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4: l WHOLESALE POSTAt " Y -jr - Illegal Trafficking in Stolen Stamps Aggregates . Millions BROKERS HANDLE ' BUSINESS Purchase Stamps From Postoffiee Rob bers and Dfspost "of Them for " Prices BelowFac Value- ' Confessions y Washington, January ; 23 .Illegal trafficking the country over in stolen postage stamps, : aggregating "; several millions of dolars .tmnually' has just been disclosed by postoffiee inspectors, whose investigations werereported to day to Postmaster Hitchcock; They in volved so-called stamp : brokers and confidential employes bfjarge business concerns throughout the-IJnfted States. Through" confessions obtained, by the inspectors from'7 some, of; the brokers whose operations iWere Investigated, it . was learned that- stamps of all classes and denominations, stolen by burglars from pqstbffices and' embez zled by employesVfrom; greai business houses and manufacturing "establish ments, were " purchased and resold by the brokers at priced-far below their face value. - - '"-AYY. - The postal laws - make; It ; a crime punishable by Imprisonment to sell any stamp Issued jy thetgovernment for less than its face value. , Investi gations disclosed that, to addition to selling the stamps for less than a price they could have been .purchased for from the government; ?? the brokers knew that the ' Stamps ' were stolen when they purchased them. J Inquiries showed in some Instances brokers' en tered into-a cpiMyrMtb eshrpioyes of business houses. to buy at .prices agreed upon all the stamps theclerts could steal 4romvthjetateraptle7arB.Tne first of a seriesSTfiTnctTfiieTitsresjult ing from the investigations was hand ed down sealed New Yoik city yes terday. Those iriditfted ere Richard Fredericks, Irving (lziys; Sevel and John Frank. District Attorney Whit man has informed .."the Postoffiee De partment there wfll'f be other- indict ments. Frauds . against,; the 'govern ment and various- usIhesSconcerns aggregating hundreds of . thousands of dollars annuajjy hae heert unearth fcd in New York eityYtrtoke; -whilelllegal trafficking in staiqps' m Boston, 'Phila delDhia, Baltimore Pittsburg," Chicago; Indianapolis, St. Louis, - -Minneapolis and Cincinnati, New Orleans, Kansas City. Denver, J3am FVahdlSco, Seattle, Portland, Oregon and many other cit ies has reached hirge-proportions. - In New York ' epproxirda'tely 20 so called broVers make a business of pur chasing postage, stariips 'at a ' price ranging from 50 cents to fid cents on a dollar and selling thenr to merchants at prices varying from ,95-to 99 cents on a dollar. -.. . . ",. 1 " ' ' On P ctaTriT hivfter in fCaxar VnrV fitjr who sells from $300 td lttfofc worth of J aiaiups a aay po mercnantsft is saia, has been purchasing some Of his sup ply from an employe of the New York State government at "Alban3?-r The em ploye confessed - to postonli'eV inspec tors that he rmitted -td the stamp broker from $25 to 50 a vtreek in stamps stolerifrbm tile Stat, An offi cial of a foreign Organization, with headquarters at; ChidagoVonf essed that for a long time he had been steal ing stamps from tfce"F association and hypothecating tbem i j; One broker advertised bj ineans of a sign" carried through eflyew York financial district during the .itoon hour that he purchased printed- Uncancelled Postcards. This resulted! i is said, in many office boys stealing tsards from employers and selling them to him for 35 cents a hundred. ' The printed Portions of the cards then .Were skil f u 11 y c overed with a piece of thin . pa per and the cards', resold:'? -The culpa ble broker, according: to his admission to the inspectors, sold ..during the last two years, more thatt.000,000 postal cards. . . -ri-Vj-'v V-'- - "'" The department s redeems, . postal cards from original pur chasers at 75 P"r cent of thajr factf -value'. A ; few weeks ago a member olGohgress and a former deputy commissioner of po-jK-e of New Yorki citt fequested the tru,r'1 assistant . postmaster, general, to redeem over a million cards for con stituents of the Ckngreamai; Inquiry y inspectors developed 'tbefact that , f'arls were the property of a stamp '"OKer, whose busine88)a declared by ;ne department pfflciala to ; be -clearly "giUmate. -?-: .-?;.,..,..;.-; . Two "Broker,. Arr'isted , - ew York, January 3& '-Detectives -std" this afternooMRichard Fred- riKS. a Stamri Hasf&V' AtA -trvintr So. ve eeper of a n'ewd stand, on char ges Of havtnir jiaABWa)' .stnlon mps. other arreiitST the' detectives said would follow BOoticgXrXs office boys in the'; WaO Street sec uH , 'Mlfering the ptants t tow their "ipioyers, have done a thriving trade "t, few ' months, . the detectives arp nPredericks and keVeral others th".a'lefed to bare receited-stamps X '-w emhrnufl. 'ii-i- ii- .o-NTTTilfAd states to "Protect tne caivti, or. H. CiS 1 JlcciiDcn OF AliuilARE DEAL ox's Note Contends for Toll Adjustment by Dip f i ,; ; lomatic Means - T70 POINTS OF DIFFERENCE Domestic Coastwise Trade Won't be Allowed to Compete in Foreign Fields No Increased Tolls Will be Laid. Washington, Jan. 23. Secretary Knox's reply to the British protest against the exemption : of American coastwise shipping from Panama ca nal, tolls, assured the British govern ment that domestic coastwise trade will not be permitted to extend opera tions into foreign competitive fields and that increased tolls will not be laid on foreign shipping, to balance the remission to 'American shipping. If Great Britain is not satisfied on these points, America . proposes a special commission of adjustment. ,The com munication Is devoted to 'the purpose of reducing to the smallest pointy and number the, issues upon which the two governments failed to agree-juid as to these only two it is'con tended that they are - entirely . susceptible ; of ad justment . by diplomatic means : and without recourse to arbitration.. If. this course should not prove ac ceptable to the British government it is, suggested that the whole controver sy be" referred to, a special commission of inquiry, provisions, for -which was made in. the unratified Knox-Brayn general arbitration treaty. That con vention .was proposed by the : Senate with an' amendment which curtailed the jower of the special committee on Inquiry to mere : investigation : and re port -and 'refused to permit- the com mission to bind the country to a course of arbitration. . . Because "of this amendment 'Presi dent Taft has so" faV declined-to con summate the treaty :by exchanging rat-' ifi cations with the British government. " TO meet the needs of this present issue-Secretary Knox now offers to give, life to the' treaty by an-immedi ate ,exchange of .ratifications which would insure the' existence of a general-arbitration treaty between Ameri ca, and Great Britain after the' lapse of the existing Haj-Pauncefote treaty June 4th,next. .As an alternative the secretary is, willing that a commission be-created for the special purpose of ascertaining the :f acts in regard to the effect upon the British shipping of the Panama canal tolls act and the Presi dent's proclamation fixing the. tolls. Much of the. secretary's argument rested upon his contention that Sir Ed ward Grey's protest, being made in ad vance of the issue of the President's proclamation fixing the tolls, is entire ly- inapplicable to the controversy in its -present state, and that as a matter of fact, the British contention rests upon apprehension of things that may happen in the future to the injury of British shipping, which, in. all probabil ity,, never will occur. . 4 Secretary Knox begins his note by the flat statement that he cannot agree with the British interpretation -of the canal treaties, so fan as they limit the freedom of action of' America or in fringe .British treaty, rights. Pointing out that the Grey , note - was Issued without consideration of the' Presi-J dent's toll proclamation, the secretary states that Sir Edward deals 'chiefly with the possibilities of what ' the President might do--, under the canal act, whereas the proclamation has en tirely changed the situation, r Taking up the three objections made by the British government Secretary Knox first' discusses that which ap plies to the : exemption from Atolls of the government . vessels of Panama. The United States, he declares, al ways had asserted without challenge, that the status of the countries imme diately concerned by reason of their political relation, 7to the territory in which the canal was to be constructed was different; from that; of - all other countries. - - . - ; in regard to a second British objec tion; that the Panama canal act might be thought to- confer upon -the Presi dent the power to discriminate In the use of the canal In favor of all ships belonging to the United States ands its citizens, even in the foreign trade, Dy grantingVtliem. reduced tolls, the note quotes from the memorandum attach ed; to the canal act by, the President when it was plgned, as follows: j V "It is not, therefore necessary to discuss the policy of uch discrimina tion until ,the question ; may arise in the exercise of the President's discre tion." .: X. A ' -'- ": -" " As no -ouestlon asyet has arisen on this point, which In; the words of the existing-arbitration treaty, "it may not have ' been 'possible . to settle , by. di plomacy," the note holds, that the sug gestion of : arbitrationis : premature. Before passing from that stage of the question. Secretary Knox, emphatical ly disclaims entertaining any ' aouot as to the right - to exempt' American warships - and other government ves sels from tolls, as they are a,part of the government's ' protective system, and it ; Is 'not ? understood that Great Rritnin . rfiallenees the rignt or tne United States to protect the canAl, or. WtLMESTOTOK, 1ST. CRUMBLING WALLS BURY 50 SHOPPERS At Least Eight Persons Killed When Department Store - -- , - Collapses BUT ONE ESCAPES T Cheeves brothers' Department Store Gives Way While Thronged With Women and Children at a Bargain Sale. 4- 4'v EIGHT KNOWN DEAD McKinney,' Texas, Jan. 23. . The work of clearing away the wreckage of the. Cheeves Bros.," department store, which collapsed X late, today, 4- 4- f vf?as abandoned -at midnight, - the searchers convinced there ; were no -more bodies m the N ruins, v Mayor H.- A. Finch then revised his estimates and, gave outs,a statement placing the dead at eight. Fifteen in- tjured were,1 rescu.ed, six of whom are seriously hurt. The 4 - others were only slightly in jured. .' 4- 4. 4- McKlnney T'axas,, Jan. 23.--Thirty-flve men, women and children are be lieved to have been killed or badly in jured in the collapse here this even ing of the Cheeves Brothers' depart- ment store. At 10 o clock tonight tne known deadv numbered eight, and 13 persons seriously Injured had been rescued from the ruins. Immediately; after the collapse of the three-story building flames burst out and only were, subdued, after an hour's fighting by firemen and volunteers. , Tha-stexieiiarbeen crowded during- the? day-fly1-tatttren and familfesof 1 nearby farmers attending a bargain sale. -; ; According to Vernie Graves, the only person known to have escaped un injured from 'the falling ruins, there were fully 50 people, in the building at the time of the. catastrophe: . Cracking oImbers and swaying of the building' were quickly followed by the collapse.' Excitement attending the accident wasincfeased by the falling of a two-story Store building adjoin ing the department store. Rescue y work was impeded by the lack of mechanical Jfacili ties and prac tically , tie entire male population of McKinney joined in fighting the fire and searching the smouldering ruins. News of the disaster spread quickly and incoming Interurban lines brought scores- of farmers who joined in the work, . - v Many ' bf those in the ill-fated build ing when the collapse came were wo men and children. Their cries spur red the rescue workers In their efforts to tear away the burned and splin tered timbers behind which the in mates ofthe building were pinioned. ' (Two persons reached by the rescu ers lived only.' a few minutes -after they k were taken from the ruins. An emergency hospital was hastily con structed In a nearby building and phy sicians from all parts of the town rush ed to the scene to render medical aid. The dead are Rosa Welch, Miss Ka tie Milligan; Miss Bessie Wade, Rus sell. Height, fotir years oldr N. R. Pres ley, clerk;:. Leslie 'Bush,. Mrs. Mary Stiff, clerk; Miss Eva Searcy, clerk. The last ! two died after being re moved from the wrecked building. The seriously Injured are Miss An nie Curtis, Mrp. Mort Shirley, Miss Jennie Barnett- " " A- special sale was in progress at the time the building tumbled and a number of shoppers were said to have been in the store. Some of these are known to baye escaped alive, but whe ther others were:.caught beneath the falling maaonry had not been definite ly established pearly - tonight. Five dead had beeh removed from the wreckage at?? O'clock, two others died shortly after they '.reached a hospital and bfyseven others Injured, three are seriously hurt. - '' Mayor Finch estimates the dead in the department store collapse and fire at 35., . ' ..... . v Mary Stiff,, who died shortly after her rescue pleaded with the firemen working inthe tangled mass above her to kill her fes . the .fire was rapidly ap proaching. - She was.brought out bare ly alive. v;'.-Z.;a ' : , ' Mayor Finen estimates that the num ber of dead 'will refech.Tif not exceed, 35, but until the ruins are cleared the exact ' loss of life-. cannot be ascertain ed. At 10:30 -'rtock;tonight . hope of rescuing any ot .. those still-' in - the wreckage was' Abandoned. - : The building' aidjdlning the Cheeves Bros., establishment was occupied by a : farm implen)ent 'concern. , The col lapse of a WaJllh the implement house threw its ; weight "against the corner building, and iSviibi 4 noise that jarred the tdwn tovits foundations, -both sanik into ruins.HS?l-i:f HXu l X X. ' A ' "' , A sale oP white, goods was on in the three-story department store and men, women . 'and '"children thronged u its counters; -' ' K ' t "'' i" ( uBUjwawuus m 4umuer!j ; (Contmned on iPage Eight) . 'At the i 'harsh . cracking of timbers C, FRIDAY MOHisrESTO, - iS' Government " Surrenders to Public- Opinion ; and Gives up Office! ' YOUNG TURKS IN THE SADDLE Don't Want a Continuation ef the War, But Are DeterminedVto Keep Ad- -rianople New ' Officer Are Nominated. s' r-.r ' , - i, NAZIM PASHA KILLED Constantinople Jan. i 83. Nazini Pasha, the formerf war minister and commanded, of the Turkish army, ... was fehot dead during a demonstration here tonight. ' t I Constantinople, Jan. 23. A crisis in Turkey's- affairs came-today with dra matic suddenness. The grand vizier, Kiamil Pasha, and the Ottoman cabi net resigned and Mahmoud "Shefket Pasha, formerly minister ot war "and commander of the constitutional army which enthroned, Mehmed V,?as -Sul- tac, was appointed Grand , Vizier. (Yesterday the Grand Council, rep resenting - the intellect and v weath of the Nation, pronounced in favor of peace. Toaay a vast crowq orawn from-all classes declared for war rath er than peace without Adrianopte. And, because the crowd was backed by public opinionhthe government s"ur- rendered and relinquished office, mak ing ;way for the same men whom the popular movement Irought to the top after the revolution a 1908 and 1909. ; t The resignation oOtHevcablnet was announced in the followlngj. f ? ThedefelenofJCfamlr FAsluUs caWBet; taken- in response to the', note, handed to the Turkishygovernment by the European powers'to abandon the fortress of Adrianopleand part of the islands in the Aegeahsea and the con vocation of an extraoxdlnary assembly of the Grand Council of the Ottoman Empire, to which the. cabinet's decision wasj submitted a, course contrary to the -prescriptions of the constitutional character" and''violating the sacred rights oft the people rousedr the indig nation of the Turkish Nation, with the result that the people made a demon stration before the sublime -POrte and brought abOut the resignation of the government." , The council. of ministers met shortly before noonto. giye final shape to the note accepting proposals -of the pow ers. About '3. o'clock people from all quarters began to gather in front of the gate to the Grand 'Vlzierate. En ver Bey, a leader of the Young Turks, who was identified with the campaign in Tripoli, and Nadje Bey, a prominent Unionist, ..arrived about this time and were deputed - to inform the cabinet that! It must retire. .Enver Bey soon issued from the Vl zierate and announced that he held the resignation of Kiamil Pasha, which he was taking to the palace. This wasgreeted with tremendous, cheers which were frantically renewed an hour and a half later when lie return ed with an trade appointing Mahmout Sheket Pasha grand vizier. After a flying visit to the Porte, on f (Continued on Page Eight) OUTLINES Henry P. Davison, of J. P. Morgan & Co., iwas a witness at : the money trust-inquiry yesterday. Illegal . trafficking in stolen postage stamps aggregating millions of dol lars annually, has been ' disclosed by postoffiee Inspectors. - The Turkish people, led by. the Young Turks, - declared for war yes terday rather than give up Adrianople, and forced the government to resign. A canvass of the Senate yesterday showed that sentiment was against a general public reception to President elect Wilson on the night of his inau guration;, Secretary Knox's reply to' the Brit ish protest against the exemption of American coastwise shipping from Panama canal tolls, assures England of a "square deal." - JWrnu Corey, former president of the TJ? S. Steel Corporation,' testifying yes terday, - supported 4he - government's charges that" price agreements were fixed at the "Gary dinners." , : Fifty persons were . caught in ' the collapse of a department store at-Mc- Klnney, Texas, yesterday. Seven have beenvtaken out dead. 13 injured and it is thought the toll of deaths will reach thirty-five. - ; ;j - ; The Justice resolution for the House to invite Bryan; Wilson and EaFollette to address the members of the House oh: the initiative and referendum "went down in defeat again' yesterday, the vote being 65 to 50. ,- - SNew York mirkets: Money- on call steady, 2 1-4 ..to 3 per cent ; ruling rate 2 3-4; closing bid 2 7-8; offered at 3-' Spot cotton closed - huiet. Flour about steady, ' Wheat easy, No. 2 red ami x, x.v,, -;, tjorn J..U9 anda.l0. Corn easy, 54 3-4: Tur- quiet - ' .. TURKISH POPULACE DECLARES FOR AVAR JANUARY 24, 1913: Will Ride Horse , X ' ,Atr' - - ' A. f ' ' - Pss. -AM:" '. a A, "0Kjk . sis - : . ?xM,?x? mr's&&si 1 ' 1M;;' fi&& vfSa ' VB, Jbn"' vV ?X ' A i ' Ol ; k-mxxx -rYxxAy - JfJ V v 4- ';vV ?x?x x.f .Jfj . -Jr Tr '""'"k " " Miss Inez Milholland, called the "Most Beautiful Suffragette," has con sented- to be one of the officers in the 'mounted division of the great suff rage parade, which will take- place in Washington the day previous to the inauguration of President-elect Wilscn. -: 110 RECEPTION TO WILSON Canvass of Senate Shows Sentiment is Aflainst PiTieral Psblic'.FinjJop 7 i on the Night"Of;the -fn'V'i' augurationr" Vashington, Jan. 23. As the result of a general canvass of the Senate to day, announcement was made that." in all probability there would be no gen eral p'ublic reception to President Wil son after his inauguration 'March 4th next When the Washington Inaugural committee referred th . subject to the Congressional Inaugural Committee and that body, refused to take cog nizance ofJit,- the Senate members of the committee,, led by Senator Over man, of North Carolinai-' interviewed practically all members of the Senate. They found a preponderance of opin ion in opposition to ahy public demon stration during the evening of March 4th. i - - "V -;; ; - .;. Reasons given for tms conclusion "were many. Necessarily the inaugura tion ceremonies, involving a trip- to the capitol, participation "in the Inau guration of the Vice President and the. proceedings in the Senate, the delivery of the j inaugural address and the" proi longed review of the inaugural proces sion are tiresome, and it is found that to follow these with a general recep tion would overtax the endurance ".of Mr. WJIlsoh, especially ' because it would be impracticable to limit the at tendance. It is estimated that from 50,000 to 100,000 people would be . in the line of those who would want to shake hands with the new President. There also is apprehension as to the result, upon the people . themselves of getting' together In such a throng., Tbe fact' is recalled-that ..when President Jackson undertook to give an, inaugu ral reception the White House was so overrun and some of the people' so dis orderly that it became necessary -to throwmany out through the windows. Many also remember scenes of disor der in connection with the' lying in state kit the Capitol of the body of President McKInley, ', when It was "brought here on the way to Ohio. The resiaent-eiect s mends in the Senate Ffeel satisfied that their 'decision will meet with his approval: . They declare that if the House should adopt a reso lution providing for a reception it would be. killed in the. Senate. Y?A A - Ten States to Participate r; YX Washington, January 23. r ' Ten States already have notified - Major General Leonard Wood,, grand , marshal of the inauguration parade of, their In tention f to participate.; in the. inaugu ral ceremonies. The States thus far heard from which propose to send Nari tional Guards are Uje, following. 'i -.V" Georgia; Maine, Rhode Island, Penn sylvania,HNew Jersey, Delaware, .Mary land, - North Carolina, South -Carolina and - Missouri. , .-" -, X '::A These; States will not take. part.T , j Utah, Kentucky,1 Idaho, Washington, Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Ne braska, South Dakota, Vermont, Wis consin, , Wyoming, Colorado, -New, Mexico,! Oregon, Montana.,: ..' -; :-President-elect Wilson's Virginia nativity-will :be recognized in .the plans for the court of., honor in front or- the White . House. The , stand irom which he will review the parade, after he his taken the oath of office, will be a rep; resentation of the pbrtlco of Monticel lo, f Thomas Jeffersons home,' while -.v.".;. '.y y-yH-y--i : - in Suffrage Parade. GARY DINNERS FIXED PRICES W m. Corey, Former President of teel CorpprationJ. Supports . Ooyern- : ----.r.nent'8 Charges CoTjcerning."1"' . Price' Agreements ,, New York, January 23 .-Williain Ellis Corey, former president of the United States Steel Corporation,, again a witness today in the hearings of the government suit to dissolve the cor poration under the Sherman anti-trust law, gave further, testimony in support of government charges that the cor poration is a monopolistic corporation. . -He alleged that "understandings" to maintain prices were reached .at the famous "Gary dinners" given' in. New York toy-. Judge E, H. Gary, chairman of the executive board, at .which a large majority of the steel manufac turers of the country were represent : -ge. confirmed in testimony the ex istence of a plate and structural steel pool and declared Judge Gary had had knowledge of it He: said 'he himself had given orders .for closing, down blast furnaces of ' the-,corporation to maintain - the price of pig iron. He said steel rails sold: lower to foreign consumers than to domestic and. he furnished testimony .'intended tor prove that the Tennessee Coal & Iron Com pany .was a competitor of the Steel Corporation in the'rail manket prior to; its acquisition . by the corporation . ;-Mr, Corey who resigned as presi dent of the corporation in 1910, made it plainly evident inihis testimony that be had In many resptects clashed with Judge Gary and members of the fi nance .committee in-matters of policy. He declared he had.Jifi.ver favored the lease of -the; Hill ore- landsby the cor poration in 1907, which was abrogated by the. corporation almost coincident ly, with the' filing of the present suit. J We paid double, the , price the Ores were worth." he said, adding that the finance, committee had overruled him. On. the question ;-; of- maintaining Prices through the agency of theGary dinners, Mr. Corey, said he had" 'been in "favor of competitive conditions" and. that "prices were.maitalned long er than I deemed advisable." .His tes timony .in, regard to these dinners was iadirect-ebntradiction,? it .was pointed out- by .'counsel tonight,.- to "what the Steel Corporation said- in its answer to, thfe government's complaint- This sued, that "at. any of the meetings QB at any . time. and. place there - was any agreement or understanding that prices should be maintained." ; -, K The "Gary dinners,' which began ip 1907,,; took the places , the government maintains, of 'various . pools in main taining - prices in tljet-steel trade. - In his testimony coneernlng a number btjjthese . pools , Mr.; 'Corey, said the Steel Corporation wasrepresented "in the plate and ' structural pool", by the Carnegie Steel Company. He admitted tKat the pool divided lousiness and im posedvpenalties when: the business of a pember exceeded -its allotments. -Wasvit known at the executive offices'- of the Steel Corporation Ty.that subsidiaries of the - corporation "were operating under the agreements which i r - tContlnnedron Page Two.) ? r I1-; ; ' ' the-public reviewing stand on the op posite - side of , Pennsylvania . avenue wyi - emDody a ; reproaucupn .Qi, tne jtions ; being . Virginia; pine trees. -. . ; z - WHOLE NUMBER 13i229. THE JUSTICE BILL. DOIYIIED III HOUSE After Fiery Debate invite? - Resolution Killed i hy Voteol 65 to 50 EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY BILL Important Hearings Before Commit r tees of General Assembly -Pro- x ceedings In Both Houses Other Items of Action (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, January 23. The J ustiee resolution for the House tVin- vite W. J. Bryant Woodrpw Wilson and R. M. LaFollette to address the' members of the House 1 on the initia tive and referendum ih spite of the fact that the Senate voted : to .down him .on a resolution to that effect, went down in defeat again today in the House after the most fiery debate of the session, opposition to the meas- - ure making, it clear, as did the' Senate.: that it is the proposed theme of these men and not the personality of those intended to be invited, that, was-voted against,- -'-VvV ;,:, 'v . Tne vote was 65 to 50 against the- resolution. It is notable that, the first Justice resolution that the Seriate klll-' ed passed the House 65 to 27. When the resolution came up as a special order today Williams, 4 of Buncombe, v offered a substitute that by joint reso lution Bryan, Wilson and Uiderwood v ' be invited s to discuss 'any topics they: desire and pleaded for this course.-- Re vis, Republican, offered an amend ment to the Justice resolution that- Col.' Roosevelt ;b 'invited ; Instead' of , LaFollette and : insisted "that no pblI- tics should enter" into- themjjvement for propdsing constitutional amend-- ments. - - Speaker 'Connor ;made,a -vlo- -lent criticism of Justice 'for;-attempt- i ? fng .to .force .the .Houseto.VQteJla.sfin-Aj lament, on 'the ihitiativ&'igntrlfeTe'fr dum at this time; Baddled on to Invlta-1 -tions to great Democratic leader .to ' . address the Assembly:' The members of the Legislature wduld not hesitate to invite these gentlemen-if there was not saddled vbn" the invitation this time of the initiative and referendum- .', " He favored Roosevelt instead Of Lft- Follette as the Republican; y When the vote was finally reached -the -Williams? resolution was voted down ,60 to 54. : This vote was first a tie 57 to -57.' and '. then votes were changed to make CO against it Then the revise amendment 1 for Roosevelt ' instead of- TjaFdllette ' was'defeated 103 to 12 and th" defeat .' Of the original House resolution 85 to : 50 followed. '. '' -I? Mr. Williams, 'of Buncbmbei lent ijp a new resolution Inviting WHidi'Bry- ' an and Underwood to speak on any ' ' subjects they chose and this went over ; to Friday. But it ma bb tvlthdrawn : and the matter left as' it is. : Employers' Liability BIllCj . Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 23. After; hear ing from . railroad attorneys, vpn . one ' side and locomotive engineers oh the other, the Senate Committee, on. Judi-, ciary No. 2, and the House Committee on Judiciary No. 1, voting ' Separately, today, decided unanimously to report favorably the employers', liability, bill. introduced in the Senate by Bryant, of Durham, and in the House byKellum of New Hanover. The bil i practical- ; ly identical with the act oT-Cdngfess of several years ago and. applies the provisions of that act to empldfep'en -gaged in traffic within the State, x , It . operates to abolish - conttibtttor Jr. negligence on the part of. the empldyo .. as a bar -to recovery in damage ; suits ' for injuries, and prevents . any. agree- ment that participation ih a benefit of ' any relief or casualty insurance ",ae partment by an employeBhau"Bxembt the common carrier froftt liability' for damages. ':;--'X;XiA;Xyi.A. The railroad attorneys -to address the committees were Division jL36urisel " W. B. Rodman, of the Southern - Rail way; General Counsel Geo. :B. billott. ; of the Atlantic Coajt T.ini. a.ri! Wt .-ft "Guthrie, for the Norfolk .4: AVesteM. v ; V Mr. Elliott said that he. wbUld not contend against the idea that Seemed to prevail that the relief Sjrstemt giv- . - lrig an injured trainman ithe opttob k . accept tne nenent or sue wasunoer . the bar of public policy. : As a fssult ; of this law, he said, the Atlantic Coast Line might abolish the system entire- ' The House Committee on Health and also the Senate Committee on Health decided to report favorably - the Wil-:'. liams bill offered in the House . by Wil liams, of Buncombe, for vital statistics. . It requires the appointment of - town T, Ship registrars to record births and , deaths arid requires reports of these, to , county registers of deeds andthe State Y Board ? of Health; There, are .penalties -; for failure of physicians to make ' re- ports to registrars and for registrars v to rail in their duties., ,v, ,tVr .' T 'House Judiciary . Committee NoV 2,"". has voted unanimously, tot teport v fa-, torabiy the DIHInger bill to retmire v railroad , companies . to accept any good X pond from bonded ' employes; instead ; or exacting that . bonds be given In some . specified ; bonding corporations. i . Educational - Bill X "We are In the woods all right,; said a prominent member, of th$ joint. leg-1 islative Committee- on Education to- . I night, after a : three hours session, of ; -XAY' Y'X- r' ! yy - JT; v. ,y- - v : K?. 'yyy. :-y .'i a i m xxihi-l x&, i )-xYMm 21 V:h':-YrYmll J A. Xc-,A-:XAAXi - ' -r-ii I r: -'sSflifi m&mxm 'rt -Ms-. XYY'iUn - - i ' !.i r..:.r 4 , -t- J , AMm lxh 4- Y -X'M AK ;-jw" "A- :V;! n My pi A mm m . '1: 7 Ar x '-A -,v.i- 3... 'X-?Art m 1 -i xYxY'S 1 X',:x' A'i ma A-n 4 AiA '4 .1 ' $ ... Y: 1 4 Y'm 1.' ' fY Y xM'$YY jns, yt YxYAAY't sail) -- 'y.A'- ' ::..Ai s t ' ' i 'J- Ay. it : -'V;'''.Vi4-":
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Jan. 24, 1913, edition 1
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