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y ... --, ..: 55 BOMB PEOFUB ABK SO HKWXSS. .1 . IT I" pi; ''' V" - Tbey want to buy or oell of exchanges or tbey. -wont- position . or -wan omploym, or this, that and the other, and thoy doat know bow to ro about It. Iet-Star Bul ness Locals work (or you I .They are prao tically unfailing of results. IIP KM iral showers Saturday andSun p tight to moderate, south -winds.-; ... V vol. xen-yo. WTLMTNOTON, N. C, SATTJJtliAX MOBNESTGr, AUGrXJST 30, 1913, WHOIiBTlTUMBBB 13,43 6, WILSON GOES TO HilllDS ARE ID it- V,- - - - - .- ' - -- - - - - - ; yr, ?v:' 'Sptcjkt ''Envoytyohn fijti$ tydtyife;tyhti Escort, in Mexico. .! mm mm MULHALL CHARGES VISCOUNT HALDAUE SUMMER CAPITAL " liBtTJiTI "fl'lliil I Jill i y U I II ! Illl i mm... ' ' 1 - 1 Hopes for Favorable Culmina tion of Negotiations With Mexico. RECEIVES ENCOURAGING No Cause for Anxiety in Dispatches From Mexico City President Will Keep in -Touch With Situation. Washington,- Aug. 29. President Hlson left Washington late' today for the summer capital at Cornish; N. .H., still hopeful of favorable culmination cf the negotiations undertaken by this country to bring about peace in Mexi co. " ' s ' : Although no affirmative action .in either side had been?. reported up to the time of the President's departure, enmirasing dispatched were received from Xclson O'Shaughnessy, in charg. of the An.c.ic&n embassy at Mexico fitr bearin? on the gpfaral situation. 'Chc'se reached the President -a. few hours before train time, and led . him to determine upon a short rest over ' 'Nothing in the advices from Mexico City save the administration offici als cause for particular anxiety, and it was the general conviction . that ct lull in the diplomatic exchanges would be beneficial to all concerned. The President, it :s known; feels that good Eav come from an opportunity for the" position of this government, aa jnnouneed in his message of ' Wed nesday, to "sink. in." ... , Exictement subsiding over the ex chanse of proposals and replies would it was believed, lead to further nego tiations between the officials of Mexi co City and Mr. Land, the presonal representative of this government. - Mr. Lind, it -was asserted tonight had been instructed from Washington tc continue to -act at his own - dis cretion as to whether he should await developments at Vera Cruz of return tc Mexico City. , Up to a late, hour, . m dispatches had -been received .at :&t state department; irom ,U-land;f hut Secretary- BryaiivSald, ' oeiore toeing fof aiiove'irhlght.frip ' tK.f .eiu- , .sylrania, that he belidved ithd.BnYoy rmld remain in - Vera'-Crus -tonight. My in the day Mr. Bryan conferred" ilth the President over the reply of fcnor Gamboa, Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs to Mr. Lind's second note. - They also considered a message sent by Mr. Lind to Washington yes-, terday" afternoon. That these latest communications gave rise for hopeful expectations was freely admitted. Mr. Lind, it was reported, probably ould m?.ke the next move in the s?soti?.tions, which the President em l'hatically assorted in- his message tad not teen closed, and cduld be resumed on the initiative of either nation. The view was expressed that the GarNboa reply to the second Am erican note might actuate Mr. Lind to address a third note to the officials, yof the Huerta government. Acting at his own discretion, it was suggest ed tnat the American representative might forward a message to Mexico' City from Vera Cruz before determin ing upon going to the Mexican capital ;n preson for a renewal of direct fleaotiations. - . i Before deciding to go to Cornish! President Wilson discussed the situa tion at length with cabinet officers! and arrangements were made whereuy he could be notified at once of any; developments. Should anything hap pen to require his presence' in Washv "gton before Tuesday, he planned to return at a moment's notice.. Mr. Tumulty secretary to the President, i remained in Washington tonight to be 'i direct touch with' developments, 1 tanning to go to his New. Jersey "ome tomorrow, however, upon the-"-turn of Secretary Bryan. . Hundreds of telegrams and . letters reached the White House today from an parts of the country, expressing approval of President Wilson's mes ;a.on Mexico. These were not made Public, but the President is known L i 1)een highly gratified at the mpathctic reception his course had received. - Americans Leave Mexico. "ashiiigton, Aug. 29. Reports to to t i?te DePartment today continued fr- ' of tne exodus of Americans tpvl M?xico- From Tampico came es ot large numbers gathering from ajacent states, and it was said hun w -u'ere expected at Vera Cruz -ms e ?outhern interior states to ;J embarkation. While many Cairo .y Wl11 to Ne Orleans and few , -P,n 11 is expected that not a hcIip M,seek safety, in Cuba, white seme will go to Europe. lmrtilfll cher at . Chihuahua re K? Vhat a train left that city yes-" a 5L.b0rni for El Paso, carrying nipn oc 01 -Americans including 54 n imhA? fW04nen. 17 children and ;a weverfther regners - -He. said, oltho t; ?at owinS to the condition of ihl tlracks no forecast can be made Otw .f their arrival at El , Paso, Kes u-h HdviSes stated that 40 refu Ro tn v 0 mde their w&y from Duran- New nf Cruz were due to arrive in tv. uneans tomorrow. Fnnrtm now aSrrn the stearr City of Mexico va Cruz 8ame city from Philaitlia-tion Encouraging. very enn? the Mexican matter looka and i t,uraglI!g at tfae present time, lighter Lvve is soing to- grow retarv IrJJ, ' declared Sec- dav ut Y;.,ldl.e wniiam J. Bryan to- ed'a lert s.,wn' where he deliver- beli evino fKo. "u uuuulei "ent on th 1 . cuoe auu juag- tualiy e anP-art 0f Mexico wUl even; ment on thl . sense and judg- even- PreSn,a.ed If 'was true that ti.j - ail. S' i;..., nuerta ha TamA ti, (C rr?r deni WilSonM'rptrsonal (Continue on Page Eight) - In Fight to Secure Thaw's Re :turnto Matteawan Asylum. I'O PROGRESS IN PROCEEDINGS Fugitive Remains in Jail on Commit AmentWhich Will Not Bring Him '- Jnto Court Until Qctoberi. ; Jerome Active. '- ' USherbrooke, Que., Aug. 29. tfew York State made no step forward tV day , in its fight - to return Harry K. Thawi to Matteawan asylum. He re mains in ; the Sherbrooke'Vjail on -a commitment which will not bring him tnioWurt until the JECing's-bench con venes, in Octdber, William Travers Jdrame1," conferring with " Canadian Councol,: has heen unable to secure the throwing of the bolt that detains him.- "V: . "Gentleman Roger'' Thompson, erst while Times Square chauffeur, loung ed -abotit" the-hGtel corridors this af ternoon,, lunched and dined near Jer ome, wrote, letters to friends, ..walked the streets unmolested, and kept si lence as -regards- the Thaw case. He was released on $500 bail today on the double charge of having entered Canada "by sealth"; and of having aided an undesirable. Thaw, to cross the . border. He will be tried on these charges, barring , further postpone ments, on Wednesday next . Furnished with counsel by the Thaw family, and provided with spending-money presumably from the same source, Thompson flatly and repeated ly refused -to tell what transpired on and .after the Sunday morning on which he drove Thaw away from the asylum. - District Attorney Conger and Sher iff Hornbeck, of . Dutchess county, re turned home today. They had waited here since Wednesday last, hoping TJiaw woujd he turned over to the im migration authorities and be deported toJktfedy.-T'.f ere's:eTittn' tlra .attorney 1 general f-New York, said tonight thei plans are indefinite. . . . -. Tney conterrea an aiternoon trying to hit on means of getting Thaw out of jail, hut without success. The belief grew here today that dis position of the case rested soley with high, ; Dominion officials, and that through them only co'tild any move be made. There was a great deal of talk about 'New York's representatives trying to induce Alexis Dupuis, the' Coaticook .justice who committed Thaw, to quash .the commitment, but so- far as. could "be learned nothing came of it. Thaw's " lawyers, having succeeded in keeping him in jail and thus thwarting his deportation, are waiting for the other side, to move. All indi cations , presaged a "long wait for Jerome, unless, some higher up took a hand in the case. v In the parlor of his home at Coati cook, Justice of the Peace Dupuis frequently interrupted by Mrs. Dupuis, talked tonight of the attempts maae to have him quash the Thaw commit ment. T didn t think the commitment was regular when I signed it," said Dupuis. "But the sheriff who had Thaw was very anxious he should be held. They were so insistent'- that l anowea my self to.be persuaded. "On - Wednesday some men who called themselves immigration au thorities wanted me - to go nni iu Sherbrooke, give .Thaw a hearing and turn him loose. But I could not ao that." I: had. a horse I wanted to sell that afternoon.," . 'Mrs. Dupuis entered. She is taner than her-husband. ' . -"Let : me tell you," said Mrs. uu- nuis. "I'm for Thaw. I woulan't hurt him for the world. . My husband is not going to do anything hasty. f,niElli.. DEIIOUIIGED JURY Prominent Fayetteville . Citizen Told iWhat We -Thought of Men Who V; Convicted Mim Fined $100 '.;-., and Cost. (Special Star Telegram.) FayetteviUe N. C, Aug. 29. Capt. James ;D. McNeill, one time president of the National Firemen's Association, for 22 years president of the North Carolina State Firement's Associa tion, former State Senator from Cum berland county, and ex-mayor oi Fayetteville,! was fined' $100 and the cost3 - of :the criminal libel action brought against him as a result oi reflections oh "State Senator Q. K. vfmocks his political opponent, .in. Superior soui.?.wa-j-s 4 .hllowine the naming of the ent-. nce- fiy : Judge Lyon-Capn ic- Neill arose -ana. denunciation oi me juu TZ4.a wstP.rday. - ceasing only "YTold him that- he wneu juu55 '2 1 hQ would uot,be . auoweu f Jntaln JWcNeili then objected to the fih Sked the judge to change it to Si sentence. Judge Lyon sat nref ectiy still and It looked as request but' before he could . f-'t-t m an : nrriKe and stated t on Tdvice of Ms counsel. : he wwld S&it to the sentence already imposed. : - . . " i n.n..cn Store. toe l mvfc Istreet; phone. 1322. (adverUsement. ) v i is&' ' f ;Mrv Lind ' now "has . instnictidnfr6in':-Wlashineton- to confinnp tn at , - ' ' x he should await developments atlVera Cruz nr vp?,, ulll; r?-H hls own discretion as to whether Lind would probably make the next mov Tn the n?ft?MMffh 5?'Jt; T reportSd,1 nighl that Mr- nussaira y,ari ni- hon j ,j lue "feOLidtlcufa, VniCh tne President. eTrmhationllv stntpH in his message had not been closed, and cou Government. RENEW ATTACK ON TARIFF BILL Republicans FigM Provision Permit ting Disregard of Civil Service Laws in Administering In come Tax Laws.' Washington. Aug. 29. Republican attack on the Tartff bMl in the Senate ttdy -cfsiterh "K 'h e mo vision that would permit crVil service laws to be disregarded in employing inspec tors,' Deputy Collectors and agents to administer the new income tax laws. The Democratic majority was charg ed freely with" trying to break down the civil 'service laws and open up new." avenues'- of political favoritism. Republican Senators of all factions united in their efforts to have civil service extended over the new em ployes, but' oh the closest vote of the day, they -were defeated, 37 to 32 on an amendment offered by Senator Lodge. 'Senator Hoke Smith, who de fended the bill for the Democrats. dcclared.it was impossible under th present civil service exminations to t-tt-men '.'qualified - to administer the income tax law. A -'bright boy out of hieh school could pass the examination" he said, but men of 40 or 45 equipped from business experience to do such work probably would fail." A letter from the chairman of the civil service commission was read by Senator Sterling, saying the commis sion could, readily fill the new posi tions.' Another outburst of Democratic "in surgency' , came today when Senator Hitchcock,. Democrat, denounced the methods of the party caucus that framed the Tariff bill. He declared therbinding rule of the caucus had "madei a Jarce "of the debates" in the Senate. Senator. Hitchcock introduced an Amendment which the caucus had re jected, for a penalty tax on trusts. It was defeated 41 to 30. The Democratic members of thei .finance committee oegan sessions to night j to readjust the income tax, to meet the demands of insurgent Demo crats -who have asked for an increase in the;v 'additional tax" on large in comes., -'Other contested subjects also will be -disposed of. It I3V. expected - that a Democratic Senate caucus will be held early next week- to settle all Questions in the Tariff, bill. r. Senator . Simmons, chairman of the Finance committee- reiterated today his belief that the measure will be passed before the: end of next .week. , Senator Norris, or JNeorasKa, gave notice At- the end of today's session that he would . offer ' an amendment later proposing an insurance tax as part of the bill.- Upon -the suggestion of Senator La- Follette, the bill was amended so as to allow state officials, to have ac cess to the income returns of corpora tions."": By a vte of 28 to 38,. the Senate rejected; Senator Jones amendment to permit :AiasiKa to retain the income tax collected in that territory. - - ; ! SECRETARIES CONFER. A- In. Regard to Army-Navy ' Football . : . :r-.". Game This Fall. Washington, 1 Aug. 29. It took Secretary ' Daniels-and Acting Secre tary :o I ,War Breckenridge very few minutes today to decide, to take a hand in the - settlement of the ques tion as to whether there is to be any navy:army football game this fall. After-. a very, brief conference they announced Xthat they 'would ask th-a: directors' of - the - respective academy alhletic'ttssociations to come to Wash ingtonvWednesday to discuss the sit uation. V ; ' -j:H'- - -v ; ." - BotM army : and navy of fiecrs here expressed : the duihion that the game would 'be plryed es usual." Secretary Daniels v received . . a telegram from Secretanfipjrison approving the pro- ..... ,...., " posea conierence. "t v i -r d rHa 'S HORRIBLE 7 DEATH Mrs. Eetsy Ann Keith of Creedmoor Killed in Elevator !at Durham Skull Crushed Between Car and Floor. - " (Special Star Telegram.) Durham, ..C.uja;- Betsy. Ann Keiti was'crushed todeath in the Durham Loan and Trust Building to day by a descending elevator in the presence of her .daughter, Miss Meta Keith, and others. Mrs. Keith had accompanied her daughter to the fourth floor of the Trust Building to Dr. Joe Graham's office where the young lady was un dergoing treatment and on the way down the elevator stopped at ; the third floor to take on a passenger, Mr. W. B. Kuker. Jusf as thq car started downward Mrs. Keith attempt ed to step off, probably thinking she had reached the ground floor. The elevator boy, Cheatham Stone, caught hold of the lady and tried to pull her back with one hand- while he attempted to stop the car with the ! other. The lady s weight, however, was too much for the-boy, and her 'head was caught between the floor of the building and the descending elevator. A Sickening Tragedy." The head was mashed into a pulp, the neck broken and brains and blood scattered over the floor and elevator. The daughter Miss Meta, who wit nessed' her mother's hideous death, was prostrated by the sickening spec tacle, and had to be carried to a doctor's office for attention. Dr. Graham was summoned as soon as the accident occured, but Mrs. Keith was already dead, death having been in stantaneous. Dr. A. G. Jordan, coroner, was sum moned and the coroners jury attribut ed the death to accident and no one was blamed. The elvator boy was not found at fault. Mrs. Keith was the wile, of Mr. Jerry Keith, a prom inent farmer of Wake county, and was about GO years old. The remains were turned over to an undertaker and were later sent to her home near Credmoor. TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE. Gov. Hooper Issues Call ,for Extraor dinary Session. Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 29. Govern or B. W. Hooper today issued' a call for an extraordinarysession of the Tennessee . Legislature, to convene September -8th. He recommended the enactment of nearly 150 measure, in cluding several appropriation bills not disposed of at the last regular ses-" sion, six bills to enforce prohibition,: an anvti-pass bill, and many local" bills. OUTLINES; Viscount Haldane, .the first Lord High Chancellor to leave Great Brit ain in 400 years, arrived at New York yesterday, en route to Montreal, whtere he .will address the American . Bar As sociation on Monday. His j visit :,to America has been severely criticised by many London barristers. x . v President Wilson left Washington' for the Summer Capitol at Cornish, N. H.., expressing hope for a favorable culmination of the negotiations under-' taken . by the United States to bring about peace in Mexico. New York State authorities made no progress in their efforts to secure the return of Harry K. Thaw to Mattea wan asylum. -Tr Senate Republicans waged .war on the provision of the tariff bill that would permit disregard of civil ser vice laws in employing .inspectors to New York markets: Mon6y on vcairrsionsnip-pays, a baiary - 01 xxtvvy-; steady ST 1-4 to 2 1-2: ruling rate 2 3-8; closing bid 2 -1-4 to 2 3-8.-' Flour steady Wheat easy. Corn easy. Tur: pentine . steady; r Rosin - quiet. Spot eotton quiet; middling- uplands 12.50; miuuiing guit iz.io, saiea i,ow'!uaies. ""nt emphatically stated in his COMMISSIONER MAKES GOOD Col. W. H. Osborne Has Put-Revenue Bureau on Business Bjisis Sav . " ed Million and Half Dol lars Appointments. (Special Star Correspondence).." . , Washington, , pr C . iig.v-After; having served as Commissioner of In ternal Revenue for 120 days, given, the." "glad hand" to an average of 75 peo ple a day, or an equivalent to 12,000 men, among them being people from all parts of the United States, and the Hawaiian and Philippine Islands, Com missioner Osborne left tonight for Greensboro where he will spend a week in resting up and tramping over his farm lands. Commissioner Makes Good. It will be interesting to people of Greensboro, Oxford and Durham, in particular, and the State as a whole, to know that "Bill" Osborne has al ready made good as Commissioner of Internal Revenue. In conversation with some of his New York friends a few fdays ago, Secretary of the Treas ury McAdoo and his assistant, John Skelton Williams, said that "Bill" Osborne has put the Internal Revenue Bureau-on a business basis -for the first time in memory of man. Saves Million .and Half. In addition to weeding out the "drones" and putting active, men in their places, Commissioner Osborne has not been unmindful of . the govern ment's interest in the way of collect ing revenues. The colonel handed down a decision some time ago, in the Union Soakage case whereby ;he sav ed the government at a single stroke of the pen a little over a million and a half dollars. v Former commissioners have allow ed the soakage concerns ; to .buyv' up barrels that have been used for whis key, put them through a steaming pro cess, extract from one to-tWo gallons of whiskey from them and refuse, to pay the government the tax- Commis sioner Osborn: ruled that this whiskey should 'be taxed, and he taxed it As a result, Uncle Sam has a million and a half - more dollars in the .treasury this year thin last. r ; Fourth-Class Postmasters. The following fourth-class postmas ters ," have been . appointed:,-., Bunyatf Stansel. at Allenton, Robeson county; J. T, Delbridge at lams; Warren county;- Daniel R. Edwards at Exiim; Brunswick "county; "Wm. A: Perry at Otila, Currituck county; and Julia .M. Robinson,- at Powellton, Richmond county. - ": George A. Bellamy and wife of Wilmington;- John L. Patterson,, of Roa noke Rapids, and Mrs. P. B. Wright, of Salisbury, are here. , ! - Mrs. Hannibal L. Godwin and fwo charming daughters, Misses,Ruby and Mattle Bell Godwin, are visiting Rep resentative Godwin. - .- ' ..- ' - The Southern Furniture. , Manufac turing Company, of High Point, today withdrew its complaint with the. Inter State Commerce - Commission asking for a reduction of furniture rates to Eastern territory. The complaint was withdrawn because the Southern Rail way and connecting lines have' asked to - put into effect rates on furniture lower than those originally asked , for by the High '-Point Furniture Com-, pany. , , '--.. . y 'That Glenn Job. -' ?; "I cannot say postively what joh Mr. Glenn has heen offered," said a high official of the Federal , Govern ment tonight; " "I do know, however, i hat. the former Governor ; has ' been offered a good job. I have been. told tnat. me piae '"'cu ,vxi. u-icuu , o, on the Philippine Commission." There is no doubt,- however, that he, WilLland a good berth.' - ; ' -.'"".-' ; It is not: at all improbable that the, Philippine Commission. is'- whathas beeh offered; the former North Caro lina Governor,, A Philippine- uommis year and with commissions :and :; al lowances for rent, etCi it is saiaixne iob. runs ud to nearly $16 OOO'.a year. Such a; place, Mr. Glenn's friends.say, J WOU1U Ult UliU. VCijf net. P,'R.VA.4'- Characterizes Allegations of Ex-Lobbyist as "Dreams, Just Dreams." ADMITS BORROWING MONEY Illinois Representative Denies Ever . Having Attempted to Influence Congressional Action on( "Loan Shark" Bill. Washington, - Aug. 29. Representa tive J. T. McDermott, of Illinois, tes tifying before the House lobby com mittee .today, put fn a categorical de nial 'of the charges against him by M. M. Mulhall, former lobbyist- for' the National Association of Manufactur ers, and I. H. .McMichael, former chief page of the House. The charge that he had received $2,000 from a brewers' association ih his 1910 campaign be characterized as "Dreams, just dreams.' v He admitted having borrowed large sums of money from George D. Horn ing, a local pawn broker, "as a friend." Mulhall and McMichael testified that McDermott boasted ' of having receiv ed $7,500 from local paWn brokers to work against the Federal "loan shark" law. McDermott declared that at times he had owed Horning as much as $10,000. . ' ' McDermott. denied ever havine at tempted to . influence s Congressional action on the "loan shark Dili. ie also denied having planned with Mul hall and McMichael to have the Mul hall charges published. He - denied Mulhall's charge that he had forged a $250 eheck of Harold V. Mccor mick's, and ;. gave his version' of the circumstances. V ' ' Representative V McDermott's exam ination before the -House committee was interrupted, . to allow J ames iEm erv. counsel for the National Aasocia- tion of .Manufacturers, to testifvnhat, he.-fiad beard ielhPmention McDe- na6tt-onlyi-;in''suftliway-withrothei members, of the House. iUmery, said he never knew MeDermottuntil after the publication of the Mulhall charges. Tn concluding: his direct testimony, McDermott swore , that a loan of $500 from Hugh F. Harvey, oi me Ketali Liauor Dealers Association, was purely a personal loan, and nan no con nection with the Jones-Weeks Liquor bill, then in Congress. He denied that he had ever allow ed Mulhall to use his official frank; that he had tried to intimidate I. H. McMichael and change his testimony at the hearing; that he had given Mul hall information as to what was going on in the House; that he had been en tertained bv Mulhall; that he ever se cured or borrowed a dollar from Mul hall, and that he ever knew that Mul hall -had' a key to nis room at me capitol. rrhe committee began the cross-ex amination of McDermott, which .will continue tomorrow. . - STATE GETS $76,000. Apportionment of Appropriations for Various Militia Organizations. . Washington, Aug. 29.-Announce-ment was made.; today by the-War De partment of amounts allotted to the various State , militia organizations under two appropriations of $2,000, 000 each, one for promotion of rifle practice, and arms, equipments and camp purposeshe other for supplies and ammunition. Theonohey was ap portioned according' . to enlisted strength, New York heading the list with 14,900 men. Among the allot ments, are: ' New York $375,000; Virginia $79, 000; -North Carolina $76,000; South Carolina $57,000 ; Tennessee $67,000. PRAISE FOR PEACE MOVEMENT Carnegie Unveils Bust of Late Sir William Randal Cremer In Hall of New Peace Palace .' Demonstration. The Hague, Aug. 29. The ceremo ny of the unveiling today by Andrew Carnegie of a bust of the late Sir William Randal ' Cremer in the Hall of Justice of the new Peace Palace, was ' the occasion- for a great demon stration In favor of the peace move ment. Sir William Randal Cremer was the originator of the inter-parliamentary conferences, "'a winner of the No bel Peace prize; and for 37 years sec retary of the International Arbitration League. ' -' . ' - The hair was crowded for the cere mony. Among;, those in attendance were members of the Carnegie ; en dowment for international peace, the international arbitration league and the inte-parliamteptary . union, Mr. Carnegie was loudly cheered as he en tered the hall, .and his speech was frequently punctuated with applause He made a powerful plea for. peace and praised Emperor William, of Ger many, for. having - reigned-25 years without staining his hands in blood. -The Right Hon. Thomas Burt dean of the British House of Commons, re plied to Mr. Carnegie . He said that all things pointed-f avorablyto" the re alization of Cremers dream of universal- peace, despite the ' Balkan ' war. "Thebarbaric horrors of this war," Mr. Burt added, "would arouse a world-wide ' feeling of revulsion and bring the . peace. advocates nearer their objective." 1 - " -WLord ' Weardale nresident of the In- 1 ter-Parliamentary. Union, eulogized British Chancellor Breaks a Long-Established " Precedent. ' TO ADDRESS BAR ASSOCIATION English Statesman Freely Discusse Questions of the Day With News paper Men. Praises Amer . lean Development. New York, Aug. 29. Viscount Hal dane, ' the firstLord; High Chancellor of Great-Britain to: leave his1 Country since Cardinal Wolsey Went" ta France 400 years ago, arrived here.tp'day on . the steamship. Lusltania ; for a' flying visit of five, days in this country- and Canada. r r '; . .; v,' . 'i:;' - The Lord High Chancellor, , -whose position in England , , corresponds . to that of Justice of the- Supreme Gourt of the United States, is -her0 .fas a guest of the American iBar ; Associa tion before which he will deliver an address at its annual meeting in. Mop- . treal next Monday. Tonight he was entertained at a dinner given in the hall of the associations by CA. Sever ance, of St. Paul. His itinerary, in- -eludes visits to West Point ; and Al bany. Previously warned that he ' might expect to be interviewed by American, newspaper men on his arrival in New York, the chancellor greeted a delega tion of them who boarded the Lusl tania and submitted to another inter view when he . reached his hotel. Lord Haldane freely discussed many questions of the day, declared that he 'was in favor of woman - suffrage, prophesied that a millenium of peace was far off, said the relations between, Germany and England were never more cordial, praised the intellectual . growth of the - United States and pre dicted that home rule for ' . Ireland would soon be an accomplished fact. Lord Haldane chuckled when - the question of woman suffrage . was,' brought up. ' - ''' " '' . - "Yes, I am a suffragetlst,'": he said ;5jmt;i4o-;aot . approve of the militant suffragettes. You axe fortunate tijkrave ho imflitant suffragettea'iri'thfs couln- - try, and I-sincerely-, hop -the miUtaht " idea will not 'gain a" foothold "here." ' The fact that .the Lord Chancellor visited the German Emperor at the height of the ill-feeling between Ger many and England over the armament question, was made the basis for - a question as to his opinion of the pres- . ent relations between' Germany and' England. -'.' -, , ; : ' ' "Our relations arfe constantly grow- . ing better," he said, "especially since-, the adjustment of the Balkan situation-. In fact, there, has been much better feeling displayed between . the two great groups of. European powers as the result of the Balkan situation in which they have worked together. The result augurs a . nluch! better feel ing in the future.' - - Speaking of home -riile for Ireland, ' he said: . r "Home rule was never nearer adop tion than it is today, afld' I believe it will soon be an accomplished fact" ' The Chancellor ! refused to discuss the Mexican, situation " except to say that he was "confident that the United States would deal with the question in the broad way in which it had treat ed other great problems." He said that he had made a close study of the constitution of the Unit-', . ed States, the'; decisions of Chief Jus- ; tice Marshall and of American court procedure, but had been greatly en lightened, on the subjects by- Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wndell Holmes, a fellow passenger during, his voyage. "I think-English law,'' he said, "has fewer technicalities 'than the -American law. - You have more opportuni- ' ties for appeal than we do in "England. We are very sparing in this particu- ,' lar. This is especially trhe of crimi nal procedure." "' - ;v Lord Haldane was -aebompanled by his sister, ' Miss Elizabeth . Haldane, and Sir Kenneth . MuirvMacKenzie; clerk: of the crown.'. . . - -- . The party was met at the pier by a reception committee of the - Ameri can Bar Association,1 which - included Francis Rawle, of- ; Philadelphia, chairman; Jacob M. Dickinson, former Secretary of War; ;jndge 4.Alton B. -Parker, Francis Lynde Stetson and C. A. Severance.1 They - escorted the chancellor on a sight' seeing tour, of the city. -. : CAMINETTI TRIAL. Much Progress in Case -Yesterday. No Session of Court Today. San Francisco, Aug. 29-The trial of F. Drew Caminetti rolled swiftly forward today. The, witness W?fchd the evidence of the government were with ' few exceptions identically the- same as in the case of Maury 1, Dlggs, con victed of violating v the .MAhu . Vyhite Marsha Warrington nad ijiiB stand for the greater part of.' the" day and her testimony went to show that Cam inetti was guilty of Assiitlhr. In trans porting her ahd Lola ;.Norris from Sacramento - :f ; - ' . The effort ofxthe defense was tor prove that Caminetti . had played a passive part - - r - ' When a brief re-direct examination shall have 'been finished next Tues day Miss Warrington's ordeAl will be over. Lola Norris will f ollOW her on the stand. There.'will be.no session; of court tomorrow. ' ' - : ' - Mr. Carnegie, who '.heaid, had pro vided Cremer with means. which ena bled him to accomplish .o much In behalf of the peace movement. Earlier in the day Sir-Alan John stone, British minister to The Nether lands, unveiled a bust of King Ed- ward VII. He paid an. eloquent trib ute to the late British . monarch for his work in behalf of the "maintenance of, peace abroad, and; for .the submis- . sion to arbitration of disputes between capital and labor. ,-- ' vol i ; '.-. - L
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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