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THE CHATHAM RECORD H A. LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 Per Year Strictly in Advance THE CHATHAM! RECORD Rates of Advertising One Square, oim burtioa One Square, two meertioM JUED One Square, one month . S2 F0 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts wifl bo made. VOL. XXXV. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, JANUARi 29, 1913. NO. 25. BRIEF NEWS N01ES FOR THE BUSY most important events of the past Week told in condensed form. WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED Complete Review of Happening of Greatest Interest From All Parts of World. Southern. . It costs $205.54 a year for the main tenance of each prisoner, according to the eleventh annual report N of the "United States penitnentiary near At lanta, Ga., completed for the fiscal year' ending June 30, 1912. The "Dixie Flyer," a famous tour ist train, Chicago to Jacksonville, was derailed and partly wrecked eight miles from Atlanta, Ga., on the edge of the Western and Atlantic railroad when it sideswiped a freight engine. How the engine crews escaped death is a miracle, for both engines were badly torn up. One passenger was seriously injured. Within seven hours after he had shot and killed Chief of Police Charles Dickey of Gulfport, Miss., Percy New kirk, a young negro, who had been trapped by the officer while in the act of burglarizing a store, was in dicted by the country grand jury, tried on a charge of murder, convicted and sentenced to be hanged just one month from date. Louis Smith, recently acquitted for the assassination of Brooks Fuller, a noted gunman of Montgomery, died, as he said he'd die, with his boots on, after a pistol fight with Louis Roney, a young Alabama broker. The killing occurred just after the two men had taken a friendly drink together in Montgomery. Leaving a barroom, they walked out on the street and be gan shooting. Smith was shot five times and died instantly. Roney is In jail, charged with murder, and has not mad a statement. General. It is stated that King Alfonso of Spain will visit the United Statese. and the Spanish government is now considering plans toward thafend. W. R. Webb of Bellbuckle, Tenn., has been elected United States sena tor to succeed Senator Robert L. Taylor. The federal board of food and drug inspection has issued an order foi bidding the sale in interstate com merce of fruits which have been dam aged in the recent freeze in Califor nia. Plenipotentiaries of the Balkan kingdoms are immensely pleased over the decision of the grand council at Constantinople to accept the advice of the powers. While it had become increasingly certain that the Turkish elder statesmen were prepared to face the bitter fate that ends the em pire's history as an European nation, it was hardly expected that they would register their decision so quick ly and so definitely. But one crucial point of difference remains to be set tled. The allies want . $200,000,000 as an indemnity. Their minimum is an amount equal to the Turkish .debts attached to the territories which they will annex under the treaty. As a means of banishing lobbyists from the Kentucky capitol, Represen tative Stark has introduced a bill re quiring members of the "third house" to wear uniforms. It was prescribed that a suitable uniform would be a brown suit, red hat and green cravat. "I am informed by the attorney gen eral that this is a legal measure," said Mr. Stark, "and it- would banish lobbyists by making them appear ri diculous.'' Missouri already has a law requiring lobbyists to register. The volcano of Colima, Mexico, has broken into violent eruption. Thousands of people are fleeing from the villages and ranches in the vi cinity. It is believed that there has been some loss of life in the remoter settlements. The railroad station agent at Zapotitlic .abandoned his post. He reported that volcanic sand covered the tracks in places to a depth of several feet. The last vio lent eruption of Colima occurred in 1903. William Coogan, a Chicago laborer, fell down an elevator shaft from the twenty ninth floor of the Union Cen tral building and still lives. When Playfully attempting to grab the wires I the elevator he lost his balance and toppled over. He is reported to have a fair chance to recover. Henry Fender of Chicago was ar rested for robbery following a little adventure with a policeman. Fender, ne-n' to the bandit business, mistook V"!s, dressed in citizen's clothes, for an easy victim. Real estate in New York City is ynore than four times as valuable as !n London, England. A thrilling story of a fire at sea d'-.nng a hurricane, while 65 persons foir-(, death for nearly ten hours, was told i y passengers of the steamer f arlh;'-enian, which reached America lPl' a twenty-four day voyage from Glasgow. ' A corporal in the Austro-Hungari-an army during an atttack , of mad nflss, -hot down and killed five of his rrsrads of the Eighteenth infantry, 6V fatally wounded three others, at svednie, Herzegovina. Ml A series of disturbances occurred in he hotel and restaurant districts of Sew York City when thousands of striking waiters and sympathizers jverran some of the principal streets ind engaged in serious riotirjg. Nazim Pasha, the former war min ister and commander of the Turkish army, has been shot dead. Nazim Pasha, war minister and generalissi mo of the Turkish armies, was a man of great physical and iiental strength. He was 60 years of age. A London cablegram says some time must elapse before the situation arising from the revolution in Con stantinople becomes clear. As far as may be judged, there is no intention on the part of the new Turkish gov ernment to force matters or to re sume hostilities if any reasonable compromise with the Balkan allies is possible. Charles W. Morse, who has been reported recently as seriously ill in Europe, has admitted in testimony that he is not. financially responsible and has suggested to his attorneys that his creditors put him through bankruptcy. The former banker made these admissions to A. Levinge What telly, a London lawyer, who was ap pointed by the New York courts to examine Morse. Efforts are being made to have marching clubs from the leading com mercial organizations of the South to take part in the inatugural ceremonies in connection with the induction into office of President-elect Wilson. To Dr. G. J. Owens, a member of the in augural and civic organizations com mittee, has been delegated the work of getting these commercial organ izations to participate in the inaugu ral parade. Already commercial or ganizations from Birmingham, Mo bile and Montgomery, Ala., have ar ranged to send marching clubs, and it is believed over one hundred South ern cities will participate. Miss Helen Miller Gould was mar ried at Lyndhurst, her country es tate in New York state, to Finley Johnson Shepard, an American rail road man, who has risen from the ranks. Less than 100 persons were bidden to the ceremony. They includ ed close relatives of the bride and bridegroom and friends of long stand ins. For the second time United States circuit court of appeals declined to approve bonds submitted for the re lease of Frank M. Ryan, president of the International Ironworkers' union, and two others, convicted of conspir acy in connection with illegal trans portation of dynamite. District At torney Miller of Chicago advised the court that he had inspected the sure ties and found them insufficient. Efficiency in public service and the merit system rather than partisan politics will be the basis upon which President-elect Wrilson will make his appointments to office. Governor Wil son had occasion to declare himself in this connection when a delegation of thirty men representing various labor interests made an earnest plea at Trenton, N. J., for the appointment of a Democrat to fill the state com missionership of labor of New Jersey, Josiah V. Thompson, well known multi-millionaire coal and coke oper ator of Uniontown, Pa., has been granted a divorce at Pittsburg, Pa. The decree is a special one, and he agreed to pay Mrs. Thompson $1,000, 000. Each , party to the suit has the right to marry again. 4 Washington. Secretary of State Knox's reply to the British protest against the exemp tion of American coastwise shipping from Panama canal tolls assured the British government that domestic coastwise trade will not be permit ted to extend operation into foreign competitive fields and that increased tolls will not be laid on foreign ship ping to balance the remission to the American ships. If Great Britain is not satisfied on these points America proposes a special commission of ad justment. Secretary of War Stimson has ap proved plans formulated by Maj. James E. Normoyle, and Capt. H. F. Dalton, for the mammoth camp to shelter survivors of the Confederate and Union armies who will meet at Gettysburg battlefield next July to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the battle. The camp will consist of about 54,000 tents, affording accom modations for between 60,000 and 70, 000 veterans. There will be 200 kitch en tents and a complete divisional field hospital. The time-honored inaugural bajl, the climax of the ceremonies incident to the inauguration of presidents of the United States, will not be given this year. In compliance with Pres ident elect Wilson's wishes, the in augural committee, at a special meet ing decided to eliminate it. The com mittee also decided a public recep tion at the capitol or elsewhere, sug gested by Mr. Wilson as a substi tute for the ball, was not within its jurisdiction, and if one is held, con gress must appropriate and make the necessary arrangements for it. For such congress mast make provision. The government on behalf of the Interstate commerce commission met defeat at the hands of the Supremo court of the United States in its at tempt to establish in the commission a right to make rates without sub stantial evidence being presented at a hearing to show the unreasonable ness of rates about to be replaced. At the same time, railroads of the country won an important point when the court decided that in making rates the commission could not -rely upon information gathered in investi gation by the commmission, but must base them upon evidence. LATEST WORK OF THE LEGISLATORS BOTH BRANCHES OF .THE STATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HARD AT WORK. WHAT LAWMAKERS ARDOING House Tied Up For Time by Absencce of Gentleman. From Guilford. Anti Tipping Bill Up For Consideration Other Legislative Work. Senate Monday. Senator Jones presented the report of the special committee to investi gate and recommend as to the num ber and salaries of employes, and on motion .of Senator Council it was adopted. Senator Council then moved for the appointment of a clerk for Judiciary Committee. A number of bills were introduced In the Senate. On motion of Senator Daniel, 300 copies of the Torrens land title bill were ordered printed. The Senate granted without discus sion a request by Senator Cook for a clerk to the Finance Committee. House Monday. A resolution by Representative Jus tice of Guilford inviting W. J. Bryan Woodrow Wilson, and Robert M. La Follette to address the legislators dur ing this session of the Genera.! .isssui bly on modern methods of political reform, and particularly the initiative and referendum, passed the House with very considerable Democratic opposition. Speaker Connor announced as Com mittee on the Journal for the week, Representatives Clark, Clayton, and Mull. 1 Numbers of petitions were received and read, urging the cuuuunoii law of bills amending the child labor laws for compulsory education. The bill to authorize Kinston to vote bonds for the State School for Feeble-Minded passed final reading. Senate Tuesday. The Justice joint resolution passed by the House Monday, 65 to 27, with numerous prominent Democrats voting against it, to invite W. J. Bryan, Wood row Wilson and R. M. LaFollette to address the Legislature on modern methods of political reform, particu larly the initiative and referendum, was defeated in the Senate 27 to 23. A message from Governor Craig was received transmiting the majority and minority reports on the consoli dation of the A. & M. College and the State Department of Agriculture. Another message from the Gover nor transmitted the report and rec ommendations of Commissioner of Insurance James R. Young. Tne Senate passed Senator Hob good's bill to authorize the Commis sioners of Guilford county to appro priate $3,000 for a Confederate monu ment. " , ' House Tuesday. Messages were received from Gov ernor Craig. One transmitted the ma jority and minority reports of the Legislative Committee that inevsti gated the advisability of consolidating the A. & M. College and the State De partment of Agriculture. The other messages from the Gov ernor transmitted the report and rec ommendations of Commissioner of Insurance James R. Young. The House passed on final reading the bill amending the charter of Elon College. It was ordered enrolled for ratification. Senate Wednesday. Petitions were presented for a six months school term from citizens of Forsyth county, other counties and several Farmers' Unions; for a better child law and a compulsory school law from various Junior Order coun cils; for a censorship of moving pic ture films from the Ministerial Union of Statesville; to increase the num ber of Superior Court judges to 24 from the bar of Goldsboro. The following bills were passed on final reading: House bill to build a bridge oyer South River, between Cumberland and Sampson-counties. . Senate bill to repeal the act for a bridge across Pee Dee River. Senate bill to repeal the Anson county road bond act of 1911. Senate resolution for relief of Jo seph S. Royster, sheriff of Vance A number of new bills were intro duced in the Senate. House Wednesday. Mr. Murphy for the Committee on Rules recommended the apointment of a Committee on Forestry, Drainage and Conservation. . Among bills receiving favorable committee report were: Providing bail for fugitives; foreclosure of .cer Farm Demonstrator For Rowan. The meeting has been called by Chairman H. C. Trott of the Rowan county commissioners for the purpose of deciding on the farm demonstrator. It is the plan to raise at least $1,200 a year and employ the best man that the amount will get. The Industrial Club will furnish office space, use of telephone, typewriter, lights, heat, etc., and will co-operate in every way possible in making the work a great success. The Farmers' Union has appointed a committee to appear be fore the commissioners. tain conditional sales; bill relating to venue of action ; bill amending the law as to making false statements to secure goods on credit; bill prohibit ing tipping. The Committee on Health reported unfavorably the bill by Williams of Cabarrus to restrict the right of medical colleges to use bodies of paupers for dissecting. There was favorable report for the bill allowing the Virginia, Carolina Railroad company to build a road in Ashe county. Senate Thursday. The following final readings: Senate bill to provide additional support for the graded schools of Newbern. . House bill to enable Kinston to vote on bonds for the Feeble-Minded. Senate bill" to repeal the act re quiring thhe sheriff of Anson county to purchase and keep bloodhounds. Senate bill to repeal the act of 1911 relative to stock law in portion of Pitt county. Senate bill ta amend the charter of the Watauga Railway Company, so as to allow it to take right-of-way before condemnation proceedings. House bill to amend the charter of Elon College, as amended by, the Committee on Judiciary No. 1, to strike out the provision making it a misdemeanor to sell on credit to a minor student without consent of the college authorities. House Thursday. Among bills receiving favorable re ports from committees were: Justice's legalized primary law, with minority report from Elections Committee by Mr. Bowie and five others, urging that it do not pass. To authorize Dunn to issue sewerage bonds; Stewart's bill as to divorce for abandonment, amended so divorce is available after five instead of two years; exemption of National Guardsmen from jury and road duty. The House made a special order for the Justice primary election bill for the evening of January 31. Senate Friday. Petitions were received from citi zens of Richmond, Craven, Halifax, Madison, and Rockingham counties for a six-months school term, and from Junior Order Councils in Guilford, Da vidson and Mecklenburg for a better child labor law and for compulsory school law. The building and loan bill was laid before the Senate as unfinished busi ness. The bills as amended by the Commit tee, were then passed on final reading without division and ordered engross ed and sent to the house. The joint resolution providing for a Standing Committee on Private and Public Local Bills was called up by Senator Hobgood, and adopted, after a little discussion, by a decisive vote. House Friday, f Numerous petitions for sive-months school terms and for compulsory at tendance were sent forward. There was also a petition for the repeal of the license tax on photog raphers. Among the bills favorably reported from committees were: To allow jurors to be drawn from counties other than that of trial in certain 'cases ; the Williams of Bun combe vital statistics bill; to allow counties to establish hospitals; em ployer's liability bill making the Fed eral law apply in state cases; to pre vent tipping; and to prevent children from Using firearms. Senate Saturday. The Senate suspended rules for Senator- Stubbs and passed an em ployers' liability bill he only Intro duced today, which embraced all cor porations.' It extends to them the provisions of the act of Congress rela tive to common carriers' liability to employees, the bill applying this act to North Carolina, The Senate passed the Council act to prevent a multiplicity of indict ments below the grade of felony. The Senate referred the joint reso lution from the House asking for 4he passage of the Webb-Kenyon liquor bill by Congress to the Committee on Federal Relations. Among bills which passed final reading were: To consolidate Winston and Salem ; to authorize the construc tion of Watauga Railroad through Watauga and Ashe counties as part of the Carolina-Virginia road. House Saturday. . Just before adjournment Saturday the House found itself confronted with the condition that, there being no private or local public bills on the calendar, there was nothing that could be done further Saturday or Monday, owing to a motion by Justice of Guil ford adopted that no public bills be considered during his absence. Mem bers of the House insisted that they had not intended to vote " any such motion, their understanding being that merely none of the bills intro duced by Justice, or in which he was specially interested, should be con sidered. Mr. Stewart's bill against tipping passed second reading in the House. A number of bills were introduced in the House. Another Still Taken in Durham. Revenue Officers Maynard and Mer ritt and Constable Raymond Hall land ed the biggest still that has been cap tured in Durham and brought the out fit and three prisoners to Durham sev eral days ago. The men, Bud Gar rord, Albert Horner and a negro, Wal ter Edwards, were given a hearing be fore United States Commissioner B. S. Skinner, and all three were bound over to the higher court under bonds of $300 each. They could not give these bonds and are now in jail. EMIT OF RATES OF NORTH CAROLINA TOWNS BEFORE INTERSTATE COM MERCE COMMISSION. MANY COMPLAINTS MADE The State Corporation Commissioners Make Showing of Railroad Discrim mination. Ask an Order Determin ing the Rates to Be Charged. Raleigh. A special from Washing ton states that the complaint filed by the North Carolina Corporation Com mission . against the Southern, Sea board, New Haven and other New England railroads, said: "From time to time complaints have been made by merchants, manu facturers, boards of trade, shippers and consumers in the city of Char lotte and other towns and cities in North Carolina, of which Charlotte is illustrative, of unjust, unreasonable, discriminatory and unlawful rates ex acted and charged against them by the defendants; and upon investiga tion, in the performance of the duties with which it is charged, under the laws of the state of-North Carolina, the commission has determined that said complaints, are w.ell founded, and in pursuance of the laws of the state it files this petition. "The rates collected by the roads for various kinds and classes of prop erty transported between Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, and other Eastern points and Char otte are unjust anadf unreasonable in and of themselves and in violation of the laws." It is complained that through' rates from the Northern and Eastern cities to Charlotte are greater than the all rail rates from the said cities to Nor folk Va. plus the local rates from Norfolk to Charlotte and other North Carolina points. The North Carolina commission asks for an order determining the rates to be charged. For Good Road in Caldwell. Lenoir. There was an enthusiastic good roads mass meeting held in the court house at Lenoir. The speaker of the occasion Mr. H. B. Varner of Lexington made an address from the subject, "The Necessity for Improv ed Roads and How to Secure Them." Mr. Varner advocated the issuance of county bonds and not by the different townships. He says if the townships vote a bond issue and build good roads, it is likely the measure will be defeated in some of the townships and the roads of the county would be good only in sections, whereas if the matter is taken up by the country as a whole it will insure good roads in all sections. Propositions For Two New Counties. Raleigh. At least two propositions for the creating of new counties will be before the present general assem bly. These are the proposed counties of Aycock, with High Point county seat, and Jarvis, with Dunn county seat. For the establishment of Ay cock county, a bill was introduced in the house by Representative T. J. Gold of Guilford. Aycock county as now proposed, would include in its territory about one and a half town ships of Guilford, one township of Randolph and one half township of Davidson. It would include the towns of High Point, Thomasville, Archdale, Trinity and Jamestown and an area of about 200 square miles. Heavy Cattle Shipments. . Asheville. Over half a million dol lars' worth of cattle was shipped out of Western North Carolina during the year ending1 last December. . This is over $150,000 more than was shipped the year before, and is arrived at from an estimate based "on figures obtained from the office of Division Freight Agent Orr of the Southern. There were 636 cars of live stock shipped, for the most part cattle. The year be fore there were 459. ' Governor Issues Commissions. Raleigh. Governor Craig has is sued commissions in the North Caro lina national guard to Lawrence W. Young, of Asheville, as adjutant gen eral, and R. L. Bristol, of Statesville, as quartermaster general, both with the rank of brighter general and Gordon Smith, of Raleigh, as associ ate adjutant general. Gordon Smith has been adjutant general since the death of Adjutant General Leinster. Mr. Bristol succeeds Quartermaster General Frances A. "Macon of Hender son. ' For Change in Salary Act. Greensboro. The county commis sioners of Guilford, in conference with the county attorney, have decided to recommend to the general assembly changes in the salary act and the road law. The board will recommend that the salary law be so changed as to allow $2,000 for clerk hire in the of fice of the clerk Of the superior court, which is an increase of $500. The recommendation will also be made that $2,500 be allowed for clerk hire in the office of the register of deeds, instead of the $1,500 now paid. LAND OF THE LONG-LEAF PINE Latest News of General Interest That Has Been Collected From Many Towns and Counties. Fayetteville. Elijah Curtis, wanted for the killing of Adolphus Evans7 sur rendered himself to Policeman Chas. Davis when he met the latter unde;r the old market house in the center of the city. Raleigh. The Littman Mills, incor porated, of Salisbury, secured a char ter for operation of textile mills. The capital is $50,000 authorized and $2, 000 subscribed by I. Littman, L. A. Henley and L. Littman. '- Morganton. At the third of a se ries of citizens' mass meetings, the final bill for, the change in Morgan ton's charter and other improvements was passed on and accepted. Greensboro. It was learned tha"t Deputy Marshal R. Luther Blaylock, engaged in revenue service in ' this district has resigned to become Uni ted States IDeputy Clerk under Col. H. C. Cowles at Statesville. Lenoir. Gus Moose, who shot and killed Pete Bumgarner several days ago, near Granite Falls, while return ing from dance, was given a prelim inary hearing here before Justice of the Peace E. A. Poe; was bound ver to Superior court in the sum of $5,000. Tie evidence for the state tended to show that Bumgarner was drinking and rather boisterous in his manner. The defense introduced no evidence, but it is understood that the plea will be self-defense. Salisbury. Rowan county farmers' union held a largely attended meet ing here and made definite plans for a central warehouse for the benefit of the farmers. More than $3,000 was raised by the farmers and a charter will be asked for at once. Another meeting will be held February 8 for the election of officers. Wilson. Brawley Wheeler, a con vict working out a sentence on the country roads, attempted to escape near Stantonsburg and was shot by one of the guards. Wheeler is a ne gro, and was sent to the roads foi vagrancy. He was. taken to Stantons burg for medical attention and it is reported that he -.is in a critical con dition. He was shot three times, through the shoulder, the arm and in the head. Kinston. Dr. R. L. Daniels ol Swansboro, was elected superintend ent of health by the Onslow county board of health. There were no othei nominations and Dr. Daniels' election was unanimous. The Onslow board is planning an aggressive campaign for the improvement of sanitary and hygienic conditions. The Lenoii board re-elected Dr. A Parrott, of this t:ity, to succeed himself as county health officer for the coming two years. Scotland Neck. The Halifax Coun ty Sanitary Board held a meeting in Halifax some days ago, and elected Dr. I. E. Green of Weldon as county superintendent of health for a term of two years. Doctor Green has held this position for the past several years, and was the unanimous choice of the board to succeed himself. Raleigh. Governor Craig issued a requisition on the Governor of Mary land for J. Wilier, now being held in jail at Baltimore for issuing a spuri ous check to V. J. Guchery, Mecklen burg county. Shelby. Ernest Humphries and a companion named Hannen were ar rested at Grover several days ago for drunkenness. They were placed in the town lock-up, but escaped and set fire to the building, burning the lock up -and the Town Hall to the ground. They made their escape and have not yet been captured. Wilson. Wilson citizens, in mass meeting several days ago decided to ask the legislature to pass an act amending the charter of the town of Wilson, in order that the local pol icy of the municipal, ownership can be extended to cover the operation of a municipal telephone system and a municipal gas plant. 'Asheville. Will .Taylor, a 16-year-old colored boy, was given a judg ment for $2,000 in the superior court against the Southern Railway. It was shown that the negro was run down by a train and as the resut of injuries which he sustained, he spent "two months in the hospital. Forest City. The Farmers' Union of Rutherford county will contsruct a cotton warehouse here in the near future. Charlotte. A farmers conference is planned- for Charlotte some time about the middle . or latter part of February. Mr. Charles E. Clark, de monstration agent, acting in conjunc tion with the Greater Charlotte Club, is working on the scheme which car ries with it the bringing or as . many farmers as possible form Mecklen burg and adjacent counties to meet here for the purpose of considering scientific farming methods. Whiteville. It is understood that Homer L. Lyon is a candidate for the assistant district attorneyship of the eastern district. Mr. Lyon is a well known lawyer with many friends and it is understood he has strong endorsements for the place. Wilmington. In recognition 'of; Its great service in saving lives and property along the Atlantic coast, a handsome silver service was present ed to the revenue cutter Seminole by the Merchants' and Miners' Transpor tation Company and Lloyds, of Eng land. A distinguished company of -ruests came here for the presentation WORK OF SPECIAL SESSION AN ENIGMA . QUESTION WHETHER' WILSON WILL LIMIT CONGRESS TO TARIFF REVISION. ARE FOR CURRENCY REFORM Plans' Are Being Made to Lay Recom mendations Before President-Elect For Early Work. Expect Little Leg islation Outside of Tariff. Washington. Although the scope of the legislation to be taken up at the approaching extra session of Congress has not been outlined,, congressional committees are rapidly pushing their preliminary work to a point, where recommendations can be made to President-elect Wilson and plans laid be fore him for the early work of his Administration. Work on tariff bills will soon be started, the hearings reaching; an end in a few days. The "Money Trust" end of the House Banking and Cur rency Committee is already working on a report, while the "currency" branch of the same committee will push its investigation into other branches of the currency question in the effort to secure comprehensive suggestions for currency reform. Senate and House leaders -do not yet know what legislation, if any, in addition to the work of the tariff revision, will be taken up at the ex tra session. Several who have talked with Governor Wilson express the confident belief that the currency question and the question of liberat ing the Philippines will be included in the new President's scheme system of action for his first congressional legislation. It is the general opinion In Demo cratic circles in Washington that President-elect Wilson will not "fore close" Congress against action on anything, but the tariff is a special question. A majority of the Demo crats in the Senate expect little legis lation, outside the tariff, to be taken up, but they believe President Wilson in calling the extra session will not specifically limit its work. An effort is under way by some Democratic Senators to postpone ac tion on the currency system, but it is expected that a movement will be promoted to secure an extension of the present Aldrichh-Vreeland emer gency currency law for at least a year. - Will Give Reception to Wilson. Washington. President-elect Wil son will be the guest of honor at ar reception to be given here for him on the night of March 3 by the Princeton Alumni Association of Washington. The president-elect has accepted the invitation. Invitations will be sent to the 8,5uf0 living Princeton graduates. The association is also making ar rangements for the Princeton gradu ates and their families to occupy a section of one of the reviewing stands for the inaugural parade March 4. Turkish Capital in State of Siege. London. Constantinople practical ly Is in a stage of siege, according to dispatches received by peace dele gates of the Balkan allies. The young Turks, fearing that the reins of pow er again may escape from their hands, are said to be arresting their political adversaries, searching houses ofnd clubs and confiscating docu ments. They hope in this way to break up the opposition. The allies express the opinion that any excess may . be expected. Conference Report Adopted. Washington. The conference re port on the Burnett-Dillingham immi gration bill was adopted by the house 166 to 71. As approved, it prescribes a reading test for immigrants. The clause providing that immigrants from countries which issue "charac ter certificates" must present such certificates before being admitted, was stricken from the bill. Levee Crumbles Before Torrent. Vicksburg, Miss. A torrent 200 feet wide and many feet deep is rushing through the crevasse in Beulah levee, w.hich broke about 100 miles north of here, on the east bank of the M'ssiss ippi river and the water is rapidly in undating the lowlands, destroying the crops on fertile, plantations and forc ing hundreds of families with their live stock to the - hills. A crevasse at this place last spring when the riv er stage was 'considerably higher, flooded approximately 1,225 square miles. , Wilson Sees Work on Ellis Island. New York. Hundreds of aliens, many of them still clad in the garb of distant lands, stood before the im migration officials at Ellis Island seeking admission to this county, while Woodrow Wilson, president elect of the United States, obsered with scrutinizing eye the manner of their welcome. Scenes of pathos and of joy were mingled, as those phyel cally deficient were turned ''away or the more fortunate passed success fully through the lanes of inspections Into the embraces of wilting friends.