THE WEATHER. '
.
Fair Tuesday; Wednesday fair each,
increasing cloudiness and warmer in
west portion. ,..-
SANTA CUIUS .
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Is In hiding- Jast around the corner.' It'm '
no to you to tip the Deonle off that h will '
make your store hedquarter. ' Ton can
talk to 15,900 of
them through -The Star.
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WHOIiB NUMBER .13,490.,
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PEfJED DEBATE
PER CENT.
II
RAISE
IIGOIIS STEIICIES
Federals Attack in Numbers
and Many Places.
MANY WOUNDED AIID KILLED
Fighting Started Late Yesterday Af
ternoon Foreigners in Oil Dis
trict Are Still Apprehensive
Seek Aid.
El Paso, Texas, November 24. A
general Federal attack, front, right
and left flank, directed toward Juarez
practically simultaenpusly this after
noon by Generals Salazar," Rojas, . Ca
raveo and Linda, drove in General
Francisco Villa's skirmish line and de
veloped separate engagements below
Bauche, on the west, at Tierra Blanca
in front, and along the border. opposite
Belen and Yistera. Texas, to the east.
The frontal attack, on the Constitu
tionalists under General Villa began
at 4:30 about 25 miles south of Juarez,
according to an (American chauffeur,
evening from Tierra Blanca.. -. The ar
tillery on both sides was engaged.
A report that the Federals were at
tempting a flank movement from the
west reached Juarez about the hour
the frontal attack was reported. .
Two hundred mounted men were
dispatched to Ranchio Flores to hold
the western mouth of the pass which
entered the town from the west. Later
reports stated that General Villa's
western flank under command of Gen
eral Rodriguez and. Colonel Talamen3
tes. had been engaged by General En
rique Rodriguez and Colonel Talamen
tes at 5 o'clock. -
These reports came from American
employes of the Mexican Northwest
ern Railroad who reached Juarez to
night from Belew Rachue. The re
ports stated that: the Federals -were
first repulsed in an attempt to break
the rebels' lines but returned with re
inforcements and ! desperate fighting
was on when the Americans left, j
On AH Sides. '
Simultaneously with the report pi
the attack on the -west came' a.- report
that the skirmish line, of the Consti
tutionalists on -the east of 'Belen? was
being driven inv and the Federals were
advancing on Juarez. - The remainder
of the rebeL force at Juarez was rush
ed to the region opposite Yistera and
Belen while additional infantry rein
forcements were hurried" to Ranch
Flores to help check the flank move
nt nt from the west. .
On the American side all troops at
Fort Bliss were ready for immediate
action and Troop C, 13th Cavalry and
a machine gun platoon, were ordered
to El Paso to reinforce the border pa
trol. Reports tonight from all sides de
clared that all the engagements were
general. Ward was received from Gen
eral Villa that he-was holding the Fed
erals back at -the front and ordered
ammunition and provisions rushed to
Tierre Blanca.
Auxiliary hospitals are being fitted
un in Juarez tonierht. a large quantity
of medical stores being exported from .
nere
Before the development of the Fed
eral assaults, General Villa reported
that the Federals withdrew ten miles
from their position at Samalayuca
early this morning, re-occupied the po
sition at 3 o'clock and immediately be
gan an advance on the rebel position
seven miles north - . ... .
Federals Reinforced. .
Late advices say the Federals were
reinforced during the day by troops
from Chihuahua. Reports reaching
Juarez tonight say that General Pas
cual Orozeo and General Salvador
Mercado brought 2,000 additional Fed
eral troops from the State capital, and
thev engaged .in "the. battle.
Reports reaching the United States
border patrols east of Juarez tonight
stated that General Pascual Orozeo,
with 4,000 men, attempted a charge
from Samalayuca -around the left
wing of General Villa's army, to en
ter Juarez, but the rebel wing on the
left was reinforced by troops from -Villa's
main body, and Orozco's forces
vv ere driven back. '
The report also said that Chihua
hua was evacuated by the Federals,
and that the city had been occupied by
rebel troops under General Mannel
Chao. -
Americans were ordered out of Ju
arez tonight by Colonel Juan N. Me
dina, commander of. the rebel forces
there. Detachments of rebel soldiers
went through the streets, arresting err
ery American they; met,-and escorting
(Continued on Paee Eight)
PRESIDENT EMERSON
ILL; IS RUSHED HOME
Waycross, Ga., November 24. Seri
ously ill from acute -indigestion, T:- Ml
Emerson, president of the Atlantic
Coast Line, early tonight "was taken
aboard a special train which will take
him to his" home ' in Wilmington, N.
C . Physicians described his condition
as '-'extremely hopeful." ;
President Emerson was stricken
yesterday at Dupont, Ga., while en
route with a party of road officials on
an inspection tour to Montgomery,
Ala. He was . brought to Waycross
last night, and spent today in a local
hospital. . , -.. .
President Emerson's train is expect
ed to reach Wilmington tomorrow
morning. - -
First News in Wilmington.
The foregoing Associated Press dis-;
patch received by The Star at 9
o'clock last night-brought the first
word to Wilmington of the illness of
Happy Anticipation of Wed
ding Reigned Supreme.
FULL REHEARSAL LAST NIGHT
Eiders Together With Jolly Younger
Set Sit Down to Stately Din
ner Given by President
and Mrs. Wilson.
Washington, Nov. 24. The flutter
of. happy'antifripation over tomorrow's
wedding of Miss Jessie Woodrow Wil
son and Francis Bowes Sayre reign
ed supreme at the White House today.
Through the twilight hours in the
softly diffused light of the East Room
the entire bridal party rehearsed in
detail the ceremony of tomorrow. Lat
er the young folks were entertained
at' a dinner and dance by the officers
of the United States snip Mayflower,
the .President's yacht, aboard that
vessel, anchored at the-navy .yard
The elders that is, the" relatives
and members of the immediate family
of the bride and "groom were the
guests of the President and Mrs. Wil
son at dinner at the White House.
Secretary McAdoo was the only offi
cial present. The guests were group
ed together in the State dining room
amid decorations of palms and lilies
and under the brilliant glow of sil
ver ' chandeliers and crystal pendants
Just before the dinner as the young
er set prepared to motor to the navy
yard persons walking through the
grounds caught a glimpse of the bridal
party, the girls in handsome gowns
and robes and the ushers, best man
and groom in evening attire. It was
a happy scene, a reunion of compan
ions of school and college days.
Three White House motors drew up
unaer. the north portico and a moment
later the party of 12 whirled away to
the navy yard.
- Last . Event of Day.
It: was the -last event of a day of
animation throughout official Wash
ington The news- that the members
of the diplomatic corps had' decided
at the last minute to wear their res
plendent Tinif orm heightened Interest
m tne. event ana at: promises to oe as
brilliant a function as has ever, taken
place in the executive mansion .The
diplomats wore - convention morning
dress at. the - Roosevelt wedding. To
day juies jusserand, tne French am
bassador, at present dean of the corps,
sent word to the diplomats that as a
special compliment to the President
the ambassadors and ministers will
be expected to appear in their full
uniforms. .These, -together with the
uniforms of the military and naval
aides, wiJJ lend a little more of the
Official atmosphere than was at first
expected.
Today's rehearsal took place in the
East Room where tomorrow hun
dreds of guests in handsome dress
will be gathered. Earlier today the
bridal party had been variously en
tertained by-their hosts.
Secretary iBryan had given a lunch
eon for Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell, the
best man at which clergymen of every
denomination were present. Carriages
and automobiles were passing to and
fro rapidly in the White House
grounds. The President forsook his
usual game of golf and devoted the
afternoon to the wedding prepara
tions. -
The bridal party assembled in the
state dining room and to the strains
of the bridal chorus from Lohengrin
played by the United States marine
bahathey issued forth by twos mov
ing in slow step along the red carpet
ed corridor that borders the red, blue
and green rooms, and, passed into the
historic East room where an altar
massed in palms and. flowers has been
erected-
How It Will Be.
-Charles Evans Hughes, Jr., and Dr.
Gilbert" Horrax, the first two ushers,
were escorted by a uniformed aide.
They were followed by Dr. DeWitt
Scovill Clark" and Benjamin R, Bur
ton. First in the procession of brides
maids were . Miss Eleanor Randolph
Wilson, the President's youngest
daughter, and Miss Agnes White, of
Baltimore, then Miss Angeline -Mitchell
Scott, of Princeton, N. J., and
Miss Marjorie Brown, of Atlanta. The
maid of honor, Miss Margaret Wilson,
walked alone, followed by the bride
leaning on the arm of the President.
The procession was repeated twice,
on the exit march the band playing
Mendelssohn's wedding march.
After the rehearsal Mrs. Wilson
served tea to the party and the com
pany, separated for the evening func
tions. President Emerson. Neither members
of the family nor officials of -the. rail
road in the city had been advised of
his illness. The fact that they had
not received any. word of his illness
is taken to mean that his condition . is
not regarded as serious. An official of
the. Coast Line . stated last night that
he had been advised that "President
Emerson would . return to Wilmington
today,' arriving; in his private car at
tached to the regular train from the
south at 9:30 A M. He knew noth
ing of Mr. Emerson's reported illness.
President Emerson . and . other ' offi
cials of the Coast .Line,, including Mr.
Henry Walters, chairman of the board
of directors; Mr. J. R. Kenly, third
vice president; Mr. E. B. "Pleasants,
chief engineer; -Messrs. Michael Jenk
ins, . Waldo Newcomer and Alexander
Hamilton, members of the board of di
rectors,, and Mr. Lyman Delano assist
ant to -- the president had been on .a
tou of the - system in , Georgia . and
Florida, using a special train. -
WAS BROTHER QF WITNESS
John Doe Proceedings in New York
Bring Out Some .Startling Facts
Concerning the Running of
State Government.
New York, November 24. James K.
McGuire, former mayor of Syracuse,
N. Y., and partner with his brother,
George-H. McGuire. in the business
of bond State highway contractors,
was indicted today on the charge of
soliciting a campaign contribution
from a corporation.
The indictment was based on testi
mony given before the grand jury by
his brother, and by Fillmor Condit,
New York agent of the Union Oil Co.,
of California, that he had sought to
obtain from the Union company a con
tribution of $5,000 in return for pav
ing the way for the company to sell
asphalt to the State of New York. Ac
cording to the testimony the McGuires
were to get a commission of one cent
a gallon on all asphalt the State or
State road contractors bought from the
Union concern.
McGuire's indictment preceding tes
timony at "the John Doe inquiry this
afternoon by which District Attorney
Whitman sought to show that an ef
fort had been made to influence Con
dit not to implicate the Democratic
party in his testimony. The district
attorney called as a witness Arthur
B. Chamberlain, of New York, an as
phalt commission, broker, who is "per
sonally known," Condit says, to
Charles F. - Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, and Charles P. Murphy,
Jr., the latter's nephew, who is a part
ner of George H . McGuire in the
bonding business.
Chamberlain was asked if he had
not called Condit up recently in regard
to his appearance before the Krana
jury and said to him: . '
-k "You must not say that that $5,00o
contribution was payable to the Dem
ocratic party. We want to remind you
fafhattypewrittea statement - in re
gard to : this " matter which ; you gave
us last August. We are arraneine
things at Albany so that your products
will be accepted. Now you treat us
right and we will treat you right."
Denied Conversation.
Chamberlain denied having made
any such demand. He admitted hav
ing called Condit up but said it was
for the sole purpose of telling hkn
that "we were arranging things at-Al-
bany so that the specifications would
be fair and open to everybodyl"
condit testified that he told Cham
berlain, of the McGuires' efforts to
hold him up in August "of last year.
and that Chamberlain said to him:
'I don't believe that the McGuires
were authorized to make any such of
fer. I am going up to 'Fourteenth
street' (Tammany Hall) and see about
this."
Chamberlain was not asked today
whether he had gone to Tammany
(Continued on Page Four.)
SLASHED TO DEATH
Affray at Washington, N. C,
Proves Fatal
Ben Ormond Dies of Fourteen Wounds
. Received in Fight With JosViua
. " Mills in Barber Shop
Saturday.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Washington, N. C, November 24.
Ben Ormond, the white man who was
so fearfully mangled in a cutting, af
fray, in a barber shop here Saturday
night by Joshua Mills, died at the
Washington hospital Sunday, night
about 10 o'clock. He was about 40
years of. age and a widower,' a native
of. Greene county, and had been living
in this county for several years, run
ning a farm near this city.
Mills made go.od his escape and
hasn't been arrested. The local police
and the county sheriff with posses
have been searching , for him, but - so
far he has not been captured. ;
rne anray took place in the barber
shop- of Edmond Edwards on Main
street, about 11 o'clock Saturday night,
when Josh Mills and Ben .Ormond be
came involved in a quarrel. -
It seems - that Ormond had found
some fault with the service he had re
ceived , at the livery : stable of Mills
and had expressed his dissatisfaction
in very strong terms to a number- of
people. . : , i ; -
Mills, having heard of the remarks.
went to look for Ormond and found
him in the ; barber shop. They, had
some words, it seems, and a fight en-
sued. . '. . " .
Mills proceeded to use his knife with
fearful results on Ormond. whose face.
neck, arms and body were a mass of
stabs and slashes, his face was slash
ed in several places, two deep cuts in
ms tnroat; nis arm cut tnrough the
muscle to ; the , bone, a long, deep cut
across hlsleft side to the ribs, and
several stabs in the -breast and back. -
As soon as the two men could be
separated Ormond was taken to the
Washington hospital, ; with blood
streaming from fourteen wounds, his
ooay a mass or biooay gore, and In an
almost, dying condition. Dr. Tayloe
rendered - all- surgical aid that, could
be given"; the ' unfortunate man, -. who
was expected to die at any time.
''r-XQptttiaiied on "ght)4 ,
Remains : of VAyiator, Being
Brought to Fayetteville.
LIEUT. KELLY , ALSO KILLED
Deceased Was a Brother of J. O. El
lington of Fayetteyille, and Was
Prominently Connected in
North Carolina.
- 1 i- .
San Diego, CaL, November i. Two
intrepid navigafprs ibf the. air; Lieu
tenants HughMJ Keiy and12ric L.
Ellington, U. ST. A., '.attached to the
camp of the Flrstf.Areo Carps, were
instantly killed. at North Island today
when they; fell from 'an altitude of 80
or more feet i a duals control Wplane.
Within eight minute)8vafter-Lieutenant
Ellington .had ' wafed :his hand as
a signal to the. mechanicians to let go
the biplane, the" army aviator and his
brother officer were dead.' ' " ;
Lieutenant Ellington, a skillful pilot,
occupied the instructor's seat in the
biplane with Lieutenant Kelly at his
side. The latter, a comparative no
vice in the art of flying, .was receiving
instructions in the handling of the
control levers. OwingHo the general
arrangement of the controlling wires,
Lieutenant Ellington could be at all
times absolute master of the machine
The" engine, one of six cylinders
and GO horse power, was working per
fectly and the officers ascended to a
height of 300 feet, circled and then
began a volplane .which "was to have
brought them back to the hangars. Ac
cording to Captain Cowan, in com
mand, of the aviation post, the biplane
glided at a normal angle lor about 200
feet. Then the engine, which was
throttled at the beginning or the vol
plane was thrown open.
Whether at this instant, the aero-
planists temporarily lost control of
the machine, or the' Initial impetus of
the revolving propeller when the bi
plane was at so low an altitude, caused
the machine to tip forward, can only
be conjectured. But the spectators pf
the ' JOightsay wiaesrrufldeiuy,
pitched' forward nose'iaownward, "and
shot to the earth. The impact probab
ly killed both men but the motor made
death sure by crushing tnem.
No Reason for Accident.
San Diego. Cal- Nov. 24. Lieuts.
Eric L. Ellington and Hugh M. Kelly,
first . division army, aviation corps,
were killed today m a fan of about so
feet in an aeroplane. The accident
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Two Men Drowned
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In Carolina Mine
FRED BOWDEN FALLS 90 FEET
INTO WATER WILL CROW
FOLLOWS.
Waxhaw, N. C, Nov. 24. Going
down in the shaft to find out what
was the matter with a pump; Fred J.
Bowden,' an experienced employe of
the Howie mine, some miles from
here, yesterday morning about : . 4
o'clock was brushed from the bucket
by a slipping "billet" of thee hoist, fell
90 feet in the. water and was drown
ed. ;
Then Will Crow, another young
miner, went down- to see .what , had
become of Bowden i and met with a
similar fate.
The hoist-engineer, getting.no res
ponse from the two men, gave the
alarm and a rescuing party recover
ed the, bodies. .
OUTLINES
Chairman Owen, of the Currency
committee, yesterday opened the de
bate on the administration currency
bill. Senator Hitchcock will, follow
him today. ' .
Attorney General McReynolds is
looking for an alleged cold storage
trust. If it is found there -will be a
Congressional investigation. The
combine is supposed to be partly res
ponsible for the present high cost of
living.
. Railroads east of. the Mississippi
river are demanding permission to
increase their freight rates 5 per cent
because of increased cost ot opera
tion,; v- - i.. -'V; V'W-'' . , ,
Lieut. Ellington, who was : yester
day killed when an, aeroplane - which
he was driving; fell, was a brother of
J. O. Ellington, of .Fayetteville.- His
remains are being brought to Fayette
ville for interment, r i-v
" Foreigners along the east coast of
Mexico, where the great oil fields are
situated, are still apprehensive re
garding the rebels in that territory.
They have appealed to Washington. -
Mr. T. M. Emerson, president, of
the Coast . Line, -was . taken seriously
sick with acute indigestion while en
route to Alabama with other officials.
He was brought home this morning on
a special train. . -it
James K. McGuire former mayor of
Syracuse, N. Y., was indicted for so
liciting contributions k from corpora
tions. He was indicted; on 'the testi
mony of his brother George H. Mc
Guire, at the John ! Doe proceedings
in New Yorlc. . . . ,';.
New York markets : Spot cotton
quiet; middling, uplands 13.50; mid
dling gulf 13.75. . Money, on call stea
dy 2 3-4 to 3 per cent; ruling rate
2 3-4; closing 2 7-8 to 3. WSieat-firm
no. z red 97 i?z to-as; o. i XMortnern
Duluth ; 97 1-2, Corn barely steady,
82. 1-2.- --Flour -steady. Rosin steady.
Turpentine steady.f . - . 5
Bank Reserve Concentrated in
New York.
ATTACKS STOCK EXCHANGE
Urges Speedy Action on Bill and De
clares That It Will Remedy the
Present Conditions Hitch
cock Follows Mim.
Washington, November 24. Under
the present system the bank reserves
of the country are concentrated; large
ly in New York, where they are loaned
in speculative accounts on the New
York stock exchange, Senator Owen
aserted today in opening the debate'
on the administration currency bill in
the Senate. ' He declared that the ad
ministration bill as reported by the
Democrats ' of the Banking Committee
would remedy this condition.
; Senator" Owen reviewed the details
of the bill and urged that by-the cre
ation of a market for discounted com
mercial paper, and by mobilizing the
reserves in public utility regional
banks, the measure would remove tne
great dangers of the present financial
system. .
: Declaring that at present New York
bankers who hold a large percentage
of the country's reserve are forced to
place those reserves in call loans on
the stock exchange, the Senator said:
"We are advised by representative
New York bankers that the great
banks there would be glad, to have the
system improved by. the establishment
of Federal reserve banks strong
enough to furnish money on. demand
against good commercial bills and thus
enable the New York banks to with
draw their funds from the stock ex
change which place such funds in
the service of. legitimate industry and
commerce. This: will be -one of the
great benefits of 'the pending measure,
that if, it will . withdraw from the
gambling enterprises on the stock ex
change the bank reserves of the coun
try, and enable such reserves to be
ii curl fnr tho nmmAre nf the Nation"
the security which would "; be behind
the new currency, which, under the
bill would be issued against commer
cial papen Besides .this paper he
pointed out. the notes would be secur
ed by the liability of the member bank
discounting the paper, the liability of
Its stockholders, the liability ot tne
reserve bank issuing the notes and its
stockholdinsr banks, a thirty-three and
one-third per cent, gold reserve and
the guarantee of tne unitea states.
"There was never issued a note. with
such safeguards surrounding it by any.
banking system of the world," he said.
Senator Owen urged speedy action
on the bill, declaring that banks and
business men throughout tne country
were "holding back" to discover just
what, form theiexDlanation would taKe.
He said that the differences between
the two divisions of the Senate com
mittee should be adjusted and as
chairman, expressed his willingness
(Continued on Page Eight)
WILL INVESTIGATE
An Alleged Cold Storage
; Conspiracy '
Attorney McReynolds Looking for
Combine to Force Price of Pro
ducts Up Congressional
Investigation.
Washington, Nov. 24. Another
Federal investigation intox the high
cost of living, - promising criminal
prosecutions if Attorney Generar "Mc
Reynolds can find an alleged . cold
storage conspiracy, got under way to
day and a Congressional investigation
of a different phase of the cost of liv
ing 'problem was threatened. ' While
special agents of the Department of
Justice are sifting charges that eggs,
poultry and dairy . products are being
piled up in cold storage to maintain
high prices and even rorce tnem nign-
er, uepresentative ritin, or minois,
is preparing to ask for a Congression
al investigation into -prices of meat"
The proposal tor a meat investiga
tion' was prompted by an announce
ment that the navy had bought nearly
300,000 pounds of Australian fresh
beef at a half a cent a pound lower
than " the best prices of American
packers and .120,000 pounds of canned
corned beef from the Austlarian pack
ers at eight cents a pound cheaper
than the -lowest '.price in the United
States. - i -
. .The price paid , was 11.90 'cents a
pounds for the fresh beef and 15.37
cents for the corned product. ;; v
Announcing ma t intention v to v, ask
for a Congressional investigation of
the ' navy's beef contract, Congress
man Britten ' declared he wanted to
develop , why the public could not ben
efit by the advantage of buying from
Australia if the navy could do so. .
-i Representative McKellar, of Ten-
nesseei has pending in the House a'
bill to prohibit inter-state transporta
tion of any, food products kept in cold
storage more than 90 days. ' He con
tends' its enactment into law would
go far toward solving the ; Cold stor
age question'. ' -;. -.V
.... Agents of the Department of Justice
took ; up their .work today in all the
principal cities-1 They Will report par
ticularly: on eggs and dairy products
and will attempt to make an estimate
of the quantities in cold storage and
how long they. nave, been there...,v ,
Rates Not Commensurate
With Cost of Operation
PROFITS HIVE FALLEN OFF
Amount of Wages Has Increased
While Roads Have Been Forced
to Reduce Freight Rates.
Commission Hearing.
Washington; Nov. 24. That rail
road earnings are not commensurate
with the Increased cost of operations,
higher taxes and wages and additions
to equipment necessary ,to meet com
mercial demands of the country, was
submitted today to the Inter-State
Commerce'TJommission by representa
tives of the railroads arguing for a
general increase . of 5 per cent In
freight rates. f
The claim filed by railroads operat
ing in the territory east of the Mis
sissippi and north of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers, was upheld in a pre
liminary outline of the railroad situa
tion by Daniel Willard, president of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, repre
senting for the occasion the Eastern
roads, and Frederick A. Delano,, presi
dent of the Wabash Railroad, on be
half of the Central Traffic Associa
tion. Statistics tending to -show the
curtailment of earnings as compared
to increased costs, were submitted
by an accounting committee composed
of C. M. Bunting, comptroller of the
Pennsylvania Railroad; Wi C. Wish
art, statistician of the New York Cen
tral lines; W. H. Williams third vice
president of the Delaware & Hudson
Company; C. P. Crawford, comptrol
ler of. the Erie Railroad, and George
M.' Shriver, second vice, president of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
Expend Large Amount. .
President Willard, in an opening
statement, asserted that - railroads in
the territory concerned had expended-
in property investments in the last
mree - years . $ ouu.vwuuuu ina . mat m
the year 1913rthe earnings- were $16,-
l3J32lles vthan. for thexyear-1310;
were entitled-to and in this he was
supported by President Delano, who
argued for the railroads in Central
territory and urged that in fixing rates
the commission should regard 'no par
ticular territory. Figures for the first
two months of the present year, Mr
Delano said, were less encouraging
even than the results since 1910 when
an appeal for a 10 per cent increase
in rates was denied.
- Figures submitted by Mr. Shriver
for 49 railroads in the territory in
volved showed that the net operating
income for 1913 had actually decreas
ed more than $14,000,000, while ope
rating expenses and taxes had in
creased $201,000,000 since 1910.
Another table combining the inter
ests of the New York Central, Penn
sylvania and Baltimore & Ohio sys
tems showed that the net operating
income had decreased $8,380,710 since
1910. It was also shown that In this
period the property investment for
these three roads had increased 51.60
per cent; gross earnings 63.35 per
cent, while the net operating income
had increased only 24.80 per cent,
C. M. Bunting, of the Pennsylvania,
testified that the return on property
investment of that system had shown
a declining-tendency since 1903 and a
steady decline since 1910. v
"Between the years 1910 and 1913
said he, "there was an increase of
$207,186,919 in the property Invest
ment, and a decrease m the net ope
rating income of $11,485,511. In other
words, the . Pennsylvania system was
$11,485,511 short of even receiving
one cent additional return on its en
larged investment. The percentage
of return on property investment in
(Continued on Pafe 4.)
MARINES GO TO FLORIDA
750 Ordered There by Secretary Dan
iels as a Result of Roose
velt's Trip.
Washington, Nov. 24. Secretary
Daniels today ordered 750 marines
from. Philadelphia to Pensacola, FlaJ,
to be stationed on the reservation ad?
joining the navy' yard. They will
leave later this week on the transport
Prairie.
Secretary Daniels' order was the
result of the favorable report of As
sistant Secretary Roosevelt, who
found the Pensacola reservation espe
cially adapted to the advance base
work bejng' carried on by the marine
corps. Mr. Daniels naa earner an
nounced his intention of sending 800
marines to Pensacola at the conclu
sion of their advanced base operations
at Culebra, Porto Rico and Guantana
mo, Cuba,, early next year.
The marines ordered today to Pen
sacola will take part in those exercis
es. It "is Secretary Daniels' intention
to concentrate the marines at several
nrincinal stations, one at Pensacola,
others on. the Pacific coast Canal
Zone and at Philadelphia.- .
It is not intended to open the Pen
sacola . yard for industrial purposes.
The new division of destroyers going
into commission will use Pensacola
as a base this Winter.
Philadelphia. Nov. 24. The trans
port Prairie, which will take the 750
marines from- the Philadelphia navy
yard to. Pensacola, is in dry dock, but
will be. ready to leave with the men
Thursday night It is understood that
detachments of fmarines from other
North Atlantic stations will be trans
ferred here to make up the quota of
men needed at the Philadelphia. yard.
Virginia Cities Fight Carolina
Rate Reductions v
CITE LEGISLATIVE RECORDS
Travis Secures Copy of Petition Filed1
With Inter-State Commerce Com
mission Craig for Thanks
giving for All Convicts.
(Special Star Correspondence.)
Raleigh, Nv C.. . November 24. y
Chairman E.- L. Travis, of the North
Carolina Corporation Commission,- re-.
turning fromWashington this morn
ing, brought with; him a copy of the
petition on the part of Virginia cities
intervening ifefore the Inter-State
Commerce Commission in the matter
of the petition of railroad companies
and North Carolina for permission to
violate the long and short haul clause
in applying the reduced inter-State
freight rates agreed upon by the spe
cial session of the Carolina Legislature,
and the carriers.
The Virginia cities are making a
fight for corresponding reductions in
local freight rates from Virginia to
North Carolina points as compared
with the proposed rates from the West
to Carolina points that are made on
less than -the combination of the lo
cals. The petition sites and presents
as a special exhibit in the interest of.
Virginia cities' contentions the Jus
tice resolution passed by the regular
session and reiterated by the special
session of the North Carolina Legis
lature that it is the fixed policy of the.
State of North Carolina that there
should be no exceptions to the prin--ciple
of the long and short haul clause
of the Federal commerce act and spe
cifies the attitude of North Carolina,1
with this resolution on her statute
books, coming before the Inter-State
Commerce Commission and joining in
petition for Violation of the: long and
short haul principle. '-;. ' .
"Point tolneonsistency."
The Virginia cities' -petition sets out
the North, Carolina Justice intra-State,
art tSasBed hv ihe recent snecial 1 ses- -
sjonjss an ' exhibit; to ..shqw. additional
elt";sfatlisfcriin
enm o 'iiriQB n; r i, , , r miiiMr I iiim iiw
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rates,! intra-atate. ana mter-aiaie, iur
North Carolina, are to be applied. It
sets mit that the first class rate from
Lynchburg . to Goldsboro is 61 cents
compared with 36 1-2 cents proposed
for Goldsboro; Lynchburg to Charlotte
is 68- cents for the Virginia city com
pared with 54 1-2 cents for Charlotte.
The fact is that the Virginia cities
are using both the special North Caro
lina resolution declaring against vio
lation of the long and short haul prin-
ciple and the intra-State rate act of
the special session as evidence to
establish contentions that the propos
ed inter-State rate reductions design
ed for North Carolina will work injus
tice to Virginia cities.
Hearings to be Had Soon.
Chairman Travis has assurances
from Chairman Clark, of the Inter
State Commission, that; the hearings
on the petition of the carriers and this
State for the proposed new rates for
North Carolina to go into enect ana
the intervening petition by Virginia
cities will be heard as speedily as
possible.
Thanksgiving For uonvicxs. ,
All North Carolina State convicts
are to have Thanksgiving Day holi
day and a special dinner. Governor
Craig wrote supermtenaent j. a.
Mann, of the prison, suggesting this
some davs aeo and . Superintendent
Mann writes him that he heartily ap
proves the idea and will see that, the
suggestion is carried out at the central
prison, on the State farm and in all
the railroad construction i and other
camps. Also tne governor is anxious
that the autnonties in ail me counties
will follow this sueeeBtion and give
the county convicts one holiday and
special dinners.
SAFE BLOWERS AT - PARKTON
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Rob Postoffice and Secure $500 in Cash
Shock of Explosive Shatters
the Windows.
(Special Star. Telegram.)
Lumberton, N. C, November 24.
Sheriff Lewis was notified this morn
ing of the robbery of the postoffice at
Parkton last night The office was
located In the store of Cobb Bros.
Dvnamite is suDPOsed to have been.
used and the shock was so great that
the windows in the building were shat
tered. Five hundred dollars in cash
was secured by the robbers.
Entrance into the barns was also at
tempted but failed. 'So far no trace
of tie robbers has been obtained.- .
Further Particulars.
( Special Star Correspondence. )
Fayetteville. N. C, Jtfov. 24. Miss
Stubbs, long distance operator at
Parkton, sent in the following to The
Observer hy telephone about 3 o'clock
this afternoon:
The safe was blown open about Z
o'clock A. M. this morning. Some-
thins: like nitro-giycerine or otner
very explosive substance was used on
the safe door. ' '
There were scattered around the
safe a sledere hammer, chisels and
other burglars' tools. Three doors la
the building were torn down, presnm-
ably by the explosion. Tne sate weign
ed 1,750 pounds. '
The booty got by the robbers was
as follows: Postage stamps to the
amount of $90; $350 to $400 in money
orders; $250 of postal money.
Eureka, CaL. Nov. 24. An ' earth
quake shock was reported froni towns
between Eureka and Fort Seward,
Cal., at 7 : 05 : o'clock - tonight. The
shock at the Fort caused a lamp to
topple from a table. No damage was
reported. ' - - - -
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