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aid WEATHER x Partly eleady Taceday Wcdja-tedsy, aot stack cheat la temperatar. irver SECTION DN2 Paget 1-8 VOL OX NO. 70. Vs EIGH, N G, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 11, 1919. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. 1 kie.Mewg i SEEK OVERTHROW : U. S: GOVERNMENT Seized Mail Matter Discloses : "Amalgamated" Effort By Anarchists OVERMAN'S COMMITTEE GIVEN INFORMATION Solicitor Lamar's Information Shows , Persistent Effort Against Government (By th Awocktoi Frew.) ' Washington, March 10. Mail matter seised ainc th signing of tba srniis tie hat disclosed that the I. W. W, anarchiats, radical toeialiati and other ar perfecting aa amalgamation" ; , which- baa for its object th overthrow of the American governmenUthrongh a "bloody revolution" and thd establish ment, of a' Bolshevik republic, accord ing to a memorandum ent to the Sen ate Propaganda Committee by Solicitor . Lamar of the Postoffice Department. -""tho? fiu8afit SbS Chairm. ssid it "would 4 be read into the record I . "Foaad ' -' Declaring that in Bolshevism the rad " ical elements of the country, had for ' ."the first time "found a eommon cause . upon which they can unite," Mr. La mar said his information showed prop- Uganda against the government was be ing conducted with great regularity and its magnkude eouto -be- measured bylhe "bold and outspoken statements" found ia the literature. Accompanying his ; memorandum f re lfeverll Tiandrcd -" cerpts from mail matter showing tne trend of the propaganda. These will ,. . be- iaadopubUtaUrv . , 1; rWiWrttnat-WirfiK Particular rcfereace was made by the ' solicitor to ths activity of the dissatis fied foreign element in the country but ' he said perhaps the I. W. W. wss the most active in the dissemination of the ' propaganda because itrkant1tr e.om maad krge field force hnown as r- - fruiting . agents, subscription agents, itcwho work unceasingly in ths fnr- ' Uierance of th cause."' . Lamar's Messorsadass. " Ur. Lamar's memorandum, to which vas attached a list of aewspapers piiat d in English-and foreign taagnages al- , 'eged to be regularly eoadneted aaa jubHshed by the I. W. W. said ia part: , "ThJs propaganda w being cos ducted vith such regularity that its msgnitnde its he measured by tho bold and out i( oken statements contained la the Subluxation Jind th forts snads there i tc inaugurals a natioa-wide reigw of trror and overthrow th gojern- menu ; ".' , la classifying these statements, they sro submitted in a major or general clar as follows: I. W. Vi Aaarchistie, VndfAl. 'SoebiUstw' aad Socialist. It will-bo sec a from thes execrpti, gnd ! u MmJ limine-nt. that this is the first time ia the history or the so-csuea radical movement in the United State that thes rsdical element hav found a eommon eaus (Bolshevism) in which - they can U-ita Seek Blocdv Kevolstloa. t. W. W Anarchists. Sotislist' t..i;..T --,1 nfl,pCTiM ia fart all dissat-! lified elements, psrticularly th for eign element, are perfecting an amal gamation with one object and on ob- .. joct only, in view,- namely the over- - throw of the gov-:nment of th United States by the means -of a bloody revo lution and the establishment of a Bol sheviki repuMic. , , , "Tj Z. W. W. ia perhaps most ae ' , tlvelv o. prn& In 'rrer.iV - "- ?cr- agsnda a-d has at - " nt field fore known as recruiting sgents, subscription ageats, teVwho wrk aa- eeasi(-"v ia ths furthe-'lhe cause." This organlxaUoa publishes at least f rs newspapers in th English language and nine ia foreign languages as showa in th list give below, mis list com prises only official papers of the organi ' zation and docs aot take into account the largo number of free lane papers " ; published ia th interest of th above orgSBlsatioB." "Free Usee" Newspapers. Ths newspapers listed were s Ths Kew Solidarity, English, weekly, Chicago; On Big Union, English, monthly, Chi- eago; Industrial Unionist, English, weekly, 8eattle; California Defensive Bulletin, English, weekly, Baa . Francis cot Th Kebel Worhor, English, bi-monthly, New York $ La Nenva Bolidari- dad, Spanish, weekly, Chicago I Golo Truwnta, Busslsn, weekly, Chicago; li Nnovo ProUtario, Italian, weekly, Chi cago ; Nya Varldea, Swedish, weekly, . Chicago; Dor Industrialer, Arbiter, Jew " Ish, weekly, Chicago; Probuda, Bulga- rian,' weekly, Chicago: A. Fels Badnlas, . Hungarian, weekly, Chicago. Th information f urnislied by Mr. La ' mar coincides to an extent' with th i, ststements reitersted today by Raymond - Rollins, former hesd of the America a Bed Cross Mission ia Russia, whea he ' again appeared before the committee, ' primarily to answer ststements eoneera tng him made Saturday by David B. ' Francis, Amorican Ambassador U Bna , sia. . 'A "-. "." Weald Overthrow All Governments. ' Mr. Robins insisted it was ths desir f th Bolshevists to overthrow all th : governme.its of Us world And ia their plaea ' Set up terrorist! i governments similar to those ia Bussia. 1 He said h did not know ef his own knowledge that Bolshevists from Bussia actually were .' engaged la trying to accomplish this purpose la th United States, but he . was convinced certain people her were .engaged ia propagating Bolshevist ideas.- " "The I. W. W." ha added, "has beea doing it for twenty years." , Is reply to questions Mr. Bobiss said . b did sot know whether Bolshevist ' agents were being sent Into South ? America but he agreed with Senator King, oi Clan, it. was quit probable th Bussiaa Beds would nne'ertsk to (Ceatlaaed oa Page Two) PRESIDENT RECOVERS FROM COLDs SHIP DOCKS TUTTnartAY irrfiv rv ' ' i v 'i 04 Board th V. S. S. Gee. . Wsshingtoa, Msrck 1V-(By Wlra les to Th Associated Press.): Prssidcat Wilson this afternoon ap peared to hare eatlrely recovered from th cold from-which he had beca Buffering. Th President walked aboat th ship and also played akaffls-board or deck with MrvWIIaosu' ' President Wilson received several messages today from Col. Hons re garding th - developsscats st th peace conference and th program which has beta arranged after th President' snivel la Franc. Th President aent replies. Th President al received a wire less dispatch from th mayor of Brest expressing a deslr to extend him a welcome oa behalf of th ssaaldaallty f Brest on ths arrival of the Goorg Washington. Presi dent Wilson sent aa acceptance bnt asked that the ceremonies be ss brief snd Informal as possibl saying h desired to proceed Immediately to Th Goorg Wsshingtoa la aula, taming good speed, and I ipected to' arrive at Brest betwoea I, sad S p. s. Thursday. U . . . . .. . . .... jw-ww-ww-w.-. - f R I flT J Jl Object: of .The Berlin Strike Movement . Revealed By "Captured Papers"!! PLANNED OVERTHROW: OF EBERT GOVERNMENT Had It All Happed Out To Cap ture Palace, Eeicbstag and Other lJuildings - ' (By Um AMochted Prm.) Berlin, 'Saturday, March 8. The Spartacan leaders in tha Berlin strike movement had a detailed plan for the overthrow of the government within a definite brief period, it is shown by Spartacaa papers captured by tha ;ov ernment forces. Among these docu ments wss aa elaborate plan by th Spartacan general staff mapping out (lie soars for tho- fBsrrein and show ing it counted oa a triumphant conclu sion ia five days, ths movement to cul minsts ia th proclamation of a Soviet republic .- . . Ths leader knew the government would throw a strong fore of troops into Berlin, but they counted on win ning OTer rarious organisations. Their plan of campaign named th Alexander Platx. adjacent to troliea headauar ters, as the rendezvous after the strike declaration. i i Spartacaa Objective. , Th first dsy's objective wss the polk headqTuattcrs,. vhich. . the Bparta cans were so confident of accomplish ing, they had ready for distribution printed handbills announcing the cap ture of the headquarters aud the de fection of the gorornmcnt troops, ths hitter announcement anticipating the defcetioa of the sailors and the repub lican guards. Ths second day's objectives were the Imperial Palace, the Reichstag building and the Unter-Dca-Linden district. The third day objectives were the Chan cellor's Palace, the Wsr Ministry aud the other ministerial buildings. For (Coatlaaed Par Two) D&ELfllAT Report of Experts On Definite Military Status of Ger many Adopted (By the Aanciated Freee.) . Paris, March 10. The supreme coun cil at its -meeting today decided that th representatives on th economic and financial commission of the powers with special interests who have been th cause of much discussion should be designated by th great powers. . T Th council then adoptet! the report of th military expert concerning the definite military status of Germany, after fixing the terms. . :' ' . The official statement issued after the meeting reads i "Th soprem council met' this afternooa at the Cjual d'Orsay from I to 3:30 o'clock. "The coancil decided the great powers shoulj designate the representatives of th power with special interests oa th economic and Snsneic.1 commissidns. "Th council then turned to the re port of tho military experts, presented by Maithal Foch, relative to th definite military status of Germany. Th terms of this report were fixed, and it conclusions adopted. ' ' The aext meeting will take place to morrow at three o'clock in the sfter- r.OOB." ' -;-' -w . Kstioaal Loagae Umpire B-Engagd. New York, ' March . 10. National League umpires of last" season hare beea re-engaged for 1319, 'President Heydler of the league, announced to day. Robert Emilie, who began um piring for tha , league la 1891, will serve his &Kh consecutive year, 'Th list of umpires follows: Robert Eraslie, Henry ODay, William Klem, Charles Bigier, Willism Byron, Ernest Quiglcy, Peter Arnsoa and Charles Moraa. ' . . s l in pnn i niiu i uii SOVIET REPUBLIC SUPREME -in iiinl 1AVI A U: ' To Board Transport Leviathan and Will Be in Europe Till . About May First MOVEMENTS OF TAR HEELS AT NATIONAL CAPITAL Complaint of Surplus Cotton. Seed Oil: Heflin Will Deliver Address at Wilson Newt and Observer Bums, ,0 District Nutfcmal Bank Bld. S. B. WINTEH8. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, March 10. Immediately upon his return today from a week-end visit to Baleigh, Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels was subjected to in quiry by, representatives of the press as to details of his approaching over sea journey. He will leave Washing ton next Friday for Newt York, boarding the transport Leviathan for Europe Mrs, Daniels will accompany him on ttin rrin ttmt ilt nrnKnhtv Afnin thnm. . . k.. 2 . . i. - .1 .Vv. tzz - rzz:xTrrrr; crotary Daniels, will be among the party that will visit Paris, Borne and i London. . Fred May, a stenographer and confidential clerk to the secretary will also be a member of the group tonring the foreign countries. Secretary Dan iels in his interview to newspaper corre spondents today said the primary object of the visit would lie to compile a first hand report for Congress as to advis ability of abandoning the construction of -dread naughts and -battle-cruisers in favor of a composite -ship: that would incorporate the best of th prevailing types.-Ls Tpeediar ;thoinier and toor" speed In the drcadnaught is th hoped-for achievement in the composite vessel. - ' , Secretary Daniels aad his party of naval experts will land at Brest, stop over a day or so, and then proceed to Paris for a confereneewith-Admrnil Benson. The secretary expects on his return to Washington, about May 1, t present the results of his studies to Congress. Investlgst Oil Sarplas. Frank Hampton, secretary to Senator Simmons conferred with the food ad ministration, today . relative to com plaints from mill owners ia Craven and Jones counties that there was aa ever increasing .surplus ef cotton seed oil tad no market fox tha .product. The congestion Of the manufactured product in tastera North Carolina threatens tie-up n the milling industry. , An embargo is in force with respect to shipments to the central powers while only limited quantities of the oil are permissible for exportation to the allies. Meanwhile, the reservoirs of th Eeastera Carolina mills are top-heavy, snd anless relief can be obtained th mills will be forced to close down. Tha food administration could offer no immediate relief. The., official promised, howeyer, to confer with buy ers for concerns at home and abroad uringing that priority orders for cotton seed trtl be-plaeed with the "mills whose surplus threatens to gum-up the manu facturing wheels. ' . Once the embargo is lifted, the food administration pictures a roseate future for the Industry. The . officials think that the tlemand may even exceed the supply. Bsflia to Speak la Wilson. Representative K. Thomas Ileflin of Alabama, today accepted the invitation to make an address in Wilson, N. C, on March 17. The occasion will be the Inauguration of a campaign to raise a 100,000 fund for a memorial to sol diers and sailors. The invitation to Congressman Heflin was extended by Secretary Daniels, and the Wilssa som. mittce has been requested to furnish the Alsbama Representative' with a pro gram of the events. Ho is quite an eloquent orator and Wilson will hear him gladly. - Retaraa to Lincoln ton.' A. Lv Qniekel of Lineolnton, who nas been elerk to the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives for lour years, will return to North Caro- (Coatlaaed oa Page Three) VOCATIONAL SCHOOL AT WINSTON-SALEM Widow Will Establish It As Memorial To The Late B. J. Reynolds (8peclat to the New ens Obwmr.) Winston-Salem, March 10. Mrs. Katherine S. Reynolds has decided to establish a vocational school at her beautiful country estate, Reynolds, two miles west of the city, as practical memorial to her late husband. Richard J. Reynolds, who for many years mani fested deep interest ia industrial schools for hoys and girls. Tentative plans are now being drawn nd it ia the intention of Mrs. Rev. nolds to provide an Institution that will be the most modern in the State, u not tne BoutH. She hopes -to have it ready for opening next year. Though the title has aot yet been definitely cochlea upon, the name under eonsid eration is the Richard J. Reynolds Me morial school for Boys and Girls. Dr. E. D. Bresslcr, head of publie school buildings for the government, ana ur. j. y. joyoer, former State Su perintendent of Publie Instruction, have been invited to assist in planning for the building, which will at first ac commodate two hundred pupils. Ia struction will be given up to and in eluding th eleventh grade in grammar and high school work. - Ia addition en gineering, agriculture, hand craft, maa nal jTsining and other industrial lines will be taught.' Th Course ia domes tic science will be specially commend' d to thf girl students. . REAVE FRIDAY MME. CLEMENCEAU IS RETURNING TO U. S. " -a. -ST . ; 1 53y ' i j x pH - J 1 MJ4Em CLWTMVA Since 1879 the American wife of the ''Tiger" of France, Clemenccau. has been divorced. Hne hns limd in Franca 1 ... .'-.. -v I'..' -J, .. i- a- p. ..t -. . i...k beeome the greatest man in Francs. Now Mme. Clemencesu the First is com ing home to Americs, according to s. report from Durand, Wis., where a brother lives. This is the only picture of Mme. CIcmcnceau known to exist in America. Conviction of Socialist Leader and Editor Frohwerk- Upheld. By Highest Court -sa. J ; COURT HOLDS THERE IS LIMIT TO FREE SPEECH Debs Was Indicted On Three Counts, But Convicted for Obstructing Enlistment ' (By the AssoeUt frau.) , ' ' "Washington, March' 10. Conviction under' the espionage act of Eugens V, Dobs, Socialist lender, and Jaeob Froh veerk, a newspaper editor of Kansas City, ware sustained today by th Su preme Court la unanimous opinions de livered 1 Justice Holmes.- Both men were sentenced by th lower courts to ton year imprisonment. ' - While not passing directly upon tht constitutionality of 'the act, the court in effect, did declare vslid the so-called enlistment section and reaffirmed its opinion th espionag lsw is not aa In- lerfsreac. with- the- oasUtutioaaltight or Tree speech. .., Debs wss convicted on three counts, but the court passed directly on only one of these, that charging him with obstructing recruiting and enlistment through statements isda in a speech at Canton, Ohio, last June. The other two counts charged him with attempt ing to incite insubordination and dis loyalty, and also with uttering Ian guags intonded to provoke and en courage resistance to the United States government. In arguing the ease before the Su- (Continued oa Psg Three) Living Standards Must Not Be Endangered Says Sec-' retary Morrison Washington, March 10. Organised labor will refuse to "share in the re sults" of price readjustment if its "liv- ing standards are to be. endangered," ''rank W. Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, said in a statement tonight. Mr. Morrison crit icised the declaraitons by the Federal Reserve Beard in recently published review of 'its forthcoming monthly bul letin thst all , factors in production should bear their share in the general process, of readjustment." i "The board seems to sceept the econ omic error," said Mr Morrison, "that the price of a commodity and the price of labor are identical. Where wages are reduced living standards of the workers are immediately affected and tha home suffers." ' Calling attention to the board's state ment that if tha ''readjustment is equit ably carried out, its effect will not tend to favor any particular class or group In the community, Mr. Morrison said "The workinzmaa will ask, if bis liv ing standsrds are to be endangered, if the same theory will apply to th em. ployer, or i it intended to hav the latter merely dispense with some of his war-time profits f There is nothing 'equitable about aueh an arrangement. Its theory is unsound and in practice it la impossible." Pesaat Export. . Washington, March 10. Removal ef peanuts from the list of restricted im ports was announced tonight Cy the war trad board. Licenses Nillb issued for the importation of peanuts from the country- of origin 'or primary overseas market but aot from stores now held in Cansda, anless purchase was made prior to AprJ 14, last- ' , nrno u ot nrnr IIHKX U ll I XhWilk- . PRISOM SENTENCE LABOR AND PRICE READJUSTMENTS ELEVENTH HOUR NORTH CAROLINA SUSPEND 1L0IIIG FISH FIGHT AIRED UNITS ON WAY HOME House of Representatives Di vides Closing Hours Between ' This and Love Feast educationIssue also bobs up again Songfest , and Presentation Gifts Are Night features of The House of Representatives di vided its closing hours last night be twoea a 'fish-fight oa ths part of east ern members and the bi-enniel love feast. Speaker Brummitt and 'the I House workers were all remembered. Those members who didn't make pre sentation speeches ' msd speeches, speeches analyzing the work of th ll uenrel Assembly. The Senate wouldn't concur in the conference report on the education bill So the llonatv p t.lba . wm itta. v -.- t T ' h.. whu: .. i me appointment oi me taDarrus mem-1 ber on the board of education The second conference report urged the House to concur in the Senate aosendments although Mr. Bryant and Mr. Herring, wouldn't agree with Sen ators Thompson, Harding and Mr. Ray. Mr.r Bryant would -vote- against adop tion. Failure to adopt would leav the appointment of members for 94 boards ap to the Governor or the Stata Suner- 4ntendent-ef PubKe-Instmctloa. . Tinrr counted And' the House, voting 04 to 18, adopted the report. -asms ot Ueo-1:. McAllister of Concord vailed over that of W. J. Weddtnirton of the same place i The House tabled the Senat bill to increase the appropriation for the en forcement of the Neal child labor bill front t6,00 to 10,000. The first motion to table wss lost tha second prevailed. Led by Sergeant at Arms Mooring and Beading Clerk Dellisger, the House begaa to wind up ths littles ball of yarn with several numbers by th House choral society. "Throw Out the Life Une," "Sweet Bye and Bye," aad "God Be iWth Tou Till We Meet Again" were some of the number and a part of the time the directors had, the gal lery, well packed, singing too. , Betwsea the afternooa ad sight ses sion' the Northr" and 'Sonthem" Republican! fused and presetted Minor ity Leader Williams' with a aaadsom silver service. Be v. Jj. b. Hewett, mem ber front Brunswick, made the presea- tatlow. He Mid a deserving compliment to Mr. Williams for gusrding the minority interest during the session. Mr. Maguire, of Surry, made a abort talk and; healed the wounds tr ad when he ''bawled" out the Southern Republi cs ns. Mr. Williams expressed keen ap preciation of the token from his fellow members. He has boan .consistently tealons ia behalf of bis party and equally active in th uplift legislatioa. Several times 'e steered into, vartissn skirmishes but he msd friends with the majority just the ssme. Herring, of Sampson, whose convictions hsve steadfastly kept up a fight wi his party fealty, made a few remarka also. Bi-Enalal Fish Fight. Everything had been done to keep the fish fight between the Easterners down but it bobbed up ia the House st th eleventh hour, eves a little latr. It was first up last night. The Appro priations committee left the Fish Cf -mission out of the omnibus bill so the Fish,nmmission had to try and provide to increase the fisher nun's tax. Stanley i Wiaborne rehearsed briefly the fishlegislation for ths past decade. The tax proposed in the bill, which passed ia the Senats yesterday, would make the ' Fish Commission self-sustaining. The existence of the fisheries board was imperative to the progress of the industry.' The opposition to th bill, Mr. W inborn asserted, cams from th crab and clam trust of Carteret county. Holton moved to table the bill and Clayton seconded the notion. It failed (Coatlaaed oa Psge Two) DURHAM ELECTS NEW COUNTY COMMISSIONERS J. S. Oarr, 'Jr., Resigned As Chairman and Is Succeeded By A. P. Carlton . 8pmU to Um Km see Otoemi., Durham, N. C, March 10. At a called meeting of the board of county com missioners this afternoon. J. 8. Carr, Jr., tendered hi resignation as chair man, which was accepted. Cause, owing to bad health of his brother ia New York, he will be compelled to spend much of his time ia thst city looking after business at that end. The . commissioners -elected A. P. Carlton chairman to succeed him. Clerk of Superior Court W. H. Young imme diately appointed C. N. Crutrhfield of Patterson township, commissioner, ho bsving received the next highest number of votes ia the primary. Rainbow Division to Salt Washington, March . 10. General Pershing cabled th Wsr Department today that he had issued orders for the Forty-second (Rainbow) Division to prepare for. embarkation. This would indicate the Forty-second may be ex pected to sail between April 10 and 13, as th average period between such order and smbarkatipa. hss beea ne month. . ' Virginia Edscslor Dead. Staunton, Va., Mar. 10. Professor William A. Bowles, sine 1994 superin tendent of the Virginia school for the deaf and blind, and well knowa educa tor died today at his home here. Be was 09 years old. Official Announcement of War - Department Confirms The Report 113TH ARTIUJERY AND COMPANY OF CASUALS Former Will Disembark at Newport News and Latter at New York City (By the Auoetatad PrM.) Washinglon.'ilar. 10. Departure from Franc of about one hundisd officers and 5,000 men on five transports and one crniser wns announced today by the war department. Ths largest unit is the 27th engineers on the transport Takotan which is due at New lork March SO, and which also has aboard the 17th aod the 137th aero squadrons. . Da Mirth 18th. Th rrniaer Charleston, due at Kew York, March. 18, has on board the 27th and lt7t a carouaa troop. Carolina . given, with -i casual companies, including ons company of men from New Jersey. The transport Tivircf also is en routs to New York; date of arrival not given, with a few casuals, comprising detach ments of bsse hospitals Nos. 7 and 27. . The transport Melrore haa sailed for Newport Xewvdatref arrivnfhot given, with a detachment of - the 317th Jnnk corps. ... The. t.rsuAort UTcstUoro, .due at. New lori, March , iaj one casual com pany aboard. 113th Artillery. Washington, Mar. 10. Departure for home of the 113th, Field Artillery, the Thirtieth Division, was reported today to the War Department. This ia among the first units of the Thirtieth to return. "It was romprisciKriginallylef, the old tirst North Carolina Artillery and a part or the tirst North Carolina Infantry. The lUth field artillery will disem bark at Newport News, it was learned officially. The regiment will be trans ferred by train to. Raleigh, N. C, where it will be paraded, more than 1,000 of its members being from North Carolina. It will then be seat to Camp Jackson, 8. C, for demobilization. It is still the intent ioa of the war de partment to disembark is large a por- tma oi the autlr division, eaa be baa. died at Charleston, &c, but if was said today the facilities there and at Camp Jackson have wot beea completed. RAINBOW DIVISIOX COMING MAY FIRST Washington, Mar.' 10. Under the schedule as announced today the rainbow- division should reach the United States by May 1. The loaa campaign probably will start about April 21 and continue until May 10. Consequently it may W possible-that, the division can: participate ia tho campaign. No formal plans for the reception of the division have been announced, but ficctctsry Baker-has cspressed the hope it would be possible for this body of troops to parade ia Washington before it is dcnobolized. FIGHTING AND PLUNDERING CONTINUE AT BERLIN. Berlin, March 1Q. Murders, fighting and plundering continued throughout Sunday in various parts of th city. There waa much sniping from tbo roofs. Many Spartarans were made prisoner during the forenoon and summary executions began in the nftrrnonn fol lowing' the' appearance of the order of Herr Noske, secretary of military af fairs. EFFORTS TO REIVE Surprise Sprung When Alleged Murderer of Dr. Hennessee Was Placed On Trial (Special to the News ind Ob.rw.- Murgacton, March 10. A surprise in the Wiseman case was spruug this after noon when just tftcr the arraignment of tha defendant, " Aaron Wiseman, charged with the inurdur of Dr. E. A. Hennessee at Glen Ipinc ' on January 31 of last year, rioliritor R. L. Huffman asked that the trial 1 tinnsf erred to some adjoining county, basing the re quest oa the fact tlat the rase has been widely discussed in this county which makes it extremely diflicult to get a jury for a fair trial. Counsel for Wiseman opposed the re morsl of the trial snd when court ad journed this afternoon Judge B. F. Long, of Statesrille, who is presiding, waj givea for consid.-rstloa a number of affidsvits supporting esc", iidc of the contention. 8. J. Ervin' and Spainhoitr ft Mull appear for the, defendant and the solicitor is being assisted in tho' prosecuting by W. A. Solf, of Hickory. Ths principal argument of the de fendant against removal and presented by his eonnsel is that he wishes an im mediate trial aad that if it is true, as the State contends, that over (Kl per cent of the pojulaiton of Burke county haa diseuwed the ease, the fact tha kg! ia practically unknown ia the eounfy ana has few friends as well and few enemies, the opinions formed and ex pressed have Vea probably unfavora ble to his rase. In th midst of the argument of the attorneys for and against the motion, Judge . Long ad journed court until tomorrow morning at which time he will probably tender hi decision. ct til b see. Wi Don't form big Steeple Chase, Flneharst Race. ednesday 3 p. m Adv. acjro.squadrpns a, THE VISEMAN CASE BIG BATTLE SHIPS Temporary Interruption In Or der To Make Sure of The Best Type statementofIecty ' daniels explains it Decision Will Depend On In-' formation Gained by Experts During European Trip (By the Aaeoeiatea Fnh.) Washington, March, 10. Secretary Danicla today directed suspension of. work on the six great battle cruisers authorized in 1916 until he- aad ths American navsl experts have decided en tha future typo of American capital hips in the light of information they will obtain on their projected trip to Great Britain, France and Italy. - Work on the big ships is now only ia the- first stages as the reconstruction stricken from the naval bill in th last Congress because of the disagreement between naval officers as to the kind of capital ahip that should be built ia the light of the lessons gained ia the war. Secretary Daniels' Statesnesri ffiemtaryDiWreis issued this state ment: ' 1 "The eoneluaitn relating to the typ . of capital ships resulting from- a close st udy -of naval- nctmtiw'trf-tb-- present"-' war, has created such a difference of opinion among naval experts the Seers- tarjruf the Navy hss directed the tem porary suspension of the building of ths large battle cruisers. "Admiral Mayo, the commander In chief of the United States Atlantis fleet, when ' rfore the committee on naval affairs of the House, stated ia his opinion the most effective capital ship of today is a high speed battleship which carries the great gun power and armor protection of a battleship and is much as possible of the high speed of a battle crniser. - Differences of Oplaioa. ' ' " Such naval experts ss Admiral Benson snd Admiral Sims, as a result ot their observations and study abroad, concur in the opinion of Admiral Ma ye. Many ' of the high ranking officers of the Nsvy ( Departaseni likewise concur ia this ' opinion, while many of the experts ef the general board are of the opinloa the battle cruiser ss planned should be proceeded with, and that battleships of slower speed, greater gun power and greatet protection, be likewise con structed. , i i . ''Because of tho differences ef opinions among naval experts, the larger amount of money involved (ba . tween 1SO,000,CJO and -00,000,000) and the great question ot fighting efficiency . boing involved, the Secretary, of th Navy has directed temporary suspension of the construction ot the battle cruis ers. Little of th work on the hull ha been done;"Home of the electrical ma- " chinery has been started, but it is aot, contemplated the dclsy ot two .months or so will be such as to seriously inter- , fere with tli proper decision ia the matter. It is because of the difference of opinion among experts and. to study leswins taught by the war the Secretary ot the Navy is taking the chiefs ot the technical bureaus of ths Navy Depart . ment with him to Europe to study the, question with naval experts, and obtain such other technical information as is possible while abroad from studies ot . foreign plans and specifications." Awsiting Report. There is a wide difference of opinion among American naval officers as to whether the slow, battleship and th fn st cruiser should not give way in the -future to a ship combiuing the power of the one and nearly the speed cf th other and because of this fact congres sional committers hsve deferred action on six sdditional cruisers until a full report on new types can be msd by the department. - It is to gather information for this report thst Secret:;. y Daniels and his three chief technical advisers will sU . Saturday for Europe. They will be mtt overseas y Admiral Pen son, Chief of Operations, snd Vice-Admiral Sims, snd upon their return seme weeks be- fore Congress meets iu extra session, . probably in the early summer, a gen- ' era! conference will be held at which ' majority opinion of experienced officers will be worked out as to what types of " capital ships should be built. , ; Opinion of Fletcher sad Badger. ur. The navy has not had a similar con troversy over ship designs for tea years. In this case the navy general bonriT, charged with deciding upon the military characteristics of new ships, . disagreed with the opinion ot the high officers who have had experience over seas in the present war. On the board are two former commanders of the' At lantic fleet, Rear Admirals Badger and Fletcher. They believe the construe- . tion of both dresdnaugbts and battls cruisers should-continue. The "difference of opinion began last . year when the British admiralty deeid-; ed to alter the plana to) the battleship Hood to make her a composite battle ship and battle cruiser. Ia effect the decision was to build a very high speed battleship, sacrificing gun power to soma extent for -speed, but retaining tne-defensive armor oi a snip oijne line. The Hoo-t will carry1 eight 15-IWch rifles, full battleship armor and Lave a speed of a little more than 30 knots an hour. Her displacement is in execs of 40,000. tons.:, - It is understood the original purpose of th. construction ot the Hood was to ' prod ce a vessel to meet the raids of the German battle cruisers ' oa tht British coast. Officers who hsv not taken sides in the dispute Lsr say so fsr a they know Grest Britain has aot .(Continued oa Psge Three). oi ina jsavy department that "six add!-
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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