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v. 1 THE WEATHZR. ; THAT EXTRA 'BOOH IOC HAVE Can add a neat little pin money fond to your pnrMv if yon obtain t a desirable roomer tbrousb a Star Basinets Xocal. rnsettled with rain near coast, : .lhtly warmer - in interior; , Sunday.; unsettled, probably showers in west. .- VOL. XCH NO. 15(? WmMINOTON, C, SATURDAY: MOKNTSCG, SEPTEMBER 20, 1913. WHOUE ER 18,434. . .... i;iFiDii New York's Impeached Executive:. Nm6oriTria)i arid Mrs. Sulzer. ELECTRIC CHAIR OF HIS CMIDIOilCY . i.. .1 ; smut mm& oiiiz SETTING THE STAGE FOR THAW HUG WS5 Renegade Priest in New Yort Chafing Under' the j T Delay. I BEUEIEB- Kl; ATHAI1ASW Investigation" Opena.Up Varioua Ave-I nues o? rii... .-.w w..... , . inal Activities hi New. York and' Elsewhere. New lorn, oeuu owiuuuu i slayer or Anna , Aumouer, t asivea ior i death m a staiemeni loaay. v. - . i The district attorney wants, me; to iL . MVotva anil ' T vnn d I CO 10 IUW eHMUvuwi I to go," he 5aid..f what's, the : Use of 1 delaying?" ;V V:i . 5hmidt afterward .expressed ideas ontne j rot, in charge of the murder Investlgk tion, that tne renegaae pnesi migm bare been planning7 a series 6f, honii- rides. He declared himself a believer in atbanasia and that he would be do ing right in taking, the Uvea of : the cnppiea ana 01 persona unaergoiuK mental or puj. suubuu. ucicw- . l t v ..r 1 1 tiTes whSe l"1.1111? toi8 atteri -I believe I would Vbe carrying out I God s will; Schmidt said, "if I put out I of this world- all such people. I would end their lives without their suffering nv Dam. Faurot's suspicions , of Schmidt's i possible homicide plans i were strengv j menea Dy me- vOiacov.ery - unions Schmidt's effects; of av-book of , physl- nans' certificates, and-otner blanks aecessary in disposing of the dead." Schmidt declared that tnese were on- 1t for use in the case of Anna Aumuli ler. He had stolen the certificates irom a reputable pnysician . uptown. ia tnirt thA'riAtixMvPR.':hiit hft had in-led .tended to- Mil-the girl in a way that j fouid make. u appear-ane naa twea a tnnii dath -; Rut- oftprward halt I : fririod tn her thmat and dlsnose I ji 1. j 1 , .nti -'V--i-'''f Schmidt Marvelous unminu, ! . vi Schmidt's papers hate given ' us SfJ I dues," said Faurot today, any one or f which 3is liable to turn up something I now ahnnt M nrttvitiM. "Hi Indus-1 try was amazing and-his resourceful-1 ness wonderful. But 1- am "unable -to I say n6w whether we caught bim a.t the beginning or at the end of a ser J ries of homicides. .." v ; -. ; : ie The nnrts nf Annj Anmiiiier's bodvinai points or ms; policy snoum ne at that wprft nio.kP.il un in the Hudson I nver ana Kept in riouosen ior me iu- nupst nf the New Jfirsev authorities. I tipirf insf nitrht were hmiiht tn this I rity today and placed in the Belle vue morgue. A coroner s examination- oi the body preparatory to the New York inauest will be held tomorrow. "What's the difference if T killed one or half a dozen?" said Schmidt this afternoon. It was the first: opportunity the newsDaDer men had been given to talk I with the nriRrniPT ' and in the inter-I view the Driest-made a number of I startling statements. jf Demands Electric Chair. .-. Whv don't -von- h nuick and. Dut I me in the electric chair?"-he demand-1 ed. "The district attorney wants me I to go to the electric chair and I want I tn on in nt)o' tha ncn nf'oTI this delay? I am sorrv for any one who I thinks this lif is worth livine. Ileral dis trict immediately on the con-1 hare faced death ' many a time and 1 1 elusion of the ten days' battle in the j Will fo. nnK t Vi ohatrlatriiAta'Af Maflon Hitr 1Bt TASf Which I Schmidt was asked about the mur-1 der of Alma Kelner, In Louisville, - vj ; The result of' the commandant s in- untij toihordir with . about 18 ques "I could convince the Lpuisville au- oI.wastollowedvthepnent. tion9 gtill . ln disagreement. Half a doz- girl" he asserted "hnt that wonld be false and laughable." - v ':- I , investigating the past or Ernest I Jiuiei. rne nenriHr inenn oi Kcnmiau i felting operations, Inspector Faurot had this to say:;. - - - uiuiii-aiRa witn snnmint -in munier. Traeina lio Muret. . "I have learned that Dr. Muret was tn Chicago at the time of the investor eauon into tne lire or jonann wocn, the 'blue beard of Chicago, 1905 noch was arrested in that year after u as charged he had Wiled 18 of his ives. There .was a report "that the number of wives would reach 50." V: -O charee In rnnnpptlnn with - Ar fuller's death has been made1 against Ji urei. nor haa o Khirva rf innnrar. eiting been made against him. - Muret js in the Tombs awaiting sentence for navina- vinlateH tho Snlllvgn low ili "ivmg a pistol irr his possession pistol The Hoch Case. Chicago. SenrTftaohknn Hh was hanged here Fehruarv 12th 1906 I for thP .! MJMSSS Waioko. lilw -!- ,iftvT i. ""V" : . ---v vra an livui aJ viae; ui- i einWranreorothV rict.m. it was welf established thai "I" years he married. 12 women, of "JII1 inil r rfaoano. iitirfn. nlmntri. I Ranees which left little doubt that naa been poisoned. . - ; nvestiatinn iirtrnA uMa tha ara. cUtl0n Of Hnoh hi, V.v nnA1nn ration of noisoh Jt develoned after torney. general has decided to utilize per wuxfi-.f.-.y his arrest tKt fVl9 yeare & to toe dullest extent possible the ser- Bxpertstonight informed Senator ade a businfss of $mwfnl women; Vic? "of - the .Untted States attorneys Jtom-at to "wuea in th nilnilB nf nnlira nnri I forreii In many instances W cunveu- lawvprc iSLiSiP 1f?TS? i"'nfrJiIrfitoW :ttnrneva tK; V, wul-cl "eu ju bis prosecuuou wrtbed bV deteXn 1 complete. : ; M'NAUGHTON CASE, aii j . - ----i ; "dy Arnnm.r.t ta- r i . Slaton In Atlanta. Atlanta -.. I Dr. vv'-V y.J?PVr-1 wnetner tp.."-,'- aicaugnton, under sen- on nXl ""i1 Pajutne extreme penalty filpber 3rd, or. receive the pardon or wb.ca he 2 netitinned nnwrMts ith Oovar- THon?! .n?w .re" ?tt for and aginsf th? oetition i.re heard vtL oJntte Jh ence lasting almost the entire day. No !6te as Yet - T "But lli -at P arts. Waiting IlEffiRT'Oil LWDEBO'S DEATH " . yl' -'. Military Couia DecUlon Pronounced , rarce KjfiTuoeaRece vb Cold ; Comfort-Fiohtlm, Ronrtrtn Fftonri Outposts. ' : Sfrt -'.10 al trt- Diaz rho has just returned here from Biarritz, told tha AsBniatori Pno a: day that he had seen dispatches from .... x - MeXlCO CItV In thft Porta nowananora announcing that he nad been summon. ed back to Mexico by President Hn- prta - hnt : tht . tn wa i h acout. tne. matter.- Thus far he said. Md ;WQuld maln In Paris untll he dld so holding himself r i n re adiness to start at a, moment's notice. I am a soldier and always am pre pared to go any where, at any time in ntwH ipHrA tnmv CimartAn vhn Tom ordered." adderf - HefiAral tilar w " J wuum.u.a ULU U. Ill - ,Askfd f president ti., wonlrt support his candidacy forchlef execu- iVT I Mexico General Dias replied jua enerai wueria wouja itake no Of seeing it properly carried out, .He seemed confident,-however,' of the suc cess or, his candidacy, for which he declared ; ms amends in Mexico. 'were now "working : hard. He also was op timistic, wnn regard to tne situation inr general in' Mexico and thought -that everything now pointed to the early re-establishment' of peace. ' -. 1 . tniring ms stay m Europe General Diaz nas Teen in -poor health. : He complained that he liad never recover- from the rigors of his three months imprisonment - In an r underground cell " me ",ur oi'u ' Cruz - iift&f hig ; unsuccessful '.attempt tpfDment "iS rVOlatlOH' of UatatSXET 'Ar?MYrttTer' trvT.T.tfhi.-srrtaia. -mniD-cB hown himndnrtng hts trtp jr-the Pa- cine -coast to vamxmver was one more - to suspicion of the mbtlves- of his mission to Jatjan. than to any an- tagonism' by-; the people - because of the part he took in the overthrow of Madero. : He .said. -General Diaz naa asserted that friendship ; f or the XJnit- oiaies wouia oei rae 01 me carai tain -tne Presidency or tne : Mexican iuuuu - - - . - Conarea Vetoed AoDointment. vWashlneton. Sebt. 19. The Mexi jean Congress last night vetoed by a ivot,e or aw to i jrrovisiouai rresiaent iiuerta s appointment oi uauarao i a mariz as. Minister of Public Instruc tion, according to 1 a report today to the State Department. . Tamariz is one of -the ounger leaders of the Catholic party? wr;ch : Is 'avowedly in ; favor or electing General Huerta President " Madero'SvDeath. Mexico City,- Sept4 -19-. The deaths tne late President Francisco I. Ma- dero ana. vice -presiaent jose- oiana Pino Suarez ' were -not brought about by a punishable Crime, according to a decision pronounced Dy tne- military court here todays ; The investigation IliotoH cir mnntha It wi Bt arte1 hV the military commandant of :the Fed- into do wer. . , - " lamination of witnesses. , Among the if witnesses .was Major Francisco caroenas, rwno commanaea rne . pjcon. wiijf.ii cuurejcu x icsmcun.i. ,- v Snare,. from the National Palace to th,i. Manpm ana '. vice- riMiucui - xiuu i Continued --on Page Elght ; I Washington, Sept, 1 r A tAMi a I IS. AUOrnejr General McReynolds is making a vig orous effort to expedite pending anti . A.. .il.AlAHii aw . IrAAtl "7" (n0 aDre8V - . . ' vutlwl violations of the Sherman law. ' ; a ,o ctan in tht riirertion the at- . . ,n assistants in J the Department of Jus- tice. -The plan is , to remrorce tne otnff flTtWlfl I Mill II O L laKICiDliU the department with, the services of 0. lgHiivjt f Trusts the United States attorneys, as new Lkshms nf mnnonoly. and restraint or . ara.1-Mavl). theT Will DO Te- ienuy. iwaicu u:iiu Krhev"ne7ai is givini nnus- rtVention Tto' the character and rc.-i. . T,a lo aoletfner for unit-1 anuiiy-UA " " -UnteH ea?l? IYZa': tJav; that a " vv x "-irr7 mammnth tftsirfaces Lue aiioruej sen-1 era! and G. Carroll Todd,; fiis, assist TV ..r-i . afit mst work ant r, t TneW Jire "tt,SC 45S ihr tne- ciosmg.uaj' ,h fr istration which must be-prepaTcd for triaL' In addition - investigations -of "iah hnvAvheen under- that hear of some new trust ' X " I SULZER IS - - WHILE TRIAL PROGRESSES lit THIS WEEK Hope" of" Conferees of House1 and Sen- att-lrl Thli Respect Goes Glim- .-'mering Several Points ;!still at issue l; -Washington, --Sept. .19. Hope of the conferees ofthe Senate and 1 House reaching a complete agreement on the - . .. . . v today v. when the conference adjourned en r of th6se subjects have ' produced determined; deadlocks with all -sides appealing td President Wilson for as - ...... i-. i . . - .- , iffiSUfth so 1 hopeful.: -At -this morning's ses sion of the conferences, tne House SCTeedL-to- free list ferro' manganese ore ana - tne . senate compromisea on the House rates on angora wool, and mohair which., had - been free listed. In the afternoon works of art were put on the free list practically as original ly proposed-Dy tne House and witnout certain A Seriate" - restrictions. ? Furs.- A a fltijl finHrao'oail nrara Hot- ul wocu w : uuui coosu, . n v o i sv rt - ti-.-.o ronurttn ir frnm ita Ho.' man.d for duties ranging from 10 to 40 tier cent.' and leather was free list ed withi the exception of a 10 per cent."! duty enameled upho stery leather Tbe House naa put leatners generai- ly . on the: Tree list and the Senate's amendment triadeihem dutiable at 10 of ?16,000,000 in a normal year. i.o. q; f. supreme lodge. Some of-vthe Proceedings Yesterday at : Minneapolis sessions. ' Minneapolis. - Minn., Sept, 19. The ttiicuiynji iua.itcucnou ui uv.u w IndeDehdetft Order of Odd Fellows to .u. - i ..v,i.. . ed , down-by the - Sovereign - . Grand Lodge -today The -Grand Idge re- versea n. coiuuuuee. ubcjbiuu uu leHfltntinn -that will hereafter prevent, bast grand masters from vot- lino - ; . .. , . & The association bt Grand x Secreta- ries' and Grand -Sires- tonight elected He v following ; officers: President, Prank N Wv-New HamnRhire- vire secretary - C; H Lyman Ohio secretary. vy, tt. .layman, unio ; t ; , . . . -- There are Must two kinds of girls in-every social set-those who have learned -to . tango and the others. . - DuluthNewsrTribune. DOWWAtfMGUmmm ( . j;.'LL.Li:.-.; v-'L V M' Yields r to Mandate of Su- ----- i preme Court for Present and Retires. LOSES THE FIRST SKIRMISH Objection to Four. Senators Overruled Effort to Shovv Impeachment is v , Unconstitutional Adjournment Taken lrrtil Next Monday. '.. Albany, N. . Y ' Sept. 19 Counsel for William- Sulzer lost the first . skir mish in a legal battle they -began to day, at the second: session of the high court of .impeachment, . to , prevent the accused executive from coming.' to trial. - The' objections to permitting four Senators to sit as members of the court were overruled. , ' " - .Theyr next "attacked the . validity of the impeachment, with a motion to dismiss the proceedings, but failure to complete their arguments when - ad jourranent -?f as taken until Monday, " Conrt"- n Pago Eight.") - OVTL.INES ' The North -.' Carolina Corporation Commission suhmits the . ; amended proposal of : inter-State railroads on rate J reductions ; to North Carolina points and recommends that the same be accepted by the State. It would affect all interior points, but leaves water point rates unchanged, - Counsel for Governor Sulzer yester day lost the opening skirmish in rthe legal battle at Albany when the court overruled" the objection to the four Senators who. constituted , the ?Fraw ley committee ; pending argument of a constitutional objection to the pro ceedings as a. whole, adjournment was taken until Monday. -- Gen. Diaz at Paris f yesterday, said he has no, ofilcial recall to Mexioo, but he was in. waiting to : return at any time and expressed confidence in". the success of his candidacy ; v the military court - which ; investigated , Madero's death, found no ; criminal responsibili ty; refugees' who recently fled from Mexico to San Diego: received no sup port from. Secretary Bryan. :? . - New .York markets: Flour. about steady. ; Wheat . steady, No. 2red 96 1-2. Corn firm, export 82 1-2. Money on call 2 3-4 per cent to 3;-. ruling rate 3: closing. bid 2 3-4 to 3, per cent. Rosin quiet. : Turpentine easy.. Cot ton steady: middling uplands 13.40: middling gulf 13.65; sales 136- bales. ELASTIC POLICYTOVVARD BANKS Treasury : Department Will Vafy Con- - - ditions to Suit Circumstances In1 Handling Crop Moving Funds Parcel Post. . (Special Star Telegram.) Washington ," D. C; "Sept. 19. The Treasury Department is disposed to adopt an elastic policy towards banks in ANorth Carolina which have partak4 en" of. the : government loan for move ment of crops' and' yvill 'increase the loans where ;it Is found ; . that, more money Is needed,. and extend the time for their reoavment. ' . - This was the substance of what As sistant Secretary of the Treasury Wil liams told Representatives Dougnton and Stedman, who called at tne- department-today in company with J.C Kins, of "Greensboro, and S. G. Hdbbs, of ; Clinton, members of a committee representing the Farmers' - Education al and Co-operatiye Union. , -" i? No.. Hard and ' Fast Rule. ' Mr. Williams told the delegation that , the governments would follow- no hard and fast rule, as to the amount to -be loaned, as in some, districts it had been found that considerably more money was loaned than in oth-. ersi Some sections could ; also re-pay the loans In 30 or 60 days, while oth ers -would be ; unable to realize" and return - the money, for much - longer periods: - j 9 Tne cmer purpose or tne .Treasury Department,, Mr.r Williams said, is to loan the farmers all the money they can ; use ' for the movement of their .crops- and allow the sums to be repaid in sucn manner, as . to -prove no nara ship to them. . . . 4. V. A Friend to Farmers. ' The delegation was highly pleased with their, interview with Mr. Wil liams, -and declared - their belief that the ; farmers have a .strong friend-in -the" present administration. ,' . i i. :, Parcel Post Depots. . -i - -. It now seems probable that at least two terminals will be establish ed.-ir North Carolina for -the distribution of parcel posts, located vat Raleigh and Charlotte. . Representative Webb has practically received -5 assurance . irom the : Postoffice Department that" one will be located . at Charlotte if rental of a proper depot can be arranged. - Today Representative Pou andsJDnn C. Drewery, of Raleigh, called at the deDartment and ? are auite i hopeful of the establishment of a depot -at . ita- leish. Raleigh has -offered . the de partment, choice of two sites free: and Messrs. Pou and Drewery'belfeve the offer will .be .accepted. . -ft u Walter Murphy, off (Salisbury: - W A. Reynolds, of - Winston-Salem,; ahd W. E.. Breez, of- Aslreville, are here - Representatlve .Faisoni has - recom mended the appointment of William Felton as postmaster at Bet'tie, Car teret county, - G. H, M- Sheriff Drew Holds Consul tation With Of ficials at Concord. -1 .'v HQ LIKELIHOOD OF TROUBLE Counsel-: Searches- Country .for Prece dent on Proposed Extradition Ka i ny Day Kept Fugi- k tive Indoors . . VL-- , Concord, N. H., Sept.; 19. Harry K i haw's ' officia.1 custodian, Sheriff Drew, was in consultation today with New. Hampshire off iqials. regarding the aifrangements for Thaw's hearing be fore Governor :Samuel D.'Felkernext Thursday, on the question of his ex tradition to New York State, c u vj !S -The possibility of a disturbance at the proceedings ' was. discussed, 'al though ?all said there is no ' apparent likelihood of -an untoward ' happening on that occasion.- . If Governor Felker approves, it is probable that, the hear ing will be held in the State senate chamber, and that the persons allowed to be present -will be limited to those directly; concerned in the case,;new paper men and members of the bar. A report came from friends of Thaw tonight that he had expressed a perr sonal wish that the i proceedings bet fore the Governor be "handled for him exclusively iby his New- Hampshire counsel, , but attorneys "here -declined to discuss it. - Letters', and telegrams" continue to. pour -into the executive, chanlber, awaiting the arrival of Governor Fel ker on Monday. William H." Sawyer who is' acting as the Governor's sec retary, .says, there - are some . interest ing : and - important messages in the lotv ... ;-,:,; This rainy day kept Thaw indoors; match of- the time . in his rooms. (r t - Searching for. Precedents.. '.:.;'-; ' New iork. SeDt.-;19. Inauiries are Tjemg ymaae tnrougn oniciai swzr c?h i thi'ougnout ithe :nrVoul. ttarry -;. TJiaw a-ias learpea lojlu&uu to. find prdatranywlee--4st toithe action; of thelNew i York State authorities in' asking the extradition from New Hampshire of Thaw; .an in-sane-mah1, on a charge of crime, -v r Moses H. Grossman, of the Thaw; counsel, who hast the inquiry in Charge declared it had been his contention all along that Thaw- could ' not be ex tradited on a cnminar cnarge, - ana that his inquiry, which was nearly completed, had more'5 than ever .con; vinced him that law? and ' precedent were an against sucn extradition. .' . "Never, so far as I' can find," said. Mr. Grossman, "ha's there, been an ex tradition of an insane man on a charge of crime. In fact, before the Thaw case there has never been an applies-; tion for extradition in such circum stances. All the- authorities we have been able to reach agree on this." '. " Seaeirt. N. J.. Sept 19. Holding the lead which they established when they won the first stage with a -world's record score of 595, the. Massachusetts team this - afternoon won tne oaaier trophy match with an . aggregate ;score of 1,721. New Jersey finished second with 1.694. The second team; from the United States Marine Corps, won the Spencer Silhouette match The American Association or international Riflemen today elected General Bird W. Spencer president. v - ; ; c- Chicaeo. SeDt. 19. Three hundred. delegates to the International Refrige ration Congress went to Milwaukee on i a special train tnis morniny va - . - . 3 A snend the day. Tomorrow in tnis city consideration of technical papers will be resumed, i v ; " - Culoeperi Va.. Sept. 19. In . the nresence of a laree audience Secretary of State vBryan delivered his chau- speaker made no reference whatsoever tov politics. He left on a late train for Washington. . - . Davis PardonedT Holland Released (Special Star, Telegram.) . Raleigh. N. C. September 19 . Rev. . R. L. . Davis, superintendent of the North : Carolina Anti-Saloon League, was pardoned this afternoon by Governor; , Craig, from '. ' conviction and $10 fine and costs ; for ; striking Wiley Straughan over the head with a whiskey bottle. ! r ..The Governor takers ; the view that Rev. Mr. Davis is not guilty. -Among the petitioners ; for the .-pardon were Senators Simmons' and " Overman, .... - . .- Secretary of the Navy Josephus Dan- els," Judge, C . M . Cooke, and Solicitor ,.Newly discovered evidence, was pre sented ; tending. to. show conspiracy to frame up a case against the prohibi tion leader. I ;'??; W 1 ' . Judge Charles M. Cooke, in Wake Superior Court today, suspended the our montns ; jau sentence against - j . Holland; the Seaboard Air Line, sec tion mastery for killing Van Stewart for persistent indecent exposure close to. the Holland home at MilbrOok. . . 40ver' 800 people petitioned -for the suspension of the judgment and Annie. Stewart, , mother "of the negro killed, wrote the -Judge from Petersburg, va thatshe understood the provocation under - which her son was - shot . and oined in askingmery for Holland. v - Wilmington -Chamber Com merce at StronglyOppos es New Proposition ; r ;i'-,-- WOULD DESTROYWATER POINTS Latest Offer of Carriers on Rate Re , duction Recommended by Corpo- ration Commission, - Wil-C , mingtonians Disapprove. , - (Special Star Telegram. , v ' v Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 19'. "After much study of the whole situation and mature ; consideration r .'of all the cir cumstances and conditions, the Corpo ration Commission . unanimously rec ommends the acceptance of the propo sition,, with the ;firm; conviction that it will save the people a, large amount pf money; ands give renewed , Impetus '. to ;our , industrial :and commercial -de- velopmentr'; ;: . f-v::-z - ; " )'-. : : - - - v The above is the concluding para--graph of a four-page letter' from the Corporation Commission to Governor Craig - as . to the latest . amended pro- . posal of the - railroad companies for the ' settlement of the InteriState freight rate differences- The reduc tions apply.the commission sets out, to a very large territory, em Dracmg the Buffalo-Pittsburgh zone and rail territory westV therof ' and northj of the "Ohio river, and - all ' territory west o fthe Mississippi Jriver to the Pacific K coast, ;' T' ' ' ' . - '--'.'-' -. Concessions Extolled as Large. ' Furthermore, the commission .- de- i clares- that ' the reductions offered ' constitute tne largest' and most com prehensive concessions ' in freight rates ever made' by; any" railroads to -any; State at one time. - The; letter; pronounces the proposed 1 adjustment v the greatest achievement in railroad. regulation eyer gained by any- State , through any meajis and accomplished j; in'a" remarkably; short time at nslgnlfl- tiituev0'fethei matt.er.fyrThe .'cohimis-; .v . , ; , notvsettle allvmatjrers- wdrB'ptItebut','',;-' . xaat jo6 not agreea upon are leit Open for possible- adjustment later . ; ' ' and, those settled remain in force for two-'years, affording a reasonable time 1 :. ' V for trial of this adjustment and its.ef- . feet on the roads. ' : ; . : . ' Water Points Turned Down. .' v '-. As to rates to water polhts the com ' mission' says: : ..-::-i;;.-,--' : ' ' . -.- v-. ' ' '''' "We have been unable to secure, any reductions : to Wilmington,' Newbern, ; -' , . - ; Washington, Plymouth Bdenton and , .... . Elisabeth' City on account of the fact , . , , that these points having water com- . ' , .' petition, already have" rates much low-, . K er than other parts of -the. State, and generally lower than the reduced rates will; be to any other -points ' in the ' r State. ! We regret ottr inability to get , reductions to these points, but we do -not feel that it "would -be lust that' the whole ' State be : deprived of the substantial:' reductions oriered .. be- - . . , . cause tnese points cannot . also , get reductions, and we - believe that' the - citizens of these cities .will be too un selfish and patriotic to -make such a demand; but on the contrary, will be glad to see the rest, of the State enjoy in part the blessings they have.' already Y- been enjoying fpr a-. long, time." ?: - . v -. " The' Amended' Proposal. . '-.-' T The amended - proposal of the car riers is dated, at Washington. Dl C;, Sept. 12th, and is addressed to Chair-, man E.:: L. - Travi8,v ot ?the ' Corpora tion : Commission, he haying' been ln conference vat Washington A. with rep-. resentatives of the carriers .from Sep-' tember 9th to 12th.v The proposal is very technical in nature and opens as follows: v-- vVy ' . "Confirming understandings reached during conference of ; three days i end-, ; ing today, and summing up the con cessions discussed in the various con-. ferences between - the Corporation . Commission and the carriers, we ad vise as follows: ; ' V ir - - ' "Subject to the- understanding ; be- tween representatives of the State and representatives of the" carriers in cojr- 426th, 1913, and to the'further consid eration; condition -thatv the acceptance ' by the State of the" proposals herein contained shall be settlement of air pending differences between the State' of North Carolina and the' railroads in respect to rates on inter-State traf--' flee herein adjusted; for ft period of at.r least two years from the time-of such, acceptance,- and thatrthe State will. not, in the meantime, adopts "punitive . or retaliatory measures against the -carriers, we propose the .following re -. vision of rates on inter-State traffic to points in North Carolina ' etc. Then roilows tne proposed reductions cover-, ing nine closely typewritten . pages ; showinsr in detail the : rates on all -" classes and commodities into the va- , rious 1 zones, affecting; all points ex cept the ports. r . , -.' . Wilmington Chamber Opposes. Resolutions- clearly ; Setting : forth Wilmington's position . in ,- the matter ,' and strongly protesting against the ac ceptance of the latest" Proposal from : the railroads looking 'tdfllti,,adj'ustment of Ihe freight rates to .North Carolina territory, were adopted. by unanimous vote by . the Chamber of Commerce at the largely attended special - meeting yesterday afternoon. " The . latest pro posal is opposed on the same general ground that the first Proposal was fought by the local 'commercial body that it ignores entirely the tidewa- ' ter points.- : v.;- . ; , m discussing the resolutions. Mr. J. ;. Allan Taylor, who introduced them,:' said that the latest proposal from the railroads was the work" of the chair man of the State Corporation. Commis sion and that whatever' he might be , otherwise, he is not fit-to-be chairman of .the Corporation' Commission. He . also spoke' of the apparent reversal of the position taken bv; the -chairman (Contlnuea on Page Eight) - y ,0
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Sept. 20, 1913, edition 1
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