The Weather
For North Carolina: Rain
Saturday, followed by clear
liic; Mimlay fair ami colder.
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NORTH CAROLINA
GREATEST, DA 11)
tyOL XCIX, N0. 24.
RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1914.
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PROSPECTS FINE
YOUNG LAWYER
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jfiate Experts Think The New
1 ' Freight Rates Will Be Sane
tioned By Commission
hlO DISREGARD THE LONG '
. AND SHORT HAUL CLAUSE
Itipon This Point Rests Whble
Agreement-Between State
and Railroads as To Lower
Rates From Cincinnati and
ir.r: i.i p !t n i!
neignDonng romis io ronn
- Carolina Points--Complaint
From Tennessee a Stumb
ling Block Removed Posi
tion of Virginia Cities Absurd
North Carolinians Confi
dent of Favorable Decision.
(By W. E. 1TXVERTOX.)
Washington, Feb. . -The North
t'arollua rate experts who beard the
arguments before the Interstate Com
merce Commission In behalf of the
new rate reductions in the State afe
elated tonight. They beileve the pro
test of Virginia cities availed, abso
lutely nothing with the commission,
nd that the Tr Hef-Will wtnliasKis
flown. '4.'.C" " "
Thejoit involved in the argument
today was simplicity itself and seem-
It reals the whole agreement between
-North Carolina and the railroads.
The "Southern-Railway In a. petition
.has .Mhed ; j luit jpermlsslon be given
' St' to disregard 'the' Jong" "and' Mib'rt-
haul clause of the fourth section- so
Find neighboring points to North Caro
lina points than it does to Knoxville
and other points In Tennessee and in
Kentucky. The commission passes on
UlsYn '.- average -a doiii of these, fourth
action orders a day, bat few on
'which the whole freight fabric of a
Mtut a .xjud.M mm.. In. ..thia, mm ......
Position of ttss Houtliera.
The Southern. In order to compete
with the other railroads on traffic
from Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis
and all otherpqlnts west Into North
t'arollna, was cbropeTleo' to cut Its
.rate on the us straight through from
Ashevllle to Goldaboro. Otherwise
II the freight busteea and rorofc6uTJ-wrfF"aj
these western points would have gone
through the Virginia cities on the
Xeaboard, Norfolk' and Western, Nor
folk Southern and Atlntlc Coast Line.
But the Southern could not reduce
its rates in Tennessee and Kentucky
without doing the entire business at
a Ions. Therefore, under the agree
ment, the rates to North Carolina
through Tennessee and Keutucky will
be much, lower than the rates to
points in Tennessee and Kentucky, a
clear violation of the fourth section.
Virginia Cities Position Absnrd
If this discrimination Is allowed by
the commlsxion then all the lower
rates from east, west and. north go
into effect, If it is not allowed, the
whole argument. falls flat. The South
rn will not agree and that ends the
hole proposition. This rate is of
jnlnor Importance to the State In it
self, but linked with the others It Is
the foundation stone of the entire
etructure, The position of the Vlr
gin la itios was no .absurd as to be
laughable. They were $rced into tb.e
ttltu)H of opposing a decrease In
rates to North Carolina .which did not
affect them in the slightest. The only
people who had causa, to kick were
'the people of Tennessee and Ken
tucky. Their rates are higher than
those ip North Carolina. Virginia
baa Jnst as advantageous rates. But
in taking ftp the cudgels for Ten
nessee and Kentucky, neither of
which States are making more than
44vry mildest protest,- they hoped
o cereal orner rate aecreases into
A.oriri larouns wnictt wm yui lire
'iar .lie ti atate on. a more equal foot
tng. not an equal one, with themselves.
Virginia Attorney "Flabbergasted."
The attitude of the Commission can
be. explained by the following ques
tion propounded sharply during the
argument Dy unairman Liar to At'
torney James, arguing, for the Vlr
ginta cities:
"Mr. James, who will it benefit if
we deny this petitloVi?" Mn James
was flabbergasted. He asked Chair
man Clark to repeat the question,
which Judge Clark did, even more
sharply. Then James hummed and
hawed on the ground that he did not
. extctly understand the question. Then
he had the Stenographer read it
afaln. Finally he admitted that de
nlal of the petition would not benefit
anybody,
.ortli Carolina's Strong Arguments.
North Carolina's arguments were
presented by Chairman Travis, of the
Htat Commission, Attorney-General
BtcVett and Walton Moore, of the
Southern Railway. All made strong.
convincing arguments.
They explained how (the whole
agreement rested on this fourth sec
(ion order, explained that the South
voluntarily aeatrea to tower me rate,
- thfaL the road did not Intend to raise
the rate in Tennessee and Kentucky,
the only territory affected In any, way
and that there Is no competition be
Iween North Carolina and Tennes
see and Kentucky 'towns for trade.
X'lewr Work B Travis,
A vital and Interesting point in the
rase was tne position 01 unexvuie,
' Tenn. This town will be forced un
der the agreement to submit to ahtgh
r er rate on freight from Cincinnati to
; Knoxville than Goldaboro will pay
from Cincinnati to Ooldsboro, al
though'Goldsboro's freight will be
carried more than 109 miles, through
Knoxville and beyond. Knoxville
. kick would .have been justified, but
Chairman Travis by a clever piece of
work 'Stopped that He wired Charles
Kimmick. the Knoxville represent-
4 Ives to meet him here In advance
f the heatring. Then he helped Kim
mick to secure from the Southern
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3
.1 Hubert Ktibiu. li liiix bt-eu esatouat
district attorney tbrouKbout tne Whitman
atlniiuiMmtiun, has been appointed depsty
tolli-ci coninifiuilouer aud chief of the New
ork detedlve bureau, imwuiut uesrge
rnnav itnDdrritat cssos and ntared a trtd
Ing role io the roiwcntin and uiT.'tioB
of LlruU'Biut Cbsrbv tlecknr and I be four
nuuien now in the dento house at ebia
ing fur the murder of llrriusu RowDthsl
S10"'" j'"- J"w,ll.,.,.r .
broke up slllanuea betooru the polke asd
crimluala, Rubin, lis entabUshed a repots
tion a orom-exanitiier and a daUtraiUMHi
prober, and the mnropontaa crooks wtli
fljid him ritfflrult to derlr. He. re&rw-
ented the dlwrlrt ahoiney's nBVe-at -tie
aemloti or tae ( orrau ipresttgatuig w
mittee, which probed pulk-e affairs aad
oade many Important rwoinuwadaUoaa.
kudiu la oniy tniny-one year oia ana
hesil the nt lailwrtant aud th biKSn
detective bureau In the limited fftatea. lf
na cradnatiHl from Syracuse I ulrTlij
la ISM. from Its law i.h.l Is lle, and
ft lirenrlltrB TBTe IBfl one kair yesra In
the law offices or uurnuinoer. Miller and
roller, went with Mr. Whitman. Foe
er agu, he inauiad . a .daugliter.. of Co
parttnent ef-itrtHc tffp- - J
slightly lower rate to Knoxville, thus
Stopping Knoxville s complaint.
YirjrfiiIrrJrit HMT TetHK
The Virginia cities were counting
hMivflv rtti KnTvlllA line VnnnHlU
But when Knoxville did not appear
and kick, the Virginia lawyer asked
Mr. Travis where Klmmlck was. Mr.
Travis told him he thought Kimmick
was securing lower freight rates at
the offices of the Southern Hallway at
that very moment. The Virginia at
torney could do nothing but grit his
teeth. The Knoxville man appeared
later, but said nothing.
Forester Not Wholly On tUtlicx Side.
Kach side was allowed an hour, an
extension from the original grant and
the hour of beginning was changed to
o clock. J. C. Forrester, acting for
the Just Freight Kate Association, the
Cham hers of Commerce of Greens
boro, Kocky Mount, and Wilson, was
given fifteen minutes additional as he
explained that he was not wholly eg
either side of the question. He ar
gued. In part, against the petition,
holding that the fourth section should
not be violated. Part of his argu
ment was for the petition, however;
In ff t, the majtir jturtmn ofJ.t;.
North Carolinians Are Confident
The North Carolinians are confident
of a favorable decision in a few days.
Once this order is settled, the whole
rate agreement' can be put Into ef
fest, as this Is the oiily point which
comes under the jurisdiction of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. If
this petition is approved it vtll mean
that all the rtUes will be sanctioned
by the Interstate Commerce) Commis
sion
Attending the hearing today besides
those whQ.spolte were Corporation
Commissioner Lee: A- J Maxwell,
Clerk to. the North Carolina. Commia-
slon, . liranam, winston-saiem:
and Hubert Rarri.iiiur7Blate Organiser
of the Just Freight Rate Association.
The Virginians were as fully repre
sented
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE;
Hearings on Trust bills before In-
erstate Commerce Committee.
Representatives of the New Tork
Stock Exchange were heard before
the Banking Committee on the Owen
bill.
Passed a bill to extend the la
marking graves . of Confederate sol
dlers in Northern State.
Adjourned 6. BO p. m, to noon Sat
urday.
liOUbE:
Discussed private bills.
Commerce Committee heard nier
chants on the Administration trul
Dins.
District Day1 postponed from next
Monday to Thursday 'on account of
the funeral of Representative Brem
ner, of New Jersey, who was a mem
ber of the District committee.
Unanimous consent agreemen;
continue good roads bills
Recessed at 6:15 p. m- to p. m
WILL JOUX D. LIST? J
. ..
Leavea Ohio With Today ta the Time
Urnit to Give In Personal Properti.
(Bf Uw SSKKUtot ieaa.) -
Cleveland, Feb. . John D.
Rockfller ioday left here tor Tar-
rvtown. N. T. Tomorrow is th Ust
day allowed under the Ohio law for
htm to list his personal property for
taxation as demanded by Ohio tax
tion official. Whether or not this
fact had anything to do with his de
parture could not be learned. Rocke
feller had been in Cleveland ail win
ter, refraining from his usual stay la
Tarrytown. because of his; sister-in-
law's Illness. m
SUGGESTED BY POMEROY
Conant Tells Committee It Is
Seeking to Use a 13: Inch
Gun to Shoot a Canary, That
Recoil May Be Most Harm-fulr-New
Tariff Will Remedy
Many Ills." -
(Br 4m SSMKMlail nam.)
Washington. t. C Feb. 6 A possi
bility of compromise between the'Kew
Tork Stock Exchange and the 8nate
Banking abd Currency Committee on
terms of a bill to provide Federal
regulation of stock exchange today
was suggested at the committee hefjf.-J
Ing. H. K. Pomeroy ones President
of, the Exchange, and now on the
Board of Governors and the Listing
Committee, agreed at the request of
Senator I'omerene to- submit la writ
ing suggestions as to legislation Jie
wouia aeem aavisaoie.
IJsttng Rnlea N. Y. Kxctiange.
Mr. Vomeroy has laid before the
committee the listing rules -tf the
New York Exchange and promised to
furnish the constitution and rules of
other exchanges in the Vnited States.
lie asserted tsrat.the New York Ex
change .was the only organization
having drastic rules aa to listing se
curities and that stocks listed by 4t
were accepted without question by
the London Kxchsnge.
Senator Pomerene asked if legisla
tion requiring other, exchanges to
ttreawHy;-';
b benetlrtal. Mr. Pomeroy replied
that it would, and agreed to draft a
plan aa a basis -for such legislation.
Charles A- Cwnant, of New York
iug bill ir.aa expert on econonfUs,
toia tne committee mar it was seek
ing "to use a thirteen-tneb gun to
shoot-s carnary" and thai "the reooil
sj .be more harmful than the hul
ei
x?' 'Wi'ti&:m "bill- woold give the"
Poetmaster-Ucneral autocratic power
over the finances of the Vnited States.
Pablk- Oihti Market Country's
Welfare.
A public open market; Mr. Conant
continued, was vitally valuable to the
TOantry's wlfr- market- where
the, poorest citizen could see for him
self merely by looking In a daily pa.
per -what was thai value of investments
ana wunrajK wnucn ne would rm anw
merer of designing venders ot secui
itieo. T
The . kneas. u.-ged. the. .committee
not to press action aimed at stock
exchanges now. becauggof the exlt-t;
ing need for time to show the full
effects of the new tariff and currency
laws. The latter he said, would rem
edy "many evils as To loan rates arid
financial conditions.
What Head of .Bank Vote Co. f-'ald.
Geo. H. Kendall, head of the New
York Bank Note Company, urged that
Incorporation of the New York Ex
change be required because of Its,
rules barring from Its lists securities
printed bSany but the American Bank
Not Company and its subsidiaries.
He swore that fifty-two members of
the exchange were stockholders In ths
American bank note company and
reaped a harvest from the "mopoply."
Members of the consolidated ex
change of Ifew.York, and probably
representatives of the Boston Ex
change, will be heard tomorrow.
IR ASST-DIST. ATTORNEY.
For Alaska Territory, Senator Sim
mons Presontsj Western r,l-tor-at-Large
to President Wilson. -
(By W.V- YELVKRTON.)
Washington. D. C. Feb. . Senator
Simmons presented Kills Oardner to
the Attorney General today and urged
his appointment as Assistant District
Attorney to Alaska.
Mr. McHeynolds asked Mr. Gardner
to come back In the afternoon when
he questioned him thoroughlj'. Mr.
Gardner was under the impression af
ter the conference that be will be p-
pounea.
RAL DEWEY
CAPTAIN OF ACE
High Tribute Paid By Secretary
Navy Is Endorsed By Capt.
S. A. Ashe-
in a communication to this paper
Capt. 8. A. Ashe, of Raleigh, gives
warm indorsement to therlbute re
cently paid Admiral Dewey by Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels, and adds a
'warmvhearted tribute himself. In his
eommuniction, written from Wash
Ington. D. C, ha aaya:
"1 was particularly glad to see the
other day the appreciative reference
made to Admiral Dewey by Secretary
Daniels In his address to the North
Carolina Society here. '
' "Admiral Dewey, as Mr. Daniel de
clared, stands before the world as
the most successful and famous naval
fighter and captain of the age; and it
must have warmed the hearts of his
friends to have auch. a cordial and
hearty .recognition of his singular
greatness made by ths Secretary of
the Nary, now while the admiral is
still jier ana can enjoy in tne Dean
merited eefomlums.
I have never admired the cautious
custom of waiting UU a man passes
out of existence to accord him honors.
The admiral has always been a
manly man, having manly characteris
tics, possessing a nobility of soul that
wins respect and admiration. While
still a young man I knew him welL
and he stood then among his fallows
efficient, capable, four-square, admir
able, as now. It is very gratifying
that the Secretary of the Navy
thought to place a deserved chaplet
DM
a- I on his brow while lis Is still here io
. J wear II- , .
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'J a 1 f Vi.ar1- . k.V I I, i linn nnii---
ItumioolirfsiHirl. .
Mvtery
( leered br a "lartUug auuoiinoeiueiil of
l ulled States anil Btitlnh srmy
eut comnlati'il. is being built by Uleuo
land, iierhapa St. Johns, to the nesreat
,T. -i, S i. iT..ted tS esrrv It t
flviiitf boat The hull Is tornedirtaix-d
XttaWlnto the aeciit ns TjeutenaaT Voile, tue Et.gliflllef- Ht-IIer -rlf twrtsvRl-W slranr ItmT "TJe
itVr man will be an Amert.an, aa two offlrera are to go, and it la deemed ertalu that I nrle Kali. . . repri-aentatlve will be
Lieutenant John H Towera U. . N. who bolda the AmertMin rK-rd f..r a uunatup fJltthl. coverlag JMi! uillin In fl hours and
if. u .fr J".r.. k. ,..,i i,,,f th. mo. f.ivore.1 la no air line from nn eauterlv noliit of Newfound-
mould float for days. Ton wlnga mjif detsensbie, o they couin ne aroptieu on ra iu w iue om o ,.i ,r
bow will X installed a 3(10 horsSpower nTbter. ac-eaalble for sdjustmsnta lu flight- The em-kplt proper will be twelve feet
behind thr motor, and In It will be ronui for two men to alt at. enw. The ,-outrola will b. .luplkote,! . thai the u.a hlae
may be handled by botb men or either ,
COLOMBIA HILL
ELECT PRESIDENT
Balloting Tomorrow, Unusual
Interest Manifested
VAST AMOUNT OF MONEY
Likely to-Come Into Control of
New Government; The Pres
idential Candidates, and Ex
pectation That Large Jn-
demnity Be Paid By lL SIn
Connection With Panama
Settlement Political Sit
uation, (By the AMOcUted Prm)
Bogate, Thursday, Jan. 1l. The
Cnlted States of Colombia 'will elect
a new President Sunday. February 8.
Unusual Interest Is being manifested
In the campaign owing to the popu
lar belief that the new government Is
likely to come Into control of a vast
amount of money, The general Im
pression is that negotiation's "With the
United States of America, for settle
ment of the Panama controversy soon
will meet with success.
Present Incumbent Indexible.
President Cahlos K. Rostrpo, Elected
by a combination of Liberals and Re
publicans, lajrphlblted by the' consti
tution from heinlfre-elected. . His
opponent In the last election, Jose
Vincente Concha, again is the csndl
date of the Conservatives or .clerical
party.
The Liberal Candidate).
' The regular Liberal candidate is
Dr. Nicholas Esguerra, a lawyer, 71
years old.
The Ilenulilicans. an element be
tween, the extreme of Conservatives
an4 Liberals,, have not put forward
any candidate this year.
The church, the basic element In
the Conservative party, has been par
ticularly active In the present cam
Datarn. expecting that If a large In
demnlty be paid by the Cnlted States
In connection .with tne panama set
tlement, some of It will be directed
toward education and the support of
religious establishments and missions,
which are languishing for need ot
money. '
Dr. Connha Is fifty years old. a law
yer, and has served many years In
public- Ufa He beoama Minister to
Washington In 192, but upon refua-
tlmt f.ir ei'ki hua aiirroiiuiieil the saHtuiDllnic or a nue air (-ran nere na teen
the Aero t luh of Au.rii. u that S mgiii
siatura will be lo control of tne erar ,.
H,
Curttsi for the .nJeit, whU-li is flnanred
tneil
pint on the coaat of lrelaiia. auuroilniate y
, approitmatel y
nil! be capable
more than utiiety-three mllea an bour. The
bour. The
and almost entirely enclosed, so tuai in eawi
Ing to sign the Panama treaty, then
proposed, he was retired.
- in addition--" the Panama ques
tion, the political situation this year
Is regarded as ot more than ordlnary
lmportanre because of tne niimri'T or
concessions sought, by foreign inter
ests. ,
y Uauklmt llouhC Efforts.
The bankmi house of Louis Drey
fus it Co., of Paris, hss been making
strong efforts to obtain control of-the
nuances of the country but a 1 'aim in a
indemnity may make Colombia's fi
nancial position strong cnouRh for h-
to act independently in banking.
Oil COIH-CMMlOtl.
The oil concession which the Pear
son Interests of Kngland sought also
niav come up again. Indications are
that on the convening 'of Congress on
July 20 next there will be a strong
flght for all kinds of concessions, but
a- public stand has been taken de
terminedly against any monopolistic
tendencies.
I HI Slll.l nY KLKVATOR.
Atlanta Vonrli Meets Honible leath
" ' In KtRnt-nf-Manyv-"
(By iht Acit1 Prew i
Atlanta. Oa., Fob. A. I). Jaues,
Jr., aged 15, son of Dr. A. DOanos,
today was Instantly killed when he
tried to enter a moving elevator In n
local oftVe biilldlng. The lad's hearl
was crushed. Coroner Paul Donehoo
lnvestlgeted the mutter and an
nounced tht It was accidental Many
women In the corridor . sasv...the acci
dent and several fainted.
L
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Because of Fog Virginia-paro-lina
Coast, Including Ferry
boats at Norfolk,
mouth. , ;
, 1M tha AnorlUrd trim.)
Norfolk, Va,, Feb. Another
dense fog has the Virginia-Carolina
coast In its grasp tonight and vessels
of all descriptions are proceeding cau
tiously. The fog became so. dense in -
the harbor that ferryboats operating
between Norfolk and Portsmouth
missed seversl trips. Several sailing
vessels bound to sea anchored In the
roads until' the weather clears.'
The revenue cutter Onondaga, de
spite th fogi Is proceeding to the as
sistance of the three-masted schooner
Helen Denedlok, which , stranded at
6:10 o'clock , this morning on the
North Carolina eoast, half a mNe
south of the Nags Head life saving
station. .
VESSE
ED
VERY CAU
LI
-I
oss tu Aiiauu
itfiuiel neil.
fUe "Taft, whb-b l Jrt1 to he 40 p.r
by Kuilman .Wauimmker.
lv
l.wuo inllex. 11 1 ngnrwi (uai uy waiuna
of aixtyUve nillen an hour, ami s
I.WO miles.
craft will be like an uuuouauy isnr
craft will be like an uauauslly
or a mnea isiiuiuk m unu-o-r.o
Bitter Words Mark Argument
- --in- Virginia House
PERSONAL ACRIMONIOUS
Personal Difficulty Between a
"Wet" antfDry" Threat
ened at One Time Later
Mutual . Explanations Were
Made and Accepted Courts
Sure To Be Appealed io.
Ulihnionil. Vs., Keb. . Bluer
words marked the argument in the
House today when the enabling act
senKbftek by the Honate. was Consid
ered, thn debate becoming at times
dsngerously personal and acrimoni
ous.
Indeed, it was feared at one time
that a personal difficulty would take
place between Martin Williams, of
Giles, a dry, and Walter Oliver, of
Fairfax, a wet. when Williams. In re
plying, -i to Oliver, mrrowly missed
using tbe "abort tnt 'ig'y" word
Mutual exjlMiid.lioiiii n kUi-Mi
quently msde and" accepted. The
House decided not to consider aiiy of
the Benatn amendments tijitirl;3Q
tomorrow-when they will be taken up
one at a time and made a special and
continuing order. '
Tt matters not wlml kind of an era.
abllng'bill the Legislature passes. It
Is known tbat the courts are' to be ln
vailrd by the Iquor people with a view
to having the lcglxlatlve act declared
null and void.
In case of failure lii that direction
all Interest wjll center In the election
of the next Legislature, when all the
members of both branches, are to be
chosen.
Today one of the most ardent siid
porters of the measure in the Senate,
who voted against the amendments
designed to "load the bill, expressed
his belief that the peoDle of Virginia
wilt reject tha prohibition feature ami
stand for the present lpcal option prln
clple. -' '
It la significant that neither the
temperance- people nor the Uq-ior
forces are pleased with the measure.
For Instance, the drys wanted to eloee
up the breweries.. -The wets declare
that the, amendment "allowing tha
making- of beer -Is so framed that
while they' can-make, beer, they can
not sell a bottle of It. or ship It to
an point It the State. They de
clare that It Is virtually putting them
out of business.
or Ptii a
ENABLING ACT
CAUSES FEELING
WILL COME -TO RALEIGr
And Speak in the State Hous
To Chamber of Commerc
NexHune Osborn Will Ap
point Manly McDowell T
Position, Text of Letters Be
tween Overman and Osborc
(BrW. E ; TT-LVEHTOKT
Washington, D. C. Feb. I Will
lam C Redfleld. Secretary Of Cora
metre, will make the commencemer "
address at the Cniversltr of Nort'
Carolina next Jane. Today he stg
nlded to Acting President Uraham hi
he Invitation, whlc-
means that the distinguished line e '
commencement orators which th
University has bad for several fear
will not be broken - Last year It wa
Vice-PreidemMsrahall. the -year be
fore Wood row Wilson, then Qoverno.
of New Jersey., ,,'
Secretary Hexifield will go frnn
Chapel Illllo Raleigh after the com
mencement and will speak in th
State Capitol before the Raleigl
Chamber of Commerce. He will b
accompanied on the eritire trip b'
Mrs Ked field and by Secretary ati
Mrs: Josephns Daniels;
Secrets ry Ked field la a New Forks
who made good in the world of bust
tut before beliuj-brayght Inte h-,
Cabinet and who since he was chosei
Secretary of Commerce has appllet
the principles of business to the trad,
relations of the tjovernnient In, such
a way as to earn a commanding' plact
SKartswaiagaSisaatTOi;t WftBI-wia'ig!!!
"ftil sueaker with tsngiblv ideas.
letters Kited Light On M'lhmell.
Two letters between Senator Ovet
man arid Commihsloner V. H. Ofl
I lMiin irietle public by Senator Ovet
complete light on Manly McDowell
relationship with a Federal pnsltlot
i ne nrst is a letter from Colonr
(Jetiotu. ttt jaoatoj- U erraafl. , date
rT-iriuBijr a, aji iqunwi;
I am very much in need of an It
come tax agent In North Carolina cit
inasmuch as he Is one of my cot.
tidentisl men, 1 would thank you V'
you would give ma personally th '
privilege of appointing him.
-yWa-wy fclmiesl regards; f-aw. e--
etc"
Senator Overman s reply, dale
"I am in receipt of your esieefli'e
favor of Febflury' I. In which ,yo
aay you ars iJiuob,, itj need of an in
come tax agJnt In North Caroline i
and, inasmuch as Us Is - tille d u
contiilenttal mien, you would he glar
ii a-woriM gfve you personally til
privilege of appointing him.
"I beg to my in reply that I recog
nTite iBit fact tbat ilie ptiaon appoint
ed to this position would sustain con
ridential relations with ou: for tha
reason. I waive my rights in connec
tion with this appointment and com
ply with your request, yielding to yoi
the privilege of personally filling thii
position
"Sincerely yours, etc." ;'-
No Comment. .
Neither Senator Overman or Col
onel Oenorn would comment on tin
letters or Intimate whom Colonel Os
born will appoint. The Inference It
clear, how ever I hat Colonel Osborn
will ofter the place to Manly McDow
ell, asxuring him by these letters, thai
Senator Overman has nothing to du
with the appointment.
Senator Overman has repeatedly of
fered the place to McDowell, but the
latter has refused to accept it from
the senator, since he failed to get the
irmn-halship, after having been as
sured that lie aa the favored can
didate. ---It l ouaU'.appaieul.lhL.tlenaV.tiir
Overman wnlej his right to the ap
pointment in order that McDowell can
Ede with good graco-from the pe.
n he has maintained for several
Its, Whether McDowell will con
elder form or ulstaiice In making
his decision is not publicly known
lis will probably come to Washington
in the next dav or two for confer
ences It is believed he will take ths
plare sinche technically he will not
have secu.rfd.the place (roa Bengtor
Overman. "
i'or Pmiiua.it er At Wallace).
" Representative ralson ha: reco'm ""
mewled farther Br -ffr for postmsster
at Wallace The vacancy will not oi
cur until Maroh. The other leading
candidate besides Mr, Carr was John
It. Honey. Representative Gudget
has recommended Ram Y. Rryson at
Hendersonvllle. and W. C. lilaaton
at Forest t'lty.
HoggitMi Postmaster at Marsbvllfs.
I.uiher liugglns was nominated
today to be postmaster at Marshvillt,
In ion county,' an ofllce recently ad
vanced from the fourth class. Hug
gins stood an examination when, the
office was fourth class and won the
place on merit, being continued when
the office was advanced.
Wilson Perirral Court Kill
Representative Kltohln today. intro
duced in the House the bill whicti
Senator Overman introduced th th
Senate, creating a Federal court iti
Wilson. The measure bas already
passed the Senate. Its passags In th
House, crowded aa the docket is, w
problematical. -
Sw-reiary of Navy to-tireenvllla
Becretary Daniels left Washingtou
tonight for Greenville. Sonth Carolina
where he will address the T. 'M. C. A.
of North and South Carolina In con
vention there.- r'rom Greenville h
will go to Raleigh, returning to tha"
Capitel Tuesday morning. t '
N: Y. SUN'S SUIT .
Against tlx Awoctated PresK; Plain
tiff Files Copies of Statement j Ass
For Hewrlnit IrWnary J. .
- (aV sat Aamtalrt flail .
Washington, Feb. . The Sul
Printing and Publishing Assoclatloi
of New Tork today filed with a sub
committee of the Holfse Committee '
on Judiciary eojjles) of th' .statement
recently presented to Attorney Oen
eral HcReynolda la reference l th
relations of the Associated Pres and
the New Tork Sun. Request also
mad for a hearing by the giib-coin-mittea...
which will ba aivea on Feb-
jrwary la. - .
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