North Carolina Newspapers

J SENATOR OVERMAN WARMLY PRAISED HIS ACHIEVEMENT IN PILOTING CO-ORDINATION MEASURE OF SIGNAL VALUE. DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of North Carolina Peo ple, Gathered Around the State Capital. Raleigh. Special from Washington. On all hands in Washington from people who know the vigorous opposition which the Overman bill received when it was first introduced, there is high praise and warm commendation of Senator Overman of North Carolina for the victorious leadership and the great ability he has shown in the five weeks' debate on this important meas ure. When it was first introduced there was great hue and cry against it, a number of Democrats joining with Re publicans in saying that it gave too much power to the President. Senator Overman in a very able and vigorous speech showed that in time of war it was necessary to vest in the chief ex ecutive large powers, and that one of the troubles of the Allies across the seavwas that there was divided respon sibility. He argued convincingly4 that America in its prosecution of the war should give all necessary power to the chief executive so that there would be no waste of energy and every facility of the government might operate in harmony. It has been a long, hard fight, and Senator Overman's leadership has re flected great credit upon him, upon his State, and upon the country. He is recognized as one of the strong lead ers of the senate, and during this ses sion he has had the honor and dis tinction of introducing and securing the passage in the senate of four othor war measures of the highest impor tDace, namely, the espionage tilL two. sabotage bills and the woman spy bill. The Need of Scrutiny. The final settlement of the stock fraud case against Joel'F. Armistead of the Empire Steel Company, brings squarely to the public attention the necessity for strict offcial scrutiny of the stock sale operations of domestic corporations proposing promotion, ac cording to J. R. Young, state insur ance commissioner. Mr. Young points to the efficacy of the' Blue Sky law and argues a demand for a similar l iw which will give to some, depart' Trent not necessarily the insurance department the duty of controlling these operations. In the case of the Empire Steel Com pany, before the stock sales in this state were undertaken by Armistead and his agent, a North Carolina char ter was secured in addition to the Delaware charter, apparently for the purpose of getting around the North Caorlina Blue Sky law. With np such law in Virginia, the promoters had al ready sold $20,000 worth of stock on the basis of a non-resident corpora tion. In North Carolina ,their de signs were blocked. As the result, two dummy local Incorporators were secured, and without formality of ac tual organization the sale of stock was begun. It was this course, according to the Insurance Commissioner, which great ly hp1rA1 tn establish thft intpnt to de- fraud when these stock salesmen were confronted by the insurance commis sioner. They were ready to admit that they were selling stock in a cor poration that really had no official ex istence except that which could be based upon a clerically issued char ter from the secretary of state under which no organization had been form ed, and once they were caught dispo sition of them was not diffcult. Democratc Chlarman Re-elected. Re-electing Thomas D. Warren, of New Bern, chairman for two more years, the Democratic state executive committee apointed a committee of three to confer with r the Republican state committee to the end that ' an agreement may be reached whereby nether party will name delegates to ttne constitutional convention. If over tures to this end are not successful, the committee is clothed with authori ty to provide machinery for naming the delegates. While the committee . A a a ! A. gave no expression or its opinion, ix was the generally expressed convction that a constitutonal conventon at this time would be very unwise and more over, that the convention will be voted d-wn at the polls in-the coming elec tion. Forecasts Bag Shortage. Heavy demands are being- made oh the bag industry of Calcutta, India, for Jute sandbags to be used for lining trenches. One English order alone is for 150 million bags. . This situation combined With shortage of vessels may result "In a scarcity of grain bags In America, . states' Director B. W. . Kit gore of the 'Aericnltnral ' Extension- Service. . .'."- To secure the importation of enough bags for the 1918 season, the , Food Administration made agreements late in February with the bag makers. Mora Soybeans This Year. . From the results of a Burvey - of the county agents of the, state, there Js every indication-to believe that soy beans will be plants! on a greatly in creased acreage this year. In some counties, where the crop has not been grown to any extent In the past two or three years will this year put in sovera lthousands of acres. - -Instances of this, as reported to Mr -cv B.Williams, Chief Division of Agronomy, are seen in the case of Wake county, wher e2,500 acres are reported ' fay County : Agent Chamblee. One thousand acres in Nash, as re ported by County ? Agent Burroughs. Three thousand acre's In Grene, as re ported by County. Agent MiddletOn. Five thousands acres in Edgecombe, as reported by County Agent Moore. Fifteen hundred acres In Cherokee, as reported by County Agent Hampton. Twenty-five hundred acres in Ruther ford, as reported by County Agent Proff itt. Twelve hundred acres or more in Burke, as reported by County Agent Perkins. Twenty-five hundred acres in Halifax, as reported by Coun ty Agent Stevens. Fifteen hundred to two thousand acres in Union, as re ported by County Agent Brook. One thousand acres in Clay, as reported by County Agent Dead. One thousand acres in Martin, as reported by Coun ty Agent Craven. Eighten thousand acres in Sampson, as reported by County Agent Boyd. McLean Given Appointment. Special from Washington, D. C The President has Tiomjnated A. W. Mc Lean of Lumberton for a director of the war finance corporation board. Senator Simmons asked that Mr. Mc Lean be appointed. The naming of Mr. McLean is the biggest thing that has gone the way of North Carolina since Mr. Daniels was- appointed sec retary of the navy. Mr. McLean will receive $12,000 a year and he gets one' of the four-year terms. The entire North Carolina del egation in Congress is proud of the McLean appointmentfor ttis a recog nition of the financial ability of a Tar Heel. "Naturally I am very much elated over the nomination of Mr. McLean," said Senator Simmons. "It is a very excellent one." From Senator Simmons office the following facts about: Mr. McLean were given out: He is one of the ablest young men in North Carolina. His success in business affairs has been phenomenal. At the age of 26 he organized the Lumberton National bank and became its president, a po sition he now holds. The bank is one of the strongest institutions of the kind In the state. Later, Mr. McLean organized a local railroad company to give his town and community com petitive rates to the outside world. He is president of the road, which has succeeded beyond all expectation. Large cotton mill concerns were or ganized. by Mr. McLean and he Is their financial manager. . Manufacturing plants built and set in motion by him have succeeded. A better man for the war finance corporation board could not have been found in the south. Mr. McLean was nominated for one of the four-year terms. Fitting the Horse Collar. "Much trouble results on the aver age farm each year from sore shoul ders on horses caused by the improper fitting of collars, and improper adjust ment of names," says a recent state ment from J. S. Montgomery of the University of Minnesota. "The collar should fit the shoulder so that in length there is 'just room for the flat of ones hand between the collar and the neck at bottom. In width the collar should fit snugly against the sides of the neck from a point three inches above the shoulder point, to a point about half-way up to the top of the neck. The upper one-third , to one-half of the collar should be Wide enough to allow one to pass the thick of the hand between the collar and the side of the neck. If the upper part of the neck is thick a "Quarter Sweaney" or "Half Sweaney" collar should be used, so as not to pinch the neck. A collar too wide at the top will produce a sore neck on account of side motion of the collar as the horse walks. "Sweat pads should be avoided as they hold the heat and sweat and pro duce a tender shoulder, often causing a galled condition. Don't Rush New Crop. "Do not rush Irish potatoes-to znar ket." is the advice to growers from Mr. W. N. Hutt, state horticulturist, who declares that the early crop will likely come into the market before the heavy stock of last year's crop has oeen consumed, if the usual practice of "digging the crop prematurely and rushing it to secure an early market," is followed. Waste and extravagance are Ger many's silent Allies . Use More Milk U. S. Food Admin-, istration. Campaign for One Million. The. Baptists of North Carolina have launched their campaign for one mil lion dollars for the denomination's colleges and secondary schools in the State, and the local drive will be start ed with special services to all the Raleigh Baptist churches. Among the speakers who will present the matter at the various church services art Df. E. M. Poteat, president of Furman uni versity; Dr. W. L. Poteat, president of the Wake Forest college; Dr. C J Thompson, Dr. H. T. Yann, Dr. Living -sto Johnson, POLK COUNTY MEN DETAILED 1MB COLLEGE A. & E. FOUND MOST SUITABLE BY GOVERNMENT FOR TRAIN ING IN SPECIAL LINES. USE OTHER COLLEGES ALSO Requirements ef Army Make it Neces sary to Train Thousands of Men for Modem Warfare. West Raleigh. Provost Marshal General E. H. Crowder has announced that 160 men will be detailed to the Agricultural and Engineering College of West Raleigh on May 16 for a two monta' scientific course for prepara tion in the pursuits of such trades as automobile mechanics, radio or wire less telegraphers, machinists, electri cians and telegraphers. Similar tech nical schools were designated in va rious portions of the United States but North Carolina's share of the war trained technical students will study at the Agricultural and Engineering College. The war department has adopted a policy whereby, 60,000 specialists will be trained in technical schools of the United States this summer. The stu dents will not b assigned to any spe cial branch of the army service until they have completed the two months course, at the termination of which tisa ethey will be - distributed to the various branches of army service. The requirements of the , army for waging modern warfare make it im portant for the training of thousands of specialist. Other North Carolina educational institutions may .later be designated as the training ground for these students, but the ready equip ment and facilities at the Agricultural and Engineering 1 College were found superior to other state institutions by the investigaton committee of the war department. Close Raleigh Pool Rooms. Raleigh. The pool rooms of Ra leigh were ordered closed at midnight on May 31, when the city commission ers unanimously adopted resolutions declining to renew city license and de scribing pool ' rooms as harmful aad unnecessary institutions, encouraging idleness fostering gambling and tend ing to i crease crime. The final action on the question of closing the pool rooms was taken after Mr. W. B. Jones, representing the own ers of the places,6 had asked for a fur ther postponement of the vote for an other day in order that he could pre sent additional argument for his cli ents. However, Commissioner Moon eyham stated that he saw no reason why the matter should not be decided at once and the vote was taken. The resolutions adopted were in troduced by Mr. Mooneyham as a sub stitute to Mr. Pace's resolutions, of fered previously and made the pool room closing a moral instead of a pa triotic move as provided in the Pace resolution. Mr. Pace, explaining why he advo cated closing the parlors for patriotic reasons, stated that he did not wish to embarrass officials of the present or any previous administration by mak ing the issue a moral one. "If it is a moral issue today, it was a moral is sue a year ago." Were Penned in Tunnel. Lincolnton. While at work in a tunnel at the tin mine near town, Messrs. Jake Johnson and Jake Hos teller had 'a narrow escape from death when the tunnel, in which they werp operating the hydraulic pressure ap paratus, caved in and the men were completed buried by dirt. Men at work at the mine immedi ately set to work with tools in an ef fort to rescue the men from their peril, and they succeeded in a short time. Neither of them was injured serious ly. Mr. Johnson suffered a fracture of ribs and was painfully bruised. Mr. Mosteller's shoulder was dislocated, and he was otherwise bruised. Touflht War Near. Over. Charlotte. A farmer and his son were walking along a highway in the count yeast of Charlotte when an au tomobile party of Liberty loan solici tors drove up. The old man was ask ed if he had bought a band. He look ed puzzle and .asked -them what they meant. They told him it was abso lutely -necessary that Liberty bonds ae sold if the United States is to win the war. The farmer was startled and exclaimed that he had been told that the war was nearly over, but he bought a Dond. Gregory Elected President. Raleigh. Mr. W.-N. Gregory, pres ident of the Bast .Cotton Oil Company at Hertford was elected president of the North Carolina Cotton Seed Crushers' Association at the eighth annual convention of the association held In this city The convention held morning, afternoon and nigh tsessions. which included: a banquet. The officers elected for the ensuing year 'are J. I Morgan .president of the Farm ville Oil and Fertilizer Company, vlce-presl dent; H. W. White. Greenville tee , retary -treasurer. -; , NEWS, TRYON, N. C. SMOTHER CONCORD SENSATION Grows Out of Arrest, Trial and Ac quittal of Gaston B. Means for Murder. Concord, N. C As a sequel to the famous case growing out of the killing of Mrs. Maud A. King, widow of the late James C. King, Chicago million aire, near here last August 29, and the subsequent notable trial last Decem ber of Gaston B. Means, her financial agent, who was acquitted of the charge of having murdered her, a sen sation was sprung here when it de veloped that a state warrant had been issued by Justice of the Peace .C. A. Pitts, for the arrest of C. B. Ambrose, who was prominently identified with the development of the case against Means last fall. Ambrose is charged with misrepre senting himself as being in the serv ice of the United States Department of Justice during the months of Au gust, September and October, 1917. It is understood that the warrant was issued at the instance of parties rep resenting Means. In connectidn with the action against Ambrose it developed that persons close to Means are advancing" the theory that Mrs. King was killed I by a German spy, who is alleged to have; shadowed Means during several ' weeks prior to the death of Mrs. King i and it is asserted that a warrant will ( very probably be issued early the com ' ing week for the arrest of a "mys terious" German who was in Concord for several weeks prior to the killing of Mrs. King and visited Misenheimer Spring, the scene of the tragedy, a day or two prior to her death. From the same source comes the statement today that the bullet which killed Mrs. King is now believed on the strength of investigations made since the Means trial to have been intended for Gaston Means, the only person with the woman at the time she was shot. Army Deserter Shot. Ashevilie. In a pitched battle be tween W-United States deputy mar shal, his posse and a band of deserters from the army fought at an early hour in the Barker's Creek section of Jack son county, one of the alleged desert ers, James Messer, was shot by the officers and is now in a hospital at Waynes ville expected to live only a few hours. A brother, Hastings Mes ser, is under arrest charged with de sertion and resisting an officer. For the past several months there has been much indignation on the part of the. residents of Jackson county in that the Barker's Creek section of the county, which is rather wild and in accessible, was the rendezvous of two bands of deserters from the army, armed with government rifles and am munition, who defied arrest. Much in dignant criticism has been made of the sheriff of the county, it being charged that he was . afraid to make arrests, and as a final resort a large number of requests came to the office of United States Marshal Charless A. Webb, of Ashevilie, for the appoint ment of a special deputy to assist the local officers. A few days ago Charles C. Mason, of Dillsboro, was appointed deputy mar shal and instructed to gather a posse and go after the men, and on Satur day night Mr. Mason, together with C. T. Roan, of Bryson City, and a posse of seven went to the home of the Messe? boys, where Hastings Mes ser was arrested and in a battle be tween James Messer and the officer James was seriously wounded Jailed for Pro-German Talk. Greenville, N. C. No little excite ment was occasioned on the streets here when news became current that J. H. Ketchum, of alleged German de scent and a resident of the city had been placed under arrest by govern ment officials for pro-German utter ances the warrant charged him with violation of the espionage act, section three, which forbids, among other things, unpatriotic remarks. Durham: Economic and Social. Chapel Hill. Durham County: Eco nomic and Social is the title of a new one hundred-page illustrated bulletin that has just come from the press. It is the second study of county economic and social problems to appear in North Carolina, the first being Samp son county : Economic and Social, is sued in late 1917. NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS. It is learned that a large per cent of blackbrry vines were destroyed by the extreme cold weather the past winter. In some localities the entire growth is said to be killed. Transylvania county is putting par tisanship out of business for the time being by the appointment of a com mittee to draft a proposition to be submitted to both parties. Peraps Governor Bickett's proposal is practi cal wherever it is approached in the spirit 'in which it was made. Monroe people are very much in terested in the proposed cement high way to Wilmington and are willing to lend this movement their support. T. L. Riddle, secretary of the Monroe chamber of commerce, has written a letter to the Charlotte chamber of commerce pledging the aid of the Monroe organization in the movement. States ville can now boast o fa pop ulation of between 7,500 and 000, a considerable 'bit of territory being taken in as a result of an election last fall. If that part added is as good as that to which it was added, everybody ought to be proud. 17,000,000 OWNERS OF THE THIRD LOAN 7,000,000 MORE THAN FIRST LOAN AND 12,500,000 MORE THAN SECOND LOAN. MAY REACH $4,000,000,000 Most Successful Ever Floated by Any Nation, Is Verdict of Treasury Officials. Washington. Analysis of Liberty loan reports showed that probably 17,000,000 persons bought bonds in the campaign which has closed 7,000, 000 more than in the second loan and 12,500,000 more than in the first. Latest tabulations showed $3,316, 628,250 reported subscriptions, but the treasury now believes the actual to tal, which may run to $4,000,000,000, will not be definitely known until May 13, four days after individual banks are required to report to federal re serve banks. "Whatever the money total," sai a treasjxry statement tonight, "th loan just closed probably is the mos1 successful ever floated by any nation. The marvelous distribution of the third Liberty loan indicates that one out of every six persons in the United States may have participated in this loan," Banks' resources, it was pointed out, have Leen drawn on comparatively little to make the loan a success, and the prospects for future loans are brighter as a consequence. An added reason for jubilation among treasury officials is the indication that tile government bond-buying habit is be coming stronger among people of small means, and that they probably will invest even more heavily in the fourth loan next fall. Secretary McAdoo, in a statement thanking the nation for its support of the loan, said the widespread distri bution of bonds "is particularly grat ifying, and added: "This is the soundest form of na tional war finance the distribution of the loan among the people them selves." He urged subscribers to retain their bonds, unless there is a pressing ne cessity for selling them, both to help maintain the credit of the government, and as a stimulus to "those economies and savings which release materials and labor necessary to the support, -if not the very life, of our army and navy." BLOW UPON ITALIAN FRONT SEEMS IMMINENT Over the battle lines along tie Piave river and, in the mountainous region in northern Italy, where te allied forces have been holding their positions since last November after the great Italian retreat from the Isonzo, there Is increased tension and the long threatened blow at thi sfront may be launched by the Teutonic al lies within a few days. For many weeks, the Italian war office has been aware that the Aus trlans have been assembling the le gions withdrawn from the Russian and Rumanian fronts for a drive at the Italian armies, and it is believed that it will not be long before the central powers will make another attempt to reach the plains of Venetia, break through the allies' lines and seek to bring about a decisive combat in that theater of the war. Emperor Charles of Austria, ac companied by his chief of staff and high German and Austrian army offi cers, is reported on his way to the Italian front and the great movement of troops in Tyrol and Trentino would seem to indicate that vast bodies of men are being taken from other fronts to be hurled at the Italian positions.' United States Consul Dies. Washington. The death of Maddin Summers, United States consul gen eral at Moscow, was announced in a cablegram to the state department. Mr. Summers collapsed under . the strain of long months of overwork. U. S. TROOPS, PENETRATE HUN LINES FOR 300 YARDS With the American Army in France. One of the American patrols in the Luneville sector entered the hamlet of Anservillers and penetrated the Ger man lines to a distance of 300 yards. On the way back the patrol discovered an enemy observation post in which were a corporal and six men. The Americans promptly attacked, killing three of the enemy, and taking the other four prisoners, one of them in a wounded condition. EMPEKEROR AND GENERAL STAFF AT THE FRONT Geneva, Switzerland. It is official ly announced from Vienna that Em peror Charles, the chief of the Aus trian general staff and several high German and Austrian officers have reached the Italian front. This with the considerable movement of troops In the Tyrol .and Trentino reported from, the interior, is interpreted tc mean that the long predicted offensive on the Italian front will soon be began SCOFFS (Conducted by National Council of the Boy : Scouts of America.) THE SCOUT WHO STICKS Tou may talk of your scouts who are v uiv lime, Who are there on the trail, la the woods and the like; ' Z you may have all the signalers, eagles and stars, . First-aiders, athletes and sea-scouting tar But If from all scouts you will give me my pick, I'll fasten my choice on the scout who will stick. There's a Job to be done. It's a touch one, .1 fear; It may take a week, it may take a year. Who's going to do.lt? Here comes the chap. He takes off his coat, he throws down his cap. Looks at the Job, shuts his Jaws with a click Fellows, that's him, the scout who will stick. Problems arise as the Job goes along. Nothing works right and everything's wrong. When things look the blackest some scouts will say: "OVl ira TxrVlot'o tVi nant" mnA thn hA , It-away. But some one flsrhts on through the thin and the thiclc. A.nd we find at the end the scout who will .. stick. The Cave Scout. GROWTH OF COAST SCOUTS. Beginning on January 15, 1917, with a nucleus of ten organized troops and an enrollment of 193 - boys, the San Francisco council now directs the ac tivities of 60 different troops with a total enrollment of 1,704 scouts, "an in crease In one year of 50 new troops and 1,500 boys. , ' "V The scout program has reached, every element of boy life in the city, regardless of race, creed, class or con dition. Of the 00 troops now In exis tence 28 are located in . protestant churches, 14 in Catholic churches, three in Jewish synagogues, eight are known as community troops without " any particular affiliation, five are in Institutions and there are also a Jap anese and a Chinese troop. Archbishop Hanna, in writing to troops says ; , "I fully approve of the plan you have placed before me for the organ- lzatlon of the boy scouts. At any time t the movement as outlined would merit every commendation, but in the pres- ent national and world crisis.; the move ment ought to be not. only- commend able, but even necessary. I am, deeply grateful to you. for your wise Interest In the work and I pledge to .you, every assistance In my power." , . SCOUTS SHOULD BE PREPARED. A. E. de Ricqles, of Denver, presi dent of the local scout council, has ad dressed the following message toi the scouts unaer his jurisdiction : , "At this time it is especially desired that the boy scouts realize the position they occupy In the country ,?and? what "Soiled uniforms, slouchy carriage and slovenly appearance will not be tolerated In a scout, and scoutmasters and others In authority will please see to It that tfie scouts so understand. It t desired to teach the scouts how to march and the proper way to stand and walk, and more attention will be given to these features. . "There are many duties for scouts to remember such as - their, duty to their parents, to their city, to their church and to their country. Never miss a chance to perform any of the duties that are always-waiting for you. Never forget to be patriotic In all things and never forget to show your respect to the flag of your country. "We are .about to enter a period In rtr hltri th llkf of which has never before been experienced. Before we are thhough with It some of you may be far away fighting for your country. -There are a thousand things that scouts can do here at home that will help win the war. Remember the scout motto, 'Be Prepared.' " ' " EXAMPLE OF A TRUE SCOUT. A scout in Ashevilie, N. C, haa made an unusual performance as a "government dispatch bearer." Fred erick James Meech, thirteen years 'of age, turned In the names of 380 citi zens to whom he had given copies of the president's Flag day address. ' He gets up early and works late to help his mother and sister. He goea to school and Is a good scholar. He is always either present at the weekly meetings of the troop or present; a good excuse. In addition to the spe cial government work, he placed1 'per sonally more than 150 food cprtserva-' tlon pledge cards in as many-' windows of private residences. All' this was modestly done, for his manner Is quiet and vry simple. - : :?v i , SCOUT FIRE-MAKING RECORD. The scouts of Paterson; N J aak If any other city the size of theirs can report a larger total of scouts v, who are able to light a fire ,by' frictfonu r, They have 82 scouts in. tlejrorgan ization who , have b'.tcipil getting a blaze wl the fQfQd& 'i More than 200 studentsjnjihe, short course in agriculture at the University of Wisconsin are voluntarily taking military drill for the first time this wwar.