The Weather i
For North Carolina: Rata
Toewday and probably Wed
aewtayt moderate east wind.
Tilgliet temperature, 53 '
lowest, ; precipitation, .
NORTH CAROLINA'S
GREATEST DAILY
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
RALEIGH, N. O, TUESDAY MORNING, DEC;23, 1913,
VOL XCVIII. NO. 142.
News OBservdrtrons
in, (Republican') announce that he
would vote for th conference report
because he believed 4t an Improve
nwnt .yn tenth tnt na House bill
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STATUTE
BIGGEST
Final Legislative Approval
Fought Out In House Night
" Session
BIG VICTORY IN HOUSE
Adopted Conference Report On
Administration Currency
Bill By 298 to 60
REPRESENTATIVE
GLASS
Declared Conferees Had Re
ported Original House Bill
Without Fundamental
- Alteration
VnTF IN SFAIATF TfinJlY
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(Rr th AKauci.lftl PrM.) '
-ashiMten.-.-Dec. ailhe
-"HomeSHl-COflWfenCe-
nousc rasscu ine toniefCHMi i-
port On the administiat On CUr-
. A ii i
ICHV.V I'm u iu.iu u tiut-K lu-1
atiii luc icun iu mt otiiatc,
which had waited in session To re
ceive it before adjournment for
Prolonged and uproafous cheers
from the Democrats ereeted the
qnnnitnDmAni nf ih hula
Speaker Clark, and many mem-
bers of the House hastened over
to the Senate to See the report re-
alv.l ihar ""tnfi mnnirtni mf mlH thiri-m. n 1
.. . .. t. I
tamer in tne evening tne en-
ate naa aZreej lO VOW HOI laterrresetve centers and scattering them
thon 'rnrV Inmnrrmu ,f .through the regional reserve bank
temoon, and the leaders' regarded!
f- fht -4 1 VA.nitUiu t.'
" " vc,l"V 11 c yF"-"-u.
Pill WOUld le tn the hand? 0t
President Wilson for his Signature
r 1 -. . . 4
t.. . . ..!.,u
i-ciuic iwniuiiuw iiiS.i.
On trje tinal vote .14 Kepuuli-
cans. 1 1 Prorressives and one In-
j j , i is l p . I oieeaing. ana America lies prostrate,
dependent, (Kent, Ot California,) its men out of employment, and fac
vnl,i,i uitli ihi mninritv f n r lhi tories closed." As a remedy he said.
.,, , ,i ,; nJn,nr,lc r,
Kport, ana TWO Democrats, Uai-
kiwav. of Texa.S. and Wither-
rmnn nf Mi;;Ksinni ioine,t tlw
Spoon, Ot Mississippi, JOinea me
OPPOSitioil.
"II1"1"""'
The vote followed a debate of
iv tnree nours, aunng union me jhi-
fwr a recess until January 1
The decision to take a final vote on
the conference report In the Senate
riot biter than 2:30 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon was reached by unanimous
consent Just before 10 o'clock tonight
At the augKeatlon of Senator Gallln
ger. the Kepubllcan leader. Senator
ten agreed not to press the report
for consideration tonight in return for
an agreement to vote tomorrow. Hy
unanimous consent it was agreed that
the Ken&te should meet at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning, take up the report
;-iiwndialy.,,;i,na,J
than !:3t) o'clock. '
; WltlL this arrangement made, the
Senate jitst Tn-fre 19 o'eloeK tootr a
recens until 11:15 to nwiilt the nrrlval
of the report rrom tne Mouse.
larllcr Kjgljl t-enew.
Wajhlngton. Dec. 12. Final legis
lative approval of the reform cur
rency bill was the goal toward which
administration lenders of Congress
pressed in a night session tonight that
fnreateneu 10 mm wen on ivwuru
morning.
The report ot the House and Senate
Conference ComTntttcV. perfected ear
ly today, did not reach the House
until t ..a'clo.cJt....toniht,.; I ts formal
reading there occupied mor thun an
hour, and it was ":S0 before general
debate was beun.
It was agreed to riipcuss the hieas-
ore fur two nours ana lortv m nines:
n hour and twenty minutes for the
Democrats, an hour forth Hepubll-
cans and twenty minutes for the I'ro-
grcuhlves. "
tmenlntf the discuKHlon Keprcscnts-
five Clan .lelured th:it the conferees
had reuorted the oriKlnal House bll
back "without one single fundamen-
ital:Afrtton.
- In th meanlun.e semitor Owen
presented the agreement of the con
ferees to the Senate and that body,
after ordering thA report printed, res
by tne noiiset
As th House" tad-not leen heard
an6tSerrecess uhtii 11:15 but agreed
to vote on the report not later than
.
lor,, u ,mninMl rrnird.d With Hll.rtll. rrumn,.n J .. I - 1,1,1.. t- l 1 . . , , . ... , I . . , , . , ..,,......... I
- - ------ i k"". v-uiij, iiuiMi, cm ii, i sgsin UP in tne air anoui me luimunr i Dunn, none iibs yei ins.ru uiiih.hc of entertainment at the re
tors, Including niany prominent fig-1 farr. Frear. Haugeh, ITelgcson. Kelly, t t,arri to be given to people In th Lf the decree and business at the oth- KirrJ, (. Miiit-r. n,H.rM
-msds In 4rflU4at ulc (Mich.) Kelss, Klnkald. Neb ). La collection of the Income tax. About er institutions Is belnR conducted ss ,h. Caxabso held December 11 Ull
Hope to Kokk Tills AfUrnnon, Folette. Unroot, Unquiet. Kller. the only definite tHIrig they know usual. Crowds gathered about the rimaMlii Tpursuance of the
The House adjourned until 8:30 M- (W. Va ). Nelson, Nolan, Smith, concerning the subject just now Is doors of these two banks, but there ,mmPunton of the President to me
p. m. tomorrow, when the leaders ( Minnesota), Stafford. Stevens, ( Mln- that the "division deputy" plan of col- was no disorder. Both banks are be- rA,JX t,.T. " ii 1 si .n h.
nop? 10 uui inruuK" - i cbuiuuuu i nesov). HUinvriiLnn.
rim at that hour, -tne- Senate tookiappiy ror mrrawrnniii in mc rm.i.i
-sb n tn tomorrow. ,
' . - C.l.' Snn4. '
' Representative CW speech in Hi. ?He osrtierahVm;
nrof"ThVbUr which had
assailed by banker, and members of
. , tha Senate,
Hcpubllonn Complaints.
Representative tfayr. of California,
minority member of. the House 'con-
. ferenoe committee, criticised the fail-
K ' ure of the Senate and the conference
, to renulv th provision whicVwaii
' the government of the -tTnTled States
j lirlniariiy resfptraslble for-the notes It
- propose,' to issue to the regional re
serva banks,
" ' Mr, llayes also declared the bill de-
a also uecisreu tne Dill ae
fectrve in the provitlon. extending
ePTMl .MIU MIWyAJtn,tHtWiUl
iL!.V" ' "
UenrMentKtlva Ieriroot. of Wlacna.
used to meet.tn commercial neeai
of the country." .
Representative Moore, of Pennsyl
vania, characterized the bill a a "tra
vesty upon Democracy'! so-called
popular rule," and a confession of dic
tation. Representative Guernsey,, of Maine,
(Republican! said he objected to the
tm ThtrHy-hcaua . Xhejrcserye board
would be controller uy partisan inter
est Representatives Ragsdale, of
South Carolina; Heflln. of Alabama,
and A. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsyl
vania, (Democrat) aupported the re
port In entlrasiaatle-addreitses.
Teddy Progressive' Criticism.
Announcing that he would vote for
the conference report, Victor Mur
doch, Progressive leader In the Houw.
insisted that the Democrat had acted
l'i lSlkon,y a "httlf
"In the last eltfht mdnthB. said
Mr. Murdock, "I have seen the men
tal attitude of Democratic leaders
change from a deelre to serve the
public to an attitude of trying to
avr nntlnnul rilfULMtM. There is no
panlc ln ,nls ctuntry yft; but ,he
npeuiai imcresis mo tuumij uiv n
are no mean . enemy, have been
spreading the poison of pessimism."
Llndberg Assails Report.
Representative Llndberg, of Min
nesota, Progressive, assailed the con
ference report on the ground that It
rather
eventually would increase
than decrease the cost of living. The
vital defect of the measure he said,
was that It did not give the Federal
reserve board the right to fix rates I
af interest to be charged by bankers.
..Representatives Kahn. ot Callfor-
nla. nd Piatt, of New York. Repub-
. iT"
lll J?rove a
disappointment to I
;Mach of th aiacusaton concerned
iKet - i1ljnljiilTOh' t& conferees of
the Senates schemr'of guaranty of
bunk deposits, Hepresentative (llass
declared that the Senate provision
e I
tV of deposits ought to plat , the f
ih ttie fcnk"s atid
tai
rnment.
Ovation to I'nderwooHl. 1
Ing a result that many Congresses and
J"" committee have attempted in
i vcnij cam akJ iu icuifu
Mr frt.rwH r.fre. ith. .iu
tho trrest enrmB unn.r the iiii ' ! 1
,ne ,aklng pf th reerves out" of the
Minority. Leader Mann's Calamity
I
Ml.Mt, i oi.j .k.I
debate for the Itepubllcans, declaring I
that Democratic control of nine I
nww. Hti,, kyi j.j
11(fn lnfUf.nce
over two grea coun-
tries
. . " " eilco- ?" . aJd- p-
the Democrats proposed to inflate the
currency. He predicted he .-eturn to I
th House of "an unwieldy Hepubll-I
c" n"0orlty next' November. I
'
Kenub can memhera nf the House
nesr-lwho Voted for the renort are: I
Murton, burke, (8. Dakota) Cooper,
Treadway.
oung (North Dakota). Manahan,
Mapes. Stephen (California), Wood-
r,iir7
Prnmniwi wt vr.i tr.r th. r.
p.rt ile'li" (Oaiifornla), Hryanl
(Washington). Chandler. Falconer,
iiuiings. n.eiiy (t-ennayivania). ir-
fertv. Murdock. Temnle Mi flonalil.
Thomson (Illinois), Hupley -12.
After the announcement of the vote
joint resolution proposed bv Major-
ity Leader Underwood lh4t the House
tmn nUn,nmani ' tntwnw
1 until January 12. was adooted. This
will be taken up In the Senate to-
mtirrow". "
Senator Owen announced, that a
wMnty't-4-' prwIde-xTrttatairty
of bank deposits would be considered
In the near future, This has been in
timated In debate by Chairman Glass,
of the House Uanklng committee.
NATIONAL BANKS COMING
INTO NEW CURRENCY SYSTEM.
McNMigc to Secretary of Treasury
From One of largest Institutions
In New England.
lily IK Auorttud Fm.)
Washington, Dec. 22. -What Treas
ury ofliclals regarded as an Indica
tion of how "nnancliir'c.ircleit will re
ceive the new Federal currency sys
tem came today from Uoston In a
messsge to Secretary McAdoo from
ioe .iimnmi n, o"--
th larcest institutions In New Ma-,
land. The ateiwage declared that the
executive committee of the bank had
voted unanimously to advise Its dl-
rec too new i u
1 ter the system.
Receipt at the Treasury of scores
of informal appllcsUons from all
: parts of the country has led Mr. Mc-
jio la .believe tners can he no oues-
,.-. nntff llial o Itirua nmTw,rinn ni
the National Banks ' Intend to come
into
the system. There are about
RltO NationiiJUanlis In the United
xet ana not- more man a rew nun-
died -Mve wired . their inttntlon to
system, but a rush of applications 1"
expected as soon as the bill Is signed
I by t'resiaeni wuson;
' Many of the banks, reallilng that
"f"'?. lUt ,a .bo-
from the roiiowmg citiea: tn.atia-
nooga, Tennessee: iyncneurg. vs.;
Columbia and Sedalla, Mo ; Topeka
and Parson, Kansas.
Continued on Page SIx.
tiecurlag 8wlvCont?aftor' Bid.
WJr.T ' "."'wT':;..
- i n. r. - - '"---
of qreensbor ?. . wa
4 A,UC a- -- -r - - -V-
.iih-contractors for th Raleigh N.
I (! ) courthouse." ,
- Majority leader Underwood: as the teomwnea ttaccompnsn a .rai , mig-1 an hwwjwt ?",:?, w 1 wno twnsi J
debate neared a conclusion was alven "fordially and faithfully yours. refugees were not allowed to teaVe. nc"ia Wp,ri
a areat ovation when he arose to "(Signed) Woodrow Wilson. Mrs. Pdro I'rleto wife of a -mer- Boiries of
im.sk H. ronrstnlsied ih. Moose t hrlstnias tilft for Klu blii. chant, said she had to pay 11X...OU ui they are
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Runut mnA t hi IIBnb nt I KeOTeSeniSI lVe S-llCnin rW-WVCU m. I IHIU, ttllU L.U1B lioiuv, ' I un 111
For the Senior Senator From
North Carolina I
WRITTEFlFinHtMAmTIF
A Christmas Gift for Congress-
man Kitchin From His Col
leagues The Income Tax
Collection Puzzle North
Carolina News From the Na
tional Capital.
. (By W. K. YEIA ERTON
Washington, Dec. 22 Senator Sim
dll tomorrow receive the first
bound copy of the first print of the
Underwood-Simmons tariff bill In the
form of a. moat handsome memorial.
The volume la exquisitely printed and
bound and contains, besldia the bill
Itself,' a letter from President Wll-
son. a note from the Vice-President I
and expressions of esteem and appre- ,B0 f , lh distance of
elation with the autograph of ev.ry "
United States Senator, Each Senator of the Rebel strongholds. General
has a page in which to compliment v'llla said he was contented to let
Senator Simmons and write his name. tnem remiin there, While the Fed
Then there Is a statement from Pub- ,.
11 Vrlnt.r K.,rd that this Is .he first
inoexea copy oi mc uui i uni
a staxemeni iroin neirnaiy nnn", vi i
the SenaTfl. that ttlsthe first tou-nd
-ewpjf imdfor" a:,-.
Wilson's Handsome, Hearty t'ompll-
nwnrt. . . I
President Wilson's. is as foUows:
...i. m.m uriroitlitn, iitr vuur I
leadership" In the great nht Tor tnif t
y" nave renuereu u munirj,
country
Ability, kiowle)Re, lact ana patience i
welcome Christmas -Jtlft from his
North Carolina colleagues in the
House today tn the form of a letter I
signed by nine members oi the deie-
aatlon hoDlfia that he will be elected
1 4he chalrmanahlD of the Ways and I
Means committee. The letter u
prepared by KeprMentatlv 8mall. I
it u as iouows:
l"Hon. Claude Kltchln. I
House of Representatives.
"My Dear illr;-! If aatacancy should I
occur In the position of chairman of I
the Committee on Ways and Means!
of the House of Representatives, by
the election of Mr. Underwood to the
snsie.iie.far. other l caiUML::vour col I
leagues In the House from North
Carolina wish, in this personal and I
puouc manner, to rxprees mr nope
that you ay be elected to fill the
vacancy. We snail giaaiy aia in your
election as craurann oi inn nuuii- i
"t committee.
I addition to such personal rea- I
ons as may actuate us. we aref ur-1
ther tmpeiljd by the df J": I
taln a homogeneous delegation and
to enhance the prestige and Influence
. i .i,. n ... I
t.. rn4i I
Treasury Deoartment official are
lection will Ihave to be given up. The
I House faH-to-apuropriaU. enough
I money for this system to be used.
I no.. i.i . . . . Li
v,...- . . . wrth
Carolina and about three expert ac-
countanta In the office of each collec-
tor of Internal revenue, it seems im- ""'T":;'," bu. the inrcUr
I ,. i,la to have snv field ssrent forliacK or assets, nut to im m Krvtiy oi
this work, considering the approprla-
tlon available.
There la room for those who have
already been "recommended for the
iaA.a im VA,.h -Crniin. f,. Kv
can be shifted into the collectors' of-
flees hut there will be on v about
ven oTpaTnl-b4ttpl
the twelve anticipated.
Beitresetatl v Webb . today recom
mended N. N. Slider for postmaster at
Mlcavllle, Yancey ceunty. a fourth
class office. Representative Xlodwln
recommended J. K." Elliott for post
master at Thornwall. Harnett county,
also a fourth-class office.
Representative' Godwin has been In
strumental In securing the promotion
of Luther McNeill, of Maxton, from
I a railway clerk to postofflce Inspector.
Rouse N. A. Beflman and B. W. Hill,
of Snow Hill were here, today. Thoy
took a flier in lsnd while they were
here, buying 118.000 worth between
Washington and Alexandria. Va.
AGED ALAMANCE MAN
IS BURNED TO DEATH
Robert K. Ie. Caretaker foe Joeeph
B. Sollnr. Ixjse IJfe In Dvwlllna
Ilousc lire.
(B Dm )lrtl Vt
Greensboro, Dec. II. Robert E.
Lee. caretaker for Joseph B. Sellars,
of White Plains, JJ. T., was httrnett o
leath Saturday night at the Sellars
l nlaf in AlaniMnee county. Tiear-here.
when the house In which h& lived
I alone vw destroyed by fire, of un-
known origin. Neighbor attracted to
i the scene auempieo to rescue er.
j Ue,.. wh
ora, oy riiianiinis ui
j his bedroom, but the Intense heat
f drove them back and the unfortunate
man wa cremated.
BITTER MKDIOXK TO TAKE.
! Jake Tw'ker, of Wilson. Twice Found
Guilty, Appraw to Snpreme court.
4VprUt M Tin New sn4 Obwrttr.)
WlUon. Deo. IJ.-Jak Tucker, who
. i time h.s been a hlinit tleer
susnect." and who ha been watched
by th eagle-eyed police officer
this city, was arrested someslmo ago that h, had descended at Perm, neaf
for having In hi possession more tn, giberian frontier, thus establish
liquor than Is allowed by law. He , world's distance and duration
was found aullty by' Mayor Dlckin
I son and seotenced to the road -He
appealed to the Superior court. ' He
wu adjudged guilty ba a Jury n
...i hi, 1,,,!.. fl, W.
that "h. IT
.
and haPPl1
t tb Supreme
I Court.
UI lULilLlinL lILLnl
To Learn What Action Troops
at Oiinaga Will Take
i
Expected To Extend Into Inte-
rior But They Are Without
Any Train or Telegraphic
Communication South of the
Border A General for Every
Four Hundred Soldiers.
Juarez, Mexico, Dec. 2J.-
A wait-
'ng attitude was assumed by General
Francisco Villa and hla Rebel troop
today, to learn what action, if any,
the Federal forces at Ojinaga. on .the
"border, Intend to take. As long as
the bulk of the Federal army in the
north remains at Olinasa. more than
ra,a "VB Pr"v''"- '""
wy--m ,
mio me interior iney tore wnnoui any
.(fm .. g. wymmwnlcMlonJ
A-ir c -
south of the border. The) hae among f
them ten gerterals. or one for each I
490 sr)dlera
E)ia'tTwi rf -mosey from -pefso
wno teare i nmuanoa mit wegsa I
"lJ
umn.i , i.m iuuru
a innute to me revolutions cnunr,
Torres, merchants, said they gave I
"Lesal Holiday" to Check Run on
Banks.
Mn,n ltv Dec. tl-. Ht lreairien-
.i ,r-r this fiiTiwn ii svsrv dsv. 1
ludma; .IsxIatVJittULJJie.. 904 jif m.e I
present year was made a legal holiday l
n order to check the run on banks I
Una Th. m...u was Dmmulrated I
prrtatlartr"f th ewneflt Of thahtVe personal Indulgence and. to
n,.!, t Iuirinn and Mexlca which
,h ,uM jv v.. a PinnA its
a(,or.
A, soon a the decree was issued
,k- u.. i, t an a Mnvi,-r r,.
lnpd, but refrained from paying
flpoaltors. .
provisional President 1uerla says
m the oecreo he deems such action
n?reMary to protect the banks until
Duuic confidence Is more nearly re
stored. Hy the decree the banks are
abaove(j trom meeting any obligation
tu januAry 2. It applies to all
bankln g Hon ses, whether a hen -of
, J. ,
"""1 " r . ... . lw
Polk Guard Rank Door.
With the eveentinn of the Rank of
London and Mexico and the Central
Ingstrongly guarded by police.
Believed to He Kolvent.
Bankers here,generally agree In the
I opinion that the bank of London and
Mescals solvent. Th --bank-"
Uv to have excellent collateral.
currency. Silver and grold have both
long been scarce in the country and
recently State bank bills have been
refused except .In the Itates where
thev. were Issued-
The London and Mexico bank has
been emoarrassea more un .mv
for 8
,...,..7r.. ., .
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE:
Met at noon.
Conference report on the Admlnis-
tratori currency bill taken up for ap
Drovsl
Recessed at 6;a p. m. to 9 p. m.
Considered nominations In execu
tlve session.
Agreed to vote on currency' confer -
ence report not later man i.iv p. m.
I Tuesday.
Recessed at 1:58
m. to 1 1:1 o
Met at noon.
. m
Conference report
on
th Admin-
Istration currency
bill taken, up for'tsuch notation wilt not be made.
nooroval.
Representative Miwe, oi Pennsyl
vania, urged foreign affairs commit
tee to seek official lnformatjon of al
leged discriminations agalnst Jew in
Roumanla.
Passed renort of conference com
mittee on currency "bill by vote of tti
to 10.. - . .
Adjourned at m:t p. m. to i.iv
p. m. Tuestiay.
President including 25-poet masters,
Adjourned at 11:30 p. m. to iv a
m. tomorrow. .
SPHERICAL BALLOON RECORD.
Establlslied by Herr Kevllu. (rcrmau
Aeronaut.
(Br tb AMslttin PteBS
L'"'J," .ZZ1
Berlin. Dec II. Herr- Kevlln. a
I """'-
ascended from Bitter Field,
I ?,...,- o. i- .u. i,.u,.. iii..
of. tw.mKr it renorted todav
rwiml for srherical balloon
The Dulsbtkr was In the air 1
hour and travelled 1,718.1 mile. The
previous worlds distance record for
spherical balloons was held by Ren
erumbelmayer, who, tn March last.
a lliaht. JroraFaxuL to. a point
near Kharkov. Eviropeaa Ruaaia, .
distance of 1,491 miles.
nniinnnn iini 11 rtri - - ,r,x utuiiiiu'i.i
. a m w as w w m m
President Wilson Requests This
Be Administered
-
Writes Secretaries of War and
Navy and Says Those En-
gaged Should Be Recalled
To High Ideals Secretaries
Will Take, Action as To Rep
rimand.
i Si u atwiti I'fmi
Washington, tJDec. 22 President
Wilson today made ptthllc a letter ad
dressed to Secretaries' Garrison and
Daniels, respectively, requesting that
a "very serious reprimand" be ad
-ministered to Army and Navy officers
who participated In the recent dinner
of the Military Order of the Carabao,
at which the administration's Phil-.
ippine and other policies were sat
irized. ,
The letter follows:
The President's Letter."-
"The officers who wsre responsible
for the program of the evening-are
certainly deserving of a very serious
rrprnnunu wnitn i iicrruj :m -
uoniinwirrcu, nu i imnmn iuj-
'Z?
asJ,emlll,d at the ,
great aisappomt
body tf -om-
ainneT sttmita
have rreetedthe carrying on of such
a program with apparent Jndiffernc?
t4ie smm digiufi and-JiacTfid, ...ixaJH:
Uone t tae , service.
in7XrlCth.iaftKTB:4 other
s4numene.Mrf ettHigseei-g
tended and regarded as 'fun.' What
are we lo mina ox omcers m in
Army and Navy or the united states
it, tun ti. pruig ineir ,01
ors Into ridicule and. the
the Government which
sworn to serve with unques-
lovaliv into contemDt? If this
( jn,jr idea of fun. what Is theift
Idea of duty! If they do not hold
j their loyalty above all silly efferres-
rnf-B nf rhildlNh wit whet would
their profession do they hold sacred V
"My purpose, therefore, in aamiv
Istering this reoflmand Is to recall the
men wha are tiomilhl for thl low L
enng ol stanaaros to meir laeaia; wj
remind them of the high conscience
with which they ouaht to put duty
think of themselves as responsible
men and trusted soldiers,, even while
they are amusing themselves as din
era out.
'Sincerely ypuri',
"WOODkOW W1LHUNT"
Secretaries Rarrtson and Daniels
l decided to aaminlater tne reprimana
I by transmitting a copy of the Preal-
dent's letter to each member of lhe
entertainment committee.
Secretary Garrison's Memorandum.
8ecretary Garrison immediately
sent this memorandum to Mior-(ien
eraf lieefhard Wood, chief of staff of
the Army:
"It la hereby ordered that the of
ficers of the United States Army who
were on the dinner committee, and
were therefore responsible fur the
copy
with. The form that the reprimand
should take should o to furnish to
esch of said officer copy .of the
letter from the President.
-Secretary Daniels Will Issue Similar
Orders Today.
Secretary Daniels probably will Is
ue HHr order tomorrow, making
.,., ,.., , "
the Presidential rebuke effective as
far as navy officers are concerned.
The army members of the dinner
committee who will receive coplee of
President Wnson1 com muni cation
are:
Major Lawson M. Fuller, retired
Malur Francis J. Koester. Captain
.'arMfl,DeaBt:ap,taln Frank T. Illaea
Major James E, NVirntoyleV' "MaJoT
Edgar ltussrll. Brlg.-ten Frank, M-
lntvre. and Col. it. O. S. Ilelsstana;
These navy officers served on the
dinner committee:
Rear Admiral Thomas B. Howard,
chairman: Mai. Gen. William P. Bid
die. C. 8. M. C. Captain William K.
Shoemaker, kBurgcon rank E. Me
Cullough, Lieut-Commander Frank
E. Rldgely, I'aymaster Victor S. Jack
son.
The only member of the committee
not In the service is Dr. Joseph 11
Heller, formerly a major in the vol
unteer medical corps and secretary of
1 Washington Corral of the Carabao.
i n seems to be beyond reacn or -res
Mem Wlleon's reiirlmand. as he is
I now back In civil life.
It ha not yet oeen determined
whethet the seprimand will be noted
I on tne recorus oi ine respective oi-
fleers, but opinion tonight 1 that
HARVARD AND PIUNCfTTON
AVIri Honors Over Columbia and Yale
In ChewH.
" " (Ur Ok AAo-l.tl If rtJ I
New York, Dec. 22. Harvard an
Princeton today won" honors over -Col
umbla uiidYale in the first round of
tkei.tweniw-seconcr annual Inter-col
leaiate chess tournament. Harvard
won from .Columbia, tmj winner of
the- hm.pMinbip , last year, three
games "to onrrand Princeton -defeat
ed the Yale players I 1-2 point to
I 1-S,
Presidential Confirmations.
. Washington,- Dei 2,- The Senate
tonight confirmed th appointments
of Geo. F. Williams, of Massachusetts,
to be Minister to Greece and Brand
Whitlnck. of Ohio, to be Minister to
Belgium. Nominations were con
sidered at a short executive session, in
which some opposition to Mr. Yhlt
lock developed.
A large number of other appoint;
merits were confirmed, .Including I
roajorKf-thf-'thosa- t' m by Presl.
dent Wilson sine in new session as
sembled.
President Wllon Jate tonight nt
to the Senate the nomination of m. t,
Thorfttonld T TKWftmwter at ltien
tnona, V. , ,
New York. Joseph H. Tinker, for
mer manager of the t'lnrintmtl club.
officially .became a member of the
Brooklyn National league i lub today
when his release was formally pro
mulgated by. Secretary lleullcr of the
Rational league.
Washington The H.i.ue f)day
4iSfll - bill to., prevent tin- removal
from 'State' courts of suits against
railroads for damage to meri'hamliae
when the amount involved ix-not more
than 11,000. .
Rockvtlle.. Mdi-Jameit H. K, ad-
ford, once cHaplaln-ln-c)nef of the
a rand Army of tne iteputiin- una
ho served In a .Conneerh i t regi
ment throughout the ,ar between
the States, died here todn He was
born In Vermont In 1SS8.
Philadelphia Nearly a thousand
employes of the William II. Taubel
hosiery mills in R.eningioii. most oi
thsm alrls. went on strike tiKtav. No
tices announcing a two per rent re
rtnetlon In waves after Jam.ai y l w.is
said to have caused the walkout
Nlcholasvllle. Ky. Uillanl Hunter,
a farmer, and his niece, Miss Nora
Hunter, were instantly kille.l near
here today when the carrtaue ii
which they were riding was stmi-V
by a Louisville and Nashville pas
stnger train.
Washington. The House Judiciary
sub-committee to which was referred
the reoort of the lobby Inquiry com
mlttes agreed today to defer -forther
conshUxalion of the subject unti
after me holiday recess.
Washington. An appropriation of
f5;TC"twrBVttesHij
was proposed Irt the bill Intro,
duced tonight by Representative
SKQTiTIeTr"6rTIfgTIIiSir -
tathTt-'lbagTemgiMaMsMg-&'
MHMe.tiA:ltastd:Ti4lstr1tlliMl
here tnday. M had "been 111 for sv-
eral months. Congressman pepper
had been operate8on for append Id -
He was a lawyer ana ws serv-
irl;twii'4ir-Kt'K-Wy-
was J7. years old.
Paris. Before the Academy of
Sciences tonight Dr. Robinson report
ed a case m which life was sustained
when a great part of (he brain had
been destroyed. Tne esse was that
of a man 2 years or age. The innn
had shown no signs of. brain trounie,
but the autopsy .revealed the presence
of an abscess which had reduced the
Bj-alintssue to a mere ' snett:
New Tork Th Rev. John Thomas
McFarland, D. D., former president
of Iowa Wesleyan University and
editor of Sunday school publications
ef the Methodist Episcopal cnuxrn
since 104. died today at hi home in
Maplewood. N. J. Dr. McFariana
was years old, .
Vera Crux. The gunboat Zara-
goxa is expected to arrive here some
time tonight with Gen. Jacquln Maas,
Jr.. and the forces which have been
operating In Tuxpam. It is believea
here that General Maas has been or
dered by the War Department to at
tack Victoria by way of.Han Lula Po
tout. The branch office at Vera Crui
of the Bank of London and Mexico,
was cloed this fternoon.
PRESIDENT MEMORIALIZED
To Assist In Securing Submission of
Constitutional Amendment Looking
to Suppression of Liquor Traffic.
(B Um AwocUUd rien l
Columbus. Ohio. Dec. 22.- -Presi
dent Wilson was memorialed today
o assist In submitting a constitution
al amendment, looking to the abo
Htlon of the litltMSr traffic tn the rmm
try at large. Th memorial. Higned
bv a special committee or. twenty
five named at the Anti-Saloon I-eague
demonstration, on the steps of the
cnpltol In Washington, on .December
10. was an outgrowth ot tne national
Convention of the Anti-Saloon League
or' Amertra--and--other--teHeiuce-
forces held in. Columbus, November
10-14. l'resldent Wilson was unable
to reeelve the BDclal committee UDun
the" occasion rhe; WttBh1hgton--drm
onstratitm ani lh; inemortHl -sent t
the White Hoise today wa issued in
lieu of a personal hearing.
The memorial quotes the section of
the Democratic national platform of
1912 regarding the conservation of
natural resources of the country, and
continues:
'We believe that men, women and
children should be Included In the
forestR. sources of water supply, ar
able and mineral lands and navlga
bl streams as objects of national pro
tectlon t" prevent the'lf being wasted
or absorbed by special or privileged
Interests such a the extant,- organ
Ued government-co-partnered llqur
trust of the Cnlted States."
The special "omtUB included the
followi'ix:
'Wayne B. Wheeler, Ohio: John
, ' j : i7 , , , i, , . uii,irtH, t v.
nn. MarylantH-iWm. Anderson. Mary
land: James Cannon, Virginia; A. D.
-Ivle, North Carolina: . W. Hough,
Virginia; and J, K. Taylor, Mary
Is id. , .
ATTEMJjTEJs- Sl'IClDE-
Clmrlcs T. Tlchlncr, Kalhthury, In.
' haled Gas From I ookstore;
Doctors Revived 111m..
(UpHil to th sun tn.l otseiiw.l
'Salisbury. .Dee. 21 firing of life
jid..Jieunlos....desp
future Cna. Tnricnir.er, a wen anown
mechanic eployed by the Southern
railway threw a blanket over a gas
ranis and over his head and attempt
ed to end hla life today by Inhaling
gas. He was supposed to be prepar
In an earlv morning meal for him.
self when members oi tne lumuy
found him In an uitconselQUi con
dltlon. .'
By prompt medical attention he wa
revived and It Is thought will re
cover. HI health Is aid to have
caused the rash act though the
patient has mad no statement.
Uolf at Pmehurst.
PtmRnreV' Dee.-1 I-GT.' Duniac,
of New Yorkv and U T. Boyd, ot t
Irfiuia ed the Beld in today rour
ball goU handicap over th Plnehurst
course. They played With total
' Aeasi a ssseal assaa M m ttsA 11'
TrWTU W fJr wwiTywwwvT'"M"
ed with a net score of lit. .
DORTGHAHDIVEBB
4 - .,
Case of Winston Placed in
Hands of Sub-Committee,
But That's No Reflection :
SAYS SENATOR OVERMAN
Winston and Dortch Will B3
Appointed Today By Judge
Connor and Take Charge 1
BOYD KEEPS WEBB OUT
Temporarily, By Appointment
of Republican, But Delay
Be Short One
SENATE ACTION GOES OVER
(By W. F, Y.KLVERTOX.)
WasTvtngtrin, Tr.- C.r Deen : tfr.Th.
Senate Judiciary Committee made
favorable report this morning on th
notulnatUma of W. T. Dortch and
t'trte.--A, W ebh or .marshal . in ..
Tttrm farot1tir,-tjtrt- -rmr ease-of IPran-
i D. Wlnstnn for District -Attorney
TfTThe Ea'iTwa", placed In the hand
rHf s' -. .
Wyoming, and Chilton, of Writ Vlr
Klnla, . ;"' :..
Senator Overman explained after
lh meeting that, the report on
Messrs. Dortch and Webb were mad
out of courtesy to the acting chair,
ninn. hut that the Republican war '
unwilling to extend the point to th
l.ilstrlct Attorney, not that there Isi.
rivtiniiK agulnst him, but that ths
mmittee Is more cautious tot " ths
uses of Juflses snd District Attomeyt
thiiii wtTTl Miimhals. r
Boyd's Man' on Pay Roll. ''
Mes.rs Wthston and Dortch will be '
ppolnted hy Judge Connor.
.! M liuley. a Republican. Is an
nexed to the pay roll as Cnlted State, '
Mur"h.il In the West, having been ap-
luted tn thut place today by Judge
Ituyd Haley Is a deputy marshal,
halnit Heeii ehle.f deputy under for-
m r Mgfurifti-MiiiiKeii. ii r. wwirwi rr" -
not t.ike "Hire until he is confirmed.
Senium- overman tonight In the
Senate executive session askd that
Murshals Webb and Dortch ba on
ttrnieu mie Kepubllciin objected and
the iu,'niini went over according to ,
rule, in , "hip up for consideration at
the next executive session.
Wln-imi ami Dortch Today,
is,wrli to Th. Nm SMI IMwmt, I ,
Wlls.n. He,- 22 Judge Henry 0.'
Connor. uh i authorised to make
PPolntinint.H tn fill the vacancies cre
ated by Atturnev-t'ieneral McFteynolds'
dismlssNl i.f PlMtrlct Attorney H. F.
Seawell anil Marshal Claudia DocU
ery. of the Kustern district of North
Caroitnn. t l no action today on the,
relest nf Senator Simmon that. he
appoint Knimis D Winston "Dis-
trlct Attorney and William T. Dortch
an Marsha!
Judge ( '' .n lu.r will go to Raleigh 0(1
Tuesday ' aii l v. ill miitc TH TrppotnT--
ments at thai iilnce. He stated to
night that in il. fereiice to the Presi
dent and the nomination "he had
made of Mesirs. Winston and Dortch,
ami to the n ,; ie.st to appoint the'in, ha
ould mak" the appnintm'BM when
he arrived In ItsU-lgh..- T" ir 1 -
Judge llovd A p Mil iid Holey.
,u im- vUip'I Prejs.)
Sta.rfiB:"i!ntKe- .trimew K- Bed- tooa
appninted .1 M. "lluky ".rSTWtJ ;:WIWT
Marshal for th- Western District
Nortk Carul!u:i t" surceed W. K. Lo
gan, who whs Saturday dismissed froni
office bv order ..f A ttorney-Ueneral
McReynoldn .Mr liuley ha been .
Chief Depun .Marshal for several
year
Judge llovd i-tied a statement in
which he said he could not comply
with the request f Senator le S.
iverman nil uppolnt Charles A.
Webb, of AnheUUc. whose name fs -been
serit to the S-nate for Marshal
ti aucceed Loriui. "fi r ihe reion It
would express in approval of the ac
tion which had be. r taken In regard
to Marshal l.ii. .u.d this I would
not do, because I think Logan Should
have been permitted to serve out ht
term." J
YEGGMEN BREAK INTO "
ML GILEAD POSTOFFICE
Get Awajr With Seven lliindred Dol
Urs. WorlH of liinii nd TUre
Hundred Dollnrs n MiMtoy.
(SM1 10 Tin m sml (HrM.)
Mt. Gtlead-TJee. 22.8ime time f-
ter 1 iiilditlKlit -flnnday -
broke lota the postolllce ai. this place
and got awav with 7o worth of
no clue to the Identity of the parties,
but It Is believed that they are the
same who have been robbing other
postofflces In the State. The Job was
don in a way tha$ Indicated that It
was done by experts.
MUiHT CAl'SK C1LVNGED PLAN.
AjulMiNsador JiisMcrand Complains tI
Ameiidmciit to Kahn Act.
. (U lu AMKltWll Pt
' Washington, Dec,- IJ. M. Juwe
rand, the Krench Ambassador, called
at the State Diartment today and
told AcUng Secretary Moore that the
proposed amendment of th Kahn act,,
granting patent and copyright protec.
tlon to fnrelpn exhlliitors at the Sar
Francisco expoaitloil, nilttct icu -fhsi
French government to modify it1
plan tor representation at the exio
sitlon. Mr. Moore !ured M. Jusse
raaJi .Uul xLauu IwiArtment
on record a opposed to aay t""B ,