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VOL. XOMJO. 140.
EXTENDS HMID TO
Wilson Issues Statement of
His Policy" Towards
Latin-American .
y. S. WANTS PEACE. HE SAYS
Statement Sent; to Diplomats in All
Central and South American X ;"
Countries Alike Not Atmed
at Any Particular One
Washint&,x1&itrch Vil. President
Wilson today .Issued this formal state
ment of his policy ; toward the Central
and South American republics : . 'Tl ;
"In view of the questions which are
naturally uppermost . in the;:: ' public
mind just, now -the, President issues
the following statement: , .; X " .;
"One of the chief obieets of m.v
administration "will -be to cultivate, the J
f rien dsnip ana -deserve the; confidence
of our sisterlepublics of " Central and
South Americ and to promote in ev
ery proper and, honorable way the in
terests which; are common to the peo
ples of the. two. continents. I earnest
ly desire most' cordial understanding
and co-operation; bet ween the peoples
and leaders of America and therefore
deem it my duty c to - make this .brief
statement: i-irk't ,S :
Co-operation is possible only when
a.lCu, cc u,,uiC iuMgU re the. prizes sought by thous
ly processes Of vjust government bas
ed upon law not Upon ' arbitrary or, ir
regular' force. .We hold, as I'am'surei
all thoughtful leaders : of Republican
government? ; everywhere .; do, .that just
government resia always upon xne
consent of the governed and that there
can be no freedom without order, bas
ed upon law and upon" the public con
science and .approval, r We . shall "look
to make, these .principles the basis of
mutual .intercourse respect J and help
fulness between .. pur- sister - reputn
i -or . i iv-t
inflaecsr ofRryfl tche 'rtalizar.
ton of these principles' andon t ract
and practlcevninf;thatIs)rdejV
personal intHgue-and defiance of ijon
stitutional lights weaken . and dis-.
credit government iand injure' hone so
much as the , people "who are ' unfortu-j
nate enough to have their common Jife1
and their common affairs so: tainted
and disturbed." We can have no sym
pathy with those who seek to . seize
the power otigoyernment to .advance
their own personal interests or ambi-'
tion. We are the friers of; peace,
but we know "peace in such 'circum
stanced. As v J&linds, therefore, .we
shall prefer those who act in the in-'
terest of peace and honor, who p$tect.
iJiivaie riguLS tuux . rjs'pe;i . me- re
straints of cbnstitutional provision.
Mutual respect seems to us the indis
pensable foundation of friendship be
tween States and isles.
"The United States has nothing tol
seek in Central and South America
except the lasting: interests of the peo-J
pies of the two continents, . the secur
ity of governments intended for the
people and for no -special group or In
terest and the ' development' of ; per-'
sonal and trade relationships between
the two continents wliich shall '
dound to the1 profit and ad vantage bf
both and interfere with the rights and
liberties of neither, s . . -. ;'-;- "
"From these principles may be read,
so much of the future policy of this
government as. itis "necessary now to;
forecast ; and : In the spirit of these
principles 1 -may; I hope, be permit
ted with-as mdch. confidence as earn
estness tp extend'to: the- governments
of all the republics of America the
hand of genuine -disinterested friend
ship and to pledge my own honor and
the honor of my colleagues to every
enterprise of peace and amity that a
fortunate future" may disclose." .
The President toaki-this statement
to the cabinet meeting today. " He
read it to -the; cabinet, which was in
session for two hours, and- issued it
shortly afterward to-the press.
At the "White -rlduse it was disclaim
ed that th statement l was aimed at
any particular ,' country. It was d6'
blared that it would be sent to the
diplomatic 1 representatives of the
United States in all Central and South
American countries alike. - ; ' "u'i
While most of the countries in the
Western hemisphere are enjoying do
mestic as well, as: international peace.
State Department officials have exer
cised a close .watch n events in Mex
ico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras,
Ran Domingo, Cuba" and Salvador,
While theXMexieah situation Was
becoming more and -more acute in the
closing daysVof the last - administra
tion, reports "were received at' the de
partment from itsyarious, agencieS in
Central America; that gave much coh
fern to the offlctals, indicating as they
did the existence of a general spirit of
unrest, and of embryonid revolution
ary activity in many quarters. "
In Salvador, where a long period Of
jjeace nadiprevaued, tne assassma-:
tion of President Araujo by a band, of
conspirators,; believed to have been
the preliminary movement in a revo
lution, ptartied nhftiwnoie of Central
America. Charges were made that
this revolution had been fomented
from outside,, in jGuatmala. In that
same country; there, were hints of
trouble. Then came reports from New
Orleans that combination was (be
ing effected between the' ' Zelayistas
(Continued on ; Page Eight.)
HHEEtSxBIIIET
General. Policies Regarding Depart
ment Organization. Discussed at v;
: Brief Session policy To- " f
, ward Civil Service.
Washington March 11. President
Wilson had a "two hours'-meeting with
his cabinet today in which general polf
icies governing the organization of the
various departments were outlined
and : a few minor appointments -.dis
cussed.,.. : - ' ' . . .. ,
The President declared after the
1 meeting that ; "merely N routine! ;l had
been taken up. He added that he re
garded' cabinet meetings as, a "clear
ing house" for the handling of details.
' Member ; of the, cabinet were ' reti
cent as to what had taken place, inti
mating that a general statement cov
ering the' . business : of the ; meeting
might bo prepared .later. One of the
cabinet officials . stated , that the Presi
dent had hot taken up with them the
question Of what, legislation he should
recommend, to Congress. ; '. " k .
. Postmaster General . Burleson, who
remained, with the President for some
time after the cabinet meeting, later
gaVe; his opinion of Mr. Taft's order
placing : 35,000 4 third aud fourth class
postmasters, in the classified service.
. "The. policy . of the administration
toward that order has not been deter
mined' said Mr. Burlesqnr ''Person
ally ,am in sympathy with it, but I do.
not. believe it went far enough in that
man J men' retained office for political
reasons Instead of having to pass a
lest-if merit which should have been
required." ;'v. ; ;:,, ' - .
v . .The Postmaster General's declara-
rt fl,irj, anH m,rth r1oQS-nnatTnastAr.
ands -of Democrats throughout ;. the
Jeountry,- Those who heard hjm make
the, statement were not . certain tnat
he meant to convey the idea "that the
Tafti order would not be rescinded
and , that a new order would be pro
mulgated -. which - would require the
merit jtest. , k . , , . ' '- -:-
' President Wilson had ' a busy", two
hours Tefore,his meeting with the cab
inet. j Secretary Garrison, of the War
Department; was; on hand as sooh as
the President stepped into;Ma private
on- thePrfesldeUfhad a series of shdf t
conferences.
Senator; Gore, of Oklahoma was ibh
the list of cayers first. Senators Stone,
Lodge and Smoot had an engagement
immediately after. Representative
Kennedy, Of, Connecticut, former Gov
ernor Campbell, of "Texas ; Senator
Johnston and; Representative Richard
son, of Alabama, and Henry W. Doo
ley, of ? Porto:. Rico, saw the President
before the cabinet meeting. - ,
Secretary .Garrison's conference with
President Wilson was to discuss many
q.uestioni. affecting the Philippine is
lands. Although the secretary did not
wish to state the President's position
in regard to Philippine, independence,
the, impression about the White House
today r was that - the subject "would not
be taken up at this special session of
Congress, but would be left over until
December. .. . Both the President and
Mr. .Garrison regard 'the Philippine
question as of great 1 importance and
they expect to approach it by way of
mahy conferences ind with much con
sideration. -. : v
Vith . the Wilson administration
just-.aweek old-today those who fre
quent the White House are recounting
the. Democratic conduct of the new
President..- He works every' day in a
light ' grey ; business suit! Mr:Taf t
woro a cutaway '.-much . 6f the time and
occasionally a i dark blue suit. Mr
Roosevelt favored a dark cutaway suit.
fresiaeni vviison nas oeen wearing
igrey. suits for the last two years and
It p; only on a day; when he is prepar
ing to attend a formal ceremony that
he abandons his business suit. ' The
series of afternoon formalities with
the diplomatic corps and the various
judicial bodies, however, inconvenienc
ed the President somewhat as he has
found it necessary to change to formal
dress In the middle of the day. . The
President received the Supreme Court
one 'day .last week in a new sack suit
of the salt and pepper variety. He
wore a frock .suit,, however, when the
diplomatic cprps came to the East
room yesterday. .
The. President usually wears a grey
tie: and a little stick, pin showing the
American coat of arms.
jf. v LIQUOR DEALERS LOSE
4 Richmond, Va., March 11.
i The applicatipn of wholesale liq-
?uor. ueaiers ior an lujuucuou 10 j
restrain, the Southern Express 4
if. Company; from , refusing to ac-.
4 cept liquor .for shipment to
4 points 5 in South Carolina as a
L result-.of ; the passage by Con-
gress .of .the Web-Kenyon bill, 4
was refused today , by Judge
4. Waddill in the , United States
A District Court here. Since tne
14. Jssuance of an order by Chief
F ':T.-j.'i Ar,tti Cnnili r."
J- Una Supreme Court, - by which 4
4 express agents in tnat .state are
required to deliver shipments of 4
4 liquor to consignees for' their
. personal . use, the " carrier in -4.
A Richmond : has accepted pack-
JL Azes 4 for South . Carolina, al- 4.
4though its ; officers and - attor- -M
-.neys announce it will not do bo
4-
In vthe-.event tnat uniei justice
4 Gary's ruling is set aside.
WILMINGTON, K. C,
SOME OPPOSITION
TO APPOINTMENTS
Republicans Insist Wilson's
Nominations Take Re
gular Course v
HIST All GO TO COMMITTEE
No One Confirmed in Closed Session.
- i Steering Comm ittee Expects to
Complete Work Thursday.
' Overman Opposes.
.Washington, March 11. A hint of
Opposition to President Wilson's ap
pointments; came in an executive ses
sion of theSenate today, when Repub
lican ;' Senators insisted' that appoint
ments be acted upon by the Senate
committee- before being- taken up for
confirmation." As a result no appoint
ments were" confirmed, although those
of JRaniel C. Roper, Alexander M. Dock
ery and James I. ,Blakeslee, appointed
respectively as first, third and fourth
Assistant postmasters general, were
ready" for. action. . - '
vThe appointments made by Presi
dent Wilson had been referred to com-
hmittees yesterday. When the Senate
Went into executive sssion today sena
tor Bankhead offered the Dockery "ap
pointment for .. confirmation, Senator
Penrose, the Blakeslee appointment
and Senator Smith, of South-Carolina,
the. Roper appointment.
Senator Townsena, of Michigan, ask
ed "whether the full Committee on
Postoffices had acted oh. the appoint
ments." Democratic leaders answered
that the usual custom was being fol
lowed' Of reporting the appointments
after the lapse" of ohe day, but with
out the . formality of a committee
meeting. : As the result of Senator
Townsend's objection, the names were
at once withdrawn and arrangements
made for. a committee meeting.- Republican.-
jtod:.tonight that ' there
Wh purpose .oh vtheir .partto. con-
ductahy general opposition to-Wlsbn
appointments such as the - Democrats
did ' to the Taft appointments in the
last f session. Today's development,
however has given concern to 'the
Democrats , , - '
Senator Kern, the Democratic lead
er; announced today that the "steer
ing" 'committee expected to complete
its work on the new Senate commit
tees SO that they might be presented in"
full .Thursday. The Senate was' in ses
sion, but a half hour and adjourned
until Thursday at 2 o'clock. It is ex
pected that officers will be elected
then ' and all committees named and
that the Senate will be prepared to
bring the special session to an end.,
The - Democratic committee of nine
worjied throughout the day trying to
complete -tne committee assignments,
but many obstacles have been encoun
tered, 'particularly in the organization
of the new Committee on Banking and
Currency, which is' to take from the
Finance Committee the problems of
currency reform. The hard fight that
is being made by Senator Tillman for
the. chairmanship of the Appropria
tlons .Committee has also been an im
portant: factor in delaying the comple
tion -0(f- the steering' committee's
work.' " Persistent efforts have been
made;, to ' induce Senator Tillman to
give up his claim to this post It was
declared " tonight that no definite con
clusion had been reached as to wheth
er orj not Ibe shall have "the chairman
ship.. : v
Opposition s to thex confirmation of
Dn .C-- P. TNeill, re-appointed by Presi
dent. Wilson "as commissioner of labor
statistics, has developed among South
ern-Democratic Senators. ' Senators
Tillman, of South Carolina, and Over
man, of North Carolina, oppose 'Dr,
Neill's re-appointment because of a re
port he made in 1911 upon conditions
of labor and the character of women
and Child laborers in the Southern
cotton manufacturing States. V
A meeting of the Committee on Ed
ucation and Labor to consider the ap
pointment of Dr. Neill has been called
for . -Thursday. Several Democratic
Senators have asked that "no action
be taken on the NeiU appointment un
til the . Senate has been re-organized
and the new committees named. Sen
ator Borah said "today that he would
not? take the- responsibility for such
action, but would submit Dr. "-Neill's
appointment to the Co:
run
mittee ' as it
now, exists.
i TWO N EW LEAGU ES; A
Secretary Farrell Announces Forma
tion of Class D Associations. -
' Auburn, N. Y. March 11. Secretapy
John H. Farrell of the National Asso
eiation of Professional . Baseball
Leagues today announced the' f ofma
tion of two new leagues which have
received -protection from the National
Association: They are the Southern
California Association, Composed of
San Diego, Pasadena, LongJBeach and
San; Bernardino, and the Empire State
League, composed of Brunswick, Way
cross, ; Americus,' ThomasvilleV Cordele,
and Valdosta, Ga. Both qualified - in
class D. , J -
Spring Millinery, opening today at
Rehder's. Everybody most cordially
invited. ' Silver . souvenirs : ' also - hot
coffee ; served. . (advertisement.)
WEDSDAY TOENING, VtAHCH 12,191.
POWERS' WILL - DEMOBILIZE
Russia and Austria Decide to Reduce
Forces on the. Border Austria
Forbids Servia to Assist the
Montenegrins.'
'4' '
St. Petersburg, March 11. Demobil
ization by Russia and Austro-Hungary
was announced - tonight in - an . official
communication issued by the two coun
tries. This sets forth that the ex
change of letters, between Emperor
Francis Joseph and Emperor Nicholas
have proved "the continued friendship
of the two nations ' and . that both are
desirous of maintaining peace.
"The two governments, therefore,,
continues the conimunication, "have
arrived at the agreement that certain
measures of, .a purely defensive char
acter in thevfrontieV provinces are no
longer required, And accordingly have
decided to reduce the VAustro-Huhgar-ian
forces in GaHcia to a normal foot
ing, while Russia!, will disband the re
servists which should have been dis
barided in Autumn; '; ; ; :
; A semi-official Russian -agency is au
thorized to; state that as ; a resujt of
the v explanations Exchanged with the
Viehna cabinet Austria cherishes no
aggressive policy gainst her neigh
bors in the souths ? -' v x , '.
" Only Russian Frontier.
Vienna,: March 11,-r-It ls stated here
that the Austro-Russian agreement to
dempbilize will affect only the Russian
roatler. ItTnakes' nd provision with
respect to Austria's southeastern fron
tier. Austria, it -is understoon, has
taken steps at London to induce the
powers to act collectively, in demand
ing from the Servian government an
explanation- regarding' the dispatch, of
additional troops by Servia to Durazzo.
A growing irritation is displayed in
official circles of the military party
here over Servia's action, which is be-
ieved to be encouraged, by .the appar
ent helplessness and ' dilatory - proced
ure of the ambassadorial - conference
at London. ' ,L v
Orders Servian Troops Recalled.
Belgrade, Servia, March 11. The
Austrian government today took a
step regarded as equivalent to forbid-
aing aervia to seno troops to assist
the. Montenegrins in ; capturing the
Turkish fortress of Scutari.
The Austrian "minister to Servia In
formed Premier Pasltchr that v. his gov
ernment objectedtaervian troops as
sisting in the iege of Scutari, which
was become the capital of Albania.
He requested the immediate recall of
any Servian troops which had been
dispatched there. "
The Servian premier, in reply: point
ed out that" under, treaty arrangements
Servia was compelled to assist her al
lies without regard to the future of
Scutari.
Tne situation ts "regarded . - as ex
tremely delicate. Feeling here is at
the high pitch over the attitude taken
by Austria.
Scutari Menace to Peace.
London, March 11. -The European
chancellories and . stock markets are
being kept in a condition of nervous
tension. No sooner does one . thorny
problem seem In the way of solution
tnan anoiner crops up. . .
ronignt tne long expected agree
ment for: Austro-Russian demobiliza
tion is published; the allies have ac
cepted the powers' offer of mediation
under certain conditions and arrange
ments have been- completed for" the
settlement of, the dispute-Jetween Bul
gariaSwid Roumania by a conference
of ambassadors at St. Petersburg, pre
sided 'over by Sergeus Sazonoff, the
Russian foreign minister.;
Thus the way seems prepared for
the restoration of peace In the Bal-
( Continued on . Page 8.) .
O UTLINE S
President Wilson issued a statement
yesterday outlining his policy towards
the Central and South American re
publics. '
The Senate committee investigating
disorder in connection with the suf
frage pageant of March 3rd, continued
its hearings yesterday.- :
The North Carolina Legislature was
in session till after last midnight get
ting remaining legislation In such
shape that adjournment could be taken
today. .
President Wilson held a brief cabi
net -'meetings yesterday and . discussed
general policies regarding x the organi
zation of the various government' de
partments. . ' . .. .'' :
Russia and Austria announced yes
terday they would demobilize their
forces on the Russian frontier. ' Aus
trla Is ; attempting to ; prevent Servia
from sending troops to Scutari to aid
the Montenegrins. ,' - , - t '.' 'u
The five English suffragettes who
were arrested Monday when they at
tempted to throw suffrage petitions in
to me King's - carriage , were .sent " to
jail yesterday their sentences rangin
from 21 to 30 days. -
Opposition to . some of Wilson s: ap
pointments developed in - the Senate
yesterday, Republican. Senators insist
ing that they take: the regular course
of all appointments and be referred to
proper committees. " 1
; Dr. F. F. Friedmann, the German
physician and scientist demonstrated
his tuberculosis cure at MontrealrCan
ada, yesterday, where' he treated 40
cases. . On his return to New York he
Iwill treat' a number of cases and may
reveal the secret of his vaccine.
New York markets: Money on cal
firm, 3 3-4 to .4 : 1-2 per cent ; ruling
rate and closing bid 4 ; offered - at 4
1-2.. Spot : cotton closed quiet ; " mid
dling uplands 12-40. Flour . quiet.
Wheat, irregular ; rjNo. .2, red 1.08 -1-2
and 1,10. Corn-easy; 50 3-4.r-Turpen-tine
easy. . Rosin quiet. ' t
56 GASES TREATED
BY BERLIN SAVANT
Dr. Friedmann Demonstrates
Tuberculosis Cure at Mont-
real HospitaL
WILL REVEAL HIS SECRET
On
His Return from Canada, Dr.
Friedmann Will Deliver lec
, tures . on Preparation .and
. Application of Vaccine' . '
Montreal, M arch 1 1 . Dr. Friederich
Franz Friedmann, of Berlin;-demon
strated his treatment fois tuberculosis
upon 56 patients at the Royal: Edward
Institute today in the presence of a
representative gatherings of physi
cians.
Dr. Friedmann's patients, were se
ected from a list of 90-odd cases pre
sented by Dr. E. S. Harding and his
colleagues of the midical board of the
nstitute. The patients so -presented
were chosen from a list of several
hundred who- applied personally- or
through their physicians "for treat
ment. The medical -board, in making
its selections, was guided by a desire
to get cases typical of various stages
of the disease with the exception of
cases so advanced as to be hopeless. "
Dr; Friedmann's methods were fol
lowed with the closest attention by
the 50 or more physicians present and
his rapid diagnosis of the cases pre
sented and his professional technique
were subjects of comment. :
The 'case represented the three prin
cipal divisions of tuberculosis infec
tionpulmonary, glandular and . bone
or joint affection, and-ranged from the
early stages . of the ; disease to well-.
advanced cases of several years tlura-
tion. '. v
The youngest patient was a- 14-
months-old : baby - girl and ' the oldest
was a man. of about; 50 years. Most
of the patients Vwere ablelo .walltsAl
the treatment was given,; but for a
few, mostly : children an operating ta
ble was necessary. In" every "case an
intravenous injection of the vaccine
was made in the patient's arm while in
ansmber an additional intermuscu
lar injection " was made in the"1 hip.'
One of. the ; most interesting cases
presented-was that of the 14-months
old girl who had been a- sufferer - for
about two months, from the disease.
The. arm was so tiny that Dr. Fried
mann found it impossible to make the
usual intravenous . injection and he
performed tne rarely-attempted opera
tion on so young a child of inserting
the needle in a vein of the neck,
while in cases he also made the extra
injection in" the hip. The little one
bore the ordeal well and -Dr. Fried
mann remarked in a confident ' tone
that its complete recovery ; might be
expected. :.. .
Montreal, Canada, March 11. Dr. F.
F. Friedmann demonstrated ,nis treat
ment for tuberculosis at the Royal Ed
ward institute "today in the presnce
of scores of physicians, many of whom
had traveled long distances to witness
it. A large crowd of sufferers from
the malady waited outside the build
ing all morning for him to make his
appearance. -. ' .
Prior to visiting the institute, Dr.
Friedmann was taken to ;the medical
laboratory of McGill University, where
he prepared his ,vacem"''-''-' -;Vr
"My first step m Montreal," - Dr.
Friedmann said, "Will be . to treat
cases of visible tuberculosis in ' : the
presence of physicians and - thereby
accomplish the double purpose of in
structing . them . and proving the : effi
ciency of the use of live germs in tu
berculosis. ; What I mean by visible
tuberculosis is fungi, on the knee, for
instance visible to the eye."
lh"reply to the criticism that -he. had"
kept the remedy to himself, Dr. Fried
mann Said: "I was compelled to do it
until I could find a man Who would
look after my private patients while 1
was away. ' Now that I' have ; found
one, I hae placed the remedy in the
hands of Professor Ehrlich so that he
can -proceed with the work of investi
gation. ' '- . . -, --
-Forty cases in all "were treated by
Dr. Friedmanp here today. During
his clinic, the throng of sufferers out
side the building: was 'swollen by nun
dreds. They were all turned, away.
The hospital authorities, touched "by
their nleas. gave them medicine and
arranged for those in advanced stages
to return again for regular treatmejat.
May Reveal Secret
New York. March 11. When Dr.
F. F. Friendmann returns from ; Mon
treal. where he " went last night to
demonstrate his tuberculosis vaccine,
Vo mav reveal hia Sfir.rfit.'-" -.-i'r.'.'
"On: my return . from Cahada,". the
doctor Is quoted by his ; secretary as
saying, "I shall : deliver accurate and
scientific lectures, on the "preparation
and application of the vaccine. The'se
lectures will be delivered before medi
cal -bodies. ' ' ;' '. :- ' ; ;. ; ; ;;:... -
F. F. Friedmann may also find.Belle-
vue Hospital. largest of the city hos
pitals, opened to him for further dem
onstrations nere, wnen.-ne ; returns, -ur.
John F. Anderson, director of the by
eienic laboratory of the Public Health
service,' has opened negotiations with
the directors of Bellevue for tne aa
mission of Dr. Friedmann.: ; " r
- This institution would ; provide
Continued on Page ; Eight.) --
POLICE PROBE C0I1TIIIUE0
More Witnesses Tell of Indignities
Heaped Upon Women During Suf
frage Pageant at Capital.
Britishers Imprisoned.
. Wjashington, (March 11. Investiga
tion of responsibility of the police" for
the . disorders which attended the wo
man suffrage pageant on Monday,
March 3rd, was continued today by the
Senate committee of inquiry.
Edward S. Droop, president of the
Washington Board of Trade, was to
day's, first witness. He declared that
half an hour before the parade began
he believed Pennsylvania avenue was
clear,' '' ;- - .' ' ' , r '- :.
James Mythen, a clergyman of Bal
timore, who marched in the Maryland
division,; said that . the marchers were
forced to march in single file and that
they were greeted all along . the line
by jeers and . shouts and . obscene- re
marks 'from the by-standers. " He gave
the numbers of several police officers;
who,1 he said, neglected the work of
keeping the crowds back. - One officer
to whom he complained, he said, told
him to "go to . helL'-L; Dr. Mythen said
that the police generally had become
a part of the crowd and did nothing
to restrain those who insulted the pa-
raders. He testified that he had been
told that' Mary Melvin, a blind girl who
marched in the; parade, had been pull
ed put of line by rowdies and that her
guide had difficulty in rescuing her. .
John A. Johnston, commissioner of
the District of Columbia, who has
charge of the police . department, was
the next witness. He placed in the
record all the correspondence between
his office and thesuffrage leaders re-
ating to the issuance of the parade
permits and the protection of the pa
rade. - . : :.' - '
; Commissioner Johnston made a gen
eral defense of the conduct of Super
intendent Sylvester and the police
force . in the disorders- during the pa
rade. He declared that the crowd was.
disorderly "in a good natured way"
and that it looked upon the parade in
"light-vein". He said that the po
lice officers in the streets did "prodi
gious physical work" and that he saw
no policemen whose actions called for.
reproof.
Suffragettes Sent to Jail. . ,
, London, March 11, The five suffra-
reach the Jng.?withiitions while he
waa ; -oil. nig .way 10. ar-uamenc, 'were
today sent to prison' f dr; per iods rang
ing from 21 days to a month. The five
young women gavie their names as Lillian-
Wilcox, Dorothy Smith, Kathleen
Paget, Gertrude Vaughah and Grace
Stuart."
The Bow street magistrate before
whom they were arraigned, gave them
an opening for escaping prison sen
tence by filing sureties for their future
good behaviorl The young women in
dignantly rejected this alternative. "
They were finally charged with ob
structing the police. The - evidence
showed that the police had received
specific orders - to prevent . any - one
from throwing a letter or a-petition to
the King while he was on the way to
Parliament. :
The accused argued that their action
was perfectly legal and was based on
the right of every British subject to
present a petition, to the King. The
magistrate explained that the right tb
present a petition to His Majesty must
be exercised through a minister.
Suffrage (Meeting Broken HJp. ;
Nottingham, Eng., March 11. A hos
tile crowd broke up a suffragette meet
ing here tonight. (Miss : Annie Kenny
and others attempted to speakt but
could not bet a hearing. Windows
were smashed, banners torn down and
the platform stdtmed. . -
The police took Miss Kenny and her
friends secretly out of the building by
a rear exit to escape the violence of
the mob. - ' - v
Going Into the Open.
x New York, March 11. "Colonel" Ida
Craft, who walked 150 miles to Alba
ny, and 258 miles to .Washington in
the interest of equal suffrage, has or
ganized tne Votes for women Walking
Club, she. announced : today. - Begin
ning April 5th, members of this new
suffrage body will walk each Saturday
out into the country.
"We s are going to get suffrage out
into the open," Miss Craf,t said. "We
are going to arouse the laborer by the
wayside, the farmer in the field the
woman wheeling the baby carriage.
We are tired of wasting our time talk
ing to the woman in the parlor." :
Washington, March 11. It was aa-
nounced tonight that the third annual
American; Sportsman's dinner will be
given here on the night of April 2nd.
Among those specially, invited, .to parr
ticipate. are the members of the Jock
ey , Club, the Polo Association, Ameri
can Kennel Club, Recognized Hunts of
America, National .Remount Associa
tion, American Horse Show Associa
tion,. Masters of Fox Hounds Associa
tion, and the National Steeple Chase
and Hunts Association. ,
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Owing to the fact that we
J have been unable to get a ship- A
4. ment of mailing tubes,we -regret
4 that we cannot fill any more or- 4
ders r. by mail for Parcel Post
Maps for about ten days. - How- 4
ever, , any of bur out-of-town
J friends who wish the maps can
send, their orders In ' with cou-
pons, to reserve the maps,' and
4 they will be shipped out at the 4
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WHOIxE NUMBER 13,269.
BEGINNING DF
Both Houses of General As
sembly are Now Ready
to Adjourn
GO H STITUTI OHAL AMEN D M EIITS
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Commission Named to Report . at Ex
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Bill- Women t pn - School --
Boards Proceedings . . '
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LEGISLATURE
-r Special Star.'. Telegram, ) , V , : -';'
Raleigh, C Arch llPrelimi .
nary to the closing of the 1913 session . "-"..::; ';-v'4M ;
of the North Carolina . Geherkr As- r
sebably early tomorrow, the five mem
bers of the Constitutional Amendment
Commission on the part of ' .the Gov- ' -' ."1fT:.:l:
ernpr d'thfe fiveon the part of the
Senate were k annbunced ; today, and
the "announcement of the names of the
eight on the part of the House are
expected to come : from Speaker Con
nor at any time now, making the full
commission of r. 18-to-pass -on amend- ' il l :
ments' to the constitution offered; at . " ; ... ; lM' V'
this session for' report to 'the ' special
session of the Legislature to be held '
next, Fall. ' .: -;'v- ' ,;a.;.,;;:. : .;. ;., -...:,;
Governor Craig r transmitted "- the v ;
names of his ' appointees today. They,
are A. M. Scales," Greensboro; ' J. W. ; . : v
'Raleigh; D. Y; Cooper, v Henderson;
; Q . Alexander, Mecklenburg, : and
W. Rouse, ; Lendir ; President ;: r
Daughtridge, iof the; Senate, names as- ; " ,
his five members Senators Stuibbs."
Ward, Washington, Ivie and Grant: ;
President Daughtridge " also an- t i '
nounces the namesv of the -members- '
from the Senate on the joint commls- ";
sion to report on -the-advisability of .
the State sielling its stock in t the At-. ' ;
lantin- flTirl iMnrth ;f!njrnlin : Thpv--iT,A
Senators Pohs.vGillianiandWeav.'
er. The. House ?assed"a resolution to;:-: -Vr';" 'Vf1'
per diein'ana.. ep4ns
i7The ;l)illsi6f j0 Judicial x;dlstricts: ; -v;i
and fixing terms of leoiiftSWerecob-' "
pleted in consideration in bbtn Houses'
and are enrolled for gratification. The '
senate concurrea in ;tne : new macnin
ery bill after :'t was - scathingly de-'
nounced . toy Chalrinfah' 'Cook, ' of ' the
Senate Finance '- Committee, and then
passed ' bills directing ;sheriff s and bth-'
er tax-collecting ; agencies to collect ; ,
arrears in Schedules B knd C taxes
and ..inheritance, taxes in. the counties
for four years .back, insisting that sev-' '
eral hundred-thousand dollars can be
gotten in thi8 way. j .v. . . -
The House passed ; the Revenue bill
on second ; reaaing witn minor .
changes, Chairman Williams, of the
Conference. Committee, ; declaring-that
it is rankly unjust and crylhg'to high.
Heaven with discrimination . against
the poor man and in favor of the rich
and big corporations. -The increased '
tax rateN and ; the Senate's increasing
many license taxes . and reducing f ran-'
chise taxes on corporations he had in
mind especially,; he Said. -
The House had-a strenuous contest
over - the Senate--bill .to allow women .
on sehool boards,; committees". and as..
members of 'text-tooom commissions
and passed the: 'biUi by, ten' majority;"-
ordering it enrolled for ratification.
The plan now Is for the Legislature .
to accomplish - Simultaneous adjourn
ment sine die about nOott Wednesday,
the Revenue bill gettinr final roll call '
passage after midnight tonight as be
ing on Wednesday andthen all bills
to be. enrolled fof;; final y ratification '
during Wednesday forenoon In the
meantime,' a quorum Is necessary. -
Snarl Over Revenue Bill v
The Senate speht an hour on the ,
Machinery Act this jafternaon as it
came from the House,- Chairman Coota,
of the Finance Committee, complained
bitterly of the treatment the Finance'
Committee had received In that inter
ests had been allowed to get the' up
per hand and prCicure the- defeat of
important ' measures f or; the . financial :
betterment of the State."., He had re
ceived ; anonymous . letters and been
otherwise impeded ) in Ws work. He
criticised the Corpoatiott, Commis
sion as inefficient as a. State tax com
mission and regretted that the provi-"
sion for a separate State tax commis- '
sion had been defeated. And thO .
House .now.ahe said sends as a ma
chinery bill : a mogul- product, with
which ; he -. was-.; unfamtllar. .Senator.
Barnes defended' the .Corporation
Commission. Senator Jones thought
that the criticism, of ' tb5 cbmmisslon
was in a measure -merited. : Under its
administration as State Tax Commis
sion revenues hdd steadily dwindled
through : non-enforcement : of the law.
The laws or the commission were rad
ically wrong : r Senator Wakefield
thought, the trouble was ': . with the lo
cal ofiTcials. ; Senator Mason defended
the. Corporation Commission and
thought somebody should either come
forward with . some. -mschinery meas- ..
ure better than that, from the House
or the House bill should be passed.
He saw no use for, the Legislature, to
stay here, a week or ten-days cross
firing over the; matterv Finally Sena- ;
tors Bryant, Gilliam, Barnes, Parsons
and Grant were named as a committee
to make a study of the House "Machin
ery bill and report ;td vthe s night ses
siom .r - .. . : 'v '.: 1 ';'
. State Fair .Appropriation : : . ; ?
The Senate voted down the Carson
bill fo cutting out the annual appro-
priation of $1,500 to1 ,the State fair. ..
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