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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Hitchcock Reviews Situation.

In the course of his speech Senator
Hitchcock said:
Since the Senate adjourned last Thurs
day new situation has arisen in the
consideration of banking and currency
legislation which l desire to call to the
attention of the Senate.
THE House bill for federal reserve
banks came to our committee September
IS. Hearings upon it had already been
started and continued up to October -
They have been printed, and cover
1928 pages Each senator has no doubt
examined them and realizes that they
are highly valuable. Since the hearings
the committee has been in session at
work upon the bill. Up to last We'd
nesday progress was SO encouraging
that the general expectation was that
a report could be reached by the end of
this week, November Is. A number of
changes were made.
Among the important matters which
had up to that time been settled by n
majority vote were that the committee
should report in favor of four egional
reserve banks to start with instead of
twelve giving the board power To in
c. ease the number after two syears, in
favor of giving the government a ma
iority of the directors of each of those
banks instead of giving the majority vote
to the banking interests. in fayo of hav-
ing the stock in these reserve banks first
offered to the public in popular subscrip-
ton instead of being monopolized by the
banks; i'll favor of charging the great
federal reserve board, which is to control
THE system, from seven to nine; in favor
of leaving the Secretary of the Treasu Y
on the reserve board as one Of the nine:
in favor of taking off the Secretary of
Agriculture and controller of the cur
rency: in favor of making the term of
members eight years. one expiring each
yea. and in favor of making all federal
re serve notes to be issued under this bill
payable in gold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Provisions of the Bill.

The fear that foreigners could exhibit
American made goods and thus secure a
patent on them to the detriment of the
manufacturers already dealing in these
same articles is put to rest by Mr.. Moore
in these words:
The Kahn bill provides that it shall be
unlawful for any one to copy, initiate
reproduce or republish any article which
is ta) imported for exhibition, (b) pro-
tected by the laws of a foreign country
and fcl actually on exhibition. Unless
articles imported are original in this
country no one could be found guilty of
copying, initiating, reproducing or repub-
fishing the same. The articles on which
the foreign exhibitors are afforded tenn
porary protection are those which are
original in this country and which are
thus capable of being copied etc, and
foreign exhibitors deserve temporary pro-
lection for Introducing this class of eX
hibits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Senator Kern Replies.

Replying to Senator Hitchcock, Sena-
tor Kern, the democratic leader of the
Senate, declared that no caucus Cs the
democrats on the currency bin lad
been called.
1T is to be merely a conference of the
democratic senators for the purpose of
advising together said Senator Kern.
There will be attempt to bind the
senator from Nebraska or any of the
other senators to vote for any measure.
1t Is not the purpose of the conference
to interfere with the Senate committee
on banking and currency.
Senator Swanson of Virginia, who set
in motion the petition which has resulted
in the call for the democratic caucus de-
clared that he, too did not contemplate
a binding caucus, but he said that the
deadlock in the committee had in his
opinion made it necessary to have a con-
ference of the democrats, upon whom
the responsibility for this legislation must
ultimately rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10

cate the nature of his reply TO the in
ouiry Of the United States regarding
his purposes In view of the recent
presidential election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Plan for New Election.

his purposes III view OF the Itacit
presidential election.
Plan for New Election.
The legislative power assumed by
President Huerta as a matter Of poiiti-
cal necessity and expediency will be
reinstated November 90. according to
the dispatches. Should the Mexican
congress decide that the elections
failed properly TO express the popular
will in choice of President the gov
eminent will proceed at once 70 ar
range for new election.
rhe dispatches declare that the gov
eminent VIII carry out its promises
made not only TO national Mexicans out
10 the whole world. That the congress
will declare the recent elections nun anu
void appears "a b. anticipated ne
yacification OF Mexico. as prelude -
elections representative OF the Will " nc
people IS also indicated
.'The Mex can government purposes 70
carry out the prom SeS made lot aiiiS -
the people Of Mexico, but made tke" sc
10 the world at large. said senior tAis.iia O.
paraphrasing his dispatches, fe .iis.t.s4.s
the legislative power on the 2oth iiis.al.,
in order that this body may quarry the
results of the presidential eiect,oL, 49,.
"As the public OF Mexico realizes, TINS
election imperfect, should ~. ~ ~.
can congress so decide in its wisdom tiie
government will call new eIettioi ~ -,
constitutional form The government I'm
proceed with its purpose 10 pdcis 1ie
nation. as the imperative conoltlon 10
legal and valid election. me couiiuehSe
Is expressed by my government tHa' no
obstacles will be interpoSed 20 comp ca.e
tbe situation or disturb the enc designed
of valid choice Of president
House Would Lift Embargo.
The House Of Representatives is ready
"a raise the embargo on arms 10 be snip
red into Mexico, although the lruiN 'aHai
tn.,rherS If th. House are dtsInclned 70
talk on the subject In tact, holt -
the democratic members desire 20 nd
their names appear in print as 1aNoriIIs
any policy which does not Dear tue IL
print Of the administration poies, 60
at the same time none ot them seems
.bi.+ 10 boast OF being III the confidence
at the administration
sS 10 the suggestion that Porilrlo bIdN
ba recalled from exile and allowed 10
serve out his unexpired term as prtSl
dent. several members OF the todSe to
aav said that lit might be a good rian.
However. there seems to oe Noe a,,-
ignorance on the part of many mem
hers If the House as TO who the eNlIed
president IS ;,1a,*s
south Of the Bio Grande than theIt alt
plain citizens" laughingiy remaFheo
member today ,,.,,,;
today stated that he believed war ana
intervention are being favored bS os7
h11siness interests who nave apout
twenty-five million dollars invested II
Mexico. and Who would Spend = ~
dred million dollars OF the lnlteu
states Treasury funds in order TO pro-
ri urDpprty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Adequate Appropriation Wanted.

In his annual address, describing our
duty as institutions, President James
told the educators that their first duty
is To strive for IAN adequate federal
appropriation for the benefit of our
secondary and elementary schools
enabling the states to provide for n
great extension OF the practical and
occasional work in our lower schools.
He said that the currency bill ques-
lion fades into insigniiicance compared
With the question of national education
This association should support strong
ly. in season and out of season. he de-
clared the project for the establish
ment in the city of Washington OF a
federal university. founded by. supported
by and controlled by the federal govern
ment-
Such an institution would do more to
raise the level of university education in
the United States than any other possible
device. The opposition OF state and pri-
vate universities TO the plan IS short
sighted in the extreme.
Howard and Yale, and Princeton, and
Johns Hopkins, and Michigan, and Wis
consin. and Illinois would all profit i'm
menstly by the enormous added interest
throughout the country in all matters OF
higher education which the work and sue
cess of such an institution. backed by all
the power. prestige and influence OF the
nation would create III all ranks OF our
society The smaller institutions would
profit still more.
There are millions of people IN the
United States who have no more idea OF
what ii university is than they nave OF
what diplodocus is. The work OF a
national university i'll the direction OF
educating the people to the use of a uni
yersitv would do for the nation wha
our state universities are doing Tor the
commonwealth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Board of Trade Committee.

The Board OF Trade has committee on
universities, headed by William Knowles
Cooper which is now making a study of
the plans for a national university in
Washington. and il was sal today that
some of is members expect to hold con-
ferences on the subject with the state
educators while they are here.
\ plan for furnishing the army with
a reserve corps of officers for war
through the state colleges and nni-
yersities was presented to the association
" Gen Wood who discussed the ira n
ing school for colleee students conducted
at Gettysburg battlefield last summer.
He spoke particularly of the colleges and
universities at which army officers are
detailed as military instructors.
Gen. Wood said that ia time of war
the United States would need about
1900 additional officers, and that at
present it has no method of prepar-
ing these men for their work, and in
case of war would have to accept a
large number of unframed men for
the volunteer service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Declines to Change Vote.

Therefore. Mr.. President, when the is
sue arose in our committee | declined 20
change my vote. The result was that the
committee became and is now deadlocked
1t may be said that it Is presidential in
fiuence which has produced the deadlock
or that have produced it by refusing TO
change my vote. The deadlock may be
broken. l hope SO, but do not know how
at this time.
In this contingency a call has been is
sued for caucus or conference of demo-
cratic senators to consider the situation
and this is quite likely to result in raising
another issue and in making matters
worse instead of better
The bill is in the hanGs of the commit
tee, and there II must remain until re-
ported voluntarily or by order o. the
Senate caucus can neither order n re-
port nor compel the committee to return
the bill to the Senate.
THE caucus might enter into u discus
sion of the merits of the bill and the 24
amendments to it still pending before the
committee. but the decisions would not
be binding and after days or weeks of
discussion in caucus the whole matter
would have to be gone over again in the
Senate. The result would be months OF
delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Standing Committees Named.

The following Standing committees
Of the association for the coming year
We're announced:
Committee o. standards % American
universities and ihe \ D degree: Pres
i,4aut Vincent ~ Mitaesota. President
rryan of indiana urd President Hutch
ms Of Michigan.
Committee of conference with other
associations of colleges and prepara-
10Y schools: John g. Bowman Of Iowa,
4,e.r5,aut ~ preventative.
committee on National University
President james of Illinois, President
TLonpsor Ct Ohio 2nd President Ayers OF
Tennessee.
COMMITTEES on reorganization of educa-
tion-Pfesident Baker of Colorado, Presi-
dent Schuruan of Co nell, President Hill
of Mississippi. President McNey of North
Dakota and President Strong of Kansas.
Committee on university intercommuni
cation-President Benton OF Vermont
President James of Illinois and President
Wilde OF Arizona
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
He Suggests a Plan.

He suggested plan for remedying
this fault system whereby graduates
of state universities and colleges would
be enrolled in the regular army as sec
ond lieutenants for the space of one
year, with regular pay and allowances
After going through this years serv-
ice he said. these men could be kept
on a reserve list. and some of them
could be mustered into the regular
army as second lieutenants after the
graduates Of West Point had been pro-
yided for.
Such d system. he added. would give
these young men years time in which
To think over their future work, and
at the same time give them sufficient
money to live on while they were being
trained in the army. 1t would provide
the nation. he said. with excellent
force of prospective officers in time of
war.
Discussing the plans for the training
schools for college students for next
wear. Gen Wood said there Nill be
four centcrs for the work in different
parts of the country. and every effort
will b. made to enlist the interest OF
as many young college and university
students possible
He also advocated a plan for the cadet
forces of the state universities and co..
leges to get uniforms at the reduced rates
allowed to the regular army He SAID
that if the college and university presi-
dents with cadet tcrceS Under them would
write 10 him he sEpild attempt 10 make
such arran sements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Approved by Majority.

Those important matters had been voted
on, and ma jority of the committee vot-
ing their convictions had declared for
t. EN-.
AT this juncture outside influences be
gan to be felt upon the committee; the
reactionary period set in. We Were told
that the President could not accept the
decisions reached by the majority OF the
committee. and we were urged to re-
trace our steps.
Il know full well the force OF such an
appeal. and l have no criticism for those
who yield TO it. Were the issue political
I should yield to 1t on proper occasion. In
my opinion, however, the banking and
currency question is not political or par
tisan. and should not become so.
Moreover. Mr. President. / feel that
when the Senate refers to a committee
an important bill of this character the
Senate is entitled to have members of the
comrnittee examine it carefully and vote
according to their own convictions and be
liefs. l should prefer to retire from 4
committee rather than to vote for a vital
or fundamental feature against my con-
yictions, even to meet the views of the
President of the United States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-05
CASE WILL NOT BE DROPPED
Attorney for Hebert Called ON SoIic.
itor Yesterday.

Columbia, March Jesse M. Lit
Teton of Chattanooga, Tenn. attor-
ney for c. j. Hebert, who was indjct-
ed by the Richland county grand
jury two years ago on the charge of
attempting to embezzle $4,000 In
connection with the affairs of the
Seminole Securities company. is
among the visitors in Columbia. Yes
terday he called on Solicitor Cobb.
The case Of Hebert, who IS fightin,
requlsition, is pending before the
United States supreme court.
Solicitor Cobb said yesterday that
the case against Hebert would not he
mol pressed. 1t is understood that
the case was discussed in a general
way yesterday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-05
Or. MITCHELL EXONORATEO.
COMMITTEE FILED REPORT SAT-
CRDAY-JOSH ASHLEY IN
MINORITY.
senate Passes One Mill Tax Bill Over
Governors Veto and 1t Becomes a
Law-Compulsory Education Fails
of Passage by Narrow Vote.
Special to The Daily Item.

Special to The Daily Item
Columbia, Mar. 1.-The Senate this
morning by vote of 81 to 8 passed
the one mill tax bill for school pur-
poses and it becomes a law, despite
the Governors veto.
The general compulsory education
bill failed of passage in the Senate
The vote stood 23 to IA for the bill,
but this being less than a two-third
majority the bill is killed for this
session.
The committee appointed to exam
inc into the charge brought by Gov
Blease in his inaugural address against
DR.. S. C. Mitchell rendered a report
which is a complete exoneration Of
the University president. Josh Ashley
filed a minority report sustaining the
charges.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-05
WILL PLEAD WITH PRESIDENT
senators and Representatives Will
Urge Taft To Spare Their Custom
Houses.

Washington, Feb. S.-Practically
every senator and house member in
congress who has a customs district
In his territory will go to the White
House tomorrow and meet the presi-
dent regarding the much discussed
consolidation plan. Among the SEN
ators who will so are Fletcher and
Bryan of Florida, Smith of Georgia
and Bacon, if the business of the sem
ate will permit; Tillman and Smith
of South Carolina, Swanson and Mar
tin of Virginia, Overman and Sim
mons of North Carolina and others
For the past month President Taft
has been importuned almost daily to
allow no change in the present GUS
toms districts. Appeals have come to
him from every section of the coun-
try. Should the districts be consoli-
dated so that with few exceptions
there will be only one district in each
state, many good positions. upon
which the Democrats have had their
eyes. will be lost. On the other hand,
If the president fails to act, there
will be no change.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-05
NEW LOCAL FARMERS UNION.
Interest in Cooperation Among
Farmers Being Aroused i'm Union
Counties.

Another local Farmers Union has
been organized in Union County. This
one was chartered by the State Sec
retary and is known as Central Io-
cal Union No. $40 to meet at tho
court house in Union. Jno. r. Mathis
is the President and Wade II. Howell
is the Secretary postohice addresses
Of both being Union, S. c.
Deputy Organizer H. C. Little re-
ports that he expects soon to have
two or three more local unions re-
organized in the county, as he finds
that the interest in the union is be-
ing revived and is growing among the
farmers. The County Union will soon
be in working order, unless all signs
fails.
The farmers Of Union county are
realizing that "in union there is
strength"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-05
MANY BLIND TIGERS ARRESTED
Wholesale RAIDS aTI-RDAv
MORNING RESULTS IN MANY
ARRESTS.
detectives Employed by City Secure
Evidence Against MANY Liouor
sellers Who are Now in Tolls of
the LaW-Raid Began About 1870
seventeen in Jail at = O'Clock.

saturday was dark day for many
OF the blind tigers of Sumter. for
many Of them had to look out from
behind prison bars before half Of the
day had elapsed. For long it has
been known that many blind tigers
nave been doing a prosperous busi-
ness in the city, and SATURDAY. thew
were rounded up and brought to ac-
count for their misdemeanors.
The raid commenced about 1890
O'Clock and by 2 o'clock there were
seventeen persons in the guard house.
white and colored, charged with va
rious violations Of the prohibition law
Selling whiskey was the principaI
charge, this being the one against the
large majority of those arrested Most
or those in Jail had only one charge
against them on the police blotter
md bond had been set for them ar
$lOO, but some had more charges than
one placed against their name and
their bond was correspondence larger
The greatest number of charges
against any one person was ten. that
number being placed against Joe Ho-
gan on the blotter and a number oe
other charges had not been entered.
His bond was fixed at s1,7O0.
Many places were raided and manv
arrests were made. Several places
were searched where the search was
fruitless and no arrests were made.
Those arrested were: white, Joe Ho-
gan for storing whiskey and nine
charges for selling whiskey; Joe
Wells, storing whiskey; Victor
Baula, storing and selling beer The
colored persons arrested were:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-05

James Charles, selling whiskey, four
cases; Walter POrcher, James Ander-
son, Henry Bowman, David Dottson.
Robert Rembert three cases, sam
Morgan, Eugene Martin, ]. NJ. Bur-
roughs, Edward Cabbagestalk and
Lewis Watts, selling wihskey. Sew
eral Of those for whom warrants had
been issued in some way managed TO
get wind of what the police had up
their sleeves for them and skipped
out, among these was Carrie Smith.
alias Big Carrie, who has been tried
several times for selling whiskey.
A large quantity Of liquor was seiz-
ed, how much had not been counted
up at 2 o'clock Saturday.
The detectives who have been
working up the case Stree the fifth Of
this month are H. L. Dean and ]. A.
Hauck, white, and A. Sigh, colored.
They were employed several weeks
ago and have been on the Job.
The prosecution Of the iouor cases
Is set to commence Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Mr.. ]. H. Clifton
has been retained by the city to pros
ecute the cases. -
Victor Baula, we'll known Greek
who runs a fruit shop on West Lib
erty street, was the only one Of those
arrested who had put up bond at 2
o'clock, although it was understood
that Joe Hogan and Joe Wells were
having their bonds prepared at that
time. Baula stated that he had been
selling the near-beer, found in his
place by the officers on their raid. for
more than year. He had been sell
ing 1t openly, as it contained only two
per cent of alcohol He was charged
With storing and selling beer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-05
NEGRO TAKEN Ta WARRINGTON.
Nose Lewis W~htcd for House Break
Ing aad larceny Arrested Here.

Friday afternoon Nose Lewis, alias
Lussom, was arrested IN this
city by Policeman ~. G.. Nc
Kagen on the request or Sheriff Reg
lister OF Darlington county. where the
negro is wanted on the charge of
houscbrcakinS and larceny.
Lewis has been wanted by tn, Oar
ljrgtun county authorities for quite q
tong time and it was only recently
that they located him in Sumter and
sent wore over here to have him ar
rested. saturday morning Sheriff
Register came over and took charg'
OF Lewis to take hiT back TO Dar
| liEgton
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-05
NEW LAW CAUSES CHANGE.
Substitutes tO Be Employed at the
Postofiice After March Fourth.

The new law relating to the employ.
ment of postofIice employees which
VIII go into effect March 4th will be
the direct cause OF changes at the
postoffice from the old system
changes which will be much more
radical than any made at the inaug-
uration Of the parcels post system
In the mail service.
When the new law goes into effect
II will be necessary to secure the ser
vices of auxiliary substitutes in the
clerk-carrier force, these substitutes
being appointed from the register or
those who have already successfully
passed the civil service examination
and are eligible for appointment as
civil service employees.
The new law prohibits any civil
service employee from working more
than eight hours day and this eight
hours OF work must be done within
limits OF ten hours. Heretofore, the
local postoffice clerks have been work.
Ing on a schedule of eight and one
half hours a day, which often was ex-
tended to nine hours work a day.
The department requested postmas-
ters to limit the work Of the civil
service employees to as near eight
hours a day as possible, but the law
did not then prohibit their working
more than eight hours a day. The
new law forbids the working Of post
office employees more than eight
hours a day. Heretofore, the en-
ployees have had their working hours
extended over any length Of time de-
sired by the postmaster in order that
efficient service might be given by the
office. Now the new law requires that
their eight hours of work be within
a consecutive ten hour period.
1t will readily be seen what an i'm
mense Improvement the new law is
TO the employees, for not only does
1t limit the time of work, but 1t linn
its the period within which they must
work. Postmaster Shore had re-
quested that two additional clerks be
appointed TO the office, but instead Of
creating the two new positions the
department awarded appropriations
for the employment of substitutes to
do work which the regular employees
could not do within their working
hours This will keep up efficiency
without the appointment 81 any more
regular employees, III addition to the
help which will be secured In the
office u IL probable a substitute will
be secured to aid the carriers out in
the delivery of null at the Office ar
ter the afternoon trains come in and
in collecting the mail fros. The boxes
on the streets.