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ADVERTISING DOES IT. ' --, v -- -i . ' -'j , ;. Don't spend your time In the expense, end of your business, bnt In tko profit end. the selling end, the ereative end, thai makes the money to keep the . er end going. THE WEATHER Cloudy and warmer, probably rain Frnli? Saturday, clearing. '' - v v '. .. . . VOL. XCV-NO. III. WLLMIirGTOK, N. C, Fill DAY. JIOltSTNG. FElilUTAltY o, 1915 WflOLE KTJMBEE 13,902. ?77S TERRITORIALS GET BAPTISM OF FIRE IN EGYPT TURKS ATTACK SUEZ CANAL IES REPLY IMMIGRATION BILL DIES IH THE HOUSE K1TGHIN IN IDE NORTH CAROLINA TO ALL CRITICISMS State Treasurer Refutes Webb -Montcastle Charges BIG MAN OF HOUSE Chairman Ways and Means Commitee, Floor Leader. GETS GOOD SLICE More Than $250,000 in Sun dry Civil Bill as Reported. Force of Twelve Thousand are Driven Back by British Army Prisoners. . THREE ATTEMPTS MADE t ' Desperate Battle Being Fought j Before Warsaw With Great Losses. Regiment After Regiment is Thrown Against Russians. London. Feb. 4. The Turks at last have made a definite attack on the Suez canal, but after a sharp fiffht they were driven off with heavy losses. After a fruitless atteinpt Tues day night to bridge the canal near Toussouni. they returned to the attack early yesterday with a force estimated at 12.000 and six batter ies of artillery, and essayed to cross on rafts. The British force threw the invaders back, taking about 300 prisoners. A considerable number of the Turk were killed and wounded. The British lost 15 killed and 58 wounded. . . The attaek was renewed by the Turks at El Kantara, but this met with no greater success than the other attempt, the Turkish losses in killed, wounded' and . prisoners imiiibering: upwards of a hundred. Those Taking Part. The New Zealand contingent anil presumably the Australians took part !i the battles. Compared with the bat tles iu Poland and th.e Carpathians, this is a mere flash, but as British territor sIf, Australians ana iSew Zealanders, ire receiving their baptism of fire in Egypt and there is much interest in the attempts of the Turks to move a big army across the desert, the operations in that part of the world are attract ing a eood deal of attention in Eng land. Efforts of German Field Marshal Von Hindenhurg to check the Russians in Kast Vnjs?ia and the Carpathians by compelling: them to reinforce their cen ter west of Warsaw has brought a desperate attack. Regiment after regi ment, supported by great masses of artillery, has been thrown against the Russian lines and both sides claim to have inflicted heavy losses on their op oonents. and each reports progress. It is apparent, however, that while :he Germans are making every effort to get near Warsaw, the Russians, for Hie present are satisfied to hold their positions and inflict as heavy losses on 'tiieir adversaries as possible. Near Bolimow the fighting has been fierce and continuous for weeks and the Rus sians claim to have taken one village for which the armies have been con tciiiiine'. Meanwhile the Germans have sent strong- reinforcements south to check the advance of Russians reported south of the main range of the Carpa thians, and are thus again overlook Ins: the plains of Hungary. i Kmperors to the Front. The Prussian Emperor left for the front today, while the German Em-Pf-'or is expected to proceed there af 'er lie concludes his visit to Wilhelms haven where he has been inspecting the fleet and bestowing iron crosses n the crew of the submarine IT-21, 'vluch sank three British merchant tamers in the Irish sea. the West the artillery continues To lla the maior nart. Ea'ch side occasional attacks which,1- ac- 'ordirifc to officia.1 reports are invaria bly repulsed. Although not officially mentioned, it ,s ported that British warships are "aiii bombarding German positions on jie Bitrian coast, while the airmen of Allies are dropping bombs' in Ger nia.n trenches at points of concentra tion. Tlir surrender of Lieut. Col. Kemp "ii.l f,tiier rebels who have been re J'Vir.p arms and support from the ''niaus in Southwest Africa, and with J"1 'bey have recently quarreled, nil the expected surrender of Lieut. .Marit.z, who has been able -to-re- t h o fie!! ttA aa-m m pa rlfl Probably will bring to an end the South 1-0 uj 1; Hotha to pursue his design of in- v:irli c '.erman territory in Africa. 1 ' ik . ifi; ,.; .. it.- - -t - j. i- i ifc frr ''fheers have been commissioned '-'! nlc ranks since the outbreak of tnp war. 'l ltKS ATTACK CANAL. ' v T It . . nn .j t r.- ' ros.s Sum rSinol .nomilMil . -"TO, Keb. 4 vlii T .rtvi Ar-n TVio fnl- official statement recounting icpuise of a Turkish force "which , ': Ule Suez Canal was given out i. iflv-i y break yesterday the enemy t . -luci on the posts at Toussoum (35 nlorth of Suez.) When they at niVi ' ' l cross the canal on Tuesday T," :,ru! t1le artillery bombarded --uiu and Serapeum, our-artillery " -O'Hiaueu on Page Eight.) - IS AWAIT .. - , Delay Action on Shipping Bill Until Monday. llACKING TWO VOTES Senators Smith and Newlands Will On ly Tie Vote but Democrats De pend on Vice President Mar shall to Aid. Washington, Feb. 4. Frustrated again today in their plan to re-ebmmit the government ship purchase bill with definite instructions for its amendment, Senate administration leaders tonight were tentatively considering a proposa l to re-commit i it without instructions and later to move the discharge of the committee should it fail to act. Champions of the bill today found themselves lacking at least two votes to re-commit with instructions., They admitted there was no possibility of procuring those votes until next Mon day, when two absent senators are ex pected to return. s Senators who 'favor the new. plan pointed out tonight ; that some-Progressive Republicans and some insur gent Democrats are pledged merely to vote for Senator Clarke's motion- to re-commit without instructions.' From these jthey believe pledges of support could be procured for a subsequent motion to discharge the commerce committee from further consideration of the bill if . it failed to return the measure with amendments recommend ed by the caucus., . , Would Discharge Commltteei Senator Fletcher, , in charge .of the, bill, said tonight he would be" will in g ta vote toire-commit if '"assuf edrof enough votes to carry a motion to dis charge the. committee. He said stilf another plan not yet ready for revela tion was being discussed, but that un less some sure way out could be found, no vote would be permitted until the absent Democratic senators return. . Democratic leaders had hoped to have a majority available today. They gained one vote when Senator Lewis, absent for several days, returned to Washington, but that advantage was more than offset by the return of Sena tors Fall and Penrose, Republican ab sentees. ' ' The only senators now absent are Smith, of South Carolina and New lands, both Democrats. Senator Smith telephoned from South Carolina he wnuhl return aa soon as illness in his. family permitted. Senator Newlands I sent word he would arrive Monday. The seven insurgent Democrats held out determinedly today and adminis tration leaders, after a canvass of the situation, found that until their two absent colleagues returned they would be, out-voted on any motion thejr might make. Counting Senators LaFollette and Norris with them, they could mus ter only 46 votes. The Republicans and insurgent Democrats had 48. With the return of Senators Smith and Newlands, the administration sena tors would be able only to tie their op ponents, but Vice President Marshall is counted on to save the day for them. Republican leaders were jubilant over their coup today by which the Democrats were forced to take' the floor and talk against time pending the arrival of reinforcements. Senator Reed discussed the Immigration bill veto and Senators Camden and 'Hard wick, two of the insurgent Democrats, explained their objections to the ship bill. Charge Inconsistency. Senator Hardwick declared that none of the insurgent Democrats ever had treated with the Republicans over terms of the proposed legislation, and were, in fact, less liable to such criti cism .than either the President or the main body of Senate Democrats. He said the seven insurgents only had agreed with the Republicans that the bill should be re-committed for per fection. He charged that the regular Senate Democrats had appointed a spe cial committee to treat with Republi cans as to the terms, of the measure, and that the President had conferred with Republicans on questions in volved. ( Mr. Hardwick declared the - Demo cratic caucus never had contendesd that it could bncL any senator to support a bill, the constitutionality of which he i doubted, or which was contrary to promises to his constituents. y The President, Mr. Hardwick assert ed, had stated that the shipping bill should be regarded as a temporary ex pedient to-relieve war conditions, but that - the - Democratic caucus declined to embody that assurance In the bill.. Senator Camden who was arraigned by Senator Stone yesterday for ; align ing himself with the Republicans, de fended his position. "It is inconsistent," he said, "for those--who-profess , to be leaders here and to - spaak . for the adminstration to critieise Democratic senators for ; con ferring with Republican senators on this measure when President Wilson nailo ttn icntifprimftA three Mnatnrc frnm the Renublican side Of the chamber." Discussing the bill, Senator Camden declared, that viewed from the stand point of "time honored Democratic doc trine and principle, it is most alarm ing, objectionable and dangerous." "If it becomes a law," the senator continued, "the Democratic party will be .irrevocably committed : to the - the, of y of a patern'al form of government. which "freely translated, means state! DEMOGRA socialism.' , . . at Bef& e Chamber of Commerce of United States. ON THE SHIPPING BILL Secretary of Treasury Defends Meas ure While Senator Opposed Its A d option Chamber Unable to Agree on Opinion. Washington, Feb. 4.-The Chamber of Commerce of the United States to night ordered a referendum vote of its membership on merchant marine ques tions, including govJ-mment ownership and operation of ships. A majority report of thev chamber's merchant marine committee denounc ing the government ship purchase bill pending in the Senate failed to receive the two-thirds vote necessary for its adoption, although 161 delegates vot ed for it and only 90 in the negative. A minority report approving the bill also was rejected. Then it was deter mined to lay the matter before the or gaizations composing the. chamber. Secretary McAdoo, of the Treasury Department, was the chief speaker for the ship bill, and Senator- Burton for its Opponents. Each argued earnestly, the formal speech making virtually turning into a joint debate. The chamber tonight held its annual banquet. ' McAdoo in Defense. Defending the ship purchase- bill, Secretary ffcAdoo predicted the gov ernment wjatild not operate the ships at a loss ahd contended failure to make a profit should not deter it from enter ing the. business. He pointed out that the coast guard service saved much life and property upon tine seas and asked if the chamber were in favor of discon-J tinuing the service because it cost money. He inquired if the Panama Ca nal were built for profit." "Where property is put in jeopardy on sea or otherwise," said Secretary McAdoo, it is a function of government to furnish relief. So when commerce is in jeopardy, "when freight rates are sparing (jinrasoiMkble. .;.heighta, ..I must "confess I have'no patiencwitli' the contention that the government must sit with manacled hands and shackled feet. This is the time when we must face the issue and not back down because of hide-bound theories or fears of this or that. , This is the 'time for remedies, for remedies are not worth a continental unless applied at the acute stage." "The' talk of international complica tions from the ship purchase bill is twaddle," said Mr. McAdoo. "There is, no more danger of that than of my picking up the Washington monument and walking across the Potomac. I know of no protest of any foreign gov ernment against this measure. This is a matter of policy for this government alone to determine. Its execution is another matter But as long as we ob serve t.ne rules or international law ahd neutrality nobody can . complain." Burton Makes Reply. Senator Burton replying to Secre tary McAdoo followed arguments ad vanced by opponents of the bill in the Senate. "Woe to the man who would stir up the nation to'an unneutral act or strike down the preservation of neutrality at this terrible time," said he. Mr. Burton contended high freight rates to Europe were due largely to war zone risks and delays and that the rates to the remainder of the world were not higher than-in pacific times. "I should tremble with apprehension for this country," said Senator Burton, "should this nation send out a ship under this law under the American flag and it be seized by Great Britain or France. An individual might do this without 'serious consequences, but for a nation to do it, would be an act of hostility." The nominating committee recom mended the election of these 12 direc tors, all being regarded as equivalent to election: Howell B. Cheney, South Manchester, Conn.; William H. Douglas, New York; R. G. Rhett, Charleston, S. C; R. T. Cunningham, Fairmont,. W.. Va.; John W. Philp, Dallas; Charles S. Keith, Kansas City.. Mo.; L. C. Boyd. Indian apolis; Henry B. Joy, Detroit; E. T. Meredith, Des Moines;: Thomas B. Stearns, Denver; Thomas Burke, Seat tle, and Alfred I. Esberg, San Fran cisco... .. Hamlin Explains System. Charles S. Hamlin, Governor of . the Federal . Reserve Board, told the con vention that the new currency system soon would r place the United - States on a solid ' foundation and make it-the center of the world's financial ex changes. . "When it is considered that the United States was able to export $165, 000,000 of gold in the -calendar year and yet reduce its total gold by only $89,000,000," said Mr. Hamlin, "some idea of the strength of the United States, in gold holdings and produc tion would be conveyed." , . "Up to the present time," 'he contin ued, "only a limited recourse, has been handed to the ' reserve banks by the member banks, the amount of the dis counts, and the issue of Federal Re serve notes being very small. In a few months, undobutedly, these banks will be drawn upon to a large extent by member banks." ' ' ; Norfolk, Va., Feb- 4. A body , of a man supposed to be one of the crew of the yacht Idler that went to-pieces off 3ape ' Hattefas about a week ago, was washed ashore at Creeds Hill life sav ing station this afternoon. The brown ed man had 'scix gold teeth and weigh ed probably 140 pounds. . Avezzano, Italy, Feb. 4. More than S00 bodies - have been - taken - from be neath ruins at Santa Natolia ; made by the recent earthquake."-'" In addition 67 Effort to Overrule President's Veto Proves; Failure. FIVE VOTES LACKING Just Two Years to a Day After Failure to Repass Like Bill Over Veto of President Taft Wilson Is Upheld; Washington, Feb. 4.-rThe attempt to pass the immigration bill, with its lit eracy test provision, over the veto of the President, failed in; the House late today. The vote was i61 in favor of overriding the veto and1 186 against it. Two members voted presentand with this attendance 266 ayes would have been necessary to givfe the necessary two-thirds. Just two years ago today the House failed to re-pass the .immigration bill over the veto of President Taft, who also opposed the literacy : .tests. Debate on the motion' to override President Wilson's veto began when the House met under an agreement for five hours and 20 .minutes' talk. Rep resentatives , Burnett and Gardner led the forces in favor of the measure and Representatives Moore and Sabath headed the opponents. Representative Adair, Democrat, op ened the argument for re-passing the bill. Votes on the literacy test in Con gress during the last decade, he said, had established that .public opinion approved it. Underwood .Dissented. . Majority Leader , Underwood vigor ously dissented from the President's position that the bill had not been giv en popular approval because it never had been' placed before the people as a national Issue. "For twenty years," Tie said, "I' have supported this legislation. Through my record of this question, my con stituency knows my position and it has indicated its approval by returning me to Congress. Nearly two-thirds of the members of thjs Housejvoted for this legislation four years ago. The con stituencies of a majority of this House knew the position taken-? on this ques-: tion by iheir representatives. - After tfouk;y1ea and more than two-thirdsvof the repre-f sentatives of those constituencies again favor this legislation. "It is idle -to say that it is necessary that there be a pronouncement of a great party in convention assembled in order to. voice the sentiments of the American people. "The reason I favor this legislation is the very reason given by the Presi dent for vetoing the bill. He says that the literacy test is restrictive and not selective. Of course, all of us would favor selective restriction if possible." Support the President. Representative Moore, of Pennsyl vania, Republican, urged the House to support the President. He declared immigration had had no bad effects on wages and working conditions in this country and asserted that the restric tions imposed in the bill were contra ry to the fundamental principles "upon which the forefathers based this Re public." Chairman Burnett, of the immigra tion committee and author of the bill, declared the fight for restrictive immi--gration legislation would continue. "We lost by a very narrow margin," he said, "and a swing of a few votes would have passed the bill. - The fight will be made, again in the next Con gress. Today's vote showed a gain of 22 votes for it over previous vote and a loss of four votes from the opposition strength. The 261 votes passing the bill over the veto were cast as follows: Democrats. 166; Republicans, 78; Pro gressive and Progressive Republicans, 16; Independent, 5. Against the bill the vote was: Dem ocrats, 101; "insurgent" Democrat 1; Republicans, 32; Progressive and Pro gressive Republicans, 2. Presidents Taft and Cleveland vetoed similar measures and attempts to over ride them failed. OFFERS SUGGESTION J Let Distribution of Wilhelm ina's Cargo be Supervised State Department Mud Interested in Plan Suga-cs ted American Con sular Officer Would See That None Went to Army. Washington! Feb. 4. The State De partment today was keenly interested in a proposal by Count Bernstorff, the German ambassador, that an American consular officer supervise distribution of the food cargo of the . American steamer Wilhelmina to make sure that it ' reached the civilian population and not the German army. As the Wilhelmina is on the high seas and Great- Britain has announced it intends "to detain her and bring her into port to buy the cargo,-diplomatic negotiations are not expected until the ship actually Is tafeen Into British ju risdiction. . y -State Department officials declined to say whether American consular offi cers would be authorized to supervise distribution of the food stuffs,', and In British circles: it.. was . intimated that (Continued, on Page Eight.) .; , GERMAN AMBASSADOR JUGGLING OF FIGURES Says Report of Board of Internal Im provements Does Him Great la , justice in Its Presentation ; . f Its Figures. (Special Star Correspondence.) Raleigh, N. C, Fb. 4. State Treas urer B. R. Lacy made a detailed answer this afternoon before the legislative finance committee to the recent sensa-. tion a 1 criticisms of the management of the Treasury by the State Board of In ternal Improvements.. His statement was to the effect that the report of the board did him great injustice in rep resenting that while he had large sums of State funds in the Treasury he needlessly borrowed other large sums. It was made to appear that he had afll.000 in bank and borrowed $300,000 more at 6 per cent, the bank reloaning it at 6 per cent more, making 12 per cent, "some velvet for the bank." But he- did nothing of the sort, he asserts, but the real fact was that the balance in bank at that time was $391,973, of which $300,000 was borrowed money, this illustrating, according to Mr. Lacy's reply and the showing made by expert accountants he had to review the Treasury, the inaccuracy and in justice of the whole criticism of his department. Mr. Lacy charges that the Board of Internal Improvements presented' an incorrect view of the Treasury by the use and arrangements of its incorrect figures, "a view unsupported either by the facts or the books in my office." Audit Company Impeached. Mr. Lacy impeaches the audit com pany, that the board imported to make the examination of the Treasury and produced copies . of the New York World containing the most severe im- Ipeachment of the head of the audit concern for conduct . while connected with-- the New ; York. - City . accounting department, while " the . examination pf ury was in progress. " " -' The reply declares that' all monies borrowed were with authority of law. with , the consent of the Governor and Council of State, and at no time were there sufficient funds to the credit of the-Treasurer to cover the State's ob ligations and only twice were the sums total as great .as the obligations. There is a great array of tables and state ments all certified to by one of the big gest - auditing concerns in the State, setting out Mr. Lacy's views of the sit uation. ; Mr. Lacy explains the State Treasury method of placing its funds for pay ment of interest on State bonds in New York through a Raleigh bank instead of directly in the name of the State, the necessity having arisen in the progress of the litigation over the South Dakota bond suit and 'Continued since then necessarily. Figures Against Figures. Mr. Lacy's reply includes a detail statement of figures in comparison with the statement by the audit company that served the Board ofv Internal Im provements and disproving, the audit company's findings. Another statement was that of bank balances for the per iodv covered. The period covered, in deed, being shown by the .Lacy reply to be unfair to the Treasury because it took a portion of two periods and did not observe the 'first year periods that obtain in the State finances and swung into the account a portion of the 1912 financial period that had been cared for and adjusted by the last Leg islature and the handling of bond is sues of that period in which inability to sell certain portions of bond issues brought about their use as -securities in borrowing money to meet conditions at that time while the actual bonds were not drawing interest at all. It would take a great amount of space to fully portray the statement submitted by the State Treasurer. He says the proposition for all State funds to be mingled and used' whether gen eral or specific for current purposes is neither advisable nor possible. He makes a convincing showing as to his fair and proper dealings in the matter of deposits as between his bondsmen bankers and others, banks. In passing, he pays his respects to the criticism of the Board of Internal Improvements as to bond records in a complete por trayal of the method and incidents connected with this feature. Mr Lacy explains the system of dis tributing State funds among 74 banks of . the State, in every section, the banks giving surety bonds that cost them $5 per $1,000 and to. exact interest would force a large number of the small banks that now have-this privilege and advantage of being State depositories, to -relinquish their State deposits. He says the 1911 Legislature refused to consider the interest bill for the rea son that it would favor the larger banks and lead to concentration of funds. . Now the banks having State deposits- make, no charge for handling State, departmental and institutional drafts. And the State is at no expense whatever in , handling exchange.' He estimates that only about $160,000 daily balance would be about all that would be subject to interest were that sys tem adopted. . DR. LBN G. BROUGHTON GOKS TO KKOCVILLE, TE5I5T, ' , ' Minister Resigned Pastorate in Loudon, England,' to Come Back to U. S. Knoxville Tenn., Feb. 4. Dr. Le.n G. Broughton, formerly of Atlanta,; Ga., who resigned the pastorate of Chtrist church, London,; England, ( yesterday, has accepted a call to the pastorate of' the First Baptist . church, this city. Hi- acceptaneevcame by cable today. - . FOLLOWS UNDERWOOD Speaker Clark Also Returned to the Chair for Xext Congress Both Chosen by Acclamation Amid Applause. Washington, Feb. 4. Democrats elected to the House in the Sixty-fourth Congress tonight unanimously nomi nated Speaker Clark to succeed him self and chose Representative Claude Kitchin, of North Carolina, to become chairman of the ways and means com mittee and majority floor leader when Representative Underwood goes to the Senate. Enthusiastic applause and cheering greeted the selections, both of which were by acclamation, and the speakei and Representative Kitchin responded with speeches urging Democratic har mony. The caucus named all the reelected members of the ways and means com mittee and choose the following to fill vacancies: Representatives Crisp, of Georgia; Oldfield, or Arkansas;" Casey, of Penn sylvania, Allen of Ohio; MeGillicuddy, of Maine and Helvering, of Kansas. The make up of the committee fol lows the usual plan of having the Dem ocratic representatives of the commit tee equally divided between the North and the South. Officers of the House including Clerk South Trimble, of Kentucky Serbeat-at-arms Robert B. Gordon, of Ohio, Doorkeeper Joseph J. Sinnott, of Vir ginia; Chaplain Henry N. Couden and Postmaster William M. Dunbar were nominated for re-election without op position. . In the only real contest of the even ing Representative E. W. Saunders, of Virginia, was elected chairman of the caucus' over Representative Martin D. Foster, of Illinois, by a vote of 108 to .-nxetias; o.f.,hio, WaS"elected" cleric of the caucus. A resolution presented by Represen tative Sherley, of Kentucky 'authoriz ing the appointment of a caucus com mittee of seven, to devise a system of co-ordination the work of making ap propriations or to formulate a budget scheme was adopted. Washington, Feb. 4. Two blankets marked "Idler" washed ashore at the Cape Hatteras coast guard station, were regarded today as silent proof that the- vessel wrecked on Diamond Shoals last week was the yacht of that name and that her captain and crew of 12 undoubtedly perished. IS Charged With Assaulting Young Married Woman. Coroner's Jury Return Verdict of Jus tifiable Homicide Citizens of Neighborhood Searched Country for Man. Augusta, Ga., Feb. 4. Dr. A. N. Cul berson, a physician, was shot and kill ed early today near here, while making an alleged attempt to escape from a citizens' posse which was seeking him on the charge of assaulting a young married woman. A coroner's jury late today returned a verdict of justifiable homicide. Culberson lived at Evans, hamlet of Augusta, and was about 35 years old. , Search for the doctor was begun last night after his alleged crime became known. He was located just before dawn in a country home near Evans, Where he, had gone to spend the night. Members of the posse were surround ing the house when Culberson appear ed at the rear door in his night cloth ing and, according to evidence at the coroner's inquest, drew a revolver and attempted to fire. . A volley was fired at the doctor and he fell dead. The body was not re-1 moved until this afternoon when it was taken to. the railroad station in Evans where the inquest was held. WILL OP MISS THESIA CARLYLE TO BE CONTESTED Caveators Allege Undue Influence Ex ercised by the Principal Beneficiary. (Specia Star Telegram.) Lumberton, N. C, Feb. 4.-r A caveat was filed in the office of the clerk of Superior court here this evening to the will of the late Miss Thesia Car lyle. The will, which is being contest ed conveys an estate of about $100, 000, the. principal of which under the will goes to K. M. Biggs, of Lumber ton. The caveators allege undue influ ence on the part of Mr. Biggs in pro curing the signature of Miss Carlyle, who was his aunt. Miss Carlyle was between 60 and 70 years old at the time of her death and was a maiden sister of the late Prof. J. B. Carlyle, of Wake Forest. - The caveators are represented by S. S. Tyson, of Benne,ttsville, S. C, and Brltt & Britt, of Lumberton, GEORGIA PHYSICIAN SHOT DOWN BY CROWD NO CUT IN WATERWAYS Rivers .and Harbors Bill as Reported to Senate Retains All N. C. Items iu House Measure With Some Increases. (Special Star Telegram.) Washington, D. C, Feb. , 4. North Carolina items in the Sundry Civil bill, which was reported to the House today from the committee on appropriations, contained more than a quarter of a million dollars, which will become available for use in the next fiscal year as soon asf the bill passes. The items were as follows: - Burlington, commencement of post office, $1,000. Gastonia, completion of postoffice, $15,000. Kinston, completion of postoffice, $20,000.' Rocky Mount, completion of postof fice, $30,000. Sleby, commencement of postoffice, $1,000. ' Rutherfordton, site for postoffice, $5,000. Tarboro, completion of postoffice, $25,000. Waynesville, completion of postoffice $1,000. Wilkesboro, continuation of post office and court house, $30,000. Wilmington, custom house and ap praisers' stores, continuance of works, $220,000; rent of buildings and remov al expenses, $2,500. Wilson, completion of postoffice, . $15,000. The bill also carries $700 for repair of the road leading from Newbern to the National cemetery ahd $300 for repairing the road leading from Salis bury to the National cemetery there. More Money for Waterways. The Rivers and Harbors bill as re ported to the Senate today by the com merce committee retains every item in the bill as it passed the House and makes some increases. The North Car . olln&v appropriations ,,are as follows :. InTaha waterway,' "IforfoTfc' Ttcr Beau- ' fort,, continuing improvement, increas ed from $600,000" to $800,000. Shallowbag Bayj maintenance, $3,600. Beaufort and Morehead City harbors, maintenance, $25,800. Beaufort Inlet, maintenance, $5,000. Completing improvement Scupper nong Bay, Pamlico and Tar rivers and Fishing Creek, $45,600. Continuing improvement and main tenance Contentnia and Smiths creeks, Neuse and Trent rivers, $35,900. Waterway from Pamlico Sound to Beaufort Inlet, maintenance, $8,000. Waterway connecting Core sound (Continued on Page Eight.) Fi T FIRE INSURANCE RILL Big Delegation Heard by Com mittee Yesterday Afternoon. Claim It Will Drive Factory Mutual From Field Another Hear! up? Wednesday Prisoners' Aid Society Scores. (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 4. A big dele gation of cotton mill and other fac tory owners were heard this evening on the question of the danger of the passage of Seawell bill in. the House giving the State Department of Insur ance power to fix fire insurance rates causing the factory insurance asso ciation to withdra wfrom the State and leave the factory people without ade quate sources of insurance protection. It was a long discussion and Is to be followed on Wednesday afternoon of next week bf a special hearing for a representative ot the National Board of Fire Underwriters, who it is under stood will make it clear to the joint committee and to the manufacturers and other business interests Just where the insurance interests stand in this matter of State regulation of insur ance. Cotton mill men produced a telegram from the Factory Insurance Associa tion that provided the bulk of the in surance for the factories in the State, stating desfinitely that if the bill passes it will be impossible for the association to continue business in North Carolina. They argued that for the same rea son the mutuals will withdraw and the manufactories will be left in dis astrously unprotected condition. The Senate committee on penal in stitutions voted a favorable report this afternoon for the Ward bill for pro viding sponsors for wayward children, a sort of juvenile court system for "big brother" supervision of wayward youths. House judiciary committee No. 2 voted " favorable report for a bill to allow $15 per month for the families of convicts on the labor of prisoners working out sentences for county or State. Both these bills are being pressed bythe North Carolina Prisoners' Aid Society. . r , Mil FIGH 1 A -.'.: . "'- ;:'-''r .l!-"'''-7; 'H'-rS?' '' ; N -
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