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AMENDED REVENUE
BILL IS ACCEPTED
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
MEASURE WILL YIELD $205,
000,000 ANNUALLY.
LEADERS PRESENT ESTIMATE
The Measure Differs In Several Im
portant Respects From the House
Bill. Eliminates Stamp Tax on
Some Commodities.
Washington. The revenue bill as
amended by the Senate Finance Com
mittee was approved by the Demo
cratic caucus and reported In the
Senate Wednesday. The measure,
leaders estimated, will yield $205,000,
000 annually, an increase of $7,500,
000 over the estimated revenue as it
passed the house.'
Final approval of the measure was
voted after the caucus, which began
sessions on the measure over a week
ago, had debated the various sections
exhaustively and had defeated many
motions to alter the provisions in
serted by the committee.
As it will be reported the measure
differs in several important respects
from the house bill. Its principal
provisions Include a surtax on in
comes, an inheritance tax, a 10 per
cent net profit tax on the manufac
ture of war munitions, a five per cent
tax on manufacturers of materials
entering into munitions, a license
tax of 50 cents per thousand on the
capital stock of corporations,' liquor
taxes and miscellaneous stamp taxes.
The bill also prrovides for the crea
tion of a non-partisan tariff commis
sion. The caucus approved a com
mittee amendment in the salaries of
the proposed commissioners from $7,
500 to $10,000 but just before ad
journment that action was reconsid
ered and the $7,500 salary restored.
Provision also is made in a section
approved for a tariff of coal-tar dye
stuffs and medicinal derivatives in or
der to encourage their manufacture
in the United States.
Eliminates Stamp Taxes.
In view of the adoption of the
license tax on stock of corporations
the aucus voted to elimlnte stamp
taxes on express and freight bills of
lading and telephone and telegraph
messages. Stamp taxes are retained,
however, on bonds, debentures and
.certificates of indebtedness, convey
ances, custom house receipts, insur
ance polcicies, foreign steamship
tickets and Pullman car seats and
berths.
SUPREME COURT DUTIE8
PREVENT BRANDEIS ACTING
Justice Notifies President of Inability
to Serve on Mexican Commission.
Washington. Associate Justice
Louis D. Brandeis, of the supreme
court informed President Wilson that
because of the mass of business before
the court he would be unable to accept
the president's designation to serve on
the Joint commission which will at
tempt to solve the difficulties between
the United States and Mexico.
Justice Brandeis conferred with the
president and Attorney General Greg
ory late in the day and the question
of the Justice's acceptance was gone
over thoroughly. Later the following
letter from Justice Brandeis to the
president was made public alt the
White House:
"My Dear Mr. President:
"I appreciate the opportunity for
high service which membership on the
'Mexican commission would present.
But upon consultation with the chief
Justice I find that the state of the busl
ness of the supreme court at the pres
ent time to be such that It Is my duty
not to undertake this Important con
structive task."
CHILDREN ON S. C. TRAINS
MUST HAVE HEALTH PAPER
Columbia, S. C. The order requir
ing a health certificate for all children
under 16 years old while traveling on
trains in South Carolina is now in
effect.
DELAY IN NAMING U. S.
TRIO CAUSES COMMENT.
Mexico City. Carranza government
officials expressed curiosity over the
delay by the United States Govern
ment in naming the three American
delegates to the American-Mexican
conference on border difficulties. Lo
cal newspapers published the fact
that Secretary Lane and Justice
Brandies had been asked by President
Wilson to serve on the American del
egation. The war department report
ed several victories.
ALL MILITIAMEN ARE
B
TROOPS IN ALL MOBILIZATION
CAMPS WILL MOVE TOWARD
MEXICO.
ADD OYER 20,000 TO PATROL
Ssoretary Baker Says That Movement
Is Independent Of Mexican Situa
tionTotal Troops on Border Will
Be 175,000.
WashingtonAll the National Guard
unite included in President Wilson's
call on June 18, not yet on the Mexi
can border were ordered there by the
war department.
Between 20,000 and 25,000 addition
al troops thus will be added to the
border force. National guards there
will number approximately 125,000 and
the total of all troops on the border or
In Mexico will be 175,000. .
Secretary Baker made a formal an
nouncement that the troop move
ment had nothing whatever to do with
the Mexican situation as such and was
solely to relieve thousands of troops
now held in mobilization camps only
because they lack a few recruits to
bring units up to fixed minimum
strength.
The order sends the troops from
Kentucky, Ohio and Vermont to the
border as soon as transportation can
be arranged for them and will move all
the others including those from North
Carolina as soon as they are properly
equipped. War department "officials
decided on their action because the
troops are restive in camp and there
seemed to be no stimulus to recruiting
while there was no prospect of move
ment to the. border. ..They now expect
most of the regiments will be filled be:
fore the troops leave.
TOXAWAY DAM GONE,"
FLOOD SWEEPS VALLEY.
550 Acres of Water Is Released Into
Fertile 8outh Carolina Valley.
Ashevllle. The great dam at Lake
Toxaway, 50 feet high, 400 feet in
width and holding back waters that
covered 650 acres of land in the Toxa
way region, 38 miles from this city,
crumpled and went out with a roar at
7:10 o'clock Sunday night and at mid
night the waters thus released were
rushing down the Keowee River valley
toward South Carolina cities,- their
path including Walhalla, Anderson,
Pickens and Senecca. Warnings of
flood danger were sent to all South
Carolina points from this city and
Greenville, S. C. .
According to long distance message
from Toxaway, the entire dam, built
of earth and stone, seemed to melt be
fore the rush of waters within a few
minutes. The initial opening in the
dam, caused, it is believed, by the
seeping of a natural spring at the
base, was not longer than a railway
coach,
The dam, built In 1902, at a cosfc
of $38,000, was constructed at a point
where the hills are not more than 400
feet ' apart. The Toxaway country is
known as the "beautiful sapphire sec
tion" in tourist circles. The lake and
the hotel, named after the section,
were built In 1902 by a party of Pitts
burg capitalists.
SENATORS DELIBERATE ON
$200,000,000 REVENUE BILL.
Washington. The importance of the
200,000,000 revenue bill on which
Senate Democrats devoted many hours
of deliberation in caucus, is being im
pressed upon leaders by the fact that
apprropriations of the session now
nearing ' completion have broke all
records.
FUGITIVES TELL OF
ROBBERY IN MEXICO.
Laredo. Texas. Walter Hitt and
his son, members of the Chamal Col
ony in Mexico arrived and told stories
of mistreatment and robbery. They
said the remaining members ' of the
colony would return to the United
States when the weather permitted.
ALLIES ADVANCE BY HARD
FIGHTING IN SOMME REGION.
London. Hard fighting, In the
Somme region ot France in Oalicla
and in the Italian theater, with further
gains for the Entente Allies in all
three regions, marked the operations
of the past few days. ; Northwest of
Porieres. north of the . Somme, the
British made advance of from 300 to
400 yards over a front of nearly a mile
against the Germans and also captur
ed trenches on the plateau northwest
of Baaentinle-Pettt. "
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ALLIES KEEP UPOFFENSIVE
ITALIANS FIGHT THEIR WAY TO
, EAST OF GORIZIA ON IZONGO
FRONT.
The Czar's Troops Drive Westward
- to Capture the Lemberg Railroad.
Inclement Weather ' Stops Fighting
in Some Sections.
London. Although the weather is
hampering the British and French
maneuvers in the west, both, the Rus
sians and the Italians are keeping up
their strong offensive against the Teu
tonic allies, respectively, ,ln Galicla
and Austria, and at last reports both
had made additional important gains.
On the Isonzo front the Italians
have continued to throw their forces
across the river and have fought
their way to the east of the captured
city of Gorizla. In addition, southwest
of Gorizla they have taken strong Aus
trian entrenchment near Monte San
Michels and Monte San Martino, and
also occupied the town of Boschini,
giving them a freer hand for their
operations in the region of Doberdo
plateau and southward toward the
Mpnfalcone sector. Large numbers of
prisoners were taken in the righting.
Vienna is admitting the loss of Gor
izla says the evacuation followed the
repulse of new Italian attacks on the
Doberdo plateau and that the straight
ening of the Austrian lines made
necessary by the operation was car
ried out without molestation from the
Italians. Vienna also admits that
4,000 Italians - have been taken pris
oners in the recent fighting in , this
region. : I
In Galicia, in the' sectors of the
Stanishlau and Halich the Russians
have driven their forces farther west
ward in their endeavor to capture the
central portion' of .the railroad run
ning from Kolomea to Lemberg. Pass
ing across the Monasterizyka-Niznioff
n.ti iLir tiotro fnrAaA th Ziota
nan way, iuoj
River, southwest of Halich, and south
of Stanlslau have captured the town
of Kryplin, on the Stanlshlau-Nadvor-
ni Railroad. ' . . . '
The Berlin official - communication
navs that alon the front of Archduke
Charles Francis in Galicia, 'southwest
of Welisnois and south of the traeisier
new. positions have been occupied by
the Teutonic Allies . in accordance
with previously arranged plans.
HUGHES ATTACKS THE
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
Fargo, N. D. Charles K Hughes,
speaking here, assailed the present ad
ministration' for inefficiency, waste
and extravagance, particularly with
reference to the river and harbor bill
recently passed by Congress. -
"I think I may say that the Gov
ernment of the United States is reck
lessly wasteful, shamefully incompe
tent and extravagant, a reproach to
the intelligence of the people because
of its inefficiency," he said. "I would
like to have the authority to investi
gate this administration for about six
months. .
"The rivers and harbors bill, known
t o the people as the pork barrel bill,"
Mr. Hughes continued, "is ' largely
monies wasted as .there is no expert
examination tp'determlne what expen
ditures are needed. v
"On the contrary it very largely
depends on who are the influential
men representing particular districts
and what appropriations are 1 obtain
ed in this "district and that district for
this , man and that man. - That is a
matter of log rolling. It brings the
blush of shame to the cheeks of every
American. It ought to be stopped. If
I am elected president, to the best of
mv ability, I propose to stop It."
WILL APPEAL TO WILSON
IF BOARD . N FAIL'S PRESIDENT
WILSON WILL BE, ASKED,, TO
INTERVENE. - -
Undertake to Bring Contending Fac
tions Together to Save Nation From
Trade Paralysis By General Strike
of 400,000 Railway Employees.
New York. If the United States
Board of Mediation and Conciliation
which was called In fails to adjust the
differences between the railroads of
the country and their 400,000 employ
ees President Wilson will be asked
to use his personal Influence -to avert
a general strike. 4Thls statement w,as
made by sv representative of the rail
road managers who have been nego
tiating with the men since June 1 for
a peaceful settlement.
The appeal to the President would
be the last resort and would be taken
only to save the nation from the trade
paralysis that would follow a strike
of the magnitude planned by the rail
road men.
Six hours after the railroad men
had served notice on the men that
they would not withdraw their former
reiection of the workers' demands and
had proposed Federal mediation, the
mediators and the managers were
closeted In secret session.' Mediation
was suggested in : lieu of arbitration
under the Newlands act or by the
Interstate Commerce Commission pro
posals which had been rejected by the
brotherhoods. ... -
What was discussed at the confer
ence rould not be divulged by any of
those attending it, under ' mediation
rules, but it was understood that the
railroad reDresentatlves outlined their
position in full and indicated how far
they were willing to go in meeting the
demands, of the men. It wa3 report
ed that the railroads stood steadfast
ly for the main feature of their "con
tingent proposition", made at the June
conference, which conceded the short
er day, but eliminated double com
pensation for different classes of ser
vice during the same work day. '
It was the failure of the represen
tatives, of the railroads and the unions
to' agree on the double compensation
clause that brought' the June confer
ence to a sudden end and resulted In
the strike vote.
100 DEAD 5,000 HOMELESS
IN WEST VIRGINIA FLOODS
Governor Orders Special Relief Trains
and Troops to Scene.
Huntington. W. Va. Governor Hat
field, who arrived here to attend the
state Republican convention, has or
dered special relief trains to the Coal
River and Cabin Creek districts,
where, according to reports, more than
100 have been drowned and 5,000 made
homeless. Two companies of the See
on d Regiment, West Virginia Nation
al Quard, have been ordered with
tents to the flooded districts. So
serious is the situation that Governor
Hatfield left the city to go , to the
scene of destruction.
Governor Hatfield received "official
word of the flood soon after he reach
ed Huntington. He, at once got into
telephone communication with Camp
Kanawha, where the Second Regiment
is encamped and instructed Adjutant
General Bend to secure all avaSable
foodstuffs, tents and clothing in Char
leston and place them on a special
train to be run to the flooded districts
without delay.
The governor .was informed in an
appeal from Cabin Creek that the loss
of life would exceed 100 and that more
than 5,000 are homeless.
SENATORS YIELD TO
FLOOD OF PROTESTS
ON INCOME. TAX PLAN. DEMO
CRATIC MEMBERS AGREE TO
RECONSIDER DECISION.
LOWEST RATE IS INCREASED
Amendment Increasing Surtax Is Re
talned. Democratic Caucus Continu
ed. Consideration of. Committee
.Amendments. ;-
Washington.- Yielding to a flood of
protests from the country and from
Senate and House members of their
own party, Democrats of the Senate
Finance Committee' reconsidered their
decision to lower the exemption in the
income tax law from $4,000 and $3,
000 for married and single persons to
$3,000 and $2,000 respectively but vot
ed to make the rate of tax on the low
est taxable class of Incomes 2 per
cent instead of l'per cent.
The amendment increasing the sur
tax on incomes exceeding . $2,000,000
from 10 to 13 percent is retained, and
there is a probability that further in
creases in the surtaxes will be made
In caucus. '
The Democratic caucus continued
consideration of committee amend
ments and had before it the proposal
agreed on by the committee, striking
out the specific excise taxes on muni
tion manufacturers and substituting a
10 per cent net profit tax on the profits
of , all manufacturers of munitions and
wares that enter into munitions. The
bill provides that:
"This section shall cease to be of
effect at the end of one year after the
termination of the present European
war which shall be evidenced by the
proclamation of the President of the
United States declaring said war to
have ended."
The committee also adopted an
amendment increasing the salaries of
member3 of the proposed tariff board
from $7,500 to $10,000 each.
As revised by ; the committee the
bill would yield an estimated reve
nue of $198,000,000 as against $210,-
000,000 as it passed the House.
TURKEY HAS REFUSED
TO GRANT PETITION
WAnhinsrton Turkey has refused to
grant the request of the United States
that a 'neutral committee be permitted
v imports) ka relief work in Syria,
where thousands of native Christians
are reported to be starving, cnarge
Miller at Constantinople, In a cable
oTatn received at the state depart
ment, said the Turkish government
had informed- him reuet operaxiuu
In Syria were considered unnecessary
hauat crnna there were better than
any where else in the empire. He added
that although he was toia tne aecia
ion was final he would continue to
press for' favorable action.
8UBMARINE SANK VESSEL
WITH TROOPS ON BOARD
Amsterdam, via London. A eemi-
ftffirtnl account of. the sinking of a
submarine recently of the Italian mail
steamship Letlmbro, received nere
fmm Vienna says the Italians fired on
on the submarine with two guns and
that there were troops on board. Af
ter the submarine had fired a warn
ing shot at a distance of 8,000 metres"
the statement says, "the vessel-opened
Ata fmm two guns at the stern,
and attempted to escape by zigzagging.
The submarine pursued the steamship,
replying to the fire without hitting the
vessel, which had shown no nag. ua-
ter boats were lowered from the
steamer. After ascertaining that no
one remained on board the steamship
was sunk by the submarine.
GERMAN AIRSHIPS MAKE
SUCCESSFUL RAIDS
Berlin, via London. Successful at
tacks "by German air squadrons on
British war. vessels off the Flemish
coast and on Russian aviation stations
on the island of Oesel off the Gulf of
Riga, are announced in an admiralty
ctatemont.
WOMAN'S PARTY LINES
UP TO FIGHT WILSON
Colorado Springs, Col. The Nation
al Woman's party in executive confer
ence here pledged Itself to use its best
efforts in the 12 equal suffrage states
to defeat the Democratic candidate for
resident: congratulated the Progres
sive, Prohibtion and Socialist parties
upon their endorsement of suffrage for
women by national action and com
mended the position of Charles E
Hughes, the Republican nomlaea.
GOVERNOR GOES
TO ELOOD SECTIONS
ON VISIT TO WILKESBORO, MA
RION AND MORGANTON TO
CONFER WITH PEOPLE.
RELIEF FUND NEAR $40,000
Chairman of State Relief Fund By Di
rection of Governor Craig Visits
the War Department.
Raleigh. The contributions for the
lood sufferers of Western North Caro
lina through the State Relief Commit
tee have now reached the total of
about $40,000.00.
The state relief executive committee
met in the office of Governor Craig,
and discussed many matters concern
ing the further handling of the relief
funds for the flood sections. It di
rected that a check for $500.00 be seat
to Mr. T. L. Hayes, Booneville, for
use in Yadkin county. A telegram
was received from Commissioner of
Labor and Printing M. L. Shipman,
now ltf'Henderson county as a repre
sentative, of the state relief commit
tee telling of pressing needs at Bat
Cave. He will furnish details so that
aid may be given to that place at once.
After hearing of reports and the dis
tribution of supplies and money in the
flood sections, Governor Craig an
nounced that he would go to various
parts of Western North Carolina Im
mediately following the conference
with the representative of the county
commissioners and the county school
superintendents of the devastated
counties which took place in Raleigh
on Friday. He went to Wilkes boro on
Saturday an dwill also visit Marion
and Morganton.
Another matter discussed at the
meeting was that of the appropriation
made by Congress for the relief of the
sufferers. It was felt that full infor
mation concerning the time and the
plans for the .distribution and use of
the fund . should be presented to the
meeting here, and Edward E. Britton,
chairman of the state relief commit
tee, was directed to go to Washing-ton
to confer with Secretary of War Ba
ker and the officials of the war de
partment who will be in charge of the
use of the funds appropriated.
Electrical Men Meet.
Raleigh. In the representatives
hall of the state house the electrical
institute under the auspices of the
state departmnt of Insurance met
with Commissioner of Insurance James
R. Young presiding. There was a
very good attendance of electrical in
spectors from numbers of towns and
cities of the state, representatives of
the state, representatives of light and
power companies and electrical con
tractors. Commissioner Young outlin
ed the work expected to be accom
plished in the improvement of the In
stallation of electrical equipment, in
the Inspection work and the further
ance of the "safety first'.' campaign
that is being pressed the country over.
Half Has Not Been Told.
Hendersonville. The . half hos not
been told," is the way M. L. Shipman,
State Commissioner of Labor and
Printing, characterizes the scene ol
ruin and destruction wrought by the
flood of July 16 In the Hickory Nut
Gap from this side of Bat Cave down
by Chimney Rock into Rutherford
county.
Visited Eleven Battlefields.
Raleigh. Dr. D. H. Hill who retired
(Tom the presidency of the A. & M.
College to devote his time for the next
several years to the preparaton of a
history of North Carolina's patr in the
Civil War, the work to be done under
the auspices of the North Carolina Di
vision United Confederate Veterans
and the North Carolina Hstoric Com
mission, has Just returned from a 1,176
mile automobile trip during which he
visited eleven Civil War battlefields
for the special purpose ot making per
sonal investigations that will enable
him to more clearly present the posi
tions that the North Carolina troops
occupied during the several battles
Want 1,500 Second Lieutenants.
West Raleigh. President W. C.
Riddick of the A. & M. College has
Just received notification from the
Adjutant General that there are now
1,500 vacancies as second lieutenant
In the United States Army. The new
bill authorizing the enlargement ol
the standing army has caused many
former second lieutenants to be pro
moted to the rank of first, lieutenant
In a letter to Professor Riddick the
Adjutant General states that there
will be a competitive examination
held August 21 for these appointments