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CHAP’OTTE. N. C.. WEDNESDA\ EVENING, FEBRUARY 22. 191 1
PR YP17 t In Ch.tlott
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South Carolina
Abandoned By
iteruiban Company?
;i . bin ajiii iho V>ill is as follows; Beginning at
tha' tho iii'o-
.iiii.iu luilway will
of any lines in
1 (it :hi' promotors
. . iinipaav iiiat l.as
, ; u.-; conii(UMu-e anti
" r all prin-
• V. (' i 'ari)i;nas by
i(>Uo\v?> a
. \ t ; u I Ktwoi' oxcM'i. is-
V 1., 'Ur:'so. of tho
a in:; lo;4islaiive
’ allow iho I'iod-
liaihvay t'kiiiiiiany
'I', 'i.o tixcd (.’apiuU
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; . uuboniatorial ca-
ami ^'’"lury I
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, 'io,: ot Civtv-''iv.r
III Ilf iat. riirbau .
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. ..;i(i Mr-. Lewis W. i
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W. IT .i\is. .l ;i
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! !v- ly (irT-nninin..;
bf lakiMi.
I'Vi r. upon
I tlio pro-
M'.urv bi>-
soiiu* point in Yorke county, on the
Noi'tli Carolina line, thence through
York, Chorokee, Spartanburg. Green
ville. Anderson, Greenwood, and Ab
beville couniies, to the Georgia srtate
iiuo. 'I'he roll(»wing counties are to
bf cuiiuocK'd as was set oui in the
l)ill: i nion, Laurens, Saluda, Lexing
ton, Xowb(>rry, Hithiand and Chester.
The company is give ntho power to
soil electricity to the villages and
towns along the route of the railway.
Tho company may not go through a
town or village without first securing
ilu' consent of the municipal authori-
1
I’till another right given the com
pany is that of runinng street rail-
va>s in the towns and villages
or near which the line of the
way would pass.
,\ signilicant line apitearing in tho
iiiil is a': follows: "Notliing ciuitaiued
iii ac'ion sliall auihoi'ize tlie
V orp. rat ii>n to pun'liase. acqiiire or
obtain (i'nirol over a parallel and
I funiM ting line of raihva>' in this
>. .uo.”
i'he eaiutal stock of the coiiipany
is li\od at in common or
i pr.'torii d stock, oitiier or boiht.
: 'i he terms of the merger with the
‘I. S, A: .\ ('ompan.^ are set out ini
detail i!i tiie bill. I
At ib.e meeting held with the Dukes
!-» vt'ral nceks ago, .\lr. i.ee stated
that ’ii.’ proii'.otors of thin enterpriS'j
owr.ed itu' c.veonvillc. Spartanburg
ai’(! ATid^'V.'.on route, tlie .\uderson
i'lai'ion (\)!npany, of Aiid*etson, and
e intentil'iu ri>ai!, connecting An-
>n and i?oiton, the Greenville
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LITTLE HATCHET!
IT WITH
The Pulp And Paper
Clause Is Dejended
By Chairman Norris
By Associated Press.
Washin.gton, Feb. 22.—The i)ulp and
pa))er clause of the proi)Osed Canadian
reciijrociry aggreenient was defended
before the finance committee of the
senate today by John Norris, chairman
of the pai'er committee of the Ameri
can Xewsiiaper Publishers’ Associa
tion. He elaborated the aiguments
which‘he presented in the same behalf
before the ways and means committee
of the house, declaring that he si)okc
for daily newspapers “vihich i>ay
000.UOO per annum for ther print jjajier;
$G,000,000 more than they would pay
if normal conditions were permitted.”
He dwelt especially upon the follow
ing points:
The increase of $2.50 ijer ton in the
from the mill now suii])!.’. ing them.
"What else can we ex))e't when
rongiess fattens and fosters couceriis
like the international Paper Compau>.
which .gathered togetht'v :’.L' mills, ukisi
of which were triliutaiy to denuded
timber tracts ami exiuiused water
courses? It consolidated tliem into
what is now a si\t\ nine million dollar
corporation, most ot its capitalization
rejiresenting water. It took over 111
paper machines luit i.^ now oiieratlng
less than (iT lia’per machines. In thir
teen years it I'.as added otil.\ two new
ma“hines to its eciuiimieni. \\’hen it
was or.ganized half of the machines
were then out of date. What must be
their condition today? lis paper ma
chines ttirn out an average of L’l tons
price of print jjaper 1).\' paper makers per da.\' tor each maebine, while mod-
t.ince {he enactment of the Pa.\ne-
Aldrich tariff, notwithstanding the de
duction of $2.2r> ])er ton iti the duty:
the increase of price from .$:’.2 to $45
per ton since thirt.\-two mills were
merged into the Internalional Pa])er
Company: tlie alleged effort of pajier
ern machines tttrn otit tons n('r day.
\\’hy should the iiews) apers b(> forced
to carry the btirdens of tiiat Ititid?
“Instead of using its rei^ources to le-
veloi) its machinery and improve its
plant, the Inrernaiional Paper Com-
panv has used its funds to speculate
niakers to ‘starve the market” anl in wood lands
“FATHER, I CANNOT TELL A LIE;
‘■'.It:' ;s
i id 1 di-i'osed I rail'vay s.w-teiu and the Pied
V >i 1 ii.a I'utiu 'I'raciicm Compan.''.
iii’i rurban v>-ould |
11uitia. uniil it af-
\: .1 (led ia.o \ ir-
■ ’1 r^'ii by S-'i.ci
. i.\ \\['\ ;i!: J pi*' .-••it
, i' r' . at se. i i'ni
1 VT Hh a>e gave
: ' :\ ;oi', that too
1 i;,' Liiven li!«' in-
i .r.i'led o.'t V i'.a'
(l,'tf( jin t he ujeas
l;;til I lie biil be( li
; ij • 1,1 • p('> iple WOliUl
,.(i absolutely, he
) liave allow-
• ;.i
■ 11, at
I i.'i:.
moil:
i Air. i.ee W(Mi! on to explain that
}the tilti-.rau' i.lau of the proposed
, .'•.viulieat(• V. lis to coiiuet t tlit'se five
Mines, tapping tiie Seaboard .\ii' i.ine
;iiiihva\ either Calhoun I'alls-, Ab
beville- or (1 l et nwood, surve.vs ot
j these rotites w ith tiiis end in view
[ha\ing alifady been m:ide and ex-
itf'ud liiu'S be.\ond Cliavlotte.
i .Mr. L('e said 'Hat in order to cor-
I ry o-it tiii.-^ .great scheme a syndicate
! w ■,)u]d be orga-ii/t'd. The liolders of
;ih.'>e sev« ral electric railway sys-
jteiiis were t(, put their holdings into
;:!ie syndicate a: what they c()st. The
j intcrurlj ;!i s. stem (‘onnectiug these
|\ari'tts etti.'s was to be built by an
• undt rwri'iiiu. syndieaie, and when
■ .-oi !;;:ei.'(i ir.f load wa-- to be bonded.
iilie bond:' dispost'd of and the
;sc’ibcrs ri'turned their pro rata
Memory Of Geoige
Washington Is
Fittingly Honored
\ SPEECHES
IN THE SENIITE
ON LORIMER DA!
;^Ub-
share
in 'i.l\!'!’
i. .■ \ ;• net, b.'
: '!(■ agliU' i >11
(e-vcrnor
.-la'C will take i.rorns.
r'ulvMi i”'d h 1 'Pile Sj^avtanburg Herald thinks that
[c-s.-^iol.'' as:-!St-; . c(;ni|)an.\ will be al)le to secure
• i',i, arc ^pend-1 regardless of the gov-
•l". .'I^iernoi's action. The Herald today says:
1.. :tloiig wliich ; ‘•'I'll,. i)'‘ws that Governor Blease
I had vetoed the act incorporating the
lii.e would go I i>iedniont 4^- Northern
• ,rd and !hence 1 ,Spiwianourt
anoth'-r
railway wa.;
v•itll^ much
iiui was tht' sti'oject of con-
I'lK' irr)iii Ci'ii-j 1 ,i(. ('•omiiK'tM )esterd;i,\ .
y.;p. c.'rli and thence j ••'I'lie Piedmont Northern is the
A.! oi tl'ii-^ is >i' ->ec-1 (’;u'ol'na end ol the interurljan
'fi;A e 11'’". however, in I (.'lectric railway ))ro,iected b> J. B.
ii,(cineri: that work on j nuke and his associates to run from
' . F’almetto State j (•i-;n lotte. N. C.. to Greenwood,
Greenville and
h
i ' Vi'ci nville to-
: lie tak.'ti.
(,iunder
-arding all rail-
1 uart*
• » ad
r(
from tlie
>t' by spec-
■, loiiud to
luirements
a
. .i ir tlie sf'nate
a ;!uit. January
:..,e.^ts VN-erc given
. i.;)oia.'- ilii-^ I'f"'’
-.ill be a f'll-
i; O’-.■ liii“d by the
11,e! wit]', thi Mer-
11 a' the bo ard of
> ral weeks ago and
I':- in rt'gard to no'
- >i,,n ot tli«* G, S. ic
a ^.firttii ”aii"a.'
;. (Id ^\i( nd ti’oni
:i lotte and i'eyond.
Ml-,-; liUincd in the
bv Senator Mauldin
' ;; ■* he s.\ ndicate man-
.. i ,’ii the night of the
\ir \V. S. I.ee. 'I'!ie
. , .J. 15. Duke, of
.) p, N. Duke, of
.-^amuel Roberts, ot
W. S. Lee. of Char-
' .■-;ni.\th and Lewis .
.1;'. ilh*.
. ;,t f(.-solution !)assed
pf I ho legislature by a
i.'c allowing the intro-
I' iiKdrporation bill.
(oni|iany shall have
is -et forth fully in 'I’e
'I tiator Mauldin intro-
 omi»an,v. among othci
»-• permitted to operate
avp, the motive power
' i \ Tho route outlined
III.'oatsigoaread?
tl,rou.;li Siiarianlinr
.\r.d( ! >o!i. It is the road to which peo-
1 le of S'iirtaiibnrg recently contrii)iit-
ed almost .$2.".'),tKM) in slock suliscrip-
tions.
"It was first thoueht that the gov-
orntir’s veto would have the effect of
hoMim; up tlie construction of the
road until next year, when the legisla
ture woub! b*“ asked to pass anothei
i'ct of incoipora'iion uiore in keeping
v.-ith the govern(n-’s views. Mr. Blease
took tiie position that the act which
h(' vetoed gave too much authorit> to
tiv.' compan.\. I' uaxo the ri.ght to the
, Q]ii ]);i 11 !() construct a. new work of
,.ie trie lines in the Piedmoui counties
of tho state, 'i'he ctmipany
cai)itaii/ed at S5.000.000.
••llci)resent;:tjve Jesse
that the com])any could obtain an-
otiior charter from the s'crelary of
state, though it would ]irobab1y not
1,0 so liriiad in its scope as the one
nullified by Mr. Blease.
In the ineaminie the company is
.'^aid to have authority to go ahead
with the construction of at leas^ part
of the connecting link between Green
ville and Anderson.”
SEE PAGE 9 TODAY
was to be
Bovd said
For dates of Legal Sales
of City and County Prop
erty. Big profits are made
sometimes by buying in
property that goes “under
the hammer.” Jot down
the dates.
(Watch the Want Ad Page 8.)
By ,\:^sociaicd Press.
Washington, Fei). 22, - Practicall.v
all the (a|)ital united todav to pay
tribute to (Jeorge Washington in
commemoration of the one hundred
and seventv-ninth anniversary of bit;
bivtli. .Ml departmental clerks en.ioy-
ed a holiday but those employed
around the capitol were not so fortu
nate as botii bouses of congress were
in se.ssi(?n.
Presi(ient Taft wiil go to Alexan
dria, Va., tliis afternoon to be the
guest of the Wasfunglon Memorial
As.soeiation of Masons. In the even
ing he will att.eiid a Masonic banciuet
and watch the de.giee team oT thei
Mithigan Graiul Lodge.
At Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 22.|—-rni-
versit.v da\' exercises” of the I’niversi-
1y of Penns-ylvania, held in the .\cad-
emy of Music were tiie principal fea
tures of the observance ot af-huig-
ton's birthday today in Philadelphia.
The university on Washington’s
anniversary confers degrees and those
to be honoted tliisr year were (^ount
.foliann Heinri-h von Beriistorff. the
(lerman ambassador, and Chadles C.
Harrison, former itrt^sidtul oi the nni-
versiy, each being given the degree
of doctor of laws.
The Day in New York.
New York.. Fel). 22.—Business in this
city was suspended in large measure
toda.v while pairiot'c organizations
I'.umerous social and iienevolent socie
ties contributed by various suitable
I functions to the celebration of ^\ ash-
ington's birthday.
All the exchanges, liatiks and other
financial institutions were closed lor
the holiday and the susiiensfon of bus
iness in the wholesale and reail busi-
ress centers seemed even more gen
eral than usual.
Governor Dix delivered an address
at tiie formal dedication of the Hebrew
infant asylum.
Observance in Charleston,
Charleston. S. C. Feb. 22.—Review,
by Governor Blease and his staff, of
cadets and national guard, preceding
a parade through the principal streets
in which coas-t artillery companies
from Fort Moutrie will take part, was
the feature this afternoon of the ob
servance in Charleston of \Vashing-
lon’s birthday. Business was generally
suspend'.?d today and all public build
ings were closed. The governor will
ft tend the annivers-ary bancpiet tonight
of the Washington Light Infantry.
The Day in Savannah.
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 22. Savannah
is observing the birthday of .George
Washington on a varied scale. Of
course, the principal event of the
day will be the unveiling at 4 o'clock
this afternoon of the tablet which
marks the spot where the Spring Hill
redoubt stood during the Revolution.
There are oiher important features
of the day also. Two battalions of
the first regiment of infantry and the
famous Chatham artillery are fighting
a sham battle in the suburbs, the mem
bers of the Savannah Automobile Club
have gone on a long run into the coun
try and the boy scouts of the Y. M.
.1. F. Spearing, treasurer of the .Jeffer
son Davis Monument Association,
which is responsible for the tribute
to the Confedera’e leader.
The princiiial address was deliv
ered by Gen. Bennet H. Young, of
Louisville.
The monument is of granite witii
a bron'''.e statue of .lefferson Davis
and represents one of the best ef
forts of Edward Virginius Valentine.
It stands at the corner of Hagan
avenue and Canal streets.
In addition to the popular sub
scriptions collected in New Orleans,
a small surpbis of the general South-
‘^rr; fund raised for the Jefferson
I'a\is nionumeTif in Richmond wliicn
wii.-- unveiled in 1907, was turned
over to the local monument associa
tion.
Tiie statue is of heroic size, tiie
president of the Confederacy being
1 eisre.sented in a standing posture as
though he was addressing an audi
ence.
The pedestal is made of selected
South Carolina granite and meas
ures 111 feet It inches square at the
base and has a height of 14 feet 2
inches. The status cast of bronze,
stands S feet 8 inches high.
The large base under the die
shows the seal of the^ilConfederacy
made of bronze, surrounded by a
laurel wreath. Directly underneath
are two elaborately carved 'palm
branches with oak leaves, emblematic
of strength and peace and the upper
end of the die shows a row of 13
stars, the number of stales repre
sented in the Confederacy.
Mobile Celebrates.
Moliile, Ala., Feb. 22.—W’ashington s
birthday was observed here by school
children and the Daughters of the
American Revolution with an elabo
rate program. A celebration under
the auspices of the schools was held
with Mrs. Ella P'lagg Young, the na
tional president of the National Ed
ucational Association as the principal
speaker.
By Associated Press.
Washington, P'eb. 22.—This was
I^oriiner day in the senate. When the
session be.gan it was with the ex-
|)eclaii('n that a number of speech
es would i)e heard during the day.
Ciiief among these was that, of Sen
ator l.orimer himself, who was to
begin iu-ompi|y upon the conclusion
of the I’outine business.
Senator Lorinier has been in al
most constant attendance upon the
se.-sions in which meml)ers have
contended for and against his re
taining his seat as Senator from
Illinois. His repl.\ is awaited with
much interest both by the senate
and by the public as has been in
dicated by the large attendani’e on
the floor and in ihe galleries. Spec
tators began gathering rv^o hours be
fore' the time for the senate to con
vene and later many were turned
awa.v from the doors.
The session was begun wirh the
usual custom on Washington’s birtli-
day of reading his farewell address.
The reading was by Senator Young,
of Iowa. The Lorinier case then
came up after ah rief interval devot
ed to ordinary business t)f the
body.
It is not likely that a vote in the
case will be reached today unless
the session extends into the night.
The fact that Washington’s birth
day is a legal holiday in which all of
the departments are closed, together
with exceptionally allurin.g weather
conditions after many da.\s of lower-
in.g skies, brought to both sides of the
capitol thousands of visitors. Many
Washingtonians who seldom -attend
sessions of congress took advantage
ot the oi)i)ortunity and there was more
than the usual number ot out of town
sjiectatoi s.
The fact that Senator Lorinier again
is to speak in his own defense lent
a dramatic note to the occasion, which
accentuated the interest always at
taching to anything in the nature of
a battle in congress.
•increase prices: the comiilete depend
ence upon Canada for pulp wood to
keep the American iiaper mills going;
the inaccurate character of informa
tion sup’plied to senators about Ihe
supi>ly of pulp wood in various i)arts
of the rnited States: the ability of
American mills to make pajier cheaper
than the Canadian: the failure of bull
dozing methods to obtain iiulp wood
from Canada and the effective ajipli-
cation of the paper clause in the peiid-
i’, ' agreement to the serious situation
li .’ confronting American ])aiter users.
Mr. Norris submitted an extensive
array of exhibits in su])i)ort of his
argument. 'I'hese included much that
was brought before the wa.vs and
means committee recently and also
imponant material which he said he
sui)mil.ted to the congressional com
mittees in U*01>.
“Durin.g July, Au.gu:-^t and September
last,” Mr. Norris said, ‘ the larger pa
i'er coniiiatiies refused to quote any
lirices for the year 1911. Subsequently
an agreed and uniform price of $45
jier ton was demanded by them. 'I'he
largest user of print paper in the
I’nited States, whose coniract will
soon exj)ire. will probabl.v ))a.\' an ad
vance of $000,000 iier annum n]ion his
l-re.-^ent iirice. Large newspapers
whose contracts are expiring are un
able to obtain bids at any price except
hat toda.N it con
trols between six thousand and seven
thoui-and stpiare miles of timtier tracMs
and is (lilting with the provinciiil gov
ernment of Quebec about the location
of paper iilaiits in that section.
“It has three times the wood land
necessary for a perpetual sutiply of
wood to ])rovide its present lu'oduction.
Its representative before a con.gression-
al committee fiuured that these laiuls
were worth .$l”,l!t2,:515 and that tlu'.
company had made ten million dollars
on the aiiiireciiUed value of i’s wood
land holdings. 'I'o strengthen its mon-
opol.v (jf power sites, as well is of
avaiiablc timber areas, it iiolds i!t!,5'.'2
horse pow(>r (,»f undeve!Oi)ed wat^r
power which is valued at $!t,T2'.>.f»00.
It will not develop the sites itself and
no ]>ossii)le competitor can get hold of
them.”
Ueiterat iii.g his foruiei’ assertions
lhal tariff coddlin.g luis tuiervaled
.\merican paper makers until now they
converted into jiaper only (17 iier cent
of the wood reaching the mill, Mr.
Norris said:
“Put ilie Aiuericau paper makers iu
position to get their jmlp wood read-
il,\ and \ou start tluMii upon coiiditious
which will enable tluun to capture the
mark«Ms of the world and to realize
that drtam which the organizers of
the International Paper Company
avowed their luii'jiose to acoonn)lish.
mi SEITIE
T
GREAT BRITAIN
mk They Have
Caught One of The
Train Robbers
CO.
-T^~d Press.
lie. Ca., Feb. 22.—Sheriff
f Lumpkin county, last mid-
‘ured a man who answered
’ p’.o.T of one cf trie five
held up Southern tr*in No.
luBt Saturday morning.
The man had $442 worth of English
gold coin.
Some of the money taken from the
express train is known to have been
foreign. .
The capturc was made 14 miles north
of Dr.hJonega. Tvjo companions of the
suspect escaped.
C. A. are making their first hike
through the wilds of Chatham count
There is also to be an athletic exlii-
bition by the Y. M. C. A. in the park
extension which will be witnessed by
hundreds.
Monument to Davis.
New Orleans, Feb. 22.—On the
birthday of George Washington New
Orleans today paid tribute to the
only president of the Confederacy
bv * unveiling a monument to Jeffer
son Davis in the parkway recently
honored wdth his name. The ceremo
ny began at 2 o’clock with a parade
of Confederate veterans. national
guards and Confederate societies.
A beautiful and picturesque fea
ture of the unveiling was the forma
tion of a living Confederate flag by
the school children.
The honor of drawing the cords
which bared the shaft to t’lo view
of tho thousands who bad gathered
for the ceremony was given to Mrs.
By Associated Press.
Tokio, Sattu'day, January 28.—The
fact that Great Britain has surren
dered jurisdiction in Korea is not
generally known and in official cir
cles it is officially denied that there
is anything new in the situation. The
reason for the reticence on the part
of the government of Jaiia.n is that
so far as the people of this country
were concerned they understood from
the first that consular jurisdiction
passed from the jiowers as soon as
annexation was announced. After all,
the retention by the other powers
of a right to protest against the sur
render and to make a bargain in the
future before announcement of sur
render is formally settled, makes very
little difference.
till PISSES
THE WEATHER.
By Associated Press,
Washington, Feb. 22.—Fore-
North Carolina, fair tonight
and Thursday, continued cold,
temperature below freezing to
night; moderate to brisk winds.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Feb. 22.—The senate had
another busy session today, many new
bills being introduced. One by Sen
ator Hobgood to incoroiirate the
Greensboro, Roxboro and Norfolk Rail
road. Another by Senator Brown to
safeguard the state's interest in turn
pikes and railroads and other enter
prises.
The special order on the Torrens
Land Title System was jiostponed in
definitely on account of the illness of
the introducer. Senator oCtten.
The Sikes-Boyden state highway
commission bill was taken up as a
si)ecial order and considered at length.
The senate bill for five hundred
thousand dollars in bonds for a fire
proof state administration building
was made a specal order for Fridaj
noon in the house.
The bill creating Avery county pass
ed final reading in the house, the vote
being 80 to 9 and was ordered enrolled
for ratification. This county is made
up of portions of Mitchell, W-atauga
and McDowell.
By A'ssociated Press.
Puerto Cortez, Honduras, Feb. 22.—
The second days session of the peace
conference aboard the Tacoma open
ed without the slightest indication
of an early a.greemeiit bein.g reached
by the en\»ys of President Davila
and General Manuel Bonilla. Botli
sides are sparring for an opening
and neither General Rosaljies for
Davila nor Dr. Membranjo for Bonilla
is showing signs of a willingness to
recede from their respective de
mands made at yesterday s initial
session.
Both Meinbrano and Rosales sent
long telegrams to their respective
chiefs yesterday at the conclusu-n
of Ihe first conference session.
Tlie conference is not, public. Be
sides the two envoys and Mi’. Daw
son, the American representative,
who is acting as mediator, the ses
sions are attended by Commanders
Davis of the Tacoma and Brittain,
of the Wheeling and by local Ameri
can consul. I
Both the American and British war
vessels in the harbor ere decorated
today in honor of Washington s birth
day. This is also the birthd?,.v anni-
versar.v of General Lee Christmas,
the military leader of the revolu-
I ion.
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By Associated Press.
Puerto Cortez, Honduras. Feb. 22.—
The former I'nited States gunboat
Siren, whose recent mysterious inove-
nients have caused alarm in some
Central Ameracan cireldeJ^. arrived
here last night Hying the Nicaraguan
fiag.
Commander Britain of the gunboat
Wheeling boarded the Siren Sunday
when she arri\'cd in the harbor at
Ceiba, Honduras. After a thorough
investigation of her j-.apers. which he
said were apparently regular, he re
turned to his ship.
The little vessel carries no cargo or
annaineiii.
Tlie cai)tain of Ihe Siren has full
))Ower of attorney from the owner of
the vessel to eitlier or lease it^
The Siren sailed from Norfolk, \ a.,
on February 11th, with clearance pa
pers for Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Noted Alienation
Suit Abandoned
Naval Appropriation Bill Passes.
By Associated Press.
AVashington, Feb. 22.—The naval
appropriation bill finally passed the
house today.
The advocates of a naval increase
program of one battleship instead
of two tried to secure a recommittal
of the bill for amendment in that
respcct but a inoiion was defeated
167 to 132.
By Ascsociated Press.
New Yoik, Feb. 22.—Society read
with keen interest today an announce
ment of an agreement whereby Dr.
Smith Ellis .IcKim consents to enr
all pending and prospective litigation
against his former wife and her fath
er, Dr. Isaac E. Emerson, for allenia
tion of MIS’. McKim's affection.
The agreement has revived the
report that Mrs. McKim, who recent
ly obtained a divorce at Reno, Nev,,
is going to marry Alfred Gwynne \an-
derbilt. Mr. Vanderbilt, it was said
today, at his home, is in London.
It is reported the agreement pro
vides that a large sum of money will
be paid semi-annually to Dr. McKiKm
untoil his dtath.
Two Women Badly
Hurt In Wreck
republican party fifty-five
YEARS OLD IN PITTSBURG.
By Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Feb. 22.—Fifty-five ye}«rs
ago today the republican party was
organized in old Lafajette Hall, this
city at a meeting attended by 200
delegates. There was no formal cele-
br.ation today. A pla*n is under way
to orec' a tablet on ihe site to coni-
i memorate the birth of ilie party.
By Associated Press.
Pittsburg. Pa., Feb. 22.--An automo
bile iiarty of »ix weiii over a 25-foot,
embankment at West Liberty near
here, and two women, Mamie Gregor.y
and Annie McDonald, were d agern
ousi.v injured. l'’our men including the
chauffeur eseaiied iujury and disap
peared. The automobile turned turtle
into a creek, ))inning tlie tv.'o women
under the machine in the water. The
women almost ])erished in the cold
water fefore they were rescued by a
motorman of a street car.
Emperor Gives
Views on Suicide
By Associated Press.
Berlin, Feb. 22.—Today’^ papers
publish the cabinet order of Emperor
William overruling the verdict of the
military court of honor in the case
of Count Hans Von Pfeill, and express
ing his majesty’s views of suicide.
The count is an officer in the German
arnin and recentl.v attempted sui
cide. He was led by The regimental
tribunal whica is authority on niat-
tert' of personal conduct not co\ered
by fixed laws, and found guilty of hav
ing violated his inilitar.v oath.
In setting aside the judgment which
would mean dismissal from the service
the emperor declared; “He is re-
suonsible onlv to God and his con-
scicce. Tlicroforc his deed can not
' be judged by tribunali*. ’
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