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pHerbert Hover ' "Accepts".
. $ Resignation'? WdrrJsOf
i '. Rraite For Worth
''republicans SEEKING
-l, . -CHOICE JUICY PLUMS
. .Assistant Director ' Stuart
i Takes Sogers' Placs But Hot
t Expected, Tp ' Bemaia As He
, Is No Politician Norjh Oar.
i :, 'olinian Hakes ZaneQent Rec
I'. ord For Efficiency '
Tbt Now and Observer Bureau.
; , nSDietriet National Bank Bldg.
By EDWARD E. BRITTON. f 1
' (By Ipceial Leased Wire.) l
-. Washington, April I 15. That "efl-
. feieney' talk of ft Republicaa for maa
duty is office in Washington with
teal aalariat get solar plaint ia. the
"resignation" of Hon, Sam I Soger,
of? North CVoQn. aadireetor of the
ceasu.. He h eutf -effiee and'.W. M.
turt,he assistant director ha beea
named by Seeetary of Comment Hor
. bert Hoove aa "acting director, Vthoagh
it was ' aot neessry for Secretary.
Hoover to Ho thi aa tha law provide
-that ia ease of any vacancy front aay
a csus tha aaaiataot become tha acting
director V ' '.' ' " I '
Ia . - Friend of Mr. Btuart ar hoping that
i m wuv una n place, aa aa baa been
k : ,; a doty-for about 20 yeare. Incident
' ' t -ally, ha ia a' Republican and a protee-
: tionist, bat it ia dollara to doughnut
. tint the job wilt go to some BepublieanJ
. politician who ia waiting to land with
' - bothfeet is the trough. And Mr: Btuart
"la aaid to.ba no politieiaa, aad alao it
: understood bat not voted for lo taete
: . tamny yeara..' .
, Ragara Aa Kadaat Diractar.
f v The aewe that Director Borera Waa
' nt af office "broke,' thia afternoon,
though hia letter te the Preatdent re
aigning went to the VHite Houae oa
April 9tb. It Sorepted by the
Preaident oa April 12th, and Mr. Bogera
eeaaed to function ea. April 13th.- It ia
known that before tha reaif nation Ant
wen to Beeretary Hoover mat no .anoTffleor, who brought Clayton here from
Jhrector Bogera had a eenferenee on
- the matter, and that the "intimation"
waa atrong that the pot It ion waa wanted
by the administration for aome one elae.
Ana ao in reaignauoa went , -Mr.
iufcra'boing-e. Democrat. t, '
. .f Ilia effieieney ha been' demonstrated
, - y the erk tht baa .been doae bjr
,! the Ceaaaa , Butane, : and . Bee rotary
V Hoover ia hia ' letter -concerning the
- realgnation" gave priie te Mr. Bogera'
for "year devotion te the-ierrice," aad
the excellent work that had haam done.
li ia knowa that when Mr. Bogera earn
into office that reportt from H were far
, behind, and ia 1915 there were report
of hia predeeeaaora which he- had. te
Minnie. And that he had been, a faithful
'officer waa reeogBUed by Preaident
' Harding, who aaid a6 in hia acceptance,
; aigning hia letter 'faithfully, Warren
jG. Harding." and .wayTng -ipamplimemt
- jte the aerviee rendered. .Mr. Bogera
twill remain ia -Washington at least on
'til the eloae of the preaent acbooa term
aa hia children are iiv'aohtfpl here and
. be 'doea not wish to interrupt , their
atndiea. . " - . .. ' ;
-. Talking with Jiim about the, work of
the' Cenaba Bureau under hia direction
be aaid that all report due to be leaned
were w that' in aome ' eaaea reporta
bad beea iaaued a year ahead of the
tltime ia which they had appeared with
, hia predeeeaaora, . "And - there ia one
thing of which-1 can apeak with aatii
faction," be aaid. "It ia thai the eati
mate that I made -of the expense of
the eenaua were within the amount ae
' tually expended, aad I am not' asking
for any deficiency appropriation. In
; fact, there will be from 50000 to
" 000,000 to be returned to the treasury
from the Ceaaua Bureau - 1,
RcflecU CredU Oa State. -,
fr.' Bogera conduct of the ffice baa
reflected credit upon himself and North
. !arolina. But it ia not any IVuiocratie
brand, of "efficiency that is Whnted by
""thaBepublican'a when, there ia a juicy
plum for the faithful. Beaee the exit
- of Mr. Bogera., But it waa sudden, for
, ia the bureau blanka being aigned "8am
I Bogera, director" had to be recalled
- and Mr. Stuart's name aubatituted,'
, ' while announcement at ill coming from
i.th bureau for future release carry on
them hia name.
, , Wha Will Get the Johf
There will be candidate! a plenty,
and if I am not greatly mistaken-.there
Will be North Carolinians hot footing
after tb place. The only suggestion
that I have heard thu far is that low
kaa a candidate who is backed by Bep
- reaentative Burton J. Sweet of that
tata But there is no need Ao worry,
for aa aon aa the ofne-hungf Bepub
' lieana leara thasvthere ia a place to lie
filled and that; Ue salary ia a good
eae. there ia going to be mighty bit
. J - ef ahoving aad pushing te .gat at it.
SOUTHERN METHODIST v
WOMEN MEET IN RICHMOND
V ' . , ,V .
. "J Richmond, Vs., April 15. An address
lythe Bey. Dr. M. Aahby Jones, pastor
' ef Ponce De Leon Avenue Baptist
. church, of Atlanta, Oa., waa the chief
. feature or ' thia morning! aeaaioa el
the eoavention of the Women's Mission
ary Council of tha Methodiat Episcopal
. Church, South. A
JThe Rev. Dr. W. W. Pinson, general
secretary of the board ef missions, aub-,
. mitted hl report, .fdrs. Lake Johnaoa
presented bar report ' at chairman of
' the Inter-Racial Commtasion. , An open
discussion of work in foreign' fields was
led by Misses Esther' Case andtfabel
X. Howell this afternoon. - Dr.; Henry
W Snyder, preaident of Wofford Uni
versity, discussed thfwork of the edu
cational commission. Ersngelistie and
medical work ia foreign fielde were dis
cussed t the teasioa tonight. ' ; v
V Frank WklU Named Tmr.
Washington, April IS-Frank White,
'. of Valley Cityr Nt'K. was nominated
- tody by President - Harding t be.
treaauxar ef the baited states.
TORNADO WIPES OUT TWO
FAMILIES JN ARKANSAS
School Horyie Wrecked Jpst
Alter ecnooi Ban seen ms.
missed By, Teacher ' .
Tevxrksna, Ark, 'April 15 Starting
atj a point . abouk three miles east of
Texarkaaa, a, tornado thia aftereaooa
awept northda'at, doing' extensive dam
sge over an area varying from half l
mile to. nearly two mile in width and
tn miles long, kilting, six t.nldentified
persons, three of whom ire negroes, 1 ard
according f,o reliable' reporta, killed all
the members of the Hoffitt aad Jones
famtlitk on the Boyca plantation ea the
Bed river bottom. .There were three In
the. Moffltt family and Jive 1 in the
Jones family. Several aegroee also .are
reponea oeaa mere. - ( v .
. Tw unidentified negroes alt-: were
killed in a field .southwest of Texar
kssa, by a secondary storm. More thaa
a score of persona have beea injured at
Shiloh, six families east ot Texarkaaa,
i Kbool houae was wrecked and several
persona Injured The aahobl 'house at
Trigeata wa wrecked just after school
hsd' beeny diamiaaed." i . - '
SAYCLAYTON MADE
TS TO I KILL
State . Introduces Evidence
pending Toe She
J , To Resist
fayetteville, April 1
Toe Show Intention.
Arrest
l&v The introdue-
tioa ef svidenee from two eourcee that
Thomas TL Clayton, ih former aoldier,
oa trial bar for tha murder ef Deputy
Sheriff M. N. Bine,- had .made a threat
that h would kill the firat officer wbe
laid handa on bun, and a letter written
by Clayton to Sergeant Lawrence Boek,
of Camp Bragg, in which Clayton naked
Bock to keep mum if anything happen'
ed te bin' and advised "the Sergeant t
to disposal ef bis effects in that cnea,
were the most damaging points of the
Bute's case presented today. ' One de
fense witness remained td be beard
when the court adjourned tonight
A. A. Undaey. father, of the girl, wbe
claimed on the atand today to- be . en
gaged to .the etx-solaier, swore that
Clayton, when threatened with arrest
declared, "If you call the officer, I will
kQl the first man who iaya bis band
on ma." Charles A. Jonaa. Sneeial
Raleigh,, testified over the objection of
the defense that . Clayton- told him bn
the way to Fayetteville that be bad
made thia statement to uadsey. '
Clayton took tha stand in hi own de
fense in the afternoon aad denied that
he made thia threat. He acknowledged
the kttev4 Boek however.
Clayton awore that when the wfBeer
placed htm uader arrert. nine preeaed
a pistol agaiast bis templa- and then
beat him ever tha bead with H.stased
from 'the blow, be said, be drew hia
pistol and he supposed it ' went ' off.
After that he didnt remember enough
to aay what happened. He. suffered
Considerably . on erost-examlnstioa by
Solicitor McLean but clung to hi orig
inal story. He Bought to explain, the
letter to ! Boek by saying that he wa
afraid Lindaey would get him. .
The defena bad previously Intro
duead a witness by wbora.it sought to
prove that Blue beat Clayton in the
head with hi pistol before a hot waa
fired. Mine Marr'West, a 'telephone
operator, testified that front a window
of the telephone exchange (he saw one
of the men bit Clayton aeteral time
before Clayton fired and etuek to the
assertion - on eross'cisniination, though
admitting that aha turned from the win
dow to call another tirl and could not
iar whether or net Clayton (truck .th
officer. . Several j'jwitaesses ave Miat
West a good eharaeUr... - ' ,
Miaa Lena Lindaey -denied, her eigne-
tnra to' he atatement-before the er-
onor'ajury. contradicted ') practically
everything worn to by her father, and
declared that tha latter had threatened
to kill Clayton, t
A nnniber of 'other witnesses were
nut on - the standi including two eye-
nitniance, Fairley Blue, and a email
negro boy Who corroborated Patrick "I
story of the shooting ana ena racier wh
Jndge Lane taa aot yet admitted
th Bock letter, but the JStat 'still bas
a ehaaee to securest admission. '
ROSS WILL CASE DUE TO
, . REACH "THE JURT TODAY
Lawyers' Finish Argument and
Judf e Say Wjll Eead Chpxgf
y r v 4 Thii'Mornina? -Y. '-
" '. t-i. ' '- 1 ' -.'.- ' '
Monroe; April a-Apument in the
Boat, will rkl waa , concluded at' 6 :30
this evening. end the Judge will begin
hi eharge to the jury upon opening of
eaurt tomorrow morning. This is ex
peeted t.tpke--w-lnur or more and
the jury will probably get the eaae
bout noo,n. The issue te be submit
ted are i 1st. Was th will of Maggie
Rbas executed aeeording'to formalities
ef the law; 2. Did Maggie Boa posseat
sufficient mentality to make a will, and
3rd. In the making of the will; wa she
unduly influenced by others. ' Attorney
for caveator requested . a writhed
charge to tb jury and Judge .Ray will
read it to them tomorrow. x :. '
KELLOGG PAYS TRIBUTE'
; TO SENATOR; SIMMON
' . Washington, April 15. fn 'but Wch
th 'ether day oh the Cohsmbiaa "tfeaty
Scnatof Eellogg paid a tribute to Ven
ator Simwons. Referringvto Sean tor
Simmon' attitude on matter connfScted
with th building ef th Panama Canal
and partieuuuly tb treaty with Panama
aegotiated, in the first Rooeevelt ndmin
istrntion, the Minnessta Senstor aaid:
"While Senator Simmona did not.ia
all respeete agree with the admlniatra
tion in power in 1903, hia epeexb oa the
oeeaeioa ef the debate ia the main sup
ported the attitude of President Boose
velt and (hewed the broad-minded
stateamaaship for which he ia noted."
Senator Kellogg quoted sopioutly
from theapeech which Senator Sim
mon made inJ90J on to treaty with
VILLASK HAROiJiG ;
io place co;:;i
in GiReurr cour
Major Charles M. Stedman Wi
Present , Federal : Judge s
, Name Harding; ;
TAR HEEL DELEGAtlON '
'TO CIVE SOLID $UPP0R
"Appoint Him On His "Eecord,"
, Slogan Of Fifth District Con.
gressman; Haminf Of Inter.
nal Bevenne Commissioner
May Complicate vjftdgeinip
Situation; Blair Is Hopeful
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Th New aad Observer Bjrenu,
603 District Rational Bank Bldg.
By EDWARD BRITTONSr
(By Special Leased Wire.)
Washington,-April 15. "Appoint him
oa hi record," i to be the slogan , of
Congreaamaa Charle M. 8tedma,when
on Monday morning at 10:30 he call on
Preaident Harding to tell bim that the
maa who shouldbe named to fill the
vaeaney on tha federal circuit court
bench caused by the death of ; Judge
Pritchard is Judge Henry Groves Con
nor. now nresidina iudr of .th Eastera
district of North Carolina. . '
Annointed bv President Taft because
that Bennbjleaa President could find no
Republican in 'North Carolina whom be
considered .fit for tha place, Judge
Coanor hat added to his reputation, aa
a juriat and with fitness a the test hia
name would be the ea cent to th Sen
ate by Pfeaident Taft. Though Major
,8tedmaa will go alone t tali oa the
rresiaen a tn apoxesman ior juage
Connor, he roes with the' sntiport ef the
entire North Carolina' delegation, all of
whom are behind hia advocacy sf that
just and apright judgeV
. Among the Kepublican th Ifflt Ja
growing warm for th judgeship, and in
tw of the State, North Carolina find
Virginia, it ia a fight that n .getting
into a tangle with the appointment of a
Commissioner of InternaL Bevenie. If
Dave Blair land th internal revenue
post, then goodbye to an North Caro
linian a aueeesaor t Judge Pritchard.
If Byaum, or- Brtt, er Lisney get tb
judgeahip, then bing -goe 'Dave's
chance for the revenue nlaee. - Aad
Virginia with it Bllr candidate for tb
eommiaaioaerkhip and. a number for the
judgeahip hi in the earn -boat. , ;
Both positions Will not go to the same
Stale is th calculation that ia mad.
From North - Carolina the new' eomee
that tha frienda of J. J ' Brift 'and
judge W.' Pi Brnum'r bnstlinf for
ndoraementa of the various; Ds,r aeso
eiationa and there is Frank iinney talk.
Ia Virginia, Judge Edmund Waddttl'a
friend are busy aa are those of Louis
P. Buuimers, ef Abingdon. Ja Maryland
the candidate that ia being groomed fit"
eroasly is Judge John Hose. A dele
ration wa her thia week t arge that
ke be the choice.
If President Harding Stay Put' oa
what he laid today, we are to knaw-eery-
hortly who will bet the winner ia the
free-for-all race) for Internal Reveaue
Commissioner. "He aaid today-that it
wa probable that the appointment
would be announced tomorrow. The last
heard from Secretary of the Treasury"
Mellon wa that it would b com day.
possibly next . week; an announcement
would be made. ' Both Blair srfljtill
aire toaay, our ave Biatr having con
cjuded not to go home' last night,' and
both,, are ttyi "teeing the men tup
posed to have influenced' appointment
of a commissioner. ' Each feels that he
ha a. chance to land. Cot.- Edward
Clifford, ef Illinois i tiU heard from,
but today the talk waa strongly for for
mer Governor Ben W. Hooper, of Ten
Aessee, it being aaid thai A. Tebert, Re
publican Nstional ; committeemen for
aveniueay, is oacaing ma man rrom lea-
nessee, holding that aomething good
should 'be -handed eat to Bepublieans
in a Southern StateTwhich had give
support, to Republican ?r)rty, , And
the Hoop;- stock has hada fresh
boost, v And vet there Is in all .the
camp of th office seekers and office
endorser an nneay feeling that Secre
tarr Mellon may spring a surpYise with
Dauber a b is rnoice. . - t - (
Briasoa Presents Reaelatloa.
ReorBcentativa Brinson. of the Third
districtr preaehted a resolutioa ia - the
House today that wss enacted by" th
North Carolina General-Aaeerably The
resolution ia on matters most pertinent
at thia time, add Brinson state that he
heartily favora the, things asked for ia
the resolution, th points are i
-Firat. requesting Congresstto provide
adequate appropriation for a continu
ous hospital building and maintenance
program ; second, th decentralization
of the bureau of war riak insurance
end the establishment-of 14 regional
offices and sub-offices as .mar b neeea-
taryt third, that persona 'totally tern
porarlly disabled shall be relieved from
the payment of premiums, on wsr risk
insurance. Fourth, tha premiums 'oa
rar risk insurance mav be naid through
tli pottoffiee; fifth, that section three
of the rehabilitation act be abolished
and that a person with a disability of
l per cent or more, jrilb a vocational
bsndieap may, b entitled to vocational
training .with maintenance, pay; sktth.
mat orphan , between tb age of, 14
and 18 years aad that widow may re
ceiv vocational training; seventh, that
American eitnens who-entered: the aer-
vie of the allies 'before this country
entered the war. and whp a.re honorably
disellarged aad ar still eitizeai of thia
country shall be entitled to the benefits
of tbie act; eighth, that there' be con
solidated tha bureau of ' war risk in
surance, ' th United -a. Stave PuUeo
Heaitn Hcrric and tliVYUabilifatioa
section of the Board of Vdcational Educa
tion. , 'r ' ' -..' ' . -..'- ' Vj
, " Saspenda Tariff Bcaedabm.
The Interstate Conrmeree Comml
alon announeea that it "haa aeapeaded
until August 13, th operation of
certain Khadale published in tariffs
issued by the Atlantic Coast Line, the
Ocean"' Steamship I Company, the Tea-
XCeutlajatdl ) fag
TARIFF BILLGOESf
THROUGH HOUSE ON
: SCHEDULE BASIS
Only Eight Republicans Vote
Against Passage Of Jne
. Anti-Dumping Measure
SEVERAL DEMOCRATS
DESERT PARTY PLEDGE
Handful Of Democrats Kake
-. Things Warm For Old Guard
Leaders During Stormy Ses.
sion pf Congress) Eepresen-
.tatiro Garrett Holds Up At
tempt At Gag ,
' A. .
Waahrhgtoa, April "15. Republican
leadera, ppofted by all except eight
of tbelr party and - by 15 Democrat,
pushed the Toung emergency tarifij and
Antidumping bill through the House
late toda Th voU Waa ZW ta lis,
with two member voting present. .
, Pataage of th meaaur came at the
end of a stormy session during which
handful of Democrata aided by few
Republicaa bad barrased the leader
of the Republicaa "side persistently ior
more than four hours. Charges (hat
th Republican had bowed to the? "die
Ution of -the Senate were burled not
only by Representative Garrett, Tenaee
tee, acting Democratic leader, but alao
by Reproaeatative Newton, Minnesota,
and Repreeentative Luce, Massachusetts
both Bepublieans. -
V . Caargea Attomat Te TJee Gag.
Th battle was later continued when
Representative Mo)deIl,, Wyoming, Re
publican floor leader, announced a plan
for the House' to meet tomorrow to re
ceive a report from the" immigratia
committee. Thi wa objected to by
Mr. Garrett, who aaid tha . Benablica
membera Of the immigration committee
had acted without first having organistd
thenr committee. Democratic committee
member bad aot been selected. Mr. Gar
rett asserted, urging that the report,
aaia 10 d on in immigrauon reetno
Uon bill "be delayed ; until the "Dem
ocrat have a ehaaee to see lt'r After
half a doaea exchange, Mr. Mondell
agreed to wait, aad the Hons adjourns i
until Aloaday. ;
Heated diacussion marked the tariff
debates, which revealed a wide split ia
k Texas delegation. Several Louis
iana members also supported tha tariff
Erogram. i n oiseustioa waa partiea
irly pointed when Repreaaatativ. Con-
a oily. Democrat, ehided his IIaana.
Jfcepreeeatativ Hudspeth. , for "deseH
'Beside Mr. Hudsoetk the roll - eall
shdwed tb following' Demoorats -toting
ior in winn: rarriab.-Blantoa-and
Joneeof Texas; Dupree, Fsvret, Mar-
iin ana Laxaro or Louiaiaaa; Smith,
wick, Georgia; Taylor. Colorado: Lee,
California; Clark, Florida j CampSell,
rennsyivanui; ismkford, Georgia, aad
Deal, Virginia. '
Republican voting agaiast the bill
included Stafford, Wisconsin; Tlnkham,
Massachusetts;- Perlmah, Jolkj Ryan
nooeigei or Hew lork t Luce. M
ehneetta and Ketw ' r;h';n
unairman ronlkey of the wy and
mean committee precipitated th
cuarres or Denat dictation. whsa ha Ar.
'la red the Senate - would accept ' no
change ia the bill a it wa passed last
't or tha-dotting of na V "
aeaaioa, not o much as ''a erosaian; ef
Tfcnfl . Um!... I. .1).
UNIVERSITY MOURNS THE
DEATH OF OLDEST ALUMNUS
President Chase and Memberi
Of Student Body Sendffes.
sages Of Condolence r
Chapel Hill. AarTl 1SV.. m..'
death of Dr. Alexander B. Hawkins, of
iwieigD, eiaesi living alumsus of the
Universitv of North Carolina
reive her with profound grief. -Teler
grams of condolence were tent to Dr.
HaW family jfy Presideat Chaae. by
E: B. Rankia, secretary of the Alumni
Assoeatioa, anTb the student, body,
Tha telegram from .the student twulv
igned by W. R. Berrybfll, 'president ef
the senior class and John H. Kerr, Jr.,
chairman of the eamffs rabinef, read as
follows! ' - J'
The University 'student, badv ' W..
the msny friends and admirers of Col.
onel Hawkins -in sorrow aad grief for
hie death."'- ' .
From . the Alumni Association want
this-telegram: "In the death of
oldest living brother the Alumni Also
eiatioa f the University of North Care
na has lost its most honored member,
a toyai ana-devoted onr Alms Mater,
Th lesson of hia long life of uscfal-
ese,haa beea n constant -inspiration.
we send to . you our sineereat ., sym-
pnthy." f . , - ,
Dr. Hawkins graduated from the Uni
versity in. 1845. Since vthe death of
Major Francis" T. Bryan, th da of
icn, a na neen ineoiaest dlifng alum
bus ef the University. -On Wumeroua
ecaaioas he ha been the honored guest
at alum! meeting aad almost to th
day af hi deatk he kept a active in
terest ia km Alma Mater. .
NEGRO IS ENTITLED TO
i JUSTICE, BICKETT SAYS
Hamptoa! V April 15V Tbomaa W.
Birhett, former goveraot ef'North Caro
lina, declared, today at the fifty-third
anniversary celebration of Hampton Ia-
stttute that "the negro ia entitled to
equal and' exact Justice before the law
aad the White man must seeord htm
that justice or be fslse to all those tr-
ditioaa that have msde tb Anglo-Saxon
tee th glory az the world." -. - .
"The Ku Klux Klaa believee in tb
hlspev," he said, faad that ia Wbv.'I
rose op and bit it in North, Carolina
with all my might. The en safe path
for th negro to follow i tb path that
lead atraighl to the door af thawhit
'DdmefTells Days
; V AkAmerica Entered World Wat
, ' President Wilson'' fid vioa Putting a' Savy into Asar As Berattorff V
reeeiwd hi passports the Atlantic ifleet, under-Admiral Mayo, went
a a war basis Naval communications mobilised by wireless Presl- r.
.dent calls Sec re tar lei of Navy tad Var in conference following dis- '
missal of Bernstorff Displays anxiety for safety ef military and natal ( '
property Immediate precautions taken President visit Daniel mad "
, Baker to discos personnel af .departments 'Oct and keep, the best..'
men" Text given for first tljn in print of secret mobilisation order .
.- to American, fleer Kendexvou of varioui force diselosed-r'Destroy. ; .
remweae (a).- . A , t- . j u ' .
(t By JOSEPJUS DANIELS, ' . 1 ,
; . . Farmer Secretary sf U Navy ItU t IMU .
, n ... . .
!knfcjta7r Ma r.
Ha CUWllslll k
is nsM wmtnt
i,-' .",-V.'.". '-i-- ARTICL a . . v . r I
The AUnatis fleet, under Admiral .Henry T. Msyo, went on a war
at S o'clock ea the afternoon of February S..U17. , . s - ' I
At the same hour ef the same day
to 'Congress severing relations with
Banded, Bernstorff hia passports
I had just finished sending eut ajme
ef naval communications, when a aummoaa can to m te attend a tnnferene
with the President at th Whit House. He had finished the delivery of hi
message and returned te his official residence. - --
My message, which put. all oirw communications radio, telegraph, telephone,
maila and lignala on a war bail, read as follows :
"OafTAlatl Radieode. Mobiliae Nival Communication!,'' '
"..'--.. -s ""SECNAV."
fleenav ia the code word for 8eere
lary.of the Navy. The order was
sputtered out by wireless a I walked
over to th Whit- Houae. I fouad th
Secretary of War hadilso been turn
moned. ,j '-' - -
Feare Germaa Plettera.
Tb 'President waa anxious concern
ing th safety ef military and naval
property. We knew enough about Ger
man plotting to feel tb vary rl cant
for thia anxiety. Thar were thoussnds
ef alien in this United States, none of
whom could be interned legally unless
or until war wa declared. , What might
happen' ander th provocation to slien
sentiment which hsd been givea in
severing relations with Gsvtrinny none
ef could tell; but obviously ths sit
uation was perilous, and demanded the
taking - ef extraordinary 'precautions.,
Order vera immediately sent to
every naval and, military plant and
station Jn -the United States, . Hawaii,
Alaska. Guam aad the Philippines, to
bar all "visitor and to atreagthea
guards, The guard for the Panama
Canal wa doubled. ', -
Tha publication of the movement of
naval vessels aad of the daily order to
aaval offieera . waa diaeontninedV in
order to prevent information of a na
ture useful te th potentua enemy
reaching Germaa ear.
The in w had maintained along
the eoaSi to nfore neutrality regula
tloa wer iaereaeed ia number, and
thia consideration for neutrality aow
became a consideration for -our ewn
safety aad a virtual coast patrol wa
. Wllaaa Keaa CVsea Waick., '
-The. Presideat. watchsd very, step
dudna? -thee daya with aloaeat attea-
tioa.-- H was aot aatiafiad with general
reporta oa what waa being dona.
The today following ins oreax ia
4inimati . salatlnna h. aDDcared md-
denly in my office. I was hard at work
oa plan, reporta and order." I told
hia what 1 had don, and whnt t
doing. . . - ' .
Be (Uggeitcd w go togexner, to ins
Tl
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CAREER IH SENATE
Georgian Competes" With Hiram
' Johnson in uenouncmg
f 'Colombian Treaty
Washington, April 15. The Colom
biaa treaty wa brought under hoatile
fir todav in the Senate.
T,w Republican Senator of the pro
gressive group, JoJMmon of California
And Lanreot, ef Wissonsin, tteked th
pondiag pact for three hours ss a "wrong
ta Theodore Rooeevelt" and "an invi
tation 40 every crooked' nation jn the
world to bbv-kmail the United Statea."
When thev had encluded Senator
Wateon, Democrat, Georgia, making hi
maidca apeech, turned-on suminisirauun
leadere supporting-rstlflcstion and. se
en bmI Senator Lodca. of Mansaehusetts,
of having changed from . opposition to
support "because or si ou concession
which Secretary, Fall bat pipe lined into
this trentv." v
Despite th hot fire from opponent!
Administration leaders inrougn foennior
Curtis, of Kenans, sent assurance to
President Harding that aufficient votes
were in prospect to bring about ratifi
cation next Wednesday, the day set for
the vote.
Jo A tUcks 'Bill.
'Ratification of the treaty with itt
provision for payment of 2,0OO,000 to
Colombia for the lost ot ranama wiis
iu canal richt. Senator Johnson told
tha Senate, would be the first qusnder
of money under, .the banner oi eeon
omy. '-II tnc united otaiea govern'
meat had t25jOOO.OOO to tpend, he mid
it would b much better to une it for
the relief .of America's "starving far
Biers," disabled soldiers and tlierun
hmnloved. Senator Johnaon ctiarged President
Hardina- with ''preaching economy in
one breath" and in another airging that
tUSflOOflOO be "squandered and j thrown
away oa Colombia ior a myiuicm pur
boss which u vet te be aiaciosea,-
' Concluding his sddresn, the California
Senator declared the present treaty did
more "than wrong Theodore Jtooeevelt.
Continu ins the attark munened oy
Senator Johnaon, Senater lnroot de
clared that the treaty, ''if ratified, will
be but the beginning of unjuat demands
fronv other with the threst of exclus
ion of America participation . In the
development of their resources uhlest
granted."
Wataoa Becomee Barcaatlc.
Senator Watson, speaking with the
vehemence that marked his campaign at
the Populist rsndidate for Preaident
several years ago, declared that Colom
bia through revolt of Panama, merely
loot "aome malarial lakes, some mos
quito infested wampt and an uneon-
OMl
SON OPENS
' XQmUaacd M FS X). " i
NltMMl Maaaaaw Banka. CaWrtsM I OnM BJrltsHi,
lamuias traiautias u niila, mmm.
preaident Wilson delivered hia message
Germany, and the Department of State
. , v
- lin dlipatch ordering th mobUiaatioan
War Department The " fcVerttary of
War wa there, and th .three of n
(pent a long session Intnacuniog th
itustion. . .... Vv :
Some of ths things ths President
aid to u are indelibly impressed- npea
my memory., . .
Ha told ue the breach In diplomatic
relation did not necessarily mean war,
one orougnt a ao elos to the pos
sibility w must pot our house ia order
aad be ready for my "emergency. T"7"
! He wa concerned about the per
sonnel In our respective departments.
''Each of you, must" lurround your
selves with thev Ablest me yba hsve,"
he uid, and, turning to A, h naked
whether I fell that my immediate- ad
visers ths chief of aaval ope rations,
the chief of, bureau and th officer
in important commands adoet wer
the right one to retain in the po
sitions. "Get and Keep the Best.
"They are the beat ia th navy,'' I
told him. -
He siked the same question of Secre
tary Baker, and he replied that hia mes
knew their jobs; and were going ahead
with them. ' Some were necessarily
slated forVearly retirement, but to an
ticipate this, he thought, would be un
wise, oceasioaing needless alarm and
disturbing moral.' , '
Th President listened intently to ui,
find reiterated kit desir that only th
ablest, moat alert and energetic mes
should be-put 'ia' places -of responsi
bility. . . ,.y '
"Get; and keep the beet," h 'aaid, as
&or SAnfevMUie .Sailed. t k '
W esntinued developing our' plans
along th indicated line, Oa, th same
day phf rder wss issued mobilising
communications. I bad sent a dispatch
quiring every ship of the three fleets
Atlantic 1'aeifiB and Asistle to re
port immediately on it readinea for
war. .Th condition of the ship, gun,
machinery and perionnel, togetber. with,
what repair er addionimight be
(Continued On Page Four.)
Baotists Out-talk Methodists
On Question Of Cancelling
"Loans .
Baptist out-talked Preabyteriaa had
Wake Forest college woa over Duvidsoa
by a three-two vote of the iudge whan
th two colleges met in dobato last night
in tb Auditorium of Meredith College.
The" -victor bad the-negative end of
the queition of the cancellation of loans
made by the Unilf d 8tate te it allies
during th war. '
Th Prebyteriana, repreiented by
Kolston Bitaer and Arnette Gamble,
argued from the broad grtivad of altro
ism and the premise that America had
not paid it just part of sir cost of
raving th world from ,Gorw iim. Th
Uapfts maintained the jutth.;t of th
debt, and that th broadest 'benefieone
la grounded upon justice. L. M. Butler
and R. 8. Avcritt spoke for Wake Forest
, Although the ground upoa which the
debalors met waa technically hoatile to
the Davidson delegation, th audience,
mnde np very largely from tb Mere
dith College community, did it manful
licit toward lieaetolent neutrality, and
the casual visitor would have 'Men at
a lost to know which was which of the
speaker, had there beea nothing byt
the applause for guidance. '
- Rev. Dr. Milton A. Berber, rector of
Christ's Episcopal church, wss tejeeted
by mutual agreemeifj to arbitrate and
tVferea tha debate, a task that he de
clared waa a very pleasant honor, serv
ing aptly t remindjilm of many pleat-
ant experience with both th Baptists
and the PresbyteriaaswTber wat little
of preliminary formality about th de
bate. Dr. Barbour presented th (peak-
er tpd they spoke.
Davidson being in eharge of the af
ftrmatlvc, opened the' debute, with Mr.
Bitter aa the apeaker. No time -limit
waa announced in the beginning, but
each of the apeaker took, about th
stun measure of minute for the pre
sentation of hi argument,- Each pre
sented an outline of 'what ha wa go
ing to lay, labeling hia sections ia the
tinie-honored on-twoVtbre schedule
and the proceeded to develop each
pbase.
Lsrsyctte, We Have Quit.
A cartoon that the speaker had seen,
depicting s human being oa the back of
fleeing elephant,, headed dowa the
road away from Europe, labeled with
the strange device, "Lafayette, we have
quit,' represented somewhat the atti
tude of the American people toward it
recent alliea, Mr. Bitxer declared.
AmertM wa turning Ha back upon th
moral obligation to sec the war through,
had fnrguttea it song about funtii it
ia over ovr ther.' -t
The war wa America war, even be-
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IMPREST IS
DEBATE WINNER
BRITISH STRIKE ;;
: COLLAPSES WHEII
r ALLIANCE SPLITS
Breaking Up Of Powerful
.Triple Combination: Of La-
. bor Averts Crisis
ANNOUlicEMENT LEAVES';
fc PUBLIC 'IN A - MAZE
Miners Eemain Obdurate, How.
t tTer, and Settlement Of Coal '
, v Strike Kot Tet In Sight; De.
cline To Accept Inyitation Of
Premier' Lloyd George' To X.
' same negotiations -
ldoa,AprtL U-tBy the Aa.
aaelated Pra) Th easlto ' s
body of the Electrical Trades Uaism -
and ths secretary of the atoslway
Clerk' AaaeUtJon called ' of the '
atrtk of their rgaaiaatlon '
aBemoat f tk dscmtaa of ,
th Railway paw and, tramp art- -worker,
net to otrik. 4
London, Aqril 15. (By th Ant,
in ted Pre) A tense day, more r-.
Slete ia surprises than any- previous
y daring th extraordiaary induct rial
t niggle which ia in progress, dosed .
toalght with an air of quietude.
Everywhere intense relief was visible
on the part f tt public over th
knowlsdge that th contemplated atrik
ef the railway aad transport workers
had been called off, aad renewed hop
waa expressed that eut ef th eoafUst
between tjhe striking miner aad the
railway men and transport workers a
situation would be brought about which
would lead te industrial peae. -
Th situation tonigt.t waa that th
strike of the miner continued aad that
verything depended aot aa before on '
th amount W aupport th miners-eou!d
get from other Industrie, bat en t
xtont to which. Frank Hodges, genessl .
eerotary of tha Miaara' FedsratioB ,
would b able to maintain hia authority
ever the rank and file of th miner.
- It 1 id that Mr. Hodgea actually
threatened today, to resign, but ti nt
the miner' federation refined to listen
to him, at least until a national confer,
eae of delegates of the . Federation
kaa been called to discus th whole
Ujueatioa. Th date .Of thia conference
wiu na iixa tomorrow morni.ig. After-
waras an crucial autement on tt.
ituatloa will b issued.
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SENSATIONAL SPLIT IN , : ,
, BANKS OF TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
London, April ll-(By th Aaueiated
Pef)wAa aaerpeeted aad aenaational
tplit in th tank of i .U t powerful
triple -alliance of Uber tbiat afternoon
eompleUly rtinged the complexion of
th ' blaket . indnatrial f arUj. flnt
iBriUin had ever faced aad averted th
projected strike ; of . railwayman - aad
transport worker in sympathy with tha
striking mlaer, se for 10 o'clock to-
Wfht. . i'T. , "
fcvento developed with such udn and
startling change aa to leav the publio
ia a maxe, Simultaaeoualar with the an
nouncement ia the Hon of Common
by Premier Minletor Lloyd George that
th miners had declined to accept hi
invitation to reopen negotiations with
th xaia owner oa the term advanced
last evening by Frank Hodges, th
min' secretary, came the announce'
ment that' the railroad' men aad th
transport worker .had "cancelled the
, ttrik called for tonight",
-f Tha reason for thi action by th
I II - . . . , I 1 L
nuiwsj man, u,a,jrai bbuobs, wnira
with th miaerr union make np the
triple alliance, wa quickly developed.
It appeared that th . .conference
throughout th day among tha member
of th alliance had developed a heated
controversy ' revolving about : th
Hodge proposal. Tha miner coa
Hodgee proposals. Th miaer aea-
demaed these with th assertion that
Seerwtary Hedge had conceded too
much in offering to disease tb a sec
tion of wage without raising lmmedi
stely the eontroveraal issue of a Na
tioaal pool, while th railroad men and
the transport wtrkers declared th prop
osition we reasonable and. that the
miner should Yeaew the negotiatieaa.
The miner remained obdurate, aad
the open breach resulted.
VIVIANl FINISHES HIS -
MISSION TO AMERICA
Former French Premier Fays
Final Sespects To Harding
" and Hughes
Washington, April Mw The Vissios -
Af Hen Vivianl, envoy extraordinary ot
Prnnee to the United Statea ended offU
eially today with hi paying final re- ,
tpeet to President Harding at th
White House and to Seeretory of Stat
Hughe t. th Stat Department
Accompanied by Ambassador Jueeer ,
and, the French tnvoy, 'in hi leav '
taking of th President, expressed ap
precintion for the courtesies accorded .
Mm during hia visit and assured' the
President that 'he wa returning to
France with the am impression oi
the friendship of America for hi eoun-V
try that h,d alway held. The Pre
ident in turn expressed pleasure with
the message of friendship from Franc -of
which M. Viviaai waa th bearer. ,
- Wiiile no official comment were forth
coming upoa the results of the mission -of
the former French Premier, it ie
understood the the French envoy feela
that ia his task of furthering th spirit
of co-operation between Franco nnd the '
United Bute; hi effort have beena
tended with ueeeee. , , ' 'v
Tonight th 'Frnch Envoy wa th
guest of Secretary of State-Hughe aad '
tomorrow h will take leav ef members
of the diplomatic corps. While M.
Viviani ha already left hia card at the
home ot former President Wilson he
hse not seen the latter personally and
whether he will do ao before leaving ;.
Washington, member of hi niiasioa
were ansble to eny. -
M. Viviani will aail for France from
ew; lork, next wesk,
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