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weather, n rnr T" nml , creasing cloudiness Friday, follow- B R BJ ' 'ICiBsJS s I B ) P 10 PAGES TODAY ONE SECTION VOL. XCIX-NO. 149. VIRTUALLY NO HOPE LEFT FOR AVOIDING BREAK WITH AUSTRIA Unfavorable Reply to American Memorandum as to U-Boat Policy Expected Any Time. CABINET WILL MEET TODAY Arrangements for the President to Again Address Congress Ex pected to Follow. NO NEW MOVE YESTERDAY P. A. S. Franklin in Conference With Navy Officials. Washington, Feb. 23. No move was made here today in the risis in relations between the Unit ed States and the Central powers. The indications still were that to morrow's cabinet meeting would be followed by arrangements for the. President to address Congress frith a request for authority to deal with any emergency that may arise after adjournment. Yesterday Was Uneventful. There was no announcement of im portant dispatches received at the State Department during the day. The gov ernment is awaiting- official confirma tion of news dispatches telling; of the release by Germany of the American prisoners of the Yarrowdale, a report from Ambassador Penfleld at Vienna on Austria's attitude and definite Informa tion about Americans in Turkey. There virtually is no hope here of favorafiKTrepTy to' fhe'memOranaum re cently presented to the Austrian foreign office asking whether the pledges con cerning submarine warfare given the United States in the Ancona and Persia cases were still in effect. An answer that will make severance of diplomatic relations with Austria inevitable is ex pected at any time. President Wilson had" no conferences on the holiday. He attended a Washing ton's birthday celebration, pledged anew allegiance to the flag and listened to a speech by Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, no vigorously denounced Germany and American pacifists. P. A. s. Franklin, president of the In- I'-uiduonai Mercantile Marine, called at the Navy Department and talked with Srcretary Daniels and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. It is understood that they discussed the arming of Am erican merchant ships, a question on 'hieh the government has not yet an nounced a decision. BREAK IS INEVITABLE SAYS f'ORRESPODE.rT AT BERLIN. Berne, via Paris, Feb. 22. Austria's the United States defining reply to h ,flr position ill th urav tc bnovn in Berlin, according to the Frankfurter fcsitung u-hich predicts that a breach f relations between Washington and Vemia is inevitable. The paper's Ser fs ponuent says: "T! ' "J LI JU iliV 11 X ICOlUCllb "Hson has sent to the Vienna gov ernment leaves no doubt that the Teach of relations between the United Mates and Germany soon will be fol owed by a breach with Austria-Hun-ai President Wilson wishes to be early told whether the Austro-Hun-wian government has withdrawn its 1,er. declaration regarding the con uct of submarine warfare. Really one 'M to think the explanation given of t?Ustrl-HunSary at the beginning unrestricted submarine warfare u,e errect that from February 1 all in the blockaded zones ''ill be p revented by all means, should not b e capable of misconception, but in dealings with the Central Powers Pr, is always painfully "xart that h trUC that we have not heard fc. . ': "ver sent cautions, let alone to the Entente for torpedoing " (T 'jerman shins withnnt lost thi raises fcani,. " j -. i 1 1 1 . 1 1 ty vji u r. 1 1 it fame thing President Wilson hts voice in the name of hu- flr,. 1 '-"vi'ization. The Austro aria civilization. r s nan government will answer What tT- Wilson's memorandum and uL this answer will be is known." Tay mi,. l u . ., ELECTED PRESIDENT. Off f hosen at Final Session of Trl- ataie Medical Association. Stat'f"1: N'- c- Feb- 22. The Tri-Virein- cal Association, representing its annIa rnd tne Carolinas, concluded ioun V' meetin8 here today, and ad- & 191R s -viu x. layloe, of Washington, Dr. and A 1 1 QArt p o, kj l xivumouu, rl Ta Huhes. of Laurens, S. C, vie r ;Piectftd secretary-treasurer. The are A. G. Brenizer, K. C. Hall. Richmond. -notte, N. c Ir-i J. r Young, Anderson, S. C. A. L. Bray Elm rt Kichrnoni. and 1 eutiv ' X' C" vere ele' eD 1 ounci1-. and Wtl E. G. Moore, of elected to the ex- Cll. anri William -otr tr . ttocK Hm, S. C, was re-elected ' - V 1 1 1 r. m-w. TT ... . Y oi'k, J A I am H. Bainbridge, of New save an illustrated lecture on ncer re ;r""i " T- .becoming - -.i.k tu me unitea states. Would Have Churches Repent for- America's "Share" in the War Chicago, Feb. 22. A call on all churches of all, denominations to make Sunday, February 25, a day of repentence and prayer, to supplicate God to avert war by the United states, was issued today by the ex ecutive committee of the Association of German-American Pastors. The call sets forth that the Unit ed States is responsible for the pro longation of the war through hav ing furnished weapons to belliger ents. The prayer programme suggested by the call is: "Firstly, to repent for America's share in the blood-guiltiness of war, and, second, to call upon God in earnest supplication to hinder and destroy all evil counsel and base machinations, which are at work to plunge our nation into the European world war; and that He graciously endow our government and our President with wisdom and a firm determination to lead our nation through these perilous days and to preserve to our people the blessings of peace." FIGHT EXPECTED SOON Cuban Government Troops Believ ed Concentrated There. Several Small Encounters Reported Gomes, Rebel Leader, Is Said to Desire Giving Up Campaign and Fleeing;. th fne govern ment troops believed to be concentrated in Camaguey province, the Cuban pub lic is expectantly awaiting the an nouncement that a battle between them and the rebels under Ex-President Go mez for Camaguey, the capital city of i the province, is on. The strength of the opposing forces is not known: The government has been sending all available troops and new militia units to unknown destina tions, supposedly to Camaguey. Go mez's strength is variously stated as between 1,500 and 5,000 men. Several small encounters were re ported today, in which one or two meji were killed, and horses and arms cap tured, but nothing in the way of a real battle occurred, so far as known here. Newspapers here are printing storiffe to the effect that Ex-President Jose Mi guel Gomez, leader of the rebels, and his next in command, Ex-Colonel Quinones, have quarreled because Gomez wished to abandon his followers as soon as he reaches the coast, and flee the country. Information has been received here that the commander of the American gunboat Petrel, lying off Santiago har bor, - forced the rebel commander at Santiago, Rigoberto Fernandez, to, set free Francisco Diaz Quibus, second of ficer of a Cuban gunboat, and three ma rines whom he was holding prisoner. Honoring the memory of George Washington on this his birthday anni versay, the American supply ship Dixie, in port here, fired a 21 -gun salute, which was followed by a salute from ; the guns erf Fort Cabanas. All Cuban war vessels and American ships in the harbor were decorated. Charges of sedition and rebellion were filed today against General Ernesto As bert, former governor of Havana pro vince, who with a number of officers of the national police, was taken into custody about a week ago. FEARS JAPANESE PEOPLE WILL GET BEYOND CONTROL Dr. Iyenaga Warn Against Further "Pln-Prlcklng" by United States. New York, Feb- 22. Dr. Toyokhchl Iyenaga, one of the most widely known Japanese in the United States, in an ad dress on the relations between Japan and this country at a dinner of the World's Court League tonight, assert ed that the people of Japan may get be yond the restraint of their government should further anti-Japanese legisla tion be enacted here. "It is reported," he said, "that one of the states of the Union is contemplating enacting he same kind of law which pnee strained the Japanese-American relations. If this kind of pin-pricking is often repeated, I fear the time may come when Japanese rulers cannot re strain the people and Japan, you know, is becoming more and more democratic and the power of the people is daily in creasing. "The Japanese residing in this coun try number about 80,000, of which a good percentage is made up of transi ent travelers and business men. This forms but .an insignificant part in the population of 110,000,000. To And the way of handling this small portion of population ought not to be a hard job to Uncle Sam." Gives the Vote to Women. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 22. The wo men's? suffrage bill passed in the lower branch of the Indiana legislature late today and now goes to Governor Good rich. The bill gives women tne ngni to vote for presidential elector and practically all state officers except gorarndr and secretary of state. IN CAMAGUEV PROVINCE WILMIKGTOItf, IN"- MUCH DAMAGE IS DONE WHEN WOMEN STAfil FOPFiilOT Parade Phil?-vhia Streets, Up- t setting i-oo d Displays and Overturning Push Carts. KEROSENE POURED ON FISH In New York Women Shoppers Were Severely Beaten by Members of Own Sex. Philadelphia, Feb. 22. Shouting pro tests against high food prices, thous ands of women in the southern section of this city, where the residents are largely of foreign birth, today paraded in unorganized fashion, upsetting food displays and overturning push carts. Stores were entered and damaged in some instances. A crowd of women rushed a fish store and upset a tank of live carps. Kerosene was ptoured on other nsh and the store fixtures were badly damaged. The po lice forced back the crowd and arrest ed three women. Similar scenes were repeated in the northeastern part of city, also inhabi ted largely by foreigners, and scores of push cart venders lost their wares. Many grocers and butchers closed their shops. During an attack downtown on several teams loaded with food sup plies, a boy was bit in the face with a rrlTIk bottle and severely injured. A committee of Kensington house wives at a meeting tonight decided to appeal to Mayor Smith to intervene in an effort to lower food prices, while the leaders of the downtown boycott said that if the situation did not improve they would request the aid of Governor Brumbaugh. Prices, they declared, wer Jilrher tnilav than vesterda.v. -J, VIOLENT METHODS CONTINUED BY THE WOMEN OF NEW YORK New York, Feb. 22. The presence of inspectors compiling a report on food prices for Mayor Mitchell today seemed to have no deterrent effect on house- wives of the East Side who have pro- claimed a boycott against high-priced eatables. In many instances women shoppers were severely beaten by' mem bers of their own sex, and arrests were made in various parts of the city. A National board of food control, with powers to regulate farm labor conditions and the distribution of prod ducts by the railroads, was urged to night in a statement Dy Joseph Hart igan, commissioner of the city's bureau of weights and measures, as a means of relieving the present situation and re ducing prices. The commissioner said he did not believe an embargo on food stuffs toywreign countries, or a com mission ftiyested with power to fix pric es, wouldfBOlve the problem. With respect to the situation in the more congested tenement districts, Commissioner Hartigan said financial action by, a small group of public spir ited citizens could speedily bring re lief. He added that he knew where large quantities of potatoes and onions could be purchased cheaply and sold here at cost. About 500 carloads of foodstuffs, con sisting mainly of meat, poultry and potatoes, were reported to be due here tonight. PUBLIC OFFICIALS NOT CONICTEDfTH 'LEAK' Vindication Unanimously Voted by the Rules Committee. Ia Understood Lawson's Sensational Statements Were Found Unsub stantiated and That Boiling Was Cleared of Any Blame. Washington, Feb. 22. Vindication of all public officials whose names were brought into the investigation of charges that there was a leak to Wall Street on President Wilson's peace note was voted unanimously today by the House rules committee. The report, now virtually complete, probably will be put in -final shape Saturday after certain additional records of New York brokers have been examined. It is understood the committee finds that Thomas W. Lawson's sensational charges were not substantiated; that R. W. Boiling, brother-in-law of the President, had nothing to do with a leak" and that advance information concerning the note was furnished to brokers by J. Fred Essary and W. W. Price, local newspaper men, who con nected deduction with facts obtained in conversations with other reporters who had been told in confidence by Sec retary Lansing "that a notd was coming. In connection with violations of newspaper ethics, the report says a sub committee has been appointed to con fer with the standing committee of (Continued on F.g Two) C, FRIDAY MORNING, ACUTE STAGE NOW BELIEVED PASSED Fair Weather and Holiday Com bined Enable the Sending of Many Empties Westward. TIE-UP WORSE LAST YEAR At No Point is There Actual Short age of Food and Fuel Need ed for Domestic Use. Washington, Feb. 22. Many empties rolled west at passenger, train speed toftay from congested railroad yards of- the East, according to Interstate Commerce Commission advices from its field force of investigators. Fair wea ther and a holiday combined gave the roads the first real opportunity in more than a week to exert their maximum energies to relieve the car shortage that has threatened near famine in some sections of the country. Officials of both the railroads and the Commission expressed the convic tion tonight that the acute stage of the shortage had passed and that stea dy improvement in thfe situation would continue. At no time, it was said, had conditions reached the acuteness of the tie-up a year ago. At the same time, tne number of pars involved in the tie-up, according to re ports to the commission from virtually every road in the country, increased by more than one-third in the two weeks between. January 27-and February 10 and on the latter date reached the grand total of 165,274. ' The car service commission of the American Railway Association was to day unable to say what steps had been taken to relieve the shortage of gas coalwhlch threatens jpossiblie inter ttfJtloinW suylosrN&tit, heat and power companies in: 18 towns'-uid cit ies in six Middle Western states. It was assumed, however, that coal would be rushed to the points most needed. The situation at Chicago, while caus ing some concern to government and railroad officials, was not regarded here as desperate. It was said that while relief was being afforded to Chi cago as rapidly as possible, the needs of other communities could not be overlooked. r Statements that Chicago had been getting only four or five cars a day for the shipment of wheat for domestic use were met at the commission with the assertion that the records show that Chicago had been receiving ap proximately 200 cars a day and that about one-half of them were used to export wheat. The movement of export wheat east could bring np relief to suf ferers from soaring prices in eastern cities, it was said. It was said both at the Interstate Commerce Commission and the car ser vice commission that there was no where in the country at the present time an actual shortage of food or fuel needed for domestic consumption. Eve ry city in the East, so far as known, has plenty of food for immediate re quirements and rising prices could not be justly attributed to shortage. The 165,274 cars involved in the gen eral tie-up are distributed in every sec tion of he country and include all classes, loaded and empty, which, for reasons due to congestion, are tempo (Continued on Page Two) U-BOAT WEAPON WILL NOT BE RESTRICTED Dr. Kaempf Says it Will be Em ployed Until Peace is Attained. President of the Chamber Opens the Reichstag With AddressGerman Policy Defended In the Hun garian Chamber. Ijondon, Feb? 22. Telegraphing from Amsterdam Reuter's correspondent says the German Reichstag opened today with a speech by the president of the chamber, Dr. Johannes Kaempf. In his address Dr. Kaempf declared that Ger many and her allies now were taking refuge i in a weapon "which would be employed without restriction until our aim in the war, namely, the defense of the independence and freedom of our countries, is attained." (p HUNGARIAN PREMIER WARMLY. DEFENDS THE GERMAN POLICY London, Feb. 22. Replying in the chamber at Budapest to attacks by a member of the Karolyi party on the German policy , of colonial expansion, Count Tisaa, the Hungarian , premier, warmly defended the German policy, jfcie declared, says a dispatch from Bud apest received by Reuter's, that since 1871 Germany had pursued a policy of peaceful economic expansion, and re iterated that war had been forced on the central powers by France and Rus sia. '"We intend to wage the war," said (Continued o Page Two) IN GAR SHORTAGE FEBRUARY 23, 1917 ALLIES WILL NOT RESTORE TO GERMANY HER COLONIES THAT HA VE BEEN CAPTURED Representatives of Great Britain, Japan, New Zealand and Australia Almost Simultaneously. Announce Intention of Retaining- the . ... .Conquered Territory Permanently Lloyd-George Reverses Asquith Government's Policy. (Correspondence of Associated Press.) London, Feb. 10. The death knell to Germany's colonial possessions has been sounded, so far as the Entente Allies can effect that result, by the al most simultaneous announcement of the British minister of colonies, Mr. Long; the Japanese minister of for eign affairs, Mr. Montono, and the prime minister of New Zealand, Mr. Massey, who voiced the, view of Australia as well as New Zealand. Together these statements declare there will be no re turn to Germany of her colonies in Africa, Asia or the Pacific. This attitude is not only held by Japan and the British colonies chiefly concerned, but it has the backing of the British and French governments, which have the largest interest in - co lonial Africa and Asia. It develops the fact also that the late Asquith govern ment was opposed to any extension of British colonial possessions in Africa, whereas the new Lloyd-George govern ment approves this extension as in line with the aspirations of the British col onies in Africa. This in turn has es tablished that there will be a general re-shifting of African colonies, so that the possessions of England, France, Portugal and Belgium will be made more, homogenous, instead of being as at present, scattered and irregular in outline. ' v Japan's attitude towards holding the Representative Moon Proposes- a Postponement of Effective Date M of "Bone Dry" Law. UNTIL FIRST OF OCTOBER Would Give the Dealer "Reasonable Time" to Dispose of or Remove Stocks from States Affected Measure to be Pushed. Washington, Feb. 22. Postponement of the effective da.te. of. the "bone dry" prohibition amendment to the postoffice bill adopted yesterday, until October 1, 1917, is proposed in a concurrent reso lution introduced 4ate today by Repre sentative Moon, of Tennessee, cfrair man of the postoffice committee. Mr. Moon announced he would press it through as soon as the postoffice bill itself is finally disposed of. During debate on the amendment in the House there were urgent appeals on behalf of liquor dealers who ship into dry territory that they be given time to dispose of stock and readjust their business. Prohibition leaders turned deaf ears then, fearing that any change in the provision as it passed the Senate might mean its defeat, but many of them are disposed to vote for a postponement once the bill has been sent to the President for hi3 signature. The preamble of Chairman Moon's resolution says: "The states which have passed laws prohibiting the manufacture and sale of liquors and the storing of the same within their borders have recognized the fact that such business had there tofore been legal and have, in view of this, by their enactments, given to deal ers a reasonable time within which to dispose of their stocks or remove the same from the stsflte before the becom ing effectiveness, of such laws. The course followed in this, respect is clear ly right and just and it would be a manifest injustice and would work a great hardship for the Federal govern ment to . deprive these parties of the rights guaranteed by the states, by immdlate denial of interstate commerce for the shipment of such liquors, which effect will, in its present aspect, auto matically follow the enactment of the prohibition amendment." Differences between the House and Senate on other fatures of the bill will be taken up in conference tomorrow. The House rules committee agreed to day to consider tomorrow a special rule to bring up in the House and Senate a bill fo rprohibition in the District of Columbia. The committee will ftrst have a hearing and then an executive session to determine Its action. It is said to stand 8 to 3 in favor of the rule. Representative Gallivan, of Massa chusetts, introduced today a bill for a prohibition referendum to the people of the district. It is identical with the Underwood amendment rejected by the Senate. Seventy-Seven Men Arrested. Evansville, Ind., Feb. 22. Seventy seven men were arrested here today by United States marshals on indictments returned by the Federal grand jry at Indianapolis, which investigated 5llc8 ed election frauds la Indian.- Amonjr those arrested w,ere tty and county of ficials and a nnwiber of negroes. ASKS MORE TIME FOB WHISKEY MEN German colony of Kiao Chau in China and the Pacific islands, occupied by the Japanese fleet. came up when the French draft of the reply to President Wilson was being cabled to the various Entente governments for approval. Japan approved the terms as far as stated, on Serbia, Belgium and in oth er respects,, but pointed out that the terms omitted any reference to the German colonies of Kiao Chau and the Pacific islands in which Japan had es tablished an interest. France and England thereupon re plied to Japan that it had been deemed desirable, in answering Mr. Wilson's request for terms,: not to make these terms embrace everything which might come up later, but to confine them for the present to the readjustment of ter ritory In Europe. Later on, it was pointed out, the future of German ter ritorial possessions outside of Europe would be considered, so that Japan's rights would be properly safeguarded and secured for future determination. This was satisfactory to Japan, which then gave its approval to the joint re ply to Mr. Wilson, stating the Allies' main terms. The Japanese embassy here has giv en. Japan's understanding of the ar rangement, as stated by Foreign Min ister Montono. He said: "The absence of any allusion to the future disposal o fthe German colonies has justly attracted the attention of (Continued on Page Ten). SEEK TO RELIEVE Of E Figures Show That Congestion is Due Largely to Decreased Sailings of Steamers. FOOD SITUATION BRIGHTER Railway Association Claims That With Better Weather In the West There Has Reen Improvement in Distribution. New. York, Feb. 22. The effect on the export trade from Boston, Phila delphia, Baltimore and New York of Germany's proclamation of unrestrict ed submarine warfare is revealed in figures made public here today by the American Railway Association on be half of its car service commission, which is co-operating with' the Inter state Commerce Commission in efforts to relieve the car shortage situation. The statistics show that from Febru ary 1 to 14 the grain delivered to ves sels at the four ports amounted approx imately to .only 8,000,000 bushels. This compares with 29,000,000 bushels throughout January, and 58,000,000 throughout December. The deliveries have been regulated, the association says, to correspond as far as possible to the reduction of cargo space caused by the U-boat campaign. The statistics show further that per mits were issued between February 1 and 14 for transportation of 7,000,000 bushels to seaboard to fill future cargo space promised. This compares with 25,000,000 moved on the permit basis throughout January and 45,500,000 throughout December. Stored at the terminals in the four ! ports were 12,500,000 bushels during the first half month of U-boat activity, as compared with accumulation of 16, 500,000 in January and 47,400,000 in De cember. A, decrease in carload movements of all oth.er export freight in about the same proportions also Is shown. The purpose of the figures, it is un- I derstood, is to show that the decreased number of sailings from Eastern ports was responsible, as well as the severe Western weather, for inland congestion of shipments. It was claimed on behalf of the roads that the general situation as regards food movement was brighter today than during recent weeks owing part ly to more favorable weather, but due also to new car service rules which went into effect on Wednesday. It was announced that virtually all the large roads in the country had signed an agreement to return cars at once direct to the roads owning them. NINE VESSELS YESTERDAY WERE REPORTED AS SUNK Aggregate Tonnage of Over 21,000 Three of Them Neutral Washington, Feb. 22. The latest re ports from London and Paris show that nine more vessels of an aggregate ton nage of more than 21,000 have been sent to the bottom by- submarines or mines. The vessels sunk were four British steamers and a trawler, one Russian, one Swedish, one Dutch and one Norwegian steamer. The Swedish steamer had several Americans on board. All of them and the remainder of the crew were rescued. ROADS BLAM WH6jLE DUMBER 39,867 VERY FEW CHANGES MADE BY SENATE IN THE REVENUE BILL Contending Fisheries Interests to "Fight it Out" on Floor of House Tomorrow. . HOUSE PASSES CONVICT BILL Grant Gets Proposal to Make Mer. cy Recommendations Manda tory on Judges Revived. (By W. J. MARTIN). " Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 22. The Senate spent from 8 to 10:30 o'clock tonight in committee of the whole on the reve nue bill as it came from the House. Very few changes were made, and when the committee arose and the Senate re sumed the bill passed second roll call reading. Section 28 had been adjusted so the counties lost a special tax on moving pictures and vaudeville shows. This was voted into the bill on motion of Senator Thompson. The Senate considered briefly the Jus tice bill for machinery for local school legislation, including the calling of special tax elections on petition of onfe third of the freeholders. The bill was generally acceptable but went over for minor amendments. PROHIBITION COMMISSIONER j BILL KILLED BY COMMITTEE. Raleigh, N. C, Feb, 22. -The House committee on liquor traffic voted al most unanimously tonight to report un favorably the bill to create the office of State commissioner ' for enforcement of the prohibition law. Members bf the committee were very much at sea as to just what the Federal situation really is. . Some, including Spea'ker Murphy, be lieved the new Federal law will pre vent even bringing a quart pr other package into" tfa& State in one's suit ase or grip, its "transportation" in any way being prohibited in states where icanufacture and sale are prohibited. New Bills 'Proposed." Speaker Murphy proposed that the committee offer a bill to make it a fel ony to distill liquor and Representative Grant, of New Hanover, wanted to add that it be a felony to have a quart in one's possession. Several members of the committee indicated to the chair man that they would vote to report a "felony" bill favorably to apply to blockaders. Altogether the committee and legislators are very much at sea as to just what should be done, many claiming that the Federal government has now done all that needs to be done beyond enforcement of laws. City Government BUI. The committee having under consid eration the Brenizer" bill and others for th government of cities and towna gave a lengthy hearing this afternoon on Section 3. as to extension of corpo rate limits, there having been numbers of people here to oppose the featura that would have annexations of outly ing territory be by majority of the combined vote of the municipality and the outlying territory involved. In sistence is that It will force suburbs over their opposition and work harm to all concerned. James H. Pou, Ber nard Cone, of Proximity Mills; W. A. Brwin, Durham; R. R. King, Greens boro; A. W. McLean, l.umberton, and others, opposed the section, as especial- q ly unjust to cotton mill settlements. Heriot Clarkson, Charlotte; C. C. Taylor, Gr.;ent,toro, and others, advo cated and defended the section as drawn. The whole matter was left open for a later meeting. STATE FISHERIES BILL CENTER OF FIGHT IN HOUSE SATURDAY Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 22. The House has set the State fisheries bitl by Grant, of Onslow, as a special order for Sat urday morning, when the contending fisheries interests will fight out their differences on the floor. The bill con templates the sweeping aside of the present Fish Commission and the crea tion of a new commission to be composed only of members proposed by the representatives of those counties having fishing Interests as men acquainted with the fisheries problems. Opposition to this bill advocate only minor amendments to the present fish laws and the retention of the Fish Com mission as at present constituted or rather a commission selected by the Governor without reference to wheth er they are experiencd in fishing inter ests or reside in the fishing counties. The House passed today the Pharr bill to regulate the serving of time on the roads by convicts for abandonment and failure to provide for families, with an amendment by Pharr to permit sup port without residing with the wife where incompatibility is shown. The bill was opposed without this amend ment because it required return to families within five days. Some repre sentatives thought there might be cas es where the, man Just could not en dure life with the wife and mother. What Bill Provides. The bill that passed the House today for the relief of dependent families of State convicts provides that 10 pep cent of the earnings of the convicts shall be turned over to dependents. It was amended by Representative Darden, to apply Only to convicts making good prison records. The bill was by Saw yer, of Graham. Representative Grant, of New Han over, has succeeded in getting his amendment to the Hoyle bill, for Jury recommendations of mercy in case?, where prisoners are convicted of offense. 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