THE WEATHER.
AS TO ADVERTISING. ,.
If the man who says i "I oui't Afford to
dTcrtlse" wUl look over the list of bl
concerns that were LITTLE concern be
fore they started to advertise, be win be
more likely to say: "I cant afford 2fOT to
advertise ! - - " .
Locabrains Friday, Saturday proba
bly fair; brisy south-winds.
V
VOL. XCII 1STO. 17.
wrLMEsraoK, n. c, Friday kokhstg, april 11, 1913.
WHOLE KTJMBER 13,295.
TARIFFS MAKING
GOES Oil SLOWLY
Senate Accepts President's
Policy- But May Amend
Certain Schedules
HOUSE CAUCUS CONTINUES
Sugar Expected to Raise a Rucus
Meeting Today Fight Also Ex
pected on Wool Provision
Resume Work; Again.
Washington; April 10, The Senate's
attitude towards President Wilson and
the new tariff billVbecame fairly well
denned today after another meeting of
the Democratic members of the Fi
nance Committee. 'V Briefly; the Senate
committee win agree ( to accept the
-view of the President and the House,
as to free wool aoAipae' cent sugar,
with the free in three years attach
ment, but it will exercise its right to
amend other schedules and provisions
of the bill as it thinks - best.
The conference with the President
yesterday brought a working agree
ment under which. both the executive
and the Senate leaders have yielded
certain points. ' . - lV
The Senate Democrats do not pro
pose to make any -general increase in
the rates of the' tariff bill, or to make
the Senate liable to the charge of hav
ing impeded -the efforts of thfe Presi
dent and House toward tariff reform.
Changes will be made in many
schedules, however, the work, having
been started today, "With a considera
tion of the first schedule ih the bill.
Some of the changes will be made.
The Senate leaders reserve the right
to make changes after the bill reaches
the Senate where they consider them
necessary to make .the tariff revision
more equitable and scientific. - The de
cision to stand -with the President-up-on
the wool and sugar tariff issues has
brought the various forees of . Demo
cratic control ; into nractical-unttFUit 1
is claimed. : Should the PjesIjjeafraadJ
r-r . J 1. . - - . i 1
any change ' in tie ItdoI .aild: .'sugar
schedule it is understood the Senate
committee jsifi lend its 'support to the
same programme.. .
The fight against free wool, however,
has become -more acute at both ends
of the capitol;; and several State dele
gations in the Ho.use are appealing to
Democratic . Senators for support in
the fight to retain some duty.
The Democratic caucus of the House
bad reached only the-third schedule of
the new bill at the end of today's
work. Representative Underwood and
the other- Democratic tariff ; leaders
were making iio apparent effort to lim
it debate or hasten a party decision
on the bill. ; This deliberate progress
has raised the hopes of the wool and
sugar interests4 that they may be able
to organize sufficient strength to
change the bill in the caucus, so that
it will pass the House-with at least a
small duty on-wool and without the
provision to make sugar free in 1916.
This opinion is strengthened by the at
titude of the Senate Democrats.
Manv cf them who favor at least a
small wool ahd sugar, tariff, are lend
ing their influence to the fight in the
House in the hope that the issue can
be fought out there and will not have
to be settled in the Senate. .
Representative Underwood , and his
associates of il the Ways and ; Means
Committee succeeded in piloting;, the
tariff bill through another day's debate
in the Houses caucus without , any
change in its rates.. Many phases of
the tariff were gone-into, ,with de
mands for changes in duties coming
from many quarters.' .
The greater part of the day was de
voted to work on the earthenware
schedule which finally was approved
after a plea from Speaker Clark and
Representative' Underwood for .party
harmony. ' " .
The schedule evoked a lively ex
pression of views. The present tariff
is 60 per cent, on-most of the pattery
and 25 per - cenLVbri cheaper classes.
The Democratic revision wouia reauce
the 60 per cent;; pottery to 35 and 40
per cent., and 'the 25 per cent, to 15
per cent. V i
Representative : Wiiitacre from ! the
East Liverpool, Ohio, district, pleaded
for retention bfthe present tariff: and
declared that on an Investment of $60,
000,000 American--pottery interests
profited barely 6 per cent, last year. v
When the metal schedule was taken
up Representative Webb, of North
Carolina, and others tried hard to get
a reduction-, of the proposed, rate on
card clothing, a material used, on the
machines : of ; textile, manufacturers.
The present law taxes card clothing 58
per cent, and the pending bill would,
make it 40 per cent. : 1
Representative. .Underwood said to
night he thought the 'caucus would be
almost through" with the bill by Satur-.
day night and that he expected thac
irom the harmoniousness of the cau
cus that the House would pass . the bill
before the firsts of May.'
Representative! -Broussard ' will pre
sent an amendment' when the sugar
schedule is taken up; tomorrow and it
is said that four Other Louisiana repre
sentatives are counted upon to vote
with him against the bill if it comes up
in the House withVanything like the
present reductionx)n; sugar.
The caucus adjourned shortly after
b o'clock until 11 clock tomorrow
-morning. . . : . : .
Key West, Fia., April 10. The reve
nue cutter Yamftcraw arrived' here to
day with the caotairi and -crew Of the
schooner Clifford N, Carver, which ran
ashore about April 3rd on Tennessee
Reef. The heavy weather recently
caused the vessel : to break up. when
the cutter rescued .the crewvi She was
from Newport-News bound ttthia port,"
toai iaaen. - . . ;; ..i i -
si
AT GREENSBORO
White Man XCVf Life and Sever
al Arrests Slind Tiger
Operations aottom of
the Affair..
(Special Star Correspondence.)
, Greensboro, N. C, April 10. The po
lice today grappled with: a murder,
which offered "even more baffling cir
cumstances than surrounded the shoot
ing of young Ralph Earnhardt Monday
night Just before midnight last night
W. C. Tucker,- a white man about 35
years of age-was shot from ambush
in the full glare of an electric, lamp.
Hedied almost instantly. '
Later three men were seen running
at a distance of : several blocks from
the shooting. One - was a white man
and the other two negroes. Their 1
identity: is unknown, . but the police
are positive that with its : discovery,
the identity of the gunmen will be
known.
v The shooting occurred at the corner
of Percy and East Market street and
in a notorious negro section. Within
tne block, three murders and innumer
able shooting, affairs have occurred
within the past year. The position of
the corpse and other facts indicated
that the gunmen lay in a ravine on the
opposite side of the street, which
parallels the railroad tracks and which
is under the shadow of a negro vaude
ville house. Prom this point it would
have been easy to have drawn a bead
on the victim when he came within
the glare of the electric, light. It is
believed a rifle was used, especially so
since the one shot fired from a dis
tance of. 30 feet entered the left tem
ple and went out through the right
side .of the head., ' .
No one who actually witnessed the
shooting has been found, though sever
al people reported seeing three rnen
running at a point further along. East
Market street. It is believed the gun
men circled behind the picture show
house and later came back into Mar
ket-street. The police today are fol
lowing several clues, but are handi
capped principally by their inability
to trace Tucker's movements during
the night.
It Is believed, however, that he had
been to some of the resorts in that sec
tion, which just now are in a state of
turmoil because of recent police and
detective activities. The only motive
the police know Is that the gunmen be
lieved ,Tucker was an informer. They
declare,, however, that he has never
played such a role. The dead man
was a painter J5y trade an& leaves . a
we.and,tw BWftU children;) : -T.
Tc Developments in 4he. shooting: z : of
Tucker 'from ambush last night? were
rapid and sensational, this - afternoon.
Tonight ; John Fogleman, a white .man
of, good connections though - himself
under charge of retailing and out on
$2,500 bond, is in jail charged with fir
ing the deadly shot. Two negroes,
Wflll Blount and Fletcher Reed, are
held as material- witnesses for the
State. The coroner concluded his
hearing at 8 o'clock tonight and the
verdict was that the deceased came to
his death from gunshot wounds fired
by Fogleman. 1
The first leak came from a negro
who admitted that Foglemattand the
two negroes held were the men seen
running from the scene. Fogleman
was already under suspicion and offi
cers had been searching for him since
the shooting. He was located in a
woods seven miles -from town this af
ternoon and submitted to arrest. He
denies all knowledge of the shooting,
though he made conflicting statements
of his whereabouts last night. He said
he was in the woods to keep from be
ing caJled as ar witness because he had
been with Tucker just before he was
shot. .
The negroes, Reed and Blunt, were
subjected to third degree methods and
they made a cle.an breast of the affair
tonight. They say Fpgleman fired the
shot from the cover of a building when
Tucker stepped In the light. Thev
claim Tucker and Fogleman had quar-.
relied previously and that Fogleman
believed Tucker had something to do
with his recent indictment for retail
ing. The shot was fired from a 38-
cahbre pistol. Fogleman has been re
garded as .Greensboro's "blind tiger"
king. A week ago he was tried in the
city court In five cases and convicted
in all. Judge Eure gave him an aggre
gate sentence of two years. Appeal
was maae to tne superior Court and
Fogleman was out on $2,500 bond,
which was given by his father, Edward
Fogleman.
POSTMASTERSHIP FIGHTS
Pou and, Kitchin Recommended WH-
' mington Forces Lming Up
..(Special Star Telegram.), -
Washington, D. C, April 10. Rep
resentative Pou today recommended
the following. for appointment asy post
masters in his district: Ira T. Hunt,
Kittrell,-; J. T. Stallings, Spring
Hone: W. H. Ethridge, Selma: Dun
can. Lv - Webster, Siler City; Lee H
Yartborougn. Clayton, ana Mrs. XNeine
G. Rowland., at West Raleigh.
It r is understood Representative
Kitchin. has recommended J. M.
Snipes; for appointment as postmaster
at Roekv Mount, though no official
confirmation, could be had. tonight.
. J . -B . " Mercer Thomas is. cooper,
M.? W- Divine, B. G. Empie, all of
'WinnjinirroTi. are- here. - Mercer and
BTmmiA are candidates for the postoffice
at .Wilmington. Representative Godwin
and Senators Simmons auu uvtiiuau
W pnuvet reached an agreement
as to whom they will appoint. There
are, a number; of applicants ana it is
expected they' will reach a decision
within the next week or. tendays.
BAD WRECK IN MEXICO. x
Twenty Persons Killed and 40 Injured
: . on Central Railway.
Mexico City, April 10. Twenty pas-oao-o
wo killed and 40, injured in
a wreck today on the Mexican Central!
near -ruia, staxe oi muaigv,
the engineer yielded to the importuni-
tka -oiifHTiPfir: fearing to run into
rebelsy was moving cautiously. The
similarly apprehen-
WoHfvtrtriir that greater safety
Jay inVgreater speed induced the con
ductor, and engineer to consent to full
steam. The train . was ditched - on a
curve,
THE NAVAL
POLICY
TD ENSURE
E
Captain of Dreadnaught Del
aware Tells of Poor Equip
ment of Country
ADDRESSES NAVY LEAGUE
Not One of Ships in Imposing Parade
at New York Last October Ready
for War A Constructive
Programme.
Washington, April 10. Not one of
the 31 battleships and 24 destroyers
that constituted the fighting force of
127 vessels which assembled for re
view. In New York harbor last October
was ready: for war, Capt. John Hood,
the captain of the dreadnaught Dela
ware, the pennant ship of the fleet,
told the Navy League today, at its ses
sion here. Capt. Hood," now a member
of the Navy General Board, gave his
views on a desirable naval policy.
"Not counting the British fleet, with
which no conflict heed ever be fear
er," he said, "in 1920 Germany can put
to seg, 41 battleships, of which 25 will
be dreadnaughts and 16 battle cruis
ers; France will have 38 capital ships,
of which 23 will be dreadnaughts; Jap
an will have 36, of which 17 will be
dreadnaughts or dreadnaught cruisers.
Nothing short of the general board's
policy of 48 battleships for the United
States- can even approach adequacy
and a - fleet inadequate is a burden
without protection. At our present
rate of growth, we, in 1920, could put
out against those .armaments 33 ships
all told, of which only 16 will be dread
naughts". 1
As a remedy he made the following
suggestion:
"Take as the basis of your naval pol
icy a building programme that will
give us by 1925 a fleet of 48 first line
battleships, with the lesser units and
auxiliaries that" go with them, since
it is hopeless to attain that result by
tne aate originally cauea ior Dy tne
general .board policy. -
"Cutoit.xumiessry ana seu ana
saian.-&ll - vessels on the navy district
of no fighting value and all superfluous
yards and stations not needed for the!
maintenance or tne neet wnicn useless
ly absorbs large sums of public money
in their .care and up-keep. Provide and
tram-enough officers and men on the
active list, and la the reserve to furry
man this fleet of war. Provide neces
sary basis and arsenals, and educate
the people to the fact that'no fleet Is
adequate for the preservation of peace
which - has not the readiness and
strength to meet the enemy and say
thou -shalt not . Show them Its trifling
cost as compared with even the small
est ana most successtul war owr war
with Spain."
Capt. Hood declared that such a
building policy' as he outlined has been
formulated by the National Congress
in 1913, but never had been acted upon.
. Perry ; Belmont urged the creation
of a National council of defense as an
expert- body to advise Congress on
military questions and pointed out that
one or the planks of the Democratic
convention at Baltimore declared in
favor of It. '
MORGAN FUNERAL.
Left Written Instructions for the Ufc
most Simplicity, With Rector.
New York, April 10. J. P. Mqjgan
left written instructions as to how
his if uneral services should be conduct
ed' In: accordance- with these instruc
tions, Simple ceremonies will be held
OMer his body at St. iGeoree's church.
of which he was -senior warden, next
Monday. ' ney win consist of the
Episcopal -burial service without eulo
gistic address of any kind.
Mr. Morgan's -body is expected to ar
rive here on the steamship France Fri
!day night.
Following requests m the memoran
dum . written by Mr. Morgan and. left
with he Rev. Karl Reyland, rector of
St. aeorge's, the three bishops or the
diocese with which the financier was
most closely associated in his religious
activity, will conduct . the ceremonies,
assisted by the rector. The bishops
are the Right Revs. David H. Greer, of
New.iTork; William Lawrence, of
Massachusetts, and Chauncey B. Brew
ster, oi Connecticut.
Three; 'nymns selecteed by Mr. Mor
gan "Asleep in Jesus, Lead, Kind
Iy sLight, and the recessional, "For
Aiivtne aainas wno From Their La
bors Rest," will be sung by the com
bined choirs of the church, and Harry
Burleigh,"-a negro baritone, of whose
singing the financieer was especially
fond, 'will render the solo, "Calvary."
i.ne nonorary paH bearers seleected
by the family are: George S. Bowdoin,
Lewis; Cass Ledyard. Robert W. De-
Forest. . ttenry Fairfield Osborn. Jo
seph H. Choate, Robert Bacon, George
P. Bakery James W. Markle, Elbert H.
Gary, Seth Low, Morton S. Paton and
Eiihu Root.
After the ceremony the bodv will he
taKen to iartiora, (jonn.
BUFFALO CAR STRIKE.
Negotiations For Settlement Came to
Deadlock Late Yesterday
Buffalo. : N. Y.. April 10. Negotia
tions for a settlement of the strike of
car men of the international 'Railway
Company , through the mediation of
Mayor Fuhrmann came to a, deadlock
late today - The split was upon the
question. o.f dealing with a committee
of the i union In the adjustment of
wages and the working hours for
Tvnich the . men struck. Both sides
agreed upon all other 'points including
the acceptance or the mayor as arbi
trator uppn any question that could
not otherwise e adjusted. -j..
Street, bar service under military
police protection .was .maintained, on
two of the principal thoroughfares for
six Tiours-;today. -There was only one
clash during the day and that was
not of , a. serious- character. ,
WELFARE OF-YOUNG WOMEN
Problems Affecting - Them Discussed
at Fourth Biennial Convention of '
Y. W. C. A. Effects of
Extravagance.
Richmond, Va., April 10. Problems
affecting the welfare of young girls
were discussed at the fourth biennial
convention of the Young Woman's
Christian Association here today. How
the association hopes to deal with
them was briefly explained by Miss
Mabel Cratty, general, secretary of the
: National board. t
"Two things with ; which we con
tend", said Miss Cratty, "are condi
tions and sin, and there is a constant
ihter-play between tbese two factors.
We must make the conditions under
which women, live safe; we must edu
cate their sense of value and help
them to get their bearings among the
circumstances of modern life."
. Miss Ella Schooley, in charge of as
sociation work at the Panama Pacific
Exposition, estimated that 200,000 un
attached young women will flock to
San Francisco and "while the question
of caring for them will he serious, the
association will endeavor to provide
for their protection, j
An unusual tribute was paid Miss
Grace H. Dodge, of New York, presi
dent of the National Board, who pre
sented her report this afternoon. At
her urgent request the delegates re
frained from applause at all times, but
when she was introduced the entire
convention arose and remained stand
ing for several minutes as a mark of
its respect and affection. Miss -Dodge's
report dealt with the growth of the as
sociation throughout the world..
In reporting for- the Committee on
thrift and efficiency, Mrs. Samuel ' J.
Murtland, of New York, dwelt largely
upon the social aspects of extrava
gance, explaining how the society girl
of wealth buys lavishly abroad the
daughter of the busines or professional
man of measurable income feeling that
ner social success aepenas Tjpon ne
ability to obtain the best American du
plicate. The salaried woman, she
added, adopts a mode of dress relative
ly beyond her means, while the girl
in the shop would be more than human
could she withstand the force of the
ever-present temptation to keep the
pace.
"Different causes contribute to the
growing disinclination to marriage
among both men and women," said
Mrs. Murtland. "Busines- opportunities
have made women mare -independent
The stress of compettJen?and. the de
mands of more expensive standards of
living have made it increasingly diffi
cult for men to marry. Such signs of
the times with the rapid increase in
divorce and the scarcity of real homes
must claim the consideration of every
thinking woman."
HELLO GIRLS PACIFIED.
Win Plucky Fight .Wjth HVIephone
Cpmpany in Greater Boston
Boston, Mass.; April 10. A strike of
the 2,200 telephone operators in the 54
exchanges of Greater Boston, which
has baen threatening for the ipast few
days, was averted by a compromise
agreement reached today. Instead of
the weekly wage increases averaging
$1 each, which the union demanded,
the agreement provides for th? estab
lishment by the company of a plan of
anniversary payments. These pay
ments are to be $25 at the end of the
second year; ?oO annually from the
end of the third to the end of the
ninth year, and $100 at the end of acb
succeeding year.
The so-called split trick abolition
of which was demanded will not be
compulsory upon any operator after
is montns' service. The lunch period
will be lengthened and the girls will
have the maximum number of holidays
ana arternoons oft consistent with
service requirements. These conces
sions are effective June 1st.
The- agreement also provides for the
creation of an- adjustment committee
to consider all grievances.
SCRAPPING ON BORDER.
Failure to Crush Federal Garrison
Brings on Dissensions.
Naco, Ariz., April 10. Failure to
crush the small Federal garrison at
Naco, Sonora, after two days' fighting
in which the defender took the aggres
sive, developed today in a disagree
ment among the- State troop leaders.
coi. calles moved the larger portion ot
his group to Agua Prieta, opposite
Douglas, Ariz. Col. S. Calles andBra
camente blamed Gen. Obregon for the
failure of artillery to arrive. The com
mander in chief laid the delay on Gov
ernor Pesquiera, who had promised
cannon from Hermisillo, the State
capital.
Gen. Ojeda during the day kept his
Federals In, the border town. "There
was no resumption of fighting. N
O U TL I N ES
The Pone s condition was very much
better yesterday, and he is now regard
ed absolutely out of danger, unless the
unexpected happens.
The flood situation In the Mississip
pi valley was marked lay optimism last
night and it is belie vea now that the
waters can be controlled in the-centre
section of the valley.
This1 conference at Chicago on mar
keting and farm credits have appoint-
ed-u committee to go to Washington
and comfer with President Wilson as
to some means of ameliorating condi
tions. All hopes of averting the political
strike in Belgium have vanished, and
the indications are tnat the general
tie-up of industries will begin on Mon
day. Leaders in the movement dis
play the utmost confidence.
The tariff makers in Washington
were still busy yesterday, the . Senats
ratner more . reconcnea to the presi
dent s programme, though reserving
the right to make amendments to cer
tain schedules when the bill reaches
the upper house. .
New York markets: Money on call
steady 3 to 3 3-4 per cent.; ruling rate
3 3 -4; closing bid 3 1-2; offered at
3 3-4. Flour steady. Spot cotton clos
ed quiet, middling uplands 12.50. - Ros
in steady; strained comon to good 5.35.
Turpentine easy, machine barrels 43.
RELIEF IN SIGHT
III LEVEE COUNTRY
Battle to Hold Levees
in
Central Section of Miss
issippi Valley
MORE OPTIMISM MANIFEST
Water Falling at Memphis Break
Further Up Relieves Situation
Below Commission Au
thorizes Bonds.
Memphis, Tenn., April 10. Opti
mism marked the expressions tonight
of those in charge of the battle to hold
the levees in the central section of the
Mississippi valley against the flood
swollen river. Two gaps in the levee
near Wilson, Ark., are serving as out
lets for a great volume of water1, re
lieving the strain on the embankments
south of that point, and a day of sun
shine has had its effect. ' ?
North of Wilson, at Osceola, Luxo-
ra and Barfield, the situation is still
critical. South of .Memphis, prepara
tions are being made for a hard fight
near Helena and the levee just north
of the Beulah, Miss., crevasse of last
February has shown signs of weaken
ing. .
At Memphis the river fell one foot
and two-tenths today, standing tonight
at the high stage of last year, 45.3 feet.
The two breaks near Wilson, one at
the upper end of Golden Lake and the
other at the lower end near the village
of Randomshot, occurred last night,
the first about 6 o'clock and the sec
ond at midnight. The result will be a
more rapid spread of the overflow over
a somewhat greater area. Wilson, a
town of 250 persons, is flooded to a
depth of about three feet. No loss of
life has been reported.
The Rajidomshot crevasse is along
the same stretch of levee that gave
way during the flood of 1903. The Mis
sissippi levee commission met at
Greenville today and authorized the is
suance of $150,000 bonds as an emer
gency fund to be used, during the.lilgli.
water ugai.
CONGRESS IN BRIEF.
Number of Measures Were Before tho
House Yesterday.
Washington, April 10. Senate: Not
in session; meets at noon Saturday:
Finance committee, Democrats, con
sidered new tariff bill.
House Met at noon.
Representative Stephens, California,
introduced bill directing Panama Rail
road Company to establish Pacific
steamship line in connection with At
lantic.
'' Representative Mann introduced
bill for tariff board of five members
Representative Hobson introduced
joint, resolution for constitutional am
endment for direct election of Presi
dent and single seven-year term; Rep
resentative Bartholdt one tb - limit
Presidential tenure to two four-year
terms; Representative Neely one to
provide popular election of United
States district judges every six years.
Representative Bartholdt introduc
ed resolution for commission to fix
boundaries of North and South Amer
ican nations.
Representative Clark introduced
resolution for special committee to in
vestigate various legislative and exe
cutive commissions; Representative
Austin one to investigate tobacco pool
at Henderson, Ky., and one to investi
gate prices paid by government for
elevators-
Would be authorized to invite for
eign nations to participate in naval pa
rade at opening of Panama Canal by
resolution introduced Dy Representa
tive Copley. ,v
Representative Flood introduced res
olution for government bureau of to
bacco industry.. -
A Lincoln memorial highway, Bos
ton to San Francisco, proposed in bill
of Representative Taylor, Colorado.
Representative Murdock Introduced
bill for labeling of clothing and textiles
or. -
Representative Palmer introduced a
bin to permit National banks to. lend
money on real estate to 50 per cent. 'of
combined capital and surplus.
Progressives selected Representa
tive Kelley, Pennsylvania, for rules
committee in place of Representative
Chandler, who declined to serve. -
Adjourned at 1 P. M.. until noon
Monday. '
CURRENCY LEGISLATION.
Several Bills Introduced Yesterday.
Glass Confers With Secretary
Washington, April 10. New current
cy reform bills were introduced in the
House today by Representatives "Prpu
ty, of Iowa; Nelson, of Wisconsin, and
Palmer, of Pennsylvania. Congress
now has nearly a dozen bills covering
all branches of banking and currency
reform, but none of which bear the en
dorsement of the financial committees
of the two houses or of President Wil
son. Representative Carter Glass; who
probably will introduce the measure
about which money reform debate will
center in-the House, conferred today
with Secretary McAdoo, of the Treasu
ry. Mr. Glass said at the end of the
conference that there will be no' dif
ference of opinion between himself
and the Secretary of the Treasury over
the bill that he will introduce.
An effort will be made In the Senate
to have further hearings, particularly
on the subject of money stringency
at crop moving times and ther sec
tional demands."
Representative. Palmer's bHl and one
introduced earlier in the week by Sen
ator Hoke Smith would give fcahfcs the
right to- loan money upon real; estate
mortgages ana convey tuivva. $
MARKETING AND FARM CREDITS
ScientificAgriculturists and Econom
ists in Conference at Chicago
Will Send Committee to See
President at Capitol
, Chicago, April IO.-t-A committee au
thorized today at the closing sessions
of the conference on marketing and
J farm credits will go to Washington in
a few days and present to President
Wilson . conclusions of the five hun
dred scientific agriculturists, finan
ciers and economists- who have met
here for three days.
Thsy"will appeal for the establish
ment -by the government of a bureau
fot thorough study of markets, crop
and cost of transporting focdstaffs.
They rwill assert that the appropria
tion of $50,000 for sueh an organiza
tion which now is pending should be
increased to $1,000,000. They will ask
for Federal loans to- farmers.
The chairman, Frank P. Holland, of
Texas, also will name a committee in
each State to place the matter before
the State governments.
- Arrangements were undertaken for
a second National conference to open
in Chicago on April 14th, 1914, and
for an international conference at San
Francisco in 1915.
The members who will go to Wash
ington include T. D. Harmon, chair
man, publisher of Pittsburgh; John Se
bastian, vice president" of the Rock
Island Railroad, Chicago; E. W. Kirk
patrick, president of the' 'Farmers' Con
gress, McKinney, Texas; Vance Mc
Cormick, Harrisburg, Pa., and Clar
ence Poe, publisher, Raleigh, N. C.
To the President they will read the
report of the commitete on resolutions
which states among other things :
"The cost of taking the products
of the farm to the consumers is unne
cessarily large and the methods em
ploved are wasteful. Economical and
efficient methods for the delivery of
these farms products are of pre-emi
nent importance in reducing the cost
and raising, the standard of living
The government should establish an
effective agency for the study of the
problems of marketing and for the
distribution of information as to con
ditions and needs and rational meth
ods of meeting these needs.
"Wle urge the Nation-wide necessity
of a general reform ih our currency;
banking and credit system as the im
portant legislation to be undertaken
by Congress. Comprehended in this
National plan must be facilities tor se
curing the . wide circulation or tne
notes of farmers, merchants, manu
acturers and 'business- men generally
hrouigh -proper discount and redis
count systems. 'We- favor the enact
ment of both 'State and Federal laws
which will provide for the- organiza
tion and oroner, supervision of co
operative credit associations for both
farmers and wage-earners, aiso co
operative long-time-land mortgage as
sociation as well as joint stock and
long-time land mortgage banking."
POPE'S RECOVERY
No
Longer the Least Doubt of It '
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Rome. Auril 10. The change fo
the better in the condition of Pop
Pius X. was absolutely certain toda
and the amelioration is so marked to
night that if no complications inter
vene nis speedy recovery to normal
health seems practically assured.
There was a complete absence of
fever today and signs that the Pope's
strength is beginning to return ana
the reappearance of cheertuiness in
the patient are indications that the
relapse irom mnuenza wmcu me x-uye
suffered April Stn nas ueen masierea.
She pontiff again was able to hear
ass this morning and to take com
munion. He even sat up in nea wime
hearing a report fro mthe papal sec
retary of state, Cardinal Merry Del
Val. , , - .
"His Holiness also granted a longer
conversation than usual to his sisters
and niece, who showed unmistaKauie
of relief at the apparent im
provement in the Pope's health.
Speaking to tne Associawu ncoa
after visiting their brother, the Pope s
sisters said: . -
"Now we breathe again. What we
have suffered these last few days is
terrible. - When he is .ill we feel as
though we were dying. When he is
well we are in a seventh heaven. We
live in his life." ' '
Prof. Mafchiafava made the follow
ing statement to the Associated Press:
"The Pope is much better. If there
are no complications he. will, have en
tirely recovered in a few days. The
Pope's constitution is todusi ana ue
has never wasted his strength. The
heart and other -organs have aone
their duty and are performing tneir
functions normally.
The Don tiff had completely recov
ered from the original attack of influ
enza; even convalescence was over
and perhaps the relapse was due to
the repeated changes in the tempera
ture the last days during which the
Pope gave several audiences.
"The present illness irom wmcn tne
Pope is suffering is merely a recur
rence of the disease. The new compli
cation has supervened and no .alarm
ing symptom has been present Cer
tain symptoms, however, which remain
and which .we must eliminate, are inci
dent to influenza and the, age of the
patient." . .
FRIEDMAN N TO DOCTORS.
Instructina Them as to Use of Vac
cine at Providence, R. I.
'' Providence,. R. I., April 10. Dr. F. j
F. Friedmann .-will instruct four
Rhode Island doctors tomorrow in the;
use of the vaccine which" he claims
can cure tuberculosis. These will be
the first, physicians in this country
to be told how to administer it.
A large number of patients were
treated by Dr. FriWtaann. today.
Among them was Miss Sophie Berger,
who was given -a treatment -in New
York. Then she walked on crutches;
today she was able to walk without
assistance.. Two of the patients paid
Dr. Friedmann today for his treatment
but the doctor paid the return car
lare of a patient who did not have
money enough to go home.
y Dr.- Friedmann .has not decided
whether he will be able to go to Wash
ington tomorrow to speak at the din-
J per "of the Gridiron Club.
W. R. HEARST SUES
All ATLANTA 111
Claims F. L. Seely Misrepre
sented Obligations of
Georgian Newspaper
U. S. COURT AT GREENSBORO
Would Recover , $6,000 From Former.
Owner of Georgia Paper De
fendant Now Residing at ,
Asheville, N. C. ;
Greensboro, N. C, April 10 Wllllami
R. Hearst, owner of the .New York
American, the Atlanta Georgian, and a ,
string of newspapers over the country,
has started a suit for $26,000'., here in
the United States Court for the Westt
era District of North Carolina against
F. L. Seely, former owner and publish-;
er of the Atlanta Georgian.
The summons was filed with ClerK
Millikan; today andHhe complaint will
be made in a few days.' The action
grows out of the sale of the Atlanta
Georgian to Hearst by Seely, who was
then owner.. The complaint will allege
that Mr. Seely- guaranteed that the
debts would not be greater than a cer
tain sum, Mr. JHearst taking over the
debts in tne purchase of the publica
tion. The complaint will further al
lege that Mrf JSeely made representa
tions that rwere not borne out by the
later facts, On account of which dam
ages in the sum of $26,000 is asked.
Mr. seely is residing in this State at
the present time, having his home in. ;
Asheville. '
D R Al N AGE CONGRESS MEETS.
Proposal' for .Department of Pubiio
Works is Discussed. ,
St. Louis,. April 10. Work of tho
National Drainage Congress, which
began a three-days session hereithis
morning; moved rapidly and sentiment
among the delegates apparently crys
tallized around the-plan for the crea-v
tion of a National Department of Pub?
lie-Works. ; - h .:- - -: ;.:V-V-. .
The'eiecutive.. committee- began a
session at 5 . o:clotrr';tniyajBVetlng. to
shape definitely the proposals that,
will be submitted to the delegates.
4 Creation of -a 'Department of Pub
lic Works was brought Up In the Con
gress soon after convening today when
Governor Major, of Missouri, suggest
ed that David R. .Franeisi of St. Louis,
would i make an ideal head . for that
branch of the government service.
Mr. Francisco suggested that Col.
Goethals, builder of the Panama Canal,
would be the man for thp place.
i ne pian was .elaborated on in the
address of Isham G. Randolph, of Chi
cago, former chief engineer of the Chi
cago drainage canal. ' Mr. Randolph
made an analysis of the flood preven
tion and reclamation problems con
fronting the people of the Mississippi
valley and emphasized that the prob
lem of flood control was one primarily
for the Nation and hot for the sepa-
"The tribute levied by the floods,"
he said, "mounts up to thousands of
human lives and into . millions upon
millions of property destroyed."
R. B. Oliver, of Cape Girardeau, Mo,
said eminent engineers had given as
surance that the flood waters of tho
Mississippi can be controlled and the
levees made absolutely safe at an ex
penditure of $60,000,000 .
Dayid R. Franclsv said the value of
the aramage of swamp lands had been
demonstrated in Missouri, where 488,
000 acres, reclaimed at a cost of $5,
000,000, is appraised at $13,500,900.
At the session this afternoon, Col.
C. McD. Townsend, engineer corps. U.
S. A., read a paper on "Flood Control
of the Mississippi River", and Alexan
der R. Lawton, vice president of the
Central of Georgia Railroad, spoke on
"The Drainage Problem for the Rail
roads of the South."
THE BELGIUM STRIKE.
All Hope of Averting it Seems to Have
Been Abandoned.
Brussels. April 10. All hones that
the general strike for : manhood suf
frage would be averted have fanished,
one by one, and it now geems certain
that the most sweeping attempt yet
made in the world's history to apply
organized aoor methods for purely pb-
iticai enas, win begin Monday.
Leaders in the movement disDlay
the utmost confidence,; and the strike
fund, now amounts to aonroximatelv
$3,000,000, and fresh contributions from
home and a;broad are pouring in hour
ly, rne ouik or the conservative mid
dle class population -who gave up the
anxiety: because of the assurance of
the government and clerical press that
the present strike was a bluff and a
bogv regarding it with unconcern, are
now beginning to be badly scared, and
these fears are increased by forebod
ings of disorders and brigandage with
which a certain section of the press i
filled. The rush to obtain atocks of
provisions is increasing. ..y -
The socialists, . however, laugh at
these terrors. They profefls to ibelieve
that the measures they have taken
are fully adequate Jto prevent serious
trouble. They Urge prohibition of the
sale of liquors and the closing of sa
loons, and have themselves forbidden
parades and meetings- of.their' adher
ents. The' government working In con
junction with the provincial and com
munal authorities, is putting, the fin
ishing touches on its measures to pre
serve order but as yet hesitates to call
out sections of the militia, hot wishing
too greatly to exaggerate1 the import
ance or tne . movement, ana aiso De
cause it fears a repetition of acts of
mutiny, which occurred after the last
elections. - -jr-i ?.'.-
Hear Billy Hoffmar
He is the new violinist -with the.
Grand Theatre orchestra ahd you can
hear him at the Grand Theatre today.
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