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VOL. XVIII., NO. 268.
ASHEVILLE, N. 0., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 20 1913. v
PRICE 5 CENTS
NOT SURPRISED
AT DISSOLUTION
Financial Men Were Not, How
ever, Expecting Reorgani
zation of A. T. & T. Co.,
At This Time.
THUS THE DANGER Of
NEGRO PAST
CONTINUOUS ATTACKS
MADE ON WIRES TRUST
Movement For the Government
Ownership Also Had Ef
fectOpinions of
Authorities. .
New York, Dec 20. Information
from Washington that the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
had agreed to give up its Interests in
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany and to effect a reorganization to
conform with the recommendation
of the federal authorities was no sur-
prlse to financial men,- though unex
pected at this time. i - ' ,, v
rVij. taloo-TAnh R.Ti(1 t-l.,nVnn Mm,
bination has been under almost con
tinuous attack; since it was effected In
1909 through the purchase of the
large Gould, Sage and Morossinl hold
ings of Western Union- stock by the
telegraph and telephone company, In
which the various Bell telephone in
terests had been consolidated. '
Ever since that time the telephone
combination has been under investi
gation by the department 'of justice.
It has been constantly assailed by
Clarence H. MacKay because of the
disadvantage the Postal Telegraph
and Cable - company was placed in
through Its alleged lack -of the tele
phone facilities of Jta rival, the West
ern union.
Independent telephone ''- Interests,
finding it arduous to compete w,lth lo-
Adjutant General Young Does
Not Fear Disorder in
; Hoke County.
pninyiTTtrlpuvp nniminn
linn ice n n am nn
oniinr
IUUUL UUII
EXONERATES DEPT.
Report Submitted to Board of
Aldermen Last'Night Holds
Officers Faithful.
SECRET SESSIONS OVER;
OPEN SESSION DEC. 29
Special to The Gaiette-News,
xtaleigh, N. C. Dec. 8. Actlne
Governor Daughtridge was advised
yesterday, by Adjutant General Law
rence W. Young that all danger -of a
lyncning in Hoke county on account
of , the murder of Mark Brown last
evening by the negro, Dupree, seems
io ue past, but that every precaution
Is being observed to suppress any dos-
slble development in this direction.
General Young arrived . at Lumber
Bridge ".early this mornlne- and
held a conference at once with the
local authorities, bearing a special
message from Governor Daughtridge
for no effort, to be spared for preven
tion of mob violence and for "the cap
ture of the negro, Dupree, who shot
Mr. . Brown from ambush. General
Young; telephoned that he believed the
negro would be captured speedily. '
On his return from Greensboro this
morning Chairman Travis of the cor
Testimony Includes a Long Statement
.By Judge Adams As To
Law Enforcement.
vffirai
Ambassador Riano Denies to
. ; State Department That
Spaniards Aided Gen.
Huerta.
PilTIIIE
FULL! PASSES
Will Be Opened Fpr Dscussl'
un 4 an. 2nd and Air- ,
. ments Consider
LAST TOUCHES
ON MONEY BILL
ADVICES CONFIRM
PROPERTY CONFISCATION
The report submitted to the board
of aldermen last night by the police
committee of that body completely
exonerates the members of the police
department of charges made against
them by Judge Frank Carter in the
recent liquor investigation to the effect
that there had been a leak" of cer
tain : information. The - report set
forth that from the witnesses examin
ed there was not even an Intimation
that there has been any infidelity on
the part of the police officers in the
discharge of their duties. : The report
was signed by: -R. I, Francis, chair
man, W. R.' Patterson ana W. E. John
son, members of the committee.
.. The Investigation closed yesterday
morning, this being the second session,
The first session was held on , the
poration commission said that he has . morning of December 6. The investl-
every reason to believe that there
will be speedy disposition of the in
terstate freight rate petitions heard
in Greensboro this week' before Chair
man Clark of the interstate commerce
commission. And that the ruling of
the commission will be in favor of
the application of the reduced rates to
North Carolina. He does not believe
that the lntervenors in behalf of the
Virginia cities In opposition to" the re
duced Carolina rates made any great
Impression on Chairman Clark .and
that North Carolina shippers will soon
be enjoying the full benefit of the re
duced rates provided In' the proposal
from ths raUread companies - and
JOINT HEALTH BOARD
HAS STORMY SESSION
Villa Says- Expulsion of -ths
Spaniards Saved Their
Lives Tampico Sit
uation Unchanged.
Judge Jones Charges That .Board
Swayed by Some Large
Property Owners.
OF
T
Senate and House Conferees
Preparing Bank Measure
For Signature of the
President..
Defendant Emphatically De-
' nies He Murdered Mrs.
Turner.
MAIN DIFERENCES
ARE COMPROMISED
Washington, Dec, 20. Senor Riano,
the Spanish ambassador, acting un
der instruction from, Madrid, formal
ly denied to the state department ;to
day that Spanish subjects in Mexico
aided the cause of Provisional Presi
dent Huerta in Mexico, contended by
General Villa, the rebel leader, who
defended his action in confiscating
The proposed quarantine ordinance
which has caused' so much 'discussion
lately, both pro and con, passed Its
third and final reading before the Joint
health board of the city of Asheville
last night, but with the understand
ing that all objections to the ordinance
will be heard at a meeting to be held
two weeks hence, on the night of Jan
uary 2. and any amendments made
at that time that the members may
deem necessary from the objections
raised and' sustained. There was a
heated discussion before action was
.finally taken, the board' being accused
of acting In a high-handed manner
and passing laws of which It known
gation throughout was secret, the
committee stating In Its report that
Judge Carter had advised such a pro
ceedure. It is. stated, however, that
there will be an open session, on the
morning of December 29, when FoBter
Stevens will be examined. , If It is
found that others may have available
Information they will also be sum
moned at this" time. The evidence
taken so far by the official stenogra
pher was attached to the report sub
mitted last night, in typewritten form.
.- The witnesses examined during the
investigation were: : Judge Junius G.
Adams, Chief of .' Police Charles N.
Lomlnac, Frank I Conder, clerk of
Spanish property by; charging thati nothing. The ones making such
Spanish residents in Chihuahua had
Violated the neutrality laws. The folV
lowing statement was made public by
Acting Secretary Moore: . .'.
; "Reports received at the depart
ment of State, through the Spanish
embassy, deny that the Spaniards in
Mexico have taken part in politics
there and affirm that they have al
ways observed the strictest. neutrality
in the affairs of Mexico.
"These reports also -declare that
statements that-have been sent out
from El Paso .that the Spaniards ex
pelled by General Villa had made a
public demonstration" in favor of In
tervention by the United States- or.
have committed other acts of ques-
npding it arduous io compete wtn io-l"""v in" '"tww -companies V. vv"": JIIJ. kamhio roarlettwlMVre&srenee -to-
cal Bell companies because the trunlc .dopd brHtoegialatur In ' renrT?encC0W: ,?man:'tti!f f
u!. . .i a i nnini ..-..-..,. -, J Cant. Fred Jones, vl-. B. Lange. finerm!1
mica ui 1110 .vuu.u.i.c.uv. wwiw;u . - w-..
to them, complained, bitterly. Mem
bers of congress from time to time
have proposed Investigations -iot urged
the department of Justice to act on
general principles. ,.-r...V- ' -Movement
for IT. 6. Ownership,
Finally, In the last few weeks began
x movement for government owner
ihlp of telephone and telegraph lines.
Representative Lewis of Maryland,
who Initiated this move, which was
endorsed by Postmaster General
Burleson In his annual report Just
published, recognised the Importance,
of the through lines and proposed
that they be acquired by .lb, govern.
ment. -'.'-.
In the course of the fight carried
on by the Postal company and the ln
lependent telephone companies, there
have been numerous law suite and
Complaints to public service commls
llons, the Interstate commerce com
mission and the department of Jus
tice. A suit under the Sherman law,
charging discrimination against the
independents on the Paotflo coast, is
now In the federal -courts and hear
ings In connection wtth it. hav re
cently 5een held in this city.
Separation Not Difficult,
Financial men said today that the
separation of the company Into Its
parts would not be a great difficulty
because of their distinct organization.
The difficulty would be, however, In
devising an equitable plan for dis
tribution of ths securities. , : . .
The department of Justice no lonser
will permit a distribution, of stock, of
the subsidiaries, to the stockholders of
me main company prorata as In ths
Tobacco and Standard Oil cases. Ths
Supreme court In -the- -Union Pacific
"(solution went on record against
una ,.-.....,-
Wlokershani's Opinion.
Former Attorney General George
w. Wlckershsm, when he heard tbs
news, said:
"I can't say I am pleased, because
' mink It will h an . economic - mis-.
sse. I see np reason why telephone
and telegraph companies should not
be conducted ss one concern.
"However, the artlon of ths Wilson
sdmlnlstrallon in bringing about this
voluntary dissolution Is not a . new
policy. When I was attorney general-
mere wr a number of such dissolu
tions brought about by ths sfforts of
Mr. Taft sQd myself." , '
Mr. Wlckersham said that, as at
torney general, complaints were made
him anlnst the American Tele
phone and Telegraph company and h
urned ths case over to the Interstate
"ommercs commission for Investiga
tion. .
"The result of ths Investigation.- I
dare say." he said, "haf brought
bout the dissolution by oonsent."
Jscob M. Discs inson, counsel for
government In ths steel trust
SSra saM thnl tfc.
him exceedingly but that he could
"ot give an opinion on account of his
tonnsetlon with ths steel litigation,
George O. Ward, vie president nt
the MacKay companies, when told ths
"ws. said: .
"This Is raactly what the Postal
Telr-traph and Cable company has
been contending for four years. W
nav contended that thar was dis
crimination asalnst u on ths part
of the talrphon oomnanf and that
"'Is discrimination would continue a
Continued en pats' four ,
At the insistance of Virginia oltles'
counsel Chairman Travis says, until
Capt. Fred Jones, X B. Lange, Sheriff
Charles F. Wllllaraa Deputy Sheriff E.
M. Mitchell, former Chief of Police
January 16 is allowed as time during !D- Lyerly; Capt R. L. Fltzpatrick
which briefs In the, case can be filed.
Thereafter the case will be closed and
the commission will be In position to
render speedy ruling -that It will be
In favor of allowing the violation of
the "long and short haul" clause
seems to be the confident opinion of
the corporation commissioners,- At
torney General Blckett and others.
General1 Blckett took occasion to ex
press publicly the great appreciation
on the part of the North Carolina au
thorities, or the very fair and expe
ditious conduct of the hearing by
Chairman Clark. -
PRICE OF COTTON IS '.
DEPRESSEDJY REPORT
Falls Nearly $2 Per Bale in the
' New Orleans Market,
-
This Morning. .
former chairman of the police com
mittee. . ' - . '
Practically the only thing of Interest
Included In the copy of testimony is a
statement made, by Judge Adams, the
first witness examined, in answer to a
question by Mayor Rankin, who as
sisted In the Investigation, as to why
the prohibition law has not been en
forced In Police court here along the
same lines as those followed by Judge
Carter In his investigation. Judge
Adams' answer follows:
"To begin with, I'll . put it flXBt, .ow.-,
ing to a lack of a prosecuting attor
ney. When I first took the office of
police Judge of the city .there had been
existing for some time a number of
open and very flagrant pdaces known
as places where intoxicating liquors
were being sold In violation of tho
prohibition laws., and In co-operation
with the police and upon their Initia
tive search and seizure warrants were
taken out for those places under sus
picion, but In every one of those cases
the police took the Initiative.' -Ever
since I have been Judge of the police
court I have not Initiated or suggested
a search and seizure warrant for any
. (Continued on page T)
founded,''
; Reports - from Chlliualmo. "
.. The department issuert this sum
mary of late reports from Chihuahua:
"The confiscation of Spanish prop
erties in Chihuahua is confirmed by
state department advices.- "General
Villa Is said to claim that the expul
sion of the Spaniards saved their
lives as they ware In danger of- mas
sacre by the populace.' Participation
in political affairs Is als.i charged, but
those. persons wbo-oould prove them
selves guiltless of participation would
be permitted to return and will be
given indemnity for thtir losses."
Further reports from Chihuahua
say General Villa' denies' ordering the
detention of i women ond children
refugees. They are laid to' be free
to leave at will.
A brief dispatch from Itfar Admiral
Fletcher says the situation at Tamplco
is unchanged. "
, New Orleans. La.; Dec. 20. Tbe
price of cotton was depressed nearly
t a bale by ths census bureau report
of this morning showing 12,111,106
bales ginned prior to December 11.
These ' rgturna were 100,000 bales
larger than generally expected, even
on ths bear aide. .
- They were Issued five minutes be
fore the opening of business in this
market and caused heavy selling on
ths first calL Bears said the return
were convincing proof that the gov
ernment's crop estimate, made on De
cember JJ, of . 11,877,000 bales was
too low.
Ths market opened 12 to 17 points
down, and during ths first hour of
trading lh decline was widened from
34 to 27 points, ths January option
EXPECT EftHLY ACTION
IN SENATE ON SUFFRAEE
Amendment Will Prohably be
Brought Up After the
Holdiays.
Washington, Dec 20. Action In tho
Senate on the proposed constitutional
amendment, to enfranchise women is
showing th most weakness, falling to i expected soon by the senators who
POLISH
SHOOTS
Count Meilzinski Also Kills
Hs Nephew Whom He
Found in Room of
The .Countess. '
11.28, a new low level for this week.
. Sensational Break.
New Tork, Dec.' 20. There was a
sensational break In the cotton market
this morning under heavy genvnU sell
lag . which followed - th publl-atl n
of census report showing 12,S3,000
bales ginned to December 12. ,
After opening easy at a decilno of
11 to 20 points ths market broko sums
20 to. 85 ponts under the closing i'g
ure of yesterday and Into qw low
figure for ths season. , - , ,
STEPHENSON DENIES . .
CLAIM OF SACP.ET
Washington. Iec. 20. Senator
Stephenson entered a general denial
in th district courts her today to
ths 810,000 claim of Rodney Sacket,
former xerutlv clerk of th senate,
who alleged ths senator owed , him
that much for semen In his laid lo
tlon and for compromising claims aria
Ing out of th primary, - Senator
Stephenson says h never employed
Basket! that ths services wrs volun-
tary and that Haokst was at the Urn
receiving a salary from ths United
Htate ss a seusts dark.
favor ths proposal and ths woman
suffragist leaders at headquarters of
the- National American Woman (Suf
frage association.
Senator Thomas, chairman of th
committee In charge of th proposed
amendment, expect to bring it up ns
soun a congress settles down to work
after ths Christmas holidays.- The
senators who favor It say that Us
earlier consideration has been pre
vented only by ths pressurs for pas
sage of ths administration currency
bill. '
On other legislative subject-
Alaska railroad bill is first demand
on ths senate's time when It get down
to business again, and It Is th plan
to have It share attention with the
women's suffrage amsndment.
Another Mansion Hurocd.
Bath, Kngland.'Dec. 20. An "arson
squad" of th militant suffragists to
day added another large country mnn-
slon to th long list of those they have
destroyed by fire, Early this morning
they burned down a valuable house
situated In extensive grounds in th
vicinity of this city, Th placs woi
unoooupled. A quantity of suffrage
literature was found strewn about tn
I grounua
Graetz, Germany, pec. 80. Count
Matthias Mlelzynskl, a millionaire
Polish nobleman and member of th
German Imperial parliament, shot
and killed his wife and bis nephew
early today.
The count, who Is residing nnar
here at Castle Dakowymokrz, heard
sounds In ths night which he thought
were caused by thieves. He seized a
rifle and made a search during which
he found his wif and nephew to
gether In hr room. Without a word
of warning or explanation - Count
Mlelzynskl hot both ead.
A woman companion of th count
ess was th only witness of the af
fair. -
. She was also seriously-wounded by
on of the bullets. Tho count prompt
ly notified th public prosecutor of
th tragedy.
, The count Is forty four yedrs old.
He was married in 1820 to Countess
Felicia Von Potok-Polocka, who was
born In 1278.. For sums years th
couple were if perated,' but reunited a
short time ago.
Count Mlelzynaakl has been a mem
ber of th Imperial parliament sines
1208. H was on ths Polish aristo
crats and dined -th the emperor
during the tatter's visit here on Aug.
87 to dedicate th pew city hall and
ths chapel In Pesen csstl.
Ths function wa boycotted by ths
Polish populace as a protest sgalnst
th Pruasion polloy of Oarmenliatlon
In th Tollah prov)nos. Th count's
carriage was stoned and Us Inmatsa
drenched with water while thty war
on th way to.Ss castle, ',.
charges were in turn accused of not
knowing Just what they were talking
about. ,
The' discussion was opened whjn
Charles G. Lee, attorney for the Ashe
ville Merchants' association, asked
that final action be deferred until Jan
uary 2, as the merchants are now in
the midst of, their busiest season and
have no time to give the matter the
attention : they desire. A similar re
quest was made by. G. F. Stradley, i
member of the association. The de
ferring of action' was opposed by a few
members of the bpard, who declared
that tho cjtizens will have no 'protec
tion in the, interim from contagious
disease..'-.. Charles A,-Webb was An-jother.iBiii-alW'r
'in fayor if having -the
matter deferred for. final action, stat
ing that while the ordinance contains
sections that should be passed, It also
contains many. that should be rejected
The postponement Was finally voted
on and then another discussion was
started when Health Officer L. B. Mc
Brayer asked what action he Is to
take relative to contagious diseases
between now and January 2. Advice
was given by Corporation Counsel S.
G. Bernard that the situation cannot j
be handled as It has In the past, and
the'n Dr. W. U Dunn spoke briefly on
the question, calling to the attention
of the board to the fact that conta
gions could easily be spread among
the holiday crowds and shoppers and
there will be no protection for the
people. Dr. Carl V. Reynolds followed
with similar remarks, end as both of
these physicians have been city health
officers their remarks bore weight
with the board. .--.'..'
At the conclusion of Dr. Reynolds'
talk, Dr. F. J. Clemenger moved that
the postponement be reconsidered.
Alderman Patterson remarked that
the members of Central Labor union
were also tn favor of a postponement
and William Blackwood. renreseittlr.K
j ' ? union, also spoke In favor of a
atponement Dr. Clemenger's mo
tion was voted on and resulted In a
tie. Mayor Rankin broke the -tie by
voting for the motion, and the ordin
ance thereupon passed Its third read
ing, Dr. McBrayer suggesting that a
"gentlemen's agreement" could be en
tered Into to hear all who have objec
tions on the night of January 2. This
will be done. - .
i The next matter taken up by the
board was the consideration of appli
cations, for license to conduct houses
for the entertainment of patients hav
ing tuberculosa ' The following were
granted license permanently: Mrs F.
M. Perklna D& W. U Dunn, tor Sun
nyslde cottage on Sunset drive: 'Mra
Clarence Allen for th Pines, Pears -n
drive; Mrs. Doughty. Sunset drive;
and the Bisters of Mercy. Those grant
ed for a year were: Miss Mildred E,
Sherwood, French Broad avenuei Mr.
C. L Burnett, 141 North Main street;
Mrs. O. U Hall. Penland street; W. if.
; Jumlsoni Hunt Hill; Mra A. E. Pease,
Livingston street; Mrs.' M. C. 8tockton,
Merrlmon avenue; Mrs. C, E, Whi ,
Victoria drive; Dr. J.:W. Walker,-col-'ored.
Circle street; J. M. Flack, col
ored, Davidson street , Mra G. M
Mathla Haywood atreet. was grantee1
license umtl March 27.
Those refused a license .were: Mrs
C C. Bartiett. West Chestnut street;
Mrs. I A. Byrd, 00 Central avenuo;
Mrs. C. Scott Chestnut street; Ira
Ida Wilkinson. Victoria road, and fJi
Kir) von Ruck, for thf Melck. h uxo
on Haywood street. The application
of Ellta Brown, colored, for a llccnte
for her place on Eagle Terrace waj
held up for two weeka
There were objections In a great
number of cases, and some of the dis
cussions were heated In the extremo.
Finally the chargo was made by Judgs
Thomas A. Jones tbat the board was
ahowlnr partiality by allowing ertaln
permits and refusing others. Hs mado
the further chargo that this 'a aune
In favor nt the large property 1 antr.
such property owners wuylnt the
board, Dr. Dunn took aa-eptlnn to
this by explaining his votes I'd, said
he thought Judge Jones had p V u
In hast. Th latter replied that hj
had considered th matter carefully
befi r h spok and that h jiu ready
to stand by his statement.
Toms River, N. J., Dec. 20. Joseph
Morarity came Into court today for
the last day - of his trial confident of
acquittal. If the Jury decided that
Molarity, who also has gone by the
nam of William J. Leehan, did not'
murder Mrs. Caroline Turner, the
mystery of her death will be darker
than ever.
By far the most interesting testi
mony was the story of a woman who
said that on the night Mrs. Turner
was supposed to have died an auto-
mobile was wrecked near the witness"
house and' that she heard a voice she
Identified as Mrs. Turner's calling for
help. The defense contends that Mrs.
Turner's death was in some way con
nected with this automobile Incident
and that Morarity Is innocent.
The taking of testimony closed last
night with the defendant on the
stand. He denied emphatically that
he had committed the , murder, and
his attorneys believe they established
a good alibi. Counsel summed up to
day and a verdict was expected be
fore nightfall.
: : t , .-
New York Banker More Kind
ly Disposed and Ready
To Accept Salient
v Features.
EXCITED ADVANCE IN
UT. STOCK
Caused by Announcement That
Company Would Voluntari-;
ly Dissolve. r ,
Nlew York, Dec. 20. Announcement
from Washington that the American
Telephone and , TelegTaph company
had reached an agreement with the
department of Justice whereby it
would relinquish control of the West
ern Union Telegraph company ana
avoid suit under the anti-trust law
caused an excited advance in stock
of the telephone company at the open
ing of the stock market today.
The first transaction in the stock
was a block of 2000 shares, one of the
largest blocks of that stock which
has been handled on the exchange for
years. Prices ranged from 12014 to
124, a maximum gain of 8 points.
Subsequently tho advance was run up
to 7 points. The price of 12414 rep
resented a gain of 14 K points since
Monday. The price later reacted 2
points. American Telephone conver
tible bonds gained S.
Western Union stock, while less ac-
ve, was Did up two poinia racinc
Telephone rose 3. There was no trad
ing In the securities of the MacKay
companies, which controls the Postal
Telegraph and Sable company In tho
early market.
tlv
N.G. NOMINATIONS
SENT TO SENATE
Washington, Dec. 20. Final work -of
preparing the administration cur-.
rency bill for President Wilson's slg-
nature was begun today when house
and senate conferees met to compose "
differences between the "Owen substi-
tute" as the measure was know as ,
it passed the senate and the Glass
bill .which was the administration
measure in the house.
Senators Owen, Reed, ' O'Gorman,
Pomerene, Shafroth and Hollis, dem- ,
ocrtts, and Senators Nelson, Bristow
and Crawford, republicans, will rep- '
resent the senate ih the conference. . ,
Representative Glass of. the houso
banking committee, who was sponsor
for the-bill In the house, will head
the house conferees, who will include
Representatives Korbley. and Hayes.
An effort will be made to agree .
upon a report which both houses of
congress can accept, so that the bill
may be finally engrossed and taken to
the White House to become a law
with President Wilson's signature by
Tuesday. ..'.. ' ,
, Points of Difference. '
The principal points of difference.
which will have to be agreed upon or
compromised, are -the number of-tbe ':
regional reserve- banks, a , guarantee
of deposits, the length of maturity otu
paper for rediscount at regional
banks, the pecrentage of gold reserve
to be required against the circulating
notes and the time limit of mortgages
on which national' banks would be ,
permitted to make farm loans. '
When the bill becomes law. Presi
dent Wilson will be confronted with
taking the first step to put it into ef- .
feet. That will be the appointment
of, a federal reserve board of seven -members
who will make all the ar
rangements for the transition from ,
the present currency system to thi
new one. . .-. ,
New York, Dec. 20, Passage of the
currency bill in Washington finds the
local banking community which was
none too kindly disposed. toward the
measure in Its , incipient stages, more '
or leas ready to accept the salient
features of the bill. '
Change which the new law must
Inevitably bring have been taken note
of recently, and It is not thought anv '.
national bank of importance will carry ;
out the threat so often heard a few 1
weeks ago, to relinquish Its federal
charter and operate under a state
charter Instead.
As the currency bill In its latest
form has overcome many of the ob
jections voiced by prominent Aran- ,
clera. It seemed to be the opinion '
In financial quarters today that the
privileges the nationally chartered In
stitutions would retain, together with
the prestige considered to attach to
national Institutions, would outweigh
with most of them any remaining ob
jections they might have to th
law.
Washington, Dec. 20 President
Wilson today made th following nom
lnatlons:
Francis D. Winston, United States
attorney for eastern North Carolina.
W. T. Dortch United states mar
shal for eastern North Carolina.
Charles A. Webb, United States mar
shal for western North Carolina.
FULL JURY SELECTED
IN TRIAL OF HOEBS
Vlcksburg, Mlsa. Dec. 20. with a
full Jury In ths box for the trial of
O. A. Hobbs, state senator, inaiciea
wtth Lieutenant Governor Theoaore
Bilbo on the charg of soliciting and
accepting bribes. Interest today cen
tered on the natur of vldenc the
state would introduce.
Scores of witnesses summoned by
both the prosecution and defense are
In attendance. Lieutenant Governor
Bilbo Is In attendance and Oovernor
Brewer was expected to arrlv from
Jackson on an early train.
Hygienists and Engenists Will
Join Theories to Improve
Conditions.
1000 TOBACCO SORTERS
DO NOT JOIN STRIKE
Pparts, Wla, Deo. 20. A thousand
tobacco sorters employed In ths ware
houses at Sparta today decided not to
Join In th walkout of the sorter at
Weahy where 800 quit earlier In the
week. Pparts sartor reeelv 81 per
100 sounds and to prevent a sympa
thetic strlk th companies vohin
teered an additional bonus ef ten
oants per. 100 pounds at th end of
th season. - ,
Battle Creek, Mich, Dec. 20. Ex
tensive preparation are being mada .
for the holding of the first istlonal
conference on race betterment her
from January 8 to 12, 1814. Care
ful attention will be paid to the as
sertion that the birth rate Is b'-tnn
reduced to an alarming rate while'
vice and Insanity are Increasing.
Hygienists who bellev In Improving
living conditions to favor the ndt
vldual to withstand unfavorable living
conditions have for th time being
submerged their differences and will
Join theories and efforts In order tu
produco a better rac ef men.
During th conference a series of
physical and mental perfection tests
will be made among the schorl child
ren and adults of tho city.'
This will constitute a rae survey
to th txtnt of on community to
obtain something In th oonorete for
th consideration of th ooDferoo In
it discussion of ay and masns for
betterment
Stephen Smith of Nw Tork s pres
ident of th eonfrDO.
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