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THE WEATHER. MEN WHO ADVERTISE Fair today, warmer west portion; Saturday probably increasing cloudi ness, warmer. vIf your business Is mot worth advertising1, advertise tt for sale. Remember, dead men ; never advertise, except m their tomb, tones. Walber. - - w VOL.. XCI :NO. 136. WILMmOT03sT3ST. C, FllTD MORKIKGr, MARCH 7, 1913. WHOLE NUMBER 13,265. COPS INDIFFERENT, SAY SUFFRAGETTES Women. Tell Senate Commit tee Police Urged 'Crowds : to Jeer Them, INQUIRY II1T0 HATTER BEGUN Senators Take Up Investigation of Lack of Protection Accorded the ; Suffrage Pageant in .Wash ington Monday Washington, March 6. VTales 6f in dignities and affronts from the crowds and indifference and. laughing, com ments from the police were .recounted today before the Senate Committee that has begun an investigation into the alleged lack of protection given the great suffrage pageant of last .Monday. V-:.. - , Women : 'prominent in National and in suffrage councils told of their har rassed progress through surging crowds of men and boys whom the police, they said, made little effort to hold back. Their stories differed in detail because of the various view points from which the Pennsylvania march had 'been : observed," but their statements as -to the generar-attitude of the police were endorsed by Rear Admiral VanReypen, retired, and George F. Bowerman, librarian of the Carnegie Library of Washington, who appeared as witnesses against the po lice department. '. Miss Julia" Lathrop chief of the children's bureau of. the Department of Commerce.- and". Labor, one of. the marchers in the suffrage parade', said the few police she saw - seemed to-be merely "standing In the front row of the spectators." Mrs. Harriot Taylor Upton, of War ren, Ohio, in charge of the Ohio di vision of the parade," declared that crowds.; of "youngish men'? surged in so close that the marchers could hard ly walk two abreast - that "good-natured, .-drunken men" pushed against the- marcheW1 lines without--restraint by the police and that. the few officers hi sight did nothing-to protect the; procession.: "" - . : J Congress had passed a special act directing the Washington Police De partment to "prevent any interference with the suffrage 'procession." in the questions put to the women witnesses today Senators Jones, Dil lingham and Pomerene tried to secure definite information' as to why the protection had been so inadequate and as to the number of police " on hand and the manner in which they acted toward the women "marchers Well-dressed women, many of " them leaders in National-suffrage affairs, packed the committee room where the hearings were held and from their ranks came the witnesses who were called to the stand under the direction of Miss Alice Paul. In a statement furnished the. committee at its open ing. Major Richard Sylvester, superin tendent of police, declared his depart ment had given the parade all the pro tection it could with the limited num ber of policemen available;. and that the disorder on the streets was dtie to the breaking of cables along the, route and the unruly character of the' crowd. Bursts of laughter came frequently as women told of ; their experiences. Mrs. Upton said there were some el derly women in the Ohio division and she was afraid -a "good-natured drunk en man" would fall against them. "So we all hurried and got past and he fell back- on Wisconsin or Wyo ming or somewhere baekf there," she said. ' ' . ; - She declared the police laughed at the scenes and made no effort to help. The most inefficient, she said, were the plainclothesmen sworn in for the occasion who carried their authority in the badges on their coats. Miss Agnes M. Jenks. of Concord; X. H-, who had her daughter and oth er young girls'-'with her in the New Hampshire diyision, told one of the most striking stories. She declared uniformed policemeniad encouraged the crowd in its. disorder ; and that he had been so alarmed as the "action of the officers toward the young-girl that the children were placed in the center of the procession where- they were protected by -older "women.;; "The-crowd hooted and jeered," she said ; "men tried to- get; the flowers from our, coats; -and one-man stuck ins foot out in front of my daughter and tried to 'trip her. At -another noint two policemen in uniform were standing together talking' and were encouraging the crowdto jeer US'. Odd policeman looked as though he was r-oing to take hold of the young girls who were marching with us. We, were more frightened by the police than y the crowds." . - . -None of the women could give the number of the policemen who had ex hibited indifference or antagonism, al though several thought they could identify some of them. The-witnesses were almost unanimous, in declaring that few policemen were in sight aaidj no mounted officers and tnat tnere seemed to be no successful effort td control the crowds ; until the cavalry men came on the scehe. - Mrs. Cordelia P' Odenheimer. ef Tessup, Md., said she had walked the 'ength of the avenue! a short time I'rior to the starting of the parade and mat the crowds were then back On (Continued on Page Eight.) DBiRIEOMJIIIIIDEtou? MLo A. Berlin Physician Tests Alleged Tub eulosisCure on Three Patients. - Results Will Not be Known for Several Days. 5 New York, March 6. The first dem onstration in- America of Dr. F. F. Friedmann's treatment, which . the vis- .... t . ithig Bsrlin - physician declares is a cure -fof, tuberculosis, was given by Dr- Friedmann himself ."today in the presence - of physicians . representing the city; the State and the staffs of hospitals of several cities. Three patients,- two men, and a wo man, were selected oy ur. rieamann frjpm 50 tuberculosis sufferers gathered from all parts of the city, all hopeful that they would receive treatment. The woman had been ill three years. Hers is a chronic case of the disease at the knee and, was the most serious of the three" chosen. The two men have tu berculosis of the lungs. Their cases are not beyond the insipient stage, ac cording to the authorities of the Peo ple's Hospital, the institution where the demonstration was given. Each of the men patients has been . showing improvement and gaining weight since beginning, several months . ago, the best recognized tuberculosis treatment of the day, it was stated. . Physicians who were present brought forward a dozen persons, suf fering with the disease in all its stag es The medical history of each was available for Dr. Friedmann's use. Sta tistics have been prepared at his re quest. The Berlin physician declined to treat any xof these cases, however, bnt made his own selections. ' Each of the .three who were treated received two injections, one in a mus cle and one in a vein. Dr." Friedmann explained to those about him that the first reaction might be expected to be observed after seven days.": The 'pa tients went: to their homes with in structions to return three weeks hence. Dr.-Friedmann promised to. treat them again at that time. ;. " Meanwhile the medical board at the hospital will1 have the-three under constant observation and as , soon as results are observable, it was announc ed, a statement will be issued., v ; Moses Greenbaum. president of the Peoble's' Hosuital. discussing tonight Dr.. JFrtemannS tfemdnstration; : said the opinion of physicians vrho Nrere present -.was that .criticism or praise of thei culture and of Dr. Frj-Jdmann's methods should be withheld" until the results of the treatment areknown. He said the Berlin physician during his demonstration appeared "nervous, excitable and irritated." He used an ordinary hypodermic needle and made the inoculation . in the ordinary manner familiar to phy sicians. - The New York County Medical So ciety, which had protested against Dr. Friedmann , giving his treatment -as an individual practitioner because he has no-State license, did not interfere with the. demonstration. It was explained he was . working at r the hospital's invi tation; in a sense as a resident physi cian. Only patients and invited phy sicians were gathered, as - Dr. Fried mann had requested that newspaper men and other laymen be debarred. It is expected that at the coming demon strations from one to four injections may. be necessary the public will be Invited, Dr. Greenbaum said. , . : Included among physicians present were Dr William I." Sirovich, State su perintendent of hospitals ; Dr. M. Wolff, State civil service commission er, a practlcing physlcian; 'Dr. Woods Hutchinson and Dr. TannenbauX. rep resenting unofficially the city board of health. . , SONORA REBELS ACTIVE Constitutionalists ""Destroy '. Railway - and , Cut All. Telephone Lines El Paso, Texas, March 6. With the ex-rebels of Chihuahua declaring neu trality toward the Sohora revolt the situation in the western border State, today awaited , the entrance of Fed eral troops. v Rallying under the Constitutibnalist banner and prbclaimingState's rights, the new rebels late today not only de stroyed the;; railway north Tn.d " south Of Hermosillo, but cut allZ telegraph wires. This enforced .the most effec tive news censorship from the State capital. , ' '" -; ' -. - ; :- " : , -, -- After the decision of the State au thorities to denounce Huerta'sgovern- meht, groups of State rebels, tonight threatened Agua Prieta and ; Nogales on the Arizona; border. , 1 ' "The matter does not directly in terest me," General Pacchual Orozco, Jr.v Js reported to have--said today when neMfrs reached his : camp below Juarez 6f h the Sondra uprising: The fonder "rebel cCmmander-ta-chief has received, no' request from the provi sional" President to take the field, against the Sonora State troops as re ported yesterday. ; It was said such a request would meet with refusal by nearly 1,500 trotfps under . Orozco's control. '. . ' ' - -. . - Orozco -again made clear his stand toward the provisional government at Mexico City, declaring he only accepts fluerta in event that the -land grant promise of the Madero - revolution will be?tkeplA i Orozco. reiterates his promises that he will ikeep his forces in indefinite armistice. 7 It 'alsd is denied; that any demand has been made on the Huerta party for large "sums of money with ; which to recompense the Northern rebels for thrfr struesrle against Maaero. n oi ohei Cordova, , .Orozco's emissary . to Mexico City, made ucn a - demand , it was unauthorized, Orozco says. t ; 7 FALLS TO HELLENIC TROOPS Turkish Fortress, With Garri son of 32,000, Surren ders to Greeks. WILD ENTHUSIASM IN ATHENS All Houses Decorated With Flags on . Announcement of Great Victory 1 -Was Result of Two Days' Fierce Bombardment Athens,March 6. The Turkish fortress of "Sanina, key to the posses sion- of, Epirus province, with its gar rison, of 32,000 men, surrendered to the Greek army today after a defense which stands out as one of the most brilliant episodes of the Balkan war. The surrender was preceded by a fierce; bombardment continuing two rlnxro nnl ni orVii-e THirziVTr OTTO t-i Klo 0im including heavy Howitzers lent by the Servian artillery, was brought to 'bear qn' the forts defending the be- leagured city. Thirty thousand shells were fired by the Greek guns during- the first days cannonading. Gradually the Turks' batteries at Bizani, Manoliara, Sakni and elsewhere were silenced. - The Greek commanders, by a Jeint, led the Turks to believe that their at-1 tack would be made " from the right. As soon as the attention of the de fenders4 had been -, distracted, the Greeks hurled large bodies of infan try on the Turkish left. The Ottoman troops,, utterly, surprised, fell back in disorder. .Batteries on, the heights, of Bizani, the mainstay. of the defense, had been unable to stand the -pelting of the shells and were reduced to complete silence at 11 o'clock yesterday morn ing. v; . 1 "- The "Greeks pushed their forward movement during the - afternoon arid occupied the Turkish batteries on the S&knVand Elas hills, .capturin galj the guns and 110 artillerymen. Then the Greek battalions gradually deployed on to the plain in front of the city itself.; The Turkish flight immediately be came4 general. Whole detachments succumbed to panic and joined in a mad race into the city. The Greek troops followed almost to the. walls.. With all the defending batteries in the hands of the Greeks and the Hel lenic soldiers at the gates of Janina, Essaad Pasha, Turkish commander, at 6 o'clock this morning sent messeng ers 'to Crown Prince Constantine of Greece, announcing, the surrender of the city and all the troops under his command. . , The fall of Janina was announced by the Crown Prince to the Greek war office. . Wild enthusiasm reigned " in the streets of Athens on announcement of the news. All houses were decorated with flags. Excited, people thronged the thoroughfares singing the Greek National anthem., The -'Greek advance on Janina be gan late in October. The Turks re tired . rapidly before their opponents and operations round the fortress op ened about the beginning of Decem ber. The attaick continued with vary ing success even during the period of the armistice, to which the Greeks never formally agreed.- Several of the outlying forts fell before the Greek assaults and the attack on the princi pal fortifications was gradually press ed home, It was not known until this morning how many Turkish troops were in the city. . estimates here of them varying from ,18,00a to 30,000 men.- The pop ulation numbered 22,000, . mostly Greeks. . ' ; The fortifications, which had at one time been considered strong, were an tiquated. and could not, resist modern cannon. - -. ' ;; Provisions througholt the siege had been plentiful, as 'Janina is a center of the grain trade. ; ' Premier Venizelos announced " the victory in the 'Chamber of Deputies. All leaders of the opposition spoke, eongratulatingJne Crown Prince and his army on the brilliant achievement. A telegram . was - dispatched "to the Crown .Prinoe in .behalf, of the Cham ber by the premier expressive of the grltitude of the nation. At the close of the sitting the memr bers of the cabinet and the deputies following cheering crowds, marched to the cathedral where a thanksgiving service was held. - - : - ' May;-Delay Peace Conclusion ' Rome, Ital jr, : March 6 . The sur-render?-of ; Janina today was learned by the : mem'bers of the large Gree'.s colony .- here with great satisfaction. The fall of this Turkish fortress prior to; the surrender of the citadel of Ad rianople in Thrace, is especially pleas ing to them as it demonstrates, they point, out," the good military organiza tion of the Greeks. ; It is the general belief however, that the undisputed possession of Epirus by Greece will delay -the conclusion of peace as the claims of ; the allied Balkan . nations now will Become larger, ' - ' '' New. York, March 6. A slight im provement In the condition of Levi P, Morton v. was announced today; Mr. Morton is suffering from hardening of the arteries.- i - , , . JANINA PROGRESSIVES IN GONTROL Senate Caucus Sele4t Organization Committee-r4-ong Arguments Be hind Closed Dtiore Over . Some Minor problems." ' Washington, March' 6. Progressive ; Democratic control ot the Senate was advanced another important stage to day in the second day's session of the 1 caucus of Democratic Senators. The choice yesterday of Senator Kerri, of : Indiana, as Senate leader, .was follow ed today by the selection of a Demo cratic organization f committee, on which the leaders, of the soalled pro- gressive forces were in" complete con- trol. ., . -V'- zZ-'i ; '.;'' j The; "steering committee", which is to map out a programme of reorgani zation to determine the" entire question j of control, was announced, by Senator Kern as follows: Senator Kern, charmanv-Seuators j Martin, Clarke, of Arkansas; Chamber lain, Owen, O'Gorman, Smith, of Geor gia; Lea and Thomas. For several hours the Democrats ar gued behind closed doors over the mi nor problems connected with their control of the smaller branches of Congress. - The routing of Republicans from their commodious ' committee rooms, the change of employes con nected with the Senate and' the selec tion of new'Senate officers had a more important part in the day's discus sion than the broader questions of committee assignments and legisla tive policies. . All questions of Senate patronage were referred to a special committee consistingof Senators Overman, Shive- ly, Johnson, Hitchcock and Williams. The choice of Senate officers was put over until tomorrow." when the caucus is to be resumed. It is expected that Senator Bacon will be elected presi dent pro tempore; but there are many active candidates for the positions of - secretary and sergeant-at-arms. While the Democrats .were in ses sion the Republican . steering commit tee, consisting of Senators Lodge, War ren, Nelson, Penrose, Smoot, . LaFol lette, Brandegee, Smith, of Michigan; Crawford, Jones and FalLmet in Sena tor Lodge's offices and canvassed iihe committee lists to determine what po sitions they would ask for. - A delegation consisting of . Senators Nelson and Smotrt"aS sent 6ver tO the Democratic, caucus to learn what arrangement the Democrats ' intended to make about giving minority appoint ments to the Republicans, but no plan had been agreed upon by the Demo crats., It is anticipated that the Democrat ic plans for naming committees will not be completed for some time. -The active leaders of the progressives are insistent that the places on the impor tant committees shall be distributed evenly among all Democrats and the work of organization is to be pursued slowly. U. S. LEAGUE REVIVED Outlaw Association Reorganized With" Eight Clubs in It New York, March 6. The United States League of Baseball Clubs was re-organized here tonight with clubs in th. cities of New York, Newark, N. J.; Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Baltimore. Washington, .Lynchburg Va,, and Reading, Pa. The season, it is an nounced, will start May 1st and close September 16th. : The United States League was or ganized last year, but only played a part of its schedule. It is not protect ed hy the rules off organized " base ball. ! OUT LINES Mexican Constitutionalists destroy ed the railway north and south of Hermosillo, State of Sonora, yester day and cut all the telegraph wires. - The " Senate Progressives took an other step yesterday towards control of that body when an organization committee was " selected by the cau cus. Dr. Friedmann, the Berlin physi cian who claims to have discovered a cure for tuberculosis, was permitted to give, a demonstration in a New York hospital yesterday. -; The executive committee, of - the Southern Settlement and Development Organization' met in Baltimore yester day and discussed plans for financing the aims of the association. The Turkishf ortress of Janina, the key to Epirus, with a garrison of 32, 000 soldiers, surrendered to the "Greek army yesterday after a : fierce bom bardment lasting, two days and nights. . Gov. Mann last night refused to commute the sentence of Floyd Al len and his son, Claude, and they will be executed" March 28th for the part they played in ( the Hillsville court mur der.'' . -k ' -. . ; ; ' -- - President Wilson met his (cabinet yesterday ;.in its first official session and was kept on the jump most .of the day meeting visitors and replying to congratulatory messages from-all over the world. .. The Senate. Committee yesterday began an investigation of. the lack of protection afforded - the suffragettes' parade da .'Washington Monday,. . and heardj several .witnesses who declared the police were absolutely indifferent.' New, Yonkt markets : Money on call steady, 2 1-4 to 3 3-4 per cent;; ruling rate 3 closing -bid 3; offered at 3 1-4 Spot cotton closed quiet;; middling up lands 12.70. . Flour quiet. Wheat firm; No. 2 red 1.09. and. 1.11. Corn firm, 57 1-4. v. Turpentine easy.Rosm quiet. - , - PRESIDENT HOLDS GAB I N EXME ETI N G ; - -. .; - -;; Wilson Receives Cpngratuia ' tions of Crown Heads of the World SHUNS PATRONAGE SEEKERS President Tells Florida Senators to - Take Their Recommendations to Attorney GeneralMeets " Prospective Diplomats. 1 Washington March . 6. President WJilson saw most of the phases that go with the Presidency today. He met his cabinet for its first session of offi cial standing; received congratulations of some of the kings and emperors of the world andreplied to them; talked with-several men mentioned repeed ly for diplomatic posts; shook hands with 930 East room visitors; was con- suited about the, legislative programme of the Democratic Congress and suited his action to his'word by declining to interest himself In patronage matters until one -of , his official family ha been seen. The day lacked someof the rush of yesterday, but it was husy enough to keep the President on the jump. most of the time arid to force Secretary Tu inulty to spend, many crowded minutes out in the corridors of the , executive offices disposing of callers at " a rapid fire rate. ' - ; . The President quit work promptly at 4' o'clock and .went for an automo bile ride with Mrs. Wilson. Tonight he saw William FJ McCombs, chairman of the Democratic National Commit tee, and Joseph E. Davies, its secreta ry. Both men have figured prominent ly as possible diplomatic appointees. They were closeted with the President in the; White House proper. Mr. Mc Combs arrived first and stayed ; but "a short time and Mr.. Davies did not ap pear until after the White House din-, ner was over. ;;.';, v ' ' ' Congratulatorjftelegrams't arid-ileti ters poured . into the WhUe House today-from all over the world. They came from kings, emperors and Presi dents of foreign republics and from proud fathers and mothers who an nounced the birth ,bn. March 4th of sons who are to be named Woodrow Wilson." Most of the Governors of the States. many mayors of cities and scores of prominent Democrats contributed their messages." y , Baron Chinda, ambassador from Jap an to the United States, who was the first representative of a foreign Power to be received formally, was amone President Wilson's callers today. Baron Chinda bore the congratula tions of the Japanese Emperor to Mr. Wilson. The receDtion . was in the blue room with all the ceremony that accompanies the visit of an ambassa dor to a President. Ambassador Bryce, of Great Brit ain, met President Wilson informally yesterday. - .r President Wilson gave, a practical demonstration of the application of his new patronage rule today to two Sen ators, Senators Bryan and Fletcher, of Florida, who called at the White House to - discuss - appointments of a district judge and a United States attorney In tne southern District of Florida. The President received them courteously, but asked them to make their recom mendations to the Attorney General. McCombs said he had not discussed the matter of accepting the ambassa dorship to France. His visit concern ed questions of patronage. Intimate friends of Mr. McCombs say he. has not yet decided whether to accept" or decline the offer of a, foreign post. He has beenconsulting his friends, some or wnom have advised him against re linquishing the chairmanship : of the Democratic National Committee. His health, however, requires a-trip and wnetner or not he takes the proffer red position, he will soon leave for Europe. President Wilson tonight canvassed with State Senator Blair Lee, of Mary land, Democratic leader of the State's upper house, the ;" situation f; in that State in respect to the election of two United States Senators next Novem ber. Mr. Lee declined to discuss his visit. . - - ; Bryan's Policy. Washington. March 6. Secretary of State Bryan gave to 'the public today the firsti official statement as to his views on the National position .of the United States. He did not go Into a. detailed discussion of foreign relations, preferring to confine himself to a gen eral intimation of his attitude.; For this purpose he used an abstract from a speech he delivered nearly 13" years ago. The. secretary's . statement fol lows: --: ' "' ' "I do not care to speak of our for eign relations, or of our Nation's -po sition in relation to any particular na tion or question, but my views-on our National position are expressed in the closing "Words of the speech which I delivered' at Indianapolis August 8th 1900. The words show that I am in hearty'! accord with President WJlson in his desire to promote international peace-and good will. ;; ; "I can conceive of a National desti: ny surpassing the glories ofthe pres ent and the past a destiny which meets the responsibilities of today and ; - (Continued on Page 8.) DEVELOP SOUTH S RESOURCES Executive Committee of Southern Set tlement. Organization Meets and Makes Plans to Raise Necessary-Funds- f Baltimore, March G .Resolutions authorizing the appointment of a fi nance' committee , and a committee on by-laws to assist in' the v work of ' developing- the agricultural commercial and industrial resources of the . South era States,, were adopted at a meeting of the executive committee of ' the SQUfhern : Settlement and Develop ment Organization held here today. Both committees will be appointed by the chairman of executive com mittee, S. Davies Warfield, of Balti more ; ' . . The finance committee .will; have charge of the raising of - funds .for the work of the" organization and will have a representative membership from the Southern States. ' The. scope of the, work to be undertaken, which will be comprehensive, will be .outlined by the committee; on by-la. Neither com mittee was appointeWtbday. The resolutions 'brought happy re sponsesfrom the delegates present, each of whom pledged -Ms support and the support of the organization which he . represented to co-opeute in the work , of developing the "l5ith. Re sponses were made by R. F. Maddox; of, Atlanta; John J. Cornwell, presi dent State Board of Trade of West irginia; M. V. Johnson, of Jackson- vale. Fla J. F. Gray, of Savannah; T; T4, CagKngton, of Richmond ; John Wcocf, cfpartanburg, S. C; E. W. . Rebertson, of Columbia, S . C . ; former Senator Percy, of Mississippi; Eugene Polsinger, of Tampa, Fia.; W. .P. Corbett, of Jaicksonville ; - Albert S. Johnson, of Greenville, S. C, and W. E. Burnett, of Spartanburg. S. C. The organization was formed in Baltimore a little over a year ago, and .has made rapid-strides ' in its work, of making a thorough and scien tific' study of. the resources and pos sibilities of the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgian Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Mis souri, North - Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, . Tennessee, . Texas, Virgmia and WesJ, Virginia. , : It has directed public .attention vbotn in this anin other countries to the resource and , .possibilities v of n theSoutritl States rand is making 'ever y.-endeavor to attract capitalists, :' investors : .and desirable immigrants and more espe cially "experienced' farmers and - agri cultural laborers' to.the immense area of unimproved land in the South. There never was a greater opporr tunity than the South presents today," declared Chairman Warfield, In call ing the cominittee to order, "for de velopment in every line of enterprise, whether it be the development or the sou, the mine, the quarry, the factory, the financial institutions or the rail road. To make .this .organization a Success a great deal of money is re quired, and not only is money requir ed, but men must (be employed who have the ability, aggressiveness, faith in the movement and the imagination necessary- to all great movements, which necessarily at the start must be slow." Mr. Warfield said that not less than $100,000 a year should be secured to carry on the work of development. Besides members of the executive committee, there - were present . rail road officials, " manufacturing and in dustrial -men agriculturalists, and oth ers from the South who lauded the movement taken Mby the organization which was declared would be produc tive of great 'benefit to the Southern States. Baltimore, March fi. The execu tive committee of .the Southern Settle ment- and Development Organization which was formed in Baltimore a year ago, to develop the industrial -and ag ricultural resources of the South, met here today. More than a score of men representing the transportation. agricultural and commercial" interests of the Southern States were present. One of the objects of the meeting was to work out plans for raising money to carry on the development work. S. Davies Warfield, chairman of the exe cutive committee and president, of the organization, presided. Mr. Warfield reviewed the history of the organization and explained its objects, the principal one of which, he said, was to secure desirable immigra tion for colonization of vast areas of unoccupied lands in the South.' He said it was hoped to get co-operation of the State governments, the rail roads serving the territory . and -commercial organizations. - r To make the organization a suc cess, Mr. Warfield continued,.not only a great deal of irioriey was required, but men whohave constructive gen ius. He estimated that $100,000 a year v would be necessary to . carry on the work planned. A general discussion . showed that the keenest interest in the movement had been aroused all over the South. It was agreed that a strong central organization to guide and control the work was required and ample assur ances were made that the necessary funds would be forthcoming. , lA committee was appointed' to se lect a vice president and general man ager of the organization. The matter was placed 1 in the hands of John J . Cornwell, of Romney, W. Va.; Robert F.- Maddox, of Atlanta, Ga., and W. E. Burnett, of Spartanburg, S. C. ; - A resolution was passed authorizing Chairman .Warfield - to appoint ; a finance committee to .be composed of one representative from ; each - of the States concerned and each State member- to appoint a sub-committee in his (Continued on Page 8.) '' STATE TAX METHOD STILL III EMBRYO Lower House of General As sembly Defeats Williams Plan of Re-assessment OVER GOVERNORS URGENCY Senate at Work, on Revenue and Ma chinery Act Road Bond Bill Last. Other Measures Consid ered Yesterday." (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, March's. -The return of Governor, Craig this : morning brought a renewed, but fleeting lease on life for the bill that had been pend ing in the House t several days, for a complete; re-assessment of ; property . this year that the joint committee vot ed last night to support na longer but to -strike out insead for; a separate tax commission - to supervise tax ; affairs the State over, under the 1909 iMachin- t ery Act. . " A conference between Governor Craig , and Chairman Williams, of the House Finance Committee, brought tho declaration from Mr. Williams, to the other members, of J the committee that " he would renew his fight for the re-, assessment bill at . the request of the Governor. To this end he moved in the House early in' the day for the bill- to come up at 11:30 as a special order and this was provided for. Then came a message from Govern- or Craig urging the re-assessment be provided for - as the ; businesslike solu tion of the financial: problem tnat con-' fronts the State. .He insisted, too.. that - the people woufd approve of this ) course. The re-assessment bill waa ' taken up, each side pinned down to 45 minutes discussion with.tChairman Wil- f liams leading the advocates of the bill, and Mr Bowie, the opposition.; In tho " end; the roll call vote shewed 17 ayes' 1Np"vir 'Ittwillkeii days wto iniecf a State, tax levy into the revenue, bill r that has , passed the : House and via . pending in the Seriate." This course must be takenor. the tax rate in the present revenue "act that accumulated j me Dig aencit or: the past two years left in force. : ; , The Senate spent an -hour in com- mittee of the whole this morning cpn sidering the revenue hill,5 but before" any section was passed upon the hour for the State road bond bill as a sDe-i, cial order arrived. In the meantime- however, Chairman Cook, of the Fi nance Committee, 1 had opportunity to state to tne Senators that, as original--ly prepared by the. ioint committea ' they, would have, brougtit into the State Treasury $350,000 to $450,000 addition al revenue; but that the House so amended the' bill that he believed the increase that could be reasonably ' ex pected merely nominal. Chairman Cook; advocated - the re-assessment ' plan'.; . ' .. . '.";,' . ' T ;.-,.'.." ;- '; ' ' "' - ' The Senate defeated the; State road " bond ; bill'-17 to 28 after refusing to .; adopt an . amendmeiit; by Daniels, cut-! ting out , the amendment adopted on the second reading for a general elec tion to adopt the measure. The Senate passed the vital statis tics bill appropriating $10,000 for State y and district registrars of gen eral neaun data.. , . , ' s , v. nguse on uay. Speaker Connonconvened the Hous at 10 o'clock; prayer by Dr. W. McC. 'White. . . ., . ' . , ; A petition was reported from the North Carolina Society of California urging that North Carolina make an ' ample appropriation for creditable rep- " resentation at the Panama-Pacific Ex position. There was a Petition from the Legislature of Maine urging that North Carolina join in passing a bill Maine has enacted for the protection f of migratory and insectiverous birds.1' There was favorable .- report from , Committee on a bill for a new report v for the bill to increase the salary of the adjutant general; favorable report on the bill for a convict parole system ' for the State's, prison, and a favorable report for the Grier. MIL to reduce the ; number : of reports required of Private corporations. ' .'": , New Bills Introduced. ' Pickard--rPrevent j obstruction of , streams ;of Orange. - " Haymore Establish recorder's court in Mount Airy township! Passed its readings immediately and sent to the Senate. ' - I,-. : - ' Foy Provide cotton v weigher 5 for Burgaw. Passed and sent, to the Sen- ' ate. - . , , .-"-; Mashbnrn Limit salary of superin tendent of 1 public instruction of Mc Dowell. ""-..; .7 Dough ton J oint resolution relative : to AJ. Hawkins. Sykes Incorporate the Monroe Wjarehouse & Storage. Co. .Passed, its readings and sent to the Senate. iFaircloth Allow D. P. Gren to prac tice veterinary medicine In - Sampson. : Majette Relative to the ; commis sions of the treasurer of Tvrell coun- ty on loans. . . - . . . iMcNair Place officers of Robeson on salaries.1 --v"";- " . -,. .; . Dough ton Joint resolution' to in crease pay of laborers in the House -and Senate. , A bill to promote public "morals in Guilford passed its readings ' under s-;;i " A '. . i I'm 'to $1 r- -if. u ti it - j K. I;! - i, ' .:.-:'-"'..-t:'.r i tt, I-. '-.-.Ail ;.v; it - I s : .,!( 'PB ;; -:.; - ' ;. i '