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Street 'operations . to lemon growing in California, brought the Senate X lobby V investigation to - a. temporary end again. The,eomniittee adjourned tonight untiMonday, when an effort will be . made l td clear - the decks for the opening of the '"Muliiall testimony involving . alleged lobbying operations -by the NaUbnal Association of Maauf acturers. ' ; ; Wall Street sugar arid wool -men were tonight ordered to appear Mon ti ay- - Ed w ard Lauterbach and pavid Lamar will again be questioned as to their, participation in efforts to influ ence members; of - the l Morgan v firm; The "sugar lobby" . investigation will terminate with the examination of A D. Baldwin, Cleveland: Wv; I. Bassl nd Charles D. 'Wescott, -Washington; "The wool : lobby" phase will open MoJftday.with the, following witnesses: Wiuiam - Whitman, v Winthrdp ' L: 'Mar vin and Thomas O. ; Marvjn, Boston ; S. W. McClure, Salt Lake City; C. H. 'Brown, Philadelphia,;and William P- Fitzgerald, Brooklihe.'M-ass. ,i ' The -committed expects : to consume but a Bhort time with the probe of the wool .mens activities Officers of the National Association of Manufacturers have been instructed ' to be present Tuesday, and Chairman Overman; ex pects that tbe MulhaU charges wilLb taken up early in the. week. ..' r,; For-fiparateVlnquiryis,--r-v';x The demand of the House for 'a sep arate investigation ; of the Mulhall charges ,whlchviavolye the character .o&-seveJral members of the" House,. , : Deenmrcrmatcoijsiaeredpy-tttezSfaDt-V - te commtfXtTiatprotiabte the House wants to - a-pboint "a com-": mtttBtdjSftcl -Jolirtij!:- Iwith thtBSeftaTe. ! committee, that the latter will agree, to such an arraagement .and will, al low ..House committee 'members- to take their place at-the table when the investigation of the Mulhall .. ; state ments is begun. -All of the letters, tel egrams and other papers belonging to Mulhall; and rhich he had turned over to the New YorfcWbrld were given to the Senate committee today, and are now in the custody vof - John T. Way land, assistant sergeant-at-arms of the ' Senate. These papers in - which Mul hall's. statements .- show that he vrepre Rented the National -Association - of Manufacturers in attempting to-control legislation, will, be gone Qy.er-. by .the committee- memTers, and a large part of the correspondence introduced . as evidence. ' ; a-''"-"- . " : Demands for aj wider lobby investi-; gation have been izrade at -the-House end of the capitol, and the Rules com mittee today took up its task of fram ing a resoiutionf-to provide ror an. ifc vestigation of a :f ar-reaching ; charac ter. Although unable to secure a quo rum Chairman Henry-?began -work t with those members- ;wbo '; appeared and an urgent xU -was 'Sent out ;-f or the absentees. -Jt Js probable that the committee men will giye up their holi day tomorrpw with the, hope of having the resolutlon.ready for the House Sat urday. .. . -., .; - - - .. ' Representative Tavehner, of Illinois, has prepared a resolution of his own demanding an inquiryjnto any lobby ing operations designed to influence currency legrslationT and into all ef forts by corporations, great "units," or influential organizations to mold public opinion or to influence Congres sional legislation. ; ; iJ : . , Henry B. Martin -Testifies David Lamar the; "operator" whose sensational ' disclosure-' r yesterday showed how he had misrepresented public men, did not testify " again to day. Instead, . Henry . B. Martin, . of Washington, the ; active, . figure , in an "anti-tmct loauTio'': tnolr th. ntftnd. and admitted that he and Lamar had had" many conferences ;i 'had ; agreed on a resolution for the, tn Vestigation. of the United States Steel. Corporation, and took an active part-In-trying -to influ ence many Washington matters. ' Martin asserted' that 'the resolution under which the steel tra$t . investiga tion was begun was Introduced "prac tically as he and Lamar had drawn; it, although Representative Stanley, ; who introduced the resolution, knew noth ing of Lamar's conhectioii. 1 He vehe mently denied that the knew Lamar had "hawked the resolution 'about New York" before.it was introduced in the House. " - , " G. Harold Po well, mahager of the California Fruit Growers'. Exchange, test ified late toda y as - to his activity to prevent lemons 1jeln"g- placed on the tariff free list, Mr. Powell, for-many years an expert in the; Department of Sericulture, said the .California citrus interests had spent :a' total, -'of $14,354 for research work-in-Italy and - Calij fornia, traveling, expenses and 'all oth er charges connected1 with its effort to keep lemons on the dutiable Jist. ' . Senator Reed questioned Mr, Powell at length to determine whether local agents of the California Fniit , Grow ers' Exchange fixed the-prices for -California' lemons . throughout "the coun try. The witness said -tfce'agents nad no authority to fix the" pricS of lemons, I'Ht that the price -was determined t'by thp local associations in California. ' Mr. Powell was asked1 if be new anything of a "slush fnrtd'!-collected I'.v the lmon importers .for' tariff purT I puses. Me saiu tnai-ior a nme of five cents a box - was'collectea :on fll lpmons coming into New York, but did not know bow the fund-was E- MORE GASH y But i,.l.r' Report Shows f De- h creaiCual Deposits and -r ' "' rsans-De , . crease r. '.Washington, D.' C.r July 3.-Reports to tne coniptroller of the currency on the ' condition of National banks on June 3j showed 'a' big contraction' of loans . ana mamdua,! ' deposits, but gains 'in cash', on hand, as compared with April 4, the daie- of the previous caim Loansf decreased : $35,068,246 iuue April v nut increased $18,123, 701 since June 14, 1912. . UasB increased $25,698,904 since April 4, Tjut" decreased $312054 since a. year ago- deposits snowed a loss since April 4, of $15,325,493, and a gain since - June-14,; 1912, of '. $128,000,387.- The totaL legal reserve held by the 7,473 National banksi on June 4 was $l,492;335,000'an average of 20.95 per cent., or $72,775,028 above the require ments of law. The per cent of actual reserve,' Including amounts deposited with, reserve agents, -Was 24.02." -. -The resources of the banks aggre gated $H,036,920,000, a decrease since April A. ph $45,055,000 and an increase siace a year .ago of $175,155,000. Re ports of condition- of loans, cash, and deposits on June. ;4 as compared with April 4 in various sections Of the country showed: . New England Boston," gains in loans $572-,368; cash' $5,040,271; de posits $13,478,568 ; all banks in this section, gains in loans $2,329,935; cash $6,318 ,715 ; deposits $14,201,229. .Eastern States New - York City; gains in cash $12,862,256; .decreases in loans - $23,760,357; deposits $12,615, 999. K Ail banks- Jn: this section show gain in cash $18,637,396;. but decreases in loans. $1510,459;, and, deposits $1,- 761,856-... ;r ?. 1, ... - ., , . Southern States AH banks in this section, show, decreases in loans $180, 702; cash $2,l92,847i deposits $19,605,-235- -, ' ; -r. j Middle i Western . States Chicago, gains .in! casli $9,189,822; deposits $7, 667,774; '. decrease i loans - $11,689, 242. .' St. Louis decrease in loans $8, 005,187; rcashT$157;749;, deposits - $4, 177,715 " All banks In this section, gains 4a cash ,$10,070,796; deposits $5,492,358 1 decrease in loans $25,741, 94. r-J i; '-- ' ' - ' ' Western States All banks, gains in loans $4,,04601 decrease in cash-$1, 65668; deposits :$3,818,938. :x Pacific tJStates-All banks in this section i-M-decreases in. loans $41,926; cash" $528,801 ; and deposits $9,686 Bammorer Md., juty 3. Among tne many Southern industrial 3 and other flevelopmentaKenterp rises ; reportedin this "week's issue of the Manufactur ers Record are the following: Carolina Portland Cement Co., of Ch-arleston A S; C, 'dosed . contract with B, wh" Hardaway Contracting Co., CoiUtn-bus, Ga, to supply 4 50,000 tor 650,000. barrels of Portland cement for construction of dams, railroads and nnARnrtatv near - Whitnev. N. - C .. for Southertt-Alumfnum Co.,. which is in vesting about $10,000,000 for Its hydro electric development of 110,000 horse-po-wer."" Ti -;-:-ix ' i Export Phosphate Co H. L; Pierce,; president, Boston, Mass., organized with?capital ; stock of $1,500,000 and Will acquire 2,000 acres of phosphate bindiiH Polk county; Fla and-build mining' plant including -; concrete stor ajte bin, -steel-and rconcrete dry bin, electric 'power nouBe' oi, aoout ,uuu horsepower capacity, hydraulic plant; annual' capacity 15,000 tons of rock. ' VPurltan ivFish & Storage Co., - New York. fN.: Y., will establish nsn pacK- ine-' and. Ice -nlant at Elizabeth City, N- C -7 at 'estimated cost of & 100,000; will soon Topen' bids for . building and equipmehf'-v-- '- . ,; Andrews Caoutchouc Paving Brick C6;j Petereburgv Va., was incorporated with ilOOVOOO capital stock to manu facture . patented . paving brick by chemical process filler of wood fibre; machinery is being installed. ? . Home' Ice, C04 Winston-Salem, N , C , will be organized with $50,000 capi tal stock to 'establish ice plant with daily "capacity, of? 50 tons; has build ing 40x100, feet. - . J S: Miller and associates of New bern N- :q andJ Duvall, of Weldon.-N. C, plan organization of company, with $50,000 capital stock to: build cottori mill.- ? -; - . Beaumont1 Manufacturing Co.. Spar tanburg..; S , C .; will erect additional two-story building of briek and install cotton, manufacturinsr machinery at ex penditure of about $40,000.. - --Cocker Machine & Foundry Co., Gas tohia N. C, was .incorporated with caoitkl' stock of $50,000 - " Tarboro Ginner,- Co.,; Tarboro, N. C, was incofporated with authorized capi tal stock of $100,000. ; . Rucker - Penh 1 Co., --Wtoston-Salem N ' - C ' ' ' was ' incorporated , with capitaiv stock;'of " $135,000i to i manufacture to- Che'saneake &- Potomac Telephone Co of Virginia, . Richmond. ' Va.. filed mortgage tor $5,000,000 on its Virginia !5ZSZ SnAin - issue 42.500.000, of bonds - a.t once - vlan extensions, and developntent:-. . -:.v . . -John-Jv Kane." Galveston Texas, plans erecon,?oX" 8;000-ton dry docV and 2,000-ton .marine railway .on bay shore of Galveston Island, west of citv limits? lte .comprise 28 acres with .. mnt!i7B. rf ahowt 1.000 feet, may purchase additional land and alter plans vtrt- increase ronua w J to lOvOOO tons: , work, will 'require ex tension Vof steamship channel of 30 fpit In depth,", estimated; expenditure $500.000y,- :v'-'- y :yf r DRUG" KILLS HEAT SUFFERER wlnnesl T'f ,n '--U-, - .Attempt- to Get Relief . nefftefV-a; s Jury 3. Reuben C aTke aTlmploV of the Winchester wtte?' Department, died early today at the Memorial Hospital from the en "hileuff ering from the effects of th extreme heat of yesterday. .v. CUrkS as taken suddenly ill while at work? being prostrated by the heat, ?ttd Iri'order to gef some relief took ?K fataose. He. w(asr a .native ot Rappahannockr; conw 1 ?ears;iaf?e;;smd tleavesa wife and BE IKS WOULD SinPUFY C AL SYSTEM Judge Robert W. Winston Addresses' State Barv on Judicial Reform GUT : OUT TECHNICALITIES Second Session of. North Carolina Law ye rs. Largely Attended Former - - Governor Jarvis Speak . Brilliant Ball - r. (Special Star Telegram.) , Asheviliei N C, July 3. The sec ond session of the North Carolina .'Bar Association which began : its 15th an.- nual convention at the Battery Park Hotel last hight,was neld this morn- ng ;and was. largely attended,' Other members: of -.;the association arrived this morning, " and:.. the' attendance is now estimated: at 150.. . The first; tw;o sessions: have ' been most interesting and the, convention promises to be one of the 'most': successful everiheld' by the association: . r.7l:' 'ii-iv:-''' : '': Judge;!Robert , W; Winston of Dur ham, -was -the principal . speaker at-the morhing, sessionVVi Hi's -subject; ' was 'Judicial Reform," and he urged that the present "Judicial system be simplf- ned. ' His Dlan as nresented is to cut out all needless. technicalities. 'An im promptu-address was made, during the morning by Ralph K . Carson, of South Carolina, who is chairman of the dele gation "attending the: convention rom the Palmetto State. , . 'Memorials were read: to the follow' ing. deceased "members:". A Burwell, :.E. Buckworth, "of Rookingnam, byi Former Judge J . Crawford Biggs; to Levi M,l Scott,' by. G . Slf radshaw, and to W.vB . Xuckworth..- - ' . -- . A lengthy report was Bubinittedtby Former Judge J. "Crawford" Biggs, of Durham, ycbairman of the . committee ott: Legal' Education and f Admission to the. Bar,; to" the effect' that 'the "stan dards of the men making application for admission ;to the bar be raised A number,, of hew, members . were admit- Vittfthff address of ex-Governorvrhom-i as, J..;Jarvis.;oii. ''The Lawyer, His opportunities and His Failures." Following ;the session there was a brilliant-bait in honor of the visiting ladies given, by the local Bar Asso elation. CROWDS AT MO REHEAD CITY Turkey .Trott Bunny Hug and So Fourth Are Not in Evidence -i (Specinf Star Correspondence.) Morehead City. N. C. July 3. The Atlaptic Hotel: is crowded to its full est capacity, and one of : the gayest crowds that has ever filed through the spacious'- nails -.of pleasure in this fa mous hostelry are now enioyine the exhiliarating. sea breeze and' bathing daily m the Atlantic. -. The fishing season is at its height and many amateur fishermen are hav ing their-hearts gladdened by the fre quent feel of the 1 fish and full dinner pail catch.iV - - . The -hathei ? divide their time be tween t.hf"teaters of the Round at the Atlantic Hotel, grounds and the surf of Bogue .sound . Banks, where the old Atlantic does herself proud by spread ing alon such a .beautiful beach,, j Each? .hlght the . strains of the or chestra Which is under the direction of ProfL;:H;;,Schwinck, of Norfolk, Va assisted by an able corps of talent ed musicians.at e heard in the beauti ful dance-hall and the graceful forms of. girls and vbbys and men and women are ; seen ' flitting lightly over " the smooth floor,- dancing ; in ,the old-time way. Very" little frills and fancies are indulged in . here, . for most every one sticks rto; the tHd;. Way of dancing and no strange movements that .when de fined are . termed the "Turkey Trot," Bunny Htitit't ;" jelly Roll," "Kangaroo," VOraiitO'Tmg,V"Doit,s'-Leapn and "Devil' Riding Horse ; pallop?Kare negotiatedA- - - . The most brilliant social event of the season will .be the ball on the Fourth of July.i. Ii is , always attended by a large percentage bf the State's lead ers in social events. ; ROWLAND DEFEATS MAXTON. Good Game Yesterday in Which Score is 4 to'Hn-Favor of Rowland. fSpe'cial 'Star Correspondence.) Maxton: N4C,y. July 3. In the third game of -the'' series played this after noon on 'Rowland's diamond, Rowland won by a score of 4 to 0. Newman at third; .Litchfield" in left .field, and Pitcher t'Smiley'' Bland played gilt edge ball tot the' Rowland team, while Hasty, catcher for - Maxton,; played . a star game. " I - 1 " . ;;'-;- --, , Hits for. Rowland five;, one being a threerbaggerby fCorrell; two-base hits by- RusselLand ;Newman, For Max ton two hits were jail, that they " could , gar ner.' Errors "tor.' Rowland ..two; for Maxtoa six ii -ea ch ' team - stealing ' two bases. Bland struck out 10, Smith 4; Bland walked' 1 and Smith. 2. Batte ries: for -Rowland. Bland, and Thomp son;: for Maxtor - Smith rand Hasty; umpires -Bramble and McQueen. - s -g--4;. -. :-rf.. SEVERAL (WERE CO NFIRMED . : tC:? j--'.. ." : Number of Postmasters Settled Britt ., Named .for Chadbourn x-r (Soecla j,- Star "jTelegram.) ! Washington, C July 3 -E . J ' Britt has been, nominated for postmas ter at Chadbourn; and the nominations of Finley -Tv-i Cpoomy Burgaw; S. P. Wilson. Fairmont John V ; Johnson, FaVmviilelSv V. -Scott; Sanford; O. K . - Holdings Wake Forest: C. L. Har ris, Thomasviller W. L. Flowers, Pre. mont, and .Finley" Williamson, Burling-, ton, - were all confirmed. " ,:: - :-- X'. -. - ' -'- "' .' ; ; New iOrleansfc Julv3 .Receipts 490 barrels t rosing 32 barrels turpentine. JUDI DEATH; CALLS SEI1AT0R HOf.lE Senator 'Simmons'SummonedT to New ; bern by Death' Grarjddaufihn . ; Senator Overman Unable ; : to Visit tumberton. . Ml (Special Star Teelgrarn.) ; Washington, D. 'C, July "S. Sena tor Simmons has been called ."to "New- I bern by the sudden death of his one- year-old F granddaughter, the child of Mr, and Mrs. Wade. Meadows, of that city, -her death occurring jt iMorehead City. Failure to dejiyer? a telegraph message promptly cauled; Senator Simmons to miss a train fwhch would have- taken him home 1 Wednesday night. - ' t ' - Senator Overman .has been0prevent ed from keeping an . engagement. to speak at - the Fourth orjuly celebra tion at Lumberton -Fridajr on account of the press of pnbltc business, ' The New York World today quotes Col. Mulhall. as saying that Represen tative E . : Yates Wbb never was in volved in any kind of a financial trans action by him and 'that'Vthe fact that Mr. Webb was a;ifrien4; of :D. ' A. TompWns, of CharlotteV ;caused him to list the North , Carolinian ; .as y one who might be friendly to, the National Association ; of: Manufacturers' - inter ests. This statement finally -absolves Mr. Webb of any suspicion of blame. . DRINKING .RECORD SMASI4ED Americans Soaked and. Smoke xft1ore, . Last -Year Than Ever ' Washington, D. July;;: 3.-r-The American people drank: -mpTe whiskey and beer. smoKea rmore s cigars ' and cigarettes, and chewed- more, tobacco during the fiscal year: 18 is. than in any other yearly periods of the nation's history, according to estimates : based yesterday upon ' th recordrbreaking internal revenue receapts of the Fed era! government for the '12 -months' ended June sutn..: -. f-. The drinkers of .the ; country con sumed 143.300,000 -gallons of whiskey and brandy, breaking. the-former high record of the fiscal year, 1901 by 7S06 uuu gallons. , i ne consumption 01 oeer was . 64,500,000 ' barrels, t exceeding the great record, of lSH-bymore than 1,000,000 barrels. Smokers puffed into space 7,707 JJQQ.- 000 cigars and J4,oiz;ww,wo cigarettes, wtiicb was 2i7,oou,o w cigars ,and2,- 790,000.000 cigarettes .more than ever before had been consumed in a single year. Patrons or tne " pipe ,smoKei 4U3.ZOO.uoo pounds or tooacco, -or -iuu.uou pounas more nan ine consump tion or-iiz. '-'s:::i. Xxt'.x 'c-j;, i J revt Ttespitetthe hireeorC.cojtsampUon ntoxlcantSi-retarBs to theMjnteral revenue bureau.saow.; without axpiana. tion, that the number -01 saloons of the country . aecreasea -oy. iK.uw . aunng the year, the retail . liquor r dealers numbering only about 450,000 !- JACK JOHNSON'S BOND y w Court is Asked to - Declare Forfeited , $30,000 Pledged by Pugilist ' ' Chiicago. July 3.-r-United States Dis trict Attorney -. Wilkerson entered'; a motion sin the Federal -.Conrt today 'asking that the - personal , bond - for ?30,00ft given by Jack; Johnson; negro prize fighter,: on -eleven indictments which he ..has. not yet -been tried," be forfeited. -Arguments on the motion will -be heard tomorrow morning;':" ' Appeal bonds for $15,000 also are pending against Johnson. These were signed by Matthew Baldwin, a 1 real estate dealer, when the ' negro - was granted permission to carry his case to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. K-X'- '.. - :" - ; In the bonds given in tne untried indictments,: there : Is a provision that the. negro must not leave the jurisdic tion of the District Court of Northern Illinois, . It is because of this provision that Mr. Wilkerson has-aBked: tttat the bonds be forfeited. . 0 -... ? These indictments charge that-John son paid ; for the tranaportatinn - of Belle-. Screiber (between . Milwaukee and Chicago - Christmas weefe . 1910. Johnson, now. is on - a.-jship bound for Kurope. . ,. v 1 v. .. . BLOOMERS- GOT INJUNCTION. Lumberton Mayor Forbade Game of Ball Wltl uins' learn. -: (Special. Star Telegram.) Lumberton. N C. July 3. The Fourth of July celebration sank, into lnsignmcance tnls s-: morning, tne Bloomer Girls being the -all-absorD ing topic. Mayorr Wihite -instructed tne cnief qi police toyphone tne team at Fairmont that they would not be allowed 'to play here tomorrow. Tnls being done, tne manager came- over, and failing, to get any satistac tion, employed counsel to secure an injunction against ; the mayor ; and cniet or police.- The-matter, was beard before Judge Lyon at 6 o'clock and after hearing the facts, stated 'that he had nothing to dowith it. 'There has been much talk today of impeach ment, recall,, etc- The , town ; commis sioners are keeping . quiet. buL it is understood they will Jind if ' they have any authority." -.. -; a telegram-was received from sena tor - Overman this afternoon stating that it would be impossible rorr.him to r be here tomorrow, - . but that ' a speaker from Randolph county would fill his. place.. :. ; ... . , ; O Ua JLI N ES The'-North 'Carolina ', Bar Associa tion' is now holding, its ' 15th annual convention at Asheville. -: Pickett's famous charge was ' re enacted by the Civil War: veterans at the Gettysburg celebration yesterday. ;Tne- Democratic, tariff revision Is now ready for launching in the Sen ate as the. Underwood-Simmons - bill, after having been considered for three months, w .. ' . : - - : The Senate lobby Investigating com mittee held two short session yester day in which subjects, ranging from Wall . Street -operations - - to lemon growing in California -were- covered. - New. .York markets-: Money on call steady, 1 1-2 to' 2 per cent; ruling rate 2; closing bid l: 3-4, Offered at 2. Flour steady. ; Wheat firm. Corn firm. Tur pentine aniet.v Rosin dull.- Spot cotton closed.'ojiiet; middling- uplands 12.35; gulf 12.60 ,-aaies 14,355 -bales. VETERANS RE-ENACT PICKETT'S CHARGE , t . . . i Peaceful Meeting . . of the Blue and Gray tm 1 Battlefield . . IMMORTAL BRIGADE PARADES Many Eminent Speakers Address Old VVarriors Blood-stained Flags- ; Unfurled to Sound of ' Martial ""Music 1 Gettysburg Battlefield, Pa., July 3. A handful of men in gray re-enacted today'' the charge "of Pickett across the field of Gettysburg. , Up ;- the. slope of Cemetery Ridge where death kept stepwith' them in '03, 150 veterans Nbf the Virginia regiments of th!at- imnor tal : brigade. made : their slow parade. Under ; the' brow of - the ridge, in'-, tfie Bloody Angle, where the Philadelphia brigade stood that xiayi was ai' handful in blue scarcely . larger, - waiting .'to "meet- the onslaught of .peaee: ' There .were! on flashing sabres," ho 'belching guns, only eyes that dimmed .'fast and kindly faces behind the stone wall that marks the Angle. At the end in place Of wounds. ' or prison, . or death, : were khan.dshak.es, speeches and .mingling cheers'--. - '" : :- .v-;:. ; The Thin Gray. Lino " - . The veterans in gray marched for a; Quarter of a mile over the ground that they traversed during the charge. They;camerup the slope in column of fours,; irregularly but responsive to the commands of Major ,W. W. Bentley, of the Twenty-fourth Virginia. Ahead of ; them marched ; a- band,; and well down the column was a faded Confedr erate flag, its red felt pierced with many" hoIes,: and its shaft colored with the sweat of many - a man who died that it might fly high, in the last des perater effort to pierce the Union lines. Its - progress was slow and .painful, for the: Timothy in the field was high and' its- plowed surface was .not- easy for world-weary feet. Up to the very edge of the stone, wall; covered now with i taneled - vines - and; shaded -Iby they- stood for half ah hour'while their comraues in uiue - uceiw -awuoa a.i them.--',' :v'-- --J r , v ' Ranks of Blue ! ! The ' blue line formed behind the walls. Overhead floated a faded stan d ard' of the second army corps.- Be- hinH thm were the statues of 'the Phil adelphia brigade and the Fourth: Unit- ed States Army battery, where. Gen erarArmistead died. - " As the men in gray formed in a long line-facing the wall; tne stars ana bars,-and the flag of the second corps were crossed in amity; the stars and stripes , was unfurled and - the crowd thut-fiame to watch burst into a cheer. Representative J. Hampton Moore; of Pennsylvania, made a long speech, and Major Bentley answered mm on-do halfrof the South. The veterans in erav were' given a medal provided by Joh-n Wanamaker. They crowded over the stone wall, shook hands and the' charge was over. There was made a picturesque figure in the line that came up the slope. . W. W. Turpin, of the Fiftv-third Virginia. aDDeared. in' the uniform he wore on the day of the charge. His feet were bound in clotn, he had an army blanket strapped - to his back and he calmly smoked a long stemmed corn cob pipe. : Governors' ' Day " ' "Governors' Day" in the big tent was a great success. The enclosure was crowded with thousands of cheering veterans; Love of country -was r the keynote of the speeches. Present was the Congressional committee of 21 rep resentatives and nine Senators' head ed bv Vice President Marshall and Speaker Champ. Clark. . : : . ; One practical suggestion came irom the meeting, Governor Cox, in the course of his address, urged that the NTation'a.l Soldiers' Home at Johnson Lcity, Tenn.. be turned over to the Con-4 federates -for use as a nome ior tne veterans who fought under the South- r ml.' 1 1 ; n ern' nag. ---ine auuieuue twtcu no proval by tremendous applause. V ;v l The First Speaker . 3 : ' ; Vice President Marshall was the first speaker. In his speech he said : "This occasion wipes ' out the , last of the Mason and Dixon Line. As 'Bob; Taylor once said, there is now no.dif ferenoe between the North ' and '. the South except "cold bread and hot bis cuits." -.-'- V Speaker .Clark in his speecn- saia that-"the valor displayed in the war was not Northern valor. - It was ; nqt Southern valor, but I thank the Al mighty God it was American valor. The greatest thing of all is to be; an American citizen.'? V M ' Address by Gov. Mccreary; - James B. McCreary. a member-.of the United Confederate Veterans' As sociation s and Governor of Kentucky, addressing the assembled Union -and Confederate- soldiers on the field - of Gettysburg today; characterized ; the ground as immortal, and 'said that fromr the. struggle the nation had learn-, ed.two lessons. "One,". he said, "was that the Union must be preserved ; another that the States , have ; rights which must; be maintained." He expressed the hope that this: re union will "mark the final and. com plete reconciliation ot all who belong ed 1 to the opposing armies 50 years ago," and paid a tribute to present day patriotism of those who fought for the Confederacy,, '.'There are no more patriotic people at K present : time than Confederate veterans," he said. "They, are today as patriotic and ,ioyai as tne men who carried the Stars and Stripes during the Civil War. Reconciliation and pa triotism were both : shown at the ;be ginning of the Spanish-American iwar. when ' former Confederate soldiers and sons of Confederate soldiers -unlisted, and helped to 5 carry: the Stars i and Stripes to victory. If needed; Confed erate soldiers and sons of Confederate BALKAN RUPTURE fiQW SERIOUS Diplomatic Representatives Seem Puz- zled Over New Complications. "V "Hostilities Being Carried -. on With Fierceness. London, July 3. The condition of affairs in the Balkan, rupture is extra ordinary. The 24 hours which ' the Bulgarian government accorded to Greece and Servia to cease operations have expired. . ' During the same period Bulgaria undertook to obstaih from hostilities ; in order i to give Russia time to intervene in favor of peace. But hostilities are being carried: on by both, sides, apparently with the fierceness characteristic of the Bal kan soldiers; - and no declaration of war has yet been' made. The- respec tive diplomatic representatives are still at their posts- ; There is now only the faintest hope that ' Russia or the. ; powers will be able to prevent the struggle which is to decide whether or not Bulgaria shall be predominant in the Balkan Confederation. - -' .. ' - ;- Anew complication arose today In the decision of .Rumania to. mobilize her army. What role . Rumania will play is quite unknown, but she is gen erally; ' expected " to follow - her tradi-" tional policy of .waiting on events, in readiness' to take advantage wherever it may be obtained with the least risk ahd.f trouble.: Rumania's mobilization causes -uneasiness in Austria, where it is regarded as a defeat for Austrian diplomacy. . Little-news has come to hand today of thev military ; operations in Mace donia ana owing to the fact that Bul garia as in the former campaigns, is being reticent concerning, her military movements- and ' because the ' reports from ' the Servian and - Greek side are clearly exaggerated, it Is exceedingly. aimcuit to lorm any . estimate oftne actual position of affairs. : : it is believed from the disnosition of her .troops that Bulgaria has care tuny prepared a plan to place some of her forces between the Greeks and Servians, and. prevent their Junction; and it is reported that the Bulgarians are. now executing, a - great flanking movement in the direction of Egri Pa- lanka. - : ' ; The Belgrade government issued no' reports from the theatre of war- today, but according to a dispatch from Pre mier: Pachitch to the Servian legation at London, the Servian losses in the flrst -three" days' - fighting were 6,000: killed, , and : wounded. This included j the great . battle at Ovtchepolye.;: The Servians captured ; 2.000 prisoners and 30Q. guns from the Bulgarians; , whose casualties tixceeded the Servians.:; -JELNvWOMAriCrmiBr? Prominent ? WesVlrginl' -is n . Bound Over'to .Grand-Jury. . . - Martinsburg, W; .Va, July 3. Wil liam A. Tederick, a prominent farm er residing in the Hedgesville district, this county," was today held for1 the action of the grand jury, at the Sep tember term.. of the Circuit Court on the-charge of attacking. Mrs Bessie Hassenbusier, a resident of . the same district, and member, of a well known family; : - ; v ... .. . - .- The 'hearing was before Justice Smith here. Mrs,- Hassenbusier testi fied 'that she was attacked while rid ing in Tederick's .: buggy from his home to a : neighboring, store. Teder ick was released '-under heavy bond, with Senator Gray : Silver . as surety. He denies the charge. , . '. soldiers would again show their pa triotism in the same way. - . "Today, those who were Confederate soldiers and those who were Federal soldiers sit side by side in Congres sional halls and in the highest judi cial courts, and are often partners in business. - I thank God that I lived long, enough to vote in the Senate of the United States to return the cap tured Confederate flags to the - regi ments and companies who' loved them and who fought under them, and that I also voted to appropriate money and authorize the appointment' of -a Con federate officer to collect the remains of, Confederate- soldiers, - buried in Northern graves, and to mark their final resting places with appropriate headstones. But the great and crown ing act, which I will never forget, was that I had the honor to help place the statue of Robert. E. Lee, the great general of the Civil War, In Statuary Hall in the Capitol Building at Wash ington, with the statues of others of the - most - distinguished sons of - the Republic; and by the side of. the sta, tue of George -Washington,1 our first President. ' ''"While those of us who were sol diers -when ; the battle of Gettysburg was fought will always remember the glory and the gloom of that period, we may well tnank tiod, . today, tnat tne benediction of peace and reconciliation spreads over: our great Republic, and wb - realize that the immortal words now; most conspicuous are 'one coun try;, one constitution,- one flag, and one destiny : ; Governor M'ann vXrOvernor Mann, of .Virginia, a war veteran, s produced great entnusiasm by declaring -"if we had known, each other as well in 1861 as we do now the war- would have been Impossible. Baldwin, ; Connecticut; -. Hanna, - North Dakota ; Eberhardt, Minnesota ; Miller, Delaware; Haines; Maine, and Rals ton, "Indiana, Were other : Governors wpo spoke. :" ' ' - -As a-result of a conference -late to day between Dr. Dixon, of the State Health Department, and. Judge Swope, of the County License Court, all' sa-tobh-keeners were notified to . close their! barrooms at 11 o'clock each night during the remainder of the week and were forbidden to sell liquor to intoxi cated, men'. :';., vfi -:'.. Although the . many veterans stay ed over to hear President Wilson speak tomorrow . ine ceieDranon practically ended tonight with a fireworks dis plav. . . Before: it : began several nun dfed veterans from the South, march ed over to headquarters to pay their respects .to General Liggett. They brought a band , which, played "Dixie," and "Maryland, My Maryland." :., , General Oggett- stood in front of his' tent-and reviewed the march. - A,The regular army will nay its tribute tomorrow to the men who died at Get tysburg 50 years aw. Every officer and man in camp will stand at atten tion from noon until five minutes af ter; that hour tomorrow; VHOIiB IfUMBEIl 13,367. TARIFF SENATE Democratic Caucus Finally . Approves Measure as Z !s : : ; . Revised . . ' . : UIIDERW00D-SIMM0I1S BILL Leaders Think Bill Will Pass .Sensts by Middle of August Binding JIVSVIM1IIVII waiW.WIWM . Rate Changes." S :.1 1: .--.a REVI3I0II '"Washington, July 3.After three' months -.of 'consideration,4 pemocraticr ; tariff- revision at. last is on the -.way, , iready for launching in the Senate as :. the ; .Underwood-Simmons bill.'-.The Democratic 'caucus of the. Senate' late ; today " finally : approved, . the. -s measure , as revised by the Finance, committee ." ' majority, and by its own action and a final meeting of the caucus:: will be held - Saturday,: when the resolution , to bind : the Senators to its . support will be presented and adopted. :; - "! -1 . r For the first time In history the bill , -as it comes through the Senate revi- , sion machinery Is a lower, measure v than passed by the House,-, notwith standing that the estimated revenues r to be derived fr,bm the bill as It is : now framed are larger , by about ' $5 000,000 than under the- measure as' it ' ; came from 'the. House.- -The total es- ? ; timated, revenue -: under the " Under- v t t wood-Simmons measure will ' be, In . eluding the income tax. ; about $310,- 000,000. For the -first year. It will be . - $8,000,600 greater than that ipasmuch as the Senate caucus has approved r the amendment of the Finance, com- . ' , 1 mittee, postponing - effectiveness of the 4- - ', , , . cut in sugar until March ;1, 1914. -': ,, Tomorrow majority, members'bf the .: Finance committee will meet to check . . ' : up on the final draft of , fhe bill, and - : : also to fix a date when all the sched- . . . ; ules not speciflcaliy-provided; (or. shall oe maae enecuve.-: v . ..- ,); - Th Binding Resolution. - . ; Notice was given tonight that , the t 1 ; resolution - binding- he Democrats rto jsupport' the, bill-would 'be kitrodijced.if tyi-lg-'. Ssturday. and every member was urg 4 -U ,r; . ed to: be Apresent.m. Senators iKansdell -; '.r-.'-''- and. Thorn ton; ofi Louislaaav .o..S&aaJx: ''t:,--i&rt Hicbck, of NebrakaTr?v11f wt"" rVr, : bebotmd -Wtfvdeeftcttetf (mj.mt fho party ranks is-expected and even ; ; ; Senator Hitchcock is not: going: to op- , V pose the WIT. If kall' the" other- Sena tors accent the terms. of the bind res- v : olution' there, will, be a clear', majority ' for. the- bill", of, two 'Democratic' votes without! the vote of the Vice 'Presi- j.- . dent.-: : : , l. -";'-' ' ' ; Another : resolution... which ' was ' adopted today directs tha-! ; Finance committee in order to, expedite con- ' sideration of the bill to interpose bb- -jection to all requests Iof bringing, up anything in the Senate except the tariff ' bill. . .' . : . , , . - Senator . Simons will call' a meeting of the full membership of tne Finance committee 'on. Monday; brTuesday, '' and, he plans to report tie bill to the.ki' ' Senate hot later than Wednesday. If , ' plans of the leaders, do hot miscarry " the bill should be passed by-the midV die of August.-' Considewibft bi am endments in conference4 Can. probably, be disposed of in two , weeks, which. .-. would give: the' measure to the PreBl- ' dent for signature about September 1. . . Changes In Rates.,:.:, -t '-: y-'.: -f.y : Some changes in rates were -made . . by the ' caucus today. :' Spool cotton thread, which the caucus put on the ' free list against the recommendation of the : Finance' committee, was :hpon : ; : reconsideration, restored, to the' dutla- ' ble list at .15 per ce"nt advalbrem. ; Iron pipes were transferred - to the. ' free list. ' The automobile' schedule was changed, cars, costifig ; $1,000 or . , less ' being made dutiable at 15 v per cent; cars costing $1,500. or more than - $1,000. 30 per cent, ana, cars .costing: ;. more than $1,500, 45 pef , cerit. pev natured alcohol and ra;w,furs were put , : on the free list. ;' jAji"t-itu ' . i ns provision requinus , uia.ii.uia.u turers of sweet wines to bay the full revenue tax on brandies , used In thelP '- r fortification was approved . by the cau- ; cus, despite a final .protest from Call? ( fornia Congressmen, but ; a provision t : oronosed which would Jtive. them. two .. years to, pay. the : tax 1 was referred to -" the committee for recommendation to . the caucus Saturday. All other chang- ' es in rates proposed by the cphimitteei . were , ratified.:; '; -; ... -'.' 'w.i-'i''-.':-'.-' 5 V ; . , TURKEY TO $ELL. LANDS.' Farms in. Several Provinces to be Of fered to Highest Bidders. :. Washington, D. C., July.3.-Tr Advices were received in Washingldtt yester-. Hav that fho forma" hAlnnrlnc''' irt thm : crown ; anJ situated in vthe Turkish, provinces of Bagdad, MosSoul;',Halep" Beyroutn, Mamouret-ui-AZiz, - and xif was. as. well as all. the nronerty situ- '. ated on T the, Constantinople wharves,'. are to be sold to the highest bidder by the imperial Ottoman government. The general sale conditions , will, De shortly published. , . ::- ,;. ?,: , The vilayet of Constantinople-Offers - also to - the highest bidden : tha- lands owned by -the government-la Stam-v. boul Pera and along. the Bosphorus. Prospective purchasers mtist-apply : to the director of the . public domain at the ministry of fiinanceii InvConstan tinople for . Information In , reference to said farms. Regarding the lands of the Constantinople vilayet,f inquiries . must. be made direct to the. governor general or the vilayet. .7 CONGRESS CONDENSp. I .... - ' 1 - . V. W -J Day's Work in the House And Senate " Washington, "July 3. Senate; Met at 2 P. M . ." ::;-V,-T- t Lobby Committee heard ,Henry iBf Martin.' .. :- ,-4:-; ,''.' ' '; Adjourned at 2:63 P. M.' untjl .2 -P, M: Monday, t- ..-v- . . . . . try,---' ... House: ' Not in session,, meets Sat- ' urday. .. : ' :-, ; .'.!''" T - Rules committee continued'. , .work -on. resolutions to Investigate, vMulhall, charges. 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