BRYAN EXPLAINS
TOLLS QUEST!
SECRETARY OF BTATE BRYAN DE-
THE REPEAL OF THE
EXEMPTION CLAUSE.
DEFENDS THE PRESIDENT
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■ln Lengthy Statement Mr. Bryan Da
% fends the Policy Pursued by
President In Tolls Fight.
Washington.—Secretary llryan In a
statement lengthily reviews the Pan
ama tolls questions, and In the course
of the statement declares that the re
peal of the tolls exemption in the
Panama canal act "cannot be con
strued to bo a construction of the Hay-
Pauncefotc treaty," but Is "simply a
refusal on the part of the United
States to raise that question In that
way."
Mr. Bryan discusses various features
of the subject—the limiting of debate
In the house of representatives, the
Baltimore platform and the effect of
repeal on the treaty.
Claiming that the opponents of the
repeal bad seized upon the charge
that the president was "surrendering
to England," Mr Bryan declared that
the opposition to the repeal had at
tempted to appeal to "prejudice rattier
than to reason."
"What has Great Britain done," he
asked, "to Justify the accusation that
she is trying to dictate to this coun
try? She has simply called attention
to the terms of the treaty, and askwl
for arbitration of the question of con-1
structlon, In case this government dlf- j
fers from the British government In
the construction to be placed upon tho
language. The very men who are lo
Insistent upon construing the treaty
to permit free tolls delayed for months
the ratification of the treaty With
Great Britain because of their opposi
tion to any arbitration of the subject.
In other words, they construed the
treaty to permit discrimination, and
then objected to allowing any Interna
tional court to express an opinion on
the subject. If, as a matter of fact,
the treaty grants the rights which
Great Britain claims. Is it a 'surrender
to Croat Britain' for our nation to re
peal a law that raised that question?
The repeal of the law cannot be con
strued to be a construction of the
treaty. It Is simply a refiisal on tWf
part of the United raise thirt
question In that way. In the contro
versy over the Wihuid canal, Canada
withdrew a discrimination which she
had made in favor of Canadian ships,
'in order that no cause for friction
with the United States authorities in
regard to the matter should exlat.'
Why canot ttie United States with
draw a discrimination for the same
reason? When the treaty Involved was
before the senate for ratification an
attempt was made to so amend It as
to permit a discrimination In favor of
coastwise vessels, but It was voted
iOwn by a decided majority. With this
record to support them, Is It strange
that foreign nations question our right
to make an exception In favor of
American vessels?"
GOVERNMENT FORCES WIN
San Domingo Rebels Are Defeated by
Government Forces.
Satno Domingo.—ltebel forces that
have occupied the citadel at Santiago
have surrendered to the government."
Another rebeUforce under Gen. Mauri
cio .llinlnez, military chief of the In
surrectlon. which occupied a fortified
position at Las Vegas, also has sur
rendered to federals under Tancredo
Havlnon, who has been appointed gov- 1
errior there. President Bordas, heading
1,500 pien, is on his way to Santiago,
having taken the field against the in
surrectionists a week ago. The gov
ernment is virtually In control of the
republic and peace prevails, except
In the northeast portion.
Red Cross to Prevent Floods.
Washington.—Plans are being per
fected here for beginning work «m the
immense reclamation project in China
fostered by the American National lied
Cros sto relieve suffering from flood
and famine In the Hual and Yellow
river districts of China.
Monument to Union Veterans.
Amerlcus, Ga. —Information receivefl
here was that the New York delegation
of veterans and prominent citizens
coming to Andersonvttle national cem
" etcry April 80 for dedicatory ceremo
nies of the N&w York state'monument
will come directly to Amerlcus, going
later to yUidersonville. Five hundred
New Yorkers will constitute the par
ty, and they will be entertained while
In Amerlcus with a program arranged
while in "Aniericus with a program ar
ranged by the Aniericus cliuiuber of
commerce.
National Chamber of Commerce Report
Washihgton.- -The special commit
tee of the chamber of commerce ofthe
United States, assigned to prepare a
nationlwide referendum on proposed
anti-trust legislation, announced that
it had completed its report on the in*
teritate trade commission and
would begin the referendum. The com
mittee proposes to submit its report
to commercial organization* in forty
seven states. The committee's report
Is confined to a discussion of the in
ornate trade commission. «
JOHN NICHOLAS BROWN
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John Nicholas Brown, tha richest
boy In tha world, photographed on his
return with hie mother from an ex
tended tour of Europe. Hla home la
In New York.
REVENUES TO PAY EXPENSES
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INCREASED CUSTOMS HAVE PRO
DUCED MORE REVENUE *
THAN EXPECTED.
Statement by Treasury Department
Showing Operation of the New
Tariff Law.
Washington.—Figures woro made
publl}-ln n treasury department state
ment showing that customh revenue
during the fiscal year which ends on
June 30, 1914, almost certainly will
meet and probably will exceed the
estimates made when congress passed
the new tariff law.
The statement, prepared by Asslst
ant Secretary Malt/urn, In charge pf
customs, Hiild:
"It was estimated that the receipts
from customs for the ducal year 1914,
which Included three monthit under the
tariff act of 1909 and nine months un
der the present tariff act, approved
October 3, 1913, would amount to |270,-
000,00, resulting In u lob sof 149,000,000
from the customs receipts of the pre
vlouh years.
"The total customs collections for
the nine months Just ended amounted
to 1225,500,000, showing a loss for the
nine monthh' period of $24,780.0Q0 com
pared with the collections for the same
period during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1913. Ah this loss Is only
one half of the intimated losh for the
whole year, It la probable that the re
ceipts for the llscal year ending June
30, 1914, will exceed the estimate.
WILSON FOR LOCAL OPTION
President Doesn't Believe Prohibition
Should Be Part of Politics.
Washington.—President Wilson la
for local option on the liquor question
and does not believe prohibition
should be made a part of a party pro
gram. Since tho order of Secretary
Daniels was Issued prohibiting the
use of liquor by officers In the navy,
persous 111 a position to obtain the
president's viewa luive learned that he
will stand l>y hla letter written In
May, 1911, while governor of New-
Jersey, to the Itev. Thomas 11. Shan
non of Newark, N. J., In which he
said: " ~
"1 am in favor of local option. 1
am a .thorough believer In local Belt
government, and believe that every
self governing community which con
stitutes a social unit shouldi have the
right to control the matter of the regu
lation or the withholding of licenses.
Hut the questions Involved are social
and moral and are not susceptible of
being made parts of a party program."
Secretary Daniels told friends the
purpose of his order was In no way
to give a political aspect to the sub
ject of prohibition or to commit the
national administration, but only to
promote efficiency in the navy. The,
president looks on the order as a de
partmental matter, Secretary Daniels
having acted on his own Initiative.
Empress Eugenie's Maid Dead.
Tampa, Fla.—Mlss Philippine Pan
ger, who was a lady in waiting to ex-
Empress Eugenie when Nai oleon 111
ruled France, died at ,the home of
uustavuß ward liem She was 89
years old and had been in the Ward
family more than forty years. Fol
lowing the overthrow of the empire,
Miss Panger came to America and be. |
came maid to Mr. Ward's mother at]
Nashville, Tenri. She Was German,
and letters In her possession show
that she was related to families of the
nobility of that country.
Republicans Victorious.
Albuquerque, N. M.-—-Returns froijj
the municipal elections showed that
Republicans led over Democratic and
Fusion candidates in nearly all cUtles,
Including Albuquerque, Santa fe and
Las Vegas. • -
Labor Candidates Win. -
Denver, Colo. —Elections were con
tested on local issues. In the six coal
mining camps where union labor was
an Issue the labor candidates were
■MmHwfnl In flva.
THE ENTERPRISE, WILLI A MfITON, NORTH CAROLINA.
RESERVE BHD
' ISSUES STATEMENT
COMMITTEE OVERWHELMS DIS
GRUNTLED CITIEB WITH AVA
LANCHE OF FIGURES.
REPLY MADE TO CRITICISMS
Atlanta Waa the Favorite of the Ma
jority of the Banks Asking for
Membership.
Washington.—Replying for the first
time to thg criticism vented upon them
by the disappointed cities of New 'Or
leans! Washington and Baltimore, the
federal reserve bank organization com
mittee gave out a formal statement. |
Quoting from the official records in
the comptroller's office the committee
showed that the Atlanta member
banks, which were mainly national
banks, had more capital and surplus,
more loans and discounts and more
Individual depositors' than either Dal
las or New Orleans.
More significant even than this su
perior showing for last month was
the tremendous advance shown to
have been made by the Atlanta banks
In ten years. The national banks of
Atlanta Increased their capital and!
surplus between September, 1904, and
March, 1914, 2f»6 per cent.; Dallas, 1-0 |
per cent., and New Orleans only 8 per j
cent. t
Particular attention was given to the
committee's reasons for choosing At
lanta, Ga., and Dallas, Texas, in pref
erence to New Orleans; for selecting
Richmond, Va., Instead of Baltimore,
and for naming Kansas City instead of
Denver, Colo., Omaha or Lincoln, Nel>.
The committee called attention to the
fact that since thirty seven cities were
applicants and only , twelve named,
twenty-five had to be disappointed.
"With so many conflicting claims,"
sal.d the statement, "somebody had to
Judge. Congress constituted the com
| rnlttee a court and gave the federal re
serve board the power to review. Dis
appointed competitors should seek a
remedy through the ordinary process
the law prescribes.
ARREST AMERICAN MARINES
Apology Demanded for Inauit to Amer
ican Flag at Tampico, Mexico.
Mexico City,— -A launch from the
United States gunhout Dolphin, carry
ing the paymaster and a small detach
ment of marines, put in at iturbide
bridge at Tampico. The Americans
were after a supply of gasoline. Xi»ey
were In uniform, but unarmed. The
launch flew the American flag.
Colonel Hlnojosa, commanding a de
tachment of Mexican federals, placed
the paymaster and his men under ar
rest. They were paraded through the
streets und held for a time under de
tention.
Admiral Mayo made a vigorous rep
resentation to the authorities and the
men wore released, lien, lgnaclo Zar
ugoza expressed to Admiral Mayo his
regret.
President Huerta, In an official state
ment to American Charge O'Khaugh
nessy apologized for the unusual seal
ousness of the Mexican commander
at Tampico.
TREATY EFFECTS TOLL FIGHT
Colombia Granted Free Use of Panama
Canal for Warships.
Washington,—Free use of the Pana
ma canal by Colombian warships, troop
ships and navy supply vessels Is pro
posed In the new treaty between the
United States and Colombia signed
at Bogota to seal the breach between
the two countries over the separation
of Panama. Secretary Bryan announc
ed with the explanation that the clause
In the convention was identical with
one in the Colombian treaty negotiat
ed by Secretary Root in 1909, with the
approval of Oreat Britain and ratified
by the United States senate though
never accepted by Colombia.
Woman Sentenced to Hang.
Pensacola, Fla. —For the first time
in the history of Florida, a white wom
an, "Sis" Hopkins of Calhoun county,
has been found guilty of murder In
the first degree and sentenced to hang.
Governor Trammell will set the date
for the execution.
Florida Citrau Crop Reported Injured
Ocala, Fla.—Hail and wind storms
accompanied by as harp drop In tem
perature did many thousand dollars'
damage to vegetable and citrus fruit
crops in central Florida. Orange
groves and melon and tomato fields
suffered most severely. Southern Flor
ida. however, tvhere the bulk of the
peninsula's citrus fruits are produced,
experienced only a cool rain. Frost
In the state was confined to the north
western section, where crops were not
sufficiently matured to suffer.
"Gunmen" Get New Lease on Life.
New York.—Supreme Court Justice
GofT signed an order making it manda
tory for District Attorney Whitman
to show cause why the four gunmen
now in Sing Sing awaiting death for
the part they played In the murder
of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler,
should not be granted a new trial.
The order Is returnable before Justice
Ooff, who presided at the trial of the
gunmen, and was obtained OQ the
ground of newly discovered evidence.
MME. POINCARE
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This Is a new photograph of Mm*.
Polncare, wife of the president of tha
F ranch republic. It Is reported that
aha la ax pact log a vlalt from tha atorfc
In tha near future. Mma. Polncara la
forty-six yaara old, and haa na chil
dren,
COLOMBIAN TREATY SIGNED
UNITED STATES AND COLOMBIA
DIPLOMATS SIGN IMPORTAINfT
DOCUMENT AT BOGOTA.
Paid South American Coun
try for Ita Interest In Panama
Canal Zone.
Bogota, Colombia.—The treaty be
tween the United States arid Colom
bia settling the Panama controversy,
wan signed at the state department of
Colombia by the American minister,
Thaddgus A. Thomson, and represen
tatives of the Colombian government.
The ceremony of signing the treaty
was an Impressive one. The American
minister was accompanied by the sec
retary of the legation, Iceland Harri
son. The Colombian signatories were
the Colombian minister of foreign af
fairs, Francisco Jose Urrutla, and
members of Ihe advisory committee,
Marco Fidel Suarez, first dea president
of the republic; Nicholas Esguerra,
former minister of state; Senator Jose
Maria Valencia, Senator Rafael Uribe
and Antonio Jose Uribe, president of
the house of representatives.
The signing of this treaty Is looked
on here as a momentous event in the
history of the foreign relations of Co
lombla and marks u new era for her
future. It is pointed out by those sup
porting the treaty that the friendship
of the government and the people of
the United States is of incalculable
valuo. "
Washington.—Signing of the treaty
of llogotu was the outcome of nego
tiations that had b«>en In progress
since soon after President Wilson took
office.
Details of the agreement have not
been made public in Washington.
ILLINOIS WOMEN VOTE "DRY'
More Than One Thouaand Saloons
Closed by Women of lllinola.
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♦ One Thouaand Saloona »' +
♦ Voted Out of Exiatence. ♦
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♦ Chicago.—Conservative esti- ♦
♦ mates based on actual reporta ♦
♦ from townships show that more ♦
♦ than one thousand saloona were ♦
♦ voted out of existence In the ♦
♦ state of Illinois outside of Chi- ♦
♦ cago. ♦
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Chicago.—lllinois women swarmed
to the polls in nearly three hundred
townships and as a result of their
activity at least twelve counties have
been adued to the thirty which now bar
saloons.
The country districts saw the great
est gains in anti-saloon territory. Of
the larger cities the following voted
from wet to dry:
New York "Gunmen" Must Die.
Albany, N. Y.—Governor Glynn re
fused to either commute the death
sentence of the four gunmen convict
ed of Blaytng Herman Rosenthal or to
grant tlifem a reprieve until after the
second trial of former Police Lieuten
ant Charles Becker. *They must die
by electrocution in Sing Sing prison
some time next week. It would have
been a miscarriage of justice to hav£
granted a commutation and an improp-'
er exercise of executive power to
have grafted a reprieve, the governor
said in a statement.
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Liquor Ads Legal in Mlnlaslm I.
Jackson, Miss.—Newspaprt""advertis
ing is not soliciting and therefore the
Mississippi newspapers prohib
ited from printing liquor advertise
ments by the May-Dott-Lewis anti-li
quor law which went Into effect ac
cording to an opinion rendered from
the office of Ross Collin, s. attorney
general of Mississippi. The May-Lott-
Lewis law stipulates that "no person,
firm or corporation, by letter, circular
or otherwise, shal solicit or take Or
ders for an Intoxicating liquors." The
law applies to the entire state.
THE STATE HI6H SCHOOL DEBATERS
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Clifton Eaton and (diaries Kiddie k of Winston-Salem, 15-year-old win
ners of State High School Debate hel d at Chapel Hip recently. Michael H.
Kernodle and Mins Flonnie Cooper of Graham, team which loat to Eaton
and Rktdick.
HOSPITAL BOHIS
ANNUAL MEETING
OFFICERB RE-ELECTED—BUPER
i INTENDENT'S REPORT SHOWS
MORE ROOM 18 NEEDED.
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DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
Doings and Happenings That Mark
ths Progress of North Carolina Peo
pls Gathered Around ths Stats
Capitol.
Raleigh.
The regular annual meeting of the
board of directors of StAte Hospital
for the Insane has just been held in
Morganton. For the first time In sev
eral years every member of the
board was present, namely: I. I. Da
vis, Morganton; J. P. Sawyer, Ashe
vllle; Charles P. Matheson, Taylors
vllle; A. A. Shuford, Hickory; F. P.
Alspaugh, Forsyth county; A. E. Tate,
High Point; Dr. J. E. S. Davidson,
Charlotte; Dr. L. M. Glenn, Gaston la;
H. B. Clark, Statesvllle. It being the
regular time for the election of offi
cer, Mr. Davis of Morganton, was re
elected president of the board and
Mr. Clark secretary. Messrs. Davis,
Clark and Tate were continued as
the executive committee.
F. M. Scroogs was re-elected stew
ard of the hospital and his salary was
Increased from $1,600 to SI,BOO, and
Miss Cilia Summers was elected ma
tron to succeed Mrs. C. A. Marsh,
Mrs. Marsh, who has been matron
since the institution opened, has been
in feeble health for some years and
recently her mind has failed. She Is
now a patient in the hospital she hae
so faithfully served. Miss Summer#
has for years been housekeeper of the
Institution, and she will now be both
natron and housekeeper.
The report of Superintendent Mc-
Campbell for the four months ending
with March 31 showed that there are
1,302 patients on the rolls. During
the four months 66 were admitted,
two discharged and 17 died; and for
the same period 54 applicants had to
be denied admission to the hospital
for lack of room.
Beveral New Charters Granted.
The Southern Dyestuffs & Chemi
cal Co., of Charlotte, capital (1,000,
by Pouls E. Green and others
•The Sl&devlHe Transportation Co.,
of SladevlUe, capital $2,600 by J. A.
Lupton and others for maintaining
boat lines for passengers and freight.
The Swan Quarter Supply Co., of
Swan Quarter, capital 1100,000 auth
orised and (10,000 subscribed by
Tooly Cutrlll and others for general
mercantile supply businees.
The Farmers and Merchants' Bank
of Hlllsobo, capital SIOO,OOO author
ised and SIO,OOO subscribed by J. F.
Johnston and A. J. Forest and others
for general savings banking business.
Charters Orthopaadlc Hospital.
The Orthopeadic Hospital (Inc.) of
Oastonla, received a state charter a
lew days ago for the purpose of
founding nt Gastotlia a homo for dis
eased and crippled indigent children,
especially dependent orphans. The in
stitution is to also have power to
maintain a department for training
uurses. The directors for the institu
tion include such well known men as
Senators Simmons and Overman;
State Superintendent of Public In
struction J. Y. Joyner, C. R. Hoe jr. B.
N. Duke, J. Elwood Cox and othen.
Cross-Examines Comptroller Plant
Attorney Bickett resumed the cross
examination of Comptroller Plant of
the Southern Railway a few days ago
with a riew to showing that if the
Southern Railway's own figures be ap
plied to the Interstate movement'of
freight of North Carolina local trains
the showing of overcharge against In
trastate freight would be over slt,ooo
and that the whole statement filed by
the Southern using April, 19i3, for de
monstration, is based on a false per*
centage as between state and intra
etatf business on local trains.
Canno Enforce B«f)rg«atlon Law.
In a list of 12 opinions delivered
recently by the Supreme Court one of
special note was that of the state
against Darnell from Winston-Salem
involving the right of the aldermen of
that city to preacribe certain blocks
for colored or white occupancy for
residence. The Court, Chief Justice
Clark writing the opinion, declared
that there Is nothing In the charter of
Winston-Salem to empower the alder
men to enact and enforce an .ordin
ance such as that involved, but does
not pass upon the question of wheth
er or not the legislature would have
power under the Constitution to enact
statutes that would convey power to
prescribe such "race segregation."
The list of opinions follows:
Parrott vs. Norfold Southern Rail
way Company, from Lenoir, new trial
as to whether the continuance of a
flag station would interfere with the
defendants duties to the public in the
carriage of freight and passengers;
Slocomb vs. R. C. & S. Railway, Cum
berland, no error; HodgesVvs. Wilson,
Cumberland, no error; Bank vs. Mc
Arthur and Bank vs. Newton, from
Wake and from Cumberland, affirmed
In both cases; Dallege vs. Coast Line,
Pender, no error; Blumenthal and
Bickart vs. Kennedy, New Hanover,
no error; Thompson vs. Seaboard Air
Line, Bladen, error; State vs. Darnell,
Forayth, action dismissed; State vs.
Shouse, Forsyth, no error; State vs.
Atwood, Forsyth, no error; Tate vs.
Mirror Company, Forsyth, no error;
Rangley vs. Harris, Surry, no error.
State Banks Make Report.
. Members of the North Carolina Cor
: poratlon Commission gratified at the
| showing made by the banks In their
! reports of conditions as of March 4
| just made public. The summary
, Bhows 415, Including 17 branch banks,
I compared with 400 banks, including
1 16 branch hanks for the summary on
| April 4, 1913. Total resources show
' an Increase of $6,701,111, and deposits
; an increase of fully $5,400,000, and an
i Increase of nearly $70,000 in cash on
hand. At the same time there is a
decrease of $71,835 In overdrafts and
of nearly $500,000 In notes and bills
rediscounted and bills payable.
Revenue Records Show Increase.
The records at Statesville In Col
lector Watts' office show revenue col
lections for last month as
Lists, $3,075.62, special tax, $125.25,
tobacco and snuff, $560,469.87, cigars
and cigarettes, $25,498.29, a total of
$589,169.03, which Is considerably
above the monthly average. The
monthly collections, -however, nearly
always reach the half million mark.
Qovernor Names Delegates.
Governor Craig commissions 3T
leading cltlsens from various parts of
the state to attend the National Drain
age Congress In Savannah, Oa., April
23-25. The list includes: A. H. Eller
of Winston Salem; Dr. J. R. Alexan
der, of Charlotte; P. B. Beard, of Sal
isbury; J. S. Myers? df Charlotte; R.
P. Richardson, of Reidsville; George
Stevens, of Charlotte; Dave White, of
Mebans.
Governor Pardons Don Emerson.
Governor Craig granted a pardon
recently for Don Emerson of Guilford
county,- who has served lour months
of a six-months' sentence for carry
ing a concealed weapon. -He is a
youth and is Just recovering from an
operation for mastoiditis of both ears
and the county physician says to re
commit him to Jail might jeopardize
his life and that he certainly cannot
be sent back to the convict camp. The
judge of the municipal court who sen
tenced him, recommends the pardon.
Instruct North Carolina Infantry.
Official notification, came recently
from the war department 16 Adju
tant General Young, of the North Car
olina Guard, that Captain Bernard
Sharp, retired officer of the United
States army, is assigned to service in
North Carolina to assist Capt R. C.
Langdon in the Instruction of the
North Carolina Infantry. He will
make his headquarters in Tryon, N.
C„ with the consent of the govern
ment, this being his home town. Captl
Langdon will continue to *ll u,e
official Inspection of companies.
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