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THE WEATHER. CONTINUITY IN ' ADVERTISING Fair in west, showers in east por tion Wednesday, Thursday probably t ir lisht variable winds. Is what counts In getting- reanlt. The advertiser who keeps everlastingly at It is he who receives most benefit from his In vestment tn Printers' Ink. Advertise, and keep it up in The Morning- Star. JELOXJ.rsrxE VOL. XCII NO. 317. WTLMIN'GrTOlN', N. C, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6, 1913. WHOLE NUMBER 13,395. RAILROADS ' OFFER BEFORE GOVERNOR .Conference Called for NeW3 Tuesday to Consider Their Proposal WIL IS LEFT OUT Corporation Commission Files Exhaus tive Report on Rate Negotia tions to End Discriminations in North Carolina (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, X. C, August 5. The Cor poration Commission presented its re port of the proposal of the railroad companies for the settlement of the fight over freight rate discriminations in North Carolina, to Governor Craig this afternoon. The commission made no recommendations as to what should be done with the proposal. In a conference between Governor Crais:. the Corporation Commissioners and the Council of State this' evening it was decided to call a meeting for Tuesday or next weeK, August 12th, tor special consideration of the propo sition. To this meeting there will be invit ed the Legislative Freight Rate Com mission and the members of the Freight Tariff committee of the Just Freight Rate Association of North Carolina, these to join with the Gov ernor, the Corporation Commissioners and the Council of State in careful consideration of every phase of the railroad proposition and the freight situation m general. The officers composing the Council of the btate who shared with the Gov ernor this evening the interesting pre sentation of the report by the Corpo ration commissioners, manifest strong impression - that the proposal shows a purpose on the part of the railroad companies to meet the ship pers half way in the" North Carolina difficulties. Western Rates Reduced The proposition of the railroads cakes a 20 per cent reduction in rates Iran the West, and lesser reductions East and North, and the Corporation Commission declares-.-in - the-" report, that it makes no recomnien.datton for the reason that it desires to have the advantage of conferences with the Gov ernor and those he may -call into con ference on the matter, to the end that me conclusions reached in these con Terences may be as far as" possible narmonious. The report is a docu ment of 20 pages with considerable appendix. rrenminary negotiations are re viewed and authority of the Governor and Council of State cited. for the con ferences held at Old Point Comfort The negotiations are reviewed in detail. The flnrnnratimi Pnmmfsirinn had demanded 24 per cent reductions on an average from the West, and the concessions secured average 20 per cent, these being worked out by zones, u;cu are Greensboro. Zone No. 1: Charlotte, Zone No. 2:' Hope "Mills, Zone x0 3; Gibson, Zone No. 4; Gas- n-nia ana points south of Charlotte; west of Statesville. Hickory and Lin colnton. Marion group; Shelby . and hutherfordton, Morganton, Waynes iile and Henderson ville; Asheville and Wilmington and others. No Reductions for Wilmington .No reductions, however, are includ ed for Wilmington, which already has ater rates considerably lower than the proposed reductions. Taking uP the Greensboro zone, Winston-Salem to Newbern and eastward Almost to Raleigh as the largest and most typical, the commission gives taoies of reductions that amount to - Per cent on flour and 28 per cent on Rrain and grain products other than nour the commission having urged p"'.l)er cent cut. thLram and srain products in less " lar fits trot 99 nni- nx-.m flour in barrels, 8 cents on the barrel. the commission having asked for 10 ;ents. in agricultural implements, the commission asked 25 per cent cut and is an offer nf iq n on ThQ actual rates for Zone No. 1 and appli cable liroportionately to other zones rnnH btate,as offered by the rail- , aie. ioiiows: Xo. '-Idib AO. 1 11- flooo XT o ?. i-il . N I lace X-fk 4 O . m xt er ' rfc- nr,'k Class A ?: Class B f'l .ss H - 4; S,laS, D' 4J, ClaSS E 6 5- ?n V0' Hnd ClaSS F 8- Grai11. ThG: l)0tatnes, 6. iriPiXa bvf, concessions meet the de nacn th5 commission .as to a diff, ne' Two A' B and D; leaves ClasI Ee 0f ne Pint acn in grahi ree" Flve' Six' C and in rna(''-"F and Potatoes; two points E anri it ."r' and four Points in each n,"a classes. theT(.mr!UCu0ns Present a saving, r ?,rt shows of 524 per car on hav ',: Iier car or $1-20 per ton on i'roiiiuY I,er caraon STain and grain nV ip-iT''1 flour; 21.60 per car in- JA, U2 per car on wire fenc Plenients ViT Car n aSricultural im- ratU VL! Northern and Eastern r-onib;n.?Hnn fers PrPse to observe fni Kmns of current locals on Nor oke' ahSnd- Lynchburg and Roan raii rS, terve combinations of all ar , ni interior points, and "antial rekf nnUld-.result in sub ties. ef on important commodi- Thr rr.t.r.ni ?! LT aIrfailure UJ rfaoh an commission i an entire q o- j f )(( t l,f' to U'ol.-. . 6 ceuieui 1U e-f''lt-toVnatteJ? rate.s. jt seemed diffi- Sl(lprati0n nf estly upon the con th yLir matters, but that "l,0n, it is h n- "aes fina"y agreed sin that theLopi10n of the commis ,a';pn ui S other matters can be , The renort c - Stand '0rt at T !a?further of the ef- , I'h . " vxil the derfato ... ne carriers aerPd tn nr. -e revision of "rati on ha- BEEy. im mm President Sends His tame to Senate and Confirmation Will Come Quickly Godwin Will Rec ommend Postmasters !oecial Star Telegram.) "n, D. C, August 5. Jo- siah W. Jf. Bailey, of Raleigh, was -J T nominated today for collector, of in ternal revenue for Eastern North Car olina. It is understood his confirma tion will be made quickly and that he will take charge of the Raleigh of fice within a week, if his bond is ap- yruveu oy mat ume. w. u. Hammer, of Asheboro, is here and conferred with Senator Over man in regard to his candidacy for district attorney for the western half or North Carolina. It Is understood that whatever mav be the outcome of the controversy uom Hammer ana tjnairman C. A. vveDD win be well taken care of. Kobt. D. Williams has been appoint- ed rural letter carrier at Statesville, crats succeeded today for the first Car of the fast Louisville and Nash route No. 1. time -in sDeedine ur consideration of v1a train Nn 4. frem New Orleans The condition of Miss Marv Ptell Johi T'H. sSall. who to ZS3 Progress in the metal schedule de- bowq white men. All of the regis gwW1 SP.ffiSSSaj-dSSSSSS mS-iZ$ '-ed mail was takenrbut no eSt,mate eu,'OUi4Jr" naofno n . K r-otoo . was. made tonight Of. tne amount se- Representative Godwin has decided mfei?CnLf0Mn and Whiteville within the next two ltff;c h enSn- present Fst" SSE Gmwfshesto these matters before he has to grapple wim currency legislation which will atofs Cummins and Smoot both insist- wrists, while uniet went fiarry n.ver occupy a lot of his time. P. R. A. P( that th rates on completed cars ett had his thumbs securely tied with AFFECT TOBACCO CONCERNS. Report on Hitchcock's Proposed Pen alty Tax in Tariff Bill. Washington. AUK. 5. The Principal I i 7 - , , , - 1 affected by Senator Hitchcock's nro- ..v-mw J U KJ t UU1U I vscu peucuLjr uut iu me tana: Din i were disclosed today in a renort sent rgore'ielary McAdo in . wVUw w . avxuuvu. i The report showed that the Liggett Meyers Tobacco Company last year manufactured 78,000,000 pounds of to- i bacco on which it paid an internal I revenue tax of $6,000,000. The Ameri-I can Tobacco Company 71,000,000 1 pounds, taxed 55,700,000; R. J. Rey-1 uoius . i uuacu; ooxuuiiiiy oi.uuu.uuu pounds taxed $3,300,000: P. Lorillard Company 44.000.000 pounds taxed $2.-1 000.000: Blackwells Durham Tobarno I Company of Durham, N. C. 21,00,000 I pounas laxea lUivuw;. iunrman & l ware, dhscussed? the tariff generally, J meir own iaces -io uia -wan. une ruu Wittern Tobacco '-mtfairv of-.Mtddle-1 nroriiotiTiix onaa for tho hin anA Iber ikept his pistols pointed at the men townO. 33)0000 pounds taxed $1,- assaiEpar protection and socialism aswhile the- others raatoed the anaiU 690.00ar-Soaldin-AMerrtek - of Chtniw rrrt fiUmPTuii hirHs." .:. I The. distance -froni ara. to Birmmg-i nn.. -f O AAA AAA n n n , x Ji 't I 4x,uuu; ssott en union uompany or uo-1 iron ls.uuu.uou pounas taxed si,45U,- IHIIi: ATTlPrlf ATI SSnilir I'JIirmanV nf Memnhis. Te.nn 10.9(10.000 nnnnds I taxed $878,000; George W. Helme company of Helmetta, N. J., 3.900.000 pounds taxed $798,000- The rierfLT mannfa(tnrpra maHmr I over 220,000,000 cigars a year were given as the Federal Cigar Company,. I inP I nlrpn I'.ltrnr Mnmiraprnroro Vm. I pany. the American Ciarar Comoanv. Uthe Lieeett fir. Mvers. P Tvnllard I Company, and the American Tobacco Company. The three largest cigarette manufacturers -were triven as T.ifrtrett & Myers Tobacco Company. American Tobacco Company, each making about 4,500,000,000 cigarettes a year and S. I Anargyrus making 1,500,000,000. . I I SOLDIER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT Bangs Rifle on Pavement and It Is Discharged I Washington, D. C, August 5. While on sentry duty yesterday after nsrtn Tnroo A 1 mo r. An. Mamoth OK I years old, of Company B, Washington barracks, elammed the butt of his rifle down on the pavement unusually hard, 1 and n was aiscnargea. . xne Dunet piougnea a iurrow m iNe- mpth'H rhPPk anri-hp fpll nncnnsfirais. It was-said' at the Walter Reed Hos- pital that the wound is not serious, j .. I J. J Hinson the Victim of Dastardly ASSaSSinS rn Arro c A.nnav.Ai-it-. i y the victim of assassins, the body of r t fnr.n n donior in mssties ' fniinH tnri'av npr Thpima fla on the tanks of a creek. His head had 7fJniT?.t rarpThruHTn- i x. ! mi, j i son was riding to Thelma where he , . . ii.. a ..4.1 .-x; I na? ?eJ? 1L J?"'! ri th7.o o xawxieTtii7 q nil 11 rHei' i i'wul . v"u""'"'' - I from ambUSn. I nana 9 in: carloads to North Carolina! x. :x. I li I, ,.: rnnro. 1 Lttri ii-ui y mvuiiiug i cuuluuu w i"- i sen native uomu as iuiiuw. i Raleieh. 11 cents per cwt.; Greens- boro, 11: Salisbury, 12; Charlotte, 13; asneviue, ao. . Other adjustments were taken up and discussed but no conclusion made m respecx 10 uiem, yai uwuu u f sirea reauctioii m ,OL -v rMoixn vvaroima. The water riaie - mcs 1 - . , I The commission report makes tne following- reference to Wilmington S situation as to freight rate adjust- ment: J x. "The commission urged reductions to Wilmington and other water com- ietititve points on tne coasx 01 iortu Carolina not to the same extent but with some relation to tne reaucuons tn inland Tviints in order to mea&ur- ahlv nreserve present relations, but the carriers declined to make anyre" ja x. ; x xkADA nnints ' ' ' . " . I UUUUUUB t.W WCOC , . . Wilmington rates . irom ; wuwpau and t jniaiHlle. nn account w water competition, are lower than to other parts of the State imey are yuuicu m masses 1 to h ana a to r.i xuc iui lowing reductions were suggested for thana k!a- 1 8. 0. 3. '2. 1. 1, 2, 3, 1 1 4 0. 2. with the understanding that relative refiiic.tjons aisu ue uiauc - the other water points, viz: Morehead City. Beaufort, New pern, waiuuBtu", it Plymouth. Edenton ana . juizaoeuii Pitv i ti. nninta Tivw have rates Irom Virginia cities, beginning with first class- Morehead City and Beaufort, 51 cents- Newbern, 46 cents; wasn- ine-tnn 45. nta: Plymouth, 45 cents; i Edenton. 38 cents: -Elizabeth City, 60 cents the last two being irqm solium i i ' - - . --- . SPEED IIP WORK ON TARIFF ME Democrats Make Progress on Bill Despite Strong Protests FIGHT ON AUTOMOBILE RATES Metal Schedules Subject of Much Dis - cussion Chief Opposition Cen- ters in Rates on Autos Caustic Debate. Washington, Aug. 5 Senate Demo- "?t?i"i "'ii. 'a ASM?.itS: H n.m i i. an h n oin t on cars valued at more than $1,000 fJL1 30 ner cent on automobile" paks.'. Sen- would be -useless because all foreign cars would be brought in at the 30 per cent in parts. Senator Thomas, for the Finance committee, said he could see no ca- lamfv If a'll antnmnhilps ramB in at. " " " -til TlT"- I XX 1 1 I I I I - 111 IIKr fH. HS. i I I III r.m.n a;rti were a .PrB nrp. tense, and he advocated a nat autyiwi"i yiatuis, iiu wimicu mtu nn all antnmnhiles of2S ner cent lfnra tn .the wall. Evrett looked Senator Williams "There are iLHjia iu uiiia uuuuii jr uiai win iu- sist upon -completed foreign cars, thinkins- thev are better ajid these rates are fixed for them." The rates were not changed. Rffm-ts nf Sp.na.tnr Oliver also were unavailing to increase the rates on iron products. His argument was tnat oar .iron was more cosriv tnan dnrtinn than th onnvprsion nf sstpl from nf irnn. Refnro nnsMpratinn nf ' th shtrt. I ule began Senator Saulsbiiry, of Dela-j ? 'AfifZ. i ' j i. t end the automobile rates- by making the rates on chassis equal to the rates nn finlnh&H ava 1R nor- nnt nn nhac. cis nt Mtrh nripod nara anH nor! cent on chassis of cars valued at $1,000 or less than $1,500. and 15 Der cent on chassis of cars valued at less two mea JumP from tne .maU ca ?0OT- f,o, i nnn t-, nn,Anrf.mant woolThis aroused his suspicion, and an lost 46 to 21. Senators Bristow. Craw- f ord, Cummuas, Gronna Jones Sher- man anH Ktsr inor rT (hn minnritv I votine with the Democrats aeainst it! Tho pnmmfttpp ratpa then wptr an- proved. The 25 per cent rates on bicycles and Tnntrrpvpla also was asrppd tn Axles at 10 Der cent, blacksmith's tools and bolts at 10 tier cent, and nuts and washers at 5 per cent en- countered no effective opposition. Oth- er rates approved were nut Iocks. 2o per cent; chains, or iron and steel, 20 per cent; sprocket chains 25 per cent; welded steel tubes, pipes, etc., zu per cent; swora Diaa.es ana siae arms 30 per cent An amenament Dy senator uauinger mihsHtntP th Pavno-AiHrich ratM tn Oil hat! tTl to tho Pfl VnO-A lflnVh rates for the proposed rates on table knives and such outlery was voted down, 45 to tne committee rates pi per Tk ai - v4 . .'"u LU.ttL even uuuer existing rates domestic manutactur. ers had difficulty in meeting foreign competition. , ASSAULTED YOUNG WOMAN " Virginia Man Held on Charge of At- CMna cinci ridii 1 JNonoiK. a... Aueust j. Kftcause ornnai ne naa acieu as iookoui iui hh injuries of the complainant, the I case of Mosses Stone, 21 years old, living at Brambleton and Reservoir avenues, charged with feloniously as- the 16-year-old daughter of Mrs! M. rh n in nr ana cnnicine- iviiss n;r nei Ha . W. Han, 625 South May avenue, in an nutrkmnhiip. parlv -on rht mnrninp I of Jnl l7tiTin wflS ntimiPrT h? Police Justlce Barron until next Sat- ,o oJL u i, 4. x.. oluuc wuuiu 111 ct n.c nu aLaLciueui hj- 1 aqtt t tsoo ooii tviot niinr j ooaonit tnnir. niao Hnrintr an. a - f"-" "u I tomoblle ride from Ocean View to Nor-I fib - 9 n tVi mnmiTio- f ,,1T,IQV Tiiw 7ti. Tiyriec. won v.00 kp,n Bntfrnr fmm bruises ahmit her throat and neck and from blows alleg- ed to have been inflicted bv Stone Mrs Hall, mother of the girl, said her daughter had at first refused to tell her anything about the occurrence, but later, when her condition crew wnnii iq c-oii ctnTio h.i ,T V UV, XXX 1 klOilU UbUXXV U1U XL.. UUQ cava ), iwiaa tiqii tno-othor w.ti, v.1. RiBtCr Stone and another vnnnt? man were returning from Ocean View in an automobile hired by Stone when lh aiioir,,d Assault occurred : j GERMAN STRIKE SPREADS. TroUDe jn Qermaif Ports Not Confined I u ,u TTanVhi.rtr ' Alio f The shin.nlnor strike at" Hamburg has not restricted ;x i xi x i , l. ox.xu- i, I I1LSCU IO LUIS port. OimUU, dS Weil a.Sr" Kiel, are affected, and in the latter nhpo. (Mlft mon from the Knimn fior. I mania yards as well as from the How- ajdt yards, nave struct worK. steamers or various nationalities re- quiring repairs have had to be sent to Rnff - lish a.nd Dutch norts. The TTam. I hurg strike is an instance of the worKers acunK lnaeyenuenuy 01 tne union leaders, who continue to refuse tneir. recognition. - , j . iong liong, Aug. o. ine comman- der of the revolutionary -Cantonese I army, was assassinated today and a declaration, of independence was pro- claimed .oy tne isoutnern reDeis. it is announcea tnat aesuitory ngntmg continues i along tne west nver, where uuuiuei-ul wmica uvc .jum hub ireueis.. ' . B. CAR oK II. Handcuff Clerkl Secure the Mail Pouches Leap from Train ROBBERS ESCAPE WITH LOOT j Rogues Ride Thirty , Miles in Mail Car, Then Leap from Train at Birmingham, and "Make Good Their Escape. 1 7 Birmingham, Ala., 4ug. 5. The mail . i The train reached iBirmingham on time at 8 : 37 P. M., and two of tne mail clerks, George . Hoover and E. G. York- were found .handcuffed so that the irons .hadto ?!L Dff dJ rom ineIr heavy twine. d-. Train in naru mu 7" " V " " m ., The robbers hoarded the mail car at Calera, "Th the dark after the train i j i Tk I WALL UCKUll IAJ -LUVIVCJ. A UC UUi&O OlCtlC; 1 . . -. that they were immediately coverea once, and was! fired upon, the i , . , , . . , wiiiet sinians me cuer we .r near his head. The Tobbers jumped from the train at 14th street, in Bir- Imingham. V I Reqistered Mall' Gone I Chief Clerk Everettsays he has no idea how much of valwe there was m me -reKisiereu uuui, uviu iua iuc -men I took it all. . He says they were both short, slender men. but that they did not eet a eood look at the robbers' faces, as they were ordered, to keep ham its -t Truloa tin1 ' tha rmhhora "h aii nueniy ol ume io mane tuuiuuSu Jo. . . . . tHUinCCI S OUSHIblDn rtlTJUiCU wnen tne engineer stopped ior tne Southern crossing a.V 14th street, uir-ji mmgnam, ue lootteu uhvk uiu bw Lut investigation revealed the handcuffed clerks. I MC nidi III OWUIIUCU. A quick run was then made to the Louisville and Nashville station, wnere the alar m was given, very ponce sta 10n was ?ulck,! not?fiei(1 Ja.nd detect ives in automobiles Started m pursuit E. G. York, one of the clerks in the car tonight, was in the Louisville and Nashville mail tear which was robbed near Boyles about a year ago. THE PROSECUTION BLOCKED. Judge in Frank Trial. Strikes Out Im portant Corroborative Testimony, Atlanta fin Aiiar 5. Introduction f 5toriq of evidence 'by the prosecution intend ed to corroborate the testimony or James Con ley, negro sweeper, as to al- wed acts of deseneracv bv Leo JVi hrru nn trial for the murder of - . iviary jrnagan, was uiouiteu wkw when Judee Roan ruled such evidence incompetent. By order of the court, ixnai portion 01 lue uegro is eviueutc which mirnorted to recount acts in volvine moral .turoitude on the part of the defendant, was stricken from tne 1 cvuiu, x-o was umtj o owiuxui. Frank as various times prior to the day of the murder. This decision, sustaining a motion by attorneys for the detense followed u. viuiuus lenai u-' ic. ouiiouui vrcii eral Dorsey stated that to exclude this SyhvThp stVtP W tem Plated' by the btate. Cross-examination of Conley occu- lied the entire day, the negro being subiected to severe strain so that it wa.s at one timp rieemed advisa'hlA tn z . r " . , . 1 ' administer a stimulant. When court adjourned late todv attorneys for the A.e . J l,o 1, I c e auuuuuueu mai, mcj weic w uiuat 'arousu wilu. uj ub-hi, Attorney Rosser, who conducted the cross - examination of Conley. attempt- cu L 3 ""v '-" . 0 ,m?l"u' was defective. Conley adhered, closely to he sto.ry he told yesterday, on di- Irri CAauxiua,U1"" OUTLINES Administration currency bill passes Democratic inference of the House Banking and Currency committee. Senate Democrats succeed in speed- iug up work on metal scnedule of the tariff bill despite strong opposition of some members to many of the sched ules. Lobby Investieating committee eath- ers details .of legislative activities from tile fileo nf Vix-. TotiAna1 Accnmnlinn nf iiawuxxu. uouuauuu vj. uvianuiacturers. .Bandits roh mail car or TjOlllSVllle & Nashville train near Birmingham, ana escape witn tne loot. iiryiaence mtroaucea ny tne nrose cution in 'Frank trial intended to cor- roborat.e testimonv of James fVmlev. negro witness, as to alleged acts of oeseneracv dv tne aeienaant. ruiea incompetent by Judge Roan. wasnington officials await the next developments m the Mexican situa tion New Vorir martetsr Monev on call steady 2 1-4 to 2 1-2,. ruling rate 2 h - 4, closing bid 2 1-4, offered at 2 1-2. Flour steady. Wheat weak. Corn easy. Turpentine steady. Rosin steady. Spot -cotton quiet; middling uplands 12c; middling 'gulf 12.25. No isa es E STORY IN DETAIL Files of Manufacturers As sociation Tell of Legis lative Activities MANY LETTERS GOTO RECORD James A. Emory. Chief Counsel for Manufacturers, Examined by the Investigators Former Sen ator Foraker, a Witness. Washington, Aug. 5. From the files of the National Association of Manu facturers today came the details of legislative activity of the widest range, extending ifrom the home dis tricts of members of Congress throughout the country to the White House and the Capitol. While the Senate lobby investiga tors pursued their probe by an exam ination of former Senator Joseph B. Foraker, of OhiOjthe House commit tee got under way and placed in the record a hundred letters from the files of James A. Emery, chief counsel for the National Association of Manu facturers. From attempts to influence the se lection of the labor - and judiciary committees of the House, the discus sions of the possibility of coupling currency legislation with the tariff bill at the present session of Con gress; from conversation with 'Majori ty' Leader Oscar Underwood, of the House, to letters and telegrams to Presidents Wilson and Taft, the cor respondence , covered every field of public policy and legislative practice. Emery Makes Admissions. Frankly and quietly Emery, on the stand, acknowledged that he had rec ommended a contribution of $500 to oppose Representative Buchanan, of Illinois, for re-election, and told of personal interviews with leaders and members of Congress in his attempts to influence the naming of commit tees, or to prevent the enactment of legislation urged by organized labor. The correspondence suggested a bitter- feud between the National Asso ciation of Manufacturers .and the American' Fe deration rofr. Labor -rinr ;.an attempt to secure, control-of -the leg islative agencies of the government Dscussing the recent sundry civil bill, with its provision prohibtng the expenditure of certain funds for the prosecution of farmers and labor un ions under the Sherman law. Himery wrote to President John Kirby, Jr., of the association, March 7th, 1913, af ter President Taft had vetoed the bill: "I want to emphasize as hard as I can the importance of lining up for a tremendous demonstration wnen tms bill reaches President Wilson as it un doubtedly will, with the same provi sion m it "You will then have an early oppor tunity to decide whether the glittering Democratic motto "Equal Rights ror All and Special Privileges ifor None' means anything or whether the admin istration has surrendered completed or will merely turn over the depart ment of labor. "I note your reference to a letter from C. W. (Post) on the question of a protest over the appointment of Wilson. (Secretary of Labor). A pro test on this subject is a mere waste of breath, and on the whole, I am in clined to think that the whole pur pose of this department will be shown up quicker with the unions in control of it. than in any other way. uom pers will run it characteristically with a high hand, and if the, whole thing does not smell to heaven wihtin a year I shall be .very mucn astonisn ed. Bv that time Democratic simpli city will probably mean a union label on the White House stationery, and the President conferring with the waiters' union over the appointment of steward. At present we have noth ing more startling in Jeffersonian sim plicity than the news that Mrs. Bryan is making a new suif for the Secretary of State and that caKes ana gnger ale will be served at the dinner to the British embassy. Toothpicks also will be an after-dinner course at all cabinet receptions and the demand for dress suits will oe connnea to waiters in the hotels." Tn this letter Emery advised Kirby "if vou have any idea that Tatt would have vetoed this bill of his own mo tion, get over it. A list of public men who had 'pie in tms ns,uuu,uuu ap propriation bill included many promi nent men in both Houses." Kirbv forwarded to Emery a series of letters between William DeHert burn Washington, of New York City, and A. B. Farquhar, a manufacturer of York, Pa., and a director at tne National Association of Manufactur- ers. Wasnington toia r arquuar 111 a. letter dated January 6th, 1913.. that he had recently spent three days on a trip to Virginia with the President elect" and was satisfied that the tar iff would be taken up at an extra ses sion. He 'promised that currency re form be couoled with the tariff at the present session of Congress and asked . . ... ,t.i: t a the support oi tne rNauuiia.i ASBwia. tion of Manufacturers if or that propo sition. Both Farauhar and Kirby in letters endorsed his proposal. In a letter to Daniel Davenport, or Bridgeport, Conn., in March, 1911, Emery told of interviewing with Mr. Kirby Majority Leader TJndJerwood, on the organization of the commit tees of the new Democratic House. We ha.ve keot the Houtn Dusy pounding the committee on commit tees lor tne past two weens, ub wrote. "Mr. Kirby was nere -rnurs-day and we had a long, frank talk, with Oscar Underwood, who is . a de cent, level headed conservative. I really believe now that we will have a tfarly (conservative" judiciary com mittee, as good as we could expect from your Democratic brethren, but we are undoubtedly going, to; have a bad labor committee. Underwood has franklv told me that it does not Please him and undoubtedly would not please PROB DIVULGES us. He, says it is the result xt com-, INTEREST CENTERS ON MEXICO Washington Officials Eagerly Await Next Developments at Mexican Capital Significance of Lind's Mission. Washington, Aug. 5. With former Governor Lind, of Minnesota, on his way to Mexico City as the personal representative of President Wilson, the eyes of the administration were today turned expectantly to the capi tal of the southern Republic for the next developments. Secretary Bryan expects Mr. Lind to be in Mexico City by the end of the week. Little information was di vulged at either the White House .or the State Department as to the char acter of the mission entrusted to Lind, but the general understanding in offi cial circles is that he carries broad powers for a most delicate task. Administration officials will not ad mit that Mr. Lind is to attempt to mediate between the Huerta govern ment and the revolutionists or even directly endeavor to bring about a settlement. There is, however, less secrecy about the results desired than the method oy which they are to be obtained. It is openly admitted that the re tirement of Huerta in favor of a pro visional President acceptable to both sides, who would conduct constitu tional elections and set up a govern ment to which the United States would extend recognition is the thing the American government would like to see happen.. Diplomats Interested. Latin-American diplomats here are watching the course of the Washing ton administration with keen -interest and while most of them sympathize with the 'efforts of the United States to raise the plane of constitutional government in Latin-America, some are doubtful of the efficacy of the present plan in Mexico. President Huerta's statement of last Saturday that he would brook no foreign inter ference in Mexican affairs was recall ed in discussion of the matter. The constitutionalists here are silent about the prosepctive mission of Mr. Lind, and privately some of them do not like the idea of foreign interfer ence in Mexican affairs. A Delicate Work Officials realize the delicacy of the work 'before Mr. Lind and are fully aware that the strongest obstacle he will encounter will be the National pride of the Mexican. - PresideniLWil- json ana secretary. Bryan, however, are relying on the discretion, and tact of their envoy with a' high confidence that his mission will be successful. Mr. Lind has been given the names of prominent Mexicans to whom he will explain the views of the Ameri can government. William Bayard Hale, unofficial representative of Pres ident. Wilson, now in Mexico City, it is expected, will help put Mr. Lind in touch with the leading residents of the Mexican capital. While the President's representative may not deal directly with the Mexi can authorities, it is certain that with in a short time he will have communi cated the ideas of the administration to all parties in the revolution. VICTIM OF GUNMEN. Gotham Young Man Fatally Wounded in New York Hospital. - New York. Auk. o. William Lustig, a young man of whom the police know little exioept that he comes irom a re spec-table family, and who has a bro ther who is a process server attached to the district attorney's ofTiJce is dy ing in Bellevue Hospital today, the victim of assassins whose work re calls the gunmen's methods in the Herman Rosenthal murder more than a year ago. Lustig is believed to have 'been lur ed to "Humpty" Jackson's coliee house by a woman last night. The couple had taken a seat at a-table when the woman suddenly left and Lusti? started' after her. He found his exit barred by four men with revolvers gleaming. They all fired and three of the four shots took effect. A big black touring car, whose mo tor was 'being started just as thf shooting occurred, provided means of escape for the gunmen, and they were speeding awav before the policemen on nearby posts could reach the scene. The gunmen threw their revolvers into the street. The police have no clue to the Iden tity of the men, nor any knowledge of what led up to the mysterious shoot ing. promises that have been made neces sary by internal dissension, and when he is frank enough to say that it won't please him, I can imagine how it will strike us. Methods of the "Agents." The letters contained illuminating details of the methods of the Nation al Association of Manufacturers' agents" in their opposition to anti- injunction bills, the bill creating the present Department of Labor bills providing lor jury trial or contempt cases, and other legislation urged by organized labor; The list of letters presented today was about half of those called for from Emery's files by the committee. They were written by or to -Kirby, Martin M. Mulhall, c. w. Post, Dan- el Davenport, former Representative R.' O. Moon, of Pennsylvania; D. M. Parry, of Indianapolis George S. Bou- dinol, secretary of the National As sociation of Manufacturers, and H. S. Chamberlain, of Chattanooga, Tenn. The Mulhall letters presented relat ed to Col. Mulhall's "activities' in the campaign of Representative Jenkins, of Wisconsin, for re-electon in 1908. The letters of former Representative Moon related to a controversy with Emery over legislation before the Ju diciary committee of the House in 1910 when Judge Moon was chairman of -the committee: i At the morning session the commit tee briefly examined Louis Seibold, of the New York World, who prepared the Mulhall charges for publiaction. Tomorrow the committee hopes to examine Mulhall, and to send Emery back to the Senate committee, which is about to begin the examination of omciais or the National Association of Manufacturers. DEMOCRATS PASS THE CURRENCY BILL Amended Still Further the i. Measure Emerges from the Majority Caucus THE GLASS BILL APPROVED Objectors Put Up Lively Fight During Democratic Conference of House Banking and Curren cy Committee. ' Washington, Aug. 5. The adminis tration Currency bill, still further amended in important particulars, emerged from the Democratic confer ence of the House Banking and Cur rency committee today, over the pro tests of Representatives Ne'eley, of Kansas; Eagle, of Texas, and Rags dale, of South Carolina. At the end . of a lively session in which the Demo cratic objectors promised to carry their fight to the floor of the caucus next Monday, the Glass bill was ap proved by a vote of,ll to 3. Earlier in the day President Wil son's currency program had come in, ' for open criticism in the Senate'. Sen ator Hitchcock, Democratic member of the currency committee of that, body, in a speech directed against the plan for currency reform at tms session, said he believed "The mere agitation of the banking and currency question at this session has been a mistake." The -differences among Democrats of the House Committee were not set tled by final action on the bill. Be sides the three who voted against it. Representative Wingo, of Arkansas, expressly stated that he wouild' fight for amendments to the measure in the Caucus. "At the last moment and without any previous consideration," said Rep resentative Neely, in a statement to-:-day, a motion was passed authorizing v the chairman to draft an amendment -to the bill causing National banks .. to v organize and operate both savings and trust departments ;in conjunction with Uie. other features othe bank, . This is an .entirely new; provision exceedingly . radical-vio.. the.hanges., wrought in any considered portions of the bill, and tends to centralization of power to a high degree. It certainly should never have been adopted' with out careful consideration." Notice was served upon Chairman Glass today that an attempt will be made by opposing Democrats to have the caucus, Monday, thrown open to the public. It is understood to be their desire to bring about open discussion on the amendments defeated in the icommittee for the legalizing of corn, wheat and cotton warehouse receipts as the basis for circulating notes. The savings bank and trust company amendment, proposed by Representa tive Bulkeley, was adopted by a vote of 10 to 4, and Representative Neely's motion to commend an open caucus and Representative Wineo's amend ment to prohibit interlocking bank di rectorates, were defeated, by similar votes. In each of these contests Represent atives Neely, Ragsdale, Eagle and Wingo voted against the rest of the Democrats i The Currency bill probably will not be passed upon 'by the Republican members of the House committee un til after it has gone through the Dem ocratic caucus. . GREENSBORO HAS FIRE Hotel Huffine Catches and Guests Have to Hustle Greensboro, N. C, August 5. The partial burning, of Hotel Huffine at the passenger station here temporar ily endangered the block and the lives of a building full of guests. The fire occurred in the kitchen at 5 o'clock, and the efforts of the employes were required to- awaken - the . sleeping guests and get them out before they were suffocated by the dense smoke which filled all three floors and every cranny and corner of the hotel. The damage was confined chiefly to the rear part of the building and to thei kitchen. The . partitions were thick and held down the flames while the firemen were getting them under control. The loss was estimated at $1,300 and was covered . by. insurance. The fire began from the burning of a pan of frying grease on the kitchen range. The grease-soaicea ooaras burned rapidly and made . smoke so thick that there was danger-of stifling and suffocation. REPAIR HISTORIC SHIP Maryland representative Asks Appro priation to Refit Constellation Washington. August 5, i The old fri- eate Constellation, built in Baltimore in 1797, when President Washington laid the foundations for tne Ameri can navy, and under Captain Thomas Truxton. the victor of decisive fights with the French frigate Lalnsurgente, in 1799, and LaVengance In 1809, which established the United States as a maritime power, came into the records of Congress today as a living part of the Nation's naval establish ment. An appropriation of $50,000 was asked by Representative Llnthl cum, of Maryland, for the "repair and fitting out" of the historic old ship, oldest in the navy. The Constellation is now at Newport. ; The resolution would provide for her transfer to Bal timore for public exhibition. FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT Two Killed; One Injured When Loco motive Struck Machine Atlanta, Ga, August 5. Mrs. J. P. Herd and her son, Linden, were in stantly killed and J. P. Herd se riously injured late today when their automobile was struck by a Southern Railway passenger train at Hampton's Crossing, between Macon and Atlanta. The Herds lived at Vienna, Ga, . I," I! . it f, I' r .
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