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r THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, MAY 13, 1914. 11 c 1 1 Fpj p4 t.f j h II iiillSlil OH 2 'W4g$! fill, - I Bjj, p fe i: , I Hit! Si Use lit 71 CI f J fins TO&mieiriM 66 LKSM tub f tie of Mystery9' noirj appearing exolu- 5 eBiflu lo UOi layu- Ma EiU OS sfry a haptepo. n'o2 GTSISS HOK E SMITH CHAMPIONS CANAL , TOLLS REPEAL By Associated Press. Washington, May 13. Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia championed repeal of the clause in the Panama canal toll act granting exemption of tolls to American coastwise vessels . in the coastwise trade. He told the senate he would vote for repeal "because of our treaties with Great Britain and Panama" and because in his opinion '"it is right that the owners of these vessels should bear, for using the canal, a fair part of the cost to our government of building and operating it." Summarizing his objections to ex emption Senator Smith contended that: "The coastwise vessels will natural ly stop at ports of Cuba, Mexico, Cen tral America, Panama and perhaps elsewhere. Their cargoes will not be limited exclusively to bona-fide coast wise traffic of the United States. "Traffic from foreign countries will be unloaded at ports of the United States to be Immediately reloaded in a coastwise vessel for passage through the canal to the opposite coast of the United States, thus in reality carrying through the canal foreign traffic in coastwise vessels . without paying tolls." Reviewing the history of the Pan ama tolls legislation and quoting from ; a speech accredited to former Presi dent Taft early this year the senator said: "Mr. Taft was wrong in supposing that the idea of democratic senators and congressmen in voting to free the coastwise trade from tolls was to give a subsidy to our coastwise ships. Had they known that he considered it necessary under the treaty to fix the tolls at a rate which estimated pay men, of tolls by the coastwise vessels, thus making the freedom of the coast wise vessels from paying tolls a clear subsidy, democrats would not have disregarded their party platform and the established principles of their party by voting for this subsidy. "Those who seek to restrict the meaning of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty by picking here a word and there a word in disregard of the entire tenor of the treaty," he continued, "merely disclose the unshakable fact that the treaty intended to provide for the use of the canal by the citizens of the United States and tbe subjects of Great Britain and of other nations ob serving the rules prescribed so that there would be no discrimination against any of the citizens with re spect to the conditions or charges of traffic for- passing their commerce through the canal." Senator Smith declared that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty is made a part of the title to the canal zone in the treat3" of conveyance from Panama and that talk of terminating it from a legal standpoint was "absurd." "Termination of the treaty, he as serted, "would compel us to give up the canal unless we abandoned our attitude as a law abiding nation and resorted alone to battleships and brute force to keep the property." "Our right to fortify and use the canal as a national defense," he add ed, "followed ownership of the zone and Great Britain by promptly con ceding this fact, conformed to the terms of the treaty." Mr. Smith said that the contention that the words "all nations" in the treaty mean "all other nations" and do not include the United States "is based upon a rule of construction which might have been applicable if the United States at that time had owned the canal and the territory through which the canal was built and was simply granting a privilege to some other nation." That contention, he declared, however, would have had no force under the present treaty be cause it declared that the general prin ciple of neutralization of the Clayton Bulwer treaty should not be impaired. "Outlining the interest which Can ada and the countries of South Amer ica had in the tolls controversy Sen ator Smith- said: "When the president Ii. his mes sage referred to 'other difficulties' to be caused by the passage of our coast wise vessels through the canal with out charge, while I do not speak ex cathedra, I may well conceive that he had in view our general relations with all our neighbors in America and not what many have suggested, some ul terior purpose in connection with the government of Great Britain." - The senator argued that the United States really would surrender nothing by the repeal. "The surrender," he contended, "is made only if we fail to make the corporations owning these vessels pay their just part of the ex pense of the Panama canal. Their gain through the subsidy now allowed is the loss of all the people." He as serted that if a subsidy were to be granted to any vessels "it should be given to those engaged in the foreign trade which need help, noi to those engaged in the coastwise trade already protected from forign comptition, al ready rich and prosperous." ELIMINATING DANGEROUS DOGS. (Lee County News.) In this issue we are carrying an account of a child being attacked by a dog at Swann Station in which the child was seriously injured. Repeat ed accounts of ravages by dogs brings forcibly home the argument that something must be done with our dogs, and especially the worth less ones. Legislators consider it a great joke to have a fellow-member introduce a "dog bill" and his very at titude by the lawmakers is largely re sponsible for the great number of worthless, ravaging dogs that almost overrun the country, giving rise to hydrophobia and other diseases pe culiar to the dog, which in nearly every instance, causes the painful in jury and sometimes the death to some individual or property. The dog ques tion is not hard to solve, some meth od of elimination of the worthless ones doubtless can be brought about and the sentiment is more strongly in favor of such action now than ever before. The Lord is good to all and His ten der mercies are over all His works. Dubn axilla 9. AMUSEMENTS. "The Belie of Kichmona" Proving Popular. The "Academy Players" were again greeted by a large and enthusiastic audience at the Academy of Music last night, and the current offering, "The Belle of Richmond," is proving an exceptional drawing card. The "Academy Players" are giving an excellent interpretation or tnia cnarming orama, and last nighfis au dience was very liberal with their up pJaUBe. Miss Leon, Mr. Waiiace, Mr. iScneller, and the Messrs. fheips, re ceived an ovatioa oa tfceir eatrnpoe, and Mi3s Leca was iUq vosip.QB, y. several pretty bouquets e swore- "Tho Belle of ttiehmeso." Wiu" be given aqaia thlg fcCttirneou aad last performance will ba given to night. Starting tomorrow night and for the remainder of the week, Blanche Bates, successful emotional tiraam "Woman Against Woman," will be presented, with Miss Leon, assuming the role made famous by Miss Bales. Seats can be secured in advance at Hawley's Pharmacy. Advantages of The South For Live Stock Industry Pointed Out Washington, May 12.Hfcrriag ta the advantages of the Soma for tno live stock industry, President liarrisoa of the Southern Railway Comp&ny to day called attention to a communica tion which he has just recaivoa rrasi Mr. R. S. Curtis, animal huBbandnian in charge of beef cattle and gbeea jjj Agricultural Exposition Station, giv ing the results of marketing nina hun dred and twenty hoad of c&tUg ship ped from Western North Carolina to points in the eastern part of the state for feeding. The feeding of these cattle which was largely in the nature of an ex periment, was done with tho co-opora-tion of the Agricultural Exproimont Station and the live stock agents or the Southern .Railway have been in close touch with it. The results are such as clearlv to wiauiisu m.if uea mey are properly bandied, cattle can be fed in North Carolina and marketed at a substantial profit. The report made by Mr. Curtio shows that the average margin of profit on all of these nine hundred and twenty cattle was $1.32 per cwt. which com pares very favorably with an average market of $1.00 per cwt. received by cattle feeders in the so-called "Corn Belt" states. ACADEMY i oday Matinee at 3. Tonight at 8:30. The Charlotte Favorites THE ACADEMY PLAYERS In Sidney Toler's Beaut'ful Drama "THE BELLE OF RICHMOND" Last Half of Week "WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN" Seats Selling at Hawley's. Prices, Children 10 cents; Adults 25 Cents. g.V'-"-. " . " ."l ',T-' "I1 " a? v PIEDMONT Today 3:30,7:30 & 9 P.M. GEO. BROWN & CO. Champ'on Walker of the World -presenting a mile walking race upon the stage. Other AI I KEITH Features. N. & W. Railway Effective May 25. 1913. Leave Winston-Sal em. 6:0 A. M. daily ror Roanoke and Intermediate stations. Connects with Main Line train Nortn, East and West with Pullman Sleeper. Dining Cars. 2:05 P. M. aally for Martinsville. Roanoke, the North and East Pull man steel electric lighted sleeper Winston-Salem to Harrisburg, Phila delphia, New York. Dining car north of Roanoke. 6:00 P. M. daily, except Sunday, fr Martinsville and looal stations. W. B. BEVIL W. a SAUNDER3. Pass. Traffic Mgr. Gen'l Pass. Agt No matter how much you wish to spend on that monument you will find that your money will buy the most here in QUALITY granite or marble and splendid designing and workman ship. It Is a pleasure to submit our sam pies and prices why not have us do so when it might mean a saving of mo ney and the avoidance of purchasing an inferior monument? Mecklenburg Marble & Granite Co. E. 2nd St. Phone 557 tfPSTER;S.RIlXS fes? Vv3S THE 151 VrJONI BBAfiD. r"7j? JV7 J.euJe! your -'ojrartst &ViVl Fi f rr Jkt. As'; fo? CIS '.Ofiffes-'JPEH .- .i made by the Gurney Refrigerator Co., good j i enougn 10 Dear our name. of solid oak construc tion. handsome golden fin ish. white enamel lined. two adjustable metal shelves. arrangement such as to give a free circulation of air similar to that of expensive refrigerators. ice capacity 50 lbs. Club Price $15 CLUB TERMS: 1.50 CASH, 75c WEEK. Have you figured out what it MEANS to join our Refrigerator Club? Do you realize that it gets you IMMEDIATE POSSESSION of a Parker Gardner, Gurney or Leonard Cleanable Refrigerator, than which there are none better and few so good on the market? We picture a popular style and size here a Parker-Gardner Refrig erator made especially for us by the Gurney Refrigerator Co. The Club includes all other styles sizes50 to 150 Ihs. ice capacity, prices $9.00 to $60.00, club terms $1.00 to $4.00 down and 50c to $2.00 a week. Parker ardner Company SUPT. HOWELL OF ASHEVILLE IS CHOSEN TO SUCCEED HIMSELF Special to The News. Wasiussiea, May 15. Sel35?:ag & board held a postponed meeting last night at which a superintendent of the city schools and several teachers in city schools were re-elected and other matters, in which changes were 1 BBrra97tt isii S si Clean, cool cooking is an easy matter nc-r?.days, and the kitchen is just ss comfort able as any ether room in the house. For cooking and bak ing of every description there is no stove like the made, were taken up and disposed of, although the election of a full list of teachers for the graded schools of the city was put off until the members of the board could have time to more thoroughly investigate the situation. Superintendent Harry Howell, for merly of Charlotte, who has been the head of the city schools here during the past year, was re-elected unani mously by the board last night. Owing to the excellent record made by Su perintendent Howell during the one year he has been the head of the city schools, it was gnerally believed that he would be re-elected and would ac cept the term for another year. And intrepid courage is, at best, but a holiday kind of virtue, to be seldom exercised, and never, but ' in cases of necessity, affability, mildness, tender ness, and a word which I would fain bring back to its original significance of virtue I mean good nature are of daily use; they are the bread of man kind, the staff of life. Dryden. Simplest, cleanest and most satisfactory stove to use. No bothersome wicks no leaky valves. It embodies the most economical principle for burn ing kerosene oil. The heat is concentrated directly under the cooking. Reduces fuel expense. The flame is pro tected on all sides from drafts, and is controlled by lever. Heat gauged by indicator. SOLD BY JNJlcCansland&Co. 1 "" "THE STOVE MEN." 221 South Tryoii Street FOR COOKING AND FOR FURNACE USE Cobo Standard Ice & Fuel Company PHONE 19 FDfi JOB PR NT NG CRTHAL OH i 9AS STSECQ.,M2i(ers Garcinsr, Mats. Jl. ,-rt. n-m at The name Florence On ta Oil Store means best. JI You Want a Bicycle See the RACYCLES be ore buying. 1914 Models just j ust arrived. They run 27 per cent light ter than a bicycle. We also have up-to-date BTCYCLES. Call and see the difference. Relay Manufacturing Company ' 231 .South Tryon Street ORCH SHADES 1 A A PANAMA jVB W K UPKOLSTERCO BOX SPRINC i S Ilk MAMMOCK ft! III A Beautiful Cool Porch Is a summer living room that makes your own home a fine re sort to spend the warm months. The Coolmar Porch Shade is almost an essential; it breaks the sunlight, hut Is so arrang ed that the air has free and un molested circulation, $2.25 to $7.50. Couch Hammocks, in brown or green, a comfortable Porch Bed that is almost indispensa ble, from $6.00 to $21.50 com plete. Swings in Early English or green. $3.50 to $7.50. Porch Rockers, $1.25 to $6.00. A very comfortable accessory Porch Rugs, all sizes, and prices to suit We can't be excelled. Lubin Furniture Company 3C . . y. if i i V v. i I " I'1 i i : J
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