The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 22, 1913, Image 1
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August 15, include an increase from
11 pounds to 20 pounds In the maximum
weight of parcels, a material
reduction in the postage rates in the
first and second zones, and the abandonment
of the parcel post map as
a means of computing rates and the
substitution for it of a rate chart in- j
dividualized to every postofflce in the
United States. The plans contem- ,
plate the purchase of a large number
of automobiles to be used exclusively ;
for the parcel post matter.
While, for the present, the maximum
weight of 20 pounds and the
reduction in rates will apply only to
the first and second zones, from any
given postofflce?a distance of about
160 miles?the changes directed conaf
Itntn I V>n fl rut 1 nn o aton f nu-tirda n
DUVUW iliDi iuii(S o tv j/ vvnniUD **
universal extension of the system and
a general reduction In the rates of
postage on parcel matter.
BURLESON'S PLANS.
"It Is my expectation and belief,"
said Postmaster General Burleson,
"that eventually?and It may be
fifteen or twenty years?the postal
service will handle practically all of
the small package transportation
business In the United States. The
maximum weght limit, extended now
from 11 to 20 pounds, I expect to see
Increased to 100 pounds, and experir
ence may demonstrate the practicability
of handling the parcel business
at even lower rates than we now
propose.
"In the making of extensions and
reductions of rates, It is necessary,
for us to proceed with caution, so as
to afford ample opportunity to prepare
for the Increased business. For
that reason we have made the
changes proposed apply only to the
first and second zones. I appreciate
fully the sentiment for an Increase
In the weight limit and a reduction
In rates to all zones, but it Is necessary
for use, in a sense, to feel our
way."
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGE.
Mr. Burleson announced the
changes as follows:
'"Hie first zone shall Include the
territory within the local delivery of
any office and the first zone rate of
postage will apply to all parcel post
mall deposited at any office for local
delivery or for delivery by city carrier
or on rural routes emanating
from that postofflce.
"The second zone shall Include the
remainder of what Is now the first
zone together with the present second
zone, and shall Include all the
units of area located In whole or In
part within a radius of approximately
150 miles from any given postofflce.
"The rate of postage on parcels
weighing In excess of four ounces In
the proposed first zone will be reduced
from five cents for the first
pound and one rent for each additional
pound or fraction thereof to
five cents for the first pound and one
cent for each additional two ounce*
or fraction thereof, and the rate for
the second zone will be reduced from
five cents for the first pound and
three cents for each additional
* pound, or six cents for the first
pound or fraction thereof, to five
cents for the first pound and one
cent for each additinal poundl or
fraction thereof.
MAXIMUM WEIGHT 20 POUNDS.
"The maximum weight of parcel
post packages will be increased from
11 pounds to 20 pounds, the increase
of weight to apply only to the first
and second zones. No>change has
been made in the size or form of the
package."
Statistics collected by the department
show that quite one-third of
tne total numhor of parcels mailed
are handled within the proposed first
and second zones, and the postmaster
general believes the Increase In
the weight limit and the reduction of
the rates of postage In the first and
second zones, as proposed, will benefit
greatly more than one-third of the
public; and that the producer, the
cohsumer and the local merchant will
profit materially by the changes. He
points out, too, that the farmers, who
were led to anticipate much benefit
from the parcel post service, will be
afforded a cheap means of transporting
their products directly to the
consumer, and that the local merchant
whose trade does not Justify
the employment of extensive delivery
service also will be benefited, as the
system will put him in close touch
with his customers.
600,000,000 PAHCEL8.
At the outset it was estimated that
800,000,000 parcels would be handled
during the first year of the apnrAtlnn
of thn nn reel nnal ouotom
but It now appear* frora the statistics
that. Influenced by the changes
proponed the service will be so popularized
that the number of parcels
carried during the ensuing twelve
monthn will be more than double the
original estimate.
^ j. The rate sheet, which is to be used
Vfcfr as a substitute for the parcel post
map, will be prepared as noon as
practicable and attached to the parcel
post guide. The rate chart, to be
VOL. 8, NO. 84, SEM1-W
improved parcel post
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PROPOSED CHANGE AUGUST 15.
Include Reduction of Rates and Purchase
of l^rge Number of Automobiles
for Delivery.
Washington, July 21.?Plans for
the extension, improvement and reduction
in rates of the parcel post
has been announced by Postmaster
General Burleson. The changes,
which are to become effective on
EEKLY.
made for each postofflce, will be
worked out from the local point of
the unit in which the postofflce is lo- |
cated. The simplicity of the plan, it
is thought, will make easily determinate
the rate of postage from that j
unit to any other on any mailable
parcel and will greatly facilitate the .
handling of parcel post matter at!
postofflce windows.
Postmaster General Burleson de- I
cided to purchase rather than lease
automobiles for the delivery of parcel
post matter in the belief that the
machines could be bought outright
and operated by the government at
much less expense, and, at the same
time, the service would be of greater
uniformity and efficiency.
MAN MISSING WITH
$1,000 IN HIS POCKETS
The Proceeds From Sale of His Home
in Augusta?Wife Fears He
Has Been Murdered.
Augusta, Ga., Special to Columbia
Record, July 21.?With $1,000
on his person, the proceeds from the
sale of his home. H. Coleman, an employe
of the city board of health, tenderly
kissed his wife good-bye Sunday
afternoon and disappeared. Nothing
has been heard of him since he
was hailed he boarded a train for
Columbia shortly afterwards, when
he replied, "I don't know," in answer
to the question of hs destination. Mrs.
.. uuu luvn ticniru IrtM UlgUl
stated that her husband's mind might
be unbalanced, as his actions when
he left her to go down town were
peculiar in the extreme. His wife
fears that he may be the victim of
foul play.
The Coleman's had disposed of
their home on Hicks street preparatory
to leaving for Asheville, N. C.,
where they were to go in search of
health. They have beer, residents of
Agusta for a number o' years and
the thoughts of leaving her native
city caused Mrs. Coleman considerable
worry, she sated. Because of
her low spirits, Mrs. Coleman regarded
lightly the unusual actions of
her husband, simply attributing them
to evident sympathy for her in her
trouble.
While she is possessed with the
dread that her husband may have
been murdered for the money in his
possession, that fear is to an extent
allayed by the report that he was
seen climbing aboard a train for Columbia
Sunday afternoon. Their domestic
relations have been ideal, she
says, through their ten years of married
life. At first Mrs. Coleman was
inclined to believe that the missing
man had suddenly become possessed
with a desire to return to Germany,
his native land, but upon mature
consideration, she was less inclined
to regard this as a possible cause for
his rilsnnnpnrnnco
Mr. Coleman is a men of short
stature, about five feet four inches in
height, about 4 5 years of age and
weighs about 135 pounds. He plainly
shows the effects of his recent ill
health, Mrs. Coleman says.
TEMPERATURE TO MODERATE.
Weather Bureau Oflicials Book For
No Hot Ware This Week.
Washington July 21.?No hot
wave is looked for this week by the
weather bureau.
"The present pressure distribution
over the Northern TIemphisphere,"
said the weekly bulletin yesterday,
"appears favorable for the prevalence
of moderate, or, at least, not unusually
high temperatures over the
greater portion of the country during
the coming week. Over the
South and Southwest temperatures
n>nK?K1n HI W.
Hiuuaui; will UC I11KI1 Al IIUICS,
but not so high as during the wee;
just ended.
"As to precipitation, prospects are
not very favorable, and generally
fair weather may be expected over
all sections except the South Atlantic
and Gulf states, where occasional
thunder showers are likely to occur.
"There are no indications of a
West Indian disturbance."
WITITE HOUSE REPAIRS
Decorators and Painters Touching
Up Mansion.
Washington, July 21.? Advantage
is being taken of the absence of
Mrs. Wilson and her daughters to
touch up and freshen the White
House. Painters are now at work revivifying
the East room and touching
up the walls and ceilings. No
changes are being made either in
the decorative or color scheme.
Other improvements which will be
completed before the return of the
women members of the executive
family will include a remodeling of
the attic to provide for an enlargement
of the servants' quarters and
the installation of a shower bath In
the basement for the president. In addition
there will be a general house
cleaning which was not possible in
the spring becuase of the bustle Inbecome
public state department offltlon.
President is Hopeful of Currency
Bill.
Washington, July 21.?President
im ?*111 a
ifiisvu in mm uniiiiiriii currency legislation
can be enacted at the present
session of Congress. He told
visitors at tho White House that the
delay the currency bill has encountered
was nothing more than he had
expected because of the Importance
of the subject a..d the length of time
required to frame a proper measure.
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LANCASTER, S. C., TU]
BRYAN'S NICARAGUA!* PUN 11
PROPOSAL CREATES INTEREST. ! 1
Understood That United States Will I
Not be Responsible for Debts
of Little Republic.
Washington, July 20.?Secretary
Bryan's plan for the extension of the t
protecting wing of the United States ' j
over Nicaragua, broached to the t
foreign relations committee of the t
senate yesterday with the consent t
and approval of President Wilson, i
has become the Rhnnrhltinr t
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diplomatic and congressional consid- (
eration. While official utterances ]
have not been given, of the purpose (
of the administration to outline a j
general policy toward Central Amer- i
ica, members of the senate evince a t
growing conviction that the principle j
to be applied to Nicaragua is one that j
the Wilson administration would be i
I glad to see extend to the other Cen- i
tral American republics. 1
I Members of the foreign relations <
committee who were present when i
Secretary Bryan unfolded his plan i
Saturday, continued today to assert 1
they could not discuss the new de- i
velopment. I
The original Nicaraguan treaty j
has been the subject of open discus- ]
sion among senators. This compact )
did not go further, however, than to i
guarantee the United States exclusive j
canal rights, and a naval base site, 1
in exchange for a papyment of $.1,- ]
000,000 in gold. i 1
INTERNATIONAL TOLICY.
; i
The later project, to extend a virtual
protectorate over Nicaragua, i
has assumed the character of an in- I
ternational policy, which members
of the senate are discusslnc with
emphatic expressions of opinion. It
is believed that Senators Bacon.
Clarke of Arkansas, Borah and some
other influential members of the foreign
relations committee will take
the general attitude of opposition toward
the Bryan-Wilson plan; while.
Senators O'Gorman, Burton and sev- 1
eral others are known to favor many
of its essential points.
Secretary Bryan has not proposed,
it is understood, that the United
States shall assume or guarantee the
debts of the republic of Nicaragua.
The desire of Nicaragua for a control
of its customs resources by the United
States so that it could secure
loans to refund its pressing debt, has
been known for some time, and met
the opposition of the senate foreign
relations committee when it came
before that body in the form of a
definite treaty agreement.
Secretary Bryan's plan calls for a
definite statement of policy that
would guarantee Nicaragua's independence.
would guarantee the control
hv the United States of that
country's dealings with foreign nations
and would put into definite
trrmQ thn rnnncm~0 41?
? ...vunu?< < |I1 III ipirn til lilt'
Monroe doctrine, prohibiting foreign
nations from securing footholds on
the American continent.
| It Is understood, however, that
only one agreement upon the question
of the International finances
of Nicaragua would he embraced In
that part of the treaty by which Nicaragua
would bend herself not to "assume
or contract any public debt." In
the discharge of which "the ordinary
revenues of the nation, after defraying
expenses of the government
shall be Inadequate."
REVISE FISCAL SYSTEM.
Under this guarantee of financial
stability, however. It Is believed
Nicaragua would find it possible
speedily to revise the fiscal system
and secure foreign aid for necessary
public development. The only specific
payment to be made by the United
States Is the $3,000,000 in gold to
be paid for perpe.tual exclusive canal
rights over the Nicaraguan route and
the naval bases in the bay of Fonseca
and on the Great Corn and Little
Com islands in the Carrlbean sea.
Nicaragua's finances have been the
cause of repeated attempts at negotiations
with the United States. After
the failure of the effort to have
the United States take charge of the
customs houses, an agreement was
made by *he republic with New York
hankers, wherehv a loan of $1,500.000
was secured, and Nicaragua voluntarily
placed its customs house administration
In the hands of an
American. Former President Taft
\v?s asked to recommend a competent
administrator, and under his
suggestion W. J. Ham was employed
by Nicaragua under the terms of the
private loan agreement.
LIKE CURAN RULE,
i The Piatt amendment under which
the United States became the virtual
protector of Cuba, adopted in 1901,
rereiven murn uemocratlc support.
Secretary Bryan proposes to incorporate
almost without change the
general language of this provision
In the Nlearaguan treaty. Many
Democratic senators declare that the
policy proposed would be but a
strong pronouncement of the attitude
already announced by President Wilson
as to the maintenance of independence
and stability of government
in the American republics.
Seceesion in ChlnA Means Certain
War.
Washington, July 21.?Fukien
Province has seceded from the
Chinese republic, according to a dispatch
to the state department today
from Consul Pnwlor .v
Fuklen borders upon Kiang SI and
Kwang Tung, the two province
which already have thrown off allegiance
to the Peking government.
SSDAY, JULY 22, 1913.
PEACE PRiiSPECTS BRIGHT
u f<
niK DEMANDS OF TURKEY. ""J
por
tulgaria, Acting on Advice of Russia of 1
and Austria, Has Offered Territorial
Concessions. ' jro|
London, July 21.?The advent of *'le,
i new Bulgarian cabinet, comprising _ '
l coalition of the Liberal groups. ^ ur
seems to have broujht a prospect J1'11
hat peace negotiations soon will be * u<
sntered into. After vain attempts to | .?
legotiate separately with Roumania, 1
,ue Bulgarians accepted the advice j
>f Russit and Austria and offered to iyr
iloumania an important territorial
soncession. Bulgaria also sent dele Q
5ates to meet the Servian and Greek ,
uid presumably Roumania repre- ]
jentatives at Nsh to negotiate an ^'ol
irmistice and peace. 1
It is confirmed from Athens, that '<
3ervia, Greece and Montenegro are I
ready to participate in these negotia- 1
Lions. Turkey, however, has Intro- Pai
Juced a new compulication and has agf
notified the European powers of her wa
intention to make the Maritza river las
the new frontier, giving as her rea- ma
son that she always has claimed this wh
frontier, but that the powers set cat
aside the claim in order to expedite See
peace, that the Porte would be pre- ed
pared to settle the question by dlplo- pri
matic means but that the atrocities sid
and vandalism of tV Bulgarians in pai
the occupied territoties make it im- wh
possible to hope for a settlement and cai
that new conditions arising from the sa?
last war between the allies mni-u it i...
doubly necessary for Turkey to oil- i
tain a frontier guaranteeing tafety to bui
Constantinople and Dardanelles. ni?
The Porte promises not to cross pre
the new Maritza frontier and asks the
the powers' assistance in establish- ed.
ing it so as to seucre durable rela- gui
tions between Turkey and Bulgaria. Pa
It is not considered likely that the
rope will permit the decisions of the an<
I.ondon conference thus to be thrust the
aside. ! j
me
Bucharest, July 21.?The new vei
Bulgarian government, in an appeal sui
to Roumania, asks that peace be eni
negotiated. This request has been civ
refused, the Roumanian government
announcing that it will concluoe a ore
separate treaty only. Se<
th<
Constantinople, July 21.?The nn
Sublime Porte has issued formal or- no
ders to the army to occupy Thrace
and Adrianople. do
In a note acquainting the powers ha
with this decision, it is announced an
that the new Turco-Bulgarian fron- th<
tier will be the river Maritza. The th,
Porte saddles Bulgaria with respon- poj
slbillty for any fighting that may en- hu
sue. we
tlo
Sofia, July 21.?On th eadvice of
Austria and Russia, the Bulgarian
government, with a view to securing
peace, has offered Roumanla an Important
concession of territory, which Fo
Iloumania has accepted. It Is announced
that an agreement has been
reached whereby Roumanla will participate
in the general peace negotiations
and that she already has Sei
sent delegates to Nish to arrange for tui
an armistice. be
eia
London, July 21.?Telegraphing Ru
from Sofia Sunday evening the cor- tai
respondent of The Dailv Mali snva- sei
"The crisis has arrived. Thirty frt
thousand Roumanian troops have ha
reached Orchaniji and Etropole, co
within 4 0 miles of Sofia. Enver Iley, no
at the head of the Turkish cavalry,
has arrived at Adrianople, where the ph
Bulgarian garrison of 2,000 has re- rit
ceived orders not to resist the ha
Turks." Ea
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CRISIS IN MEXICO ?
SOON IS EVIDENT
pr
Next Two Weeks Fraught With Tre- wc
inendous 1 niportance?Means
Hise or Fall of lluerta.
Washington, July 21.Alarming
reports of an approaching crisis in
Mexico have been received hero by
high government officials. It was an- *'a
thoritatively sated upon unimpeachable
authority that the developments
of the coming two weeks are regarded
as fraught with tremendous im- p(
portance to the Huerat government.
so delicate is the information they
contain that an intimation of the advices
became known today only with tei
the stipulation that it was unofficial pa
and that it should not be represented fn
as being the view of any official of be
the United States government. au
Authoritative publication of the l,:i
nature of the advices, it is said, pro- j*"
bably would precipitate the very crisisthedlspatchee
forecast. The means pn
by which the predicted event were to
be brought to pass or what was to
follow were not hinted at in the reports,
which so far have found no
reflection In military or naval prep- 01
aratlons by the United States.
Meanwhile the administration Is !)p
making tim9 on the Mexican problem
pending the arrival of Ambassador ?
Wilson from Mexico City, which is
expected by Thursday of Friday.
President Wilson finds himself in
the same seat of doubt as to actual
cnoditlons In the rebellion torn republic
as he did when In the hope of
getting at the facts he summoned the D1
American ambassador to the capital, air
He realizes that even the Amerlcns thi
scattered throughout Mexico In- th<
dlvldually are unable to get a compre- eel
henslve view of the situation In the wl
whole eoutry, their Judgment being th<
affected by purely local events. From Sa
Mexican capital come reports that E
e turned every engagement into :
ederal victory and so far the ad- I
list ration has heard absoulutely
hing except through the press rets
from the constitutional side of !
he case. ?
^his has led to an intimation that
mnation of reliable character I
m that source would welcome by !
administration,
tt the request of Secretary Bryan
geon General Blue of tho public
1th service has ordered quaran- p
? ofllcers at Havana and Key West p
expedite the passage of AmbassaWilson.
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RS. PANKHURST [
IUTWITS THE POLICE *
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led Suffragette Huts One Over on tl
detectives When They Place Im- e
personator Under Arrest.
r
London, July 20.?Mrs. Emmeline w
nKUurst, the suffragette leader, t
lin has outwitted the police. It S
s thought she had been arrested d
t night, but it was another wo- S
n, impersonating Mrs. Pankhurst, a
om the police arrested in a taxi- r
) and took her part of the way to a
>tland Yard. Then they discover- h
the mistake and liberated the j
soner. At first the afialr was con- j
ered a hoax but it developed ap- r
rently into a well-laid scheme ^
ereby Mrs. Pankhurst could es- ^
>e from her flat by another pas- r
re, while her impersonator was ^
ing away the police. i
\ taxicab stopped in front of the
tiding, shortly before last mid:ht
and two women alighted and _
iceeded to the second floor, where ?
Pankhurst apartments are locatThree
detectives who have
arded the building since Mrs.
nkhurst escaped in the riot after
> meeting of the Women's Social
1 Political Union July 12, blew
Mr whistles for reinforcements.
Simultaneously 50 men and worn
gathered at the entrance, and a
led woman, leaning heavily on her
pporters, descended the steps and
tered a cab. The detectives, colliding
Mrs. Pankhurst was attemptr
to flee, jumped into the cab and
lered the driver to proceed to
ntland Yard. Before they reached
Mr destination they lifted the veil
d discovered their prisoner was
t Mrs Pankhurst.
The lights in the Pankhurst winws
continued to glow and within
If an hour the detectives returned
d resumed their Investigation of
s premises. Meanwhile, however,
i flat was unguarded. Ughts apared
again tonight in the Pankrst
apartments and detectives
re in the streets but all Informa.
n was refused. t
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ASKING FOR DETAILS. [
t
reicn Countries Want to Know of
Virtual Protectorate Over Nica- ?
rague Proposed by Rryan.
Washington, July 21.?Now that j
rretary Rrvan's proposal for a vir- ]
il protectorate .over Nicaragua has {
come public sate department offl- <
ils are expecting inquiries from the <
iropen powers respecting its de- |
is. Most of the diplomatic repre- |
utatives of the powers are absent |
>m Washington at the summer em
ssies and legations in the north:
nsequentlv no views from that f
artaer are available. i
The suggestion, however, that the |
?n he extended to cover all the ter- |
ory near the Panama canal zone .
s aroused the keenest interest in
itin American circles with some
ats of opposition. Salvador recentmade
some objections to the Nicaguan
treaty in its original form and
sta Rica more recently obieeted
certain provisions relating to the |
oposed canal route; but the latter \
re based solely upon a claim for ,
nsideration in connection with the
e of the SanJuan river, which
ista Rica claims as her territory.
Europe's interest, however, is
iefly in the investments of her citins
in enterprises and securities of
itin America.
ROMB TllltOWIXCi IN LISBON. \
lice Frustrate Attempt?Baskets
of Bombs Found in Autos.
Lisbon, July 20.?An organized atmpt
at bomb-throwing in various \
rts of the city early today was :
ustrated by the nolico. who had
en warned. They raptured several
tomobiles, in which they found ,
r.kets filled with bombs and arrest- ;
many persons who had gathered
the streets. While the. police were
gaged in these operations, shots ,
>re fired and several persons were ,
>unded In another part of the city. :
le bomb, thrown from an automo!e.
killed a policeman and injured ,
hers. I
Many of those arrested are said to
long to the advanced Radical parSome
children playing in the i
eets later in the day found two
mbs. A boy hit one with a ham- I
?r and it exploded, wounding him
rerely. 1
1
i T/..1 i. T\i? * - *
x>vu< ciia iniwi un to trnpafl.
Mexico City, July 21.?Gen. Felix i
az left here yesterday as special (
ibassador to Japan to express the
inks of Mexico to the Japanese for
*ir partloination in the centennial i
lebration In 1910. General Diaz i
II fro first to Salina Cruz and <
*nce by Pacific Mall steamer to t
n Francisco. 1
$1.50 PER YEAR
ILECTION COMPLICATIONS
S RESULT OF DIRECT BALLOT.
losf Trouble Bxpwted From Fniluro
of Legislatures to Provide
Appropriate Plans
Washington, July 21.?Complicaons
are predicted as certatin to
rise over installation of the direct
lection method for selection of Unitrl
fjatoo eni.ni?.~ *?.?* -
.. ucuawio. ui uie trouDie
! expected to result from the failure
f State Legislature to promptly
rovided appropriate methods for car
ydng out the recent amendment of
tie Constitution for direct Senatorial
lection.
Leaders of the Senate majority are
lore anious about the situation than
he Republicans two or morevaancies
on the Democratic side of the
hamber occur, the Democrates' narow
margin of power in the body
rould be gone. Thirty-two Sentatorial
ernis will expire March 3, 1916.
iome of the States already have provl
ed a method of popular election of
lenators, but many of them have not
?.H
..vauuco uciuMtju Dy aeatn - or
esignation, may call at any time for
, popular election from Sates whlih
lave not yet acted.
A UNIFORM METHOD.
Democratic members of the comnlttee
on privileges and elections
lave considered the adtisability of
laving a national law prescribing a
aethod applicable to all States alike
To do this Congress would exercise
ts power under the Consitution, to
evise Sate regulation as to the time
ind manner of selecting Senators, a
tep which never has appealed to
iouthern Senators. No sooner had
he suggestion of Federal legislation *
teen made than they entered a proitet
and the ides has been abandonid.
The Legislature of Georgia recenty
enacted legislation in regard to
)lacing the names of Senators on the
mllots and has elected the first
Senator by this method. The Florida
legislature decided this purpose. The
Texas Legislature has be?m called to
neet in special session to consider,
imong others things the passing of
aws fro election machinery in accorlance
with the amendment.
SITUATION IN MARYLAND.
The Governor of Maryland has decided
he Is empowered under existng
laws, to lesue a writ of election
o fill the unexpired term of the late
Senator Rayner. Senator Jackson
s now serving by designation of the
Sovernor.
Such consitutional lawyers of the
'enate as Senators Root and South
>rland are saaid to doubt the power
o the Governor to issue the writ and
he appearance of a new Senate from
Maryland to take the oath of office
nay mark the initial fight in the
Senate over the senatorial elecion
machinery.
The situation is complicated by the
imendment futher limiting the Governor's
power to fill vacancies in the
Senate. In the past a Governor has
llled vacancies occuring when the
Legislature was not in session. Hereifter
a Governor may not fill a va ancy,
unless the Legislature of his
State has empowered him to make
temporary appointments until the
people may fill the vacancy by election.
as the Legislature may direct.
The matter has been called to the
attention of the Democratic Oongresjonal
committee and it may take
deps to urge the sate to pass legislation
as quickly as possible. It will see
to it that the terms beginning in 1015
act before that time. Should vacancies
occur, during pendancy of the
Tariff Act in states where suitable
machinery is not now provided, it is
understood the committee would at
once urge the convening of the state
Legislature to notorize the Governors
to appoint and to provide for
the placing of candidates for Senator
on the ballots in future elections.
NIAGARA RETURN'S.
After 100 Years Commodore Perry's
Dig-hip is Towed to Put-in-Hay.
Put-in-Ray, Ohio, July 21.?After
1 fto years. Commodore Perry's flagship.
the Niagara, returned yesterday
to the scene of its victory over the
British fleet in the hattie of Lake
Erie in the war of 1ST 2.
Towed by the Wolvertine, Pennsylvania's
naval militia ships and ac
,v,..i.w i#.* wiiius navai mtntla
ships, the Kssex and Dorothea, the
Niagara late yesterday reached
Gibraltar, the point from which
Perry's fleet first sighted the British
fleet., "two brigs, two ships, two
schooners and one sloop."
Fifteen thousand people visited
Put-in-Bay to see the Niagara
brought into port. Half a hundred
yachts in the harbor in readiness
Tor the regatta of the Inter-Lake
Yachting Association which begins
today, saluted the old relic.
The Niagara will remain here the
rest of this week.
Bulgaria Now Willing to Declare
Peace.
London, July 21.?The news Bulga
rian cabint under M. Radoslavon tnv
mallay notified the Europen powers
today of thin readness to order the
cessation of hostilities Immediately
If the powers ean Induce Servla and
Greece to take a similar course.
Bucharest, Rumania, July 21.?It
s officially confirmed here that Bulga
rla has accepted the conditions laid
lown by Rumania and has also
igreed to the terms of peace with
3ervla and Greece.