haa erred
in not being neutral enough.
am pio-k.1iK.uin In lui struggle
but am also uro-AniericarN
bj Auicrk a AcutraJ?
"But. I fail to unuerstailil how
America can claim to be aiaolutey
neutral and atltl carry on certafn
lines of traffic she la engaged In to
day, both a-ilh Uernuiny and Eng
land. It doee -not sound exact.y
neinral. for instance, for America to
atiuw inuiilllons of war siw-h aaaT
mored motor cars to he shipped lo
the l.elligerant countries.
"Incidentally, I want to say thare
are great numbers of I'eopVa In
America who are making nrr.ft Wr
nines out of hl gtgantir struggle, -but'
that the masses ofc the pewpie are
nou Indeed, It haa brought suffer
ing and privation to a great part of
trarTltizenebJii
"Kiigiumi is perfectly -right to de
clare everything going into Herman y
contraband of "war now that llerniany
haa declared a blockade of the ling
lish coaats.
Hue to Kllg-lisli I l.ft.
"Were il not for Kngland'a fleet,
the I'nlted Htatea would have no
sea traffic at all. , Kngland is keep
lug the seas open for the traffic of
the world. 1 think lhe in. II
belllgerant nations owe to Knglnnd a
iroi of gratitude II wilt take long l(
pa tierman piracy on the seas,
unlesa checked, would lot k up ma-
he Lulled Mates corn-
plelely.
"It IS believed in KukIiiihI that the
war 'wnl etui within the m xt 2 years
roaalhly.lt may end next I all. If ot
then, it is likely to go on for another
ear
' Kngland has Just completed an
army of three millfi.i.i m.-ii and is
1'irepuring to ask for 'another mllltoii
ml volunteers. It can easily ne
seen thai Oermany and her allies are
losing In numbers while the Knglish
and- -their- allies ara gajiuug -beaUy
tbrough these new Terrmts.-- -
tlnamt'S rVr Vcara.
"Knifland ts prepared to Hiianca tnfe
war. according tti tne t nanceuor s
statement, made two day's before' 1
left home, for years vn the
strength of her colonial possessions
alone. Certainly l here Is' no lack .4
money in Kngland.
".No matter what our nationality,
we In lmdon have been u part of the
areat war tragedy. wrapped In the
very atrii.tsphere of wat, The Eng
lishman furnish an Interesting socio
logical study during these days of
stress. They are firm, reserved, self
satisfied and absolutely self-contldent.
Not a waver of doubt Is now or has
ever crossed hla mind aa to lhe policy
of hla leaders or the outcome of the
cunfUcL lie. Is in this war to win
and he will.
"Another reference- to my work In
London: More than 100 picked young
men of my church are now with the
colors. That will give you soma Idea
of how the war hurt us . , '
"Christ church, bv the way-, -was
the first church In Knglanal to open f
v jo.n to t.iw "-' -" -
When thoae' stricken people began to
pour Into Ix.ndrw I threw open ths
church, and cared for 60 all the time.
Homes were found for 60, and anoth
er lot takn In. This was repeated
daily. '
The Dread of RtMUha.
"Pay by day for ths last several
months we In London have lived In
hourly pectatknraf..tMinilia being
dropped upon our heads This has
occurred within 20 miles of my oan
house mil tKe air craft have hot yet
visited l-ondon proper. I have, lived
within G! miles of where some of the
hardest righting of the war has been
carried on In Flanders. The nar
row straights of Dover only separat
ed u. I have been fortunate ln hav
ing as members of my congregations
men closely connected with both the
war. and navy departments and have
kept- in closest touch- With the situ
alion from first to last.
The War's Origin.
To me as an Outsider, there Is,
and never has been any question
to the origin of the war.
"Oermany, with her ally, Austria
la responsible for every step leading
up t' It, and the allies will never
slop pouring men and money tnlo
the dreudful Pontllct until Germany's
heartless military machine la forever
destroyed. -It Is a fight to at finish.
The great preacher stopped In hla
nervous pacing to and. fro, to- Bbd
fro. and looked for a moment at the
bright glow of the coals In the fire
place.
Itak-igb Haa Imnged.
"Thai's enough about "be war.
want to talk about llalelgh. II does
not look like tbe same town. It
causes a feeling of depression on ac
count of its great aggression. The old
landmarks have gone and beautifully
stately bulldluga have taken their
place. .Nu, it la nui the same Kalelglrj
that I used to know. I was bap
Used In the Tabernacle church, you
know, and preached one sermon there.
"I met a nmn in Kngland In whom
II North Carolinians may fecj a- lust
pride. He and I were bom in Wake
county, within six miles of one an
other, yet the first 4 line we ever met
was at the lllgrlm's dinner In lin
don.
"I mean our Ambassador to Creat
HrtlaJn Waller. I'aae. He has prov
ten tobe-the right man In the right
L place. He J" known In Imlort a.
the business man a ambassador H
la extremely popular with the com
mercial interests there, is a worker to
the bone and Is making good In every
essential detail.
The Ship I'urt'lutfo; Hill.
"As we see i ton the other !hle. the
only thing the I'nlted Htates govern
ment can do-bow I to naae tins ship
purchase bill. That is far more essen
tial than any other proposition before
the people.
Tlxe shipping trust or Kngland naa
the country by lh- throat.-There hsvs
been freight Increases isf from SOU
to 1.S0 per cent made by this trust,
which is slmnly t. rrinc In Its exac
tions. "If this ship purchase bill, or Sums
similar measure, had been passed be
fore the war. the farmers and every
one else in this country would have
len better off than thny are nowThe
English are, ready and anxious to take
almost everything we have to sell, at
almost- any price Hut they cannut
get It thransported They carlt even
get all the food products they are
retJy't6'Titiy'
Figiana nai tagen st
many or her snips tor iransporting
troops and wse1itinitions that she has
but a part left for her regular cw-mere,-
A it the " t .ermait ships are
sunk or Idle In harbors The French
ships are nt for i frying commerce
these aaya.
All this is argument piled, on argu-
ment for tbe passage of the shrp rmr-
chase bill. Americit s p.wltbHi in this
matter la nor understood by the Eng
lish, and It seems to me it Implies a
lack of foresight on the part of our
American law givers to allow'' such a
conditio! fo come about.
Ametlca must ana win retain her
neutsai tiositlon. This , country will
sound tWe jsote or peace- when the
time cornea and It will be a. long and
a lsttnT-ucace." -
Daa rrancieco I now operating mu
nicipal street cars in Van Neea ave
nue. '--- - ' :
Dr.
ROOSEVELT GIVES
REPLY TO BARNES
Former President Sticks To
Accusation and Offers To
Substantiate " ' .
Hj Uw Awvtali Pn I
Hyracuse, N. T.. Feb. 27 - I-ts al at
torneys for Theodore Koosevelt, In
the liuol action l.rouiflit against the
former president byWJJIIaru Harnes
,tr ; today received copies of the bill
of particulars which Mr Kotwevelt
haa filed In reply i Mr Harnes de
mand. Mr. Uarnes called for a 'specttira
tln of ihe several mattei bt regard
Lto. which the dinlr!lt.ratjoii ...f iie
state goveriiiuent. of New York ha
been Inefhtienl. wasteful au.l In s.une
Instances, corrupt.1'1-
Mr. lloosev.lt replies that the pe.
rtorls referred to' are lhe years I'jil
1213. 11 and 1 rre' baa. s his
information on an editorial Hibllshetl
in Mr. Itarnm' newspat.er, and arso
on the ptat'forin adopted by the It.
puliflcana In the last state campaign
which charges the Democrats with
groa abuses in administration and
legislation during the four years they
were In powT.
In answer to retjiiesi for names
.political leaders who. are alleged to
have, been UusttUt- to-the Kraoebtee
taji law, Mr. ltM,eeveli names Mr
llarnea,- among others.
-Me.' Rtoseelt a. knowieils'ed thaf
he is unable to give . the 'nsmes kf I be
"big mvnled men of both point, ai
parties whose contributions- to the
organisation In the past raid been
heavy and who possessed so hiu.-h in
fluence In lhe newspapers and the
business world that it was not safe
to antagonize 'them." f.,i the reason
he asserted, that Mr. Hariie "omiti.-d
to mention tliem to the defendant
when, he made the foregoing state
meiil concerning them.'' be hjm iluu
Tammany Hall and the lieino. ratit
organtaatloa -was r-atly -4u aud . did.
work with the Itei.ubiicaii ..rganltM
- 1 1 1 1 1 n In -rirfvHlir-tf ""' ""r
aura li
direct v
rating bill in luu arid th.i tin
mai-y legislaflou in 171". r
Mr. Itoosevelt states that Mr
these
r.arn-r
was in direct opposition.
Mr. Koosevelt gee on to tell Mr
Harnes the times and places at which
Mr. 1 tames "strongly opposed the re-
ttomination of (iov Hughes" in ISUV
Mr. Koosevelt says that he turns. II
urged the renomlnulion. Of ttovernor
Hughes to Kllhu, Kool, Mr Harnes and
many others. . '
Mr. , Koosevelt, says he will provi
by Howard It. ( 'amine, of Albany
that Mr. ltarnes openly talked with
famine while the latter was commis
sioner of public safety, concerning
the maintenance of places of ill re
pute tn thai city.
STEGLER LIKELY
TO PLEAITGUILTY
New York Attorney Seeins To
Be Drawing Coil Around
Naval Attache
Vn lis- Anev-UIMt 1-SrM
New York. Fell, 27 Charles 11
flrltmhs. :ittot-neT - cor Ttrcbard
Htegler. indicnte.1 tvday thai if hii
client should he Indicted for conspir
acy he would instruct him to plead
guilty and throw himself on the mer
Cv of the court.
"Mtegler has confessed that he (nn-
: plred to obtain the passport." said
Mr. Crittlths "and lo plead guilty Is
the logical thing for him to do."
The Federal grand Jury is expected
to take action Monday.
Htegler Is ready, his attorney says.
lo- take--the- stamt as a government
witness In any action the Federal au
thorities might take against other
persons possibly involved In the al
leged conspiracy
"All information in this cane in my
possession or which I may be able
lo secure, " said Mr. Urttnths. "will
be turned over tn the goternment
All statements made by Stegler will
be made under oath. If any proceed
ings should le M or ted against any of
the person whom Slegler Implicates
Stegler would ir-tr- to become a wit
ness for the g.oernment."
That Captain Hoy-Kd. naal attache
of the tierman embassy, had eaHed
Stealer a traitor le Cermanv because
he bad refused to go to Kngland as a
spy Was the statement which Mr
C.rlrtltha said Hlegter made to htm to
day In the Tombs Stegler declared,
according to his alt"mey. that when
he Insisted t" th Jiaval attathe that
If be was to undertake the mission, he
must hate a written guarantee that
his wife would te flnanetally pro
vided for. Caplnln Itoy-Kd had said.
"You are mercenary.' find t hriitjseheff
he refused to go: "YrHi fit a tralior
to vnur country."
"I told him.' ftegler wis nuote.1 as
snytng. "t.hst I had taken oi.t niy lirat
papers as an Americfn. citlw n." 1 -
W lie riit"-" i'rcsltlcnt..
Washington, H. '.. Fl - ; . rrt-si-
sierit Wilson todm r"'i el a. letter
from Mrs Klchar.l I' M.gbr. wife
of lhe Licrituui reservis! arrested lrl
New. Y'ork on the ''itfirv of fraudu
bntly obtaining an An.- rlcur pass
ports declaring 'Stegler had been led
Into the-. project by Captain Hoy-Kd.
(ivrmari navnl attache here.
Mrs. ritegler asked that her hus
band be set free. Her letter was re
fused tTjr.Tnr' fjepamrteTir fsr-JniJtice. -
Mrs. "SteglW wrote the. I'resident
Captain lfoy;Kd had--promlse.d her
husband 1 K. a month . for her sup
port hile iiogler e!rs--ii,r.ul and
that she would be given tlo'l. a month
for life If he aits killed.' She de
clared" she had no money now and
did not kmtw how she -could stipptart
herself unless her husband w-re re
ftsasvd - ' ..
L1VKK FI.MIL STtlRKS l(Kl
Kogiieb INsn lis nresiievi t.tltlt In
,' Its Hbusry. V-'"
(Correspondence Ass-aiated I'ress i
IJverpool. Keb. 1 S "-Never in the
history of this port has he roiigesUon
of suhipplpg b.'sn .. ureal, lii.r tin, e
the Liverpool war ht.ui s ever beefT
so crowded with' foodstuffs as at pres
ent. importers here , believe that
even should trie Uerrnan submarine
blockade prove efftTtive there- is
enough food now stored here to fees)
lhe couatni .a year. ,
Perhaps no,-jJty In Kngland lars
at trscw tne war in the way ol
military or baval activity than Uvm
pool. Far remvel from the fear of
Zeppellna. It is brilliantly lighted at
night and gay by comparison with
London- Llvernobl Is not a haeal
base. Actrvlty along Its miles of docks
is feverish, because. In spite of the
usually ample dork facilities, at least
te heavily laden' steamers await
berths. ... ,'
Ship osfners are reaping a goJden
harvest. (Some loaa to caused bv the
failure- of ships to get berths on their f
arrival, but this- ta more than com
pensated for by th lacreaaed freight L
rate. -" - i
T
IS NOT DISPUTED
Uncle Sam Most Concerned in
Date of Issuance- of Fomui,
Notice .
Washin:ton. I Feb 21 There
was no confirnm.tioii here toniu.bl of
thcrelpori frum lindon that neutral
governments hat been noflheil bj
Great, llritain anil her allies that a
general tdackad of C.erman ..,ris
wohhl be declared next week'" Ths
press dlapatch tt. that effect aroiisei)
wide Interest in -..mclal and diplomatic
clttj.es as to the probable course M.e
I 'tilte.f' States government wHlld pur
sue Ib llitcrenls W ll.iln Kiehts.
Autb.y ities -t.n international law
axr-e lb. u a belligerent has the right
"t-iiit Ka.te Kti cncniy'u porta with
a . ...mpeient ,ftrre" and neutrals are
bound t, respt-ct that right. They
divide such bl.K-kade intj. t wo. classes.,
simple or ilefart... "and public -The
latter cIh Is defined aa one "where
the invest inent i not only actually
est.il.llhi., Tut where also a public
notification of the fact Is made to
neutral power by lite gov t-rrituent or
oil l of slate .i. larlliK the block-'
a.le " .Such not iti. a' i 'n is is added
by Ihe sarne allf In irltb'S, It. c.msldered
T.Tnrtlhg upon a to utial slate and lis
citirens. The result is . throw t he
burden of -proof uptin i n.- i j.l t .r , il
Vessels seized while at 1 . n , pt i nt: lo en
ter a bliM'ka.tetl poff The blockade
la held to b in force until forma'
notlttcatloi. of Its withdrawal has been
received
Halo of K-uant'c lniMrlaut.
The exact date of the Issuance ..1
th. i.lo. kude notice, M ts b. I.I. will be
of the utmost llltnortance sine u
yesS.-l sailing It. Ignorance of lllc fact
t hai lis lort -beetmarb-m iTHff trrcti
blocttitilo.1 has been held snot llnbl.
ts- vKinlrmniillMi A treaty of 1 7 !M
between (reat HrilHln and the I'nlted
Htaies. .made :; this . seetttc -'prtvii.tifi
The- sa nee rale -waj. observed during
Tn
French hiiM-kHil of t
ennun imrtH It.
prnmrrr
In nrTTiTrlnnrp with tnuv-
nminnitl Ihiw. ft m aHH. mifd that y;-
ntni rninK will ) ki Aiihtii uii
uhlf "'nrrr and nhippt-r in u pruu.
la-nmliorii tiy the lreMni'i.t JdVsiriir
tnnl "iTtrlal.i rtuyti -tichl id Um-cu.-w
the matter In 4h at'wi'n1 nf (IH-etni-
ronllrniHJion ul th ilan.
It wu mfUlt- rlcMU'. hi t-vt-r. that
mich n n.. nhpn rVy'l. Wnultl he
iiubJMM1 t ritl:rnuH lntt tiun iax t
It rnnf"rmiiy wlih trifrniit .nal pro,
MiK OF 0.)XOT
NOT Id MAIN
MIOMAI
AT ItH KTKKN
(H-lirrtil -w mhly Umm Tlnti Yft lo
(hr lrtH-tl4m lii lnuou 4.1 rl.
To t hi' K(litr : Th rttt im
Hlvrn hy piatut tt vtrtuouti prtrln in
thin Stut' in utirly tnarlffniHttv Any
vtrtuoUH tiri, fotirtppn yuri of hk,
my kv h-r -ronsMTit t hr wn rtfK
rtidutlon anil ruin. No mm! rti huh
cm ft bv- icvn why h- K4 .tu(-
I !-" n trttivt-w Hhmilfi ilfliln-rat ly
rfjtTli tt lull iiii-rt'HMlit th- HtHi'tit .try
irute-tln t mtfen y-r "Thf itier
nt rtiii.MfTii fhuuli lf nrrn ?! ii nt
Ipuhi Fik'h'fF h yt-arM I n .a public ,ad-trr-tM
t-. mo tm4itv-ruu autiif m-e xtf lntn.
on Hw-mrir n. $ l 4. the Ut...'i
'4Fv)5iif4f i Mi "i lis w r
"t w n ;i urHt l iHHppnlnt iiihui t hut
,JUnt lt'fr ih war w fi.ull nt,fitit
thht niniptp- rttnmr vtix& T'lKr VimA,
which v mi h f nn Teil that mm
Kirl lietwe-i ih- mk "f rOxtpfn 'aiViT
inht,n slmuhl - Jttliwt1 to n-iii
tit lit-r rviin I fh;i tl Mt ;rt hick in on
that Winn h w.tiviw o r. Vltri voii
hear if a tlWKrnrf-f uf tllain who tins
runiHti m elii ixtj-Mi earw inii two
Huyii im i mk tn hiM il rnm 'Sht whm
piXifi, I looked up htr )lrthlay;
1 kwv Niirh .1 flu- ;ih that otiKht !'
,uni.htMi i'frrt niffi :inl rtMfht hj? :i
UKrarf ! hurtjunity. Th- land of
thltllCri."
Th wor.l of Oie l"mlto( v?r up
iul'il to tli- fi'lin I f inn m i nt
l.os ntt.i ;i'i'at'r protection,
th . 1 1 1-r i A-w-mhly iliould tiv- it
to thtii, out tn Th limn' of nil thHt
in pirr- rrnrl h"y; "rtrmt Ko nfi rt'i uM
thht t viiTip fiirl frturtrt y-fr oh!
in of F,)oici-nl iiTv to poriM.iiHlly 4 m
tnt that an ii ro'i n poltoJH iiih m may
rtb hT 't hrr vlrttif irh prft t
Impuiiity As ytu t-H. Mr. nditni.
"Il i- not ton IjiI.- f..r thin tiiirjl
Awrtil( t !o thf- rtuht thiins " Th-
f i'ohm nt "lumlil I'l riilKfiJ i
t i k h t ri' "a r
JIIN K IIKNUKIUSmV.
Rilifltury. X.
11 KICIIK
it i oi1 siii:i j.n.
1lirtw HMnisainl 1 1 tu
.aft", 27 I ..'. p n.
jUlll steT1i iirl i th
hhlf ' i'- 1 hrrdM . Hr', .,f- i , -tax m
HjftViiff iiup;.t'h from th r Ii -.p-'
tinu-M.
"Tht Hnli.-h tfr- -iixh.vt K'f if
Kittt -tl a liiMan .- -.I', iii.niii 1 2 tihI' m'
Th lirttilhip i,'iil)v.H t r r-iif h t li-
tii(KUth-il
litrsM-i f.
in. la i !-
s.i.i-i-.i-
l t tli. .1
Bahr
'T.hI. I
fur at I ! t
Turkthh -m
Mrnct .
f. rort
l .! at.fs if ;ta
. n I sw pt t h
Thw-y h'it
whtrh thy
r rv Filt r
h ro ntti
Inte-j.
liT s
o '
liriil-Hrl-'i
Irt r' -i
"ft ihni ii 11-
VfMeW-'i.- rxt
tnv t h(o ii
i.rt.i i i i J.j I I'fh
.ir-.i-l irif- iniM.i titiy
f'"i ! o f t -t k i ri k wh
-; TnTot nt ri7on nfojh'
FfiTirT fhT pctHv 4 -
irFrrhnrittHHrt
BnTier.eis in.iure.l ...I'tler-. .'Hiise.t
J.anic in orstanjlnoi'le s-p. clal trains
are const nut h ni.der ste.tm r.t llai.titr
ah;i ready ! transport I hi- imtie-r-ial
fatnllT ar.l th" !r- asur t.. i.be interior
ot :A.:n.
i.nrii.i; the ii.'tfii'ui'lineut of Fort
sterttft;!- 1 l.ihr Jl.lini'loli ii Ill'ts blew
tip, killing naiiy .iefetnlcrs, :m.jiK
whom wore tiuliieroiis ieriiitttis" '
Aim 1 1 nr
His Wil l.
HAN Ill-XT
A I 1 I.l.
K'ens.h'.i
i Vjs. ilispati Ii to Wash ins
ton
I'.'St.
Ui 1 "start ''is trie. privea or nmk
inr niy ro.nie at tne iarra-d l.ay t..r.i
jlctl US' Fabuld ai. ma pi.tt'H yum." w m
the rather untunual pro.sltion made
In Jisirl I Attorney A L.. Irury by
Josi'ph Hielslii. who a few days a
ronelude-d 1lat must rr '-
Hielsfc-l. hi -is eattilmr-"K ly
in a lotal'Tac-lory. insists that he Ik.
afraid to jtn hosi ts his w -fe. He
told the" Klstrict Attorney that she
had made threats, and that 'he pre
ferred the jail, wiere he was safe
l.'nder the orders of the listrlct At
torney. Hlelekt is tariipyins; nis old
cell at present, -a u.t it is jnouKni itiat
a plan' os! n be rutinu ny wnu n ne van
lie acetiinmodate-d at tlie jail indefin
itely. . . ... ;
"Home was ---uever nothinK liar
thlsi. was the war lltelskl put It up
to the Dtsflnt-i A.ttrney. " in
' -
French battery would take thirteen j
minutes tn cover every square yard I
within ranve. .. .. ' ' .. v I
BLOCKADE RICH
ANTNUG BILL ;
IS NEED Q F-STATE
Senate Called Upon To Carry
Outhe Will of The People
of- North Carolina ,
T th K'iitor: The Ami-Juif bill.
hi h pajuted th Houm liy such
haiKlsoint' majtirity. -liquid receive a
lik- tretitnient by tht .Senate, and for
th- rriHin:
Tht- bill t.,M hnt intiate proMbi- 1
!lon. bin only fTrtuati the Vf. Of
;tlu- pt'opin ) fx'fe-(1 by popular
VolH
l'h' i-op, I'tiactftl prohibit Ion
Ihw 1s4 ih ptirpoMt if dextrtiyiiiK Lh
liquor vil and to th dcKre that
thi Ii h ii..' bffti rtcrompllKhPtt 1 thv "
nn-aj-iiri- of ih- want tf human fore
Hlrht.
Ufiiernt Aniw-iulity lor the public pol
icy of prohibition, but th'Tv in upotv
t he Aj-wenibl y r-pnlt'illty for-C!ter--fectinn
a faulty Hiv-aMire to put into
efTwt th1 pubUv will
Th nioral a rul ' ei'itrmrnir value of
prohibition is no l'riKrr deba'able. .
and BinceUhe principle in-noimd th
practice I'hould ! tin thtrouieh h .it
la ponlbt to m.ik it
The I etnocn4fTr party nhitnld not
hl'EU.U ll UalilUM 4UIrM4e4i-i4ty
mltklnK fffwUvr; the public dmre. for
b in what the pam in Hiippone.il tri
Matvtl for.
The I enfcratir .party Un nothing
to fear in petiMnic the atiti-JuK hill."
Incaiue the Itepublicann i3re pra'ti
t.all a unit for b'Ktflat ion riiTr-sniiry
tu perfet the prohibition law
J. A. TAYlK
iiii.inrton. N
ALBEMARLE CLUB
" COUNTS UP TS GAINS
t.rovtllk of I'onnty nf Nfanly a Sou roe
tf - lrlle- 1r -Ittt - 4Viile 4.rmwH
Sinoki'r falven..
'Sl.-'i'.' . Tli- V-w r.-l olfeT i
""A'llie'rn a rl e Feb" ' rf t i in eo? ' tKe-'-inoHt
interefttlnp iitnl enl husiasti.'
meet men evr held in the rooms of the'
rieilinoiit f '..miner. Inl flub was the
smoker li'veti bv the Hub Thursday
iilKh! 'to lis iiie.inls-rs unit, a number
..f .Invited Knests from fo 12 o rlork:
The. fiillinMiit; i.rotirnrii was rarrted
out. .
. 'AH-ietnarle's 1'asi and rreaent," hy
Sir" R If lleiirne; "Albeiimrle! Future
rossibllltles.'' by lir. .1 ' t'leflB Hall;
' I'ast. 1'resent and Future of Htanly
t'ounty". by Mr. J. Atr Hoyett; "The
A'lv .intake of t 'iiinnienlal (irKanlxa
li. .11 to a Town,' by Mr A. f. lluney
iiiil. "la the Itedmont t'luh L'olnu
Uliat It MlmuUl fur Albemarlf," by
Mr. J. R. ywltin; "Why Should F.very
Man in Town be a' Member of the
t'feltN-iont foinfilen lat t'luh."" hy Mr
A I. 1'atteraou; and lost but nut least
ai address by Mr. .1. A. I'arker, presl-.
dent of the tirealelr f'harlijtte Club
of 'harlotte Mr. W. 1.. Miinn. presT
dent of the I'ledmont - t'i.mmerrlal
t'lul... acted as tonstuiaster. and pre
sented the speaker with lltiins; In
trnrtttfteiry rernarks.
Mr Heariie's bilk was very In
teresting on H.'i'ount of "the fact that
It was a hlatbry of the town from the
lime the court house wa-i located mi
his faiiers farm to the present date,
shoaina tlie. wonderful aruwlh of the
pla.-e for the piist tl ft V years and
especially since lriHr. Mr. llearrt--un."l
ib.it in lHi4 lie hud lo attend
i. tibll. school in ait.n.l lolnina countv
tht'Ten'b7dtTdir tn reaeh of ifilrii Ti
HiHiiU'. He kiivh the history of th.
.iliue froai i lie time the old wooden
roitll house stood in the middle of til'
Held. . hleflv lhe abode of sheep. Roale
.b'Ks and Hens. These were the' days
when lhe u.t ioiiilrra counties Jeeringly
ref. rr.il us Stanly's chief iroduct lis
l"'rsio..nions mid hoop poles. The eon
IlliM between tlnit coil.IUb.il with the
. resent, prosperous little city of t Olio,
people wlfb millions of d .liars worth
ft iiiiiiiufu. lured cotion finals, furnl
1 urT' "Tflj.T ' ;jiTrtn pnulm tj' anmistllr
sliipp. .1 frotii here to-srtl ('arts of tin
civilmed world, with n prosvierous ani'
proL r.-ssKe cuiiH wit h "nrore miles
i.l railwav t.. its -,". ."ssi.j than an;
co'llilv in lhe St. ile. made Ml
Heariie's tnlk es"-. j.i ! ly Ini.resilng not
LmiIv to lb t of town Kilesis. iiui
I ft . Ihe toiiriK'-r inemoers ct the' clirt
The n. hires;, "f Mr I'l.rk.-v. was nf
coitr.. . Ill- plil"'l'iil aiblress of 111-
e-ninu' and uh i.tsieoeu n. n; ai
Willi l..,li ,.el
-i nn. I profit. Th.
sl.. t I-III.
.lobll"!'
r i
itsrs. . i ' oiuii unit
the V.'. S Uailwriy. On
,. W S Uailwriy.
Itltl,'
greeted wit1
ll.-.'l -
ITIN lll IV THIl'MPH.
Kii-slaii iMlnvr Who Turia-d
t.lve. I p I1U l ife.
Tl-
l.i. London. rV!:
; : - ii n .
in i
Uus
A'i "iflclal statement
ii I'eiits In the reren-
rib.
liKhtiiiK :
" V-. a . ! riiiati bttterv sottlheasr
of ri'zusl vc. was n .pesllnn our olTen
sivc - i In- lalement, "t'nptair
i;.ur.l"fT -.ent out several i.iioorec
in.
inol'll'-s lilld.-r
lire ir. 'he .lireo
lirittery mul at :
yards Th- -killed
t 'l.piam- c lourdof."
V.- -nolo. -Ill his
Hi- bat'b" In out
It'.n of The hostile
.lisllli.e of l.'ID
;.ll th. a"iiTtners"
.i Kil'.-'l ai 'he
iil'.r ha. I- turned
favor.
"tiiir troops eaptur'!
nft-r -r dne of ejureji.ely
(iik The l...ol -laker w
I ha I uc lo i tie ori eni 1' 1
rnasnys-.'
luird flahLv
i- so Kres.1
is been lm-
lU.ssibl..' to rstirfllsl
th" exact
a tlo'tln! .
"Since '-"file beKiniliMtf' of the
tleneraUI'ruSsil-iff', ar'o has cantor
iol JitiMf uttlcer- .in. I IM .d'bi soldiers.'
TW 'lilvl'll.l.llltJ. KWUKVIT.
I 'sir or ol.lci t'onii-ms In KentiK-ky
Isr Ljitli-r.
r , It- V-"- t-'.-l t'f- '
'Louisville. ,K . Feb 27. The Hat- ..
tiiiKly and M ore l)stlllinit Company
and The F i Walker Histilliiis; Com
panv, two of the. oldest distillitiK con- .
cerns in Kcijtiickj' today tiled volun--iarpetitloiis
I'aiihruptcy In I'nl-"
le.i "States co.nt . . . . e-s
' The MnttttiKlv mil M.ory Compan-'
lists its liabilities at f2m.l, and .
usse.ts l;t4.3v4.. The P. Or. Walker.;.-.
("uftipafiV Mclie.lviles liabilities " Of
llfrf.Sai'". assets I'll. 770. The plants
' '- Kanlstown. near hera.
III IMII.FJJ -HKKfii'W DltX
itriaii la-rs WiMH-e Attac-bed hf-
Heart I'aralysits, ' -
9 . lb. AjsjUII IT.! t
.vk. Y..rk. 's,ls -IT-i Jtudolph
i;erter,,'ia'ian tenor. whXhaa bee 1
siiuxinK at the MelropolUan ; Opera'"
House here,,. died suddenly from
paralysis nf the heart tonight. ' A
Physician had. been sumtn,oned -hy .
tiuitlo t;atil-CasaM. director nf the
opera house, to aJU'frtain the stnirer'a
condMlnn" While they and Madame '
l;a ppold. the -tenof'a -Wife, were talk
in with him, h died.. He was about
3 yfiaja-nld. ... y. . ',. "
That the French lanfruare tstnore
suitable f' use while telephonlnc
thajl the BnKlish haa been discovered '
since lndnn anil r"arts were Uakesl
p . eicpaos, . ..
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