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WILMINGTON
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THE WEATHER.
HOME HUNTERS,
Opportunity hunters, Servant hnntera
tranters of all the "things of daily life
can find them through tho Business Xy
cals.
Fair Thursday and Friday.
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O'GORMAWS
THE
Meeting Called for Nex
day bv Chairman to
Consider Measure.
OWEN AT WHITE HOUSE
Oklahoma Senator Confers With Pres
ident Wilson Delay by the Com
mittee Will Mot be Tol
erated. Washington, April 1. The adminis
tration bill to .repeal tolls exemption
tor American ships in the Panama
canal, which passed the House yes
terday amid spectacular scenes,
reached the Senate "today and was re
ferred promptly .to the committee on
inter-oceanic canals without debate.
Senator O'Gorman; chairman of the
Canals committee, who is marshaling
Iie anti-administration forced, an
nounced definitely tonight that he
would call a-meeting of the commit
tee tor next Tuesday. - Until that time
no formal consideration of the repeal
measure or proposed amendments can
develop. Although friends of the Pres
ident had hoped to have the Canals
committee, meet earlier, they decided
to make no effort to induce Senator
O'Gorman to change his plans. They
will insist, howSver, upon action with
in reasonable time after the commit
tee gets down to work.
Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, ma
jority member of the "committee, who
will lead the fight in, committee for
the administration, visited the White
House early in the day and conferred
with the President. Later he made
the emphatic declaration that friends
of the repeal bill would not submit
to unnecessary delay, in preliminary
consideration of the bill and flatly de
clared that the gauntlet! of committee
discharge would be hurled rshould an
attempt be made to-impede the prog
ress of the measure. .
That some members of the commit
tee who oppose exemption repeal de
sire to have i public hearings on the
bill was apparent later todays but ad
ministration supporters insisted , that
such was entirely unnecessary -and
that there could be no other - reason
fcr them except . deliheratelyio cause
delay. -"j. .
No Public Hearings! ;F
"Public hearings cm this issue '' are
unnecessary,"' said Senator '"Owen to
day, "and would unnecessarily pro
long this controversy, which is a clean
cut issue and thoroughly understood
by every Senator.- We are entitled to
get away from Congress early-this
time, and intend ttf ao it if possible."
Senator O'Gorman has said 'repeat
edly there , would be no unnecessary
delay in the committee in considering
the bill, but it is expected that re
quests willbe made of him to grant
hearings.
On this the committee may be forc
ed to act and it would be considered
as a test on thereal issue. Just how
the committee stands is uncertain,
both sides claiming a majority of one.
An unfavorable report on the bill
would be followed by a minority re
port and this would bring the contro
versy before the Senate on a motion
to adopt the minority report.
Many complications are possible in
the situation even before the commit
tee because there are half a dozen
b; Is pertaining to the tolls question
now before i the: committee. . That
there will be-' a persistent effort made
to amend the repeal bill; as. it passed
the House is certain, but friends of
the President declare that nothing but
flat repeal of the toll exemption will
be accented. In suonort .of this they
claim a safe majority. Wany polls of J
u;e senate nave oeen taKen,. demo
crats and Republicans included but
they have been ' incomplete. Esti
mates of the majority in favor of the
repeal vary from two to 24. ?, -.
Resolution Introduced.
Today Senator Norris, of Nebraska,
introduced a resolution which, would
provide for arbitration of the treaty
dispute in the tolls controversy and
Senator Poindexter submitted anoth
er to provide for postponement of con
sideration of the tolls issue until Pres
ident Wilson submits details, in confi
dence if he chooses, as to foreign re
lations to be affected oy toll exemp
tion repeal. No action was taken on.
either resolution.
The corrected count of the vote in
the House yesterday repealing the ex
emption clause as announced in the
Congressional Record today is 247 for
Jthe repeal and 162 against it a ma
jority of 85 for the administration. The
count as announced last night . was
itil votes against it. The name of
Representative Dyer, Republican,, of
St. Louis, who voted against the re
peal, was omitted in the list.
The President today had no com-,
rnent to make on the result in the
House, but let it be known that he
cherished no ill feeling toward those
'vno, expressing their convictibns, op
Posed the repeal. There was no comi
ment made on the speech of Speaker
Clark. . . j.,
The resolution introduced by Sena
tor Poindexter, follows :
"Resolved by the Senate that the
President is hereby- respectfully , re
quested to inform the Senate, in con
"oence, if he so desires, what are the
unnamed matters of 'nearer iconse
'i ience of greater delicacy' referred
ip m his message, .and resolved fur
ther, that action oh the "bill for the
repeal of the tolls exemption clause
ot the Panama Canal Act, and all con
hl tlon thereof by the Senate or
oy the Senate, committee on inter
?Xfaiiic.f;anals be deferred until 'the
information called for by this resqlu-.
"on can be obtained."
J11! P.reamble .Senator Poindexter
sted tpat thery action was -based
on an admission- hv thaDru;
rieh? ?o the" Uned;:; States had the
llnt tO eXemn-t Onastwioa etiinnlnV
enPf.tt-i coastwise shipping,
BriHoir statement Iri ' writing of the
, foreign jninister that ; rfany
teainai nrovisinna- , of
Pn,.-"7 . vxbiWub . ine . nay
COMMITTEE
REPEAL BILL
100 INSISTENT
Still Stands for Gouverneur
for Collector.
While Mr. Simmons is Equally Insist
ent Upon the Appointment of
Col. Taylor Rabbit's Foot
for the President.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Washington, I. C, April 1. At a
conference between Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo and Senator Sim
mons today the question of who shall
be appointed . collector of customs for
the port of Wilmington was discussed
at great length. It developed that Mr.
McAdoo was still strongly in favor of
the" appointment .of his personal
friend, M. F. H. Gouverneur, and that
Senator Simmons was equally as in
sistent upon the naming of his choice,
Col. Walker Taylor, whom he had al
ready recommended for the job.
Senator Simmons told the Secretary
that he would not even listen to the
discussion of any other man for Col
lector Keith's job; that Col. Taylor
was his choice and was fitted in every
way to fill the office to the "satisfac
tion of every one. The senior -Senator
explained to Mr. McAdoo that the ap
pointment of a collector at Wilming
ton was his patronage and that he
had, after careful consideration, de
cided that Col. Taylor should have
the place.
McAdoo Insists.
On the other hand, Mr. McAdoo
told Mr. Simmons that Gouverneur
was the man whom he wanted to have
the job. . He said he was a personal
friend to Mr. Gouverneur, and had a
personal interest in seeing him ap
pointed. Mr. Simmons could not be
convinced, however, that Gouverneur
should succeed Keith and the senior
Senator left the Treasury Department
under -the impression that Taylor
would- certainly get the place. He
gave out an interview tonight in which
he declared there was not the slight
est doubt about Col. Taylor's being
appointed-v' v : 'r r -tf -
CoL Taylor will he in Washington
in. a few days and-uwillv-be presented
to Mr. McAdoo. V - :
-v.- State Certain of Road Money.
Senator Simmons paid another vis-'
it ': to the Postoffice Department and
when he left stated that he had se
cured a definite promise" that the $20,-000-
Federal road money which had
been .withdrawn from the State would
again be placed at the disposal of Gov
ernor Craig. " It is now believed that
the - -Mocksville-Statesville highway
will be designated ana part, if not all,
of ' this, appropriation, used on this
road.
John F. Broughton, of Garner',' the
man who stood the highest examina
tion for the postmastership at his
home town, was here today. (Brough
ton declared that nearly every one in
the State is deligjited over President
Wjilson's toll victory.
Rabbit's Foot for Wilson.
Representative Godwin has received
a letter from Robert Tatum, of Ran
kin, in which a rabbit's foot was in-
(Continued on Page Two.)
COMMISSION REPORTS TODAY
Investigation bf. Matter That , Led to
Killing of Editor by Mme.
Caillaux Finished.
Paris, April " 1. The commission in
vestigating the reasons for the post
ponement of the trial of Henri Roch
ette, charged with .extensive swind
ling, finished its hearing today. Its
report will be submitted, to the Cham
ber of Deputies tomorrow.
The report said in part:
"The course of M. Caillaux and the
intervention of M. Monis constitute a
most deplorable abuse of influence.
Their act, however, was not of corrup
tion, since they were personally disin
terested." The commission expresses regret
that M." Fabre, the .public prosecutor,
did not have the courage to resist at
the time he declared himself humiliat
ed over' the order to postpone the Ro
chette case.
The action of M. Bidault de L'lve,
president of the Court.of Appeals, also
is criticised. The commission declar
ed it has been unable to' discover how
the Fabre report reached the hands
o M. Barthou aniM. Briand, who also
are the object of caustic criticism.
Several deputies gave notice that
they will speak on the 'report tomor-
" There were several dissenting votes.
Claims Testimony Fake.
' Paris, ' April 1. Louis Barthou, for
mer premier, ' today declared Madame
Oaiilaux's testimony false When she
stated that Madame Gueydan, former
wife of Joseph Caillaux, : had read to
him letters which Madame Caillaux
feared would "be published. M. Bar:
thou was giving evidence: before Henri
Boucard, ' investigating magistrate In
charge of the inquiry . into the killing
of Gaston Calmette, by Mme.. Caillaux.
A. C. L. STOCKHQLDERS;
AUTHORIZE BOND ISSUE.
Two Hundred Million 'to Close Mort
v gage--pther Purposes.
; Richmond, VaApril 1 .Atlantic
Coast Line stockholders in called
meeting heje! today: .authorized a bond
Issuof ?200,000,000;at:;lPjere
t(a retire , the outstanding , $30,000,000
WrLMrNTGTON, N.
iIithini'Snth
Commerce Commission to
Hold Continuous Hearings.
ROADS ASK INCREASE
Entire Time of Inter-State Commis
sion Win be Devoted to Pending
Case Until It Is Completed,
la Report.
Washington, April 1. Whether
Eastern railroads shall make a gen
erf1JfreiSht rate increase may be de
cided by the Inter-State Commerce
Commission within a month. That the
case would be disposed of at a much
earlier date than had been expected
became apparent today with the com
mission's determination to hold con
tinuous hearings until all testimony
is in even, though railroad representa
tives cannot conclude their final state
ments tomorrow- night as planned.
xvecent aeveiopments tending to
show the necessity for miink disnnoi.
tion almost wholly to the rate ques
tion. The case may be. submitted
upon Driets, with little, if any, oral
argument. The rate case was the
subject of general discussion at the
capital today as the result of Senator
LaFollette's action in introducing a
bill to make unlawful any attempt to
influence proceedings before the Inter
state commerce Commissior except
in accordance with the commission's
regulations.
Condition of Roads.
W. H. Williams, third virp nrsi-
dent of the Delaware & Hudson Com
pany, submitted an elaborate state
ment of the general financial condi
tion of the railways, at today's hear
ing before the commission.
"The average amount annually ex
pended by the railroads during the
last six years for additions and beN
terments," he said, "has been sub
stantially SGOO.000,000: and to earn
4.10 per cent .on this amount would
require additional receipts of $78,544,-
uoi. ii iue ranruaas are to secure
sufficient funds, their credits must be
improved, . and this can . only be ac
complished by a larger -excess of cur
rent earnings over the current cost of
operation cknd taxes. , . 7
mere nas Deen a money, increase
in , the Interest return demanded of
investment securities and railroads
have - been forced to , meet growing
competition In the investment field.
The ability of the railroads to secure
new, capital has been impaired by the
reduction of the factor of safety of
investment."
W. C. Wlshart, statistician of the
New York Central, testified concern
ing a railroad's cost of living.
"Rates of pay for transportation
have gone down sharply," he declar
ed. "Tfee consumer of today can se
cure more transportation for a given.
amount of goods than he ever coul
before, .and the carrier continues to
sell at declining prices regardless of
cost of production. WTiile average
revenues have declined somewhat,
wages have risen 24 per" cent, per unit
of traffic, ana other expenses and
taxes about 12 per cent, per unit of
traffic"
J. T. Walhs. general superinten
dent of motive power of the Pennsyl
vania, testified that the system was
obliged now to pay far more for re
pairs supplies and general maintenance-of
equipment than ever before.
: ' uaFollette , introduces tJin.
Washington. April 1. Senator La-
Follette today introduced a . bill to
TtiAkfi- unlawful any attempt to influ
ence any proceeding, before the Inter
State Commerce Commission except
in accordance with its regulations, and
gave, notice he would, speak tomorrow
presenting evidence of efforts to in
fluence the commission in connection
with the Eastern rate case now pend
ing."
Senator LaFollette would not dis
cuss this bill further than to say:
"I desire to present some remarns
upon the bill and some evidences of
a hearing that is under way in this
country that I believe to be the most
serious in its prejudicial effect -jpon
the work of the Inter-State Commerce
Commission of anything that ever be
fore "has been witnessed."
Several Senators, it was said today,
have been told that the commission
is being deluged with communications
from many sources urging an increase
in freight rates. Senators and Rep
resentatives, li was saiu. iiau wnucu
to members or tne commission uu va
rious phases of the subject. Senator
LaFollette expects to discuss that fea
ture.
PENSION IS AUTHORIZED
Congress Votes to . Pay Widows and
Orphans of Men Who Fought
"'lv In War With Spain.
Washington, April 1. Pension for
widows and minor children of the
officers and men ; who served in the
Spanish-American war, the Philippine
insurrection and the Boxer uprising
in China, would be authorized by a
bill which passed the House late to
day by a vote of 276 to 54.
The .bill would grant $12 monthly
to : the widow of an honorably dis
charged soldier or sailor and $2 month
ly for each child under 16 years of
age provided that-the . widow shall
have married the soldier prior to the
passage of the bill. The pensions are
to .be limited, however, to widows
Without means of support other than
their daily labor and an actual net
income not exceeding $250 . a year. ,
u An Inquiry among the camps of the
United Spanish War veterans indicat
ed there, were about v4000 widows -of
men who served in the Spanish war
and'thp Philip pine insurrection:' It is
C, THURSDAY MOEipNG, APRIL, 2, 1914.
VILLA DEFIES THE
E OF CITY
Telegram Received at Juarez
is Very Definite.
DETAILS ARE MEAGRE
Engagement Expected Hourly Between
Rebels Under General Herrera
and Column of Federal
Reinforcements.
Juarez, April : 1 .-Reports that Tor
reon had 'fallen were definitely denied
by . General Villa lat today. His tele
gram was ijased.on a message of con
gratulations "on thfj fall of Torreon"
dispatched to him yesterday by Col.
Fidel Avilla, chief of armsjjof the gar
rison here. General Villa replied as
follows: ' ' 1J, I
'Gomez Palacio, April 1st, 1914.
"Colonel Fidel Avilla, Jefe fee Las Ar
mas, Juarez. . " t :
"In reply tp your message, I wish
to state that while I have taken a
part of the city of Torreon the strug
gle is not yet completed, i I expect
to obtain a triumph, of which I will
advise you. (Signed)
"GEN. FRANCISCO VILLA-"
Details of the struggle reached here
today were brief and showed that the
relative positions' of the contending
forces have not changed to any ex
tent in the last. five days.
Whether the forces of Gen. Joaquin
Maas, marching to the relief of the
Federals at Torreon, have yet ;engag
ed those of the- rebel general, Mon
clovo Herrerav sent to, meet him,; was
not known. No confirmation was re
ceived of' the-" rumor that1 a train load
of the soldiers of General - Maas was
blown up by a : dynamite mine. The
column under command : of General
Maas was said to nlaniber 4,500 men.
To meet him, it was reported, Gen
eral Herrera was detailed by General
Villa. An engagement between these
forces was expected hourly.
Miguel Diebold, - Mexican Federal
consul at El Paso, made public a tele
gram from General pVIaas reading:
"Reported fall of (Torreon untrue.
Deny all sucfr report ' ' ,
The message was dated today and
purported: to come from Satillo, just
east of Torreon, by way of Eagle Pass,
Texas.
MONUMENT STANDS
Burgaw Case Settled by the
Supreme Court.
Robeson and Sampson First Degree
Murder Convictions Sustained.
Register vs. Tidewater
Power Co. Affirmed. '
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C, April 1. The North
Carolina Supreme Court declines to
disturb the order of the lower court
in dismissing the restraining order in
the case, of Moore and others vs. Coop
er and officials of tJurgaw to prevent
the erection of the Confederate monu
ment there on a specific site, the court
holding that the monument being al
ready erected there is no ground for
reviewing the matter.
There mus"t "be an entirely new pro
ceeding if effort is made to force re
moval of the monument to the other
site being contended for.
The court affirms the. lower court
in State vs.W.T. McKenzie, from Rob
eson - county, in which the prisoner
is under death sentence for first de:
gree murder in the killing of his
brother-in-law, Peter D. Jones, of
Scotland county, as the outcome of
bad feeling between members of the
family following the death of McKen
zie's wife, who.the kin people insisted,
had been mistreated by McKenzie.
Sampson County Case.
Another first degree murder convic
tion sustained by the. court is State
vs. Hedrick Devane, from Sampson
(Continued on. Page Eight.)
OUJT LINES
.A - t . r -
'Senator O'Gorman, chairman of the
Canals committee, has called a meet
in? nf that nmtnittee for next Tues
day to consider the Toll Repeal bill.
which was passed ny tne tiouse Tues
day night. There will be no unneces
sary delay.
Senator LaFollette has announced
that he will disclose efforts to influ
ence the Inter-State Commerce com
mission in the Eastern Railroads Rate
C3.S6
The new Federal Reserve banking
system will start business with a to
tal authorized capital of about $100,
000,000, for all reserve banks, no mat
ter . how many institutions are ; estab.
lished.
The Inter-State Commerce Commis
sion will render a decision in the
Eastern railroad rate case within a
month. The commission will devote
their entire time ' to the matter until
it is completed. .
Col. George W. Goethais yesterday
became governor of ; the Canal zone.
In conformity with. his wishes, no cer
emony marked' the Occasion. r ,
New-. York , markets : Flour-r-Kasier.
Wheat Irregular. No. , 2. red, .1 . 04 ;
ISO. its xxoTiaern uuiuin., ..uu vum
.Steady. v" Rosin Easyi j zrurpentme
--Quiet. v - Snot Cott6n--QMet-K; iMid
dling u-nlafids. middline" srulf.
IS
TO SUCCEED WOOD
As Chief of Staff pt Army,
April Twenty-Second.
HUGH L. SCOTT NAMED
As Assistant Because of His Success
ful Handling of Indian Uprising
in Arizona Favored by
Wilson. i
Washington, April 1. Maj. Gen.
William W. Wotherspoon, now assist
ant chief of staff of the army, has
been selected to succeed Maj. Gen.
Leonard ; Wood as chief of staff ;at
the end of Gen. Wood's term, April
22nd. Brig. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, com
manding the troops at Fort Bliss,
Texas, will be assistant chief of staff.
Gen. Wood will assume command
of the Eastern Department, with
headquarters at Governor's Island,
New. York.
The appointment of Gen. Wother
spoon to be chief of staff had been ex
pected as it was in accordance with
the practice ot promoting the assist
ant chief of staff to the first place. So
the interest of the army centered in
the selection of an assistant chief of
staff who might in turn succeed Gen.
Wotherspoon when the latter retires,'
on account of age, next November.
A short time ago it had been about
settled that the position of assistant
chief should be tendered to Brig. Gen.
Tasker H. Bliss, in command of the
'Southern Department, with headquar
ters at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Lat
er report was curent that 'this ten
der was declined by Gen. Bliss, and
within the past week it began to ap
pear that the choice would fall on
Gen. Scott. - .
The latter made a favorable impres
sion on the administration by the dis
patch and thoroughness with which
he personally settled the recent Nava
jo uprising in Arizona.
; Unlike . his predecessor, Gen. Scott
will become assistant chief of staff
with the rank of brigadier general.
There now is no vacancy in the . grade
or major general and -to pTomoteMmr
to that rank, when Gen. Wotherspoon
retires, it would be necessary to jump
him over the heads of nine brigadiers
who are his seniors.
It was recalled today, however that
there is no obstacle to' the -assumption
of the office of chief of staff by
a tirigadier general, as that was done
when Brig. Gen. J. Franklin Bell was
appointed to the place.
No selection has yet been made of
a successor to Gen. Scott, as com
mander of the second cavalry brigade
at. El Paso.
IN PENITENTIARY 13
YEARS, THEN PARDONED.
Charles Keith, of Forsyth," Punished
Enough, Craig Thinks.
(Special Star Correspondence.)
Raleigh, N. C, April 1. After serv
ing 13 years of a 25-year sentence in
the penitentiary for burglary, Charles
Keith, of Forsyth county gets a par
don from Governor Craig on the
ground that he has been sufficiently
punished in view of the circumstances
of the crime committed. He was con
victed in April, 1901." The pardon is
unconditional. . The reasons as given
by the Governor follow: -
"While the owner and occupants of
the dwelling were absent, the prison
er entered the dwelling In the early
part of the night anu stole some small
articles. The "circumstances tend to
show that he knew the Voccupants
were absent. Thirteen years in pris
on is, in my opinion, sufficient punish
ment for this offense. The' crime was
serious, but the punishment has been
great. . The pardon is. recommended
by Judge Stevens, who tried the case,
byi Solicitor Griffin, who prosecuted,
by all the Forsyth county officers, the
prosecutor and many citizens."
GOETHALS NOW GOVERNOR.
No Ceremony" Marked Occasion ls
First Governor of Canal Zone.
Panama, April 1. Col. Geo. W. Goet
hais today became Governor of the
Canal zone. In conformity .with his
wishes, no ceremony marked the oc
casion.
EMPLOYEES WITHDRAW PLEA
Because of Financial Condition of
Road Engineers on N. &' W,.-
Will Not Demand Raise.
Roanoke, Va., April 1.' Appeal fori
a wage increase submitted . by?. engi
neers and firemen of the Norfolk &
Western Railroad was withdrawn to
day after publication of the announce
ment' of the road's president that . re
ductions in force and suspension of
Improvement had been made neces
sary by present business conditions.
Work was resumed in the general
shops of the Norfolk & Western here
today 900 men, according to estimates
of tne general office being: returned
to work on reduced time.' " rv-V.
The order; affects shopmen through
out the system. ', : -r- - ?: :'-v
-' The Norfoik1 &; . western isnops xaw
beenclosedincTri ithiJ
WOTHERSPOQH
HOE RULE BILL
COMES UP MONDAY
Arthur J. Balfour, Carson and
Law Will Speak.
FOR SECOND READING
Almost a Certainty That Mr. Asquith
Will be Returned to Parliament
Unopposed When Election
Takes Place.
London, April 1. A remarkably pa
thetic spirit has come over the politi
cal situation in strange contrast to
the storm and stress of a week ago.
It is almost certain that Mr. Asquith
will . be returned to Parliament unop
posed. The feeling for a settlement
on a Federal basis' is gaining ground.
Arthur J. Balfour will speak tomor
row, and Sir Edward Carson and An
drew Bonar Law Monday when the
division on the Home Rule bill will
be taken on the second reading.
Mr. Asquith has appointed Gen. Sir
Charles Douglass, now inspector gen
eral of the home forces, to succeed
Field Marshal Sir John French - as
chief of staff.
The first act of Premier Asquith in
his new "capacity as Secretary of State
for War was to clear up the mystery
surrounding the instructions given by
the war office to Gen. Sir Arthur Pa
get, commander in chief in Ireland.
!3ir . Arthur . was summoned to Lon
don to give his chief a personal ac
count of the orders he had received
and issued, and as a result of the con
ference, Reginald McKenna, the home
secretary, who is acting as leader of
the "public, was able to inform the
House" of, Commons today that "The
only question Gen. Paget -irut or In
tended to put to the commanding offi
cers in Ireland1 was whether they
were ready tos put their duty before
any other considerations. It was not
his Intention that this or any such
question, should be put by the general
officers to ; their . subordinates."
grade.msT.OF . ELI GIBLES
'" " IN SIXTH DISTRICT;
Certified to Postoffice Department for
fourth Class Offices.- '
(Special Star Telegram.),
Washiugton, D. C, April 1. The
following names have been certified
to the Postoffice Department for ap
pointment as fourth class postmaster
in the Sixth Congressional district:-
Hope Mills, John M. Morgan, John
T. Bynum, Mrs. Hannah J. Pate.
Buies, Alfred Britt, only eligible.
Bolton, Miss Sallie, F. Troy, only
eligible.
Boardman, Troy Hester, Geo. W.
Brown, only eligibles.
Bug Hill, Pearson A. Stanley, only
eligible.
Hallsboro, Joseph B. Wyche, John
Wi. Hall, only eligibles.
Evergreen, Ashley M. Benton.
P. R. A.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS MURDER
Three Members of One Family Found
Dead Neir Clinton, Tenn. ;No
Reason Now. Known.'
iClinton, Tenn,, 'April 11 Mystery
surrounds the killing; near here early
today of three, members of the Servers
family. Millard Sievers was shot
through the back! of the head at his
home three miles from this city, and a
short time lafer, three miles away,
the bodies of his father and mother,
Mr. and. Mrs. Jlacob Sievers; were
ifound lying in the dining room of
their home.
Officers who spent the day investi
gating the tragedy, could discover no
definite clew. . The coroner's jury like
wise could get nothing on which to
render a verdict placing the blame.
Millard Sievers' wife told the offici
als that she was awakened early today
by a revolver shot, and that she in
vestigated and found the 'body of her
husband lying on the floor with blood
flowing from a bullet hole in the toack
of his head. ! His revolver was be
neath him. r
Mrs. Sievers swooned, she said, and
does not know how long she remained
unconscious. On recovering, she
summoned helpi and sent a messenger
to the home of " her husband's parents.
. TJnable to arouse any one at the
home ot the elder Sievers", the mes
senger investigated and found the "bo
dies of the aged man and- his wife.
Both of the Saevers were , prosper
ous farmers. T2ae elder Sievers was
65 years of agef jand the son 35. ;
BURKE SHERIFF TARDY.
Likely to be Fined $100 Under New
Kevenue Act.
(Special Star Correspondence.) --Rnloioi
,M-r. AnrH 1. The North
Carolina Corporation Commission is
reporting to the; State Treasurer the
failure of .the sheriff of Burke county
tn mnlro , n'ffininl Tetiirns nf Rllhlfir.tR of
special-licensei taxation , in the county
as required by the 1913 Revenue Act;
schedules - B and ,j, - section b a-z.
The Burke isosunty-; sheriff is the only
one that rhas i failed ?, to comply .with
WHOIiB KTJMBEK 13,600,
CAPITAL STOCK OF
For All Reserve Banks in New
Federal System. ;
STATEMENT IS ISSUED
Giving Fiittres- of National Bnnks in
Respoie to Call of Comptroller
Will be Last Until the
New System Begins. ' ,
Washington, April l.--The new Fed
eral Reserve hanking system will start
business with a total authorized capi
tal of about $100,000,000 for all reserve
banks, no matter how many institaj
tions the organization committee' de
cides to set up. This fact becaine apv
parent tonight when figures were
made public from all national banks
responding to "the last call ot the
comptroller of the currency, made
March 4th. : '
The statement . issued . giving these
figures will be the last of the kind be
fore the formal launching of the sys
tem, unless, the organization changes
its present purpose and delays the an
nouncement of the reserve districts
and cities. The total capital and sur
plus of the 7,494 national banks re
porting was given at about $1,788,000,
000. Under the reserve tact each na
tional 'bank must subscribe six per
cent, of its capital and surplus to the
capital of the reserve bank in its dis
trict, and six per cent, of this total
would be about $107,000,000. There,
were only 7,465 national, banks .who
signified in the legal time their in-'
tention to enter the syseem. so that.
the totat would 'be. somewhat reduced,
but the entrance into the rsystem of
banks1 and trust companies will tend
to offset this, and it is possible that,
with these institutions figured in, the
capital of all reserve banks will be
near $110,000,000. .; -i.
The actual working capital of the
reserve banks may reach .only half
this amount for the act provides 'that'
mandatory subscriptions, oft only.' threes
sixtns oc pe i,oiai six per 'cent, i ne
reserve board, 'the machine which will '
direct the system," ho weter.'ls author- -ized
to demand the payment '. of the'
other three sixths. . . .- 'r
, In Excellent Condition. i.
Thf. statfiment. t.odav shows national-.
banks in excellent condition to meet .
the demands of ; the- new law. Some
observers were surprised by. the ,fact N
that loans and discounts have increase
and -.discounts on- March 4th, 1914,.,
amounted to $6,357,535,898, a gain over r
January 13, 1914, the time of, the pre?
vious call, of $182,130,936. - . . '?.
Subscribing 'banks must begin pay .
ments for their reserve bank stock 30
days oJfter the announcement of the
districts and reserve cities, and it was
believed in some quarters that today's
statement might show a decrease in
loans and discounts 'because of this
impending announcement. The loan
and discount increase taken together ,
with the fact that individual' deposits
increased in the same period 'by more
than $39,000,000. was said to be the
best indication that the National banks
are in shape to meet the demands of
the new system.
. According, to the statement, the re
sources' and liabilities of the National -bahks
were $11,564,497,260, their' capf
tal stock, $1,056,482,120 and their in
dividual deposits, $6,111,328,457; Thejr ;
reserves were put at $1,547,592,375; an '
average of 20 . 62 per- cent., and $47,-
529.429 above the' amount required' by
law! ' The cash in banks " decreased ' !
since January, iyi4, aDout ii,vvv,vvv,"
but increased over April, lgiS.' about
$80,000,000. - '- ; " J.:i
Durine March 10 hew 'banks, were
authorised to begin business, atid'
since the currency act was ? signed!,
there ' have been 184 applications 'for
conversion into Nation 'banks, or
for entrance into the new. system as
State institutions:: '
EXCITEMENT AT ALMA.
Negro Shot Twice In Brawl at Lunv
ber Camp.
(Special Star Correspondence.)
Maxton, N. &, April 1 A hurry-up
telephone call came in from Alma, a
station two miles from here on the
'Seaboard, about 6:30 yesterday after
noon asking that tifficers be sent down'
to quell a riot anipng ' thd negroes.
This was followed a few minutes later
by a call for physicians. Deputy Sher
iff W. W. Smith and S. H. Dunlap,
chief of police, together with Drs. J.
O. McClelland and D. W. Harris, went
down.
They found no riot, hut they found "
Will Floyd wounded, having been ohot
twice, once in the right arm above the
elbow and once in the left leg several,
inches above the knee, rlt seems that
he and another negro, both employes
of .the Alma Lumber Co., had quarrel-.
ed about their work and the second
negro, J. C. Covington, about 30 years '
old, resented some of the things said .
in the quarrel and proceeded to shoot;
the Floyd negro up. Immediately af
ter the shooting a brother of Floyd
knocked Covington down and with the
help of the other negroes held him
until the arrival of the officers, who
put. him under arrest and brought him '
here and locked him up.
WAKE FOREST NOTES.
Addresses Made by President Poteat
mm m t
ana ivir. oimms.
(Special Star Correspondence.)
Wake Forest, N. C, April 1. Dr.
Pntoot onnVo tn the voune men of the
v M f! A. Monday night on "Busi
ness in . Religion." . . j - y j;.
Mr. K. JN. iJimms, oi tvaieie".,
address the Y. M. C. A. on next Mon-
a? Sr-rf oiMrtfitte. of Chicago.
win rendflr a musical nrogramme here ,
next .Saturday night..
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