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The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
Finance Committee Reports Unfavor.
ably The House Bill.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 10.-The
Senate Finance Committee reported
unfavorably yesterday the House bill
revising the cotton schedule. This
action was expected, the stand-pat ele-
ment being largely in control of the
committee.
The insurgents and Democrats are
going to get together on an amend
ment making material reduction on
cotton mill machinery as compensa-
ton to the cotton mill manufacturers.
Senator Simmons moved to put cot
ton mill machinery on the free list,
but Senator La Toilette thought
there ought to be a revenue duty on
this machinery.
An amendment along the lines sug-
gested by Senator La Toilette, of Wis
consin is to be drawn, and will prob
ably be incorporated in the bill. The
| cotton revision measure will come up
in the Senate tomorrow. The insur
gents will offer as amendments sew
eral bills providing for the reduc-
ton of the steel and iron, rubber,
not been acted upon by the House.
The attitude of the Democrats to-
wards these amendments has not yet
been determined There is a dispo-
sition in some quarters to vote them
down and insist upon the passage of
| the cotton bill unincumbered.
There was nothing doing today on
the part of the conferees on the wool
bill, who, it may be said are nearing
an agreement. Senator La Toilette
has offered to accept a thirty per
cent duty on raw wool, but Mr.. I'm
derwood is holding out for twenty
| five, and may be satisfied with TWEEN
ty-eight
Representative Page believes that it
is the part of wisdom to accept the
terms of the Insurgent Senators, who
are in control of the situation. This
view is endorsed by many Democrats
in the House, who are tired of the
delay of the conferees in reaching an
agreement.
|. Mr.. Page said today in speaking
of this situation: ''The bill passed
by the House reducing the tariff rates
of the whool schedule was a reduc-
ton of about so per cent and express
ed the Democratic idea of a proper
reduction at this time. The Senate
bill makes reductions of about 40 per
cent. This bill is not the Demo
cratic idea, but it is considerable
lrelief from present conditions. In
surgent Republican votes in the Sen
ate are necessary to put any bill up
to the President or to give the peo-
pie any measure of relief. If we
can only reduce rate 40 per cent at
this time, shall we refuse to do so
merely because we can't get all we
want, and all we think the people are
entitled to? The insurgents are
wrong, but they are nearer right than
the stand-patters.
"a half loaf is better than no
/ bread
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
Washington City News.

Washington, Aug. 1O.-The House
adjourned today out of respect to the
memory of General Gordon.
George w. Perkins, for the Stanley
Steel Trust committee, avoided the
governments questions as to the con-,
troll of the corporations.
The House has agreed to the amend
bill now goes to President Taft fog
his signature.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
GEN. GORDON
IS DEAD

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 1O-General
George w. Gordon, commander-in-
chief of the United Confederate Vet
Grams and member of Congress, died
at his home here at o'clock this
morning. Hiss illness dated from his
last political campaign, when he was
Representatives, the last general of
the Confederacy to serve in that
body.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11

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Washington, D. c., Aug. 10-For
North Carolina: Generally fair TO-
night and Friday with light to mod
crate east winds.
Weather Yesterday over Cotton Belt.
Fair weather has prevailed over the
greater portion of the belt. A few
local rains are reported in Georgia
and Alabama.
Maximum temperatures Of SO to 102
are reported in the western districts.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
Agreement on Free List Bill.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Chairman
today agreed upon the free list bill.
1t will be reported to the full commit
tee on conference tomorrow. Senator
Cummins today was successful in
having his resolution brought up in
the Senate calling upon the Monetary
Commission to file it's report by De.
cember 18th next for the discharge oe
the commission.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
Words Between Messrs. Underwood
and James.

and James.
Washington, Aug. 10.-Democratit
harmony in the House was momenta-
rily ruffled yesterday when Demo
cratic Leader Underwood and Repre-
sentative Ollie James, of Kentucky,
who have been close friends, became
involved in heated exchange of
words in the discussion of a bill pro-
viding for the Improvement of Black
Warrior River, in Mr.. Underwood's
district. Both men withdrew their
remarks and the incident was AMIGA
bly, closed.
The bill provided for the building of
dam to improve navigation on the
river. The construction of the dam
would create a large amount of water
power, the rights to which, under the
bill, would be leased for fifty years to
the Birmingham (A1a.) Light and
Power Company.
Mr.. James and others opposed this
provision, asserting the term of the
lease was too long. Mr.. Underwood,
declaring that he cared nothing about
the water power feature of the bill,
but was much interested in the navi-
cation feature, said that if the bill
were held up work on the Black War
rior would go ahead as originally con
templated at an expense Of nearly
$3.50, 900 more than the proposed dam
would cost.
Mr.. James asked if it was fair to
| argue that unless the House passed
the bill, giving a half century lease
to corporation without limitation OF
| it charges to consumers, certain work
| would be done, costing the govern
ment 100000 more than if the right
were given away.
| "My friend from Kentucky" replied
Mr.. Underwood, "has just come ou
of successful campaign for. Sena
tor, where a play to the gallery ha:
purchased votes, but will say to hin
that to claim that one company con
trolling one water power is a mo
nopoly, to answer me with the propo
sition that l am pleading for mo
nopoly.
Mr.. James responded that he would
| have expected "a statement more con
siderate of the people OF Kentucky
among whom the gentleman (Mr
| Underwood) was born
Then Mr.. Underwood, explaining
that he spoke under provocation
withdrew his remarks. Mr.. Jane
withdrew his, too.
! The House adjourned without act
ing on the bill.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
EDUCATION
AL MATTERS
The RIGHT OF A CHAIRMAN TO
APPOINT new MEN,
BERS
Other RALEIGH news

ftdIS1Su, N. u, aug. lU.-BecauS0
Manager J. B. Tugwen and his as
sistant clerks in the Bobbitt-Wynne
Drug Company here objected to fea-
lures of letter sent by directors to
creditors, they closed the store and
turned the keys over to J. S. Wynne,
one of the principal owners of the
store, and efforts are a-foot to adjust
the differences. c. B. Crowell, who
died suddenly Sunday, was manager
Of the store and Mr.. Tugwell has been
acting manager since the death Of
Mr.. Crowell.
News was received here today OF
the death of J. Lea Watson, eldest
son Of Mr.. F. A. Watson, of this city,
at Atlanta, where he was Southern
manager for the Allis-C Chalmers
Manufacturing Company. He was an
A. and NJ. College graduate, class of
1897.
The hookworm dispensary that has
been operated so successfully for the
past six weeks in Robson county, is
to be moved to Cumberland county
airy that has been in Halifax county
is to move into Northampton county
Indications are that Wayne and Ons
Tow counties are also to get dispen
saries right away, being moved thence
from Sampson and Columbus. This
free travelling dispensary method OF
reaching the people afflicted . with
hookworm is scoring remarkable
success.
The question of whether a chair
man of the county board of education
has the right>to appoint new members
Of the board when members resign is
the prime issue pending before the
State Board of Education in hotly
fought case from Warren county
heard today. Two members of the
Warren board resigned and Chairman
Hawks appointed successors and pro
ceeded to elect Editor H. F. James
of the Warrenton Record, county su
perintendent of schools to succeed
Nat Allen. The appointment encoun
tered strong opposition and first i
was contended that the editor of The
Record had not had the necessary
two years experience as teacher tt
qualify him for county superinten
dency 1t was shown that he hat
the opposition questioned the validi
ty of hisAelection on the ground tha
the chairman of the board of educa
ton did not have the right to appoin
members of the board to fill vacan
cies. The State Board is expected t
rule on the question as soon as Al
terney General Beckett can thorough
ly examine into the law.
George Johnson, Seaboard Al
Line foreman, has been arrested o.
the charge of breaking into the com
missary of the Seaboard at johnson
street Monday night when some on
entered the place and had sacks Q
sugar and other supplies set out read
to cart it away when he was discoN
cred. Several shots were fired at tn
thief as he ran. Johnson claims tha
he will y,roxo on a1ihi
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
ASK AID
saSaan
iUk JEWS
and THE ABROGATION OF TREATY
UNLESS RUSSIA is MORE
LENIENT
APPEAL To AMERICA

Basle, Switzerland, Aug. 10.-Zion-
ists' Congress in session here will
start a movement to get the United
State TO aid the Russian Jews, and
will urge this country to abrogate its
treaty with Russia because of dis
elimination against the Jews.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
The Need For Waterways

Washington, Aug. 10.-Under our
complex civilization every man, wo-
man and child depends for at least
part Of the necessaries of life on the
transportation of commodities. This
tax. 1t is recalled that in 1905 our
annual payments to railways Gin
which about 70 per cent was for
freight) first rose above. two billion
dollars; that in 1907 it exceeded ST.
$50, 100000 and 1908 it declined to a
little below $2,4O0, the current
| average being reckoned at two and a
half billion of dollars.
This vast amount of money spent
for the transportation of the things
that we eat and wear and use; the
coal that we burn, the brick, the iron
ore and the thousand and one things
which enter into the life of the peC-
pie, if reckoned as a head tax would
be equivalent to over $27 per capita
for our 100000 inhabitants; as a
family tax it is S135 annually for each
average. family. Reckoned as land
tax it is over $1.25 an acre for every
acre of our vast national domain, or
an annual figure corresponding with
the price for which most of the pub
lie lands were sold; and if figured as
| tax on the improved land which
yields our abounding farm products it
averages $500 yearly for each of our
Ais, 100000 acres. The question,
therefore, asserts itself with brutal
force how long can prouction con-
tinue under so, weighty burden? No
wonder the quantity of farm produc-
ton of fthe necessaries of life has
fallen off since the year of congestion,
1906, though the value Of the products
continues to increase under the in
erse relation brought out by the Sec
retary of Agriculture in his last re
port; and no wonder that retail
prices of food have scared since the
farmers learned in 1906 to limit their
production to what the railways can
carry.
There are in the United States 295
navigable rivers of a total length OF
26,400 miles. If these rivers could be
made to do a quarter of the hauling
of freight and thereby move that
freight at a quarter of the current
cost, there would be an apparent saw
ing of half billion dollars annually
in traffic charges, reducing the cur
rent transportation bruden to $40 per
capital or $100 per family, or $1.00 an
acre on land, all of which saving
might be measured in reduced cost
of living.
Commissioner of Corporations Her
bert Knox Smith, in speaking of the
policy by the general government to
ward the waterways of the United
States, which has been the slogan OF
the National Rivers and Harbors Con
gress, since it's organization fifteen
years ago, said that our waterways
must be made an integral part of ou1
entire carrying system. "The tre
mendous predominence of through
traffic in the United States between
widely separated sections makes uni
!. fication with the whole transportation
, system almost essential for the LIE
' of any part of that system. We find
a however, that general water traffic Is
almost isolated from the main cur
rents of the traffic of the country
/. BY general water traffic 1 mean the
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
REvoLUTloNIsTs ARE PLOTTING

General Leconte is Seriously III and
Factions Are Trying to Get the
Upper Hand.
Port Au Prince, Aug. 10.-General
Leconte is seriously ILL., The factions
among the revolutionists are already
plotting to get the upper hand if he
dies. Quiet prevails here. The for
eign marines are still ashore.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
BREAD RIOTS
THREATEN
and A FAMINE AS THE RESULT
OF The DOCKMEN'S STRIKE
In LONDON
MAY IMPORT BREAD

London, Aug. 10.-Bread riots
threaten London as the result of the
dockmen's strike unless there is a
change in sentiment within two days
in the city, which will allow the inn
portation of food-stuffs. The city
faces q famine
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
Exbezzied $50, 900.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 1Q.-James
Gore, the trusted employee of the su-
gar refinery at Yonkers, N. Y, has
been arrested here on the charge or
embezzling $4,000.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
THREATEN
ING LETTERS
BEING SENT TO JUDGE RR0DWELL
WHO is GOING TO TRY
NC NAMARA
SAYS Will STOP THEM

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 10.-Judge
Walter Brodwell, who will try the Nc
Namara case, is receiving many
threatening letters. He declared he
would put stop to the communica-
tions.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11

The town is the heart of a COM
munity, the country the body. Roads
are the arteries by which they live.
Good roads mean good circulation and
good health.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
Federation Will Support Strike.

Chicago, Aug. lot is reported
that the American Federation of La
Dor will support the proposed $4,000
strike of employees Of the Western
railroads.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-08-11
Condition of Pone Bad.

Rome, Aug. 1O.-Pope Plus, while
slightly better today, his condition i:
grave.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

ing all the game of city government,
and strictly ''onto his job" II he can't
give Los Angeles a clean city govern
ment, the case looks almost hopeless.
And he can't do it alone. The people
who elected him must stand by him
to the end. If the ladies Of Los An
geles, having won the election, retire
to their elegant apartments, adopt
resolutions of REORGANIZATION, and re-
turn to their clubs and their social
functions, no prophet is needed.
Los Angeles is a beautiful city, with
its bright skies and balmy atmos-
phere, its wealth of flowers and golden
fruits, its splendid public buildings
and business houses, it's elegant homes,
its schools and churches, its cultured
and honorable citizens. But there is
q seamy side, not in Chinatown alone,
but on Spring street and Broadway.
To illustrate, l will relate, with apol-
ogy, an incident that occurred while
| was there. At a stylish cafe. in the
heart of the city, where also liquid
refreshments were dispensed, in an
inner room, at late hour of the night,
young woman of graceful form, in.
famed doubtless with wine, mounted
table and danced with reckless aban.
den until exhausted with the violent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22
Equal Suffrage
az JOHN G. OSBORN.

This subject, though not at all new,
has lately assumed new importance.
The equal right to vote may be con-
ceded as an abstract proposition, but
confering the privilege Of the franchise
remains a question of expediency. The
object OF government is to establish
justice, protect the people in their
lives and property. and to secure the
highest degree of happiness to the
largest number The ballot is Incl
dental as a means to this end. The
appeal, therefor lies to experience
rlore than to argument
So far this appeal has not been sat-
isfactory, or hardly decisive. In our
state women have enjoyed the ballot
81 school elections, and for some
school officers, for close to 20 years
They have taken very little interest
il these elections, and in the few
cases where they have been active it
cannot be affirmed that the school
management has been materially i'm
proved, unless perhaps in some few
exceptional cases. and cases have oc-
Cured where their activity has been
unfortunate. In those states where
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22
FILE PETITIONS FOR
TWO DAMAGE SUITS

The Mutual Wheel company of Mo
line today filed a 100000 damage
suit against the d. R. & N. W. Rail-
way company. The suit is one in
which trespass is involved, and is
the result of a controversy over GER
tain lands upon which the railroad
company has placed tracks.
The wheel company got out an in
junction against the railway COM
pany forbidding them to lay these
tracks some time ago.
Gustafva Miller, executrix of the
estate of Gustaf Miller of Moline, to-
day filed suit against the c. B. G @.
Railway company for $4,000. Mil
Ter was a flagman at the Twenty
third street crossing in Moline and
was found unconscious on the tracks
about two months ago. The railroad
company is alleged to be responsible
for Miller's death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

exertion she fell dead. Men were pres
ent supposed to be respectable, prom
inent in business, influential in pol
tics. Some cutlery was made, the
place was closed few days and-that
is ALL That is a sample of the condi-
tons Mayor Alexander is up against
The moral of it all is simply this =
II the women of Los Angeles, by en-
tering public life, voting and doing the
other things, for voting is only one
link in the chain, can clean up their.
city and keep it clean. they will furn
ish the most powerful argument in
favor of equal suffrage that has yet
been presented.
by their fruits We shall know them"
is most emphatically true of govern.
mental policies.
Joslin, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

equal suffrage has prevailed it can
hardly be shown that they enjoy bet
ter government than adjoining states
where the ballot is restricted.
The Indifference of the women them
selves is probably the principal reason
why the experiment has been incon-
elusive.
California has just now granted
equal suffrage. and the experiment is
tC be repeated on a broader scale.
At the city election in Los Angeles,
Dec 5, the women rejoicing in their
new found liberty, turned in body,
some 10000 of them, and swept the
city for good government and civic
righteousness. 1t is possible the re
| form ticket might have been elected
without their help, but by no such de:
cisive majority. And the experiment
has just begun. Voting is the first
| thing. but it is by no means all. We
have had spasms Of virtue aud elect
ed reform tickets in city, county and
state, but the same old rotten condi
tons persisted.
George Alexander, reelected mayor
of Los Angeles by women voters, is
as l happen to know, a man of stric,
integrity, unf1inching courage and in
yincible determination. He is not 8
scholar, or theorist, or professional
gentleman, pushed to the front be
cause he is a smooth talker and good
at making promises. He is a hard
headed man of affairs, with consider
able political experience, understand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22
CHURCH THIEF is
PAR0IED CONVICT
Wells McElroy Taken to Ana
mosa, Iowa, to Begin Serving
Five Year Term.
ARRESTED IN DAVENPORT
Had Stolen Golden Ornaments From
St. Joseph's and Used Another
to Dispose of Them.

Violation Of q parole which was &C
corded some months ago in Scott coun-
ty, pending his good behavior, resulted
in the sending OF Wells McElroy to
the Iowa penitentiary at Anamosa,
Iowa, for five years. His arrest was
the result of theft of some valuable
ornaments from St. Anthony's Catholic
church in Davenport, and was effected
yesterday afternoon after Rock Island
rolice had turned Ed Peacock over to
the Davenport authorities for trying
70 dispose of the stolen goods in Rock
Island stores.
HAS LONG RECORD.
He has record that extends near
C the century mark in the Davenport
l.olice court, not to mention the times
that he has appeared in other courts
Oh Justice His last offense led the
Judge to infiict a sentence of five
years. He was paroled without being
taken to the penitentiary, and the I'm
Outstanding was that his next offense
would bring down the mandates of the
court. Without further ado, he was
taken from the Jail to the penitentiar!
10 begin the term.
PEACOCK GETS 80 DAYS.
Peacock, who was arrested by Detec
tive Caulfleld Wednesday night whil'
he was trying to sell the gold-fille'
ornaments, was tried on a charge o
having received stolen goods. He wa
found guilty and sentenced to 80 day
in the Scott county Jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22
DooLEY-M'ELHERNE.

MISS LUCIA ANNASTAcIA MEL
herne, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James c. McElherne, 604 Twenty-third
street, and Delmar Dinsmore Dooley,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. c, H. Dooley, 44S4
Seventh avenue, were married yester-
day afternoon at O'Clock. The cere-
mony took place at the re@tory of st.
Joseph's Catholic church, Dean ]. J.
Quinn officiating. The bridal couple
was unattended and the ceremony was
witnessed by members OF the imme-
date families of the young people.
The bride wore a travelling suit OF
tailored blue cloth with hat TO match.
Following the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs,
Dooley left for a short wedding trip.
They will return here for the Christ.
mas holidays and will later make
their home at Monroe, La. where Mr.
Dooley Is engaged In business. Mr.
Dooley has been attending Culver
Military academy. His bride attended
the local high school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22
STUII-RYLAND,

AT THE PARSONAGE OF GRACE
Lutheran church last evening at s
C clock took place the marriage of
Mrs. Gertrude Ryland to l. L. Stull,
both OF South English, Iowa, Rev. l. o.
Nothstein officiating. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. David Bous-
leg of Moline, who attended the young
people. They will be at home, after a
short wedding trip, at South English
Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

settias and cut flowers were used as
decorations and the rooms were light
ed by means of red-shaded candles.
The announcement of the engagement
of Miss Amy Lardner to B. ]. Semmes
OF Memphis, Tenn, was made at this
time. The dale of the wedding Is not
announced, but it is understood that it
VII not be for some months. Mrs.
Lardner was assisted by her daugh
tiers, Misses Amy and Mabel, in re.
ceiving. Mrs. Edna Gilman Bailif
Misses Alice and Helen Ficke and
Elise Koehler assisted about the rooms
ard Mrs. j. NJ Bollinger and Miss
Alice French poured. Tri-city ladies
to the number of 100 were guests.