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THE WEATHER. 8AKTA ClAUS Local rains Saturday, and probably Sunday, warmer Saturday. . , Is In biaiajr last around tb eoraw. Tt'a up to you to tip the people off that bo will : i J make year gtore headquarter. Tea Mis to 10,000 ox uem through Toe vol. xcru NO. 59. WTLMINGTON, C, SATTJJIDAT MOBNING, OVEMBJ3JK 29, 1913. WHOLE ITTJMBEB 13y494 rm l.. - - . 1 . " . , ji in 111 1 'H 1 hu. ifn1 1 II"1 r 'H.UMtT" Til" '," 1 , . '.'n., gar HUERTA TRIES TO - I '$801,000 Pesos Gold, Need " ed the First of December. FOR THE NATIONAL RAILWAY General Francisco Villa Has Begun Movement to Attack the Fed-. -erals at Chihuahua 1,000 Leave Juarez. Mexico City,, Nov.- 28. President Huerta summoned the managers of the Bank of London and Mexico and the National Bank before him this after noon and explained to them , the nec essity for their financial assistance to meet the obligation of the National railways on December, 1st. 'Interest payments of the railways, due Decem ber 1st aggregate 801,000 pesos gold, it was to raise this amount and the interest payments 'maturing ' January 1st that E. N. Brown, president, of the National railways, went to New! York recently. , The gross earnings of the railways since December, 1912, show a decrease of practically 15,000,000 pesos gold. Losses on fixed charges and on prop erty, track and equipment aggregate many millions additional. ' '. .,- Failure to meet the payments in December would, it' .is claimed, . give the right of foreclosure, but as such action would have to be brought in a .Mexican court, because the company is a Mexican, corporation, the dffiicult ies to be encountered are obvious. " Danger of Starvation Brownsville, Texas, : Nov. 28. Im minent danger of. starvation at. Vlc torria, capital of the Mexican States of Tamaulipas, has caused air remaining Americans in. that vicinity, five famil ies and several single persons to de cide to leave for the United States. An American chauffeur; returning from. v ictona today. : said that . the ; Ameri cans were to start for.Matamoras and Brownsville, in a wagon train .today. , Victoria- is 'cut off -Jrom all points and"' there is ho chance, to obtain' pro-. visions. The chauffeur today .saidHfcat; m capturjmgVJtctom. rwovemDer lstn the Constitutiohaysts burned the State capitol and rased the penitentiary at ter liberating all 7 the - prisoners," trot . destroyed no: other;,vproperty ' ini the city deliberately; J' "V.j ,. No News in Washington. ; . Washington, Nov. 28 .-Secretary Bryan said tonight that no official com munication had . - been received here from Rear Admiral Fletcher or, John, Lind, the special American -envoy to Mexico, relating to conditions in the oil fields , near ; Tampico. The :f act that no report- had been received, ;was regarded as assurance that there, was no immediate cause for alarm. ' : When President: -Wilson left . Wash ington for New York at noon, Secre tary Bryan remained to receive official dispatches. The only developments concerned the . activity of the . rebel forces reported, to" be advancing to ward Tampico from' Victoria. . Secretary- Daniels today issued an order directing the fourth division of the Atlantic fleet now in the Mediter ranean, to proceed to the East coast of Mexico, via Guantanamo- The ships to make the trip are the Connecticut, Kansas and Ohio," ordered to replace the Louisiana. Michigan and .New Hampshire now. '.in - Mexican waters. The division will leave the' Mediter ranean December 1st and should; ar rive off Vera Cruz about two weeks later. Rear Admiral : Badged, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet; will direct this maneuver. To Attack Federals. 1 . : El Paso, Texas, Nov. 28. Tiie movement of General Francisco uvu la's troops to1 the south to attack the Federals' stronghold . at Chihuahua, was begun today .when nearly.: 1,000 men under General Rosalio Hernandez departed from Juarez. More . troops probably will leave of r the south to morrow. ,' - . . ' , ' Women and Children Killed. Mexico City, .Nov; 28 It is report ed after dynamiting a train in the Saltillo yesterday the rebels attacked the soldiers, who numbered about 100 and 30 or 40 women and children be longing to the soldiers, killing every one of them. This report has not been confirmed. . - The chamber of deputies approved tonight the committee report on the 20,000,000 pesos interiar bond issue, asked for by therlate President : Ma dero which' was not acted upon by his Congress. It is said that certain for eign governments - are willing to ac cept payment of, their indemnities 'in these bonds. ." :-: .- . 1 : Gen. Porfirio Diaz the ex-President, may be called upon for active service at any time.- Several months ago tie was invited by - President Huerta ' to return to the army. .He accepted land has been placed on the list of ayailar ble unas signed generals. ; - -r,;;i:: '' ; - - - SCHOONER IN ICE. . ? Literally Crushed to .. Pleces--Crw. .Safe on Shore. Nome, Ariska, Nor. 28. The pow er schooner Mary' Sachs, one of the boats of Stefanson's Canadian Arctic exploration expedition, has been wrecked in the ice off the Arctic coast of Alaska. News of the loss of the Mary Sachs was received today in a letter from Peter .Barnard, captain or the vessel. '? The ice crushed 7 the vessel into small bits and all the ; provisions and scientific instruments aboard were lost. . ' V -V, - The letter -gives ll0 details of the mishaD. As nothing is said of any in quiry to the men on the Mary Sachs it is believed all are safe. They easily could make " their way over the ice and obtain shelter from natives. I No wordx was .received concerning Stefenson's other, vessel, the Karluk, and the Alaska. '-"- ' - - - - Tndian River J oranges finest yet ;C -tc '"-H (advertisement.) RAISE MORE COIfl mm. STILL AsTTnley's Body U Borne Into Church. Funeral of Southern Railway - Presi Jdent In Washington' Yesterday " Attended by Many Railroad ' . Men and Friends. '. Washington; Nov. 28. Funeral ser vices for the late William Wilson Finley, president of the Southern Railway system, were held here this morning in St.. John's Episcopal church, attended by many government officials and his former associates in the commercial and transportation world. - . " As i the body was carried into the church just before .11 o'clock, all ac tivities over the Southern. Railway's 7.000 miles of road ceased for five minutes. Employes everywhere laid dbwn-their work, trains everywhere came to a standstill and in shops ma chinery ceased to turn. Oincials and employes at headquar ters of the company assembled in front of the general offices on Penn sylvania avenue and marched to the church in a rizzling rain. - The body was - borne by six negro porters, vet erans in the employ, of the railroad company. uue nonorary paii-uear- ers were: Col. A. B. , Andrews. George F. Ba ker, James J. Hill. Charles Steele, Fairfax Harrison. E. H. Gary. Adrian Iselin, Jr., George F. Baker, Jr., Fran cis Lynde Stetson, Alexander P. Hum phrey, Alfred P. Thorn. J. M.-Culp, T. C. Powell. Henry B. spencer, E. H. Coapman, R. D. Lankford, R. V. Tay lor. John, B. Munson, H. c Atsley, A. H. Plant, A. C. Downing and Leon ard M. Levering. , Expressions of sympathy with the family and -sentiments of apprecia tion of Mr. Finley's work in the pres ent day development or tne south, a movement in which. he was a. com manding, figure, have come in large number not only from his associates in the transportation world, but from commercial and . trade organizations throughout the States the railroad system, traverses, . - . r Amons: them were telegrams from organizations in -Meridian, MisB,, and Norfolk, Va., the Greater Western North Carolina - Association ; Winstoh- Salem Board of Trade; the Chambers or Commerce at. .Bniingnam, Aja.; Chattanooga; ; V-Tenn.; 5;.WreefltTiUe. ;S C...-andMacon. Ga., and the Indus trial League of daremontivVa,-. r X , this: city. -, - .r f; ---A. meeting of the--directors or tne Southern .Railway, will . -be- held be for. December. 12th- to' consider a suc cessor to Mr. . Finley. It has - been suggested that- a select ion. may .be de- . a . 1 - A 1 ' iA A . iayea . uecause oi mt; . suuauua aris ing .from the recent death of Presi dent T. ' Ml Emerson. ot the Atlantic Coast Jvine, a competitor of the South ern .vThomas G. Powell,,-vice-president of the Southern "Railway, and-of the Queeii.& Crescent; Fairfax Har rison, president or tne Monon Route, and a-former vice president of the Southern, and E. H. Coapman, vice president and general manager of the Southern, are among several wnose names rare said to be under conside ration ' Representatives and employes of the passenger traffic department came to attend .tne runerai irom practically all -of the offices of the company throughout the country, attended church in a body and marched to the cemetery where two lines were form ed through which the funeral cortege passed-,.,. ; ,- ; - . til -. H ? . " ' ; nr:. -r. r ? j TO CONNECT WITH SEABOARD Charleston Northern Wfirimmediately 'f BUi(L Unk to Connect With the N. s. c. For.wamiet. ' l-! ;5 (Special Star Correspondence.) r New . York,;. Jov 28. The" .Charles-; ton Northern . JElail way; . which"- was 're incorporated in ' South : Carolina, will immediately build from Charleston to Andrews, S. C, a distance of 57 miles, to connect with the North and South Carolina, Railroad which now connects with the Seaboard Air Line at JIamlet, N. C, and McBee, S. C. The Seaboard holds an option on the North and South Carolina Railroad and is expected to exercise this when the new road is completed. It is not im probable that the North and South Carolina, the South Carolina . Western and the new Charleston Northern will be consolidated into the Charleston, Seaboard and Western Railroad, and will -t be .- taken over, by the Seaboard Air ' Line.. , ,a The new, route to be .formed by -the three roadiiWilLbftSS per .cent; air line construction w4th minimum grades of only flve-,tenths -of ;one per cent."3 It is reported .hat j the roads- eventually will by extended from Charleston to Savannah', : where- ;connectiori -1 will - be made ! witfe the iSeaooara: Air ; L.ine's track: entering that city. - :CEFENS WITNESSES HEARD In"' Trial -of Imperial Tobaccb-Co.V; : . '.: --. : r: Kentuekv. . In :iMbfganfleld, Ky Now 28 i Several tobacco"; growers gave testimony favorA able to the-defense today in-the trial of the imperial Tobacco' CO.,' of Eng landwhich is charged with conspiracy to violate Kentucky anti-trust laws. , -These growers testified that the prices Ifaid by the defendant company to the planters had been reasonable. Several ifldependent buyers of tobacco testified that they had purchased to-7 baCco of the : farmers and : sold; it to the Imperial company at a profit. They also contradicted testimony of farmers who -were witnesses f or the common wealth as to the cost of tobacco pro duction. They stated that labor-savins machinery has enabled the farmers to produce tobacco for approximately five dollars! per -'hundred pounds:: r-- '' Witnesses fori the prosecution had testified that the W cost of production irahged from 48 to $12 a hundred. MOB SHANK HAS OFFICE Rather Than Face Threatened Impeachment TriaL FOUGHT HIGH COST OF IMS Famous for His Way of Handling , Whiskey Dealers Resignation Result of Labor Troubles in Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Nov. 28. Rather; than face impeachment proceedings Sam uel Lewis Shank resigned as mayor of Indianapolis this afternoon and was automatically succeeded by Harry R. Wallace, city controller. . - : - A committee of business men had prepared to institute impeachment proceedings in' case of further labor trouble in the city, and when the may or was told that a strike of teamsters was imminent; he sent In his resig nation. ' . ' "I feel that I did everything? possi ble to be fair to both sides during the recent street car strike," said Mayor Shank in announcing his resignation, "but after the criticism that has been heaped on me, by the safety board of the chamber of commerce, I feel that I probably could not do my duty to the public on account of the bitter feeling that has grown out of the la for controversy." Mayor Wallace said the police situ ation is so critical that he will take personal charge of the department for a time. The new mayor has been Srominent in Republican politics and as served one term as co-auditor. : Very Novel Figure. Shank probably is the most novel figure that ever occupied the mayor's office in Indianapolis. - His handling of the saloon problem early in his ad ministration attracted much attention. Saloon keepers who violated the law were taken before the mayor and in many instances , their .licenses were suspended for periods varying from a few hours to 60 days. One saloon keeper's license was suspended until he could show the mayor a certificate sighed -by a minister that he had at- .Jtendedlchhrcb; - --:; t- VI vsnanlt also gained nation-wide came In l&ll by hia fight on the high, cost of living. , He found that the city market was failing to bring the pro ducer and consumer together and imported- 16 carloads of potatoes which he retailed at 75 cents a,, bushel. Po tatoes then were retailing at 11.40, but prices tumbled over night. Shank also sold . fruits, vegetables and poul try in competition with the city mar ket. .-. . . ' He- took delight in performing marriage.- ceremonies and always turned over ..whatever fee he was given to the bride as a present. The former mayor served one term as recorder in this county. Formerly he . was an auctioneer and storage house proprietor. Oil TO WASHINGTON Delegation of Vote Wanter$ t .'. to National Capital. .: -. Suffragettes in Large Numbers Are 'Planning an Invasion of Washing r ton in. Behalf. f-of, Cause.. - To See Wilson, . Washington, Nov.. 28. To the call of "votes' for women" suffragists from every State are . flocking to the capi tal for a mammotb convention which opens .. tomorrow and. . continues . a week. Visits to - President Wilson, hearings before the Congressional committees on constitutional amend ments to enfranchise women, addres ses by Senators and Representatives and such leaders of the cause as Miss Jane Addams, Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, Senator Helen Ring Robinson, of Colorado; Mrs. Medill McCormick and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, will feature a week of meetings. Such organizations as the National Ameri can Woman Suffrage Association, the National College Woman's Suffrage Association, the Congressional Union, the Woman's Political Union, of Kan sas,' .and t the Men's League for Suf frage,: will be represented. . ; -Although, the formal .meetings of the convention do not open, until Mon day jthe College Woman's.Association and the' National .Woman. Suffrage Association will have a CjottnL, session tomorrow and plans' for the opening of the suffrage school ..under, the aus pices of the Congressional Union, im mediately at the close of . the conven tion,, will be perfected;;;:: "-,.,. . Lectures ? morning," afternoon and evening, will be given ,. by suffrage workers. The "Art of Lobbying" will be expounded in six lectures by Mrs. Sherman K. - Booth, a foremost work er in 4 winning votes for women in Illinois.' A; . Automobile - ; campaigns, street meetings, "How to Reach the Man Voter," -"Suffrage as It Affects the home,. and other subjects will be treated. Mrs. Robert LaFollette will lectura on 'How to Reach the Rural Voter in a Suffrage Campaign." ' Dr. Harvey: - W. Wiley, Senator Chamberlain, r Representative Victor Murdock, Progressive ;party leader of the House; Assistant Secretary Post, of the Department of Labor, and many other men of public-life will address the workers; 1 Next. 'Week's, convention, however, promises 4o-deal with, the internal af fairs of the organization, plans ; for filling -the: war chest,, new, campaigns, and-making of converts.- It probably wiir be ithe inost Important suffrage gathering ever t gathering ever held in the capital. BANKS NEED HOT f,l GUIBY Restricting Credits to Meet Provisions of Kew Bill M'ADOO ISSUES STATEMENT Declares Funds of -the Treasury Are at Their. Disposal V When the Ti me Comes- Crop Money . . is Ued. . r Washington. . Nov. 28-r-Secretary McAdoo issaed a statement tonight declaring that if'banks throughout the country are,: as reported, restricting credits to meet . provisions of the ex pected currency law, they, are mak ing a mistake: He annoimced that the resource of the Treasury will be at the disposal of the . banks to aid them in complying with the new law. -The statement m' part said: "The Secretary expressed the i-conyiction that the new law. Will impose no hard ships on the basks and that the trans fers of capital and; reserves to the proposed Federal reserve banks will be accomplished-with little or no in-, convenience to "the banks and to gen eral business. The Secretary said that the Treasury Department" had large available resources at - its command ; that he should not ?. hesitate to use them for the purpose c of aiding the banks to comply with the new law and that- in, his opinion the. banks could with perfect .safety proceed' with the granting of accommodations to their customers in . the normal and usual "The Secretary said that tie did not, of course, : assume to advise the banks he only wanted them: and the busi ness public to- know that there is no ground for apprehension and that the attitude of the Treasury Department Is to- be- helpfal and that A.e thought it could be effectively helpful. -He said that if any banks are laboring under the impression that the new law will necessitate or. occasion a re striction of credits they", are controll ed by error. ..r , ..- ' "The Secretary .stated that .up - to date the banks . had altd;upon .the Treasury for-only S84i6l,000lor crop moving, purposes; that these "deposits were, under the arrangements, to be returned in - four installments begin ning December 15th and ending March 1st. "The Secretary said that he would consider favorably and upon, its mer its the application of any National bank holding crop -moving, deposits for a -postponement of 30 days of the time for beginning repayments so that payments may commence on the 15th of January, -1914, instead of on the 15th of December next, as now pro vided." Both Found Dead After a Joy Ride BODIES OF MRS. C. E. BORDEN'S COLORED (MAID FROM FAY ETTEVILLE AND CHAUF FEUR IN GARAGE. (Special Star Telegram.) ... . Richmond, Va., Nov. 28. Charlotte Blackman, colored, formerly of Fay ettevilie, N. C, maid for. Mrs, Charles E. Borden, 218 Shafer k street, was found dead, this-tmomins-ls an auto mobile in a garage in the rear of the Borden home, afid nearby on the floor was found the body of WSlIiam Shan non, a negro chauffeur, with whom it develops she went " joy : riding last night. ; The discoverey was made af ter forcible entrance had been made into the place. Though it was report ed at first to be a case of murder and suicide, the coroner said that both deaths were due to natural , causes. The woman's body will be shipped tomorrow to Fayetteville, N. C, her former home. Mrs. Borden, who has been ill since, the recent sudden death of her husband, was completely un nerved by the excitement incident to the affair. : - OUTLINES Mayor Shank, of Indianapolis, has resigned rather :than face threatened impeachment trial which is a result of the recent labor trouble in. that city. ; The Finley funeral at Washington yesterday, was one of muck-solemnity and . was attended by many.: All ser vices on the entire system -were stop ped for five minutes. -. Secretary McAdoo gave out a state ment yesterday -declaring that bank3 need not limit their credits now in an ticipation of articles in the new cur rency bilL . He says that the treasury is. at their disposal to tide them over the crisis. Many notables will see j.the Army Navy football . game at the " Polo Grounds in New York City today. President Wlilsonj. and most of his cabinet will attend. Many Senators and other prominent men will have box tickets. ' ; " ' - Chairman Clark, of the Inter-State Commerce Commission, personally will hold hearings at Greensboro, N, C, beginning December 16th,' of the pro tests by the Virginia cities against the reduction in inter-State . freight rates agreed upon by the railroads and the Legislature. v : : New York markets: Money on ca'l strong, 5 to 10; ruling rate 7 per cent. ; closing 7 to 8 per cent. Wheat easy No. 2 red 98 1-2 to 100; No. 1 Northern Duluth 96 3-4. Cornxi firm 84. Flour quiet: ' Rosin quiet. Terpentine quie Spot pot cotton quiet; middling: uplands J.40; gulf 13.65; ino sales. jf- 13 OF CURRENCY bIlL Conference May Extend Into Next Week WORK DRAGGED YESTERDAY Several Sections of Bill Were Return ed to the Committee for Re-Writ-ing SeveraJ ' Different Reasons. Washington, Nov. 28. Obstacles encountered by the Senate Democrats in their consideration of the'" adminis tration curency bill in conference to day, threatened to extend the meeting over into next week. Work, on the bill today dragged. Practically no ma terial amendments were made in the draft as 'presented by the five admin-1 Istration Democrats on the Banking and Currency committee. v Several Senators . tonight thought the conference would be- unable to conclude its consideration of the bill; before "Tuesday or Wednesday, not withstanding the vote to finish tomor-. row night. The leaders still hope, however, to present the bill to ' the Senate on Monday. ' Arrangements were made today fpr the opening ;Of the regular session of Congress Monday. Acting House Ma jority Leader Johnson conferred with Senate Leader Kern, and it -was ar ranged to haver the President read his regular message to Congress at a joint session Tuesday afternoon . at 1 o'clock. - The currency conference referred back to the committee several para graphs to be re-drawn with changes of phraseology or for form. One of these -was to provide that no member of the Federal reserve board .which will control the new system should be allowed to accept a, position with any member bank for a period of years after leaving the Federal board. ; - ? The paragraph allowing .? National banks to act as executors and . admin istrates, also referred back to the . committee te be - draws, so. .t would: hot conflict, with r the laws of various States. ?-? . -:. .:r The question of the number ot re gional reserve banks to be created has been left open and probably will be taken up tomorrow for settlement. The Georgia Senators insist that if the South is to have a regional bank t should be located, at Atlanta. While progress was slow today the leaders were satisfied that the Owen draft of the : bill finally would be adopted with but few changes. The question of binding the Democrats to support the conference bill as a party measure has not yet been taken up but it is expected that a binding reso- (Continued on Page Sight) RATE HEARINGS SET To be Held in Greensboro, Be ginning December 16. i' Virginia Cities' Protests and Other Cases to be Heard by Chairman , Clark of Inter-State Coirj merce Commission. (Special ! Stkr Telegram.) ' Washington, DJ C;,' Nov? 28.Chair man - Clark, " of the Interstate : Com: merce Commission decided today that the hearings of the protests; of the Virginia cities against the proposed reduction in freight rates to North Carolina points would begin at Greensboro pecember 16th, and that he would personally conduct the hear ings. - v: ; '.- ; ; Al nsp.a will hA .hAld at the Gat6 City and besides ; the Virginia cities' case, every . pnase or tne long ana short haul controversy from the west ern territory to North Carolina . will be threshed out. ; Winchester Wins. E. C. Winchester , wins in the fight for the postmastership at Monroe. Representative Page. : today recom mended Winchesterrfor: appointment and his nomination is expected to. be sent to the Senate early next week; Roland F. Beasley and Secretary ot the Navy; Daniels tried to-have; Geo. Beasley appointed for the place,; but failed.' - :v ,: .:-.::;. The Secretary 'of the Navy and R. F Beasley were . seen leaving Post master General Burleson's . office: this afternoon and it is presumed the news that Winchester would b named had been broken to them. , .:. P. R. A. THAW STILL FIGHTING. Filed Answer to Petition Pf New York State. , Concord, N: H., Nov.. 28, Harry K.' Thaw filed in the United States dis trict court today his answer to the petition of the State of New York that Sheriff Holman A. Drew be made cus todian of the Matteawan fugitive with authority to deliver' him to the New York officials .under the extradition warrant issued by Governor Felker. Action on the warrant was stayed , by habeas, corpus proceedings instituted by Thaw. " J"-.: -; Thaw sets forth that custody under, the extradition warrant would be il legal and oppressive becaused. based on an unconstitutional statute and an order of commitment without, triaL ; 'i ' New; pleatings 'today at C. H.. Fore & NOBLE IS PRESIDENT North Carolina Teachers' ' As sembly Elects Officers. Following Brilliant Concert, Bust of Wiley is Presented by Prof. Gra - ham and Accepted by Col. Grimes Speakers.- (Special Star Telegram.) -. Raleigh, N. C, -Nov. 28. The North Carolina Teachers' Assembly this evening, elected as officers for ;. the next, year Prof. M. C. S. Noble, Uni versity, of North Carolina, president; Miss Mary Owen Graham, Charlotte, vice president; -Prof. E. E. Sams, State Department of Education, secretary; S. S. Alderman, State Department of Education, assistant secretary; and Prof. C. C. Wright, Wilkes' county, and Prof. E. p. Pusey, Goldsboro, members of the executive committee to fill terms expiring. - At the close of a brilliant concert tonight given as a compliment to the Assembly by the people of . Raleigh, there was the presentation to the State by the Assembly, of a marble bust of Dr. Calvin H. Wiley, nestor of the public school system of the State. The presentation address was by Act ing President E. K. Graham, of the University of North Carolina, and the acceptance on the part -of the 'State was by Hon. J. Bryan GrimeB, Secre tary of State. High Tributes Paid. Dr. -Wiley was superintendent of schools in North Carolina for 14 years up to 1865 and won fame throughout the country for the great advancement achieved. He was in vited to address practically all the legislatures In the South on educa tional matters as an . especially high authority. High and deserving . trib utes were paid ur. Wiley by President Graham and Col. Grimes. . Here for the ceremony as special guests of the Assembly were Mr. J. W. Wiley and Miss Mary C. Wiley, of Winston-Salem,, son ' and - daughter of Dr. Wiley t Miss Xyiley being, now an : especially gifted and successful teacher.. ' ' Dr.; Branson Speaks. ? The Assembly-also heard tonight a very able address by Prof E. C. Brah- son, of Georgi' State JSormal-SchooL OnMKnow'5R)ufc ;Hotoe StateiCiubtu ciared ,-tn.at-tne time. is ripe iortne formation of similar clubs in this Stated that could - easily x accomplish far more for this State than the Geor gia club has for that . State. . ; : ' ' BILL SWEENEY MENTIONED, As- (Manager of Cincinnati Baseball 1 , .' Team. ' -:v . Boston; Mass., Nov. 28. The name of Capt. Bill Sweeney, of ' the''; Boston Nationals, was brought into the field of possible candidates for manager of the Cincinnati baseball team today in a letter sent to Sweeney from New York by President James G. Gaffney, of the local club. Saying that' he 'took into considera tion the fact that in other years the Cincinnati team had tried to procure Sweeney as manager, Gaffney .noti fied . the Boston captain that he had permission to negotiate for the posi tion if he desired. "Were you to succeed it would bring' a mingled sense of reluctance and pleasure to me," President Gaff ney wrote. Sweeney said tonight he would con sider the matter. HEW 0F! PROBLEM Short Crop of- Potatoes Being Bought Up .for Speculation Embargo , on Spuds. Washington, Nov. 28 A new phase of, the- cost of; living'! problem was brought to the . attention' of the De partment of Agriculture today. T. P. Gill, secretary of the Irish board of agriculture, told Secretary Houston that speculators in the large cities of ; the ' United States were actively buying-up this year's short American potato-crop and planning to hold out for high prices, counting on existing quarantine against potatoes frommany foreign countries to aid them in their undertaking. Mr. Gill 4s here to urge tire removal of the embargo on potatoes from Ire land, i He insists that the powdery scab found on potatoes imported from Ireland is no cause for quarantine be cause" a similar x blemish already is common in, the United.States and de clares that continuance of the-embargo will contribute to- the growing, cost of livinig. . Secretary Houston and the Federal : horticultural " board held conference after Mr. Gill'etstatement "Representative McKellar, of Ten nessee, author of appending bill to pro hibit the keeping of products in cold storage , for., more, than 90 days, was in conference today with; Department of Justice officials over the depart ment's investigation of. the storage of eggs, poultry and dairy products, ic is said a parliamentary inquiry has re vealed that 55 per cent of the present egg supply held in storage is in the hands of the. great meat packers of the country. - . s Letters Jand telegrams poured in today from all parts of the country, from individuals, associations of va rious kinds, and from business men, praising the department's effort - to break high food prices by proceedings against the. alleged combination of cold storage dealers. , - Housewives who say they have felt the oppressive hand of high prices in many ways wrote telling, of their in dividual experiences and heads of or- ganizations that have taken an active part in trying to reduce the living cost ' . (Continued, on Page Bight) PHASE NOTABLES TO SEE President Wilson and Cab inet Will Be There MANY THOUSAND SPECTATORS Weatherman Predicts Cloudy Weather and Perhaps a Little Rain Keep Gridiron Covered With Straw Until Game. New York, Nov. 28. With the rival, teams and the advance guard of "spec tators already in . ' quarters for . the . Army-Navy football game here tomor row, this city tonight has taken oh the unfamiliar aspect of a college town on the eve of a big athletic con test . ' The transportation began witir the arrival of the Naval and Military Acad emy elevens, substitutes and coaches, the middies reaching here last night and the West Point cadets this fore noon. Every succeeding train broueht a fresh quota of brilliantly uniformed and gowned humanity, and tonight even the most blase New Yorkers were aware that something unusual was about to happen. Aitnough big college football con tests are not beyond the memory of old inhabitants, the: annual game be tween the two arms of the United States service with its distinguished and uniformed assemblage of specta-' tors is a novelty, While the sailors and soldiers have met upon the grid iron 17 times since 1890, New York never has been the scene of the game. Local noteis took on new plctures- queness tonight because of the pres ence of Army and Navy, officers, squads of West Point cadets and An napolis middies. Tables were at va premium in tne . leading' restaurants and : several . of the more pretentious hotels reported their capacity -accommodations booked until Sunday. . - President -Wilson, who. will; witness 'J the eame with' members of ,- his: fain--" ' ilvand cabinet-. arrived, this-: evenmsr ; ' ' ,1 menus. uuring tne game ne will 01- vide, :0iisVtim:e ally betweeti the Army and Navy, sides. . ' ,. . : Prominent Soxholdtra. In addition to. the chief executive. there will be many prominent boxhold ers. - A partial list includes the following:-, .Vice President Marshall, Sec retary of State Bryan, Secretary of War, Garrison, Secretary of. Treasury McAdoo, Secretary of Commerce Red field, , Attorney General McReynolds. George Dewey, Major General Leonard Wood, Major General. Thomas H. Bar ry, Rear Admirals Charles D. Sigsbee, R. B. Bradford, J, A. Rogers, W. N. Little, Richard wainwwght, T. - B. Howard and W. H. Brownson; Briga dier General A. L. Mills, Speaker Champ Clark, United States Senators Elihu Root and James A. O'Gorman, of New York;. Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts: Thomas B. Catron. New Mexico; Ollie James, Kentucky; N. P. Bryan, Florida; W. J. Stone, Missouri: H. A. Dupont, Delaware,; and N. Miles Poindexter. Washington: - Governor Goldsborough, of Maryland i John .D.- Archbold, General Horace Porter, Dr.. John .Gjier Hlbbeh, presi dent of Princeton university; Thomas ' Ai'Edisoh and others. ' ... - . , IlAU rthat is , heeded to make the 18th ., game -oeiwetjat Lutrtwu- twaueui; , ciwv-. r ens notable, both from the point of a . record assembly and spectacular play, isjavorabie weatner-. un tnis point the local weather . man has assumed ' ' a racner uuuiuud aiuuun.- nw ouit- tion calls for : cloudy and unsettled atmospheric conditions. A thick coat ing of straw protects the gridiron, to- '. night and will, not.' be-removed until noon tomorrow.. -- -. : ; -' Both teams visited the Polo Grounds . today for final practice. The work out was secret in both cases. The coaches, stated that all the , players weer . m ' condition for the hard game, but rev fused -to express any opinion on the. outcome. The gridirofi was pronounc ed fast and suitable for the open play ; which each eleven is likely to use. Navy Team is Favorite. Waeerine on the result of the game finds the Navy team 10 to 7. favorite. The demand for tickets continues to increase. Every available root ot.,- space that will bold a seat nas oeen utilized and as a result close to 45,-. 000 persons will witness .the game. Very few tickets have reached the hands of speculators and these aro held at prohibitive prices. - Twenty and twenty-five dollars each' is the rate quoted, for coupons vof three dollar value, yet the speculators fqund eager y . customers at these figures. , : ' An army aeroplane, decorated , witn army flags " may be . seen above the game between West Point and Annap olis tomorrow. Sergt. Samuel Katz man, of the artillery cbrps,' at West Point, said tonight ne, nau receivea permission from the military and foot- oan .auinormes o .. ,jukw. w uisuv Katiman sald'he would start from Governor's Island. . . : ; ' The probable lme-up.ror tne game . follows: . : , ::: . ::-. . . .- 1 . Army. Position. - , . ' Navy. Mark . .". .'. . . LB 1. Ingram Wynne . ..LT Ralston . Howe .Perry Huston ..... McEwan Jones v. .. . . Weyand .... Merrill, A. T Pritchard . . Hoge (C.) . . Hodgson Benedict- .v. C 0 1 . f ja ; . . . Vaughah RT .RE.;. "Gilchrist (C.) .QB.v:. . : Nichols . LH : -". : . T; . McReavy .RH.;;w:. Failing FB: . i. . .Harrison Officials Referee,' W: ; Langf ord, of m-l-l J Hn A CfVl'amA ' Af VOlO head linesttian, C. Marshall, of Har vard ;-. time of qjuarters, 15 minutes. n Nice,', France, Nov. " 28. A naval rifle team from - the American war- ships was-beaten by 138 points today " in a match against a. team from the crack Nice Rifle Club. - S J ,- : :- r-. '.-1.
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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