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VOJL. 126. WXLMIKGTOK, C, THTJRSbAY MORXING, FEBRUARY 20, 1913, WHOLE NUMBER 13,252. I '. -.1 ... k . . ' i in I BIG SUPPLY BILLS House Leader J Underwood Lectures Democrats for Dilatoiry Tactics ' SPEAKS FOR SrOW WILSON Says Presidentelect Doesn't Want Ap propriation Measures to Go Over. . Caucus on Re-organization on March 5th. Washington, Feb. 19. With the House in a tangle of congested appro priation bills. Democratic Leader Un derwood today dropped his tariff work and lectured the Democrats on the necessity for speedy action on the supply measures. In the coarse jof u. colloquoy with Minority Leader" Mann and Represen tative Rod denhnry,! of Georgia, the lat ter filibustering against the appropri ation bills, Representative Underwood declared emphatically it was not the wish of President-elect . Wilson Tthat this year's appropriation 'bills go over to the Democratic, administration. ' It is understood generally on this side of the House," said Mr. Mann, 'and also on the other side ' of the House, that it was the inspiration : of the Democratic President-elect to pre vent the passage; of -these appropria tion bills at; this session -of Congress.' "I am not here," Mr. Underwood re plied, "with any authority to speak for the next President, -but I will say, without having speeial authority, that I am firmly convinced i that . any such, statement attributed to the nex Pres ident is absolutely erroneous." "The : time has come," Mr. Under wood continued, "when "gentlemen on the Democratic side of the House, as well as those on the other side, should realize their responsibilities to the American - , people. Any - filibuster against 1 these ' "appropriation bills at" this stage of the ' proceedings is -indefensible." -i- " :. "None of these -bills carry appropri ations necesaryrtfefofd'a ffce first-oH next July." interjected Representative j Koddenberry. . . . "No," retorted; Mr,-Underw6od, ,"but this Congress is responsible for these" bills, not the next 'Congress." "Ought a Republican Senate be al lowed to shape this bill, with a Demo cratic Senate to meet within a few weeks?" asked Mr.' Roddenberry. .-" "I am as intense a partisan as there is on this floor," said Mr. Underwood, "but I do not believe we should allow these bills to go over." ' Mr. Mann characterized the major ity as "reorganized", declaring that the appropriation bills had been de layed until it had been impossible to get them through withput seting aside the rules and that he was delighted to see the gentleman from Alabama back from his labors lil the. tariff hearings. "His -services are sorely - needed here," said Mr. Mann. , "I nver saw a more demoralized, lot of followers than he has had In his -absence. You can't run the House of Representatives on the principles of a town meeting and you are just finding it out." Formers Speaker Cannon also de nounced the filibuster. Reorganization of House. Washington,: Feb.: . 19-r-Plans for prompt re-organization of the House will be made and Democratic mem bers of the new Ways and Means Com mittee selected at a caucus of the Dem ocratic representatives . in the incom ing Congress., to be held March 5th. .1 The Ways and Means Committee to day completed its first, reading of the proposed tariff schedules, which it has been considering since the tariff hear-1 ings closed and it was. decided to ask for a cauQus to. enable the majority of the committee, to proceed under the authority of , the new Congress, y - Following the aneeting, Representa tive Burleson, of Texas, its chairman, issued the caucus" call. f "Mr. Underwood, informs me," said M r. Burleson in a statement accom panying the call, "that the present ma jority members : of, the Wlays and Cleans Committee have concluded their first reading 6f bills now in course of preparation looking- to a revision of the tariff and that it is deemed desir able before further;; action is tafceh that those who aTe to serve, as majori ty members of theWays an Means Committee of the next Congress shall be selected -in order., that they .may participate in further action to be' tak en in perfecting the-tariff bills: It is also deemed important that action be taken at the caucus to, -prepare for. the organization of the; hew Congress." " The Ways and Means Committee virtually will mafk time unttt the cau cus oflicially . determines the person nel of the new committee, although it is expected that all the Democratic members who werer reelected will again be re-appointed". Of the Democrats on the committee,' Representatives Ran dall, of Texas, and Brantley, of Geor gia, were not re-elected and Represen tative James, of Kentucky, will go itf to the Senate. Representatives Payne, of New York,?and Fbrdney, of Michi san, were the only Republican mem bers re-elected.-- " ; ;v " " The Ways and Means Committee ex pects to present?: its'" tariff revision scheme at the opening of the extra session of Congress which House lead ers believe willbe called to meet the first week in ApHl-i i . - , . . -- - - . I . . - -. I M;ankhurst; Accept Full I Respon - sibftrty for Destruction of Lloyd- ..' . George's Country Residence : . at Walton Heath Cardiff, Wales, Feb. 19."We have blown up the Chancellor of the Ex-cW quer's house," said Mrs, Emmeline Pankhurst, addressing an enthusiastic meeting of suffragettes here tonight. "The authorities need not look for the' Women who actually did it. -1 person ally accept full responsibility for it." Mrs., Pankhurst declared that if she were sent to penal servitude 1 she would go on a Hunger strike. . "The government will then either have to set me f ree,': she added, ''or let me die. If I drop out a hundred women re ready to take my place." Country Residence Destroyed London,: Feb. 19. The country res idence of Chancellor of Exchequer Da vid XJoydrGeorge. .Walton -Heath, was practically destroyed this morning by a bomb which the -police .say was placed, there either. by militant suffra gettes or their male sympathizers. Nobody was injured, as the resi dence had not yet been occupied. An of&caal of the Woman's Social and Political Union told the police that the society had no knowledge of the perpetrators. .. :. v , "General" Mrs. Florie Drummond, however., , declared the explosion - was "undoubtedly-the work of women." " She exclaimed :. "It was a fine act and shows the detirmination of the women. I say all power to all kinds of militancy in the direction of har rassing cabinet ministers short of tak ing human life." , . Pilgrims at Washington ' Wilmington, Del.,- Feb . 19 . "Gen eral" "Rosalie G- Jones and her; band. of suffragettes -held full sway, in Wil mington today and tonightr The chief feature this evening was the- appear ance of several of the; leaders at a lo cal vaudeville theatre, where they spoke between the acts..' ( Their ad dresses, which did -not exceed five minutes each, were on the general sub ject of- woman suffrage and were, a repetition, generally of what had been said at street meetings earlier iirthe day. - ' . . :. iTh-e band, .which made no march" to-v day, wllirjeave Wilmington at 9 A. M. tomorrow. rThe. first stop will be A.Cranston, .president 01 tne-ueia ware .Woman's "Suffrage Association, will entertain the party at luncheon. The' next, stop will be at Newark,. Del., nine' miles further on, where the 200 students of Delaware College are ex pected to escort the suffragettes through that town with the college brass band. The party will spend to morrow night at Elkton, Md., six miles below NeWank, and 18', miles from Wiimingtoni' . - A . Wide difference of opinion -in tne ranks- of the "army" manifested itsfelf today when they heard ofthe blowing im of Lloyd-Georges country nome and that English officials attributed it to suffragettes or their male sympa thizers. Miss Elizabeth Freeman, wfio has served an apprenticeship for the "cause" in England where she was twice arrested declared that'nothing could have been finer." . Miss Morgan, of New York, also ex nresaed svihoathy with- the English view, but "Miss Elizabeth Aldrich, who is of Quaker ancestry, said: "1 would rather ' hear that women would never have a right to vote than to hear of the perpetration ofy a crime like that GRAFT PAYMENTS ENORMOUS. Police Collected Protection from Peo ple Who Violated No Law. New Yorkr Feb. 19. Additional fig ures to. show the enormous propor tions of alleged graft payments to the Dolice were obtained by District At torney Whitman today. Twenty saloon and hotel keepers were questioned, andfone, a negro, Leroy Wilkins, lat er appeared before the grand juryi to which he repeated his statements tnat he was - assessed from $60 to $100 a" month by the police for protection. Tne evidence that the district attor ney has been gathering from hotel and saloon: keepers in the districts com manded 'by Capt. Walsh, whose con fession followed that of Policeman E.gene Fox and led to the indictment of the former inspector, now Capt. Sweeney, of graft charges, will be laid. before the -extraordinary', grand jury beginning tomorrow.' It will show, ac cording -to the district attorney, that more than 300 saloons, hotels, many of which violated no -law and disor derly resorts paid regularly every month for freedom from police inter ference. The fofal revenue-from tnese place Is estimated by the district at torney at about $250,000: a year from this one inspection district. ,v i Capt. - Sweeney, who was reduced from ' inspector '. after his indictment Monday,-, was arraigned today and of fered, through his counsel, to plead not guilty "with leave to withdraw" later:' .This pleading the court refused to accept and re-set the hearing for Monday. 'I The indictment of another police of ficer, -who it is alleged, acted as a col lector . f or Sweeney, Jsexpected . to be returned by the grand jury tomorrow. - MORGAN MUCH BETTER R eco ve ri n g from Attac k of.lndigestjon ' Went Out Driving . IVI'- London, Feb. . 19 . & P. Morgan, according to a ' dispatch . from Cairo, went out driving today. He, Is recov ering from his attack - of . indigestion. His ' granddaughter has left Egypt lor Rome.: ATTlTlinF TIF 1 1 - 0-rP- gohvehti . riii iifUUk ,WI: Ul VI' 1 STILL UNCHANGED No Change in Arrangements ' to Protect Americans . vin Mexico ALL ORDERS STAY IN FORGE Taft Will Reply to Communication of Gen. Huerta, But It Will Not y Constitute a Recognition of New Government Washington, Feb. 19. Reaction from the. severe strain under which kh'e "diplomatic, naval and military branches of the government have been laboring for the lastr 10 days because of the Mexican revolt, was marked by the comparative lethargy prevail ing In these departments today. A hasty' consultation between - the heads of the various departments, con ducted to some extent by subordinates, resulted in a general decision to main tain the existing attitude towards Mexico, not only in a diplomatic sense, but so far as that involves the preparation of the army and navy to meet-any emergency that mignt arise. Though naturally gratified at the termination of the almost continuous battle that has raged within the heart of Mexico City for so long a period of time, it was deemed to be unwise to permit that sentiment to affect the progress of arrangements .that are be ing made adequately to protect .the lives of foreigners in Mexico in case the situation should get beyond con trol ofthe new 4 temporary govern ment. Original orders to the army of ficers to-, have the soldiers ready' to move at short notice and to the trans ports to proceed to their assigned des tlnations, where they were to embark troops arid marines, . were allowed to remain in force, officials reasoning that some, benefit is to be derived from the experience that is gained tnrougn this attempt at .mobilization,- even 11 there should ipe, no occasion to give it -praeti-sl -turn. -. . i - Probably some reply will be made by President Taft to the personal message - from General Victoriano Huerta. who signed himself com mander-in-chief, announcing he had overthrown the Madero government, but it will be of such a nature as not to constitute a political recognition or the new government. Ambassador Wilsorfyis expected to communicate freely with Military Governor Huerta, to transact the ordinary business of the embassy and his example, it is expected, will be followed by the diplo matic representatives of the other powers, ail sucn excnanges oemg on a d facto basis. . . Within a week, at the longest, the New Mexican Congress should be in session in conformity witn tne cau just issued by the Military Governor. Upon the extent to which General Huerta and his group transfers to tne powerB of government, will depend the attitude of the United States towards the de facto government of Mexico. If constitutional forms are observ ed; if the Congress is allowed without durefes to discharge its lawful duty of selecting a provisional President; if in an orderly way the Congress pro vides for the holding of general elec tions throughout Mexico after a rea sonable 'period of time, at which all the people may have a free chrfnce to indicate .their choice for permanent President.! the Washington govern ment's decision can be relied upon to give cordial and sympathetic , support, to the efforts of those now. in control in the v Mexican capitol to establish a government' on a permanent JSasIs. MeanWhHe, .the attitude of -the admin istration here will remain one of pas sive, though interested obseryation. WILSON APPROVES PLANS Sub-Committee .Will Ecort President elect to His Hotel Washington, Feb. 9. President elect Woodrow Wilson today . sent word to the inaugural committee that the plans for his inauguration met with his lapp.roval. It Was. decided that Thomas Nelson Page, chairman of the reception com mittee, would appoint a suo-commit-tee which. will meet Mr. Wilson en his arrival-in .'Washington on the-, after noon of .starch 3rd and will escort him to his3iotel. :' Another icommittee will be appointed to meet Vice President Thomas R. Marshall. " , Col. Birch 'also approved plans for meetin g and: escorting to the hoter Mrs. . -Wilson the Misses Wilson and Mrs. Marshall, who are to reach Wash ington ?on-, the same train -with the President-elect and Vice President elect. They are to be met by a com- mittee'of , women. , Col. Btrch;-was appointed by Major Genera Leonard Wood, grand jtnarshal of the" inaugural parade, as one of his aides,, and will ride at. the head of the column -.of, troops that lead tne pa rade. 4 ' - - Trenton N. ' J. , Feb . .-19. Presi dentelect Woodrow Wilson " got baCK to the State-HOuse todaV after a brief vi&it.itp ew . York.; ; Regarding - his visit his only explanation was that he had 'a bully talk" with Colonel E. M. House. Mr ." House is not only an inti mate friend of the Governor, but close to,W.J Bryan.- IN IN FALL Republican May Be Called Together This Year to Revise Rules Gov erning Selection of National 'Delegates Washington, Feb . 19 . Prospects for a Republican National convention next Fall to revise -rules governing the selection of National delegates, and to -change the basis of Southern -representation at regular Republican conventions, was strengthened today through expressions' favoring the pro posed National gathering by 'Senator Root, of New York, and Senator Crane, of Massachusetts. Demand for a Republican conven tion had been based on the desire to make such charges that States will have the opportunity to select their delegates through primaries or other wise, and - to cut down the number of delegates from States having a light Republican vote. "I am in favor of holding a Repub lican, convention at - some -convenient time next Fall or Winter," said Sena tor Root, wfe. was jhairman of the Chicago convention last June, for the purpose of doing two things: "First, to make representation in National conventions proportional to the Republican vote--that is, correct ing the disproportion: in what is spok en of as the Southern representation. ,sSeeoud, te permit the, Republicans of each Stateto elect delegates to Na tional conventions in their own way, so that the choice in each- State Will be regulated according to the laws of the State. . . ' "In order that these changes shall be effective in a convention to nomi nate a President, they must be made before that convention .and that can fee done only by a special convention. The National Committee is still bound by the old rules which Were adopted by the convention of 1880. They will have to call the next cor?ention just as they, did the last oneunder these rules unless a special convention- is called to make the changes which cer tainly ought to be made." Senator Crane also endorsed the convention plan. No definite- step? have yet been taken . toward issuing a call for the convention. Expressions by members of various factions of the party indicate that efforts will 'be ne cessary to bring Republicans from all States together within the present year for the, revision lans.,.. "SHOOTING AT FAIRMONT Hotel Keeper Shot by Negro Who Made His Escape (By Long Distance Telephone.) Lumberton, N. C, Feb. 19. A tele phone message from Fairmont tonight about 10:30- o'clock stated that Mr. Mitchell, manager of the Beaufort County Lumber Company's hotel at that place, had beeri shot by a negro who made his escape but is. being pur sued by a posse. Mr. Mitchell, was shot in the side,, the ball ranging around into the 'back where it was re moved by Dr.' Ricfcs, the company phy sician. While the wound is very pain ful, it is not considered dangerous. PARITY WITH NORFOLK. Inter-State Commerce Commission Makes Favorable Decision. (Special Star Telegram.) Washington, D. C, Feb. 19. By a decision of the Inter-State Commerce. Commission today, granting, a rate of $3.25 per ton of 2,240 pounds-on. muck "or puddle" bars, blooms and billets slabs, crop-ends; ingots, Wire rods, in coils" and sheet bars, or bars of steel, carloads, usual minimum weight from Birmingham and group to Wilmington without observing' the longand short haul provision, -Wilmington is put on an equality with Norfolk. The deci sion means that -Wilmington on export shipments" will have the same rate as is now in effect to Norfolk on similar export trade. P. R. A. OUT LINES Both majority and minority reports were made to the Senate yesterday on the proposed Rockefeller Foundation. A National Republican convention may be calledvnext Fall for the pur pose of changing the method of select ing delegates to conventions. Democratic Leader Underwood yes terday lectured the Democrats of the House on the necessity for speedy ac tion on the appropriation bills. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst yesterday accepted full responsibility for the. de struction of Chancellor Lloyd-George's country residence near London. The House yesterday refused to ov erride Taft's veto of the Burnett-Dillingham Immigration bill, the vote falling five shy of the necessary two- thirdsV '- - House Democrats will hold a caucus March 5th, at which plans for the re organization of that body will be made. s Gov. Wilson has approved the plans of the inaugural committee. Consultations yesterday - between heads of the various departments of the" U. S. government resulted in a general decision to maintain the ex isting attitude towards Mexico. Gustavo Madero, brother oif the de posed President of Mexico was exe cuted yesterday and further bloody re prisals 'are expected owing to the find ing of aiist of those who ought to die among the official documents, of the Madero government. . - - New York markets: Money on' call easier, 3 to 3 3-4 per cent.; ruling rate 3 1-2; closing bid 3 1-4; offered at 3 1-2. - Spot cotton closed quiet, Flour quiet Wheat steady; No. 2 red 1.09 1-2 to 1.11. Corn easy, 56 1-4. Turpen tine and rosin steady;1" '- HERO'S BROTHER SHOT BY SOLDIERS Gustavo, the Politician, Exe cuted Under Notorious "Fugitive Law"' BLOODY REPRISALS INTENDED List of "Those Who Ought -to Die" Found Among the Official Docu ments of Ex-President Francisco Madero MADERO EXILED Mexico City, Feb. 19. Francisco I. Iadero. deposed from the Presidency of Mex ico yesterday, wril be exiled. Arrangements have been made for his departure from the capital for Vera Cruz tonight. From there he will sail for some European port. Mexico City, Feb. 19.-Justavo Ma dero, brother of Francisco 1. Madero, the deposed President of Mexico, was executed here today as a sequel to the upheavfel yesterday when the Madero administration was turned out by the commanders of the Mexican Federal army. , The former President and his broth er, Gustavo, were sent this morning as prisoners to the arsenal, from which General Felix Diaz, the rebel com mander, had bombarded the city for 10 days. Soon after their arrival there Gustavo Madero ' was subjected to the "notorious fugitive . liaw" by which he was free to run 'under the rifle fire of his guards. H$ fell dead under their bullets. . ' Nothing is as yet known concern ing the fate that awaits former Presi dent Madero and his cabferfgly reprisals are feared because", ofthe finding of a list of "those who ought to ,die" among the official documents of the Madero government. . Francisco Madero, the deposed Pres ident, was taken under a heavy guard from the National Palace and lodged in the arsenal. There he was a pris oner of General Diaz in. the very place which for over a week he had caused to be battered with cannon in efforts to subjugate the rebel army.' Had Francisco Madero succeeded in defeating Diaz there seems little doubt that bloody reprisals would have been made- "Those who should die," is the cap tion on an official "Maderist" docu ment found last night In the list of prescribed, there are 22 names of prominent men, including Francisco DeLaBarra, Jesus Flores Magon, Man uel Calero, Alberta . Gracia Grandos and Dr. Vasquez Gomez. For some days DeLaBarra believed he was in danger of assassination and he therefore hid in the British nega tion, where he heard that numerous threats had been made to capture him. . The rebel troops are not to be .re moved from their positions for two or three days, as disorders are feared. The authorities, do not wish to give occasion for- public manifestations. Gustavo Madero was generally re garded as a much more powerful man than the President, himself. After Francisco Madero had quar relled with Dr. Vasquez Gomez, he and his brother forced Juan . Jose Suarez to the front to take the posi tion of Vice President, although he was little known. This was a thing Madero's enemies never forgave and was ially the reason for the starting of the anti-government party, which showed sympathetic opposition to the schemes ofthe politician, Gustavo Ma dero. After Gustavo's arrest yesterday and during his removal through the streets, the crowds were widely ex cited and even made efforts to lay their hands upon him. A heavy guard of rurales - was necessary to assure tne prisoners sarety. . Gustavo Madero was at one time Minister, of Finarece of Mexico. He visited the United States early in 1911. - - : - General Huerta will probably. . be come provisional President of -Mexico as a result of the joint session of ;the Deputies and Senators. The action to be taken appears to be a mere formal ity, as a majority have already sign ed a promise to support an agreement made between Huerta and Diaz. ; This cabinet slate was regarded as probable of appointment, subject to the ratification of Congress: Foreign Minister Francisco DeLa Barra. War General Manuel Mondragon. v Finance Carlos G. DeCosio. Fomento Minister Alberto Gil. Interior Alberto Garvia Grandee. Justice Rodolfo Reyes. :s r Public Instruction Jorge Vera Es tanol. ) Communications David DeLa F"uj ente. . ' ,' . . To . every Governor throughput the Republic, General Huerta today sent telegrams relating what had occurred. It was only ten days ago that another telegram was sent to the .same Gover1 nors by Francisco Madero, . who told (Continued on Page 9.) ' RULED -TO" OVERRIDE VETO " " - - . . House Refused to Pass Immigration Bill Against Taft'a WishevFiva More Votes Would Have' Been Sufficient. Wjashingtpn, Feb. 19. The House today refused, by a vote of 213 to 14, to pass the Dillingham-Burnett Immi gration bill over the President's veto. Five votes changed from the negative to,. the affirmative . would.. have , given the two-thirds necessary to override the veto. ., - Opposition to. the measure was re newed as soon as Representative Bur nett, of Alabama, chairman of the Im migration Committee, moved that the bill- be re-considered and passed over the President's veto. Representatives Goldfogle, of NeW York, and Curley, of Massachusetts, delayed action for about two hours by demanding the reading of the bill, cov ering 26 printed pages, the President's message and the message from the Senate. Representative Burnett, appealing to the House to override the veto, de clared that Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel's report, upon which the President based his action, was "bristling with misinformation and misstatements." ? - Opposition in Rome. v, Rome, Feb. 19. There has been considerable press comment here on the subject of the Burnett-Dillingham immigration bill, the clauses of which caused a disagreeable impression. The Giornale D'ltalia referred to the pro posed legislation as an "offense to hu man brotherhood." It. added that American citizens would have been the first to regret the passage of the bill owing to its consequences on the labor market in the United States. FINANCIAL REGULATION. Money. Trust Committee Begins Con sideration of Legislation. Washington, Feb. 19. The House Money Trust Investigating Commit tee today began consideration ' of the financial regulation legislation . which will be recommended in its report. The committee ' discussed informally the evils disclosed '.-bjr the - hearings and 'possible remedial laws. No action' was taken and the report will - not lie finally; framed . untiLs Samuel, Unter-J iiyer,"-coun8Bi lor xne committee, ar-1 rives in Washington at the end of the week; The committee expects! to- sub mit -the report by Thursday,' February 27th. . . . ' v, A variety, of legal . difficulties confronting- the committee In framing regulations for stock exchanges and clearing houses were discussed today. Several . members of the committee held that these institutions were en tirely under the jurisdiction of the various States. The committee may leave the regulation of stock exchang es largely to the States. With this in mind, the committee has sent for a copy of the bills proposed by Governor Sulzer, of NewrYork. The scheme of prohibiting the listing of inter-State commerce corporations on exchanges which failed' to comply with certain rules, was suggested. A similar suggestion exists as to clearing houses, although it was sug gested that the committee could secure the proposed reforms by prohibiting National banks from joining clearing house associations which either failed to incorporate or failed to observe cer tain prescribed rules. Practically all of . the committee's recommendations will necessarily be based upon the ju risdiction of Congress over National banks and Inter-State corporations. Laws forbidding directors of Na tional banks from accepting a bonus from borrowers for granting loans and forbidding interlocking of directors in National banks also were- discussde. CUSTOMS REORGANIZATION. Sec. MacVeagh Submits Hjs Plans to 0 President Taft. "Washington, Feb. 19. Secretary MacVeagh today submitted to Presi dent Taft his plans for the reorgani zation, of the customs service in ac cordance with the authority granted by Congress. Because of sweeping changes con templated the President had been urg ed to leave the re-organization for President Wilson to work out. Treas ury officials, however, are pointing out -inptinn th. ontiro lam anthnriTin, rz ,7Tr, r : changes will be lost, because Congress stipulated as a condition that the plan must be submitted at the present ses sion. The plan worked out by Secre tary MacVeagh and Assistant Secreta ry Curtis would abolish more than a hundred collectors of customs by reduc ing the customs districts from 165 to less than 50. While many Senators and Representatives have endorsed the plan as a whole, they are said to be protesting vigorously against parts which affect their States or districts. J. C. HASKELLl ELECTED Succeeds J. S. B. Thompson as Presi dent of Atlantic Compress Co. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 19. J. C. Has kell," for the last 15 years manager of the Southeastern Demurrage Bureau, here,- this afternoon was elected presi dent of the Atlantic Compress Compa ny to succeed the late J. S. Barbour Thompson, for many years prominent ly connected with Southern railways.' The selection took place at a meeting of the" board of directors of the com press company - here. The - Atlantic Compress Company, owned by several railroads,, has offices in many South- lern cities. ' DOWN TO BUSINESS 111 STATE Both Branches of North Car olina General Assembly . at Work 110 FENCE LAW LOSES dUT Commjttees Decide to Report Adverse ' ly Automobile Bill Six' Months , School Term Passes House. Other Proceedings. (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 19. Both branches of the North Carolina Gen eral Assembly and the committees thereof evidenced a disposltiontoday to grapple with the really important business before the presnt session and a number of measures of State-wide interest were either tabooed or' sent on their way towards becoming law The Senate passed the Ivie bill for the regulation of automobiles, fixing the scale of taxes, 5 up to 25 horse power; 7.50 to 40 horse power, and $10 for more than 40 horse power; 'also motorcycles at $2; speed limits 10 miles per hour in business sections and 15 , miles in residence sections of towns and 25 miles oh .country roads, dealers to pay 10 registration tax for a number to be used on demonstra tion cars with 15 days exemption for 15 days. (Municipalities are -allowed to impose additional taxes, if they, -desire. " The bill fixing minimum .punishment for carrying concealed weapons at $25 fine or 30 days imprisonment was de feated after, a spirited argument. The House finished the work of pas sing the six months minimum school term bill, put through second reading last night and left for today for. final reading lest the issue should be raised that, the-bill, required separate' day roll -CHv The vote today was 92 o 2. It was sent to the Senate; : ".: The.biir by Hall ?fo1r"taTor $1 n , male and $2 oh'.' female dogs : for" thV behefitof the school funds in the coun ties "was discussed, mahy representa tives asking exemption - lor counties' and it was then referred to the Judl ciary Committee, - v ; - ' Also the compulsory ,'school attend- : anee bill; pending as a deferred spe cial order for today, Was merely or dered printed 'and jset for' Tuesday of, next week. Public Utilities Bill. The Kellum bill to give the Corpora tion . Commission powers to regulate rates of power, light, gas and water companies, both corporation and muni cipally owned and empowering the" Corporation Commission, to require physical connection of competing tele phone lines - passed and was sent to the Senate, v Convicts for Roads. V The House voted to have a special committee appointed to investigate the hiring of convicts by the State to railroads and other enterprises and report relative to the advisability of passiBgJthe pending bill to require State convicts to be hired to all coun ties wanting them for road work be fore letting them to railroads.--. New Hanove?"BIII. Senator Bellamy introduced a bill today empowering magistrates in New Hanover county to issue, warrants re turnaible, before the Recorder. " : Women on. Boards. t The joint committee : oh education considered a substitute for the Senate bill that died at the hand of the com mittee, . to permit women ; to ' serve on school committees andVboards of trus tees and county boardsoi educatidii. The substitute which; was submitted by County Superintendent V Judd, of Wake, bears the endorsement of the Teachers' Assembly, add is hot very different from the bill the committee ' reported unfavorably, v Supt. Judd, -who is looking after the legislative ef forts of the Assembly r agreed to an amendment omitting county boards of education from the list of committees and boards on which women might serve and then the committee voted to report favorably, two Senators oppos ing and giving notice of a- minority report. Many ladles appeared for the bill among them MrjS. Sol Well, of Goldsboro; Mrs. E. Cl Duncan, Miss Edith Royster, Dr. Delia Dixon Car roll, Mrs. T. PS' Harrison,; Mrs. Jas. Briggs, Mrs. C. L. Smith,:" Mrs. Clar ence Johnson,.'Mr8. L. P. Duncan, Miss Rosa Broughtony; Mrs. Julian Timber lake and iMrs. Fleming, representing the Woman's Club of ; Raleigh; Miss Mary S. Smith, Mrs. Satterfleld and Miss Dicker son, for th& A. & M. Col lege Club, and Mrs. R. R.- Cotten, pres ident State Federation of i Women's Clubs. Eighty-three v out'; of 85 Wo men's clubs of the State sent endorse ments, which means "about" 4,000 wo men. ,'."' '" . j. . Statewide Stock LawTabooed. The State-wide stock : law. bill got rough treatment before -the joint com mittee on agriculture and will be re ported unfavorably in the Senate and House. The vote in. the Senate com mittee was 2 to 5 and .in the house body 5 to 8. The poll was taken after a long hearing from many opponents and fewer advocates. The principal arguments against - the bill were by Representatives Bellamy, " of ' " Bruns (Continued on Page Two.)' - MATTERS 1 'fit Jul Juki f!l "I'M 11 m "m : "bry: . mi-; I hi '. : t.."-M.y Ji : .; , i: :t- 'r 4m hi I ' -1 f - "1 I, mm 1 Ur- v, j -.r-;- mm , S Mi
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Feb. 20, 1913, edition 1
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