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VOL. XCIKO. 133.
WmVIINOTOK, CiFRIDAY MOKKESTG, FEBRUARY 28, 1913.
WHOLE NUMBER 13,259.
BIG SUPPLY BUi5
ABOUT COHPLEim
House and Senate Work Un-I
der rressure to Clear Up
the Calendars.
LIVELY FIGHT III SENATE
Put ic Buildings Appropriation Passed
After an Alhnight Session May
Finish Air Measures Be
fort Adjournment. '
Washington, ; Feb. 87, House and
Senate today gave the annual appro
priation bills a vigorous push toward
completion and made' marked inroads
upon a mass of legislative matter that
has crowded the' calendars of Con
gress. The last appropriation measure,
he General Deficiency bill, passed the
House early in the -day, and that body
lias only conference reports to act
Mpon from now until adjournment.
After a session lasting until 4 A.M.
Today, the Senate reassembled at 10
o'clock and moved rapidly through the
Agricultural and the Sundry Civil ap
propriation measures.- . Tonight the
legislative deck presented more of a
cleaned-up" appearance than the Con
gressional leaders had- dared to hope
or. ; .
Only two of the. appropriation bills
were finally prepared, for the 'Presi
dent up to an early "hour this evening,
as the majority of the. measures rest
in conference committees, which axe
rapidly adjusting the differences : be
tween the two Housed, Fights over
the Public Buildings; Sundry Civil and
Naval bills may force a t:rusb of work
at the end of the. season next week, a
condition that win be aggravated if
President Taft carries out his original
purpose of vetoing the Public,-Buildings
bill. - .. y - '
The Senate had not " acted on ; the
Naval or General . Deficiency bills to
day and a lively fight ; was expected
over the batttesJh2jL.4ue6tio&, tthen the
Naval bill romes trprlt wasi:expected.
onight, however, Ihat" it would be pos
sible to complete all of the bills car
rying the ?i,000,00pjao0 or more of
Federal appropriations before adjourn
ment next Tuesday, unless the two
houses become deadlocked in the con
efrence committees : over some of the
controverted matters.-.
After an all night session, filled with
a bitter struggle over public buildings
expenditures, the Senate at 3:50
o'clock this morning passed the. Pub
lic Building Appropriation bill carry
ing an increase of nearly $16,000,000
over the $25,000,00011 as passed by
the House. One sweeping amendment
inserted just before- passage at the
suggestion of Senator Kern, of Indi
ana, prohibited the, erection of a build
ing or the purchase of a site for post
ofrke purposes exclusively, in any city
where the postal receipts were less
than $10,000 a 'year. This change
would hold up indefinitely the erection
oi 60 or 70 buildings, authorized In the j
bill. The all night session was replete
with factional argument, arising over
appropriations made " for memorial,
buildings at Washington and over al
leged preference given to "loyal wo
men" of the Civil War in control of
the affairs of the American Red Crogs.
The Senate adopted an amendment
fo the Sundry Civil, bih proposed by
Senator Lea, of Tennessee, providing
'pr a government, exhibit at the Na
tional Conservation Jxposition to be
field at Knoxville,-Tenn., in the Fall
oi this year. The amendment carries
aa appropriation of $250,000 and pro
vides for the exhibition of articles and
materials as will illustrate the admin
istrative functions of government arid
? he educational ; yilue in connection
with the development of natural re
sources, .v V
The General. Deficiency Appropria
'ion bill carrying ' $24,658,245 passed
uie House with practically no opposi
tion. The measure supplies deficien
';''s in all of the. various : appropria
iions for the previojis years, Including
vio.100,000-for pensions. An item of
;'J,977 is carried to provide for the
commerce Court for the remainder of
iae present fiscal year.
The Houseiagreed to the Senate
amendments to thediplomatlc and con
sular appropriatidn t)ill,, carrying ap
l ioxtmately $4,000,00Q- Conferences
ufre asked on the Rivers and Harbors,
Indian and Public Buildings appropri
ation bills.
$1,503,000 for Exposition J
Washington, Feb." XI The ,Sen
ate today adopted an amendment to
f he Sundry Civil bill appropriating $1;-
si 1,000 for a government exhibit at
1 'e San Francisco exDosition. The
amendment was proposed by Senator
,f!rkins, of .California, and was adopt
ed without 'a- roll call.
Statements by Senator Williams, of
Mississippi, that. San Francisco had
paven a pledge riot to ask for an ap
propriation for a government exhibit,
w'ere denied by the California Senator
ana by members' of the Senate Com
mittee on Exposition Senator Root
"aid the United States had invited all
Jinei nations to participate in the ex
s'tion and that it was in honorbound
io have its own exhibit there.
The exposition i&mendmenf nrovides
tor a commission of three 'members
an army officer, naval officer and.- an
'mpioye of the - Department of Staje
(ContinUe4 $a Page 8.)
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; -sY
MAR5HALL GUEST OF WILSON
-President-elect and Mrs. Marshall
" Over at' Trenton on Way to
ington Arrangements
: at the CapiUI. "
Trenton, N. J., Feb.' 27. President
elect Wilson had as ; his guests at
luncheon today Vice President-elect
Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana, and
Mrs. Marshall, who stopped here on
the way to Washington; Mrs. Wilson
was, unable to" come from Princeton
because of the press of household du
ties incident to the departure for the
National capital. Mr. Wilson has com
pleted Xls work as Governor and
came to the State House today to
clear up some of his correspondence
on National affairs.
Arrive in Washington Today. ,
Washincton. Fh. 27 who vi.n
President-elect Thomas R. Marshall
and Mrs. Marshall arrive at the union
station here, shortly after noon tomor
row, they will' be met by a reception
committee and escorted to the hotel
where they are to reside durine their
stay in the-capital. , v ,
Tne reception committee, hearten hv
Henry B. MacFarland. will renreRe'nt'
the inaugural committee. In Mr. Mar
shall's party there are only (Mrs. Mar-
snau ana ner-maid. Tomorrow night
a dinner will be given for Mr. Marshall
by John E. Lamb, a leadlne IndianaTi.
to which the entire Indiana delegation
in Congress has been invited. With
uie exception of the Indiana dinner,
Mr. Marshall plans to remain in virtual
retirement until the dav of the inau
guration.
Preparations are beiner marie tn
greet WiUam Jennings Bryan, who has
aavisea.wasnington friends' he will ar
rive Sunday. A committe of which
Cotter :T. Bride, is chairman, has been
appointed to receive him. Plans also
are oeing made for entertainment of
members of the Democratic National
Uommlttee. most Of whom are exnept-
ed by Sunday. Chairman William F.
MCtJemos will reach here that day. He
will give a-dinner to the comittee on
the night of March 5th.
May Establish Precedents
Trenton, N. J., Feb . 28 . Two, pre
cedents looking, toward ' a' closer co
-operation between the executive and
legislative branches of the National
governflieat' toay be established under
tje. administration of President Wood
Tdw.'.Wilsoh. :s The one Vould permit
the- Vice' . President of the United
States, to ..sit for the first time in-the
cabinet councils of the President and
the other would find the chief execu
tive frequently . at the capitol build
ing physically in closer touch with
members of the House and Senate. -
Discussion of the latter innovation
came to. Mr. Wilson's attention today
when, a magazine article related that
the Presidentelect had said he would
spend some time daily in the Presi
dent's room at the capitol, used hither
to only when the President signed or
vetoed . 11th hour acts of an expiring
Congress. Talk of the other change
in Presidential customs was revived
when former Governor Marshall, of
Indiana, the Vice President-elect, visited-
Mr. W51son today at the State
House. . -
Legislative policies, including the
programme for the extra session, par
ty pledges, tne personnel of the cabi
net and a number of intimate details
of the . coming' administration were
discussed, after which jthe announce
ment came from both men that they
were in , hearty accord. The President-elect
(paid high- tribute to Mr,
Marshall and said . very, frankly that
bis friendship and : acquaintance with
Mr. iMarshall's ability were such that
he expected to consult him freely.
Mr. Wilson did not say whether this
clbse relationship with the Vive Pres
ident-elect might ultimately mean ex
tending a seat in the cabinet chamber
to him. He indicated, both witn re
spect to this idea and to the one that
be might spend much of his time at
the capitol building, that be would de
cide things of this kind after he reach
ed Washington1 and was in a better
position to determine the expediency
of such -changes.
"We went over the ground com
plete," said -f the President-elect, dis
cussing his long conference with Mr.
Marshall, "I asked him what im
pressions he got in the country at
large as to the state of the people. We
also talked of the principles--of , the
party." ' He paused and added - with
"We compared notes -or rather ig
norances as to -what we personally
rft tn dn when we get to Washing
ton as neither of us has had much ex
perience there"
Mr. Wilson said he had not discuss
ed ?with Mr. Marshall the prospect of
having him sit in the cabinet. He was
asked whether Mr. Marshall frequent
ly would be consulted " on administra
tion policies.
"As a close and intimate friend, an
swered Mr. Wilson, "I -would natural
ly consult him in such matters. Some
Of bur Vice Presidents have been
among-the leading men of the coun
try Some have played a large part
in the Nation's affairs." Mr. Marshall
is very heartily, in sympathy with me
and -wants to co-operate in every pos
sible way. The President-elect said
he" had- been anxious for a conference
with MrrJilarshall for some time, but
he did not want to interrupt the vaca
tion of the Vice President-elect in
Arizona. ' . .
'i wanted Mr. Marshall to know,
tho Tresident-elect, "just what
is in my mind. He has a very stimu
lating : way of putting things and
j - vernacular sb that yoi
can get at exactly what he means.
Mr.; Wilson referred, also to the un
commohly generous support that Air.
LOOTERS VENTURE
TOO NEAR CAPITAL
Seventeen Zapatistas Caught
Pillaging and Executed
by Ru rales v
TROOPS NOW AT GALVESTON
All the Heart is Taken Out of Move
mentSince Huerta Government
Seems to be Able to Cope
With Situation.
. Mexico City, Feb. 27. Seventeen
Zapatistas, who carried their vocation
of looting and murder to the edge of
the Federal district eight miles from
the capital, were captured today and
executed.
The rurales encountered the rebels
at early dawn today and defeated;
them. Later, Juan Vargas, commander
of the rurales, sent a terse message
to President Huerta, in which he said:
"I have the honor to report the exe-,
cution of 17 bandits, taken in outlaw
ry and rebellion."
Confidence in the Huerta adminis
tration appears to wax stronger daily,
if faithis to be placed in the govern
ment reports as to the rapid vanish
ing of the rebel spirit through the re
public. Conspiracies against the pro
visional President are still whispered
of in the capital, .but there is at least
Lan outward appearance of harmony
between the leaders of the new re
gime. Provisional President Huerta
and Felix Diaz seem to be working to
gether to bring about general peace,
which both express themselves as ar
dently desiring. '
The latest adherent to the govern
ment is Gen. Orozco, who has sent a
telegram declaring his allegiance.
Venustiano Carranza, former Gov
ernor - of Coahuilla, according to dis
patches received here, has . not suc
ceeded in . gathering . general support
for his attitude against Huerta.
:;iArpt1.et.aOTeslon to the- govern
ment ;was registered last" night when
Rafael Tapia, a former chief of rurale
guards in the State of Tlaxcala, with
600 ofhis ien, signified his desire to
surrender.
The body of Gen. Bernardo Reyes,
the first 'victim of the Diaz revolution,
will -be, brought from an outlying cem
etery and will be given re-burial with
military honors.
If the Chamber of Deputies accepts
the recommendation of its Finance
Committee, an immediate "peace" ap
propriation considerably in excess of
the 100,000,000 pesos asked for by la
dero, will be authorized by a bond is
sue. It was said today that the com
mittee would recommend any sum that
the Finance Minister deemed neces
sary for the government's needs.
Provisional President Huerta today
drafted a bill granting amnesty to all
political offenders "who shall persent
themselves to the authorities within
15 days,"
The measure was hurried io the
Chamber of Deputies, which is in ex
traordinary session, for quick action.
. Two emissaries of Emiliana Zapata,
who is said to be hiding in the State
of Morelos, are here to confer with
Huerta. They are said to bear instruc
tions from their leader to arrange
terms of surrender.
Only an Experiment Now.
Washington, Feb. 27.-Although the
United States troops troop trains are
steadily rolling southward, converging
on Galveston, it was made evident to
day that the heart had gone out of the
movement under the influence of the
growing conviction that the provision
al government in Mexico is going to be
able to maintain itself, which seemed
to- be the general tenor of the reports
to the State Department from its con
sular officers in Mexico.
Neither the Mexican, embassy 4 here
nor the State Department has heard
any information from the Huerta gov
ernment in (Mexico City of us announc
ed intention to send Senor Imilio Ra-
basa' to the' United States as ambassa
dor to succeed Senor Calero, who re
signed Jhis post early this year. This
circumstance creates no surprise, as
the present-administration is on the
eve of retirement and it is taken for
granted that , if President Huerta has
decided to send Senor Babasa here he
will make inquiry later to ascertain if
his representative is persona grata to
j (Continued on Page 8.)
Marshall had given him ever since the
Baltimore convention.
The "meeting of the two standard
bearers of the Democratic party was
as informal as it ; was inconspicuous.
Few persons were at the State House
today ..The Governor really ended his
work .;. yesterday. The Vice President
elect sat with the Governor, chatting
and telling -stories. They walked to
and ;from a -hotel where they had
luncheon. When Mr. Marshall left
the President-elect escorted him to
the outer door of the State House, a
courtesy which he. has -heretofore nev
er extended to his visitors.
Mr, Marshall had little to say.
"Every thing . the Governor: said met
with; my approval," remarked Mr.
Marshal V ' ''and I am in accord with
everything that he finally will propose
to the people. - He expressed his views
to me but I found they have been my
I views for years."
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BILL GOES TO! CONFERENCE
Senator Simmons ftinority i Conferee
on Rivers, and Harbors Bill
$600,000 for .Custom House
at Wilmington
1'
Wilmington Star Bureau,
23 Wyatt Building.
Washington, D. c Feb . 27. The
Rivers and Harbors mil carrying large
appropriations for Nlsrth Carolina wa
terway improvementwas sent to con
ference tonight andsenator Simmons
appointed minority fconferee on the
part of the Senate. It is not expected
that any of the appropriations for
North Carolina will be knocked out of
the bill. ' .''X
Congressman R. N. Page, Clarence
Poe and Hannis Taylor lave been ap
pointed by Thomas Ne?son Page to
meet Governor Craig when he arrives
in Washington Monday I morhing. A
committee appointed by Dr. J. A.
Holmes, president ofj North. Carolina
Society of Washingtpn, will co-operate
with Mr. Page.f
The public building?! bill which pass
ed the Senate this inorning carried
approximately $1,000,000,' for buildings
and sites in North Carolina Including
$600,000 for the custom house at Wil
mington.. i P. R. A.
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LAYS BLAME ON WILSON.
Sec. Meyer Thinks Hi a Letter Defeated
Two Battleship Programme.
Washington, Feb. 27.-j-Secretary of
the Navy Meyer today jtyplored the de
feat of the two battleships programme
in the House and expressed the belief
that the letter which president-elect
Wilson wrote to Mr. Fitjsgerald, chair
man of the House Committe on Ap
propriations, commending that Repre
sentative for his advocacy of economy,
was influential on the result.
"The low character of the arguments
during consideration of the naval bill
in the House," said Secretary Meyer,
and the incorrect statements made in
opposition to the. bill showed the lack
of familiarity oi the speakers with
nayal subjects.; All of this demonstrat
ed -the ; advisability of admitting the
head of the Navy Department to. the
privilege of the floor, where he would
be ; in a position to throw light on
many questions riot clear in the..minds
of members.". - ti-ALx'T.
' Emphasizing the need of the two
battleships a year and more than that
some years, Secretary Meyer said such
a policy is absolutely necessary to pro
tect this country from possible foreign
invasion.
NEXT MEETING PLACES.
Educators Select Memphis, Tenn., and
Richmond, Va.
Philadelphia, Feb. 27. Two depart
ments of the National Education Asso
ciation today selected meeting places
for next year. -That of the National
Association of School Accounting Of
ficials will take place at Memphis, be
ginning May 14th, 1914. Richmond,
Va., was selected for the convention
of the Department ofSuperintendents
next year.
A campaign to raise an endowment
fund of $1,000,000, the interest of
which is to be used in financing "ex
periments in the educational field,"
was discussed today by the conven
tion of the Department of Superinten
dents, but no action was taken.
- J. H. Francis, of Los Angeles, urged
that the public make use of school
buildings. "Why not", he asked, "bring
the moving pictures into the schools
instead of the schools going, to the
moving pictures and dance halls."
OUTLINES
Vice President-elect 1 Marshall and
Mrs. Marshall were guests of Wilson
at Trenton, yesterday.
The retention of Samuel Untermyer
as counsel for the Money Trust Inves
tigating Committee, was attacked on
the floor of the House yesterday.
Senator Simmons was appointed mi
nority conferee for the Rivers and
Harbors bill, which was sent to con
ference last nigbt.
The Torrens Land Title bill, similar
to the one already passed by the
House, was passed by the North Car
olina Senate yesterday and now goes
to conference.
The Senate and House made rapid
progress yesterday on the appropria
tion bills and it now seems likely that
all will be completed before adjourn
ment next week.
The House Money Trust Committee
received a letteivfppm J P. Morgan &
Co. yesterday containing a general
denial of the existence or possibility
of a money trust. .
: Dr. John W. Russell, superintendent
of Mattewan Hospital, where Harry K.
Thaw is confined, resigned yesterday
shortly before Governor Sulzer issued
an order for his removal.
President-elect Wilson may establish
two precedents at Washington, spend
ing a while- each day at the Capitol
and making the Vice President a menf
ber of his official family.
. The mobilization of troops at Gal
veston is now taking on the form of
an experiment, all the heart being tak
en out of the. movement by advices
from Mexico that the Huerta govern
ment is well established.
New York markets: Money on call
steady, 3 to 3 1-2 per, cent.; ruling
rate and closing bid 3; offered at 3 1-4.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling up
lands 12.60. Flour steady. Wheat
easy; No. 2 red 1.09 and l.li.- Corn
steady, 57 1-2. Turpentine steady.
Rosin firm. ' ,
DENIES EXISTENCE
OF A Ml
X P. Morgan and Co. Sends
Long Letter to Pujo Com
mittee of kouse
CAUSE OF "CONCENTRATION"
Any That May Exist Result of Bank
ing and Currency Laws, Finan-
ciers Say Public Opinion
Strongest Safeguard
Washington, Feb. 27. A general
denial of the existence or possibility
of a "money trust" was presented to
the House Money Trust Committee
today in a long letter from J. P. Mor
gan & Company, at the invitation of
the committee.
Upon the receipt of the Morgan let
ter today, Chairman. Pujo gave out a
letter written to Morgan & Company,
saying that the invitation . to Morgan
& Company had not been extended to
January 27th, and that the committee
had .been at work on its report for a
mcnth.
"Your memorandum," th9 reply con
cluded, "manifestly comes too late to
be of value."
The Morgan letter laid at the door
of the present ban-king and currency
laws the .responsibility for any "con
centration" of money and credit that
may exist
In its conclusions as to the com
mittee's activities, the letter said:
, "We venture to submit the consid
eration that, in a strong public opin
ion, such as exists in this country,
there lies the greatest 'safeguard of
the community always assuming that
Congress will evolve a; basic system
of banking which is scientific and
sound as at the present time, ours
admittedly is not. The public, that is,
the depositors, are the. ones who en
trust, bankers with suchl influence and
power as they today have. in; every civ
ilized land and the publios-.. unlikely
to entrust "thatT power to weak'or'vjl
hands. : -
"Your counsel asked more than one
witness whether the present power
held by bankers in this country would
not be a menace if it lay in evil hands.
Such inquiry answers itself. All pow
er, physical, intellectual, financial or
political is dangerous in evil hands.
If Congress were to fall into evil
hands, the results might be deplor
able. But to us, it seems as little
likely that the citizens of this country
will fill Congress with rascals, as it
is that they will entrust the leader
ship of their business and financial
affairs to a set of clever rogues."
The letter says that such concentra
tion of money in New York as has
occurred, is due to the antiquated
banking system, and the natural law,
which "in every country creates some
one city as the great financial cen
ter." That part of the money trust reso
lution declaring that it is "generally
believed" that groups of financiers
"create and compose companies" was
particularly attacked, by the - letter.
Morgan & Company set forth that any
withholding of money or credit by one
man in any market would be "prompt
ly relieved by the automatic flow of
credit from some altogether foreign
source." ', .
"We. regret." said the letter, "that
a belief so incredible, so abhorrent
and so harmful to the country, should
for a moment have found lodgment
anywhere. And we welcome your in
vitation as an opportunity for us to
state that to the extent of our ob
servations and experience,, there is not
even a vestige of truth in the idea
that in whole or in part the financial
convulsion of 1907 was brought on
through the design of any man or
men,"
The letter further pointed out that
the individuals "to whom is -attributed
the power to create panics" Were
the ones to suffer most by the severe
shrinkage in values of securities dur
ing the 1907 panic.
Committee Agrees on Report -
Washington, Feb. 27. The final
report, of the House Money Trust
Committee on the concentration , of
money and credits in the United
States was formally agreed upon at
an executive' session of the. commit-;
tee tonight. The report will be sub
mitted to the House late tomorrow;
The seven Democrats on the commit
tee will sign the report and the four
Republicans will submit brief minor
ity views on several points Involved
in the report. - j
The full committee, with Counsel
Samuel Untermyer, concluded consid
eration of the report at a rather spirit.:
ed session. ' The original report as
framed by Mr. Untermyer was -amended
in several particulars and" the final
draft was the result of numerous com
promises and concessions. r . ;. . tff'
' The report deals with the question
of regulation of stock -exchanges arid
clearing houses and recommends.' a
revision of the laws relating to - iNa
tinnal banks.. Two bills embracing the
remedial legislation recommended Ibyj
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tne commuiee win iniwiuyauj iujio-
port. - ' 1
All the ladies are invited to see the
beautiful selection of new goods J we
are showing. C. H .Fore & Co.. j
(Advertisement.) , .' -.
DNEY TRUST
DR. JOHN W. RUSSELL RESIGNS
' ' .
Superintendent of Mattewan Asylum
I Tenders Resignation Before Sul
I zer Can Remove Him Will
I Run Down Grafters
.
j Albany, N. Y., Feb. 27. .Without
waiting for a report from his commit
tee of inquiry whiph has been irivesti-gating-tbe
latest Thaw scandal, Gover
nor Sulzer today sent a letter to Col
onel Joseph F. Scott, superintendent
Of 'State prisons, directing the removal
(pf Dr. John W. Russell, superinten
dent of the Mattewan State Hospital,
vhere Harry K: Thaw is confined.
Colonel Scott tonight said he had not
et received the letter. Action by Col
onel Scott was made unnecessary,
however, by the resignation of Dr.
jRussell, which was telephoned this
afternoon from Mattewan. The resig
nation was accepted at once and Col
onel Scott designated Dr. Roy L.
Leak, first assistant physician at the
hospital, to take charge of the insti
tution temporarily.
f The Governor sent another letter
to Charles S. Whitman, district at
torney of New York, together with a
f 1 11 A a! -A i . i ll. -
oIy oi lesumony laKen . Dy xne
"committee concerning the offer of $20,
4)00 which Dr. Russell says was made
to him by John N. Anhut, a New York
lawyer, if he would aid in releasing
Thaw. The testimony ' also included
'Anhut's denial and his counter-charge
hat Dr. Russell wanted to know
if 'where he came in" on the $25,000
fwhich Anhut admits he received from
Ian. agent of Thaw as a "contingent re
tainer" to free Stanford White's slay
3er. This information, the Governor
3ays, he expects the district attorney
to lay 'before the grand jury.
I A third letter, with a copy of the
tesximony relating xo tne acis ana
proceedings of John N- Anhut, coun
sellor at law, in relation to one Har
jry K. Thaw.V was directed to the
jjgrievance committee of the Bar Asso
Iciation of New York county, "for such
Jaction in the premises under the cir
cumstances as you may deem proper."
I "I am sorry for that," exclaimed the
Governor, " when he learned that Dr.
iRussel's resignation had forestalled
faction by Colonel Scott. 'T wanted
flussell thrown out of offfcce. I want
it understood that while I am Gover
nor T am. going to run down every
grafter in, the State. Ki I don't care who
heJSivOr where he comes from of who
is oeninu, mm. Ana we nave got a lot
of them."" . -
j The committee will end its investi
gation or tne "i naw scanaai tomorrow.
1 "I talked with Chairman Carlisle
last night," said' the Governor, dis
cussing the committee's decision not
to bring Thaw to Albany to testify.
"Mr. Carlisle said he believed the
,Teason Thaw wanted to come to Al
Jbany was that' Thaw was cunning
(enough to believe that such a step
fwould again raise the question of his
sanity and permit him to secure an
other writ of habeas corpus to deter
mine his mental condition. That is
a door he may see, but I do not.
Whether Thaw does or does not tes
tify,! do not believe he will get out
of the lunatic- asylum while I am
Governor."
Governor Sulzer said Scott had of
fered his resignation, but he had ask
ed him not to leave.
C. O. D. PARCEL POST.
This Feature Will be Added to the
. Service July 1st.
Washington, Feb. 27. On July 1st,
next, the collect on delivery feature
will be added to the parcel post ser
vice. An order putting this into effect
was today signed by Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock.
Under the approved regulations a
parcel bearing the required amount of
parcel post stamps may be sent any
where in the country and the amount
due from the purchaser collected and
remitted by the Postoffice Department.
The regulations provide that the par
cels must bear the amount due from
the addressee and the collection will
be made provided the amount is not
in excess of $100. The fee will be 10
cents to be affixed by the sender in
parcel post stamps. This also will in
sure the parcel . to an amount not to
exceed $50.
DURHAM DEFEATS V. P. I.
Bull City Basketball Team
Tabes
Eight Out of Ten.
. (Special Star Telegram.)
Durham, N: C, Feb. 27. The Dur
ham Y. M. C. A. tonight defeated the
V. P. I. quintette by'the score of 32 to
23. The game was fast and exciting
throughout, the playing of Wilson and
Hughes for the visitors, and of Hol-
combe and Kearnes for the locals, be
ing the features of the game. This is
the last game of the season for the
local boys.. They have played 10 rep
resentative teams of Virginia and
North Carolina, winning eight of these
played.
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TORRENS SYSTEM
PASSED IN SENATE
Modified Form of Land Titles
Measure to Become Law
in State.
REVENUE AND MACHINERY ACT
House Working on Bill by Sections
Several Amendments Are Made
Several Local Bills--Othr
er Proceedings
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 27. -The Tor
rens Land Title bill, similar to th "
one that has already passed the
House, went through the 'Senate of
the North Carolina General Assembly
today and as soon as the 'diff erences
in amendments by the House and Sen-
ate can be adjusted, the measure will '
be ready for enrollment and ratifica
tion. , ... ' .
It leaves the Torrenization of titles
optional and puts the machinery- in
the Superior Courts in the counties in
stead of in a State Torrens system 1
court. The vote was 31 to 8 and ev
erybody explained their votes, num
bers voting for. it under protest be
cause they did not believe it would
give the benefit that was. being claim
ed for it. The bill is to be effective.
January 1st, 1914. . - -y-.) ,
The House made progress in "com
mittee of the whole (consideration of.
the revenue bill dri second reading. In .
adopting the sections on inheritances, "
changes were made exempting.- from
taxation $10,000 fbr widows r and . $5,
000 for , each child: Thef , tax oh in
heritances by brothers , and sisters
was raised from $3 to $5 on each $100.
.The same change was " made as to
inheritances by cousins. Rate .as to
more. remote kin, including grarid kin.
was advanced from $5 to $7.50, and
the tax on inheritances by othera than
relatives and corporations . Including.
religious anLeb3mat)ie tnetituuone
was advanced from ;T$7.5d'rtb'r$10 per
hundred. ' , '- '. : '
Maximum income' exempt .from tax-"
ation-was made $1,250. ' Sections in
cluding 22 were adopted.
An amendment by Connor to penal
ize disclosure of incomes listed was.
withdrawn. -
Kellum introduced In the. House a.
bill to require ' weekly fire . drills In
the Wilmington public Bchools. Sen
ator Nimocks introduced a bill to take
certain territory from Robeson and
annex it xto Cumberland county.
Bellamy introduced bills to protect
quail in Brunswick and New Hanover
counties, abolish lAugust term of
Brunswick court, regulate catching
clams in Brunswick, create State
Fish Commission, one member north
and the other south of Neuse river..
The latter was reported unfavorably
by the committee this evening.
Railroad Rate Comhiission.
Representative Justice1 presented in
the House tonight the report of the
special legislative commission on the
results of the , conferences' thus far
with the railroad officialslon the elimi
nation of the freight rate "discrimina
tions against North Carolina- compared
with Virginia citiesi and recommended
that the Legislature authorize the com
mission to continue negotiations tc
final settlement and place at the dis- .
posal of the commission furids tor ne-.
cessary expenses whichwould include
pay for rate expert, clerical; hire and
per diem and other, expenses for the
members of the commission all to be
paid only on the order ,;; of the Gov
ernor. V . j
Representatives Grier, or Iredell, and
Bowie, of Ashe, insisted oh some limit
to money that can be spent.-; Mr; Jus
tice thought it might Wf5t0 and it ,
might be $1,000, He said- an expert
would have to go to Washington and
audit the books of the Southern to
ascertain what per cent. &f the North "
Carolina tonnage wits this long haul
business involved and : what discount
on this would be fair as. to rates and
figures this discount for jeach of the
numerous classifications of .freight.
Then these reduced orates,' say 40
per cent, reduction, would have to be
scheduled and filed with " the Inter
State Commerce Commission Tor con
firmation as applicable-f&r. the North
Carolina freight busitiess? .
Representative Bowie "goffered an .
amendment to a resolution by Wea
therspoon adopting the, commission re
port and recommendations limiting
the expenditures of the commission in
finishing its work to $1,000. Mr. Jus-
tice and others protested against lim
itations, that a fight-' -might develop
from which it would be disastrous for s
the State to recede, or Abandon and to
limit funds might have: this effect.
Railroad companies might -drag the
negotiations along until the money is
exhausted purposely. ":Mr.-. Bowie then
offered to make the 'limit $2,000,. but
finally withdrew the '.amendment and
the "WJeatherspoon resolution contin-
ued the commission to prosecute the.
negotiations as indicated In its report
filed. .. . ; ;
House 51st Day
The House convened at 10 o'clock;
prayer by Rev. J. H. Swann.
Included in the reports of commit
tees were favorable ' reports f or ' bills
to protect property owners, from loose
stock; punish misrepresentation of
provisions of insurance "policies; pro
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