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. F THE WEATHER, 16 Pas Td-Iiay Tioo Sections- : Fair and Colder . Sunday ; , Monday probably fair. - " - - - VOL. xcii k6. 25: wnjvimGTosr, .n- c, sunpax.mokning, apbil 20, 1913. WHOLE OTJMBER 13,303. ILL OF L10RGAN IS MADE PUBLIC An Extraordinary Utterance, Showing Religious Side . ' of Great Financier. . . , - . COMMITS SOUL TO SAVIOUR Vast Estate Not Specifically Devised Provision for Art' Treasures , : Public Charities to be Con tinued OtherJtems ' ; New York, April 19. commit my soul into the hands of my Saviour, in full confidence that having redeemed it and washed it in his most precious"! blood, he will present it' faultless he fore the throne of my; Heavenly Path r; and I entreat.my children to main tain and defend, at all hazard and at any cost of personal, sacrifice, the blessed doctrine of the .complete atone ment for sin ' through V the blood ' of Jesus Christ, , once ' offered, " . and through that -alone." v ; r : -. 5 This is the extraordinary and strik ing utterance . which - begins the - last will and testament -of John ' Pierpont Morgan, who died at Rome on March Slst, last, whose body, heaped over with flowers from the crowned heads of Europe, was a-1 fortnight ; later, brougnt back to his own land and last il on day was borne to its last resting place at Hartford. ' . .. . - Ever since the funeral the publica tion of the great -financiers last will has been, awaited with keen expecta tion and it is safe .to say that of all the interesting testaments of eminent citizens of -America, that of Mr. Mor gan, to be - offered for probate - here Monday morning,1 is- by. far. the most interesting. 0 - . As to the amount ; of . the?" estate, which is one" of the first questions the publie naturally is. asking, there - s nothing in the will to ;give any accu rate idea- and . the f . .executors ; declare that no. announcement - "will be . made on this "point-until the appraisal has been made for determining : the State inheritance -tax. ' - . - ' . TbTO)a-.fae8t-JiBd -trusts, named toy specific : Bums, , Is' under twenty million , dollars but the entire residue of the estate is left to. J. P. Morgan,- Jr., ' who is designated by his father . to (become the -chief heir not only to his fortune tout to 'his many charitable and artistic activities. . As to the amount Itself it is unusual in many of-its-features and according to those two or three intimate friends who already have had a glimpse of it, it is a portrait of Mr. Morgan -himself, beginning with the striking confession of hi reHsrious'farside of his charac ter which was known to his close as sociates, but not to tne worm) ana thrmurh alt its 37 articles, duly set forth in the' same logical and or derly fashion which his rrienas say marked all Mr. Morgan's mentalprp cess. He - has apparently;- , provided with painstaking care for every, con tingency that might affect vhis , family or his bankings firm and to his execu tors TinTneiv-hiR son. J. P. Morgan, Jr.. his twff sons-in Jaw, William Pear son Hamilton and H . u , , oaueriee, and his friend Lewis: Cass iHedyard, he gives careful " directions under many clauses a3 to alternate courses of procedure.-;It, is to he: noted also t hat his ' grandson,"-Junius Spencer Morgan, Jr., a ypung man of only n, now a student at Harvard is repeated ly nominated " to take up important duties in the event; of the death of his father, John P. Morgan, , Jr.. ' - ' '-- Jj. . In this city, the question mostrfrev quently asked by leading citizens and learned societies has been that as. to the disposition of Mr. -Morgan s, won derful collection of pictures and other art treasures. . ": , .L Mr. Morgan inakes perfectly plain what his own hopes otf this point have nnj i,ot loavpfl hia son. wno is his residuary legate.-enure freedom n the matter; using tne following nificant language: - ; - -'i t have been greatlr-interested- for many years in : gathering my collec tions ,of paintipgs, - miniatures, Porce lains and other works of arts ;ana it has been my desire and intention to make some,; suitable - disposition of them or of such pdrtion-of m ight determine, whichwould render them permanently;' available - for me instrucUon and pleasure of -the Amer ican people. " Lack of the necessary time to devote to it has as yet-prevented my carrying this purpose" into effect. Unless I shall accomplish, it or make some disposition theseco lections in my lifetime, they -wiU pass .-t d matmii. Jr..-ortto ii0 TimlnavSnencer Morgan, Jr., under the f oregoingt clauses of ttis will whereby I dispose of , my residuary , .i a-utA Viot- mv sain son or my said grandson thus succeed to the ownership of these collections I hope he will .be able, in such manneras i. . uii ivii. maim a nerma- nr.nt i-utnn. nf - them.' - or- o such portions of them, as bey'ffT termine which will be a substantial carrying out of the .intentions I hnvo thus rhPTlRnfiQ. It 'icrrannKu . w frt have the Morgan memorial which, forms a portion - oi the- nrnnortr nf th WadSWOlXh AthC' nenum at Hartford. Conn., utilized to i..fFQtnot na,t nf 'thia llTtOSe. . 1 O0 not. however,5-, bythe expression oi these wishes, intend to impose upon my said son or my said grandson any duty or obligation, legal or moral, nor to qualify in any-- manner or in any flpproo .hio oKuninta ' atid : unCruallHen ov-v uio aucviuvv - - - - - ownership of said' collections jBhouia thev pass to him tinder this will. The public charitable bequests are, as was predicted' by': many of those conversant with' his immense oeneiju; ions, made durinsr his lifetime com Paratively small and Are in the direc tion of those objects '. to - which . jwr. Alorgan'a .henfflHnnst are alreadywell ynown. Por instance, in the case of !ne great lvinz-in hosoital in' New lork, to which Mr. Morgan gave. over ww A-. VISIIUH Affecting Scene at Bedside of Aged 'Pontiff Condition of His Holi- . ness Unchanged With No :: Recurrence of-Fever. : Rome,. April 19. The visit' to .the kPope today of his brother, Angelo Sar- to, postmaster of the village of Grazle, "was one of the; tender est episodes of the sick room. There is a difference in age between them of only one year, but Angelo, with his robust - frame seemed? ten years younger than the Pope, who appeared thin, languid and pale. , - -V I The austere Marchiafava, who was r-nrooQTtt of 1ia i i n .auui. en, me uiecuug -ueuiareu iua.i the. scene was so touching that his own eyes were wet. The nresencft of the members of his family around him has inspired thePope writh new vigor and the bright sunshine flooding , his mum tuis morning,. caused him to ex claim": - - . ' - , . "On such a day as this I cannot im agine tnat any one could be ill." Reports of the oontiff's night indicate that there has been noL:.. ,;v:". i-i;-....!-; recurrence of unusual symptoms. It 1 is pumiea out tnat tor four days prac- tically no fever has been present and that the Pope is suffering only, from arlmewhas000118 The bronchial" affection is dinich. L ing. The patient, however; is weak and has periods of depression, - but nia Assembly, bill might be construed SCa1ed,abilityv.to kenouS as a- violation of treaty obUgations Itih' i!S H?ed th,akthe ' pPt with Japan while the Senate's meas strength will return and that soon he J j. k i-Knn. ivif. 0id,af en. v, " liiJS? S k heitn of-114s SH-SPvi u,,vriu,,;Uc-.uuiu.. lU'O. I Rumors of various , conditions con- tinue,td be circulated and- if has even been reported that Dr. Marchiafava and Dr. Amici have quarrelled over the case. One report had it that Dr. Amici insisted that the - Pope should nave last communion. , but - that Dr. Marchiafava opposed this to avoid the snocK wniciKtnls might cause the - pa tient. This renorT is absurd as thft r ope nas taKen communion every day I "aJ. a'i. - " . - a since iiis niness Degan so tnat m tne words or ine pontiff himself: "Death will not find me- unprepared.!? ;," ' a million and a quarter of dollars, he uses the - folio wine: lan sruase r Z, Xtrer' uHry- iru,81 or obligation- upon . my i residuary i le gate I request-he continue, so long as in his judgment the. same shall be ne cessary; for its- support, the same', as.- BfSSi&lrii of tS S??niSJiJSi nf Z W ?f tnel7i.n?:i .hospital Of the City Ofl New-Yorfc.' "This annual gift here alluded to is Known as. having been $100,000, . It is worthy of note that the will was executed as-; lately as " January in January 6th, only the- day before Mr. Morgan took leave of America on the trip abroad, -from '.which he never returned. .The will gives to his executors the following: - - : "Full power , and authority to - rec cgnize and pay as among such debts and - promise or obligation made by me, ''verbally or. otherwise, which al though not- in such form that the hold er could compeL payment thereof by mv estate, my executors think proper to be paid in tEeir judgment or be cause from memoranda, or verbal ai ntinnA loft Aw- me flr frnm :.nth(.r4uut ttlB" uu-yarusau. - winetner eun- sources they are satisfied that it would tomuster 21' votes in be my wisi to have paid." V . : 1SlfeLat 12 The disposition or tne estate tnen frtllrtTOe ho ftret timviBinn hpinir that for. his own family To his " beloved wife. iiYancis Louisa Tracy Morgan" ii hia "KinuoH the income for life of a trust fund of one million dollars with power to ais- pose of- the capital by will. Mr. Morgan is already entitled to the income of. a trust fund created by Junius Spencer Morgan twir- Morgan's- father) by deed dated July 1st, is7 The will nroviaes tnat sne is now to -receive for life the income of an aHrtitinnai trust or sucn amount that her total income from these two! trusts shall (aside from the income international character of such legis of the one million dollar fund) amount I lation. , r t : i .. : - t& $100,000 a year, m rs. siorgau aisu rtnrtnf her life ."Cranston, the Morgan country place, at Highland relations existing between this coun foiio . xr. . v . : and. also the . - Morgan J trv and th Natln-na i tf tha nrit v, Big-Kome; at No. 219 Madison lavenue, New 1 Yorfc together ' wiui : - Jonn rieipuui, v'6n "m," an outright legacy of 83,000,000 the aa financier's two marnea uausu- ters, respectively, juouisa, -"ew"c Herbert lt. eatteriee, auu w " 'r,,X wife of William P. Hamilton, receive each the income for. life rrpna 'Ju?5 fuhd of S3,0U0,uuu. upon uie uvu u clarea tneIr intention to become citi these daughters these funds are to go zensr i - ; W.ar;iBRYAN to their children, but each daughter is The messagerwas read in both hous eiven power "to dispose of said sum l es an ordered printed in the journals svsti-k. i- n fv or r oi 1 ceil A I n.!ii ji , - of $3.0UU,uuu oy win. aiuuufe in such snares or,yiuyuin" - such lawful trusts as .she. may think pr22.r-rtanehter.' 1 Miss Annie hsnro-ttn likewise receives for Hife toe income from a trustfund of q nnn nflf) and in the event of her-mar i'i Viovinf heirs the same pro - visions noia suuu.. w.wv ". der sisters. In case of her aeain without children she ."may beq.ueam to her husband out oi iu uui -t Artrt AAA Ay'n. twrt--iions.lii-law.Wil.: i .Mn'Mtm. Satterlee. receive each an "UV of $1,000,000.-. A spe- "grf'f.: his son. J. P. Mor- ffaW:Jr-ia-.tIiatairmy-Tlghlv-.tiue ana v r?---.J no.nn nr fellow in uerpe - tuitv in the Metropolitan museum oi art'in the?city oi ' rTTir T xiioaiitti nf. Natural History. . i oil Bimllar neDtS'ln I in Saiu tiLj , ou" , . , lother institutions' ui iT JZana. whlch I may die posstss&cut - ierred to him. r ... - To Jennie iiigeiow - uaw, Charles Edward Tracy) If give nthe Income lor me ot , um-ti' -'Z' ItllO tne CttDiUll -Uf0" - V to the issue or aancs . V4 rrQVn mTyTnTn and Julia ,N. Brown, ffiS' ot Jiqo.OOO.eacheseunds to P3 rh The- inCOme lUr UIO "viu, "r- See'ath the heirs of these relative (Continued on Page Eight,) MITI- ALIEfl. LAW JIVING TROUBLE Bryan Makes Known Position of , the Washington Government. THE EFFECT AT SACRAMENTO More Conservative Legislation or De feat of Proposed Bills Probable in California Legislature. 'V Secretary's Telegram.- . Washington" April 19. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan, follow ing ' the precedent of previous admin- yiCYVi u" lue imuuauuua ieiiuuu uu".juuius fu uB" fornia by which Japs would. be pre- vented from owning land in that State. In a telegram to Governor-Johnson, Secretary -Bryan expressed the view of President Wilson ; that the Calif br able, if alien land legislation is to be enaeted at all. In thi the Federal government recognizes the sovereign riirht nf 7nl1frimia tn lPfTlSlatA ftfiCOrfl- in tf hPr nwn indement . hut today's message " counseled caution. - The telegram and other information from official circles indicated clearly that - the- provisions in the -assembly biU. by which aliens ''ineligible to cit izenship". would be prohibited from owning land were regarded here as a distinct, discrimination .'against -Japan- -xr i- - rvvonn r o y . nam art t n c ese ' who at " present- are denied : the right of naturalization. The language of the Senate bill restricting owner ship -of land to citizens of the United States or aliens "who have declared their Intention of becoming citizens" is.; approved by the President and he has discovered tnat this " is' -the .paras eology of the statutes already In force In New. York, Delaware,. '-Minnesota, Kentucky, f Washington, Missouri ; and the District of Columbia. Incidentally alf these laws make' It impossiblefor Japanese to own land until they are able to declare- their, intention of be- nmtnr ntWa nHVlor nrhlnhtho coming citizens; a .privilege which the lower-courts: thus rar have- not given them on the ground that they were not "of white or African descent." .. Viscount -Chinda, -the Japanese am bassador,, today had a long conference I about, the situation witn secretary I J"11 -Defeat Probable. - " Sacramento, Cai., April 19. The de feat' of proposed alien land legislation in California may result from the dip lomatic communication received. today by Governor-Johnson from the State Department at Washington. Secretary Bryan's . expression , of ; preference for a particular diii cut straignt. across the ranks of the anti-alien ' . forces, leaving - two opposing" factions f that are not only about equal in strength aunncu .w. I dOUDttUl; . ' , . .. . . 1 - A teleeram to Oovernor Johnson from Secretary Bryan giving the views of the -Federal administration oh the pending- alien land laws in the Cali- iornia legislature is as follows: ' "Washington, April 19. Governor Hiram Johnson, Sacramento, Cal. : s "'The President desires me to say that while he fully recognizes the right Of the people of -California to leg- J Islate according to their judgment on i me suDject or rana tenure, he feRis it his duty to urge a recognition of the -uemg anxious !, to preserve and 1 streherthen thfi Irnie' stnnrtino- .froniiv very respectfully, but most earnestly I aavwea-against tne use ol the words mcugtuie io uiuzensmp. lie , asKs that you Dring tnis view to-the atten- tinn of tho t oiotnrA u. vi.-.. tne senate hill, as telegraphed to the department ot state, is greatly to be preferred. That bUl limited ownership to citizens and to those who had de- I wimuut aiscussion. CARL NELMS RUNS AMUCK. Shoots at George Clark and Mrs. E. i T V Rayner; Locked Up. - . ; Ahmif ' 11 o'r1nolr loot n1rl, ri .T' Nelma. after rtArinHne-hio inoniw 1 ffninir h iinm:n tvt .w m i xvayner.'-on , tiarnett ; street, between Fourth and Fifth, and- shooting her. it is said( departed in that direction: Her cousin,-ueorge Clark,: heraing of his threats. . went , there also, and when weims saw mm, he shot at him, but missed. Mrs. Rayner seems to have been outside the house, 'and ran in side on seeing Nelms. whereunon -the and then tried to force the door, snlit- 1 n- t .-ss t.oo - tu r ' r . police headquarters and swore out a wanwii lunureiuie trespass ana also I fnr afiftni with a Haaw gn nigrlr ownra mi . . vibiivv uu.bduuuoi naii I i :ieff ana r.iijmt- i oru arrestee - ix eims ana tooK him to J headquarters where he was locked up j ? . I Buster. Brown, the Dutch, the Sarato- l &ai .vtuei. - niuuauu uMiuroiaerea, t wuuci a uifc, uiiiai imrai SLUie. . a'"""., h - Cars Every Half Hour.' hour in theafrnoon iwa;- win iu "C.ii.cicijr ilitll (Advertisement,) . See last page supplement. THREE KILLED, SCORE INJURED Premature Exp,losion of Dynamite on Panama Canal Construction Car ' - ;' ries Death tor Laborers. - -Probable 'Cause. -- Panama, April 19.- A- premature ex plosion of dynamite occurred this af ternoon, between, .the ; Pedro - Miguel locks and. the - Miraflores leeks of the Panama Canal. t .1 : Three men- were-1 killed .and 4 23 wounded.. Twenty-one - : thousand pounds of dynamite filling 96 ; drill holes ."let go" , from some unknown cause; The electriovires were not at-, tached and the only explanation seems to be that a sulphur formation had generated heatwJ The explosion occur red just at thfe moment when firemen had been notified that everything wag ready for the blast. Casualties were confined to laborers 'from the West In dies and nearby places.- ... WHITE VI LLfc NOTES Supprise - Marriages -r Kilting ' Near -iOhadborn -Personal items TspeciaL Star Correspondence.) v ' iWhiteville, . N. C.,1 April 19. The many friends of Mrl J. JL. Patterson, who; formerly r lived ihere hut- who is now located- at Thomasville Gal. were greatly surprised Thursday when he arrived here vwitn nis Drlde. It had been thought, that Mr. Patterson -was a confirmed bachelor, and so he was untile about-: 3. monuis ago when he went to a hospital at Thomasville to Ibe treated . for a severe wound. While tnere he was (rortunate enough to have a sweet and gentle nurse to care for him. " ; , - , Cupid soon made" his appearance and the result was a love game which was closed this week- when the happy couple were united in marriage at the First Presbyterian church at Thomas ville. They are now visiting, friends here,; and will , return to Thomasville tomorrow, where Mr.-Patterson is en gaged : in .the - turpentine - business: - White ville -was treated to another surprise Thursday afternoon when Mr. Aubrey Smithy, of Waycross, Ga;,f ar rived with his. 1ride whom, he . wedi ded the day Cbef ore. . Mr. - Smith was here on a visit two weeks . ago ; but gave no intimation ? of bis .' matrimo nial intentions t. But there5 !,- was j - a young : lady down in , Waycross -whom he had learned to love - and when he had : won", her hand he insisted . that there was no: cause for deiay, and the result was 1 that hei and' Miss: Sarah Salisbury. were "-united in -v marriage Wednesday . afternoon 'at the home ; of her parents ; in " Wa cross,-They - will spend a" fewday kereiithMr. Smith's "Barents. 1r. and Mrs. S) xj. ouiiui, . ouu . iucu , i ciui u. iu ttajr- cross, .where the groom holds a re sponsible position with the Coast Line. " ( - Superior Court has' been in session all week-and will continue through next weekc; The criminal -docket will be completed this week and next week civil cases will be tried.. Roy Carter who shot-and ' killed Lowell Carter at Chadbourn last . Sat urday night, has net yet been ' arrest ed. Neal Whitney who has been in dicted as an accomplice is in jail here. It is said that Connor and Oscar Brown had a quarrel about a woman when Connor snapped a pistol in his pocket. Carter stepped in front of Brown when Connor drew his gun and shot him twice .killing ; him almost instantly. Connor, was tracked for about - eight miles in the direction of Bladenboro by bloodhounds.. -! V ' Miss Lucy Earnhardt, -one of the teachers in the., graded? school", has been compelled . to give up her work on account of illness. ; Miss Mallet, or Chadbourn, will take her place and finish the term Miss Gussie Edwards, of . Newbem, is acting as .court stenographer this T - . . 11, 'Tf T . 1 n wees. tjxir. vvnuaut n..; .DaAiejf - i soendins a few days in Richmond, 37a, , on,1 business. Mr. H. L. Foard, a Drominent insurance man of Wilming ton, was a toitsiness visitor nere this week. -T. A. Lyon. - mso.. ot ; tne Fayetteville -bar, is visiting his . broth er. Homer . Lyon. Ksq. : v meiand . will nave a new arug store at- an early date. A company has ibeen orfiranizedv and arrangements have been made for putting up a oricK building adjoining" the ? commercial Hotel.-. . . - r ' ' r. .Mr, W. H. Hickman, of Hallsboro, has accepted the agency for the New York Life Insurance uo.r m this : ter ritory. He moved his family ; to White- viiie several weeKS,ago. . , TAst week the county treasurer an nounced that the'wublic school funds had ibeen exhausted, - and. for a time- it - was feared that , the - , grad ed school here would have to close But the patrons of the school came to the ; rescue and arrangements t have been jnade for continuing the school for the&ill term of nine, months '--.- i' t. Cars Every nan nour. Today cars to .the beach every half hour in the afternoon. . . (Advertisement.) OUTLINES Three; were? killed and 23 1 wounded by the - premature explosion ' of dyna mite on i the;- Panama canai iconstruc- tion yesterday. 1 . ..;' The Pot)e's-conditon yesterday was unchanged ' J- with no recurrence of fever; . a visit cIiis brothertniade an affectinff scene. - -. '' ;- ? . . - - The will of J. P. Morgan was made public yesterday; there is' no estimate of the Talue; number of hequests to relatives and friends are made and the residue left to J; Pi Morgan.. Jr. - .The tariff revision bill .was complet ed by the Democratic House caucus yesterday and will be - introduced Mon- dar. with the likelihood ' the measure will gel through the Senate about July i5ta.-n;vvvw;v-iy No- agreement was reached' yester day -between .the North Carolina Leg islative Commission and railroad ofh cials -with reference to a ' reduction of freight: rates , in this State,-alleged to be discriminatory,' J " ii k. New- York markets: Flour quiet Wheat barely steady, No. 2 red eleya tor 1.14 ; 1-2 and i.io. uora steady, Money on call" nominal, no loans, time loans weaker: 60 days 4 1-4 r 90 days 4 1-2; six months 4-1-2 to 4 3-4, Spot cotton : quiet, middling' uplands 12.15 Kosin and Turpentine, steady. RATE G0IIFERE1ICE II ADJOURHE Lengthy and Spirited Session in Raleigh Fails to . Bring Agreement. FIVE PER 'CENT. REOUGtfQN Shippers Want Twenty-five and Sub mit Counter Proposition WhichJ " Railroads Will Consider Un ti I April 29th Delays. - ' (Special Star Telegram.) - ' Raleigh; N.'C, April 19. A propos- aUon the parj; of the officials of the railroads to give to North . Carolina shippers a schedule of freight rate re ductions onv account of alleged Vir ginia- city rate -discriminations 'that s estimated to mean about a five, per cent, reduction; the refusal1 of the Legislative- Freight Rate Commission to -consider this proposition as at all in compliance with the letter or 'the spirit of the suggestions made by the railroad officials . at the; last confer ence, while the Legislature was . in session; the submission of a counter proposal- by i the Legislative Commis-' sion stipulating a basis of adjustment making about 25 per cent, reduction and the granting of the. railroad offi cials, at their request, until . April 29th .to make formal . answer to this, were the features of the railroad rate conference here today. ' In" asking until April 29th to make final answer, J. Norment Powell, for the, railroad officials. ': stated - that-it pressed -1 or final answer tonight, the railroad officials Iwould feel obliged to" decline to consider ' the terms. , He stated that the- present judgment of the railroad officials is that the - basis named by , the - rate commission would revolutionize- rates in Nort3r Carolina and other Southern States, and cause so great a diminution of revenues as to -prove disastrous. . Therefore. they asked until April; 29th to investigate! and adjournment was ; taken to that The:ien8iohas4neenatgh"-aTIiday as the negotiations advanced with ex ecutive sessions of the Commission and railroad officials as each received trom the. other alternate " . proposals. Telegrams poured, in; to the Commis sion and to Governor. Craig and; to lo cal representatives herefrom a num-: Der ot shipping centers insisting .in forcing the railroads to ; immediate settlement and against 'indefinite post ponement.; Nearly 100 came- .from Charlotte alone. These included IL Q. Alexander, C. C. Hook, Mayor Chas. A. Bland, R. M. Miller, Jr.", and - offi cers of the Greater Charlotte Club, which- was represented today, by Sec retary Leake Carraway. , - . The proposal by the Legislative Commission which the railroad offi cials have taken until April . 29th to consider, is a lengthy document which briefly . stated, provides that tie pro portional of the Ohio rivets rates : and the ; Western rates ' dependent thereon south of the Virginia cities, 'be based upon the nearest Virginia city ;to - the North Carolina line; that, from such Virginia city proportional rates be ap plied - to the . construction of through rates jfrom and to -the West. Under this basis, the statement sets out. the rates .from that ' section of 'the, State north of and to such shipping points. as Kumn on the Southern; Helena on the Norfolk & jvvestern: Oxford. Dickerson,''to Edenton on the Wilming ton line of the A. C. L.; the Suffolk branch to Kenford, would have rates according to classification-' from 61 cents per 100 pounds to 21- cents ac cording to classifications 1 ;to 6: ;: Im mediately south of this line -beginning with Rural Hall, Winston-Salem, High Point,? Climax, Cary, Raleigh, Bagley, Goldsboro, Rountrea and Washington, : i i AV .. tne rate -to ne - u per iuu pounos to 21 on classifications 1 to 6. . South of the above zone on' the Southern to Statesville and Charlotte and Albemarle : Seaboard to Rocking ham,- Hamlet and Laurinburg; Atlan tic Coast Line to Pembroke; Virginia & Carolina Southern.; to Lumbertbn, and Atlantic Coast Line to Wilmington shall .have a rate of 77 first-class to 26th class. Proportional rates ; - are specified . on Western Carolina freight zones. - fc;;.;c:';':-; m -x - C It ; specifies that carload and .'com modity rates granted are to be propor tiohately reduced in - accordance -,witb the claso, rates from the present rates, the proposed rates to be' governed ny Southern .Classification with Associat ed . Railroads exception sheet, not te nave tne . enect or aavancmg- or re moving any commodity rates- or mini mum carload? weights in effect at the present time. - It is . further stipulated that wher ever, the rates quoted at present are by reason or "water compeution or otn erwfse. less-; than the maximum rates in the proposal, the present rate,' when reduced by the application of the prin doles used in making the rates in,the proposal shall be . considered as the maximum rate. And.-. any change .in the rates now in existence proportions ate ; or - otherwise, which affect the through rate either east or west of Virginia cities or south- of :, Virginia cities shall affect a further reduction in "rates in the proposal. - ;Insistance is made that Virginia rates should apply to the Southern proportional of the through rates- to and from Eastern cities. '. ' i "i r';--- "l;-rf i-'i'-. JFollowing the reading of the pro posal of : the Legislative ; Commission in -iti&.miirnaH officials, there was ,a statement by J. Allen Taylory of .Wil mington, further explaining the -atti-tnre of the Commission and represen tatives of , the commercial organiza tions that the strict understanding is that proportional water rate advan tages are to be maintained in the, pro- nosed- re-adlustmenx '"mat is tnat al ter the proposed reductions have been AGAI COURTS CUl'T DICTATE TD HU.l Governor Blease Signs Requisition for Wire Tappers in Spite of Habeas ' -. Corpus Sued. Out at Char-" ' ' ' Jeston, S. C. - - Columbia, S. C. April 19. A. A. Carter' and Frank Tarbeaux, arrested in this State last week on charges of being - members .of a "wire tapping" gang that has . operated throughout several . States," left here . tonight; for New-' York,- under escort- of two offi cers of the New ; York" police. tforceCy r Governor Blease this: afternoon hon ored requisition papers from Governor Sulzer for Carter and Tarbeaux for wire- tapping, despite ' the fact that yesterday in Charleston Judge Devore granted a. writ of habeas corpus for the.., two prisoners. - When the- order was handedjo Governor. Blease he im mediately granted;.. ' the : requisition, saying the courts' could -nof dictate to him. .i , "tY" BEFORE CONGRESS. Baseball ' Players' Contracts May i- be , Inquired Into by Committee. - Washington, April 19. The control versy between ,VTy" Cobb and the De troit American Baseball. Club manage- nieiit over the : sighing of . Cobb's ' con tract for this season may result in ar investigation - by Congress to ascer tain whether the system of players contracts of the baseball 'leagues 'vio late the Sherman anti-trust law or the law against: peonage. .-v-;;";-'-.;. . Representative Hardwick,; of Geor gia, representing the District in which Cobb resides, stated tonight tie was working on a resolution : for such an investigation and would introduce it in the House next week, c Senator Hoke smith, who declares Ty" Cobb is one of the South's most prominent ' citizens, - telegraphed to Cobb in Georgia today asking him to iorwara to Washington a copy; of his contract- and information regarding the conditions -under which : the play ers sign. The Senator said he wished to,Jotm an opinion 'as to the validity of the contract and to ascertain "wheth er it was rue .that players are forced to accept terms and salaries or be for ever "X)arredT. from playing. "What 1 understand exists cannot exist legal ly," said Senator Smith. .; " letroit,r Mich., j April v ,, 19.Tyrus uodo win De in Detroit -early next weefc to. 'ttalk busihess'with: "Presl- dentf Navm of - the Detroit American LeaguexClubThiswa Bthewpredictkm made'tohighl Tiy mutual friends of the cnampion batsman - and the. - baseball magnate,-who, for several days have been trying hard to heal the breach of friendshij, known to 'be existing be- iweeu me -two men. Air. XMavm - de clined to discuss the matter tonight, but it was learned on excellent - au thority that; Cobb will come here knowing wha salary he can Eret:" for playing ball this season. Y CLARKTON NEWS NOTES E. C. Clark; Named for "Mayor Other ; items or interest I' (Special : Star Corresnondn op Y Clarkton. N. C April 19. A well- attended meetine of citizens was held a few nights ago, and . the following oracers were named to serve the town the next two;-years: Mayor,, E. C. Clark.; Aldermenl 31 . C. Stegall H. P. Millikin. C. S. Clark- After the nominations were ; made Hon.., L. B . Evans, in his usual impressive man ner, expressed , tis , earnest desire to see some move, made to drain our immediate neighborhood and town. pointing out the fact that ours is an agricultural community, and. therefore. the most essential thing was to get the-water: on our lands. ; Hon. O. L. Clark; who has been called the ""Fath er -of the drainage law' (which makes it possible to organize these districts) was passed,; and together with ' the large crowd- in . attendance helped 1 arouse sufficient enthusiasm - to get petitions going which-have now. been signed by almost every ; one in the neighborhood. : -s;' ; -;;; Messrs. N. A. Currie and G. Horne have qualified as "magistrates in this township. They are each . so much in-. terested , in good roads, and the gen eral progress- ofv the county, that we may watch for results ' of" their labor, after our new road law; becomes ef fective ; and" the , machinery begins to loosen up. " ; , - 'Mr. Sidney Meares has put in a new saw-mill in sight of town and has pur chased the McCallum tract and Meares tract of timber. Messrs. G. W. Hes ter and. H. Pi' Millikin have moved their mill " trom near jjjnzaDetntown into the G; L. Clark tract and have put it down near the planing mill. Strawberries did not npen up mucn this week,, owing to xold rainy weath er.-- -Contractor -J; : W. Clark spent a few days at his home here this week. he will return here in about ten days and will .complete Mr. G. H . Currie's nice residence on ; "Annie . Laurie -ave-; hue." The Cooper farm, near here, will be sold in small farnt lots next Thursday, by,. Thomas Bros. Oral hearings on the tariff will not ho ranted bv the - Senate . Finance Committee, according to the opinion of Democrats, of the committee ex pressed at a- meeting today. Business men interested wall be allowed to file briefs. ' The committee majority took no" action, upon the- question of oral hearings todav and it is doubtful; if any such" action will be -taken unless Republican Senators persistently con tinue their attempts to have such hear ings. j See last page supplement. applied there must also be added the present proportional reduction by. rea son 3ff. the water rates- concessions in force at Wilmington, Fayetteville, jNewoern ana otner yuiuis uuw uauuj water rates. -' - - . j; Justice openlvasserted that the rail roads had 'complied with, neither the letter nor. the spirit of the agreement of two months ago. .' The railroads re plied that they:, had not understood the agreement as interpreted by . the State today, c Many telegrams came to the departments today demanding special session to iorce tne -ireigut rate fight:-. TARIFF REVISION BILL il'i READY Measure With Few Change ' From Report Introduced on Monday. , ITS PROBABLE ENACTMENT Should Emerge -- From Senate k Aboutl - July 15th--Ship Exemption Fea- -: tures Amendevd The Income . -Tax. Changed Washington, ApriU 19. ---The Demo 3 cratic . tariff revision bill, . with, its -sweeping reductions, a lengthy free . list augmented today by the Ways and - Means Committee and its income tax now is ready- for debate, in the House. Approval late today by the Demo cratic caucus as amended in two weeks'; discussion, and by the com- : mittee in minor features, the bill will be re-introduced i Monday by Leader uneerwood. it wilt joe reported fa vorably by the majority of the Ways and Means Wednesday and then call-. . ed up tor debate. Mr. Underwood pre dicted that, the bill would be passed; in the House May 15th, Two months vJ the admlnistratioa leaders think ' a generous time to allot the Senate tor , its consideration and passage, and : unless it is decided " to , bring ih a currency bill thereafter Con gress should be ready to adjourn about' July 15th. The bill as approved -by the, President came-through the can- cus ' unscatched. - Democratic oppo . nents to free sugar in three years and ' to free raw .wool made the; most vlg- '" orous fight but they were hopefesslr outvoted with little chance to develop enough opposition with Republican al liance to -do anything with -their amendments on the floor of the House. ' The caucus ratified, the .bill with its ' minor amendments by . an overwhelm- - ing vote. Some members took advan tage s of Vthe rule ghting .entirety. Memtoers . who .werer released from the ' caucus pledge were : '. Broussard, Du- - pree Lamar ! and V Morgan, i of ':Xjouia' a. White and Francis, of .Ohio, because , of-.r wool; .:B.roiuHe.;ah4- K2inKaJd. : of -' -Ne wJersey oii account -to- eattle ; ' ; Donovan and Kennedy, of Connectiv J , cut, (because of :hats; ; Bnrke; ?of Wis- ? consin, farm -products ; " Fowler, of .11- linois, linseed oil- t . , The principal changes made in the 7 bill were: ' " ' :.- Shoe machinery; : buckwheat, rye, rabbit fur, and phosphoric acid trans- - -ferred from dutiable to the free, list; -onyx reduced ' from- 65 cents .to 50 cents, a cubic foot, to put it on the same basis as marble! diamonds tin- cut are unchanged, but cut diamonds, increased from 15 to 20 per cent; cas- , tor oil reduced from 15 to 12 per cent; cod, seal and herring-oil, reduced from 5 to 3 per cent; sperm oil increased -from 5 to 8 per' cent; vanilla beans reduced from 50 to. 30 cents a pound; salts and other compounds and mix tures of which Bismuth,-.-.gold;- planum1 , rhodium, silver -tin and uranium con- , stitute the chief Value, cut from 15 to 10 -per cent. - '' i'w .-i : " i Representative Hard wick insistedjt would-be a mockery not to draw the lines closely on the offering of amend ments. ?' , ' ... - He introduced a resolution .which -was referred for subsequent -action, providing . that the tariff - bill shall be passed under a special; rule,- restrict- . ing eeneral debate to eight legisla tive days and that -the minority in the TTnn shall fre limited on the offering of amendments to not more than two amendments as suDstitutes . to- ,r ohtoHiii nndisectldh of the bill, and - . to not more than two amendments to the; bill as a. whole and the "no other amendments shall be m'.oraer. The caucus adOptea an amennmem fivino- Mav it j ifli. as the date when raw sugar, should go on the free list. The time when-; tne income xav uiu become effective was .left: sub ject to , future disposition py- . tne nuuDc. The big argument m caucus uwaj - wsir over ine DroyiBiuu uim. "vui ; allow a five per cent discount on mer- , chandise imported in -vesBeiH wu i . in the United States and which - shall be , wholly the property ' of : United - States citizens." t ''- F- , ' . " -Representative Harrison, of Missis- -sippi, led, a fight against Jthls proposi- , hZZ nn -thp eround that it --violated - - treaty rights and subsidized shipping. - Mr. Harrison s motion' to Btri"is yuu the provision -after 'three hours' dis- r ussion was rejected izs to w auu , his nevt move to amend so as to make it. nott-anpUcable to s existing treaties , likewise was lost. Then JRepresenta tive' Fitzhenry, of Illinois, offered and the House adopted.ran-'nmftndment to " this provision so. as to . sin uui words quoted and substituted ' In all -yessels entitled to be registered undef 5 the cAmerican;i:iaW0Th.iaiwas;xac-" . ceptable to the committee. - - . -: Tt was'on the vote on this "question thatHhe first break in the Ways and-, -Means Committee's, solid" tariff align ment occurred. Representative Kltch- in, of North Carolina, ot tnat commit- - tee, voting : with the Harris, proposi tion and - Representati ve ; Rainey, of . , Illinois, another committee Democrat, voting' "present," t The :re6t - of . the -committee including Mr.,' Underwood - voted to sustain the bill,; declaring it to be a Democratic proposition, that it'would-aid the merchant marine and would not affect anyc treaty relations. Representative Harrison character ized it as subsidy; avic4atlon of treat ies, parucularly with a Great Britain and diversion ; from the real tariff is- . sue. Reoresentative Simms, of Ten nessee; McCoy, of New? Jersey; Sis son, of Mississippi r -Cullopi - of Indiana, and Hardy; of Texas; also opposed the -committee prbvision.t li'S-k- j?. ' No change, was made in ' the provi- , sion that would . allow, a - discriminat ing duty of 10 per cent ad valorem, in addition to duties -to "be- levied on ' goods imported in vessels, not of the United States or from , a foreign con- r tiguous country entering the Lnited , States through a contiguous country. , V t.
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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