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r i jtjfT , ' a -QriT" 7 " v."if ':lUHT:f ivi Timw" citiz:::; y.'a:; ' ai BRING Ki:SULT ASIIEYILLE, N. O, VHUIMUAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1914, pmce 5 cr.:; IIOITIO BE DIRECTORS OFl'l The Better Way SiFFILME, III RATE iSSOGLlTlOIl OILED TODiVs 21WTMEI mamm Li'iii'iiTiiren . y : issaaiasaasas . OS L1EEL ELTQIJ DECLARES Says Thsy are Hot Influenc ed so Uuch by One or Two Hen as Formerly. TO DISCUSS PLUS . Bronze Uencrial Kontisicnt Severely Injures Attcdmt President Tate Decides Hot V7ho Tri3 to Prevent B . struction of Paintings. to Eesign and OSicers Aire H-ldcted ' rm; TYT. "MY 22 L . v v. - V . - 1 f . M ' ' ' ' ' " .1 .1 I . - I I . 1 I .... ..... i . ; LOCK F'-P I . OFFIG : to:CQSfedsrat8iDead in - Arlington: Cemetery - .. CENTHAL FIGUHI! , , UronOAIUZATION f OF ASSOCIATION Ccjninittes Appear at Cpecial Rate Hearing . !..-Hsre July 7.. ; STATUE OF WOIiAH Erected. Largely TJuronsa : Efforts of United Dauga . ' ters of Coaf edcracY , ' KAIiEIQH, N. C. June I. Prssl dt Fred Tat,'and eleven" others an ng' th leaders of the North Car elm Just Freight Rate association met here today In responas to a gen eral call for the member of the as sociation t determine how tna as sociation shall continue and et on foot plane that are expected to work out a thorough organization of the association sod give to the business irsn of the state att organisation that Will five service in- procurement of fat equities and representation in ,ny general effort for betterment of freight fate condition, , i All Officer .Hc-elccted. ' ' -President Tate reconsidered hla de clared purpose' to' retirs "from the presidency and all officer were re elleoted exoept ' treasurer. Alt Thompson of Rajelgh, who resigned because it had been appointed on the special intrastate freight rate commission by th governor, ' Th meeting named Dr.- H. 0 Alexander of Mecklenburg, X O, BalU Raleigh and W. 8. Crelghton. Charlotte, apeclal commttte t I o before the platform committee ol the- demooratle ' contention her to morrow and urge that aeparati railroad commlaalon be 'created b . th atate. . ,. , W, L. Gilbert of Stateeville offered 4 reaolution that waa adopted provid ing that It be declared - tW aena of the .aasoolaUoa that the freight ratei preacribed in the Justice lntraatat rat " aot are Juat ; and reasonable. Frealdeitt -Tate waa' dlroted to ap point apecla committee to appear : ' before the apeclal Intrastate rate axmniIalioltoIy.:vV4"ahvUlff- a th interest of the approval of tli Jaatlc lntraatat ' freight MtteC . ' Reorgaalaatloii Flan. J. ' pi Jrreaterj bf OreeAaboro, of fered a general plan of teorganlia- - tlon providing for aerrlo and non aervice memberahlp on b&aia of dif ferent memberahip fees, alid this wa referred to the lotAcera, direetort and the .apeclal committee to be named, theee to prepare and adopt revjaed plan Of orgaolaatloH mt a meeting to be held In Aahevllle July T in con nection ulth tit wlon of the rat ommlion. . .Th preaident ,. : w&a authorised to- pay th expenae of th , offloera and direction 1 attending thla Aahevllle meeting out ef th gen eral fund of the aaeooiatton, there . lngl800 In handv In th pre liminary dlscueslon a to whether the '. ' aaaoolatloa should be continued at all or not, Preaident Tat aald he wrote great numbers of letter and appealed In every way to get a large attendance for thla meeting and had Called. Th trouble ' waa that th people seemed to be too well emtls- ' Ced with What haa already been ao eotnpllsbed. He insisted that there will have to be constant agitation to ' keep the association alive. - ILL IS RERDIKESS FOB ' STATE COH' OF . DEIMSTS IT B11E1 l.'-'j-'-i.." ;S. i.-t -H, '" !.";'?', IT. J. Bouse, of Einston, is Slated to Be-Tcmporary " ' Chairman. WABBEN 13 PRESENT WASiriNOTON; June t. Hundidt of eld southern warrior and many former union soldier arrived In wash inaton tonlcht to dedicate la Arlin ton cemetery toanorrow aXternoon th Confederate monument erected to in memory of th women of the south. Anions- th visitors war th com- manders-la-chlnf of th United-Qon- federate Veterans and the Grand Army of the RepubHe Bennett B. Toung, of Louisville, and Washington Oaxd ner, of Albion, Mich. nd fllr 'Woaes Ezeklel, sculptor of the monument. Many of the -visiting veterans were about the capital's streets tonight, finding friend among groups of for- mer foes, or attended dinners arrang ed In honor of northern and southern leaders. From practically every south ern state oam a group of gray clad veterans, and numerous northern cities were represented by men in blue. To nlght they retold the camp tire tales of half a century ago, and through it all ran th sentiment of fraternity that is to .be sealed strain tomorrow at th monument's unveiling in hallowed AT' llngtoa. """ ! . . Pleasant Treating. . Pleasant weather was promised for ttia dedication ceremonies. These er to be featured by an address by President Wilson wo will accept th memorial in behalf : of th United States after -Its ipreaentation by. Mrs, PROPERTY VALUE3 EACED Oil FUTUBE i .;'"- I!sr7 E.ea&j Acquired to In ..c:;::3 7:3 of Hew ' ' WASinVQTON. June t James S. Elton, ef Waterbtiry, Cotan.; and Wil liam Bklnner, ef Holyoke, Mass.. di rectors of the New Tors; New Haven and Hartford railroad, testifying to. day before. th IntereUte commerce commission- at It Investigation Into th affairs of the road, said th acqul. aitlon of various New England trol leys, steamship lines and other prop erties at eost of many. ml'.Ilous of dol. lars. constituted part of the KeW Haven's comprehensive plan to , te oreae IU facilities. - " Many properties thus acquired, it wag stated, only had a prospective value, th natural growth of ' Mew England being taken Into considera tion by th directors; T Mr. Elton, questioned on thli point by WlUtam Nelson Cromwell, who ap peared as counsel for several direc tor, declarsd-th purchase of HI. fiOMOt of th Kew Torfc, Westchester and Boston road," ths stock of whlah former president Mellen of ths Kew Jlaven; testified was worth ttn nn cents a pound was for ths purpose of -obtaining a foothold In ths Metro politan district and obtaining greater terminal facilities in New York. A Methods ChangWl. - i. Mr. Elton testified that the1 New Haven - directors had changed their methods and now.wer not Influenced ao much by one or two men-4ike J. Daisy MelAurin Stevens, president-4 P, Morgan and former President, Mel- general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Other speakers will include General Toun a: and General Gardner and Colonel in.larjrBerbert, secretary . of the navy In the Cleveland administration. OfT!r!it nt the c"- ct-jy v J's"'. ,-iA.-B't to han-. the tremendous crowds expected tq at tend the unveiling. , ' ;. f . WASHINGTON, June J.TInal aN rangements for the unveiling tomorrow afternoon of the monument erected in Arlington National cemetery '.' la honor of the confederate dead were completed today, President Wilson will deliver an address at 'the cere monies and rnany other , high govern ment officials, Including several mem ber of th cabinet, expect to attend. The executive committee "of the Arlington Confederate Monument as sociation of which Colonel Hilary A. Herbert is chairman, has decided to plao a large floral wreath on ths BAUEIGH, N. C, June 1 Demo cratic Stat Chairman ; Warren ar - rived today from Newborn. to make preliminary arrangement for the con vening of the demooratlo state con vention tomorrow at noon.' He an Bounced his purpose to name N, J. Xbousb, Boston, as temporary chair man and has arranged for the con ventfon to- be opened with prayer by Dr. T. W. O'Kelly, pastor of the first Baptist church. The convention will t weloomed by Mayor James Johnston. There will follow the roll call of counties and the address by the state chairman. Also 'the reports of bhe fiongressioeal dkrtrlcts will be read and the business of the eon venuoa proceeded 'with as rapidly as possible. His expectation' Is that the business Will be .cleared, Including adoption of the platform, during the afternoon, so the" night session will ' be gliVn'evfcr to th address by 8ec . retary -JteOOeld ef the United Stales I. I t . I 'l nini A. ,-V: ' JEM I I 111 . f A li i i . ' i' i c .v th 1 2 i v A' w . y .Q r-- MV . I H T Jiif J ji.l i V 0VEEP0Y;EriD a:;d . TAnz:iTorr.::c i . -. Il, MEDIATORS MARK TIME AWAITING AiiSWER.TQ NOTE DISPATCHED TO CONSTITUTIONALISTS YESTERDA Y Whethtr Ccrfc-ua' Rprtmtatht$ Ari to Participat In Confertnct Whl IVcJ ally Et V. -'iit ToSay-Detpiu Anxitty in Offidtd Circle Iryan lm!zt$ , That Midkton Wit B Suemtf ul. len as they formerly were. H said th 'directors how direct" and had learned a "great many things." He added that President Elliott Was more deliberate than Mr. Mellen and did thlnJrs ihad been allowed ttf' go en and the New Haven and its officials had nqt been subjected to -Inimical i !j . ji 1 tin. mn inumrioi mw mwwwH, .. ferty would nave pulled out all right, perhaps, tn five years." He aasenea that Mr. Mellen could have retained th presidency ef the road had he so desired,' as he had a majority of the directors wit him.; m. , Skinner will resume his testimony tomorrow. He wlW be followed' by Xaurencj Mtnot, of Boston, a New Haven direc tor during part (of Mr. MeHen's ad ministration. ' William Aklnner, a New Haven 41 reotor since 1(02, said he did not re call j, p Morgan making a sutement fPnnfinwed cm Pas Five) Ormtlimert nw Paare OF JEFFERSOn S CELEBRATED III UQT' lira CITIES In Several States Occasion Was Observed as Legal Holiday. GBAVE3 DECOBATED Efi;:sfiEss!.'i:i vieeb's , OlSIGTEIISSESIIIIJi . m tes hi:.i W i .,. ... . -J- Mr. Webb Hot Present Ow ing to Important Duties; - . at Washngton. - CdNVENTION HELD . . "WAEJHNC"' Ju e I. Whether ths Mexican t ut.onaiists are w participate In I s regtlatlons . at Niagara Fal.a vr ' ably wlU b de termined b . torn , row.; ; Agents . oi General Carranaa t .nlg'ht wers In telegraphlo eommu icatlon with tn constitutionalist lea i after, -having forwarded to him fh answer (A the iSouth- American , reoiators w s message carried to Niagara ran issc week.1.. '""..' ' .. Pttblleatlon of the mealatora mss saga was Withheld fc- sntil Oeseral Cwrania' t detem -' " I'i ply, Eafael ubni iiiter of the i interior In Carraasa's. cabinet, ahd i at ths haai t the oowstltutlonalist agency la.Waahlngtsn, wouNi not ais cum the .mature of - th mediators' proposals op the probsjbl attitude of his chief. L . Persons In , touch with constitutionalist . agent,, .however, suggested that the terms on which the mediators propoeefl te receive Ml oonstltutlonallsts into the . peace negotiation would be, declined. , - Notes Readies Waahlngtan. s The mediators note, addressed to Mr. Eubarao, reached Washington la a special delivery letter, as soon as the message was reaelvsd, the con stltutlonallst agency began prepare ttons to communicate with" Oeneral Carransa at Durange by a special wlra. When the mssags had been f or warded, conferences with their chleftalo wars begun over tn wir, r. Zubaran announcing that hs honed to have some conclusive la- formatton later In the evening. In that event tt was considered probable there would be made ptrblio the mediators' message together with an answer. If there was to be any, and also ths original note from th son stltutlonallst. . ..' . . Tt was said the mediators message was accompanied by a request , that nothing be mad public untU a con clusion had been reacnea. Administration officials , hwaltsd ths outcome with , considerable ao xletv. Throughout the nay there were some expressions of apprshen I ATLAKTA, Ga 7une 8. Memorial exercise in many cities ot the south today marked the' observance of the birthday of Jefferson Davis, presi dent of the Confederate states : of America. In several states the oc casion was designated as a legal holi day, banks and other business house being closed. , h ". '' " In Tennessee - and Georgia thl grave of the confederate dead were decorated , with . appropriate . cere monies at many of the larger cities At New Orleans the Totton market waa closed and business practically suspended. The day was a legal halt holiday in Virginia, memorial services being held at a number of places. IN TXROKNLV RICHMOND. Vs., Jun lJTh birthday of Jefferson -Davis, presi dent of the Confederate states, wa celebrated throughout Virgin! f to day..; Memorial societies placed trl bates of flowers on the Davis menu ment her thl morning,' and tanned with greenery th confederate colon nade supporting tt The day was a legal half holidays tn Virginia. GRAVES DECORATED. IiEXINOTON, Va., June Ths tomb ef Robert E. Lee, the graves of Stonewall Jackson. William W. Pen. dleton and other distinguished dead, were ' decorated , here ' ' today and memorial exercises were held In' Lee Memorial chapel at Washington and Lea university of which General Lea HICKORT, June I. The Ninth dis trict demooratlo convention was held In the But theatre here today and Hon.; B. ,T. wsbb wa declared the nomine of the convention to succeed himself In congress. The convention was called to order by Edward Love, of Llneolnton, chair man of the executive committee. He called Mr. Ray to act as temporary chairman of the convention and C. M. McCorUe, of Newton, and the mem- bers of the democratio press were made secretaries. On motion the or ganization was mad permanent . The vote of the m strict was canvassed and after It was tabulated the secretary ah' nounced the results as follows: .E. T, Webb, 1I.285S B. R. Preston, Ml. , Nominations were then called for and E. T. Webb was placed In noml nation by W. C. Felmster, of Newton, speaking for the Cleveland delegation. At the request of Mr. Breston, the Mecklenburg chairman did not place his name before th convention as-a candidate, but stated that Mr. Pres ton-desired that ths entire vote of Mecklenburg be cast for Mr. Webb. The chair ruled that under the rules of the organisation this oould not be done, but after th calling of th roll a motion was ' made, to declare Mr. Webb's nomination unanimous, which was done. " , . Mr. Mull, of Shelby, made a speech of several minutes expressing for Mr. Webb his appreciation of the support the district had given him tn the re cent primary, and his regret that tie was unable to attend th convention in person as was his Intention, owing to hit attention to ths trust bltata- cess of mafllatlpn plans or originally outlined. It was ths .first time twu any admissions had been made of probable setback Tet those who admitted the - possibility, of obstacles Insisted that ,all difficulties ultimate !y would "be overcome. Secretary Bryan reiterated that mediation , was progressing satlafaeeerllr. ; j !? '' CoawUtaOonaUsIs Jfleswt, - " 'At eonstltuUonallsi headquarters those engaged personally In th long diiit svnc dellberatlom with oonstltu Uonh!iit leaders flatly refused to -bef th Mmmunit"i cn- stltutlonalirt point of -view. . one source, however,, intimated, that there ware fnura-estlons to the note tnat naa not been, forecast In previous 'dis patches from, Niagara EaJl v, ; f While ammunltkm for : th . const! tutlonaltst ,was sn route : today, to Tamplco from the United States, ad mission came from toe stats aepan ment of , previously reported . order to oustoms ofnolals -not to clear oonstgnments of munitions or war w Mexican ports, secretary Bryan saia there seemed 'to have ,been mlsqon struoAm of ths original order,. . .' Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, aot f"t as secretary of ths navy in ths absence of Secretary; Daniels today said no orders had been given, to the American naval commanders, on ins Mexican coast in regard to the treat ment of the steamship .Anttlla, laden with war supplies for the constitu tionalists when sh appear in Max. loan-waters, -. This wai taken as an answer to the question as to Whether the Amer ican naval oommander would sxtend protection to th Antllkt In th vent that som of .ths Huerta unbots, whfh have been Informed of th a ture of her cargo, should atumpt to waylay th h!b, Ths tat i department has taken no action on the notification received to day through American Consul Cana da, at Vera Cms, that th" oonstltu. tinnallsts at Tamploo would , refuse entry to ny vessel whose clearances i Says Suffrcsttcs Ilava Z . : 'Tob Lady-LikeV and tri " Going to Fiht, anl suf-! the "the a 1 consul.' It is believed tb question will soon' become a practical one by 1 th appearance at Tamploo of 1 an American vessel .demanding entrance umJerr clearances Issued by Huerta consul in ,.tiMK.Unlted ftatea. If such, ships Jhave sailed from tioms ports -before .receiving forma! .no'.sc of thla hew. demand It i. sail the stat department will 114 n their right 'of entry. :'.vr'l Lafe tonight Mr. Zubaran and pi associates Interrupted their sxnhangm by teiorajih with C-"""-.! C-rrf i to hoM a lnrf t mf- wl!'i t r stated ' t:ifie ir-.'-ably wuid t no reply to ths mediators' Jte t .i.l.lit LONDON, Jun J. Toung stylishly gowned, a militant fragett tqday demonstrated truth of Ktpllnrs assertion that femal of the species Is more deadly than the male'' my making a savsk attaok with, a hatchet on an atton-, dant at. the Dor gallery, . whe the . attendant attempted to prevent r from destroying valuable pictures on exhibition there,' s The . alien i whose nam -,1- .Boulet, seized t" arm of ths woman after she 1; stroved two valuable plnUu, W9S buelly hacking a tbtrd. . Immediately the gallery, wh! located In the heart of a f t hlm. i' quarter of London, became tt I tie ground, the militant tut ' ? th attendant and rIi-.lnsr a ' of Wow on his body lih t'i i 1 et, severely Injuring htm. c ; r . tenilants cam to tli ' ' fintUly suoceedi'd- In nvm ; the woman, r ue ki . and screamed until t over to the police, ,'iA lMtpr, lt-ft In tlie r VandtO, ateort'l i-'' ' Jiave.bocn too l.. ; : ; "Tq ;top you i'v: t ' tice.'f the.1.-tter - ' Itif to ! for it l . e have 'trlrd '! 1 litiv tipen tno l;-!i;. " a ecu allnw us tt In 1 : ;1 arl it I ' ' ; ' 1 ! ' - 1, t 1 1 WAITOfO ON CARR iXZA. NIAOARA FALLS, June ..Media Hon tonight v waits on Oeneral car- ransa. Ths eomraanaor-m-enier - or th constitutionalist forces in Mexico has In his possession a communication from the three South American diplo mats which open the door for constitutionalist- representation la the con ferences here. ' t'pon his word depends whether the entire Mexican problem will be settled tr diplomacy or whether the consti tutionalists will continue to fight their way to Mexico City. The mediators have smoothed the way' for the constitutionalists to pr ticlpate. The United States govern ment wants them to accept, A re- lection may eventually mean the Washington govsrnment's withdrawal of the moral support It ha been ex. tending to thlr caus. " ' ; ' Th mediator tonight were hope fully confident Oeneral Carransa would send envoys here. Instead of believ ing negotiations will be Indefinitely prolonged by such a course they think a pacific settlement would In reality be more quickly obtalnd ar all par ties la the Mexican dispute then would be here to shape the program of .peace.' " " . . . No Conference. There were no conferences today ri0.' or eonatltutlonallats- "S , ,v twn . ' it j 1.11 f K i . - fluffMrU',(i iii t teritlim to rr, 1 om h ) wrd. medlcnl of.H rr f : Jail." Two women arrt"-1 v i whip aprang upon l.'. n i ' ths prison thl morn!; ' I punlnlied him eeveri!1,.' x i a man- csme to til r-en- i I r his aeeallnnts, h Th -.women df- r i action was a prot ,,t r forcible feeding for vil,! . i t is responsible.' Dr.' Forward r ( women with sti:t, ' detained them on a ' derly conduct T. t () ward was attacU d 1 i a ner. . An' arson' wmd early today -bnrne-i pavilion at l.an London, Another i s. fire to a couptry t- rW" (OnntJnned m Par flvs.) V20!.!J.!rS SUFFB.ISE IS silmiiie$iio;i Present Styles are Immodest But Comfortable, ' Zlrs. Pennybacker Says. EGIItnUSFOSBIE piEOTESEOTE Beports Favorably Elesolu : tion to Submt Tolls Ques . tion to iUrbitration. CTHICAOO, Jun J. That woman suffrage still is an open question and women's; fashions at present ar im modest, but comfortable, were stats ment here today by Mrs. Percy V, Pennvbacker. of Austin. Texas, pres- hlnni f the Oeneral Federation Of Women's clubs. Mrs. Pennybacker arrived yesterday , to prepare for the biennial convention of the federation which opena here June I. -Am to woman suffrage, " she said, "that twmalns an open question. "Personally I approve of it because I think the highest type of women Is Interested In politics and every thins that is vital In life. "Aside from the extreme low necs and . this slavish following f Pari sian styles, which are to be condemn ed, I think the preeent fashions are enjoyable' said Mrs. Pennybacker, "The freedom which women have now about the chest and waist, which al lows of deep breathing and comfort Is to be praised." w Suffrags and fashions probably will be t of ths nest interesting topic before . tfce federation, Mrs. . WABHDMJTON, Jun 8 Just when a vote on the Panama canal tolls x- smption repeal bill seemed certain, to com within a few days, ths senat foreign reUtlons committee today sur prised the senat and complicated th situation by , reporting . tarorabty a resolution designed to lead to the sub. ! . .. . s&a . wlt mission or tns aispuie wn un diu ain to arbitration by an international tribunal. " " There was no discussion of th res olution but It will be taken up before a rote I reached on th repeal bill it self, and its apparanc before ths sea- St undoubtedly, will lead to another debate.. . go fir as administration leaders know President Wilson oppaaen arbitration unless ths repeal bill J previously Is passed and no word had com to the capital tonight that he had changed bl pojltlon. Many senators bellev without th president's approval no arbitration proposal can receive a ma- co;ie$$!.!!:i FIGS ; KEFIISEflJGijSEQtlT George E. Hood Nominated . in Third District to Sue ceed Faison. - RALEIOH. June t. In a stormy convention at Ooldsboro today, mark ed by fist tight of delegates and ac tivities of pollca officers,, ths demo crat of ths Third North Carolina dis trict, by a vote of 104 to IL nominated George B. Hood, of Wayne county, to succeed Representative John M. Fai son. ' Charles R. Thomas, of Craven, Hood leading opponent, ' protests Hood's nomination claiming that It disregarded the preferential primary which was at first resorted to, to ef. font, a nomination. , Thomas claims all ths votes of th preferential pri mary have never been counted but are locked Up In a bank vault In Oolds boro. secleEii r:.j CELItEG' i. l..uL:...ll - .i: Doctor cf tr;;j Z. :zi ! Conferred ca C:.:r:l ct ' ITcrti C:z:Z.. X J W. W. DCKB KILLED. salt lake crrr, : ju i. Woodward W. Duke, son of J. B. Duke, nresfdent of the American To- bacoo company, w drowned under his overturned automobile in a moun tain creek near Park City. Utah, late today, Th tour other members of THOBOuan CHAPEL HILL, N. C. Jun S. William C. Jledfleld, Secretary e" commerce tMay delUered the com mencement address to the -raduat!nt olass of th University of J.orth C r- ollna. Hs discussed the tud ' ' thorough thinking, as he called i and referred to two types of thou?'-.. One of these he defined as long C tance. and the ether local -think!; . 'Everywhere In life, said Mr. I' field, these two methods of thou arle discovered, "r one 'criticising t half done Job, the other looking t ward the completed Ideal 1 . Without- mentioning names, F -rotary Bedfteld applied his subject t the Amerloan foreign policy. 1 urged hi audience to look t th thing In view, fleclarlni; that It not the policy of America to t her will anywhere y power arma 1 The university conferrrd the ' gree f Roctor of Laws on J Daniels, secretary of the y; C, Redfield, scrrlary of and "William U. All'-n, iv tlce of the North Cnroi:ii i court, ' V.V . department of eommerce. wat president fter ths war. - requlred In Washington. rer.ybos,r said. , t th party war not tenured, , i
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