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FASTEST G TH t W IT M IT M PAPER IN 'NORTH CAROLINA a nniur iet 1 JmL.ii c: NEW NIGHT EDITION TODAY rea Ver Charlotte's-- H PAGES 99 me liew.spaper I 5 hea: Daily, 1888-Sanday, 1910.. CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1914 LOTTl 1 4 1 1 "J w uiiuu J a rr O T oils fight In H flte Opponents Of Exemptions Blocked The Measwe Hours ouse Delayed tioi m recast for North Carolina: Cloudy tonight and Friday -w with probably showers. Moderate i past nriA snnthea et " winrtc WEATHER. SI 0,10 OP Measures Galleries two Other d3d DiTincj the After , Pnr swiost brilliant Bat- Wi'son Ad- ministration. Administration Ltautib uum. T t They Will Carry Re- pIs Clause - loLimn ue kteinHoi.se to 20 Hours Hundred Speecnes to be Heard. WORLD FAVORS REPfcAL. QjVgpi' porting President Wilson's contention Delay in House. Just as both sides were preparing for the beginning of the struggle and House galleries were packed with an expectant crowd another delay crop ped up. Although the rivers and har bors bill was in. direct lina to be speedily finished to make a pdace for the tolls repeal bill, Representative Fitzgerald one of the "democrats fight ing the repeal, brought up the confer ence report on the urgent deficiency bill. A conference report always is in s. IIP COLLEGE TRKEH REBELS REPULSE IT EVERY MOVE SftY REPORTS Head Of The British Army Mas Resigned messages from Mexico City as his au thority. One message" declared the reb els had not approached Torreon prop er but had their hands full at Gomez Palacio. three miles distant. Ha nssrt. J - V WWW W B ed the federals were about to take the offensive. BI T, F. JOKES Frank F. Jones, real estate, yester day closed an option on the property on South College street, opposite the Cochrane-McLaughlin store, part of the old Brevard Davidson place, own ed before and during the war by the late Wm. Elliott White, of Fort Mill, S. C. The property on which Mr, Jones order under the Honuse rules, so thatj closed the option held by him at $10, dispiaced the river and harbor bills ' 000, has a six-room cottage on it. Ft'' Waj'niiiaMn. March 26. Presi- ;..r.t Vi!un il-areu touay mai 'ii the united protest of the ' o"-'a American press, the opin ion of the entire world was unani- ;: 0U5iy in favor of the repeal of Ifii Panama tolls exemption. Wa-higtcn. March 2b.--The Pana Ea toils repeal bill was obstructed in it tcuse today by motions, roll calls, islands for a quorum and all the uenicts of diay at the command of its o'icnents. j-jst as the rales committee had ippd ca an arrangement to parcel w 20 hours for debate between the :ontecd:ne factions and the first skir mish was about to start, the river and Sarbor bill then the only obstruction io the toils rpiiea! measure was tem jcrari'y displaced and a new stum fcg block, a conference report on the trjf-nt deficiency bill, was inserted. A treatened filibuster on that prolong td the situation and gave indications ta the repf al bill might possibly be ted ever until tomorrow. Administration supporters, chafing B delay, disposed their forces to take tea?? of evfry tactical opportuni ty the opponents drew on all their ranges to hamper the measure. President Wilson, confident of the Kcces? of the fight, received reports of te situation at the white house. Lead- rs assured him a safe majority would wry the repeal. , The senate began its own debate roth a speech by Senator Owen. Sen ator Lewis introduced a resolution for M wis for all Fj7 tWO hours the lire-Pnt Hefirionfr till fight continued and was nearly oeiore Kepresentative Snark. tan could call up the rivers and har- urs measure. .Prior to that, Representative Kin w , " - - I.U V VVJJ. I A J j oeween himself and the post - uBparunent over use of the tanking privilege. The galleries fill Jt Jdunng the afternoon, tue throng er to witness the opening of what h77:,w ne the most brilliant de wof the session All prospect of the tolls debate pro J, 5B? day went glimmering It hat if the debate rule were toran? fQ, disPsel of before ad Jtnent todav they would be satis- lt-A an arrangement would C!2&f -peal,de- iSte 26,-DemocraUc wiy fifL!:? abanf'oned the idea of ca ; l.ulirs Qeate on the Pana. which still had the right of way over the Panama bill. , - To add to the delay the conference report contains a provision for pay ing for the care of the Mexican refu gees at Fort Bliss. That question, much disputed, precipitated a near fil ibuster and long debate. The parlia mentary situation was such that actual debate on the Panama bill was several hours off. Menwhile leaders on both sides marked time, the supporters of the re peal channg at the delay and the op ponents losing none of the opportuni. ties of the situation to spare for time. SMS SUGAR REFINING CO. IS MONOPOLY which will be removed.- The property is, in the business district, adjacent to the telephone building, court house an dother business centres. Mr. Jones purchased the property from Mrs. Baxter Moore. It will be developed for business purposes. CLARKE SAID T! By Associated Press. Little Rock, Ark., March 26. Se lection of candidates in yesterday's democratic primary for United States senator and representatives from the three districts in which there were contests still was undetermined early today. Incomplete returns in dicated Senator Clarke was leading ihis opponent, William F. Kirby, as sociate justice of the state supreme court, by nearly -1,000 votes for the senatorial nomination. By Associated Press. i5w,t "" mu" repeat today and Pr b Knt' fTh! ld bring a eoniN,?0n fRnferred with sev 5 p'men Mor House 51 Marian,! ,,efntatives Covington Sen . . tohnf' i! the administra. on the pas- 00,rf at least 50 ,;or p,f, r' ' u 1 rulP anf-J of about -ifjoption of the re- 6al. Washington,' March 26. Complaint against the alleged monopoly of the American Sugar - Refining Company and its effects on the Louisiana sugar dndustry were outlined ' today in a letter addressed to President Wil son and congressmen' by Donelson Caf fery of New' Orleans, who was pre sented to President Wilson by Senator Thornton. After outlining the- status of pend ing suits under the Sherman law against the American Sugar Refining Company the letter presents conten tions against formulation of a settle ment in the suit -"which .will- leave the American Sugar Refining. Company in control of the New -Orleans market," and says that as. some phases of the situation are-not &gnizable in any court the attention of congress should be brought to "this most obstinate, flagrant and cruel of. all the trade con spiracies in the United States." "For twenty-three years," writes Mr. Caffery, "the American Sugar Refining Company has monopolized the New Orleans market by a ruthless extermi nation of all competition. It has util ized that monopoly to mechanically de press the price of the Louisiana raw sugar sold there fully $2,000,000 an nually." Mr. Caffery urged congress "to sat isfy itself that conditions he descnb ed existed; to satisfy itself whether the monopoly of the American Sugar Refining Company in Louisiana is so complete as to impress upon its bus iness the character of a quasi-utility and whether that monopoly is so op pressive to the public in Louisiana as to necessitate ' some special ' mterposi tion by the government in the conduct of the business of refining there, pending a final adjudication in the gov ernment's dissolution suit, as provided under the laws of many jurisdictions respecting the ouster or monopoly; to make the investigation of the inter state trade commission with respect to the monopolization of markets for the necessaries of life more weighty than is proposed by giving to its find ings of fact the effect of prima facie proof; to amendd the Clayton tenta tive bill No. 2 so as to enact that it shall be criminal not only to enhance the price of merchandise to consum ers but to depress the price of raw material to producers." , TRE PEISfL- : VAN I A LAYS 0 FF . : AA A N Y M E N By Associated Press. Philadelphia. March -Confirmation was had from ofhJi.ls of the Pennsylvania Railroad today or the report that the company within the last three months had laid off about 15,000 employes on lines east of Pittsburg in carrying out its policy of general retrenchment. It was said about 40,000 of the remaining 125,000 employes had been placed on shorter time. Two hundred clerks in general offices here have been laid off with in a day or two. Some time ago the company took off several expensive through trains and it was stated today that further curtailment in the passenger train service is being worked out. According to the report, which the company confirms, the orders for re trenchment and economy cover im nrovements and extensions, work upon which has either been stopped or reduced. Possible Fate of Gen. Villa and His 12,000 Rebels Causes Anxiety Last Reports Show Desperate Fighting at Go mez Palacio. Report That Villa Was in Ful Retreat is Discredited Fact That All Dispatches Have Been Cut Off Causes Appre hension. By Associated Press. Juarez, Mexico, March 26. -At noon an unofficial report reached here say ing an intermittent artillery duel was fought at Gomez Palacio during the night. There were no details. Juarez, Mexico, March 26. An at mosphere of pessimistic anxiety en veloped constitutionalist sympathizers today over the possible fate of Villa and his 12,000. rebel soldiers who at last reports were desperately fighting at Gomez Palacio, a suburb of Torreon. For two days no definite word has ! come from the front. News despatches from Mexico City ast night stating the war department had asserted Villa was in full retreat are not believed generally in Juarez but the report caused rebel officers to make further inquiries tor news from the battlefield. Manuel Chao, military governor of Chihuahua,- haunts the military tele graph operator day and night in -the hope of a message, from Villa- telling of -the fortunes of war. ' v. No explanation was offered by rebel officers of the fact that communica tion ceased after the attack on Gomez alack) began while it had come fre quently during Villa's triumphant southward march. Say Rebels Were Routed. , Washington, March 26. This mes sage, sent irom Mexico . uny last night, was received - at the embassy here today : "Rebels once more routed and re pulsed at Gomez Palacio with heavy osses while trying to approach Tor reon. Luis Terrazas Said to be Doomed. El Paso, Tex., March 26. General Luis Terranas, sr.', was anxious today over the fate of hia son Luis, who it was reported, was condemned to die yesterday at Chihuahua unless he paid 500,000 pesos to the rebels. No direct word of the prisoner's fate was received today. V.... . " l"OVlS;cn V.?ht inT n !n a special oai' today divides a snecial rule as- as to five ; ' , '"Vus ;5orne ti10 1 f";Urs 'or those (;tariar l?"31 10 be controlled 'ratx J : i(- hurse for the ' Per "l')"J-'U T- lf-r the renuhHnana irIanri ' f" .. !,v KepresentativA '' iiii rii-j j i .. urot'-fH-.j. "u UIie nour ' wDreof.T. '.. ' ,;v tO be OontrnlloH I '"T Pty of Ohio. ;a,' dehV understanding " rule r.,.,7 . a anoptine the sne- '-tn-nZr ran-e limited than m tni' " -r-' Probably would A . , actual ci.l. ' ?forthMf:r'- "ealed the to aJ; of the actual 5h"s hav, Ur on- Nearly 100 :;atlfHhef,hf Irepared on both Ucma : "roraises to be the s,n the democrats xX1; ito power. , the li, : Finnish 0wen J senate nhwA an. was suns were Lobbyists Attacked. By Associated Press. Albany, N. Y., March 26. The un usual number and boldness of lobby ists around the state capitol evoked protests from several legislators to day. One assemblyman denounced es pecially the "church lobbyists who; work openly on the floor." A man whom he accused of being sueh a lobbyist immediately left the cham ber. ' HACKED WITH BANKROBBERY TWO FIREMEN PER ISH IN SIQUX CITY By Associated Press. Sioux City, Iowa, March 26. Two firemen were killed and a number of guests were carried out of .flame's reach when fire burned , a quarter of a block containing Frank's hotel to day. The damage was estimated at $250,000. By Associated Press. Atlanta, Ga., March 26. Edward Rhynata, under arrest charged with attempting to rob the Atlanta state saving bank late yesterday, today was identified, according to police by 1 Steinberg, clerk of the Jefferson Loan Society,- as the bandit who executed a clever daylight holdup at the office of that institution , here on March. 5 Rhvnata disclaims connection with either of the' holdups. No arrests have been made in con nection with the Jefferson Loan So cietv robbery, which occurred short ly before noon near the heart of the business section. stemDerg, wno was on dutv at the time, told police he was positive that it was Rhynata who covered him with a revolver, iorcea him to eive up $40 from the cash draw er, and then laughlingly backed from the office and disappeared. Rhynata- was arrested last night at a rooming house, after police had pursued the savings bank bandit to that locality. He laier was meuuueu hv the bookkeeper of the bank which is a negro institution, as the man who held him up In the bank room, and commanded him to surrender me con tents of the vault. Tne Danait escay after the bookkeeper had over- powered and disarmed him. "Teleohone "Trust" Dissolved. Portland, Ore., March 26. The so called telephone trust "by which the Bell system apisiuaics mo imco w Washington, Oregon and Idaho was dissolved without a' fight here today when a decree accepted Dy tne teie phone interests and conceding the gov ernment's demands was . .emerea m J th federal cqmt. .-.., EARTHQUAKE Ai PANG Premiei Asquith Confronted With A New Cnsis WAN HE PEOPLE By Associated Press. Messina, Sicily, March 26. A shock of earthquake accompanied by a vio lent storm caused a pr.nlc today among inhabitants of this district, most of whom fled to the open coun try. When the storm subsided it was found the damage was insignificant There were no casualties. TS 0. S. ERS USER IN STEAMSHIP LINE STATUE OF BARRY PLACED IN FRANKLIN PARK. By Associated ss. Washington, March 26. The statue of Commodore John Barry, cr.st in bronze from a full size plaster model by sculptor Boyle was placed today in Franklin Park. Civic and military honors will mark its dedication in May. DEM. CONVENTION FOR JUNE 17 News Undetermined. Washington, March 26. The state department had only a report from El Paso taht up to yesterday after noon reeults "were still undeterm ined." Other dispatches reported there was absolutely no foundation for stories that danger threatened five Americans in the Tlahualillo district of Coahulla. Consular representatives report all foreigners within territory under con stitutionalist control are being pro tected. Consul Garrett at Nuevo Laredo re ported today that an American boy in Laredo, Tex., was wounded by a shot fired from the Mexican side. Rebels Repeatedly Repulsed. El Paso, Texas, March 26. That the rebels have been repulsed every time they have taken the offensive at Go mez Palacio was the assertion made today by Miguel Diebold, inspector of Mexican consulates. He exhibited Let Want Ads Run Your Errands By Associated Press. Raleigh, March 26.-The Democratic State Convention will be . held in Raleigh Jane 4th, instead of June 17th The change .was made yesterday at a called meeting of the state democratic committee, because of a conflict in the original date, with other - conventions in Raleigh. FUNDS RAISED FOR CONFEDER RATE REUNION Bv Associated Press. Jacksonville, Fla., March 26. The finance committee of the Confederate re-union organization announces today that ample funds to carry out the re union plans and festivities on an elab orate scale have been obtained. Twenty-three thousand dollars have been paid in with $7,000 more pledged and fully $15,000 in sight. It looks as if more than $50,000 will be raised if that amount is needed. Today I? "but ton day" and the women are selling them on the streets at $1 each and meeting with great success. Adjutant General Forrest declares the re-union will be one of the grandest in the history of the South. By Associated Press. Washington, March 26. With the aim of developing transportation com munication between the United States and South America, Senator Weeks of Massachusetts today Introduced a res olution requestlns the secretary of the navy to prepare a plan for establish ment of naval cruisers to ply between New Orleans, New York and Valparai so, Chile and Intermediate points. The resolution designates the cruisers Co lumbia and Minneapolis and the scout cruisers Salem, Chester and Birming ham. Information about, the time reaulred for round trips, the ship's passenger. man and freight capacity and est! mates of cost of the proposed service are requested. "At the present time South Ameri can mails are sent at long and some times irregular intervals and all Amer ican mails south of the equator are carried in vessels sailing under a for eign flag." said Senator Weeks, ex plaining his resolution. "It Is the pur pose of this resolution to call for in formation which it is believed will Jus tify using fast cruisers of the nary as a mail line to Valparaiso via the Pan ama canal." Senator Swanson said he was in favor of the resolution but he insist ed the ships should start from Norfolk, Va., as well as from New York and New Orleans. Mr. Weeks said 'the vessels he named were practicable only for scout ing service in war time and in peace were not useful because they lacked guns available for training service He said he was opposed to government ownership of transportation lines, and, if later on, private capital undertook the operation of a line over the South ern route he would be inclined to withdraw the federal vessels. I Senator Jones wanted information about lines from the Pacific coast to Eastern South America. "We are limited to the number of ships we have on hand and muft se- ect the most promls.ng routes at first," responded Senator Weeks. The resolution was referred to the naval affairs committee. "That is a matter which may be properly considered when the service s once established and we are assured of our legitimate share In South American trade," said Senator Weeks. We are in the position of bavins: spent $400,000,000 in the building of a canal, one of the reasons for doing so being that It would aid in the ex tension of our foreign trade but as far as I know there are no American steamers prepared to undertake the service." The Statement of Premier As quith that All Army Offi cers in Ireland Must Obey! All Orders May Lead to Many neiiLjnaiiuns, 11 is aaia. Reports State That Field Mar shall French and Adjutant General Ewart Had Also Re signedNo Action on Resig nations Taken Yet. By Associated Press. IOndon, March 26. Premier Ajb qulth faced a new crisis today by the resignation of Held Marshal Sir John French, chief of the imperial staff and virtual head of the British army. Other leading army officers were ex rcted to hand In their papers as a direct outcome or the repudiation of the guarantees given to army office re in Ireland. The premier yesterdav de clared these guarantees were not sanc tioned by the cabinet. Colonel Seelv, secretary for war. subsequently re signed but the premier refused to ac cept his action. The result of a meeting of the pr'.n-, rlpal commanding generals of the uritisn army was awaited with anx lety by the public and in political cir cles today, as it was thouehl thev might take some tep which would virtually disrupt the armv adminUtn. tion. In north Ireland where the contro versy between nationalists and union ists has been the cause of so much difficulty to the British government, there was no disturbance todar. Chief of Army Staff Resigns. London. March 2C Field Marshall Sir John French, chief of the Impe rial staff of the Britten army, resigned his commission today. The field marshal, who was one of the signatories of the memorandum to Brigadier General Hubert Gouch. giv ing guarantees to the army officei that tbey would not be ordered to fight the Ulster unionists, regarded the repdiation of the document br the government as a slight on himself. For that reason he resigned. Almost every article of household, use from a vacuum cleaner to a din' ing room set, or any kind of household help a maid, a cook you can find quickly and cheaply with our Want Ads. Turn to our Classified Adver tising section. You may find there right NOW just what you have been looking for. If not, send or phone a little three or four line Want Ad to lis today. It will go out through the columns of this paper all over this cry and will almost surely get the ds tired result Use "TheWantAdWay" KENTUCY BAIL TEAM GOES . ON STRIKE Bv Associated Press. Lexington,. Ky., March 26. The baseball team of the State University went on strike here today because of an announcement that the spring schedule had been cut from fourteen eames to twelve. The boys insisted the entire schedule be cancelled if the two earns in dispute are not played. The team Is a member of the South era Inter-Collegiate Athletic Associa tion and has games booked with lead ins colleges , of the South. The athletic committee of the fac ulty cancelled the two games because in their opinion the sport took up too much time. ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Bv Associated Press. Washington. March 26. Elections for a president of the Dominican re nub'dc to succeeed Provisional Presi- rtem Bordas are to be held April 1 nnd 2. the constitutional assembly of the republic having fixed that time according to a cable to the state de partment today. The assembly was appointed sometime ago to revise the entire Dominican constitution ana is still at work. Norwich, Conn., March 26. John Ec- cles for years prominently laenuiiea with the cotton manufacturing busi ness died here today of a paralytic shock. He was born in England 7 years ago and began work in the cot ton industry at the age or WAREHOUSE COMMITTEE HAS MEETING PARTY LEFT F0RNEW YORK There was a meeting of the organi zation committee of the Duke ware housing plan last night at the Southern Manufacturers' Club, at which those present were Mr. Stuart W. Cramer, chairman of he committee; Mr. John A. Law, of Spartanburg; Messrs. Chas. Webb, J. D. Harris and Lewis W. Par ker, of Greenville; Mr. J. D. Hammett, of Anderson; Mr. C. E. Hutchison, of ML Holly, and Messrs. C B. Bryant and C. C. Moore, or Charlotte. The meeting concerned itself most ly with the further discussion of plans of organization and the appoint ment of a committee to go to New York to consult further with Mr. Duke and certain other New York financiers with regard to the details of the plan. Messrs. S, W. Cramer, Lewis W. Parker and J. W. Cannon, the latter of Concord, were appointed on the committee to go to New York. The committee left last night on Southern .train No. 32 for New York, accompanied by Mr. C. B. Bryant, wno is secretary of the American Manufac turers' Association, and who acted as secretary of the meeting here when the Duke plan was explained. BURKE'S MAJORITY IS INGRE . Pierre, S. D March 26. The entire majority repablican state ticket head ed by Governor Byrne was nominated in Tuesday s primary election, accord Ing to returns today from all parts of the state. Late returns continued to incre&se Congressman Burke's lead over Sen ator Crawford for -nomination for United States senator. London. March 2C Although It was generally conceded today that Premier Asquith had regained the upper band in parliament, the government is br no means altogether out of trouble. It still has to deal with army officers In Ireland under the new condition established by the premier's ieecb In me nouse or commons yesterdav. Brig. Gen. Gough declared that this will mean wholesale reticnatloas and disruption of the army. The premier's spch won back the support not only of the liberals but of the Irish and labor members of parliament by the stand It tock on repudiating the guarantee given to the mutinous army oScers that they might decide whether they would serve against the Ulster unionists. It fa now asserted that as soon as the government formally with draws the guarantees given by Colon" J Seely. secretary for ar. and Field Marshal Sir John French the oSeers will again resign their commissions and as one of them said: This time in earnest There is also to be settled the ques tion of what the army council will do. Brig. Gen. Gough. commander of the third cavalry brigade, said today: "If Premier Asquith withdraws the guarantees he will have to throw over the army council and the government will be raced particularly with dis ruption of the army." The liberal press In the frorlneet. while endorsing what Premier Asquith has already done, insists that he must go farther and actually withdraw the guarantee given to the oScers. These newspapers say the premier must make It quite plain to all of ficers of the army and navy that they must under all circumstances obey or ders. Many liberals, too, think Premier Asquith should have accepted the res ignation of Colonel Seely, for he al ways ha been suspected of being really more unionist than liberal In his sympathies. The Liverpool Post, a liberal news paper, says that the month of June is given as the latest date for a general election. It Intimates that as a re sult of the Intervention of King George an agreement has teen reach- by the unionists and the liberals under terms of which the home rule bill and the Welsh disestablishment bill shall be passed with the under standing that a general election shall follow. "The only thing not absolutely settled In the agreement between the partis," taya the newspaper, "was whether the plural voting bill also should be passed. The difficulties In regard to this latter bill ax likely to be surmounted, however. Expect Resignations. Opinion prevailed in military circles today that the resignations were Im minent of Field Marshal Blr John French, chief of the imperial general staff, and Lieut Gen. Sir John Spencer Ewart adjutant general to the forces. This was regarded as the most like l Continued on Page Eleven.) A 4 i 1 - 4 1 J 4 t i - . - : ' .V f t i ' r. M li ' : i ; i V 1 J . t r I : t
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