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c t I -- it ':. : t (0 t jJliS 'A Twenty Graduates Of Local Sjelicol I : Awarded Diplomas j.'.-.'... .: v1- wv-'. i " -'t- . ...' Closing Exercises of The' New ( Bern High; School - Were Held Yesterday-Attorhey General Bicket Was the Principal Speak . With exercises j moot appropriate, " the New . Bern Public School,; white, rame to a elosq yesterday and the com mencement exercises marked the finish of a term most successful In every way , in ths history of the school. 1 . . . " ; ., Thirteen young -ladies and ' seven young men, have '-concluded their " . sttidic in the high school and today v enter a new world, a 'world which con , Natalns many possibilities for them, and as they were last night presented with ..... their diplomas, the full significance of this fact struck! them forcibly. Yesn-rday aftefnoofl'the Class Day Exercises, always so dear to. the heart of every gradi ate, . Were held and this was well attended and : thoroughly enjoyed.' The following- appropriate program was rendered during the af ternoon: t -V..'1 f .'. . - Chorus "The Orange and the Black,1' . Song VThe Fciiior's. farewell.". Essay '"Wisdom', v Roderick Daven . " . - . port. " - .' : Essay "Felly". -Robert Thornton. :--.-.Song-"Oh! Yon Old Geometry." Sopfe "Class of .One and Four." Class .History Pea J Jciictte. ,; Class 'i'rorJiecy Sophia i Holli.slcr. Class W ill---Frank Pritchard. Song "Retaliation." Evening F.icrrise? . : In Ciriffur andilwium . last evening the cloMng exercises of the day were held. The large auditorium was liter- ally pa'cted by the parents and friends of the pupils of the school and the oc--caaion proved a mo6. enjoyable one In every -a;.:. So mi ch so in fvt that .; In the epreed 'tpiUon 'Of. all.the ex r errlses Urpased arty ver. befors held v Tlu .'evenings, program was Opened ' with- a praye by Rev. W. A. Cade, - jimior pastrr of Centenary Mcthodlit :" i church,- and this was-followed by a most" enjoyable .essay on- : "Moving Pictures,' by Miss Ruth $axter. .Next . came an cjjay on the "Early Develop - ment of the English Drama"?' by Miss ; Pearl Jenctte and following this "the 'SA Grade sarqfin a nost pleasing man . nef, "The Lillies Wake from Dewy "'.Sleep.- ' .- - Attorney General Bickett. probably- one of the most enjoyable features of the evening was the address v by Hon. , T.- A-, Bickett, ' Attorney - Generaf-of North Carolina. - Mr. Bict r ett is an orator of ability and for more . than . an hour he held his . audience i spellbound, by hu masterful How .of oratory. " . . V ' . v av: Mr.'; Bickett took as his subject he ' t 'Standard Valve -pf Weights and Mea- 'sUres" applyintit to" mor than "the ."meaning of twleve inches toMhe' toot nnrl uivtepn mmres to the nound.'.' His entire talk Wtf full of food for thought anrt toill UrltKriiif anv rlnnlif rirAVO if great neip to ine graatjqe.i( :.' Next came the prescntaljon of dlp - " lamas. . This" pleasant ta.sk fell to. Mr. T. A. firecn, one of the V-hool trustees f. and he oer formed the duties Jn a most - -pleasing manner. - The following grad i uatesTecelved diplomas . v. TWENTY -Ruth Baxter, Nell Bishop, Hattic May Cohn, Fred Cohen, Lula Disoway, Sairt . Ferebee, Ida .Gordner. George . Green, . Boone Groves, ' ; Charles T. W'ooten, Ellen Guion, Sophie Hollistcr, Albrrt Hibbard, Pearl Jennotfc,,Gcorgia '. Keene, Lacy Meredith, Frank Pritchard - . Mollic wlnson, '-Ivy Willis," Frances ' ' Willis. ' - ' . ' After this the merfah were presented. The A. and M. Scoloshfp was a warded to B. Lacy Meredith..- The University . of fjorth Carolina Scolartthlp was pre sented to Charles T. Wonten and Albert - Ilibbard . won the Trinity scolarship. s , Thr ,6r,Ht year Latin medal was won '":hy Virgie .-Eaton. ' "'-The High- Srho6.l I.nRlKh Medal went to Miss Made -J?ick(( while the Tenth Grade Mathem-tic-al medal was won by Miss Pearl The Music Mrakls were aardd,as follows: Vilin Mi Albcrnia JonVs. .- Advanced Piano Miss Emma Louise Kchoe. Primary Miss Maty Bolo Moore. Honor Roll for the Year. . s 7A Grndr 'Eliabrth'llaririi, MaMe . T;ivlor, Gladys Jackson, Kathleen l.il-ll.-ton: 5A Grnde Leona Arthur, Laura Roberts; 5C Grade Miller Allen; 4A ".. f'.rndo I.lda Gtilon, Mary Dele Monre, Mary Steele Brimon; 40 Grade F.l ! Pelemon, Enniie Himrlne; 4C Grailc William Guion; 3A Grade Robert AlilriilRC, Thomas I!a li- s, I li ra bet h Rcbetts; Grade t'harl.-s p'iCv( K ('.!-- rrn"-f V'--' , 3D Grade Jennette Land; 2 A Grade Flora 'Smith; 2B . Grade Gladys Parsons, Edgar Elliott, Winifred Ever- lngton; IB Grade Blanche Goodwin, A. I, Gasklns. , j ,., - Total enrollment,977 ' ' ' ' Total ,vdays attended ; all pupils, 126,089.' Total number of tardies 143. - Average', daily attendance for year 78119 Total number of full promotions made today 533. Total number of conditions made 22. .Number on active roll 762. -Valedictorian of the Class of 19)4, B. Lacy Meredith. ' EDiTOBS ill Wi PE .TIME iT WR1BHTSVILLE DUTCH SUPPER ANQ TRIP ON THE ATLANTIC OCEAN HAVE V ; BEEN PLANNED. " - v (From the Wilmington" Star.) , ' It was definitely decided Yesterday at a meeting of the central executive committee, recently ? appointed: at a joint meeting' of the local newspaper fraternity1 and representatives of . the Chamber.-of' Commerce, to haVe in charge the entertainment of the North Carolina Press ' Association upon ' the occanioa of, its - annual meeting here June 21th, 2Sth and 26th, to have-as one oi the teaturesol the entertainment a Dutch supper at the Oceanic Hotel oa Wednesday, evening, Immediately fol- mi4i alluvia, viauu i y Bcasley, Esq., of Monroe, and another the river trip to Southmrt, Fort well or o sea onFrlday, th 26th, leav ing the city at 9 a., m.j on the steamer Wilmington.- 5 v As previously announced the South port Chamber of Commerce through Mr. C. L: Stevens, a-former newspaper man who still loves the game," extend ed a very cordial invitation to the editors to make ajrip to that futuae gateway the State on one day of the convenlionj anu vvacruav niicrn'juii a juiiiiniiicc from the local press and the Southport Chamber ol Commerce called , upon Captain John. W. Harper, of the Wil mington, . who -graciously placed his handsome steamer at the disposal of the wltors ol tne StateTinTthat date, and It is saie to say mat -a more oospitaoie -welcome will be found nowhere in Nort Carobna than aboard Captain Harper's Ua' swell as the guests of Colonel Bennett, nmaftdlng or a shorjt run to sea, and LPC art inspection of the Cape Tear quarn - tine,. station as theguests. of r. W R. .. committee, .presided yesterday'.afteiv . .noon wd the report f the committee iwlth.reference to Captain Harper'sWe erence to Captain Harper site response to the reauest for the use tff . I. . ,rr ! ' ! ine steamer. Wilmington; -was received with enthusiasm, s ;' j- - " Chairman Cowan,- who had been del egated to appoint the variouS subconv mlttees, stated that there was Immed iate need as yet only for the committees I on finance, and programme,, the latter to be in the form of a aonvemr booklet In which isiir be set forth some salient point relative to Wilmington and her seaslde resorts, , Members of these com- I mittee with other committee, o have inchanzc the different arrStiffements will be announced by Mr. Cowan later. The address of Mr. Norman Hap gKHl to the editors will be on Thursday pyrnitig, tonowing which the Iigewateri lt)'t'r tonipany'-wjll give the editors, their wives and lady friends compli mentary dance at Lumlna. On one afternoon of the week the visitor will be taken to Wrl'ghtsville Sound for an automobile drive ov'er the fine roads tewnanover. , I-rlday the trip down the river, and the visit to Southport will be the feature. - TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF CRAVEN COUNTY ja earn ol you I beg " to express my moit sincere and appreciative thanks for the loyal support accorded me In the last primary, and I n ire you that in the future as in the part I -shall rnueavor to prove worthy and deserv ing of tltc confidence you have reposed "I"'!) Die, Youri sincerely, i1;' ""'V'TTr AdMrdiM to this report tl .Southport as-guerts fit thc-X-robef l8-furiiit. factorien in commerce, a tnp prooaDiy over to r on i ij . vosner, auye Carolinian, wno ine vaue pf yearly output by y.MLxr .mw ciianse. . - ; jr V I factories ls.J$ 1,439.999, and th - Mt.' Jas: H, Cowan, chairman fifM r-arerl vkrlv oarvbll of 79 of the hDOUGUS KaWSCM. Pantw Englirfi Kxplerar Wk Wm W wtty W4da4. INDUSTRIES BIB RAPID STRIDES IN MANUFAC TURING AND BETTER LABOR CONDITIONS REPORTED Rapid strides in manufacturing in dustries and better labor conditions in North Carolina are evident according to the twenty-seventh annual report made by the comniissionfra of the De partment of Labor and Printing of the State.'- '" .-'.'v Textib ' mills " of,-various kinds ' pre dominate In; the state. Cotton mills lead with a total of 287. Of this num ber 265 show an aajthprized capital of $52,351,800. The total number of em ployes in these mills is 56,332. " The number of persons who get a' livelihood from this industry ; U, estimated , at about 150,000. ' vl ' Fonr cordage mills were in opera tlon in the state during the past year Their capital stock combined is $460,4 000 and the estimated output value is $1,678,000 while the number of em ployes is about 389. " '; Seven woolen mills operated (n the state during tha year, and their autho- rtd.apitat IApottetf M $405 . . -. J The approximate raw mattrlal osed Is j!0M.t 2.6 Puond.8' wnl e the v,ue of, the output is, estimated at about $775,000 for three mills which reported. There are four silk mills in the state. The approximate amount of raw mat erial ustd in thejnills is 170,000 pounds, while .the value of the yearly output is $375,000. - ;. , .- : During the year ending June 30, 191 J 628 miscellaneous factories reported to the depart(n.nt , Th. greg,t. of tictotia w $&wh. 896. Five hundred and twaity-seven factories reported the estimated Value of the plants to be $19,334,771.: Five hundred and forty-one factories report the" value of their output to be $93 910,205, "while the payroll of 554 fac tories for the year was $13,391,562. , During th J last few yean the furni ture manufacturing Industry ; has: been making phepomenal strjejes In the state. lere are- now North Car: F.lahtv.Ava nf thtM"facrnrt r- j , stock of $3,267,355, and th.v ,.366 nersons. The esti- 1 v,tue of the plants given by 72 j fa4:torie, i, $2,927,454. while the eiu- $2 exU fac- $t7U56. " Appended rcp t!,m, nUr,-. Jkn' Jrfrr rprtirt no .farm ranrll- Snowi jtn Jrfcrease in i value1 of f rm ;jattds j 8f counties in the stats I - i ' ANNUAL MEETING, NORTH CAR ni.IN ROOD ROADS " 'i i :Hy. . ASSOCIATION.. . V.i . The Executive Committee of i the North Carolina "Good "Roads Associa have decided to hold th annual meeting In Durham, July8tk, and 9th', tn& g moet cordial invitation (a extend- La tn vrv rm intamiterl la th tiro. motion of the good roads cause in North I r-.tlh aa .lr thl. Convention. An effort will be made to - 1 hiake "this the most successful and in Ueresting convention' yet heldj by this Association Misses Mayme and Gladys Sanford and Master Wilhe Durwood Sanders, left yesterday J afternoon ; fot their of I home in Beaufort. r. ; J J, W. ROUSE. GOES WITH . COPLON ft SON J. W. Rouse, who has been With th Standard ' Shoe Company foe several years, is no longer connected 4,tI.!VH! company, having accepted jl poslito with S. Conlon and Son. Ills frieiu will, in the future, fuul him in tl ladirs shoe department of th lig de partment store. L. S. Harper and B. B. V" ! I. HE CElTOCRATSI PL.:i TO GATHEO. m CAPITAL CITY Sfat Coaentton- To Bo Hold Oa IumM. WILL lE'.OUIET AFVAfB , ' v , Contra! tie. RoprooentJnt PT04reo- aivo Democratic Meeting Will . Bo Proseat. I t "(Special to the Journal.) RALEIGH, June t. The Democratic State Convention meets here Thursday oi this week at noon in the city audito rium with Indications that it will be a quiet and brief affair, most interest cen tering in thi work of the platform com mittee and. jthe action of theconventijn la passing on Its work in the hoht of ihm demands made the party platform farmers byi the Progressive Demo cratic" conation, April 8. Aside from this the convention, has only to nomi- nat Chairman E. U: Travis of the Cor poration' Commisafon to succeed hinw self, nominate United States Senator Le Overman: to sveceed himself as the Senator for the JWesn 'division of the State and put the convafxioh's "0. VL" on the 10 norninatio4slo- place 6 tie Superior Coijtt thfit have been made in the slveral Judicial districts in which electionaar to occui this Faff, Governor Cralsr only few days s named, the special cotnmhtee that-he was directed by the- "progressive "Dera- ocratlc convenuon to name! for the con vention to go before the'platform con mittee of the regulaiconventiontnd pr38s for the adoption of the planks that were adopted by the progressives. This committee conolstsof Clarerice Poe, ttai eigh, chairman; J.',W. Bailey, Raleigh; Q. Alexander, Mecklenburg; J. Craw ford Biggs, Raleigh; . A. W. Graham, rn villi Ar M. Scales, Greensboro. and R. F. Beasley, Monroe. Thfere arH 15 different planks in the set of resolu tions that the progressives adiopted to be seed for aoptidn' by the regular State convention, hese follow: . , r t luvvMiiiiciiu mat ait uuimiiauvm of candidates of all political patties for all county, States, district, legislative WrtUtdt ballot primaries under trje strict re gulation of law, with strong penalties to prevent corrupt practices, setting a rea sonable limit upon expenditures of every candidate and requiring each candidate to publish prior to and immediately' af ter the primary a sworn statement of his receipts and expenditures and nxing common- day for the primaries of all parties. ''We hold the opinionthat our Com monwealth has outgrown res present sys tem of taxation as fixed in the Conatlte- tions that system s u is now applied -U if inemctent ana ineuitaoie.; yv e recom mend, therefore, the ratification bvthe people of - the amendment to theCon- stltutlon proposed, br ibe General As sembly of 1913, 'f-Jif tne revision oi our. revenue ?ysterai ano romptiy upon he.rauhcaupapt. tne J ndment, we- urge that jth. Genejral Assembly shall , proceed" "tov corr-ect 1 the inequerhUes and . the. jWeffiglency .(th4t now. oDtains ana. pwir;erjnne.ritr4ce1 na oiner taxes jfl gecrase jf ne . g urafyj upon Industry incL flrpperty. 'i .. ' 1 1 i f' We believe that one'of the iriosf se rlous obstacles to progres in North Cf r- ouna has Deen tn.o aosorption otisju. Legislator in local and., special meas ures. '"We recQmmend, therefore, 4 the ratificauon by the people of the two amendments to the Constitution, the one restricting private, local And special legislation, tne ocnrr proniDtung speaai levislative charters 'to coroorations. "We rejoice in the great progress ur State to making in the cause of educa tion of all the children, in. methods and forces operating In the interest of pub lic health, public morals and1 public in dustry. ;We urge that every energy of the State be bent in behalf of six month school term and that the constitutional amendment for this purpose be adopted We urge that the efforts of these men and institutions engaged in the splendid work of conserving the health Of. our people, in eradicating disease and pre venting Infections be seconded with en thusiastic and unstinted support both by State and, local governments. "We stand for the strict upholding of our laws prohibiting' the' manufacture and ale of intoxicant liquors in the en- forcement of which great progress has been made. We are made glad by the evidence that both drinking and drunk enness and the crime that they breed, are rapidly decreasing anchthat la the not distant future .North Carolina will stand before the world as an example of a commonwealth free of the Curse of alcohol. We urge a further step In pub lic morals in the form of a law holdii i critpimt''y liable owners who rent tlu u property for unlawful purposes. , ." "We r-!M;nize the force and benefit of tle i ! i-.i-ment'now sweeping the State la 1 ' !f of the Improvement ' ( our '! :,c 1 .'ijys, and we call t the DeniiH t i ic party to continue, I to rl-.fora l' t'i9 Ur?st p.. . .1 nwvifi i 1 '-T.t (if t'.ls great Wo; k of .r-r - i - -- : -' - i ' j creauag Sjate. ro4 taw.' We believe hat. the soundest policy for the State to pursue with her convicts is to e all of them for work ia public road building rather than ia farming, or in hiring them out or in building railroads whe ther theatock exchangd for labor be good or no good. We recommend that our penal sys- tern oe revtsea in the Dght of the most . . .... modern methods Including the Inter- nedute sentence parole systejn. We congratulate all concerned up on the advances made by our Governor and 'General Assembly and esoeciallv upon the epoch-making victory recently won before the Interstate Commerce Commission in the matter of relieving North Carolina points of the discrimi nation in freight tariffs in favor of points in other States; and w; urge that the struggle 3 well begun shall be pressed until there shall not remain a shadow of suspicion that the people of this State labor under any disadvantage so far as the common carries are concerned both Interstate and Intrastate. And In view of the fact that the growth of the State bas produced an Increasing number of problems affecting both the supervision of public utilities and th matter of pub- he revinue, wt advise that the State should have two commission j, one charged with the Jwpervisiwi of oi Derations and taxation, the other charg ed sclely with the regulation of p iblic 'utilities, i "Wj likewise ask that the present inv3sOgayopf4 o(:. insurance rates be pressed to a conclusion that win re move all question as to, discrimination adverse t our-people on this p int. i We bring before our party the special demand' of the needs of the farmers of North Carolina, m the fosvlctlon that all that serve them serves all the people. we recommend tnat tne state lollow up its increasingly useful work of inspec- uon, equcauon, and instructiorj, with aid to a system of rural credits designed to Enable- the producers of the weaLh from which the State draws its life, to manage th it ent 3-prises at the lowest piijlble rate of interest and to market their products to the best advantage. We' urge our representatives in Con gress to uphold the (President in his plans to aid our farmers in the matter of rural crediu. We secommend the encouragement of studies in practical agriculture in our free schools. ' "We'advccate a. law prohibl Ine he employment in a, factory of any child forbidding the emphryment therein at night ; o.f any male child under 16 years of age a.tdany woman or girl. v ' ; . "Without committing this meeting In advance to an endorsement of any form-of the initiative and referendum that may be. submitted we do believe that the people, have th right and they should have jhe opportunity to say whether they" wish or do not wish to adopt these measures, and we r --com mend that an amendment to the Con stitution on this subject beubmitted. 'I We recommend", that persons re ceiving Compensation In the form of passes or otherwise trom ' raiiroaos or other ' great' public service corporation shou Id not be ' chosen for legislative, ji'ijjicial of congressional ' o first ; 'S'vng' sucft rsla'Ud ffices without dh lit good faith; and tha u. officer should not balWe'd fo'acceptrJtiolcl passes. 5.We recomrtien4 .tpt enactment oi ejectiyar''n(i to pre serve' our natural resources, especially our forests and nshertes'and our wild garaev and that such legislation be so far as possible State wide. :"And whereas it is the purpose of this conference as set forOi.i the call to aid in crystallizing tlie' populaf sentiment of the State alorrg well tecognlced lines of progressive legislation therefore beit. meeting that the chair appoint strong committee of not less than five members of this body, whose duty It shall be to present the result of the deliberations of this meeting to the approaching Demo cratic State Convention, and press their adoption fto the end that they may be embodied in the party platform for the ensuing campaign In North Carolina. PAVILLION ; AT MOREHEAD ' CITY IN READINESS ' (Special .to the Journal) 1 .Moreheatf City Jon. Webb and Chadwlck' pavlllion at the bech I now open and all pre- parftlon have been mad for the entertainment of the Tab- y ernacl Baptist picnic from New Hrn nit Thursday. ' The oa- Ullonl being run on the am ; high plana that ha character- lied It in previous year and th best of service will be furnished Its patron. Erery thing pos- sSble will be done for the, com fort of the excursionist Thurs- day. "j ' i'-, ,. : ' ,' . ' ' ' I . MARKET DOCK IN ' DITION Amoi i t lie impro, r- ' - y fliiH . i, ':'' U ' X 1 1 I, ' '. r:ooD CON-, .V ... 'nt noted a i .ist few days t Dock has I nnd clean- T e by night r la a tin !' CITY MAYBUY E ENGINE Aldermen Discussed Night. Matter Last WILL BE GOOD MOVE With Present Apparatus Town May Burn Down At Any Time. At the meeting of the Board of Al dermen held last nleht. Dr. loseoh F. Patterson, the city physician, ap pered before the Board and commended the irork that the sanitary officers are doing, stating that they are doing every thing, within their power to keep the city in a clean, healthful condition but that they are not getting the support of the better class of the citizens. Alderman Dill questioned Dr. Pat terson In regard to the smallpox situa tion In New Bern. Inreply he stated.' that something should be done to pre vent the spread of the malady. Dr. Patterson said that it would cost a great deal of money to quarrantlne smallpox cases but that if every citi zen who had not been vaccinated during the past six months was forced to undergo this treatment, that the dis ease would-be eradicated. The Fire Engine Thomas Lassitier, Chief of the New Bern Fire Department, appeared be fore the Board and a.sked them to au thorize the purchase of two thousand feet of hose, stating that this is badly needed and should' be secured without further delay. Alderman Ellis moved that the city clerk be instruc ted to advertise for bids for this am ount of hose In ths local newspapers. Thomas D. Davis, appeared before the Board in behalf of the New Bern Steam Fire Company No. 1 and put before them a proposition to purchase a combination, high power, fire engine, an engine, which can tight hre with either water of chemical and . which does not require several horses to carry it to and from a fire but which can Tnakethese trips' with' its own power. " Mr." Davis stated tharfhe New .Bern Company would give one-thousand dollars toward the purchase of same provided that they Were allowed to keep It in their headquarters and to make use of it during any fire. Each member of thj Board seemed favorably impressed with this proposition and the matter was referred to a special committee to be Investigated and to be reported on by them at the neat meeting. Other Business At the request of several ladles Mayor Bangert brougtft before , the Board a protest to the operation of a hydraulic hammer at the New Bern! Iron Works. Mayor Bangert stated that this hammer was proving to be a continual nuisance to the ladies and that they desired it to be stopped. The matter was referred to a special committee for investigation and action. The New Bern Building and Supply Company was awarded the contract for the brick and cement advertised for, to be used in the installment of the new engine for the water and light plant. The, contract for the pipe waB awarded to the Lynchburg Iron Works. matter of boring well back of the City HaU on the city- property was .-brought:; up by Aldrman Ellis. These wells are to help supply the water in the city. .The matter was referred to a committee with power to act. The Street and Pump Committee, who. were appointed - at ; a previous meeting to", make lnveitigatlons in regard to the removing of the barber shop over the sidewalk at the foot of Middle street, reported in .favor of moving it and orders will be issued for the removal. ' An Aeronautical Map 01 World Planned COMMITTEE ALREADY NAMED TO COMPLETE THIS : t . piece of wore:. s v NEW VORK, June 2.A statement made public today by the Aero Club of America, which has named a committee headed bv Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary to work out preliminary details of n aeronautical' map of th world, says the plan includes the standardiza tion of the map scales used by the du ferent countries, and the charting of the earth to show air routes and landing places. The charting of th air currents is to be an independent undertaking. Various aeronautic organizations and military, scientific and sporting author ities will be'aRked to co-nerate in mak ing a world chart for aviators. When sufficient number of representatives i the civilized nations have been e-nU ' 1 they will be invited to take, j-art ' conference to adopt a M. Hid. ii. I air - 1 0 iNATiorrnfl FICHTN6 it BE10TE11 Though Vote to Secwr Unanlmona - Consent for Vpfr Friday Fnlln. - A WILL COME UP EACH. DAY. Will Be Brought Up AntemarJcally , At 1 o'clock Each Af- ... terneon. - ' . . ' f (Special to the Journal). WASHINGTON. Junefc. Develop ments in the senate today eaxKiraged leaders in the belief that a vote would be taken by . Saturday night oa the canal tolls exemption repeal bill. ' AI-- thuogh an effort to secure unanimous , consent for a vote a 4 o'clock Friday .. failed. Senator. CGorrqan,, opposing the repeal, announce that, beginning ' Wednesday, the bill srotild b kept-eosv stantly before the senate until It was v disposed of. ' ;' . ;;:iv. J,i4 Wi;h the adoption of this plan the bill will come up-' automatically at 1 o'clock each day and not be displaced by appropriation bills or other i measures. r During the day a conference between . Senators Kern, Simmons and. Lodge at which the forces for and "against, the ' -repeal were reckoned, led to an an noun- cement by Senator Simmon, that . he expected the bill to receive 52 vote.' Senator Simmons declared he did not include any senators counted a doubt- V ful, and if his. prediction is fulfilled . the repeal bill will have a majority of nine, i ' X' -i.-: ;:i:tlji '. (. I Senators Colt and Myers spoke in fa-1 . vor of repeal today and Senator Catron opposed it. Senator Pittmaniatroduced,. an amendment which , would empower : the President to reduce the tolls rate on i , American coastwise ships or exempt them when necessary 'to prevent dls--, crimination. ' u v , ; In making the announcement .that, he believed the bill would receive hi ' votijs Senator Simmons said: , , "We do not include several senators ; who I believe will vote for th bill." , So far no attempt has been made to iound out sentLnent on -the-- v -amendment proposed, or to discover if any arbitration resoljuiort could com- , mand the needed xte. 3 Several sena-1, -tors, it was' said, favor arbitration but , will not vote for it until the repeal bill hai been passed.11?''- 4 .J- Senator Pittman in introducing hi ; resolution empowering h President to : reduce or remove tols orTAarican . coastwise ships explajned that pf lieved the Hay-PjMinf Wejreatjr did not secure the same r4 "u tu!H .''"ras-". ships, but merely prohibited discHua' ' : tions. - i , -' , - k Senator Catron of New Mexico, op posing the repeal bill, declared exemp- tion was sound as a subsidy measure. He asserted Great Britain had no right , to aslt'forarbitraaon of the ol(s que- Hon until Wa een whether there , would be any discrimination. "! All la Readiness Fcr - - Tbe CcavenUca : THE STAGE IS SET FOB THS GREAT CONFLICT TO TA EE s PLACE TODAY : RALEIGH, U C.,' June 3. Thorn. D. Warren, of NeW Bern,' chairman of , the 6tate Committee, 'and Walter E. .... Brock, of Wadeaborttv'ilecretary, arrtv ed today, and at once began making -preparations for the State Convention tomorrow at ; noon. V ' ' XT - T 1A... .f STlnafrnn will h m- porary chairman.' The convention will nominate Senator Overman and (.hair- man Travis, of the Corporation Com-, mission, and approve the nomination , in the various district ' convention. . A large number delegate arriv-j ed thi fternoon. ; f 11 It is practically certain a hard fight will be waged in the measure propos ed by the Progri-wives, and the im- f .. . -vi . b,. ; presslon is tnai .-naic-wiue jit mary alone will receive support. Edward W.Pou was nominated to- , day by the Fourth Congressional con vention for the "Ei0fith consecutive term in the House. Mr. Pou ai I Claude Kitchin, wh,o was nominate I at Rockingham yesterday, would be chairman of the Ways and Means Com mittee in December. ."'..' MRS. BECKER VISITS HV IN SING .: ; NEW YORK, June 3.-M K. Becker ye visit to the i piiifin nl in e I to a c il ll.-ie !) In at I v 11 in I r t:.e re i' I. ' i. i TOLLS QUESTID W SATURDAY Fort r.irnwiH, neie lu-.!-- t 1' t!7 )' ' ' ' 'r ! I ly
New Berne Weekly Journal (New Bern, N.C.)
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June 5, 1914, edition 1
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