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THE WEATHER. 1 Local showers Saturday. Sunday fair, light to moderate variable winds. ' F!JIl . :. I I : I I . I I . r I I V li i I VMf-vtilfi llBiflV V3 TCI-LII V-VJII5 .'Cl'fcJ'" V W . I I . . ' Ml -AA -V II CALn whMI it miam to iwarhinr Ant In n II Z - - ; VVTXiMEN'GTOK, C, S ATTJltDAlT MORNIHCFy TUJLiY 19, 1913. WHOIiB ITOMBER 13,38( GALLS SESSIOII General Assembly to Meet September 24th for Per- .' iod of Twenty Days AMENDMENTS AND RAILROADS Just Freight Rates and Constitutional Changes to be Subjects Before .'J Extraordinary - Legisla- " " tive Session " I (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, July 18. A pro clamation was issued this afternoon bv Governor Craig for the General As sembly to convene in extraordinary session September 24th, the session having a constitutional limitation of 20 days. The proclamation declares the spe cial session to be for the following specific purposes: . .. "First, to provide "or the people of North Carolina just transportation rates and adjust the relations and obli gations between the State of North Carolina and the railroads operating within the territory of this State. "Second, to receive the report of the Constitutional Commission and toi consider the submission to. the people of amendments to thewConstitution." ' Speaking of the call for the Legis lature, Governor Craig said: - "The last Legislature passed a reso-. lution providing for an ' extra session cf the General Assembly in order that amendments to the Constitution might be submitted to the people. The Gen eral Assembly created a commission to prepare such amendments and report them to the Governor. This commit sion has completed its work.; An extra session of the Legislature is therefore necessary. - : - ' ' 'The negotiations between the rep resentatives of the railroads and Cor poration Commission have not in my opinion resulted in, any understanding sufficiently definite to . delay the call fir the extra session. Their negotia tions will not be interfered with, by this call, and before -the -meeting of the General Assembly' of September 4tn; there is ample time m..whiciiTto J hope that there..will.Jie ah amieable J "I cannot do otherwise than submit the quafetions, so vitally affecting the People of North Carolina, to their chosen representatives." - - , - .. CONGRESS, CONDENSED Washington, July 18 . -Senate; Met at noon. ; . , President submitted : nominations for confirmation. - Lobby Investigating committee con tinued to hear M. M. Mulhall. . . Democrats submitted report on tar iff bill showing aii average reduction of 27.04 per cent from existing rates. aenator Root attacked income tax provision of tariff bill. labled Bristow resolution calling on President for information as to what salarv would hp snfRc ipnt to kppn Secretary Bryan at his post. enarp exchange occurred between' Senators Bristow and Ashhurst when Bristow accused the. latter of sending telegrams at government expense. oeiiaior lownsena attacKea secre tary Bryan for his lecture tours. - Adiournpd at V XT tn -nrOT tomorrow. . '... . " ' ' House: Met at noon. ReSOlntinn n F Ponrasctitotiva ToVlTl Tor investigation in Caminetti case -was taoiea. -.- Renres Carolina, introduced bill for hospita.1 at or near Spartanburg, S. C. for in- . miiu (.1 aiuicui ui uiocaocsi especially pellagra: ' , i -, . ' liauu uimuuu.u m" t0 Prohibit, franking of speeches Or remarks nf Spnatnra nr JtonrosenftL- tives. J7. -i... r 1 1 i, i v Aunutri luituuutru oill to extend life of Aldrich-Vreeland currency law for four- years. "ypresentative Knowland, of Cali fornia, intrnrllirvrjl Kill f t. TTW7,.1 -..... v v vi w : 4 1 A w i A rrv.lv. 1 i 1 H IS I K)n. ldpntifiMtlrtTl rnmctratlnn of automobiles. Adiourned 1:45?- P. M. until noon luesdajT t- CHINA'S PART A MILLION Celestial Government Gets Bio Rail- , . road Dividend T lokio, July 18: According to the lepers, the fmnoriol cr.vam-martia th muthls fiscal year's profits of r. ,ny..wlU be yen 2.000.000 or $1,000.- i "'; nit.ed States currency. The gov ooo iint.'8 ,retu.rn last year was $750,- k V.. o'luwiug an increase pront or Jo ijr cent- m one year. - fi..i total net Profit of the road this "-'. ye,ar w yen 4,926,000, or almost drawl' "! ' of this the government mem tv 40, P?! cent as Per a&ee hr i' h dlvliehd to private stock- i cVn ls year wiU be six Per cen. npvt v, greater profit is expected irpnt i -r um vlew of tne tariff agree w. , hlch went to effect two weeks ir i di reby a reduction of 30 per cent at l 18 glVen on a11 Kods entrained -iir,inK for delivery in Manehnria. If ui" fs'ir,.stantial concession, which will Man. ir, ieasea traffic on the South r'hirV nat1 Railway. was forced from t.;J,d..IJ Hussia when Ahe Bear con- b en I'-!: line anJ the Japanese have when ti ;l n?, impatiently for the date be come effective 3 concesslon would JAMES W. BELL DEAD. Manger of Thomasville Fertilizer Co AneuuA A " Thnm0... r"5r oummons lasvilic Ga., July 18. James Fertile,. "Udser or the Thomasville in , company bv .h f I . a at his homo hero Viia i.inr to breaking u.ail gone to call him to heart ffa5,-.HlB death is attributed , " U1UI JJ lug itiiiuie, GOVERNOR SPECIAL SECRETARY BRYAN'S SALARY Senav-end Attacks the Secre - tary ivV'ng Paid Lectures During "re of. Office- to- Inert. ome. Washington, July 18. "Aside from ib lecnnicai and legal question, of the right of a public servant to sell - his services twice, the public announce ment by Mr. .Bryan that a man of his well-advertised Democratic tastes cannot live on ' an income of $12,000 A;year, presents a moral question for the "consideration of the American people," declared Senator Townsend, Republican, of Michigan, in a speech in the Senate today. " , "The-question is simply this, wheth er, under the circumstances, it is the duty of the citizen and .the public ser vant to modify his style ot living to bring it within his legitimate income; or whether it is his privilege to re-sell his services in order to cover the cost of the style of living he has adopted." Senator Townsend's speech was an attack upon the Secretary of State, for his proposal of making paid lec tures during -. his tenure , of nffiro - Increase his income. He declared . other cabinet ofl&cers were living on $12,000 . salaries ; that subordinates in the government den partments would not be allowed to do other work while holding their posi- uous; ana mat oecause of his previ ous attitude, before the neonle. Mr Bryan should have felt an obligation ui nve wunin more rigid lines. J "For 'more than 15 vears Mr Rrvan has . posed as a public censor of man and measuxes,"t said Senator Town send. -"He ,has preached the duties. of citizenshiD and assumed to estah. usn standards of public service. His public acts, therefore, more than tnose of any ;5 "other ' man - except" the PresidenL are of influence in the fix ing of standards of public service and PUPUc poucy if the American people remain silent at this time and bv their silebee.give their inferential approval or assent to tne policy 'Mr. Bryan has announced, that attitudei of an official toward his duties must be assumed to be a permanent feature . of our" eov- ernmental institutions. Tor my part, I feel impelled to voice a protect. I am no respector of persons. I see no reason why the head of a department should be permitted to make private gain by. methods that are forbidden to his subordinates. I see nothing, in his -announced policy that is not - equally available . to any man or .woman in the government em ploy,, and certainly, no one will ques tion the assertion, mat, ;lhe general me-ausoiuie rum oi'DUDiicnservice. --- -t' nas been, ordered --.bv anotftef member" of : the cabinet that pdstmas ters -snail not engage. - m anyotner business than that relating to .their offices as postmasters- The same rule is applied to other subordinate Fede ral office holders. Why this discrimi nation in favor .of a high salaried offi cer against the losr salaried one? :Mr. Bryan says he is selling his time, energies and talents to private individuals or organizations because his official salary is -not enough for him to live upon. He is . receiving $12,000 a year. In tne government service there are thousands of em ployes who receive less than one- tenth of that sum and who, in these days of high cost of living, find It dif ficult to live-within their income. Not one of these thousands, however, is permitted to abandon his post of duty and sell his time and enegries and tal ents to others for the reason that Mr. Bryan has given for his action. If Mr. Bryan's example shall be 'follow ed by public employes generally who can see the extent of injury to the public Service?. " ' "If we are to adopt the policy ot placing the dollar above public duty, then the door of oportunity should hfot" be opened to 'one citizen and closed to another. If Uiere is to dis crimination, it should be in favor of the poorly paid man, Dut i see no reason why a distinction should be made. "" ;"At a -time when most unusual for eign complications confront us, when the Japanese question is before us,. when our relations witn tne disturDea republic to the south of us are most grave and jfrought with mighty res ponsibilities when treaties affecting our relations' with various nations of Europe are pending and awaiting the action of this nation; when the ques tion of: Panama canal tolls is pressing hard upon, us; -when the alleged claims of. Colombia are being urged; when , the Congress is dealing with the tariff containing provisions which may .anect-our .uipiuiuauu remuuuo with other countries, indeed at this time above all others the statement of Mr r Bryan that he proposed to de sert his office, "for the. purpose of per sonal financial gain comes as a shock to all tnougntiuirpeopie. . "This action is even more inexcusa ble when it is ; known that the Secre tary" has been in office but a few months and from the nature of things he ' cannot have become familiar with all of the responsibilities of his great position. The . Secretary - or sstate is regarded" as the most important execu tive officer of the ? government below the -President . He is premier -of the cabinet, he should be the first exam ple .of faithful intelligent devotion to duty. -.- :a; ", ' , . - - t tnnw: hf nnthlne more unfortu nate to the cause of public virtue and singleness of purpose tor nign iaeais than this expressed determination of Mr. Bryan, upheld! by the reasons which he gives;7 When he entered in to the implied contract with the gov ernment to serve as Secretary or State he knew what the salary of that position was. He had for. years pro claimed the doctrine of the simple life of pure democracy- He knew that i nnn ,mnnth -was the compensa tion he would receive 4rom the gov ernment.: To? a.-. majomy oi :vyv ih public and private life that com pensation seems most adequate, and yet now he declares to the country that it is insufficient tp meet his ex- nanana o o 5oprota TV. Of StatO. "His. salary ls the same as tbiL re ceived by the - otner juinci. and nn iA. nf them tas complained that it is inadequate. J How now are the virtues: of economy auu ty to be impi-e'ssed ; apon the. people when tielr great advocate states that it is necessary for him to -capitalize (Continued on Page a.) E EFFORTS TO CONTROL ELECTION Mulhall Letters Describe Pol ' itical Intrigues of the s .-. Manufacturers GANNON'S CAMPAIGN OF 190 8 Correspondence Tells How National Association' Proposed to Aid in the Re-election of Former . .Speaker Cannon. . Washington, July. 18. How the Na tional ; Association of Manufacturers proposed to concentrate its energies, if necessary,, for the1 re-election of for mer Speaker Cannon in the.1908 cam paign was described inr'dae of the first of the "Mulhall letters.' brought before the Senate Lobby. .Committee today.,:. ; : The letter bearing on Cannon was written to Mulhall by Secretary Schwedtman, of the manufacturers, on August 17 th, 1908, and declared all energies , would be concentrated in "Cannon's district, if there is . the slightest occasion for it." Senator Keed questioned Muinali about Congressman Bartholdt. "I always understood senweatman and Van Cleave looked after Bartholdt and that the brewery interests help ed,", replied Mulhall. The committee decided immediately to hear.: S. W. McClave. Republican candidate for Congress, in the" Sixth New Jersey district, where a special election is to be held Tuesday.. v; Mulhall testified yesterday that he had run McClave's campaign against William Hughes in lyiO. The cross-examination of Muinali on McClave yesterday aroused the ire of the two - Republican members of the committee, who declared it was an attempt to play politics. Schwedtman wrote Muinali August 26th about the situation in Indiana, which, he - said, was "very critical. and added "if we win most ' of the credit "will be due to your good work. If .some-, of our political friends should forget it later on I want:to take a trip witlv: vau iBtxx. Indiana fort the .specifier inna or a spanning mey ougui to havet" ? ',' ' In August a fieht in the 11th Wis consin-district, where John J. Jenkins was up for re-election apparently was worrying-tne manufacturers, altnougn the - National - Brewers' Association., through its National chairman, wrote Muinali it 1 was "tneir ngnt. Edward HInes, Chicago lumber man, who figured in the Lorimer tase, came into the hearing again today. Mulhall swore-that7 in a letter to the manu facturers,' August 27th, Hines spoxe of a promise to send $1,000, to "go in the right channel to be used for legit imate, purposes" in the Jenkins dis trict. v ..v Schwedtman wrote Mulhall on Au gust 28th:. "I vdon't;, consider Teddy nor Taft, nor " Sherman, nor Foraker, nor the rest of v those great men equal to Van Cleave. Parry, Kirhy and tne otners, who have given freely of their energy ' (Continued on fage . SITUATION IN CHINA IMPROVED Disorder Resulting from Rebellion in Southern Provinces Quelled , - Fewer Soldiers Deserting "v " ' ; Government Ranks Piking, ; July 18. The situation brought about by the rebellion in the southern prbvinces of China has im proved: somewhat tpday, regarded from the northern point of view. Fewer sol diers haye.' deserted the government of Provisional President Yuan Shi Kai than authorities had anticipated. " Heavy 'fighting is expected at Kiu Kiang, ih the province of Kiang Si, after the" lull following the recent de feat of the southern forces at Hu Chow in the province of Che Kiang. . The southerners have been joined by the forts at Wu Sung, a seaport ten miles north of Shanghai, and at Nan king; the southern capital both in the province of Kiang Si, while the large force, of . troops occupying them has also gone oVer to the rebels. .Leaders -of the southern forces is sued a. proclamation today announcing the appointment as President or tne Republic-Of Tsen Chun Hsuan, a for mer viceroy of Canton and Yuan Kai's old enemy ;Wang Chung Wei is nam ed f of eign minister, and Cheng Hsuan finance minister. All three are consid ered fanatics in northern circles. f The southern rebels yesterday kill ed 2Q officers who ha remained loyal to the.' Peking government including the Governor of the province of Ngan Hwel. , - 1T - (Provisional President Yuan Shi Kai had a long conference with the loyal generals tddajv Plans for the J sup pression of - the rebellion were discuss ed. .The belief prevails very "generally in Pekihg that'the Japanese are financ ng the-jrevolution in the southern prov inceSj1 and' some, of the newspapers as sert ,that 40 Japanese army officers are with- the rebel troops. v , "lfi$pECT ARMY POSTS. Secretary of WarSand Party Escorted to Fort Oglethorpe. - ; Chattanooga,:. Tenn., July 18. Sec retaryrbl' -WarJ Lindley M.. Garrison, and , prtyon an inspection tour: of army , posts,' arrived in Chattanooga from -..Atlanta early today. The party was escorted to-Fort Oglethorpe in au tomobiles and spent most of today looking ! over the government grounds and -equipment there. , " ' AD WEBB FILEP EjlD0RSEr.1EflTS Democratic .State cfiairroan Lays Be-, r fore Senator Overman ,4-lis -'-'J ' ; Claim for pi$trict:Attor-" r neyWll pleased. - (Special Star Telegram.) Washington, D. C.,i July 18 The let ters of endorsement of Chairman Charles A. Webb, of Asheville, for district attorney for". Western North Carolina, were laid - before Senator Overman today by Chairman Webb and James P. Cook, pi Concord. Cameron "Morrison, qf Charlotte, was - expected to attend the. confer ence, but notified Mr. Webb that he could not reach Washingtpn. until next week. At that tini anotner confer ence will h held'wlth Senator Over man and the subject? disposed, of. Both Messrs. vvOBP and Cook, it is said, were well pleased ' with their talk with the junior; Senator today. It is said that 'Mr. Overman told his vis itors he had not made tip his mind whom he will appoint for the Western job and that he would not make a se lection until all . candidates '-bad " been' heard., ' '. After the conference' with Senator. Overman. - Chairman" Webb issued the following statement: . : - "We had a very pleasant, agree-. able and cordial - conversation - with Senator Overman. I am thoroughly satisfied and pleased at the present status of things, ine senator heard us politely and was very .much inter-' ested in my hundreds .. of endorse ments. He stated, to us that he had not come to any conclusion as to whom he would recommend, and said in the' most positive and emphatic language that he was undecided on the proposi tion and that he-had never made any promises to anyone, nor nad he com mitted himself, newspaper reports to the contrary notwithstanding, I am thoroughly satisfied witn . the situa tion." Besides Senator Cook, Col.. P. M. Pearsall. of Newbern, and Col. Al H. Fairbrother, of Greensboro, asked Sen ator Overman to recommend the Ashe- ville man.- - . '. Senator's Grandchild Dead.. Senator Simmons -was unable' today to fire the opening gun on the tariff because of the death of his little' granddaughter, Eliza Humphreys An drews, which occurred at Raleigh last night. The senior Senator will make, the opening tariff speech .tomorrow.: Senator Stone, of Missouri, ranking member of . the Finance Committee, informed the Senate that MrrSim-, mons was unable-to be on the" floor of the Senates but thAt,wpulddeliver his speech Saturday. - J.-M. Cook, of Lowisburgr- Garland Ferguson, of Greensboro, and State -Senator Ward, of Newbern,1 are here. P. R. A. JEFFRES-ADAMS NUPTIALS. Secretary of Daily News Weds Cousin of Judge Clark. ' (Special Star Correspondence.) Greensboro, N. C, July 18 Miss Louise Bond Adams was married to Mr. Edwin Bedford Jeffres yesterday evening at 6 o'clock in' Holy Trinity church, Rev. T. G. Faulkner officiat ing. It was a very simple wedding and without attendants. The bride and groom entered together from the vestry. The .bride wore a handsome tailored traveling suit of blue. The bride is a daughter of the late Lawrence A. Adams and with her mother has lived here a short time, coming 'from 'Morganton, to which place they had moved from Augusta. She is a cousin of Miss Lucile Clark and Mrs. J. W. Nicholson, of this city, and Chief Justice Walter Clark. Mr. Jeffress is a son of C. J. Jeffress, of Canton, and a grandson of the late Capt. E. B. Jeffress, of South Boston, Va. He graduated in the class ' of 1907 from the State University, taught a while at Bingham School at Ashe ville, and is now secretary-treasurer of the Greensboro Daily News. After a short stay in "the land of the sky" they will be at home in Greensboro. WELCOME NEW TRAIN. Greensboro People Pleased by Corpo ration Commission Order. (Special Star Correspondence.) Greensboro, N. C, July 18. People of Greensboro and those living be tween here and Mt. Airy are much pleased at the action of the corpora tion commission in requiring .the Southern Railway to put on a new passenger train between Sanford and Mt. Airy. The new train will take the place of a mixed train now run 'from Sanford here, but will give doubla daily service by way of Stokesdale to Mt. Airy. Mr- R. R. King, of Greens boro,, has led in the fight on behalf of Greensboro for this train, while a number of prominent Mt. Airy people have been behind the petition. : OUT LI NES Senate Lobby Investigating commit tee continues hearing testimony of Martin M. MulhalL .The disorderly - conditions in the Southern provinces -of China resulting from a recent rebellion, are improved. Bulgarians charge Greek:j.troops with ignoring the Red Cross , sign .and massacreingrthe entire population of Kilkish. : " A ."" ". Southern Wholesale Grocers ' Asso ciation adjourns -session at Charlotte, selecting - Charleston, S. C, as the next meeting place.. Bryan's statement that he cannot live on the Secretary of State's sala ry of $12,000, is the subject, of much discussion in official circles at Wash ington. .. -' 1 Democrats' of the Senate"'' Finance committee - submit formal report on the Underwood-Simmons bill showing an average reduction of 27.64 per cent from existrag rates. ; : ; iNew York markets:.' Money on call steady 2 1-4 toP2 1-2 per centr last loan 2 1-4-, closing "bid , 2,' offered at 2 1-4. Flour firm. Wheat firm.' Corn firm. Turpentine stead v. Rosin easy:- Spot cotton oiuiet: middling uplands 12.40; middling gulf 12.65; sales 1,400 bales. j - Hear "A Day cat West Point' a TlimroH hv .fha v.T .iimlna v ftrfheatrfl tomorrow nierht! descriptive ' of a- dav in the barracks from "reveille" to taps, (Advertisement) . SENATE IN BITTER DEBATE YESTERDAY Chautauqua Lectures of Sec retary of State Start WaTrm Controversy SENATORS GREW PERSONAL Senator Bristow's Resolution : Defeat ed, He Makes Heated Speech. " Charges and Countercharges ., ' Heard Lines Drawn- J. Wlashington, July 18. Secretary Bryan's policy of lecturing; in his va cation time involved the Senate in' 'a' bitter . controversy today. . It - began when Senator-Bristow, ignoring the' defeat of his- resolution directed at Mr. Bryan's action, Insisted upon be ing heard in severe criticism of the cabinet officer. ' - Before the debate ended,- charges and countercharges .between Senators on the two sides of the chamber had brought th Senate to a high pitch of excitement. Senajtor Ashurst prc duced . an old letter of Senator Bris tow's -which he declared indicated that' Mr. Bristow in 1906 had been perfect ly willing to take a Federal position and devote only part of his time to it Senator Bristow retorted with the charge that Senator Ashurst has spent over $100 of public funds' sending pri-1 vate telegrams that should have been! paid for from his own pocket, a charge denied by Senator Ashurst, but which Senator Bristow agreed to prove by producing original, telegrams that had beep paid for out of Senate funds. From these personal- accusations, the debate went into the general field of public lecturing and writing, and Democratic Senators called - attention to the Chautauqua platform work of Senator Bristow and many others, and to the newspaper writing that Senator Bristow had done' during the last Bal-i timore convention. The Kansas Sen- ator emphatically declared : that he' had never neglected the duties of his office. - "I am not on trial' here " he said, v 1 "I simply want to show that, people who live in glass houses: should: not throw 'stohes"," .said : Senator .Jamesi ! . SenatorsBristow, owneeBdialt and others attacked in strong, language the : action . of Secretary Bryan in de- livering paid lectures during a time when they claimed public ; questions required his close attention to tne af fairs of the State Department. : The Bristow resolution introduced on Tuesday, calling upon the Presi dent to state what salary would se cure all of Secretary Bryan's ' time,; was tabled by a vote of 41 to 29, as soon as it came up today, all the: Dem ocrats and Senators Borah and Poin-, dexter opposing" it. ,v,! f A prepared attack upon Secretary Bryan's action by Senator Townsend and an extensive defense by Senator. Lewis illuminued tie oratory of -the. day. Senator Townsend insisted the example of the Secretary in selling his time for private gain when it had al ready been sold to the governments was unwholesome for the entire country. ... -. Sudden Growth of Piety. Senator Lewis asked when the Sen-: ator from Kansas and the Senator (Continued on Page .bight.) , . . SOUTHERN GROCERS ADJOURN Session Ends at Charlotte Charles ton Chosen As Next Meeting. Place Resolutions and Rec ommendations Adopted Charlotte, N. C, July 18. After se lecting Charleston, S. C, as the meet ing place for next year the Southern. Wholesale Grocers' Association ad journed here this afternoon af ter -being in session since Wednesday;-, Earl ier in the day the following officers were elected: -' President J. H. McLaurin, Jack sonville, Fla. '."'''.' First Vice President J.- D. , Fau cette, Bristol, Tenn.-Va. : -. Second Vice President WfT.' Reeves, Tupelo, Miss. - ' V ; Treasurer C . W . Hartel&Ott, Jack sonville, Fla. yKV-': A board of directors containing rep resentatives from the 13 States s and the. District of Columbia, comprising the association . were elected also. Resolutions . were adapted and ;rec ommendation were adopted endorsing the Newlands bill now pending in Con-1 erress for the elimination or ine oe- structive features of the floods '.; that annually . menace the Mississippiv Val--ley, that the executive officers and in dividual niembers interest themselves in - the proposition of exacting from transportation companies the demur" rage charges . required . of. the con signee. : -. . ;-r .. Th.at the eveoiitive officials and in dividual members interest "themselves ' in securing- that legislation ur-me va rious States which will not prohibit the' sale of any and all hou sehold ; ar ticles and proprietary remedies by li cenced merchants. . That the executive officers indicate to' the National Credit Men's . Associa tion endorsement of its efforts tot pro duce reforms in the National bank ruptcy law. " That the president of the organi zation' communicate with the various manufacturers that certain paper con tainers used by them are not conducive to safe carriage and their-use should be discontinued. - - That the association approve , the activities toward the " securing of the first class postage rate from ; two to onp "ent. ' :- ' - - J. ",' -The grocers will be taken-by sue cial train to Reids ville tomorrow for a tnnr nf insnection of the tobaccd manufacturing, industry of that:place.j IGNORED RED GROSS FLA6 Bulgarians- Charge Greek Troops - Ig noring Hospital Insignia and Massac re ing Entire Popu lation of Kilkish. Sofia, July 18. The general com manding the Bulgarian army operat ing against the Greeks officially charg es the Greek troops- with-deliberately raking with their cannon fire the hos pital at Demir-Hissar, ignoring . the Red Cross flag. '". A 'few of the: hospital attendants fled, the general says, but the remain der, of the nurses and all the patients were killed. A few of the sick and. wounded .who had managed to" crawl but from1, the ruins were shot down by Greek soldiers.'' The general also cnarges the Greek troops with "massacreing' the 'entire population of Kilkesh. : Battle Progressing. " London, July 18. Except for a re-' port coming by way of Paris that-: a battle is progressing between the . Ru manians and Bulgarians ; at. Belograd chik, - 65 miles , northwest . o. Sofia; which was not mentioned today in di rect dispatches received from Bucha rest, the general situation in the Bal kans remains unchanged. " - - Bulgaria now is seeking through Italy to obtain peace terms 'from Ru mania, ' but no progress, v appears to have been made towards negotiations and ay three of her enemies are clos ing in on Bulgaria with the apparent determination - to . dictate peace when their armies occupy Sofia. : Coalition Cabinet Formed. - Sofia, July 18. A coalition cabinet was formed today by M. Radoslavoff, Liberal leader in the Bulgarian parlia ment to take the place of the cabinet of Premier Daneff, which recently re signed. The new cabinet consists of Liberals and Stambuloff Nationalists. 'M. Guenadieff has been appointed for eign minister. .... RAILROADS' WAGE DISPUTE Board of Mediation to- Decide Impor tant Questions for Trainmen New York,' July 18 . The Eastern railroads engaged in a wage contro-: Versy with their' 80,000 trainmen and conductors indicated tonight their willingness- to leave - with the --board of mediation and conciliation appointed by President s Wilson the decision as to which owestions are' to be submitted for arbitration ..under the :, Newlands act. - . ".: V i -f In . ia; letter- to i tholea4erj-oXe manasers'-said it seemed: to them -'t.hat ' til e ''- immediate ' d iff efen fe "nf nni n inn relatfn to- tfiriblftfs' "fo be sufttriitted sidered by-the board of mediation arid conciliation." -The managers had reference to their demands, that "all questions of pay ; and working conditions" be set tled along with he men's demand for better wages. The roads in their letter to the men tonight,8 while describing their position as unchanged, expressed . themselves as, "willing" to refer their demands to the mediation board. President Lee, of the Brotherhood trainmen commented upon the Change in wording: He expressed belief that a comparison of the -phraseology of the two letters indicated that a 'modifica tion of the roads' position has taken place within the last 48 hours. In their letter the managers quot ed from the record of the meeting between conference committee and the trainmen's officials on July 16th. when A. B. Garrelson, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, had asked the men's attitude. "We, ourselves," the record auoted Mr. Garrelson as saying, "haven't dis clssed the question of bringing medi ators in. I will say to you frankly that this condition might readily arise: that if disagreement arose between us in the matter of formulating the stipulations which the Newlands bill calls for that it would undoubtedly be a desirable thing to do." -Both the managers and the train men's committee will hold conferences tomorrow morning, the men to discuss the letter received tonight from the roads. Both sides are marking time pending the calling of a meeting with the mediation board after its mem bers have been confirmed by the Sen ate. The . men reiterated their pur pose to demand that this meeting be held at once and indicated that a strike would be called within 24 hours after if the roads 'refused, to-sign a stipula tion that ojhly the men's demands were to be submitted for arbitration. The men hope the meeting with the board can be heldvMonday. s " Seth Low, president of the National Civic Fedeition, addressed the rail road managers in conference today. He urged them to abandon any thought of submitting their grievances to ar bitration at this time. Washington, July 18 . The new Federal board of mediation and 'con ciliation ' will hold its first meeting here tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock to organize and prepare for immediate consideration of the controversy be tween the Eastern railroads .and their .80.000 trainmen and conductors. The call was issued today by Judge Wil liam ' Lea Chambers .whose appoint ment as commissioner with those of the ' other members , of the board was sent to the Senate by President Wil son earlier in the day; ; According to custom the nomina tions were referred to a committee and will be reported tomorrow, but their immediate confirmation . is considered certain and Judge Chambers is .going ahead with plans for the board's work. The judge will leave .. Sunday night for' New York to confer with repre sentatives of the railroads and the em ployes and it Is not likely that the con troversy will be brought officially to the attention of the board before that time. ' : ; - - The first meeting of the board would have been - held this afternoon but owing to the absence in Boston of one of the members. - Louis F. Post. assistant secretary : of the Labor De partment, it was decided to wait until tomorrow. A ; telegram was sent to Mr. Post urging his return. - Judge cnambers said tonignt tnat the board would- sit . permanently in Washington, and he hoped . to have as" many of the meetings here as possible. nrrihnT mi Tiinirr ncruni uh inmrr, I'- V sri -i- -. ; ' -':- , I ":'- ..j " - . : Formal Consideration of Un derwood-Simmons : s Bill Begins in Senate , SIMMONS TO OPEN THE DEBATE Senator Gallinge'r Will Lead Republl can Hosts, Senator. Simmons Op- . ' enlng Debate for the Major- . '.:'. ity Reductions. VWashntonyjuly 18. With' the sub mission; today of the report of major-' -;v-ity members of me. Finance cprnmit- , tee onviie. Urfderwoo.d-Simmons' tariff . : r bill, formal consideration of the rneas-. i ure:was.begun in the Senate, but con-. ' - tinued a few. moments only because of , ... . the unavoidable absence - of Senator i Simmon detained on : account of ' J death in'his family. . , , . Senator Simmons , will Inaugurate j '1 , the debate tomorrow with a, speech. setting forth' the general views "of the Democratic t majority and the needs ... for tariff revision. Senator-Cumpiins V served notice he wouli soeak on be- V half of -the minority, and he may fol- . f low Senator Simmons tomorrow after- ' -I noon. Senator Smoot and Burton plan ; i to talk-on Monday. - . ..', "- : . v" i . Republican - Senators in conference 1 " today :re-affirmed Senator Gallinger, -. of New Hampshire, as their leader to - ! assume, charge- of n the tariff debate, and agreedto support requests of Re- ' S publicans for record- votes when de- ' . ' . S sired aaiamehdmentft. " - i ; . - . '" ' I Average Reduction 27.64 Per Cent. ' , .. An - average reduction, of s 27.64 per cent under the rates of the existing Payne-AMrJch tariff law -is-proposed by the Democratic Underwood-Sim mons tariff bill upon which the Sepatet began general debate today, accord- ing to the report' of - the Finance 'com- , I mittee i majority submitted - by the ' i chairman,-Senator. K M. Simmons, . ,' The report also shows, that the bill 9 as reported. ,'.tq the Senate : provides . ratea 4.22 ne'r Vent ,lnvr. than tho TTi. - - - ' : rdii-iifc tp?&?M4i ; yjear ejuiing-J0jn9rrinete- will : , be aAOStiuia ted, surplus In b,.gv'eyij.'4,i'M-ij.- ment.tr.eajsttry of $2,020,000. ' ' :.:.. ' A salient 'feature of -this bill, it is . ? pointed, out, '.is the large increase of imports to be admitted" f tele of duty. Under the House bill ' the value of free listed import ; On , the basis of 1912, was $103,000,000,-, whereas,, the Democrats of the - Seriate caucus, by ' sweeping changes propose to free 'list . imports valued at $147,367,000 an : in crease in undutiable Imports over the House bill of $ 4,3 67.000, -,, Upon the basis Of f ieri rifonths for the coming fiscal yeaK the report es- '- ' timates . that the - total : customs re ceipts under the new bill will be $266, 730,000; from income tax, for ten months $58,330,000 Corporation tax $37,000,000; - internal revenue includ ing tax of $5,000,000 ori cotton futures $297,000,000. and that th revenue from all other sources will biing the total for, the. fiscal year to $996,810,000. With disbursements, estittiateii' for the com mittee " by. Treasury -experts at $994, 790,000, a balance is. shown In favor of the government of1 $2,020,000. Amendments Tod Drastic. . In analyzing " its ' changes .In the ' House administrative features of the biirthe;committee 'deemed the am- :.- endnients of the lfnURft entlrelv tnn ' drastic," particularly. ; those authorlz- ' -Ing .examination of books of . -foreign manufacturers, a 5 per cent tariff dis-. count on - Imports in American ships ' and other like features - whifeh were . stricken out. Particulac attention is - " called to the Senate provision" "desig- . ; nated to furnish the President with power to -impose tat-ift -duties of a rel taliatory character upoh. all articles comprised ia a specified' list" which ' includes many agricultural, products. ( ' "For. some years." ; says : the reDort . in referring to this retaliatory provi- -sion, . ''there has been a development -of maximum and mlhimumx , tariffs abroad, and in not a 'few instances the government of the Unit&d; States . has Deen compelled to see its citizens sub jected to harsh- and discriminating y tariff , treatment abroad .without being able under the law ' to afford' relief. ; - : The tariff act of 1909. recognized this situation and established a general J maximum scneuuie ot duties 2& per cent higher than the general or riiini- j mum rates of the laiyy- This maximum y ' :. I schedule - has proyed - r embarrassing, . i ! clumsy and iaadequate and the situa- ! tion under it has been "less satisfacto- . , ry than that which previously existed. No material advantages have, been de-' . . rived from it, but, on 'the) contrary, it : . x has stood in the way of successful , , commerce with other cOuritriea. 1 "The provision now recommended. . - i wilL it is believed, place in the hands ; ,.- t - of the President powers which,. though - "i - extensive m their sphere, are sum- .: . :i ciently circumscribed to- permit of ,' -i their being exerted within f the limits ' s , ; assigned them without, disturbing the : ; J general -nscair system oi; tne unneq. . . .-a . v (.-, States Wise use of "the-retaliatory ' .- v . j power Will, it IsTeasonabiy to' be ex- ' ; pected, bring about equitable arrange- . ' ' ments with those countries which do -,. ' now. afford us fair treatment, and it is , j probable anat tne weapon thus provid- - ' i as td render Its actual f rise entirely unnecessary under any: ordinary con- : ditions." - . : . Of another Important feature added by the Senate committee, tax of one-. v i tenth of one cerit a pound-on cotton ",:: sold through stock exchanges for: fu- . " ture delivery, the report says:: "The committee believes the sub- . -L ject matter-to be one fit. 'for the im- - : -, position or a proper tax, not-only be- cause of its indirect influence in elimi- . - t nating a parasite -which; has afflicted the business of ' dealing in; purchases " : of cotton, 'for future delivery;, but be- .. y ; cause ' It'i will ' result In the collection ; ; of a .considerable sum ;of revenue from '' I a source which In its usual Operation produced abnormal profits, from a I . (Continued on Page s. ) ' ' - ' y ' ' 1 .--...' x . . . . ... . - 'V - - sR - .
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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