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VOL. XXV.
PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1915.
NO. 31.
WILSON TO TAKE
CENSUS OF JOBLESS
, PRESIDENT'S ADVISORS BELIEVE
CONDITIONS OF UN EM PLOY
MENT EXAGGERATED.
WILL HOLD INVESTIGATION
Secretary of Labor Intrusted With
Duty of Making Inquiry Into
Present Conditions. '
Washington.- The Wilson Adminis
tration ha3 decided to get at the bot
tom of the statements that there is a
widespread condition of unemployment
in the country. Some of the Presi
dent's advisers contend that the situa
tion is not as represented, and they
believe that something should be done
to counteract what they regard as a
false impression that has been created
largely, in their opinion, for political
purposes. The representations made
to the President in this connection
have had their effect, and it has been
determined to make an investigation
to ascertain the facts.
To the Secretary of Labor has been
intrusted the duty of conducting the
inquiry, and he has decided to begin
work in New York City, where con
ditions of unemployment are repre
sented to be worse than at any time In
the Nation's -history. The Secretary
of Labor will ask the New York auth
orities to instruct the police, in con
junction with the work of taking the
city census this year, to ascertain the
number of persons unemployed in
New York City..
If such an arrangement cannot be
made, the Department of Labor will
send an additional force of agents to
New York to do the work as well as
they can. These agents will endeavor
to check up on the figures furnished
by the police, and in that-way seek
to determine the situation as accu
rately as possible, in the absence of
an adequate force of Government enu
merators. GERMAN BATTLESHIP SUNK.
British Fleet Scores Another Victory
in North Sea.
, London. An attempt by a German
cruiser squadron to repeat the recent
attack on Scarborough, the Hartile
pools. and other British coast towns,
was frustrated by the British patroll
ing squadron, and in a running fight
the German armored cruiser Blucher
was sunk and two German battle
cruisers seriously damaged.
The British ships suffered only
slight injury. So far as is known
only 123 of the Blucher's crew of 885
were saved.
A battle also occurred between the
light cruisers and destroyers accom
panying the bigger ships, but the re
sult of that engagement has not -yet
reached the admiralty.
The British were superior in ships
engaged, weight of armament and
speed and the flight of the German
ships into the mine and submarine
infested field possibly saved them from
further losses.
Battleships May Not Be Able to Pass.
Washington. Colonel Goethals,
Governor of the Canal Zone, reported
to President Wilson that hard work
on the slides at Gold Hill and Cucara
cha gave no promise of a guarantee
that battleships could pass through
the waterway for the opening cere
monies in March. The presidential
party may be taken around the slides
by train.
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Indefinite Promise of Independence.
Washington. A promise of complete
independence for the Philippines
when "in the judgment of the United
States the people of the islands shall
be fitted therefor" is contained in a
revision of the preamble to the pend
ing bill to enlarge the self-Govern-ment
of the Filipinos, adopted by the
Senate Philippines Committee.
Supreme Court Recess.
WashinErton. The SuDreme Court
Announced it would take a recess after
announcing decisions February 1 until
after February 24.
He Remembered One.
At a medical college a class was be
ing examined in anatomy, and one stu
dent was asked: "What muscles have
their origin in the popliteal space?"
"Well," said the bright student,
"there's that one with the durned long
name, and I don't remember the othe
two."
The Difference.
"Why doesn't Maud dairy Harry?
He is just dying for her."
"But what Maud is after la a living."
SENOR ENRIQUE JIMINEZ
Senor Jimlnez, the fourth Dominican
minister to the United States, has ar
rived in Washington to succeed Edu
ardo Solor. He has occupied a num
ber of high positions in his country.
HAY PLEASED WITH ARMY
GENERAL DEBATE ON $101,000,000
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
IS COMPLETED.
Insists That the Country Is Hopelessly
Unable to Put Up Fight of Any
Consequence.
Washington After an all-day dis
cussion of national defence the house
completed general debate on the
$101,000,000 army appropriation bill
Reading of the measure for amend
ment has begun with both majority
and minority leaders urging that
action on this and other appropriation
bills be expedited to avoid a special
session of congress.
The feature of the debate was a
speech by Representative Hay of
Virginia, chairman of the military
committee, deprecating war talk and
declaring it was not necessary to add
a single man to the standing army.
The pending bill makes no provision
for additoins to the army, but meas
uers before the senate military com
mittee with the approval of the ad
ministration, would increase the
armv bv about 25,000 men.
Representatle Gardner, of Massat
chusetts, and Kahn of California vig
orously Insisted that the country's
present derenses were inadequate
though they agreed with Mr. Hay that
there was no immediate prospect of
the United States being involved in
.war.
"How people can claim," said Mr.
Hay, "that these great nations now at
war. which are exhausting themselves
financially and physically, as soon as
the war is over, are going to turn
around and attack the strongest na
tion on earth is beyond my compre
hension. The United States is going
on now to mantaln peace with all
the world. That is the policy of this
country, not only of the administra
tion but of the entire citizenry.
"Nobody wants war. We are not
going to do anything to bring about
war. All this talk of our not being
prepared for war and of conditions
have arisen in Europe which makes
it necessary for us to go into large
military expenditures is absurd. 1
am utterly oposed to a large stand
ing army, to adding a single man to
the present standing army."
WILL KEEP UP FIGHT.
Ship Purchase Bill May Prolong Ses
sion of Congress. Says Leaders.
. Washington. Republican Senators
5termiced at a conference to fight
the government ship purchase bill with
11 resources at their command, con
tinuing the opposition until March 4
if necessary or even in an extra ses
sion, should one be called.
Immediately after the conference
the Republicans began action. Sena
tor Smoot moved that the senate ad
journ. That was defeated, Demo
cratic members, most of whom had
been absent while Senator Weeks
concluded a speech against the ship
bill, hurrying in on a quorum call.
Senators Lodge and Root served no
tice that they would speak on the
bill.
'FIGHTING lil WEST
CROWING FIERCER
HEAVY ENGAGEMENTS IN THE
ARGONNE, AROUND VERDUN
AND ALSACE.
WATCH EVERY GERMAN MOVE
Russian and German Troops in Po
land Placed so Either May Flank
Other If Vistula is Crossed.
London. Although official descrip
tions of fighting in the west are brief,
there is evidence that it is growing
fiercer at many points. The Germans
are showing renewed activity in the
neighborhood of Ypres and heavy
bombardments of the Allies left wing
are almost incessant.
It is from the center eastward, how
ever, that the battles are most bitter.
In the Argonne, around Verdun and
in Alsace heavy engagements con
tinue apparently without any decision
having been reached. But these are
merely local affairs compared to what
is; expected when the ground becomes
more suitable for moving troops.
Along the Belgian coast every Ger
man move is the signal for a renewed
bombardment by British ships while
the aviators of both forces are con
tinually dropping bombs behind the
hostile lines.
Dunkirk has been singled out for
German air attacks, doubtless because
it is believed it Is being used by the
British as a base of supplies . from
England while Ostend, Bruge3 and
Zeebrugge are recieving attention
from the Allies. There is no confirma
tion from official sources of the re
ported visit of the Allies' airmen to
Essen and Dusseldorf early In the
week.
A remarkable situation has arisen
in Poland. Russian troops north of
the lower Vistula are now 50 miles
further west than the Germans in the
direction of Warsaw; so that a suc
cessful crossing of the Vistula would
make a flank attack by either army
possible. The Germans are keeping
careful guard over a possible passage
of the river above Plock, evidently
for this reason, but the Russian ob
jective appears to lie to the north
rather than to the south. On the
whole, however, the Austro-Germans,
for political reasons, must divert their
attention to the southeast, where the
Russians are pressing through the
mountains towards Transylvania,
According to Russian statements
strong Austrian forces already have
been encountered and there is a sug
gestion that the Russians are expected
to meet serious opposition before
long. The attacks in front of War
saw have grown less frequent and
apparently are not being pushed with
the same determination as previously.
In the Carpathians the armies are
snow-bound.
OBREGON FOLLOWS CARRANZA.
Tells Gutierrez He Will Stick to His
Former Leader. .
Washington. General Alvaro i. Ore
gon has spurned overtures from Gen
eral Elualio Gutierrez to joint an in
dependent movement against both
Carranza an the Villa-Zapata coalition,
and will remain loyal to Carranza, ac
cording to an nnouncement by the
Carranza agency here.
The following telegram from Gen
eral Obregon, dated Puebla, was made
public by the agency.
"Deny all versions of the report that
I have joined Gutierrez. As always,
I have the honor to form a part of
the Constitutionalist army worthily
commanded by Venustiano Carranza.
Generals Gutierrez, Robles, Benavldes,
Blanco, Chao, Zuazua and Sanchez
have initiated a campaign against Vil
la and have Issued a manifesto disclos
ing his latest crimes. I do not know
what flag they intend to follow."
Fund For Survivors.
New York. Madame Slavko Grou
itch, wife of the Under-Secretary for
Foreign Affairs in Serbia, reached
here to raise a fund for the restora
tion of families of Serbian farmers to
their homes devastated by the war.
Before her marriage she was Miss
Mabel Dunlap of Virginia.
Democrats Agree on Ship Bill.
Washington. Senate Democrats in
caucus reached final agreement on the
ship-purchase bill and adopted a reso
lution making it a party measure.
Three Democrats voted against it, but
later it was made unanimous. No
material amendments to the bill as
perfected in previous caucuses were
advanced. The principal differences
of opinion aroe on Senator Hoke
Smith's amendment to provide that
the eovernment after restoration of f
normal world conditions should lease j
nurrhased shtn3 to orivate concerns. I
MISS GLADYS PUGH
Miss Gladys Lowden Pugh, daugh
ter of Judge James L. Pugh, Is one of
the pretty debutantes from the ranks
of resident society In Washington this
winter.
INDICT DEPUTY SHERIFFS
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER BE
ING BROUGHT AS RESULT OF
SHOOTING OF STRIKERS.
Labor Leaders Address Strikers Urg
ing Them Not to Arm Themselves
and to Refrain From Violence.
Roosevelt, N. J. With 22 deputy
sheriffs named as defendants in a
blankjet warrant charging man
slaughter, Investigations were under
way by the Federal Industrial Rela
tions Commission and the prosecutor
of Middlesex county into the shoot
ing here of 19 striking employes of
the American Agricultural Chemical
Company.
One striker died from his wounds
and several others are in a serious
condition.
Twenty-one of the accused deputies
pleaded not guilty when arraigned be
fore County Judge Daley and were
released on bail of $2,000 bonds fur
nished by a surety company. They
were sent back to guard the com
pany's property. Counsel for the oth
er deputy named in the warrant said
his client would plead at once.
Investigators representing the In
dustrial Relations Commission ex
pect to complete their inquiry. Mean
while county authorities plan to
place evidence before the grand jury.
Labor leaders addressed the strik
ers at a meeting, urging them not to
arm themselves and to refrain from
violence and not to congregate In the
streets or near the company's plants.
The strikers discussed without tak
ing action a suggestion to appoint a
committee to meet representatives of
the company with a view to settling
the wage dispute which resulted in
their quitting work.
FLEE FROM MEXICO CITY.
Convention Forces Evacuate Carran
za Troops Are Near.
Washingotn. Advices from Mexico
City indicated that the Mexican cap
ital soon would be evacuated by the
convention forces. Carranza troops
are reported at Apam, within 50
miles of the city.
State department dispatches said
General Villas followers "were leav
ing for the North" but did not ex
plain whether the movement was gen
eral or merely preliminary to evacua
tion.
The last dispatch from Mexico City,
was summarized in this announce
ment from the state department:
"A dispatch from Mexico City
states that the followers of General
Villa are leaving for the North and
it is reported that the general officers
of the National Railway are to be at
Chihuahua. .
"A report was current in Mexico
City on the nineteenth that a large
force of Carranzistas was moving in
the direction of Apam.
"The convention still continues its
sessions, and has adopted the first two
articles of the proposed plan of gov
ernment. A manifesto has been is
sued calling on the Mexican nation
to support the convention. General
Villa was confirmed a scommander-ln
chief and was Riven a complimentary
vote of confidence.
"The department is informed that
General Villa was expected to arrive
at Asruas Calientes on the night of the
eighteenth and that so far not many
BIG MILITARY BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
$101,000,000 ARMY APPROPRIA
TION BILL PASSED HAS FEW
CHANGES.
AVIATION WAS DEFEATED
Artillery Appropriation Is Greatly In
creased Some Funds For All
Branches.
Washington. After two days of de
bate on the general staff of the nation-
el defense the house passed without
a roll call the army appropriation
bill, carrying $101,000,000.
Advocates of immediate strengthen
ing of the military establishment
fought to the last for additional ap
propriations, but their efforts met with
no encouragement from either Demo
cratic or Republican leaders. The
last roll call on a motion by Repre
senative Gardner of Massachusetts to
lecommit the bill with Instructions to
report back an amendment carrying
$1,000,000 for aviation was defeated
253 to 34.
An amendment offered by Represen
tative Deitr'ck of Massachusetts and
adopted practically without opposition
would prohibit use of stop watches
and other "speeding up" devices in
connection with so-called scientific
management systems in arsenals and
ships. Representaties of union labor
have been fighting for this prohibi
tion for several years.
The house also adopted an amend
ment by Representative Tavenner of
Illionis to require that all munitions
of war provided for in the bill shall
be manufactured In government
plants.
The bill which caries funds for all
branches of the army during the
coming fiscal year, includes $300,000
for purchase of 25 aeroplanes, and $50,
000 for an armored motor-car. These
"items and efforts to add to them,
furnished texts for long discussions
on use of the aeroplanes and armored
motorcars in the European war. The
appropriation for field artillery mate
rial was increased from $25,000 to
$170,000.
Representative Guernsey of Maine
urged a stronger coast defense declar
ing that if Great Britain should go to
war with the United States over ques
tions arising from the European war
"her plan would be to seize the city
of Portland, set Maine off into Can
ada overnight and make property and
life there worth no more than in Bel
gium today."
FOREIGN TRADE IMPROVEMENT.
Sales of Foodstuffs, Clothing, etc.,
Have Been Unusually Large.
Washington. Marked improvement
in the foreign trade of the United
States is reflected in latest reports
to the department of commerce, and
official summary of which, says in
part:
"Sales of foodstuffs and certain
lines of manufactures have been un
usually larger in November, the latest
period for which detailed information
is at hand. In that month exports
aggregrated $206,000,000, or double the
total for August last, when, by reason
of the outbreak of war, our foreign
trade fell to the lowest level reached
in many years. In December there
was further improvement, the month's
exports being valued at $246,000,000,
compared with $233,000,000 in Decem
ber 1913 and within four million of
the high record established in Decem
ber 1912.
"An analysis of the trade figures
published in the summary of foreign
commerce shows that while American
cotton, mineral oils, naval stores, lum
ber and agricultural implements are
in less demand abroad than in former
years there is a greater demand in
foreign countries for our foodstuffs,
meats, sugar, clothing and other man
ufactures especially in Europe.
Summer Practice Cruise.
Annapolis, Md. The summer prac
tice cruise of the midshipmen will be
through the Panama canal, and up the
Pacific coast to San Francisco, ac
cording to announcement.
Alabama Votes Dry Over Veto.
Montgomery , Ala. Alabama will
become a prohibition state July 1 un
der two related measures which be
came law wihout executive approval.
Within a few hours after Governor
Henderson had vetoed the bills and
had asked the legislature to submit
the prohibition question to the voters
at a special election, both houses vot
ed down his proposal and repassed the
bills by overwhelming majorities. The
vote in the house on repassage was
IREDELL CREAMERY OPENED
Mooresville Co-Operative Plant For
mally and Auspiciously Opened
For Business.
Mooresville. The Mooresville Co
Operative Creamery was formally
opened here with public exercises in
the graded school auditorium, follow
ed by a butter-making demonstration
during the afternoon. It will he re
called that about 18 months ago an
effort was made in Iredell county to
establish a creamery, but owing to the
fact that the cream routes were not
organized and there was not sufficient
butter-fat gathered at this point to
maintain one, it was deemed advisable
not to attempt starting such an insti
tution until routes were thoroughly or
ganized and the cream obtainable.
Farmers began at once with their dog
ged determination to succeed , and
with a united effort, the creamery was
launched.
At 11 oclock Mayor Frontis present
ed in a happy manner Dr. D. H. Hill,
president of the A. & M. College of
Raleigh, who spoke for 40 minutes of
the practical methods for doing things,
employing the scientific worn as the
big essential. Improved methods
end science have come to put a- new
aspect on the whole farming system
and laws that control productions are
now employed.
Doctor Hill made a pleasing illustra
tion of the "practical" man who want
ed employment, hut knew nothing
whatever of scientific or modern
methods of weeding out the unprofit
able work on the farm. In his clos
ing words he said there were only
three things to do that must be done
to attain the highest efficiency of prof
it and results on the farm. For in
stance, select better seeds, prepare and
cultivate your soil better and fertlize
with a view to preserving the fertility.
He referred to the man who under
old methods raised only 10 bushels of
corn to the acre and who under the
method of selecting his seed, brought
from the same acre 20 bushels of
corn. He said there should not be an
acre of poor land in North Carolina,
where cow peas will grow in the sum
mer time and clover In the winter,
thereby keeping the soil from washing
end nursing it as nature had intend
ed it. Doctor Hill paid a high tribute
to Iredell county and her progressive
spirit.
J. A. Arey, formerly county demon
strator but now with the United States
Agricultural Department, made a brief
talk in which he referred to the early
agitation of the creamery for Iredell
county and how willingly the men of
this community took hold of it.
TAR HEEL BREVITIES.
Western contractors are exploiring
the bottom of the Cape Fear river for
unknown Teasons.
sCapt. Steve Smith of the gasboat
Carl T, plying between Newbern and
Adams Creek, and carrying freight,
was in some way knocked from the
vessel and drowned before assistance
could reach him. Just how the acci
dent occurred is not definitely known.
Provision for the erection of a mon
ument costing $20,000, in Wilmington
to the Confederate soldier is made in
the will of the late Mr. Gabriel James
Boney, filed for probate recently. Mr.
Boney leaves an estate estimated at
$50,000.
The Cape Fear Lath & Shingle Co.,
with offices in Wilmington, has an
nounced that early in February a
chain of mills will be put in operation
In Duplin, Bladen, Pender and Swain
counties for the manufacture of laths,
shingles and lumber from gum, cy
press and pine.
Resolved, That North Carolina
6hould adopt a state-wide dog tax for
the benefit of public schools," was the
query discussed by the North Caro
lina Club at Chapel Hill at its recent
semi-monthly meeting. The debate
was supplemented by the audience's
vote on the subject, which favorably
voted for a state-wide levy on dogs,
the decision standing 22 to 16.
Maj. Graham had on exhibition in
his office at Raleigh a sample of paper
bagging manufactured for the use in
baling cotton. It was submitted by
a manufacturer.
Halifav farmers intend to greatly
increase their tobacco acreage this
year.
Work will be begun on Charlotte's
new Federal postofflce building about
July 1.
Asheville Union printers are urging
the selection of Asheville as site for
home for tubercular printers.
Adjutant General Laurence W.
Young has issued commissions to W.
C. Albright as first lieutenant and R.
A. Blizzard as second lieutenant of
Company I, First Regiment, Mount
Airy. These men were elected by the
company in compliance with a recent
order.
Spray has become , a model - com
munity. An up-to-date health officer,
sanitary inspector, medical examina
tion of school children and drinking
water looked after are some of the
things accomplished, and a program of
systematic he;tlth education V UK-uM.t-sd.
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