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VOLi. XCI INTO, 14 4:
WIMIINGTOK, C, ''SUNDAY- IIOENMG, MARCH 16, JL913.
WHOHB KUIkliEB 13,273.
SENATOR sir.lr,i
in
Named as Head of Powerful
Finance Committee By
Unanimous Vote
PROGRESSIVES. Ill ..GOilTROL
Wilson Forces Hold Balance of Power
in Reorganization of the Senate.
Senator' Tillman Gives, Up
- His right. :;:
Wilmington Star Bureau,
. 23 AVyait Building. '
Washington, D.iCMarch 15-'Let
no man be-deceivetfTby the fantastic
prediction tUat Simmons ' will, be made
chairman of the Finance Committee"
By a unanimoiukVote the Democratic
Senate in cauqusrthi afternoon elect
ed Senator Furnifold McLendon 1 Sim
mons, as chairman , of ,thet ' Senate , Fi
nance Committee, the most powerful
committee yi the upper body of Con
gress. From the, time, former Senator
Bailey announced 4 his intention that
he would not again be a: candidate for
the United States Senate, your corres
pondent has . believed : and contended
ihat the senior North' Carolina Sena
tor would fall- heir..; to the Finance
Committee chairmanship. There has
never been teaon to doubt that this
first prediction would not come true.
Some of the same influences that work
ed against "Senator x Simmons before
and during the last campaign attempt
ed to stir up opposition to the North
Carolina man for the much sought af
ter chairmanship - assignment,; but the
best that they could boast of at -any
time was the lukewarm support? of two
young and ; ambitious Senators. But
wiienj the ' time came, for- a voteveven
these'two me'n. voted for Senator Sim
mons. . 4-
Newspaper reports have been' sent
broadcast -from -Washington : that there
was great-opposition- to j Simm6ns(and
that lieapottld-defeated. - Alllrtrf
these stories, have-been . Inspired. ;.'A
careful canvass o the situation devel
oped the fact tthafc. -there was no' fight
being made against' Mr. Simmons, and
today's result fully sustains - what .has
been knowh since the Democrats were
sure of control' of ' the upper branch
of Congress rte-Mi., . :
Soon after the result was. announc
ed today Senator Simmons-said:
"There hasat rio time during.-this
session of Congress .'been any -opposi
tion to my -.appointment as chairnian-
ot the Finance.. Committee.
Senator Simmons 1 was given every
committee assignment that ; he asked
for. He is now a snember of Finance,
Commerce, Inter-bceahic- Canals, ex
amine the severaj'branches of- the civil
service, expenditures - In the Depart
ment of Agriculture, engrossed bills
and transpprtation and sale of meatT
products
No State, in the .Union is so well tak
en care of on .committees as North
Carolina. Senator , Lee. S," Ovennan
has been assigned to thechrmanship
of the Rules Committee. This is -considered
one of the' biggest.?' and,: best
committees, , and; ranks 5 in the: same
group as Finance and Appropriations--As
chairman of ' this .committee; : Sena
tor Overman 111 have entire .charge
of the Senate wing of the Capitol. He
supervises ..11 -matters ' pertaining to
the Senate building ; has charge of as
signing Senators -to offices and . many
other matters that will place him in
the front rank as ah inbuential Sena
tor. In addition to rules, . the junior
Senator is. ranking man on approprraV
tions, judiciary, claims and industrial
expositions and ialso a member of for
est reservesSttUl -protection of game.7
. .. P. R. A,
Senate Reorganization.
Washington, : - March 15. With the
declaration , from 'their leader, Senator
Kern, that - thejr. proposed to make the
Senate "Democratic, not only in name,
but in practical, result," the Democrats
today reorganized the. committees of
the Senate;and took actual control of
legislative affairs' in that body. '
Factional differences ' f disappeared
in the final processes of organization.
Senator Tillman, 'who carried up to
the party caucus-earlier in the day
his fight for the hafrmanship of 'the
Appropriations:! Committee voiced the
final word of harmony in the S6nkte
when he wasgiveh the chairmanship
of the Naval Affalrsommltteeif
"I bow and cheerfully, submit. tb feat
decision," he said." r J. :.""-?r5;i '$2'::
In its reorganized, form ? the SeBSe
is apparently entirely in 'the control
of the forces, nsidered most actively
in harmony with President Wilson.
The fight begun early in the last ses
sion by. the io-called.. progressive' forc
es evolved today a change of commit
tees which gives the balance of power
on all of the importaht committeesfto
the forces .which selected Senator
Kern as party leader; . and which are
regarded as active supporters of the
policies advocated Jby the President J.
The Democratic caufaus which began,
at 10:30 o'pkK!kJtt the morning accept
ed without . Chahg6 4the; work - of the
Steering cbmtnitteeV'as to the assign
ments of Senators to committee plac
es. Another caucijs Monday jwill pass
upon the schemevOf -Senate Sontrol
that is to distribute power and gives a
Majority of 'the VDemocrats on any
committee the authority to control ; its
(Continued oi ' Page Eight,) '
ELECTED 0
POST .FOR VIGK
OrigiMlWjn ManVo;'W Sub-
Treasurer of United. States at;
N ew YorkMr. Webb and
His Liquor Legislation ;
' Wilmington Sta.r Bureau,
-. 23 ; Wyatt Building, v
Washington, D. C.,' March 15 :
Walker WhHing Vick, of Wilmington,
Assistant Secretary of the. Democratic
r National Committee' and who was sec-i
retary of 'Inaugural Committee V here
land arranged for the inauguration of
woparow.; w tison, is siatea ; lor u nitea
States Sub-Treasurer at New ' York.
Vick numbers ;hia ' friends, in North
Carolina iby the'hundrefl and if he is
given the New York, berth it will meet
with general, approval not only in
rNbrth" Carolina" but throughout "the
country. . '. ' - ' "
Ut.Walk!er; Vick is the original Wilson
mam- He was baptized by President
Wilson's . father; helped elect Wood
jrow rWilson;- Governor . of NwT Jersey,
and .was among the first men to see in
Vilson.: a "winnerlfor the Democratic
Presidential honors: 'v After ' he bad
helped to elect , Wilson to " the Presi
dency he caiHe;to : Washlneton " and
l.tobk-charge of the: Inaugural Commit
tee. 'Ji.nat .ni8. enorta met wrtn success
can be attested to by all who saw the
clock-like way in which the Inaugura
tion was pulled off.' And more than
that,1 it was the biggest inauguration
seen in Washington for . the past 20
yeats. - - ' v '
Ir.i The.. secretary of -an inaugural com
mittee,, and that was the place Mr.
Vick. occupiedis the man-who makes
the great occasion -a success or failure
He must look after the thousands and
one details connected with the. induc
tion info office of a President and
Vice President of the "United. States.
The committee itself is a sort of clear
ing house for the smaller bodies which
arrange the many features of the inau
guration, and it is the duty of the
secretary to see that this machinery
Is .ke'pt in motion until the last man
passes the reviewing stand on the in
augiiral date. V
' Coming to Washington when there
were manyrtactioni in the" Democratic
party in Washington caused; by men
fwho desired to serve their country, by
1 accepting piaces of Honor ou 1 tnem
rau'war:ComitteeBcfe and .TBmothed everything ;and every:
body" out to such " aiT. exleh t :" that . there"
was Viotf'the slightest friction at any
time after he took up the ; reins, , , -';
' During the pre-convention campaign
Vick traveled . from one-end of North
Carolina' to the other, making speeches
and pulling wires for Wilson He con
ferred frequently! with Col. Osbornef
of. Greensboro, and other leading men
in the State who were behind the Wil
son mbyement. -v
Representative Webb, tatner oi tne
Webb " lktuor,- law, has. made, himself
famous among "v the prohibition peo
ple of the country. Since he had his
bill passed) over ; the. President's veto
by such a large margin he has receiv
ed invitations to speak from all parts
of the. country. Chicago, Pittsburgh,
Boston and St Louis - prohibition or
ganizations have invited him to come
to their towns and make speeches on
prohibition. But Web fs a modest
man and he prefers to stay in Wash
ington and figute out how he is go
ing to ' dispense postmasterships Tor
North Carolina during the short recess
oT Congress. ..:-. - ;
Wt is not generally known in North
(Mrolinavbut- it - is a fact that - Webb
is the man that 'got. the Jones-Works
excise bill; through1 the House. Tne
bill restricts the sale of liquor in the
District of Columbia to a marked de
gfee. Jt: cuts the number of saloons
1,000- to 300 and j-aises the retail li
cense from $500 :. a year to $1,500. It
prohibits the sale of whiskey in -many
sections of Washington where negroes
enTeeate and as a whole is consider:
ed a- great, victory for prohibition in
Washington, After au nope oi navmg
the measure passed weDb went to
work on the bill and amended it so
that Jthose who had opposed it in its
original form were willing to vote for
it. :, When the final test came, along
about 4 o'clock in the, morning, there
was not a vote against the bill,
, P. R
A.
RAINS CAUSE FLOOD.
Conditions In Georgia Become Alarm
ind--Lowlands Overflowed, r;
; AtlantaGa., March 15- Flood condiJ
tlohs la Georgia, resuiung trom recent
heavy, rains; today -reached, alarming
conditions, threatening greats loss of
Lpyopertyiiv A. - 35-foot sts.ge of the Sa-
and: sections of that city already, are
beinff.washed' by flood wafers. -
. Reports: from ., Mllledgeville indicate
the largest freshet in the uconee river
bottoms in' many-years:
:The Chattahoochee river As over
flbwing. its- banks . and residents in the
vicinity of West : Point are making
preparations to ? move irom tne iow
lands.-. ' y, J ; " - yty ' . z':':-;y - p
V Iipwland homes near Macon have
been surrounded with water from the
overflow of the Ocmulgee river.. -
Several railroad trestles" have . been
gashed r away inT different . sections- of J
the .State. Atlantic Coast Line trains
running -between i ThOmasville, Ga.,
and iMontgdmery, ' Ala., .were' delayed
from 12 to 18' hours today, on account
of- washouts. .: ' ..' '
r- New York, .March 15 . Statement of
the; actual 1 condition . of TcTearlhg house
banJlis ahtd : trust companies, for the
week: Shows that -they . hold $9,237,450
reseryef inexcesis. . ot : legal -i require
ments. ' This H an' increase of, 1 5,8 63,-
200 from last week.; v - ; v ;.:-. .
PLA S ABANDONED
s
Agreement f or Dissolution of
Harrimah Lines Sud
denly Given Up:
MUST DEVISE A NEW METHOD
Union
Pacific Refuses to Go on With
Plan Because of Objection to
c Tt by California Railroad
, Commission
St. Louis, Mo'., March 15: The
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific dis
solution plan which" contemplated a
traffic agreement between the. two
roadsv for the use' of the Benicia short
line between Oakland and Sacramento,
CaL, Nwas abandoned in the Federal
Court today by the' railroad officers.
It now devolves on the railway attor
neysTto devise a new arrangement to
carry into effect the dissolution de
cree of the United States Supreme
Court; : ;.' . ' . . , . . : -
The- dissolution decree, which was
certified to the District Court of Utah
on February 10th, gave 'the railroads
three months to submit a satisfactory
plan to the lower court. No date jvas
set by the judges of the Eighth Federal
Court .sitting as the Distri6t Court of
Utah "today '-"for the rehearing of the
case, "but . it is expected a new plan
will be laid before the court some
time in 'ApriL What arrangement the
railway companies, contemplate ' wa3
not indicated by Chairman Robert S.
Lovett, of the Union Pacific system,
who: announced abandonment of the
second plan in court today. ' United
States District Attorney Houts, who
represented the Attorney General: in
the proceedings today, has no informa
tions as- to the further course contem
plated by the? rail way representatives.
.ii-Thfi-. arrangement which was r aban
doned today was the .second plan draftt
eirbyltJEhe rail way' attorneys ' in an at
tempt to comply with the- dissolution
decree! : 'v';"-:. ' "
The first plan submitted to the cir
cuit judge on February 24th was modi
fied because the California Railway
Commission objected to a clause pro
viding for a lease of the Southern Pa
cific short line, from Oakland to Sacramento,-to
the Central Pacific, which
in turn was to be taken over by the
IJnion Pacific,
The California commission held that
there should 'be 'no exclusive use of
the short line by the two Harriman
roads.- k . - r ' ,
The modified plan, abandoned today,
provided .for a traffic agreement be
tween the Southern Pacific and ' the
Unioq: Pacific for the use of the short
line instead of a lease, '
The abandonment of this plan came
as avsuyprise as Mr. Lovett . and his
assistant came "here expecting to pre
sent the new dissolution arrangement
to the; circuit judges for approval.
After his arrival in St. Louis Chair
man Lovett. received a copy of the pro
test against thenew plan filed by the
California Railroad Commission with
the Attorney General,
Asserting that the approval of . the
California commission was necessary
to validate the proposed lease of the
Central Pacific by the Union Pacific,
wliich in turn was necessary to satisfy
certainFrench banking interests, Mr.
Lovett announced that the . Union Pa
cific could not go on with the plan. .
.He asked the court' to leave tha
final dissolution decree in abeyance. ;
Chairman Lovett, in his address to
the court, did not mention the guaran
tee x which the Union Pacific had giv
en Kuhn.iLoeb & Company, the banking-firm
wn-Ich was to handle the stock
distribution features of the dissolution,
but it is said that by, the' collapse of
the plan the Union Pacific forfeits
moteithan a million dollars commis
sion to the banking syndicate. V
ADRIANOPLE BOMBARDED.
ajighV Action Yesterday The Allies'
it, -Terms Are Unacceptable.
Constantinople, March 15. Official
bulletins state .that a slight bombard
ment of Adrianople took- place yester-
iday. A detachment : of the allies on
"the Tchatalja lines tried to advance
in tbedirection:of HIssarbeyll, in the
Lake Derkos region, but was driven
i back, by artillery fire. r
A semi-official note says that the al
lies terms are regarded as unaccept
able - and indicate that the v Balkan
States -have no sincere desire to facili
tate the efforts of the powers to end
the conflict. The Porte, while await
ing the proposals which the powers un
doubtedly will transmit, will continue
active military operations. Louf ti Bey,
secretary .to-Prtnce Sabah Eddine, who
has beeif in" hiding since the disco'very
of a conspiracy : t against . the govern
ment which he is. accused ot - organiz
ing, was-arrested today. , Several oth
er arrests have been 'made of promi
nent jsmenbut the- charges have, not
been disclosed. : V -
Boston; March 15.-r-James B. Bil
lings, for 3d years a member, of the
famous ""8oston 'Triumvirate", which
ControUed-the- Boston National League
baseball club during a stormy period
intthe leagUes ; career, "died tonight .at
his home: here. Mr.; Billings . was " 76
years old. . He retired ; from baseball
HUFRTA FEDERALS
ROUT IHWEIITS
General Ojeda,V Outnumber
ed Two to One, Defeats -
Enemy Near Naco
MEiiTRfiiilESSIVE
Government ForcesfGS-iOut, and Attack
State Troops an Return"' Victo-"
V, rious After Bittle Lasting
' Three. JHours . '
Naco, Ariz., Marjh 15 , fostead of
waiting to be attaclfed py nearly 1,000
insurgent State troos7 General Ojeda,
with less than , 500 Federal; soldiers,
went out from N aco today -and Mefeat
ed the enemy. .In hree hours of ag
gressive fighting, peppering the ener
my's line with., riflefand machine gun
bullets and spraying Jlead .from' shrap
nel shells over hills 'adopted, as forti
fications, the, Huerta Federals , drove
the State forces five miles to the south
east Late today Vthe government
forces returqed victorious to the Mexi
can border town, opposite this point. .
Even the victors ; did not believe the
fighting was ended, however, nor; that
Naco 4s secure from ' - assault.. The
State,forces'are assembling tonight in
still greater numbers to wrest the only
remaining port on the Sonora border
from the hands of the Huerta National
government. "". 1 - ":
With the advantage of 'unexpected
aggressioa' and : possesslflg1 : five .artil
lery pieces, the little ferown; bare-foot-'
ed soldiers defending the military hon
or ofj the new Huerta regime, fought
as wild men. against Iseemingly over
whelming odds." Protected by the ar
tillery fire, the Federals;; scrambled
over the hillocks and fearlessly began
firing their rifles at the enemy appear
ing In the disfanceK:5 ;:-s t. :
' It was the group under. Elias Calles
which first received the assault. Ex
pecting to attack , rather than be at
tacked, yie. Stat'
The-other' half
forces under Prefectd Bracamonte
rushed to the : rescue from the east,
and with a roar of artillery and the
continued rattle of rifles the battle was
on. For an' hour desperate fighting
continued. Little by little the State
troops fell back from the terrific fire
of the aggressors. For a mile the
Huerta soldiers pursued closely the re
treating enemy, advancing the artillery
from the rear of thepskirmish lines. ,
. Bodies Jit the killed and wounded
State troops lie tonight deserted on
the field. .
On behalf of the State of Arizona,
Sheriff H. C. Wheeler, of Tombstone,
early in the day insisted there should
be no repetition of the shooting across
the border as at the Nogales battle.
This moved the Federal commander to
abandon his fortifications, and " set out
after the enemy. Five troops of the
Fifth and Ninth United States Cavalry
were on duty along the border keeping
back non-combatants. The only per
son wounded during the fight on tho
American side was A. A" Hopikins, a
deputy United States marshal. He
was injured in the knee jarhile doing
neutrality duty on the lines.
OAs at Nogales, American ; volunteers
in automobiles dared the fire to rescue
wounded under the protection of the
Red Cross flag- Dr. Randall, of Doug
las, . is missing.
O UT LINES
Walker W. Vick, a former Wilming
tonian, is slated for U. S. sub-treasurer
at .New York. t. ..
- The Huerta Federals under Gen.
Ojeda yesterday defeated the State in
surgents in a three Hours' battle near
Naco, Sonora. " . .. '. ;
, Senator Simmons was yesterday
elected chairman of the r Senate Fi
nance committee in the reorganization
of that body by which the Wilson forc
es came into complete-control. . -
The -officers, of the Harriman lines
suddenly abandoned the second plans
for dissolution of the system yester
day after the California Railroad Coin
mission had taken unfavorable action
on it, ....
Counsel for Julian- Hawthorne, . Dr.
WJm.' J. Morton and Albert Freeman,
convicted for using the mails, to de
fraud, will apply to the .Federal court
in New York Monday for a writ of
error. - . I' '
An amendment giving women the
right to vote . for President and Vice
President will be brought formally be
fore Congress, with the endorsement
pf a! Senate committee ;bef ore" the end
of the present year... . 0: Y: :
Y Richard - Olney, of Massachusetts,
former Secretary of State in Presi
dent Cleveland's cabineL. yesterday de
clined the post of ambassador to Great
Britain: An appointment is expected
soon, as President Wilson is very anxf
ious to fill this' post without delay. ,
Ralph Wr Oldham, Aubrey C. -JIatch
and William - L. Merriman, .university
of: North Carolina students, were yes
terday found guilty of manslaughter, in
connection with the death, of ; Isaac,
William .Rand, another -student, ' who
met death while, being hazed, and were
sentenced to four months in jail. . : '
-' . -New York markets : Money on call
nominal..' Spot " cotton closed, t quiet ;
middling uplands 12".C0. . Flour; quiet.
Wheat -weak No. 2. red 1.09 and ; 171 0
1-2. .. Corn ; easyB5r34. Turpentine
and rosin"' eas v. .W-. Y '" -: :? t
ARE HELGulLTY
Three Students Sentenced to
Four Months irr JaiLfor
Manslaughter ' -
ARE HIRED OUT TO PARENTS
Oldham, Hatch and Merriman Put Un
der Bond to Appear Before' Coun
ty Commissioners Establishes Y
State Precedent
-.H..II..I..I..I..I..I..H..I.
PRISONERS RELEASED
Hillsboro, N. C, March 16
4. Ralph W. Oldham, William L. 4.
-Merriman and Aubrey C. Hatch,
4 University of North Carolina 4
4 students, convicted today . for f
4 manslaughter in connection with J.
the death of Isaac W. Rand, a 4
fellow student, and sentenced to 4
ft rour montns-m jail, were reieas-
4 ed tonight by order of the Or- 4
4 ange County Commissioners. Y in 4
pronouncing sentence Judge;
-Peebles instructed the County 4
Commissioners to hire thepris- 4
"oners ,sout . to .whomsoever, they 4
please in the State. VTohight the
fathers of each- of the students ?
were permitted to pay $75 to the
4
the
"discharge of their sons. .This
4 amount wouid'have been obtain-. 4
4 ed if the prisoners had beep' 4
4. hired to some other persons in 4
4 the State. " . ' ; ;4"
4 . Discharge under this arrange. '4
4 ment, however, leaves the' stu-'4
4 dents without citizenship.1 A 4
4 movement was started at Ra- 4
leigh tonight, however, .to petir 4
4. tion Governor Locke Craig . for A
$ their pardon. ,: ' '' 4"
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4444T4!!Su2i444'4.44
" Hillsboro, N.-'C., TVIarch" 15EStat
lishing . a .precedent in"i;the annals oi
the State, a verdict of litybf"'iinaa?"
slaughter was returned this afternoon
by the jury in the trial pf Ralph YW.
Oldham, of Raleigh; William ; L.. Mer
riman, of Wilmington, and Aubrey C.
Hatch, of Mount Olive, the three Uni
versity of North Carolina students in
dicted in connection with the death of
Isaac, William Rand, in a hazing escap
ade at Chapel Hill, N. C:, September
12th, 1912. There is no record of a
hazing controversy being threshed, but
previously in the courts of this State.
The verdict of the jury ". was re
turned -at 3:10 .0 clock,
hours' deliberation.
after three
Judge R. B. Peebles sentenced each
of the prisoners to four months in the
Orange county . jail, beginning ; April
8th, next. Each of the defendants was
ordered to give $100 bonds for his ap
pearance before the county commis
sioners "who shall in their discretion
hire them out to whomsoever -they
please in this State.'' . -' t.
The fathers of thedefendants were
in the court room when the minimum
sentence for manslaughter was pro
nounced. No evidence of emotion was
displayed by them nor by the -prison
ers. . r ...''.; -.'":'
An array of counsel represented the
defendants in " the proceedings .Which
began last Thursday. As a result of
the tragedy which preceded " the ; trial,
26 students 4n the University of North
Carolina were suspended or: expelled
after a sweeping investigation into the
practice of hazing -at the institution.
In charging the jury, today,.. Judge
Peebles called .' attention to'- the fact
that whether Young Rand fell off the
barrel during the hazing and was kill
ed, or the' barrel was kicked over was
not a - matter for - consideration,.' ;"If
the three men under indictment, mask;
ed and with sticks in hand as produc
ed in the State's testimony entered
the room of Rand and laid hands on
him, and against his will carried" him
to the athletic field, then it is the duty
of the jury to find a verdict of guilty,"
said the court. v-f -
The fact that hazing had been prac
ticed 'at the University for a-hundred
years and that this' was the first case
to be tried in - court, it was pointed
out, did ; not abrogate or Change - the
laws of the State and should not af
fect thye jurors in reaching their ver
dict.' . c " ' '": ' 5'-' "
(Special Star Telegram. Y : yy -
Hillsiboro, N. C, March 15. The 12
Orange county farmer's sitting In judg
ment . upon the caseY of ' the - -State
against Ralph W. Oldham," Of 'Raleigh
William L. Merriman, of Wilmington,
and : Aubrey C. Hatch, Tof ; Mt:01i?e
set. a precedent, in the criminal," pro
ceedings of North Carolina" and ; gave
the practice of hazing a stunning blow
when at 3:10 this afternoon they ire
turned a - verdict of 7 manslaughter
against the three ' Sophomores ; at the
bar of - justice of Hillsboro court room
to answer for the death of Isaac'Wil
liam Rand in a hazing escapade biT the
morning of Friday; September . Z 13th,
1912.- The announcement ol";the ver
dict by the foreman of the jury eanie
at the end of three hours deliberation,
and the, decision; arrived- at byT the 12
men who iad sat patiently, on the "case
since 'Thursday was the cause of no
surprise. C Even the fathers of the boys
XCpntinued. on Page ,,T wo;) j
TO ENDORSE VOnAN SUFFOl
Amendment Giving Right to Votefbr
- President Will be Brought Up in ,;
' Congress With Favorable
Committee Action.
Y5"'" :'Y',rY . r :r, ';: yy-v
Washington, MarcU 15. A constitu;
tional amendment giving women the
right to vote for President and Vice
President, 2 probably I will be brought
formally" before Congress with the. en
dorsement of a Senate committer be
fore' the end of the present year. , In
the , reorganization of its committees
today the Senate took its Woman Suf
frage Committee out of the list of in
active committees, where it has re
mained . for many years ; increased its
membership from fiVe to nine, the ma
jority of whom are advocates of suf
frage, for women; and gave its chair
manship to Senator Thomas, of Colora
do, a suffrage State. . '
Senator Thomas said tonight he had
accepted, the chairmanship Jwith the
understanding that there -would be
active steps taken in . this Congress to
submit a suffrage amendment ; to : the
people. - -;
Senator Thomas will confer, with Na
tional leaders in the suffrage move
ment to determine what steps they de
sire to --take. It is expected the com
mittee will begin consideration of thQ
question, soon after the extra session
convenes in April. ' , ,
Representatives of the ' National
American Woman Suffrage Associa
tion made arrangements today for : a
conference with President Wilson at
10:30 o clock Monday forenoon, when
they r will urge him, to recommend in
a message to Congress an amendment
to? the. Federal constitution . entitling
women to the ballot. Whether or not
President Wilson makes such recom
mendation, activity in Congress, will
begin at an-early date.
' The Senate Committee on Woman
Suffrage had heretofore been knowa
as a "minority committee". . It has
not? met for many years.. Democratic.
leaders notified the Republicans1 early
today that; they proposed to enlarge
the committee and take over the chair
manship. As finally organized by the
Senate: the committee includes the fol
lowing:. - ; - .7, y ;r, 'iyi;': .f,-.--;
enatorThoniasCblQrsjdoi chair
man ; . Senators O wen, Oklahoma; Ash
W J ciiandeiu zOAvteikuii
H&MsNw-HampirGIap"Miah
sota ; rSntherland, .Utah;5hes'lrash
ington;; ahd Catron, New; Mexico.' 4
Senator Jones is chairman - of ";the
special committee how investigating
thefallure of the police to protect
properly the great suffrage parade in
Washington- March 3rd. ; ;
"The. proposal to give women the
right of suffrage through a . constitu
tional amendment is becoming a ques
tion of constantly growing .. impor
tance," "said Chairman Thomas today.
"I have taken the chairmanship of
this committee because I believe I can
do some effective work for the exten
sion of suffrage to the women of the
country." .
S. A. L. CASHIER ROBBED.
E. H. Gordon Relieved of $2,020 -Seriously
Injured.
Norfolk, : Va., March 15. E. H. Gor
don, a cashier in the freight depart
ment of the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way, awhile coming, from a bank in
Portsmouth today with $2,020, was
struck over the head with a hammer
and robbed. Chester Preston was ar
rested charged with the robbery. The
money has not been found. Gordon
is seriously injured.
Chester Preston Dwyer, arrested to
day in connection with the assault and
robbery of E. H. Gordon, cashier of
the Seaboard Air Line, tonight admit
ted the assault charge. Gordon was
held up and robbed of $2,020 in Ports-.
mouth early this morning. . The rob
bery occurred in a vacant store. v
Gordon v was' struck on the Y head
with a hammer, bound and gagged and
locked up in an ice box. The ooUce
found a bloody shirt at Dwyer'sShome.
Gordon was attended - by two Dhvsl-
cians, but his condition is not regarded
asserious. i .. y !
; Tonight Dwyer says he and Gordon
had a fight iu. the store. He says Got-
don called him. a' vile name and he
resented it: He says the money ; was
left on the : floor in ; the store. Dwyer
was . formerly, employed by the Sea
board Air Line.
WILL ENLIGHTEN PUBLIC.
Burleson Will See if Postoffice Depart
Y ment is Self-Sustaining. ,v, ;
Washlneton. March 15. Postm asf r
General Burleson today, made plans to
find outfor himself, "whether the Post
office Department is' oh a self-sustaining
basis." He announced today that
he proposed to set at rest the conflict
ing reports about the matter. For this
purpose he will apoint a commission
composed probably of the various as-
slstant, postmasters ; general , and the
chief clerk to make a careful investi
gation. YY :YY ; -.-p.,. Y' ' ': Y.,Y; 'Y:
The people of the United States, de
clared "Mr. Burleson, have a right ' to
know on exactly what sort of a busi
ness basis the Postoffice Department
is; being run. 'There are other great
departments of . the government." he
said; "such as the Department of Agri
culture, wnicn does a great and . broad
work, but there is no other department
which comes into as close touch with
every man," woman and child -in the L
country as tne rostomce department.
pr; this reason,; he said, he proposed
to let the people know all about their
big -business enterprises. . ' " : ; -
Have your eyes tested iby .Dr. Vine-
berg, the Eye Specialist, Masonic Tern-.
pie. you will save time and. money.
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Immediately -McCombs ; Tells
- Wilson Detal Is 6 Pre-oon-
vention Fighi : v
: Washington, iiarch; 15.-rPresideat ' ''
Wilson receivedn Tth regret today a
letter from" Richard, Omj; of Massa
chusetts, f omer Secnrtary of State un-; '
der President Cleveland, fdeciining, for
Mfainily. reasons", the off er of the" post
of United States ambassador io' Great -Britain.
. Anxious : to- ffa that, "post as : . '
quickly as . possible, the President pro- :
bably will make an appointment within . v
a few days, but it was said he had not
yet definitely decided upon airy indl--
vidual. He wishes, however, to nu
this important:. post before he : settles
any other diplomatic.' missibh r and is . '
sald'to favor' a. "man of -literary 'as well
as diplomatic reputationY' Though no
names came forward conspicuously, to
day, . It was thought I the - President ..
might choose i-manhithert(jf mention
ed for, other . European .' posts'. These :
include David Francis, of Missouri; "
Thomas NelsOnvPage,' of Virginia; Au
gustus Thomas,: Or New Yprk; Judge
George , Gray,' of ' Delaware ; - William
Church Osbcn, Of ,lfew;York, and Ed-,;
win a. 'Alderman, president or the uni- v
versltyc ofVIrginiafr T V y.---'
' Chairman William - B. ; McCbmfas, of .
the, Democratic. Natibiial VCofhmittee, -today"
told the;Presidehti gome of the ; y y :
details of .the rre'conventlbh flght in -various'
States.' -While President Wll-' y
son is not makin his -appointments on :?;Y1
was 4.ithat-tliaen i
ik: the camp iagitth'ife followed; : vrhtoV'. s
the -standard bearers : were given unit- Y ; Y ;
ed support'" eyeryhee:',:: Yyv
- The President is; to 'be in freauent
conference with' fM&ikicCbmbs until ;';
some of the most impdrtant- appoint- y ,?
ments are disposed; oflrhen,' it is be- . ;
Jieved, the National; chairman will take y y y
a trip abroad for res1 it though It Is not !
yet settled whether he will accept
President Wilsoijs cutei of the; post of
ambassador to Prahde; - ;
Dudley Field Maloue of ; New York
City, it became known will not accept
public office. He wasprominently con- - r
sidered for collectof -of the port, of . .
New York, but decided to devbte him-
self to his law practice nd continue . -i
his activity in New .YdHt5, State poll- . : !
tics. It was said- at thd White House ' ; !
that the PrefridenbwflUlri irffeiia n at at a. Y Y -nyiW.
ment next week, "Settlfag' forth the
high grounds" on which) Mr. Malone "
declined to take btiblifr Office, :
Tne President heard: an argument
on the water power, situation at Niaga
ra.Falls and the queBiibh preserving
the great cataract; if; 'ttbface McFar
land and Richard Wtftrous. of the
American Civic Association, sought to
enlist the President s sympathy in the -
movement to prevent the diversion of
the waters of Niagafta? for power pur
poses. -' "rY: w:.Vv--v ' "'l-
While --the present ; week V has . been
given over largely, to bfgaAiktttibnvand
nlllng some of the vacancies occasion
ed by , the ehangeMi'adminlstration, '
the word went ut: frb&l; the White
House today that hext week will b a .
change of activity; It laxpilcted that
r 4 tssiueut w itsuu hoi -pniy rwjii issue
his prcKjIamation calln the extra ses
sion- ot congressi but will make some .
important - annondeeinenis ' " on (he
course his administration will take, to
ward several pubHd dfks; y '- Y
Addressing the mewspaoet men the.
President said he redbgnixed the press
as the Y"countrys bestend" : that
he would- maintain ;ah open door pbli-
have been shut "it hav hoirbeen in se
clusion," but merely YtoH the ;?Tacilita-
NO MOREvCUWieNCY.
Secretary Daniels Dnli Application
- r , ror ueserttffs Pardon; v ; - '
Washington, March 15, -Taking the
ground that extraotdlhair clepiency al
ready had bben ercl$edi lai tfte case
of William W. -Btiay the naval de
serter, Secretary iDnWis '.has been ob
liged in ;the interest of ; tiir riaval ser- C
vice to deny-the anblicatldn for his
pardon by Mrs. . Bluhdy,. whjse appear-
ance;atYthe Navyl Darf ment and the
White r House tW weefc' with her ba
bies, aroused a widbsfiread sentiment
al interest In- the easVlThe secretary
today decided i that als much as he
would like to lend cieinetrcy a pardon
would inot be Justifies ' by . the facts
and the -good of. the eryice and the
department had dono" all that it could
for the . .unfortunate wife; in; assuring
her husband's pay to heri .y : r :
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JOHN . BURKE, N AM ED. "
Fdfmer. Governor of Nbrt Dakota to
:X'A - , be U. Treasurer, f-f .'
Washington. Mareh- .lS.-The nomi
nation of JOhit ' Burke .mer Govern
or of. North Dakota sto-'be - treasurer
of the United; States, uftasrsent to the
Senate by President ..Wilsoh thla af
ternoon. '' -'. sSA'i3M', ; -:i
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