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THE GHABEltfE
NEWE.MIGH T
w s p a p e r EDITION
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teen? Underwood
Wins Senator ship
In A I a b am
f -
Incomplete Returns Show That
Hobson Was Defeated for
the Long Term in the Senate
by a Substantial Majority
Counting Progresses Slowly.
Governor Comer Had Slight
Plurality During Early Part
of Day Lively Contests in
' Four Congressional Districts
The Latest Returns.
By Associated Press.
Birmingham, Ala., April 7. Con
gressman Richmond Pearson Hobson
today conceded the nomination of Os
car W. Underwood for the Alabama
long term in the United States sen
ate, the concession being made after
tii- receipt of incomplete returns from
yesterday's democratic primaries held
throughout the state.
Mr. Hobson sent the following tele
gram to Mr. Underwood: - .
" "Accept my congratulations upon
your nomination: As the democratic
nominee you can count upon my loyal
support in the general election.
(Signed)
"RICHMOND P. HOBSON."
Both Representatives Hobson and
and Underwood left Birmingham to
day for Washington. Mr. Underwood
went by way of Orlando, Fla., where
he will spend a day with Mrs. Un
derwood and her father, J. P. "Wood
ward, who is seriously ill.
Just before his departure Mr. Un
derwood gave out the following state
ment: "I am more than pleased with the
result of Monday's election. It looks
like a thirty thousand majority. My
friends and the democrats of Alabama
deserve all the credit. I take none of
the credit to myself. I do, however,
ieel that the result justifies my con
tention that a man's duty is to stay
Dn the job and attend to business.
"I desire to express my gratitude to
the people of Alabama for their splen
did support. I renew my pledge to
stay on the job and do all in my power
ro conserve the interests of all the
people of Alabama and the" nation"!""
Mr. Hobson also made a statement
to the public before his departure. He
said:
"Please say to the liquor interests
of America that we have only begun
to fight; that the work we have done
can never be undone; that we will
meet them again on the battlefield of
Alabama and on a hundred other bat
tlefields; that we expect under God's
Providence to be in' the battle when
th thirty-sixth state ratifies the Hob
son resolution placing national pro
hibition in the constitution of the
United States. It will be a fight to
the bitter end and I look for success.
The fieht has just begun." '
Representative Hobson was asked if
hi- statement meant that he proposed
to return to Alabama and make the
against Senator Bankhead for
? er tion to the United States senate.
"Sufficient unio the day is the evil
'hereof,'' was his quoted reply.
Birmingham, Ala., April 7 Incom
plete returns from practically all of
the sixty-seven counties in the state
today apparently substantiated early
predictions that Oscar W. Underwood
had defeated Richmond Pearson Hob
son for nomination to the Alabama
long term in. the United States sen
?te. Counting" of the vote cast at dem
ocratic primaries throughout the
Hate yesterday progressed very slow
'v today. esDecially in the larger cities.
Only four city precincts had com
rieted the count in Jefferson county at
'.' ::: tenia v. Thirtv-nine out of o2 pre
: nets in the county gave Underwood
-ti'Jl votes and Hobson ,5Ub.
State returns showed an extremely
;ose race between Ray Rushton of
Montgomery and Frank S. White of
I'trmingiiam, for the short term nom
nation to the United States senate
" hich will expire March 1, 1915.-
The gubernatorial contest continued
o aopear one of the most exciting of
too ist. Former, Governor B. B.
v.'omer maintained a slight plurality
''i rough out the early part of the day.
3. F. Kolb of Montgomery, and Charles
Henderson of Troy, were running a
'o;e race for second place. They had
een credited with such a large num
ti?r of votes at 9:30 that there seemed
'ittle probability of Comer receiving
majority. If none of the candidates
receives a majority, a second primary
between the two leading candidates
vili be held May 11, at which time
similar contests between other state
officers will be settled and a United
States senator for the short term, will
?e formally elected. ....
Returns from the eight congression
ii contests indicated interesting races
n the first, eighth, ninth -nd sixth
listricts. To all appearances, Repre
sentative G. W. Taylor of the first dis
rict had been defeated for nomina
tion by O. L. Gray of Choctaw county.
George Huddleston of Jefferson woun
y was leading his three opponents m
he fht for the nomination from the
"huh district to succeed Representa
tive Underwood. It was generally be
lieved from returns available that
iYilliam B. Bankhead, son of the
1'nited States senator from, Alabama,
3 ad won the nomination in the sixth
Si strict to succeed Representative Hob
son. Judge E. L. Almon of Colbert coun
ty, seemed assured of the nomination
from the eighth district to succeed the
a
late Representative William Richard
son. There are three other candidates
for this nomination.
Present members of the national
house of renresentatlvps whnse nm.
ination appeared certain were: S. Hu-
Dert uent of the second district; Hen
ry 1J. ClaVt.OTl nf thA third' TiVort T.
Blackmon of the fourth and' Jnhn ,
Bi:rnett of the seventh.
John W. Abercrombie from thf statA
at large, and J. T. Heflin of the fifth
district, were'imnnnnspfl in tho rnr
for nomination to congress.
Bankhead Succeeds Hobson.
The Alabama election marks the
passing: of Representative Hobson and
the choosing of William Bankhead in
his place. Mr. Bankhead is the son of
tenator Bankhead and made the
speech that placed Mr. Underwood in
nomination for the presidency at the
Baltimore convention. 1
It has been renorted, at the Ca.nitol
that if Mr. Hobson were defeated in
the present senatorshin contest, he
planned to enter the race for the sen-
atorship against Senator Bankhead.
whose term expires in 1919.
Aside from the Underwood election
contest chief interest here in the Ala
bama returns mainly centered in the
fight of Representative Henry D. Clay
ton for re-election from the third dis
trict. He had been expecting a close
run.
ELECTIONS II
SEVENTH IE
JERSEY DISTRICT
By Associated Press.
Paterson, N. J., April 7. President
Wilson's policies and socialism were
main issues in a special election to
day in the seventh New Jersey con-
sor to the late Robert G.t Bremner.
The president attracted national at
tention to the local contest by endors
ing James J. O'Byrne, democratic can
didate. The democrats made their
final appeal last night through Sena
tors Ollie James and J. Hamilton
Lewis.
Paterson, the largest city in the dis
trict, is one of the chief socialist
strongholds in the country and social
ists today predicted victory for their
candidate, Gordon Demarest.
The republicans based their hopes,
of electing Dod H. Drukker, on the
fact that his vote in the nominating
primaries indicated a large normal
republican plurality despito the fact
that Representative Bremner wa3 a
democrat. The district .contains, how
ever, a large independent element
composed of workers in the silk and
woolen mills. There are five candi
dates in the field the progressives
and the socialist labor party, both
having made nominations.
GHETARY BUY
UNABLE TO
TO RALEIGH
Special to The News.
Washington, April 7. William Jen
nings Bryan, secretary of state, will be
prevented by the attack of grip with
which he has been suffering for a
week, from going to Raleigh to make
the address before the convention of
the progressive democrats of the state
tomorrow.
Mr. Bryan's physicians this morning
advised against the trip, saying it
might result seriously.
Secretary Josephus Daniels was im
mediately called on the telephone and
advised.
Mr.' Daniels called Clarence Poe, on
the long distance "telephone and in
formed him of Mr. Bryan's inability
to attend. The secretary of the navy
spent a busy time during the morning
in an effort to secure a substitute
for "the Commoner."
The cabinet discussed the Mexican
situation. Confidential reports from of
ficial scources in Mexico stated the
Huerta forces were concentrating for
an attack to recapture Torreon. No
details were given but officials here
look for another battle soon in which
the constitutionalists will face the task
of keeping the fruits o their hard
fought victory. .
More Postmasters.
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 7. The presi
dent today nominated, these post-
Georgia F. M. Meaders, Dahlone,
Ga.; B. A. Peier, Wadley.
North Carolina J. : E. Muse, Car
thage; A. H. Patterson, Kings Moun
tain; Walter Dunn La Roque, Km
ston; F. A. Moseley, : Snow Hill. ,
Virginia G. A. Sullivan, East Radford.
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CO
FATE OF 3
SALOONS DEPE
ON NOME
By Associated Press.
Chicago, April 7. Upon the votes
today of women depended the fate bf
more than 3,000 saloons in Illinois
outside of Chicago.
F. Scott McBride, superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League of Illinois,
claimed the voting women would
sweep saloons from 33 counties, in
creasing the total of "dry" counties in
the state to 63. Liquor interests de
nied women are overwhelmingly
against saloons.
Fifty thousand down-state women
were eligible to vote. Rain and cold
were eteneral in Southern Tllinnia hnt
thousands of women accompanied their
nusbands who stopped at the polls be
fore going to work. "
Every available policeman and ex
tra deputy sheriffs were on guard at
the rlolls at Springfield to prevent
threatened trouble. Anti-saloon work
ers asserted the 200 saloons in the
capital would be voted out of existence
before nightfall and feeling was run
ning high.
For the first time in Chicago wo
men went to the polls and enjoyed
equal rights with the men in an al
dermanic election. More than 217,500
women had registered and election of
ficials estimated that more than 80
per cent of them would vote. The
number of men registered totalled
455,283 and it was estimated about 75
per cent of them would vote.
For fear that many of the women
might spoil their ballots in casting
their first vote nearly a half million
extra ballots were distributed at the
polls.
Extra heavy police details were on
duty in several of the wards where
there are close contests. '
Most of the interest in today's elec
tion was in the success of the eight
women candidates for council.
The most effort was made in the
first ward, where Miss Marion Drake,
a court stenographer, opposed Alder
man John (Bath House)' Coughlin for
re-election.
One of the propositions voted on
proposes a comprehensive subway
system at a cost of $130,000,000.
Japanese Empire in ' :
State of Confusion
By Asociated Press.
Tokio. April 7. The .Tana
pire has been thrown into a condi
tion of utter political confusion .by
the inability of Viscount Keige Ki
youra to form a new cabinet. The vis
count today informed the emperor
that he had been compelled to give up
the task.
All the political groups as well as
the navy have virtually gone on strike.
Progressive factions declare the con
stitution is not being properly observ
ed while the navy demands immediate
advances of money for warship con
struction and the appointment of a
sailor as minister of marine.
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BY GEORGE H. MANNING.
Special to The News. ,
Washington, D. C, April 7. The
postoffice at Argura, Jackson county;
Cletus, Buncombe county; Forbes,
Mitchell county; Ioia, Montgomery
county; Otter Creek, Rutherford coun
ty, and Uwharie, Montgomery county,
ha -- been ordered ' discontinued April
30. -
A new office has been ordered es
tablished at Eskota, Yancey county.
The postoffice announced the ap
pointment of the following postmas
ters: Lowe, Robeson county, Walter
R. Tyner; Elk Park, Avery county,
Willie N. Carroll; Fairview, Bun
combe county, Pinkney O. Merrill;
Fallston, Cleveland county, William
A. Gantt; Harmont, Iredell county,
Miss Margaret J. Nicholson; Haw Riv
er, Alamance county, William P; Wil
liamson; Hollis, Rutherford county,
Grady Withrow; Hot Springs, Madi
son county, Thomas C. Frisbee; Iron
Station, Lincoln county, Sallie M.
Hamrick; Maiden, Catawba county,
Josephine A. Taylor; Milton, Caswell
county, William T. Bryant; Blowing
Rock, Watauga county, Thomas H. Cof
fey; Casar, Cleveland county, Andrew
C. Brackett; Catawba county, Robert
E. Carpenter; Cliff Side, Rutherford
county, Charles H. Haynes; democrat,
Buncombe county, John F. McKinney;
Dobson, Surry county, Richard C.
Freeman; Boone, Watauga county, Sal
lie J. Rivers; Burnsville, Yancey coun
ty, William G. Gillespie; Four Oaks,
Johnston county, Sophie H. Adams ;
Harrisburg, Cabarrus county, Dwignt
L. Morrison.
The following postmasters having
passed the examination and being sat
isfactory to the congressmen and the
patrons of the offices have been order
ed continued permanently: Azalea,
Buncombe county, Samuel T. Lewis;
Beaver Creek, Ashe county, Rufus A.
Hamilton; Belwood, Cleveland . coun
ty, Thad C. Ford; Clifton, Ashe coun
ty, Charles R. Latham; Elmwood, Ire
dell county, E. L. Long; Farm School,
Buncombe county, Mrs. Afma ' E. Jos
lyn; Horse Shoe, Henderson county,
Louisa E. Bird; McAdenville, Caston
county, James H. Wagstaff; Minneap
olis, Avery county, Robert Z. Burle
son. THE WEATHER. ' -'
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Forecast for North Carolina:
& Unsettled tonight and Wednes-
& day, probably local rains: colder
& Wednesday in west portion. Gen-
tie south to southwest breezes. -?
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OEDICATION OF
Y. W. CA.TDNIGHT
-J BIO EVENT
Dr. McGeachy to Make the Ad
dress, Subject, "The Deeper
Life" Jubilee of Workers
Last Night Reception Yes
terday Afternoon Luncheon
Tomorrow.
Miss Kenney Will Also Speak
-This Evening Splendid New
Home of Y. W. C. A. Official
ly Dedicated at This Even
ing's Service.
At 8:30 this evening the elegant
new Y. W. O. A. on East avenue" will
be formerly dedicated, the dedication
address being delivered by. Rev. Dr.
A. A. McGeachy, of the Second Pres
byterian church. Dr. McGeachy's sub
ject will; be "The Deeper Life." ,
Mrs. F. C. Abbott, president of the
Y. W. C. A. will preside. The keys of
the building which were turned over
to the board of managers last week by
Mr. John Bass Brown pontrartnr will
be formally presented by Mr. J. A.
Durham, of thft advisorv hoard tr Vr
Annie Alexander representing the
board of managers of the association.
Greetings from the field
will be brought by Mrs. Elizabeth
ireston Allan, cnairman of the commit
tee, and greetings from the national
board by Miss Inez Kinney, a member
of that board.
Miss May Courteny Oates will sing
Telitsen's "The Lord Is Mv Lieht."
Responsive service of dedication a
aeaicaiory. prayer Dy Kev. W. R. Lind
say of the First A. R. P. rhiimh nurt
benediction by Rev. Francis M. Os
borne, of the Church of the Holy Com
forter will conclude the dedicatory ex
ercises proper.
Tomorrow the building will be open
to the public from 11 a. m. to 9 p. m.
At 1:30 luncheon for the board of
directors, Mrs. H. A. Murrill chairman
of the committee.
Last Night.
Workers' jubilee was the climixto
the first Monday in the' new launding-2-the
second day of the five days of
celebration inaugurating the new build
ing. This workers' jubilee followed a
reception in the afternoon to the
students of the city. Refreshments
were served Misses Laura Reilley knd
Willie McLaughlin and Mrs. B. J.
Witherspoon and Mrs. Geo. P. Wads
worth, of the extension chapter serv
ing. During the afternoon -the new Vic
trola was used, the guests enjoying
especially the new records presented
by the Extension - Chapter.
The Y. W. C. A. of Elizabeth and
Queens Colleges assisted in receiving
and afterward took part in a confer
ence in the auditorium regarding stu
dent work, at which Mrs. Robert Glas
gow presided. The principal address
was made by Mrs. Thomas Chese
brough, formerly Miss Anna Casler,
ex-secretary of the Field committee,
who is widely known and beloved in
this city and "field." At the students'
conference the importance of a student
keeping in touch with and under
standing, the conditions of the com
munity in which the college is located,
was emphasized.
At the jubbilee meeting of workers
those who daily urged the communi
ty to "watch the clock" last night
captains of teams and team workers
made talks, Mrs. Abbott very cleverly
and happily introducing each speak
er. .
Miss Julia Alexander was the prev
siding officer, and a very able one. 1
Mr. David Ovens, one of the best
captains of teams, was one of the
speakers. Said he: "I would be
willing to . go through another cam
paign to raise $63,000 to secure bet
ter quarters when needed.
Mr. Joe Garibaldi, also a captain of
industry which resulted in the new
building, was a speaker. He made an
excellent talk, interesting, in retro
spective, inspiring in prospective. He
paid a glowing tribute to the nations
that have honored the women.
Other speakers were Mr. J. H.
Ross, Mr. W. B. Bradford, Mrs. C. C.
Hook, Mrs, W. W. Hagood and Mrs.
C. E. Mason. '
Miss Kinney, of New York, spoke
of "The By-Product of the Cam
paign," one of its most important re
sults being the deep friendship es
tablished among the workers. Anoth
er "By-Product" that she mentioned
as result of campaign was the finding
of a way to get work done in the
seeking of spiritual power. i
Mrs. Robert Lafferty, former gen
eral secretary, Mrs. Chesbrough, and
Miss Strackweather spoke briefly of
results in the work and of the kind
ness of the press during the cam
paign. , " !
Mrs. Abbott, the president, spoke of
the finance work ' conducted by
church leaders requiring .the most
spiritual gift of any undertaking.
Notes.
The extension chapter of the Y. W.
C. A. will meet at 4 o'clock Wednes
day in their new home.
Some one donated a - handsome
clock to the building today. The as
sociation would like to know name of
donor.
The new Victrola of the new Y.
W. C. A. is now ready for use. Sev
eral members of the Y. ' W. C. A.
ha.ve - promised to give new records
Pub
he Hearings
To Be Give n
On Sims Bill
for this Victrola, and the manage
ment wish to say that they are ready
to receive these records.
Regular luncheon today 25 cents.
Barbecued pork or roast beef.
Rice.
Stewed tomatoe3. '
Corn bread.
Potato salad. ,
Peaches and cake.
Coffee, tea ,milk or buttermilk.
Special Order.
Vegetable soup, 5 cents.
Potato salad, 5 cents.
Wyca sandwich (Y. W. C. A. spec
ialty,) 5 cents.
Peaches and cake, 10 cents.
Tea, coffee, milk or buttermilk, 5
cents.
By Associated Press
Washington, April 7. By the time
final steps toward organization of the
twelve reserve banks have been tak
en probably within another month
President Wilson will send to the sen
ate the names of five men, who, with
the secretary of the treasury and the
comptroller of currency will compose
the federal reserve board and put into
operation the nation's new currency
system. .
The president to date has not de
termined -on a single name. He has
before him data concerning many
men who have been recommended as
worthy of places on the board. Infor
mation about their qualifications and
personality has been carefully pre
pared for the president so that he
can begin the sifting process practi
cally without need of further inquiry.
Few people know just what names
are before the. president, but it is un
derstood-that names of some of the
biggest men in the country are on the
list. One of the reasons for extreme
secrecy is the uncertainty whether
those who eventually will be offered
places on the board will accept. Some
of the men being considered receive
salaries of $25,000 and $30,000 a year
in their present positions and would
have to make sacrifices to take the
board salary of $12,000.
The president has not made up his
mind definitely on the character of
the personnel of the board but there
is reason to believe that two men of
banking experience, two business men
with a knowledge of finance and an
economist of recognized ability will
be named.
It is said the men on the presi
dent's eligible . list are not prominent
in politics. Mr. Wilson has deter
mined that political considerations
shall not weigh in his selections.
The president realizes the difficulty
of his task and his friends are im
pressing upon him the necessity for
making the first federal reserve board
a standard for the future of the coun
try's financial system.
EBENS.
SUFFERS STROKE
IF PARALYSIS
Greenville, S. C, April 7. Eben 3.
Draper, former governor of Massa
chusetts, is in a critical condition
here. as a result of an attack of pa
ralysis. He was stricken in his room
at a local hotel shortly . before nine
o'clock this morning. Members of his
family have been summoned by tele
graph. Mr. -Draper was returning to his
home in Massachusetts from a trip to
Florida and? Cuba and intended to
stop in Greenville but a few hours.
He was accompanied by J. D. Cloud
man, of Atlanta, Ga., and was conversing-
with him when stricken. Phy
sicians were hastily summoned and
they found his entire left side par
alyzed. Mr. Draper is 66 years old.
' Had Been in Bad Health.
Hopedale, Mass., April 7 Former
Governor Eben' S. Draper, who suffer
ed a stroke of paralysis at Greenville,
S. C, today, had not been in good
health since the death of Mrs. Draper
last fall.
The former governor is 55 years of
age. He retired from public life in
January, 1911, when -he was defeated
for a third term by Eugene N. Foss.
He has since' been active in. the af
fairs of the Draper Company, manu
facturers of mill machinery.
Washintgon, April 7. The woman
suffrage amendment" recently defeated
in the senate was again reported to
that body today by the suffrage com
mittee and placed on the calendar. Sen
ator Hoke Smith gave notice he would
raise a point of order against it.
WANTS Oil
BEST IN ON
RESERVE BOARD
Senate Canals Committee De
cides to Give 15 Days Over
to Hearings on Panama Tolls
Question Administration
Forces Satisfied.
Senator Brandegee Urged Thai
Fight be Immediately Trans
ferred to the Floor of the
Senate To Thresh Out Va
rious Amendments.
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 7. Fifteen days
of public hearings beginning on April
9 on the Sims bill to repeal the Pan
ama tolls exemption was decided
upon today by the senate canals com
mittee. Administration supporterg pressing -for
a minimum'of delay in getting
the Sims bill out of the committee
where the deliberations were public
professed to, be satisfied with - the
plan for fifteen days of hearings pro
vided added time was not reserved
for consideration of the bill after
hearings are over. The hearings will
give opportunity for threshing out
various amendments, principal among
them to reaffirm the sovereignty of
the United States over the canal zone
and its right under the treaty to
grant an exemption to coastwise ships
if it desired to do so.
Senator Brandegee, republican, cast
the only vote against hearings, say
ing he did so because he believed
the committee's action would have
no weight. He urged that the repeal
bill be returned to the senate without
any report and that the fight be
transferred to the floor. The commit
tee adjourned until Thursday with
the understanding that the authors of
the various bills and resolutions "on
the subject will then be heard pend
ing -the arrival of witnesses from
New Orleans and the Pacific coast.
The tolls controversy continued to
eclipse interest in all other business
in the senate chamber. Senator
Works, republican, of California, made
a lengthy speech analyzing the trea
ty obligations of the United States.
"The granting of this exemption is
a purely domestic matter," said he
"There could be no discriminatiou .
against Great Britain because no for
eign nation can enter into the coast
wise trade. Some of our own repre
sentatives have out-Britished the
British in their claims for that na
tion." The senate adopted a resolution b5
Senator Brandegee, republican, oi
Connecticut, calling upon the state de,
partment for all "information, corres
pondence and records" bearing on ne
gotiations for the Hay-Pauncefot
treaty, and the interpretation of tha(
treaty.
By a vote of 35 to 27, the first tak
en in the senate on the tolls contn
versy, Senator Poindexter's resolution,
asking President Wilson for an ex- f
planation of the language of his repeal
message was referred to the foreign
relations committee. N
Urging the passage of the Poindex
ter resolution, Senator Lippitt, re
publican, of Rhode Island, had de-,
clared he was undecided how he would '
vote on the repeal bill, and believe
it the duty of the senate to find out
what apprehensions the president had,
as to th country's foreign relatlont'
which had prompted the language of,
his message. "I have not found anyj
man anywhere who understands what
in the world that language means,' ,
he said. . ,
FEW VOTED IN
NEWYDRK ELECTION
By Associated Press.
New York, April 7. The question
of whether a convention shall be call
ed in 1915 for revision of the stat
constitution attracted only few voters
to the polls this morning.
Lack of interest is due to the fact
that republicans, democrats and pro-,
gressives declared in favor of calling
a convention in, their platforms . and
except that some leaders doubt the
advisability of calling the convention ,
next "year instead of 1916 there has
been no concerted effort to oppose the
question.
Chairman Osborne of the demo
cratic committee, issude an appeal
for an affirmative vote today.- He
said: "The convention will give an :
opportunity for able men of this state
to - discuss important affairs of thai
state, such an opportunity as they
have not had in 20 years. A great
many , things require settlement and
they ought to be settled as soon as
possible."
Death of John O. Darby. ;
Special to The News.
Chester, S. C, April 7. Mr. John
O.' Darby, supervisor of Chester
county, died last night, of pneumonia.
The funeral will occur tomorrow at'
10 o'clock.
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