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i '':i.y-. .""' .'.0' THE WEATHER. S AKT A CIiAUS Local rains Thursaay; Friday cloudy. - : Is In hldlr Just ftrand the earner. It's up to roa to tip the peoxAe off thai bo will man your atom neflaquarters. xoo a talk to 15,000 of tnem ttaronsh The Star. WHOIiE NXTMBEB 13,510 . . WMaT fr 1 1 TrTTTi W SiimR!5e vS-J FTHf A TON V vx-,vrv o. - WILMINGTON N. C., TB URSDAYjMO - " - ) ' :. - I . - ' . . ' ' ' ' "' I ,l .- . . -!. . 11 FEDERALS PIJ0 CAMPAIGN BEGUN HYSTERIA' CRIERS DIFFICULT iUIER VIRGINIA CITIES TAKE W$mi REUNITE PARTY ARE DENOUNCED i HAS M WED fIGHTIHG INjVAIN Rebels Ready to Begin Act ive Campaign Southward. REASONS FOR EVACUATION Quietude Reigns Supreme at Capital City Fignting Around Tampico Has Ceased Altogether - Huerta Confident. Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico, Decern ber 17. "Unless present plans are changed, and I see no reason why they should be, the Federal army will leave Ojinaga within a few days to march on Chihuahua." y General Salvador Mercado, comman der-in-chief of the Federal army o the north, made this assertion in his camp here today. - He said Ojinaga will be evacuated. -The commander's statement - was given without the usual reservation attached to military plans. "We came here to replenish our provision train and communicate with "the War De partment at Mexico City, General Mercado continued . "Our orders sare to attack the rebels. There seems to be little prospect of a battle here, for the rebels have not yet appeared in large numbers in this city. I never beueved Villa s troops Would be sent against Ojinaga for we were ready to meet them with : 5,00 en and me vat teries of artillery."- General Mercado - would not com ment on the reason for his evacuation of Chihuahua, except to say that his flight to the border was to enable him to communicate with Mexico City. In Chihuahua he had no way of obtain-' ing orders or money for the troops. Should Mercado attack or surround Chihuahua where General Francisco Villa and the main, body of rebels is fortified he would check any rebel ac tivity toward Torreon, directly south. Federal officers had information that Federal troops, also were moving - to ward Chihuahua from Torreon. Juarez, : Dec; ; 17 .-Despite General Mercado's- statement : at Ojinaga- that the Federals would, attempt to re-bap-ture Chihuahnar" General,,;Benavides,. rebel commander at Juarez, said today that the rebels were preparing for anr active campaign southward. - "It was General Villa's intention af ter reaching , Chihuahua to carry , the campaign southward and that inten tion has not been abandoned," General Benavides said. 'Already 2,000 rebels are near Ojinaga. If the Federals at tempt to march from the border they will be attacked."" That he does not intend to restore the property of foreigners who partici pated in the revolution and that he considers the expelled Spaniards' as having so participated was the justi fication given by General Villa for confiscating property : in Chihuahua. He said that in expelling the Spaniards in a body he was acting according to the position taken by General Car ranza, with whom he was in full ac cord. ADMINISTRATION RELIEVED. By Reassurance as to Safety of Ameri cans at Chihuahua. Washington, Dec. 17. Reassurance as to the safety of "Americans in Chi huahua conveyed -today by Consul Letcher immediately : upon the re-opening of telegraphic - communication between that city and El Paso, came as a relief to the administration here. Washington officials had believed that the stories emanating from refugees and Federal partisans to the effect that Americans and other foreigners in Chihuahua were subjected to gross mistreatment were without founda tion, but in the absence ot official in formation it had been impossible -to convey definite assurance to the many anxious inquirers., alarmed for the safety of relatives and friends. No Reply from Villa. So far, Consul Letcher has forward ed to the State Department no reply from Gen. Villa to its representations regarding the treatment of the Span ish residents of Chihuahua, but it is assumed that the consul has found it difficult to communicate quickly with the rebel general owing to his military activity. Little doubt is felt that Gen. Villa will heed the admonition of the department. In . this connection dej partment officials . deprecate the dem onstrations m favor of Huerta which are said to have - been made by the Spanish element on the American siae of the border. V;:; ONLY SPANIARDS EXPELLED. Villa Denies That Other Foreigners Were Molested In. Chihuahua Hermosillo, Sonora; Dec. 17. Gen. Francisco Villa in a 'lOng- report ' re ceived here today by Gen. Cartanza, denied that any ' foreigners were mo lested in Chihuahua cit- with the ex ception of the Spaniards, who were expelled. Villa suggested that Chi huahua City be made i ual provi: sional capital. - . ' "The foreign consuls .. asked .' for guarantees ror their- countrymen and these were given in full for all except Spanish," Gen. Villa said in his re port. . . . "These, as you ; know, almost en tirely have taken an undue part in the internal struggle of our country, and have put themselves always against the cause of the people, of whom we are the defenders." : Presidential Decree. Mexico City, Dec. 17. A Presiden tial decree making . the' State bank notes legal tender throughout the re public, a guarantee fund to be sub scribed by the State banks and deposi ted in the National Bank and finally, a government guarantee of the bank notes, is the programme, decided upon by a committee of five bankers, repre senting -the National, the Bank of London and Mexico, and two or three other concerns, which met this after- ( Continued on Page Eight) - ' I Committee Concluded Labors for Reform in Party REPRESENTATION CHANGED Southern Vote in National Convention is Trimmed XJIose North Caro lina Loses Three, While ; Others Lose More. Washington, Dec. 17 The Repub lican National committee tonight con eluded its labor for reform in party procedure, and launched its campaign for a reunion of warring elements, by adopting , a resolution providing for a radical change in the. basis ot representation in National nominat ing conventions which would reduce the quota of Southern States from 33 to 16 per cent of the convention s total. - The action of the committee criti cised in . vigorous terms by several of its members but made - unanimous before adjournment, must be indors ed by States entitled to cast a major ity of votes In the electoral college beiore it becomes party law. The committee -appointed a sub-committee 01 tnree; consisting of Charles ts Warren, of Michigan; Senator Borah, of Idaho, and Governor Hatfield, of west ? Virginia, to prepare an-address to the States -urging, immediate rati neation of the proposal. TCTs address will do drawn- up shortly- alter the unnstmas holidays and leading mem bers of the-, committee - expressed the hope tonight that it would be met by early action. . - Approval by the States will insure a call from- the National committee for the National "convention of 1916, along the lines laid down today. The re-organization plan adopted came as a compromise which reflect ed the views of many committeemen that Southern representation should be reduced, but nor brought to the vanishing point. - The resolution reads as follows: - - Confident that .the action of this relmBiittee, representing i -as it"- does, pracuc&uy- toe maajuxnava sentimeia of the Republican electors, of the States, will , be , ratified -by the Repub lican, electors' of the-states, ' Be It resolved, That this commit tee shall issue a call tor tne -National convention to be held in the year 1916, to nominate candidates for Pres ident and: Vice President in accord ance with the following basis of pro portion : , Four Delegates to a State. ".Each State shall be entitled in such convention to four delegates at large; one delegate at large for each representative in Congress at large from any State, one delegate from each congressional district, an addi tional - delegate from each congres sional district in which the Vote either for Republican Presidential electors in 1908, or -for the Republican candi date for Congress in l-x-, shall have been not less than 7,500 and tnat ror each, delegate chosen, an alternate delegate shall be chosen in the same manner and at the same time to act in the absence of the delegate. 'Provided, however, that the above basis of representation shall not be made the basis of the call -for the Na tional convention to be held in the year 1916, unless . prior to. January. 1, 1915. i Republican State conventions held under. the laws of the. States,: or called by the Republican State com mittees of the states in such numoer of States as are entitled to cast a ma jority of the votes in the present elec toral college, shall ratify, the. action of this committee in respect to deter mining this basis of representation." The i vote on tne resolution was as follows : - ri Aye : Arkansas, California, Colorado. Connecticut. Delaware. Dis trict of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, In diana, ; Iowa, Kansas, Liouisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massochusetts, Michigan. Minnesota. Missouri. Mon tana. Nevada. iew Hampshire. New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, New York. North Dakota, unio, UKia- homa, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah.. Vermont. Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin 38. - Nay: Alaoama, tieorgia, Mississip pi. Nebraska. South Dakota, Texas, Virginia 7. - The Votes Trimmed. According- to figures submitted by the sub-committee, the new plan would reduce the total number of delegates from 1,083, as in 1912, to 993. Under it' these States would lose delegates: Alabama 9: Arkansas 3: Florida 4: Georgia 10; Illinois 2; Kentucky 1; Louisiana 7; Mississippi 8; New York (Continued onPage Eight.) TO EXAMINE HARRY THAW Experts to Say Whether It is Safe to Turn Him Loose Under Bail While Awaiting Trial. Concord N. H., Dec. 17. A commis sion to" examine Harry K. Thaw, to determine ; whether his liberty under bail would be dangerous to public safe ty was announced in a rescript is sued by Judge Aldrich in "Federal Court today. The commission is to consist of-Frank S. Streeter, Concord; Dr. Morton Prince, Boston; Dr. George A. Blumer, Providence R. I., and Dr. Charles P. Bancroft, Concord. T In the rescript, which is eta "Thaw's application for admission to bail under (Continued on Page Eight.) In Address to North Carolina Society of New York BY NAVY SECRETARY DANIELS He Says This So-called "Hysteria" Keeps Party Pledges and Makes Protection-Built Wealth :? ' 1 Pay Income Tax. New York, Dec. 17. "Reactionaries who think to weaken 4 the advocacy of progressive measures by declaring that they are the products of 'hys-. teria'," .were roundly denounced, here tonight by Secretary Daniels, of the Navy, in. an address at the dinner of the North Carolina Society of New YorK. ' V "A few days ago," Mr. Daniels said,' "a distinguished educator trom a Southern &tate in a speech in New York declared, that such new and pro gressive measures as the initiative and referendum were revolutionary. Another distinguished authority, a statesman and an educator, referred to certain modern American political doctrines as 'wild theories which common sense- and wise experience demand be rejected 'as the result of hysteria. . The Real Trouble. "The real trouble is that this so- called 'hysteria' hurtfe. It keeps party pledges, it does not take from labor the - bread it earns, it makes protec- -tion-Duiit weaiin pay income tax. it elects Senators direct from the peo ple. - - "They call it hysteria, because it means- we can have no more senators from the New York Central Raailroad, no more senators from the Southern Express Company; no more senators trom the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad; no more senators from the Standard Oil Trust, "They call it hysteria because it prevents the classes from exploiting the masses, and brings the govern ment DacK.to tne people. Alter au, the real hystericals are not the-people who stand upon the house tops and cry for reform but the people. who are guardla'g - special ;- privileges and. -' are seeing tne casues ount by privilege tumble down about thair heads. '"Who Hysteria Victims Are. "No, gentlemen, continued the Secretary, "the victims of hysteria are not the forward looking, promise keeping reformers, who quietly con vince the people that this New Way, this gospel of progressive statesman ship is best for the country, but your hysterical man is that incarnate ex clamation point of self-intoxicated patriotism who madly waves the Stars and Stripes with one hand and grips his rebate-provided, protection- fostered v. wealth with the other, and bewails an alleged tendency to put a period to class legislation; who wild ly proclaims that we are turning away rrom those rundamentai principles- through which we have come to our present high state. "Legislators in the recent past have been the favorites of great cor porations. They have felt a compel ling power from 'higher up.' The im personal . element - in the situation made It hard to cure, but at last the axe has been laid at the root of the tree, and the people have demanded that all this must be changed. How? By legalized primaries, even for; Pres ident, : by pure food laws, by an in come tax, by-a lower tariff,- by laws to protect seamen, by regulation of trusts, by the abolition of interlock ing directorates and rebates, etc. Tariff and Currency Bill. . "Take the tariff. The men who re vised it were not hysterical. They used figures and facts. They were painstaking and scientific. And what was the answer? Tne beneficiaries of protection, the infant industries, gray and hoary with age. and obese from their long pull at the pap bot tle, cried out: 'lou are going to im poverish our country.' .Four months under the new tariff have passed, and the report of Secretary of Gommerce Redfield declares that 'the flooding of our markets with the cheap wares or Europe nas not happened,' as pre dicted and America's foreign trade is still evidencing a healthy growth. "The latest exhibition of hysteria is the effort to prevent the passage, of the currency bill. It is well known by everybody that this bill is certain to become a law substantially as now framed, and the principal features of it are as good as upon the statute books, and yet those who would de stroy confidence in the American gov ernment and its ability to control its finances dub as hysteria the effort to pasg a long-needed currency reform, promised for years but never until now answered." v GETS "DIVINE INSPIRATION" To Take the Stand in ,His Own De fense But inspiration;-Did Not .. Extend to His Lawyers. New York, Dec. 17. Hans Schmidt, on trial as slayer of Anna Aumuller, today notified his .counsel that he was under a "divine inspiration" to taite the witness stand and tell his story in his own way. The inspiration did not extend to his lawyers. Mrs. Elizabeth Schadlgr, who came here from Germany to testify that Schmidt ' had been insane for years. was cross examined today. Her story was practically" unchanged. There : were introduced depositions of Carl i Schmidt, brother of the ac cused and of Katherine Schmidt, a cousin, both of Germany. They testi fied as tot Schmidt's marked eccen- (Contlnued on Page Eight) To Be Settled By Attorney General McKeynolds REGARDING PJ1AHA ROAD Is Panama Railroad Under Govern ment Control or isit Owned and Operated by a Pjiyate Com pany Employes. .1 ' 4r Washington;, Dec.p 17.- Secretary Garrison today askeqK Attorney Gen eral McReynolds to rile on the ques tion whether John Bujfke, manager of the f Panama railway tcommissary de partment, whose transactions are uh- I er investigation, V i. a government corporation. '-Upon tie attorney gen eral's opinion wtHl. depend the action of the govermnent ai- the conclusion of an inquiry into a cfiarge, that Burke has received" gifts ' r connnissions from persons selling Supplies to the canal commissary department. Offi cials say that nothings- in the investi gation thus far .has indicated any loss to the government. If Burke is a goveiiunent employe, the government mightproceed against him criminally, othervjfise the only re course would be -to Proceed civilly to recover for the PanaAa: railroad any L money Burke receivedl unlawfully. The Department or justice aireaay has ruled that Panaaa-railroad em ployes are not frr the 'government em ploy. Attorney General Wickersham held this in an. pinioii deciding that employes were -', not Entitled;, to be brought under the government eight hour working day It 4??as pointed out that the Panaana railroad is a private corporation, chatterediunder the laws of New York, although the - United states holds themajo y of the stock War Department o is, including officers of the Pana a canal com- mission in Washingtf pressed deep regret t the canal zone: shoul with .a financial scand 1, today ex- at any one. m be connected The- point- ed out that millions hajir been disburs ed and the greatrvwaUjgati-ix111- heen almost' completed Hritbout a breath of financial irregularity. Details of the investigation are be ing withheld, officials declaring their disclosure at the -present time might defeat the purpose of the inquiry. At the canal commission's office, how ever, it was admitted officially that for the last six months the investiga tion inquiry has ' been in progress based upon charges preferred by Chas. R. Walker, a former subordinate of Burke's in the commissary depart ment, alleging, that his superior offi cer was demanding and receiving large commissions from persons hold ing supply contracts. Also it was al leged that Burke had awarded con tracts to the Colon Import & Export Co., in which he was a stockholder and that he had profited at least ?50, 000 from his operations. His salary was $4,500 a year. Several important contracts were placed in Europe.. Burke on The Square. Colon, Dec. 17. Lieut. Col. Eugene T. Wilson, chief subsistence oscer for the Panama Canal commission, and head of the department under which John E. Burke is employed as manager of the canal commissary de partment, today characterized as ab solutely untrue the intimation that Burke had profited by the placing of contracts for supplies. 1 Rumors to this effect were current on the Isthmus two months ago, but investigation showed they were with out foundation, .according to.. Lieut. CoL Wilson. Mr Burke is in the United States on a vacation. . Burke Issues Denial. Indianapolis, Dec. 17. John Burke here this afternoon - denied he had ever received money from any source other' than his salary while connect ed with the Panama commissary de partment. There is not a word of truth in (Contimued en Page. Bigat:) OU T LINES Postoffice money orders bought by foreigners In New York to be sent back to the old countries for Christ mas amounted to over $7,000,000. Secretary Daniels delivered an ad dress before the North Carolina Club in New YorkCity last night. The Federals m Mexico are plan ning to retake . Chihuahua city while the rebels are planning a more ex tensive campaign 'southward. - Huerta has issued an oroer maKing ail s&tate bank notes National monev.. : Democratic leaders in the Senate are confident that a "vote on currency will be reached by -Friday nighk,;They anticipate having the bill ready for the President's signature by Christmas- The Republican National committee changed the basis of representation so that the -Southern States lose quite a number of votes in the convention of . that party. North Carolina -loses three votes. The Farmers . Union of North Caro line are holding their winter meeting this week. Hans' Schmidt, on trial for murder in New York, told his lawyers that he had a "divine inspiration" to take the stand in -his own defense. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion's, hearing of the North Carolina Interstate freight rate v matter at Greensboro will close today. Governor Crale will be back in his office in Raleigh Saturday. His health has greatly improved under ; treat ment at Hot Springs, he says. New York -markets: Money on call steady. 3 1-4 to 3 1-2 per cent: rul ing: rate 3 1-2; closing 3 1-4 to 3 1-2. Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands 12.90; middling gulf 13.15; no 1 sales. Wheat steady; No. 2 red 1.00 to 1.01.' Corn firm 77 3-4.. -.Flour slow. ; Rosin quiet. - Turpentine quiet. . Commission Will Permit the Rates to go Into Effect IS RELIEF AT GREENSBORO Chairman Clark Will Close Case To daySeveral Important Wit nesses Examined Yesterday With Carolina. (Special Star Correspondence.) Greensboro, N. C, JDec. 17. To day's session of the hearing of the pe tition of the North Carolina carriers to be permitted by the Inter-State Commerce Commission - to be put inta effect- the proposed compromise freight rates, was featured by the ex amination of Mr. J. L. Graham, con- ceded to be the best rate man in the State and connected with the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, at Winston-Salem: He made a good witness under! the examination of Attorney General Bickett for the State," Mr. Moore, for the carriers, and Mr. James, for the intervening Virginia cities. ' - Clerk A; J. Maxwell was recalled at the opening of the morning session to testify as to the comparative amount of business of the carriers in North Carolina and other States in which '.they operate. It was shown that North Carolina has more freight business with the three big carriers, the Southern Seaboard and Coast Line, than any other State. Other witnesses were examined during the day. '. - Will Close Case Today. Chairman ; Edgar E . Clark, who is presiding1 over the hearing, announc ed that he would give the carriers, the Corporation Commission and the Vir ginia cities ' until tomorrow nisht to -offer testimony and he will then close the case. The evidence is being taken in shorthand, and after it is transcrib ed the commission as a whole will take up the case", and enter its -order.- " . It Lis confidentlylelieved . that.the.'Com? mission will .permit the; rates '-to go into effect. r - :. . . - . Only Virginia Cities Object. - Although there are some discrimi nations in favor of parts of North Car olina and against other sections, there is no objection being made by North. Carolina cities to the compromise. It is only Virginia cities that are object ing. Their part in the matter is be ing generally resented. They have endeavored to prejudice 'the commis sion against North Carolina by show ing criticisms of the Inter-State Com merce Commission, but Chairman Clark said the criticisms would not be resented by the commission and would not affect the case. Another significant statement of the chairman was to the effect that the commission was inclined to approve agreements between carriers and shippers and they desired to encourage settlements of controversies. Railroads With North Carolina. Some misinformed people are try ing to create the impression that the (Continued On Page Eight.) In Support of Godwin For Re-Election. He So Announces After a Conference With Sixth District Congress man, Who He Thinks is Invincible. (Special Star Telegram.)., Washington, D. C, Dec. 17. Mr. J . B . Underwood, of Fayette ville, to day denied that he would be a candi date for Congress against Congress man Godwin. Mr. Underwood confer red with both Senator Simmons and Representative Godwin and later told newspaper men that he would ; sup1 port Godwin for re-election -and that he did not believe any one could beat him -for, the nomination: It has been understood here that Underwood was behind a movement to bring out a candidate against Godwin, even if he had to run himself. But the Fayette ville man denies this and is going to support the Sixth district- Congress man for another term. "Big Four" Get Reprieve. On the eve of his departure from Washington for a vacation of a week or ten days, Attorney General McRey nolds ' stated that he had hot made any recommendations for Democratic appointees to succeed Holton, Sea well, Dockery and Logan, and would not do so until his return to Washing ton. ; This course, if followed out, means that the Republicans will hold office 'until after the first of January. It is understood that the delay Is be cause of the opposition to the appoint ment of Hammer and the unwilling ness of the department to make a change in the East until he settles the Western controversy. E. C. Duncan Talks.1 Republican National Committeeman E. C. Duncan told the committee 'to day that North Carolina . Republicans had no terrors or tne representation basis which .reduces Southern repre sentation at National conventions. : "Without outside interference," said Mr. Duncan, "North Carolina Republicans- will go to the next National con vention with a strong .delegation." , P. R. A. D W DO T POSTAL SERVICE IS SELF SUPPORTING Government Ownership of Telephone-Telegraph , ADVOCATED BY MR. BURLESON Annual Report of Postmaster General - Featured by Sweeping Declara tion for Government Ownership. Washington, D. C, Dec. 17. A declaration in favor of the principle of government ownership of telephone and telegraph lines and an assertion that the postal service now "is self supporting for the first time since 1883, are features of the annual report of Postmaster General Burleson, trans mitted today to Congress. Concerning the acquisition of tele phone and -telegraph lines, Postmaster General: Burleson says that the gov ernment has demonstrated its capacity to conduct public utilities, and, from Ms present information, he is inclined clearly to the taking over by the Postoffice Department of the telegraph lines , and, possibly, also, ot the teie- pxione lines. Discussing that the post master general says: "A. study of the constitutional pur poses of the postal establishment leads to. the conviction that the Postoffice Department should have control over all means of the communication of in telligence. The first telegraph line in this country was maintained and ope rated as a part of the postal service and it is to be regretted that Congress saw fit to relihauish this facility to pri vate enterprise. The monopolistic na ture of the telegraph business maKes it of, vital importance to the people that it be conducted by unselfish in terests, and this can be accomplished only through government ownersnip. Evidence of Ultimate Policy. "The act of July 24th,; 18G6, provid ing for the government acquisition of the telegraph lines upon payment of an appraised valuation and the; act of 1902 directing : tne postmaster gen umI ''n rpTwvrt. -to Con cress the Prob able cost of connecting;' a tegraph and telephone system 'with tne postal service by some feasible plan.'are evidences of the policy of this gov ernment ultimately to acquire ana operate these electrical means of com munication as postal facilities, as is done by all the principal Nations, the United States alone excepted. ; Financial Operations. Postmaster General Burleson pre sents an elaborate statement of the financial operations of the Postoffice Department, including a discussion of the methods of bookkeeping, which he has changed. General Financial Policy. As to his general financial policy Postmaster General Burleson says: "The dominant policy of the pres ent administration will be to conduct the postal service for the convenience nf the nublic and not for profits. Its nntrnllinfir tmroose will be to pro mote efficiency by tne complete stand ardization of the service, wnicn win ihA attained py narmomsuns eumu ment, adjusting the personnel, and se (Continued on Page Eight.) DEBAIEIN CONGRESS Over Proposed Ownership of Alaska Railroads. Government May Build Several Hun dred Miles of Road From the Coast to Inland Coal Fields. Washington, Dec. 17. Spirited de bate in the House today marked the beginning of consideration of the mil for a srovernment-owned railway in Alaska. Advocates of the measure de scribed at length the project to ouna "7Q5 milii nf railrnnH frnm the .South- iyu aiaxk, v. a-r ynaet nf Alaska tn the rifm Coal fields in the' interior. Its opponents argued that the cost would be much greater than the territories commit tee had estimated and "the game was not worth the candle." The debate is to be resumed next Worinoairiav linlPRS CYmETRSS has ad- journed for the Christmas holidays in the meantime and the Democrats in charge of . the bill expect a vote with out delay. . Representative Houston, of Tennes varm9Ti nf the territories com- vaiw v " ; , miffaa ont PonrespntMlVfi TjGnroOt. Of Wisconsin, led the fight for the meas ure. Mr. Houston saia a Donu issue ui or nnn nnn wnnlrt -meet the post, of the vTnri'arairfne-. T? enresentative Lenroot (AlAUV - , declared that Alaska's present rail roads-were dominatea Dy iub hu-uiicu Guggenheim interests. - GOVERNOR CRAIG WILL BE IN RALEIGH SATURDAY. Has Greatly Improved Through Treat ment at Hot Springs. - . 1 (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh. N. C, . Dec. 17. Governor Craig writes from Hot Springs, Ark., that he will be in the executive office nere oaturaay ot iuis wees, to ie sume the reigns of State government, and that he has very greatly improv ed through the special treatment for rheumatism received at Hot Springs. Lieut. Gov. Daughtrldge will be here as acting governor until Govern or Craig returns, but he is declining tO consider tne general run or appli cations for pardons or transact any business that can well . . wait tor the return of Governor Craig. VOTE BY FRIDAY NIGHT Underwood in Conference With Senate Leaders DEMOCRATS III SHORT CAUCUS Bill Will be Completed All Except the, , Signature of Rresldent Before Christmas Holidays Big Work Ahead. Washington, Dec. ; 17, An agree ment to vote on the final passage of, t ' ;J the administration currency bill "oa the legislative day of-Friday, Decern- - ber 19th," was reached in the Senate 'ii late today. The agreement provides' v. that debate tomorrow and Friday shall . - ' be limited to 15 minutes. for each Sen- 1 f ator upon each amendment or;;upoa " . l! the bill. itself.': 'txr-'y; While the executive day; may -run M' over into Saturday, it is the expecta tion of Senate leaders-that the bill will be passed before midnight Friday night. s If important amendments, are pend ing at that time, however, a recess mav be taken until Sat.urdav mornlnsr. Democratic Trader TTndarwood ., or 4 the House, was in . conference - with Senate leaders today, 'in preparation for the final stages of 'Congressional action on the currency measure.. It is thought that but two days will be taken for the completion s the bill in the joint conference committee. House leaders have kept : in. close touch with all ' changes made by the Senate, and they, expect President Wilson's signa ture to be attached to. the measure be fore Christmas. The big. task of or ganizing a Federal reserve board; and creating the vast system of -regional banks will then begin. . . The Senate spent today In consider ation of further amendments proposed by Senator Hitchcock', defeating by il to 37 his amendment to extend the guarantee of -bank deposits to .cover . State, banks -.that Joined v the new; sys-' ,"' ' ! tern as well as National . banks .Sen-- this idea,' but. the Democrats wouia . .4 notsupport at. pecauseJt jiadj.notre--ceived the endorsement of the caucus. A motion by Senator.-Hitchcock to increase from 90 days to 180 days the maturity date of paper that could be submitted for. re-discount at the re gional banks, was defeated 39 to 34. Hurried Caucus. The Democrats gathered in a hur- -riedly called conference at 6 o'clock tonight to settle all final differences over the bill, and agree upon amend-' ments. The list of amendments sub mitted to the caucus included many of these proposed by Senator Hitch cock or by Republicans and voted down, and it was said several of these might be "offered tomorrow or Friday by Senator Owen and adopted as part . of the bill. With , the defeat of . the last of the Hitchcock amendments, which is expected early tomorrow, af firmative work on the bill will begin at once. Senator Owen will offer: his bill, endorsed by the Senate Demo cratic caucus as a substitute for. the Glass bill that passed the House. Republican Senators joined Senator v Hitchcock today in a strong fight . against the provision limiting, to 90 days the maturity period of commer- cial paper that might be re-discounted at the proposed new regional reserve brinks - x Senators Crawford, of South Da kota. arid TiTcCumberl of : North ', Da kota, declared it would make it impos sible for country banks Df the West to meet an emergency; and that the . mass of six months' notes of farmers and stock raisers would be valueless in time of panic because, they could jmt be re-discounted. . :;: 'With this 90 pays" provision you are simply creating a bank of big banks," declared Senator Crawford, "a bank to help big banks but for which you assess the little panics to get me capital. j- - , "You say to tne vanoerups ana ine Hepburns and the Morgans and the Rpvnoida. 'come on .with your . snort- ,, term paper and get ithe money;1 but ' you say to the smitns ana tne erownu ' t , and the Jones from the small country " ; districts: 'Go somewhere else with " vour Ions-time farmers' paper; we cannot discount it-" ' Senator Shafroth replied that the limitation against long-term paper hal been settled upon solely to assure the ,. : Federal reserve banks having paper that would be "liquid" and quickly convertible Into cash.- in, time 01 stress. . . . v Last Night's conference. , v . , The Democratic conference tonight Irevised the reserve section, which has ' . - een the target for numerous attacKs f ';-.- during the Senate debate. The recur- - ; red gold reserve behind the new cir- -culating notes was increased from 35 per cent. toMO per cent., with. a tax of one per cent, on aepieuon ut wb resprvn down to 22 1-2 per cent. An attempt to fix an arbitrary limit on the amount of notes to be issued failed. v ' j Other amendments adopted provid- . . ed for the use of a Dart of the surplus f earnings of the regional banks for . building up the gold reserve for' an r . the compensation' of the members of the Federal reserve board $10,000 to $12,000 as provided in, tne witchenck amendment, and that all . the member banks must receive the . 4 proposed new notes at par was ap- r ' proved. . '" - ; - The conference decided to remodel aoftinn 8. nrovidine for the entrance . ' of State banks and trust companies into the new system and vote in favor- . . of a provision whereby regional banks would be required to keep a fund In tact In the treasury to provide for the redemption of outstanding notes. All these changes, with 'several other a minor amendments, were referred to the Democrats of the banking commit- . tee to be framed in detail. The con ference took no action ' on the guar- (Continued on Page Eight.) 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Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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