1foWea!lh&:xm ::''"7H;lf & ?$TT?rii :-vN
'.'Mil!,
iSflr
m
i i
i
mTnnminii i i n iTvnnrt tn a w - - : -, : ... -
AT CHAPEL HILL
Is Third And Last' Of 'Demo
cratic Candidates To Speak
To Students . ,
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM C
IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENT
yUso Urged Business Survey Of
The Government Of The
' State. '
.Special to The Star.).
rhaoel Hill, March 11. Strong eh-
florsemem oi ''""""V"
cf the income in. sinBuuinemrwss
tonight before students of
rVdveVity of North Carolina by
Pfthtrt X. rage, xniru anaiase oi-me
rmbcratic gubernatorial candidates, to
aPPear at Chapel hUL- ! J j
"The carryms .r1'"'
tended bv the revaluation Tact Us tb
right a wrong oi ioiik smnmng By
complying witn tne coui a man-
complying wun me congutuuonai man- ,
Atn fnr uniformity in taxation " said
jlr Page, who went lurtner and advo-
rated the classification of property so
Tfhn want nrtif and o- '
that productive forms might be taxed -
than ronsumntivft forma
. -
Improvemeni or me scnooi sysiem, .
of public health agencies, tof rural liv-
nnnfi tinns were aiso aavocarea bv
whn on industrial nnr.if
iur i. t - - . T
his support to efforts for bet-
understanding between capital And
labor.
mnct , Mmn't a.
law," he declared, "and probably in
enitip svstem oi DroBi-ananiiK, Hutu ail ,:
industrial 1eirocracy " , ' i
The Revaluation Act ,
"Some timfe ago in a public speech.
1 endorsed the revaluation' act," Bafd'
'son that it is ari honest effort to; csvrry ; stitute last night, work 'was continued 'Ev6? under Increased taxes, Secre
into effect the most, important. mant aggressively,; and the leaders .asserted ry Houst? said the proposed expea-
lit. i' ii nuiiiii an ... i i r. i ur xco. ..
date contained in the taxation clause they had made -further, gains during lure w two . billion dollars "would
of the constitution. In my judgment, the day. Late - in the; afternoon, how-t-be a seritfU8i one for the people to con -n
the iriarine- ineaualltiea . that . have ' ever. Senator TTrtrhri- ... . front at this time." - ' ' '." ' - -
wnmfi nauseatine to honest men'come
because a departure from j the 100 per
cent standard of value for: purposes of
assessment Whenever this- standard
is departed from and the bars let down
competition begins between- Individ-
iials and sections as to which can list
property at xhe lowest percentage of
real value, with the result" that .those
having: the lerfsr conscience wlnvwhlle
erery honest man is pehallzecl : and
forced ause of his. honesty t.&ear.
the burdens of government beyond, his
proportionate share, and the spirit and
letter of the law is violated in the in-
terest of the dishonest, : '.- ;
"The carrying out of the purpose In-':
tended by the reyaluatipn , act. ls, l $Qs"
right a -wrong of long standing by eom-r
Plying with this constitutional provl-.
ion. The adoption of a 100 per cent
bas.s of value m mak in g-assessments ,
-'--- , 7
son t,hat there is no other, way .
secure unitormity. 1 lavor tne aaop-
Hon of the income tax I amendment
levying a tax for state pulrposes upon ' -
the surplus of an amount above that
necessary for the comfortable support
of a family. I believe in the applica
tion of inheritance tax. i i ,' -c1 -
Tronble W ith the State -
"The trouble with that section of the
fomlty of Moment, and the change .
nefitI .- .1... a j : , A 1
neeaea
mandate
be m
for purposes of taxation so that nro-i
ductive forms of nmnortv mieht . be'
taxed at a lower rate than c..ump. "i
live fnrmo t "".Ij
chin ""V:"v ::i
toriei'that rprbducin weaUfor !
.u. . . l. re producing weaiin.ior;
i Biaie, should be taxed; at a lower
rate than those forms of property that
administer only to the pleasure of the
owner. . j .j ,- ...
"I also believe that 'a!' lower j rate
siiould be placed upon all' homes loc
cnpied by the owners In order that
home owning mav be ! eneourasred
among the people, for however good, a I
e may De, he is a bf tter cit
izen if he owns his own ! home. . For
wis reason I believe that the : state
snould encourage its citiaens to own
i&r own homes." j j V
Wants Busiaess Survey '
V(.vage urged also a business sur
ti! , the state's governmental activi
iies to See whether theyj were -being
conducted with maximum efficiency. . -rn,,l
11 be my purpose If elected
w?Jnr' he said, "to Insist' upon
hn. e authority for a thorough
zatil S8-Survey by recognised . organl
ct u a l our governmental'-agen-attt'r-
the one Purpose lri view of
businl the administration, of: .the
bU8lnes3 of government." j , .;.- J: t
1VDlSTI WORKERS ;
introduce Witnesses
MOntesano, Wash., Mar. 11. Counsel
WorM611 Industrial Workers of the
suit J ?v Warrer O. Gimm as the re
CentraV ar"iistice day I shooting at
thrJ l'a: was err"itted today to cal
timony ?SSes for sur; rebuttal tes
most nf v court session was brief,
court . day beinS devoted byr the'
Uons Jm lhe PreParatlon of instruc
PrespJ i U was indicated would be
rented to the jury tomorrow. " -
A BOTON WOMAIT -
tonio-, i la- March- 11. Police : late
drownln "Ufied t?ei womai who was
beach vW,Uh Joshua Seaber at Miami
Kosa pP, nesday afterhoon, as -,Mlss
d th P ; of Bston. "Mass: r geftber
ed at a 1 c r womanl had register
Both lJ?cal htel as man and wife.
tom
a will be shipped Jo. Boston
orrow.
New EWu RHIP INCREASED.
-0lnmitte arcn The special
1 1 1 lt nr . . j.
ewcutiV(.a . association of railway
Mth "tr WKlch ha been meeting
Pandimy ,' . b0.r representatives - on
,rm eieht gf6 demands, was Increased
tofin.. h 1 tO Sixteen mAmViAra af. a
associatiou today.
in the section is In the present . "l "iZ: "Z' l ,r" ."V"I . to- aitacK aiong-ine wnoie ironr, tne
of a uniform, rate.. It "should- were-.aop mpj Poles began three -operation? -af stra-
m.n.v.i. aent w uson roigiK ireac 11 as an in-,tAffotln notnts which resulted In . th
REACH AGREELiKMT ; FULL OF.DAHGEf SIHS PROCLABIS : DUDER CHARGES . WAGES AMD HOURS
Truce Declared In Battle While
Both Sides Marshal Their k:-
: u :v--.": ' Forces. ';. ir-:5 T :
WILL RESUME DEBATE
ON ARTICLE 10 TODAY
Both Democrats And Republi
cans Uncertain Of Status Of ;
Situations '-
. Washington, March 11. During a
1.11 nVthl Peac treaty debate today
tered forea fn ViT; '"'f
fl-i " """"uaiea tneir scat
attTnntV vjuor una decisive
lo, reach
compromise on j
Arf 1016 10
As a result '
v'ii" - ' - v- fY .
fi0? wa? restored
- - : v ( -vumiaucB oi CO-
r!-:: rescoreq among the com-
and o"0
hut h,4 . -"e . cnamDer, soldiers, as a gre
68 that could befwouldash thf"
IshorV Vw vumyrunuse stllj' was
1" ltr :tWrd. nd
Z
6 .
expressed little hope of
nnai agreement.
.aSreem?ni.
Ressurrecting the new ,
Ressurrectine th -;.m.::-
:"UB'uw or the Article 10 rserva '
.tion, the renublican iAa- -
rottia ,, - , i.. " v
rr"r' r "s woraing in the hope
iney might regain th Bupport of
;whose refusal to r, .; ...iTr.Ti!"-.-06
uiui oi rennn mh' .......
yesterday , started a eenenl hrir.B -
j . . w ouuoulUlt
P f the whole compromise sitnatVon
18 whole comnromlw ii.H.
It was understood that thA tZJ
entirelv mii.M 1 Ufc
malned uncertain whether the rfevised ;
ui.wiw . miura. d - onerfl .whh-fka n
r -v . ww, uucreQ v
eoate is resumed, tomorrow.
" - Not Sufficient Vote
Among the democratic compromise
advocates, who claimed upwards of
v.... b . ucmui.1 n.1 ii. - vi.iub tah . w - ..
the democratic leariet . -
termined counter offensive aeainst thl
new reservation with the result that
the status of compromise on tha iim j
-VA V i. kS , VT A 1 1 M K K 0 1 IITTIA . " aV.:.. , .
ocratlc side ; became, almost as uncer-t PrPriationB by Congress And prudence
tain as it was among the republicans 1 ,n handling these appropriations, will
- The best-claims that were made to naturally relieve the situation." , .-
night by .themost topt!miie-:a4Toctes1JDI,ssto' ond WrIffi
of vcomDroml!w.:' Atao . well KaidSbonda given io former:
STippofcqthe stJbstitute:iAt? thirty t
two votes, Wid the republican support
for ft-M.thirty votes." That reckoning j.a-recurrefcee- of 'activities of-"shartrfers"
If correct, still would leave a shortage' l8111 to those -used against t liberty
of two votes trom the slxty-fdur neces- J Don(l holders after the' armistice."
,.sary to ratify the treaty, aird no leader' ' ;v ' "...,"." V'
knew frobt what niiart.i- iiu- DAT T?C1 WAnwctm A
strength could be gathered.
The- situation contained- manv" In
teresting possibllities-Uhere being in-
timatlons that, among other things - . ' ? " ? ' '
the democrats were planning to Intro- r A ffa pV On TVl VPA "RVnnf 2
duCe thfe-substitute if the republicanrfr1?-. Af P.V fPHtS.
ineu io - ao so. xnere . aio were
to-rumblln s ;of , discontent -amone' the
renuMieani mIM i-A9r.lAni..
-raa .ol, z i
- a - - ajT - ..... -..y
republican leaWs- finally decided, to
aiscard it. ; ' ;-'-". ".,
, DllHno- tha rlnv fh. tw.fr - A.
caSed bf for th inA Jii th,f 1
canea before the senate at all. though
Xt ,tTl " m "v, .
PrTtfnf tnAl -;
- ..v oiovvunmuio vu-
If rpreif"0i1 .accept me raunca-,
"n 'wa ie'lj ine ...iner p?wer? inat 1
re.SerVJl"J a n0t mpair, , the j
nation s, ooiigations
.Tomorrow; the treaty will be . taken!
agaln formally, though the leaders
. . (iinr-M...Ti:Aii.
do not expect a final vote on Article
10 before Saturday at the earliest.
GENERAL DISCUSSION '
- OF MINERS' DEMANDS
Hard Coal Workers Will Reach
! Some Decision If Possible. : ,
- . - v V1' .. .. ; - -
New York. March 11. There was a
general discussion of the "demands of
the anthracite coal miners at a meet
ing here today of thev sub-committee-of
operators and miners appointed ..to
negotiate a new wage agreement for
the hard coal workers. ; ; ; v .., Jl
Disagreement . among members - of
President J Wilson's bituminous . coal
commission at Washington will . not
have any- effect on negotiations of the
anthracite agreement, officials of the
mine- workers' union ' declared - ;
The hard coal workers. It was. stat
ed, will- reach a decision, "if possible."
regardless of any award affecting the
bituminous, field. .
VESSEL STUCK ON; ,
" MADAGASCAR REEF
Assistance Expected In. Time To
v.. Prevent Life Xoss. r-'
New Tork. - March ' 11 Wireless
messages received here late , today by
the Ward line, company, from Captain
Curtis. ;--of-,'-:the-rteamer-.---Esperanza.-.
which stranded Off ProgreSs indlcated
that the 151 persons - aboard were in
no immediate danger and that relief
from rescue shops was expected within
a. few hours vi;:':-v ?,;--v;
The company has dispatched wire
less messages to alMts vessels In the
vicinity of Madagascar reef, on. which
the Esperahza is stufckr - to render im
mediate Assistance. , Several company
tugs put out f rOm. Progress, this morn-
- The Esperansa- carried ' fortv-five
passengers and mixed cargo of lead
and hams. ' : - .':""-"- '' ' ;;-V:.-;.-;;
INVESTIGATE GRAIN CORPORATION.
, Washington, March 11. An investi
gation 1 of the United States Grain cor
poration ..was ordered today by;. the
senate., . . ' " :
aJUI SOLDIER RELIEF f IERICAM HAVAL COAL OPERATORS WAGE COIdUISSIOll
Treasury Officials Say Any: iEtlantic Flket Not In Readinessi
crease Of Government In- .
t" -:i debtedness Harmful.
Washington.;.'---"March 11. Opposing
former Secretary McAdoo's . plan of re
ducing taxes by additional bond issues,
Secretary Houston and Assistant Sec
retary Lefflngwell today tId the House
ways and means committee,, which- is4
considering soldier relief legislation,
that any increase ' in the 'present gov
ernment indebtedness would' create a
grave financial situation.- v
; c v Would Threaten Disaster: -)
w Secretary Houston predicted that a.
bond issue of $2,500,000,000, necessary
under certain plans of adjusted com
"sMon now oeiore the committee,
ensauon now before the committee
might result in a disaster," hile Mr,
Lefflnwftn
11 would be to give bonds to rormer
as a great majority of them
holdings . immedl-
ately.
, Both suggested Increased taxes
fter ine astant . aeeretary. asserting
would add to th iY Tv
w.oma. add ??-tneort of. living and be
mrecuy ieu- nv ., tnose liutt (a
bear it - " . -I
Any future bond issue would hstve to
. 1 . "
Btx Per ent. .interest and would
- :u,uuu .rB serious proposition ,
v.'V" , governor
alwaurl
"arm? of the. federal reserve hoards
told the committee. -- ' . . '
. wrV0?15 bf a lack of pa-
. . ' ... "-"o
f with ; all ' sorts of - commercial invest-
ments."rt ''i'-i'Oi:"-.;
i . Ala be Situation Serf nna. .
"The present financial situation is riot !
critical." " Mr. Houston ; commented.:
onomy y-lhe 'People, avoidance of
waste in -expenditures,' economical an-
mr
.iavbtednessi ' .would also irtnk 'about 1 -.
A. , -v- m mm mwr jm. VAVUlk AXUUJ
BOLSHEVIK PLANS
And Take Railway
Liondoht'"March. llv--Thenlan of he
tolshevlkl .'for a big attack on the Poles
,' hJn !f 1 '-"i
I? v, w t v" ill; r .y.".v'.
vn x-oso were me - aggressors,
dlng to information received by the
t, xrwia vi..
clared, had no. InlenUon- Af . concerted
- w ..u, w.c nUTiv.o
Q r-Q (not ii hAlah oirlti Tnnrl..
informed; that the bolshevlki; intended
taklng of the -lateral railway from
the bolshevik! and breaking, up their
plants.
BRITISH EMPIRE WILL
GROW ITS OWN COTTON
; London. March "11. Empire : .cotton
growing on -a commercial irasis almost
immediately is l foreshadowed from a
meeting held - yesterday in y the house
of -commons. : which "was attended, by
some, of the Iancashire members -of
the house of commons and other'per
soris financially interested in the cotton-
trade, according to the .Manchester
Guardian . " ' j :-' ? -
MAY COMMANDEER OIL; J- , ;
Washington, March 11. The : navy
is preparedvto TcommandeeF - the .-fuel
oi? necessary for-lts fightinic ships If
its reauirements are not ;covered" at
"reasonable" prices in, the bids to be
opened -Tuesday for : the r next:: fiscal
year, Secretary Daniels announced to
day, -v Less than a -million' barrels were
covered of the' 25,000,000 Tasked in re
cent requests for. bids. -'V.- . .K .-. :
"NATIONAL CONFERENCE ONm
. COMMUNITY
Bicktt Named AsMember Of Governor's Com
: - mittee-Mariy North Carolina Meiir And '.;
WomenCompose';DelegatiQri:'
. (Special to The Star.)
. Washington, .March 11. More than
three i hundred - national organizations
representing business, laborVi civic; as-
sociations, organized women," religious'
groups and professional bodies were to
day included in the call which'Pranklin
K. Lane issued to the governors of the
states to name delegations to- attend
a national,conference on community or
ganization meeting in , Washington on
March 20th. for the:purpose of drawing
up a community program . updn which
all jsectlons of the country, all wings
-of public opinion, v and . 'all ' economic
classes can' unite. - . ; .--.-' ' 1
. I; Bickett on Committee ; ; ; y j 'i '
- .Governor - Thdmas vaW.;- Bickett, - of
North Carolina,- has ;been . invited by
Mr." Lane to servo. onthe committee of
go vernors,-, and f he - has accepted -In" a
reoly as follows: ; - ' "r","
."I will-be very glad indeed to serve j
v He Says, Months After War
; . Declared.
STATEMENT OF VDUUY IfM
:DEIJVYED3IANY
Admiral Sims: Read His Official
Telegrams, jfn Support Of
His Position.": : :
Washington. March . ll.Charges
that the Atlantic; fleet was not kept In
readiness during the" war were : added
by Rear4 Admiral Sims to his arraign- :
ment - of ' navy .department policy ; .fn
testimony today before . tha-senate. In
vestigating committee. . :.-' ''.! :
- He told the .committee that frequent
pleas : for American warships were ' dis
regarded and months were lost 1n dis
patching a squadron of battleships .to1
join the British grand fleet. .When the
squadron' finally was ordered; abroad,
he said, it was composed of four ships
of different' types, "evidence that other
ships- to 'form : a -'" homogeneous unit
were not ready for ea- serviee. " He
also read a message Iroin .tne navy
department . showing, that - After the .
four wr selected it was mecessary to
dock - them before they could . proceed,,
a delay of A another .--two : three
Weeks. . i .. ' r : :-
r Tribute to gVMen. tTyi
Tribute to the officers rand - men":of
the battleships - was paid by -the ' ad
miral, who said the work- of the fitting
in four days, one of the finest exhibi
tions he had ever seen. .Servicewith
the British: he jpointed out, necessitat
ed the abandonment of lall .the Araeri-
j can codes and signals and adoption of
the British :syatem - 'i; y -si vii?
; , RequestforAmcricari forces :V to
supplement. the : allied naval patrol,;
Admiral " Sims asserted, were refused
at first by the navy-vdepartment on -tna
ground
ue uhited states must.Jn no way, ce
i jeopardie(5 '--y ay disintegration; of
our main fighting fleet." . The admiral
declarp 1 he was wholly Enable to oon-
oe4ye.of-. any : war po jicy, especially m
three, moa ths after ; the United S tates
entered "the war before "he received a
statement . of. the navy department's
policy;' that for' seven months the de
partment failed to even , answer . hi
cables r. with .regard , to-, sending battle
Bhipe, and then denied the request,' Tut
a - month later' reversed its position
an ' : ordered he sixth, battle squadron
abroad;", that 1 he first : urged - the des-
patch of all" available tugs- to the war
jsone .on .Anrll. 3.. tW, but no tugs
arrived until a year . later, although
forty-three were; available to the navy
department the day war was declared,
in 'addition to -many owned: by private
f ncM; V' X 1
June 1917. that American ubma-.
that,', although he askea on;
rlnes be eentMo the war wne to help;
aC-.COmDM U-OOW h wn, rourfiuvu
before his request was. complied with
f j hTTiArRihies -were ,r
combat 'U-Voats,' ' It was;., -rour . months
BUU LIICU. W Ul. .a - :
snt,flve -more- arriving four months
later. ' - - ,- - - ' '
Admlral : Sima greauested . that the
committee call Herbert Hoover, to
s'ubetahtia'te" 'hid Statements ; that the
war - was in -danger of ,heing lost by
the allies because o? tne .German sub
marine campaign. The committee
agreed . to ask . Mr. "Hoover to appear
Saturday to tell of food .conditions lh
the allied countries in the summer of
1917. . - ; ;'. w; - ' ':V;;;;.
, ' . v- An Outline or Policy. .: ;:
" Admiral Sims read a-cablegram from
the navy, department, dated July 10,
1917, containing an outline of : the .'de
partment's policy, and . declaring- thai
while' a successful termination of the
present War :must always be the first
allied aim and will probably- result In
diminished tension throughout . the
world, "the - future position v of the
United States must in no way bel
jeopardised " by any disintegration of
our main fighting fleet." ; , , ; ; v y : - ,
The same-; cablegram,- Admiral Sims
said, contained the statement; r
.'"The navy departrrrent announces as
its general plan of action .the - follow
ing: - 'Its willingness to send its minor
fighting : forces in' anjir;;:: number not
compatible : with home; needs to - aify
field of action deemed advisable by the
allied admiralty , council; -: fts : unwill
ingness as a matter of policy .to sepa
rate any . division from tne . malrl ; fleet
. ; 5 y f (Continued on Page Four)
ORGANIZATION
on a committee of governors celebrat
ing neighbor's day .VI certainly' am in
favor of "anything and everything thai
will tend to bring about a better under
standing' between the' people ;of1
America." .-:-rs ":.;... .. --'- ;'-.
The delegation which has been invit
ed by Mr. Lane to attends the confer
ence from NdrthiCaroliha' tvreiy-'-yn'i
- Miss Elizabeth Coltdn, Meridith Colt
legej Mrs; Palmer- German, of Raleigh i,
D. H.: Hill,, chairman of the "council of
defence, Raleigh; MissJMary-Jones; St,
Mary's school;- MrsLinysey-' Patterson;
Charlotte ;'-"Mrs-. F.M. -Williams and Mrs.
Eugene y Reilley; Newton j.,Mrs.Jr W.,wDi
Waddill," Mrsi 'J.i McKlrinon, Mrs.' F. C. I
jAhhott., Mrs. Lucy" Robertson, Miss G. I
Weil,' Mrs. Leonard Tufts, Mrs. H. W.
LiliMtt,iMrg;' K. H.' Latham, -Mrs. J. W.
GudgerA Jr.f and , J; .Thorfii, all. farmer
officials In the North Carolina division-
(Continued ; On ' Page Two.) t
a world-wan "based upon the require-. I : i":- TIT"
Vi1ent.i--.cff '!,bl, 'ftstwre '.warsiVj'A'lv - JlhVX'Vf,
Alleged -To Have Conspiredr To
" : gether To Keep Upv;f
' ."-r -V Prices. - t'v'xi'.
,'; Indianapol.i.s,: Ind-r.March 11. Ans;ln
dictment charging conspiracy via yio
latlon of the r yer -fuel .control'i act
and the federal criminal code, .namine
12S coal operator. nd mioera as deH
tendanta. ; was returned in . federal
court hel-e iate today-ijy aw'Sapecial
grand jury which h'astbeentnvestiffat
ing.the coaJ industry since; December,
X91. fr Morel than half of ' the -defendants
are operators it Is saia. " "- ' " :"
Bnd : was fixed by United : - States
District Judge Anderson at ' ? 16,000- in
come of tne. cases and f 5,000 in other.
The defendants- will be arraigned on
May 4. - Names of those Indicated will
not be made public until they are ar
rested..;.- -"-; : r ?; ; -
Ten overt; acts are charged against
the ; coal men in the lndlctinentwbich
contains eighteen, counties. Jt is un
derstood that- many of the violations
charged have no connection with the
strike of bituminous miners, but . oc
curred prior to the signing ot the. ar
mistice. " vt:;':.,s-'.- j, ; .-V j. .-.
x The indictment was' brought under
sections four and nine, of ' the Lever
i - j ...... . , '
ct una secuon inirty-seven or.i the
criminal code and charges in general
that miners and operators conspired
to enhance the price of necessaries by
restricting? distribution limiting man
ufacture and' by other means conspir
ed to commit; Toff ense against the
United; States, aa .defined, in the crim
inal code.' ' ' "J t" - ' - "
1, The: penalty en- -conviction : is a line
not -xceeding: I0,O0Oi ; imprisonment
for. not. more - than, two years, jbr both
fine" and imprisonmenti ';-.' -;:;."
V It.- was : learned , that practically all
those, facing charges are active in the
central competitive field, which em
braces Indiana,, Illinois, Ohio; and wes
tern Pennsylvania. , '
CENSUS BUREAU
, . - GIVES FIGURES
Louisville; St. ' Joseph
Ghfimlrsburgll
Marcji Ijwrho certsus
7;uig?W?" jDopulata flgtrai;4
creasest - "
Louisville, Ky .234,891; an Increase
of 10,963, or 4.9 per oent ; ; ,
; . St. Joseph, Mo., 77,735;, an Increase of
332, or 0.4 per'cent. : . "! . v A
v. Char- bersburg,- ' Pa -,"13,171 1 an., in
crease of 1,371. or. 11.6 per cent. - - :
Xrouisville ..was twenty-fourth Oityi
of the country In - population In .1910.
It showed a growth" of 9.4 per cent, at
that time over the ipensus.Of 190 6, "while
from . 1890 ; to 19.00 Its : Increase was
2T.1 per - cent. - fy:::''-::: ' --v
: St. Joseph,. Mo.'i lrr.X910 ; showed; ap
parent decreases In population -amount
ing to 24.8 per cent whSe ln the 1900
-. - '
Tu".' !! A
96.8 per cent.' ..The;. 1910 decrease ; is
mttA
"li"ed to
padding ,
have resulted' from heavy
the. returns T la .the 19 Ot
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TICKER SERVICE r
TEST SUIT FILED
Erroneous ' Report : On .Income
;Tax Decision jRuined Many V
;s. New Tork Majbch :: ll.--A suit to re--coVer
$2;218 iSTeged to7 Have "been lost
because of an error'by the Dow'Jone
and -Compariy inews ticker service in
reporting the' decision' of -the ' United
States supreme :ourt in the Macomber
case, " in which- the court' held that
stock dividends are not taxable :- as
tnconle, ; was 'filed . here today, against'
Joseph Cashman, as treasurer of ,:the
company.'by ' Gastori JaiHet,-1 Martin
C.v: Anzerge,- attorney - for Jaillet. de
clared the case -Is attest suit filed In
the .interest of other clients, some of
whom "were ; ruined.'.' ; -:'-: ;'
BAKER GETS A REFUND
-:v?: -, i; ' ON A' TAX OVERCHARGE.
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11. Secretary,
Baker has. overpaid his Income tax. He )
was notified today by the internal rev
enue' bureau that he waaentitled to a
refund of $480 for last year as the.13
suit of an error in figuring his surtax.
Mr. Baker, himself 7a lawyer, had a law
yer.'assist htm in making out Ihis rer
turni - He said he was . unable to dis
cover where he had. made the error,
? ;' BIS BEE DEPORTATION CASES.
i Tombstone. Ariz.. March 11. Abrupt
ltermiatlorl of the states' case in chief
and the square presentation, or tne
I. W.l W. - issue were ' developments at
today's session in the - trial of H. E.
Wooton, charged 'with ? kidnapping in
cohnection " with " the Blsbee deporta
tions of 1917. during which -1.168 men
jn' the rWarren - mining ' district" Were
shipped from :- Blsbee. Arizona, to Co
lumbus. N. M-.' .: ; 1 "
UNDIVIDED PROFIT, TAX
: '.rwri -L -v V,.V.W 1 1 a ; flat ""-v t
in",Sv?l.d'
losses in revenue obtained tnrough tax-
atlon of - stock aiviuenas .wnicn was
miuu: biv .
1:
.. . -m - -
house . vayslahir means .commission by
Thomas S5 Ams; of. the .Bureau or. in
terna,! "revenuer '-. .. , . . 1 ,. :
T - ABANDONED CB.EW SAVED. y
. v at: Johm- Ni: March 11.- The ere'w
of rthe schooner Jl Frank Seayey, which
was abandoned at;sea wnue oner way
from Pensacola to Cuba, has heen land
ed, according vto tnrormation: receivea
by her -agent note today 5 The schooner;
built at Bath, Malne.' in 1888, registered
'336, tons and was; owned by he;" Maine
Transportatioa company,-
Attitu e- Of jrtie President Oh
fThe Two Reports Is Prob-Jf ;
" r : rv V' lematicaL
ONE IS SUBMITTED; 4
p;; : OTHERS STIU, TO COME
Minority' Opinion MM Be Pre
si jsented , To Executive; Prolbi- -f :
. : - ably Today. ; J 1 r
v Washington."' March . il. .The - com
mission appointed by President ; Wil J
son .to settle the, coal strike has. split
definitely -on the auestion of 'wage in- f
CMases and hOTjrs ofwork, . . ;
Tlve - maJority-r-Henry M. - Robinson, j
Chairman, representing ' - th pubUcy
and Rembrandt. Peaia. -, renresentlna-
the operators in a report .submitted
to President' Wilson .today- is under
stood to have recommended a general
wage advance of approximately 25 per
-cent and that: hours and, conditions of j
lt"vr cnangea.; ii xnis in-
ifl. it-Dw wBi sraui- :
d after , the miners' returned to' work.!
John P." ;White; representing the.
miners, refuses ' to concur in' this set
tlement. He is preparing,:, minority
report In which it Is- reported that he
will- recommend aeven-hour " day
and -a wage increasO of approximately
SS per cent. - v; .'- ; -:: . ' ; ':'::-'- . v
' . .Submit .Two :itenorts
In advance' of the publication of the
two reports officials of theUnlted . Mine
Workers of America would not - dis
cuss the probaole course of the miners.
Since their representation on the com
mission ; had ; refused to" .accept the ma
jority decision, . however, ' It was re-;
garded as certain, that they : would not
accept th. settlement it-proposes. - :
William GFeen, secretary; of ' . tho
miners' .union, after a conf erence with
Secretary .Tumulty at the white-house 1
late today, said there was . nq radical
differences ' between the' majority and
Mr,. White, and ; expressed the hope '
that : the differences would., be Ironed ;
out at a: joint meeting -between the
operators andj tha miners'" : ,h- ,
;;-;:- ;;:. - WaHtatnaailmoiUi. Action ; ;1;.
iPresident; Wilson,; In 'inviting 7 the
members of pie commission, to tinder
akea ;ettieraent- sait was ilsn
pertant:-that i -their;;' concluatons-Wbe
TBftOhedbj?T rra,niBUM9 tIoa.-3Siaee
the commissions decision is not unani
mous there ! is much . speculation as
to the- President's next step. Zj X"
. '"The-voperators . would not t discuss
this matter in: advance of a decision.
by the- President, but Iwas plain, that
the '. miners -a"nd some administration
officials expected Mr. Wilson io-invi
the ' two sides to get together on rie
basis of the majority - and" .njinority
reports and - seek an amicaole settle
ment. ..... . , ' . , - .
Majority Report Withheld. C: - ; -
The majority ; report is being with
J held from publication . until. White'e re-
irom jpuD.iicauonunii, vy nixee re
port has been submited to the PresI
MembBrot the committee re-
fused to .discyss.it. and there seemed ;
to be some doubt whether it recom-1
mended 'an advance in the price of bl
tumous coal to absorb- the proposed
wage Increases. V -' 1 - - ' '
In appointing the' commission - the
President-' said "that"if -a readjustment
of the prices of coal shall be found
necessary I" shall be pleased ; to ' trans
fer tol the 1 commission : the powers
heretofore vested in" the fuel adminis
tration for'that: purpbee.'t - - v .. " . ;
While the 'commission s was under
stood' not tovhave asked f of these pow
ers, It was suggested in some apparent
ly well? Informed 'quarters that the in
dividual commissioners 'would propose
that - some price advance; be " made on
basis if facts' adduced-at the '-' long
hearings held by: the commission since
its 'appointment last December;.; ,
The majority' report was' said . to
cover 'something like 30,000. wofds. In
cluded., among: its ratifications, it was
understood, " were ; . letentiori -1 of. the
check system; by .which . .he: operators
collect- the dues. -for the unions, and
reference of the' question of - difference
In wages to. a special commission to be
appointed by the next Joint" wage con
ference,, to report-within 'wo years, f
V-': -;t Many Long. SeNslona.' ':r.y:-i
! Iri an effort to reach" an. unanimous
conclusion, the commissi on was .under
stood Jf ifrs''?n5
night; Mr, white held out against tne
majority recomendations, however, and
when an , agreement ; appeared hopeless
the", majority, proceeded to - complete
their report : at midnight , last night,
sending it to the white ho ase early. to
day. - .--- -.- -. : - .- . -The
commission began Its hearins
on January 12, with ther understand
ing between the" government' and the
miners that 'its report Would be made
within sixty , days,;: which , period ; ex
pires . tomorrow '.""''' -iJ
The commission would have had no
authority to enforce Its - findings had
its report been; unanimous.' "However
when it began its hearings the miners
agreed unreservedly to abide by Its
decisions. : and the operators accepted
its jurisdiction with the ' reservation
that they could not be 'bound : by t any
prlce'advance for a period subsequent
to the life of the Lever food control
law1, as thls might subject tnem-sco
urosecutlon under the 1 anti-trust ; law.
" Z 1 Za 'Z'Ia
-M - ATlArllJ kw "II - WH.?fH' W BI K ft, XI V CLUDCtX
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uhlees there was a .-corresponding in-
in coal price. .TheVminers con-
tended - against tliis postion, ana
charged - that the operators ..had made
large:profit during., the, war,
MIner Original Demands. , -
: The miners , originally .demanded a
60 "per cent increase and. thirty hours
of -work .per week. the year round. ' In
the' conferences with the operator,
called 'by Secretary Wilson : after the
government : had obtained an- injunc
tion on the" coal strike, their represen
tatives, receded from this . and agreed
to -accept Mr. ' Wilson's proposition for
a 81.1 per-cent Increase In wages and
; (Continued on Fags Tour)
ATLAliTIC PORTS'
TRADE COUFERENCE
GREENSBORO TODAY
: -v - . : .. . -: .' - f -..
Many Prominent Speakers Will
y Make Addresses Qn Perti- -' ':
nent Subjects. ; .f
SOUTH WANTS HER PLACE
, v-IN' FOREIGN COMMERCE
Meeting Will Be. Followed 1' By
J Banauet At Ov Henry - t
::-, r-:; HoteL -i.-).'':-:. -
Greensboro, March 11.' Matthew
aie, or wasrungton,' president- or tne v
South Atlantio ; Export company, and
Hugh Ma,cRae, o't Wilmington arrived 1
here this morning and have been bust- r
,3f ena"ed 1 ' day perfecting, final v
lwr in export iraae conierences
which- 'jneets'i here -at 11. o'clock to
morrow, morning. .:. .s, : : . ; ' ,
Get Down to Business. -...Vi
During the day Mr. Hale was con
ferring with - various- local men - who
are interested In the oonf ere nee..' and
all arrangements have beenv made so
the conference can vet' down to busl-
ness with as much dispatch as possi
v
ble. He stated tonight that while no -cut
and dried program "would be fol- .
lowed - at tbe -conference, the morning",
session would, without doubt, be given
over to purely , business discussions, '
and the afternoon-, session - would ' be
graded by Aeveral- notable addresses.,
as . will rthe t banquet which . will' be .
given "at"; the O. Henry hotel at 7:10
o'clock tomorrow ..night. ; ; ., ; ' -N
, Mr. Hale: stated that the discussions
of, the ; conference - would ; be open to
every ,, brie : Interested ; In' gaining for
the -south the place she should hold in
foreign . oonimerce. Senators, gover
nprs. congressmen; national and state
officials, will confer with manufactur
ers, .producers,, shippers V and - trafflo
men in formulating a foreign trade
program for. the south' Atlantis states.
Delegations : from, several cities f
this and other-States of the -south At- .
Ian tic seaboard ' are expecter to r ar- -rive
here on" late trains tonight, while
those from the nearby cities will prob- ? -ably
not arrive until rtomorow ;morn- -lng.'
It is expected that strong dele
gations will be present from, Wilmlnflr
ton, Charleston Savannah and Jack
sonville aa the .matters that wlH be
discussed at ihts conference will, be
of peculiar interest to theae ' eaport
towns, v V'tf o.;"ly; A "
x Kale .Will Preilde. ;f'.-.-
Following. th ' Address-, of welcome
on the partbf the city by R. D. Doug
las," Mr., MacRae will welcome the' as- t
Bembled delegations in behalf of the
state of North Carolina, and will then
present . Mr!" Hale, who will preside
iorer tho deliberations of - the con- .
f enence. ' Y ""'.'".. 1 n :
Acording to the present . plans j
committee will be appointed tomor
row to investigate I the feasibility of
forming a permanent association- ot ,
the various chambers - of commerce; and
hnnrtfs of trade of all of the cities In
the states of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida, so that
when any question arises that Is of
Interest to i the, foreign trade of these
states . this body,' may. be sumcrentiy
t to bring pressure . to J)ear in
. Jf fc t .i-A-irt- - ; ' ' - .
A general -discussion of the condi
tions in? regard to foreign trade
through these states will be dlseussea,
as will be the transportation condl-
tlons now existing to southern ' ports,
both ' by land and sea.J Steps will be
taken to" Insure better freight service
from the -middle west ? to these ports v
and a greater ndmber of ships allotted. -by
the ; shipping board . to carry this
commerce ; to foreign merchants,
'-' Many Prominent . Speakers. :
Among - the speakers tomorrow
morning will be Matthew Hale. Gover
nor, Thomas W. Bickett, Williams A.
Wlmbish, counsel Atlanta freight bu- ,
reau, and - A. V. Snell, of the CharK s
tnn chamber of corrfmerce. Tomorrow
I afternoon Senator -Elhson D. Smith, -of
South Carolina, Hugh ivjacitae, oi Wil
mington, George M. McLeod, of Wash
ington, member of the federal bureau v
of foreign and "domestic, trade, ! and a .
number of -other prominent . men w,lll
The"- banquet tomorrow , night -.' will
witness the.cloBe of the conference, It
being expected'that there will be.-over
100 people present for this., asv all of
those In attendance at theconference
Will have places. .A number of Inter
esting talks are. expected."
TO. SPEAK: AT GASTONIA
(Special -to -The Star) T V
"Washington, March Ml. Attorney
General Palmer has accepted kn invi
tation from the Gaston county bar. as
sociation to speak at' its , meeting at
Gastonia on a date yet to be fixed. The
association will meet -April 10 to April
14. Inclusive.-' : y .. ;'". '
;. '.'."' " - ; ' : ' '
YOUNG NELSON ACQUITTED
Alexandria, Mlnnl. March ll.i-Gus-taf
Nelson. V son-inrlaw. of United
States Senator Kniite . Nelson, was a-',
quitted before! a Justice of . 'the, peace
here tonight', on a charga of - assault
with- a dangerous weapon in conned
Hon with the death" of Joseph Mlddlo
tbn," a farmer,; who. was shot yesterday
during a quarrel with Nelson. . - ;
TO. SELL MARINE. FLEET. ;
Washingron.'-, March li.-Congress
should Include - In . merchant ; :. marine
legislation a .specific 'direction , to the
shipping board to selKthe present.gov-ernment-pwned
fleet, but' should give
the board full .discretion aa to how
and when sales should.be made. Chair
man Payne today told the senate com
merce, committee, V; ., ',-r ,. t
' - ALABAMA .COMMITTEEMAN ,6
. Montgomery, Ala., March 11. The -state
"democratic executive committee -this
afternoon" announced the qualifl-"" r
cation- of Edward '.Barrett, editor .of. -the
5 Birmingham A '-Herald, for na
tional committeeman ; from Alabama,:
the candidate to be, chosen in the pre
liminary May- 1L
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