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VOL. 8, NO. 84, SEM1-W ]
IMPROVED PARCEL POSTb
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PROPOSED CHANGE AUGUST 15. f
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Include Reduction of llntcs and Pur- 1
eha.se of I.arire Nu in Iter of A n- !
toiimbiles 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 't
August 15, include an increase from t
11 pounds to 20 pounds in the maxi- .
mum weight of parcels, a material
reduction in the postage rates in the
first and second zones, and the aban- ]
donment of the parcel post map as
a means of computing rates and the
substitution for it of a rate chart individualized
to every postoffice in the ,
United States. The plans contemplate
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 postoffice?a distance of about 1
150 miles?the changes directed con- 1
stitute the first long step towards a 1
universal extension of the system and '
a general reduction in the rates of
postage on parcel matter. , |
BURLESON'S PLANS.
"It is mv expectation and belief." 1
Bald 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 "*00 pounds, and experience
may d< .uonstrate 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 1r necessary
for use, In a sense, to feel our
way."
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGE.
Mr. Burleson announced the
changes as follows:
"The 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 postoffice.
"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 postoffice.
"The rate of postage on parcels
weighing In excess of four ounces in
the proposed first zone will be reduced
from Ave cents for the first
pound and one cent for each additional
pound or fraction thereof to
five cents for the first pound and one
cent for each additional two ounces
or fraction thereof, and the rate for
the second zone will he 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 addltlnal poundl or
fraction thereof.
MAXIMUM WRIGHT 20 POUNDS.
"The maximum weight of parcel
post packages will he Increased from
11 pounds to 20 po\inds, 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
the total number of parcels mailed
are handled within the proposed first
and seeond 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
consumer 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
afTorded 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 PATtCELS.
At the outset It was estimated that
300.000.000 nsrcela wnnlrf ho hnnri
led during the first year of the aperatlon
of the parcel post system,
but It now appears from the statistics
that, Influenced hy the changes
proposed the service will be so popularized
that the number of parcels
carried during the ensuing twelve
months will be more than double the
original estimate.
The rate sheet, which is to he used
as a substitute for the parcel post
map, will be prepared as soon as
practicable and attached to the parcel
post guide. The rate chart, to be
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aade for each postoffice, will be |
vorked out from the local poiut of I
he unit in which the postoffice is lo- j
ated. The simplicity of the plan, it
8 mougnt, will make easily deter- 1
ntnale the rate of postage from that j
init to any other on any mailable \
>arcel and will greatly facilitate the
landling of parcel post matter at !
>ostofHce windows.
Postmaster General Burleson de- i
sided to.purchase rather than lease j
lUtomoblles for the delivery of par:el
post matter in the belief that the J
naohines could be bought outright (
ind operated by the government at
nuch less expense, and. ^.t the same
ime, the service would be of great- ,
;r uniformity and efficiency.
MAN MISSING WITH
$1,000 IN HIS POCKETS 1
The Proceeds From Sale of Ills Home
in Augusta?Wife Fears He j
lias Been Murdered.
Augusta, Ga., Special to Columbia i
Record, July 21.?With $1,000
an 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.
Coleman, when interviewed last nicht
stated that her husband's mtnd 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 been residents of
Agusta for a number of 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
he - husband, simply attributing them
to evident sympathy for her in her
trot ble.
Whilo she is possessed with the
dreac that her husband may have
been murdered for the money in his
nossession that foot- Jo ??? ?4 ?4
? .A 1*1 ?u vv Ull CAtniL
allpyed 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 disappearance.
Mr. Ooleman is a man of short
stature, about five feet four inches in
height, about 45 years of age and
weighs about 135 pounds. He plainly
shows the effects of his recent ill
health, Mrs. Coleman says.
TEMPKRATVHE TO MODERATE.
Weather llureau Oftlcinls Jxxtk For
No Hot Wave This Week.
Washington, July 21.?No hot
wave is looked for this week by the
weather bureau.
"The present pressure distribution
over the Northern Hemphisphere,"
said the weekly bulletin yesterday,
"appears favorable for the prevalence
of moderate, or, at least, not unusually
high temperatures over the
ureaier portion or the country during
the coming week. Over the
South and Southwest temperatures
probably will be high at times,
but not so high as during the wee I
just ended.
"As to precipitation, prospects are
not very favorable, and generally
fair weather may bo expected over
' 11 sections except the South Atlantic
t.nd Gulf states, where occasional
thunder showers are likely to occur.
"There are no indications of a
West Indian disturbance."
WHITE 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 touch
in* up mo wuus anti ceilings. ISO
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 hecuase of the bustle Inbecome
public state department offltion.
President is Hopeful of Currency
Bill.
Washington, July 21.?President
Wilson Is still confident currency legislation
can be enacted at the present
session of Congress. He told
visitors at the White House that the
delay the currency hill 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.
LANCASTER, S. C., TUI
BRYAN'S NICARAGUA'S PLAN1; I
PROPOSAL CltGATKS INTEltEST. 1
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I'mlerstood That l'iiite<l States Will I
Not he Responsible for Dehts
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Washington, July 20.?Secretary i
Bryan's plan for the extension of the a
protecting wing of the United States a
jver Nicaragua, broached to the s
foreign relations committee of the t
senate yesterday with the consent c
?nd approval of President Wilson,, r
has become the absorbing topic of , t
diplomatic and congressional consid- c
oration. While official utterances 1
have not been given, of the purpose t
of the administration to outline a /.
general policy toward Central Amer- j
lea, members of the senate evince a t
growing conviction that the principle i
to be applied to Nicaragua is one that
the Wilson administration would be S
glad to see extend to the other Cen- i
tral American republics. 11
Members of the foreign relatlohs (
committee who were present when i
Secretary Bryan unfolded his plan i
Saturday, continued today to assert 1
m?y louiu not uiscuss the new de- i
velopment. 1
The original Nicaraguan treaty i
has been the subject of open discus- ]
sion among senators. This compact ]
did not go further, however, than to ]
guarantee the United States exclusive i
canal rights, and a naval base site,
in exchange for a papvment of $3,000,000
in gold.
INTERNATIONAL POLICY.
The later project, to extend a virtual
protectorate over Nicaragua,
has assumed the character of an international
policy, which members
of the senate are discussing with
emphatic expressions of opinion. It
is believed that Senators Racon,
Clarke of Arkansas, Rorah and some
other influential members of the foreign
relations committee will take
the general attitude of opposition toward
the Rryan-Wilson plan; while
Senators O'Gorman, Rurton and several
others are known to favor many
of its essential points.
Secretary Rryan has not proposed.
ii i* linnersiooo, mat tne United
States shall asstime or guarantee the
debts of the republic of Nicaragua
The desire of Nicaragua for a control
of its customs resources hv the United
States so that it could sectire
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
by the United States of that
country's dealings with foreign nations
and would put into definite
terms the recognized principles of the
Monroe doctrine, prohibiting foreign
nations from securing footholds on
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hit- nuicnum cunnneni.
It Is understood, however, that
only one agreement upon the question
of the International finances
of Nicaragua would be embraced In
thnt 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 4 possible
speedily to revise the fiscal system
and secure foreign aid for necessary
public development. The only specific
payment to he made by the United
States Is the $3,000,000 In gold to
be paid for perpetual exclusive canal
rights over the Nicaraguan route and
the naval bases In the bay of Fonseca
and on the CJreat Corn and Little
Corn islands In the Carrlbean sea.
Nicaragua's finances have been the
cause of repeated attempts at negotiations
with the TTnitoft fitotao At
ter the failure of the efTort to have
the United States take charge of the
customs houses, an agreement was
made by *he republic with New York
bankers, whereby a loan of $l,f>00,000
was secured, and Nicaragua voluntarily
placed its customs House administration
In the hands of an
American. Former President Taft
was 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.
DIKE CUBAN RULE.
The T*iatt amendment under which
the United States became the virtual
protector of Cuba, adopted In 1901,
received much Democratic support.
Secretary Bryan proposes to Incorporate
almost without change the
general language of this provision
in ine cncaraguan treaty. Many
Democratic senators declare that the
policy proponed 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.
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Secession In China Means Certain
War.
Washington. July 21.?Fuklen
Province has seceded from the
Chinese republic, according to a dispatch
to the state department today
from Consul Fowler af Foochow.
Fuklen borders upon Kiang 81 and
Kwang Tung, the two provinces
which already have thrown off allegiance
to the Peking government.
CSDAY, JULY 22, 1913.
>EACE PROSPECTS BRUiHF 2
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. UN IIKJ1A.Nl)S OF TURKEY.
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lulgarli, Acting on Advice of Russia ?
and Austria, lias Offered Terri- ^
torial Concessions. f,
London, July 21.?Tho advent of
i new Bulgarian cabinet, comprising ?
k coalition of the Liberal groups, l ^
eems to have broujlit a prospect J1,
hat peace negotiations soon will be
ntered into. After vain attempts to
legotlate separately with Roumania, >
he Bulgarians accepted the advice j
>f Russit and Austria and offered toil
loumania an important territorial
:oncession. Bulgaria also sent delegates
to meet the Servian and Greek
ind presumably Roumania reprelentatives
at Nsh to negotiate an *
irmistiee and peace.
It is confirmed from Athens, that
Servia, Greece and Montenegro are
ready to participate in these negotiations.
Turkey, however, has intro- I
luced a new compulication and has a
notified the European powers of her \
intention to make the Marltza river 1
the new frontier, giving as her rea- i
son that she always has claimed this t
frontier, but that the powers set <
aside the claim in order to expedite 5
peace, that the Porte would be pre- <
pared to settle the question by dlplo- ]
matic moans but that the atrocities f
nnil v.<wlAlln~ -? ,i-- '
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tlie occupied territories make it im- i
possible to ' pe for a settlement and <
that new cc .litions arising from the f
last war between the allies make it 1
doubly necessary for Turkey to oh- <
tain a frontier guaranteeing safety to l
Constantinople and Dardanelles. i
The Porte promises not to cross ]
the new Maritza frontier and asks i
the powers' assistance in establish- <
ing it so as to seucre durable rela- |
tions between Turkey and Bulgaria. ;
It is not considered likely that "vt- i
rope will permit the decisions of the j
London conference thus to be thrust \
aside.
Bucharest, July 21.?The new
Bulgarian government, in an anneal
to Roumanla, asks that peace he
negotiated. This request has been
refused, the Roumanian government
announcing that it will conclude u
separate treaty only.
Constantinople, July 21.?The
Sublime Porte has Issued formal orders
to the army to occupy Thrace
and Adrianople.
In a note acquainting the powers
with this decision, it is announced
that the new Tureo-Bulgarian frontier
will be the river Marltza. The
Porte saddles Bulgaria with responsibility
for any fighting that may ensue.
Sofia, July 21.?On th eadvlce of
Austria and Russia, the Bulgarian ;
government, with a view to securing
peace, has offered Roumanla an important
concession of territory, which
Roumanla has accepted. It is announced
that an agreement has been
reached whereby Roumanla will par- .
ticipate in the general peace negotiations
and that she already has
sent delegates to Nish to arrange for
an armistice
London, July 21.?Telegraphing
from Sofia Sunday evening the correspondent
of The Daily Mail says:
"The crisis has arrived. Thirty
thousand Roumanian troops have
reached Orchaniji and Etropole,
within 4 0 miles of Sofia. Enver Rey,
at the head of the Turkish cavalry,
has arrived at Adrianople, where the
Rulgarian garrison of 2,000 has received
orders not to resist the
Turks."
CRISIS IN MEXICO
SOON IS EVIDENT
Next Two Weeks Fraught Witli Tremendous
I m porta nee Means
Rise or Fall of Ifuerta.
Washington, July 21.Alarming
reports of an approaching crisis in
Mexico have been received here by
high government officials. It was authoritatively
sated upon unimpeachable
authority that the developments
of tiie coming two weeks are regar
icu 11iiuniii wmi iri'inenaous importance
to the Huerat government.
So delicate in the information tliey
contain that an intimation of the advices
became known today only with
the stipulation that it was unofficial
and that it should not be represented
as being the view of any official of
the United States government.
Authoritative publication of the
nature of the advices, it is said, probably
would precipitate the very crisis
the dispatches forecast. Tho means
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 preparations
by the United States.
Meanwhile the administration Is
making time 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 name seat of doubt as to actual
cnoditions In the rebellion torn republic
as he did when In the hope of
getting at the facts he summoned the
American ambassador to the capital.
He realizes that even the Americns
scattered throughout Mexico individually
are unable to get a comprehensive
view of the situation in the
whole coutry, their Judgment being
affected by purely local events. From
le Mexican capital come reports that EL
ave turned every engagement into
federal victory and so far the adlinistrntion
has heard nh?niiln?i>iv
thing except through the press reo?ts
f om the constitutional side of
f the ca e. Mc
This has led to an intimation that
lformation of reliable character '
rorn that bource would welcome by !
ie administration.
At the request of Secretary Bryan y0
urgeon General Blue of the public arj
ealth service has ordered quaran- pjr
Ine officers at Havana and Key West e(J
a expedite the passage of Amhassa- js
or Wilson. ()j
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WRS. PANKHURST gj
OUTWITS THE POLICE . '?
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?*oted Suffragette Puts One Over on tin
Detectives When They Place Ine cai
personator Under Arrest. 1 C*1
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London, July 20.?Mrs. Emmeline wc
'ankhurst, the suffragette leader, tei
igain has outwitted the police. It So
vas thought she had been arrested de
ast night, but it was another wo- Se
nan, impersonating Mrs. Pankhurst, an
vhora the police arrested in a taxi- re
:ab and took her part of the way to a
Scotland Yard. Then they discover- ha
;d the mistake and liberated the j
>risoner. At first the affair was con- i
lldered a hoax but it developed ap- m
aarently into a well-laid scheme
whereby Mrs. Pankhurst could es'ape
from her flat by another passage,
while her impersonator was ,p(
luring away the police. ?*,
A taxicab stopped in front of the r(i
building, shortly before last mid- ar
light and two women alighted and 'pt
proceeded to the second floor, where
the Pankhurst apartments are locat- ^
Bd. Three detectives who have l)(
guarded the building since Mrs. 8t
Pankhurst escaped in the riot after p(
the meeting of the Women's Social
and Political Union July 12, blew jy
their whistles for reinforcements. "j
Simultaneously 50 men and wo- j);
men gathered at the entrance, and a s'(
veiled woman, leaning heavily on her j
supporters, descended the steps and ^
entered a cab. The detectives, con- ni
eluding Mrs. Pankhurst was attempt- a]
ing to flee, jumped into the cab an (1 la
ordered the driver to proceed to (j,
Scotland Yard. Before they reached
their destination they lifted the veil
and discovered their prisoner was
not Mrs. Pankhurst. ci
The lights in the Pankhurst win- it
dows continued to glow and within t<
half an hour the detectives returned S
and resumed their investigation of lfl
the premises. Meanwhile, however, G
the flat was unguarded. Lights appeared
again tonight in the Pank- S
hurst apartments and detectives e
were in the streets but all informa- f<
tion was refused. tl
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ASKING FOIl DETAILS.
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Foreign Countries Want to Know of
Virtual Protectorate Over Nica- a
rague Proposed hy Bryan.
Washington, July 21.?Now that fi
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unnui > in.><111 o inupuMiii ior a vir- L
tual protectorate over Nicaragua has a
become public sate department offi- c
cials are expecting inquiries from the g
Europen powers respecting Its de- j
tails. Most of the diplomatic repre- p
sentatives of the powers are absent t
from Washington at the summer embassies
and legations in the north: a
consequently no views from that s
quartaer are available. s
The suggestion, however, that the t
plan be extended to cover all the ter- t
ritory near the Panama canal zone a
has aroused the keenest interest in c
I^atin American circles with some <]
hints of opposition. Salvador recent- r
ly made some objections to the Nica- x
raguan treaty in its original form and f
Costa Tlicn more recently objected i
to certain provisions relating to the j
proposed canal route; but the latter t
were based solely upon a claim for t
consideration in connection with the
use of the SanJuan river, which i
Costa Pica claims as her territory.
Europe's interest, however, is j
chiefly in the investments of her citizens
in enterprises and securities of
Latin America.
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BOMB Til BOWING IN LISBON'. *
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of Bombs Found in Autos.
Tdsbon, July 20.?An organized at- s
tempt at bomb-throwing in various
parts of the city early today was *
frustrated by the police, who had '
been warned. They captured several ,
automobiles, in which they found ?
DasKets tilled with bombs and arrest- ^
ed many persons who had gathered
in the streets. While the police were ,
engaged in these operations, shots .
were fired and several persons were
wounded in another part of the city.
One bomb, thrown from an automo- ,
bile, killedsa policeman and injured t
others.
Many of those arrested are said to
belong to the advanced Radical party.
Some children playing in the ,
streets later in the day found two
bombs. A boy hit one with a hammer
and it exploded, wounding him
severely. r
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Gen. Felix Diaz Off to Japan.
Mexico City, July 21.?Gen. Felix il
Diaz left here yesterday as special C
ambassador to Japan to express the
thanks of Mexico to the Japanesi for
their participation in the centennial ii
celebration in 1910. General Diaz r
will go first to Salina Cruz and d
thence by Pacific Mall steamer to a
San Francisco. 8
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$1.50 PER YEAR.
iECTION COMPLICATIONS
RESULT OF DIRECT BALLOT.
>st Trouble E\pecte<l From Failure
of Legislatures to Provblo
Appropriate Plans
Washington, July 21.?Compllcans
are predicted as certatin to
se over installation of the direct
iction method for selection of UnibSates
Senators. Most of the trouble
expected to result from the failure
State Legislature to promptly
^vided appropriate methods for car
Ing out the recent amendment of
5 Constitution for direct Senatorial
sction.
Leaders of the Senate majority are
>re anions about the situation than
e Republicans two or morevancies
on the Democratic side of the
amber occur, the Democrates' narw
margin of power in the body
>uld be gone. Thirty-two Sentatorial
rms will expire March 3, 1915.
me ? f the States already have provi
d a method of popular election of
uators, but many of them have not
id vacancies caused by death or
signation, may call at any time for
popular election from Sates whiih
ive not yet acted.
A UNIFORM METHOD.
Democratic members of the com
ni.ee on privileges and elections
ive considered the advisability of
iving a national law prescribing a
etliod applicable to all States alike
> do this Congress would exercise
3 power under the Consitution, to
vise Sate regulation as to the time
id manner of selecting Senators, a
ep which never has appealed to
mthern Senators. No sooner had
le suggestion of Federal legislation
?en made than they entered a proet
and the ides has been abandonI.
The Legislature of Georgia recentenacted
legislation in regard to
lacing the names of Senators on the
lllots and has elected the first
?nator by this method. The Florida
egislature decided this purpose. The
exas Legislature has been called to
icet in special session to consider,
tnong others things the passing of
,\vs fro election machinery in accoranee
with the amendment.
SITUATION IN MARYLAND.
The Governor of Maryland has deided
he is empowered under existlg
laws, to issue a writ of election
> fill the unexpired term of the late
enator Rayner. Senator Jackson
i now serving by designation of the
overnor.
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uuvu vuiiouuiiuuni lawyers or the
enate as Senators Root and Southland
are saaid to doubt the power
i the Governor to issue the writ and
lie appearance of a new Senate from
laryland to take the oath of office
lay mark the initial fight in the j
enate over the senatorial eleclon
machinery.
The situation is complicated by the
mendment futher limiting the Govrnor's
power to fill vacancies in the
ienate. In the past a Governor has
lied vacancies occuring when the
legislature was not in session. Herefter
a Governor may not fill a vaancy,
unless the Legislature of his
itate has empowered him to make
emporarv appointments until the
teople may fill the vacancy by olecion.
as the Legislature may direct..
The matter hns been called to the
ttention of the Democratic Congresonnl
committee and it may tako
teps to urge the sate to pass legislaion
as quickly as possible. It will see
o it that the terns beginning In 1915
Let before that time. Should vacanies
occur, during pendancy of the
Tariff Act in states where suitable
nachinerv is not now nrn?!.u/i i* ?~
inderstood the committee would at
nice urge the convening of the state
.legislature to autorize the Goverlors
to appoint and to provide for
he placing of candidates for Senator
>n the ballots in future elections.
NIAGARA RETURNS.
Vfter loo Years Commodore Perry's
l'ligsliip is Towed to Put-in-ltny.
Put-in-Ray, Ohio, July 21.?After
Ort years, Commodore Perry's flaghip.
the Niagara, returned yesterday
o the scene of its victory over the
Iritish fleet in the battle of Lake
Srie in the war of 1ST 2.
Towed by the AVolvertlne, Pennylvania's
naval militia ships and acompanied
by Ohio's naval militia
hips, the Essex and Dorothea, the
Niagara late yesterday reached
libraltar, the point from which
'erry's fleet first sighted the British
leet, "two brigs, two ships, two
chooners and one sloop."
Fifteen thousand people visited
^ut-in-Bay to see the Niagara
irought into port. Half a hundred
'aehts in the harbor in readiness
or the regatta of the Inter-Lake ,
fachting Association which begins
oday, saluted the old relic. '}
The Niagara will remain here the
r\t i V* I o
vov \/i i>iuo ? rrn.
lulgcria Now Willing to Declare
Peace.
London, July 21.?The news Bulga
lan cabiut under M. Radoslavon foraallay
notified the Europen power?
oday of this readness to order the
e&satlon of hostilities Immediately
r the powers can induce Servia and
ireece to take a similar course.
Bucharest, Rumania, July 21.?It
* officially confirmed here that Bulga
ia has accepted the conditions laid
own by Rumania and has also
greed to the terms of peace with
ervla and Greece.