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X&A: -S? .J rOCATEO PRESS .J:' Toge,h.r With Exten.lv. Special II V : Ctf?' "- J LZr- .1 -J ,: J M .W.rfmf U HxWY M : ;' I. ; "i ? .Generally fair tonight and Sundays Slightly -cooler- tonight," Gentle to,. n It VOLUME TWENTY-ONE. WILMINGTON jN." SATURDAY;) MAY 1, 1915. j- PRICBi THREE CENTS. TATE IMfflffl . - OF - - - s-i 7 ' t ft t liKtiiiBiiii, ? 11 1111 11 11IjJm 11 ' ' , ' ' - " ; ? - - ' ', ...., .... .. ...... , ggggi-gfel i? wm .11.- . .vV. 'i . -7 jV.-7v - (m V,TA .rZfiil tv: 4 am North Carolina Holds Forth N in Goldsboro Convention BIG ATTENDANCE IS EXPECTED Frogram Filled With Big Sub jects Woman Suffrage May Bob Up During the Session. FIRST CAR OF BERRIES. Eocky Point, N. C, May 1. The first car of strawberries to 3ove over the Wilmington & don Railroad will go forward ts"rrpw by express. very one is feeling ood this mornirig over, the refreshing rain last night. Crops are all looking fine today. Strawberries are 4 selling from 15 cents to 35 cents, according to quality. 4 4- 4'-l4'i 4.4.'i. -- i h rmm rm m m . m m m m m m m I I' A I I AJI "IBIII . IfiLtAPidulr France Sends Another Huge Fighting Ship Off The Ways STRANDED ON BANK OF RIVER Tuesday, May 4th. ii a. m. Executive Board ( 1 p. m. Executive Board luiu-heon. j.::n p. m. Board of Trustees' meeting. p. m. Board of Directors meeting. s p. m. Opening session. 1" p. m. Reception by Algon- mitted to the5 General Federation in 1903. The presidents have been Mrs. Ldnds)ay Patterson, 1902-1905; Mrs. J. T. Alderman, 1905-1907; Miss Mar garet Lovel Gibson, 1907-1909; Mrs. Eugene Rellly, 1909-1911; Mrs. Rob ert Cotton, 1911-1913; Miss Adelaide JL. Fries, 19134915. quill Club. Wednesday, May 5th. ! :"o a. in. Presentation of fr Crcilentials. ' 1" a. in. Business session. 1 p. ra. Luncheon by U. D. C. . 2 ::') p. m. Conference .of. Civics, Conservation, Social Ser- vicp. : 30 p. m. Conference on Li- brary Extension, Literature. 4 4 p. m. Drive. 8 p. in. Lecture on "Social? Service,'' by Mr. Clarence Poe. r Thursday, May 6th. le a. m. Business session. 1 p. ra. Luncheon by Elks. 2:30 p. m Conference on Edu- cation, Health, Home Economics. 2 30 p. m. Conference on Art, Business-like Body. Under the presiding hand of Miss Fries, the meeting at' Fayetteville last year was marked by an ease and dispatch that awakened the admira tion of all. The presidents address, which consumed hardly more than three minutes, was characteristic of the business-like, smooth manner in which Miss Fries dispatched all the business of the convention. There was not even a ripple to ruffle the harmony of the occasion and lend a spice of interest. Reporters and the few men who attended the business sessions made flattering compari sons of the federation with some large bodies of men in annual session. Department Conferences. At the mid-winter council meeting of the Federation, held in Statesville , in January, it was decided to do away with the individual club reports. A new feature will be addedthis year, however, in the joint department con- Hit and Crushed Lighter and Two People Were Killed -New Ship of the Super Dreadnaught Type. by lira .Music 8 P tal, b: 9:3' m Musicale:Song reci Mrs. WadeBfbwn. p. m. Banquet Friday, May 7th. l' a. m. Business session. fereoces. These are afternoons of scheduled for nesday andi r; 4.hjarsdiypl : toavtfcjs week ao4- 1 p m Luncheon by Chamber of Commerce. 2:;o p. m. Board of Directors' meeting. t (By Susan Iden.) Goldsboro, N. C, Tlay 1. The above is the comnlete Droeram of the North Carolina Federation of Wom- clubs which meets in Goldsboro on May 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th. The meetings will be presided over by Miss Adelaide L. Fries, of Winston- Salem, who is completing her second t'Tm as president of the federation. The election of a new president this year win lend interest to the gather- The other officers of "the federa tion are Mjss Gertrude Weil, Golds hom. first: vice president; Mrs. WV'A. Kirx-lair. Fayetteville, second vice president; Mrs. A. C. Avery, Jr., Mor- ganton. recordine secretary. Mrs. E. K Graham, Chapel Hill, correspond ing .-oerpfa rv Mto Tl . V . rftnnnAf. '"''"'-on, treasurer: Mrs. Clarence Job I'iil. Jr., Xew Bern, general, federa tion State sprrptarv nnH Mrs R Tl. olfen. flruce hnnorarv nreRldent. ' ' ' work of the Federation is car "ii through departments. They '' chairmen are as follows: Art, !- y. Long, Statesville; Civics, Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill; i vat ion, Mrs. George W. Wil Gastonia; Education Mrs. C. C. ''harlotte; Health, Mrs. Mark Mincrby, Greenville; Home Eco- nOIll IS Mrc Uor.y, Wnltnn nirtn. T - tension Me-;, Tl i-d and Mrs. Mrs Cm,. son. Hoij; H. ''"-ton; Literature, Mrs. Z. B. 1 Ula'k Moulitain; Library Ex- Mrs. A. H. Powell. Oxford; Irs. J. A Rrnwn. Thadhnnrn: Pu Service, Mrs. T. W. Siegle, Da- Soe Vii the I in 2 ItlL' he',, H-..: bl;',: mod, snij. bcrr, tlh. , f'Ii . ate, I rear i color a "nioi, ioidsboro Hostess Second Time. ooro is preparing to entertain Oration the second time, hav- i hostess to the convention in '"". at the third annual meet l e principal meetings will be the new Wayne county Court a handsome, commodious that will give ample accom "is for both open sessions and onferences. rhe former meeting in Golds- Federation has grown to be - st recognized body of woni c State and a force to be they promise to; beratfst interesting with the -discussion of department problems and talks from prominent people. The schedule is as-follows: Wednesday, civics, conservatism, so cial service, in the main auditorium of the Court House. At the same time, library extension, literature in .the County Commissioners' room of the Court House. Thursday, art, music, in the Woman's Club room. Same time, education, home economics, health, in main auditorium of Court House. Facing The Situation. . One of the most vitally interesting features of the Federation will be the combined conference of the Depart ment of Civics, Conservatism and So cial Service on Wednesday afternoon, for which the general topic, "Facing the Situation," has been assigned. The following program will be car ried out at that time: Topic, "Facing the Situation" Mrs. Lingle presiding. Address, The State Highway and Fish Commission Bills" Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt Greetings from representatives of State organizations. The North Carolina Forestry Asso ciation. The North Carolina Conference for Social Service. The Young Women's Christian As sociation. The North Carolina Orphans' Asso ciation. The State Teachers' Assembly. The Southern Association of Col lege Women. The State School for Feeble-minded Girls. The North Carolina Girls' Canning Clubs. Social Service Round Table. Internal reports from clubs and civic leagues. Mrs. Pratt presiding. Topics: Junior Leagues, Play grounds and Social Centers, The Town Survey, A Landscape Architect, The Clean-up ahd Paint-up Campaign. Wednesday evening again at the Court House will . be a continuation of the afternoon's activities but with! exclusive reference to social service, the program-being: Social Service session, Mrs. Lingle presiding. : Topio-Meeting State Needs. Address Mr. Richard J Walrous, secretary of Jthe ; American Civic As sociation. Music. Address Dr. Clarence Poe, first I president of the North Carolina Con- Bordeaux, , France, .May 1. Three persons were killed here today in a accident at the launching of the bat tleship, Languedoc The vessel left the ways with so much speed that it stranded on the banks of the river and struck and crushed a lighter, on board which the fatalities occurred. The Languedo probably will be re leased at high tide this evening. She is of the super-dreadnaught type, of 24,830 tons, carries twelve 13.4-inch guns, twenty-four 5.5 inch guns and six torpedo tubes. The Languedoc is 574 feet long and cost $13,312,000. Had on Board German and ptv ft- . - Austrian Boms For United States BALL LEADERS UP TO PRESENT Best Batters and Base-Stealers of the Major Leagues Made Known Chicago, m., May 1. Jacques Fonr nier, of the White Sox, tops the Amer ican League batters, with an average of 463, according to averages ages published here today. The oth er leaders are Veach, Detroit, 428; Cobb, Detroit, 420; Lapp, Philadelphia, 417, and Jacobson, Detroit, 400. Cobb, with nine, leads the base-stealers. Heinie Groh, of Cincinnati, with 428, leads the National , League bat ters. Luders, Philadelphia, with 425, j Connolly, Boston, with 407, Whitted, Philadelphia, with 400, and Schmidt, Boston, with 396, follow. Snodgrass, of New York, and Bescher, St. Louis, with five each, lead the base-stealers. Eddie Lennox, of Pittsburgh, leads the Federal League with 500. Wester zill, of Brooklyn, is second with 476. BIG RUSSIAN SHIP WAS TORPEDOED London, May 1. The Russian 2,-000-ton steamer, Svorono, bearing coal to Archangel, a Russian port on the White Sea, was torpedoed' and sunk by a German submarine, believ ed to be the U-23, on Friday, near Blaskat. Islands, on the west coast of Ireland. The Svorono's crew: of twenty-four men, mostly Russians, barely had time to take to the boats when the vessel sank. All were rescued by patrol boats. SHE HAD PUT BACK r-ir ii At Wireless Corrfr land; From the Brit ish and Search Was Started But Withheld Upon Capiajn's Promise Reservists Taken From Aboard r New York, May "1. 'The . Italian cruiser, Dante Alighieri, which pass ed Gibraltar at' midnight April 22nd, on her way from Gefcbar Naples, and Palermo for New York, was recalled by wireless at 2 odiek the next morning, because British officers at the fortress had heard the steamer had on board some German and Aus trian bookV intended";,, for use in spreading a German-a2d Austrian pro paganda in the United States. The vessel put baft to Gibraltar and her manifesto wa" shown to the boarding officers. There, were .eight cases of books listed, f'hey wereTdeep down in the hold uncfer hundreds of tons of other cargo and to reach it, Captain Sturles explained;;? it would require mqny hojgxk. The officers finally "consent ko acceht the captain's word ' that the books would not be taken off the steamer upon reaching New York. She was then allowed to proceed. She reach ed here today. Two Italian reservists were taken off at Gibraltar. The ves sel was delayed for more than six hours by the recall. 1 mm M AS A 1(G LABOR mom Ranks of Men on Strike Swell and Situation Grows Serious MOST ACUTE IN ? nFTEEN YEARS Building Industry Halted By the Idleness of Over One Hundred Thousand Men Peace Negotiations are on Foot. JOHN H. HAMMOND HEARD TODAY Battle at Two Extremes Hold " t f i Centet of Stage Hjor " Interest n BRITISH AVIATORS DISCOVER BATTERY " t. t f 4 Advocates Pan-American Su preme Court Before Acad emy in Philadelphia. Drop Bombs On Guns Used ji V For; Shelling; Dunkirk, But Effect Remains to he Seen Germans Either After Ball tic Or Railway From Petri' grad to Warsaw i FOOD MEN MUST FACE TRIAL Chicago, May- 1. Chicago today confronts the most serious labor sit uation in building in fifteen years. By the addition last night of 1,200 bridge and structural iron workers the list of union workmen on strikes and lock-outs was swelled to 32,000 The strike of the iron workers forced idleness on several thousand others in. allied trades, bringing the number of " idle because of strikes and lock outs upto 125,000. The strike of the carpenters is said to be the keynote of the situation. If .peace negotiations, now on with them, are successful it is generally believed the -others will fall in line. . The customary May 1st agreements with many of - the unionsf have been1 signed and outside. the -building trades the prospect 48' trial peace. , , A-1 Wants 10,000 Acres Set Aside. Washington, May 1. To create a petroleum reserve for the navy,. Sec retary Lane, today recommended to President Wilson that he set aside 10,000 acres in Natona county, Wy oming. - Charged With Conspiracy to Raise Prices at Outbreak of War VOTED DRY DESPITE VOTERS' ACTION Danville, 111., May 1. Danville was voted dry today by the City Council, which refused to renew the licenses of the seventy-three saloons here which expired at midnight. At a re cent township election the "wets" were victorious by over 1,500 majority. with in the upbuilding andference for Social Servlce. .-nn Carolina, ine record- !f tary at the meeting in Fay ' last year reported 101 feder- '"ihs. the total nr about 3,542. The federation a TP hlllo anrl wVifo th omnia, of Pine, and the "inotto, "The t All For thp. finn1 nf All TiiP fr.H-,r,n Tt . . ,,cinwu was organizeu at. ins'nn-aalem In .1902. and was ad-1 Ml Executive Board Meetings. The opening session of the Federa- finn whifih will be held at 8 o'clock membership Tuesday evening, wUl be presided over by the executive board meeting at 11 a. m the executive board luncheon at 1 jy m., the board, pf ;trus tees'5 meeting J at 2 : 30 p. m.r , and the (Continued on PageSix.) EARTHQUAKE WAS FELT THIS MORNING London, May 1. A severe earth shock was recorded this morning at the observatory at Cardiff and the Isle of Wight. The indications were that the center of the disturbance was in Japan. 4. 4 CHINA REFUSES DEMANDS. Pekittg, China, May 1. China has definitely refused some of the piost important demands made -by Japan. On learning of China's decision the Japanese ' mihiater,- Ekihioki, said to the 4 Chinese foreign . minister, Lu Ch(gng-Hsfang: . ' . . "1 ant sorry. I believe my gov ernmeht . will be disappointed." ; V Washington, May 1. Thirty com mission merchants and food dealers here must face trial on charges of conspiracy to raise prices at the out break of the war. Demurrers to their indictment were over-ruled today Li the District Supreme Court. The suits were the first of a series brought by the Department of Jus EQUAL SUFFRAGE DA'y TDIS Big Celebration Taking Place In Nashville In Honor of The Cause Nashville, Term., May 1. Equal Suffrage Day in Nashville was ushered in by lowering cloud. In honor of the ladies the day is a half holiday. The plans of the local suffrage league, the weather permit ting, include a big parade this after noon participated id by the city officials. JUDGE CARTER IS EXONERATED Philadelphia, May 1. John Hays Hammond, addressing ' today the American Academy of Political and Social Science reviewed the financial distress in South America resulting from the European war, . ' suggested that a, Pan-American Supreme Court be established to decide disputes re lating to foreign investments and Pan-American commercial transac tions, and referred, at the' close of his speech, to the -Monroe doctrine, as follows : "Genuine, not merely professed am ity, is a great asset in commercial re lations, and since J the larger South American nations regard the Monroe doctrine as supererogation on our part, it would seem good business, to say the least, to restrict the applica tion of the doctrine to such, territory as is necessary for the defense of the Panama Canal and of qur sphere, of influence5' in the Caribbean Sea area: As to the rest of South" America, the Monroe doctrine might' well' be su perseded .by a Pah-American defen sive alliance against attempts at ter- London, May 1. Developments,' a ' - 4 bles occasioned in- South . America' hy the European war, due chiefly to Ithe America's banker, and asserting that it would probably be many years be the northern extremity of the two bat,,,." I tie front shelling. of -Dunkirk, in." - " France, and thetiieyr ,X3tennanioffea-' t" sive aimed at the Baltic provinces-1 : take precedent' In "the war news to- . ' day. - . ; .. .: .; 1 ' British aviators, have discovered and attacked" the Gernlany battery, which," -s from a distance estimated, by- British , observers, of from 16 to 28 mileaC hurled great shells at the French forts, but it remains to be seen: wheth-? er the bombs dropped put the guns- . out of action. . 1 London newspapers see in the born 1 bardment of Dunkirk that .the Germany still cling to their cherished idea of " occupying the French coast nearest.:, England, and more than one editorial ' writer points out that Flanders re-, V mains the field of operation. - --. Special Petrograd dispatches dlsa-t, . v t gree as to the purpose of the German; .j !. thrust at the extreme Russian' right. : J ' t ' One theory connects it with a prob- ; ; : able move of the German fleet In Vi , Baltic, looking to , invasion "of -the"- - , j Baltic ' provihees: -r Another -idea " fa'1 ; j t that the advance; .made is' aimed; at li' , Iabau and ftlga,. the former - a ' strong ' V i .vi ritoriai aggraniiizeinen't-TOom' - AfleFFe ' Held to Have Been Wrong As to Abernathy former role in this respect, Mr. Hani mond said, in part: "In order to Induce our capitalists to supply working capital tor1 Latin- American .countries they mustADe-assured of the encouragement and 'co operation of our national administra tibn andof the guarantee of the pro tection of their investments against discriminatory laws and confiscation, especially in time of revolutionary movements. Our citizens must be I assured at least of the same degree Of Immoral Conduct Though Protection that is guaranteed by tionals. ' W v ' "To attain the confidence of in vestors in Pan-American investments, I believe a Pan-American Supreme Court should be created to deal spe cifically With disputes as to foreign investments and as " to commercial transactions between Pan-American citizens. Such a court should be com posed of the leading jurists of ova own and: of Latin-American nations and should sit in neutral territory. If inspired by : self-interest only it Would obviously be' the aim of such a tribunal to establish confidence in Latin-American investments general ly, and i at the same time to reassure our Latin-American customers of fair treatment in their, business transac tions with the exporters of the United States. This is quite as Important as the establishment of confidence' of our capital in . Latin-American ; invest ments. f j "Such a court might well be' one of final resort. In any event, it should try cases and endeavor to adjudicate! them before appeal through dipk matic channels, which almost invari ably result In friction3 and often, in-; deed, in extreme tension." sfcrike at the railway 'running'from Petrogradrto Warsaw by-way-of ' enaburg and Vilna. Further south he:;v vouiiu w gcv uiio unci . r : : -f-r;-r i 4 Anarchists Start New Settlement. New Brunswick, N. J., May 1. he anarchists of New York, and New Jersey opened today a 69-acre tract in Stelton to cettlement by members of their political order. The new settlement will he governed by the ifieas of the anarchists, arid entirely separated from the socialist, colony already established at Stelton. .Ac cording to Harry .Kelly, chairman of the Ferrer settlement in New York, the main object is to produce genuine anarchisms by rearing children -in a thoroughly anarchistic atmosphere. Raleigh, N. C, May 1. The legis lative committee that investigated the charges brought against Judge Frank Carter, as the outcome of the Carter Abernethy controversy', ;made its findings yesterday afternoon. - 1 . The report Is lengthy and In detail. It absolves Judge Carter from charges reflecting on his' moral' character and finds no' trace whatever of any cor ruption, but it' does assert that,; the judge was wrong in his action in'New. Bern, "acting harshly and. arbitrarily, unwisely exercised his judicial. dIQr' tion lost his temper and used intemp erate language, but at no time acted corruptly." Therefore the commit tee finds that Solicitor Abernethy is entitled to have the record "mad against him in the contempt case ex punged. The committee does find, however, that the solicitor was wrong in not obeying the mandate of the judge to be seated. . . - ; The committee finds no .grounds for impeachment. HOLDS COTTON RATES ARE PREJUDICIAL Washington, May 1 The Interstate Commerce Com'missioh today, . held prevailing legs-than-car-load ite on cotton goods from tne Atlantic Bea board to Denver unduly prejudicial to Denver, by comparison with the rates on the same traffic to Salt Lake City. . - WON'T LET HIM PLAY. Cincinnati. Ohio, May 1. The .National Baseball Commission to1 L day refused the application. calK4 tag for the reinstatement oi pen: .nie Kauff, the Brooklyn Federal,- League player, who signed a New York National League contract , last Thursday. J Subscribe, to -TheETenlng Dispatch, StNTETCED TO ' DIE bN JUNE 11 ' GreensborcC N. C., May 1.- Jeff Dor sett and Edward Walker, negroes. were sentenced in the' Superior. Court here today io be -electrocuted at Ra leigh June 11th for the murder, on January 20th, last, of John" Swain, a white man.' They were found guilty late yesterday. RAETANZER NOW SWEARS ANOTHER WAY "-New YorkS May l;JRae Panzer, the young millioner who .'sued ? James W. Osborne for 150,000 for alleged breach of promise "tQ marrr land plater . with drew the suit,' says; Mr . Osborne 1 was not the man who cqurted her - under i(The latest- official statements con- ; cerning the Dardanelles seem to have - I reassuredt. the British public that their r army is f airly well established inIand- ' ing operations, but, at thesajnetlme,, . ' Intimate much fighting must ensue be--. fore a firm grip is established. ' 1 More Shells on Dunkirk.' Paris, May 1. An official war of-, flee statement today says 'ten more shells fell on Dunkirk yesterday and:.;, there were several casualties. . Thfera - has been no change in the general : . - ; situation. . -A GETTING READY FOR NEXT WEEK Counsel for Barnes and Roose- f yelt -Oping Up. Witnesses Syracuse, N. Y., May 1. Counsel, for William Barnes and. Theodore": " Roosevelt were engaged today-in pre-:' paring evidence for - presentation in Supreme ; Court here next week :when -; the trial of Mr. Barnes 450,000 libel ' suit is resumed. t ' ' - At the opening , of court Monday, I Michael Donlani general - manager of the Argus Company of Albany, will be questioned further; about the, print- h ing situation in the capital Other - wit- nesses .whq-wllt-(tell about- prinUngV wttt foilo.-XV- 4--r.- ..U--Cf - Y' ? -Attorneys 1 for ! both Rides'- said it would be impossible, to complete pre-. r testimony "before i j sentation of : the week afterliext. . v - Jc, PRESIDENT GOES 3 ; TO CHRISTENING . New .York, May lirFresident vyu jolsjtiejurlt&ree hours here u this mornlng'oh the J way to . "Williams' ioyMiwtftfr attehd .the christenlns r ; of . his grandson, Francis Sayre.;, He r was joined here by Miss -Margaret Wilson. Others In the partyiwere ; Dr. Cary T: Grayson and Miss Etelen . Wood- row Bones. t . r- While ihe President' strain ' waa passing West Philadelphia, early-to-'I day the brake becomer jammed : and h the train came to a; sudden, stop. Se-r veral panes of -glass were . brokei and., a water bottle' in the - President's car .' fell : with a J crash. V Every one .was , shaken upbut-no damage-was done. the name of 'OUver Osborne," chang- K 'met r resiaeni. wm reaea .wmuuus- -ed her testimony agaln todayiand ftn-J town .at"4 oclock thjs aftemopiL , der oath identified James w; Osborne I , rt , . ' - as her admirer, "Oliver, bsborhe.'! ? . Subscribe to xne Bveslng Dlspatc; 1 -t 'f is is i i .1 1 i 1 1 1 1 ; .1 r
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