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CORN SHOW AND AICTS EXHIBIT, OVEIBER litiC l 2th AKTD 13eOME ! I- THE WEATHER. Fair, warmer Saturday, local rains at night or Sunday, except fair near the coast; colder Sunday west por tion ; moderate south and southwest s winds. - 1 MB. MJEftCHANT: 15,000 Christmas ahoDDers will mil vnn h Xlollay annooncemeit In .Tbe Sunday Star, 'n Better all ap oar advertising1 man, and let him help you plan. your advertising . arly Shopping la the la tbe slogan. thU year. : I - JElOltllNlOE VOIi. XCOGt-KO. 41. JVILMINGTOK, N. C, SAT Oil DAY MOILNINGy' N OVEMBEB 8 1913. WHOLE NUMBBK 13,476 2ALL1 m mUA h limn L j A i - JOHNND BELIE VES President Wilson's Personal Representative Manifested No Enthusiasm Over ProspectUltimatum Will be Issued Within a Few Days Felix Diaz in Prison at Ha vana Chargedwith Shooting: with Intent to Kill. Mexico City, Nov. 7. Unwilling to admit another failure on the part of Washington to bring about the elimi nation of president x Huerta, " ... John Lind, President Wilson's personal rep resentative nevertheless; failed today to manifest any enthusiasm over the prospect of, Huerta" giving up office. From his manner and his conversation he indicated that he believes the ne-. gotiations aranearing an end. " There was nothing at the American embassy today to indicate that a more favorable turn In events is ex pected and .there is reason to believe that an ultimatum in its full diplomat is sense soon wil be handed ; Huerta, the time ' limit being brief. i It is ex pected this new document "will -be so written as to bring an end to the re lations between the" two countries be fore November '.22nd, the ' date fixed for the convening or the new 'to gress, unless Huerta sees fit to agree to the terms of the Washington com munication. - Mr. Lind today- saw no Mexico gov ernment official and Drobablv will , not see any during his stay in the capi tal which it is believed . will be short Mr. Land had a long conference today with Nelson O'Shaughnessy,, , the American charge d'affaires. . ' ; Silver was the most elusive thing in the capital todayv" The pricexof foreign exchange stiffened and a' few merchants resorted - to the plan of is suing vouchers in place of silver in making change. At some of the city banks, the bank ; notes of certain States werej,ef used. This - caused a slight panic-; among holders of such paper. " ' ' :' -- ; -. - Financial Trouble. - The credit . slips Issued by .tbe .mer cantile houses have-110 legal standing and in many cases -werererused.CfnA cases wnere tney were on aecirae, me business Kisnlsresifere fbtrcedto'tiand back the bank notes to wouJd-he? Mat rons without havini Q&ade a sale. . The credit slips', are .-' written on various sorts of paper on -which appears; in ink or peneil "good 'for. .."-with the amount due specified. ' Below this usually the merchants stamped .the slip with an iTrdinary rubber stamp bearing the firm's name. In numerous instances these .sHpa-. passed as cur rency, not only at the houses putting them out, but; in neighboring stores friendly to the store of issue. As yet the public has placed no premium on paper money. - ' . . Provisional President Huerta's for mal negative reply to' the United States' demands,-which was discussed in detail at last night's cabinet meet ing, will set forth v that the United States has no right, legal or other wise, to demand vGen. Huerta's elimi nation. This ' statement was vgiven out today from" ; one of the depart ments of the Mexican .government. The reply, it isVsaid, will also as sert Provisional President Huerta has nn legal right to accede to the demands. ; "." The informant says it was decided to incorporate in the 'reply a declara tion that Gen.; Huerta intends to in crease the Mexican army to 500,000 men. ,"' - ; - 4 Final stages of the, negotiations be tween this government and the Unit ed States, are- to : be - participated in personally at short range by John D. Lind. He arrived this morning from Vera Cruz. " - " : 'c. :h -r . The series of delays in Provisional President Huerta's formal answer to the United States has been annoying to President Wilson's personal rep resentative and . Mrv Xiind's . sudden appearance in the "Federal capital is assumed to be due '.to his desire to lmng things quickly, to a clearly de fined point. - - ' - . -.': Mr. Lind conferred for more" than two hours with Sir; Lionel Card en, the British minfster; tonight. Neither made public the character of their con versation. : ' '; ''' ' ". - Querido Moheno,; '.minister of for eign aff airs, ? has "evinced neither cu riosity hor interest over Mr.- Lind's coming to the capital. To newspaper men he said today that it was a mat- TPT rtt- nr nnnnaniitn mm ' HH HHUKU that he knew of -no" diplomatic rea sons for MrLhursvisits and declar ed he did not expect to have any, com munication with him-5 . S peaking of the wounding of Gen. Fplix Diaz in Hayna last night, Senor Moheno attributed - the ; attack 4. upon Diaz to "f anaticat followers of Car ranza." ' 'i-:piV'''"Y Cabinet Discusses Matter. 4- . Washington, Nov ' 7. What , shall the United States do in. the . event Prosional President Huerta refuses to resign? . This question was discus sed at length today in the cabinet meeting, but no decision .was an nounced.' . ' v ' . ' " Formal reply rtdCvthe latest Ameri can representations had not been re ceived up to late today, and, until a definite answer- comes it is not. ex Dec ted there will be a determination of the policy to be pursued. - ' The discussion at the cabinetmeet ing turned, however; to various alter natives. Nothing': concrete develop ed, it was said nor were, there : aliy tangible conclusions," but members ; went away with fixed ideas of the dev termination o President WBlson that the American government should un waveringly insist "--on'' the elimination of Huerta from the situation as the first step toward peace in the South' ern Republic. .. . ' . ' - - -:'"" Lifting the; embargo on arms so that the constitutionalists may obtain munitions of ,war, ; wasr one of the principal suggestions taken, . under consideration,.-but as fyet there is no change in the neutrality: attitude of tha WiocVilnirtnn riVArnmATlt. I Press dispatches.- today announcing" NEGOTIATIONS OVER to an extent Huerta's purpose of re jecting the American demands made no impression, on government officials-. They had received no official communication to that " effect and would not comment, they said, . until they had received official notice. - ; Still Have Hope. - A hopefulness that Huerta" would realize the certainty of future com plications and eliminate himself from the situation was expressed by some .officials but there, was.no information available to indicate upon, what such optimism might be based. . ' Dispatches from Berling stating that Germany-would consider a move ment to bring; he powers into sup port of the American policy only if such a step were desired by' the Washington government led to the belief in : many quarters that some movement. might yet be developed in the situation, to convince Huerta of the force of the American viewpoints .Secretary Bryan declined it dis cuss this or any other phase of "the situation. John Lind's unexpected return to! Mexico City fronf vera Cruz is un derstood here to have been without orders from Washington, but in line with the general instructions under which he has been enjoying the greatest freedom of movement. Under , orders from Rear Admiral .Fletcher . the battleship New Hamp shire is steaming to Vera Cruz from Tampico. With her arrival; . eight. American men-of-war will be assem bled off Vera Cruz. Admiral Fletcher gave the - order without Instructions from the Navy Department. " ' . . - The gunboat Annapolis arrived to day at Santa Rosalia, Lower Califor nia,, where she - is guarding a band of French colonists. . ;f ;;;Diaz in Pfison. , ; ' ; Havana,' ' Nov. 7. Gen. Felix Diaz was arrested here today .and accused of shooting Pedro Guerrero the young UadcsBdbrmJiUB'L- during last night's altercation : In- the! course. or- wnicn. Laz was -wounaea .sngnuy. , ' Geit-i Diax . is said tor have handed the revolver to one of his companions after -he had shot Guerrero and ser iously wounded' him. Guerrero was the man who had stabbed Diaz. Diaz looked, downhearted when interviewed in prison by the Associated Press to days He " showed two slight stab wounds in his neck just behind the ear. He said that he suffered no pain. The court will, not decide until next week' as to whether he shall be placed on trial or released. : Describings the attack on him last night, Diaz said: "I was sitting in Malecon Park listening to the concert with friends. Suddenly I was struck by an unknown - party. I defended! myself with an umbrella During the scrimmage one snot was-nred l don t know by whom. A man who later was identified as Pedro Guerrero fell to -the ground and a policeman took him to a hospital. I believe the at tack on me was premeditated. "I have nothing to say with regard to- my future plans. I was "waiting here for Mexican developments and now will Jbe compelled - to ; stay until this case nas been cleared up." ' ' Many jcontradiotory 'Versions of last night's incident were current. It is ; not known exactly how the affray started. Some . say Gen. Diaz was suddenly attacked by his enemies. - Julio Ortez Casanova, a Cuban law yer, said today he would petition the court for -the indictment or Gen..Dia2 for attempted manslaughter. Guerrero accuses Diaz, of being the assailant. He is a young newspaper man and a strong adherent of. Gen. Carranza. ; . Finance "Revolution. Nogales, Sonora, Nov. 7. A delega tion of seven Cubans reputed both wealthy -and influential, arrived here tonight to " confer with General Car ranza aftd to offer financial aid to the constitutionalists, according to Car ranza's followers. . Deny .Loss of City, El Paso, Nov. 7. Reports given out by the rebel juta of this city today that; Chihuahua had fallen into the hands of the rebels, was denied by Federals in Juarez. ; - . Writes to Dr. Tupper. Nogales, Sonora, Nov, 1, General Venustrano Carranza, leader of the constitutionalists, told Dr. Henry Al len Tupper, of the International Peace Forum, tonight, that if the United States would lift the embargo on the exportation of arms ;to Mexico , he could have 1DO.0OO well-equipped men in the field. In 90 days. In a" formal letter General Carranza today asked Tupper to be his spokes man to the American people so far as the ".constitutionalist cause .was con cerned; - - '' ' ; . - Powers Combine. Berlin, Nov.' 7.- At the German forr eigtt office, it was said ,4 today that a combination of the powers in, support of the United States would beconsid ered by Germany and other European powers in ,case the United States ex pressed a wish in that direction. s "If, however," such a suggestion came from Provisional President Hu erta it would not be considered by Germany unless the United States de sired it", Marines Prepared. Portsmouth, N- H.,-Nov. 7. Or ders were received from Washington today for 200 of the '300 marines sta tioned at ,-the Portsmouth navy - yard to' prepare immediately for service in a Southern climate. v , ; " Orders from Washington last night directed that the marines be ready to leave within -48 hours. vBefore noon today the men were : awaiting an or der to entrain. '. ... - ,.,'- ' - .-. , Deny Report. ' . Washington, Nov . 7. At the-Navy Department it was denied that the pre parations i of marines at Portsmouth had to do with the Mexican situation . . (Continued on Page EighO FLEET GETS WARM WELCOME After -Return from Mediterranean the . Ships Will be Prepared for a - .Cruise in West Indies Ma r fines Go to Cuba. " Washington, Nov.-" 7. It 'was an nounced . at the Navy Department tb: day that upon - their return from the present - Mediterranean cruise, about December 15th, the. vessels of the first and fourth divisions of the At lantic 'fleet would disperse to' their va rious home ; navy, yards and remain there until after xthe Christmas - holi' days. . . ,. . . " v ; . Secretary Daniels said it was plan ned to have the ships gather ;in Hamp ton Roadsf or perhaps in New York harbor soon, after New .Years and pre pare for a cruise in the West Indies. All the available marines at the- At lantic coast" stations and yards which could not .--be accommodated on the transport Hancock would be taken aboard the fleet to Culebra, off the coast of Porto Rico, and thence - to Guantanamo, Cuba. ..Rear Admiral Badger, r- commander-in-chief .of : the fleet, is working out the details of the advance base operations to. be con ducted at Guantanamo by the marines .and possibly by -the blue jackets-of the fleet during the -late Winter months. . . -; . On the return voyage of the ships northward,' it-is expected that a num ber, of marines will be landed at Pen sacola in- pursuance of the plan, to convert- the navy yard there into one of the advanced naval bases. v : Plan Entertainment. . 1 Malta, Nav. 7. British naval and civil authorities here have, arranged a series of entertainments in honor of Rear Admiral Charles J . Badger and officers .'and men of the battleship Wyoming : due here tomorrow. ..The American flagship jwill have the harbor practically to' herself, as most of ytheCBritish fleet is engaged in ma neuvers. . ". ..; 7 a ... - Welcome Gray -Monsters. , Naples, v Nov. 7 v Admiral Cattelica, former- mtnister.: of - marine, . .. arrived here: from Jtome today Slaving been entrusted y Minister of Marine Mills with the duty of welcoming the Amer ican battleships' Florida 'and Arkansas which iare due here tomorrow. The Italian battleships Roma ahd Napoli proceeded to sea. today to meet the American visitors. ' : . A rri ve Today. . -' -' r Marseilles, Nov. 7. Wireless dis patches- received -tonight from the United." States battleships Ohio and Vermont Bay. the vessels- will arrive here tomorrow morning.- Commander Henry; Hough, naval attache of the Ameriean embassy at Paris, came to Marseilles today to meet the war ships. Will Pav ResDects. V11I4 Franca, France, Nov. 7. The United States battleships Utah and Delaware are expected here at 8 o'clock " tomorrow morning. Immedi ately on landing Capts. Vanduser and Rodman ' will call on M. Joly, prefect of the Department of the Alpes Mari time - ana Gen. Heioues, the military governor. t SUSPEND NEW RATES.' Interstate Commission Sets ' Novem , cv ber 24th for First Hearing. Washington, Nov.; 7. The 5 per cent'Jncrease in.; freight rates propos ed by . Eastern railroads was suspend- ed,"Dy-tne Inter-:State Commerce Com mission today until -March 12th, 1914, and November 24th, 1913, was set as the date for the- first hearing. About 21,000 : tariffs are suspended by the order.. - - It is not-expected that the commis sion wil be abe to dispose of the case before' March 12th and -the tariffs' probably will have to be re-suspended to a : later, date. Louis D., Brandeis, of Boston, who is to represent the commission as counsel in the case, is engagedTiow in the preparation of material and in the .collection of data bearing upon the proceeding. - . - CMiiese Parliment Is Having Trouble -v'i ; Pekingi.; ivfov. 7. As neither house of the' Chinese Parliament is able to form? a -.quorum, the. leaders, of" the other parties are endeavoring 'ts per suade the government to return the credentials to. the' less hostile mem bers of vthe ; Democratic party. ' All ; of the 300 Democrats were ex pelled '.front- ".parliament by Presiden tial proclamation. The party former ly ? was led", by Dr." Sun Yat Sen-first provisional; president, now in exile.. : : The ' speaker of the ; Assembly, Tang HuavLuirg, has requested the re maining '.members of Parliament to stay in "Peking, and strive -for the maintenance of the parliamentary . in stitutions; urging that the termination of these would mean the ending of the Chinese republic. . It was . reliably repotted today that the Chinese-military leaders had been urging President . Yuan Shi Kai for months ; to- assume control, arguing that government with Parliament was impossible." ' NOT A, CANDIDATE, Martin Glynn Content With One Year -: -v . -aa Governor. NewvYork,- Nov. 7. Martin Glynn, Governor vof; New York, -issued ,a statement here - this afternoon 'saying that under' no circumstances would he be -a-candidate- for re-election. "There'is -more honor In . being an efficient-: Governor for one year,J he said, ."than 'an - indifferent ' - one for eight"- -.." '-N1 - E AT JIDILI5 Go vernor Ralston Chief ly Re- sponsible.f or; Agreement of Companies SOLDIERS WERE NOT NEEDED f1- . v. ' X Cars Will be. Operated -After? Twenty four . Hown-AII Old,-Employes Return; to Wo Soldiers :l Aiee Sent Back. .. ' Indianapolis;:' Indf;;' Novir; :7r The strike of the. employs of the Indiiin- anolis Tra'ctin" :& Terminal CbmDanv was settled fiite ; tody thipngfr: the ef forts of- GoverBor Samuel- M. Ralston: The empioyesv;won Jtheirdemand for arbitration, fesiotnBg-iisfiaid about recognition of the toion .or .'terms ' of settlement. ;;, fg;-'. v ;" Street car, serviceps te. be resumed within 24 hours, Cording to the terms of the. settlements which - als.0 provides; against anyt further ; interfer ence with . the operation of the cars. All the men who : were in the em ploy of the company -Friday night, October- 31st" when 'th! strike was call-: ed, and all employflwhd had' been discharged on acconht of joining the union, are to be : ; reinstated by . the company"' withV- full seniojrity; rights and without. prejudice.The. company, however; is not" compelled to. reinstate men who engaged in sviofesnce during the strike.. :- - v; ; Ten r Days Arbitration. , Disputes and! grievancea-As to wag es nour, and conditions or ..service, will be : referred to the utilities com mission tot arbitration if the compa ny: and employes fail to- reach an agreement Within ten days. The com pany must tafca up -these grievances with its employes-iithin flve - flays af ter the resumptioK'iDf" service: The utilities commission .JVthe. terms 'of "settlementiniust decision whichshall be binding on all parties'! interested for . three years and shall relate back to the resumption of work within 30 days from the date of the first hearing. . - In addition to union and - traction company oflicers, $he agreement was signed by Ethelbert - Stewart, repre senting the Federal government, and Governor Ralston of 'the State. - The settlement of.. the strike means that the ; 2,000 members of the .Indi ana National Guard called to Indian apolis yesterday by the Governor, for strike duty, will I be . dispatched to the home stations as soon as possible. The strike- began a week ago to night and has resulted in four deaths and injuries to a hundred -or more persons, including, several police offi cers. Until : yesterday, when the city quieted down, the downtown streets have been the scenes of almost con tinuous' rioting and much damage has been done to street railway property. Union officials declare that, while disappointed in not obtaining recog nition of the union, they- obtained their main .contention, arbitration - of all disputes. The railroad-, company asserts it wonin its fight, not" to rec ognize -the union. - ; Credit for settlement of; the strike Is given to Governor Ralston, who has been untiring in his efforts -to bring the company and its employes to gether. CAUSE . OF EXPLOSION. Investigation ; and - Report- of Recent X- Mine .Disaster. Santa Fe, Nov. r7. In an. officiarre port made public today State Mine In spector R. Beddow, who investi gated the - mine i-disaster at; Dawson; October 22nd, says the explosion which wrecked, the mine;was' due to firing or an overcharged , shot in one of - the rooms by a miner. Tnis stirred up and ignited the coal dust in the surrounding - workings. causing a second and more terrific ex plosion, which wrecKea tne mine. Tne shot was fired' from the trolley wire durine working hours when therfull shift . was at work in the mine, says the report, which was contrary to the mining laws, and to the rules of the company. .; ..- . .. ' OUTLINES The American; Jleet is receiving a warm welcome in the European ports; It is rumored in wasmngton tnat Wm. F. McCombs will accent: the am bassadorship to France, v ; t- - William Sulzer as been called to the stand - in the- graft, investigation being conducted ! by the district ; at torney m New York City. ' - : -f The strike at - Indianapolis ; is set tied. . '- The Governor of the State in fluenced the transportation v compa nies to listen to the, demands' of. the men. , . - - ; - The currency icommittee reconsid ered the number of regional reserve banks as decided several days ago. The number decided upon was four, but the excessive talk xf a caucus over the matter bluffed the two re belling Democratic Senators ., to ; vote right. - -.'-'- -John Lind. President Wilson s per sonal-representative inMexico; thinks that negotiations between America and that country are drawing to an end. It Is. thought that an ultimatum will be issued - soon telling Huerta what Uncle Sam will do in case- he doesn't get out. - ,-: . " ' " ; ; NewYork markets : Flour steady. Wheat firm; No. 2 red 97 to 99. Corn firm, 80. ..Rosin quiet. - Turpentine steady. Money on" call firm 3 1-2 - to 4. per cent; -ruling rate 4; closing bid 3 3-4 to 4. Spot -cdtton quiet; mid dling uplands . 14.00 ; ; middlinglv gulf 14,25 " nrmrn S - - N THE Administration Forces on the Committee Strengthened by a Shift, in Line Up. , CONFERENCE ON CURRENCY Senators Reed and O'Gorman Who Have Opposed Administration Principjen in Committee, Vo?ed With Democrats. Washington, Nov. 7. A shift in the line-up of the currency bill today strengthened the position of the ad ministration forces, but left the Sen ate Committee in a temporary dead lock;. Senators 'Reed and O'Gormah, who have; been 'opposing administra tion proposals in the committee,' re joined the Democrats and the commit tee voted to re-consider the decision which cut down from ' twelve to four the number of regional banks in the proposed new system. ' Senator Crawford, Republican, vote-I with the Democrats to re-consider, but a discussion which at times ' waxed warm and which lasted all afternoon, failed to force a vote on a proposition to nx tne numoer of banks at sevtXa. Senator Crawford said he had voted to re-consider solely, as ; a matter of courtesy. He made if clear that he , would -not support a resolution to in- ;crease tne numner. Senator . Hitch cock made. it. plam that he would not swing into line with , the ' other. Demo crats and with a six to six tie in nros- hect the administration forces avoid- rd a- vote. ..." The administration Senators suc ceeded today in voting to retain the secretary, of the treasury on the pro posed Federal reserve board. The reading of the bill -was begun and a number of minor proposals, were pass ed toon; ' The committee voted down jla -proposal t6- force a double liability simitar, .xo xnai oi ' present National hank; stockholders -en; the-iStocJt fihe 1 . r " Changes AresJVIade.? ,?rp' - The section of the present bill which' would ; force all National banks into the system under penalty, of los ing their charters within a. year was changed.- National' banks, under the amendment, would be -required to sig nify their intention of entering-; the :sy stem within 60 days.- Banks which at present are reserve agents .; and which, fail to enter the new system within ninety days would forfeit ; th,eir reserve agencies. ; T r i The committee voted down' a pro posal by Senator Crawford to allow the regional banks to do a general commercial banking business. ' : With the committee -hard at; work but tied up on the fundamentals Of the bill, the movement for a caucus of Democratic Senators gained momen tum today. A petition was circulated by Senators Ashurst, of Arizona, and Martine, of New jersey, calling for a conference on the currency question generally.. No detailed directions were included in the call. It was.un derstood that the real subject Pf the caucus and its scope in relation to the work of the committee would be decid ed after it met. , ;- s i Administration Senators, including Senator Owen declared they ' had ? tak en no part in starting the call for, a conference and it was stated that the administration was not behind the call. .... Senator Kern, chairman of the Dem ocratic caucus to whom the call is di rected, left Washington; today. He will not return nntil Monday and; the call will be presented to him them .. Talk of rather bitter feeling among committee . members and reported heated outbursts . during the sessions, cropped up 1 today. "It was 'asserted one member of the committee; on the Democratic side had threatened - to leave the. committee room .and refuse to participate m the deliberations af ter Chairman Owen had made a speech -urging support for administration pro posals.. , ; ' . -r William Sulzer Is to Tell of Grafting -:New York, Nov. 7. William Sulzer ... . . . ' - " i . s will De suDpoenaea as a TutueBs, iu the John Doe investigation "of "gralt charges made by John A. Hennessy, Sulzer's jf ormergraft f investigator ac cording to announcement , made at the district attorney's office today. ' - , It was reported also thai Charies F. Murphy will be called. ; V -When the John Doe inquiry -is ter siimed Tuesday, -it is expected thai Hennessy will be called again; arid al so George H. McGuire, of Syracuse bonder of construction companies, much of whose -testimonyye,sterday contradicted that of Hennessy and r gardihg contributions - to Tammany Hall from up-State contracting, firms; The telegram, alleged he received from -Syracuse ; relating ; to contribu tions is regarded as of pivotal import, tane'e by Mr. Whitman; who. is;expect ed to subpoena the receiving fcjerk" in the Western Union Telegraph : Com pany at Syracuse to determine wheth er the message was sent by McGuire as : Hennessy testified - he believed; it was. - v . : ;--:"' .- :"' ;-: It was learned tonight that District Attorney Whitman vhad been? warned over the telephone to half the inquiry. "You had better stop - this . thing;-your-best friends may be involved if you don't," said a man who ' did not disclose his identity. . .""':-:.x- i ;: "If I can stand against ' Jack Hose and that gang I. guess I can ; stand against this new gang," was 'Mr Whit man's comment, -- - RECONSIDER NUMBER OF BANKS SOUTHERN NAVY YARDS INSPECTED Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Will Visit Pensacola, Fla:, and New Orleans, La. E - BASE IMPERATIVE Yard at New Orleans Witi be Left as . It is for the Repairing -of Small Craft Yard at Philadel phia Will Not be Hurt. Wfashington, Nov. 7. Assistant Secretary ; Roosevelt, of the Navy, will go next week to Pensacola, Fla , to inspect the navy yard and . sur rounding : reservation there with . the view of the establishment of- an ad vanced . naval base there. Experts who . have investigated conditions at Pensacola have reported favorably ,on the site.. Moreover, the board of in spections for shore stations in its lat est report now before Secretary Dan iel," says Pensacol?. is the best and only' site on the Gulf of Mexico for a naval station of the first class, and that -such a station adequately pro tected A "is most desirable in peace and absolutely tnecessary to success of the fleet in time of war." For-some years past the operations at the Pensacola yard have been un important, ' but .naval .experts recall the - extensive use to which she was put during the Spanish war. Secre tary : -Daniels, in -discussing the Pen sacola problem today declared - that the establishment of -an advanced base on the Florida coast of the Gulf of Mexico would in ho. manner, dimin ish the importance of Philadelphia as an advanced base. He reiterated his previous declaration . ' that ' the ap proaching opening of the. Panama Ca nal makes -an advanced base on the Gulf of Mexico .imperative, ; . ;; - i . rkBiore xeiurnius,.4yr. ,s.poseveitiWiu visit the; New.Qrleans.yard.- Although naval eiDerts Tiaverecommended ;:t.he fdpsiffgwaf-4tfea. thinks if can be used in the repair of Jighter'-dfaft vessels. - -, ;;; 'f . MORRISON AT SEATTLE. Secretary of American Federation - of Labor. Expresses His Views. - Seattle, Wash., Nov. 7. Frank Mor rison, secretary of the American . Fed eration v of Labor, addressing the Western Labor Immigration Congress, today denounced ex-President Taft for vetoing the immigration bill passed a year ago and declared that employ ers who opposed this bill were bent on tearing (down the civilization of the country to fatten their own purs es. . - : Mr. Morrison predicted an enormous now or -European immigrants to the Pacific coast through the Panama canal. " When these" strangers com 500, 000 to 800,000 of them the first year.' he said, "they will have to find work. If they cannot get $3 a day they will take lessr: possibly 50 cents, or just enougn, to ouy oread and avoid star vation. By admitting these people you are not only hurting yourself but tne nations from which they come. . President Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, in urging that tbe trades union exhibit at the i Panama-Pacific Exposition be a gooa one, said it nad virtually been agreed . tnat tnere would . be no con vention of the Federation next. year. but that the 1915 convention should be held in San Francisco early in the year. : ' -- PRESENT RESOLUTIONS. Georgia and South Carolina Want Federal-built Roads. Augusta, Ga., Nov. 7. Resolutions requesting President Wilson and Con gress to take up the question of prop er. provision for the construction and maintenance of public highways, adopted today by the Georgia-Carolina Good Roads Congress, will be per sonally presented to the President and the Senate Executive Committee by Commissioner of Agriculture E. J Watson, of South Carolina, president of the Congress. The resolutions recite the opinion of tne congress tnat it is vital to the agricultural and manufacturing inter ests of Georgia- and South Carolina tnat action be -taken toward Federal aid for highways in order that the soutn may uront irom tne building or the Panama .canal. . Congressman Thomas W. Hard wick spoKe today on - Tne Keiation or tne National Government to Good Roads." SHOOTS THREE WOMEN. Husband Wounds Wife and Sister-in- - Law 'Kills Mother-in-Law. Rebecca, Ga., Nov. 7. Miles Cribb, a farmer, this afternoon shot and kill ed Mrs. J. G. B. Hancock, his mother-in-law, t fatally wounded his sister-in-law, Miss Sallie Hancock, and seri ously wounded his wife. -Cribb and his wife are said to have been estranged for some time and this afternoon Mrs. Hancock is said to have endeavored to have papers 'served on Cribb to get possession of her nttie grandchild, who is being held, she alleged, by Cpibb against the wishes of his wife. Cribb surrendered to the authorities immediately after the shooting. ' LITTLE ROCK CHOSEN. , ,- Associate , Reform " Presbyterian , Synod " Meets Tnere Next Year. Statesville. N . C . , Novr? 7 .Little Rock. Ark., was today chosen by-the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Sy- 4iod of . the South as its next place of meeting. A committee or prominent laymen from - all over ? the South !was appointed to draw , up plans ; for a building and loan -association or some other; system of loans for church purposes..- - - '"'-"',' niBS. ACCEPTS AMBASSADORSHIP Will Represent United States ; in French Capital, Say ' - ; Dispatches. WAS HARRIED YESTERDAY Miss Dorothy Williams ad William P. Joined the Matrimonial Thirong Yesterday in the. Cathalic ' Chapel in London. Washington, Nov .; 7. Persons close to the White House said today that William F. McCombs, chairman of the Democratic National Conamittee, would , accept President Wilson's offer of the ambassadorship to France. The post . has been open to Mr, . McCombs ever since the inauguration. ' In political' circles It was generally ' believed that Mr. McCombs would be come ambassador to France and re sign the chairmanship of the Demo cratic National Committee. Talk of a successor already is being heard and ' the name of Joseph P. Tumulty, secre tary of the President, has been sug gested by National committeemen in Washington. . Some of those who are . suggesting Mr. .Tumulty pointed out that it would be essential in the choice of a. National chairman to have some one who had the personal confidence of the President.: , . Mr. Tumulty declined to talk ; about the matter, u As the Democratic chair man usually .is not called upoh for any extended work until tne time- arrives for the Presidential campaigns, accept ance of the post by Mr. "Tumulty would not necessarily involve resigning his present position. .. , . ;. The Weddina. 1 ' London, . Nov. 7 . Wiaiam F. Mc Combs, of New York,-chairman of the Democratic National Committee; ;' and Mi. tvnmthv Wlilliams. ;daurhter of I mwi jwamm .:Yy(uuttiuBt.. uftU5uici ;. ui. w- Lionel andi Mrs. John: RvWiOiamsi : -r -:-. fc J-1 of Washington, D :: ere . married irt xr" Roman Catholic chapel of St.- Pe ter's and fEdward'a; iPalace-otreetj-- ; Westmmster. ..-... -v.-;' DEATH OF DR. .M'BURNEY. Was Called "Father of Appendicitis' i by His Colleagues... Stockbridge, Mass., Nov. 7. Dr. Charles McBurney, eminent.New Yort surgeon, died suddenly. of heart .dis ease early today at the home of his sister in Brookline,: Mass.;v He was 68 years of . age. v, . - , . Dr. McBurney returned from a hunting trip in Maine last Saturday. He had appeared in-his iusual health until this morning. ; , Dr. McBurney, after "a . practice, of nearly 40 years in New .York, retired to his country estate here in 1907. During his professional life he was connected as visiting or. consulting surgeon with many New .York hospi tals. When McKinley . was shot in 1901 -xr. McBurney was . called from Stockbridge and took charge of the case upon his arrival In Buffalo.' New York, Nov. 7 .v-Dr McBurney had acquired a considerable reputa tion as a surgeon when in 1889 he pub lished an essay on -experience with operative interference in cases of dis ease of the vermiforto appendix. The essay brought him recognition from' the whole world and- for many years his colleagues jocularly called him the father of appendicitis.". His essay created' the first general recognition of the disease and established a means of diagnosis and a character of treat ment. H ; - Hla later contributibns . to medical ' science included the first, effective op eration for the relief of hernia and a new method of operation for . biliary calculi. EMMINENT MAN , DEAD. Alfred Russel Wallace ''Grand Old Man of Science.'' London, Nov. 7. Alfred Russell Wallace,-the eminent British scien tist, died : here today. He was 91 years old. Professor Wallace,- tne "grand om man of science," shares with Darwin the honors of having Bet rortn tne scientific principles of evolution. Wallace s bent toward scientific re search dated back to a collection of beetles, which he began as a school boy, and to complete which , he made an expedition to the Amazon in 1848. A year or two later, ne , visiiea isu- matra and Java, and - discovered that the Malay Archipelago was divided In to a Western group of Islands, which in origin areprientaV and an Eastern group which "are Australian. ; Wallace - became convinced - of the truth of evolution and originated the theory of. natural . selection ; during these J travels. His work'-in the' devel opment of the laws of . evolution sup plements that of ; his friend, Darwin, and the result is of ten caljed the Darwin-Wallace theory. . '. ..- i it . ' - ' ; DECISION THIS MORNING. Gov. Felker Wilf" Announce Fate of ' ' ; Harry K; Thaw.- ; Concord. N.- H.: Ndv T.: Governor Felker announced this afternoon - that tie would give his decision t in the , Thaw- extradition proceedings at the State House at 10 o'clock tomorrow. In na statement .issued: todays Thaw picked flaws in the latest paper filed with Governor Felker ;;by. William T. Jerome, special deputy attorney gen eral of New Ydrkr and "'claimed that political defeat has been visited upon various '- person's 5 in New: York who have been connected with the prose- cution of his case. V ' ; . - Wflshineton; . Nov.X, 7.Secretary : Daniels will go to Newport News, Va., tomorrow, , where- he ; will deliver an address Saturday on Navy ( Chaplains at a Bible .School rally. .:. .,- , , 1- r 0-1' x
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