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VOL. xxxix.
PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, MARCH 28, 1917.
NO. 34.
i
IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
Happenings of This and Othir Natitts
Far Seven Oays An
Given.
THE NEWS JJFJHE SOUTH
What Is Taking Place in the South
land Will Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs.
Domestic
ween twenty-five and fifty per
sons were killed and probably one
dred or more were injured in a
m which swept over New Albany,
demolishing seorese of residences
aw? several industrial plants.
Private John Poor of the third com
I any, coast artillery corps, died at
and, Maine, from a bulelt wound
received when he tried to halt two
strangers detected near the 12-inch
g m catteries at Fort Williams.
The railway managers and represen
taives of the fcur trainmen's brother
hoods have agreed upon a tentative
as - for the application of the Adani
son -aw.
Governor Harrington of Maryland
has ordered cut two companies of the
First regiment. Maryland National
Guard, to guard the Pennsylvania and
more and Ohio railroad bridges
ofer :he Susquehanna river at Havre
de Grace.
A statement emanating at Rockland
Ma ne) is made that German subma
rines are known to be not far from
Maine shores, and that an attack may
be made on Maine ports.
Passengers on the Anchor line
-reamer Tuscania, British, which has
arrived in New York harbor from Glas
gow, say that on March 12, when 300
miles out from the Scotch coast, the
ship encountered a German submarine.
The Tuscania escaped by steering a
ziszag course.
I; is the concensus cf opinion in
the entire country that railway strikes
belong only to the past. The decision
of the Supreme court has made It
as impossible for .railway men to
strike as it js for sailors and soldiers
to strike, is the opinion of those best
;ua;Sed to pass on the merits of the
decision.
Among interesting features of the
decision of the Supreme court anent
the S-hour day for railway men is
wither the decision applies to all peo
ple engaged in railway work. It is
said that for every five men employed
in the operation of trains there are
Twenty-three men performing other
work.
The curtain rang down in what is
believed to be Alabama's most sensa
tional murder case when David D.
Overton, who murdered his political
rival, Judge W. T. Lawler, in Hunts
ville. and who escaped from jail re
cently, wag shot to death by deputy
sheriffs, near Birmingham, Ala.
The 1S16 cotton crop of the United
States was 11,442,838 equivalent 500
pound bales exclusive of linters.
Future policies covered by the war
risk insurance) bureau operated by
the United States government will
cover everything except guns, arms
and ammunition.
Under cover of darkness, seven sail
ors of German commerce raiders in
terned at the Philadelphia navy yard,
made an attempt to escape, but were
captured.
Emperor William's portrait was torn
from the walls of a high school in
Washington, D. C, by the patriotic
wudents and President Wilson's pic
ture put in its place. The students
forestalled a movement by the cadet
corps, who intended to present the
teacher of German a resolution pro
testing against the picture of the Ger
man emperor.
Washington
When the president addresses con
gress at the extraordinary session he
is expected to siflpw how a state of
war has actually1 eSSsted for some time
because of the unlawful aggressions
of German submarines.
Secretary Redfield wire the Emerg
ency Peace Federation in New York
lat its doctrines are directly pro
moting an attack on American citizens
and property,
The government war risk insurance
bureau, which heretofore has insured
nly non-contraband, it is announced,
will "broaden the scope of its opera
tions." ir is confidently predicted that the
President will advance the date for
the extra session of congress due to
in
complicated international situa
tion.
J'hiff Justice White, in rendering
the decision of the Supreme court
anent tle eight-hour decision, declar
rboth carriers and employees, en
gaged in a business charged with a
Public interest, subject to the right
'tigress to compulsorily arbitrate
a dispute affecting the operating of
business. This is the most far
reaching point of the decision.
All reports to the state department
I'etrograd are to the effect that
Russian army and navy are sup-
the de facto government set
Up by the revolutionists.
Preparation for aggressive action by
e navy against the German subma
rine menace has begun.
Heretofore the government has de
emed to issue policies on articles de
clared contraband by the belligerents,
" eluding almost all American prod
" b"t in the future this policy will
,)" abandoned, and insurance will he
carried on everything transported by
-'"n merchantmer
The American government has de
cided upon sweeping measures to be
put into effect following the expected
declaration by congress soon after It
meets in extra session that a state of
war atcually exists between the United
States .and Germany.
It is statd that the United States
government is preparing to lend the
allies five billion dollars.
The exact measure of American par
ticipation in the war Is not expected to
be revealed until after the president
addresses congress and until public
sentiment crystallizes.
It is stated that no political alliance
with any allied power is contemplated.
although naval and military co-opera
tion, as well as financial assistance.
will be unsparing.
The war department has ordered the
preparations for the national memo
rial celebration and peace jubilee of
the blue and Gray on Vicksburg battle
field next October to proceed.
The extra session of congress is ex
pected to formally declare a state of
war existing, vote a large sum, proba
bly a half billion dollars, for national
defense, and clothe the president with
authority to use the armed forces of
the United States as it empowered Mc
Kinley to deal with the menace of
Spain in 1898.
President Wilson has met the con
stantly increasing probability of war
with Germany by summoning congress
to assemble in extraordinary session
Monday, April 2.
Early recognition by the United
States of the new government set up
the Russian revolutionists is forecast
in Washington.
President Wilson has authorized the
expenditure of the $115,000,000 emerg
ency fund provided by congress to
speed up naval construction.
Secretary Daniels has ordered the
New York navy yard to begin immedi
ately sixty submarine chasers of the
110-foot tpe.
A remarkable feature of the rendi
tion of the eight-hour deaision was
that in delivering the opinion the chief
justice departed from the written text
and emphasized the position of men
operating trains in a time of national
emergency by comparing them to sol
diers facing the enemy.
European War
Seven Americans and thirteen per
sons of other nationalities are report
ed to have lost their lives when the
Healdton was sent to the bottom with
out varning by a German submarine.
The oaptain of the ship says that he
probably would have escaped had he
not permitted the lights to shine.
The Germans in the western zone
have halted their rafreat and are giv
ing battle to the French and English.
The Germans say that the retreat
In northern France was a masterpiece
cf strategy, that they lost very few
men and have been enabled to shorten
the battle line.
The British report progress south
east of Arras, in northrn France.
The French have moved forward be
tween one and a quarter and two and
a half miles in the St. Quentin region,
gion.
The campaign against the Turks by
the British and Russians is being push
ed, and notable gains are reported.
nage cf more than 1,600 and eight of
a tonnage of under 1,600 were sunk
during the week ending March 18, ac
cording to a British official state
ment. Two British mine sweepers have re
cently been sunk. In one fourteen
men are missing, and are presumed
to have been drowned, but in the other
there wert no casualties.
An Amsterdam, Holland, correspond
ent reports that it is rumored that se
rious food riots have broken out in
Berlin, and that soldiers have been
sent from the front to quell the dis
turbances. A Rotterdam, Holland, dispatch says
that five munitions factories in Dussel
dorf, Germany, have been the scene
of strikes during the last 48 hours
in protest against small rations.
Another important chieftain in Ara
bia has risen against the Turks.
It is announced that Grand Duke
Nicholas, will not head the Russian
army, as it will npt be the policy of
the new Russian government to ex
ploit any member of the Romanoff
family.
It is believed in European capitals
that the new government of Russia
will be the most advanced form of
democracy the world has ever seen.
Murmurings are heard that a politi
cal revolution is brewing in Germany
and the world may wake up any morn
ing to hear of a movement in the Ger
man empire similar to that of the Rus
sians. Berlin expresses no alarm at the
retreat on the western front, and says
it is merely a strategic move, and that
Von Hindenburg will take care of
himself at the proper time.
The British in the last ten days have
captured 140 towns from the Ger
mans. If the Germans continue their re
treat much longer, the whole of
France will be free of a foreign foe.
The British and French' are vigor
ously pursuing the retreating Germans
in northern France.
Notwithstanding bad weather and
almost insuperable conditions of ter
rain and the obstacles placed by the
Germans to protect their retreat, both
the British and French armies are
swooping down upon the fleeing Ger
mans like a whirlwind. This is the
news from the allied capitals.
Berlin announces that a German
submarine sent a French battleship
of the Danton class to the bottom of
the Mediterranean. ,
Telegraphic news from various cor
respondents say that the retreating
Germans are laying waste cities and
farm lands in their retreat.
EXECUTIVE ORDER
TO PLAGE NATION ON
FOLL WAR FOOTING
NAVY IS ORDERED RECRUITED
TO FULL STRENGTH OF 87,000
MEN.
MANY NATIONAL GUARD
UNITS GALLED TO COLORS
This With Naval Construction Al
ready Ordered Means President Has
Exercised Full Limit of Authority as
Commander-in-Chief to Prepare For
War.
Washington. President Wilson took
steps to place the nation on a war
footing.
By executive order, he directed that
the Navy be recruited without delay
to full authorized war strength of 87,
000 enlisted men. Taken in connection
with emergency naval construction al
ready ordered, this means that the
President has exercised the full limit
of his legal powers as Commander-in-Chief
to prepare the Navy for war.
For the Army, the President di
rected that two new military depart
ments be created in the Atlantic Coast
region. The order means that the
task of organizing whatever Army
Congress may authorize will be divid
ed among six departmental command
ers instead of four, in the interest of
speed and efficiency in mobilization.
The third step was to assume as a
National duty the task of protecting
American industries from domestic
disorders in the event of hostilities.
For this purpose. 11 full infantry reg
iments, two separate battalions and
one separate company of National
Guards were called back into the Fed
eral service to act as National police
in important districts. Supplement
ing these troops a regiment of Penn
sylvania Guard and two companies of
Georgia Infantry en route home from
thfe border for muster out. were order
ed retained in the Federal service.
No Explanations Given.
The President's orders were made
known in terse official statements is
sued by both Departments. No ex
planation accompanied them except
the statement that reorganization of
the military departments, effective
May 1. was designed to facilitate de
centralization of command. Follow
ing is the Executive order bringing
the Navy up to war strength.
By virtue of the authority vest
ed in the President by the act of
Congress approved August 29,
1916, entitled "an act making ap
proprations for naval service for
the fiscal year ending June 30,
1917. and for other purposes" it
is hereby directed that the au
thorized enlisted strength of the
Navy be increased to 87,000 men.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
The Navy must enroll immediately
approximately 20,000 men to reach
the required strength. Secretary Dan
iels supplemented it with personal tel
egrams to newspaper editors all over
the country urging them to aid the
Department in every way in their
power to obtain the men.
CALL TO COLORS FOR
TROOPS OF NATIONAL GUARD
Fourteen Regiments are Again Called
to Service for Police Purposes.
Washington. Calling into the Fed
eral service of 14 regiments of the
National Guard for police protection
purposes was announced by the war
department.
The department issued this state
ment :
"Many states have deemed it ad
visable to call out the National Guard
for police purposes of protection. As
the necessity for such steps arises
from issues which are more National
than local, it has been deemed advis
able by the president to call into Fed
eral service for the above-mentioned
purpos-es fourteen organizations of the
National Guard.
"Massachusetts, Second and Third
Regiments.
"Pennsylvania, First and Third
Regiments
"Maryland, Fourth Regiment.
"District of Columbia, First Sepa
rate Batallion.
"Vermont, Company B, First Regi
ment. "Connecticut, First Regiment.
New York, Second and Seventy
first Regiments.
"New Jersey, First and Fiftieth
Regiments.
"Dilaware, First Battalion, First
Regiment.
"The following organizations which
are now in the Federal service will
not be mustered out:
"Thirteenth Pennsylvania, A and B
Companies of the First Georgia."
STRONG ADDRESS BY
TAFT AT NASHVILLE
Nashville, Tenn. Five thousand
people heard President Taft deliver
a strong address here in the interests
of a World League to Enforce Peace
and in explanation and justification of
the entrance of the United States into
war with Germany.
SECRETARY DANIELS
APPEALS FOR RECRUITS
?
Following the President's authori J
zation that the enlisted strength oi f
the navy be recruited to 87,000 men,
Secretary of the Navy Daniels is
making a direct appeal to the na-2
tionv through the press, for a quick ?
response by young men to the f
President's call. The following?
telegram tfas received from Secre I
.ary Daniels, which is self-explana f
ory:
'Washington, D. C, March ,3.5, 191'.
To the Editor: ' J
"The President last night signed
an executive order directittfe that ?
the authorized enlisted strength of
the navy be increased to 87,000. He
was authorized by Congress in easel
of emergency, to direct such in-?
crease in enlistment. New ships
and ships in reserve are being fully
commissioned as rapidly as possi-
ble and the need is imperative for
a larger enlistment to man them.?
I There has been a net increase off
? over 6,500 in enlistment since Con-?
gress recently authorized an in-1
crease, but many more are needed, ?
i and needed now.
f "Will you not emphasize
this.
need by giving special prominence 4
in your paper, to the Presidents'?
t order, and also by making an edito-
? rial appeal for new recruits for the I
navy? ', ?
I "The navy offers exceptional ad-i
vantages to young men of stuff and
i ambition to serve in the first linei
I for national defense. In this emer-1
i gency you have the opportunity and
? the privileges of performing this ?
I public service, and I am confident-
?ly appealing to you for your cordial
I and helpful co-ooeration .
"JOSEPHUS DANIELS."
i i
SOME CHANGES MADE IN
MILITARY DEPARTMENT
Washington. Division of the Unit
ed States into six instead of the ex
isting four military departments was
announced by the War Department.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood is trans
ferred from command of the Depart
ment of the East to the new Southern
Department, with headquarters at
f harleston; Maj. Gtn. J. Franklin Bell
from the Western Department to the
Eastern Department; Maj. Gen. Hun
ter Liggett from the Philippines to
the Western Department and Brig.
Gen. Clarence R. Edwards from the
Canal Zone to the Northestearn De
partment. Major General Barry, of
the Central Department, and Major
General Pershing, of the Southern
Department, remain in their com
mands. The changes were outlined by tho
Department in the following state
ment: "To facilitate decentralization of
command, the United States is divided
into six military departments in place
of four now existing. The new or
ganizations become effective May 1,
1917. and comprise the following:
"(a) Northeastern Department, to
embrace the States of Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachuetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut. Head
quarters at Boston.
"(b) Eastern Department to em
brace the States of New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia. District
of Columbia and the Canal Zone and
the Island of Porto Rico, with the
islands and keys adjacent thereto.
Headquarters at Governor's Island.
"(c) Southeastern Department, to
embrace the States of Tennessee,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor
gia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi,
together with the coast defenses of
New Orleans and the coast defenses
of Galveston. Headquarters at Char
leston, S. C.
"(d) Central Department, to em
brace the States of Kentucky, Ohio.
Michigan, Indiana, Iillinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North Dakota, South De
kota Iowa, Missouri, N Kansas, Ne
braska, Wyoming and Colorado.
Headquarters at Chicago.
"(e) Southern Department, to em
brace the States of Louisiana (except
the coast defenses at New Orleans),
Texas (except the coast defenses at
Galveston), Arkansas, Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Arizona. Headquarters
at Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
"(f) Western Department, to em
brace the States of Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho, Montana, California, Ne
vada, Utah and the territory of Alas
ka. Headquarters at San Francisco.
"Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood will com
mand the Southeastern Department
and Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell will
command the Eastern Department.
Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett will com
mand the Western Department and
Brig. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards will
command the Northeastern Depart
ment. Brig. Gen. Edward H. Plum
mer will command the troops in the
Panama Canal Zone. Other Depart
ment commanders will remain as at
present."
BRAND WHITLOCK HAS BEEN
WITHDRAWN FROM BRUSSELS
Washington. Because of "the Ger
man government's disregard of its
written understandings" for the pro
tection of Americans and American re
lief work in Belgium, the state depart
ment announced that American Minis
ter Brand Whitlock had been with
drawn from Brussels, and the staff of
the American Commission for Relief
n Belgium advised that they should
tot remain longer in German occupied
arribDTV.
STORM SWEEPSQVER
NEW ALBANY. INO.
TWENTY-FIVE TO FIFTY ESTIMAT
ED KILLED AND OVER HUN-
DRED INJURED..
MASS OF WRECKAGE IN PATH
State Troops Asked For. Aid Rushed
From Louisville and Jefferson.
Work of Devastation Leaves Many
Homeless.
New Albany, Ind. Between 25 and
50 persons were killed and probably
100 or more were injured by a storm
which swept over New Albany, demol
ishing scores of residences and several
industrial plants.
Twenty-five bodies have been re
covered, and it is expected this num
ber will be materially increased when
all the debris of wrecked buildings
has been cleared away.
The lighting system for the resi
dence section of the city was put out
of commission by the storm, and the
work of rescue is proceeding with
difficulty.
The storm struck about two miles
from New Albany and moved south
west. Entering the city at State
street, near Haly, Tt swept through
three blocks. At the intersection of
State and Pearl streets, it left the
ground and then struck again at Vin
cennes street and the Charlestown
road nearly a mile away. At that
point, dwellings in three blocks wero
demolished.
In its progress along the Corydon
Pike, the storm uprootted hundred
of trees and destroyed many small
houses, many of whose occupantu
were injured.
The streets in the path of the storm
were a mass of wreckage and it was
soon seen that outside assistance was
needed to meet the situation.
An appeal was made to the city
authorities of Louisville, who sent a
large number of policemen to the
scene. In addition, every available
officer from the Indiana State Refor
matory at JeffersonviUe and from the
Jeffersonville police force were hur
ried to the stricken district. A call
was made on the Governor for state
troops, and it was reported that these
were on the way. Numbers of citizens
from surrounding towns hastened to
New Albany and offered such aid a
they could.
PLANS FOR PARTICIPATION
OF UNITED STATES IN WAR.
Preparations Are Talked Over at
Cabinet Meeting. No Half-Way
Measures.
Washington The American Gov
ernment has decided upon sweeping
measures to be put into effect, follow
ing the expected declaration by Con
gress son after it meets April 2, that
a state of war exists between the
United States and Germany.
Fully appreciating Germany's poli
cy of acting in war first and talking
afterwards, the Government has de
termined to provide against every
possible emergency.
Questions involved were discussed
at a Cabinet meeting, to which heads
of departments carried reports on pre
parations already made and others
contemplated.
Regretfully the Government appar
ently has decided that since Germany
is making war upon the United States
through ruthless killing of Americans
and destruction of their ships, the
issue must be met with steps much
more far-reaching than mere attempts
to protect individual merchant craft.
Once a state of war is declared to ex
ist, aggressive measures are expected
to be taken.
t As outlined after Friday's Cabinet
meeting, the preparations of the Gov
ernment are not to be for a short war,
or a war marked by half-way meas
ures. A complete program has been
prepared so that everything will be
carried out in a systematic manner.
The exact measure of American par
ticipation in the war is not expected
to be revealed until after the Presi
dent addresses Congress and until
public sentiment crystalizes.
Whether an army will be sent
abroad is left to the future. But this
possibility is being taken into con
sideration, and the Government pro
poses to be ready for it as soon as
practicable.
Detailed plans requiring Congres
sional action are expected to be com
plete when Congress meets April 2.
Prior to that time, the Democratic
and Republican 1' aders will confer
with the President and members of
his Cabinet. Speaker Clark and Rep
resentative Kitchin returned to Wash
ington from the South.
The President has not yet written
his address to Congress, although he
has a general idea of what he will
propose.
The measures decided upon are
military, naval, industrial and finan
cial. They are understood to be most
comprehensive.
The Army plans have been felly
drawn. Their first object will be to
fully protect the United States against
any contingency.
The naval program contemplates
tho building of vessels of all classes
as rapidly as possible, and the man
ning of them when completed
THE PRESIDENT'S PROCLA
MATION. "Whereas, public interest re
quires that the Congress of the
United States should be con
vened in extra session at 12
o'clock, noon, on the second day
of April, 1917, to receive a com
munication concerning grave
matters of national policy which
should be taken immediately
under consideration.
"Now, therefore, I, Woodrow
Wilson, president of the United
States of America, do hereby
proclaim and declare that an
extraordinary occasion requires
the Congress of the United
States to convene in extra ses
sion at the Capitol in the city
of Washington on the second
day of April, 1917, at 12 o'clock,
noon, of which all persons who
shall at that time be entitled
to act as members thereof are
hereby required to take notice."
. "Given under my hand and
the seal of the United States of
America, the 21st day of March,
in the year of Our - Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and
seventeen and of the independ
ence of the United States the
141st."
WOODROW WILSON.
t
t
FIRST DUTY OF NATION
IS TO PREPARE FOR OR
EX-PRESIDENT TAFT DECLARES
THAT THERE IS WORSE
THINGS THAN WAR.
Germany Has Forced This Country to
the Very Verge of Hostilities.
Richmond, Va. More than 4,000
people heard former President Wil
liam H. Taft declare that "there are
worse things than war, and one of
those is the dishonorable yielding to
invasion of your rights because you
are afraid to fight for our rights and
maintain them."
Mr. Taft was speaking in the in
terests of the League to Enforce
Peace. He continued:
"The first duty of the United States,
when war is inevitable, is to prepare.
We have proceeded on the theory in
the past that the Lord looks after
children, drunken men anJ the Uni
ted States. But is is time to awaken
to the realization that we are forced
into war with the most militaristic Na
tion in the world. Even now, we say
that with the British Navy and the
armies of the Allies we are not in dan
ger. We ought not to lay that flatter
ing unction to our souls."
Mr. Taft dramatically recited the
instances by which Germany has
forced the United States to the very
verge of war, and declared that
"President Wilson is empowered with
authority to ar mthe merchant marine
and that its gunners have the right
given them as American citizens to
use their weapons aaginst the skulk
ing submarine."
"During the present crisis and
throughout the war which is at hand,
the duty of the League to Enforce
Peace is to stimulate military pre
paredness on the one hand, and on
the other to spread its gospel of world
organization for permanent peace af
ter this conflict is over.
"There is nothing inconsUtent in
these two purposes. If we are to
change our foreign policy and pro
mote a league to enforce peace, the
Aemrican people must be advised of
its character and its need. This takes
time. The war is on. Its duration fs
uncertain. We may be confronted
with questions as to the form of peace
within a year. We should keep the
matter before the people so that they
can form and express a public opin
ion that will aid the President and
our representatives."
Gov. Henry C. Stuart presided at
the meeting and introduced the form
er President. Later in the evening
Mr. Taft delivered an address before
the University Club and this after
noon he spoke to the Lee Camp of
Confederate Veterans.
EXPRESSIONS OF PATRIOTIC
ORDER EVOKED BY CALL
Washington. Members of Con
gress still in Washington received
President Wilson's call for i.n extra
session April 2 with patriotic expres
sions and confident predictions that
the close organization fight in the
house would not be permitted to delay
action on the grave question- to be
submitted by the president The sen
ate organized and adopted its anjti
filibuster rule during the recent extra
session. ' .
American Bark Overdue.
London The American bark Brown
Brothers has been posted as cverdue.
INCREASED ACTIVITY NOTICED
IN THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
Washington. Naval preparations
for war were marked by increased
activity with the advancement to
April 2 of the date of the extra ses
sion of congress. No actual war steps
wer taken by either the war or navy
departments, but there, were many in
dications that preliminary plana have
been worked out for rapid mobiliza
tion of both services. The navy's
problems are thoso of material rathej
than personnel.
GOVERNOR BICKETT
LAUDS LAWMAKERS
BIG CONSTRUCTIVE MEASURES
WERE CONSIDERED IN PA
TRIOTIC FASHION.
REFRAINED FROM POLITICS
Administration of State's Affairs Were
Placed Upon a More Intelligent and
Humane Basis By Enactment of
Many Forward Looking Laws.
Raliegh. The finest commentary on
the General Assembly of 1917, said
Governor T. W. Bickett in a state
ment issued a few days ago, will be
found in the simplest statement of its
record. The outstanding feature of
that record is that it deals entirely
with industrial, social and educational
problems. Only in a negative way did
the Assembly touch the domain of
politics. The big, constructive meas
ures were considered in patriotic
fashion, and it is due the members of
the minority party to say that on these
questions they refrained from playing 1
politics and gave vote and -Voice to
the support of what they conceived to,
be the highest good.
The record discloses that the As-'
sembly recognized two fundamental,
principles:
1 i:' That , every citizen is entitled to
a t air chance t-0 make his bread.
2. TFrat a high grade citizenship
cannot live by bread alone..
The, constitutional .'amendment ex
empting homested notes from taxation,1
the Crop lien law regulating the penal
ty imposed on ppverty -l or, ifs Inability
to pay cash for supplies, the act pro
viding for the teaching of the funda-!
mentals of good farming In. eyery,
country school, the law providing for.
medical inspection of School children
so as to discover physical defects iri
their incipiency, the act to protect
the citizen from being defrauded by
the sale of nostrums for incurable
diseases, the establishment of the
home and school for cripfles, the
state-wide quarantine law, this law
providing rural sanitation, were all de
signed and are calculated to aid the
citizen in the world old battle for
bread. They deal largely with the
physical necessities of men, but in ad
dition to their commercial value they
are shot through with the spirit of bu-
tnanftarinnkm
On the other hand the constitutional
amendment calling for a six instead of
a four months school, tbe act authoriz
ing the incorporation if rural com
munities, the liberal appropriation for
moon light schools, the expansion of
the work of rural libraries, the act
providing for a system of state high
ways, the act to encourage the instal
lation of running water and electric
lights and telephones in country
homes, the appropriation to relieve
the loneliness of country life by giving
wholesome, instructive and entertain
ing exhibitions in country school
houses, the establishment! of the home
for delinquent women, the creation of
the state board of general welfare and
public charities, the special act for
the building of a new home for the
blind, the three million dollar bond is
sue to encourage the building of better
school houses in the country, and to
provide adequate quarters and equip
ment for our educational and chari
table institutions, all recognize the
truth that man cannot live by bread
alone, but requires for his proper de
velopment the enrichment of his so
cial and intellectual life.
In addition to these measures that
so vitally touch the life of the people,
the administration of the state's affairs
were placed upon a more intelligent
and humane basis by the prison reform
bill the consolidation of the three
hospitals, the act to establish a
management, the act to establish a
new and modern system of accounting
in the state departments and institu
tions, the law creating an educational
commission to consider the entire
school system of the state, the act
providing for a state board to ex
amine teachers and conduct sub com
mission to devise an equitable sys
tem of taxation,' and the law eliminat
ing unnecessary and cumbersome re
ports of state departments
I do not have before me any list of
the acts of the General Asembly, and
I may have omitted some important
measures in this outline. But In the
record above given there will be found
twenty-two separate and distinct acts,
all dealing with new subjects or old
subjects in a new way. And the fine
thing about the record Is that not one
of the acts named was written rfft a
spirit of hostility to persons of-urpps-'
erty, but every one of them represents
a proper conception of public service.
The General Assembly made scant
use of fhe hatchet, but was very busy
with trowel, hammer and saw.
To Operate Asbestos Mine.
Statesville. A charter has been
granted an Iredell corporation com
posed of G. B. Halyburton, J. W. Sims
and J. S. Keever, all of the vicinity
of Stony Point- The company, which
has an authorized capital of $50,000
will operate wnat will probably be the
only asbestos ni-e in North Carolina
The mine, situated on Mr. Halybur
ton's farm near Stony Point, promises
to be a rieh one, asbestos being found
on several acres. Experts declare as
bestos present in large quantities.