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WILSON, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1911.
VOLUME 17 NO. 102
WILSON
iPFP TRi ST
PROPOSED CHARGES FOR USE OF
PANAMA CANAL A BLOW TO
. ALL LINES
NO CHARGE FOR SOME
Washington, D. C., Jan. 9 Aiming
a blow directly at railroad owned
steamships engaged in American
coastwise trade, the Senate commit
tee on Inter Oceanic Canals Satur
day adopted material amendments to
the Mann bill to provide for the gov
ernment of the canal zone, and for
the regulation of the Panama canal.
The chief amendment was. one intro
duced by Senator Flint, chairman of
the committee authorizing the Presi
dent to fix the freight and passenger
charges for using the canal, but
freight charees are limited to not
less than fifty cents nor more than
$1.50 per net ton. It is provided also
that no charges shall be paid for ves
sels in ballast nor for vessels owned
or operated for or oh account of the
United States government, or for
merchant vessels of the United States
n m ffAff in the coastwise trade of
this coxmtry. A proviso is added, how
ottoi- tint thf -jrfiTTirtions shall not
apply to any vessel in coastwise
trade, which Is owned in whole or in
part which is controlled directly or
indirectly by any railroad company.
The proviso refers especially to
such, railroad companies as seek to
,,avoid or reduce the effect of the
competition of ocean traffic between
Eastern and Western, seaboards of
the United States upon - transcon
tinental railway rates. The effect of
the amendment would be to deny free
passage of the canal to the ships, of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
or any line "which has connection with
transcontinental railroads. Another
proviso would authorize the United
States to take for its own use. any
vessel which accepts free toll and
pay for the same at a fair -valuation
to be determined afterward.
Republic Is Not Solid Yet.
London, Jan. 9. That the perman
ency of the Portuguese republic is
not yet fully recognized by the for
eign chancellories was brought to
light today.
The name of Senor Lima, one of
the republican leaders,' has been sub
mitted to the British government as
the successor to Marquis De Soveral,
Portuguese minister to Great Britain
under the monarchy of Manuel. It is
learned that the acceptancy of Senor
Lima has met with serious opposition,
because of the fact that England is
holding off from giving complete offi
cial recognition to the new republic
until its stability is assured. ""England
is working in agreement with the oth
er powers in maintaining, this atti
tude. Dead Will Reach 15,000. . ,
Tashmend, Asiatic Russia, Jan. 9.
Reports reaching here today from
Russian outposts on the edge of the
earthquake death belt, where refugees
have taken shelter, stated that the
dead in the Turkish calamity may
number 15,000.
The relief columns of soldiers dis
patched to the scene have made lit
tle progress, owing to the vast cracks
In the earth around which they have
to make detours. It is believed that
at least a score of populated commu
nities have either been destroyed
wholly or in part. "
New rivers have been formed by
the upheaval of the earth. The town
of Prjevalsk, a community on the
banks of Lake Issik-Kui, is said to
hare been totally destroyed and
many of its .15,000 inhabitants killed
and wounded.
The channel of the" parts of the
River Choo, which flows southward
through the territory of Semiryet-
;hensk, was changed by the earth tre
mors, and towns along its banks de
molished The fpsures in the steppees were
widening when refugees arrived here.
Cracks extended for nearly fifty miles
in length. A large number of vil
lages in the La Taumountain range
are reported in ruins, and from there
many per.sons fled towards the Chin
ese frontier without food to sustain
them on the journey.
Word from Fort Narin, which is
about seventy-five miles south of
Lake Issik-Kul, stated that many terror-stricken
men and women had ar
rived there and reported passing
through seeing scores of dead bodies
in ruins in the territory through
which they passed.
BIG ORDER FOR ENGINES.
Contracts for Harriman Interests Foot
Up Above $3,500,000.
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 9 Announce
ment is made here that a contract for
109 engines has been awarded the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, of this
city, by the Harriman railroad sys
tem, and that the contract price is
between $3,500,000 and $4,000,0000
The contract calls for the delivery of
the engines during the spring and
summer months of this year, and the
order insures steady employment to
thousands of men until next fall.
NEWS ITEMS OF
GENERAL INTEREST
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 9. The North
Carolina National Guard Association
will meet at Durham next Wednesday
and Thursday. The first session will
be caihd to order Wednesday morn
ing at the; Elks' Home.
Jackson. Mich., Jan. . 9. A careful
search, following the discovery early
Saturday morning of eighteen ounces
of nitro-glycerine inside the walls of
the State Penitentiary, resulted in the
finding of five sticks of dynamite con
cealed in another part of the prison
enclosure.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 9. Edwin L
Wayman. principal witness for the
government in the "bath-tub trust'
proceedings, was arretted in his office
"here Saturday by a United States
marshal and held under $10,000 bond
for his appearance at Detroit March
6th, as a witness.
Goldsboro, N. C, Jan. 9. The direc
tors of the Atlantic and North Caro
Una Railroad Company met here Sat
urday and declared the usual semi
annual dividend. The condition of
the Beaufort division of the Norfolk
Southern was pronounced to be in
good condition.
Walace, Idaho, Jan. 9.; The nine
men who were entombed by a slide
in the Morning Mine of the Federal
Mining & Smelting Company, at Mul
lan at midnight Tuesday, were res
cued Saturday, none the worse for
their experience. , V
Goldsboro, . N. C, Jan. 9. At the
meeting of the board of trustees of
the city schools Saturday afternoon,
the -board; suspended school for ten
days on account of an epidemic of
measlesf which is raging throughout
the city,, together; with the whooping
cough. : .,x::,,..V,,..
Little Rock, Ark., Jan. IT. The Bank
of Grannis, Ark., was robbed Satur
day morning, the vault and safe be-r
Ing wrecked by dynamite. The dam
age to the safe, vault and building is
about $3,000, and IMs said that about
$1,500 cash is missing. ,
THE WEATHER
Washington, D. C, Jan. 9. For
North Carolina: "Fair; colder tonight
Tuesday fair, moderate northwest V
north winds.
CAPT. PEARY
TESTIFIES
DISQOVEROR FURNISHES PROOF?
WANTED BY CONGRESS BE
FORE PROMOTION
HEARING AGAIN TUESDAY
Washington, Jan. 9. Capt. Robert
E. Peary told the story of the trip to
the frozen North at a hearing Satur
day before the House -Committee on
Naval Affairs, the purpose being to
furnish proof of his attainment of
the North Pole on April 6th, 1909, in
connection with pending legislation
for National recognition or his
achievements.
He produced all of his original
memoranda and answered numerous
questions. Cross examination by
Representative Macon, of Arkansas,
who has announced his unalterable
opposition to recognition of the ex
plorer, uas deferred on account of the
time taken in reading data. The com
mittee adjourned until tomorrow.
Mr. Macon asked especial light on
'the' 30 hours Peary was at the Pole,'
and Mr. Peary read from his logbook
detailing his hours' sleep, his
journeying beyond and back to the
camp. Pearly said he made no en
tries in his book on his return march,
April 8th, and not until the afternoon
of the Sth.
Representative Roberts, of Massa
chusetts, suggested to the . explorer
that Henry Gannett, president of Ui'
National Georgraphic Society, said he
thought Superintendent Q. H. Titt
fman. of the Coast and Geodetic sur
vey, both of whom were ' members
which passed on the Peary case, had
testified before the Naval Affairs
Committee, that it is possible for
person with sufficient knowledge and
with data at hand, to make any obser
vations to place himself at '"any place
on earth and the figures themselves
would not carry any proof on their
face."
'"That," replied Peary, "is the opin
ion of an expert."
Just at the close of the hearing
Mr. Roberts handed the explorer
copy of a pamphlet on how Peary
discovered the pole, printed in Wash
ington and headed "By Robert E
Peary," and asked Peary if he had
ever seen it before. Peary replied
that he had written it. When the
committee wanted Peary to appear last
spring he declined because of publish
ers' rights, and that this pamplet, the
date of whose publication he could not
recall, Is claimed to have appeared
at that time.
New Government Buildings For Wash
ington. Washington, Jan. 9. Three New
York firms of " architects ' Saturday
were awarded first place in competi
tion; for three "immense government
buildings to be erected in the national
capital in the near future. York &
Sawyer had submitted the best plans
for the Commerce and Labor Depart
ment building; Arnold- W. Brunner,
for the State Department building,
and Donn Barber for the Department
of Justice Building.
President - .Taft and - most of the
Cabinet - inspected the designs before
the awards finally ' were announced.
They were satisfied that the juries in
each case had made a wise selection.
There were nineteen competitors for
each building. Congress already had
provided land south of Pennsylvania
Avenue, hear the Treasury building,
on which the structures will stand. 7
The three successful designs now
will be worked over so that the three
buildings, which will "stand in a row,
may form a harmonious group. It
will be a year at least before ground
is broken for them.
A girl isn't much for looks who is
unable to see across the street.
WITH THE
LEGISLATORS
REP. STEWART OF MONTGOMERY
DIED YESTERDAY-NEAR BEER
TO RECEIVE ATTENTION
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 9. George W.
Connor, of Wilson, was this morning
appointed chairman of House Judi
ciary Committee No. 1; Battle, of
Wake, chairman of Judiciary No. 2.
Connor was also made a member of
the Fish Committee. Dough ton is
chairman of the Finance Committee;
Koonce chairman of Committee on
Propositions and Grievances; Jule
Carr of Banking; Alspaugh of Agri
culture, and McPhaull, of Health.
These are all the committees an
nounced today. The Speaker an
nounced he would announce the oth
ers from day to day this week. Me
Gill, of Cumberland, announced the
death of Representative J. T. Stewart,
of Montgomery. General Carr paid a
glowing tribute to the memory of the
deceased as a "Confederate soldier.
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 9. The Gener
al Assembly began its second week
of work with the wheels of the leg
islative machinery well in motion, but
marked with the shadow of a great
sorrow, because of the death of Rep
reseutative Stewart, of Montgomery,
which occurred on , Sunday in this
city, and to attend whose funeral the
members of the customarmy commit
tee were appointed, and at this writ
ing are gone on the sad mission.
The delay in the House in getting
well down to work is, of course, part
ly due to the tardiness of the Speaker
in announcing the standing commit
tees.none having been appointed (ex
cept the Committee on Rules.)
But the Speaker is not to be ad
versely criticsed for this, because it
is much safer and better for the
State to adopt Davy Crocket's advice
and go slow (if found advisable) in
order to select the best man fitted re
spectively for the post to be assigned
to them. For there have been some
notable "misfits" in the naming of
the chairmen of these committees in
previous Legislatures, due possibly in
some measure to the exercise of too
much haste in their selection.
The committees just announced -by
Speaker Dowd appear to be fitting
selections on the whole, and I have
heard no serious criticism of the per
sonnel of the more important ones
At least not yet. That there will be
some unfavorable comments from
some quarters relative to the naming
of certain heads of committees is to
be expected. For it has ever been
that way and no man in his position
has yet entirely escaped the scalpe
of the would-be censors of other
men's work.
Lieutenant Governor Newland's ap
pointments, while promptly and expe
ditiously announced, are fully as fine
and satisfactory as those of the
Speaker The President of the Sen
ate has served one session before in
his present position and is therefore
more familiar with the work he had
to perform and besides, had less
than-half the number.. of men from
which to select" his-material. "
On the day preceding the assem
bling of the Legislature, I presented a
brief outline of some of the more im
portant measures that will claim the
attention of the present session and
in this correspondence from -time to
time I hope to enlighten the readers
of this newspaper on the progress of
the sentiment of the law-makers as
they approach more nearly the dispo
sition of these matters.
While it Is entirely- too early, to
make accurate predictions as to the
final outcome of most of the "big
bills" (hone of which has yet even
been-presented), my association with
the law-makers during the past week
enab1 " , to state with entire con
fidence that the question of whether
"near-beer" and similar drinks shall
continue to be licensed to be sold in
North Carolina is practically already
settled in the negative, so far as this
Legislature is concerned.
Social Club Drinks May Be Yoked
With Near-Beer Joints.
Of course there will be champions
of the near-beer manufacturers in the
lobbies and on the .floor of both
branches of the General Assembly.
Equally, of course, the political
demagogue will rush in and pretend
to be championing the "rights" of the
'poor man" and he will essay (with
an eye to windward and the personal
question, always) to scold the majori
ty for taking away the poor man's
right o guzzle the slops called "near-
beer, ' while it is "harmless" and
(according to his position) does not
contain enough alcohol to intoxicate
Bv.t there is another class of men
vho are already rolling up their
sleeves to fight an issue that they
f:re determined to force a show-down
while the sale of near-beer and other
nsalt liquors is receiving Us death
Llo T.
They are men who approve of the
minority dissenting opinions by Chief
Justice Clark and Associate Justice
Hoke, filed in the determining of the
social club appeal from Mecklenburg
recently, whereby a majority of the
Supreme Court placed social clubs of
the Colonial stripe beyond the
reach of the State prohibition law.
The assertion will be accentuated
and emphasized upon the floors of the
Senate Chamber and the Hall of the
House of Representatives by some of
the best and strongest men in the
Legislature that when near-beer : is
outlawed from the sales counters in
North Carolina the handling of li
quors of all kinds (from champagne
down), by he exclusive sets who
form . themselves into "clubs" of any
character and handle whiskey and
beer and champagne between them
selves bnd any "friends" whom any
"member" shall invite to enter th
club for the purpose that when
"near-beer" (the so-called drink of the
"beer man") is excommunicated thf
favorite drink of the gent with the
more obese pocket book shall be
made to walk the same plank and go
out beyond the pale of legal recogni
tion firmly and securely yoked to
gether. Of course the social club member
will also be represented on the floors
of both houses and pretty numerous
ly so, it looks just now and unless
my judgment fails me, there are al
ready gentlemen here of like proclivi
ty who affect the lobby method of
influencing legislation.
While all these preparations are de
veloping a man unused to methods of
legislation and ignorant of the "pow
ers" of legislators and others officials
for whom he voted two short months
ago comes up to me in the Capitol
building with a great show of indig
nation . and suppressed feeling over
the possibility of 'some of his
'"rights" being taken away from him
and demands to know of me if what
he has just heard tell of is so.
"What?" I ask him.
"I want to know," says he, "if it is
possible that this damned legislature
is really going to take, away from me
the right of a free born citizen and
forbid me from ordering a drop f oi
my stomach's sake from - Richmond,
while them fellows at the clubs con
tinue to conduct their 'co-operative
bar-rooms'?" -.
And that - man,, the representative
of a class of as fine fellows as God
ever made, and who is being mined
body and soul .by, drink while into
the-home of his friends and kindred
the sweet and lovely face of a devot
ed daughter and the anguished coun
tenance of an old lady whose mother
hood is. so close akin to heaven that
she breathes the atmosphere of her
Creator, bathed in tears of sorrow
and shame because of near:beer and
the. social club saloons.'
The Senate transacted no business
today, and adjourned after the formal
reception of a message from the
House announcing the death of Rep
resentative Stewart.
- LLEWXAM.
TAFT ON THE
PHILiPINES
U. S. MUST HOLD ISLANDS-WOULD
BE COWARDLY TO GIVE!
THEM UP
NOT TO CONSIDER COST
Washington, Jan. 9. The annual
banquet of the Order of the Caraba
was here here Saturday night. Presi
dent Taft, who recently was elected ,
an honorary member of the Order,
was present and addressed the diners.
The order includes in its membership
army and naval officers who served
In the Philippines prior to the time
that former President McKinley sign
ed the declaration of peace at the
close of the Spanish-American war.
The burden of the President's re
marks was to the effect that while
he was unwilling to say that the Phil
ippines "never" would be independent,
"in my judgment, we are likely to re
tain them for a considerable time."
The President expressed it as hla
opinion that most of the discussion of
Immediate independence for the Phil
ippines had a political motive and waa
designed more to get votes than to
achieve independence for the Filipi
nos. He asserted that no dependency
was. better managed; that the free
trade with the United States had ac
corded to the Philippines had doubled
their trade, and that it would still
further7!ncrease. He went on to say
In substance that he would be pre
pared to see the islands given up
when it was honorable to part with
them; that would be only when the
people there were in a position to
establish a government characterized
by "due process of law," and entitled
to the respect of all the nations of
the world. ' Furthermore, he declared
It as his belief that even when th4
time came to give the islands a true
autonomy, then people there would
not wish to sever all bonds connecting
them with this country; increasingly
the people would appreciate what the
United States had done and would
yet do for them.
He said there was much misappre
hension of the cost- to the American
people of occupation of the islands.
The army, which he said was not too
large for this country to maintain,
must he maintained anyway and a
part of that cost, involved in moving
troops to the Philippines, was charge,
able to ordinary maintenance. Ha
cited no figures.
"We ought to be willing," the Pres
ident said in conclusion, "to help care
for the wards thrust upon us regard
less of our wish by the fortunes of
war. If we desert them and run away
we shall be cowards."
Nashville, Tenn.,, Jan. 9. Gus T.'
Fitzhugh, of Memphis, has formally
announced his candidacy for the
United States Senate to succeed
James B. Frazier. Mr. Fitzhugh was
associate counsel for the prosecution
in the Carmack murder case. ;
COTTON MAIIKET '
The New York cotton market open
ed yesterday at about Saturday's
close. January, 14.64; March, 14.89;'
May, 15.03; July, 1&'1 : October, 13.36
At twelve o'clock the market stood:
January, 14.62; . March, 14.88; May.
15.04; July, 15.02; October, 13.41.
The market closed lower: January,
14.57Y March, 14.80; May, 14.98; July,
14.97; October, 13.36.
; Spots in Wilson, 14 5-8.
: Receipts in Wilson, 30 bales.
Receipts of cotton Saturday at the
ports, 24,952 bales against 49,982 last
weeks and 19,212 last year. Saturday's
receipts, at New Orleans 9,095 against
7,856 last year.