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V THE WEATHER. Showers Saturday Sunday probably T fair, light variable winds. ;- V ;.-:jTT. -v-. Tr- W'. KW -LJ-".--' boost Wilmington - I Jl, J I.VX m w$ I'T&h 5CSe. r Wfn -ri-,V V - 1 f . Prosperity Edition, Out. about Juno ALL PRESBYTEniAtJSvTO js to UNITE 111 SERVICE 2 ' - ...... Four Grand Divisions of the Church ' Commune in Unisori at Atlanta FOR FIRST TIME If! HISTORY Church Union DiscussechResoiutions Advocating, Reform Adopted-- -V " President :VHson Com- -. mended iaiMessage. , - Atlanta, Qa., May .16 .-Evangelism formed the general tppic of discussion tonight at the second 'popular session of the Panesbyterian Pentecost. Formal addresses . were made by-three men prominent - in vpresbyterianism,. Rev. Hugh .H Rankin, Salt Uake Cityy Vtah; Dr. 'John R.y. Davies, . Philadel phia, both .of the Northern Assembly ! and Dr.. Wv E. -McCulloch, Pittsburg; Pa., of the ynited 'Assembly. Presid ing - over the : meeting', was Rev:" A L,i PhiUipsypf Richnjond, ya; A vast, audience v gathered early In anticipation of 1 the musical preltide to the regular meeting consisting of congregational singing :f old-fashioned hymns selected fronj Presbyterian psalter. r A strikingr'. feature of the musical '-. servic c was the singing of negroes who 'occupied a' section espe cially reserved for them. - v ' Rev. Hugh, Rankin, first speak er of. 'the - evening; described condi- tions as h nas found 'them in the Northwest during his' 25 years of work as a Sunday sch9ol ;missionary. taiar acterizing that, section, as "hungry for the gospel?. berged;iurther-activity: in support . and etention of imiseion j work therei' .. s v -; ?. .3 '. . -' $ , "Personal Evangelism" was the topic of the, address by Dr. McChilloch, who deplored -the lack: f individual work for. the opbuildlng.of the church by its- members. VHe ; said that -.the trouble with a large -percentage of the membership of the churches today. is "the lack of a particularly strong mo tiYe seryice,V"a4drsaid -that -the . inotive 5ii'thit2 -teer:may;:;bexpera'tT ing with .Ckd iiivthe'xteB8ioit-' of His In dlscffiittorai'angetisi; Dr. Davies the rthird speaker,. outlin ed his convictions UaSjtoHhe- cause for the decline ia jower of Protestant ism, vitestahtishl, he said,; "seems to .be failing; here and there for two very sensible .reasons. The first is the establishment o( the Order of: Jes suits. The other , is - the" endless divi sions among Protestants themselves one wing undeh Luther and the other under Calvin.". ': Both,, he said,: are growing farther C and f arther7apart in "controveries that ate criminal." ; f 'J Dr. Davies Closed his address with the declaration of his firm conviction that ' another revival vis inevitable. Atlanta, Ga.,. May .16. For the first time in the history of Pfesbyterianism the four - Grand , ' Divisions of the Church, the Northern' the Southern, the United and;ihe .Associate Reform ed, joined late this afternoon in a Un ion communion service.. communicant, s-Including delegates and commissioners U the Pan-Presbyterian Pentecost: and . laymen from every section of the United f States. Presiding, pver- the . communion ser vice, which was impressive in its sim plicity, . were Dr. J. 3. Lyons, Dr.; R. M. Russell and Dtv'JY T. Stone, mode rators of , the" Sotithel-n,- United ' and Northern assemblies.'.:' A brief in vo cation of divine -s blessing, . and ; the singing of Psalms was followed by an address by. Dr.vRiiSBell in . which he laid especial emphasis i Upon the sig nificance attached to the union com munion service asi the forerunner of ultimate union of l the whole church. A prayer by Dr. Lyons and pronounce ment of the benedictidff by Dr. Stone ended the precedent-breaking service . The second day of the joint assent; bly was productive of much that vital ly affects the hosts of Presbyterian ism. Sessions were held by. the North ern, Southern. and-UnJtedassemblie3 both in .the morning 'and afternoon much business ol importance being transacted despite" the fact that the deliberations this" afternoon were cur tailed out of; deference; to the Unioti Communion service. ' T j- x .i Northern Assembly. -! y An interesting , feature of 'the day i was the adoption bjr the Northern- As r sembly Of a resolution." presented by the Committee pn jChristian Life and Work, bearing-direatly -upon the "di vorce evil" and anaking recommenda tions for-the enactment of ; uniform legislation on marriage f and divorce This resolution recommends that the ministers: and church. Courts of the Northern - Assembly -institute a cam paign of eucatlbn, - with the. object of imnressinz unon the Deoole the sa- credness of marriage' and the evils of aivorce. and" to -arouse :m -the pudiic mind a realization of -the need of re forms. Ministers. are weed to study the laws touching these . matters in me several states. looKing towara ine introduction -.-': 61 -: Improved : marriage and divorce lawg'i . ' 1 Recommendatiohsvof the commit tee on Chrislian Life and Work to the effect that the - deaconate be made a conspicuous axencv of the churcn, and that the Assembly, endorse inter cnurch federations Were also adoptea The rest of the report of the commit- i?e was aererreq- uniu jyionaay, as was the report oil church co-operation anil liTiirin . ' ;.. r .' Southerh Assertibly- , : - -A spirited - discussion, was' precipi tated in the Southern Assembly - ses sion today -when thevt-eport of a spe cial committee c Containing a "brief, popular statement tit the belief of the Presbyterian . church in' the United States" and containing an important reference to the . elect infant clause was submitted.' Action upon the re port was ultimately- deferred -until Tuesday. That there was division as to the sentiment of the committee re garding this matter; wa s indicated by Sinet Discuss Cali- Land Legisla.v, turn and JaKjnese Question : Cryan Reticent Wlaehington, May 16. A tentative draft of the reply of the United Stales government to the Japanese protest against California . land legislation; prepared' by ' John Bassett ! Moore. "C9unselJor ot the State Department was considered r for two hours today by President Wilson and the cabinet. No intimation of ') its nature was made public. Secretary , Bryan posi tively refused to discuss either the proposed reply or Japan's protest. The S ecretarr: made a. statement deprecate ing the efforts to guess at the varying phaseaf ofacial iiegotiation, declaring tnatserious mdschief mightxresult and satisfactory conclusion be v retailed or, prevented. He referred to the fact that , his, -present: position obliged him to reverse his usual .attitude toward public- discussion of - current issues. ' ' : There, are indications that the State Department is awaiting final action by Governor Johnson, either in the faint hope that he might change' his mind and veta the measure, or more probab ably. with; the purpose of having the approved act as a basis for further dis. cussion. The Japanese government likewise a awaiting the Governor's ac tion with the keenest interest. While protesting against the California: leg islation, the- Japans government so far has suggested no remedy.- That is left entirelyjto the United States, and it 4s believed here that even the idea of Instituting proceedings to test the va lidity of the law "may; be abandoned. . Meanwhile, taking ' their 'cue from the . President's statement ' regarding military and Jiaval movements, offi cials of; both the War and, Navy de partments today : were endeavoring to avoid issuing any .orders or statements that"' would contribute to sensational reports ;of' unusual: activity. A num ber of armyofflcerswere -ordered to Hawaii; but only to rejoin their com mands in conformity with the law." At the Navy Department, Secretary Daniels positively, denied any connec tion ' 4etweeri . the few. naval H move ments recorded durine the last 24 hours and the Japanese situation. He I iook -pains to point out tnat tne de parture. r yesterday.: from; , San' Pedro for San Francisco ' of the big armored cruiser - Maryland was simply in con tinuation of a test that is being made by : that vessel " ol ' Pocahontas ; coal, which was arranged xby . the Navy De partment' about . a,-month ago, The Maryland "wUl nd thes. coal. tests, at San Francisco. rA .: The' Navy Department', lt:was statf ed," does mot intend to Tssend any vessels f romft-Atlahtictl.Jifld hov; , ; FAIJtED -TO REPORT. New York Shortstop Thought to Have ' . v- ': -' Quit ." League. New YorkMay 16; Arthur Shafer, shortstop of - the New York National League -team failed to report for to day's game with Pittsburg and the club's officials believed tonight he had quit the team. - ,: a : - According to the players, Shafer had been morore of late, refusing to converse? with them, and was'also in censed because Manager McGraw last Saturday removed him to the outfield, putting Fletcher, in his place at short. Secretary Foster said inquiry since Shafer absented himself showed that the player two weeks ago shipped his automobile back to his home in Cali fornia. s: Yesterday was pay day for the a. Ji a.1 cti e i j A - tv miB mauager. Mcuraw u&s reason to believe Shafer is- still in the city the -player didnot communicate) with sih lucb. By his action Shafer has au tomatically violated his playing con tract Secretary ' Foster said.: Shafer is known tp.be weal thy. . F 1 RE AT FAY ETT EVILLE Several .Thousand . Dollars Damage Early Yesteraay Morning ;- ' Special Star-Telegram.) Fayetteville. N. C, May 16 . Fire about -:.Ur30 o'clock, this morning" in the- grocery store of Monoghan & Co., near tne: A. v. ,Li. passenger stanon, spread to the grocery of Wilson &' Co. adjoining and did considerable dam age to the 7 Cumberland Hotel. The fire started in tne ceiling or Mona- ehan s store In wnich the stock was practically : ruined, damege $ z.oou; no Insurance. Wilson & Co.'s stock was badly damaged by heat and water but-'it Aa Covered. by insurance." -Mrs, J. -H. Marsh,, owner of the building, was also Insured. - Mr. F. J. Crews, proprietor, of , the - hotel,." is also . pro tected dv msurance.. rne nremen aia snlendadrworK:: vol-.' .controiung itne flames. ' ' ' the fact that two members of the committee -submitted , a minority re port 'directly at variance with -that of the majority, ' One portion of the re- nnrf savsr " - ' .. ' . '. "All who die in infancy, and all oth ers who vare, incapable dr exercising r.hofce: are reeenerated and saved ; by Christ tnrougn tne 'spiric wno worss wtip.n. and where and now tie Pleases. OvArttires favoring organic union were Tread - and referred to a special committee to consist of-onex member from eacn synoo. ' v. - . . , united AffsemDiv. At the- m6rnine session of the Unitj ed Assembly a; lively scene ipuowea the tironosal to include in a telegram to PresIdentWlilsbn, commending him for his stand on moral quesuons, tne nnmh; tt Sertretarv of State Bryan. The motion:- provided-that the tele gram was to be signed by the mode rators of theftnree assemuues.; . -vicnrnna onriosition was voiced by many of the : commissioners to the Bryan suggestion,' and it was decided to send the message to the. President only after the ' moderator j suggesteu via if ther'Tinnift of anv other govern mental ,i infflcial : was : mentioned, all Plans for ministerial relief and me morial services for the 32 deceased monihora nf , h .Assembly "occupied the session during the remainder of the day. ' . . ' . - 'ArrniiP'ompTits IiAvb .been made oy tbe Presbyterians'Oif Atlanta to tender a mnmmnHn tAntioil".to the COmmiS- siohers of the three general Presby terian assemblies' tomorrow aiternoon at Agfaes -Scott couege;.: . , ; . President ; fornia Ai. STRIKE: SITUATION BECOMES VI0LEI1T 26 Arrested In Cincinnati for Interfering With Opera- : , tion of Street Cars TWO MEN AND YOUTH INJURED Hundreds Congregate . on Principal Streets and Resort -to Mob Vio- ' . ', lence In Sympathy With . -- Striking Employes. 'Jt .Cincinnati,'! May ; 16. Two men . and a youth were slightly injured and 26 men were -arrested this afternoon, charged with .' disorderly ' conduct as a result : of, ah attempt to. inter fere with the operation of one of the lines oif the traction company, whose em ployes are on strike. . -f " vThe demonstration occurred' short ly after noon at Fifth and Walnut streets . in : the heart of the business section . - ; : "''tf: u It : was i precipitated. It is said. . tt boys overturning a large garbage can in front of a car. , A. large crowd had assembled' to witness the parade of labor unions - in sympathy with the strikers and when it was rumored that the motorman of the car had struck a boy with-a club a violent demonstra tion, was star ted. . . ; v The Mob Violent. , Mounted, police rade into the crowd, rescued the crew of the car, and drove tne moojoack to the sidewalks. Mis siles ot ; various kinds - were . thrown. The demonstration lasted half an hour , . . . :-.. . , Jiuring.the afternoon hundreds con gregated about the scene and hooted the non-union car employes. Attempts were made ;, to interfere with running of cars by blocking the tracks with wagons, v As darkness approached the cars were withdrawn and tonight the tie-up is complete. " ; ' in- tne oemonstration or sympatny for 'car men. about .7.500 lined up in the parade r-to. a ball park where speeches' were made by union leaders. The.'Darade":was orderly and the meet- pf- anythingspectaculaxcAiyor: Hunt MBdHaciais-et business organisations today attempted to'Pring" about a set tlement but ' theii". efforts . were' f ruit- ikT THE CAPITAL ' : The. Work of a Day in the House and Washington, May 16. Senate: Met atl A. M.4: . - - Resumed debate on motion to refer tariff bill to Finance Committee with instructions for public hearings. Kern resolution for investigation of West Virginia coal mine strike debat ed. .: v.S-V--. - ' ' Postofflce Committee postponed un til Monday, public hearing on- Mrs. Helen D. :-Longstreet s displacement as -postmaster at Gainesville, Ga. ' Chief Forester Graves" testified be fore .Territories Committee regarding Chugach National Forest. Indian-Affairs Committee agreed to amendment of Indian ' Appropriation bill so as to provide for Congressional investigation of well-being of Indians and betterment of Indian service. Defeated Penrose-LaFoilette amend ment' for public hearings on tariff bill 41 to 36.' . r-. :- - . . . - AdoDted Simmons motion to refer the tariff bill to the Finance Commit tee without a roll call. - - Adopted resolution for participation of the United . States in an Interna tional. Conference on Education at Thel Haerue this -Year. Senator iNorris denounced interna tional -bankers who furnished money for - Brazilian coffee - - valorization scheme. .. - : ' - j Adjourned at 6:06 P. M.- until noon Monday.;. - - . ; . -.v:. . House: .: Met at noon. .Took ntv conference renort- on sun dry civil, biU. . ' ; 7 - i ReDresentative Smltn. ol, New York. introduced 4ill. tp print record : of all committee proceedings- In Congres sional Record. . - .7'- - Refused to recede from its stand on sundrycivil bill and sent it back : to conference. 7 -Adjourned at l: 05 i P. . M . until Tuesday...', , : ; ARIZONA'S ALIEN- BILL. ! Must Declare Intention of Becoming j ; Citizen Before Owning Land. : - Phoenix, Ariz.,7May l6.-:rGovernor Hunt signed today Arizona's hew alien land bill. It nrohibits any' alien. whethernof Caucasian': or Mongolian descentj. from owning land in Aanzo- na if ne nas not declared nis. intention of becoming a citizen, v, 7 - 7 The lawcbars not only Asiatics, who cannot become citizens, but also many wealthy M exicans, who - live on the American side of the line, but who have . maintained their allegiance to. Mexico. A vigorous fight -was made to have the.' bill apply only to aliens ineligible to citizenship that Mexican holders oT"property in Arizona would not be affected. There are few Japan ese holding property in the State, but many Chinese hold titles and these, like the non-citizens among the Mexi cans, will ;be required to dispose of their, real estate .within five years. lThe,lavr exempts only mining claims held by aliens or real property neces: ; . Representative Japanese, conferred with thtev Governor in an effort to in. duce ; him to veto the bill, but he " de clined on, the ground that such a law was necessary in the interests of . the white race: jThe Governor added that the '-. law -Was - made to apply to all aliens in" .compliance with the wishes of the National administration as er- pressed to the California Legislature. 7A1I silk parasols for $1.50 at C. H. I Fore & Co. - (advertisement.) DEMOCRATIC CAL1PA1GN PLANS National Committee,. Organizes and Prepare for -Fight ( in l'Cotning Elections Mammoth Pt&- licity- Project. ' . Washington," May f 16. The Acam paign f or , DemocratitC supremacy at the polls in 1(914 and 1916: was opened here today -vhen the executive cam paign committee of the- Democratic National Committee organized and discussed prel'iminarjrplans7 - The committee agreed upon perma-' hent headauarters in "Washington: the organization fbt anv educational cam paign and-' harmonious co-operation With - the . Demo'cratie? ; Congressional Committee,: with a : continuous : mili tant party organization irom now. un til after the next Presidential election, at least. Representative A. . Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsyivama. n caucus chairman of tha House, and reepgnized as the Presldenr8 spokesmanan that body, was . made- chairman :and Rolla Wells, of St. .Louis, treasurer of the Democratic National fi, Committee, treasurer. At - the permanent head quarters Thomas J. Pence; of .North Carolina,"- the former-, correspondent who. conducted the Wflson press cam paign, -will be in chage: as -manager of publicity. With aim already is Onl , .Trhn -I: Martin, of Mlsse.-ari. ser- geant-at-arms v of ? the last and other ENatlonal conventions of the Jemocra- l cy: Plans agreed upon today ; contem plate the v sending ; of Democratic Washington letters to approximately 10,000 weekly- newspapers, and tz.uuu daily papers- that have no special cor- respondents" at the National capital All this will require a large: fund and the committee decided to appeal tto the States for contributions, v . The situation generally, and : thei need for immediate, organized - cam paign work were discussed at two ses sions of the 'committee. The confer ences .will be resumed tomorTow.'The' committeement ' accompanied. by Mr. Pence, called at the tWhite, House and explained, the plans to. President .Wil son, who voiced his Jiearty-' approval. At the outset of tomorrow's meeting the committee . will confer with Repre sentative Lloyd, or Missouri, : chair man, and Representative. Page, of North Carolina,, secretary, the retiring olncers at tne iiemocrauc Jongres slonal Committee, who - were - directed at a recent meeting to consult -with the National Committee, the President and- Democratic: Senators Tegarding the President's proposal that the nu merical strength? of Senators on the Congressional Committee be increas- It is probable that the Congression al . uommittee rwiir -seast-ea -najne jnree K.epresentauvesi ana. two sena tors to serve on- a joint executive campaign committee, for conducting the political battles during the next four years.. The party leaders : con template sending out speakers under tne auspices, or tne joint committee SENATE TO INVESTIGATE Charges oft'Oppression of West Vir- ginia Coal - Miners- n Washington. .- Mar lfr. Senator Kern's resolution " for investigation of the charges of peonage militarism and oppression of workers in the West Virginia mine district, was not taken up today but went-over as unfinished business, and will be laid ? before the Senate Monday.: Backed with numer ous affidavits and statements alleging depotism and a reign of terror main tained by the mine operators. Mr, Kern announced today , thati he would Insist on early action. v- o , Senator Kern received a letter today from. State Senator Samuel B. Mont gomery,- of Kingwood, W. Va., who declared "Human-, life was the only thing held valueless by the mine ope rators" and tnat tne nead or tne state Mining- Department was an operator in whose jnines occurred ' frequent ex plosions. ; Senator Montgomery wrote that 700 miners had been killed in mine explo sions in the State, and the. Only thing received by the widows were the "pine boxes .in . which their husbands were buried." He declared that the Mining De partment displayed no interest in hu man lives and that a lobby was main tained against : employers' liability laws of which West Virginia had none. - . . : ' ' Union. S" C. May 16. After being out since .11: 10 yesterday morning the jury in the second trial or Harry cole man., charced" with the" murder of his father, Robert D. Coleman, on Janu ary 31st last, at 9:47 this morning Announced . that they could not agree and .Judge Prince ordered a mistrial. O UTLIWES - -The Democratic ; National Commit tee met yesterday to -discuss plans for the ' campaign of IS 1 4 and 19 16 : ' The Southern Baptists-convention In session at St.- Louis has selected Nashville, Tenn7 as the place of meet ing in 1914. : - " In the Senate yesterday it was de cided by a vote of '41 to 36 to refer the Underwood tariff bill to the Fi nance Committee .without public hear ings, thereby defeating 1 the Penrose- LaFoilette amendment. -- ?c; At -Atlanta yesterday, for the first time in the history of Presbyterlanism, the Four Grand Divisions s - or the Church participated in a union com munion service. There- were- r more than 3.000 communicants: - ; ; The militant suffragettes in London are still engaged in . placing r bombs In various quarters of the cities in e . l.n;lJiV.' ... many oi me pu'cuc vunuuign, ijj. au ai temnt to coerce . the : government into granting the r Parliamentary , franchise to women. - .. "- -A tentative draft of the reply of the TJnited States government to Japan's protest against thecaiirornia land leg islation has been prepared, and is now being considered by the President and his cabinet; Officials of the State ' De partment at .Washington - refused , to discuss the issue yesterday. , , . New York mantoetsf 7 Money on call steady 2 1-4 at 2 7-8 per cent: ruling rate 2 3-4 ; closing bid 2 1-4, offered at 2 1-2. Cotton ouiet:-middling uplands 12.00, middling gulf 12.25; . sales 1,667 Daies. .'iour teady. uorainrm ex 3-4. Wheat firm. Turpentine easy.- Rosin quiet. . .? ? SENATE AGA1IJST PUBLIC HEARINGS Penrose-La Follette Amend- ment Pef eated yf VTole v of 41 toV6V7V';' v . THE PRESIDENT'S ATTITUDE :,.7 -: . A7.-V7- ; ; y'f'r-n;:. Closing Day of Debate Enlivened With 7 Discussion s of Platforms and,v7 SPIedges Galleries Filled? - 7,'.A7 ; M uch , Interest ;-,-.'7.v":;-. Washington; May ' lC Democratic leaders in', the N Senate .were endorsed : late today ; m tneir ; vdetermination to refer the Underwood tariff bill to the Finance Committee for consideration without public hearings. 7' The 4 'Pen- rose-LaFollette ' amendment . directing that , public hearings '. be held; was de feated by a vote of 41 to 36, and the motion 'of Senator Simmons - to . refer the f bill was "' then passed - without. , rbiliali;777? $''2ic7":v77!7. Two : Democrats, Senators Ransdell and Thornton, of Louisiana,' voted for the I Republican amendment.', Senator1 Poindexter, of .Washington, V Prpgres- siveV-yqted vrath the majority .v.Sena-; tor 'Jones, of Washington, Republican, who previously had determined to J vote V against public, hearings, - an nouhced that he had cianged his- mind j because the Finance sub-committee wre, givaiig -private uearings w some interests" which he thought should be public. : 7 ' --r i -, " The .Closing Debate .;r . . The closing day of debate on the'is- sue of hearings . was. enlivened with discussion of the Democratic -Dlatform l and its tearing on rree sugar oy ssen,- ator James, . of Kentucky, rwho .vigor ously defended the stand - taken - by , Presiident Wilson for free' sugar, de-r clared tnat the : party nad stood, ior free sugar and campaigned onit, and defied : the (Louisiana Senators to :find a man "President Wilson' ever had, told he was . opposed .to. free sugar,';. .7 -7- - ' enators tsmoou. ; Juao 1 iauet,-v; ana Clark-'Wouiidi&te 01 tne puduc Hearing anienameni, even-i ' - - . ".'- 1 ? - 3 . A. f . J ator. Smoot predicting that the Dem ocratic party would be put out of pdw er -for another quarter of -a. centttry as a result of its tariff bill. :7 7?7 " ' - P re d ict s . -De moe rac v s R ul fi r 1 - :i 'The edict has gone forth," said Senator Clark. "The real vote art this tariff bill will be taken here as ifi the House, where dt was, takeh ' in secret caucus. I mow there are Democrats here who do ' not believe the bill is iust and righteous altogether, who ate willing to 'bow their head to the de mand of ' office and ease the I lash :- of party expediency." 7 v- Senator Newlands, or Nevada, BpQKft briefly on the sugar schedule,; protest- Ing. against sacrificing the sugar pro 4uction of this country to Cuba,: , -f 1 ne uaiienes urowaea . The Finance .Committee -will meet next week to hear reports froth the sub-committees engaged - in considera tion of various schedules of , the bill, and Ch airman Simmons hope 8 : tot re port the bill to the Senate by June 1st. Great Interest was - manifested in the final contest over the" hearings Ques tions, the galleries being crowded with spectators. Tne senators' private, gat-. lery was- filled withguests and- m ; the President s gallery were tne ; Misses Margaret : and Eleanor Wilson ana a party of friends. They remained until a vote hadi been taken. . - - v Partv. Platform Interoreted. -! ' Senator James,' accredited . .with' speaking for President ..Wilson, and the administration, interoreted -the Baltimore -platform in his - speech:i;aa commitlne the president and tne Democratic party to i free sugar. ; His remarks were in eDly to declkratidns bv Senators Ransdell and Sehatorelect Broussard, of -Louisiana,- that 15 aid" j- - ...... i " "rfv' not. . - - ; - s : .i-, -. ' Senator James declared . the plat form adopted at the Baltimore con vention approved . tne course or tne Democratic House in the last session of Congress, and that it Included ap proval of the Underwood free ugar bill. He read a paragraptt ffOMir the Democratic campaign" text bbok 1 V ap proving "the excellent record. of,? the House", in olacine: suear on the-, free hist, c . .i- . : 7 - Senator Ransdell asked if president J.lnnJ rl irtaftA'Mti. at Pittsburgh, that he did fiot stalid for free trade? . ;' l-iitv Senator James returned that ;; the President was not a free trader,' 4nd that v the proposed : bill, calcuiatf d : to raise $300,000,000 In revenud,waS not a free trade bill. : v , ;v; .. : - Wilson for Free -Sudar c " ."If you say President Wilsbtt- is fre trader Tkefans he favof 8 f ree su gar," demanded Senator James,- "did you call. yourself a free trader when ybu ' voted for : free bread t and-; free shoes?" " 1 '" ": . " -;'.' ii-W.' Senator James referred to the point made by the Louisiana leaders that President Wilson and the platform had declared against tariff reductions which .would injure any. legitimate; in dustry . 1 "By 'legitimate industry ". in - the platform." said the Kentucky S eriator, "is "meant' industrially legitimate and commercially t ligitimate industry. It does not refer to an industry, which has had 125 years of government aid, and protection and is yet unable -to take care of itself.". :: : v : ' ''7"1 Taft's Couraqe . Assailed ' "If Wlilliam -H. Taft. had had bait the courage of Woodrow Wilson he would have vetoed the Payne-Aldrich bill and bon-fires .would have been burned on every hillside In. his-honor-and, in my, opinion, be would" have been re-elected. - ' ' "President Wilson says he is ill fa- vor of free sugar and , free wool and wants no compromises. At Pittsburg he merely said he did not want to de stroy anv leeitimate industry. I chal- lenge you to find' anybody tp whom VOTES FOR WOMEN GAUPAIGH Militants Continue to Place "Bombs" )ln 1 Public Institutions Attempt- " ing . Coerce Goemment Into"- ; " Granting Franchise London, May 16. The militant suf fragettes' campaign -v. of ; ; placing bomibs" in - 'public institutions to coerce the . government into granting the Parliamentary franchise to . wo men, was carried on-in, several quar-tres-of London and the provinces to da A' workrnanlike- canister of ex plosives, vWith.'a-. clock-work attach ment: was found in the Rotherhite Public " Library in 'Southeast London; this morning. It was' labelled "Votes for. Women."; 'According to belief in som quarters it was placed there by a .-man. Indeed the police ,-' suspect many men shave been "engaged by offi cers of the Militant Suffragettes So ciety for' this work. V'. Machine , Found in Letter Box . Another machine' was found todav in the letter box of the Wandsworth district postoffice in Southwest ' London.- It consisted of a glass tube con taining fluid. . A partly burned fuse was attached to one end. The police declare; the bomb was apparently set there - by militant suffragettes. : 7 Still :another canister ef explosives with a partially burned fuse was found today in Holy Trinity church at Hastings,- a popular -watering place on the south coast, Where the militant suf fragettes have been most active during the past week. . ' j "The Suffragette" 'A : defeat has been inflicted on the government by the "Wild Women" in the matter of the suppression of the militant suffragettes newspaper. - The Suffragette." X 1 After Archibald Bodkin, counsel for the Treasury, had announced that the government would prosecute any - one printing the newspaper in the future, the labor press and some of the Lib eral mewspapers wmcn are the strong est- supporters of the plresent, cabinet," protested - tnat tms was- an infringe-i ment or tne noerty or tne press. Tne former Socialist member :.of l- Parlia ment,: George Lansbury, and the So cialist member, James Kerr Hardie, offered personally to undertake the publication of the. paper, , but the- suf fragettes declined their offer , with scorn. r-:v '-Hi i 7 . 7 ; 'i -:'y::-. ' 7V-v -' i 7ublieatibn7'Continuesi :7; ' ' Tbereunon- the' liome -office Issued a Statement dearing ithiUMit?3BOdki&'L itfued. and that the Womett'st-Soelal and, Political , umon-o?.; any-.pblisher could issue TB Suffragette so-long as 14. : . " a crime. , c:::;-': ?, ;-':.::-- -- This week's number of The Suffra gette appeared today and was . freely circulated. The general tone of the newspaper- is much . milder than.it: was befdre . the raid on: the militant suf fragettes rheadouarters and printing office. ""' ::?- ; : - , r ;,' - . . Suffragette Undergoes Operation Miss Zelie Emerson, the militant suffragette of Jackson, Mich., was ope rated, on today for appendicitis which is said to nave developed owing to the privations she underwent while she was carrying out a. "hunger , strike in Holloway nail. -' V Sher . was released ' on April -8th be- rcause of. her weakened condition, : and some time . afterward, was taiKen to a private hospital to prepare herself for the operation. - She was sentenced to six - weeks' : imprisonment on February 14th, tor smasnmg- snop windows. . CLASS FREIGHT RATES Inter-State Commerce Commission to rv : - v : : 7 ' I n vesti gate . Washington.; May 7 16. Reductions in class freight rates from New York and other ISastern points and . from Ohio river crossings to Middlesboro. Ky., ' similarly situated : destinations. were oraerea toaay Dy . tne mter-isiaie Commerce Commission, existing rates being neld unreasonable, - The commission alsojield that'class rates trom points in tne isoutneast- ern territory to .Middlesboro .were un justly preferential to Tennessee pqmts and lower- rates were prescribed. Woodrow Wilson .. ever, said he was not in favor of free sugar." , - Hot Debate - ii Senator Smoot and Senator Smith, of . Georgia, clashed " when the Utah Senator called on his; colleagues to compare the bill as it now appears and When it comes from the Finance Com mittee.'.- v. .-: ;-.'v7.f --ri ' ' "I , have ' ho doubt," he said, "that the cottonschedule will be changed. I have no doubt that some interests tyill be . taken care of. - Why cotton any more than wool, any more than su gar?" ;;7 . i - r:-- ; . '-- .-. "Does the' Senator mean 'that the rate on cotton is . to foe changed, be cause people in my State are interest- ed in it?" demanded Senator, smith. 7 "Does the Senator say that he has hot promised that the cotton rate shall be -changed ?" retortedi Senator Smooth i- nave- promised nopooy anytning. bt a suggestion- has come to me for a raise on-tne cotton rate trom lieorsia. but suggestions have: come - from New England for raises. , - 1 1 The Foreian -Manufacturer. -: Senator Smoot declared that ' Eng land, Germany,' France and every other foreign: country.-was rejoicing over the Underwood 'bill.- 1 nave a collection of articles from all over the world. he added. '"showing how every foreign manufacturer is preparing to' enter the American market. 7 It means for every dollars worjn imported ? American la bor win; do reoiiceo.". - Senator- LaFollette favored open hearings, he said; because it was of the greatest importance that tne wio est publicity; be given tariff subiects. H "believe all legislative business is public business "; said Mr. Laroiiette "I think even the doors of the caucus of the two Irreat political parties, or of all- moiitical iparties. snouia . stand onen." -.bi - '-.' - . , ! - ' Chairman Simmons announced : that i t the Senate decided , against open hearings, - the questions-submitted, by mm to be as Red manuracturers -wouio be sent out to all .parties, who had filed briefs or appeared, before the. Demo crats of the Finance committee. An swers to the questions would be asked ne said. 7 - K . ': BAPTIST TO I.1EET I Tennessee City Chosen f oi 1914 Convention After Strong Contest THE MINISTERIAL E0UCAT10II Mountain Mission Fields Given PrgmU ' nent Place ; in Discussions . Churches Asked to Contrib- - ... Cite to Fund. - St. Louis, May 16. The Southern! Baptist Convention today chose Nash ville, Tenn.; as the next place of meet ing and , fixed r May lSth. t 1914: a? tha ; date. 5. The Rev." George W- McDaniel, ; of Richmond, Va. will preach the" con- ' yen tion sermon' Rev: Forest Smith of Sherman, Texas,v was named as $1 ternate. , ' - ' . Nashville Was chosen after a con-- test over, the proposition to make Chattanooga the permanent , meeting place. w A movement:, which has been, going on quietly. 'for several years to organ ize all the Baptists west of! the Missis sippi river into a separate convention i was met by the introduction of reso lutions by President E.;?; Mullkis, of7 the Southern . Baptist .Theological Seminary of Louisville,-, which were adopted,- expressing-feelings of frater nity and sympathy for the work being done in tne tneoiogical Beminary -at Fort' Worth, Texas, and Liberty, Mo, -The question of -giving ifree educa tional: advantages to young ja,en who ; wish to : enter the . Baptist ; ministry was. brought before; the convention by Mr. Mullins,- 'He offered a resolution a call ; on the .various States in the convention' for a share of ..-.$18,000 the ' money to go to the school of which he is : the head and which- is - in deht for - students .expenses to that amount.: He said he 1 believed' that if theBap-tists- would t offer free, : education ; to ;i ministerial students, I three x hundred ntiiiion converts ? could be won la Chi na alpne during the next; 25 years,, .yne respiuuon.was adopted; s .''. Ifl NASHVILLE fcjtaadecjtded.the' officers of the ' convention that-tlift-proposed" ainend- - --'s. ' ment .tw the constlttOTon allPWtfig wo '.K ' . 1 . . meotbe' fioeradelegates'WMld' have to go-over until next year; as It had not, been Plntroduced on the first i, . -day's -session. ' & - ' . V The night ."session consisted oT a., symposium of evangelist and mission-r . . .- : ' ary fields, in which the mountain--.' - schools of the Southern States were , - . given , a: prominent place. - The Bap tists are navlne- special .; attention to the Cumberland and Allegheny moun tain regions.' vAmang . the speakers ; were Rev.-.F. J, Paes,f Colon Cuba, and Rev. ,M.'N. McCall, Of Havana, Cuba, whp have charge of the Cuban . field. -. -n, r , . 1 .- 1 4 : Woman's Missidnary ? Union. : ; ' The Woman's Missionary Union re- -elected- its officers, Recommenda tions for the year 1913-1914, plans to . be - followed- and - results - . hoped for, were outlined todar to .the Woman's , - Missionary Union bv ' th Home and Foreign. Mission Boards.' These rec-1 ommendations concern chiefly the fi nancial plans of the boards .and axe ' -in-part as 'follows: , 1 J By the Home Mission Board: "That : you assist Aw the-circulation of Home Mission literature; that the first -week In March be observed as a week -of prayer and self-denial ( thank offer- kig) for home missions ; .that, as here- v toiore. tne -treasurer s books remain open till April 30 for the sake of con formity - with the- fiscal ' year of the Southern. Baptist Convention. 7 "That the . Women's Missionary So- defies Kive special attention to , the ; foreigners and frontier; the young-wo men's auxiliaries to mountain school work;, the -Royal Ambassadors-to the Indians, the Sunbeams to our- mission ..: schools among , the ' foreigners in El Paso, Tampa and in -CUha.V' The v board urges that -the women j and young people also assist, by Jubi- ,, late offerings, the milldh dollar church building loan fund ? and that ''constant prayer be made -for more laborers for our great white harvest ttelds and that , the Lord may call a treat company of consecrated, gifted found ..wolnen to , i work In the great-home mission field." Under seven .heads are grouped, the -recommendations of the 'foreign mis- sion boards namely: -Information, sys- -tern prayer Sunbeain - bands. Royal ; Ambassadcrs, Toung ; Women s , Aux- . iliaries. women's miSBiohary "societies and. Christmas offering and Judson ' centennial fund. , 7 4 "We earnestly recommend"' that you . will continue : to -press the matter of . giving information not only to the W. M. U. members,: but to -.all our: peo ple,", read the recommendations. "We recommend regular- and proportionates -giving .with a basis' of one-tenth as a -minimum." ' s ,t . Sunbeam Bands, r the , recommenda-. . tions .. continue, . should : again -under- take the support of kindergartens and schools for bovs and girls in the var- ious fields;-.the Royal .Atpbassadors should be enlisted in aiding the BoysJ school at Toluca: the iYoung,Women's Auxiliaries should undertake- to raise ' funds sufficient to support all women ' missionaries In- ifore!$ctt '. fields. The -Christmas offerine, it is, recommended should be made for the work in. Chi- v. na. and the young people ofthe vari ous - organizations are - urged to - "let -v that -portion of. the "monev -raised in t their special Jubilate offering for for eign missions be applied to the Jud son Centennial Fnnd as. a part of their gift to this fund." ' ' , LITTLE- CHANGE ' ' 7 - - . In Condition of Southern Hotel and Railroad Maanate " s. West Palm Beachv Fla.,'.May'-l6..-- Little change was reported tonight in : the condition of Henry. M.. Flagler, the railroad and hotel magnate -who has been 1 ill here several months. . Mr.. : Flagler took- some nourishment today, and: tonight , was restinar . comfortably. according to-his physicians, s,. He con- :. inues, however,-- very 'weak-,-v, t ; .. u h i 7 4 ' ' i- . - '. ', .' ' ' x4 N