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PAGES 1 TO 12'
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T
CONSULT LEADERS
BEFOBEJE ACTS
Both Democrat and Repuhtt
cant Vill Be Called Into
Conference
MORE SHIPS HAVE BEEN
SUNK BY SUBMARINES
President and Secretary Lan
sing Devoting Considerable
Time To The Consideration
of The Submarine Situation.
Number of Affidavits From
Survivors of The Sussex
Washtaglon. April J5. While l'ri
drill Wilon and Secretary leasing to
day were marshaling an aeeuinulation
of evidence I hat tierniany in her ub
marine warfare ha. violated solemn
pledgee gi.en to the l'mtt States, offl
rial word of two mure shipping disasters
due spparently to l! loyal acta Iy German
sulniarinr commanders, was received
at tar state department.
CoBsulnr de.atche indicated that
tbe straw ship Mar gum Abbey was at
tacked without naming on April tt and
that the Aberdeen bark lnverlyon wa
sunk by ihrll fire after the e.rew had
been ftvreed to the small boat more than
list a. lies fros shore. Americans were
aboard lt shipa and were endangered.
These two raae. are Iteing inveatigated
a a-1 nay be included in the American
iadietacnt uf Of r man method of con
ducting awbwiarine warfare, which, it tu
nnderatooil tonight, probably would b
ready for traaamiaaioa to Berlin early
aeit wck.
The preaideat and Bocretary Laming
Vevotod a iarga part of the day to coa
aideratioa of the aubmarlae situation.
Taey kmi bafere them a number of affi
darrta aaiutl from AmartcM (urriTora
af fcW fcaaaas aad ether yaaaela recently
ataaM4, aad a aamber of docamenU
antitplif tmforauiiea forwarded by
AraaS aXritaia.
m smia tks actual value of the
JUanta ka4 bsra maUrially lesteaod
by tao eaaUata of tas Oeranan note re
plyiaa to Amorleaa laqutrlos. The am
Aarite probably would kao played an
laportaat part is tao tadietmeata if the
ad ax tatet ration did aot regard the Uer
aaaa aUiwaeaU tbout the Buaaei ha con
Stitattac K Ttrtual admiaiion of guilt-
It boeaaao kaowa hare tonight that the
ao a leap laud aatioa of the Cnited Btatea
wutek ia axpaatod to bring the eubma
rla eoatToTaray to a dear cut iaaue, ia
baUf watched clooely by tao diplomatic
- fipi i atatlrea of otfcar aentraJ nattoaa.
The Ualtod Btatae la taking Into toaald
mtioa the eaaeo of ma ay neutral tea
aala, wkkk while aot carrying American
crtUeaa, have boea aaak by German
awbmarinr. Aa inreatigation of" three
oaaee kaa bees proceeding on the ground
thai it was only by ehaace that Ameri
eaa ritiaeae were not aboard the ships
Furthermore, the interests of the I at
ted Plate and other neutrals are under
stood to be identical la some of the
rases So fir however, the I'nited
Htates has dec lined to act jointly with
other nrut rale, not only in regard to the
submarine Question, bat on other nub'
jrrt. aa well. It waa said tonight by I
high S'imiaistration official that the Am
rixti government saw no need for joint
action in the present situation.
It reiterated tonight that Ik fore
taking the action contemplated the pres
flrat would runeult eongrensiunal lead
ery It was indicated that fit-publican.
as eil S9 ikemocrat. would be called
into th.- ciinfrrence.
SfXS NOTHING ALARMING
PRESIDE!!
WILL
IN WINSTON SITl ATION
It Can Be Easily Handled. Says Dr. W.
. Su. Ksas-U -After JTtlgatlng Hani.
try (MWrtMK.
V.uitow Satcm. April 13. - Dr. V 8
RankTa. secretary of the Stale Board of
Health was here today. He came oa
- twa wssrtasvwws,- a yrt business
win Iter, aad the other at the invitation
of Tin -icmTary fommtrre of the board
f aMermrn for a conference a to the
hittd el matt that hmibl tie neat from
the rYticral ucc t, aid them in furniu
bttiwf the ft.ture polwy of the sanitary
rleartwriit. ! to a,tto the aldermen
as to tke lM mnnner of solving its
aavbh-ms in unitation. Dr. Rjnkin ha
javit.d a sanitary engineer to come from
.' Wal-iTtcw at an early date.
; k aoked if he had gone into the
general health condition of the city, he
ststcd th-t he had not fully, but he saw
nothing alarming ia the general situs
tion. that the ituamW imm- be easily
kasdled by those in charge of health
suatter here, and otker towns should
Bttfccb ao iwiporVnre to the exaggerated
rejiorts bring eirrolntcd.
The city schools sill re open Monday.
IT. RskU gvr nnX " following
statemcBt with regard to conditions at
trade ai Acadewiy sad College:
"I have persnaally iatestigHted the
, aaaitary and hygienic conditions at Ha
less A-aslesny aaxl College, with refer
bcw to tke coatractiosi and spread of
roaUgioais diacaaea aad have found
tkswe coavditroao) cxcrHrat aad that
o-rery ear ia take to prevent the. in
trodlBetiosi of eowtsgi diaeassi is the
araoc-L TWe erkool s fortuaate in ka'v
; iag awe Um beat known ph-icaae
' ta the rkato. aad a fornser prrvdeat of
tW Mate Board U Bealtk ia charge o(
health caeulrtioaa ia the iastitutioa.
Taking all these things 1st foasideiatioa
I -4m not regard rk sit sat mm aa one
aailisg for any- asdaa aavxietjr."
LAY CORNERSTONE
OF COURT HOUSE
Impressive Exercise Yesterday
Marking Beginnings of $225,
000 Structure at Durham
New aad Observer Bureau,
First National Bank Building,
Durham, April 16.
Bv . K WINTERS.
From an improrised platform ia tke
northeast corner of the foundation struc
ture. North Carolina Masonry, throng
its official repressata tires, lent solemn
ity nnd dignity to the eeremonlei of the
laying of tke cornerstone of Durham
eooaty'i new (229,000 courthouse. Wor
hipful Grand Master A. B. Andrew, Jr,
of Raleigh, spoke the words of insepara
ble existing between Masonry and the
hasie prineiple of new ly up reared
building dedicate to the public weal.
Copies of Durham charters, .ketch ef
Durham history, Bible, Turner' Alma
nac, and a package of smoking tobacco
all emblematic of Durham Ufa were
closeted ia the cornerstone. From the
old eonrthouse, the last restlge of which
ha been consigned to th past, relies
were transferred to the new temple of
justice.
The reremonie incident to th event
were brief and impressive. The Durhsni
Hoairry Mill band led the procession
that Sled from the Masoaie lodge of
Durham Mason down Main street, rir
cling the block adjacent to the court
houne. Grand Marahal Hidney ('. ham
bers directed the operationa of the pa
rade. Divine guidance w invoked by
Chaplain J. Ed. 1'cgrani, of Durham.
Grand Master of the Durham Lodge. W .
J. Brogden, spok the solemn word that
interlinked the eeremoniea with the em
blematic token of Masonry, "to inspire
virtue, wisdom and gratitude." The va
riou Durham Masons took part iu the
ceremony of pouring the oil and wine
upon the newly dedicated atone. Henior
Grand Warden R H. H.vkea. Junior
Grand Warden H. L. Smith. P. T. Elliott,
and E. T. Lee took part in the program.
North Carolina official Masonry was
represented by Grand Master A. B. An
drew, Jr., of Raleigh; assistant General
Secretary W. W. Willson, of Raleigh;
Grand Tyler R. H Bradley, of Raleigh;
Grand Treasurer Io I). Heartt and
Grand Senior Deacon W. C. Lyon, of
Raleigh.
MR. COX MAKING PLANS
FOR OGLETHORPE MEET
By H. . C. BRYANT.
Washington, April IS. I'ranei Augu
tua Cox, of Raleigh, is here. He called
-t oa Secretary Daniel and other con
nectcd with the Administration today,
kfr. Cox is interested in th preliminary
arrangement for the army training
camp at Oglethorpe, Georgia, next sum
mer. He was at Plattaburg Camp last
year and will be at Oglethorpe the com
ing teason.
Tb North Carolina members to form
part of a National organization for in
dustriaJ preparedness are: J. L. Ludlow
of Winston Salem ; W. H. Lee and
Charles I. Burkholdcr, of Charlote ; Jos
eph Hyde Pratt ind T. P. Tenable, of
Chapel Hill.
These mn were (elected by the va
riou scientific organisation to which
they belong.
Tbeae organization are the American
Society of Civil Engineer, the American
Institute of Mining Engineers, the
American Society of Mechanical Engi
neers, and the American Chemical Bo
ciety, and the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers.
Five men are taken from each State
aad they become director ef the Na
tional organization for preparedness and
associate members of the Naval Advisory
Board.
WILLIAM SWANNER
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
l l,i u Tka Ne Slid Oliw ,11 I
Waahinston, April 15. William 8wan
ner. n former resident of Washington
nho wa convicted here last summer on
the charge of having liquor in his pos
sesnion for the purpose of sale, and or
lered to leave the county or else serve
sentence on the roads, this morning at
fl 43 committed suicide at the home of
J. L. Edward at GrimesUnd. He shot
himself witk a revolver through .the
heart and died a few minutes later.
Swan ner, upon sentence of the court,
lefl Washington 1st last summer. Tie
rent from hero to-Norfolk, but was
unsuccessful ia business there. About
taa aoek ago, ha totutnod- to-Bean-
fort eotinty to visit J. O. rjwanner, who
five a short distaace . from Washing-
tea. Officials learned of his return and
went to search for huh. When they ar
rived there, however, he had gone.
lie went to Greenville aad other near
by cities, hunting for work, but could
not And any. Yesterday morning he
went to Griniesland and visited nil of
the mercantile establishments there,
asking for a position. His efforts were
again unsuccessful. J. L. Edward, tak
ing pity on hia evident distress, invited
him to his bom. During tb course
of the dar, Swanner sent a telegram
to some relative In Wilmington, asking
for a position there and requesting an
immediate answer to his wire. He also
telephoned to Mr. Cox. at Blount Creek,
where Ins wife and children are stay
ing. During hia conversation he told
Mr. Cox that if his wife wan'ed to talk
witk him, to rail him up at once, "else
he might aot be living when she tried
to get him later."
SINCLAIR IN RACE TO
END, EXPECTS TO WIN
I m Tks Ksn saa Otsansr )
Fayrtteville. April 16. X. A. Sinclair,
candidate for attorney general, tonight
emphatically denied a statement seat
from Raleigh lent sight that ke night
"step down'' from tke attorney general
ship race. Mr. Hinelair say that ho kaa
never had any idea whatever uf with
drawing, that be ia in ths raco U tke
4-nd, and fully expaea to ajia.
RALEIGH,
FRENCH LAUNCH
COUNTER ATTACK
Succeed in Penetrating Teuton
Position On Dead Man's
Hill
SHARP FIGHTING IN EAST
Austrians and Russians in Con
teat For Positions of Advarit
ace; Austrians Claim ' To
Have Beaten Back Italian
Attacks; Three Ships Sunk
and One Captured
K Dm AsssrlSM rTm )
London, April 18. That the Trench
troops drfeading the fortress of Verdun
have launched a vigorous counter attack
ia the region rrf Dead Man' Hill, on the
west bank of the river Meuse was dis
closed by the official report Issued Hat
urday afternoon from the German armj
headquarter.
The attack followed iolent artillery
preparation and "a.- directed aguinnt the
German positions south of Cortieaui
Wood, in the Cumierc Wood and on
Dead Man's Hill.
Though line after line of Frem-h
troops were mowed down, th German
statement said, by the concentrated sr
tillery and machine gun fire of the Ger
mans, some 1'renrh Iwttalions succeeded
in penetrating the Teuton position on
Dead Man's Hill. On gaining a footing
in the trenches there however, Berlin
declares, they were slain in bayouot
fighting.
Paris officially is silent regarding this
battle, the afternoon statement an
noiiiiciiig great activity uf French bat
terie on the west bank of the Meuse,
particularly to the went of Cjrlieauj
Wood and along Forge brook, but that
no infantry engagement had takes
place.
On the eastern front, sharp fighting
i going on between Austrian and Bus
aian forces for positions on the lower
Htripa aad the Dniester river, in Galicia,
and for others northeast of Czerno
witz, in Rukowina.
In the Italian theatre, the Italian anil
Austrian armies have respectively taken
the offensive at various points siting that
front. Austrian troops stormed an Ital
iau position at Mrzlhrrh, and claim to
have beaten back several counter attack
In which the Italian are said to hav
uffered hoary losses
The Austrian admit they wer forced
to evacuate a defensive position south
uf Mperone, but claim to have repulsed
the Italian attacks in other sector.
In th operations on the water four
vessels figure in the news. The British
steamship Hhrnandosh, of 3.M86 tons
gross, and the tierman steamship Jlis-
pama have been sunk by mine. The
Danish schooner Proven ha been sunk
bya German submarine at a point south
of Stockholm and the Danish sseamshlp
Rassn has been captured in the Cattegat
by a large German submarine.
L
Money Appropriated By Con
gress For Militia Misused
Senator Says
By H. E. C. BRYANT.
Washington, April IS. Senator Ho
rah charged in the Senate today that
money appropriated by Congress for
the militia forces in th variou State
bad not been used for purposes for
which it was intended. There ha been,
said he, actual embezzlement In some
instances. No reference wa made to
North Carolina, but one or two South
ern States were mentioned by Mr
Borah.
An investigation may be demanded
by Senators interested in t lie militia
provision of the army reorganization
bill to refute the charge made by Mr
Borah.
It is lelicved by North Carolina Con
gressiuen that the Tar Heel Natrona!
Guard is all right.
Mr. Borah aald much money iatandad
for enlisted men of .the giutrd . had
goae to officer. Mr. Borak also charged
that politics is playing a big part in
tb construction of the prrparedne
measure for the army.
SENATOR REED TO
Will Speak in Salisbury Satur
day; Representative Heflin
To Speak in Winston
H. E. C BRYANT.
Washington, April IS. Senator Reed,
of Missouri, has accepted an Invitation
to speak st Salisbury to tk Democrat
of Kowaa county next Saturday. Bs will
tusks - ringing party speeca.
Eepreseatativ Heflin will speak at
Winston Ka lem to th forsyth Demo
crats on the nam day. Es will ba In
troduced, by Representative Btedjtam.
Senator Rood and Sepreseatatir Haf-
lia sra two of tk moat agil DesioaTats
In Congress. The know how to speak.
Both aro capital ttumpera. - , .
Ths speeches of Senator Bead taad
Represeatattrs Heflia practically ansa
tks campaign for tks Dcavoerata lav tka
8th and at tkstrteta.
BORAH CRITICISES
NT
OPEN CAMPAIGN
N. G, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, 1916.
IT IS
WILLING TO FIX
LIMIT ON CHASE
Will Negotiate With Carranza
For Withdrawal of
Troops
IN THE MEANTIME THE
- PURSUIT TO CONTINUE!
But Lines of Communication of
American Troops Are AI
ready So Long as It Is Diffi
cult To Send Supplies and
Would Be Hazardous For
Troops To Go Much Further
I Fj th AaMrlatrU I'r.M I
Wsshington, April 1 .'. President
Wilson has decided to inform General
Carranr.n, in response to lu rrut for
ivithdranal of American tiooi. from
Mriico, that the T'nited Kt.ite mil ne
gotiate lor an agreement along these
lines.
I uis government is miiMig to naree
to fix a limit on the dintan -c tin- Amer
lean troops now in pui-nt of Villi
shall proceed into Mexico, and to make
that limit not much lurtlu r south than
the troops already have piiK-.-eded
I lie t Ulted Mate is williiiK to give
assurances that the Aiiicrnaii troops
will be withdrawn within a reasonable
time," or as soon as it is dctiiiitely es
tablishcd that Villa has reached a point
where he can be dealt with In-ttcr by
the Carranza force.
These point, it became Imown t.-niel.t.
were discussed fully at yesterdat' 'ali
net meeting. The President's adiiser
are said to hare agreed on su.-h a course
in the belief that it would make stronger
the rhanrea of catching Villa A reply
to General Carraaza, Is ssid to lie it
tually completed and l eipected to go
forward in a very short time.
Mesatimo the pnrouit of Villa by
American troop will" continue. Hecre
tary Baker sharply outlined this today
a fsrtual statement.
Tk statu of ths expedition iato
Mexico is aa it wa at the beginning, ia
cordial co-operation with the de facto
government of Meiien," k said. "That
oo-operatioa continues an J the ei peti
tion continues. There has been no
change in the orders and none is ia
conteniplat ion."
Kerrrtarv Baker and other officials laid
stress on the fart that eo operation of
I'arran.n troops was regarded ss sn im
portant element, and negotiations for an
agreement with the de facto government
will be conducted with the idea that it
would strengthen Carranza at home, and
make the task of catching Villa easier.
The lines of communicatioa ef the
American troops already havs bee
lengthened to the point where sending
upplie has become difficult. It is real
ized here that it would be extremely
hazardous for them fo go much farther.
A dispatch from General rtmvton to
day said he had nut heard front General
Pershing for three day. General Fun
ton added he wa trying to obtain from
tka front an authentic report of what
had occurred at Psrral oa Wednesday
Much importance is attached to this
report in view of the negotiations with
arranza. The long delay and an un
confirmed report today of a second at
tack on the Americans near Parral
caused uueajiness in some quarters.
"1 still hope," Secretary Baker said
however, "that report of the Parral in
cident sr eiagKer.it 'd ; that It n il
prove to have been 1 ail and accidental
and that there will tie no further con
sequence of any km I."
The only word th- Stat Department
had regarding the I'm ral eass cams from
consuls at Meiico CVy. They reported
that Mexican pipers had minimized the
incident, and that popular feeling had
been little impressed by it.
Aa a matter of fact, the only report
giving a serious turn to the outbreak
and to which oflicialn can attach any
importance are those furnished Thurs
day by the Meiican embassy. In these
two niessagus, b signed by- (sewerat
Carranza sad the otl.-ar by hia foreign
Minister, tbe incident is Bsed on an- ST
gnnxent for the proposal that American
troop bs withdrawn Th telegram,
however, grv so little detail that a
w elton; it hrfwlt, rant b band wpa
them. 1
Secretary Ining ha planned to an
wer these messages and deal with th
Parral incident as entirely a separata
matter from the i initiation growiag
out of th request ( r withdrawal of tke
American troops."
General Carranza'" charge that the
American commander violated hi order
and Bought to occupy th towa is a se
riou one, and officials believ it grew
out of iinparfeet knonledg ef what had
transpired. Unofficial report reaching
tke border eem to confirm tkat view,
stating that not on.y wa no attempt
made to occupy the town, but that un
armed American soldiers, seeking only
to purchase supplies, wer ths victim
of tb attack.
Movements of Car r ansa troop in and
about tk regipn in which American
force ar operating sr being esrefnlly
ckfeehed by tk general staff, 'and Gen
eral, Funiton I transmitting informs
tion ia this connection as rapidly as it
rearrhe him. This may b of use to
President Wtlsoa's advisor la reaching
a conclusion a to tho ability of the
Carrmnsa fore to carry oat aloa tke
campaign against brigaadag.
Anaonaosmcnt hy Uarraan enVtaJ
f th Js limit to wktek they will
teek to kav future expedition aeroa
tka border confined show th probable
f th negotiations for witk
drawal f the American 'forces. . lf
Behala asy it manifestly Wonid have been
im possible for a thousand evalrysien
to areamplnh an.vthiug whatever in
checking border raids. '
Hie
BUTLER DECLARES
FOH-THE COLONEL
Thinks North Carolina Del
gates To Convention Will
N ote For Roosevelt
SOME WORK TO BE DONE
Majority of Delegates Will Be
Fr Roosevelt if Uninstruct
ed, if Instructed it Will De
pend On Work Done Before
Primary as To How They
Will Vote
By H. K. C. BRYANT.
Washington. April 13 - The New York
Tribun will print the following state
ascot tomorrow :
"The people of North Carolina are en
thusiastie for Roosevelt," declared for
mer Seaator Marion Butler to. lav. who
was rhoscn a delegate to the Chicago
convention from the Third North ro
lina district, following winch the district
on vent ion pledged its delegates, Mr
Butler and J. J Briason. to Koosevelt
"I think rhaf Roosevelt would have
anywhere from twelve to sixteen deie
gale from North Carolina on the first
ballot if the delegates should all go un
instructed," said Mr. Butler. "However
ths rttste will hold a primary on June
3, and this will bind all the delegates
under the law. If Roosevelt should win
in this primary he will have the full
twenty one delegates from the Old North
btste
"The only question In .my mind i
whether any work of organization will
be doae. Triers is no doubt that the
whits Repnblirsn voters of ths Htste
want Roosevelt But sums work will
have to be done, particularly as there
ar lBterets which would prefer other
candidates and a little work, owing to
the pecnliar primary law of our Htate.
means whole lot.
Roosevelt name will nut be on the
ballot, nor will the name of anv other
eaadidate. so thut cvervthiiig i fair
to start with, the point being that it
will take some work to get the people
aroused to tbe point whete they will
take the trouble to go to the poll and
write the name of -KooiMrtcIt on. or els.-
attach a sticker to the ballot In-snng
tb aam of Roosevelt. Effective orgun
ixation woold of course- rrovite Hocse
velt stick, is for all who il.. .( to ot,
for him
A curious feature of our prunarv law
i that a candnlatc's name may not to
printed on the ballot, bnt br tlit same
token no man Las a right to prevent
tM betog est for htm I am hoping
that I will I abls to are the time to
down and tasks th light before the
primary, but someone ought to pre cut
the real choice of the Slate being side
tracked beeaais seme work i done for
sons 4hr aaadidate,"
ARTY FOR THOSE
he Democratic Standard Car
ries The Banner For Young
Men Say President
Mj Um A..- aiaxl l r i
. w V,.rk. Aj.mI i; -Trp-Mt.-i.t Wil
!! c it ii rat tt r t h Lf mocrat e. part y
m tl.f party "fur all the forwrml look
ing forr-ft uf thr country" in a letter
read at tb ftnuuul dinner uf the Young
Men. iMmo-ratif Cluti h r night
The pretrit'iit wan to hav,- Inn tlit
irinriikal speaker, but Wan pr- ntt.!
from rilling the t infagcint nt lv i r-f-a
ure uf foreign affair. Jost'pli IV Tu
multy. hia mrretar.v, rrad thi It-tti'r,
whirh fnllowa :
"It ia with the krnt a n ! m..M mi
cefj xegijet that.! ibui it lauMtuLl iut
tuf to attenl the tianqut't tin cnini
I had prmiaii myaeli' the irry i-at
plmaure of eoajrtiuaj with ruy frir-n.-
uf tha New York Young Men 'a lon.(
r aatisC (th. The Democratic party Un
Ucim - iMMiy ysnj toera a-tft4
for ail tha frwarl looktrtf furf. -f
t he em artry. T w n w 1 ' n '
tor back ta priTilefx control anl whn
lt aaaaa gA forward to the renttu
tion of eTery gvauine huaiau rtht. Htil
I had hap! to have the priul.f of
apeak ing t yriti ton ight. how' r im
rrrf et y, the voge of hupe an1 on
(S'leare winch ahoudl spring to the lips
of ei r r Iruiocrat w ho aca tn t h-i r
true T light M a. h,v ni' nt an I fu
ture oppfirtuntty of the great party t
whi'-a ne -loiig "
ITJE DAY IN COXGRLSS
SENATE
Met at 11 a m
Hesumed delte on am y reorgamra
tiea bill, adopting amendment reqinr
ing national guard soldiers to take oath
of allegiance to President of the 1 nitid
States ss well ss tn tbe State
Sisal isquiry eontiiiued.
Adopted amendment to army bill to
provide for federal pay for all aational
guard officers above the rank of captain.
Adjourned at t.VS p. m., to noon Mon
day.
BUI SB
Met St 11 -
Rcsuaaed debat oa agricultural appro-
priatioa bill.
Aaaual Bght ovr tree seed mstribu
tion to tk farmer was begun.
Adjourned at 5 p. ia- to noon Son. lay
wkea a nteaswrial arrvir will tie kel for
the lato RepresenUtK Broas of West
Virginia. . . .
10 LOOM
TRAINIi SCROOL
FOR MARINE CADETS
Part of Plan For The Upbuild
ing of an American Mer
chant Marine
By H. K. C. BRYANT.
vVashington, April 15. A part of
tke plan for tke upbuilding of tui
Americas merchant marine, Represent
atevs Alexander, of Missouri, chairman
of the klerehaat Marine and Fisheries
Committee, today introduced a bill au
thoriiing the establishment and main
taining of two training schools for ma
rin cadets, one on th Atlantic and
the other oa the Tac-ifle coast. It la
proposed to educate young men to be
come deck and engineer officer In the
merchant marine.
It is provided that th course of In
struction and training shall continue
for tso year, and the school are to be
conducted by the 'oast Ituard Service.
The rlecretary of the Navy is author
ized to furnish tw suitable vessel for
training purposes. All e&pense in con
necthin with the two scIhmiIs are to be
lefravcd 1. v the shipping toard created
under the Hhili purchase bill.
In thin country," said Mr Alciumler
iii . '-'it little has been done in ttie
inattcr i f . .location of ship i.flici r no
doubt In-. uic of the dehrlli uf An.' ri
an ships iiKiged in the f n-iun trs-le
There are i ul two naotnl n- !
maintained h te. those in New t.rk h 11 . t
Massachusetts OIviouvlv. in .-.un:.'
tion with the propose. 1 fleet of nnval
auxiliaries emitem plMed the j i n-l
lllg shipping llill, ineaiis hhoulfl l.r ri
lined hv the government In furm-'
trained I . v llllj eiiuinier i.tli, ii. lit!
from coni-ideratlons of etbcii-ncv to Tin
men-bant trtarine and for The natn inl
lefense."
GRAHM HONORS
D INNERS IN COM P S T
H-je. i! u Th a J iHsf ier
txrahnm, April 15. The - - :s Ti i n
l-attTH cam hoiua from hiu.. I lliti rl
ftcrnoou at an o'clock. Tin v fir. mi
t the MM ion hy n lorihf priv, , fcjcri ( (
ntonioiilra, hiaj'i - Tin- ( nt um
li;iui The tit tat r )n t .-n t hf Ay
ock Mi-niitriH) I'up. Mir Mitf ( o-i
J Ko. lleiiiten, werr ilti.cn uptown
a nuu'liiiir det'orated 111 their honor
In tlir ar ith them were Oraham'a
ottitr lc, ml era, Mien Zelina Mnrnbuckle
n.i Tin tout- Cooper, aad the two tiarh
ers who coached the teame. Miss Tbomae
nd Mr Hankia. The rar carried tfiree
log lisnneis. tin each side was a large
iae with these words- "Here arc the
ncs who put thirteen hundred to tligtit.
111 the bark of the car ws written.
t'ooper Harden u-toi '
The parade Stopped at the ciMirtlnoise
where a large crowd had gathtrid. A
tiinter of ntixriis made short talks
ingratulattng the debater Then Mr
nu Williamson, in behalf of klr. I
Hanks Molt, ..wncr of the Ou.-ida Mills
whose employ sclera! ineml-ers ef
liit'Pliriir's faillily hnve b-i n foi the
last twenty three year. prented Mis
Myrtle t'ooper a t.esiiriful .-ld erit
watch, lie staled that Mr Holt was
Pfoud Of haling such pcuple coliU4-4-tei
with hi mills and msh.d 1.. show bis
appreeiation of the honor tlmt hn teen
brotight to tbe town. Thin Mr I Polj-h
lmg, representing the itiens of the
towa. presented a gold vtrh t Hovd
Harden, lie stated that this a token
f the pride the entire town felt in the
Irti.'itcrs Nothing for scleral vcarsTia
ro'ised more enthusiasm rhnfl the spbn
id record made by th-- two wo.ng
lebat.rs
Miss ( ' i " . h i k, one of a fmrily of t h.l
Ireu who lime made a reiiiiirknl-le n f
ord as debaters. Three year-, sgo. M i.
Julia t'ooper nas on (iralnint's atlirna
tive team which ranked nett to Tin m
mug ailirmative team in the Gnat .on
test. Hhe was regarded ss the beM i!i
lialcr in the entire contest Two uhii
go. Miss Flonie t'liopir. another si-tii.
as on (rah.iin' aftirmntnc t am w hich
untested with VVm-ti n Salem for tbe
up Her colleague Wii ln hsi l Ker
lie Miss Myrtle t 'injur, only four
ii vears old at that tinie, was a niini
l.t-i of Wraham's ni-Kiitio' whuh rnnkeii
nest to Winston Malcin. So, altog' th r
tbe Wper famity nrrd tbe itrbarn Hisb
S hool hate madi' an iiuumiiiI ri-r.I i.
the debating union. Thuui tiiii-r. a
brother, wus one of (irahani dlati
r h i y ea r .
lioyd Harden, the other member of It.
w-Twritng team, is a sen sf'Vr .Tnn'm
Harden, the man who is n "ifo 'j .'it
through successfully The a-'ouiiil work
plass for the electric lailwni i iiuictms
Hiirliugloii, lirahaiu. Mi-bam. bi.el
Hill, and iMirhain Hoi. I I. a- n K.i
-pli-uilld rec,.r. in high ' l"d. "!!
f nun drlialing He l li no oil . r ef tl.
Ira. k team and i m the r. i f.,r - lid
arship h. .iiois in his rlas Hi- i.n'
He won . . on.l place in the l.a.fr ..'
im-e st t'hapel Hill yeterituv
( :om m f; rc k com m i s 1 o v
RKOPENS ROYSTFR CASE
BV H. E. C. BRYANT.
Washington. Apul l.'i The N.r'l.
Carolina 1'iae Association hle.l a brief
m its case. against the Norfolk A Wes
tern mad today.
The Interstate Coinnieice l i n .n.-seion
has re opened the case of the I' s Hoys
ter dusiio Company ags.nst the Atlaii
tie Coast Line.
John I: Haiter has leen appt inte.1
Kistn.ater at Cornelius
Charles S. Tower has be n afrTM'n'iittd
a rlerk in 1 lie postoftice at Ahn ilte.
Mary Vorh.
bi tat Am- .:-u '-VM 1
New York, April 15 -tieorgr T Marye,
Jr, who resigned recently auilsxs-sador
to Russia, arrived here toilay, a com
fisnied by Mrs. Marye. iu the Norwe
gian American line steamship Krfastia
niafjord from fVandinaviaa iort. He
awl be would go tn Washington prob
ably within a tfew days.
PRICE FIVE CENT3
:mi"m.
v. . o
J0 III
DEAD AS RESULT
DF FOREST FIRES
Disastrous Conflagration Rag.
mg in The Fayetteville Sec
tion of State
HALF MILLION DOLLARS
OF PROPERTY IN EAST!
Roper Lumber Plant Reported
Destroyed, St. James Church
at Pantego Burued, Home of
Ralph Howell at Terrariea
Ahto Eaten l'p By The
Flames
S(U1 t., Th - . mlrlw i
I'ayetteville, Apnll'. o,u, in
ied and thuusan.ls ,.f . I, .liars wurth of
property deal roved by u forest fir
which at last u.-e.. tints ws .till raging
in Heaver Dam on. I Cedar Creek town
ships, this county. Daniel It Ca,i,r
ell known farmer, was met taken by
the fire while he wa. walking mi th
public road and was I. urn.-. I t .iw-th
The home of fur. lie H-.ll . .ik ll ...
coin, nts, was burned. The tire swept a
wide area ten miles long through Ce.iar
reek and Beaver Dam townships, on
either side of the Inghnav through that
M-.lli.li At last report, the fire hat
reu. bed Clay Korh in Hemer lnm town
htp and wus still I. in i, in g ti.-rcelv. A
lare number of oi -n In,. fathered at
Hint point to light the dairies which had
'n.ln. I a terrific intensity. One Kay
ett. Mile man who was called to thw see
i. n to the hi. I .,f his aged father. d-
iibed it as It,,- l.iggest forest fir,- h
tin-t ever s'en.
I if course no estimate- of Hie Ininnge
lone by the Haines Aa ii lie reu lie I ..t
tins hour, but it will un. lout. te.ilt i.m
! into the tlioi'snii.l.
A smaller forest lire t.roke out
about the same tiu.e in it ray 'a Creek
township.
Disastrous in Kust.
Mount, April IV With l.ih
Rocky
winds that have at tim.-s almost reach
ed the rrlm-ity of a cyclone couple. I with
the general dryness of Eastern Carolina
earns reports of heavy tir losses In
many sections while tk greatest dav
age which has been done to the forest
an. I the stan ling timbers mm res.-lthe
half a iiiillii.u in. uk m. eieu gicnter.
The geiieial use of tire in cleaning up
atxoit tin- farms, .oiipl .t with the ui.ei
peeled high winds ,.f the post eighteen
Louis, hua senad t. slact forest fires
in many set t Ions.
Nor has the fire confined itself to the
forests for nt l'auti-g.i a lighted bran. I
from a bunting n..d n.-arby set tire to
the ancient St .lames l.pisco.sl church,
one of the ohli'st. i hurclus m ll.nufrt
county and the building was bur I to
tbe ground with a loss i.f fpi.initi At
Tcrraeiea the winds fanned ft.nncs from
a burning wood- upon the handsome new
rewidenee of Ralph Howell and thta
Imnie with all the outhouses, stables aad
ervuuts quarter was lapped up in tho
path of the mighty rolling furnace. Tho
loss to Mr II. .well is between Ss.tMMl and
tooisi with ii. . i ii si; ranee.
From lt.j.e- :). mo'i. ng member of
a tram cr.-w bung i,.. ..f th- f net that
the in it tn mot I. t - 14 ,.iris hiiI mill
of the Kuper l.un.'.ei C. . m on t'irt and
that had their tiain arrived ili.-t.- u ftw
unnutes later it would have been mi
possible for it to hate gotten pai' f.-t
many hours. This is th.' only nr... i.f
the loss at Hopci and it appeals nt tins
time that wire ,. .11. nuin nation is 1 nt .df
Kssitdy on a ..nt of the close pionni
ity of the mill t the laiiroa'l slid tl.t
eeniniuiiicating wu. servi.-e.
The town of H.'tylorii was men.-o-.l
for tnaliy hunts int nigl.t b a burning
wi,,, win. Ii tlo' i,:gh n.nl at the Im.o
wi,s fanning .lite. t!v tow-aids the town
mid a .all was sent to tae New Her'i fire
.it partmeiit for aid and it looki .1 as
though th safety of the entire town"
wan tnt-iui. ed The naiiics later shifted,
how'ter. and tl.e riving embers coiitiiai
r1 their fnresrt dei BTnTl.ln over .111 nl
t. t-.i area an! the tovu was saled The
Ncu lleiu department waa advisu-4 that
tl.nl strviees were not IfC-b"!.
In this city the hie -icpart uit-nt has
md teen altogether idle and three calls
tw-Tthin The "psy "etifhtefVn 'bohrsr bits Te-
luauded t heir attetit Ion and their prompt
resHinse have piobaldy preveiitetl run
siderable loss. Yesterday afternoon a
roof fire was threatened at tho home of
Attorney J. .M. AJciauder on Coakey
road but the department waa quickly
on the seine nod prevented trouble.
This niornino rlatnt-s fanned by the
winds unroofed a part of the home of
Mr. J W. Kice at No. SXi Hill street and
the department's use of the chemical
1 equipment probably prevented the ite
at met ion of the home. 1-ater there was
a call from Hoi 12 but there prote.l to
be no fire.
Rsglsg Near Zebaloa.
Zebulon, April 13. Mr J. K. Barrow
lost about Sl.1,000 worth of lumber by
fire yesterday afternoou. The Ire is
still raging In tbe forest near ber.
CONFEREES FAIL
TO GET TOGETHER
1 Si is AMSarssswt Press I
Washington. April 15. Demoeratle
conferees appointed to agree on a com- 1
promiss between tb si assures passed by
tke Seaat and Hons tor repeal of th
free sugar elans of th tariff aot aetom- (
pliakedt aotklng at their Srst rasoting to- ,
day. f
Bepreoentatlvea Kitehia aad Baisey j
insisted upon tk House rssolotioa oro- j
vidiag for a flat repeat ana Senator Bias- 1
mows urged that tk Senat obtitua, 1
extending tk preseat tat af SB est a f
I d'" t for :our years, o Becepioo.
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