(0
The News aMi
THE WEATHER
Best Advertising
Medium in .
North Carolina
eipver
Probably (air today rata
teatgfct aad t aasarrsw.
vol. av. no: 142.
RALEIGH, N.C., WEDNESDAY MORNINC, NOVEMBER 22, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
am
FRANCIS JOSEPH,
RULER OF AUSTRIA,
YIELDS TO DEATH
AT
NINE LUST NIGHT
AT
Had Been Suffering For Some
. Days From Slight Catarrhal
Affection
REPORTS INDICATED
CHANGE FOR WORSE
But None Stated Illness Threat
ened to Reach Critical Stage,
Had Been Giving Audiences
To Ministers; Plans For Giv
ing Power To Archduke
Charles Led To Suspicion
(By Tte AaocfMsd fiml
London, Nov. 22. Emperor
Francis Joseph died last night
at nine o'clock at Schoenbrunn
Castle, according to a Reuter
dispatch from Vienna, by way
of Amsterdam.
The first intimation received
here that Emperor Francis
Joseph's health was again the
subject of solicitude was con
tained in a dispatch dated
Nov. 12, emanating from a
Vienna news agency, which re
ported that the Emperor had
been suffering for some days
from a slight catarrhal affec
tion. Subsequent reports from
various sources, more or less
confllctlnr. represented that
passed my
SCHOENBUJN
his condition , was becoming
worse, but none of them indi
cated that his illness threaten
ed to reach a critical state, and
from Vienna came assurances
that he was still able to give
audiences to one or more
ministers daily.
What gave some credence to
the suspicion that his condition
was much graver than the of
ficial bulletins indicated was
the report, which still lacks of
ficial confirmation, that it had
been decided to associate the
heir to the throne Archduke
Charles Francis, in the govern
ment of the country and that
he was to assume the position
on December 2, on the sixty
eighth anniversary of the Em
peror's ascension to the throne.
So far as is known here
- Archduke Charles is still at the
front in command of the army.
Dost Climax of Tragedies.
Tfc artfr tr mseir joeeprii r w
markable climat to the long list of
' tragedies ia the Hapsbnrg family a list
t wnparallellel ia any other reigning
' house ia Europe. Be diee ia the midst
of the world greatest war, which he
himself largely brought about by hie
determination to avenge the art of aa
aaseiaatioa of. his heir, the Archduke
Francis Ferdaiaand, aa the result of
am alleged Serbian conspiracy, while oa
a stats visit to Bosnia oa Jane 28, 1914.
Francis Joseph waa 84 rears old at
the time of his ,death. He was horn
August IS, 1830. He waa only aineteea
years of ago whea he ascended the
throne of Austria, apoa the abdication
of hi untie, Ferdinand I, December 2,
- IMS, making his active reign extend
oyer a period of yean, all but the
Srat twenty of which be was also Apos
tolus King of Hungary. It ia doubtful
that if ia all history there kaa bees aa
active, authenticated reign that waa
loa.ger. Tradition nay Pharaoh ruled
for 09 years and there ia the more ered.
... ibis iastaaea of Samcse II, Beoatria of
r the Greeks, whoss reign is reputed to
hare covered 67 years. But ia recorded
history there certainly kaa been no
reign of equal dnratio to that of
Frsaria Joseph. Louis XTV, of Franeo,
was nominally King for 72 years. Ha
jaetlly occupied; the thronsfor. little,
mora than half a eentory. A closer rival,
and the eaty oae of modern times, was
Qqeem Victoria who reigned for 04
years. ,
The aged monarch, although ho had
suffered serious Inroads apoa his health
for many years past, was strong
, eaough to keep a fires grip oa affairs
of state almost to tho last. There were
repeated reports of serious illness
from a bronchial " affection, and frs-
k - niaM f tt 4(k wtiUk win
Droves uafouadod. whew official aa-
noaaecments were made from Yieaaa.
Boas of tho reports assarted that his
Bind had become affected through
worry orrr tho great war, bat tho truth
of thee rumors waa not admitted.
. Ia November, 1913, oa tho oeeasio of
a visit of Emperor William of Ger-
(Coatiawed oa Fag Sersa.)
T
HDRAWAL PLAN
IS PLACED BEFORE
E
American Troops To Be Called
Back Within Sixty
Ninety Days
or
IRUT A CONDITION
ALSO IS LAID DOWN
Withdrawal Will Depend On
Carranza Having Demon
strated Ability To Prevent
Raids; This Country Insists
On Its Right To Pursue
Raiders Into Mexico
(Hr Um Aawdaud Prsm)
Atlantic City, N. J, Nov. 21. Wheth
er the long conference of the Mexican
American joint commission will end
with aa amicable adjustment of the
problems faced by Mexico and the Unit
ed States or by a disagreement which
may result in still more serious dif
ferences depended tonight upon Gen
eral Carranza's representatives.
The American commisisoneri placed
before the Mexicans today a plan in
volving the withdrawal of the Ameri
can troops from Mexico and the future
proteetioa of life and property along
the international frontier. The Mexi
cans have offered a few counter sugges
tions to gain further time.
That the. close of the conference will
not come much before the end of the
(Continued oa Fago Seven.)
WITHERS ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER STATE'S OUTLOOK
North Carolina Growing Rap
idly and Improving in Many
Respects, He Sayi
News end Observer Boreas.
V Dwtriet National Bank BsiUUnc,
By H. E. C BRYANT.
(Special Lmni Wire.)
Washington, Nov. 21. Professor With
ers, of the A. and M. College, who is
attending a meeting of agricultural
chemists here, is very enthusiastic about
the development of North Carolina.
"Our 8tate," said he, "is growing
rapidly. It is improriag in many
respects.
"The drainage law is working" well,
and that means the reclamation of many
acres of valuable land and better sani
tary conditions.
"The building of good roads keeps up
in sll sections of the State.
"The educational institutions have
more pupils than ever before. The
record of a new public school house a
day ia maintained; it has kept going
for severi.1 years.
"The A. and M. College baa 675 stud
ents this year more than in any pre
vioui lf irte. Jitie. dmfled. la eitabr
lish a summer school.
"There are many other signs of pro
gress. The prospect for the future of
the State is very bright."
C. B. Williams, of Raleigh, read a
paper before the chemists. His subject
was "Basic Slag."
Professor Withers was one of a com
mittee that made a report on the re
vision and compilation of methods of
analysis.
Mr. Williams has done a great deal
to encourage the soia bean industry
in North Carolina. The soja bean has
aa oil that ia something like linseed oil,
snd tho cotton -seed oil mills of the
State ran handle it when the cotton
seed season is ever.
Professor Withers ssid that North
Carolina is working hard for a Federal
Loss Bank. He thinks that one will be
established in the State.
TO CONFER WITH DANIELS
ON DREADNAUGHT MACHINERY
(Br a Sn iui m Pnaa.
Washington, Nov. 21. Represents
Uvea of -the Newport News Shipbuild
ing and- Pry Dock Compaay, which is
to be awarded contracts far two of the
four super-drradnaughts of tho 1917
building program, will confer again to
morrow with Secretary ..ptnjelg sj to
questions concerning electrical machin
ery for tho vessels. Secretary Daniels
kaa taken tha position that tho depart
ment will deal oaly with tho builders,
who will bava to reach their owa agree
ments with tha electrical companies for
delivery of material. Details of this
policy will bo discussed tomorrow.
Manor? Llaor Ftoaia.
is n iMss ntm i
Bmstwiek, Ga, Nov. 81.4-Tbs Msllory
which weat
ash ore off St. Bimoa's Island early today
ia a heavy fog, was floated lata today
aad la expected to roach hero tomorrow
moraiag. Part of tho vessel's cargo was
lightered. It was said tonight ao dam
ago had bees dose tho vessel duriag
tho twelvo hours sho was ashore. Tho
T am paams. a vessel of t34 rose, left
New Terk last Saturday bound for Uis
art wit freight. , '-. v.
MEXICAN
U. S. IVES FOR A
QUICK DECISION ON
EIGHT-HOUR LAW
t
Asks For Immediate Action On
Case Brought By Missouri,
Oklahoma and Gulf Road
CONTENDS PETITION
SHOULD BE DISMISSED
If Law Is Held Unconstitu
tional Asks For Instruction
To Railroad to Join in Move
For Advance of Case On Su
preme Court Calendar; Mo
tion Under Advisement
(Hi tb AiiiMI rma)
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 21. Legal
skirmishing in tha fight of the railroads
of the United States against the Adam
son 8 hour law was brought to a audden
issue today by a motion filed by the
government in the United States dis
trict court here, which it Is expected
will result in a decision on the consti
tutionality of the law by tha Supreme
Court before January 1, when the law
is, to go into effect.
"Prolonged, unnecessary and scatter
ed litigation should if possible be avoid
ed, otherwise injury may result to the
public and the railroads and their
employes," the government says in its
motion as a reason lor its action.
The government's motion which was
directed against Alexander New and
Henry C. Perriss, receivers for tha Mis
souri, Oklahoma aad Gulf Railroad em
bodied two , distinct . request, of the
eoart. at follows i - m - '-
"1. Tha government sill aa Imme
diate deeisioa on the injunction peti
tion filed by tha receivers for the Mis
souri, Oklahoma and Gulf, in which the
Adamson law waa attacked as unconsti
tutional and an order required forbid
ding its enforcement. Tho government
Contends that tho injunction petition
should ba dismissed became the law is
constitutional, therefore leaving the
railroad basis in equity for its action.
"2. Should tho law bo held uncon
stitutional, tha government asks that
tho court direct tha receivers fr the
railroad to join tha government in get
ting tha ease advanced immediately to
the Supreme Court of tho United States
for final decision."
Judge William C. Hook, sitting in the
ease, took tha motion under advisement
and announced that he will render a
decision tomorrow. Be stated from the
bench that if the motion were granted
(ConUnned oa, Pago Sevea.)
LEAVE OF ABSEMCE
Raleigh Officer To Be Off Duty
Thirty Days; Two Privates
Face Charges .-.
By A. U FLETCHER.
Camp Stewart, El Paso, Texas,. Nov.
21. Major Joseph J. Bernard was today
granted leave of absence for a period
of thirty days, beginning Friday.
Privates George A. Jonea, of Raleigh,
aad Claude Scars, of Roekgham, both
charged with desertion from Compsny
B, Third Regiment, have been delivered
to Captain Albert Cox here aad are held
for trial by general eourtmartial. Jones
is alleged to have deserted at Camp
Qlenn aad Scars near HamhFjba way to
border. , e
It ia very cold here today. There
was raia last night .which changed to
( Continued oa Fago Seven.) -To
Expend Millions la Bsl timers.
(B TW 111 Hl. PMM.)
Baltimore, M&, Nor. 21. Charles X.
Schwab, of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, who was a guest of the city at
a testimonial dinner tonight, anaouaeed
that plans call for aa expeadituro ef-4
aooui fouiw.wu m piss onq equip
ment hero. From 13,000 to 20,000 men
ultimately will be employed. Tha build
ing and construction program for the
company as a whole, Mr. Schwab said,
will iavolvo tha expeadHure of fully
100)00,000. "
NO POSSIBILITY OF WILSON "
. LOSING CALIFORNIA VOTE
Saa Fraiieise QU'
caeeking of al precincts ia California
shows there is ao possibility of Presi
dent Wilson losing California accord
ing to tho announcement today by tho
Demoeratio State - central committee.
Tho committee's checking shows tho
lowest Democratie elector to hare 1,200
votes more than the highest Republican
elector aad gives the highest Democratic
elector a lead of 1,500 over tho highest
Republican. -
BERNARD GRANTED
DEEDED
IMPETUS
GIVEN EFFORTS FOR
Federation Warmly Receives
Speeches' For Affiliation
With Brotherhoods
TO FIGHT FOR BETTER
WORKING CONDITIONS
Move Also Against Compulsory
Arbitration Measures; Broth
erhood Leaders Undetermin
ed As To Next Step With
Reference To Efforts of Rail
roads To Evade 8-Hour Law
(Urdu iwiiiiiiirw)
Baltimore, McL, Nov. 21. Efforts to
effect an affiliation between tha Ameri
can Federation of Labor and, the four
big railway brotherhoods received a de
cided impetus today when the Federa
tion convention bere enthusiastically
received speeches by the four represen
tatives of the different brotherhoods
and President Gompcra, favoring such
action.
Leaders of the two organizations to
night wero preparing to innugurate a
joint fight for better working condi
tions, particularly for railway workers
of all classes, aad against all compul
sory arbitration measures. Both sides
entertain high hope that they will be
able to gain favorable legislation dur
ing the coming sesainu of Congress and
expect to prevent' the annulment of
present favorable labor laws. They be
lieve thst official affiliation only awaits
certain formal steps to bo taken by
tho brotherhoods at their next conven
tion to be held next year.
Other than to say that they would op
pose all sorti of compulsory arbitra
tion bills in Congress, the speakers were
rather indefinite today aa to what they
expected to do for the great mass of
railway workers. Federation leaders,
however, said frankly that the primary
object of the proposed affiliation is to
bring about universal eight-hour day.
Cos fere see Before Strike.
Brotherhood leaders left here after
tha meeting undetermined aa to what
their as st step would be. If they
should decide to call a atriks because
thav wailroede do Bo pot has Adasiso
law into effort on January 1, they preb-
(Coatiaaed Pago Tea.)
STEEL TRUST WILL ADT)
TEN PER CENT TO WAGES
Announcement Made Last
Night; Increase Effective On
December 15
IHrWiliiiiHiiinist
New Tork, Nov. 21. The United
Sta'es bteel Corporation tonight an
aouneed aa increase of 10 per cent in
the wagea of the employes of its steel
and iron companies, effective December
IS next. Wages, salary advances in.
other departments of the corporation
also will bo equitably adjusted, it was
stated. Tha increase affects in all about
200.000 employes and protwbly adds
nearly $20,000,000 to the corporation's
pay-roll.
"Ordinarily - the question of wnges
would not como up for consideration or
decision at this time of the year," said
Chairman Elbert H. Gary, ia making
tho announcement, "but in consequence
of tha abnorwlal conditions now exist
ing it has been derided to increase the
wage- ralea of our iroa and steel cam
naniea about 10 per cent, to take effect
December 13. As so other departments.
Increases will bo equitably propor
tioned.' Another official of tha corporatinn
said tha action of tho directors was
taken "with duo regard for the higher
prices prevailing for accessaries ia all
parta of tho conn try." -
Total salaries and wnges paid to the
company's 191.128 employes in 1913 ag
gregated $17fJ.S00,S4. Pine that time
tho number of employes haa greatly
Increased and several wage advaaeea
have been made. It ia estimated the
pay-roll of tho steel corporation at
thia time is between iw,wu,uuu ana
$200,000,000.
Tho overage wage or aalary per em
ploye in 1919 was $2.92 a day, aa in
crease of four cents dally over the
previous year.
RECORD BREAKING COLD'
CAUSES GREAT DAMAGE
" rar us r i
Washingtoa, Nov. 81. Widespread
aad severs damage to crops la the West
sndlsnuth s ' done by tfie record
breaking cold wave of November 10-17.
The 'weather bureau anaouaeed today
ra-arteeiai- rmirrri das tarrottatm
was alight, but truck farms suffered
heavily.
- Tha cold waves spread southward from
Alaska oa November 10, driviag tern
perataroa ia the Bocky Moaataia
states down to new lose marks, aad dur
iag tho week followiag eauajac freezing
weather aad frosts ail the way south
aad Fait to Southern Florida,'
"While largo part of tha sweet po-
much injury to the aaharvesteA, aad
vines wero reported killed ia soma other
sections of tho South.
"Track la Northers ffouth Carolina
waa killed aad moot teader track ia
Norther aad Western Florida, Louis
iana, Texas and other Souther Btateaf
was killed. Brass and lettuce were
somewhat damaged ia tho coastal rtaia
portioa of Sonta Carolia sad Oeoygiav't
GREAT LAOOR BODY
NAVY DEPARTMENT PLANS
GREATER SHIPS AND GUNS,
COMMITTEE IS INFORMED
Designers Figuring On Vessels One Hundred Feet Longer Than
Those Already Provided For and Experts Working On The
Most Powerful Naval Gun in World
Washington, Nov. SL Naval design
ers sre planning battleships which have
a length of 70U feet 100 feet longer
than ships already provided for aad
ordnance experts are working oa a 16
inch SO -calibre rifle for new battleships,
which will be the most powerful naval
gun ia the world, according to state
ments made today at the hearing by the
Houae Navs&auJeommittee on the new
naval appropriation bill. Rear Admiral
Hirauss, chief of ordnwnee, told the com
mittee that it waa the purpose to arm
the ships contracted for this year with
twelve of the new guns.
That tha departmant is proposing a
far greater size in future dreadnaughts
developed during the testimony of Rear
Admiral Frederick R. Harris, chief of
the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Ilia
testimony dealt largely with the in
creased cost of equipping government
yards for the building of capital ships
and" he" expressed doubt that it would
he possible to construct at the Phila
delphia yard within the estimate the
1,0110 foot dry-dock for which Congress
has appropriated $.1,000,000. A similar
deck at Norfolk, he ssid, apparently
could he finished at that price. Bids
for building the Philadelphia dock Will
be asked next January.
RalMlaa- Praeram Doubly Exnenslvo.
i. i-: - k... .,-,,M f.r the fiwsl
r.i p ti u i . - - -
year 1918, Admiral Harris said in-
DEUTSCHLAND PUTS
OUT TOJEA AGAIN
Moves Boldly Down The Har
bor at New London in
Broad Daylight
SAILS WITHOUT CONVOY
Tug Half Mile Astern at First
Later Returns To Pier; U-
Boat Passed Watch ILd, R.
JUMoving Eastward In Neu
tral Waters Up To Time Last
Heard From
v
H,StlMSMrM)
New London. Conn- Nov. 21 The
German merchant submarine Deutsch
-wrttr a 2.000000 eargo and official
mail for Emperor William aboard, made
another start for Bremea this afternoon
her dash last Friday being frustrated
when she sank a coavoying tug, necrssi
fating a return to port for minor re-
nalrm.
Her akipper, Paul Koenig. instesd of
stealing out to sea under the cover of
darkness aa last week. Domiy siecrea
down the harbor ia broad day light and
without convoy. Local mariners were
surprised when he sgain elected to send
his craft through the dangerous waters
of the Race, where the collision occurred
(Coatlnaed oa Page Tea.)
TAKEN BY DEATH
Aged Methodist Divine Expires
Jew Hours After Return
From Southern Tour
irv ev a rm.i
Baltimore. Md Nov. 21. A few hours
tfter he had returned from a month's
tier of the Eouth Bishop Alpheus V.
Wilsea of the Methodist Kpiseopsl
Church, South, died at his homo here
todar. Us was 82 years old aad was
appointed bishop In lS&i.
Accompanied only rjy n coauneur
Bishop Wilson came from Richmond to
Baltimore late yesterday. Us was ill
when ho arrived, aad went to bed Im
mediately. He rested comfortably, but
became uueoascious early today aad his
death followed shortly.
Bishoo Wilsoa waa edoeaed at Co
lumbian, bow Ueorgo Waahlngtoa Uni
versity, aad ia 1857 married 6 uses B.
Lipscomb of Baltimore, Ha was rs
oeived oa trial by tha Baltimore Coa-
(Coattssed oa Pag Tea.) .,:
HAMMETT GIVEN YEAR IN
PRISON, SENTENCE WAITS
I Sl mil TW Kr Otawwr
Biehmoad. Va, Nov. 21, Oae year ia
tho peaiteatiary was tho penalty- which
jury today gave W. F. Hammett, a
young white sua from Durham, charged
with stealing aa automobile here aad
trying to dispose of it I Baleigh where
ha was arrested. Heatenee eras auspead
ed pending argument o ntotion for a
trial.
Tfcourh a sursed stateatcat ws Dro-
dnced ia court iadieatiag that Ham nett
confessed after his arrest la Baleigh, ef
forts wero mads to prove that asso
ciates of his actually atolo tho ear. hers
aad that Hammett knew sothiag of the
theft until after ha reached North Cs ro
ll as ia the Baaehiae. I eoart with him
today was the; Rev. Fraak T. Mr Fades
of tho First Pres'yfria ebareb, who
came through sympathy for kis mother;
tho -widow of a rresbyteriaa proacher.
BISHOP
WILSON
creasing prices of material and labor
were rendering the huge nary Imilding
program on which the Country has em
barked doubly expensive.
Submitting an estimate of $2,000,0u0
for shore ststion maintenance as sgainst
l.HOO.000 lsrt year, ho warned the com
mittee thst the actual rum needed would
be nearer $.'1,000,1X10, which would buy
no more than the 1.00,000 Hid last
resr. He explained that strurtusl steel
hsd gone up from $55 to $U)2, and that
last Quotations on locomotive cranes raa
as high as $24,000 for machiuia that
cost $10,000 last yesr.
The Admirsl said Secretary Daniels
had not vet decided which of the four
yards Norfolk, Boston. Pliilsdelpbsa
and Bremerton designated for capital
ship construction were to be equipped
out of the att.OOO.OOO fund nppropriated
last year. Complete studies have been
made of all four plants, ha added, and
there will be jirtjiklax with construction
wora when the Secretary decides.
Admiral Strauss said rapid progress
was being made in completing the navy's
supply osnehored mines along the lines
mapped CUl ny ice orunnu imam.
When the appropriation asked for this
yesr had been expendedv he said, there
will be enough mines on nana 10 pro
ride ami iu t any emergency, the esti
mates of the number required having
been based on lessons taken from the
European war.
MITT OFFERS
Claims That If Any Unmarked
Ballots Are Counted, All
Should Be
(Bl Tlw SjMlsMd rrws.
Asbeville, Nov. 21. An entire after
noon waa spent by attorneys for James
J. Britt. ths Bepubliraa Congressman
from this the Tenth district, who
claims rs-slcction by thirteen votes, in
raadtns? affidavits tending " show that
if unmarked, ballot from five precincts
in Buneoraba county should no counted
for Zehuloa Weaver, the Democratic
candidate, unmarked ballots from all
the precincts of the county would show
a majority for Mr. Britt and reverse
the action or the county noaru or can
vassers in declaring Mr. Weaver elected
Just before court sdjourned until 8
o'clock tomorrow morning counsel for
Mr. Itritt made the charge tntr-nre
cnairmaa or me county ciuiirti.
board had failed, to sign tho abstract
of the Ttection returns forwarded to
(Coatiaaed o Pago gov.)
ADVISE NOT TO SELL -
COTTON IN THE SEED
Great Losses Are Sustained By
Those Who Market That
Way, Says Specialists
Nwe as Observer Bums,
40 Dbtrict Natie-al Bank BuiWlne.
By H. E. C B1TANT.
ISimcUI Laad Win. I
Washington, Nov. 21, Because of the
great losses thst are being sustained in
the sale of cotton in the seed in some
parts of ths country, market speclslists
of tho United States Department of Ag-
rlculuire-econiincnd .lhat-f armera aia
continue aales of seed oetton ana encour
age custom ginning in their neighbor
hoods. The msny fsctors entering into
the value of cotton cannot be. eati
mated separately fesfora rlsning, it it
pointed out, while by marketing the
lint and seed separately the grower may
hare a knowledge of the value of his
nroduct and may sell it oa its merits.
The recommendations are based on a
study made in Oklahoma in 1915 and
reKrted in Parmers' Bulletin No. 775
reeentlv published.
In the transactions oWrved in Okla
homa an average of $s 8.1 per bole was
lost by selling cotton in the seed, while
in one raw the loss wss as high si
$21.30 a lle.
Ia additon to eanh losses from rerelv
lag lower prices thsn would have been
received from the sale of ginner cotton
and seed, farmers selling cotton in the
seed and their communities lose from
tha mixture of seed in the gins, msny
of the formers hsving to" depend on this
seed for planting. Tho mixture of vari
eties aad different length of staple re
sults la less valuable crop of rot
to the nert sessnn and, if continued.
will bring ubout porgrer-sivo deteriora
tion. '
DEMOCRATIC ELECTOR
"TINDER INDICTMENT
I avow a ilsmtrw.1
Montgomery, AUu, Nov. 1. T. M.
Quina, of Franklin tounty, who was
rhoeea at the general election November
7, aa a Democratic elector from Ala
bama, wa indicted today by tha Frank
lia county grand Jury oa charge o
em Periling about $43,000 from bank
at BncHvil!c. Ala-, in which hp
employed. Qui an waa said to have
made good all but shout $14,000 of the
alleged shortage.
State officials pointed out today that
should Qui bo cob vie ted before Jan
nary 2, when the electors of tho Btats
sre to meet to cast their vote for Presi
dent Wilsoa, Alabama would lose one
of its IS electoral votes. -Court offi
cials, however, expressed doubt that
Qulaa'a ease would be reached o the
court caledar before tho electors meet
MANY
AFFDA.ITS
A. P. THQM TO BE
FIRST WITNESS AT
RAILROAD HEARING
Chief Counsel of Southern To
speak for fliany systems lie
fore Congress Committee
WORLD EDITORIAL
ATTRACTS ATTENTION
Claims Itrenlcilnwn tt Railrnarl
Operation and Representa
tive Adamson Declares Jour
nalistic Utterance Is the Gos
pel Truth ; Thorn Will Advo
cate Federal Regulation -
News snd Otorrer Bms.
406 Dbtriet National Bank Building,
By H. E. C. BRYANT
(Special LaaHd Wire.)
" "Washington, Nov. 21. Plana wero
completed today to go forward with tho
investigation of the conditions relating
to interstate and foreign commerce aad
the necessity for further legislation re
lating thereto by the Newlands Joint
Committee of Congress Thursday.
The first witness will be A. P. Thorn,
chief counsel for the Southern Railway,
sho will spesk for 83 per rent of tho
railroads of the United Mates. Hj ha
notified Chairman Newlands and Vi;
Chairman Adamson that tie will take
the stand for tho Railway Kxonutivo
Advisory Committee of which Mr. Frank
Trumbull, chairman of ths Ohesip.ui'ie
k Ohio, and of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texaa Boards, is chairman.
Mr. Thorn will outline the anggeatio
of the railroads before thj joint com
mittee. He will speak for Mr. Trum
bull; B. F. Bunh, president of the Mis
souri Pseifle; jAv J. Earling. nresideot
of the Chicago, Milwaukee as 8t. Paul;
Howard Elliott, chairman of the board
and president of the New York, New
Haven k Hartford ; W. J.. Harrabaa,
president of the Rcahosrd Air Line;
Hale Holden, president of the Chicago,
Burlington k Qiiinry ; Judge R. 8. Lov
ett, chairman of the board of tho Union
Pacific; Bamuel Ron, pre dent of the
Pennsylvania ; H. A. Smith, president
of th New York Central; F. D. Under
wood, president of ths Erie; -Henry
Walters, chairman of the'-Atlantie Coast
Lino, and of the Louisville ft Nashville;
Daniel Willard, president of ths Balti
more A Ohio, and others.
Edltorisl Attracts Attrntio.
The editorial in the New York World
today on "The Breakdown of Railroad
Operation" attracted considerable at
tention in Washington and waa tha oc
casion of much cnmmpnt pmoug tha
members of the Newlands Committee,
After reading it, Representative Adam
son said:
"That if the gospel truth. The msa
who wrote that editorial knew just what
he was writing about. The railroad!
have balked and bucked at every effort
to regulate them and some of them have
been in the hands of unscrupulous peo
ple who robbed the stockholders and
" j - - - - f - .i
"One conversant with the facta does
not seek far to find the cause of tha
lack of confidence in railway securities.
"I do not go as far as Tho World
does in the question of Federal power
to regulate but the statement of fact
in that editorial rings clear and true.
"Had the Reyburn bill been a law
there would have been no Rock Island,
New Haven, Frisco, or Tcfe Marquette
scandal.
"The Houae paused the Reyburn bill
onee snd the House Committee on In
terstate and Foreign Commerce report-.
ed it twice, but the Senate did not past
"The House Committee concluded that
there was a very general belief through
out the country that aomething ahould
be done by the Federal government la
the nature of constituting a veto power
in the interest of stability, and efficiency'
of the carriers themselves to prevent
them from impairing their financial
strength and, consequently, injuring or
destroying their capacity to perform
their function to the public as commoa
carriers. There is no doubt fihe
power of Congress to authoriso tho
exercise of such a veto power, if nee ca
ns ry. to protect the carriers against tha
cupidity or incompetency of their own
directors, or the avarice and exploita
tion of speculators who would use their
power .to wreck the carriers ia order to
res lire sudden snd large, gains. There
ia a popular belief that for that very
nnrnose of nrotectins- the carrier in
their stability and financial ability to
discharge their duties to the public it is
neessury tj authorize the Interstate
Commerce Commission to prevent tho aa
snription by the carriers of obligations
of any ehrraeter which would weak a
their capacity as common carrier or
tend Is any way to imp tfcstr ability '
... . ff..l nMWAr i I i anil birwv. Ia
ine puoiic.
crease the Interstate Commerce Com
mission from seven to nine would hav
helped bring about better conditions.
Ths Housj passed that bill twice but
tho Senate turned it down. Tho roada
have but themselves to blame for tho
nresent confused stste of affairs.
What Thorn Will Argae.
Mr. Thorn, when he gnes before the
Newlsnds Committee Thursday, will
state the' views of the rosds ho rep-
lesmts s
committee aad make suggestions for im
provements. - First, he wilt advocate a system of
Federal rcgulatioa of securities nation
al control of stocks and bonds. Ho will
say that S3 per cent of tho railroads of
tho United Ktates have . corns to a
agreement that that ia tho proper thing
to be done for the railroad and tha
public He will argue that the railroads
(Coatiaaed oa Fag TvoJ
: V
a