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; - f THE WEATHER. 4 ; Fair and warmer Tuesday; Veflne day probably fair, ,.--., , .-AS TO ADVERTISING. V- If the man wb say as "I cast iXr& tm advertise" will look over the list of bLc concerns that were IJTTXK concern be-, fore they started to advertise, he will be more likely to ay: "I cant afford KOX to advertise!" , -7- r- RTT ' VOL. XCII-HO. 26. THE TARIFF BILL IS BEFORE HOUSE Referred to Committee and Will be Reported Favor ably Today ITS COURSE II! SENATE Will be Some Hearings on Several Schedules -Probable Attitude of -' - Republicans Referendum Vote Suggested. "Washington, April, 21. Democratic" forces in charge of tariff revision in tlie Senate slightly -yielded today to the demands 'for hearings upon tariff schedules. ; In addition to the permis sion given all interested parties to file statements with the finance Commit tee, Senator Simmons, today conceded to a group of ."Western Senators the right to appear and state their argu ments against the free Wool and, free sugar ' provisions that have been agreed to by the; Democrats of the House. . " t - ..' - A full meeting of the Senate Fi nance Committee is to be .held tomor; row. Republican Senators will then renew, their demand that general 09 en hearings be given.; The attitude of the majority . of; the .Democratic members of the committee is against this, however. They claim that such a course would delay -tariff revision; and that ho -V arguments .would :, be brought -'forth that.' have not already appeared in , title hearings before the House Committee or: in thev briefs filed with the Senate committee. The Underwood tariff bill, as finally approved and revised , by . the Caucus of House Democrats was re-introduced in the House today by Representative Vnderwiood and - referred back --to the Ways and Means Committee. Tomorr row it will re-appear with a f avorablet report - from - the Democrats on rthe committee and with a dissenting re port from ' the Rublican . members criticising its rates and the method of revision followed jby the Democrats. The Senate Democratic leaders have "brought into the Senate in the. form . of-separate sehedles.v-.It has been de termined that 'pie measure will be con sidered as a whol bill in the Senate, as it will be in the House. The hear ings to be granted to the Senators from Rocky- Mountain and Pacific coast States upon the .wool and sugar issues, is expected to develop the full strength of the opposition to the bill ' and to - give the Finance Committee definite information as .to whether it will be necessary to restore any of the duty oriveither of i these schedules. According to information tonierht the Louisiaha, Kansas and .Nebraska anti-free sugar forces have 1iot been included; in the invitation given for, the Finance Committee hearing. - -' Some of the Western Senators will present -their arguments against free sugar and free wool Wednesday. They have . not indicated ' how much - f time they expect, to occupy. -"The -bill will be expedited through - the House by limitation of debate. The Republicans are figuring on a number of amend ments to be proposed in addition to the proposed substitutes for the Un derwood wool and cotton schedules; RepresentativetPayhe,? of New York, as ranking minority member" of the committee, today introduced his bill of 1911 to create a tariff board, chang ed so as to provide, for a tariff com mission of fiVe nSembers to be appoint ed by the President by and with ad-, vice and consent of the Senate and clothed with "authority, to negotiate trade agreements . with foreign- na tions. RepresentativeCroode, of . Iowa, also introduced a bill, to create a tariff commission .with broad powers of ih vestigation and report . -v - Representative Hinebaugh, of ; Illi nois, a Progressive, Introduced a. bill declaring that inasmuch as the two minority bodies -outnumbered - the Democratic bodyrMn popular vote, the tariff bill should be left to a referen dum ote of the people of . the United States. ' --.j-j-'t: r.Si.. Republicans in Action Washington, April 21. After: a. live ly fight. House Republicans in open caucus tonjght voted in favor "of ' an aggressive constructive - tariff cam Ta;gn during - the cdnsideration of the Democratic tariff bill. By a vote of J52 to 27 , the caucus rejected" a reso lution presented by ' Representative Moore, of Pennsylvania, to prevent the Republicans from offering as par-. ' ty measures- any. amendment ; to i the Underwood bilL: - ' -. ? - Representative Payne, of New York, author of ,the present: tariff law,v led the fight against the; Moore resolution and urged the adoption of a substi tute for the wool schedule of the Un derwood bill which b.e had presented to the Republicans of : the Ways and iTeans Committee. ; This . . substitute hill, fixing the rate - on pure wool at IS cents a Dound1 and arraneinsr the duties on the various stages of manu factured wool at relative - compensa: tory rates, . was adopted . -by- the cau cus. ii:9 ' 7 The discussion was spirited and Representatives Payne - made a vigor ous speech in support of his bill. He w as interruuted : f reduently by Repre- . tentative Fordney and the twa ; vet erans shook their fists at each other over half a dozen; tows of seats ' as -Mr. Fordney declared the -bill offered .v Mr. Payne offered -the manufactur ers less protection - than .' the Under wood hill. . r. c ' - Representative Lenroot. ,of Wiscon K'n, made a plea : for i the Payne bill deciarinsr the Prosrressive Republicans had come more than half way" in t liPir aerpvmpnt tn mmnnrt it and lie believed the Republicans should unite n the measure. He pointed out that the rules committee "in preparine the rule under, which the; Underwood hill will be considered, bad tacitly, agreed ,:t ; -i- Half of Atlantic Cpast Lumber Corpo ' ration's : Mammoth Plant De v stroyed There Yesterday Y Morning Rebuild." ; (Special Star Telegram.) - V Georgetown's. C, April 21. Practi cally, one-half of ; the Atlantic Coast Lumber. Corporation's two million dollar plant at this place was destroy ed by 'fire this morning. It is stated on authority that the loss is fully cov ered by insurance. .The exact figures of the damage and the insurance are not available, but in round sum the amount of each will approximate a million, with possibly a little shading by the adjusters when salvage and reclamation are taken in to account. . . Mills .No. 2 a'nd 3 of the plant are aiOtal lOSS. No. 2 was in MnnHtv the largest lumber mill under one roof m tne world. The plant as a whole was the largest s of . its kind in ,the world. .. . . Mills No. 1" and. 4 were saved from the flames; as were also the planing mills : and " the two ; great - steamship docks. Besides the two mills lumber on the yards amounting to ten million feet, was burned. One and a half mil lion feet of lumbers in the- dry kilns was burned. - The electric plant operating trolley cars and planing mill was burned, put ting the yards' transfer system and the planing mill out of commission temporarily.v ; Reconstruction will be begun as soon as the insurance adjust ments have been effected. ; It is the purpose of the managers to build bigger and better than before. The mills untouched will go on three shift, time, making 24 hours a day in prder. to keep the working force to gether and fill .contracts. ; ; Eleven hundred men are on the pay rolls In the mills, railroads and log ging camps, and on vessels of various kinds. Four, steamships and several schooners are regularly employed in carrying the cur lumber to Northern points. Y j- i ... .. Clearing away the debris was .com menced around the edges of the cool ing mass .this afternoon.; Rebuilding activities will start in the course of week or -two. Six "months or more will he required .to replace the mills destroyed, as new: machinery will be installed throughout ' ' There -remains on the yards and docks, some fifteen million feet of lum ber ready; for shipment; ; There will be no delay in loading,- steamerr and schooners under present charter. The fira originated in Mill -No. 2 from un known causes. ' , - A iThejDupont PorlCo.'4"wKdiai !t)hoi plant: in the. mill, yard was un4 injured.-" '' , .. . .y-- :-, -WepAriother; Account'-?-- ft eorgetowji-C.w-'ApririlPiVe of an unknown origin today partially destroyed the plant of the Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation here and for a time threatened the wood "alco hol plant f the Dupont Powder Com pany. .The damage is estimated at half a million dollars, covered bv in surance. : s: yy ' . ' , - ; - . Eleven million ' feet r of lumber, two of the corporation's four mills and the electric plant were consumed , before the flames were gotten under control. The fire started in mill No. 2 and fan- ned toy a heavy wind spread rapidly. juue uupoai wooq aiconoi plant was saved after a long' struggle with the flames. The 1,100 employes of the lumoer .corporation, who assisted in fighting the flames, will be retained on part time, it was announced, while the mills are being: rebuilt. No loss of , life was reported. : . GOV.; MANN-OPERATED U PON Virginia's Chief Executive Rallies Well :? : . ana wi ' Recover - v 1 Richmond. Va.. Auril 21. Governor William Hodges Mann was todav one- ratea on ior appenaicitis at a Rich mond hospital and in soite of his 69 years' he rallied like a much younger man. wis strong . constitution " and temperate life have told in his favor. The nhvaicfans sav tonight that hin condition is entirely satisfactory and tms: isj verined by others who know the situation."-' ; ' ; The Governor has .been suffering from appendicitas since; Monday night when he attended a - dinner. r He re covered from- the initial : attaofc and the physicians came to the conclusion that : an operation - would be unneces sary, h- But a recurrence this, morning resulted in a ; determination to ope rate at once. The executive was con veyed in a huge basket from the exe cutive mansion to a hospital near by where gas and oxygen were adminis tered. . -. ; ' -k .;'' . .- - Eight doctors; surrounded' him while the operation was going on. it was performed rapidly, Vno . complications anneannj?. aitnougn tne anpenaix was found to fbe mu'ch inflamed. Recovery from the anesthetic was immediate and the Governor slept the .greater part of the day. He suffers a good deal, but his pulse is nearly normal tonight and there is not a single, dis nraetine svhiDtom.- ;i ' His age makes -. the outcome doubt ful and physicians say that two or three days t must elapse Dejore any thing definite can be determined. Washington, April 21. Senator La Follette introduced a v resolution to day to require: Congress to submit an amendment to (the .constitution when Ai the TAeislatures or a majority of the people of ten States should de- raanrt i nTIA - AmeiltUUeuiS uiuuuocu would be ratified by the majority of tia Mi.r.in each State, instead of by the State Legislatures as at pre s . w chin trthn Anril .21 A . court hoc r(wrrmTnended -the - rein Wfist. Point of -John D 7CC;?oTi t Vlrfrinin: T, M. Simpkins of Georgia E H . v Freeland. Of Flir ?L Tv t' T Wasse. of Delaware; dis- -W.iB'ao tirtnhcr 6th. 1911. for . having Iiuuuv u - , .1. .1. V.n.no intoxicating liquors m..imat sion...' - - - ' ' - ,. to allow the Progressives as . well as the Republicans an opportunity toof f er V a substitute for the Underwood u:it t? anrooonn tive Gardner reportT ed that the Republicans 6f the Ways and Means Committeere mot. ready f o fnttnn hill and the caucus J adjourned until ,'i nursuay uut. A -wiinGrTOsr, k; SERIOUS BREAK IN LOWER LEVEE 'arts of Fonr . Mississippi Counties Will be Flooded a , -Through Crevasse SEVERAL. TOWNS INUNDATED Half Million Dollars' Loss in Valley- Government Begins Relief Vo'rk r :.: No Loss of Life So Far . 'V 'Is Reported Vicksburg, Miss., April 1 21r-The first serious (break in the main levee of the lower Mississippi: river occurred this afternoon : when the : Woodlawn levee just north of Mayersville, Miss., wem out. wutnin a rew minutes, the crevasse ras 200 feet wide and dur ing the afternoon ; the space through which the flood waters are pouring in creased considerably. . 'Jrarts or tour Mississippi counties will be flooded and the property dam ago which will result is estimated .'at more than half a million dollars; The towns of -Mayersville. - Rollins: Fork. Grace, -Blanton, Gary, Smedes, Valley rarKi. Kelso, Moweree and Potosa will be inundated. - V , Immediately, upon 'Information of the break -Captain W; B. Baker. United States Army, who was stationed here, sent out the steamer Nakomis. which in charge of f. Lieutenant Blaine,; will operate 'both in rescue and relief work lrom Mayersville, or near the oreak and the. gasoline boat Kate was char tered to go up Steel and Bayou .to offer relief and do rescue work. Memphis, Tenn April 21. River and levee , conditions ' north of Green ville, Miss.; were practically unchang ed-today. Helena, Ark. reported the river stationary tonight at a height of 5o l-o, yesterday s breaks in the em bankments near Leconia, Ark., i and Wards Lake Miss. : ' At Memphis the river -fell three- tenths of a foot today. North of this cityrtheMlssissIppi continues to " fall at all, points southr of Sti-Louis. - Ti ABROGATE TREATIES"? C New Proposal In Senate' Resolution In- troducea Yesterday -CAnaJL,Tolis W-ashineton. Anril 21. A demand for - abrogation of two ' treaties" with Great Britain bearing upon Isthmian canal ngnts, presented to the Senate today in a resolution by Senator Cham- Deriain; s orought a -new-element . into the canal controversy now in progress between this country and Great Brit ain over the right of the United States to exempt - American - coastwise ships' fronr thei' payment of. tolls. -! ;; - senator vuorman, chairman or tne Oceanic .-. Canals Committee, which roust handle canal legislation in the Senate, tonight endorsed the principle embodied nn theChamberlain resolu tion. svEarlier in the- day State De partment officials had expressed igno rance of Senator Chamberlain's plan to introduce the ; resolution. - The : Chamberlain 1 resolution would require the President to proceed at once to terminate the Hay-Pauncefote treaty of -18.01, and the Clayton-Bulwer treaty of 1852, which, it superceded. In a statement Senator Chamberlain said the treaty and record would show that the 'United States never planned to give Great Britain v such treaty rights as would justify the protests that the country has made. Senator. O Gorman said: "Senator Chamberlain's resolution is a more concrete statement or tne position I took in the last session, that if the Hay-Pauncefote treaty justifies Great Britain in making the protest now before our government ? then f it would; be well if means could be found' to abrogate "the treaty; ----.c "The new angle to the .situation caused much discussion in Senate cir cles, -during the day and brought out many endorsements or . tne : proposal. Senator i.O'Gorman declared at ; the close of today's session that he. 'believ ed: the - resolution would pass, by a large majority if, it came to a vote; ( ; - r A. meeting . ra- me mier-uceaiuu var nals Committee had been called for to morrow -but it .was .postponed; until next Tuesday. - Senator .Root s bill for a repeal of the free tolls provision is now before the committee. .It was apparent - to day that ; much of the i. support - that was mustered in the last-session to prevent the change of. free toll provi sion will iiow be brought to the sup port of the . plan to. abrogate; treaties that mey foe interpreted as giving Great. Britain any ground for protest. -. - .i. . i - - . JAMES L JOHNSON LEADS. Raleigh's New "Mayor Under Commis V4sion Form Other 'Nominations.: ; - ;v. -c. Special Star Telegram; ) - -J -' Raleigh;: N. C7, April 21. Raleigh's primary today for. candidates for com missioners in the commission to be in augurated -''- May ; 1st - resulted in a sweeping -victory, for Mayor James I. Johnson, .who received 991 ; votes for Mayor; mote than all three opponents combined. They were Franklin McNeill-, 812 ; W. J. Batchelor, :" 56, and Fred ; Forsythe 41. . It . is likely that McNeill- will withdraw from -the, May election,'' leaving Johnson without op- pcsitipn:;TJnder the law the two high est in fhe'primary are tne candidates in the election. - ;. ' .:' J . For Commissioner of Public Safety, O. G. King, present police commission er led with 638 votes; " Willard L. Dowell, second with 592; R.. T. Go wan, 219; J. -F. Ferrell. -222; George B. Fleming 28; Frank Stronach 25. King and Dowell go into the general election with indications that Dowell will con trol nrbst of. the votes cast In the pri mary for -the weaker candidates. For . Commissioner ;. of Public orks, Jno T. -Jones, now-city tax collector, and Richard B. Seawell.. led with 619. New citv surveyor. J. - R. Bissett 479 : - Ed Hugh Lee, 251; T- W. Fanner 89. For police justice, W. C. Harris defeated his only .opponent, .Alexander Stro- jiach, the vote being, 1,273 to; 332. v- c, titesba: ovroBKnsra, apbll 22, 113. POSTOFFIGES VIH DISTRICT Every Fourth-Class pffice to be Filled by Democrat Work on Wilming-1 -ton's Nev(CVtom House to Begin Soon- ' ' . - " ' t - - ' Wilmington; Star Bureau, 1 , 23 -Wyatt Building. Washington, D. C.TApril 21.After several - conferences ,.With Postmasfer G enerar Burleson,- Rejjresentative God win said tonight thatAe did not have "the slightest doubt' that, every fourth class .postoflice kin the country would be. filled by Democrats when the Eost office Department finally goes through with the re-arrangement of the. Postal service. ,MrJ Godwin said that - Postmaster -I General Burle&qn' told- him that -while some kind of an" examination " would be held; for fourth-class postmasters, that the elimination would be so easy that "no man who could-read and write would fail to pass the examination, v "I am In favor-of filling every .fourth class postoffice in ,the United States with Democrats," said Mr. Godwin "If filling these oflices ?with Democrats will place me in the class of the-'spoils man' then I am a 'spoils man of the rankest ..sort." i Mrj Godwin . said ij the Postmaster General had left - the slightest doubt in. mind about' ousting the Republican fourth-class postmasters he: would not have given out, the ; above ; interview. 'I never .was more -confident of, any thing than I am that) these Republi cans will,be ousted when the final test comes," said Mr. Godwin. Mr. God win saidohe was opposed to he plan of holding any kind ;f .examinations for the fourth-class ptttces, but arter Kgoing over, the "proposes!" plan .with Mr. Burleson he was perfectly, satisfied that the offices would-be-filled-, by. Demo crats, regardless of the examination. Mr. Godwin called . at the Treasury Department . today 'and -secured the promise-of - the .. supervising architect that, work would be . started -on - the Wilmington Customs jlousewithin 90 days. ., Mr. .Godwin had .the : Wilming ton project advanced, to the class of 30 largest building projects which the department believes will make it- pos sible -to start work on the - Wilming ton:; building some time during July at the latest. - --' ' Mrs. W. W. Hurt, of Raleigh: - Mrs. E. V. Ervln, ; Mrs. J.; A Yar borough Miss juaura Keiiey . mt Kugene Reiley, of Charlottf-J iHenry A--Gilliam, of Tarboro, and L W. Foard, of Murpny.are here. -: V- EXCESSBAGGAGE Recent Increase of Rates Resisted Be ... fore Inter-State Commission Washington,- April 21. Every rail road line in the country was a defend ant ' in' the hearing today before the Inter-State .Commerce Commission in a proceeding instituted by the National Baggage Company, attacking illegal and., unjust the excess baggage " rates exacted by; the. carriers.: To an ex tent likewise, every traveler, who may carry baggage in excess of 150 pounds is a party in interest. ; i i v v Four years ago. the railroads in creased their charge for excess weight of baggage from 12 1-2 per cent of the first-class - passenger fare to , 16 1-2 per cent. Commercial travelers par ticularly contended that the rate was unwarranted and unreasonable. Testi mony was - introduced today, to show that commercial travelers in England were permitted . to carry 336 pounds of baggage on a first-class ticket and in Canada 300 pounds. fThe complainant committee urged the Commission to restore the former rate of 121-2 per cent of nrst-ciass fare- on excess oaggage, wun a mini mum of 25 cents. . - : UPTON SI NCLAIR MARRIES.-; His Bride Daughter of Distinguished Mississippi Judge. f Fredericksburg, Va., April 21 Up-, ton Sinclair, the writer, and Miss Mary Craig Kimbrough, daughter of Judge and Mrs.. A. McC. ; Kimbrough, of Greenwood, ' Miss., were married here tonight at the home of Mrs. John Thurman, a relative of both bride and groom. The-Dride came to jTeaeri-- burg to meet Mr. Sinclair accompameu by her aunt, Mrs. W. S. Green, of Cali fornia. The courile left for NewYbrk. .They expect to make their home in Holland. . OUTLINES Mayor James I. Johnson led .all oth er candidates in the primary in the Raleigh city election yesterday. Half of the two million dollar plant of the Atlantic Coast Lumber Corpora tion at Georgetown S. C., was destroy-r. ed Ijv fire vesterdav: It Will De TeDUiU. V The Union , and Southern Pacific V m . t . ' jm - nave oeen. praencauy grantea uiu tfor the dissolution, a tentative . plan for- which has been submitted to te courts'. . - .-: ' Four Mississippi counties ...will be flooded and half a, million dollars dam age will result from a serious: break in -the main levee near .Vicksburg yes terday ? so far as known there was no loss of life. r ' " i - -:" .News of the "determination, of Cali fornia to pass an 1 anti-alien law di rectly discriminating against the Jap anese i was - received with I much con cern at Washington;; in vJapan;;.the 'feeling is more quiet."; vn . v?tw y.i The North : Carolina ; commission -to recommend constitutional, amend ments to the extra session of the Legislatures-organized in Raleigh yester day by electing Hon A, M. Scales pres ident; .it : meets again, today to get down to work." ' v" ' The Democratic tariff bill was re ported to the House yesterday and re referred to the Ways and Means Com mittee: from which ..-it - will receive a favorable report today and debate will begin; the Senate will give some hear ings on the various schedules." - New York markets: .Money on call steady, 2 3-4 to 3 per. cent, ruling rate 2 3-4, closing bid. offered at 2 3-4: spot cotton closed qUiet, middling., uplands 1Z.15; flour : firm; .wneatnTm wo.Z red 1.14 1-2 and 1.16; iorn firm; rosin nominal .turpentine steady. THE COMMISSION JEEIS III RSLEIGH : Jf ;." " "' K.' .' -. .' ; & V i ; .-i" Hon. A. M. Scales; President of Body to Amend State Constitution THE ORGANIZATION YESTERDAY Governor invited to Address Them- No Wore Important Work This Generation, He Says. . Rules Committee. in ' (Special, Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C. 'April 21. The Legis lative Commission appointed by the re cent Legislature to make recommen dations to the extra, session, as to am endments to the ; State Constitution, met - at noon-. today ' for organization, which was - accomplished .by the elec tion', of : Hon. A. ; M. ; Scales .as'presi dent, and Joseph B. Cheshire,, Jr., of Raleigh," as clerk. . t ' In calling the"'commission to' order. Governor Craig declared that in his opinion ; no body of men could have been selected from all the .State who would discharge with more ability, honesty, and patriotism the duties,de yolving on. the commission' than they, and, that no more important work will come to the generation in North Caror Una than that entrusted to this com- - The nomination of Hon. A". M. Scales as president of the commission was ,by;E., J. Justice, seconded by Senator Ward. His election was by acclama- i tion. -:'''-. - -: xY: :-;.;-1 - In. accepting the chairmanship, 'Mr: ' Scales; paid- tribute to the : progress that the people of the State, ae. mak ing in industry and commerceand in the matter of having .high Ideals of morals, and government, n He expres sed the. hope , that - Governor Craig would keep in .close' .touch with the work of the commission and feelJree to make any recommendations aC any time. ! Later, a motion made by Rep resentativeHaymorejVwas ; adopted, that Governor Craig be invited to pre sent his views-to the commission in an 4 address " to - be -ialiveredi- prBon-at-: some ruture session., Governor uraigr expressed his appreciation for this in vitation ' and assured - the commission that he will avail himself of the op portunity at an early date. ; ; Un motion of Representative Justice a committee on rules .was . appointed to report later in the day, ; i r. President Scales named as the Com mittee on Rules, RepresentativesPage, of Moore ; Representative P AflDough ton, of Alleghany; Representative ;W. A. Devin, of Granville ; Hon. E. L. Daughtridge, of Rocky Mountf Hon. D. Y. Cooper," of Henderson. . Every member of the -commission was pres ent for the organization. " i . Afternoon Session. At the afternoon session of the Com mission, the Committee on Rules re ported a lengthy code of rules such as those that govern deliberative bodies eneraily. It provides for 15 standing committees, one on each 6f articles of State constitution, and; for.- special committees as occasion may arise for appointing them. The rules, prescribe that only members of Commission. orBr cials of executive and Judicial, depart ments or state, state senators and Representatives and. members' of the press be allowed within the bar dur ing the session of the Commission Mr. Williams, of Buncombe, appeal ed for : specialization? in , committees, with only four or five of 15 1 recom mended by the Commission, arguing that,; to; divide the Commission up : in too, great, numbers the . committees would seriously hinder progress and quality., of the work. H. Q. Alexan der, E. Jr Justice u and J. N-: Rouse supported this view and J W: Bailey offered a substitute for the proposed 15 committees providing seven - in stead, these to be on executive depart ment;, judicial department Megislative department; finance and 'taxation;, ed- i.1 - ... - - T A 9 .J . -m utauou; sunrage ana elections;' ana a committee on : the whole scope of constitutional matters not included.;in the preceding subjects. After-considerable discussion this substitute was defeated ten.-to nine. Then there -was a . vote on a substitute by Senator Grant that" there be four committees instead of 15 with others on special subjects as required,, but this was lost, not one voting for it -except Grant;. It was after this vote that the report of the rules committee as Va whole, in cluding the .15 committees was adopt ed, a rule proposed , by Justice for a committee of five on invitations to ad dress the commission was defeated. The commission then completed or ganization by the election of Senator A.; T. Grant, of Davie,;' Republican, as vice president, and fixing the pay of the clerk at ?4 per day.; . .- '.. E.-.T. Justice gave : notice of a. rule he will offer tomorrow allowing chair man of .committees to caii committees together on five: days : notice. j This- was opposed . by Senator Ward, who insisted that the ; Committee r work should be done while the Commission was. in ; Raleigh for deliberations. ' He was;;" opposed to having committees called -to meet-in one and another part or tne -state as r tne convenience or whims of a chairman . might dictate, the State to be put to-the expense of the v per" diem and expenses of , these committeemen, too. The issue prom ises a contest tomorrow, v . , "- The Commission took a recss at 5 o'clock to 10, o'clock -Tuesday morning when' it is expected that President Scales will have his committee ap pointments ready. - - Washington " April 211 A ' special waterway - commission of seven mem bers t tx- plan . for prevention or noous was proposed in Congress today by Senator Sterling, The committee would be directed to studyall-the navi- EXTEflSIOli: OF TIMEy GIVEfl Motion in Behalf of Unioi and South 4 :'ern Pacific With Tentative Plans for Dissolution' Being Con-... ... :' sidered by Court-: St; Paul, Minn., Aprifl. ---Presentation of a; motion for an extension of time" until July 1st, which was taken under advisement by the court and informal presentation of the revised plan "for the dissolution of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railway merger, marked the conference here today between- Robert S. Lovett, " Of the Union Pacific, and United States Circuit' Court judges, .Walter H. San born William C. Hook and Walter I. Smith.". - Mr. Lovett's motion for an extension was " at : first denied, the judges being undecided whether : the Court of Appeals-had the jurisdiction to grant an extension ' under the mandate of the Supreme Court of the United States, tout later it was" decided to leave the question of jurisdiction to- the Supreme-Court. - 1 All three of ,the judges- expressed their opinion that the extension should be granted, Relieving the railway was doing all in its power to .present a plan( of -dissolution that would be ac ceptable to the Supreme Court and to the Attorney General. ' In - a telegram to District Attorney C C i Houpt, which was read to the court, . Attorney General McReynolds declared his. willingness for the desir ed extension. - : - Upon information from the Supreme Court as to the jurisdiction of the Cir cuit judges,, the Court of Appeals may reconvene to act on Mr; Lovett's mo tion. - It may be some time, however, 'r Mr. Lovett and his associates .... left late today for Washington, to place the time extension motion oexore iub ou preme Court. Following, his presenta tion of -the motion', Mr. Lovett infor mally presented to the court tentative plans foe the "dissolution. A syrtopsis tv,i-o'.Tii!itis waft eiven- out bv the judges, the principal points being as "The amended plan that the entire $126,650,000 in Southern; Pacific stock to he . distributed shall Ue deposited witn. a trustee ana uisli auuuiDcu so held V - tnax certrii.c- shall, be issued by the trustee against such shares which shall carry -no vot- insr right ana wmcn snaii oe eiuicuis l ?.f cv. nm xortfif : eh area held by the trustee, only upon the . filing oi an atndavit oy; mo wtwuv iw exchangei showing thai such applicant does not ownix.uw Buansj Y v-y-certificates of interest shall he offer- alt Union-Pacific- stockholders ratably at a distribution ? ratio jiot, less, than f4fe! largest "Union Pacific .stock-' the asePtemu-eF -sn-uvja- . " " - , beforee Supreme Court), practical lv are by this amended plan entirely excluded from, the acquisition of any of . the Southern Pacific shares whach are to' be distributed'; says .the state ments. . - .. J o The Objection, expreeu.i v-. 6Trm3TrereXis absolutely avoided, tor tne ooo uu'":"-"-?iwwi,t .hom ' alone the ob- """fX 5ca'rt of beine en- erroshar cer cent of Southern Pacific stock and ESLg ttieoretically able; Ju;-increase thte holding -by- acquisition of rights n tte Tsmaller shareholders are not 11 xTTiri oonuire one smele share enui-ieu - -ZLJu to he dis- fintl secinally disquali fied from such acsmohv . tcv'otSe catei of interest, however, will still bt subject to the conditions they can not e changed into stock . bv -any Un ion ' Pac'fic shareholder holding one thousand shares or more. V STATE RATE CASES ;; : Department ofVJustice Files Brief as "Friend of Court"- : Washington, April 21. An unex peSeloWent. in the Staterate cases", which liave been pending be fore the Supreme Court for "ore than a year, occnrru wwa -: X partment of Justice obtaaned the per F ,o mirt to file a brief as a friend of the court. The1 contention vi v"f 6r; TV. in; the orief was that the Inter-State Commerce jomimssiuii """t over -State rate-making-bodies, and may annul State regulations in the disguise , or oiaie iw.w, --r- State commerce is ; affected substan tially, tnereay. - . fi,Ql1 vv . The .Draei was a uwj the government ?ecenUyV in the Shreve J3 j ya. r?rtTYi-mirf Court In it the government upheld the right of to require the railroads to reduce . in- ter-state -. , ollc rir" j to Texas,ppints. rf fhS the action of the Texas authorities m reauirung - iow ?i aica v. ments so as to "protect home indus- T.io -ama si discrimination ; against inter-State commerce. - I " SUNDRY CIVIL BILL. V Measure as Vetoed : by : Taf t Re-i ntro duced In Congress Yesterday. ; -Washington, April 21. The Sundry Civil . Appropriation bill in the identi ear form in which it was yetoed by President Taf t in .the closing'hoursfpf the .- last Congress; was considered in the House today and its' reading com pleted, but action on it was deferred until to morrow. The measure s was taken, up under a special rule to, ex pedite it through, the . HoiiseV It car ries $116,000,000 for various expenses of the government during the next fis cal year. . . 1 Mr. Taf t vetoed the bill because of a provision that na part of $300,000 appropriated- - for c anti-trust ' . prosecu tions should be used in cases' against organizations . of farmers or .laborers. In reintroducing the measure with this provision included, the appropria tions committee is known to be acting Lwith.the approval of President Wilson. WHOLE NUMBER 13,304. S1TUATI0U ACUTE If H JAPANESE --';;;"A -;,;,jf.v:,. :: .';:";:Vy:- -?;:v;-r?;'V -V -;V California Determined to Proceed With Anti-Alien , Land Legislation WASHINGTON IS DISAPPOINTED Courts Will .Finally Have to '-Pass . Upon Law That Will be Enacted ' More Conservatism Mani- f ested at To'kio Terms - Washington, April 21. News of thai determination" of the legislative lead- ' ers- in Sacramento to frame and pass an alien land-owning bill,' directly dis- -criminating against the Japanese, un officially conveyed, today to the Whita House and State Department was re ceived- with grave concern - and dis appointment. s - y - Such a development had not been ' expected in view of the first favorable comments in California upon the Pres- ( ident's suggestion - of V the regard -he had for preservation of the friendly relations between . this country and the Oriental: nations. Without .exact knowledge of the form discrimination will take in the new bill, officials here assume that it will resemble the so called - assembly : measure ' which ; pro ' posed to 'Dac - rrom land-noiding per sons ineligible to citizenship - which covers; only, the Chinese and Japan-' ese. r-.-, r --s -.- ,v-y4: The -administration is not yet at the end of. its resources and will continue its efforts to ameliorate harsh features ; of the projected ..legislation until the .. measure is beyond, reach - of ; amend ment in that direction. ; . . . - - While the President has in his mes-' sage" to Governor Johnson"-trasmitted through ' Secretary Bryan recognized -the right of the people ; of - California to legislate according to :thelr agree ment . on subject of , land tenure he. is , also under, the obligation' of guarding against;: encroachment y estate - iegis lation,upon thatvpart of itheff.eldiof .. - . international relations. reserved by the.s-' fodtitutlonfvto.tbje.Ntlona$ - govern- . . ment. ;r: Therefore; in event?ihe Call- Qtreot discrimination?-a, ..; Jap-. ; ahese -in violatin-of what th adminis- tration. itself f regards hs their treaty , - rights Hhe National-goyernraent; Itself i'r . . i mighf enter-the lists against the Stltte of California tefore the Julicial tribu-1 , . . nals of the land: jv'-,-".. Ttidoes inot follow, that? the United! - - States government - wuld take the ,. initiative m-. the judicial proceedings intended to test 4 the legality V of the . State's action.' In the ordinary course the initial step would, be taken : by Japanese individuals ' or corpora4ons in California, whose lands are sought -to be escheated. But , it is " fully ex pected that the Department of Justice ' wpuld come forward as an interveners throwing - the weight of the Uniited States .government into7 the -scale in - -defense of the treaty 'rights of the -, Japanese. If the State courts should uphold such a statute, the case would - -be apoealed to the United States Cir cuit Court land almost i. certainly, by . one party or the other taken to the -United States Supreme 'Court which ' tribunal has never yet passed upon the Japanese claims of the right of naturalization in the United States. . , An impcrtant' development in the situation is the announced purpose of the oppbnentsjf- anti-Japanese legis- lation to challenge the correctness of the figures and the statements' relative to the extent of the so-called Japanese invasion of Calif ornia, telegraphed to Washington from Sacramento, by the legislative leaders, ; in answer to Rep resentative Raker's -retfuest,'.For some time past, quiet search has been made of the records of the United States immigration .bureau and -of the Cali fornia tax offices ..and other places where data might be found - bearing upon the "precise number, of Japanese landlords in California and the extent of their holdings and . these figures soon will -be laid before the State De partment. " V- . .- - . Californians Determined Sacramenta, Cal... April 21 .It was said today by administration leaders in ' the Legislature- that H a : definite agreement to enact an : anti-alien law directed solely against! the J apanese and exempting all foreigners T'eligible : to citizenship in the United States . had been reached and would be carried out this- week. It Is understpod that this course has the approval of Gov ernor Johnson and-4hat he will sign the bill immediately upon us passage, whether such a law would be consti- , tutional will remain in doubt until it - -; is tested? in 'the Federal courts. but - it is the settled policy-, or tne niajomy party in the Legislature to regard, the . State as having full rights In the mat-. -ter until determined otherwise by ju- , dicial decision. ' t - Japanese More Conservative ' .- Tokio. April 21.-The chagrin; dis-, appointments and wounded y pride of Japan which ? last week; were vented in angry . militant talk by- irrespon sible ' people liave bpecme s somewhat modified. The entire Japanese nation now awaits with intense and -evident . anxietv, the outcome of the deliberations- in reference to 'thev California" alien! land-holding hill proceeding at Sacramento; -kSs; 'iJziviCt-" 'V- " - Governmental V and ' commercial forces of Japan are using their ut- , most exertions in endeavoring - to re .f strain the unthinking' agitators. They , point out that the real Influences in Japan rely confidently upon the high est thought and the highest influences . , in the United States. .: : At - the same time they assert thatthere is not a single responsible person in either country who even dreams of r war. , ' - - It is becoming, increasingly evident , that the agitation'ln Japan if largely inspired by a small political groupe r seeking to embarrass v the ; Japanese ' government and j putting- forward . the American land auestion to rouse Na-" ' (Continued 6n Page Eight) ' i I
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