North Carolina Newspapers

WILSON TO TAKE CENSUS OFJOBLESS PRESIDENT'S ADVISORS BELIEVE I CONDITIONS OF UNEMPLOY f ME NT EXAGGERATED. 'WILL HOLD INVESTIGATION J ! i. i i.:u Secretary cff Lanor inxrusicu Duty of Making Inquiry into Present Conditions. "Washington.-The Wilson Adminis tration las decided to get at the bat torn of the statements that there is a widespread condition ot 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 tjheir 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 Ito ascertain the facts. 1 j j To the Secretary of Labor has been jintrusted the duty of conducting the inquiry, and he has decided to begin work in New York City, where con editions of unemployment are repre sented to be worse than at any time in the Nation's" historyl 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 I New York City. "'" I If such an arrangement cannot be fmade, the Department of Labor will tsend 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 I 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 enur merators. 1 GERMAN BATTLESHIP SUNK. fBritish Fleet Scores Another Victory . in North Sea. I London. An attempt by a German' cruiser squadron to repeat the recent "attack on Scarborough, the Hartile , Pools and other British coast towns, jwas. frustrated by the British patroll- f Ing squadron, and in a running fight tne German armored cruiser Blucher was' sunkr and two German battle i cruisers seriously damaged. '' The British ships suffered only slight iniurv. Sn far a ia 1rn I only 123 of the Blucher's crew of 885 I 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 cf 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. - V"; 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 fitted7 therefor" is contained in a revision of the preamble to the pend ing bill to enlarge the self-Government of the Filipinos, adopted by the Senate Philippines Committee. . Supreme Court Recess. Washington. The Supreme . Court , announced It would take a recess afteT announcing decisions February 1 until after February 24. He Remembered One. i At, a medical college a class was! be ing examined in anatomy, and one Btu dent was asked: VWhat muscles have their origin in the popliteal space?" well.' salf the brleht student "there's that one with the durned long "ame, and I don't remember the othe two." The Difference. x "Why doesn't Maud marry Harry? no is just dying for her." "But what Maud Is after is a lir ing." . SENOR ENRIQUE J1MINEZ 8enpr Jimlnez, the fourth Dominican minister to the United .States, hat ar rived fin Washington to succeed Edu ardo Solor. He has occupied a num ter of high positions In his country. J -' ' i . , ... .. . HAY PLEASED WITH ARMY GENERAL DEBATE ON $101,000,000 AR MY APPROPRIATION BILL IS COMPLETED. Insists That the Country Is Hopelessly Unable to Put Up Fght of Any i Consequence, .hington Alter an all-day dis cussion of national defence the house completed . general debate on the UOl.oioO.OOO army appropriation bill Reading of the , measure for amend ment! has begun with both majority and minority, leaders urjging 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 .ending bill makes no provision for addltolns to the army, but meas uers Jbefore the senate military com mittee with the approval of the ad ministration, would lncrea'se the armyj by about 25,000 men. Representatie Gardner, of Massa chusetts, and Kahn of California vig orously insisted that the , country's present j defenses were inadequate though they agreed with Mr. Hay that there) was no immediate prospect of the United States being involved in war. j' :' VHpw people can claim,' said Mr. Hay, "that these great nations now at war, Jwhich are exhausting' themselves financially and physically, as soon, as the war is over, aire going to . turn around and attack the strongest na tion oh earth is beyond my compre hension. The United States is going on hW to maintain peace with all the. world. That Is the policy of this country, not only of the administra tion Jbut of he entire citizenry. "Nobody wants war. We are not gping ; to do -anything to bring about war.i All this talk of our, not being prepared for war and of conditions have1 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. Ship11 Purchase Bill May Prolbnp; Ses sion of Congress, Says Leaders., Washington. Republican Senators Btetmined at a conference to fight the government ship purchase bill with ill 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 ;adv journ. That was defeated Demo cratic members, most of whom had been absent while Senator Weeks concluded a speech against the. ship bill, j hurrying in 'on a quorum call. Senators Lodge - and x Root served no tice,! that they would speak on the bill.! FIGHTING III WEST HI 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 ship's while the aviators of both forces are con tinually dropping bombs behind the hostile lines. i ; 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 recievlng I attention from the Allies. There is nd confirma tlon 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 lpwervYistula are , now 6Q - miles further west than the Germfina in th& 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 j Plock, evidently for this reason," butj the Russian ob jective appears to j lie to ' I the j north rather, than to the south. On the whole, however, the Austroermans, I 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 1 in front of War saw have grown less frequent and apparently are not being pushed with the same determination as ; previously. In the Carpathians snow-bound.. the armies are OBREGON FOLLQWS CARRANZA. Tells Gutierrez He jWill Stick to His Former Leader. Washington. General Alvaro Abre 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 jPuebla, 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 v worthily commanded by Vejiustiano Carranza. Generals Gutierrez, Robles Benavides, Blanco,' Chao, Zuazua and ; Sanchez have initiated a campaign against Vil la and have issued ii manifesto disclos ing his latest crimes. I do not know vsrhat flag they intend to follow." , v . 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 Duulap 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 arosej on Senator" Hoke Smith's : amendment to provide ' that the government after restoration of normal world conditions should lease mirchased shins to nrivate concerns. P.D(11 IMP FIERCER UMUV : MISS GLADYS PUGH Miss Gladys . Lowden Pugh, daughter-.of Judge James L. Pugh, Is one of thj pretty debutantes from ths ranks of resident society in Washington this winter. , . StLn INDICT DEPUTY SHERIFFS CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER BE ING BROUGHT AS RESULT OF V 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 Dianiqet warrant charging man slaughter, investigations were under way by the Federal Industrial Rela tions Commission and the prosecutor or taiddleserc county Into the shoot ing here of 19 striking employes 'of the American Agricultural Company. One striker died from "h and several others . are in condition. Chemica s wounds a serious 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 jthe : com pany's property. Counsel fjr 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 I plan o place evidence before the "grand jury. Labor leaders addressee 1 the strik ers at a meeting, urging them not to arm themselves and to retrain' 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 j appoint a committee to meet representatives of the company with a view o settling the wage dispute which resulted in their quitting work.- j FLEE FROM MEXICO CITY. Convention Forces Evacuate Carran za'Troops Are Near. Washipgotn. Advices from Mexico City indicated that the Mexican capr ital soon would be evacuated by the convention forces. Carraiiza troops are reported at Apam, within 50 miles of the city. I 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 areto 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-in chief and was given a complimentary vote of confidence, r ' "The department is informed- that General Villa was expected to arrive at Aguas Calientes on the night of the eighteenth and. that so far not manv BIG MILITARY BILL $101,000,000 ARMY APPROPRIA TION BILL PASSED HAS FEW CHANGES. AVIATION WAS DEFEATED Artillery Appropriation Is Greatly In creasedSome 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, $10i,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 Renre- senative Gardner of Massachusetts to recommit 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. r 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, 00a for an afm&red motor-carv Thes 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, $246,000,000l compared with $233,000,000 in Decem ber 1913 and within I four million of the high record established in Decem ber 1912. j "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 formeilbagging manufactured for the use in years there is a greater demand in foreign countries for our foodstuffs, meats, sugar, clothing and other man-' ufactures especially in Europe. 7 Summer Practice Cruise, i 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. j Montgomery . Ala. Alabama ' wih become a prohibition state July 1 un der two related measures which be came ' law wihout executive approval. Withirt 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 tlREDELL CREAMERY OPENED Mooresville f , many and Co-Operative Plant For Auspiciously Opened For Business. . ' - Mooresville. The Mooresville Co 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 &n' 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 outes were thoroughly or ganized, and the cream obtainable. Farmers began at "once with thfdr 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 tvnd 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, but knew nothing whatever of ' scientific or ; modern methods of weeding out the unprofit able work on the farm. In iris 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 and nursing it as nature had intend-. to Iredell county and her progressive spirit. , '.. . ," . J. A. Arey, formerly county demon strator but now with th& United States Agricultural Department; made a brief . talk in which he referred o .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 reasons, V Capt. Stevd Smith of the gas boat darl Tf 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 Jcosting $20,000, in Wilmington to the Confederate soldier is made' in the wiH of the late Mr. Gabriel James Boney, filed for probate recently. . Mr. Boney leaves an estate estimated at $50,000. ' " c The Cape Fear Lath & Shingle Co., with offices in': Wilmington, has 'an- n rwn n raA that airl ir n TPoVktni a ir . a. ' chain of mills will be put inspiration In Duplin, Bladen, Pender' and Swain counties for the manufacture of f laths, shingles and lumber -from gum, cy press and pine. Resolved, That North Carolina should 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 baling cotton. It was submitted by a manufacturer. Hallfav farmers intend to greatly Increase their tobacco acreage this year. ' - " r ' 'k ' ' Work will : be . begun on Charlotte's new Federal ,postoffice building about July i. ;-, ,4.1 , ;;. y . Asheville Union printers are urging the selection of Asheville as site for home for tubercular printers. Adjutant General Laurence W. Ybuhg 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 :i drinking water looked after rare some of the things accomplished, and a program of systematic health education..- uffu'rai ed. - ( . J