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VOL XXIV.
PLYMOUTH, N.-C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1913.
NO. 18.
WILSON OPPOSES
GLE BANK PLAN
HEARING OF THE COMMITTF.F ON
CURRENCY REFORM WILL
CONCLUDE SOON.
TRYING TO FORMULATE PLAN
President Reiterates That the Owen
, Glass Bill Is Suited to the Needs
of the Coutnry.
Washington. Whether there shall
he one Federal reserve bank v.ith
"branches throughout the United States,
or several banks, as provided for -in
the administration bill, promises to
be the chief issue of the final curren
cy reform fight in the senate commit
tee. The hearings of the committee
-will conclude and the committee mem
bers will begin the arduous task of at
tempting to agree upon a revision of
the Glass bill that will prove accepta
ble to President Wilson and the house.
The president made it known in em
phatic terms that he was opposed to
the central bank plan, as suggested
by Prank A. Vanderlip of the National
city Bank, of New York, and as indors
ed informally by many members of the
senate committee. lie reiterated
through, Secretary Tumulty that the
Glass-Owen bill, with its system of
12 regional reserve banks related only
through the functions of one Federal
reserve board sitting at Washington
"was admirably suited" to the needs
of the country.
While naembers of the senate com
mittee, (including several Democrats,
were drawing out witnesses in further
support, of the single bank idea, Presi
dent Wilson talked at length with oth
er senators, outlining his desire that
the Glass bill be, left unchanged in
this particular.
It was apparent that the course of
several members of the committee,
probably, will b determined finally
by the attitude taken by President
Wilson and other party leaders as to
the expediency of the singla bank plan.
Senators O'Gorman, Hitchcock and
Reed, Democrats, all favor the Idea
of a single Federal reserve bank, as
opposed to many separate ones, but It
is believed that their advocacy of the
plan may be abandoned in committee
if the Democratic leaders mr' ,t that
such a measure could not be passed
through the house.
COMMISSION FOR INDIANS
Urge Ultimate Self-Government for
Dependent Islanders.
Mohonk Lake. Ultimate self-government
of the Philippines and Porto Rico
and control or Indian aftairs by a per
manent non-partisan national commis
sion were recommended in the plat
form adopted at the closing session of
the Lake Mohonk Conference of the
Friends of Indians and Other Depend
ent Peoples. The conference declined
to indorse the view of some members
that the Philippines were ready for
immediate independence, but agreed
that the Porto Ricans, while preparing
for "self-government under the Amer
ican flag," should be granted full
American citizenship.
Notwithstanding condemnation the
Democratic Philipines policy, received
during the convention, the platform
dismissed the question as follows: "We
venture to hope that the action of
President Wilson in placing the upper
house of the legislature (the Philip
pine commission) in control of the
Filipinos will be found by its practical
.esults to have been wise, and that
an occasion of its revocation will not
The conference . recommended that
no date be set for the withdrawal of
our supervision over the Philippines,
' "land no decision be made as to the
ultimate form of complete self-government
until "through general educa-
.Jion and familiarity with the. princi
ples American liberty the people
should be tilted to decide wisely for
themselves.
14 Men Topple Over Cliff.
Thurmond, W. Va. Elmer Balmer
and Amos Howell were killed and a
dozen other men seriously hurt when
a cable snapped on a mountain incline
near Kaymoor. The men were riding
on a truck which, when the cable
broke, toppled oter a cliff.
Others Nations Are Warned.
Washington. The United States
government is preparing to notify the
nations of the world generally that any
interference in Mexican affairs will be
regarded as unfriendly to this govern
ment. President Wilson, Secretary
Bryan and Counsellor John Bassett
Moore of the state department have
exchanged ideas on what the procia
matiou to the world should express.
It rrlll be communicated "to foreign
governments in line with the policy
of keeping other nations informed of
very step taken in Mexico.
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TO LEAD FLEET
FAMOUS BATTLESHIPS WILL
HEAD INTERNATIONAL FLEET
IN YEAR 1915.
Great Britain Accepts Invitation to
Send Representative Vessels of
British Navy.
Washington. Secretary Daniels for
mally announced that the historic bat
tleship Oregon, which made the fam
ous trip around Cape Horn in the ear
ly days of the Spanish war, will lead
the great international fleet through
the Panama canal, when the water
way is opened in 1915.
While plans "for the event have not
yet been formulated, Secretary Dan
iels will be aboard, and, in all proba
bility, President Wilson, also it has
been suggested that all surviving of
ficers, who served on the Oregon dur
ing the 1S98 cruise, be again at their
posts of duty when "the battleship
heads the procession through the ca
nal. In this event the Oregon will be
commanded by Rear Admiral Charles
E. Clark, retired.
The acceptance by the British for
eign office of the invitation from the
United States to send a squadron of
warships to go through the canal with
the international fleet, was conveyed
to Secretary Bryan through Ambassa
dor Page.. Great Britain is the first
of the nations to accept the invitation
FILIPINOS THANK PRESIDENT
President's Words Gratefully Accept
ed as Forerunner of Freedor.
Washington. The answer of the
Philippines to President Wilson's mes
sage delivered through Governor Gen
eral Harrison came by cable in the
form of a resolution adopted by the
Philippine assembly. Emphatic belief
in the right of the Filipinos to be
freely expressed in the resolution and
the president's words are gratefully
accepted as "a categorical declaration
of the purpose of the nation to recog
nize the independence of the islands."
The text of the resolution, made
public by the war department, fol
lows: "We, the representatives of the Fil
ipino people constituting the Philip
pine assembly, jsolemly declare that it
is evident to us that the Filipino peo
ple have the right to be free and in
dependent so that in advancing alone
along the road of progress it will on
its own responsibility work out its
prosperity and manage its own desti
nies for all the purposes of life. This
was the aspiration of the people when
it took up arms against Spain and
the presence of the American flag
first on Manila bay, and then in the
interior of the Archipelago did not
modify, but rather encouraged and
strengthened the aspiration despite
all the reverses suffered in war and
difficulties encountered in peace.
Roosevelt Welcomed to Brazil,
Rio Janeiro. Theodore Roosevelt
was received with military honors as
he stepped ashore from his .steamer
here. Edwin V. Morgan, United
States ambassador to Brazil, with the
staff of the embassy, went ou board
before the" vessel docked with a re
ception committee headed by Senor
Moreira, representing the ministry
of foreign affairs; Lieutenant Colonel
Achilles de Pederneiras, Brazilian at
tache at Washington; Don Jose Carlos
Rodriguez. Admiral Antonio Olyntho
Coutino, Gomez Pereira.
CURRENCY DEBATE
BRITISH DISPLEASE WILSON
PRESIDENT THINKS BRITISH GOV
ERNMENT NOT FRIENDLY IN
MEXICAN MATTER.
Explanation of the Incident Made by
the British Foreign Office 0
Anent Attitude.
Washington. While there was no
change in either the statics of affairs
at Mexico City or the American policy
an international phase of the Mexican
situation that attracted wide attention
was the formal inquiry made by Am
bassador Page, at , London as to what
was construed as an unsympathetic
attitude toward the United States by
Sir Lionel Carden, the British minis
ter to Mexico.
It is understood that the Wsis of
the inquiry was a confidential report
to the state department, the contents
of which were not divulged here. It
is known, however, that what particu
larly displeased both President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan was the presen
tation by Sir Lionel of his credentials
to Provisional President Iluerta, the
very day after the latter had proclaim
ed himself dictator. The American
government felt that Huerta's. nulli
fication of the Mexican Constitution
not only by his arrest of the deputies,
but by his assumption of legislative
powers, had so altered affairs in the
Mexican capital that the British min
ister might well have withheld his pre
sentation of credentials.
SULZER GETS NOMINATION
Impeached Governor Is Nominated for
Legislature by Progerssives.
New York. William Sulzer, im
peached governor of the state, was
nominated for the assembly by the
Progressives of the Sixth assembly dis
trict. Mr. Sulzer in 1S89 began his
public career as a member of this
branch of the state legislature.
Mr. Sulzer has agreed to accept the
nomination, it was announced at the
meeting where he was chosen as the
candidate. Max Steindler, Progressive
leader in the Sixth assembly district,
who placed the former governor's
name in nomination, said Mr. Sulzer
reached him by phone from Albany in
quiring if he had been designated. Mr.
Steindler replied in the affirmative.
He said he asked Mr. Sulzer if he
would accept and Mr. Sulzer replied
he would gladly do so.
President Defied by Cuban Congress.
Havana. Because of the refusal of
congress to convene in extraordinary
session to consider the presidential
message urgently recommending a
new foreign loan of $15,000,000, Pres
ident Menocal issued a public appeal,
declaring that he mny be compelled
to have recourse to extraordinary
measures in the event of continued
obstinacy on the part of congress.
Says People Need Bible.
Washington. "There never was a
time when the people needed the in
terpretation of the Bible more than
they do at present," said Secrtary Bry
an, in addressing the delegates to the
Women's Home Missionary Society of
the Methodist Episcopal church, in ses
sion in Washington, "and," the secre
tary added, "there is not a community
which cannot be purified, redeemed
and improved by a better knowledge
and larger application of the Bible to
the daily life. No money that is in
vested pays so large a dividend."
E IS WRECKED;
IRS ENTOMBED
EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN A
MINE AT DAWSON, NEW
MEXICO.
DEBRIS BLOCKED THE SHAFT
Owners of the Mine Say That It Was
Supplied With All Latest Appli
ances to Make it Safe.
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Denver, Colo. Between 230 and 280
miners were entombed by an explo
sion in mine No. 2 of the Stag Csnon
Fuel company at Dawson, N. M. The
entombed miners included General Su
perintendent Frank McDermott- of the
mine and several other American min
ers. The cause of the explosion is
unknown.
Immediately after the explosion all
shifts were called to the work of
rescue and those miners who were
employed in other shafts were put to
work drilling through the debris,
which was said to have blocked the
mine below the second level.
MEMORIAL TO CLEVELAND
At Same Time Princeton Graduate
College Is Dedicated.
Princeton, N. J. Princeton Univer
sity's graduate college and the Grover
Cleveland memorial tower were ded
icated here. Gifts amounting to $2,
850,000 for the erection and endow
ment of the college enabled Princeton
to realize an idea conceived ' twenty
years ago the housing of graduate
students in a body. The tower was
presented to the university by the
Cleveland Monument association
which received gifts from all over the
United States.
President llibben of Princeton pre
sided and about him were William H.
Taft, who delivered the memorial ad
dress on Grover Cleveland; represent
atives of practically all the universi
ties and colleges in the United States
and Canada; hundreds of alumni and
delegates from English, German and
French universities. ,
The presentation to the university
of the Cleveland memorial tower was
made by Richard V. Lindsbury. presi
dent of the Cleveland Memorial asso
ciation, who said funds for the memo
rial were contributed from all part?
of the United States.
Huerta Defied General Diaz.
Vera Cruz. General Felix Diaz, in
defiance of the intimation from the
government that he proceed to. Tam
pieo aboard the steamer Corcovado
and there disembark, has decided to
remain at Vera Cruz. He is unwill
ing to admit he is not free to come
and go and talks of a trip to the cap
ital. According to reports current
here, he is likely to return to Havana
aboard a Mexican warship and. unless
the orders from the capital are alter
ed he will be left no choice. General
Diaz was to have been notified on
the high seas of the governmei:t3
wishes, but the captain of tie gun
boat Zaragoza, who put to sea in the
night, with Colonel Viiaurrazaga, sec
rrtary to the minister of war, to vl.om
the mission had been entrusted,' lost
his course. A new captain for the
Zaragoza was named.
Troop Struck by Lightning.
Houston, Texas. A bolt of lightning
struck a marching column of the
Sixth United States cavalry between
Texas City and Galveston, instantly
killing Privates Monroe Morris, George
Morris and John Zimmer, VetVrjuary
Surgeon Devine was injured, but not
seriously. Several horses and mules
were killed. Several troopers are said
to have been unhorsed, but not oth
erwise injured. The regiment was en
route to Galveston for target practice
The bolt struck the wagon train with
which the three men were derailed
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FROIVbTHE OLD NORTH STATt
Latest News of Geperal Interest Thai
Has Been Collected From Many
' Towns and Counties.
Gastonia. Mr. O. F. Mason receiv
ed intelligence recently of the death oi
his' cousin, Mr. Harry Mason, which
occurred at Puerto, Cortez, Hondu
ras, Tuesday, October 7.
Scotland Neck, Plans are beini
made iby the tow.n commissioners to
erect a municipal building in which
will be a market house, offices for tb
various town officials and an up-to-date
theater..
Andrews. At a fire here recently
Regan Brothers'" general store burn
ed down. Loss" The store, afoout
three thousand dollars; biulding about
five hundred dollars. They carried
about sixteen hundred dollars worth
of insurance.
Elizabeth City. The civic league iii
Elizabeth City held the first meeting
of the year with Mrs.. C. H. Robin
son, president, and the plans for ttie
coming year's work were mapped ou:.
The memibers of the league have
planned to do some things that will
greatly improve the appearance of
the city.
iSpe'ncer. 'Col. Max L. Barker, chief
clerk in the office of E. 11. Marsh,
at the Spencer transfer, offices of the
Southern Railway Company, has been
promoted to the position of route
agent lor the- Southern with head
quarters in Macon, Ga. His territory
will embrace Columbia, Jacksonville,
Atlanta, Macon and Brunswick.
Stovall. Good road days . will be
duly, observed in Rockingham on the
5 till nd 6th of 'November if the peo
ple of the county comply with the
resptmse of Superintendent Jas. V.
Price and act jointly as they are re
quested, to do by the circulars that
Mr. Price has scattered broadcast
over Rockingham county", this week.
Wilmington.v David Cdlenaan, t;a
13-year-old son of Policeman D. W.
Coleman, was killed recently near
Wrightsville sound, eight miles east
of Wilmington, presumably by acci
dental discharge of a shotgun while he
was in buggy waiting for his two
companions, 'who were hunting, to
return.
Ashevilrle. Speaker Champ Clark
has accepted the invitation . of the
Christian church to deliver an ad
dress at the approaching convention
of the mennbers of that denomination
in North Carolina, which la to Ibe
held in this city November 3, 4 and 5.
The varous churches of the fctate are
expected to send delegates to the
coming meeting which promises to be
one of unusual interest.
Wilson. Repeatedly fanners have
been warned to keep their lianas on
their pocketbooks and to keep their
eyes peeled for the loafh-g lazy ne
groes who hang around the tobacco
warehouses in this city but it seems
that the advice is useless. Recently
while a tobacco farmer was standing
in the rear of a wartiiouse, counting
his "roM" .a negro passed by and
snatched the wad amounting to $130.
Kinston. The Mobile, Ala., papers
are applauding the bravery of Ser
geant H. M. Beasley of the- Ho:-'p:t?.
Corps, United States army, in con
nection with the wreck on the Mobile
& Ohio Railroad near there recently
in which 18 non-commissioned officers
and privates of the coast artillery ser
vice, en route from Fort Morgan to
the Alabama-Mssissippi state fair
were killed. Beasley is a -Kinstonian.
..Monroe. Sam Thompson, a colored
boy about 12 years of age, was killed
at his ihome four mile3 west of Mon
roe recently in a peculiar manner.
He and an older brother were scuff
ling with a cartridge that they found
in the house and t'e boy threw it in
the fireplace, where it exploded pass
ing through the hand of the older
boy and entering the rignt eye or
Sam, killing him instantly.
West Raleigh. in view of the fact
that the morning pap?rs have pub
lished articles that the University of
North Carolina Resident Athletic
Committee have cancelled the foot
ball game with A. & M. College,
which was to have been played here
November 15, the Athletic Council of
A. & M. College was asked for a state
ment and said that the first intima
tion of the cancellation of this game
was receved recently in the form of a
letter from the athletic committee of
the University.
Gastonia. Theodore Rankin, the
young son of Mr. W. T. Rankin, aged
about 15 years, was seriously injured
recently when he accidentally was
shot by his. cousin, Lawrence Rankin.
FayetievlHe. The Raleigh, Char- :
lotte and Southern train No. 34 was
derailed by a washout as it was leav
ing this city for Kaieigfa recently. No
one was seriously injured
Spencer. Dr. T. M. Stanback, man
ager of a drug store in Spencer was
painfully hurt in a runaway accident
on one of the principal streets re
cently, cne ankle being broken and the
ther badly sprained.
WILSON DELIVERS
STIRRING ADDRESS
BEFORE THE SOUTHERN COM
MERCIAL CONGRESS. RE
CEIVES APPLAUSE.
MORALITY NOT EXPEDIENCY
The Governing Motive of the United
States In Its Relation With All
Countries Would Aid In the Right
Way.
Mobile, Ala. President Wilson an
nounced to the world recently thai
the governing motive of the United
States in its relationship with the
countries of this ' hemisphere would
be "morality and not expediency."
"1 want to take this occasion to
say," he declared,, "that the United
States wK'l not again seek to secure
one additional foot of territory by con
quest." The president in a speech before
the Southern Commercial Congre?
delivered a veiled attack on what he
termed "the material interests" that
had influenced the foreign policy of
some governments in their relations
with the nations of Latin-America.
The president declared that it
would toe the duty of the United
States to assist the nations of this
hemisphere in an "emancipation"
from "the material interests of other
nations," so that they might enjoy
constitutional liberty unrestrained.
The president spoke extemporaneous
ly. ; ' .'
"I came," he said, "not to speak for
the South, because- the South has the
gift of sipeaking -for itself. I came
here because I would speak of our
present and prospective relation's
with our neighbors to the South. The
future is going to be very different
for this hemisphere from the past.
Those states lying 'to the south which
have always ibeenyour neighbors will
be drawn closer to each other by
common ties of 'un derstanding. In
terests do not tie nations togeuher;
it sometimes separates them. But
sympathy and uuderstajiding do toind
them together.
"You hear of concessions to for
eign capital in Latin-America but you
don't hear of concessions to foreign
capital in the United States. They
are not granted concessions. They are
Invited to make ..investments. It i
an Invitation not a privilege.
"I say this merely to fix what out
real relationship should be. It is a
relationship of a family of mankind
devoted to the relations from which
human liberty springs. We have seen
material interests threaten constitu
tional liberty in America so we may
know how to sympathize.
I would rather belong to a poor
nation that is free than a rich na
tion which has ceased to love free
doom. iMorality and not expediency is
the thing that must guide us and we
must never condone iniquity."
The president's speech was con
stantly interrupted by applause. He
rode through crowded streets bowing
and nodding to cheering throngs.
Election Returns Delayed.
Mexico City. The returns of the
recent election, may possibly be known
within a week, but it is more likely
that a fortnight will elapse before the
result is placed before the public. Not
even a good guess as to who was at
the top of the 'poll can be made at
present Returns even from nearby
s.ates are fragmentary. In the federal
capital itself the result may be known
within a day or two. Telegrams "re
ceived by the department of the inte
rior showed that tu? elections at
Guada'lajara and Toluca passed off in
an orderly manner
German .Cruiser to Mexico.
Berlin. , ,The German protected
cmxiitser Nuremberg sailed recently
form Yokohohia for Maztlan on th-e
Pacific coast ' of Mexico, w here she
will stay during the disturbances iu
that country.
Victim f Mine Buried.
Dawson, X. -M. Rescue men are
still working to remove bodies of the
dead m mine No. 2 of the S:ag Canon
Fuel Company. Practically every ac
eesLbie body, has been removed
twinging the total number of recov
ered bodies up to 1S2. Of the seven
dead whioii had been brought from
the mine not one was identified. The
tpk of Idar.Ufication is momentarily
tiowins more difflcii't and it is' be
lieved that of the 101 bodies remain
ing In the mine few will ever b Identified.