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ff?E?5HARLOTTE NEWS FEBRUARY 183.13 A. - - - ' i 'I ..I 1 I: ,:' -I i i i 1 i v - - 1 The Charlotte News ' PubHsheu Dally nrt Sunaay by THE .EWS PUBLISHIG CO. H. C. Dond, Preldt ud GtfcMgf. Tclepkeaeai usfn.ss Office ... i7 ilv Kdltor cS Offlc- r C, PAT TON . . . . . y -;;." 3tg? UKS. J. P. CAIJDWELL.... City Editor. A. W. BURCB Adv- Mr SUBSCBtPTIO.N MATES jtly Suadey. g . Fn year 300 fix months . ?60 riire month ?) Du6 montJi - 3.0. vk dunday Only ?n year 51x month tires mcath $2.00 l.bO .SO 5ce yeas 1-,0 tlx month ;z rn.r month ANNOUNCEMENT. The et!nt.ea ot tt public Js r- ,?I?"f utus obituary Ntlc?c tn Me jior!im Sketches. rrd 0!h.ThV"-' .f a private .utGrprUe or a t"10 andl6te and U matter, will be thirst for t cne rate ct five ctnts k lln Tftera will fce no deviation from SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18. RECORD VS. RECORD. Governor Kitchin, in his opening address, devotes his time largely to an a'taek upon the record in the "United States senate made by Sen ator Simmons. As vet we hire had time to glance at the governor's address only hurriedly. . A cursory jersual. however, shows that almost Oris sole attention is given to Senator Simmons. The governor throws down the gauntlet, in other words, and com mences what will be a swift and fur Sous struggle between brainy men. As we have said, the day is young, and it will pay readers .to wait be fore making up their minds. Mr. Sim. mone is to have a say, and Judge Clark and ex-Governor Aycock have not spoken as yet. The chances are that Senator Sim mons will "come back" in the man ner attacked, and he will no doubt find a rich field from which to pick his theme. The governor, too. has a record vhich is open to criticism. His fuss and furor over the "trusts" in his pre-election campaign, -when compared with his tranquil after election record will do doubt give the senator a great opportunity to return 3is fire. The governor, it will be remember ed, proposed to do all but blot the .trust from the faee of the globe! H intended especially to devote his energies to an iconoclastic inquisition tipon those twin demons of monopoly, the American Tobacco Company and the Southern Railway. From last re ports both of these "infant industriet" were still doing business at the same aid stand, and despite the blight cast by guberntaorial disapproval, were Managing to make enough to keep .fce wolf from the door. The governor has not "busted" any fcreat number of trusts during Mb j-eign. In fact, we believe we might count on our Anders the octopuses he has set a limping. His administra tion has been as quiet as a May morn ing. The state hag flourished during Siis ministry, that is true, but It -ould have flourished any way. It has acquired the - flourishing habit. No, the governor has nothing on the senator, and his verbal assault strikes many of us as another in stance of the pot calling the kettle black. We deplore a campaign which com mences with this sort of attack. Why is it necessary to erect a mountain of sensation out of figaments of the im agination during a campaign? Why must a candidate build up some "paramount Issue", which he has no Idea of remembering after election? 'Why can not a candidate stand on his merit, go about his business and abide the result of election? The democracy 5 of both Messrs Kitchin and Simmons is sound and true, and no amount of misrepresen tation will be sufficient to delude the public. If Governor Kitchin gets more than he expected of the same sort of thing, he can blame none but himself, for he has commenced the campaign with personal attack. THE SENATOR'S RECORD. Governor Kitchin's "opening" ad dress is devoted largely to criticism of the democracy and the record of United States Senator Simmons. As news, we are today offering the governor's message in its entirety. We are also publishing, in common Justice to Senator Simmons, and in the Interest of fair play, a resume cf the senator's record. This record was compiled by Cap tain Ashe, once editor of The Raleigh News and Observer, and one of the fairest and, brainiest writers in the state. Read both documents, readers, and decide the case. The Anderson- Dally Mall not only has a new editor, but It has now pur chased a near poet. They tell us now the South Pole is about to be discovered. Heavens spare us! There are no unpardonable sins In South Carolina. Columbia" State. " And Is Governor Blease so soon -forgot? A BLARING INJUSTICE. North Carolina paid last- year to the government over $7,500,000 la rev enue. and received less than 12,000, 000. This $2,000,000 represented the expense of maintaining federal offices, amount spent on rivers and harbors, etc To be exact we quote the follow ing special sent out by a Washington correspondent, and appearing in The News and Observer: "Washington, D. C. Feb. 15. North Carolina paid the federal government for the fiscal year 1911 in excess of the amount of revenue received by the state from the federal govern ment, $5,962,876.60. The total re ceipts from the state, derived from internal revenue, corporation tax and miscellaneous was $7.31.977. : "Disbursements made by the nation al government to the state for public buildings, customs, Internal revenue, life-saving service, public health and marine hospital service, essay office at Charlotte and rivers and harbors amounted to only $1,354,100.5$. "The above Information was fur nished by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury" Bailey at the request of Senator Overman, who wanted to know just how the balance sheet be tween the state and federal govern ment stands. The result shows that the state is burdened with appropria tions from the federal governmert." Is it any wonder that taxpayers of this state are up in arms against the further drain upon the state, proposed in the Sherwood pension steal? How apy southern representative in con gress could vote for a bill, contrived by scheming northern politicians, which will rob his section annually of millions without offering anything ".n return, we fail to see. Already the state has paid many millions more to the federal govern ment than it has received. And yet It is extremely difficult to get appropria tions for needed public buildings, for waterway improvements, etc. A FEARLESS JUDGE. Out in Oklahoma there is one pub lie official at least who does not be lieve in whimpering and whining when laws are being violated. He wastes very little time talking about how difficult it is to get evidence, etc. This dispatch, s self-explanatory, and it tells a story which should carry weight: "Sapulpa. Okla.. Feb. 17. "I know of fifteen places within a stone's throw of the courthouse selling liquor," de clared Acting District Judge Allen in court today. "I am surprised," add ed the judge, and then removed from office V. S. Decker, county attorney, and John Berry, county sheriff. He then named John Overstreet, county attorney, and Holmes Davidson, sher iff, despite protests from counsel for the county attorney. Within an hour afterward sixteen places of business were raided In the heart of the town, the proprietors placed under arrest and their employes placed under bond as witnesses. "The places raided Include hotels, drug stores, barber shops and pool halls. "The county commissioners ratified the removals and appointments made by Judge Allen." That booster demonstration in Charlotte when the Queen City up bullders had a torch light procession on a mighty cold night, shows that nobody in that city is subject to cold feet when there is anything to do to make Charlotte grow. While we "Watch Charlotte Grow" we notice that Charlotte puts on its overcoat and goes right ahead in all sorts of weather. Wilmington Star. Even the oldest inhabitants cannot recall a case of "cold feet" in the city, contemporary the warmth of enthusiasm over Charlotte's prosperi ty is sufficient to thaw its way to the coldest heart. Uncle Sam has lighted the fuse of the dynamite plot. Drink less corn and raise more caine, Is the rather paradoxical advice given by The Greenville Piedmont. FROM OTHER SANCTUMS Rev. R. L. Davis is being sharply criticised throughout the state, but if you will take Darticular notirfl t.h criticisms invariably come from those . wno go not want tne prohibition laws enforced, or who are unwilling to do anything to accomplish that end. The work of Mr. Davis is really about the only effective organized work that has been done for law enforcement. Mr. Davis and the anti-saloon league are endeavoring to assist and encour age the officers in making arrests and bringing offenders to justice. May their arms be strengthened. Concord Times. Business It Go0d. We believe The Charlotte News is entirely correct in predicting that the coming presidential campaign is going to exert no Influence on North Carolina business conditions. We are too busy to allow politics to inter fere. The prospects are that the year 1912 will be the best year in business the state has yet known Le noir Topic. Morganton' New Paper. Morganton Is to have another dem ocratic newspaper, an "up-to-date, pro gressive" democratic paper, which will be started at an-early date with Mr. Joe Robinson as editor. The new enterprise, according to The News Herald, is backed financially by Mr. J. F. Spainhour who donates $1500 to it We had some doubts of two dem ocratic papers In Burke succeeding financially, but with the support of a few men like Mr. Spainhour its suc cess will be assured. Lenoir Topic. Rev. Dr. Scruggs" -will hold the first quarterly conference at the Dll-w-orth Methodist church Wednesday night. - The only chance" some of us ever have to count our nhipkrm is before ltheyjire hatched. Collapse of The Piesidential Boom Simplifies Republican Party Politics (BY SIDNEY E8PEY... Washington, Feb. 17 By the col laps of the LaFollette presidential boom. Republics' have become sumpli fled. The complications brought obaut by three insurgent candidates are removed and the fight for the nomination has narrowed down to Taft and Roosevelt. It is true that Senator Cummins, of Iowa, is still a nominal candidate but he has not figured importantly except as a facorite son who expects to hold one state delegation against the Pre sident. That is all Cummins went in to the race for and, unless something unexpected happens, that Is all he will atcomplish, politicians now be lieve. As long, however,' as Senator La Follette was an active and aggressive candidate, he divided the progressive element of the party and divided it badly. His insistence upon the sup port of his followers Is said to have largely influenced Colonel Roosevelt to remain but a passive aspirant for the nomination. The lines are now more closely drawn. however. The LaFollette people will undoubtedly go .over to Roosevelt, if he will permit it, and that means a desperate fight upon the President. He means union of forces and it not means, if the Col onel finally comes out activel yfor the nomination, that the Raft forces will have to face an enemy forthy of any type of political combat. The only hitch irr the situation Is the uncertain attitude of Roosevelt himself. His admirers await only the word from him to begin organization in a dozen states. They are eager to fight and are willing to promise re sults. When LaFollette finally decided that" his race was a hopeless one, and that his health would permit of no more campaigning, his supporters lost no time in rallying to the standard of the former President. This was particularly true of the individuals who had generously financed the La Follette candidacy. His Washington headquarters were supported ljy less than a dozen men of wealth and they remained loyal to him as long os he appeared to be a posibility. Now they have gone over to Roosevelt, every man of them. President Taft's friends do not ap pear disconcerted over this new con dition. They even maintain a show of confidence in the success of their movement. And they have had evi dences within the past two weeks ot Taft support in quarters that seemed doubtful. The Taft forces have the advan tage of an organization in practically every state and an additional advan tage of a candidate about whom there is no equivocation. The presi dent is frankly a candidate to suc ceed himself and this has served his friends handsomely in their efforts to gather together the Taft believers. Had Col. Roosevelt a month ago as frankly stated that he was a can didate and was willing to make a fight for the nomination, his position would undoubtedly have been vastly stronger than it is now. Many Roose velt people have been anxious to par ticipate in his boom but they have felt a natural reluctance in support ing a man for the presidential nomi GERMAN STOCK BEARS PBOFIT By R RUMORS By FREDERICK WERNER. Berlin, Feb. 17. -The formation of the fire-eating General Kelm'e new ven ture, the Defence League, and the re patd assertions of prominent German officers that "war is not far away" have created considerable uneasiness and have been made the most of by the bears on the Berlin Stock Exchange, but the greater part of the German press realize that these symptoms are only the results of the iociallst victor ies at the polls, mere empty manoeu vres on the part or those wno are in terested in the passage of the bills tirovidinr for increased military 'and naval expenditures, which are bound to meet with strong opposition on tne part of the radical parties and that fn reaiitv there is nothinr in the nres- ent political situation which justifies any feeling of alarm. Even a paper nice the "Koelnische Zeitung," which is r-insoiv connected with the present gov ernment, admits this and in a recent article writes: "At the moment there is no ground frtr iinpaainess. and thouh there are, it is true, still many clouds on the political horizon, ana difficult proo in to b eolved. no thin has actually happened which would Justify specially pessimistic renections. xnese always crop up from time to time on the Stock Exchange, which really should be able for itself to appraise at their true value such rumors couch ed in general terms and devoid of pal pable basis. ... , . "While the Turco-Italian war and the disturbances in China cannot be disre garded In estimating the Europan lt uatlon, the peaceable settlement of the Morocco affair remains a factor which can only be Interpreted as indicating SUMMARY OF PRIZES OFFERED BY NEWS One White. Steamer Model L O Equipped ....$20.25.00 One 1912 Everitt, fulley equip ped ....-.$1300.00 One 1912 Bulck, fully equip ped ....$1110.00 Two Parker-Gardner Pianos $700.00 Two Euclid Pianos ....$600.00 Fdur ' Furniture outfits. .$400.00 Four Bank Accounts ..$200.00 Four Gold Watches ....$100.0 Four Jewelry .Credits .. ,$50.00. $6485.00 LaFollette nation who was not a declared aspi rant for the honor. . Should Roosevelt come out strongly In his own behalf even now, However, he would be In a position to com mand an enormous strength in some sections. This is particularly true of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Ohio is for Taft against every candidate ex-; cept Roosevelt. The colonel could, without question, divide the Ohio delegation if he made the effort. He cannot get more than a few scattered delegates, on the other hand, unless he does take an active part in the campaign. The same conditions prevail in In diana. A number of legal districts in that state have declared in favor of the president, but there has been no demonstration of the popular sen timent. This Is said to be very great ly divided between the president and his predecessor. In Illinois there is perhaps the most mixed situation to be found throughout the West. Local dissen tlons in the party have arrayed prac tically every important leader against every other and in such a state of affairs, Taft and Roosevelt would be able to divide the delegation. Theie would, of course, be an unequal di vision, but it is doubtful if any prophet could foretell which candi date could control a majority of the delegation. It is also possible still, most poli ticians admit, for Taft and Roosevelt to divide the Southern delegation. Many republican leaders in the South are candidly in favor of Roosevelt. Cecil Lyon, of Texas, national com mitteeman from that state, is a shin ing example. He has told friends that he can deliver the Texas delegation to Roosevelt if the colonel only will Indicate that he wants it. The fight in the East would be more uncertain. The Roosevelt oppo sition in New York and New England is powerful and only a powerful force could take it away from Taft. Penn sylvania will be delivered to the president if Senator Penrose, the state leader, can manage it, and he has usually managed small matters of that kind without apparent difficulty-All that seems necessary to give the Chicago convention a battle royal is a statement from Roosevelt that he Is an active candidate coupled with some demonstration of that ac tivity. A little preliminary campaign ing by the colonel will put all his friends to work. Every day, however, that he lets go by without such a move adds strength to the Taft movement. All this is, of course, known to the for mer president, as it is known to his advisers. All . politicians agree that the re tirement of LaFollette places Roose velt in a far better strategic position with regad to the nomination. It is only a question whether or not he is willing to take advantage of that po sition. Most of the Taft managers still hold to the belief that the colonel will not become any more of a candi than he now is and they say that, unless he does, he has no chance to capture the nomination. Proceeding upon this theory, these managers in sist the Taft fight already is won and that it is now only a question of preparing for the general election. an improvement in the general out look." Informatloii has come to light which seems to show that in the event of Portugal being willing or forced by the condition of her finances to part with her East African colonies, there is no reason to fear that this will lead to an Anglo-German Imbroglio, as the An . glo-German treatl of 1898 was made I with Just such a possibility in view. It has long been no secret that the trea ty is a contingent one providing for the division between England and Ger many of Portugal's African colonies, in 1 the event of her wishing to dispose of . . mem. According to the statements now made, this country is, in the eventual ity mentioned to receive the Mossa- jmeded region of Angolia; which ad joins the German Southwest Africa, the boundary being drawn somewhat to the north of the fifteen degrees of latitude. There is auso to be a rectifl cation of frontier, involving a portion of Northwest Rhodesia, which "would assure advantageous possibilities of comunlcation" to the 60-called Caprivi corner of the German Southwest Af rica. On the east coast this country Is to receive the northern portion of Moxambique down to a line running from Porto Oroje, on Lake Nyassa. to Port Amelia, on the Indian Ocean. This would give Germany practically the whole of the Portuguese east shore of Lake Nyassa. It is added that Great Britain would, of course, in the event of Germany ac quiring these regions, "assert her rights under the Secret Treaty of 1898 to the remainder of the Portugueese possession in Africa, including Cape Verde Islands, the Azores and Ma deria." There Is no small amount of 111 will against Russia being felt in this coun try as In fact all over Europe because of that country's policies In Persia and Mongolia, but a Russian diplomat, with whom I had a talk at a reception in the Russian embassy a few days ago con vinced me that, as often before. Rus sia is being condemned without having been given any opportunity of stating her side of the case. Mongolia is a long way off and the maps readily accessible are hardly sufficiently modern or detailed to give a correct Idea of the existing situation. In England apprehension Is being felt because it is believed that Russia will be approaching too closely to the fron tier of India if she succeeds in annex ing Mongolia. Now Russia has no such intention and in all her official utter ances about Mongolia she has had in view only the four provinces that make up Chalcha, while several other regions are commonly known in Europe as Mongolia. '. - ' Between the Mongolia in question nowadays and the Indian frontier, the whole of Central Europe would lie quite comfortable, ; and a " goodly part of this enormous area, which no white man has even yet explored, is desert. It is therefore sheer nonsense to talk TAFT CLUB BEING ORGAN I Z E D BY LOCAL e. 0. P. The organization of a Taft Club is in process of formation among Char lotte republicans and they are align ing themselves into two 1 camps. - The movement is understood to have been launched a few nights ago when Mr. Warren Vines Hall entertained a num ber of prominent republican friends at dinner at his home in Piedmont Park in honor of Congressman John M. Morehead, who is himself a warm admired and supported of President Taft. Since that time the propaganda has gone on quietly but very steadily. A convocation of the Taft. followers was also held on Thursday night at the law office of Mr. D. B. Paul in the Carson building on South Tryon street. Mr. Paul and others when asked about the nature of the meeting were non-committal and would neith er affirm nor deny that an organiza tion was being planned. The local G. O. P.'s are d'ivlded be tween Taft and Roosevelt, it is said, with no third choice, unless it be a few for Senator LaFollette. The weakening of the LaFollette following here seemed to precede the warning of the Wisconsin senator's boom over the country at large and with one or two exceptions his adherents have gone over to the Roosevelt or Taft camp. The organizing of a Taft club here and the sharp drawing of the lines between the Roosevelt and Taft forces is in keeping -with the doings of the-republicans in other cities of the state, Taft and Roosevelt clubs having been organized in several cities already. The same thing has happened with remarkable frequency in many cities in Southern States in the last few weeks, showing, accord ing to the prevalent opinion among Charlotte republicans, that there are only two names now thought of for republican presidential nominee Taft and Roosevelt. The Taft followers are confident that he will be nominated and elected by an even bigger majority than he received before, while the Roosevelt forces, who claim they are in the majority in Charlotte and this vicini ty, are equally sure that the magic name of Teddy will cause a landslide in his favor when the republican na tional " convention is called. In connection with the plan of or ganizing a Taft club here, it is said f that the recent visit of Mr. E. C. Dun can in the city for a few days, besides his looking after the Norfolk-Southern interests, had political significance also. Mr. Duncan, Congressman John M. Morehead and several prominent local republicans were closeted to gether at the Selwyn hotel for some time during Mr. Duncan's recent vis it, and it is understood to have been a Taft meeting. There Is promised a warm time among the party adherents here, as a result of the division of forces, relative to the selection of delegates to the state convention and, as in the country at large, so in this immediate vicinity, it wrill be a con test between Taftism and Roosevel ism. about Russian action In Mongolia as having any bearing whatever on Tibet of British India. Moreover Russian action is hardly open to any honest objection, if all the facts were known. Russia has advised these foud Mon- gul provinces to remain under China, and has informed China of the advice given. Mongols In there provinces have no' fighting forces and are probably in capable of evolving anything like even a Chinese army. They would like very much to secure Russia's aid to free them from China, whose hold, however, has never been particularly stringent But Russia, with some experience of these and similar homad "nations," is perfectly aware that any shadow of consent given by her would only set petty prlncelets of these regions in triguing with China against Russia, precisely as at the present moment, these provinces, nominally Chinese, are intriguing with Russia against China. A much simpler and more honest policy is to keep in touch with China and compare notes as to what is go ing on in China. That is what Russia is doing. These nomad tribes will, in all probability, never succeed in be coming an independent state, even If they seriously aim at such a goal. Russia maintains a strong army, and is rebuilding a respectable fleet; she intends to keep herself strong in arms, but she has no need of nor desire for any more territory until she had secur ed and developed all that . she now holds. There is nothing to be feared from these Mongolian provinces, and they will doubtless, In due course of time, fall into the lap of the stronger as civilization extends its borders. Meantime, Russia plays a safe and per' fectly honest aboveboard game in let ting matters arrange themselves in Chalcha. If the local princelets suc ceed in establishing their independ ence, Russia will naturally recognize their status for the sake of her trade. There is no rom whatever here for abuse of Russia. As to Persia which has succeeded m pnlistine the sympathies of almost every European country as well as. those of the United states, tne uussian diplomat assured me that Russia has not even the slightest temptation to annex even the northern provinces of Persia, for these also in due course of time will become Russian in process of natural evolution. The Persian law prohibits foreign ers acquiring landed property in north Persia, but there , is a serious lacuna which admits of foreign subjects in heriting and holding as heirs property bequeathed or falling to them in right of heritage. As the population on both sides of the artificial frontier line be tween Russian Transcaucasii and Per sia are . identical radically, and have been freely Intermarrying for genera tions past, it has come about quite legally and naturally that a large pro portion of the land Jii Azergaljan and Gilan is already ' in the actual posses sion of Russian subjects, who, as mas ters ot their land, are feudal lords over the real Persian population; from whom they are Indistinguishable apart from their passports. As they legally enjoy the protection of Rnssia, It ,is natural "that this class should- yearly become more v important; . - It's worth describing. Possibility That Roosevelt Mav (BY JOHNATHAN WINFIELD.) Washington, . Feb. 17. Is Roosevelt to become an American Caesar? No question in the political world today is vexing the minds of mem bers of both ' of the big parties or muddling the prognostications of. the political seers as .much as this one. One of the political lights around Washington a few days ago recalled that once upon a time Caesar was ambitious. He cited no less authority than Shakespeare, who chronicled Brutus' words: "You all did see that on the Luper cal, ' I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse." And then the political expert point ed out that Caesar, in spite the thrice repeated refusal of an actual crown, managed to whip the annual elections for the leadership of the Roman republic into such shape that they became idle forms, and noth ing more than endorsements of Cae sar. Now lots of folks see just such a possibility as the fruits of a third term for Theodore Roosevelt. Repre- ocuiauio v- . . iuv,aii is uue ui i clj uuai unci autcs, lual KOOSSYpH I them. He was to delivera spech from : has no personal ambitions, but is tne jioor or tne tiouse upon Kepresen- 5 strong in tne taith that if his conn ' tative Slayden's resolution in con demnation of thrid termism. He did not make it that day, but took ad vantage of general debate on the army bill the next day to deliver it. And right here is the time to men tion some facts concerning Slayden's resolution, ' which shows just how Careful the democrats believe they've got to be in handling anything which is even a" remote forty-fourth cousin of the Roosevelt Uoom for the repub lican nomination.' The Slayden resolution was called up on the floor of the house Febru ary 5. Representative McCall, who by the way is a republican, announced that he would make a speech. All the Democrats , were laying back in their chairs and figuring how they would support the Slayden bill and vote for it, when some member made a point of no quorum. While the noses in the house were being counted, T. W. Sipas, representative from Ten nessee, saw a great white light. He had a "hunch" that the Slayden measure was a big fat piece of bait, and when the roll call came that the republicans would sit back in their seats, vote "present" and let the democrats pass the bill. They would then place- themselves in a position which would allow campaign pamph leteers to accuse them of fearing the former president. Sims got busy pass ing his hunch-around, and the dem ocrats voted not to consider the bill. - Mr.-McCall's attitude on the Roose velt candidacy, however, is worthy of comment, for he says that Roose velt, a councillor in private life, will be of vastly more service to the coun- Fiench Government (By GEORGE DUFRESNE.) Paris, Feb. 17.The government" has taken a drastic step m connection with the powder scandal. At a privy council meeting held at the Wlysee Palace the other day the president of the republic signed a document which puts oh half-pay the engineers responsible for the government pow der stores. It will be remembered that Major Schwerer was Ordered by the minister of marine to verify the condition of the powder in the Stores. The inquiry, one of the papers states today, is de cisive. All the powders are suspected. The manufacture was affected in such conditions that it Is impossible to declare that a single quantity of powder was above reproach. It is stated that in all the stores the, same error was committed, and that the minister of marine only knew this ten days after the blowing up of the Liberie. M. Delcasse then inquired into the new powder supplied to the marine and found that a quantity bearing the date of 1903 had been mixed with the powder manufactured in 1906. This was rejected by the marine. It was again mixed with new powder and passed off as new. This system, we are told, was car ried on until 1911. There is no alle gation of sabotage. It is a question of a scientific error. The evil is now beine remedied, but it is calculated that it will take from 16 to 18 months before the 4.500 tons of powder necessary for the fleet can be manufactured. M. Delcasse has given orders that the powder on board battleships shall be examined daily. that all the magazines shall be rigor ously inspected one by one. These or ders. are now being carried out. Ex perts spend two or three hours every day in verifying the powder. When naval officers find that other meas ures of security should be taken, ,they are ordered to report at once. The officers say that everything possible has been done, and that if any un certainty remains it is not due to men but to things. 1 The credit for '22,000,000 francs asked for aviation by-M. Millerand has - suggested the plan of creating a regiment of aviators. The regiment will-be small. It might be called the regiment of the Four Hundred, but it is to be the first. The second and the third will no doubt follow. The plan has, it seems, been discussed at a meeting of the- superior council of war at the Elysee, and has been ap proved by M. Fallieres. The- council decided to order at once 328 mono planes "and biplanes for ' army; use!; Sheds and repair -shops are to be es-' tablished in all parts of the country. An aviation ground is to be prepared; Become An American Caesar Distresses Political Leaden !. V t I J t I & .-- ate . i , t try than Roosevelt. ,; president. . tuira ler There is no question that the able. course of the militant J ' democrats alike-consfderabirl nor is the situation regardfn T ooked upon entirely impersSiv thep rogressives. mortally by The whole proposition may fir,,,,-, narrow down to a fight bAt? Roosevelt and Taft in the reS can party for the nomination iS" letter boom -is .more or less retard ed as having "shot its wad," S tie or no effect, and now the bristiif pompadour of the progressive Sg . tor is pointed toward the Mediter": nean Sea, where he will stop for It weeks recuperating. m ' When he left af'ew dav8 aeo h declared that he will be back in ill game before the campaign of m- i, well afoot, but folks are not worn ing much about him just now ; A great deal is going to decerni on the stand Roosevelt takes a Jet inite statement from hira is belli awaited anxiously. The people of tha country are not satisfied with readine the pledges he made against third termism in .1904 and again in 1907 They want something new, and all that they have been able to get s iar are statements given out second hand or through letters to friends try calls him, he must answer. There are some who say RooRfr i velt is straddling two horses as far ' as thep ublic knows. His political! confidants may be aware of what the ' doughty lion hunter intends to do ; but as far as thee ountry at large is ; oncerned, one of Mr. Roosevelt's legs is over the saddle of his maga lane, while the other is hunting the stirrup of the presidential palfrey. People who are willing to be call ed "calamity howlers" because they' have faith in their opinions, are now-' openly admitting that such a thing as an assumption of power by oub man is not impossible under the present form of government in tliis country, and they declare that there is only, one . safe and sure course-4 that outlined by Washington and up held by Jefferson, Munroe and many others. If a country comes to believe that its ' safety and well being rost large-, ly in the abilities and activities ot any onep articular man, the general run of citizens and they hold the votes are too prone to fear all sorts of calamities to attempt to unseat any. maann who might take this sort of power to himself, and if such a man be strong and virile, he could hold his leadership as long as Caesar ever held his. So , that is why the question as to whether a candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt under any or all conditions whether the countrycalled to him or not would not put the Unite. States in the position of ancieni Rome, is interesting almost every body today. Takes Diastic Step In Powder Scandal near every fortified place and mili tary camp, for which the one already existing at Epinal is to be a model. It covers some eighty acres without any obstacle. At present there are six companies charged specially with aviation, ana these 'companies Will be mumpiW' They will form the aviation section attached to each garris6n, fort, or military camp, just as the sappese do n6t form a regiment in the real sense of the word, and yet have tni name of a regiment, and in a similar manner the name will be given to tne new regiment. From -the returns of the last census, which have just been published, tnorf who are fighting against the race sui cide will be inclined to believe tn their propaganda is bearing fruit, inj census Is taken every five years i France, and the population is given m 39,601,509 as compared with 39, 245 in. 1906. The figures which in clude the population of Corsica show --. ----.. nf qiq vRi The increase is not great. Still, those who are clam oring that more encouragement snouiu be given to parents who have famine will rejoice that the tide has turnea- that the depopulation 01 w has been arrested. ,nm The increase in the population trow 1872 to 1876 was 802,867. There , MJ never been such an increase sm .. . . . ... . increase-- tnat period, ine suja nv if 124,289 was from 1886 to 1891. K to be gathered from the issued that the population has were . . .. iM,t u has 0 ea in aeparimeuis, - crease is aiuiuu-ca rnni of the population to the cities, ra now has a population of 2,sw The next latest city s MarseflW with 550,619. The next largest WJi are Lyons, Bordeaux, Lille, anlw and Toulouse. ,slcli The Pope ts very often home He -thinks of the happy days spe in Venice, and the fact that w not return to see the new CaPf o( in St. Mark's Square is a matter keen disappointment. 0 The Campanile, which is now o) pleted, is the exact reproduction the historic tower destroyed m 1 The Inauguration ceremony 0, fixed for next April on the ? ? St. Marks when the bells, jn pope gave years ago will rma after ten years silence. tM The pope has arranged to n flrsf ringing of the bells of -tDeatra. Campanile recorded on tne s H. phonl This he will keep brary, and when he feeis tfeS he will Start ther ecord, close a . . and the familiar sound 01 1 will almost make him beaeve back in his beloved Venice. '1
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Feb. 18, 1912, edition 1
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