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Trophies .Woa. at -Stockholm
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X JCaw Tork.' Jan, tT.--Jams Thorpe
111 Indian athlete and Olympic cham
pion, today admitted that char of
- professJonallim brought against him
wer tru, and formally rtlrd from
, amateur athieUcs. .J Thorps' eonfe
Ion was contained in letter t the
realsrtloa eommltls 6nhemtenr
Athletic L'ulon. which met today H
investigate hit case.
The letter admitted he Thorpe
- bad played baeeball for a salary on
' a professional team three tsar; ago
while) A student of th Carllale Indian
eohoul, xbut said that on the aame
:eam there were eeveral northern col
lege men who were, retarded aa ama'
- teurs and Thorpe did not realise hla
MitlcliMUoa waa wren. Thorpe add
ed that he did ant play for the money
B"'"'ed.-"4-;to.:;Tt"'
.'
V treatiMl World AUilrtfc ;
' Thorpe'a lnnlnB of the penuthlon
-w and decathlon evenU at the Olymplo
amea In gtockholra aad later his
wonderful - performances . which ' won
- . for htm the all-round championship
of the A. A. V., at Celtlo iVk last
. htd afeamDed him the moat
maryelous all-round athlete of modern
time la addition hla pron-eas as a.
football player had earned tor him
lest season by unanimous choice of
trading sporttag writers the position
of half-bark on the annual all-America
a football team. '
All the prises and the nonors which
Thorpe Jias gained Unm h
, ante from which his Standing as pre
feaaional bealns must be transferred
through the ofBctate wf thw-Amaten
Athletto aasodaUon to the men whs
antahed second 1 serjf event. This
a-ilt mean that lb trophies sad
",r 7 "mMi niet M: atren respeeuvr w
r. 1. Ble, Norway, and li. Wlealander,
vwedem and that Ji 4. Doaahse,
CnHed j Statsa, and O Otomberg.
tweden, will taka second plaees.NFohn
RMAemua. of Prtncston. finished see-
ts Thorp m the, AmerMnn an-
kround obamplonabiPk and Jtraa
. Mrodd,. of the Jrtsh-Amertean A. C,
third. In this champlonnhtp Thorpe
4 - made a total scors of T.4T points and
broke the former record) of Martin
Sheridan by II .Doints.
r The oommlttee whtrh . nut today U
'' investigate the charges against
Thorns, after havlns read the conies
X ' mien of the athlete. Issued a statement
. In effect that Thorpe was a member
I of the Athletic Union without the
1 J . at his ever havlns been
. nrofeadonal. Ther Justify In asms
measure Thorpe's poeitlon by aaylng
-t-t elm iM be-Mted that he la an. In
-- vsian of limited expense and edu
cetlon and larking In the knowledge
ot other man nia own peopie.
-..ii.. Cen red for fiUeaxsv
- The - statement says that while
, Thorpe la deserving of the ssverert
condemnation for concealing the fact
.that he had lav4 professional nase
all. the committee feels that thoss
w ho kiww of bis professional acU are
' deserving ht still grester csnsurs for
, their stiencs. .
The AmaUur Union announced that
. il win do evervthlna: In Its power t
Insure the return of prises and the
re-adhistment of points' won by
. Thorns, and immediately will ellml-
" aata the records of "the ttdlair front
. . its books. i
Thorpe is a Sac and Fos Indian.
- . TsilMi IttntM fUin Wins.
' The loss of the sis points scored by
Thorpe in the Olympic games stul
leaves the United States winner by a
viae maretn. however. - the total
standing, Unjted State" It. with Fin
land in second pisre whi is
- - Charges , that Thorpe had played
orafeaaional baseball In' Winston-
Halem, N. Ci," were lirst psMlshjd -InJ
a W orcester, Vawu newspaper last,
I week. James W. Sullivan, secretary
and other' officials of the Amafeur
Athletic association, Immediately be
n an lavestlntlun. which culmln-
ated tn a meeting of the officials of
the Amateur Athletic Union and the
' 'Amerlcna Olympic committee in this
In his letter "" to " the eommlUe
Thorpe stated that be played baseball
"r at Bocky Mount and rayettevllle; K.
" f. In' the iummer of lWtirf
tnrtn r hi ewn wimnsn'.
; . . Thorps said bo never played on the
1 i wtnston-Salem. N. C. baseoall team.
arhlrh lra the .chsrge that led to the
tartisg of tha Investigation. " - -Mr.
Friedman In his- letter, says
that neither the faculty of the Carlisle
Indian school nor ' At hist la Director
Warner bad knowledge .of Thorpe's
orofessionaliam and. declares the cod
.ession has brought gloom to th en
tire institution.
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AS A MAJOR.
ChM. ti t Bard, of Aehvlllr, Indorsed
. f, W TO FnslUOaV ' (-J
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Ashsvllla, Jan. 17 Captain C. L
, r.erd Is bring, endorsed by western
Nj,rth Carolina, members of the. m'il
da as ths suocennor to Adjutant Gen
eral Lawrence W, Toung, who before
-tils appointment as adjutant general
of this state, was major of tha first
- regiment of the North Carolina (Na
tional Uustd. Captain Bard la onb of
he oldest me In the service here and
has tsken an Sctlvs part In the mill
tarv mnnouvers of this city,
The election has not yet been called,
v, . h hough It la expected that Oeneral
.our mifl authorise It witltlalthe
r.-vt fur d- an-l following or !rs
1 1- t t. fl ff f - on
Wool Manufacturers Beg For
Duty on Clothing
WORST FI6HT-OF-SESSION
Cloth and Clothing Makers, How-
ever, Favor ' Reduction ' on
IB; Uw AimcUM mm 1
"Washington, D. C, tun. J7.-rre-
tertibnlsta and tsrlft revisionists had
running Are In the House wayi und
means committee today, whtihv was
continued tonight. The ' wool Urllf
was the Issue and msnufscturers pre
sented sn sliiiost unbroken alignment
against teductlon of duty an vyolctt
cloth and ready madelotlilng, though
favoring reduction of the duty on raw
wool. . . ..tV . , ' ' '
It was the most strenuous fight
mads at, this sendn of Cougreas
4Mt-4bevXisdnoinl!eji!ajnfor
rtrtw of the duties In th coming
fra'seeslon
"Vour schedule has never been cut
In the memory of living men.' sun-
gnsted Rrpresentatlvs Palmer, of
VennsyWania, to O. . 51. Ksafford,
president of a Cleveland enterprise.'
. Mr. Stafford contended .that the
tariff could bo reduced - tov the event
lbs Democratic' party choae to tak
the responsibility for fe possible' re
duction of wages of the woolen mill
employes. - The -wttnear teetlfletf te
aisht aer ca&L dividend from his mill
"hasr 7enr--SN! JtevreenUtlve ItarH-
soo, of Xew" Tork,. suggestso tna it
was rather unbecoming for him in
view of the big profits of the indus
try to hold put a threat of wage re
duction. . .
free wool itrvmauonary.
Through William Ooldman, of ,'Xew"
Tork. lu oreaident. the asaoclatlon
ot clQthlers, declared that while free
wool was desirable, it was too revs-
luuonsry.and it endorsed tn propos
ed DemecraUc rata of 2 per cent ad
valorem on raw wont
The National Association or Mano-
factnrers. comprising 1M of the
woolen mills ot the country through
Its president, John P. Wood, of Phila
delphia, presented a schedule of rales
as a suggestive . proposition, but Mr.
Wood admitted that us seneauis was
approximately ths same as the- prs-4
sat tarui isw. , .
The commllltee shoved no signs. In
the exsmlnettoK at shsjtglng Its thtaX
ttvs plan for a revised- weofear aune
duls along the lines of the liemoeratic
bill of. th two previous sessions of
this Congress, which provides, fee t
per oent add valorem en raw. material
and from It to tt per osnt on ready
mads clothing and other articles.
Frank P. Bennett, of Boston, editor
Of the Amertoa Wool and Cotton Re
porter, argued' for the re-enaotment
of tha Wilson law of 1114, at the out
set of today's hearings.
This was plea, for enure removal
of duties on wool and a reduction of
the terIC upon woolen goods to fifty
per cent He said that would be In
the Interest of both the manufacturers
and ths - sheep husbandry in the
United Slates, sad declared that the
wool tariff distorted sheep husbandry'
by encouraging growers to keep un
profitable' animals. " The duty of It
cents a pound now assessed upon
scoured woot had Imposed a- tax f
nearly floe.OM.St upon ths Ameri
can people besides hampering manu
facturers, the witness said.-
Csithea Ko Chrejoer. '
Joe. D. Holmes, of New Tork. a
woolen expert, recomending ad va
lorem and specific duties en clothing.
an ad valorem duty on wool with an
additional duty on "do thing to com
pensate for labor and mill. coat, con
tending, that clothing . would be no
cheaper It the duty on cloth were re
moved. He aald that a suit of over
coats containing II worth of eloth
wholesaled at from II to It and re
tailed at from 111 to 111.' -7-
;iaeit.7whii-"Wereeeer
Mass., a wool manufacturer, advo
cated placing wool en the free' list
John p. wood, of Philadelphia,
president or the National association
of Wool Manufacturer, told ths com
mittee he had accepted In good faith
. (Continued on Page Two.)
CONGRESS SUMMARY
'' ' BrtkAeMWtrsa) " ' '' '
6KNATE:' ..' . , : l
Washington. t. C, Jan. St. Legis
lative i executive and Judicial appro
priation bill gent to conference with
Instructions to Insist . upon Senats
amendment extending -life of Com
merce court to June Is.--
ftssumed eonaideratlon ; of Lever
agricultural extenatBn bill.
sngrssn
Ington urged before foreign affairs
committee. " 1 '
Dillingham- Burnett ' Immigration
fttt sent to conference iggaJn.'--"-"-.
Adjourned at 4:11 p. m. until noon
tntnorow. " , ,
BOUSE: ' '
Convened at boon. . '
Considered District of Columbia
iegtalatton. -
Hearing on revision of the woolen
schedule of tariff was begun by ways
a n4 niiiii fummlftM '
committee.
Kepresentatl ve - Hrr introduced
resolution for Investigation of condi
tion! In garment working; Industry In
New York. ' , 1
Shipping trust - Investigating com
mittee continued ' Its hearing with
President .Preston, of United Fruit
company, testifying." - - -
Passsd " bill substituting electrocu
tion for hanging as caoltal punlah
anent In District of Columbia, .
Delegate . Quesen In speech denied
reports that Agulnaldo and) other Fil
ipino leaders were Inciting revrmtlon
in Philippine. .
Itesumed . consideration - of rivers
and harbors' appropriation bill.
Agreed to further conference with
Senate on Burnett-Dillingham Immi
gration bill . v .
. Adjourned at 4:11 a. m. until II
a. m. tomorrow out of reveot to the
s ory of 'the Inte- r.t'Vi'C"",:' Ivs
f6EUEtT0HlP
GEIIERAL SICKLES
Mrs. Helen D. longstreet Will
Raise Alleged Shortage
Southern Vets
SERVES-PAPERS
But v-
Until Bond is Secured.
til
Fee Paid in Pennies
y Housekeeper :
, Ut l va m 1
New Tork, Jan, IT. Mrs. Helen JX
Longstreet, widow of the famous Con
federate general, came to the aid of
her husband's civil wsr foe. General
Daniel B. Blckles. todsy with sn offer
to raise f 2M7 amour the "ragged
and maimed followers of Lee." to pay
Oeneral Sickles' alleged debt to the
mats of New Torn
Sheriff Htxburger, i who . arrested
Oeneral Sickles, today In the H1l sutt
brought by the State to recover the
money, alas directed a letter to many
of the richest men tn New Tork. ask
ing them to aid the aged veteran. ,
In n telegram seat to uenerai
Sickles ' from - Onlnesvllls. Os,, Mrs.
Longstreet ssid she had telegraphed
to the-attorney general of the Mate
of New York that she would raise the
money among the -Cohledemtd -ret-erana,
tf allowed aufflcieat time. The
ubllCwhomc.
will not Deymtt our " desradwtWBi"
were her closing woras to uenerai
Kick lea.
The sheriff addressed hi letter to
J. .P. Morgan.. -John P. Rockefeller,
Andrew Carnegie and the est mem
bers of IhF sheriffs -pencil cum posed
ot wealthy New Yorkers.
.v ftlM-Hf Tskea Hk Tlaae.
, fcherlff Hsrburger dealt gently-wHb
his prisoner. - Instead of serving the
order of arrest this morning ne wan
ed until Uenerai Blckles" lawyer,
DanleJ P. Hays, had arranged with a
surety company for a M,aet bond
for the veteran's freedom. - Mr. Hays
brought It t the sheriffs office, and
they went to Uenerai Sickles' Fifth
avenue home this afternoon. --
' "Welt general," the shertfTgreeted
him .."It's , a bit f . iormal business
today. " You know -1 have to serve
yawllt thess npets. ' I'm sorry I
piled, tossing th wnopeaed order and
complaint on his library table.
'You're one of the best friends I've
got. sheriff." " -.-'.'
" The placed the bond before the gen
eral and he signed - It In a flowing
band. , vv . ' . ,, v n
"That handwriting la not so bad for
a man who Is mors than IS years old,
sheTtff.-be commnted.-"lt dt me
! to get this bond..
There was a fee of IMS owing the
county for" services of the papers.
Oeneral Sickles summoned Miss Edith
Wllmerding, his. housekeeper to-pay
It. She came into the room with her
hands full of pennies, tripped on s
rug and scattered them over the floor.
The aeral assisted In picking them
up. When the ehertff left Uenerai
Bicktes (hook band with him an re
newed his declaration of friendship.
The Issuance. of the. bond makes it un-.
necessary for the sheriff to place Oen
eral Bicklee In all aa he feered Sutnr'
day he night havs te do. The sheriff
said this afternoon he thought the
case- would he speedily brought to
trial at Albany. . ...
MtA LONfiSTKEtTTM hTATKMKNT.
Her Husband finte Ketternl MrUrs
(nxilt for Uruybnrg Vietury.
OaJnesvllle, Ua. Jan! 17. "I will
raise the money to relieve Oeneral
Sickles of bis embarrassment. If New
York pushes the prosecution and none
of his northern friends go to hla aid.
Tbe'rerred-inalnedr .veteraaa ofahe
South will rush to respond to the need
of ne of the most gallant soldiers
America ever knew."
This statement was made, today by
Mrs. Helen D. Longstreet, widow ot
the Confederate general, after the
publication of her telegrams to Oen
eral Isnlel F. . Sickles, New Tork and
the State attorney general at Albany,
offering aid In .ths soldier's flriancial
difficulty, - - ;'
"My husband slwsys spoke of Gen
eral Sickles aa" the herb" of TJttye'
burg," the statement continues. "They
were sppossd to -esch stiver In that
deciding battle. of tha war, and Oen
eral Longstreet in. ths last autograph
tetter he ever wrote, Hepteanber It,
1S2, tn Oeneral flk klee, told him that
the taking of .the peach orchard by
Mckles' corps won the battle for the
Unlop forces. Tv - -.
.;;ig was Oeneral Xongstreefs detach-
ment that shot off the leg of the
tJOtigstreet SaW 'Wefcle
ford to leave a leg on Oettysburg, for
he has mads sure his place forever In
Xbe hearts of : Atnf riewns,; ,n,.,.w.
"1 nsvp mad no plana aa yet. but
If General Sickle need my aid. and
the aid of th South; he will get it,"
PROMINENT MERCHANTS :
ARRESTED FOR LOTTERY
Fowr HesatewaoMviUe
WHh Rnassaw G sears of Claanee ks
. VIoiatkMi ef sVdrral Law.
F tf TW to, mi maw )
'Ashevllle, Jan. 17. A. H. Hawkins.
M. M. Shepherd. F. K. Tipton and A.
C Morris, four prominent merchants
of Hendersoaville, were arrested this
morning chsrged with the violation of
th United States law. which forbids
th geallin of matter In which prises
are . offered. suDlecl to . wnmes of
chance or drawings. Ths four gave
bond In the sum of 2 for their
stppearaniPS-before-tha-United- States
commlavionsr. January Si; te answer
to the chsrge. . The streets grew eat
of the mailing of matter during the
Christmas holidays, . -describing ,a
scheme by which n eertnla Hendrraon.
vlsle firm Sgreed to give away tickets
i'h h purchase, ene of the t ke
Knatl as the lu;kylon,
Amfjj
SHERIrV
,
f V
BILSuU
llilESJ
His First Greetina From Euro
pcan riuier asks adoui
7 Exposition -,
EUX XAUT . CROSS . OCEAN
Cabinet Suggestions Pour in Upon
' President-Elect, But N'o Names
.'Mentioned
tat.lhe smcUM Frm
Ireuton, N. Jan. XT. I'roeiJt-ut-elect
Wilson todey received greetings
from the king of Hpaln through the
Marques ds la Vega IncUtn. the royal
commission. delegated to aelert a site
fcf the Spsnteh exhllilt ut the Pnnms
exposition at Pan ranitr. 11 was
the first . message Mr. Wl)min has rc
ccTirTwnninTiri(en rulr. The
envoy-.-' beside' unvaMnK--1 the presU
dent-elect ' ths ' king's- jwrsonal -.message
ot good Ul,,xpre J Jit be
half of the king a deep interest In the
exposition at San Francisco.' Ha told
the Governor that Spain had bee
planning a similar expokltloti for the
same year, but now intended to rat'
pone her world's fair until 111,.
The-prsidtn-l(imtiuireorTr-lt
were true that King Alfonso' would
that the -lawi'ntnd Twiws"e "eln
made It practically Impossible for Its
monarch to leave the country for any
length r tlhie. - - - .. ' -
(Mart hugRpMUuns.
CaLlnet. sugcestLlia.conUnvVd....: io.
jKMir In today. A conimittt-e Iroi.t the
National Orange came to dtwvm the
secretaryship jtf, sgrtcult lire with the
prealdent-elect but mtntmnwii no
named. They simply urswd tha sp
I -ointment of a certain type of efficiai
who would have "both the sygipath)
end support uf the farmery ol-the
oruntry aad who pneeenera a scWniUlc
knowledge of agriculture." . rf . .
' In speaking uf the conference later,
the governor said hls-allers ... had
"punctilloualy 'refrained from men
tioning names, but unml th selection
uf a inan who tft'lri-ngwy 'v.ndorstomt
ana conio yNPMNiaiJa mmm ine wr.
ThimveiWa atteaUoa wag sailed
to dispatche staling he contemplat
ed tripe to 1'anama, the Philippines
had Alaska during his admlnatra
lion. - r
"My thoughts Just now,", he com
mented, ''do not extend herond going
to Waahtngton and getting down to
business. Releases from business I
have not thought of yet." A
MAN REPORTED DEAD,
- -COMES BACK TO LIFE
Jac-k DavU In H4 HmplUI Willi Iams
uf Ihnh Leg., t ut OS by Train.
Jack Davis, who livss In the coun
try between .Met It ml snd Cary, wss
run over early Ktinday morning and
both legs ctiCofr by Hea board Misseiv-
grr train No. 84, the accident being
In-front of the hot.-l In 4ar- Xte. a
brougbb to Hex hospital and last night
was reported as rmllng easy.
Mr. Dsvis waa found about I oYIock
hi the morning.' hie groan attracting
they attention of the people at the
depot- He was lying near the Hc-s-txuird
track and near his ntde was his
Jug of fern Ho,uor. From the pres
euctj of the jug It Is thought that he
wss returning from some still when
struck by theKsouthbonAd psawnger
train. . , . '. .
At ons time while waiting for a
train to Kalelgh It waa reported that
Imvls was dead. l'ra. Kogera and Mc
Oee were notified - by telephone to
meet .the Injured nmn wlth the smbu
lance'at the union ulailon. Later they
srere told not to meet him, that the
man died while at the Cary depot.
However, after the Upas of an hour,
the Kalclgh phyeicUnn wre again
railed and told that the man had come
back to life and-would, b brought to
Kaletgh on a, special 'engine, which
wsa sent from Johnson street station
sfter him, , .
Us. Iferla I now In .the hospital
snd there Is good prospects of his re
coverywiHvr
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ALFQFJSQ OF SPAIN
MlFOiERll
SEEM AS NOTHING
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Tricked by Parliament,
OestrorAJt the Propertrr
They Can
OUTBREAKS ALREADY ON
Among Other Things, Demand
Resignation of Lloya George '
and Sir lulward Grev
mtaosseSma fiml
lAiadon, Jun. 17. England Is on
the brink of another campaign by the
suffragettes. t comparison with which
former outbreaks of ths militant wo
men win Appear tnstgntflcsnt. : -
-Tonight 2,9 policemen wets en
gaged la dispersing huge crowds gath
ered near the parliament buildings,
shop-keepers "Vere bearding mp show
windows apd excited woman- were
making Incendiary speeches In several
hails:; - '
The" women believe the politicians
have played a carefully studied trick
upon them and the decision ot ths
government to drop the franchise bill
Is rlikely to- lesd to serious -cons
quencee. . . , u :
In the House of Commons today t lie
klaker, the Kijrht HoitTJanitl TCm;
If. say of. the amesdmsnts 10 ths
tnchlssJIUglywwomen vt
should be adopted he would be nllld
tie rale that they made It substantially
. ntw bill, which would v-uiiiuel lts
withdrawal.'
Mr. Asqulth thereupou itnnoiind
Ithat the cabinet had decide J that Uh-
ter swn circumotiusoes 11 wouiaoe
swelees to proceed. This wae an-noum-ed
to a crowded house, which
displayed more Interest Pi the sublet
than had been shown In ths last stages
of ths Horn Itule bill. s -. , ;
In the meantime polio In ' great
hi.rf.bers. mounted end afoot, warp
having difficulties outidds ts ttslld
Ings keeplnir the vast crowds It shook
. hllo reserve forces stationed. U) eourt
rente In th ' rli-lnliy - of parliament
dee aetdJat wt'es- e- uen tjiua
?rto ""
r-frr,
Heated Meetwgs.
The suffragettes held heated meet
ings tonight. - Mrs. Emmellns Hank
hurst snd other leaders denounced
both the enemies and the supporters
of suffrage In the cabinet for their
treachery. . They declared an end of
the truce which the women had ob
served while swatting Parliament's ac
LJUua in. Hie . hliL r.
Jieeda, not words." wss ths motto
dleplired above the platform ahers
Mrs. l'ankhurst poke. " She Assert
ed that the-women - would consider
human lif sw-red, but would do- a
much damaa-e -to nronertv ss noaalhla.
! . Some of her lieutenants failed to
agree with her policy. Mlas Annie
Kenny, one of the most prominent of
the militants, advocated the smashing
4-ut uoin property and beads. .
The executive committee of th
national union of women's suffrage
soletteg TCdtJiited r resnruttorr Teject
Ing Mr. Aaquith'S offer of fsellitles
for a private member bill next session.
A number of speakers said the women
hsd prepared a plan of action which
for the prewent wiut secret, but which
would surprise the world,' -
..- ..r '..Brvcral Arretted. .T7
Kcrl women were nrrented to
night, some of whom declined to give
their names. One, beltevsd to be
Ml Sylvia4 rank hurst, wss raptured
In St. Ktephen's ball leading to th
Hone of Commons, where he wss
making a determined attack upon a
imrse uairiTina. -
The police dlMiersed a crowd in
TrafBtgsr'-ftBir whefs li rrtaii ahd
woman were trying tn make speeches.
Ths noted militant, Mrs: Despard, was
taken to the polics station with six
other.
The big crowds which poured to
ward Westminster this afternoon and
today were composed tnostly of men
who. hoped to see an outbreak of the
militant suffragettee. Policemen
kept them moving and drove them
down side streets. Kvrrrbod- wn
Hratnically th whole police force
will br on duly all night. Suotig guards
are stationed at all the public build
ings and a special watch Is being kept
on postofflces snd letter boxes. ... 4
Mrs. Pank hurst's .. denunciation of
tue government Was Aery snd bitter.
"The farve of the- reform bill Is
I played out." she said, "blither thosst
who framed the blU wsr Ignorant ot
parliamentary procedure and tpey
wel un1' occupy- posit! One bT ire
apomdbimy 'bPthey w-er scountlrehi
of ths worst soul,' . It has been a mock
battle sll hrrsnged! Mr Msrcourt snd
Mr , I Jo d.le4irse were seen going artu.
In arm Into a music halj Saturday, fan
you Imagine them saying:
"'Weil, now that we have ditched
the women let us forget about It and
Kit snd see the rlnceniotegrsph.' "
, ! Loeiuf Faith a Mm., ,
Th women aad lost their touch
ing faith ta politicians and were likely
to loss their faith In th avsrajj man,
she eontlmied. snd short of taking
Uvea, the suffragists were warranted la
uffraglsts ware warranted la
J Ui, all the--meth.)ds amploysd la
win 1 rgp jg r,
JUrS. Deapar'd at another ' meeting
said: -- - - V - .
"We are up against inaa-mad law.
Ws are going to show that th law
cannot aad shall not bind women by
breaking the laws tn every possible
way. AU whs sre ta ths front of' the
mevepieac don't car la the least what
hsppsos to themselves.''
Mrs. Drummond.. president of the
Women's Mortal snd Polltlcsl union,
has written to Chancellor. Lloyd
Oeorge Making bins te receive another
deputation tomorrow. One of the, suf
fragette demands Is that Mr. Lloyd
(! ' and filr Fdwsrd t'rey, aha
- tha si.Tr..''t - :J
JfHIullir Oil FEATURELESS BUT
;WEBB tlflUQITBILL BUSY DRY HI "
.vg--"-! "n:;- nnTii uniiftrp
Opponents 'Reported to Be
Dodging the Issue
CTil I IMf. All IICACIIDC
avntsxaianimmsmamart
Friction Said to Exist In House
Judiciary Committee Webb '
Vashn Page
(By L. A. BKOWX.I
Washington. D. Jan." 17. Seri
ous friction hss developed among ths
members of the House Judiciary com
mttee as a reeult of alleged efforts
ot certain inenileo"oliOktCr'
the consideration of the Webb llauor
bill, according tn Information whloh
was secured today. . . .
Members who favor the Webb
measure and deelre to are it reported
and passed' by ths House as soon as
posslMs todsy denlunced art' effort
which they said had been made by
their opponents to prevent the bill
frbih being takenp unnrgfter-Fsb
ruary. .l(U..oa. which 'date the Senate
will vote on the Cenyon-rAndars bUl,
a similar ., measure. ' The method
Which, It wss predicted, will, be em
ployed to obtain this snd Is to keep
the working-men's compensation act
aa ' unfinished business before the
committee until the date for the Sen
ate's vets. A supporter of ths Webb
hill said he believed an effort would
be made, after ths Senate had passed
ths bill, to' Attach amendments to vjie
measure ' on ths ' House side so radi
cally different from the bill passed by
th 'wrnatw-Thut- rrwowWr-be-tmpeeat
t.te Iq-lffWtg'-abtut'Wi adreeweat be-
twsen the two houses In conlsrencs.
It wss ststed that in this way op.
pdnent "of-ihs- bllt hope to accom-
pllah Its "death" without ngnung in
the open. It was also stated that cer
tain members of the committee are
opposing the bill Jn executive sessions
who would not dsrs fight It on ths
floor of th House.
Bstpfiortfrs Awske. .
. Supporters of ths Webb bill declar
ed that they were awake to the sort of
"in fighting" thv must meet. They
announced that tliey ould force the
commutes to held two suasions each
day antll ths workisgtnen'4 rompen
satis hilt eras ri ported out. and that
(huy would ue every posgibi method
to burrs .along the ooostderaUon of
this bill. They predicted Ihat wHhln
A.weak-JJirs' WwUI he le to bring
the lignur mil betwre tf commiuae.
y -.'t-.. , ; a.V.:v..;. .v.' .-
ht.iiiK riunm for m.uHMiv,
rttngressnsns 'Webb . Want! Hiss al
. Ilred f (saapalgn t'osaailtter,
. , Wslhlngtn,'U I'.. Jsn 17. Oon
gremman ' Webb .today brought for
wsrd ths name of his colleague, Mr.
I'aga. of thy teventh district, ss a sue.
peetor to Congressman IJovd. of
Kansas, ss cnsirmsn 01 ins twmocrsuc
congressional campaign committee.
Mr,--Webb suggested Mr. Psge's nam
In the follawlng formal- -stapmumu
"I believe that the chairmanship Of
the liemoeratic ongresslonsl cam
paign commutes should be bestowed
on the men who holds out the promise
of filling it with the highest degree of
sfflctsiroyv- I -do not believe that ths
chairman should I chosen because ef
peJsunsl.populr(tyJ!riie office should
sot be conferred so much', with the
Idea of warding an honor to a mem
ber ' of making - certain that - th
Important work of. the chairmanship
will bs well done, " :
' "It Is in ths opinion that f advanra
the name f my rolls gut, Mr. Fag,
lor ine oime. inueeg,. Air. rage
the logical man for the poslUoa. For
several yesrs b hss been ssurotary
of the i-ongreaalonal campaign com
tnlttee and asiurh has eatabllshsd that
he poeeesses every reaalsite of ah effi
cient c hairman of (he committee. Mr?)
Pags's ten yeurs of experience In the
j HotMw of KepreeentuUves bss so-
uualntcd him with every detail or th
workings' or thla body. Beslds this
he has had a long business experience.
Tie could be counted on to take the
leadership - In a congressional cam
paign and to carry it through success
fully. .'' .'..- .-.' --v
"He Is keen, alert, level-hesded and
progressive, lie Is a.vsteran legisla
tor and knows .well the Issues that
Would have to be. fought tut In s cun
greeelonsl cainpaJgn. lis hss served
two Vesra longer, la Congress than-Mr,
been mentioned for the position.
"I believe that the Democrats of
th Hons will recognise Mr. Psge's
fitness for ths chairmanship of their
campaign committee, snd thst hs hss
only to annennns his candidacy to be
assured ef ths votes nsoessary for his
s taction." " v.'' - .-- "-. -..:.
foiigiwsemss J'ugs when Informed
ot the suggeetlonthst he become a
candidats said nshad. not decided
jsjsawAM.W
asms suggestion. . -..t 1
ta,deMr."Ja', saULaM wber ot. his
same suggestion.
Mr. Page sail it was as yet uncer
tain as to when. ths election ef Mr.
btsyd's ' sVreesssf wewld -ahe plan.
ordinarily the new committee, w hich
will be elected before th next run
gression! campaign, -would elect th
chairman. If this practice Is main
tained ths -election will not tsks plane
until January, 114. i Mr. Page said
hs did not know at this time that he
would be re-elected to the committee
by ths lVorth Carolina delegaUon--
. He assented to Mr. Webb's state
ment that the position entailed seri
ous and enormoun reeponslMllll. , .
' Congressman Johnson, of Kentucky,
has already become an active candi
date for h position, it 1 understood.
s --. .','r
XOMIXAT10X WTTHDRAWX."'
Tsfl Takes Down Haass of UllUam
. Keatom, of Ellaabet CHrw
Washington, D. C Jan. IT Presi
dent Taft sent to th Ssnat today
nolle of the withdrawal of tha nomi
nation ef William H. Keaton te bs
postmaster at Elisabeth City,' The
nomination was sent In last summer,
but bad never been con Armed, it Is
expected that nomination .of F. M.
Orlee. a Democrat, (;l t. i-n- In b
l" t r' ' ' t t' r '
I Dum nuuoLd
Two Bills Introduced In Senate
W- -HitlCilUlllClli IU. UIC
Constitution
HOUSE IS CAUGHT NAPPING
Senate Amends , Vebtr-Kenyo
Jt .. . . .f -
Liquor Resolution and Sends
It Back
r-rsctlcally- fsatureslesswrs Mhsr-
sesslons In both th Senate and Ota,'
House yesterday. Both got dew let
business and accomplished
deal toward ag-clearlng the '
Th Senate was ! session
and a quarter and th He
hours, during which time a gved 1
ber of new bills wer Intreduoed. si
their
av greag
esJendarsJ
an heurj
-use twol
sum-f
second and third readtag and Mm -.
br wsr raHftsd.- i.. ;. '
la the Senate two bill- to asaenaf
th constitution Ware tntrodwosd, ens, -
ttr censier Miua, ei msa. so placet
th veto power la th hands of thei
governor, and n by Senator I via. of
tiocBingTnam, x amend tn eonsutu-i -
tloa relating to the pasaag ef prl-t
vate bills, to strike out th ward "r-l
balllon" aad to make th commissioner!
of agriculture a member of th ooua-' .
dl of State. " ' -.- . :fr
l'adar,.th. tulsa,, tha Btlrals bilH j
n4 lias tigbt. way 1 the Houe
on Mondaya and Saturdays. . Th trl-1
vata bills calendar was cleared yester-'
dsy nd time Isft t soaalder a aun. w
ber of bills from th public caleadar.
A long list of private aad local bill .
Dassed third readme, as did a. few
'public Mils. Ths public bill that caH
d forth most discussion, attar rwnsld-
erable time had been consumed In de-
bat and numsrous amendmenta had
been offered aad several ot them vet-' . "' '
ed down, was referred to committee
to be amended and ; reported upon
later. Thla waa ths Kellum bill lw
extend the "age of consent' from
fourteen to sixteen years.
-. The Joint resolution which peeved
th House Friday memoriallsLig (oa-
grees to pass the Webb-Kenyon-Shep-nerd
Honor shipment bill, was amsud
ed by the flenetccnstmlUe n Fed -
erat relations, pssaed th stsaats snd , '
sent suck to the House for eoacuTt
renc In th aniendmenL The amende
ment strike out the words. "Whereoe,
lb t'bltsd States la the ally of liquor '
crlmlnstsi". .wblri4 sppear In . th
uresnible. .
Among the moat Important bills
Introduced In the House yesterday
are three by Mr. Ray, of Macon: te . '
empower, married women to reoevsr
mages for personal injuries, to
lsmnu igW as to private xa
Ar-7of mBrried women In signing i
mlnatlon
signing deeds sad
other papera. and to amend the l:e
vlsal of ! relating to electric light ,
and power rorupanii. Mr. Martla, ot sll-
Cherokee,-Introduced -bUl-to prcrena -
lobbying by clerks snd other em
ployees of the Oeneral Assembly, and.
Mr. Wcatherspoon, of Scotland, Intro,
duced two ot the Bar association bills,
ons to amend the law relating to th
selecting and challenging of Juror
snd " anato facttttate- the tiling
plssdlngs and to expedite the trial snd
nnai detttrtn matins of -1
One of th several bills ratified yes- ' -
tarda y Is that consolidating the city
. (Continued on Page Seven.)
CORN EXPOSITION OPENS"
WITH BIG CROWD PRESENT
rixxlmg Rain a Haadicap laforais( ,.
thsmlng of Variosa avsJalbtts Bias r
pfe OeesaonJes. - - -;'
(r uie ssstlins rsswl . '
Columbia, S. (., Jsn. fT. Despltd
a drlxsilng rain, a Isrg crowd, la-' '
eluding many member f th State, .
Legislature, attended th opening t-
day of lb i'lfth NatlpnaT CotB eip---
sttlon. - "
Formal opening exercleee thla sf
Urnonn were pret!ded this morrtlnat
by the Informal opening of th vari-4 -'
ous exhibits which include those front .
twenty-seven stats agricultural col-'
leges snd; experiment station in a
many ststes. ' ' " - "
' Keen Interest was manifested la the
exhibit of th Federal deparunasa .1
agrk-uUure presenting a general view,
pL.the various activities ot the de-; :
partiiienl and deatlng 1 In an edaca-
tlopal manner with many perpleglngr
problems peculiar to th South.
Simple but Impressive cereraoniesT -marked
the formal opening. Ad
dresses wer delivered by Tbomaa C.
Thompson, mayor of Chattanooga.
Tenn.; 8. C. Hltchell, president ef th
University of - South - Carolina, aad,
Wad Hampton Olbbes, mayor of C
Ilinibis.
, t ,..,. - UA,j Kiijd '-iy -.K
higs students snd decorated nats.t
Among the speakers who wiU be
hni ht r-U IMeaas.- gevrnesW.
South Carolina. Th expoaltlon wUI
continue through February a.. , J f
RALEIGH GIRL ARMS ;
HERSELF WITH HAT-PIN
Mbw Katberine Parker 1 I- Aavoac'
Nsmhrr of Htsdewt wk Seek Pr.
lecOow la Sat Nassher.
ISeartalleTke Krv uaoaMwr.l
, boston. Msas, Jan. 17. StUdenUst
ths fashionable Simmons college In .1
the Fenwsy, where Mlas Kstherltw
Parker, of . Haleigh. - Is registered.;
have armed themaslvsa with gtgsntie
hatpins. A tlugw believed to be In- .
sun, ha been attackin th girl. Ons
girl was assaulted snd robbed.
Capt. -floods, of Back Bay pollen
has assigned - special officer te Om
cUeg grounds to protect 1h girl,
many at 'whom -cam from leauinir
families In distant cities.
rlnqutriee last night failed to
ths idently of Miss Parker. A
Katharine Parker, who l t !
tr of Mr. sf1 Vr. T. t I
In ..!,--! - t-.- -r L
enl