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f 1.00 a Year, In Advance. FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH." X!ffi? CT7 Casta VOL XXIII. PLYMOUTH, N. G.t FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1913. NO. 44. FOR BETTER AR1 GARRISON PLEADS URGES THE ASSEMBLY OF BRIG ADES AND DIVISIONS PERI ODICALLY. CHANGES RECOMMENDED Secretary Says There Are Too Many Posts, and Not the Proper Train ing for War. Washington. In a statement Secre tary Garrison, pointing to the Ameri can army scattered In small units throughout the country, Impossible to coalescence for practical instruction In the larger tactical measures of bat tle, urged the importance of assem bling brigades and divisions periodi cally and temporarily In . times of peace for war training, pendjpg the adoption of a governmental policy for the adequate distribution of the army. Epitomizing his idea, the secretary said: "I hope that war may never come, but in the present stage of civiliza tion we must recognize the possibil ity; and It is with this idea in mind that I say I believe it will be well for the country, if our legislators would make provision for the annual assembling of at least one division as a school, wherein our officers might be given that practical train ing which is so necessary to develop educated generals and staff officers. We may not need a large army, but it should be one which in organiza tion and training is as nearly perfect as it is possible to make it. Otherwise, whatever is spent Is not bringing its full efficient return. And this applies to thought, skill and training, as well as to money." Discussing the question of a future military policy for the United States, Secretary Garrison said it seemed to be agreed that there were entirely too many army posts at the present time, and that many of them were not where they were useful or desirable under existing conditions: "Whether this situation s should be remedied," he continued, "by concen trating the army into a few quiet, large posts or into only as many as would permit a regiment at least to be quar tered in each, I have not as yet formed any definite conclusion in my own mind. Much may be said effectively upon each side of this question. I hope, when I get the time, to give this mat ter my most earnest consideration, with a desire to reach a conclusion that is best for the army, which, of course, will be that which is best for the country." REBELS GAIN OVER HUERTA Rebels Doing as They Please in All Parts of Mexico. Mexico City. Further evidence of the aggressiveness of the Northern rebels was given when several hun dred of them, well armed and mount ed, captured the town of Venegas, on the National railway, in the state of San Luis Fotosi. They cut the railway to the north and they moved over to Matchuala, a mining town and smelting center. " The rebels continue to cover v new terirtory and cripple transportation facilities.. More than 2,500 miles of the National railway system are out of commission. To this is added a long stretch 01! the Southern Pacific south of Guaymas and other short independ ent lines. The inability up to date of the gov ernment to float a loan is a serious handicap, but notwithstanding this, President Huerta is doggedly forcing the campaign. The recent announce ment that the pay in the army will be a peso and a half a day has been fol lowed by fresh efforts to augment the ranks. Volunteers, for the most part, by conscription, are being obtained here at the rate of one hundred a day. However, the government's campaign appears to be largely defensive. Man Impaled to Stake. Grafton, W. Va. While a bundle of 2x4 timber was being lowered into the shaft of the Sterling Coal company at Independence, a sharp-pointed stake slipped from the bundle and Impaled Watt Lawrence of NewDurg, who was at work in the shaft 185 feet below. Flew Across Isthmus. Colon. Robert G. Fowler, the Amer ican aviator, made a flight across the Isthmus In a hydro-aeroplane with a passenger. Fowler left Panama beach at 9:45 a. m. He circled over Pan ama City and the entrance to the ca nal for more than half an hour, as cending to a considerable altitude, and then turned in the direction of Colon. He met strong wind currents over Cu lebra, but in spite cf this was able to carry out various evolutions. Lo clouds ocacsionally hid the earth from view. PAY LAST HONORS TO The picture shows the Tal Ho Tien in the first courtyard of the For bidden City. It shows the- altar, arch of honor and the crowds of people wishing to bow three times before the picture of the late empress on the altar Inside the building. 500,0 00 WORKERS WIN VOTE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS A RESOLUTION WHICH PRO VIDES FOR SETTLEMENT. Victory of Strikers Means Abolition of Plural Voting in Belgium. Brussels, Belgium. Owing in great part to the advice of the king, the governmenlt accepted the compro mise proposed by the Liberal leader, F. Masson, and the great strike for manhood suffrage, which on account of the remarkable discipline main tained, the solidarity of those who joined In the movement and skillful organization, is unique in history, will be called off. A week ago the Belgian premier, Charles de Broqueville, declared: "No- government could yield to a strike of this nature. To yield would be to abdicate." Nevertheless the strike of 500,000 workers seems to have made sufficient impression on the government to in duce it to unbend from its uncompro mising attitude far enough to Insure the termination of a situation which has already cost the country more than $14,000,000 and is daily driving away from manufacturers customers they may never win back. The leaders of the Sociaallst trades unions and their followers gained their point, which was to make the government take up for consideration a change of the Belgian parliamenta ry franchise with its hated system of plural votes for the wealthier and more educated classes. TO FIGHT OVER THE SPOILS Greece and Bulgaria Rapidly Drifting to War. London, England. Bulgaria and Greece are rapidly drifting towards war over the possession of Saloniki, The Greeks have mobilized every available soldier and concentrated one army in the neighborhood of Saloniki, while another is being landed at Or fani, in the Gulf of Orfanl, to watch movements of Bulgarians at Drama and Kavala. The victorious Epirus army from Janina is being distributed along the new strategical front from Saloniki to Orfanl. In the meantime the Bulgarians have suspended passenger traffic be tween Dedeagatch and . Saloniki and are utilizing the railway for concen tration of troops in the neighborhood of Drama close to the Greek position. They have now brought one division each from Adrianople, Tchatlja and Bulair, and it is estimated that the Bulgars now have 90,000 soldiers fac ing the Greeks and a Servian force, supporting the Greeks, which is as sembling along the railway Bryan Ordered to California. Washington. President Wilson di rected Secretary of State Bryan to proceed to Sacramento to co-operate with Governor Johnson and the mem bers of the California legislature in framing a law regarding the ownership of .land by aliens that would not con flict with the treaty obligations of the United States, particularly with Japan. "I am going in the hope that we may be able to find the best solution of the difficulty," said Secretary Bryan to the press. "I feel sure that they In California will enter upon work .with the same spirit of co-operation as the president and I do. I am hopeful, in deed, that we will be able to arrive at the wisest solution." For Reform of Currency. Washington. Chairman Owen of the senate banking and currency com mittee, called its members together, and advised them of results of infor niadl conferences with President Wil son, Secretary McAdoo and Chairman Glass of the house banking commit tee on the subject of currency reform. Working informally, obtaining the views of the president anc his advis ers, Senator Owen and Representative Glass have been looked upon as the men who will frame a measure to be known as' the Owen-Glass bill. EMPRESS OF CHINA MANY KILLEDIN EXPLOSION BODIES OF MANY OF THE VIC TIMS HAVE BEEN RE" COVERED. Those Who Escaped Crawled on Their Hands and Knees Out of the Deadly Fumes. Pittsburg, Pa. The lives of 100 miners, possibly more, paid the toll of a disastrous explosion in the Cin cinantl mine of the Monongahela Riv er Consolidated Coal and Coke com pany at Finleyville, Pa. Over three-score of workmen in the mine made thrilling escapes, crawling most of the time on their hands and knees through deadly gas fumes and over debris. Many bodies were located by rescu ing squads of the United States bureau of mines, the Monongahela River Con solidated Coal and Coke company and of the Pittsburg Coal company. As the rescuers found bodies they were carried to the entries. The rescue work was hampered by afterdamp. Fire which followed the explosion has been completely sub dued. Three entries of the mine are entirely choked with debris. The force of the explosion was ter rific. A fifteen-ton motor was turned over. Many feet of mine track were twisted and ripped from the rties. Only a few of the miners who reach ed the surface could talk. Suffering from burns or fright, tne -miners only knew that an explosion had occurred, and that the large number of men are either killed by the explosion or as phyxiated by the afterdamp. FORTRESS OF SCUTARI FALLS . i i Action of Montenegro in Defying the Powers Causes Critical Situation. London. News of the fall of Scuta ri to the Montenegrin army has been received with extraordinary demon strations in all the allied capitals, no tably Belgrade and the Bulgarian pre mier has sent effusive congratulations to the Montenegrin premier. The first effect of the fall of the fortress has been the extension of the International naval blockade to Du razzo, but what will be the next step of the powers in facing the new sit uation it is. difficult to foretell. Ac cording Co the view prevailing at St Petersburg, the coercion of Montene gro would not be an easy matter. Belgrade. Not even Servian victo ries during the war caused anything like the scenes of enthusiasm which were witnessed here over the taking of Seutari by Montenegrins. Business was at "a standstill, while the whole population gave itself over to rejoic ing. Lawyers, merchants, soldiers and workmen danced in the streets to the strains of music. Wine may almost be said to have been flowing in the gutters, for everywhere barrels were broached, and all were free to drink to the victory of the Montenegrins and the glory of "Greater Servla." 95-Year-Old Frigate Saved. New York. The 95-year-old frigate Granite State, the largest wooden ves sel ever built for the United States navy, which seemed doomed by fire which broke out on board her, was saved" from destruction, but not before serious damage had been done throughout her fore part. The frigate formerly was known as the Alabama and the New Hampshire. Roofed over like a mammoth houseboat, the old warship has rested for the past forty years at a permanent anchorage off Sixty-ninth street. Owner of Titanic Loses in Court. New York. The federal district court dismissed the petition of the Oceanic Steam Navigation company, limited, as owner of the White Star liner Titanic, for a limitation of lia bility resulting from the loss of the Titanic. The court held that the com pany's liability is to be determined by the law of Great Britain, which would make the owners of the Titanic liable for about $3,000,000. The Ocean ic Steam Navigation company sought to have its liability fixed by the laws of the United States. SOCIOLOGISTS ARE III ANNUAL SESSION SOCIAL WORKERS POURED INTO ATLANTA FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE SOUTH. DELEGATES ARE WELCOMED Chancellor Kirkland, of Vanderbilt, Made the Response Governor , Hooper Not Present. Atlanta, Ga. "Night breaks to morn ing," when we have such men as have spoken tonight," said Mrs. Anna Rus sell Cole, founder of the Southern Sociological Congress, after the first meeting of that body in the Wesley Memorial church, surrounded by hun dreds of members of the congress. From thirty-two states men Jour neyed, to be present at the opening of the second congress founded through the munificence of one who has been called "the first lady of the south." One thousand men and women edu cators, churchmen, laymen and socio logical experts from every corner of the union were gathered In the his toric building when the second con gress opened. These same thousand rose and sung "America" with all the zest that they could sing. The church had been appropriately decorated for such an occasion an occasion which brings forth the best of the nation, to promote national health and righteousness. The Amer ican flag, the American eagle and the American shield were everywhere to be seen. Draped in graceful folds over the speaker's stand hung from the balconies, suspended from the walls the red, white and the blue; signify ing a. united nation, banded together for common good and progress. Gov. Joe Brown of Georgia, In hia happiest mood, and at the conclusion of a graceful speech, said: "I earnest ly hope that the grace of God will be with you that his spirit will be with you in all your undertakings. Mayor Woodward was roundly ap plauded at the conclusion of his ad dress of welcome when he said: "1 hope that you will .deal with the prob lems which confront you with good, old-fashioned common . sense. Fanati cism has no room here. Reason must guide your footsteps." Chancellor Kirkland of Tennessee said, in part: "We must never forget that all of the work is to be done in one spirit in the spirit of justice and of love, of human suffering and of human affec tion. V MRS. APPELB'AUM LIBERATED Jury Gives Her Freedom After Being Out for Just Thirty-Six Minutes. Atlanta, Ga. Freedom came to Mrs. Carrie Scott Appelbaum when the jury had been out but 36 minutes before clearing her of the crime of murder ing Jerome A. Appelbaumj her hus band. With the verdict of. acquittal came a collapse that stopped her as she was shaking hands with the jur ors and sent her to the . Baptist Taber nacle Infirmary for a complete rest from the terrific strain of two months in jail and "three days in the crowded courtroom listening to the awful de tails of' the shooting and the accusa tion ".flung at her. She had fainted previously during the trial, but she held up through her recital to the jury in which she de clared that she had known nothing from 2 o'clock on the morning of the traeedy. when her husband placed his nistol at her side and threatened to kill her if she did not give him her jewels, until she" awoke 'ln; another room at the Dakota hotel and found herself termed a murderess. ; 20 Years Given Yeggmen. Dahlonega, Ga. Convictions and sentences of twenty years each were secured by the state against the four men whom it is alleged broke into the Lumpkin County Bank on February 14 and were frightened off Just after they exploded the safe. Itie jury which convicted them recommended . that the offense which was technically' that ol burglary, be treated as a misdemeanor, but Judge J. B. Jones, presiding, stat ed that he could not follow the recom mendation. Bryce Bids America Goodbye. New York. James Bryce, on the eve of his departure for home, after six years as ambasasdor to the Unit ed States from England said his farewell to the American people in an address here before the Pil grim's Society of the United States He referred with feeling to his cor dial relations with the three presi dents who had been In office during his service in Washington, and said he had no words to convey his sensf of kindness which he had received Ir America. ' NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA Short Paragraphs of State News That Has Been Condensed For People of the State. Washington. Messrs. Da via it Davis,- Washington patent attorneys, report the grant of two patents to J. O. Beckham of Henderson, being de vices for. railway-rail fastening. Lexington. Returns from the bond election held recently are about all in. Only one -township, Healing Springs, remains to fee heard from, and the majority against the road bonds will run over 1,100. Henderson ville. At a convention ol the Republicans of this cKy, D. S. Pace was nominated as candidate for mayor and A. J. GHros, J. M. Stepp and Wiltshire Griffith were nominated as candidates for the poskton of Town Commissioners. Statesville. Fred Davis, a small negro toy of Rowan County, gets onr year in the National Training School, District of Columbia, Cor the theft oi one cent The trouble with the pick aninny was that he tampered with the mails .taking a penny that was in tended to pay postage on a card from a rural letter box. Raleigh. In Wake. Superior Court Judge Frank Carter made a compli cated ruling in the Tucker will case. He finds with the general contention of the plaintiffs in the main, but rec ognizes complications that are expect ed to make adjudication through a definite decree' in anything like satis factory terms very difficult. " Asheboro. The residence of Mr. S. W. Crowson, who lives five miles west of Asheboro, was destroyed by fire recently. There was no one at home at the lime, except Mrs. Crowson and a small grandchild. While trying to save some of the household effects, the former was severely burned about the" face. Wadesboro. The moving picture theater here, owned by M. R. Hawley, burned, with a loss of $2,500, partial ly covered by insurance. Dr. W. F. Gray's office, which was situated above the theater, was damaged by water. The theater was in tlie Smith building, and the fire was caused by the reels igniting. Fayetteville. The tenth district convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy met here recently. Mrs. J. H. Currie, director of the dis trict, presided over the session, which was held in the rooms of the Civic Association. The proceedings, which were mostly routine, was fol lowed by recitations, music and re freshments. Hendersonville. Having encounter ed a great deal of red tape for a year or more the trustees of-the local Carnegie library fund are now on a good working basis, having awarded the contract for erecting the building to W. P. Bane, the erection and fur nishing of the library to cost $10,000, the amount donated more than a year ago by Andrew Carnegie. Max ton. The new passenger sta tion will be completed and occupied by both the Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line on May 1. No more complete station is to be found in any small town of the state It comes, however, no sooner thaa need ed, as the passenger business at this point has for many years been greater that the old station could accommo date. """ Gastonia. Special sanitary exercis es were observed at the Central School auditorium here recently with a program by students of the city schools and an address by Dr. I. W. Faison of Charlotte. Doctr Faison was introduced by Superintendent Joe S. Wray of the Gastonia schools as the "best man that could be found in Charlotte" to make a speech on the subject of sanitation. Greensboro. Hundreds of names of business and professional men have already been affixed to petitions plac ed in circulation here, calling upon Governor Craig to call an extra ses sion of the North Carolina General Assembly, if necessary, to handle the freight rate question. There are four sets of petitions and the circulation of the papers and the placing of names thereon went on as briskly as when the petitions were first present ed. Rutherfordton. In .'the municipal primary here the following were nom inated: For mayor, J. P. Bean; for aldermen, M. L. Justice, Poe Esk ridge, Will Reid and F. C. Geer; for School Board, A. F. Miller, C. C. Reid and J. F. McLain. Two Republicans are to be suggested and endorsed. Hickory. Mr. G. F. Rink, an old Confederate soldier, 76 years of age, died at his home, east of this city. Some months ago he went to a hospit al for an operation wnich gave him some relief, but was recently afflict ed with dropsy which his enfeebled constitution could not withstand. Ill TALK" HEARD III CONGRESS HALLS SISSION MAKES IMPASSIONED SPEECH IN DEFENDING CALI FORNIA. FOR THE STATES' RIGHTS Must Preserve to the American Farm er the Right to Own Soil of Our Country Without Any Competition From Aliens. Washington. A' "war" speech in support of the proposed California alien land law, was delivered in the House by Representative Sisson of Mississippi. "If we must have war or submit to this indignity, I am for wam" cried Mr. Sisson. "I am with the people of California in the efforts to pre vent these aliens from acquiring land." . "I believe," said Mr. Sisson, "that no non-resident aliens should be al lowed to hold a single foot of land in the territory of the United States. What would Washington say in an swer to the question, war or submis sion? Wnat would Jackson say? What would Cleveland say? What would McKinley say? "I resent the efforts of Japan to force us to submit to her demands." Mr. Sisson took the position that the Japanese Government in protest ing against alien land legislation, was endeavoring to exempt its citizens from the operation of the laws of states. "The 'President and f Secretary of State," said Mr. Sisson, "should only assure an alien Government that the people of that alien Nation would be dealt with fairly in accordance with the .laws of the states. Any other po sition would lead to the Federal Gov ernment taking out from under the laws of the states the citizens of an other Nation. But all citizens or ali ens resident in a state must be held subject to its laws, and to exempt the alien would give him privileges over and above those accorded to American citizens." Representative Mann, the Republi can leader, suggested the United States had the constitutional right to treat with foreign Governments to se cure for American citizens ' property" rights abroad, and that Mr. Sisson was contending that the foreign Gov ernments did not have a similar right. Awaits Outcome of Bryan's Visit. Washington. It wa3 stated at the Japanese embassy that there had been no change in the status regard ing the California alien land bill since Secretary Bryan's departure for Sacramento. The Japanese govern ment is awaiting the outcome of the secretary's mission. Meanwhile it la felt that anything in the nature of interference' through the presenta tion of diplomatic protests or any at tempt to Inject Itserf into the con ference about to begin in California, between Secretary Bryan and the state legislature would only tend to embarrass the situation. May Not Recognize New Republic. Washington. Political develop mnts in China have made it impos sible that the United States will im mediately recognize the new repub lic as originally was intended and officials here believe there is there fore no danger of further complicat ing the delicate situation at Pekin as the result of the conclusion of the fivjpower loan and the friction be tween Yuan- Shi Kei and his cabinet onthe on-ei side and the powerful radical party on the other. French Aviator Ends Long Flight Kollum, Holland. A continuous flight of over one thousand miles by aeroplane was completed here by the French aviator, Ernest Francois Gull laux. He made only two stops dur ing his flight from Biarritz, in the extreme southwest of France, de scending to replenish nls fuel at Bor deaux and Villacomlay. Friction Between Factions. Washington. A rapidly growing situation in Mexico City, fraught with friction between the Huerta and the Diaz factions of the provisional gov ernment te reported in confidential ad vices and these reports are augmented by agents of the Carranza constitu tionalists arriving here. Robert Pes quiera, a member of the Mexican house of deputies, rrived here to suc ceed Gonzales Gante as , confidential agent of the Carranza forces. Gante has been assigned to a mission, th nature of which Is not disclosed.