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THE CHATHAM RECORD tl A LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 Per Year Strictly in Advance THE CHATHAr.1 RECORD Rates of Advertising One Sqa&r , on nmrtiaa One Square, tw merits ttO One Square, one moat ; For Larger AdvcrtUciriants Literal Contracts wl bans2.de. VOL. XXXV. PITTSBOxO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N .C, MAY 7. 1913. NO. 59. 8 IF NEWS NOTES FOR THE BUSY MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM. WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED Complete Review of Happenings of Greatest Interest From All Parti of World. Southern. Barricading himself in his ceil, Will Thompson, who was hung at Louis ville, Ga., at first stoutly refused to make preparation for the gallows. When the death summons came to him he armed himself with lumps of coal and scraps of iron he had taken from his cot, and swore that he would kill the fifst man who entered to. take his. Sheriff Smith, with his deputies, soon forced him into submission, threating to shoot off his hands if he made further resistance. The steamer Concordia, of Natchez, Miss., which was engaged in rescue work in the flooded sections of Ten sas and Concordia parishes, struck the iron railroad bridge at Clayton, La., and sank. Eleven negro refugees who were aboard the steamer were drowned when the boat went down. Flood water from the irevasse near Gibson's Landing, La., has covered Harrisburg, but the rise is slow. The gap is now 2,500 feet wide, according to a report by Capt. C. O. Sherrill, United States engineer, who inspected the break. Government tugs, barges and the New Orleans and Northwest ern railroad took hundreds of refugees to Natchez. The United States tugs Harengo and Tunica alone transport ed 750 persons and 1,500 head of stock. The 4-year-old child of G. L. Wal lace, at Bowman, crawled into a barn next to the warehouse in Bowman, set fire in . some way to the building and was cremated. Until Its crisp body was found it was not known the child was in the barn. When found it had the iron rims of a barrel around it, into which it had crawled trying to get away from the fire. Following a comparatively quiet day in the strike situation in Asheville, N. C, a mob of three or four hundred men and boys attacked the barns ol the Asheville Power and Light com pany, whose motormen and conduc tors jwent on strike for an advance in wages of 3 cents an hour. Several windows were broken by volleys of bricks and stones. The police charged the crowd on several occasions, mak ing twelve arrests of men alleged to have been the ring-leaders. Mrs. W. C. Wollenweider, who re sides near Senoia, Ga., has a quilt with 5,500 patches or scraps, which she made in 1898. The scraps are, perhaps, the smallest ever put together in a quilt. Another unique relic in this community is a plush pocketbook owned by Frank Pc-pe. The plush is covered with heads worked into leaves, fourteen colors of beads being used The pocketbook was made by the In dians and presented to Mrs. Cobb be fore they left this county more than 100 years ago. Witnessed by 1,000 spectators, Clan O'Hara, 400 strong, conducted the last rites over their loved ones who have passed over the great divide within the year just passed, and in many respects burial was the most impres sive and spectacular that has ever taken place in Atlanta. Seven hearses containing the bodies of seven dead women of the clan passed in single file to West View cemetery, followed by carriages, automobiles and limou sines, which contained the mourners. Loyalty to one another, and espeicaily to their .dead, is the keynote of their creed. General Mexican constitionalists at San Dimas have forced Americans there to pay ransoms of 18,000 Mexican dol lars and have confiscated their arms. Official reports from Mazatlan say great unrest prevails among American residents there, as the Hureta forces are said to be insufficient to protect property. Ortie E. McManigal, confessed dy namiter, plans to have his appearance altered by surgery when he is re leased. It is reported his release from the county jail may be granted at any time, and McManigal hopes to so change himself that no one will know him as the man whose testimony sent the McNamara' brothers and more than a score of labor officials to prison at Los Angeles, Cal. erson City, Mo., the state su :urt issued an injunction re 182 fire insurance companies minating contracts now in 'he court did not restrain the from ceasing to write new in the state, ary Lane told Senator Kern man would be appointed corn er of pensions who was not ivil war veteran. This would e many candidates from get 3 appointment. itinuous flight of over 1,000 y aeroplane was completed in by a French aviator, rupture is widening between inese cabinet and the sen :arding the loan of $125,000,000 sued by Great Britain, France, y, Russia' and Janan. HI In Sacramento.Cal., the administra tion anti-alien holding bill, drawn by Attorney- general Webb passed sen ate by a vote of 30 to 2, after nearly ten hours of debate. The only nega tive votes were cast by Senator Gart wright, Democrat, and Senator Wright, Republican. Governor John son will sign the alien bill as soon as It comes to him, reserving a "rea sonable time'' in which to listen to protests. "I have assured Mr. Bryan," he said, "that when the bill comes to me from the legislature I will wait a reasonable time for his protests. I cannot say how long." Lawrence Lindbloom, a chauffeur, who is 1910 ran over and killed" Joseph Weise in Chicago, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to fourteen years' - imprisonment. The evidence showed he was driving about 35 miles an hour when the car struck Welse. In instructing the jury Judge . Cooper said if it had been shown that Lindbloom was driving his machine in such a manner as to endanger human life they should find him guilty whether the killing was accidental of intentional. The British delegation now on its way to the United States for the cele bration of the Anglo-American peace centenary may encounter some hos tile demonstrations. Certain leaders of the extreme Irish and labor move ments are advising their American firends to express opposition to the British mission. Suffragette leaders are appealing to American women to denounce any friendly dealings be tween the two countries until England gives the vote to women. At Portland, Ore., land stipulated to be worth $30,000,000 and estimated by experts to have a value of $40,000,000 to $60,000,000, was ordered taken from the Southern Pacific Railroad company and returned to the federal govern ment by Judge C. E. Wolverton in the United States district, court. A table of "Uncle Tom" Ellison's progeny, recast after the birth of a child to one of his granddaughters at Walnut, Ark., showed a surprising record. Ellison, 93 years old, has been married three times. The table showed that he was the father of fifty children; grandfather of 125 children; great-grandfather of 60 children; great-great-father of 27 children. In Chicago Anthony Morasco was so angered by Anna Forte's refusal to marry him, that he attacked the young woman, but the struggle did not last long, for a hatchet, said to have been wielded by Anna's brother, felled Antonio. He died instantly. The uproar alarmed Anna's mother, who discharged a revolver. It went through a window and hit Frank Alfona, a pe destrian. He is said to be mortally wounded. It was announced in New York City at the apartments of Dr. Fredrich F. Friedmann that he had signed a con tract for the disposition of his tuber culosis vaccine by a company through institutes to be established in every state. The contract, it is said, provides for the free treatment of the poor in all localities. No details of the finan cial end of the contract were made public. Mrs. Nellie Paugh, 36 years old, threw her two sons, Donald, 12, and Delbert, 6, from a bridge into Deer creek and jumped into the stream, at Logansport, Ind. The mother and the younger boy were drowned, but Donald swam ashore. Before throw ing the boys off the bridge the mother told them she was doing so because no one loved them. Washington Presentation by Edward T. Wil liams, charge de affairs 'of the Ameri can legation, of formal recognition by the United States of the Chinese re public was made an occasion of much ceremony in Pekin. Troops lined the treets between the American lega tion and the winter place. Secretary Williams drove through in a presiden tial carriage with an escort of Chin ese troops and accompanied by the staff of the legation. The fiscal system of the United States governing deposits of federal funds in national banks was revolu tionized by Secretary McAdoo, of the treasury department, with an an nouncement that all government de positaries, whether active or inactive, would be required to pay interest at the rate of 2 per cent per annum be ginning June 1 upon deposits of t5e government. . President Wilson told callers he considered the controversy with Great Britain over the exemption of Amerb can coastwise shipping from payment of tolls through the Panama canal a very debatable one. The president gave no intimation as to what his previous view had been but Demo cratis senators who talked with him had the idea that he opposed the ex emption and favored the Root amend ment to repeal it. When Mr. Wilson discussed the question he said he felt he should keep his mind absolutely open until some action was neces sary. A "war speech" In support of the proposed California anti-alien law, was delivered in the house by Representa tive Sisson of Mississippi. "If we must have war or submit to this indignity, I am for war," cried Mr. Sisson. "I am with the people of California in their efforts to prevent these aliens from acquiring land. I believe," said Mr. Sisson, "that ho non-resident aliens should be allowed to hold a single foot of land in the territory of the United States. What would Washing ton say in answer to the question, war or submission? What would Jackson say? What would Cleveland say? PEOPLE TO DECIDE THE RATE QUESTION GOVERNOR CRAIG DECLARES CONFERENCE WITH RAIL ROADS AT AN END. MAY CALL SPECIAL SESSION Not Known How Soon Called, But the Commission Gives Up the At tempted Solution of Problem. Fea tures Discussed in Detail. .' ixlejuyh. la dramatically earnest sentences Governor Craig declared the conference of the legislative com mission and the railroads on rate dis criminations against North Carolina at an end, effort at agreement being in vain and stated that the matter would be referred to the people for settle ment, unless in the meantime the railroad officials find some really mer itorious propositions on which the commission will be justified in re opening the negotiations. This turn in the situation, he said, seems most unlikely, judging from the statement presented by the railroad. In the earlier hours of the confer ence the railroads had presented, through General Consul J. Norment Powell of the C. C. & O. a lengthy reply to the final proposal to the leg islative commission. In this the rail railroad traffic managers reiterated road traffic managers reiterated their position that the North Carolina rates are not unjust or discriminatory as compared with rates enjoyed by other states in the South, and that the re ductions proposed by the 'legislative commission would wipe out the net earnings of the railroads involved, bankrupting or seriously crippling all of them. The features of the amended pro posal of the commission were dis cussed in detail, including the con cession as to zone Nos. 2 and 2, being consolidated to avoid putting in a lower rate to North Carolina than to the Virginia cities from the West and Baltimore. These concessions were adjudged insufficient to relieve the situation that they purported to re lieve. The railroads declared that the obstacles to the acceptance of the proposal were insurmountable. The statement suggested that the proper and lawful course now would be to get the entire issue involved before the interstate commerce com mission as speedily as possible for ad judication in a manner that will put an end to the differences. No Bids Taken For Bonds. No bids were received by the board of commissioners of Mecklenburg county for the purchase of the bonds in the sum of $325,000 offered by the board for sale. The board of com missioners were not disappointed ow ing to the conditions which were plac ed upon the bonds and the stringency of the money market at the present time. This bond issue would have taken up all indebtedness and provid ed funds for some contemplated spe cial improvements. Attends County Commencements. Dr. J. Y. Joyner, state superintend ent pubic instruction, just back from attending county public school com mencements of Rockingham at Went worth and of Alamance county at Graham, is enthusiastic over the succ cesses scored at both places. -Immense crowds were out at both places and the programs reflected great credit on the school work being done throughout the county. There were 1,250 school children in line for the Alamance school parade. Union Warehouse For Catawba. After months of talking and hard work on the part of the members of the Farmers' Union of Catawba county their dreams in regard to a union warehouse will be realized. Already the greater part of the stock has been secured by the different unions, oth ers are subscribing and it is thought now that every local union in the county will take a part of the stock. Catawba County Judge Elected. At county commissioners' meeting a Judge for the county court was elected, as provided for at the recent session of the legislature. Mr. R. R. Moose was elected to fill the place and will have jurisdiction over all the county, except Hickory township which is under the recorder of Hick ory. A number of minor matters were discussed at this call meeting. The clerk of the court will appoint in a fw days a successor, to Mr. F. A. Yoder, a member of the board who died recently. Upholds Low Court in Drainage Case. The supreme court delivered opin ions in only five appeals. The most notable was that in the matter of the drainage of Big Cold Water Creek from Cabarrus county, a case that involves the drainage of a large and very valuable territory that has of lat years become almost worthless for agriculture and has generated health conditions very detrimental to the people of the section. The court sus tains the lower court in upholding the drainage district and assuring the carrying out of the drainage scheme. HAVE SECURED WATERWAY Government Buys the Chesapeake and Albemarle Canal, the Important Link. Four Years Work. i Raleigh. A special from Washing ton states that final arrangements for the purchase 'by the government of the Chesapeake and Albemarle canal the most important link in the inland waterway from Norfolk to Beaufort inlet. The canal, which cost the gov ernment $500,000, connects the Eliz abeth river on which Norfolk is lo cated with Albemarle Sound and is part of the project which contem plates an inland waterway of a depth of 12 feet between Norfolk and Beau fort, for which appropriations of $5, 400,000 have been authorized. Ulti mately this waterway will extend from Maine to Florida. It has been estimated that the tolls paid for passage of vessels through this canal have amounted to $100,000 a year, and the deal com pleted recently means a saving of that amount to shippers of eastern North Carolina. This purchase marks the consum mation of over 10 years' effort on the part of Senator Simmons and Repre sentative Small to give North Caro lina an inland waterway. Besides be ing an immense advantage to coast wise shippers, through a great sav ing in time and expense, it will also shield the state's coastrwise commerce from the great risks heretofore en countered in navigation around Dia mond Shoals. Immediately following the turning over to the government of the canal route, the government engineers will begin surveys to widen and deepen the course from Norfolk to Albemarle Sound to a minimum depth of 12 feet. Bonci Scores Triumph. Alessandro Bonci, by many acclaim ed as the world's greatest lyric tenor, Mme. Martina Zathella, coloraturo so prano and Robert Francini at the pi anoforte as accompanist scored a triple triumph at the Academy of Mu sic at Charlotte before a highly appre ciative audience recently. It was the third and last of the series of con certs in each of -which the Charlotte Musical Association has brought to the city an artist of international fame. Ysaye, McCormack, Bonci these will be long remembered as the immortal trio who made the present musical season in many respects the most brilliant in Charlotte's history. Each performance stands on a sepa rate pinnacle, each 'with distinctive merit all its own, each with its pecu liar claim on the admiration of this favored city. Trying to Straighten Out Tangle. The corporation commission has procured the appointment of D. M. Moser as receiver for the Bank of Claremont, one of the chain of banks that the commission closed as being illegally promoted and inadequately financed by the States Trust Com pany, Wilmington. Also the commis sion has named C. W. Stacey, of Wil mington, as receiver for the States Trust Company, this being at the in stance of numerous business men who have been enveigled into taking stock in the corporation, their hope being that some assets may be found al though at present none are in sight. North Carolina New Enterprises. Charters were issued three new cor porations. The Neura Canning Com pany, North Wilkesboro, capital $125, 000 authorized and $6,300 subscribed by J. E. Finley, J. C. Smoot and oth ers for a general canning business; the Lumbee Hotel Company, Lumber ton, capital $100,000 authorized and $20,000 subscribed by Dr. W. A. Mc Phail and others; the Lineberger Electric Appliance Company, Gas tonia, capital $10,000 authorized and $2,100 subscribed by L. T. Lineberger, J. W. Wilkins and others. Still Captured Near Hickory. Deputy Sheriff J. P. Burns and Rev enue Officers Jones and Bandy raided a still near Wright Brothers store, 17 miles southwest of Hickory, and captured and destroyed a 50-gallon copper still and 1,500 gallons of beer together with fixtures. The still hat' been in operation for about two weeks and from appearances had been run ning day and night. Catawba School Commencement. Startown High school closing and the county commencement came off recently. Children from the differenJ schools of the county were present and 51 graduates of the seventh grade were awarded certificates of promo tion which will entitle them to enter any high school in the county. The address by Rev. L. L. Lohr was a mas terful appeal to the patrons of the school to take "advantage of the op portunity offered them in educating their children in the high school right at home. Three Stunned By Lightning. At Saratoga in Wilson county, while Mr. Isaac Rogers and three boys were sitting under a shelter watch ing the progress of a storm, lightninf struck near the shelter. Mr. Rogerr was burned about the face and his hair was singed and he had to be taken to his home in a buggy. The boys were stunned for a while. The storm continued for twenty minutes, and during its progress rain came down in torrents, hail as big as mar bles peppered down " and thunder rolled. STATE SCHOOL LAW THE COUNTIES MUST ENFORCE COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE OF pupils. ; THE SIX MONTHS' TERM The Superintendent of Education of the State Must Have Taught in Five Years Preceding Election. Other Changes Made. Charlotte. Beyond the fact that women may now serve on school boards and that an elementary term of six months has been assured to the entire state, very few people know much as to the extent and purpose of the school laws enacted by the recent legislature. Mr. N. W. Walker, professor of secondary education in the university of North Carolina, has written for The State Journal the first concise summary. The main thing in the six month's school law is the setting aside of five cents annually of the state levy, in addition to the 20 cents now levied for schools, as a state equalizing school fund to be used in lengthening the term in every district to six months, or as near therto as possible. . Cities and rural districts alike share in this distribution. It is to be used only for teachers' salaries, and a county must first provide a four months' term, by special levy if necessary, in every district; but such levy must not ex ceed 15 cents on the $100, even though so high a levy should not pro duce the money requisite for the four months' term. A direct state appro priation of $250,000 is made to be dis tributed by the state board of educa tion to the various counties on the basis of school population. The age limits in the cmpulsory attendance laws are from 8 to 12 years; the term of attendance re quired each year is four months ; there are ample provisions for exemptions and temporary absence; the violator is guilty of a misdemeanor and is sub ject to a fine of not less than $5 and not more than $25 and costs, and may be imprisoned. Money is now to be apportioned di rectly by the county to the school dis tricts, instead of first to the townships. The county board of education may pay one half the salary of a health officer for the county, to instruct the teachers on matters of health. First, however, the six months term must be provided. Disastrous Fire At Newbern. New Bern. Fire believed to have been started by rats in the "Old Hoss" room of the building on Craven street occupied by the Southern Express Co., caused damages estimated at $10,000. The building is owned by Dr. Frank Hughes and is located right in the business section of the city. The blaze was discovered by a pedestrian about twenty minutes atter the office force had locked up and gone home. At that time the fire had gained con siderable headway and it ' was' with difficulty that the firemen succeeded in extinguishing the conflagration. Suffer From Forest Fires. Linville Fals. Linville Mountain has again suffered from a big forest fire, a misfortune common in this re gion the past two weeks. This fire started from Pitt's sawmill above Lin ville Falls station in North Cove, and it went up the mountain like a race horse or as one observer put it, "like a bird flying." Fire-fighting is aijob that every mountaineer dreads, but understands, and this fire was not completely conquered before four days, of fighting, ending Saturday. Confederate Woman's Home. Raleigh. Col. Ashley Home has just held a conference with Governor Craig relative to the new duties that have been imposed on him as chair man of the board of directors for the Confederate Woman's Home, to be erected in the city that offers the greatest inducements for its location. The recent legislature made an ap propriation of $10,000. Colonel Horne will call together- the directors at an early date and organize for business, Durham County Corn Club. Durham. Mr. J. D. Fletcher, Dur ham county's farm demonstrator, an nounced that up until the present time, fifty-five boys had joined the boys' corn club. The prospects for a good contest are brilliant. The bus iness men of the city will donate the prizes for the club and the boys of the county are highly interested. Each of the contestants are beginning to start on their acre of land, and it now appears as if the general idea will be to get started at the earliest possible period. Investigating -Specimens of Clay. Asheville. S. B. Stevens, of Clinton, la., is spending several days in West ern North Carolina, investigating the various specimens of clay which are found in this section of the state with a view to establishing a pottery plant at Asheville. He contemplates mak ing pottery along the lines of the pro ducts of the famous Wedgewood plant. He has found several specimens which suit him and has gone to Dillsboro to examine the kaolin deposits, to see if. it is hard enough to suit Its Durpose. FROM THE TAR HEEL STATE Latest News of General Interest That Has Been Collected From Many Towns and Counties. Salisbury. With ' the largest attend ance in its history the 83rd annual session of the North Carolina Classis. Reformed Church in the United States convened in China Grove, Rowan county recently. Salisbury. Rowan county Confed erate veterans will hold their annual reunion in Salisbury May 10. The ad drees of the occasion will be made by Rev. Plato T. Durham, of Winston Salem. Winston-Gal em. The second Demo cratic primary in Winston-Salem for the nomination of a candidate for may or resulted in a victory for former. Mayor O. B. Eaton, his majority over Col. J, L Ludlow, being 24. A large vote was polled in every ward. Burlington. The board of aldermen in session recently elected . Mrs. W. H. Carroll as a member of the city school board to succeed Mr. J. W. Cates, whose term has expired. Mrs. Carroll has the distinction of being the first woman to serve on the boartf in this city. ' Wilmington. Shipping circles lr Wilmington are much concerned over a report that petitions were being cir culated in the marine district in New York for removal of the Frying Pan shoals lightship from the knuckle of the shoals to a point further out, with out regard to its position with refer ence to the Cape Fear bar. Hend erson ville. Miss Elsie Ficker, a member of the tenth grade of the Hendersonville high school, has been notified that she was the successful con testant for the medal offered by the State Normal and Industrial College to the high school girl in the state writing the best short story. Miss Ficker's story dealt with( a mountain girl. Spencer. Engineer R. S. Sigman, of Spencer, who has completed 60 years of service as an engineer for the Southern Railway Company and was retired on a salary for life without ever having an accident or receiving a demerit, has received a letter from Governor Locke Craig congratulating him upon his long life, splendid ser vice and excellent record. Tarboro. R. H. Denton, one of Tar boro's most prominent business men, was sentenced by Recorder Pender to tw.elve months on the roads for sell ing liquor, the sentence following the biggest raid ever made in the state, it is declared. Thirty-nine barrels of li quor were found at Denton's livery stable, the stuff being valued at $2,000 Linville Falls The Linville Railway just taken over by the Cranberry Iron -and Coal Co. is being rapidly put in condition for better service under the direction of George W. Hardin, an experienced railway man who has long been associated with .the East Tennes see & Western North , Carolina Rail way, running from Johnson City, Ten nessee, to Cranberry. Charlotte The, Democratic primary for the selection of candidates for mu nicipal offices for mayor, aldermen, school commissioners and executive committeemen -was held in the va rious city wards recently. The voting was very light and the day passed off very quietly, save in the first, third, fifth and eleventh wards, where sharp contests were indulged in between ri val candidates for aldermen. Lincolnton. Shelby, Gastonia, Char lotte, Mooresville and Kings Mountain chapters of the Daughters of the Con federacy, met with the local chapter for the first district meeting of this division. The ladies in attendance, about 30 in number, were met at the station by a committee from the Southern States chapter and driven to the home of Mrs. R. E. Costner, where they we're entertained until the time for the exercises. Raleigh. A summary of the condi tion of state, private and savings banks in North Carolina at the close of business April 4 shows $83,889,185 aggregate resources, a gain of $12,558, 115 for the past year. The deposits total $60,912,113, a gain of $7,810,357 for the past year. The total capital stock is $10,977,054, a gain of $l,557,26f the year. The aggregate surplus fund has increased $523,726, undivided prof its $379,651, and dividends unpaid $18, 377. 'Rockingham. Mr. Thomas Crawford Leak, Sr., died after an illness of only a few days. He had been In failing health for several years and during the past few months had grown very feeble. Had he lived until" Friday, May 2, he would have been 82 year? of age. Raleigh.- The News and Observerr is. preparing to bring suit against the -Wake Water Company for failure to supply water properly for fighting the fire that destroyed its building. Ap plication will be made to Judge Car ter for-permission for the suit to be brought against the receivers. Elizabeth City. Henry Grady Stev ens, 23 years old, of Camden county, was accidentally killed in, a lumber woods at Corapeak. Mr. Stevens wa riding on a log car and fell through the car in such a way as to be caught under the wheels and fearfully mangled. Murphy. Murphy voted solidly for $70,000 bonds for hydro-electric plant A dam is to be built across Hiawassee river, four miles above town, and after furnishing the town necessary power for lighting purposes, it is estimated that there will be 800 horsepower to sell. ALIEN LAND BILL GOLDEN STATE PRACTICALLY ENTIRE MEMBER SHIP VOTES FAVORING THE MEASURE. THE BILL GOES TO JOHNSON Act Antagonistic to Japan Will Be Tel egraphed To President Wilson For His Opinion. Governor WilF Not Sign It At Present. ' Sacramento, Cal. The alien land ownership bill previously passed by the senate, was passed by the assem bly and awaits only tne signature of the governor to become a law. , Only three votes were cast against the measure in the lower house, one Democrat and two Republicans op posing the bill on the final passage. Acting under suspended rules the assembly took up the land bill early in the afternoon and sent it through first and second readings in rapid or der. Then followed the debate which continued until the roll call was de manded. The assembly refused to strike out the clause permitting leases, to which the Democrats objected. Several other amendments : were voted down by the -heavy administration majority and in the end the bill carried With 72 affirm ative votes out of 75. Five members were absent At no time during the course of the arguments was the result in doubt. The Democrats following the lead of their colleagues in the senate made desultory attempts to amend the measure or delay its passage. When the body came to considera tion of the main question of barring the Japanese, the debate was , more virulently anti-Asiatic than in the sen ate. There were many demands for a stronger bill both from Democrats and Progressives but in the end it was agreed that the act as drawn by Attorney General Webb would serve the needs of the state for the present. I A verified copy of the measure will be telegraphed at once to President Wilson who has asked for it that he may lay it before the Japanese gov ernment at Toklo. For the present the act will lie un signed on the governor's desk. Oust Abbott As Vice-President. St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Lyman Abbott of New York was removed from .the list of vice presidents of the Ameri can Peace Society because he signed the appeal of the Navy League for large naval appropriations. Objection' to the name of Doctor Abbott among the list of vice presidents was made by Charles E. Beals of Chicago, sec retary of the Chicago Peace Society. Five additional vice presidents were elected Mrs. Philip N. Moore, of St. Louis; Jenkin Lloyd Jones, of Chi cago; Hiram Hadley, of New Mexi co; Edmund Stanley, of Wichita, Kan., and Mrs. Frederick Schoff of Philadelphia. Report on Raw Cane Sugar. Washington. In the first 'report ever prepared by the government on the costs and processes of manufac turing raw cane sugar in the United States, just issued by the Department of Commerce, it is shown that the labor cost on the plantation is more than half the total agricultural cost, while in the factory the labor cost constitutes 46 per cent of the manu facturing cost. Wages on the planta tion range from 40 cents to $3 a day, 73 per cent of the workers getting from 75 cents to $1.25, while 19 per cent get from 40 to 65 cents a day. Battle in State of Morelos. Mexico City. The Zapata forces lost 180 men killed in their first im portant defeat since General Robles tgan his campaign against them. The battle occurred at the Chinameoa ranch in the state of Morelos. Prepares For Military Operation. Vienna. While it is officially de clared that the international situation practically is without change, alarm has been aroused by tne proclamation of a minor state of siege in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is regarded as an indication that Austria is pre paring for military operations to re store order through Albania. As the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina sympathize with the Montenegrins, it has been deemed advisable to take precautionary measures to prevent Slav outbreaks. Mexican Government Recognized. Mexico City. President Huerta was formally - notified of; the recognition of his government by Great Britain. The British minister, Francis W. Stronge, with due ceremony present ed the King's autograph letter, reply ing to that of President Huerta. The minister expressed in the name of his government good wishes for the welfare of the Mexican govern ment In reply the president ex pressed his appreciation of Great Britain's attitude. FOR
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