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VOL. XXIV.
PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRU4RY.13va914:;; h
ESTIOHOFFOLKS
0 LIVE SUBJECT
DEMOCRATS IN SENATE WILL
CALL CAUCUS TO DISCUSS
PROBLEMS.
ATTITUDE OF THE PRESIDENT
Stone Takes Little Stock in Talk That
Toll Plank Was Sneaked In Plat
form as ar Joker. Wilson Sends No
Message.
Washington. Repeal of the provi
sions of the Panama canal act exempt
ing American coastwise ships from
tolls, favored by President Wilson, is
to be made a subject of consideration
and action, by a Democratic caucus of
the senate. That this would be a wise
and necessary course In the Interest
of party harmony and the Nation's for
eign, policy, is conclusion of adminis
tration senators who have discussed
the subject with the president within
the last few days. The president told
callers he did not intend to send a
message to congress on the subject.
How soon the caucus will be called
lias not been determined but several
senators frankly asserted that the
Democrats would get together to
weigh the situation as presented by
the president and settle for them
selves the whole controversy. The fact
that the Democratic party endorsed
the toll exemption policy at the Balti
more convention, these senators and
President Wilson hold, should net be
sl subject of open controversy at this
time because conditions involved in
the tolls question have changed since
that time. The point to be settled is
whether the policy of tolls adopted by
the nation through the action of con
jgress should be reversed regardless of
the declaration in the Baltimore plat
form. President Wilson has made it plain
So Senate and House leaders that he
is not attempting to force Congress
to reverse itself. He ha outlined to
them, Jhe country's situation with
respect to ' foreign relations, and his
belief that a reversal of the policy on
the tolls question would be the best
thing. He is seeking to convince
Congress that this is so, but party
leaders who have talked with him
declare that he is not attempting it
in. any spirit of antagonism, but in a
spirit of co-operation for the general
welfare.
One Senator said that there Is a
general understanding in' Congress
that the shaping of the country's for
eign policy should be directed by the
President and that Congress must
give ear to him whether legislation
affects that policy. For this reason,
the feeling is that the tolls question
should be discussed in a party cau
cus. . Faces Serious Charge.
Memphis, Tenn. C. H. Raine, pTes
ident of the Mercantile bank, which
has closed its"&oors, was arrested on
charge of embezzling more than three
quarters of a million dollars from the
Institution. . His . bond was fixed at
-250,000, which he made no attempt to
meet. He is held at the county jail.
Lieutenant Post Is : Killed.
San Diego, Cal. Lieutenant H. B.
iPost, first aero corps, IT. S. A., was in
stantly killed by a fall of 500 feet in a
Jiydro-aeroplane. About 150 feet from
the surface of the bay Lieutenant Post
was seen to. shoot clear of the ma
chine. It was said by watchers that
the engine exploded.
Oppose Government Ownership.
Boston. Opposition: to immediate
government ownership of telephone
and telegraph systems Is expressed in
a. statement' given out by the New
England council of the electric work
trsT union.
Suspends John Burke.
Panama. Col. George W. Goethals,
chairman of the Panama canal com
mission, suspended John Burke, mana
ger of the comissary department.
Will Get Proper Treatment..
Washington.-lndirecOHssurance&
'or proper treatmentif? " foreigners
-were received at the White bouse from
Gen. Villa, .presentations by Amer
ican consular officers on the necessity
of extending to Spaniards as well , as
all foreign subjects equal protection
has met with compliance.
At the same time General Villa, it
is understod, will not be disposed to
ignore active participation by foreign
ers In the cause of General Huerta but
-will extend to any foreign combatants,
fcawever, the right of "triaL
UNVEILING SET FOR JUNE 10
Ashley Home's Gift to State Will
Soon Be Presented to State By
Dr. W. H. Hill.
Raleigh. The Home Monument
Committee, which has been making
preparation for the unveiling of the
monument given by Col. Ashley
Home to the state as a memorial to
the Confederate women, has named
June 10, 1914, as the date of the ex
ercises. At the last meeting of the commit
tee, which was attended by Col. J. A.
Long, of Roxboro; Capt T. W. Mason,
of Northampton; Mrs. F. M. Williams,
of Duplin; J. Bryan Grimes, of Ra
leigh; Maj. H. A. London, of Pitts
boro, and R. D. W. Connor, of Ra
leigh, this date was selected, and it
is one of marked historical interest.
The date is the -.fifty-third anniver
sary of the Battle of Big Bethel, the
first great engagement of the war be
tween the two sections of the country.
In that' battle, fell Henry Lawson
Wyatt, June 101861. A monument to
young Wyatt, one of the finest on the
Capitol Square, was erected two years
ago. , '
In this great fight, Col. D. H. Hill,
afterwards General Hill, was in com
mand. Of the twelve hundred soldierB
in that engagement eight hundred
were North Carolinians. Dr. D. H.
Hill, president of the A. and M. Col
lege, a son of General Hill, has been
asked to deliver the address and has
consented, as have all others who
have been asked to take part in the
exercises.
Colonel Long will present the mon
ument and Governor Craig will ac
cept it. Rev. E. A. Osborne, late col
onel of the Fourth North Carolina
Regiment, will make the Invocation,
and Rev. Dr. R.. H. March, chaplain
of the Twenty-Sixth North Carolina,
will give the benediction. Prof. Hen
ry Jerome Stockard will read the
poem.
The committee issued a cordial in
vitation to the Confederate soldiers of
North Carolina to attend these exer
cises. The United Daughters of the
Confederacy were also invited in the
same way, and the hope is to have as
many of both patriotic organizations
as possible.
The committee issued these invita
tions of its own initiative and did not
make request that city organizations
invite the .veterans to meet in Ra
leigh this year.' But individuals in
Raleigh will take this matter up. It
has been some years since the sol
diers came here,' and the event, which
is to be celebrated June 10th, is one
that addresses an appeal to all North
Carolinians.
Rowan Agricultural Fair.
Salisbury The Peoples Agricultural
Salisbury with the following officers:
President, A. L. Smoot, Salisbury;
first vice president, M. G. M. Fisher,
Faith; second vice president, W. D.
Graham, Mount Ulla; secretary, Wil
liam James, Salisbury; treasurer, J.
H. Warburton, Salisbury.
A board of directors was chosen in
cluding Dr. John Whitehead, H. A.
Rouszer, C. A. Brown and R. L. Avery.
Buildina Now In Use.
Reidsville. The postoffice building
which has for the past 'nine months
been in the hands of the remodelers, is
finished and is now dccupied by the
force.
It is a modern building. The original
cost of the first building was $65,000
and the appropriation for the remod
eling was $35,000 making the total
value of the building as It stands
$100,000.
Patents For Tar Heels..
Washington. Messrs. Davis & Da
tris, patent attorneys, report the grant
to citizens of North Carolina of the
following patents:
Clyde Bailey, Penland, railroad tie;
Lewis S. Williams, Fayetteville, stalk
cutter; Aurora Cotton Mills, Darling
ton, trademark for seersuckers and
ginghams. .,:'?!-
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Town Buys Water Plant.
Spencer. The plant of the Spencer
Water Company belongs to the Town
of Spencer. This was the statement
of Mayor C. G. Helling made recently,
the deal for a sale of the plant to the
town is closed; the purchase price
being $29,185 which amount 'was paid
In cash by City Treasurer J. K. Dor
sett Bonds Will Be Sold.
Asheville. Weaverville will be sup
plied with water and -sewer lines with
in the very near future, a law suit
which has held up the sale of the
bonds issued for this purpose having
been compromised at a recent session
of the Superior Court Under the
terms of the compromise, a verdict is
rendered In favor of the city officials
and it is ordered that the costs of the
action be divided equally between the
plaintiff and the defendant. The suit
tras brought by about a dozen of the
residents of Weaverville.
TRAIN IS WRECKED
AND MANY KILLED
CHARRED BONES GREET RESCU
ERS WHO PENETRATED
., TUNNEL.,.
NO ONE KNOWN TO BE ALIVE
All People on Train'. Which Mexican
Bandit Tolled Into' Death Trap,
, Perished.
Cunibre, Chihuahua, Mexico. Noth
ing but charred bones and buttons
were found by the.jfesculffg- party
which, with the aid of oxygen helmets
and pulmotors, .penetrated the Cumbre
tunnel from- the south portal as - far
as the locomotive and first two cars
of the passenger train which entered
the burning cavern.
These are supposed to be the re
mains of the engineer and fireman of
the ill-fated passenger train. They
were probably killed when their en
gine crashed into the burning freight
train, which had been pushed into the
tunnel by Castillo's bandits several
hours before, it is said. Now,' it is
believed that every one "of the fifty
or more passengers, including the
crew, aboard the train when it dashed
Into the tunnel are dead, but whether
the train was hurried into the tunnel
to escape beleng captured by Castillo's
bandits or sent headlong to its de
struction by the bandits may never be
known.
The wreckage is covered by from 5
to 10 feet of earth, and the only hope
of finding any bodies Is that they
may have been covered with earth
before having been reached by the
flames, which is not probable. In the
whole distance traversed not a parti
cle of the woodwork of all the cars
burned was found. The only recog
nizable body thus far recovered is that
of Juan Fernandez, rear brakeman of
the passenger train, who had escaped,
to within 200 feet of the north portal,
when he finally succumbed, dying In
a sitting posture, with a handkerchief
tied about his nose and mouth, in a
vain endeavor to save himself from be
ing smothered by the smoke and gas.
It is believed that all 'ethers in the
train, who were not. maimed or killed,
when the passenger ' ' train hit the
wreckage of the freight, attempted to
escape as did Fernandez, but were
overcome. . r
Washington. All those aboard the
ill-fated passenger train which collid
ed with seven burning freight cars in
Cumbre tunnel appear to have perish
ed. They included at ' least eight
Americans and thirty Mexicans ac
cording to a dispatch from American
consul Letcher, at Chihuahua.
PERKINS WINS LONG FIGHT
Georgian Who Was Removed by a
Military Cabal to Be Reinstated.
Washington. Secretary of the Navy
Daniels has definitely advised Geor
gia friends of Lieut. Col. Constantine
Marrast Perkins that he will send to
congress within a few days a letter
approving that officer's reinstatement
to remedy the injury inflicted by a
military cabal.
In conversattion with Senator Hoke
Smitli and Representative William Wil
liam Schley Howard, who have act
ively Interested themselves Tn behalf
of tardy justice for this brave: offi
cer, the secretary declared, that he
was convinced-that. Lieutenant "ColoT
nel Perkins was unjustly treated. He
likened his case to that of Dreyfus
in France. ' t ' . k ' . v. ." -
Of course in this persecution racial
prejudice did not enter.. 'Lieutenant
Colonel. .Perkins was appointed to. the
naval academy from RonaeV ..Ga., by
President Grant. His father had served
in the Mexican war. His two sisters
are now living in Georgia Mrs. W. L.
Hunt at Rome, and Mrs. Richard W.
Cubbedge at Macon. Two brothers
are prominent business men.' in 'West
Virginia.
For six years Lieutenant Colonel Per
kins has waged his fight, being many
times in sight of his goal, only to have
his hopes dashed to pieces. Senator
Clay and Colonel . Livingston both
sought to have him reinstated, but.
could not convince the officers "of the
navy department" of what .they, felt
was rank injustice. . .
Husband Shot Down by Wife. 1 '
Gainesville, Ga. In a desperate duel
enacted before the" frantic gaze of
their four young children, Mrs. Fence
Carter, the. pretty young wife of a
wealthy planter of the-upper section
of Hall county Shot down her husband-as
he, advanced upon her with
a sharp-Waded ax Reeling to a bed,
upon- which -lie toppled: in an uncon
scious 'state;, the tVOurcdedrnan - lay
'prostrate wfti je",tfve ' woma; gibing
hysterically, "unclothed him and dress
td his injury with the tender care of
;i wife. .
PERUVIAN -REBELS EVOLTr
PRESIDENT Bl LL I N G H U R3T "6 F
PERU CAPTURED;" WILL BE -
EXILED.
l,.i.jr,.,v,
Effort to Reform Finances Caused;:the
Revolution in the . Repubit4-",--x'
i - of - Peru.-
Lima, Peru. TKereslpjft"tlfr
republic of Peru, Guillermo itling
hurst, was taken prisoner by the .mil
itary revolutionists. - '
President Billinghurst was later'
taken by the rebels. as
Callac, from which port he
into exile in a foreign country,
The rebels suddenly attacked- .;theA
presidential palace under the leader-d
ship of Colonel Benavides. Gen. En
rique Varela, premier and minister of
war, was killed in the fight which en
sued. .
Dr. Augusto Durand, a former revo
lutionary leader whose arrest was
sought" bythe-police, took possession
of the' palace, it is generally believed
that he:wili ;at ence organize a. new;
eovernment. .
The attack on' the palace beg'an aVl
4:30 a. m. Thousands of inhabitants
of Lima. dashed into the streets alarm
ed by '.the firing, i4,
Squads of soldiers were ordered to
fire volleys' intp thtotajr-in r4gr, to
prevent the :'. formation of crowds tSeaentpsdv&tt'-wbexpon became, un
streets and by this rmethod they' k"ep
the panic-stricken people moving from
place to :place. In the Vicinity. 2San
Pedro church, a civilian bystander, was
killed by. a bullet : y l V .
Peru's sudden revolutionatj ; trouble
is due principally, to President -I ling
hurst's efforts to place thfe finances of.
this country on. a souffd bagljslftls
plans for doing 'this involved the-most
strict ecohomies,-wWrf4wovlTittpQifci
ular, particularly afiT3ng"fflcehiders4
whose salaries and"' estimate's" w'eTe'fe't
duced, ;
FRANK GLASS LOSES SEAT
Senate DecidesSJJtD, 3VNot.to Seat
.--Alaarian., . s" v
W'ashingtonvy- $majoriy of one
vote, 32 to 31, FrankP, Glass of.. Ala
bama, lost his fight fpr'a -seat in the"
UnitedlStates' "senate; The senate su's
taiaei.tbe recommendation pf the com
mittee on privileges and elections
which held that Mr, Glass--' was not
entitled to be'.'s'eatwi because hi3 apV
pointment by.' Governor. O'Neal to sup;
ceed the late Senator Joseph F. John
ston was made "after thfseyenteentl'
constitutionjaamendmentdirecting the
election of senators by the people, had
been proclaimed in full effect. ... . ..
In the face of determined position,
from the majority members, of; the
committee, headed by Senajor feern,
the champion, of the Alabainlan,i pro
ceeding from. a forlorn hope, made re
markable progress in gainihgr Votes and
the narrow marginhy; which- thy lost
the , fight created great surprise.
Frorert. tmtfef AOtor-riir-Lexintgon,
Ky. Leslie Edwards, 21
years. oldR was frozen tp delth, aod;,
Buford Terhune,' agecf 22 probably
will die frona,SxP-uteA3l'.r.p-sl-t of
being cau ght-undor ai autqaib'teire that
turned turtle In a creek-near here at
night, when the steering gear failed, to
work, ," ' .'""'." 1 . .
- Literacy "test for Immigrants!
Walhington.-The Burne tt imnjigra.
tion bill, prescribing a.literacy test for
.applicants Jor admission- to the United
States, was passe-y tue irouse, oy a
'vote of 21 to 12ft. As the bill passed,
it .provides that every immigrant ad
mitted to the United States acatst.b'tt"
able to read "the English lanaaaift on
some other language or dialect,' 'in
cluding Hebrew or Yiddish,"-4 It .pre
viTia-. thA 'AmMuiJneimti9irtes-. -e-vimSm 4rdi-.a .cause of
s
;rants,' providing that eacU "applicant
for admission must read between thir-
1 ty and fortKwords.
NfXAWACTiONS PUT ON AN
f . -EQUAL BASISVBY PRESIDENT
.WILSON'S ORDER.
President Befieves-f Hat Hfs 'Ac'tlorf fit
"JZ.ittBett Course to End
th'
WMibievSiffii;'.! -
TrJSiTO:--!
Uan-.exeWlveo.MlTOcw
white house, removed all restrictions
against the exportation of ;inuhftions-.of
war into iviaiuu iruui - uio vuubu
wlt& respect, to the purchase of arms
ayipi.les-titescountry,. The ex
ecutive oraer-empnasif a tnai.ii was
the desire of the United States to be
in the , same position of neutrality to
ward tlife- contending factions in RJexico
as were the other powers.
.. The text of the - proclamation , fol-
lowsV ; ' r.; ' y" . .;
"Whereas,' by a -proclamation of the
president :ssuaioijjMrfitt ' 1. 1S2,
uncL'a point, rosolution ; of congress,
'approved by-the pfesidettt orf.the same
day; if was aeciarea mat-mere exisv
edyiAt M-esied oondkions-. of domestic
violence which" were. promoted by the
use bwqjs or mupHions of war pro
cured from the- Unijed States; an
"WJiereas, by joint resolution above
lawful -ftfrexporP aTtos rrjitions.
of war. to ' Mexico excepjiaerjsuch
limitations ahd exceptioiB as therpre--identi
sliould prescribe; -,
"M'OLl therefore,: T, Woodrow Wil
sonpwwldent ;of the United States of
AmeruTSp " herebj, dechare and pro
claim thaTras theConditions.on which
the prmation 6i. Marcft-4, 1912,
was ba$edfhave essentially' cKanged,
and. aa,v3 fiSmEioiace ine
Uaitejtfljesrri- reer8nco . tfie
exproTrjof -nn oruttiuwsfjgj 4rotect lives an property of
as-; other-powers, '-the 9aid"TtvclR,a-
tion is hefehy revfrkd." t-,;ttf
;"lexicV Qity. Many of the Ameri
cans resident . here, on learning of
jp.res4den Wilson's decjs ir . t o raise
tile embargo ' on th e exportation of
arms trom. tlreJnttedj-.StiCa? tOf Iexl
cp) fefede ptepjj.ra&Sns -lsav the
ciiiiilaj lof tlVebaatlti c-, -tr. J
V-7:farm:- ExfensiopSKtiJyijijt
V.WashingtohUThe whch' has
beeitrKaged 4ir the, snjevflyer the
pian'ej: dstribnting the'arlcthral ex
tenskra work'liad of the ."Smitli-Lever
bill eaiisd in victory for SenatoHoke
Sailtluir -The amendment afrjgD.ator
CummBis; of Ioti,;a Vas. eea-d" by a
vce of. 40:to 1(1; .T.l blH as Jiadlbeen
reported provided -foft'4lstrbutipa on
a 'jb'asti of rural populatioii and,, the
CUmtEnns amendment5rgypledj-fQr; a
'cflStJ'ft'ution on a baslV bffecreage un-W-ultivtioTr,'htc?iriPSft
en the state of Iowa two and a half
times af- much . a;;.Georgia, although
Georgia as a larger jmpulation' jth'an
Town... :' Ik'. ft- Wi vrTAv
;Ma1 trbm Ausjralia.fovthe. U.S,
Seattle,- Wash.p-Twe.. million pouwisM
of .frmpn hof "arid .mutton, tlie -first!
direct shTp:met i)t 0&4.r&&
from Australia 'to Seattle, arrived on
the British ship Waimato. Officers of
the company impbrih-.g the meat say
regular shipments from "Australia- to
Seattle will follow. ' ' ; '
t ' v 1
.tWpme'ri-State Ages-fo .Rea.lstrV'
cago turned out in- full strength . to
takedTkntageof thelf 'first .opportune
ity to siRr-jAvotersu: Perfect
weather conditions favored a'largereg.
IstraUon "land estimates . vary at from
Lfcsk r&etfa& WyeSfpttatiJSu front of IorSf. Trinity ave-
CPS wre W,vTW
that .women; , registering muststate
f some"; awkwcutarowir"Ch
been overrated as a stumbling block.
Vomen gave tleir ages nonchalantly.
esttsoEffiioii
aisBWfOLicy
ONLY - iWOOOLV- .WOULD BE
, PNE FITE CTi WR IJES ,M R.
-WILSON.:
STATEMENT MU IN iETTER
Thinks Nation'aHffcnor Msat Stake
, : . Tons:- ;
Baltimore, Md. President Wood-
-jrow Wilson, in-a- letter- td William
1-i Marbnry .xjEUhls city,. say,s tne-.ex-
emitfon of American coastyise ship
ping ifrpm Panama canal tolls', "con
stitutes 'a vere ymlstakep poHcy from;
everey point of , view," and j "benefits,'
for 'the present- at" any;-rate, only a
nldncTy'ThwTiS&ttalso pays
afmCQ3xrT of State
TChQJie .says deserves not
ate."a4piiration.'
li'.teTegard to 'the question- of ca-
natons," .says the letter, -my. opmion
Is "very - 3dea.r,7 The . exemption consti-
litliwP'i vy.'.mif taken policy from.
TOT-nt-cJie" Tanff. "benefits.
unjustrvaSvof ol?lifipot,fa, it bene
fits, for tWe -ttKi3ili rate" ' only
a&'8n'op1oly;- ttcl,if seems to me in
clear ..violation of the;tertns of the
Hay-Pauncefote tre.aty
-'there .ior cburs-.e;' mch honest
to the last
point, as there is, o deubf, as to the
others; butfip 1s,;. leasf debatable,
and ''if. the promisjeVVe mklce in such
matters, are debatable,.!!, fpr one, do
nofjNt0 tt1' SI. think. the
country would. preej" ' fet no,..ques-
I tion arise as to its whole-fiearted pur-
Ful'j'!fL nx'nnbnil 1r till
light of any reasonable' construction of
them, rather than debate ja point of
honor. '
"Your reference to the secretary of
sta,te shows how comprehensively yqii
have looked on during tte.last few
months. Not , only have lr. Bryan's
chter)thjaiuatiCie,3s sincerity; his
transparent integrity; ' his Christian
principle, made a dgenpression upr
on all with' whom he" has dealt; but
his ..tact. In .dealin&IJt'nV'ti of many
sorts, his capacity f &r business, 'his
mastery of the principfcs fif gach mat-
ter
has been called utson to deal
witiiL-.liaye cleared away any -a diffi-
6f itjk state department. -adefiniteness
andisiignity that are vjpry Rdmirable."
U, Sj MARINES LANOXIN HAYTI
Rldlpg ajRd Pillaging jto n Alarming
; J" 'Extent Breaks 'jut
Washihtgon. Rioting; itod pillaging
bro'e' oufTin Cape Ilaltied. to Such an"
tfeiit that Commander -J3ostwick of
l&6iguriboat JsTashviHe landed eighty
CjSabder- Bostwfct took action at
thewf4eliest of foreign consuls. ... In-
structiops to, his landing, force were;
to protect Americans, al foreigners
and theier property. .' ; "
. Davilmar Theoedore, who had pro
claimed himself provisional, president
before his defeat atvXlojiaives at the
hands of the Zamor brotfiters.Us trying
to set up a government "at Cape Hai
tien, where he retreated after the bat
tle. He has appointee! . cabinet, but,
according to Commander Bostwick's
report, appears to belpsing control of
his forces.
Latest reports f rpTa'iCStaifi Russell
of the battleship . StMjthTCarolina at
Port-au-Prince, expwunsed apprehen
sion for the safety f.tie city. How
ever, he reports nou.jprianfzed effort
to expel foreign nav&I forces policing
the city, though his e&rHwsr reports in
dicated dissatisfaction by. natives gen
erally at the presence. pf the sailors
and . marines ashore'. - '"
Huefta's Troops Quell. Conspiracy.'
K titeiaoir-t?0! thaE" cbnspir
ators Were planning: 4 coup d etat re
'stritedln the,r.oops of the entire gar-
rretjn Deing neiq; n- quarters or plac
ed on guard ih-. the'haighSorhood of
UarlMW-tarraLsroldiers were,
oh top'Of some of te;: gildings, from.
which a few familiea-hati been advised
to move. The guard-atjhe palace was
increased ,and . soldier "islept in the
uftvyard.-, -...V,.;
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Wari Kills Woman and Self.
lAUaiTh.&Vcurtah, .of tragedy
dropped , lipon" 'affoO: mysterious
"eternal triangle" wheji .A.: J. Amer
son of New Orleanj, pimped two bul
lets into the body of al'young woman
who-'passe'd in Atl'antft. as his wife.
rtheft drilled a hole,thrcnigh his own
were siu-triisnuiiuy. one
toppled into a. hea,sK)ss the curb
ing. 1U3 Douy crumpieu cross-wisa
ovi r )hr', ' the blood from four bul
let holes streaming into the muddy
flow of the street gutter.
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