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- i J ' i .... I . THE WEATHER. (5 V 1- 16 Pages To-Day Tivd Sections . Generally fair today and Monday- i : 1 ; 1 1 i T .1 KKMrefc lMwMmmMFi' ill A Tt, 1 ,'i jL-iULjEi jmmmi til- V f " - - i PEACE NO NEARER U. S. Officials Anxiously Await Outcome of Battle in Mexico City. POLICY IS STILL THE SAME State Department Denies That Inter vention Has Been Decided Upon. ' Madero Appeals to Pres- " dent Taft. 4- W M1I"W I-Mi-H. 4. " H AMDS - p FPJ . Washington,: February 1. . -J- "Hands off" Mexico, for the 4 present "was ; the decision of 4 President Taft , and cabinet 4 reached at a prolonged session 4 which , lasted until the early -. 4 hours of;this morning. JL Mr. Taft . and seven of his . 4. advisers . . gathered s in -the . White House after reviewing the situation from every angle and particularly the pro- posal of an armistice in Mex- : 1-1- : 4 combatants are to be removed : 4. with the creation of a neutral " 4 zone for the American em- A bassy, determined to re-affirm A the non-intervention attitude 4 of the United ' States, - but JU meanwhile keeping the army.: j and navy ready for instant ac- f tion. j. - - ix''J? -rr-: - Washington, Feb, 15. The Diaz rev olution in Mexico haaL' now dragged out a full week; has resulted In great loss of life and enormous damage to property ; has involvsjd r the United States in a great deal of expense through fh'eIspatcKvBf warships "to; Southern waters, for the purchase of large quantities of supplies 'for troops and the commissioning of transports. Yet officials were ready to confess tot day that peace seemed no nearer than it did last Sunday night. Military men believe that if Diaz had pressed his advantage that day Instead of in trenching himself in the" arsenal he would have prevailed before dawn of Monday. " V ! Today was one of rumors and spec ulations and the State Department offi cials were kept busy denying that the administration had changed its poli cy regarding Mexico and was about to intervene. - With a degree of freedom quite un diplomatic, the reports of Ambassador Wilson and the American consuls in Mexico, even including . caustic com ment upon the conduct of the war, were given publicity, so that it is pro bable that if Congress should adopt any of the pending resolutions calling for the official correspondence regard ing the Mexican revolution there w ould be little additional - to what a reay has been: I given to the press by the State Department. - ' - Ambassador-Wilson is being sustain-J ed and encouraged in his efforts to re move Americans and foreigners from the danger zone in the Mexican caDi tal, and if need be, the draft of $10,000 already made in his favor will receive additions:- 'The State Department has not commented upon Mr. Wilson's dec lination to accept the invitation :of President Madero to transfer the American embassy to other and safer quarters. But it is. well understood that should it become absolutely ne cessary to include the American em bassy in the, theatre ot war -and the military emergency arises demanding vacation of the premises, the ambassa dor must yield and remove his em bassy. - ' The day closed with officials here anxiously . awaiting an outcome 0 the efforts to terminate the week-long bat tle through the good offices of Senor DteLaBarra' and the Spanish minister, Cologan y Cologan. - President Madero, as well asGen. Diaz, is" denied arms and ammunition from the United States. This necessa rily adds to the desperation of the Fed eral forces. The American govern ment is rigidly enforcing the neutrali ty proclamation" "issued by President Taft several months ago. Under th proclamatioajthe President forbade, by authority of Congress, the; exportation of munitions of war to the Mexican Re public. It has been the policy of the President, however, to except .expor tation destined for the Federal dis trict or private interests, provided. he was assured they would not fall Into the. hands of rebels. Because Of the: terrific hattle in Mexico City and the strong position .of. the rebels, no such assurances can be given and conse-; quently the neutrality ban is being en' forced against the whole State of Mex ico, which includes the Federal district and the capital city. "- . President Madero appealed today by telegram to President Taft, asking him to withhold ; intervention by the United. States, pending the attempt to Put down the Dia2 revolt. Secretary. Knox has been instructed to draft this government's reply, which' will point out the necessity for protection to Americans and other : foreigners. . Jn Mexico if interference.' Is to be pre- TUMI A WEEK AGO rAHI.II UAMK '"UIIGTOII Suffragettes Tired of Body, Bui Stout of Heart, Jfeach Historic Jersey Town Big Crowds Greet Weary Pilgrims Burlington N. J., Feb. 15. Instead of crossing the Delaware in Pennsyl vania at Trenton, the "on-to-Washington" army-of. suffragettes under the leadership of . ."General" Rosalie G. Jones, today hiked down the Jersey shore of the river and bivouacked in Burlington for: the night. It was a hard, weary march of 18 mites over alternately bad roads and highways almost ankle-deep with mud. ; Tired of body, but stout of. heart, members of the army retired early to night, for the Sa&bath tomorrow will bring them no rest. Under tht plan the "hikers" were to haye spent uaaay m restmg at-Bristol, Pa., but a change In arrangements brought them down the Jersey: shore and they will march ; all day tomorrow and in vade Pennsylvania by way of Phila delphia late Sunday afternoon. Crowds greeted the weary .pilgrims at many places along roads and one of the biggest receptions of the march was at Bordentown, seven miles from Trenton-A regiment of students from a military academywKh a brass band .at their head met the marchers out side the town. There was a brief conference and then the women under escort of the students and with the band at their head crashing but patrio tic airs, marched bravely into the town and into the academy grounds. . After a greeting by heads of the In stitution and luncheon, the march to Burlington was resumed. Before the army had left Bordentown, however, the students from Princeton Univer sity' that had -accompanied the suffra gettes, to that point returned to Princeton. Fifteen hundred persons greeted the army as it entered Burlington and marched to a theatre in front of which "votes for women" speeches were de livered. -There were some in the crowd who tried to have fun with the weary invalders, but. "General" Jones, and "Captain". Freeman soon had the entire- assemblage applauding their ar guments. - . .. 1 . ' ; EJarly in the evening some of the privates in the army, despite their weariness.- addressed ' a -meetine in one LOfetiel lEeatreja an4also -saye short ia.iK.s os me street, comers in uie cen ter of .theijtown . , - One of-theficidents of the invasion of Burlington was the delivery of a letter by Boy Scouts from the . mayor of the town to "General" Jones. The letter extended to her 'and the army a welcome and the keys of the cityv "It gives me great pleasure to assure you and' your comrades on this historic marclL that a hearty welcome awaits you. in the most historic town in New Jersey.". : - The letter read: ' "It will be an honor to write in the annals of the city the fact, that you have made a visit to us on this occa sion' ' ! . . The army tomorrow 'will . continue its r march down the. Jersey shore to Camden, a distance ; of 18 miles. At Camden they will cross the, Delaware on a ferry to Philadelphia. Sister suf fragettes in the City , of Brotherly Lve are said to be prepared to give the" Pilgrims a warm welcome. MORE FOR CUSTOM- HOUSE. Increase of $118750 -Authorized for Federal Building Here. Washington, Feb. 15. The omnibus public building bill;, carrying total ap propriations . of $25,643,800 was report ed today to the House. . It proposes a new -building for the Interior Depart ment, not to exceed in cost $2,500,000, exclusive of site - . Buildings' are authorized within these limits of cost on the grounds now owned or previously authorized to be acquired by the government: South CaroIinaCoiumbia $225,000. Texas--El PasoT $300,000; Yoakum, $65,000. . ;,; .. - Authorization of an Increase of $118,- 750 for the - new custom house build ing at Wilmington, N. C, raising the total there to $418,750 is amcgig tne larger items. , . STONE TRUST SUED The Government - Makes SensationaT Charges Against Corporation ' . rjleveianit. O.". Feb. 12. Sensational charges are contained in a civil anti trust suit for the dissolution of the Cleveland Stone Company and its sub sidiaries, .filed . here today toy - order of Attorney General Wiekersham. To" ar.nuire a. monoDoly in the build ing;' paying, curbing and grindstone business, the ' stone trust" is cnargea with influencing architects "toy a thmifiv ' consideration or by, conferring favnrR "tjn " snclfv its stone in their building plans, maintaining a separate organization of its su-bsi diaries, to en able them to appear as competitors in hirtfJinfi' for contracts: fixine nrlces of building, paving and curbing stones i the , Central States; ano: controlling the price of: grindstones throughout thfr United States by agreements with jobbers and rebating.'. The Cleveland stone company, its onhcMigriea and, their officers and di- MV w - rectors are made' defendants by the government's petition in equity. vented. " 1 ' ' Ambassador Wilson has . invited the British, German and Spanish ministers and the French charge, to comer wim him at tno Ampricnji embassy on the situation raised "by President Madera's refusal to resign. These diplomats are in arHfA wuvt Mrr Wllson; but consul tation, has been, difficult because of danger from the comnatants :i,Duneis. WILVIINaTOK, N". fc, I, WILL NOT RESIGN Ignores the Efforts of Mexican ...!'' Senate to Oust Him from the Presidency. I -f BIG GUNS STILL IN ACTION U. S. Ambassador Wilson Narrowly Escapes Death Numerous Cas ualties Among Non-combat- j ants Americans Killed i H-H-H- .i..i..H"I"I' v j, 4. CONSIDERING TRUCE 4. Mexico City, February 15. 4 The proposition is under con- ! sideration by Madero and his J. ministers to declare a truce of 4 from 12 to 24 hours. . The 4-4- matter has been referred to 4 General Huerta, who has sus- Jpended hostilities until 11 o'clock, when : his answer will be given. In the interim for eigners will be removedfrom 4 the danger zone. It is also 4 proposed to define a zone 4 (about the American embassy, 4- t' 4 whkh will be respected. Diaz 4- j has agreed, provided tne" ed A erals accept this proposition. 4- Mexico City, Feb. 15. While jthe VoUtyrai fiina nniindpd thP Dla.K forti- fications in the arsenal and the rebels sent back shell for sh ell, the Senate sat today and discussed the ousting of Madero from the Presidency. Confident of ultimately defeating Diaz, 'Madero defied the Senate land ignored the counsel of Francisqo j De LaBarra and other friends. He l ab solutely refused to resira, but djd rnot take the trdafble to maES ;nowh his decision personally to the Senate. The fighting . in the streets today was as savage as on any other day of the week's battle. - The American embassy again came directly within the line of fire and the American ambassador, Henry Eane Wilson had a narrow escape from a rfie bullet which whistled close to his head within the embassy. Shortly be fore 5 o clock the German legation was struck by a shell. j There were numerous casualties among non-combatants. A strange fa tality seemed to have followed Rl M. Meredith, of Leroy, Ohio. He was slightly wounded two days ago while passing through the streets. Today a shell crashed into Porters Hotel and killed him. Sydney Sutherland; corre spondent of a Salt Lake newspaper, but a resident of Mexico City, j was killed by the same shell. j The situation in Mexico City, apart from its terrifying aspect, is a re markable one. Friends -of President Madero fully expected his resignation, but as the day wore along he became fixed in his determination to retain his position. To the Spanish minister, Senor Cologan, he said: 1 "I will. not resign. I was elected by -the people. I am the constituted President. I will die toefore 1 resign. And amid all the confusions! and alarms, at 5 o'clock the Mexican gov ernment applied the censorship to all dispatches and cable messages. IThis will necessarily vastly increased the difficulties of informing the outside orld of the operations within the Mexican capital, and will effectually suppress incoming dispatches regard ing conditions in other parts ofj the republic. . f. -, I ' More than a quorum of Senators was present at the meeting, which took place in the Chamber of Depu ties instead of the Senate chamber of the National Palace- Discussion j last ed a long time and a great crowds sur rounded the building. . j' The scene was almost identical j with that when Congress met to consider the advisability of bringing about the resignation of former President .jDiaz. In , one, material respect it differed. There was no mounted police or sol diers drawn across the streets and it wasonly after a considerable (time that a detachment of rurales, spared from the fighting: line, appeared and dispersed the curious. . This required little effort. Over-awed already by incidents of the week, the hundreds moved quickly away from the build ing, .behind the closed doors of which the . Senators were ; frankly admitting the imminent danger of intervention if the conflict in the capital were con tinued. :' ; ' . ' ' I ' A resolution was adopted providing that a committee of the whole wait upon the President at the palace. Twenty Senators proceeded ther0, in cluding the President of the Senate. They were informed that Madero was not in, and it was ; intimated that he was . on the firing" line with General Huerta. Only a 'few minutes before, however, Madero had been in confer ence ' with the Spanish minister, through whom he made his declara tion of defiance to the rebels, r Mexican attorneys say the Senate has not power to force the President to ; resign. , Joint f action of the I two houses practically is impossiblei . , - It is also considered questionable whether - any - action - of ' the Senate . ' Continued on Page 8.) ' MADERO 0 AN SUNDAY MOBNIKG; FEBRUARY: 16, 1913. FAREWELL DINNER LE JOE' Numerous Notables . Attend Feast of Fun and Tribute of 'Affection THE BANQUET It ROTABLE ONE President Taft, Chief Justice White and Other Talk of Former Speak er of the House Fea tures ef Programme.-' 1 Wjashington, Fe 15. President Taft, cabinet officials, Chief Justice White, members of both , houses of Congress, past, present, and -prospective, and a host of other political and personal friend-of Representative Jo seph G. ' Cann; of Illinois, . former Speaker of th- House, featured the programme andf? guest, list of he fare well dinner to him tonight. Plans Jjad been? made for approxi mately 500 guests. It was a feast of fun and a tribute of; affection. The progranfme abounded with novel fea tures, merrily announced by the toast master, Representative I. Hampton Moore, of Pennsylvania. -' The dinner was the culmination of plans laid many-weeks ago to make it one of the most notable banquets ever given in Washington. The scheduledj&peakers included the President, Chief Justice White, Speak er Clark, . Representative ' Underwood,' of Alabama, the? Democraticfleader of the House; Secretary Nagel, TPostmas ter General Hitchcock, Senators Root; of New York; Williams, of Mississip pi; Penrose, of Pennsylvania Repre sentatives McCaJl, of Massachusetts ; McKinley, of Illinois; former Secreta ry of the Navy Hilary A. Herbert; for mer Representatives Tawney, of Min nesota, and Gro8venor,jof Ohio; Sena- tor-eect . Jamesi aithrmer speak- When the guests assembled they found at each - plate a souvenir pro gramme with a poetical tribute un signed, but written by Representa tive Moore. It read: "The storms may come, the winds may blow, the saplings and the pines may fall, but tempered' to the sun and. the snok, the sturdy oak survives them all. And so in legislative halls, where men and measures come and go 'On fame's enduring record calls, the honor rests with Uncle .Joe." On the reverse beneath the curling smoke of a pictured cigar, ran the quatrain, "You may break, you may shatter the rules if you will; but the Cannon aroma will hang to them still.". A skit burlesquing members of the House from the viewpoint of the press gallery was contributed by the news paper men at the Capitol, who attend ed almost in a body. In this stunt a cub reporter asked a variety of ques tions regarding the personalities of statesmen and near statesmen and the replies received from the, six corres pondents who Joined with him in the cast were "hits" on the whims and ideas of various public men, "Whose that fellow down there that looks like Alexander Hamilton?" ask ed the cub. "That's Jeff Levy. He just hocked his $30,000 overcoat to Martin Little ton to lift the mortgage on Monticel lo," was the reply- And so the skit proceeded; with JS. C. Snuder in the role of cub reporter and E. B. Clark, R. H. Patchin, George Miller, Oswald F. Schuette, Gus J. Karger and Theo (Continued on Page 8.) OUTLINES Many distinguished personages at tended the farewell banquet given to "Uncle Joe" Cannon in Washington last' night. The memory of the late Vice Presi dent Sherman was honored yesterday toy services m the Senate chamber at the capital, both houses participating. President Taft held two conferences last night with his cabinet, discuss ing the Mexican -situation ; and Mar dero's telegram asking that interven tion be held off. t Judge Sessions, in the Federal. Court at. Detroit,; yesterday imposed fines ranging from one dollar to $10,000 on the-defendants convicted in the trial of the bath tub trust. ; State Department officials denied yesterday that the United States in tended to intervene in Mexico, al though they confessed peace . seemed no nearer than it did last" Sunday nigt. ' - :'V;-..,;' V.'J. Gen. Cipriano. Castro is now free to come and go in this country at will, Judge Ward, in the Federal Court yes terday sustaining the writ of habeas corpus in his behalf and overruling the immigration authorities. President Madero yesterday defied the Mexican Senate,, which tried to oust him from the Presidency, and declared he will die before resigning his office.; The battle in the streets of the capital - continued .- yesterday without any advantage on either-side, some Americans being: killed during its progress. - - - V New .York markets : 'Money on call nominal. ."Spot . cotton"1 closed . quiet. Flour quiet - Wheat steady; No. 2 red 1.08 and 1.09 1:2.;" Corn, steady 56 1-2. Turpentine and rosin steady. N . - ' GIVEN C TAFT SPEAKS AT SHERMAN President Pays - High Tribute to Memory of Late Vice-President. EXERCISES IN THE SENATE Taft Sets Aside Precedent of Many Years' Standing Champ Clark' Speaks for House Hun dreds Attend Services. Washington, Feb. 15 The memory of the . late Vice President, James S. Sherman, was honored in Washington today by services in the Senate Cham ber, at the capital. Abandoning legis lative work for the day, the Senate and House , by special order gave up their sessions ,H;o the memorial exer- cises joined in by President Taft, the cabinet, the Supreme Court, and prom inent members of the diplomatic corps. President Taft, in accepting, the in vitation of the, Senate . committee to SDeak at the services, set aside a nra- cedent -of manv vears reanentiTier th appearance of a President within the senate cnamoer when that body was in session. But for the attendance at the duadrennial inaueuration. no oth er. President since Washington has spoken in the Senate while that 'body was in session. Former President Roosevelt. PreRl- dent-elect Wilson. Vice PresidflntfilAnf- Marshall and former Vice Presidents Fairbanks, Stevenson and Morton' , had all been invited to Darticinate. but none was able to attend. The speak ers today included President Taft, speaker Champ Clark and Senators Root, O'Gorman, Oliver. Gallineer. Kern, LaFollette, Williams, Curtis; Martin, Lodge,; Thornton and Cum mins. - - : The unusual scene of the -President aressintbeiSenate enee'Of diplomats arid "high offlcialsin: the chamber attracted hundreds to the galleries.- . .'-vv --;- High tribute to the fairness and ca pacity of Mr. Sherman was paid by Senator Gallinsrer. to whom h hnd confided his fears of being forced to retire from the Vice President's chair before the end of his term. ' - The former Vice President's lone service as a member of the House wast reviewed by Senator Lodge. The tribute of the House of ReDre- sentatives to its former member, who ror.many years was head of Influen tial committees, was paid by Speaker Champ Clark. "He had himself so well in hand that he could not be baited into an exhibition of bad temDer." said thf speaker. "In victory he was not offensivelv jubilant; in defeat he was not utterly cast down. He appeared equal to both extremes of fortune, clearly realizing witn nis optimistic philosopy the as tounding svdftness with which situa tions change in this rapid age." xne President said in part: "Mr. Sherman was a man with whom no one could come in contact without feeling better for the meeting and with a more kindlv disrosfrfon toward his fellow' men. "He'lOVed noliticsr ht onrranfltr x r w . vvnj thought that he could be engaged in nothing more useful tohis country and became ' a Dartisan on nHnnfnio He was an influential and leading memuer or tne House during the con- uurcrfiea mat tooK place over the auestion whAth ,j , w uuwuiu lO 'JJCX mitted to do business or should be at the mercy of the minority. we have celebrated th memorial of a modest American, a disinterested patriot, an able statesman and a noble man. . . In the private galleries with nWVa Sherman were her three sons -Shori-ilK Richard and Thomas M. Sherman nil accompanied by their wives; Mr. 4 and Mrs. josepn ueLong and Mrs. L. P, Moore, both of the latter sisters of Mrs. Sherman, and 4ier brother Rhor. rill Babcock. v A. & M. LOST TO TRINITY, , Score 22 to 18 at Raleigh Last Night. " The Features. t . (Special Star Telegram.) : r Raleigh, N. C Feb. 15. In one of the most exciting and closely contest- ea oasKet pail games of the season, A. & M. lost , tonight to Trinity College by the score of 22 to is The faofn: of the game were the brilliant' work or 1 erry at center for the Techs, and the, playing of Phillips and Jeffrey for A. & M. and Siler and White for Trin ity. Goals from field bv Phillina 1 Terry i, Sumner 1, Mason 1, Siler 2, White 2. Cherrv 2. Brinn 1? con la from If ouls, . Siler 8, Sumner 4. Attendance i,iuu. . . W. F. C, 22; U. N. C, 21 Baptists Win Excitfhg Basketball Con test from Carolina Quint. (Special Star . Telegram.) -Wake Forest, N. C, Feb. 15. In a hard .fought game of basketball here tonight Wake Forest College defeated the University of North Carolina by the score of 22 to 21. When time was called the score was 20 to 20 and the time had to be extended five minutes td- untie the score. The University's coach refereedthe game. ";?p GEN. CASTRO A FREE MAN Federal Judge Sustains Habeas Cor pus Writ in Venezuelan's Be half and Overrules Immi ; gration Authorities New Yorto, Feb. 15. Cipriano Cas tro is free to come and go in this country at will. Judge Ward, in the Federal District Court this afternoon sustained the w'rit of ; habeas corpus in his behalf, overruling the immigra tion authorities. ; Castro has been out on bail forborne time pending a decision in the case. The government bitterly opposed the entrance of the former Venezuelan President on the ground that he' was an undesirable, in that he refused to ahswer certain -questions concerning the internal affairs of Venezuela and and the murder of General Parades a political opponent. The special board of inquiry at Ek lis Island first refused him admittance, a decision; which was affirmed by the Department of Commerce and Labor. General Castro then carried his case into the courts. H Sustaining the writ, Judge Ward said: "Aliens have the right to entefr the United States except so far as the right is restricted by our statutes1. The barden is upon the immi gration authorities to show that any alien denied the right to enter falls within one of the exceptions to the general privileged t; Although an alien who has not yet entered may not en? joy the constitutional guarantees of citizens, he has rights under this laWj which must fie respected." j i The court points out . that Castroj'sf case falls within the class of persons' convicted, or who admit having been! convicted of a felony or other crinie -involving moral turpitude, and coh-; tinues: . ' '' i "Congress has required in respect! to this particular class of aliens proof i of a specified kind arid no other,- vdis: ! either a conviction In ; the country where the crime jwas committed or;- an admission by the Talien. There, is no pretense of any conviction, and I think ordinary proof is hot . sufficient. 'Tes timony of unimpeajched eye 'witnesses that they had - seen General ?Castro , kjlll General iPara.deiitttl flcient but would be whblt incompe tent. Therefore, the telegrams pass ing between the State Department aid its representatives ' at . Caracas upon vhich the board relied are no evidence whatever to, connect General Castro with the death of General ; Parade. When examined before the special board he had the right to insist that the proof in this point be restricted; :to that required, by the act, viz : his own admission." " ' ! General Castro said tonight; that whatever else he might do he planned to be in Washington for the inaugura tion on March 4th. KINSTON ENTERPRISES. Alt Prosperous and - Real Estate lis Active Death. 1 (Special Star Correspondence.) Kinston, N. C, F,eb. 11. Before the first of the Spring tjsto new manufac turing enterprises will be added to the rapidly growing list of Kinston? s industries, and enlargement of an ex isting manufactory will be made, atva total cost of many thousands of dol lars. The Caswell Cotton Mills herfc, one of the most modern and best equipped plants of medium size in the South, is' to be doubled in dimensions of building and in capacity,accordirig to a statement made by the directors yesterday. A hew -wood working plant- will be erected by H. A. Prevonga, F. M. Prevonga and Chas. Bagby, to tufa out building supplies. It is said that, the local market in this line is three: months behind, and the new mill will be rushed so as to begin operations, by March. 1st. The Prevongas are from New York, and are mill men; of long experience. The Lenoir" Oil1 lee Company, operating a large plant in East Kinston, has completed the building' for, a fertilizer factory. The plant" consists of a building 75x15 feet, with the capacity' Of storing sey era! thousand tons of . raw materials 1 and machiriery capable of turning otytj 125 to 150. tons of fertilizer a day. The two new plans and enlarged, cottofr milt will employ a total pf several hundred-hands probaWy. - - ' - ..- m .It Is said that at no time in the pa$t five years has 'the "local real estate! world been so , active as durihg tu? six weeks since January 1st. A nunn ber of important realty transfers hav been recorded since the first of the year, -five records showing a consider ration of from $3,000 to $30,000. The transactions are not confined to the city alone,' hut several considerable eot- ehane'es i have iiheen noted from, thfe county. Since every, sale of realty n Kinston In" late years has been at an Increased price over any previous transfer of it, : the present activity. f& takeh as a proof of unusual prosperijtl by the large , property-holders and rea estate men of the city. l j Mrs. B. J. Stetson, of Washington, D. C., died here at the home of hejr sister, jMrs. D. T. Williams, of'.hesM failure -following a period , of illness from gastritis and muscular rheuma tism. Mrs. Stetson was 63 years - to age. ' She , is survived oy married daughters in Ivanhoe,, N. C; Allenv town, Pa.,- and Washington. if - - . f -,J New Yonk, Feb. 15. The statement of rthe actual ' condition i of. : clearing. house and trust . companies - - for the week, five days, , shows -that they hold $8,946,900 reserve in excess of letJal requirements., i This is an increase iof $689;550 from last eeK. - - ; WHOSE NUMBER 13,249. LIIILE PROGRESS III LEGISLATURE I Fresent Session of N. jC.. Geiw eral Assembly Compaiv . ed With OtKers. FOR CONFEDERATE WIDOWS Senate Passes - BUI for Home 'Unant. mously-Mr. Kellum's Commit- , tee Does Fine Wofk-Pro-. ceedings Yesterday; (By Wm. J. Martin.) , V .Raleigh, N. C.,eFeb. 15T-With, 3J of the 60 days of the North Carolina General Assembly behind them, the legislators find themselves with con , siderably less business disposed ot comparatively, than on this day of -the session two years agoj . There havo beeh 166 bills ratified toidatehis ses sion, 125 less than on this date "of the last session. There have been 1,142 bills introduced in the House, compar ed with 935 this date last session and 640 bills in the Senate compared witU 74 "two years ago.- 1 j ' Numbers of (members have been ex pressing the hope jthat .the Assembly could adjourn by March 4th, to at tend the inauguration but it, is conced ed now hat there can" be no adjourns ment this side of March 8th and sev eral days thereafter may be required", to wind up the work. Then there will be the 'special session next' Fall t of the constitutional amendments. The Senate today by a rising, unan- -imous vote passed the bill' for the es tablishment of. a home for, wives and widows of Confederate veterans, .Sen--ator Ivie having withdrawn his substi tute for $1S,000 to be appropriated an nually for pensions so the needy wiyea. and widows might be left with their rill -as suppiemeiitajrtiiaeiianTa 4 The Nimocks bill-to restrict the sale of i concealaWe , weapons to. gersona over 1 6 years old ' having certificates . of permission' from county 'or town authorities ' passed final reading after another long discHssion. i Chfl4rmanv; Kellum, of , the , Housa Committee on, Priyate and Public Lo cal' Bills, this . morning : made a sig nificant demonstration of economy when he reported seven hew commit tee 4)ills that embrace all' the essen tials provisions of 84 bills introduced by members, and referred to the com mittee for consolidation ; and certifica tion. ' j The House passed the Senate bill placing $5,000 at the disposal of the Corporation Commission, for litigation before the Interstate Commerce Com mission against freight dlscrimina tions against North Carolina. ' The Senate resolution of gratitude to Hon. Ashley Hdme for his gift 4o 'the State of a monument to North Carolina women of the Confederacy iwas adopted by, the House by a unani mous rising vote.: 1 - 5 The Senate and House' passed great numbers of private and , public . local "bills clearing the calendars; none of the bills being of more than local in terest, f j M r. Bellamy introduced , in the Sen late today bills to 'allow s convicts sen tenced to work on the roads a deduc 'tioh -of -time: for good fcehayior, and iauthprizing commissioners of counties to provide for destitute families of such convicts. He also Introduced a bill to flx compensation of county com Snissioiiers of New Hanover and re mit' sums paid out in excess by er ror. '''.'- -'i . r Souse 29th Day The House convened at 10 o'clock;1 prayer by Mr. Stephenson, .of North ampton.. A feature of the reports of commit tees was the one Chairman Kellum, of the Committee on Private and Local Billsin which hfe presented for intro duction seven new bills drafted by his committee , to include . the legislation, asked for in 87 , bills introduced by, numerous members for their respec tive localities and on varying subjects., This compilingwork is eing done by Chairman Kellum and his committee id the -interest of economy to the 4tate and time to the Legislature. It is too, an Immense conomy. that has not heretofore been practiced by Leg- islfiitiiros. v' ' -" 1, Judiciary Committee . No. X reported favorably the Carlton bill .fop-the elec tion of bounty school boards" and su perintendents of education Ty vote of jihe people. Chairman' Majette de- nanded that tne oui go, 10 ni8;comuin. ee on education Instead 6t to the cal- ndar. . This was resisted by Mr- Ma- ettft 'insisted ' that such a : measure ivould revolutionira the whble educa- J. . . , it. 1 1. A 4.. iml ;ionai sysiem 111 inra ouue. . ,he re-reference was made 30. to 24. ! I . . '4,j..ijA--i xnere came irom uie auucttiwinu lA-m.mtttAo. -f-airnraiKIa " f ohnrt for the .j m.winn U . W Mli'.X - av.w. compulsory school attendance mil 0 apply to children from 8 to 14 years. The following" new bills were Intro 4uced: ; J- Roberts: Relative to; witness tick ets in criminal actions. ; x Williams, of Hertford; - Protect game in Hertford. . '. t Majette: Provide foy-unlform plan 0f examination and , certification of public school teachers .throughout the State. ' t . " k Rodman: y Providing :sr good road- , 7 . 1 ' ',1 i i If''' I 'i. 5 ti - '1' ,f!': ' i. I-' . 1 11 1 i4Vai.35f, -lie Si i)i Hit It r iff it ii'i'i ' hi 4 t --I j.-. WK It!'' Lit m l 'if :.;. ' 4 ? ( J
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Feb. 16, 1913, edition 1
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