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VOL. 45.NO.-8537
CH .A BLOTTIC. N. C., WEDNESDAY EVENING, APBIL 30, 1913.
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Cant Case to Com
merce Commission
UrK,h a-unsel Railroads Re- J, agey jy.
:i! State Commission's
'mnt, SUil inststingl &"W Hill
ftr- Cannot Agree to Rate c.v Associated press.
J,,t 9 Wilmington. April 30. Claude Goff
Rduriwn$ Asked. was snot and killed early yesterday
1 by hls cousin. Joseph Goff. at the lat
; ter's- home near Snow Hill, N. c., in
c.-iz-tc 7hif 7hp KTnf-'' Greene county. At the coroner's in-ftC-S
tujgcSl Ifiai inz mai- qiiest today Joseph testifled that he
f,r TrtoZ '0 7l Inter- L"coverdi Claude making improper ad
f iCKO' W tiu liuci ances toward Joseph s wife. The wit-
t,, i nmrr fnmm:Kinn uess also declared that Claude attack-
slaie commerce Lomm.ssion ed him when tne hU3band sougnt to
r:j Session oj 1 he Leg- ne- c,&ude was knled wlth a
iskture Sisms Likely.
i'.io News.
'X :'). When the rate
tiv.ttn the railroad om-
legislative rate com j
.;n.iuating Uiccrimina-
-t
North Carolina recon- i
:;oc.. J. Norman Powell,
.ol for the railroads, pre
v, :vai a lengthy reply to
tn'-nudit and ultimatxim ot
: -.n the commission.
n;-Ni ?r exception of the pj
a nds of the commission
i length.
-oai officials still maintain
y. raiHr from the west and
'r..:.- in North Carclina are
TV
1.1? ! '
nrTo sraiiuaul ot" comparisons
t;. u;- "irh!ii t'ne South.
A'-o ir.ar ;-nv i-eductious beyond
inc;-? rjia :n me proposal or me
rk-ro? won ici enect rates in otner
rf the South and mean
5e:( -viiKruptcy 101 tne raitroaas.
Rai;-oa orfioialr suggest that in
i;i-rvfu no scttle.ruent can be reach
ti i;. rlr:? conference, that the whole
Ma ter Le presented to the interstate
fEcerce commission, pledging co-
ra-ioT! :;i securing the most speedy
!t.r.?nt t-o5il'le.
Ev:iarir.. that there
is no .power
tv.-v, v.-U not exercise to hrinfr-
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rw':,.r. 1" - ' ..... 3
Vnio- vector,-
.djoued until y thVlV"301
conference between the I
r-j.' - j pi 'v"jc:i iuu irvm me ran
; -.(;?. kernr Graig was besought
, ',c?ra:T; anj delegates to call an
v.n sefsicn of the general assembly
o assert the state's sorereigntv in
!-tn?r.'i for lower rates. An ad-
'nrrtfi mopiirs from Anril 19 had
ordered in which the carriers
-re 'o present a proposition which
to form tV,- basis of a rate re
ar.
i
iaa shippers. 100 of whom were pres-:
rrihnf frpiht rh
North rareiisia into Virginia points attles between police, soldiers, depu
vA reshiwed to North Carolina con-!tlfLs, and strikers.
:-Tars n,nr., ti.on 1 !
rcLw:5 tan supply home trade. One '
fecred a candv manufactur-
- v-.-; i f.
faveri r.r.o a year in freight on ,
?a ;r. '::' ii"inia citv The ship-I
; a;-. r muslin- an extra fe'Ion
-) days. Much feeling is shown.
Want Special Session. -
-i oc- us; ;be wading of the rail-
i s-'jrcr.-rit remarks by Judge
m Mr. .1 (tice and others were
"-"' negotiations with
'-iiroad r- fruitless and that
" : -.- t-2 w ould not go to the
v-,f f!"mmfne commission, bat
v;! ' legislature togeih
5,'": ':.. jsibl delay.
Lvi-E CASE 3EF0RE
COMMERCE COMMISSION
- i Pi-ess.
0ti. m a casei
- ii-?oiy of the interstate J
t.,.r:;.;.ss.j.n it was decided
J : 1 r.el VA)i; feet long.!
' Tii' state limits oi
" i.a.nc via tne liai-i
,r' from Huntington. AV.i
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i tne Norfolk & West-
a -i
-'ate. interstate traf-
tbp tunnel is with- wasmngion. aum ou. au cauuj-Yiifei-pia
iinMts' The ture of three bilIlon dollars for good
t'.un the 'freiehtl road3 one billion being for construe
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rniiTt worn nr.
'dr.ced them.
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"res On 1h?
Cost Of Living
terc- ,,?1 -"-firing the tional sc
" lhe cost of living Icagineer
1 anv nivl'S'-15 ws higher than specials
"a-s' rVr. , "r " during the past 23isuPPlied
8Jt i,,.: . ot Jal)or statistics
'Hm iivf, n fnch of the geogra
a a''h"-;:n'1 iu the United
5t f,f livn U," mcrase on the
5'2s ff.ju',,;" v'r for a working
xtaV'' '' s,'n?raphical divi-
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t--cri" ?1-7; South Cen-
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j After the shooting Joseph surrender
; ed to the sheriff. He wa released on
a nominal bond after the coroner's in
quest. bejlSatlOTial All CSt
Of Baron Bisping
By Associated Press.
Warsaw, Russian Poland, April 30.
An extraordinary sensation was
caused here today by the arrest it
Baron John Bisping, one of the
wealthiest landlords of Lithuania, on
the charge of murdering Prince La
dislas Drucki Lubecki. a relative by
marriage, whose body was , found
pierced with two bullet wounds on
April 22. in the park adjoining his
residence at Teresin, near Warsaw.
Prince Ladislas was a well known
Polish nobleman and president of the
Automobile Club of Warsaw. He lelt
his honse on Apriu 22y with Baron
Bisping for the railway station. When
the prince did not return a search
was made and his body was found
in the park with his carriage and
horses standing nearby.
The arrest . of Baron Bisping fol
lowed on his evidence at the inqueet,
which the police allege was contra-
riistorv in refrnrri in ih last mnmpntc
"
sm lusemei.
Bisping married Princess
iwu" -uitug ii ier oi uouik Anurew
"TrT.E i"i! IZ?U
Rioting At 2 wine
Mill Strike Scene
By Associated Press.
Auburn, N. Y., April 3u. Militia
men called out last night did not
prevent rioting at the International
'wwiu,uln lwlue muif 11118
morning. There were several pitched
inkur re rreieu. lure oi
m women. The latter fought with
"eayuut, ui meir aua eie
tanen to nonce headnuartens bltins.
scratching and kicking.
auJUi:s ii, n";u s
strike leader. Gastano Termini. He
had "ad . a socialistic speech de
nouncing me ponce, Tne mimia ana
the capitalists
Sheriff Drake and Deputy Sheriff
Teeter were attacked by fifty women
aa they were escorting girl employes
who wanted to go to work and after
a stone throwing battle, they arrested
the women who led the attack.
The break in the ranks of the
strikers grew this morning and by
9 o'clock 150 had entered the mills.
THREE BILLIONS
IS URGED FOR
S
Tlx- A strir-inr! Press
, ...
the investment extending over a pe
riod of flftv years was propoeed to-
day in a plan submitted to the joint
congressional committee on federal
aid in the construction of post roads,
by former Senator Bourne, or Ore
gon. Senator Bourne's plan provides for
federal and state co-operation. He
also suggests the establishment of na
tional schools of highway and bridge
engineering irom wnicn iruiueu
ts in road building would be
to the various states.
The billion aollar construction fund,
according to Senator Bourne's plan,
would be apportioned among the
states upon th baste, of area; popula
tion, assessed valuation and road
mileage. The states would" be requir-
ed to deposit in -the United States
treasury fifty yearx four per cent
bonds for the amount due them. The
government would then loan me
states the par value thereof for. road
construction, the government raising
its funds .by the sale of fifty year non
taxable three per cent bonds.
By crediting each state every year
with the excess one per cent interest
Paid on the state bonds and allowing
three wer cent interest on the amount,
compounded annually, a sinking fund
would be established, it is estimated.
from which ' the " government would
jay off the bondis at the end of fifty
years and the state would be relieved
of the payment of principal on its
bonds. . ,
HOMIRTFilS
OF MILITiK
By Associated Press.
London. April 30. The British home
office today inaugurated its active cam
paign to put an end to" suffragette mil
itancy. Headquarters of the women's
social and political union, where many
outrages were said to have been plan
ned, was occupied by the police and
all the active leaders taken into cus
tody. Even "General"' Mrs. Flora Drum
mond and Miss Annie Kenny, who
were put on bail, were arrested on a
fresh charge of conspiring with the
members of the Pankhurst family to
commit malicious damage.
Over 100 policemen and detectives
from Scotland Yard were engaged in
the capture of the militant officers
They had scarcely taken possession
of the place when "General" Druru
mond apparently ignorant of what had
happened, arrived and was admitted,
not realizing that siie had voluntarily
entered the lion's den until she found
herself under arrest. ,
Miss Barbara Kerr, the secretary of
the woman's social and political union,
Misses Lake, Lennox and Barrett and
Mrs. Caunders, the officials of the so
ciety, who were in charge of the office
at the time of the raid, were arrested
and a large quantity of documents
were seized.
Several typists and clearks were or
dered to leave the premises which
were then closed and policemen left
on guard.
The women arrested were charged
with conspiracy or with violations of
the malicious damages act,
A Violent Attack.
Newcastle on Tyne, England, April
30. A violent attack was made by a
party of anti-suffragettes on the head
quarters of the women s social and po
litical union here. Bricks wjere hurled
through the windows and all the desks
in the place were broken open. Quan
tities of suffrage literature and ban
ners were destroyed.
WILKES LOT SITE
OF NEW HOTEL,
IT IS LEARNED
;.'rlt'is- always possible for there. to be
a" slip 'twixt the cup and the lip, but
unless some unforeseen, circumstance J
or event transpires the new hotel
which Messrs. C. Gresham, AW C. Petty
and A. H. Galloway, the latter of Winston-Salem,
are to build in Charlotte,
will be erected on the upper part of
the .Wilkes property on AVest Trade
street, between Graham and the South
ern railroad. The News- is reliably in
formed that the papers are drawn, but
not signed, the latter being delayed
pending several details thot will be
settled within a few days.
The architects. AATieeler & Stern,
have .stated that the plans, as being
drawn by them, are for a corner site.
It is learned that the promoters of the
new hotel building will cut a street
through the Wilkes property, which
adjoins the Osborne property, the
street to extend from Trade to Fifth
street. The cutting of the street would
give the corner site for which the
plans call.
The new hotel is to be called "The
Mecklenburg" and will represent an
outlay of $150,000.
Several sites have been offered for
the building, but unless The News has
been misinformed the site on which
the hotel will rise is the Wilkes lot.
Leo Lesse? Is
Mysteriously Ihissing
By Associated Press.
Memphis, Tenn., April 30. Rela
tives of Leo Lesser, the missing pres
ident of the Lesser-Ely Cotton Com
pany of Memphis, and the Bank of
Tunica, of Tunica, Miss., both of
which have failed, declared today no
w-ord b-s been received as to Lessers
whereabouts. .Lesser was expelled
from s membership in the Memphis
Cotton Exchange yesterday.
Supplementary to ' the bankruptcy
proceedings instituted last Saturday
agains the two concerns involuntary
petitions in bankruptcy, have been
filed in Memphi3 and in Mississippi
against Leo Lesser as an individual.
J. A. Ely, junior mem'r of the cotton-grm,
also was named in a peti
tion filed late yesterday before Fed
eral Judge H. C. Niles, at Kosciu
sko, Miss. J. Ay. Brown, receiver for
the Lesser-Ely Company, was author
ized by the court to act as ancilliary
receiver.
It was stated today that the Lesser
Ely Company has advanced approxi
mately $100,000 this year to farmers
and the formation of a corporation
to operate the plantations under con
tracts msrtle by the cotton firm is
being considered by the creditors.
MRS. BRYAN TAKING
REST CURE.
By Associated Press. :'
Washington, April 30. Mrs. William
Jennings Bryan, wife of the scretary
of state, is . taking a two. day's rest
cure at a local sanitarium. Since com
ing, to Washington Mrs. Bryan has had
the task of furnishing and getting set
tie in a large home, as well as meet
ing the grat social obligations dile to
her position as the wife of a cabinet
officer. The absence of Mr. Bryan in
the west gave the opportunity for a
brief respite. Mrs. Bryan expects to
return tp her home tomorrow. - "..
THE DEMOCRATIC
PI! I MARY ID
OFFICII RESULTS
FOR MAYOR.
j Chas. A. Bland, 959 votes.
FOR ALDERMEN.
X Ward 1 J. M. Barnes, J. L.
Wolfe, J. P. Carr and J. E. Hunny-
cutt.
Ward 2 Dr. C. M. Strong, J. W.
Lewis and tike winner in the' sec- V?
-V? ond primary between Dr. A. J.
Crowell and O. F.. Asbury.
Ward J.'Frank Wilkes, W. J.
Fite and W. F. Bucbananan.
X Ward 4 AW W. Hagood, J. C. &
i't Hunter and Richard Stewart. , -?
!' .V.
'.-
AVard 5 Winder in second pri-.w
X mary between O. L. Dunn and J.
E. Solomon.
'X- Ward 6 J. A. Newton. -
AVard
-E.r L. Mason.
X AVard 8 Tl L. Kirkpatrick and
Dr. B. J. AVritherspoon.
Ward 9 H.uM. Parker. ' 5
AA'ard 10 David Kistler.
AVard 11 J- B. Johnson.
X FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
'
Ward 1 AV. H. Belk, D. R. Yar-
? brough and W. L. Nicholson.
Ward 2 T. T. Smith and H. G.
Link. - w
AArard 3 J. AV.. Barry and J. W. X
AVeddington.
AVard .4 J. D. McCall and S. F.
;:- Tomlinson. ': '.
i's Ward 5 B. L. Kisiah.
X AA'ard 6 H. A. Stillwell.
Ward 7 F. R. Cates.
X Ward 8 J. H. Wilson and T
Black.
Yc- AATard 9 J. Lee Phillips.
AVard 10-r-J. H. Betchtler.
-AVard -11 W. J. Gray. -
-if
The democratic primary for nomi-
suion for 'candJdateriformttnicipal
office ' passed off " quiely- yesterday, a
light vote being polled. .
The only dash of interest was in
tha flrt third, fifth and eleventn
wards where the contest for alder
manic representation was sharp.
In ward one, J. M. Barnes, J. Les
ter Wolfe, J. P. Carr and J. E. Hun
neycutt were the winning candidates,
In AVard three J- Frank Wilkes, W.
F. Buchanan and W. J. Fite won. Mr.
Fite and Mr. W. S. Dorr contested:
warmly the honor of representing the
constituency west of the Southern
Rialroad. Mr. Fite cerved during the
past administration and won over Mr.
Dorr in" the warmest contest of the
day. - . ,
In Ward 11 the sands ran pretty
evenly for awhile between Mr. J. B.
Johnson and Mr. II W. Wingate, he
latter the alderman from Ward 11,
during the past administration. Mr.
Johnson won by the margin of "one
run in the 9th inning."
Mayor Bland had no opposition.
The only contest for school coin-
( Continued on Page Twelve.)
THE WEATHER.
3f
Forecast for North Carolina.
Fair tonight and Thursay; not
much change in temperature.
Moderate north winds.
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Word to the
Storekeeper.
AVhat kind of advertising are
the manufacturers whose goods
you handle doing for you?
Are they advertising merely
to create a DESIRE for their
products?
Or are they really trying to
create a DEMAND?
General publicity may create
desire for an " article, but the
only kind of advertising that
benefits the retailer is the kind
that creates demand the kind
' that brings customers direct to
the store.
The' one effective way of link
ing the retail store . with na
tionally r distributed merchan
dise is to use dally newspaper
space. - - ;
You, Mx. Retailer, understand
the value of newspaper adver
tising. Next time - you talk with a
manufacturer who wants to help
you sell his goods through ad- '
vertlsing tell' him what -you
" know about the efficiency of
THE NEWS and other - good
newspapers.
tsriff bill
still under
discussion
They Give Every Indication of
Fighting The Schedules ell
Along Jhe LineDtmocrats
Plan; Jo Hold Night Sessions,
Consideration of The Earthen
ware And Glassware Sche
dules Was Resumed at Out-
set or Today's Session -The
Day's Proceedings.
By Associated Press.
AVashington April 30. When con
sideration of the Underwood bill was
resumed at the opening of the house
today, Republican Leader Mann and
his lieutenants, particularly Representatives-
Payne, of New York; Moore of
Pennsylvania; Gardner, of Massa
chusetts, and Green, of Iowa, i-esumed
the "heckling" of the democrats who
framed the measure.
The republicans have given every
indication of fighting the schedules all
along the lihe, avoiding, however, the
useless delays that would be occasion
ed by demanding record votes.
The democrats propose to have night
sessions continuously until the bill is
voted upon and sped upon its way to
the greater battle in the senate.
Democratic Leader Underwood, guid
ing the measure through the house, is
putting in direct charge, as each sched
ule of the bur is read, the member of
the committee who had charge of that
schedule during the committee delib
erations. Representative Mann, as lead
er of the opposition, and former Chair
man Payne, of the ways and means
committee, - have moved down to the
front of the house on the republican
side. '
; Consideration " of the earthenware
and glassware schedule was resumed
at the outset of today's sesion.
An attempt to amend the duties on
glass, during which Representative
Murdock declared : Representative
Moore of Pennsylvania, "out-Payned"
the representative from New York as
a protectionist, was lost after a sharp
skirmish. . - -
' A vlivelv '. fightv'wa vainly - waged
by the; ' republicans ; against ; the., in
crease ef. duty on ferro-manganese iu
the metal schedule, . as being in the
interest of the United States Steel
Corporation.
'Its sole purpose," said Representa
tive Mann, "is to aid and comfort the
monopoly in competition with the in
dependents." . v. j
Representative Palmer, of Pennsyl-j
vania, in charge of the schedule, em
phatically denied that contention.
CARS RU
ftSHEVlLLE BY
STRIKE BREAKERS
By Associated Press. "
Asheville, N. C, .pril 30. Four
cars, manned by the so-called strike
breakers are running in Asheville "and
so far there has been no demonstra
tion on the part of the people against
them. About 40 of the strangers ar
rived this morning and are quartered
in the carsheds. General JManager
Plummer of the Asheville Power and
Light Company, states that he expects
to gradually resume the regular sched
ule. AVhen the first cars Jef t the barn
this morning at 11 o clock about loo
people had gathered at the entrance
but they did not attempt to molest tne
men or interfere with, the operation
of the cars. No cars will be operated
after dark for the present. Two doz
en special policemen and deputy sher
iffs have been sworn in and there
have been, instructions issued to let
no crowds gather at any place in the
city.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
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By Associated Press.
. Washington, April 30.
i SENATE. '
Not in session; meets Thursday.
Joint .congressional committee con
tinued its hearing in investigation of
foreign buying of American tobacco.
HOUSE.
. Met at 11 a. m. and resumed read
ing of tariff bill for amendment under
five minute rule.
Representative Neely introduced
resolution to direct attorney general
to proceed against Missouri Pacific
Railway to collect $3,630,000 growing
out of financing original line.
Representative Britten introduced
bill to repeal toll exemption provision
of Panama canal act.
SENATE REPUBLICANS LINE UP.
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 30. After sev
eral weeks of skirmishing, Benate re
publicans today' lined up their forces
to make the first serious patronage
fight of the session;- that on W. J.
Harrison, nominated by President Wil
son to succeed E. Dana Durand as di
rector of the census. It is expected to
come up at the executive session to
morrow. - v -
norma
State Banks In
Fine Shape
Special to The News.
Raleigh, N. C, April 30. The cor
poration commission issued today a
summary of the condition of state
private and savings banks at the cloBe
of business April fourth, which shows
$83,889,185 aggregate resources, a gain !
nf $1 9 11K v, j. tn
it8 $60,912,113, an increase of' $7,810"
357. Capital stock aggregates $10,977,
054, a gain of $1,557,265 for the year,
surplus fund has increased $523,726,
undivided profits $379,651 and divi
dends unpaid $18,377.
Another Severe
Earthquake Coming
By Associated Press.
Watertown, N. Y., April 30. The
earthquake shock felt throughout New
York and lower Canada on Monday
night was the most severe in this
region since the Champlain earth
quake of 1663., according to George
Halbert Chadwick, professor of geol
ogy at St. Lawrence University, who
declares that the .disturbance "may
possibly be the forerunner of a much
more serious and disastrous shock."
Prof. Chadwick said he believed
Monday night's earthquake was due
to "an actual slipping of the earth's
crust along the great crack known
as -Logan's Lane which extends from
the St. Lawrence valley to Ala
bama." ' '
"There is no question," said the
geologist, "that we are entering upon
a period of great seismbgraphic dis
turbances. As far as our records go
there have been no earthquakes here
so severe as the one Monday night
for nearly three centuries." 4
Another Earthquake Reported.
, AVashington, April - 30. An earth
quake was recorded on the seismo
graph at Georgetown University early
today, the main displacement t. being
east and west, the disturbance ap
pearing to be ; outside " the 5,000 mile
zone '-'from WaslunrtoTi." The' record of
the disturbance : beganT at 6 :51. a.1 m
and- continued, until after 8: o'clock,
the intensity being -moderate, :
CREATOR OF "HAM AND J
EGG" SANDWICH DEAD,
By Associated Press.
Chicago April 30. Mrs. Mary Ann
Ingham, said to have been the crea
tor of the ham and egg sandwich,
and known to students at the Univer.
sity of Chicago merely as "Mary Ann''
died today. Twenty years ago she es
tablished a small restaurant in one
corner of the University athletic field
She knew every athlete who was in
training and always refused to sell
pies to those who were trying to
make the varsity team.
P161 MURDER
RSYSTEBY HOLDS
ATLANTA IN SPELL
By Associated Press. '
Atlanta, Ga,, April 30. -Newt Lee,
negro night watchman at the National
Pencil factory, was the principal wit
ness today at the coroner's inquest
into the death of Mary "Phagan. AVorn
and- exhausted by hours of question
ing by the police putting him through
the ."third degree," the negro told
again his story of the finding of the
murdered girl's body in the cellar of
the pencil factory early Sunday morn
ing. Fully conscious that the finger of
suspicion pointed to him as the girl's
slayer, Lee reiterated his protesta
tions of innocence. .
Eleven witnesses were called when
Coroner Donehoo resumed the inquest
begun Monday. ' '
W. F. Anderson, call officer at the
police station, told of getting a tele
phone call from Lee at three o'clock
Sunday morning. He said the watch
man told him he had found the body
of a white girl in the basement of the
pencil factory. Accompanied by other
officers he said he went to the fac
tory and was led into, the cellar
through a trap door. The girl's body
was lying face downward in a cor
ner. . The head was bloody and the
eyes bloodshot. Around the neck
was a small rope, tied so tightly that
it cut into the flesh. The whole face,
he said, was so discolored with grime
that he was not sure at first that the
girl was white. . ,
Questioned as to the light he used,
the officer' said , he had the usual po
liceman's flash light. He said - the
watchman carried a lantern very
much - smoked, giving forth a very
dim light, - .
Sergeant R. J. Brown, who accom
panied the call officer to the factory,
testified that he found it impossible In
the dim jight to tell whether the girl
was 1 white until they had made a
close' examination. He said the watch
man gave them: little information on
their arrival at the factory.
Sergeant L. S. Dobbs identified
two notes which he picked "up near
the body. He also testified that he
had difficulty in . ascertaining that the
girl was white. v
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Disr egard : Wish:-0
J he Pr
Leaislators
es ident
Scarcely Had Secretary Bryan
Announced that His Mes
sage Was Delivered Before
Senate Adopted Substitutt
Bill '
It is Predicted That The ' Bill
Will Pass And Will Be
Signed by The Governor at
Once-Latest Developments.
By Associated Press.
Sacramento. Cal., April - 30. Cali
fornia's first step towards the enact
ment of an-alien land law contrary
to the advice of Secretary of State
Bryan nd President Wilson, was
taken late last .night almost immedi
ately after Secretary Bryon told the
legislative conference that his official
message, had been spoken. The sen
ate, before which the Birdsall-Thomp-son
bill was pending, met in 'a hur
ried session and within three mon
utes voted to substitute for that meas
ure the new draft known a the Webi;
act, wtiich was completed by Attorney "
General Webb yesterday. The substi- ,
tute wag adopted , as an amendment
and the bill sent to the' printer with
a rush order. '
Owing to the absence pf Mr. Bryan
In San Francisco, whitr?ei"'he went
today as the guest of $h5j! Panama
Pacific Exposition Companqf if Is. the
plan of the senate leaders to take no
further action on the bill until Thurs
day when it will come up iitf the 'regu
lar course of busines.3 and undoubted
ly .will be passed, it is said.
It will then go to the assembly and
finally to the. governor, who has
stated that he will sign the measure
at once.
Bryan Gratified.
"I shall take back to Washington
to President AVilson a message of
how California Has treated his rcpre
sentativej" "said Secretary jf State
: Bryan last " nighl'lo" membeft? c? 1 the :
assembly and Governor Hiram , AV.-,
Johnson who were guests of; Speaker
Young at a dinner. :
- "What a: delightful 'message' it will
be, too. 1 will tell him how the leg
islature and 'the governor greetedjnts
envoy in the same spirit in .whichJbe
was, sent. I cannot help but feergrat? '
ifled at my reception." - '
Newspaper Men Protest.
San Francisco, April 30. The Asso
ciated Newspaper Men of Japan be
lieve that their countrymen in Cali
fornia are being discriminated agai nst
according to cablegrams received last
night by the Japanese American, a
local Japanese newspaper, and are y
going to appeal to the newspaper '
men of .the United States for lair
treatment. .
What Will Be Next Step?
Washington, April 30- Probably
not until the legislative status of the
substitute alien land owning bill
adopted , by the California senate last
night clarifies will it be possible lot
the administration here to determ-ne
upon its next step. There is little ex
pectation here that the assembly will
reverse the action of the senate in
view of the reported breaking down '
of party lines in the legislature, but
it is believed that the delay may im
prove the chances for the introduc
tion of some amendment on the lines .
of the Webb bill, hich .presumably
would have received the approval of,
the national government.
In explanation of the reluctance
3hown by Secretary Bryan to commit
himself to the unqualified approval of
any specific measure, it is pointed
out by officials here that the admin-
stration desires to be quite free ot
the charge of attempting to control
the proceedings of the legislature,
confining 'itself to the effort to HraH
the,', legislation within treaty rights
and sound national policy . -
Also, it is said, the state depart
ment should be left unembarrassed
by any commitment in .advance of
negotiations with the Japanese gov
ernment, which now eeem certain to
follow instead of the rather 'informal,
exchanges - that have been taking
place. , . ' ' ' .
Sacramento, Cal., April 30. The
alien land ownership bill adopted by
the. senate last night is known as the
Webb bill, ut'. is in reality thd old
Birdsall bill . with several . provisions
passed upon by Attorney General
Webb inserted. Such portions of the
Birdsall bill as -were .not in conflict
with the new draft submitted by the
attorney general were allowed to
stand. '-
Jules Verdrines
On Long Flight
By Associated Press.
.Lyons, France, April 30.--Jules Ver
drines, the ' French aviatorstarted ac
4:37 this morning on ' hisljnqnoplane
on a flight. to Edinburgh', fecotlaad, a
distance of approximately 930 miles, in.
an airline to the north. -
Villacoublay, France, April 30.-Ae-drines
alighted here with his aero
plane at 8:10 a. m. to refill his tanks.
He took wing again at 8:25 toward the
north. - .