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IUM WILMINGTON, N. C. MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1913 x PRICE THREE CENTS
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Mill ID TIE BOOT THE Fill M TARIFF TO INTERVENE
k lade That Will
lake a w m
r state Commerce Commission Or-
Rerlucticns That Will Cut Oft
Millions F'om tne txpress uompa-
Effective in uciooer ompa-
rties-
y Fight Constitutionality of
nies
Ma
the Action.
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4. Redm.
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which Will COSt t. "S&'"
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r(lini:uii s limy ivv.milj.-e.ia . TvranK dispose of Mary Phagan's body,
press
, l.1IS ,r year, approximate!.
.r ill
of their gross re
every place in the
... i 11,
eeipts
anil atlecr every pi.ict; in mc
ordered by the Inter-
.ntrv. von
Commerce Commission today,
to becom
0 f.ffivtivo on or ueioru uciu-
hPr 15th
Notable reforms in prac
also were ordered.
tices
The lHOSt lliipuiuim nuuifec pic-
,cribeJ is !' wa-v of modification of
the present graduated scale of parcel
.. i,i,.,,lrr.l nnnrnl ratps for
rates. '
ihort distance either have been left
unrhanpwl or slightly reduced; for
longer distances they have been low
ered, tor fifty pounds or less. Prac
tlcally all rates have been reduced.
Packages of more than four pounds,
going more than two hundred mile's
and less than two thousand, carry
new rates generally lower than parcel
post rates. For more than three thous
and miles the rates are practically un
changed. The report and order of
the Commission, prepared by Com
missioner Marble, are virtually an
affirmation of the findings of former
Commission Lane, now Secretary of
the Interior. By prescribing the so
called block system, dividing the
country in to 050 blocks, an average of
twenty-five hundred square miles, as
originally proposed by Lane, nine hun
dred million different rates, now pub
lished by Express Companies, will be
reduced 10 less than six hundred and
fifty thousand and the Interstate Com
mission believes the system points
the way to a solution of the existing
maze of freight rates. The genoral
impression, in . f Fi c i a 1 quarters, is that
the express companies v:l! attempt, to
test, by legal means," the Constitu
tionality of the Commission's Old r,
THE STRIKE ZONE
Calumet, Mich., Aug. 4. Practically
the entire strike zone in the copper
country echoed to rlfle and revolver
shots this morning. There were more
than the usual number of shots this
morning by sentries. Despite promis
cuous firing no one was shot. Presi
dent Taylor, of the Michigan Federa
tion of Labor, said that every affiliat
ed union in the American Federation
of Labor in the country was behind
the copper miners and that the strike
uld take on National proportions.
Additional Union leaders arrived to
day. With "Mother" Jones due tomor
w and other Unionists en route
there was every indication that the
npBiern Federation is rallying its
"Ties tor one of the most determin
ed sirn6i;(,s 1q Tjriiori labor history,
Ragles Flock to Baltimore.
Mitmion., Mil, Aug. 4 Two thou
sand l..if.K:i,,,s aml many times lhat
n,Hl)er Of n,;m... : t.w:
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ior ti.
Grand
Eagles.
annual convention of the
Aorie, Fraternal Order of
The f i t V is nrnfiicolv r1prn-
" Honor or the visitors, who
all parts of the United
conip
States
' t0K ami Canada. The business sps-
Bl0ns wil! continue through the great
'rt of the week and will be inter
Pcrae,! win, a Rn,at street parade u
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eaeaiH, an excursion
'saneake Hay and a variety
f othe
r entertainment
Carnival Opens at Victoria.
first001"53' R C' ' A"B- 4--Victoria's
with .""IUal raniival opened today
,;i lai'Ke number of visitors in
,he r"y. A r
j '"Mani ui resiivmes to
fangod ('Il,ire week has been ar
mPmt,(" A nuval an(1 military tourna
ath(. historical parades and pageants,
notorL?r,S Uml y;ichtinS. rowinS'
will i 11 an(1 swimming cotnests
M! aiU("1- the features.
hite Nubuck Colonial
ton siu 7,,,S' S:ifl ifi(,e Sale Wilming
),! -o. Advertisement. It.
8c!H!!!!tG A,ho Cmvas Panips,
Co. Afl . Sa,e wmington Shoe
i-.usement. it.
BULLETS
WHIZ
cyB gun lanes me lanes rieio npnstuio )L&s&&smm- Declares Senator Biers toa
mm May Cip. Castro iSwWmZ!M W West
Negro Sweeper at Pencil Factory Tes
tified Against Leo Frank and Tells
of Helping Dispose of the Body
Women Given Preference Over Men
for Admission .o the Court Room.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 4. James Con-
'Wi ncgiu ycnuii laciory sweeper,
testified tndflv .that ha Viol
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t UI7CU XJU
or Frank killed her. "I wanted her
. 'he resisted me," exclaimed Frank,
ace ding to Conley.
"You know I'm not like other men.
I hit her too hard." Exclaiming mean
ing "not like other men," Conley de
scribed incidents which led him to
believe Frank a degenerate.
Although men began to assemble at
6 o'clock this morning to attend the
trial of Leo Frank, for the murder of
Mary Phagan, none was admitted to
the court room, until one hundred wo
men or more had obtained seats. This
is the largest number of women pres
ent at the trial. Police Sergefiit
Dobbs, recalled to the stand, testified
to finding a bloody handkerchief, later
identified as Mary Phagan's, by the
girl's body, shortly after the murder
was discovered.
Undertaker Greesling, who embalm
ed the girl's body, testified that the
fluid used had removed from the
girl's lungs evidence that she died
from strangulation. He declared the
formaldehyde in the solution had
done this, but refused to make public
the whole formula.
Mel Sanford, a factory sweeper,
testified regarding certain stairways
and passages in the factory.
REVOLUTION IN CHINA
HAS BEEN CRUSHED
Canton, China, Aug. 4. A battle
was fought yesterday near Shiuhing
between ten thousand Cantonese revo
lutionists and the Northern Army, un
der General Chi Kuang, commander
of the Government forces at Kwang
Su. The result was unknown here
this morning.
Revolt At An End.
Hong Kong, ug. 4. The Southern
Chinese rebellion has practically been
suppressed and the declaration of in
dependence of the revolutionary pro
vinces abrogated. In Canton the pop
ulace today is celebrating the end of
the uprising with public rejoicing.
ARMISTICE EXTENDED
FOR THREE DAYS
Bucharest, Aug. 4. A three days'
extension of the armistice between
the Balkan States was agreed on to
day bythe peace delegates of Rou-
mania, Servia, Greece, Montenegro,
and Bulgaria. This action was taken
to enable the plenipotentiaries to en
deavor to reconcile the differences
and claims of the various States.
Virginia State Primaries.
Richmond, Va., Aug. 4. Following
a rather dull campaign In which the
only interest has centered in the con
tests between the candidates for Lieu
tenant Governor and Attorney Gen
eral, Democrats of Virginia will go to
the polls tomorrow to express their
preferences for State and county offi
cers to be voted for at the fall elec
tion. Henry C. Stuart, of Russell
county, will be nominated for Gov
ernor without opposition. For Lieu
tenant Governor, J. Taylor Ellyson,
the incumbent, is opposed by Lewis
H. Machen and Alexander J. Wedder
burn, both of Alexandria. Candidates
for Attorney General are S. Gordon
Cumming ,of Hampton; John Q. Pol
lard, of Henrico, and Samuel W. Wil
liams of Wythe county.
Kansas Lands Opened to Public.
Dodge City, Kas., Aug. 4. Ten
thousand acres of "short grass" land
in Hamilton countv. south of the Ar
kansas River, was thrown open to
public settlement today. The land is
included in what hitherto has been
held under Government forest reserve.
The greater part of "the tract is val
uable as grazing and wheat land.
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Powerful Move Made Directly on the
Start to Crush Out Rebellion Citi
zens Not Apprehensive. That the
Revolt Will in Anyway be Successful.
Caracas, Aug. 4. President : Gomez
intends to take personal lead of th?
Venezulean troops against Castro,
whose followers have arisen in the
states of Falcon and Tachiera, and
also in Eastern districts, of Venezuela.
Gomez, in a proclamation today said:
"Castro, former dictator, having dis
turbed the peace of the country, I my
self will take the field and will re
establish order. I know that every
general, officer and soldier will fulfil
his duty."
An army of veterans and some thou
sands of recruits is being . mobilized
at Maracay. These forces expect to
attack Castro and drive him out. An
other army, assembling at Barquisi
meto, will endeavor to cut off Castro's
escape in the interior. Although bus
iness here has come to a standstill
and stock values have decreased, the
people express confidence that the
Government will be able to suppress
the rebellion.
CATTLE TICK MENACE
IN THE SOUTH
Washington, Aug. 4. The presence
of tick among cattle in the Southern
States not only lessens the Value of
cattle on the hoof, Government ex
perts say, but acuses a lower grading
of hides, which means many thousand
dollars' loss to producers. 1 Experts
claim that Southern cattle raisers
lose one dollar and twenty-six cents
on every hide infested with tick. Cam
paigns for eradication of the pest have
been waged with considerable success
by Government veterinarians.
EAGLES GATHERING
IN RALTIMORE
Baltimore, Md., Aug. 4 Delegates
to the fifteenth annual convention of
the Fraternal Order of Eagles, which
opens here tonight, arrived in large
numbers today. Many important mat
ters of legislation are expected during
the sessions, wliich will end Friday
Grand Worthy President Wm J. Bren
nen will show in his annual report,
that seventy thousand members have
been added during the year and the
present membership is three hundred
and fifty thousand.
KIM BROUGHT BACK
Mexico City, Aug. 4. Extradition
papers in connection with the arrest
of Emmanuel Brito, former Provision
al Governor of Campeche, are being
prepared by the Mexican Government
for immediate dispatch to the United
States. The documents deal chiefly ,
with the charge against Brito, who
is under arrest at New Orleans for
robbing the State Treasury and local
banks before joining the rebellion.
Evidence bearing on the murder
charge against Brito is on the way
here from Campeche.
Revenue Cutters Celebrate.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 4 Aboard
all craft in the Revenue Cutter Ser
vice wherever stationed from Ber
ing Sea to the Maine coast, the offi
cers and crews today formally cele
brate the 123rd anniversary of the
establishment of the service. The
character of the celebration is sub-1
stantially the same on all vessels. The
ships are "full dressed," the officers
and crews, in full uniform, are mus
tered o nthe main deck and the execu-
tive officers read a brief
history of
the revenue cutter service.
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MEXICO
WANTS
I " f.; , tvv 'ii.
Washington, Aug. 4. Senator Ba
con of the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations and Representative
Flood of the House Committee on For
eign Affairs are in daily conference
with the President and the State De
partment over the Mexican situation.
They have talked over all phases of
present conditions in Mexico and
have considered many solutions. Sec
f
Corporation Commission Ready to Re
port to Governor on Railroad Con
ference Queer Prank Played bV
Lightning. I
Special to The Dispatch.
Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 4. A charter
was issued today to the National Mica .
Company, of Franklin, Macon county,!
with authorized eanital nf rmo h .in- 1
dred thousand dollars, with sixty
thousand subscribed by Edwin S.
Shepherd, of Kalamazoo, Mich., and
Henry G. Robertson, and Frank B.
Benbow, of Franklin.
The Corporation Commission today
finished its report on the resu't of
the railroad conference and will pre
sent it tomorrow to the Governor.
Lightning Sunday drove three holes
through a tin-pail, held by a gii" at
B. Hodgood's farm, near Raleigh,
knocked off a large section of wood
work in the house, burned five feet;
of bellrope, jumped from the bell to
a tree and otherwise disported Itself..
Nobody was hurt.
England's Aged Peers.
London, Aug. 4. The Earl of
Wemyss, the oldest member of the
British peerage, celebrated his ninety
fifth birthday anniversary today. Be
sides Lord Wemyss there are two
other nonagenarian peers. They are
Lord Strathoona, who at ninety-three
is still devoted to his duties as High
r Yin tyi i c a ! -n nn f rt fonoHo on1 til O
B OR
FISHED
, ' Dr. C. J. Owens, of Maryland, Di
Duke of Grafton, who was born in( . n , . 4, . .
1822, and who succeeded his brother,
the sixth duke, in 1882.
Locomotive Engineers in Session.
Montreal, Aug. 4.-rFor the first
time in ten years Montreal is enter
taining the annual convention of the
Canadian division of the International
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
The meeting assembled today and
will continue in session until Thurs
day. Prominent among those in at
tendance is Warren S. Stone of Cleve
land, the Grand Chief of the Brother
hood. Metal Workers in Convention.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 4 The seventh
annual convention of the Amalga
mated Sheet Metal Workers' Interna
tional Alliance met in this city today
with delegates present from 421 local
unions in the United States, Canada i
and Cuba. The gathering was called
to order by President Michael O'Sulli
van of Kansas City. A large amount
of routine business is to be taken up
by the convention and it will prob
ably be ten days before final adjourn
ment. Fire Works Tonight,
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IW HEART OF
retary Bryan has asked Congress to
appropriate $100,000 to pay the way
of destitute Americans in Mexico out
cf the country. Reports from th
Rebel States show that Carranza,
leader of the Constitutionalists, re
sents American mediation. The seat
of the Rebel district is in a turmoil
over steps it fears the United States
may take.
10 LOWER COST OF
FOOD 10 CONSUMERS
Washington, Aug. 4 A nationwide
movement to interest the American
rural population along financial, busi
ness an social lines, as a means to
strengthen the position of the farmers,
increase their income and their pro-
duction and to lower the COSt Of food
stuffs to the consumers, was announc
ed here today in a letter to the govern
ors of the States, to the farmers dt
ganizations, agricultural institutions
and farmers of America from the
American Commission on Agricultural
Co-operation which arrived from Eu
rope on the S. S. Cedric.
A report is later to be made to the
governors of the various States and
the farmers' organizations, agricultural
institutions and farmers of America.
The letter sent today discussed the
general form o. rural organization in
the European countries visited by the
Commission.
The Commission found that Europe
an agriculture was organized along co
operative lines and also found that the
European farmers have apparently
secured a financial, business and so
cial strength equal to that of the or
ganized urban classes of capital and
labor.
The Commission has effected an or
ganization with headquarters in Wash
ington, D. C, with Senator Duncan U.
Fletcher as chairman.
rector uenerai oi uie American vuui-
mission and Managing Director of
The Southern Commercial Congress,
has given out the following letter ad
dressed to the governors of the States,
the farmers' organizations, agricultur
al institutions, and the farmers of
i America:
I "The American Commission of Agri
cultural Co-operation has completed
its tour of European countries and has
perfected plans to digest and compile
the information obtained with regard
to co-operation and the organization of
rural life in European countries along
financial, business and social lines. It
is believed that this task can be com
pleted before the end of the present
year, when the final rport of the Com
mission will be submitted.
"The Commission is deeply impress
ed with the vital importance of a thor
oughly organized and united rural po
pulation. In this respect the countries
of Europe offer a lesson which may
not long be disregarded in America
without serious consequences.
"The agricultural interests of most
of the European countries visited by
the Commission are organized along
one or more of the following lines;
credit, production, distribution and so
cial organization for the betterment of
country life.
"Organizations for the provision of
credit facilities for European farmers
follow the natural division into short
time personal credit and long time 1
Montana Senator Thinks- New Tariff
Measure a Good Thing If Country
Can't Compete With World on Wool
Growing It Should Go Out of Busi
ness. -
Washington, Aug. 4. Senator My
ers, Democrat, of Montana, contribut
ed his share of assurance in the Sen
ate today that the west doesn't fear
the new tariff.
"Amidst the hue and cry we have
here about discriminaation in this
bill against the West, I wish to have
heard one Western State, which feels
self-reliant and isn't complaining
about discrimination. This discrimi
nation against home interests, when
translated into EnglisTT, in my opin
ion, often means: 'We are not getting
our share of the graft. We are being
overlooked in distribution of the plun
der.' "
It was his opinion that if the coun
try couldn't compete with the world
on wool growing, after nearly a cen
tury of protection, "then it had hot
ter go out of the business, but I claim
it can." Of the tariff bill as a whole,
Myers said it would be one of the
greatest triumphs of the Democratic
party on its long and unending fight
for the masses of people against class
distinction.
land-mortgage credit. The organiza
tions for the provision of personal
credit facilities are as highly developed
as are the system of commercial bank
ing. The prevailing rate of interest
paid by the farmers for short time
loans, is from four to five and ope-half
per cent. -The teVtaas offered European
farmers are generally better designed
to meet the peculiar requirements of
agriculturists than are the terms' ob
tainable today in the American farm
ers. "The personal credit organizations
have the form of co-operative societ
ies Very often the members of these
societies assume unlimited liability
for the debts of the society while in
other cases the societies take the form
of limited liability. As a rule in Eu
ropean countries, the law makes little
or no provision for exemption of any
kind. These short time credit societies
furnish cheap, safe and elastic credit
to their members by reason of their
control by farmers and are organiza
tions exclusively in the interest of
farmers who operate them at nominal
cost and without seeking dividend
profit to such societies.
"Land mortgage credit has been or
ganized so as to place a collective
security back of bonds issued by land-
mortgage societies in contrast with
the system of marking individual loans
upon individual mortgages. Without
discussing the form of organization
employed for this purpose, it may be
Stated that these land-mortgage insti
tutions bring to European farmers low
interest rates; the privileges of repay
ing loans in small fixed annual in
stallments extending over a term of
years in some cases as long as seven
ty-five years under the amoritization
plan, although provision for earlier
payment is made if the borrower so
desires; protection from advance in in
terest rates; and the practical elimina
tion of commission charges. Many of
these personal credit societies and land
mortgage associations are fostered by
government grants, loans, or special
provisions of law. Mortgage bonds is
sued by commercial banks and by priv
ate joint stock land-mortgage banks
sell substantially on the same basis
with like securities isued by govern
ment favored intitutions and both
classes of banks are recognized as
needful in the development and con
servation of agricultural resources. In
many instances private and com
mercial banks purchase the securities
of land-mortgage associations. Ex
perience has demonstrated that such
land-mortgage bonds are liquid as
sets. "The systems of land title registra
tion in countries possessing such
mortgage institutions practically pre
vent dispute of title upon mortgaged
land. Provisions are also generally af
forded these mortgage institutions
which eliminate undue legal delays in
the recovery of loans placed with de
faulting borrowers. Savings and trust
funds are frequently invested in se
curities of such mortgage institutions
under sanction of law. Loans up to fif
ty or even sixty-six per cent are made
on l.nds of dependable valu3 and are
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ition Growing Better,
lident
Peaceful Solution of the Mexican Prob
lem is Becoming More Practicable.
President Intends to Issue State
ment Today About First Steps of
Policy of the United States.
Washington, Aug. 4. Armed inter
vention in Mexico neither is a prob
ability, nor a possibility, for a peace
able solution of the situation is be
coming practicable. This is the view
that President Wilson took today of
the situation. He let it be known, top,
that before the end of the day he
would make a brief statement of tb,
first step in the policy of. the United
States toward Mexico. While no ink
ling of what it would be came from
the White House, it was expected that
the President would formally an
nounce his decision not to recognize
the Huerta Government. A sudden
call to Washington from New York
of Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson,
for conference, led to the report that
his status might be announcel. The
Ambassador visited at the White
House and was told there was a mis
understanding about his engagement;
that instead of a conference with the
President, he was to call on Secretary
Bryan. The Ambassador Said the tel
egram received in New York stated
the conference would" be at the White
House. An observer of the diplomatic
situation freely predicted the Ambas
sador's resignation would be accepted
soon.
DEFERS TREATY UNTIL
REGULAR SESSION
Washington, Aug. 4.-'Secretary
Bryan today issued the,, following
statement:
"The President has not changed his
views as to the main features of the
Nicaraguan treaty, an outline of which
has been before the Senate Foreeigh
Relations Committee for considera
tion informally, but, owing to the Sen
ate's time being occupied with the
tariff and currency, further considera
tion of the Nicaraguan treaty will be
deferred until the regular session."
Prevention of Infant Mortality.
London, Aug. 4. Under the patron
age of King George an International
conference on the welfare of infancy
and the prevention of infant mortal
ity was opened in Caxton Hall today
and will continue in session over to
morrow. Among the participants are
many noted leaders in medical science
who have already arrived in London
to attend the International Medical
Congress which begins its sessions
next Thursday.
Trial in Caminettl Case.
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 4. The
Caminetti-Diggs white slave case,
which has attracted wide attention
because of the allegations that politi
cal influence had been employed to
have the Department of Justice at
Washington delay the prosecution,
will be called for trial tomorrow be
fore Judge William C. Van Fleet In
the United States District Court.
Horses at Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. 4. All the
best known stables in the country are
at Recreation Park for the five-day
Grand Circuit race meeting, which
had its opening this afternoon. The
track is in excellent condition and
with favorable weather the meet
promises to be highly successful. The
feature of the week, the $12,000 Pa
per Mills Stake, for 2:14 class trot
ters, will be raced on Wednesday.
Northwest Tennis Championships.
Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 4. Some
of the foremost tennis experts of the
country are entered in the annual
tournament for the championships of
the Northwest, which opened today
on the courts of Minnetonka Yacht
Club at Deephaven. The tournament
will continue through the week and
will embrace play for the titles in
men's singles, men's doubles, wom
en's singles and mixed doubles.
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