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.-':, I . . 1 V- THE WEATHER' some pxofuc . ark; so-, hklpissy They want to bur w sell or exchanges they want positions or want employes, or this, that and the other, aad they don't know bow to ro about It. Xt Star.Basl ness Locals work for yon I They ftn prao tically . nnf falling- of results. .- Generally fair Tuesday and Wed nesday. ;- VOL. XCn-KO. 134 WILMmOiNT, C, TirESDAY taOKNTN"GK, AUGUST 2 tf, 1913. WHOLE NUMBER 1341 2. WILSON PROCx?sMS 5 PEACE TOWAMEXICQ Message Expresses Sympa thy for Rebellion-Torn Republic Formally Declares Against Recognition of Huerta , Regime. POLICY OF NON-INTERFERENCE .The President Having Expressed Hi9 Mexican Views to Commit- " teeman Will Read His Mes-; sage to Congress Today. . Washington, Aug. 25. President Wilson will read his message on the Mexican situation at me capital 10 morrow. This was decided at mid nrht, following the receipt of a nie&- gage from John Land, personal re pre- scntative of President Wilson m Mex ico that he had said 'good-bye to for eign Minister Gamboa and would leave Mexico City tomorrow. Negotiations, so far as Mr. Lind is concerned have been terminated. The United States will receive any " further proposals through Charge d'Aff ai res O'Shaugh ness of the American embassy. The policy of the United States' was outlined to the members of the two Congressional committees .of -foreign relations today at a conference at the White House by President Wilson and Secretary Bryan. The President mes sage received practically unanimous approval. The future course "of this government wilKbe one of non-interference in the effect, that the effect of the present efforts and the pressure of foreign government? - will constitute a moral suasion that ultimately will bring about peace in Mexico. The message makes it plain that there will be no lifting of thevarmy, that no faction or government in Mexico will be allowed to receive am munition from the United States. If necessary the President proposes to J to enforce this policy. ' . fjff ' '-U" President WiHorJ read- tonight- to the members of th Senate committee on foreign relatioTis.and the- House committee of foreign' affairs, Republi cans as well as Democrats, , parts of the message on the Mexican situation hich he will deliver in person to a joint session of both -Houses of Con gress. It is a message of friendship, not hostility, and precedes a policy, of ab solute non-interference. . It proclaims to the world the sympathetic feeling that the United States Government and the American people have for their neighbors in, the rebellion-torn Republic South of the Rio Grande. It records the views of the United States on Constitutional government, its unalterable opposition to govern ments set up by the irregular and ar bitrary acts of ambitious individuals and formally announces that the'gov crnment of Victoriano Huerto shall not be recognized. The efforts of the Inited States to brine out a neacefl settlement of the difficulty through th representations made by .John Lind, special envoy of President Wilson are outlined, as well as the answer of the Huerta Government. " - Foreigners Support America's Policy. The United States had -proposed that a constitutional election be held, and that Huerta should not be a can didate. To these suggestion which the United States believes could be restored, Huerta has replied in the negative. Foreign government generJ siiy since the rejection have been ac tive in support of the American ' pal icy to persuade Huerta to yield. There as still some hope at the White House tonight that word of conces sions may be telegraphed from Mexi co uty before the President goes to we Capitol tomorrow to read "his ")fssge. and perhaps result in" an abandonment of the idea at this time. pc ,ehvery of tne message is an th n 1 factor in the programme of. iIij ncan government before the world. It is not a preliminary to any 'rastic measures, however, it is mere uiii i annancement of a policy which win be maintained for years if nec-e-wu-y until constitutional govern JQnt shall be re-established in JVlex- T Jhe Effect " Desired. hono,? heffeci .cf the message, it is hi y ministration officials will err ivince world of the sin trL .0rts of the United States to si rp fu?ut peace and forestall pres-oxe-trH, mJght otherwise have; been str-rno, hv,.foreign governments for a H?" Picy toward Mexico. itBna"ns exhausted every avenue of iS 2 on the Mexican authorities comin Hnii!tration does not feel aJms to?,.1-11 force of ffi!nsJtaLb giv.en tb American sonS 0 Wlthdraw from the danger r strict neutrality in ship Thp fc8 w,n be observed. at s .on u5'te House conference bean vate " oR L ?c The President's pri if ! l00ks ljke- a school room: were 'V8- sofas and chairs f the Pre o- , m'5 in frnt no, e. resident's desk. There wor nemai5nt8h or the thirty-seven lh- did nnt oif two committees, but sent from th a11 come' 80me beinS tconf' he C1y- u was the lar the e?eo,nK?iCe Lhat had been held at the ;rS,e, offices' however, since Srarv admistration began: Prr.;eidr Bryan sat hPstHo tho r'le- - Those s- mnc( leau ills mes- present, from the Senate "'"inittee 'cnairnmn i . cuaiure uacon sas : Stone. Clark, of Arkan were Senators Bacon. saa,on n "n Williams, I-od?e Smith ome.rene McCumber of Idaho of zona and Borah, rrom thQ it Wei n,,...' vuop commute mere (Contr"r"v 'ooa, or Vir- oft rage Eight) Edward E. McCall ; - " ; - - - v - I , . . '- . . ', ; v- V sS k , TAMMANY'S HOPE. ; Edward E. McCall. chairman of the New York Public Service Commis sion, -who- has beenchesen - by- Boss Murphy to carry the standard of Tam many, in -the coming, mayoralty fight in New York City, in which the Tl geVs control of municipal politics will be assailed by John Purroy Mit chell, candidate of the' lusion of in dependent .Democrats apd . Republi CfUi9,! and ayor William Gayttdr who wiirTigtit. rorre-eiection on an lhde pendent ticket." f &r:rfzi --:mr; $100,000 TO AMERICAN BANK Wilmington Bank About Only 1 Getting What It Asked For Croplands Hugh McRae -Custodian. One of ' (Special Star Telegram.) Washington, D. 'C, Aug 25: It de veloped today that the American Na tional Bank, of Wilmington, of which Mr. W.' B. Cooper, is president, is about the only bank in the country to get" as much money as was originally asked for. The Treasury Department said that Mr. Cooper asked for $100, 000 and, that they were, forwarding that amount tc him today. . " Offer to Mr. McRae. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury William": today wired Mr. Hugh McRafe;.' of Wilmington, offering him the place as custodian of Government funds at. Wilmington. It is expected he" will accept- Snipes Nominated for Rocky -Mount. After a hard fight, friends of (X A. Snipes, finally succeeded in getting nomination sent to the Senate today to be postmaster at Rocky Mount. An other nomination sent in was that of, Ernest Li. Auman to be postmaster at Asheboro. . , ' ' Bitter Senatorial Fight. Former Sheriff Jordan -of Greens boro, said today that he believes the Senatorial contest next year will be a bitter campaign. He thinks with Jus ice, Glenn and Overman in the race, the race will be a long drawn out fight. .' - ----- - " P. R. A. POLICEMAN SIMPSON DEAD. Victim of Julius Parker'sGun in. Mo rev ' 1 ; "head City Hotel. ; . . ; (Special Star Telegram.)' 4 Newbern, N. C. Aug. 25. After lin geringbetween life and death for sev eral daysw Charles Simpson, the spec ial policeman at the-Atlantic Hotel,-at Morehead City,vwho was shot by Jul ius Parker, the hotel electrician, in oneT of the corriders of. that hostelry early on the morning of August 13th, died -at ' Ahe ' Morehead .City . Hospital late Saturday night. , Everything pos sible was done to save Simpsons life but the efforts of the physicians prov ed of no avail. - ' - x ' , . V t woe' fmmd that the 'bullet. which entered the left breast just above the heart, had ranged aownwara imxm6ii the left lung and had-lodged against the backbone. , ' s . . ' A. preliminary hearing liad. been set for last Thursday but at that time the physicians could not tell, just, how badly Simpson was injured and the hearing wasN postponed until,, some thing' definite could be learned. Jul ius Parker, ho fired the fatal bullet, will now be tried for his life. GOOD ROADS CONVENTION. : Delegates From E ach State I nvited to Meet at St. Louis. . . t.. f-mtff-v -Mn. Au&J 25. GOV- ernbrrMa3or.todaynletterScto all SJ?SS?t?niine- debates to repre selt their states and - to come them selves to the -United States Good Roads Convention in StLouis, rsov ember 10th. to 15th. ' . : Tie.--trv This convention wiir consider try ing ito induce Congress to extend Fed eral aid to the good, roads. , -,..t.- AGREE ON CHANGE III CURRENCY BILL Democrats Adopt Amend- ment to Administration Money Measure. WITHOUT A DISSENTING tfOTE Rapid Progress Made in Senate in ; Consideration of Various Sched- ules Lively Debate One Fea-. '' ' ture of the-Measures! " Washington, Aug. 25 Ratification of the free list in the tariff bill, with reservation of a few commodities for later-! consideration; agreement-; by Democrats o the Finance . committee to consider an amendment by Senator KenyonJ which automatically , transfers trust" controlled articles to .he -free list; discussion of free print paper and the paper schedule 'and a lively debate on Southern and New England Cotton - mills, enlivened the tariff de bate in the Senate today. i So rapid was the progress - in con sideration of the free list that Demo cratic leaders were lead to' predict an early passage of the bill, some insist ing it -would be ready for a-vote by the middle of next week. In the midst of this progress, however were injected several set speeches which precipitat ed a long colloquy between Senators Lippitt, of Rhode Island, and Smith, or tooutn uaroima ,over relative con ditions in New Eneland and Southern cotton mills. This occupied several hours -and left the schedules consid erably-behind for the -dav. . Free raw wool was among, the .pro posals in tne rree list approved by the tsenate in "committee or the whole," Out tnis will come up again on sub stitutes offered in the Senate DroDer Free meat, cattle, sheep, swine and wneat were passed over at the re quest of Senator McCumber of North Dakota. .;- - - . -Senator Smith, of South Carolina as- Bainns'tne.iorelen-labor, in New Entr- land cotton mills and the wages paid. provoked a sectional debate. Senator Ltopitt.v-retortinfi: wlthj a descrf Dtion OfUehjiri,labor in the South and a comparison of wages, showing the jsoutnern wages to be lower xthan those paid in New England cotton mius;-. The paper schedule was agreed to as amended by the Finance Commit tee, - witn . tne exception of the paragraph-on' wrapping paper, , which was passed v over at the suggestion of feenator Hughes, in charge of the schedule. ; The - Sundries - schedule was taken up, anrl the paragraphs on braids, brooms, brushes and buttons agreed to.- Senator Bristow protested that the reduced duties on "brooms was another- discrimination against products in which farmers were interested. Sen ator Cummins ' protested . against the reduced duties on the cheaper grades of - buttons ' claiming that the rates propdsed would put the Iowa manufac turers put of business. During the afternoon Senator As- hurst, delivered a genera ldefense of the bill comparing it with other tar iff measures of the past. He denied that it was a studied discrimination against the farming class. An amendment to the foreign meat inspection clauses was proposed to the finance . committee today by the bureau of animal industry, which sug gested' the original clause "providing that an. inspection of foreign meats equal .to the inspection of American meat - should-be - "sufficient." The amendment Is designed to clarify the elause.ljy. providing that such foreign inspected meat shall enjoy 'the same rights", and provides as accorded American ..meat inspected under the inspection la wof 1906. .TO INVESTIGATE " CHARGES. As to Official Conduct of Judge Emory - Speer, of Georgia. Washington,, Aug. 25. Thorough in vestigation of the official conduct of United States District Judge Emory peer,T-jof-the Som-thern District of Georgia, to determine whether he has been guilty of any impeachable misbe havior, was agreed upon unanimously today "by the House Judiciary commit tee. ' '",:VJ- V" : ' "tomorrow Chairman Clayton will introduce " a resolution asking the House to - empower the committee to investigate the charges and: -compel the attendance . of witnesses. The committee will report to the House its conclusion, r-v-and .recommendations. Sucha course, unanimously agreed upon by the bommittee, follows prece dents -in-. the impeachment cases of Swayne; Hanford, Archbald and'o'th ers: . ' . . .. s The ..investigation probably will be made chiefly . through a sub-committee. Witnesses to be summoned. will 'be de termined lipon later. Judge Speer al ready has -asked the committee : to al low him to be .present at the hearings, and-requested .that if possible he might appear? after a time, when- he is subject - to hay fever. Judge Speer said - his physician advised him that it would' be dangerous for him to come to Washington- before. ; - The commit tee In aU.'prpbability will accede to this request. - . - . Judge "Speer ias acquainted the com mittee with -the line of . his defense. liienying the charges and attacking their authorship. Many attorneys in Georgia have telegraphed to Chairman Clayton arid to member's of the Geor gia delegation for and against the in- The-r Georgia " delegation will .meet this -week and receive a report from its dean. Representative -Bartlett,-; who has . been going over, the Department of Justice exhibits and affidavits. . The committee, after noidmg that the papers inade charges sufficiently grave to ''warrant further - in vestiga--tion" adioilfned " today, subject - to' the call -of the . chairman. , ; .- ' ? ' s SULZEfl FACIIOI) JEROME ARRIVES -WARS 01! TEtiNY THAW UNPERTURBED Indictment of Leaders Asked ;on Charges .'of Con spiracy. POSSIBLE BREACH . IN RANKS Allege- Political Plot Put Governor Out of Executive Chair- Law yers -at Work, on the , -' Evidence. - New york, ; Aug. 25,-The indict; ment of Charles F. M drphy;lead er " of Tammany Hall, Aaron.vJ. Levy, leader of the Democratic majority in the As sembly : and - Senator James ,. J." ; Fraw ' ley. chairman of the! committee; ;which investigated Governor j Sulzer's cam paign contributJoii?Uw4s .requested of the district attorneys of New York, and Albany counties' today by. Lynn -J Arnold, of AIbany a supporter of Gov ernor Sulzer. - ' - '-a. The indictment of the three leaders is asked on statements of many per son presented by Judge Arnold to the district attorneys regarding . alleged consiparacy , to put Sulzer out of the governor's chair. ; In so' announcing Judge Arnold repeated his declaration that . money had been freely used to accomplish this result. Judae Arnold's Statement. x Judge Arnold who is the publisher 01 the Kmckerbocker-Ff ess of Albany, isaids today: . ' "My newspaper hasi been friendly to Sulzer in- this " fight -becanse-'we thought he was not getting, a. square deal. Because of . this friendliness many persons have written, to" us and caiiea to our oince to ten us wnat thej' knew of a plot on the part of" certain men whom I cannot name now to dis grace Sulzer, and put him t" of the Governor s chair. - - This evidence has been placed be fore competent lawyers and they be lieve with me that it. is sufficient to warrant indictments " in connection with the - impeachment proceedings. "Tnie.; eviaeiiccrtua&XE-ms -aireaay in tne -nands-. of Districr' Attorney Whitman and the District Attorney of Albany county. vThey are consider ing it. What they think o fit I am not at liberty to say. They will have more 01 it soon. Sulzer Forces May Split. Albany. N. Y.. Aue. 25. A Dossihle Dreacn-in the ranks of Governor Sul zer s supporters was indicated by the statement late toaay or lormer Judge D. Cady Herrick, who leads the Gov ernor's legal forces in .the impeach ment matter, that "counsel for Gov ernor Sulzer have nothing to do with any alleged criminal proceedings a HknlAn 171 Hf.. ..T ey Frawley, or Assemblyman Levy, and are not. pursuing any investigation of a criminal character against one. ' On the other hand Judge Lynn J. Arnold, in New York, and others in Albany in the confidence of Governor Sulzer reiterated the declaration that steps to' procure indictment already had ibeen taken, both in New York and Albany counties. Color is lent to the claim that Gov ernor Sulzer is not only cojmizant of this move, but entirely in accord with It, by' a statement -given out at the executive chamber today - by- -a man who has frequently acted as his spokesman. .This statement - asserts unequivocally that "Governor Sulzer himself will go before the grand jury m new Yjork county 11 it requires his presence. ' It also -affirms that Dis trict Attorney Whitman of New York is familiar with the facts, upon which indictments are sought. District Atorney Sanford of Albany. today disclaimed ' any knowledge of any. attempt to lay oefore a local grand jury evidence relating in any way to the governorship mix-up. SECURITIES APPROVED. To be Deposited With Treasury De partment in Return tor currency. St. Louis. Aug.' 25. Representatives of the St. Louis clearing house asso ciation and of the United States Treasury today approved : approxi mately four million dollars worth of securities which are to be deposited with the Treasury Department in re turn for $3,000,000 in emergency cur rency to be Dlaced in National banks thoughput the West and South, to meet tpe crop moving stringency. . y OUT LIN ES Leo M. Frank, on trial -for the mur der of Mary Phagan. was found 'guilty. no recommendation for clemency be ing made by the jury returning the verdict. .-". - " : - Ratification of the free list in the tariff bill, with the reservation of a few commodities for: later considera tion, was accomplished 4n the Senate. An agricultural - amendment to the administration " ; currency -'bill was adopted by . the . Democratic ; Hous"e caucus. . . . ' - - - - An indictment t)f three Tammany Hall leaders on. a charge of conspira cy to put . Sulzer out of the Governor's J cnair. nas ueen asKeu uy jynn. j. Ar nold, of Albany, supporter of the im- speached executive. - 'M. M. Mulhall. confessed ex-lobby- ist, . has resumed his testimony - b- iore tne House ioDDy investigating committee. :-r": - -r.; -,--- , President Wilson read -his ; message on the .Mexican situation before the members of the Senate Foreign Rela tions committee,: and the House Com mittee on'Poreign Affairs. 1 iNew York markets: Money on call steady 2 1-4 to 2 1-2; ruling rate 2 1-4;. closing bid 2 1-4 to 2 1-2. Flour steady. Wheat ; steady. Corn easier. Rosin steady-v Turpentine firm. Spot cotton quiet; "middling uplands 12.45 ; mid dlirig gulf 12.70;. sales ,200! bales, . r , i' - . 1 - w Matte&wan Fugitive Sneer ingly Calls His Old Pros ecutor "Willie." PRISONER ERRATIC AT TIMES Ex-Goyernor of Pennsylvania Spokes man for Thaw Family Pending v Arrival of Pittsburg Detec . tive O'Mara. ' . -I Sherbropke, Que., Aug. 251 The ar rival of ; William J Travers' Jerome, Harry Kendair Thaw's old prosecutor, the assumption by ex-Governor Wil liam A. Stone, of Pennsylvania, of the position of ' spokesman here for "the Thaw ' family pending the coming of Roger O'Mara, the Pitsburg detective, ahd the injection into the" case of re newed talk of it assuming internation al, aspects, , were briefly -the chief" de velopments of the day in , Sherbroofee since Stanford White's slayer fled from. Matteawan. . . V ' ' ' ; If Thaw was terrorized by- Jerome's coming he succeeded ' in concealing his feeling to all who visited "nlm in his cell. Again he spoke of Jerome sneeringly, calling him, "Willie" and insisted that his lawyers re-issue - a summary of Jerome's ' remarks iniade in 1908 when he said that no ohe. had ever contended Thawxwas insane!" Of the - lighter incidents of a. day of excitement exciting.-" principally because of what might- happen was Thaw's show of temper over the fact that y his." breakfast was ten, minutes late, and his continued erratic ; state ments relative to plans for the pub licity campaign which he regards as more important than any legal aspect of his case. . , . The possibility of ah international twist in the case came when ex-Governor Stone; raised the point that a Canadian embroiled, in the Dominion's iron-clad , immigration law regulations would doubtless have a right to ap peal to the courts.1 Thaw; it had been said, would have no such privilege, BX$ep t tot the Minlstenof tthklnteri0r at Ottawa,7 Mr. ; Stone ; regarded thfa as contrary' to the treaty " between Canada and the United States guaran teeing to American citizens before Ca nadian courts the same rights as Ca nadians. . 1 ' "In my opinion," ; said Mr. Stone, "the snow will .be "deep, in Sherbrooke before Thaw leaves Canadian soil."; . None of the contingent of ThaW ; Canadian lawyers would commit them selves aa to whether, they , shared Mr. Stone's views, although all conceded that the constitutionality of -the dras- tic immigration law a comparatively new one had never been tested in the courts. They - said that so far as they knew the procedure outlined -last week, would be followed that of ar-. raigning Thaw in the Superior . Court Wednesday on a writ of habeas corpus-1 obtaining his release on the present commitment making a fight before the ! immigration board and then .: relink quishing to the American lawyers If Thaw were deported, the management of the legal battle in Vermont: . : . Mr. Jerome arrived in town ' about 1 : 45 o'clock' this af ternoon.' He had come byautomobile all the way from JNewack, w. ,1., whence be departed Saturday. .-:' ' '-'-ty-y-ym "The question of extraditing tTiav from. Vermont," he said, "will rest en tirely with the Governor:,. Politics sometimes enters ' into cases of this sort- Both sides can . present their case-to the Governor in the form" of briefs, then it is up to 'the Governor to do just as he pleases. Tho rela tions of our- States are uncertain - in the matter ofpxtradition." -' y i Mr.. Jerome spent the afternoon-in conference with E. A. Conger, diBtrict attorney Of Dutchess county, N. Y;; and the Canadian lawyers retained to' represent . the New York interest in court- . - : . , ... . As a step in natcning ms puoiicity campaign. -..Thaw..-gave to tne local Sherbrooke Daily today a personally- prepared statement In part it said: ; In Vermont we . know there - are Rood -Americans, and that not On my account, but just (from uprightness they won t, allow any trjcKery to De used against any one. ; v -"in Matteawan 1 saw a good neat of an old Vermont lawyer, Arthur Aus tin. Mr. Austin .may have suffered from a . mental : .disturbance' ? some years ago. but sifter 1908 he was sane, yet was beings kept apparently . for life. . "In 1911 Mr. Austin, who already had been sane' three years,1 still was in the most .hideous - mad" house, with apparently., no hope. In 1.911 a-friend started in and exposed .Abuses, too painful 'to enter into. . ' . -"Tliirinp- thnsA exnosures Wft tririfc- put sane patients by writs and though my mnuence was too smau to neip myself, it was great enough to help others. Mr. Austin was ntreea.. For several months I gave him 'employ ment until early this year, he Went out Wiest to the home of his -son.- ; r "From Mr. Austin heard much, of Vermont and would be glad - to rest there were it not for going to my na tive State. . ' . ' ' - "-' . . ' "Vermonters5 have communicated with counsel arid me, and one thing is sure: No subterfuge from New York county can pull ' wool over their eyes "Canadians of all . sorts have. - told s there Is not the least doubt - that their immigration authorities, if they should be called upon, win arrange frvr me to return home. If. the States have differences between themselves they say it is no affair or the Donun-- ion's. A citizen of the Umted States. once I, was acquitted" by a New York inrv ' T had the same' rights as every other citizen in the eyes of the law, and nn one nonestiy respecting tne law,' desires to : nullify the verdict; of that jury. , . , ' . . "No grand jury can be got even by packiflg; that would indict, me on the LEO M. FRANK GUILTY OF MURDER SAYS JURY Duchess of Marlborough - BARRED AT" AtM BASS APOR'SA; '. "London, - Aug. 25 Ambassaaor Page is said to be at his wit's end en deavoring-to'writea satisfactory reply: to a letter of protest penned by the Duchess of Marlborough, who was barred at the Fourth of July reception of the Ambassador at Claridges, sim ply because she forgot her invitation card. The Embassy attache on guard at the entrance refused to thaw before the explanations of the . indignant Du chess and she was forced to return to her home in humiliation without meeting the new diplomatic represent tative of her, country. The - situation will put the Ambassador's diplomatic ability 'to the severest test. ; WORK ON FREE LIST OF TARIFF Paper Based on Agricultural Products Put. on Same Basis as Commer- cjal Paper for Banking - , - Purposes. Washington, Aug. 25. An agricul tural amendment to the administra tion currency bill was adopted by the House Democratic caucus today. Af ter, several preliminary skirmishes, in which other amendments were beaten, the - caucus without a dissenting vote adopted ;an amendment; sporisored both; by the "insurgent" contingent, and .banking and currency committee, to ' put paper based oh agricultural prodUCtSjon the same basis as com mercial paper for banking purposes. y Tne amendment, the. result of many conferences and concurred in by ad minstration leaders and those unsuc cessfully seeking other amendments, 163,(1 S "Upon the endorsement of. any member bank, any Federal reserve bank may discount notes and bills of exchange arising out of commercial transactions, that is, notes and " bills of exchange issued or drawn for agri culturalindustrial or commercial pur poses or the, proceeds of which have been used, or may be used.for such purposes'1 the Federal reserve board to have the right to determine or' de fine the character" of the paper thus eligible for discount, within the mean ing of this . act. But such definition shall not include notes or bills issued or drawn for the purpose of carrying or trading in stocks, bonds or other investment securities nor shall any thing herein -contained be construed to prohibit such notes and bills of ex change, secured by staple agricultur al products or other goods, wares or merchandise from being eligible for such discount. - ':, "Notes and bills admitted to dis count under the terms of this para graph must have a maturity of not more than 90 days." . . -. "W!e have won - all we - contended for," was the comment of Representa tive Neely, of .Kansas, m charge, or the opposition to the bill. "The Glass amendment" added Representative Henry,.: of Texas, "comes; practically to the amendment' V have advocated during the" last three months." ; , "The re-discount .section ? as thus amended,"- replied- Chairman Glass, "does not comprehend a sinkle one of the wild and absurd - 1 suggestions Which- had been proposed. Mrr, Henry surrendered ' sOIelyl and 1 simply . be cause he was beaten. , He . jumped' af ter the boat left the wharf.' During today's session, the caucus defeated an'amendment by Represen tative Wingo, of Arkansas, to exclude from re-discounting at Federal reserve - iconunnett on fage jsant.; Hundreds Join' in Noisy Dem onstration When Verdict Is Announced. No Visible Signs of Emotion) Are Displayed By the Prisoner. . WIFE OF DEFEIIDAIIT SWOONS Judge Will Sentence Prisoner Todayi .Jury Makes No Recommenda " , tions for Clemency Police ' r- . ' Called: : , Atlanta, Ga-, Augv 25.--Leo ... M. Frank showed no visible signs of emo . tion early tonight when he was in formed that he had been found guilty of the murder of 14-year-old . Mary Phagan., The factory superintendent'a wife was with the prisoner ' when the message was delivered and she' cot-lapsed..- . .-' ';v'-"'.'.'.. ' '; More than an hour before Frank was notified, the Jury's verdict of mur der in the first degree was received with a noisy . demonstration by a crowd estimated at more than 2,000 persons which had assembled outside the court house. AH spectators ,were excluded from the court room, before the verdict.was announced. By agree ment of counsel the. prisoner was per mitted to remain in his cell at , the county jail. Only 'lawyers, court offi cials and newspaper men "heard the verdict. .' The Verdlct "GuIJty.w After listening to the presentation of evidence and argument of counsel for more, than four weeks,' the Jury retired at 12:47 o'clock this after noon, when Judge Roan concluded his charge.. Shortly, after 4 o'clock' it 'was announced that the "verdict had been . reached, - but it was nearly- 5 o'clock . before tha.. jury .rejfcurned to the : court room. - . . . - r'.'.'. ':?' ;"", ' ; 'i Atr4: 5cl6ckr Foreman : Wlnburnei read : the verdict, it contained no? rec ommendations for clemency. 'As , the newswas flashed tolhe- crowi outside -, there .was loud cJbeertnr.-?Mountd. pollceme'ht rode through ;the crowd ia an effort to dlsnerse lt biit the dem onstration continued unabated. , Solicitor Hugh Dorsey.; who con ducted the prosecution, Was the first person to leave the. court room. As he stepped' into the street he was lift ed to' the shoulders . Of sevjeral men and carried for more than 100 feet through the shouting throng. . . Sentence Deferred. On account of the demonstration, Judge Roan announced that he would not sentence the prisoner until tomor row, and possibly later. The judge! also was cheered when,, he' left the court room. - '. v Counsel for the defendant tonight announced that a motion for a new trial would 4be made immediately. Charge to. the Jury. Judge L. S. Roan's charge , to the jury delivered today ' iinmedlately af ter he had overruled a motion of the defense for a mistrial, was -terse and direct. With reference" to "reasona ble doubt," he said:.' -V "You are not compelled to find from the evidence his guilt : beyond any doubt, but beyond , . . a Reasonable doubts such a doubt as grows out ot the evidence or for the; want of evi dence, such a doub t 'a a j reasonable and Impartial man would entertain about matters of the 1 highest Impor tance to himself, and after all reason able efforts to ascertain ' the . truth. This doesn't mean, a fanciful doubt, one conjured up by the jury." T . Frank's Character. Stressed. During the trial much stress was . placed by both sides on the question of Frank's character.: v Judge Roan charged the jury that. while evidence of the defendant's good ; reputation previous to the death of Mary Phagan was to be considered possibly as cre ating a doubt of his guilt such evi dence would not suffice-to clear him. if in the opinion of the jury other tes timony was sufficient to show that he had committed the. crimelcharged against him :- ' : '- - . The reading of the charge required about 20 minutes. ' " " : v -'- v Declares His Innocence. " Frank " asserted . tonight- to friends who visited him in his cell: J'I am as innocent now as I was a' year ago." His appearance and general demeanor remained as impassive as throughout the trial. "V--; "r'i.'v -1 Rabbi David Marx Is .quoted tonight as saying: . "I am stunned; I cannot , believe it. I know he Is innocent I know he is incapable of such a crime. . I ask the public to suspend final judg ment until an appeal for a hew trial is made." - : - STRIKE SETTLEMENT -DROPPED ' ' ' - , v Operativs and . Officials Refuse to ( Come to- Terms. FarrxV gton Mo., Aug. v 25. The State - Board "of Mediation and - Arbi tration today abandoned all z hope oC settling the lead strike in Southeast ern Missouri, as representatives of the -Western Federation of Miners and of the Mine Owners at a public hearing' today refused to submit " terms of , peace different from those "already re jected.- " ..' - ' , Tne. Doara win meet tomorrow, noc as a mediatory body,- but as , arbitra tors. Witnesses will be examined un der oath to determine the exact labor condition in the lead belt and then the board probably will . return a find ing specifying the terras on " which work in the mines shall be resumed. " Refusal to abide by the decision of the board of arbitrators is punishable . by a fine not exceeding 500. .-'-; The Union today extended its pick et systems and all highways leading' into the mining towns are guarded by - strikers wno hope to persuaae. an strike breakers . to remain away from the mines. . i - v 1 -rf - '. - Jr-' .:' i - 7 5 ' -i .- ..... ...;-,. -(
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Aug. 26, 1913, edition 1
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