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THE WEATHER. Fair. Thursday and probably Friday moderate temperature. nn. BOOST WILMINGTON . . . . . . Reserve your space at once in The Morning Star's Big Progress .and Prosperity Edition. Out about June 1st. - - VOL. XCII-KO. 40. AMBASSADOR WILL Will Personally Deliver For mal Protest to Secretary of State. JAPANESE QUESTIOH iftGAIN The California Mission Concerning the Anti-Alien Land Bill to be Discuss ed With President Wilson In ternational Treaty. Washington, , May 7. First among Secretary Bryan's .! callers when he reaches Washington from Sacramento tomorrow morning, probably will be Viscount Chinda, the Japanese Ambas sador. V;;v;-; :-v - It has been 1 assumed thai the ambassador- has. been awaiting this op- iHM-.iuimy io uenver personally 'to. the Secretary of State a protest. from his government against the California al 3en land legislation," but it is believed now the first effort of the ambassador -win ue to get irom the Secretary some idea of what the administration pro poses to do after Governor Johnson signs the land 'bill, .as it is. generally expected he will do. Before answer ing this question,-however,- Mr. Bryan must report and confer with President Wilson regarding bis Calif ornian mis sion, so he probably . will suggest that his conference with Viscount Chinda be postponed for a short time. v It i3 vell undirstood that the effect of this willjbe simply to delay the pre sentation of the Japanese protest, un less Secretary Bryan is able to sug gest some means of dealing with the present "phase of the question that will make the protest: tmnecessary. It has been suggested , that this might take the -form of the proposal to negotiate a new treaty to replace the existing one. ' A new treaty expressly disclaim ing tbe right of citizens of either coun try to acquire real property in the oth er, might meet the needs of the case, and save Japanese ' pride by removing the ground for, 'the charge of discrim ination. This, it is pointed out, would work hardship1 upon - American. '. mjs-: sionary interests," and soma! Jarge bns-j iness concerns, .which now hold real estate in Japan under the "superfices? law, a modified form of the American ETOUnd rata .a-iratoTn "' " i ; Soma nf Wio IccroT ; TirviTa-A oA:' . C3 imimo, iuc cm ministration "have come to the. conclu sion. that in the event the California law is contested in the courts, the case must, rest not upon, the existing treaty, which they - say the law does not technically, violate,1 -but upon the broad principle of international law. No treaty. specifically describes all of the rights which an alien may enjoy in the ; country of his residence, and in the opinion of some! of these-inter- -lauonai lawyers tne disregard or vio lation of a right common to all civiliz ed peoples,' if as much, a .discrimina tion and a wilful disregard of a treaty provision. " , maL-administration charged. Inter-State Cotamerce Commission Prefers Charges Against Railroads. Washington:' - May Charees of gance, and undue expansion induced by a spirit of monopolization and ag grandizement, were .made today before the Inter-State Commerce Commission by Louis D : Brandeis. of Boston, against officials of the New York, New Haven & Hartford, and the Boston & Maine railroads. The charges were made ' in the course of oraF arguments submitted to the commission upon the testimony adduced at the . commission's investi gation of the operations of the New England railroads recently taken - in Boston. . " " - , The criticism of Mr.- Brandeis wasT met by statements of Charles F. Cho ate, Jr., personal counsel of President Charles S. Mellen, of the New Haven, who, while admitting that large pric es had been paid for some of the prop erties constituting the New Haven system, declared the action of the di rectors already bad been justified ful ly in some instances, and he was cer tain would be justified in all by time. Expensive improvements, he said, had been made by the roads to meet the demands of the public. Referring to Mr. Brandeis as "a mi nority of one," ,Mr. Choate .said that criticism of the' New Haven was rapid ly waning in New England, as its ope rations had become better understood,; tua ne arew smiles irom the commis sioners and from Mr, Brandeis as well by saying of him : - v "He has superb-destructive talents, nut not a single constructive idea ever has emanated from him to the benefit ot our New England public." ' - SESSION ENDS. 1 . j' Executive Council-of American Bank ers' Association Adjourns. : New York, May 7. The executive founcil of the American Bankers' As sociation ended today its three-day session at Briar Cliff Manor. The members gathered, tonight in this eity a banquet. . ' . '- : In the closing hours of the meetings, a re-drafted constitution was: prepar ed. This wiir be presented, to the as sociation at its (annual . meeting , in I'oston in the Fall when Atlanta's in vitation to hold the executive council meeting in that city, in 1914 will be considered. San Francisco extended &n invitation Oo meet there in 1915, ut this was not taken up. A set of ;'lank forms for general-use in clear-1-12; house" and other operations was adopted. - i- Morris Goldwater, Prescott. Ariz., w.as elected a member of the councils en ing that section of the country rep ' esentation for the first time. Washington, May 7. President Wil son today nominated the following "Vir S'nia postmastes: Leslie F. Ferguson, Appomattox; H. I. Tuggle, Martins K. M. Morrison. Smithfield, and h. CeciL Pennington Gap, - TRIEDTflhl iTUcnnii nl IILUnML Infernal Machine Discover in St. Paul's NeiKishop's Throne Said to' be Work of Mili tant Suffragettes T r - "uuuuu, iviay (.ah attempt to wreck the ancient St. Paul's Cathedral by a: bomb early today is attributed to militant suffragettes The Verger who conducts sightseers through the massive edifice, was mak. Ing his rounds at about 8 o'clock this morning when he- heard a ticking sound: near the high altar. Upon in vestigation he found hidden a heavy parcel. He immediately nlaced it in water anL handed it to the police who round a suffragette newspaper wrap- pea , up with the bomb. i nis attempt, and the niacins- Vf two other bombs inother parts of the city this morning, made it appear that militant suffragettes had entered anew on: their Tiayoc-working campaign as a sequel to the defeat of the woman suffrage .bill in the House of Commons last night Shortly ' after the discovery at the Cathedral the police found a similar Domb-like package on the steps of a newspaper office in Fleet street, and a tin canister believed to contain ex plosives was picked up on the steps of a wholesale drug establishment near St. Pauls. No arrests were made. It is doubt ful whether the police have clews to the identity of the bomb-placers. t The bomb from the Cathedral was examined toy the police and govern ment experts. It was painted black and contained two detonators attach ed to' an eleetric battery." It was fill ed, with slugs of a substance resembl ing coaL There is no oount, tne ponce say, that it was placed by militant suf frasrettes or persons -in their employ. The general public is admitted to the choir and aisles of Sti Paul's Ca thedral- between 11 o'clock in the morning and 3:30 o'clock in the after noon. The Cathedral was closed en tirely at 6 o'clock, last evening, and it appears certain that the bomb was deposited before that hour. It was found beneath a chair beside the Bish op's throne at the head of the choir. - v ; - The dean- conducted the song ser vice near the Bishop's throne last ev--ening, but neither he nor the Verger then noticed the package or heard the 'ticking. ' -Plainclothes irolicemen have been en duty in St. Paul's for several weeks fpr the express purpose of, preventing militant '"suffragette i outbreaks, but tfiey observed nothing wrong last night: :- ; ' - -"Several parts oi me uaiuemai, usu ally 'opened to th public' were closed Suffragette "arson squads" were also busy this morning. They burned a pavilion on the cricket field at Bish op Park, PQlham, in the west end ; of London, and set fire to an unoccupied house at Finchley in the north of Lon don. Suffragette placards and quanti ties of chemicals were found in the vicinity of both fires. f Another mysterious fire broke outsat a timber yard in Lambeth today, the fourth of ' this kind in London within a few days. It was extinguished be fore much damage had been done . "Small, but fiendishly powerful,, is the police officers' description of the bomb. When it was taken to pieces it was discovered that it was timed to explode at midnight, 'but a derange- ment or tne ciock wuik icuuu tlv only this acci jHent- prevented untold danger to the I Hnthftdral. Challenge Carnegie Miss Mae Scott-Troy, a San Fran cisco suffragette, cabled today to An drewvCarnegie, as follows: . What right have you to pose as an American citizen .when you are reg istered as a voter in the parish of Dor in the county of Sutherland Scbtland? You are voter No. 11 in the SSaLlist received by me today from the sheriff of the 'county. Why did engS Edward offer you Dukedoms- Mr. Carnegie is ueawiucu votine list as "A genuemau-nav,0 6f abode Skibo Castle. - Secretary Regies New York. May 7. "Mr. Carnegie is a American citizen,", said James Bertram his private secretary, today. ?becamer so without naturalization. beuS hTcame here when he was 11 years of. age and his father was naturalized .before he became of age If he is registered as a voter m.Sfot; innfl he had nothing to do with it inaflv He is a property owner SSSffl'wir Sa2e probably appears reeistry list in connection with ?nffactH? cwxld not vote in that coultryaase he is analien there; L B: HALE CONFIRMED. Becomes Postmaster of Fayetteville. ' Meaa; to Psdent Wilson. . (Special StanTelegram.J . Sercoels lommS Hon of Lwiis Bond Hale to be postmas ter at Fa?etteville; also the nomma ifXti nf Tnhn A Strickland for a simi-la?-positkS at Elm City. These two Kne firsth and only nomina tions to be sent to the Senate. . it is expected a numbe of other nominitionwiir be sent in within fhertday or two. Congressmen as wpII Is candidates for office are get tiSg impSnt over the delay and nu mpfous -calls have been made at the Sc? Department to ascertain the cause of the long delay. Raleigh - rot Rpnehan Cameron, or Kaiei0" and Col W G Lamb, of Williamson, Sled upon President Wilson and pre sonted him with one of the meaa,is i?en by the North' Caroling Society S Se Cincinnati, at ;: a meeting held in Greensboro, some time asn.Atn above, gentlemen m were, . PPomted members of a committee .. to Jjesenx the medal to the President, .Mr . W son' made a speech of -acceptance ana tSld?h ed he was to be amember of the bo- P. R. A. ciety. -Splendid success. JThis great May Sale has been attended by crowds of enthusiastic buyers .and rightly so. These are money-saving days and the timers growing , short. At Rehder s. . (Advertisement.) , - -, WILMINGTON TRALITY LAWS WILL 8E ENFORCED Americans Must Send Mexican , Revolutionists No Am munition. Y ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED Government Agents on Border Will be Instructed to Carry Out Presi dent's Prohibiting Proclama tion Regarding Arms Washington, May 7. Many arrests for violations of neutrality laws of the United States by shipments of am munitions of war to revolutionises in Mexico are expected by the Depart ment of Justice as a result of the Su preme Court's decision on Monday that the mere starting of arms and ammunition to forbidden: territory was a violation of law. Copies of the court's decision reach ed the department today, and- prepaid tions were made to instruct govera-r ment agents on the border to enforce rigidly the President's proclamation prohibiting exportations to the Mexi can rebels. In two cases the United States Court for the Western, district of Texas had decided thatit was neces sary for the government to prove that exportation had been consummated and' the war materials landed in Mex ico before violation of law -could be established. Chief Justice White's opinion reversed this finding, and held the actual beginning of a shipment in tercepted in this country was all that was r. necessary. The United States will continue the policy adooted by the last administration of permitting the shipments of arms from this country into Mexico ror use y tne Huerta gov ernment, provided officials here are sure such arms Will not fall into the hands of . rebels. - This became, (known at the State De partment today "when inquiry was made as to what. Action:. was proposed pp. the claim made in-NeV Orleans by. Ernesto Hernandez ; y , Arteaga, Tepresentative of : the :. Constitutional ists, that 'Huerta is not entitled to im munities under the American neutral ity laws which are not afforded the Constitutionalists' government he rep resents. His protest against the shipment of 2,000 rifles and 3,000,000 cartridges to Mexico on a vessel now at New Or leans has not yet reached the State Department. Its receipts wijl cause no change in policy, on the part of the present ad--ministration. THE DAY IN CONGRESS. Work of the House and Senate Told In ' - Paragraphs. Washington, May 7. Senate: Met at noon. ' , Senator Bacon reintroduced his bill to define authority of President for intervention in Cuba in future. Territories committee resumed hear ing on Alaskan problem, former Secre tary of Interior Walter L. Fisher, tes tifying. Attorney General McKeynoias re fused request for correspondence re garding Brazilian coffee valorization dispute. Resumed consideration Sundry Civ il bill. , Secretary - Garrison replying to Bo rah resolution sent word that records of War Department showed slavery exists In Philippines. Passed Sundry - Civil bill, carrying $117,000,000 after Voting down Sena tor . Gallinger's amendment to elimi nate clause exempting labor and farm ers' organizations from anti-trust pros ecutions. . ' Adjourned at 6:53 P. M. until 2 P. M. Friday. House: Met at 11 A. M. Resumed reading tariff bill for amendment,, taking up income tax provision.::- ReDresentative C. B. Smith introduc ed bill to regulate lobbyists in Con gress.,- Completed reading: ot tariff bill lor amendment. , Republican,1 Leader Mann- blocked plan for immediate passage of tariff measure- on technicality, delaying ac tion until timorrow. Adjourned at 11:05 P. M. until 2 P.M.. tomorrow. . ATLANTA M ORDER MYSTERY. Inquiry to be Resumed Negro Jani tor Again Questioned. Atlanta. Ga.. May 7. When Coroner Donohoe ' reconvenes the inquest to morrow td resume inquiry into the mysterious murder of 14-year-dld Mary Phagan, ? whose mutilated body was discovered in the basement of the Na tional Pencil Company's if actory on the morning of Sunday, April 27th, -it is probable that Leo. M. Frank, superin tendent of the factory will again take the stand. - i ' Frank, who is held as a suspect, was subjected to a prolonged examinaition at the last session of the inquest, and his . testimony was unfinished when ad journment was taken. Police officials did not state tonight what they expect to discover by further questioning the witness. ' --J-y-' :. v -. After having made arrangements for exhuming the Phagan- girl's body in an effort to discove;;finger prints" or oth er marks by; which her murderer might be identified, Solicitor General Dorsey -today abandoned -the man temporarily? Instead; he spent more than an hour at the county jail inter rogating" Newt Lee, negro janitor at the pencil factory, also held as a sus pect. Lee is also a probable witness before the inquest tomorrow. ' . May Sale is now going on at Reh- der's. Special half-hour sale today. 25c tan hose, only 10c; 25c white mus- rn corset cover only l&c. (Advertisement), . -l- EU C., THURSDAY MOKmNG, MAY 8, 1913. THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL PASSES Senate Refuses toLAmend Sundry Civ- ; il Bill Division in Both Par '. . ties on the Issue The Debate. - Washington, May ;7. By a vote of 41 to 32 the Senate Ijonight refused to accent an amendment to the Sundry Civil bill by Senator Gallinger, strik ing out a clause exempting labor and farmers organizations from prosecu tion under the anti-trust law ; with funds aDDroDriated by the bill. Three Republican Senators," Jones, LaFollette and Norris, voted witn toe Democrats against the: uainnger amendment, and two Democrats, Pomerene and Thom as, joined the Republicans in support ing it. The bill itseif , carrying about $117,000,000 finally was passed by a viva voce vote with only one. minor committee amendment. It will be sent to conference proba bly on Friday, and shquld be ready for President Wilson's consideration next week. Friends of the President, be lieve he will sign it. :. During the debated today . Senator Cummins made an effort to have Con gress take up the question of exempt ing labor - and farmers -organizations from the Sherman Act, directly and hot by legislation in anr appropriation bill. He moved that consideration of the Sundry Civil bill fee suspended un til May 17th;, that the Senate Inter State Commerce Committee be direct ed to report on the advisability of such exemption, and that if found advisable it should accompany its report with a bill for that purpose. ; On motion of Senator . Martin, the Cummins proposal was laid on the ta ble and several minor amendments proposed were beaten by a loud chor us of "noes" and -without requiring record votes. Before the final vote was taken the Senate spent three days in debate on the labor clause and scores of Senators spoke on the' sub ject. Speeches on the Republican side indicating an apparent willingness to see the- Sherman; law amended .and made more specific may ; lessen the difficulties of President Wilson in put ting ' through his reported , plan for changes in this law. During the Debate. Senator Sterling, of. South, Dakota, attacked the provision in the-Sundry Civil Appropriation bill ; .exempting labor and farm organizations from the Sherman anti-trust law. "The Sherman law stands as a sword and a shield to the farmer and the laboring man," said he. "As inter preted by -the Supreme Court, it is his protection :in every ; lawful enter prise to secure , better - prices or. in creases in-wages, or shorter. hours, or petter sanitary-conditions and further tnan that . no ciassahttuid asK to go." Senator. Sherman, of Illinois, intro duced an amendment giving labor ex pressly the power to organize "to pre serve rights now possessed" but not going so far as the House bill. "I would rather not return to this oouy arter tne two years l am now commissioned to serve, said he, "than stultify my conscience by aiding the rampant lawlessness abroad in this country. I am confident no raesonable labor man will ask for more than-I grant in my amendment' TARIFF CONVENTION Chicago Delegation Will Attend Meet - .-ing at Washington Chicago, May 7. A large delegation of Chicago manufacturers left here today for Washington to attend the tariff convention opening tomorrow. The .object of the convention will be to protest against drastic cuts Dro- nosed, and to amend the tariff bill so as to give President Wilson the right to impose duties upon articles that Congress placed on the free list if toreign, nations, benefitted by the bill, don't enter into reciprocity agreements with the United States. - ELECTION AT LINCOLN Municipal Ownership Defeated Li censed Saloons Approved Lincoln, Neb., May 7, Further re turns this afternoon show that licens ed saloons were approved, and muni cipal ownership of public utilities was disapproved in the city election yes terday. The saloon men won by a majority of 834. The Municipal Own ership League elected but one of its candidates for the city commission, the first in the history of the city. St. Paul. Minn., May 7. H. A. I?oy er, of Fair bault, Minn., today testified at the hearing of the government suit to dissolve the International Har vester Company under the" Sherman law, that he did no business with the International company, but that he had been successful. Mr. Voyer is the first one of the witnesses called by the defense who did not handle Interna tional goods, OUTLINES The Senate after a debate yesterday refused to amend the Sundry Civil bill. An infernal machine said to. have been set by militant suffragettes was discovered in St. Paul's Cathedral at London yesterday. In accordance with the neutrality laws Americans "will be prohibited from exporting, ammunition to the Mexican Revolutionists. -- Reading of the tariff bill for amend ment was completed in the House yes terday, but its immediate passage was blocked on a technicality by Repub lican Leader Mann.. - It Is thought that the Japanese Am bassador will hold a, conference with Secretary of State Bryan in regard to the anti-alien land legislation of California immediately upon his - re turn to Washington. iPostmaster General liuneson, after conferring with President Wilson, an nounced yesterday tnat an executive order will soon be issued amending ex-President Taft s civil service or ders applying to fourth-class oostmai ters. . - New York markets: Money on call steady 2 3-4 to 3 per cent, -ruling rate 2 3-4, closing bid 2 7-8,i offered at 3 1-4. Time loans easier. Government bonds and railroad 'bonds steady. Cot ton steady: middling uplands 12.00 ; middling gulf 12.25.. Sales -528 bales. Flour quiet. Wheat steady. Rosin Quiet. Turpentine. firm: machine bar rels 33. Corn firm, b2 J-4, Coffee quiet, - - ' - IE IJ TWO STATES New Ydrk and Kentucky Sit uations Considered by President Wilson THE ROM Conference With Score of Senators Senator Olie James Wing Over Breckenridge The Tariff Situation Dismissed Washington, May 7. President Wih son went to the capitol today'for the fourth time, and after -an hour of con ferences with a score of Senators came away wearing a happy smile at having cleared up, to his own satis faction, a number of troublesome situ ations that had-arisen over appoint ments. In New York and Kentucky, factions of the Democratic party for several weeks had carried their fights on ap pointments" to the White House tv the nomination of John Piirmv Mit. chel, to toe collector of the n'ort nf NTaw York, the President satisfied Senator O'Gorman, as well as anti-Tammany lenioci-ats nere, wno look upon Mr. Mitchet as an - aggressive opponent of the Tammany organization. H , In Kentucky, the President stood hv Senator Ollie James by appointing Ben Marshall to ;he nlletntrvr nf inter nal revenue for the Seventh district of Kentucky A vigorous contest had been wasred by former Governor Beckham, who supported for the place Desha Brecken ridge, of Lexington, a cousin of the Assjstant Secretary of War, Henry C. Breckenridge. The selection of his choice brought keen satisfaction to Senator James. The nomination of Gaylord M. Salts- gaber to be commissioner of pensions, ended a long contest in which petitions and , political pressure was exerted from many sides on the President. ' Mr. Wilson chatted briefly about the tariff situation with some of the Sena tors and was informed that the Dem ocratic majority was working harmo niously to put the bill through. - v --The President's visit attracted Tittle attention. The Senate was in session . while he was in the President's room. He came and went sO inconspicuously that some of the Senators on the floor were unaware that he was in the build insr. Edward Saltsgaber, of Ohio, will be named as commissioner ot pensions, according to Senators Burton and Pomerene, who were consulted about the appointment by President Wilson. R. I. Frasier, of Tennessee, was agreeable to Senators Lea and Shields for assistant commissioner of patents. INAUGURAL ADDRESS Dr. Smith Becomes President of Wash ington and Lee University Lexington, Va., May 7. In the pres ence of a distinguished gathering of educators Dr. Henry Louis Smith was formally inducted into office today as president of Washington and Lee Uni versity. "The Mission of the Ameri can College" formed the theme of Dr. Smith's ' inaugural address. The exercises were held in Lee Me morial chapel at 11 o'clock this morn ing. A procession formed at Carnegie Library and marched to the chapel, headed by Dr. Smith and Dr. Givens B. Strickler, the rector, of Richmond, Va. They were followed by the board of trustees, representatives of various colleges, visitors, alumni, faculty and students. "Dr. Strickler presided over the exer cises and the invocation was delivered by Rev. William M. Morrison, African missionary. The opening address was made by Dr. George H. Denny, former president of the college. Dr. Strick ler then delivered the charge and turn ed over the keys to Dr. Smith who followed with his inaugural address. "Tf the American college is to repeat in the 20th century the inestimable seTvice it rendered to America civiliza tion in the 19th century," declared Dr. Smith in his address, "it must recog niva the dawn of a new era. bring this period of turmoil and readjustment to a close beiore its piace i umiw, 5to -iMT-iiitv weakp.ned. and re-shape Jl lift? J its aim and function to the needs and the call of a new social anu vtviu "The master word of the 18th cen tury was liberty," he continued, of the iQth iimowledse.. The master word of the 20th blends 'both into a richer and nobler ideal. It is citizenship, the keynote of--a new era, in which human duties and the rights of oth ers shall take precedence ji. T1JiU1'i i;v.Tr a-nA the nnwer Of KHOW1- edge, and the gains of research shall be dedicated zo iue uuiuuiuir nTrnno- tha. formal ceremonies,- an inaugural luncheon was given when speeches were mane oy ubiuub versity and college presidents. : , Tnnisrht Dr. Smith held a public re ception at his residence. - ; . : POSTMISTRESS AT GAINESVILLE Fears Influences Are Working Against irW,,v,iT,rtnTi Mfiv 7. Mrs. Helen I Longstreet, postmaster at Gaines viileTGl, widow of theformer.Con ; i ' .T,. hna addressed the fiuences are wuiuus TXTvrwiTitTneTit or her , confirmation sld President Wilson na President Tart re-apyuiuteu 1,A 'f ? street over som P10 rInV was announced Mrs. H. W, J. Ham, had been selected to succeed Mrs. Longstreet. Only a few- more days of -.those splendid bargains at the Big May Sale. Rehder's, Fourth Street Bridge. (Advertisement.) , 1 ; PATRQ NEW' blVIL SERVICE RULING r " - .-" , President Will Issue Executive Orders Applying to Fourth Class Post masters He Confers With Postmaster General Washington,,. May 7 . All fourth class postmasterships, except those paying '.ess than $180 a year, were thrown open to competitive examina tions by an order issued today by Preridciji Yilson. These positions are retained in the classified service, but about 50,000 incumbents who were "covered" into the classified ser vice by executive orders of previous administrations, will have to meet all comers in competitive examination to hold their positwns with civil service protection. - Washington, May 7, After a con ference with President Wilson, Post master General Burleson announced that an executive order would be is sued requiring that all . fourth-class postmasters , now in. office, or candi dates for prospective nominations, should be subjected to a competitive examination to determine their fitness for the office. r The Postmaster General issued a statement explaining the" purpose of the new executive order declaring that President Taft's action in putting the fourth-class postmasters in the classi fied service was not sufficient, and that the meref placing of a "great horde of persons ' in the classified ser vice was not in conformity with the spirit of the civil service as there were no tests to determine the merits of the applicants. - The new order, which substantially amends the Taft executive orders, re tains in the classified , service all fourth-class postmasters, but SDecifi- tcY requires a competitive examina- tion and selection . by nostoffice inspectors from among the first three eligible applicants. The order places the age limit for appointees s at 65 years. Mr. Burleson, in his . discussion of the situation, indicates that the Wil son administration wishes to take the fourth-class postmasters out of poli tics, hut points cut that Democrats as well as Republicans will , have an opportunity under competitive exami nations to show their fitness. rlxi a statement making 'this order public Mr. Burleson announced it was the purpose of President Wilson and himself 40 extend : the classified serr vice' to include Presidential postmas ters or the second and third - class, probably within a year. .This may re quire "legislation 'by Congress,-he said. His plan, which will be laid before the " President, would provide for a qualification test for incumbents and applicants ."in keeping with the im portance of ' the offices." Under President Taft's order of Oc tober 15th, 1912, fourth-class post masters were divided into two classes, class. "A," those drawing more than $500, and class "B," those drawing less than $500. Competitive examina tions were prescribed .for future ap plications for class "A" appointments, while the class "B" petitions were to be filed upon recommendations . of postoffice inspectors. Today's order leaves only the of fices paying $180or less, to be filled upon inspectors' recommendations. Rules and regulations to govern the administration of the new order will be worked out and announced by the civil service commission as soon as possible. . ' In nis statement tne - iosunasier General said: v "I feel that President Taft's order of October 15th, last, did not go far enough, in that it failed to apply a merit sy seem to the entire , service it was aimed to cover. It had the effect of placing within the classified service a large numoer or postmasters wno have not been required to demonstrate their fitness for such appointments. Fundamentally a reform movement has for its purpose the righting of an existing wrong. Therefore, the pos tal service was in need of an order to correct an evil existing, and the scope of an order effecting the change should have been ibroad enough to have cor rected as far as possible the condi tion then existing as a result of the former system, as well as to accom plish the desired results in the future. "Political' considerations have in the past very largely controlled the selec ting nf f mirth-class nostmasters, and under this order Democrats must be held resnonsible for the wise ana saie administration of these offices." ' TTnder the circumstances tne xait order violated at least the fundamen tal purpose of the civil service law because it placed permanently in of fice without examination or other test as to merit or efficiency-a great horde nf nersons. If left in this condition andpermitted to operate without prop er, ami nation into its workings the order would make honest civil service a farce, and prove a setoacic 10 ,n proper administration and future prog ress. My effort is to correct the evil and save the merit of the order and duly safeguard civil service and effi ciency. ' v CHARLESTON POSTMASTER 6EAD Wilmot L. Harris Dies at-5ea En Route to New YorK. New York, May 7. Wilmot L. Har- ns, postmaster 01 uuanesiou, . v., died nn the steamshiD Mohawk, of the Clyde Line; en route from Charleston to this port. - Jtie was on nis way uere to consult a specialist. News of his death was maae Known when the Mohawk docked today. Mr. Harris had been a sufferer from dia betes, but the immediate cause of his death was pneumonia,, which develop ed during the voyage. xne Douy wm he taken home by his brother, Glenn Harris, wha accompanied him on the trip. - " ' Mr Harris was Dorn 4b years ago in Lewiston; N. Y. , For several years he was connected with the Pension Department, at Washington, and later went to Charleston as special pension examiner. He had been postmaster of Charleston for 12 years. He leaves a widow and four children. - New embroideries and Laces today. C. H. Fore & Co. :. (Advertisement.) WHOLE NUMBER 13,318. BLQGKED PASSAGE OF TARIFF BILL Sharp Parliamentary Man1 euver of Republicans Pre vented Vote Last Night CLOSING SCENES OF DEBATE Valedictory Speeches and Galleries Filled With People Income Tax Section Through With Slight Amendment. Washington, May 7. After, all fire works preparatory to passage of the Underwood bill in the House had been set off, a Republican parliamentary; maneuver blocked progress by the Democratic majority and the Housa was forced to adjourn until tomorrow; with the bill still pending ' When the valedictory speeches oni the bill had been delivered and crowd ed floor and galleries were prepared for the final action, Republican Leader Mann replied to Majority Leader Un derwood's opposition to a roll call on the Republican amendment propdsing a tariff commission by declaring he would demand the reading of the "en rolled bill." . It was impossible for tha enrolling clerk to complete the enroll ment of the bill before tomorrow after noon and amid the dissatisfied mutter ings of the members who had waited through the evening in the expectation of a final vote, Representative Under wood moved that the House adjourn until 2 o'clock tombrrow afternoon when the vote upon the bill will . be taken. S ' . . In the closing hours of the session the Ways and Means Committee am ended the income tax section of the bill so as to exempt from its provi sions the citizens -of Porto Rico and the Philippines. : Party leaders primed for the final political thrust of the tariff . debate hurled their defies across the cham ber with alternating currents of ap plause reverberating v through the . chamber, the -.packed - galleries fre"; quently ; joining in the demonstration, i - .When, the i echoes ' -ot -approving. ' cheers had died away while the House. was ,m -tae commltteeof the;" whole," Representative "Garrett; of Tennessee chairman of the Committee, turned the gavel over to Speaker1 Clark. Majori ty Leader Underwood then placed the bill before the House and moved its passage. Debate on" this motion was . being hastened as rapidly as possible with prospect of a roll call when the parliamentary maneuver came, block ing further progress. . Prior to the vote on the last amend ment Minority Leader Mann, Majority Leader Underwood and Speaker Clark were given rousing ovations. With an overwhelming Democratic majority on hand to send the bill on its way to the Senate, the session to- . night was marked by an exuberant ' spirit, of triumph on the Democratic side of the center aisle. Every mem ber who could possibly attend was in his place to hear the conclusion of1 . the debate on the bill, and to cast his ' vote. Although several Democrats ' had announced their intention of vot ing against the bill, Majority Leader Underwood and his lieutenants had plenty of votes on hand to Insure its passage, and the defeat of Republican and Progressive efforts to amend. As the end of the two weeks of po litical spellbinding and weary efforts to amend the bill that marked its pro gress through the House, drew to a close, the expectation of a vote drew great throngs to the galleries of the House chamber. Early in the evening all of the seats were filled and the crowd had taken possession of the gal lery aisles. After the gallery doors were closed the crowds continued to come and soon scores were lined up . in the corridors trying in vain for a glimpse of the floor. The gowns and millinery of fashionable ' woment lent color to the crowded galleries. Down in the well of the House, Rep resentative Underwood, flanked by his aides, Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee, led the final movement of two weeks battle to pass his bill, ; dominating the actions of the Democratic side and wearily watching the parliamentary evolutions of the opposition. 1 A- few feet away was ,the leader of the Republicans, . Representative Mann, of Illinois, with Representative Payne of New York, and Fordney, of Michigan, the Repub lican tariff expert, who for two -weeks had maintained an unceasing fire of caustic criticisms and amendments : kept up their forlorn fight to change the provisions of the bill. - -, The last skirmish on the -details of the measure came on the administra tive clause allowing a 5 per cent, dis count on the duty on all goods brought into the United States in. American ships. Republicans attacked this pro vision vigorously declaring that it was : "political buncombe", and that If it had any meaning, it meant an advan tage to foreign vessels and foreign -shipping combines. After aa hour of. vigorous debate an attempt to strike out the provision was defeated by a rolling chorus of Democratic "noes." Amid a chorus of cheers and thun- , derous . applause from floor and galle-. ries the leaders on both sides closed debate on the bill Representative Mann told the Democrats that they must accept aytariff commission now, "or we will jam it down your throat in the next Congress." , . - y "Your bill has now been before the country for two months." he said, "and already has been universally con demned. Business is more or less stagnated in the fear that your rates will Injure Industry... I hope that fear will disappear. But you are trying to continue prosperity by threatening prosperity and if youf succeed you will have accomplished the impossible. We turn over a prosperous country where r the people are happy,, where there is work for all to do. Take it and see whether you can do as well as we have for the country will judge you not by -; (Continued on Page Eight) 'i M 4 i f V Hi, 1 t ; Jv A , 3 i 1 ft tN i N i j4 II: ii, h t; fH ' ( IP ::i -' ; A - ' , 7
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