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kV;v ; "v " : c;. ? : " . '' ."' . . ,- '.' j '' ""''v-i'."'!-'.---'.'-'--'''-? -. : . : .. :: ri .;. ; ' . ...... ... f ; : ... '-' V "-V-"f THE WEATHER. Probably fair on the coast; local X showers in interior Sunday;, Monday' cloudy and not quite so wanai1 - - VOL. XCH NO. 7i. 4 witMmGTor, jsr, c.; sihdaid moekestg; jtjne 25, 1913. WHOLE NTJMBEB 13,35 1 : t iimioiii ItlUkll IILIU 0 CAUCUS 0)1 TLIIFF m nrr 14 LJaaes To-Vcty ; ;- . - v - . 7- " . 1 1 1 . j uULUiiuii ui ; uuiitnuiiu u IIIIIL I LULNHLU HIIL III; HHI RATE flOJillJEtlir lu C: PRESIflEIII DESPERATE PLIGHT Holdings of the Commission in a Significant . Case. RIGHTS OF A COMMON CARRIER Opinion That Boat" Lfnes Should be' Allowed to Establish Routes and Joint Rates When They Meet Requirements AVashington,' June 21 . In Tiew ot recent discussions of the right of State authorities to fix railroad transports tion rates, the holdings of the Inter? State Commerce Commission today in the case of Truckers' Transfef Com? pany, a boat line operated from Port Royal, S. C, against the Charleston & Western Carolina "Railway, and its dismissal are significant. .The trans fer company demanded the rights of a common 'carrier and the privilege of. making through routes and joint rates with the railroad. ' ." . " "Inter-State commerce, not being subject to State law, . would .not .fall vithin the prohibition of a charter granted by a State Legislature," the Commission- held. . -''Incorporation is 'not a condition precedent to the right to be a common carrier, so far as inter-State transportation is concerned. "The Question of establishing joint rates or declining to do so rests in the discretion of the Commission. , "When boat lines have met all rea sonable requirements- of conecting railways they should -be permitted to establish through routes and. publish joint rates. The record does not show that the complainant (the transfer company), is capable financially and physically to assume Ihe obligations which through routes and joint rates would impose upon it." - SHEEPHEAD FISHING FINE Lightning Temporarily Disables South - port EJectrlo Plan r - (Special Star-.Correspondence.) Soifthpdrf7:..fcjuhe The sieephead fishing has been unusual . iy fine of later.Jn"both:- Quantity" and size,, the latter, particularly,. At the steamer dock at Fort CaswelV' and from the . dock, at Bald Head, those fishing report the biggest results. One sheephead " caught weighed nine poundSk Only - sheephead' fishermen can best understand what such a fish is. There hare, been a number five pounders brought in, while it seems any fish under three pounds was a rarity. The electric storm of last Tuesday night, caused a good deal of anxiety to the electric light company. Light ning struck near and entered the plant house, and it was feared at first that the djii&mo had been seriously injur ed. For a couple of nights there was no lights, but former Manager Stiffler came to the rescue, and in a few hours work had the' "j ulce",-again , flowing, and every one was made glad. - v - There is a rumor that the. govern ment will piace a new buoy-tender on this district, as there is too mocJi work for one. It might be that this boa could be secured for a station at this place. - V - The recently organized 1 laundry company has purchased a site son the W., B. & S. Railroad and will erect its buildings on it. Machinery' has been ordered. , For some time -property owners who have Euonymus hedges, have not ed that an infection of some kind was, destroying these ornamental and at tractive barriers. It had continued to such an extent that the extinction of the Euonymus was threatened. Th0 owner of a very handsome hedge? finalf iy sent some of the infested twigs. to the North Carolina Department of En tomology at Raleigh, for a remedy. The reply said that the twigs were infest ed with what is known as the EuonyT mus scale, at the same time telling iiai was to De empioyea to na tne hedges of this scale, and the remedy is being applied. - Reports from the county say that crops are doing well, that the cold j spell early in June set cotton back at the time, but that the present weath er is fine, and that all-crops have re gained any previous setbacks. " -: I - : DESPERATE NEGRO LYNCHED. Police Slayer Suffers-Death at the Hands of Mob. Americus, Ga., June 21. William Redding, a negro who shot and per haps fatally wounded Chief of Police William C. Barrow here tonight while the officer was taking his1, to prison, v-as taken from the jail shortly after wards by a mob of, about 500 men and hanged to a cable at" a street corner fcear the scene of his crime. . . The mob was "unmoved by the plead ings of a local pastor in Redding's be nalf, and after swinging the negro's body in the air, they riddled it with bullets. . - Karly in the night Redding,! after "ting arrested by Chief Barrow, sud denly wrenched himself loose from ie officer, pulled a pistol from his rw-ket and fired at close range. The "llet passed entirely through . the 'cer's body and wounded a negro by? gander. Chief Barrow, although bad t? '.ounded, fired several times at wedding, three other negroes receSv slight injuries. Redding was plact efi m jail, but a mob quickly formed, overpowered the sheriff and deputies, fed a rope about the prisoner's neck ni led him through the streets to a i-rominent corner, - where he was tirung up. After firing at the swing- k ?-ay fr about half an hour, the niidVLpersed- nd at a late hour to niht the body had not been taken rJi;arriw has been the local chief of police for about t25 years. - , California Official Makes v Serious Charges Against v-McReynolds SAYS SITUATIQfl IS SERIOUS U. S. District Attorney Says Attorney ' General Ordered "Fatal Delays" , " - ". in Prosecution of Alleged T White Slavers. San Francisco, June 21.Charglng that United- States Attorney General McReynolds had 'ordered what he considered "fatal delays" in the pros ecution of-four; men indicted by Fed eral, grand juries, United Slates Dis trict Attorney John L. McNab, of this city, tendered his resignation by tele graph to President Wilson last night, with a request that it be accepted by the same quick method of communica tion. : . Mr. McNab made public today the text of his telegram1 to the President, together with a message sent to the 'Attorney General. - The telegraphic resignation to the President was as follows : , "Woodrow WSlson, President of the : United States, Washington, D. C. v "I. have the honor to tender my res ignation as United States attorney -lor the Northern District of California to take effect immediately. I am ordered by the Attorney General, over my pro test, ' to ' postpone until Autumn the trials of -Maury-Diggs -and Drew Cami netti, . indicted for a hideous crime, which has mined two girls and shock ed the : moral-sense of the people of California, and this" after I 'have ad vised the Department of Justice that attempts had . been made to corrupt the government witnesses and friends of the defendants are public boasting that' the wealth and political promi nence of the defendants' relatives will procure my hand to- be stayed through influence at Washington. "In these cases two. girls were tak en from., eultnred ' homes,-- bullied and frightened -into' going - to. a foreign "State: and were ruined and 'debauched by- tfl. defend&ntg, who abandoned their wlreSTuW Infants" to Commit the crime, ' : ' " .' "On receipt of .the Attorneye Gener al's telegram I - prepared my resigna tion to take effect , on conclusion of the trial of the Western Fuel Direc tors and the J. C; Wilson stockbrok ers, cases, , both of which I had Insti tuted, and I wished to bring to a suc cessful conclusion. Before. I could send my resignation -I received anoth er telegram1 from the department or dering me - to postpone the . case against certain ' defendants of the Western Fuel Company, and not to try , them unless ordered by the de partment. . . T - "In bitter humiliation df spirit I am compelled to acknowledge what I have heretofore : indignantly refused to be lieve, namely, that the Department of Justice is -yielding to influence which will cripple and destroy the use fulness of. this office. I cannot con sent to occupy this position as a mere automaton, and have the guilt or in nocence of the rich and powerful de fendants which . have been indicted by unbiased . grand juries on over whelming evidence . determined in Washington on representations on be half of .the defendants without notice to me. " . , . . "I am - unable . to convey to the de partment the - understanding - of the serious "situation in which -this action will leave this office. If the depart ment in future has. to review the find ings of grand juries and nullify their indictments then this, office might as well be abolished for its functions wili:have ceased to exist. "Neither can my" sense of public duty permit me thus to '. destroy the prestige of -this office. "With profound respect, and regret that such a step is necessary, I have the honor, In view of my absolute in ability to agree with the department to ask that I "be, by wire, immediately relieved' from : duty in . order that the Department of -Justice may be permit ted to carry out its policy in these cases without future obstruction by me. ' (Signed) f V T- "JOHN. L. McNAB.?' ' The - message to' Attorney General McReynolds is similar inv import. i The white slavery cases against Drew Caminettl and Maury Diggs have attracted r widespread attention . be cause of the - prominence of the de fendants' families. Oaminetti is a son of A. Caminettl, recently appointed commissioner; general of immigration by President: Wilson. Diggs .' is a nenhewof . former State Senator Mar shall . Diggs, of this State, and is a man of wealth and . strong political connection. The two are charged with having violated: the Mann white slave act in eloping to RenO, Nevada, 'with two Sacramento girls of the high school age. Both Diggs and Caminet tl have wives and families.- Robert Bruce and, Sidney V. Smith, of San ?Francisco, are . the Western Fuel Companv directors whom District Attorney -McNab- sousrht to bring to trial without delay. They and others of ' the Western -Fuel Company are charged with having defrauded the government of hundreds of thousands of: dollars of J customs duties on im ported coal, through a conspiracy en tered Into with -r steamship and cus toms officials by which weight records were falsified. . 4 ; . ' ' KILLED BY TRAIN Aged ' Citizen of ; ' Llncolnton ,; Meets Tragic Death ;w Llncolnton, N. G. June 21. W, A. Duncan, an aged citizen of this place, was run over by a Carolina. & North western train at the union station here this morning rand killed instantly. Consult Dr. Vineberg, the Eye Spe cialist, Masonic Temple, about your eyes. No charge for examinations. Spectacles or eye-glasses from ?1 up. Forces are Without-Water ' and With But Scant . Rations DRIVEN Constitutionalists Pressing the Forces of General Ojeda Reports Say 5 ' , Battle of Ortiz Has Been .Resumed ' Nogales, Ariz., June 21 . Reports here today were, that the Constitution alists had driven General Ojeda and his 4,000 Federals back from Ortiz to Santa Rosa, some miles nearer his base,' Guaymas, and later had cut him from his supplies. Without water and with but ; scant rations the Federal -commander . was reported tonight to be in a desperate situation. Fifteen .hundred rebels under Col onel Alyaredo,- have gained Ojeda's rear, according to reports to the Mexi can consul here. The consulate also confirmed the, report that Colonel Bar ron, who commanded the Federals in the first battle near Santa Rosa sev eral days ago. had been killed. Douglas, Ariz.. June 21. An official message from Governor Pesquiera, of Sonora, today stated the battle of Or tiz . begun Thursday had been resum ed. The rebel war aeroplane, piloted by Didier Masson. the French aviator, did much execution among the : Fed erals, it . is said. Pesquiera asserted the Huerta commander could not get away;unless he cut through the rebel lines. 7 r , , i v Boirb Kills7 52 Masson, according to the message, dropped one bomb that 'killed 52 men. These, and a hundred other Federal dead. ; together with 70 rebel dead and 70 wounded, were brought to Her- mosiuo. uimer - Masson, in nis war aeroplane late today forced the -gun boats Guerrero and .Tampico to steam out to sea from Guaymas harbor, ac cording to reports received by the Con- stltuttonall8t8',oommitte here. ... . . . TIm . Tfrpnoh avlatnr .t a- nn-ammi. TrifidMi 4iis . flights y.3aptain Manuel a, Aicade who assisted m dropping the bombs upon the town and driving the Mexican gun boats out of the har bor, ' Just before dusk Masson landed to get ammunition. WOft K O F PRES BYT ERIAL Gratefulness Expressed for "Mrs. SprunVs Munificent Gift ' (Special Star. Correspondence.) V - Whiteville N. C, June 21. Thurs day morning's session of the 25th an nual meeting of the Wilmington Pres byterial opened at 9:45 o'clock with devotional exercises by Rev. W. W. Morton. ; The -service was. jrery im pressive, histh ought being on "Chris tian .LdghL" -. " Mrs. H. Hr Horton extended greet ings in behalf of the local society and Mrs. i R,. W. Hicks responded to the gracious words of welcome. In the absence of Mrs. W. C. Winsborough, greetings were extended by the three missionaries present, Dr. and Mrs. Georges C. Worth and Mrs. Li. W. Curtis. - .' - ' Reports from the officers and va rious standing committees were made, showing a fine condition of work done. Dr. '. worth told the Preshvterial of he hospital at Kiang Yin, of its past. its present and greater possibilities for the future-made ..possible by the women of the Wilmington Presbytery. A feeling of gratefulness was express ed for the generous gift of $6,000 by Mrs. James- Sprunt, which completes the hospital equipment and makes it possible for the Presbyterial''to send Dr. and Mrs. Crawford to 'aid in the work in the hospital at Kiang Yin.. On Thursday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock ' a very helpful praise . and thanksgiving service .was conducted by Mrs. E. S. Lewis. Memorials of Mrs. D. T. Robinson, of Caswell, and . Mrs. Edna Cromartie Singletary, of Clarkton, were read by different members of the Presbyterial. Mrs. George Worth made a , talk on the Pocket Testament League, of what it had accomplished in other places, and what dt would accomplish with a little attention. 1 Mrs. Jackson Johnson was appoint ed to visit Jier societies over the Pres byterial .at the Presbyterial's expense and present the cause of the Kiang Yin Hospital and explain -' the new methods of work there. - Mrs.- Worth addressed the meeting on "The Opportunity of the Day in China," stating that the government is more or. less under , Christian influr ence and that " the time 1b ripe for greater work1 than has ever, been ac complished. She said what is needed is more Christian workers in the foreign field and more money to support them. . . Mrs. ,W. M. , Gumming gave a full report of the conference at Montreat, and in the evening Rev. , C: N. Cald well gave tin address on the opportun- ity given the . Christian people ror evangelizing (jnina ar tnis ume. Mr. Caldwell is a missionary from " North ern China. He spoke at a meetinsr of the Miseionary Union in Clinton five years ago.- JOHNSON : MUST PAY $2,500 . To Woman He Struck in Face With - Punching Bag . '" Chicago,' June 21-. 'Because Miss Ruth Mehi -was hit m the face with a punching' bag, " Jack Johnson, - the: ne gro pugilist, must fpay her $200, a jury decided In the Circuit Court to dav.' Th voung woman - was struck by the 4ag which Johnson knocked from its" fastenings in an exhibition at a theatre: last year. -She sued for $25,- ooo.. , -v v: :- " -.v,:. '"' ''' At the Beach Today. ; ' I , Surf '.bathing. Concerts at hotels and Lrnnina. 'moraine, afternoon and night. s J, i- (advertisement.) GUAYJ.1AS 1 Few Changes . are Made in Underwodd-Siipnions Re . vision BUI THE AUTOMOBILE A NECESSITY Only a Few Rates Criticised In -Party Conference Cheap Autos Deem ed Necessary to Business and Farm Life Washington, June 21. The Underwood-Simmons.' tariff revision hill, as agreed, upon hyjthe Democrats of the Senate committee went. through a full day's; session of the Senate - Demo cratic caucus today with ; practically no change, andwith harmonious supT port, for most of the t alterations the Finance committee members had made in the original 'Underwood 'MIL ' The tariff' duties onj-chendcals, oils and paints; on earthenware and glass ware,, and on two-thirds ot the articles comprised in the metal and machinery schedule, had been' disposed of when the caucus adjourend-late -this after noon. Democratic members of the Fi nance committee met ; tonight to 'fin ish re-draftlng the incomeitax Section of the bill. : The important changes to be made in - this provision, reducing the exempted Income if rom .$4,000 to $3,000 probably will "he, - completed Monday and -the;-income ; tax and ad ministrative features of ihe hill then will be turned over to the caucus for consideration. y-c . f Criticism Limited: .' . . Criticism of the tariff bill M the par ty conference ; was lintited 'to a - few specific rates, and a half dozen of the items were sent back-to4 the; "Finance committee for - further - investigation and report. Th committee's .report putting cement oh -the free ; list was sustained after some debate. 1'The pro posed duties. on flaming arc light car bons; on stained: glass, And:, on field glasses, optical, and surgical . instru ments and photographic lenses came in for criticism, and v were": referred baoki to the Democrats of he : Finance committee. - x- 4 . Mi .' , - 1 v Cheap Autorrrde . Cheap automohiles as necessaries of business and farming life were the object of much ofthe . "debate. V- The Finance committee Democrats had al ready cut the rates of the Underwood bill from . 45 per--cent ad valorem to 35 per cent on - motor cars valued at less than $1,500. Several Democratic Senators. urged a further cut, and rec ommended that-the tariff be only 10 or 15 per cent on .machines valued at less than $1,000.. - This demand was made on ; - the ground- that cheap automobiles were now common necessaries. - The .caucus did not settle the auto mobile controversy but asked Chair man Simmons and his colleagues on the 'Finance committee to investigate further. , - . . Harmony Predicted ' Harmony was predicted by the Dem ocratic leaders today after the caucus broke up. None of the bitterly fought sections of the bill had been reached, however, and no effort has been made thus far to assert the binding author ities of the party caucus upon indivi dual Senators. . . Senator Kern, the party leader, said the caucus would "bind all its mem bers upon all features of the bill; ex cept, where they had made pledges to their ; constituents or felt that they could not conscientiously abide by the action of the majority. . Caucus consideration of the bill will be resumed at 10 A. M. Tuesday and it is believed the measure will be ready for presentation to the Senate Thursday or Friday. FIRE AND ACCIDENT. Goldsboro Dwelling Slightly Damaged, Assistant Chief Suffers Fall. (Special Star Telegram.) ' Goldsborb, N. C, June 21. An alarm of fire tonight from box 82 proved to be the residence of J. T. Swisher, on Park avenue, the damage being only a few hundred dollars. Assistant Chief Leslie Yelverton was painfully injured-receiving several ugly bruis es upon his body when he was tripped by a small boyas he was entering the engine room, being thrown heavily to the stone pavement. - . ' , O UT LINES Syracuse University won the four mile rowing contest of the annual inter-collegiate-, regatta on the Hudson river yesterday. f r - . 1 ; .-. ; ; William Redding,: a negro who shot the, chief of police of Americus, Ga., was lynched by a mob at the scene of his crime last night.- -, Late dispatches from - the- Mexican border indicate that the Federal forc es are being driven hack toward Guay mas by, the constitutionalists. . - The Senate v passed ; a concurrent resolution yesterday8 for a joint-ses sion with the House tomorrow to hear President Wilson's address tm currency.- ' . - : ; ' -' , ' The Underwood-Simmons tariff re vision hill as agreed upon by the Dem ocrats of' the Senate committee was considered in a harmonious session of the Senate Democratic caucus yes terday. - - . The currency ; committee of the American Bankers' Association has is sued a- detailed statement embodying the views of the organization, as to the methods which should be employ ed, in reforming the Nation's currency system. ,-:-: New York markets: Money on call nominal; no loans. Time loans easier, 60 days 3 3-4 to 4; 90" days 3 3-4 to 4; 6 months 5 to 5 1-4. Flour o;uiet. Spot wheat firm. Corn easy. Turpentine steady. Rosin i auiet. Spot cotton quiet; 10 points off. s Middling uplands 12.40; middling gulf 12.65 "Sales none. Cotton futures closed steady, . 1 1 NEWPORT'S Li& m : , ,:jb - , ; N , - j'"-"-' , " X - - i ' v - ' - i r ? ' - I fit' " " ' i ? v ' f f S - (Copyright by. International News Service; supplied by New Process Elec tro Corporation N. Y.) , . : Newport's two policewomen Mis ses Janet Buchanan and Minnie Smith assumed their duties for the first time the past week. So great wasthe crowd of admirers. which followed. the female upholders of the law that a mere male exponent had to be detailed to keep it at a respectable dis tance. ' v - - The policewomen, who are the first in Newport's history, are the "real thing". They have genuine, simon-pure, true-blue police uniforms, just like their brother officers. The uniform is made up of a blue blouse with brass buttons,. a -.blue skirt and a straw. hat of sailor shape. With dainty femi nine grace each of the -policewomen carries a sun-shade over the head, and from her. right arm dangles a mesh-bag. And they are provided with regu lation whistles, v . . . . ' ' " The policewomen, who have been assigned to patrol ' the beach' and look out for .women in. distress", were appointed at the earnest suggestion of the Civic League. RAILROADS MUST CONNECT Corporation -Commissfen Makes. Order .- Sells Old Market and Will -; Build NewNotes. - (Special Star Correspondence.) ; . Raleigh, N. C, June 21. The Corpo ration Commission made .an order Jo day for the Seaboard Air Line and the Rockingham Railroad companies to provide physical connection of the two lines at Rockingham, which -- is the terminal of the Rockingham road and through which the Seaboard Air Line passes. , The order is for this connection for the interchange of car load freight shipments to be made within 90 days and the expense is to be shared equal ly by the two roads. This has been one of the most hard fought issues that has come before the commission in a long while. The Seaboard "Air Line, in opposing the .connection,, re--lied on the decision of the United States Supreme Court' in Railroad,' vs. Stock Yards, 212 U- S. 134. However, the commission takes the view that there are such different local condi tions that the Rockingham case should not be controlled by the Stock Yards case. -' , In the latter, terminal facilities and other advantages were" controlled al most entirely by the line opposing the physical connection, while ' in the Rockingham case the . commission finds that the Rockingham road, which is willing for the connection to he J made, has terminal facilities at least equal to the Seaboard - and actually served more of the local factories iand other big shippers' with special sid ings than does the Seaboard. . The physical connection between the two roads is ordered to be made at' or hear Pee Dee Mill No. 2. , v r ' In presenting the case, in his opin ion accompanying the order, Chairman Travis, of the commission, makes the statement that there are located in and around Rockingham "a: number of industries, consisting of 10 cotton mills, a fertilizer plant, a bag mill, lumber yards, a gin and - seed house, and about 16 or more private ware houses." . . There has long, been complaint' of the lack of fixed connection between the Southern and Seaboard Air . Line passenger trains . scheduled to arrive in Raleigh at 4: 05, one train some times - leaving " just as the other lis coming in. Now the Corpbration Commission issues an order for : the railroads to show cause July 10th why an order should not be made requiring the trains to wait on each other a reasonable time and give passengers time for transfer. ? -: The Raleigh city commission an nounces the purchase of a site -on Martin and Blount streets for a city market to take the place of the old Metropolitan Hall market on Fayette ville street, so much condemned -as an "eyesore" and grossly unsanitary. The nrice of $25,000 was paid for the new site, and $25,000 will be put in a thoroughly modern building. Parties from whom the new site was purchas ed enter ; into a bonded contract to guarantee the sale of the old market' property for not less than $80,000. i. . .; Governor Craig telegraphed Govern or Blease, of South Carolina, today, that he will order the release of H. L Smithy, in Rockingham Monday: unless .there are further and more definite steps for extradition by that time. Smith is being hew at tne request or. Governor Blease for the South Caro lina - authorities, - without; specific, charges being made against him-. : - The Governor today appointed - ne? gro delegates to attend the Emancipa tion Celebration in Philadelphia in September, , Dr John W. Walker ot Asheville, and John Taylor, of Wil mington, being among . the number. The State of Pennsylvania wilLspend $100,000 in entertainment. SYRACUSE WINS THE REGETTA fl xfy Jwviafldpecojr J ntercouegiate y Four-mile Fea r:.j tur Rowing Contest- Most . , Spectacular' Race ' Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 21. The National character and calibre of col lege rowing in the United States were demonstrated here late this afternoon in the four-mile feature race of the (annual inter-collegiate regatta. After winning the two preliminary events of the programme, Cornell, usually conceded to be, the " leading university of the country in rowing, was forced to lower her colors to Sy-. racuse and just escaped the added ig nominy of being defeated by two Western crews,, the University of Wis consin and Washington. Spectacular Finish " In a driving and spectacular finish such as has not been seen before on the Hudson river course, the Orange 'varsity oarsmen rowed across the line a scant length ahead of Cornell' while pressing the exhausted, Ithaca eight came Wiashington less than a length behind, and Wisconsin's bow lapping the stern of the Seattle entrants for National 'varsity rowing honors. Co lumbia, the pacemakers for the first two miles, were fifth, while far 'in the rear Pennsylvania trailed in the wash of the five preceding crewjl"'y ' C Frantic Cheering ' r It was a race and finish that drove the 60,000 spectators on observation trains, "yachts and river banks almost frantic with enthusiasm and the usual organized cheering' and singing lost all unison and became a mere series of shrieks and yells under the strain of the pressure of college loyalty, i The victory ; of the Syracuse 'crew was a big surprise, but the wonderful showing of the Middle' and far West ern eigths ' was the feature and topic of conversation among the veteran oarsmen after the regatta, I . Official Times : ' . " '- The official times of . ' the 'varsity eight-oared race is perhaps the best indication of rthe closeness V of the struggle down the four-mile course, and the courage and v stamina -- with which five of the six eights fought un til the very finish. Syracuse finished in 19 minutes, 2$ 3-5 seconds; Cornell, 19 minutes. 31 seconds ; " Washington, two seconds later, ; and' - Wisconsin three seconds behind Washington. Columbia crossed the line in 19 min utes, 38 1-5 seconds and Pennsylvania trailed .last in - 20 minutes 11 1-5 sec onds. : . The time of the winning crew was the fastest since 1909, and but 3 1-5 seconds behind the record made by Cornell in 1901 ' - ; 'Ideal Weather i Ideal weather conditions prevailed the entire afternoon and the Hudson' was minus even a ripple.- The predict ed closeness of the races and the pres ence of the championship crew of the Pacific coast all helped to attract a gathering of rowing enthusiasts that protaably broke all records for attend ance. The long observation train was crowded until late comers hung like fles on the ends and sides. - TRAVELING MAN SUICIDES. Earl Culbreth Stabs Himself to Death in a Florida Hotel. " Starke, Fla4 June 21. Earl Cul breath, traveling representative of a New York commission house, commit ted suicide here at a hoteL today by Stabbing himself several times with a knife. He left notes addressed to his brother and mother. '--., 1 ; Spend a quiet; day Sunday at the safest beach on the . - coast, Three boats, good music, f fine restaurant, fair prices, , (advertisement-) Currency Committee Sub mits Outline of Propos ' ed Methods DETAILED STATEMENT ISSUED The Association Endorses Plan Devis ed by Monetary Commission. , Taking Matter of Reform i : Out of Politics. I New York, June 21. Methods which should be pursued in reforming the currency system of the c6untryt , according to' the views of the Amerir can Bankers' Association were outlin ed" today in a detailed statement is-, sued by the currency committee of that organization. The statement, which- answers .33 questions formulated by a sub-corn- . mittee of the committee on Banking and Currency of-the United .States Senate, was prepared by the commit tee which recently conferred 'at Atlan tic City. The commission endqrsed the currency plan devised by the Na tional Monetary Commission, of which. Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island, was chairman. It made no reference to the bill recently prepared at Wash ington with the co-operation: of Presi- dent -Wilson. Its recommendations, in fact, .were framed before the publi cation of the administration bill. The commission urges that whatever sys tem is adopted be kept 'out of politics. rne commission made no. attempt to formulate a complete; system,, its recommendations being guided by the questions put to it by the sub-com- . mittee of the Senate.. It did. not state its belief, ; however, that , a -central banking institution should be estab lished, under government control. No reference was made as to methods to be employed in the regulation of such an institution, or the appointment or, election of. its managing heads. In expressing, its ideas as to .the estab- Illshment': of a. central bank, the.com-v mission,' -while :not- declaring: f or;ha ereation "of an Institution similar to" , (the -central banks of the; rinclpal European 'countries,: points Sotifthat "the experience of commercial na tions is' that results can be' better' ac-. eomplished by the creation of a 'pri vately owned central, organization dominated and controlled by the gov ernment, as for instance,, the imperial. Bank of Germany, or the Bank of France. It serves to take the matter out of politics." "The great danger," the statement says, "is that if borrowers go direct to the treasury, politics- will' become an all important and dominating influ ence." - ; In answer to the direct question whether there should be a central re-, serve association with- branches or a number of reserve associations, with or without central control, the bank ers replied: "In our opinion, one central reserve association with branches would best serve Our' present necessities. Fail ing that, a small number of regional reserve associations, also with branch es, might be organized to serve the purpose. The smaller , the number of reserve associations,' however, the more effective the reserve control. If there are to be a number of regional reserve associations, they: should be under some kind of -'Control In which both the government and the various associations should have representa . tion." - - ' The commission does' not favor the continuance of bond secured current cy, the objection being that the vol ume of currency is thus arbitrarily limited. - - r , ., ;;. - . "One unfortunate consequence of this artificial condition," - the state ment says, "is that the Nation's bonds,, which should be widely held by citi zens as their choicest Investments, ' are held almost exclusively ' by bank s for circulation;- or government de posits." : - ; s The bankers do not commit them- -selves to . any definite statement whether there should be any change in the present requirement of law that 25 per cent, of deposits shall .be held as reserve. The advisability ' of such a change in their opinion, would de pend -upon manner in which the re serves, are to be controlled and pro tected. -'- . One of the most important recom mendations is made in reply td the question : "Should an elastic curren cy be authorized by law?" ; "We believe that such' a -currency should be authorized by. law," the an swer runs, "the amount to be controll ed by the gold reserve requirements against 1 it., Such reserves should, be ample, not less than 50 -per cent, as a recognized minimum." v ' DEATH OF MRS. PATTERSON Beloved Scotland County Lady Passes Funeral Yesterday (Special Star Correspondence.) Laurinburg, N. C . , June 21. Mrs. Emily Patterson, wife of ? Mr. A. F. Patterson , and one of the , most loved . and ' prominent women of Scotland , county, died at her home in Laurel Hill township Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock. ;-' :: f Mrs. Patterson had been an invalid for some time and while her death was not unexpected, It came as a great shock to the people of the county. She was before her marriage. Miss Emily Elliott, of Cumberland : county, and is survived by her husband, six daugh ters, three sisters, Mrs. W," L . Wil liams and Mrs. Kate j Davis, - of Cum berland county, : and Mrs. Franklin McNeill, of Raleigh, and two brothers, Messrs. John and George Elliott,' of Cumberland county , The burial took place this, morning at 10 o'clock at the Patterson family ; burying ... ground on the Alex Malloy place. ; . . . Spend a quiet day Sunday at the safest beach on the coast. Three boats, erood music, fine restaurant. fair prices. . , (advertisement-). . - u t 'A r if .V W :,.J i t ' 1 its- ; r! r. i. w F V: : ;;:i : mm -! ' s 1? .! 'j .. .- : r t .
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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June 22, 1913, edition 1
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