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FIGHT ON APEPEAL ? ItEMAllKAlH.K DIVISION A MONO DKMC CU.VTS IN HOUSE. WILL BE VOTED ON SOON Senator Chamberlain Fires Opening <?un in the Senate, Asking Secretary of War to Furnish Data of Other Navigable Streams, So as Toll Can he Levied on Them Too. Considerable speculation exists as to the strength of the opposition to the repeal of free tolls in both houses of congress. It is an unusual situation confronting the Democratic party in the House, where the president has arrayed himself against the majority leader, Mr. Underwood; Representative Fitzgerald, chairman of the appropriations committee; Representfttivn Tvitnliin n f Vnrtli Or. ..^.1!r. rankng member of the ways and means committee, and, according to undecided reports, the Speaker of the House. Whether Speaker Clark will yield the gavel to take part in the debate is a matter causing the repeal champions considerable concern. The speaker has given no Indication of his intentions in this regard. One of the first guns of opposition to the repeal in tlie Senate was fired Tuesday by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, through the introduction of a resolution calling upon the secretary of war for all available information as to the cost of maintenance of navigable rivers and canals through which all shipping, by an act passed In 1 88 1, was guaranteed passage free of tolls. In a preamble to the resolution it was asserted that if the policy of the government with relation to Panama canal tolls is to be reversed, the policy with reference to all rivers and canals also should be changed and tolls charged all shipping to pay the government for maintaining the waterways. After setting forth the purposes sought by the government in the act of 1884, the Chamberlain resolution, which calls upon the secretary of war for information relating to maintenance of rivers and canals, declares: "Whereas, If the free tolls clauso of the Panama canal act is to be repealed and tolls are to be levied upon vessels engaged in the coastwise trado of the United States, the policy of the government is to be completely reversed and tho act of July 6, 1 884, ought to be repealed and tolls charged upon all the improved waterways and canals of the country so mat mere mignt no unirorm system for the use of these utilities. "Therefore in anticipation of a possible repeal of tho free tolls clauso of tho Panama canal act and of a reversal of tho time-honored policy of tho United States with reference to river and harbor improvement and canal construction and operation of these government utilities free of charge to all commerce and in order to ascertain tho facts in reference to these improvements, be it resolved, "That the secretary of war bo requested to furnish to the Senato the following information: First, the amount expended by the United States in river and harbor improvement since tho adoption of the constitution; second, the amounts expended in the construction of canals covering the same period of time; third, tho amounts that tho several states have raised to be used in cooperation with tho United States; fourth, the names of tho rivers which have been improved and the amounts that have been expended on each, the harbors that have been improved and the amounts that havo been expended on each, the canals that havo been constructed and improved and tho amounts expended on each; fiifth, tho total commerco in tonnage and in value that passes through said rivers and harbors and canals; sixth, what charges are made for tolls on any thereof, and what amount of tolls would it bo necessary to charge on each for tho purposo of reimbursing the government for the expenditures heretofore mado and for tho maintenance and upkeep thereof; seventh, what classes of vessels, whether domestic or foreign, are permitted to pass through on into each of these rivers and harbors and canals, and what discrimination, if any, is made in favor of domestic shipping; eight, what amount might bo realized by the United States if a reasonable toll were charged on all shipping passing through Raid rivers and harbors and canals; ninth, what, if any, treaties are in force between the United States from charging tolls against such foreign governments even in cases where it might be determined to charge a toll on its own vessels passing through such rivers, harbors and canals, and tenth, what is the present cost per annum to the United States for maintaining ?and operating said rivers, harbors and canals." Hoy Hoses Fingers. While playing with an axo Sunday Willie Pittmau, four-year-old son of B. F. Pittman, of Lancaster, cut off his index finger and most of two others. The weather has moderated once I more. ' WANTS NEW UNIVERSITY CHUItCII TOLD TO GIVE VP CLAIM TO VANDE1U11LT. Idea to Use One Leading College as Neuclus of New Southern Vuiversity. Members of tho Methodist Episcopal church are deeply aroused over tho decisiou of tho supremo court of Tennessee, when it held that Vanderhilt university is under tho control of the trustees and not of the Methodist Episcopal church, South. This decision enables tho trustees to accept tho $1,000,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie. Hut the decision was not entirely unexpected, anil already plans had been discussed in event of tho loss of the suit by the church. Bishop Wilson, with the lato Bishop Galloway, accepted Vanderbilt university oillcially as an institution of tho church at tho general conference in 1S9S. Bishop Denny was for eighteen years a member of tho Vanderbilt faculty. Bishop Hoss lias made that institution his special interest for many years, has taken active part in tho controversy from its inception, and was really tho one first to institute tho suit for the courts to decido whether the church or tho trustees had control of tho property and tho government of tho university. There has been no public announcement of tho plans under construction, but the course warmly advocated by many influential preachers and laymen in the Southern Methodist church is to sever every connection possible with Vanderbilt university and to found a now university or tako one of the leading Southern Methodist colleges as a nucleus for its foundation. Atlanta and several others large cities of the South have offered largo inducements for founding such a university in their borI ders. Already thero has been $1,000,000 pledged, the site granted and a building begun at Dallas, Tox., on what is proposed to bo the "Southorn Methodist university", and at the coming general conference will be put forward for official endorsement as the accepted central educational institution of the denomination. All this matter will bo decided at the general conference, which meets in him Duuiiiiui <1 l uKianoma uuy, OKia. GIVEN CLOSE INSPECTION. + Details of Methods l>y Which Hails Are Tested. Details of tho methods by which every rail in the'Southern Railway's 7,036 miles of track is annually subjected to tho closest inspection aro given in the March issue of the Southern News Bulletin in an article telling of the steps which tho Southern has taken to prevent derailments resulting from broken rails. Tho system of inspection which was adopted over two years ago Is believed the most rigid and effective possible. The work is under tho direction of tho district engineers and division roadmasters and Is done by the track supervisors and section foremen who closely scrutinize each and every rail while on their hands and knees and with eyes close enough to tho rail to detect the slightest discoverable tendency toward weakness or failure and wherever such are found tho rail is immediately removed. Detailed reports aro made on each rail loft in tho track so that comparison can bo made at the next year's Inspection. Tho management of the Southern Railway feels that this rigid inspection of every rail over which its trallic moves embodies every possible step toward tho prevention of rail failures, a featuro of railway operation to which tho officials of leading American railways have been giving tho closest study daring tho past few years. ? TALKS TO DYING BOY. President's Eyes Are Teardimined as Grants Desire of Lad. Tho president of the United States laid aside tho cares of state for a short while Monday to cheer a pale, weak lad of twelve who was brought to tho White House on a stretcher. Harry Winthrop Davis, of Sowickley, Ponn., was the president's caller. Ho is paralyzed and his strength is slow ly ebbing. IIo told the president how he had prayed to see him until his mother had arranged a meeting through Mrs. Wilson. The president's eyes wero dimmed as ho walked away after chatting for several minutes with the lad. ? ? Hoy Scared to Death. Tho sudden honking of a flock of geese Saturday frightened Frank Chunk, ten years old, of Racine, Wis., into convulsions. The boy, who had a weak heart, died shortly afterwards. Confesses He Killed Five. Arthur Gill told tho police of Now Orleans Tuesday that he waa an escaped convict, having killed five men in Florida. He said he wanted to see his mother and sisters. WHAT WILSON SAID GIYKS 111S PKItSON'AL IMPRESSION'S Or PUESIOKNCY. TELLS PEOPLE ABOUT IT ? President, as Guest of National Press Club at Washington, Throws Aside Formality and Frankly Gave llis Experience as President of This Country. Woodrow Wilson unbosomed liimself to members of tho National Press elub, of Washington, Friday, telling them in a frank, conversational way how he felt as president of the Unlter States, how dillicult for him to imagine himself as tho chief executive with tho formal amenities of the position and how he had struggled to ho as free as tho ordinary Individual without the restraint of his oflico. It was an intimato picture of Woodrow Wilson, tho man, drawn by himself, on tho occasion of tho "house warming" at the Press club's new quarters. Tho president did not intend to have his remarks made public, but later, at tho requost of the club, he unusual speech was made public. It follows: "I was just thinking of my sense of confusion of identity, sometimes, when I read articles about myself. I never have read an article about mv solf in which I recognized myself, and I havo come to have the impression that I must bo some kind of a fraud, because I think a great many of these articles are written in absolutely good faith. I tremble to think of the variety and falseness in the impressions I make?and it is being borne in on me that it may change my very disposition?that I am a cold and removed person who has a thinking machine inside which ho adjusts to the circumstances, which ho does not allow to bo removed by any winds of affection or emotion of any kind, but turns like a cold searchlight on anything that is presented to his attention and makes it work. Hard to Kostrain Emotions. "I am not awaro of having any detachable apparatus inside of me. On the contrary, if I were to interpret myself I would say that my constant embarrassment is to restrain the emo I (ions that are inside of me. You may j not believe it, but I sometimes feel like a far from extinct volcano, and if the lava does not seem to spill over it is because you are not high enough to see Into the basin and see the caldron boil. Because, truly, gentlemen, in the position which I now occupy there is a sort of?I don't know how else to express it than to say?passionate sense of being connected with my fellow men in a peculiar relationship of responsibility. Not merely the responsibility of ofllce, but God knows, there are enough things in this world that need to bo corrected. ' I have mixed, first and last, with all sorts and conditions of men? there are mighty few kinds of men that have to be described to me, and there are mighty few kinds of experiences that have to bo described to me?and when I think of the number of men who aro looking to me as the representative of a party, with the hope of all varieties of salvation from the things they aro struggling in the midst of, it makes me tremble. It makes mo tremblo not only with a sense of my own inadequacy and weakness, but as if I were shaken by the very things that aro shaking them; and if I seem circumspect, it is because I am so diligently trying not to make any colossal blunders. Tf you just calculated the number of blunders a fellow can make in twenty-four hours If ho is not careful and if ho does not listen more than he talks, you would see something of tho feeling that I havo. Uses A11 It rains in IJcach. "I was amused the other day at a remark that Senator Nowlands made. I had read him tho trust messago I was to deliver to Congress some ten days beforo I delivered it, and I never stop 'doctoring' things of that kind until the day I havo to deliver them. When ho heard it read to congress he said, 'I think it was better than when you read it to me.' I said, 'Senator, there is ono thing which I don't think you understand. I not only use all tho brains I have, but all I can borrow, and I havo borrowed a lot sinco I read it to you first.' "That, I dare say, is what gives the Impression of circumspectness. I am listening; I am trying diligently to collect all tho brains that are borrowablo that I may not makj more kl.. M J it ? A _ ' * 4 uiunutMH uuin it is ineviiaDio tnat a man should make who has groat limitations of knowledgo and capacity. And tho emotion of the things is so groat that I suppose I must liavo some kind of a mask to conceal it. I really feel sometimes as if I were masquerading when I catch a plcturo of myself In some printed description. In between things that I liavo to do as a public officer, I never think of myself as tho president of the Unltod States, because I have never had a sense ^f being identified as such. "I feel Just as much outside of It as I still feel outside of the government of tho United Stat*". tt Is Only Mo". "No man coukl Imaglno himself tho government of tho United States; but ho could understand that some part of his follow citizens had told him to go and run a certain part of It tho best ko know how. That would not make him tho government Itself or tho thing itself. It would Just make him responsible for running it tho best ho know how. Tho machtno is so much greater than himself; tho oflico is so much greater than himself; tho oflico is so much greater than ho can over be, and the most ho can do is to look gravo enough and self-possessed enough to seem to 1111 it. 1 can nardly refrain every now and again from tipping the public tho wink, as much as to say 'it is only me* that is lnsldo this thing. I know perfectly well that I will have to get out presently. I know that then 1 will look just my own proper size, and that for tho time being the proportions aro somewhat refracted and misrepresented to tho eyo by tho largo thing I am insldo of. from which I am tipping you this wink. "For example, take matters of this sort; I will not say whether it is wise or unwise, simple or grave, but certain precedents have been established that in certain companies the president must leave tho room first, and people must glvo way to him. They must not sit down if ho is standing up. It is a very uncomfortable thing to have to think of all tho other people every time I get up and sit down, and all that sort of thing. So that when I get guests in my house tho public is shut out, I adjourn boing president and take leave to bo o gentleman. If they draw back and insist upon my doing something first, I firmly decline. They are blessed in tervals when I forget by 0110 means or another that I am president of the United States. ldkes Detective Stories. "One means by which I forget Is to get a rattling good detectlvo story, after some imaginary offender, and chase him all over?preferably any continent but this, because tho various parts of this continent are bocoining painfully suggestive to me. The post offices, and many other things, which stir reminiscence have 'sicklied them o'er with a palo cast of thought'. "There are post offices to which I would not think of mallipg a letter, which I can't think of without trembling with the knowledge of all the heartburnings of tho struggle there was in connection with getting somebody installed as postmaster. "Now if I were freo 1 would come not infrequently up to these rooms. You know, T was in Washingtn but a few times and for a very few hours until I came last year, and I never expect to see tho insido of tho public buildings in Washington until my term is over. The minute I turn up anywhere I am personally conducted to beat tho band. Tho curator and tho assistant curators and every other blooming official turns up, and thoy show mo so much attention that I don't see tho building. I would have to say, 'Stand aside and let mo seo what you are showing me.' See Washington Later. "Some day after I am through with this oflico I am going to come back to Washington and see it. In tho meantime, I am in tho same category as the National Museum, the Monument, the Smithsonian Institute or the Congressional Library. If I only knew an exhibition appearance to assume?apparently I can assume other appearances that do not show what is going on inside?I would like to have it pointed out, so that I could practice it before tho looking glass and see if I could not look like the monument. Being regarded as a national exhibit would bo much simpler than being shaken hands with by tho wholo United States. "And vet this is interesting to me, simply because I like human beings. It is a pretty poor crowd that does not interest you. I think they would tliiun In l>n nil ni/\?r.l./.-~ ~ ? 11 1 1 ?u<u <.?> u\j mi mciuuura ?J1 lUUl CIUSS that devotes itself to 'expense regardless of pleasure' in order to bo entirely uninteresting. Tlieso look so much alike?spend their time trying to look so much alike?and so relievo themselves of all responsibility of thought ?that they aro very monotonous indoed to look at; whereas, a crowd picked up off tho street is Just a Jolly lot?a job lot of real human beings, pulsating with life, with all kinds of passions and desired. Thinks of Disguising. "It would bo a great pleasuro if, unobserved and unattended, I could be knocked around as I have boon accustomed to being knocked around all my life; if I could resort to any delightful quarter, to any placo in Washington that I choose. I havo sometimes thought of going to somo customer's?somo theatrical custom/.h'r. ?? J V. 1 ' * * ' <-i n?auu uuymg uii asaorimont of] boards, rougo and coloring and all tbo known means of disguising myself, if it were not against the law. You seo, I have a scruple as president against breaking the law, and disguising one's self is against the. law, but if I could disguise myself and not get caught I would go out, bo a free American citizen onco moro and havo a Jolly tlmo. I might then meet some of you gentlemen and actually tell you what I really thought." The president talked entirely Informally. Ho wore a sack suit and 9tood with his hands in his pockets as he spoke. He was in a happy WINS FIRST TEST > \Y1I-SON smites VH'TOllY IN (X>.\AIi TOLIjS HKPKAIj FK*I1T. ? HOUSE LIMITS DEBATE Adopts Ilulc for Only Twenty Hours Debute and No Amendments to IhAllowed ? I'nderwiKMl, Clark, Kiteliln, Fitzgerald, Among Democrats Opposink President. President Wilson Friday won the opening skirmish of the greatest legislative battle of his administration with the House over bitter protest from Democratic leaders and almost solid minority opposition when the House adopted a special rule for the consideration of the bill repealing the freo tolls provisions of the Panama I canal act. Speaker Clark, Democratic Leader Underwood. Republican Leader Mann and Progressive Leader Murdoek headed those lined up against the administration, but the House responded to the president's personal plea for prompt consideration of the repeal bill as a means of supporting his administration's for eign poucy. Two votes demonstrated tho president's commanding inlluenco with his party in congress. On tho first test, a motion to end debate and preclude amendment on tho rule carried by a vote of 1107 to 176. Tho rule itself was adopted 200 to 17 2. Nothing to compare with tho scene Friday had occurred in tho House sinco tho famous Cannon rules light four years ago. In vain Representative Underwood took tho floor and urged his colleagues to vote against tho rule. Tho rank and file of Democrats, after listening to three hours of passionate argument, swung into the president's column, 195 of thorn voting to prevent tho amendment of tho special rule, whilo 55 followed tho leaders in Joining with the minority in opposition. Friday night administration supporters considered tho crucial point passed, and jubilantly predicted the passago of tho repeal bill itself Tuesday or Wednesday by a majority of more than 100. Several of tho 20 hours allotted under tho rule for debate had been consumed when tho llouso adjourned, and witli tho speecnmaKing continued without interruption it was thought the final voto could bo reached lato Tuesday. Tho roll call was taken in silenco, tho crowded floor and galleries tense with excitement, after an hour of dohate. Throughout tho day tho chamber had been crowded and tho galleries filled to overflowing. The announcement of Speaker Clark against the rule caused high feeling and every influence availablo was brought to bear on doubtful ones. As a result when tho strugglo began both sides wero keyed up to a high pitch. With lvepresentaUyo Undorwood, Speaker Clark and Representative Fitzgerald, on tho minority side, tho Democratic majority, for tho time recognized as leaders Representative Ilenry, chairman of the rules committee; Representative Adanison, chairman of tho interstato and foreign commerce committeo; Roprosontativo Palmer of Pennsylvania, Representative Hardwick of Georgia, Representative Shorley of Kentucky and other prominent figures supporting the president's position. Only eight Republicans joined with tho majority in support of tho administration program, but leaders on both sides Friday night conceded that many Republicans who voted against tho preliminary administration plans eventually would voto for the repeal. Tho solid prncmaaUfn delegation of tho House, led by Representative Murdock of Kansas, was aligned against tho majority. President Wilson's triumph was considered most notablo by tho rank and file of all parties because of tho unusual alignment of forces within the Democratic ranks. Two men who had sought with him tho presidential nomination at tho hands of tho party ?ono tho speaker of tho House, tho other tho floor leader of tho dominant party?wero opening and actively arrayed against him. Speaker Clark, though ho did not tako tho floor, had issued his eleventh hour attack upon tho plan to limit debate, and announced that ho would speak against tho repeal bill Tuesday. Representative Underwood, who has been in tho open against tho president on tho issuo, pleaded urgently against tho rulo, and later delivered an attack on President Wilson's policy, denouncing tho repeal of tho toll ^xomption as an economic nil?tnto and declaring tho president to bo ! wrong in his conclusion that exemp! tion is in violation of tho HayPauncefoto treaty. i Other Democratic chieftains, among thorn Representatives Kitchin of North Carolina, broko with tho i I mood and his remarks wero constantly punctuated with laughter and api plauso. Mr. Wilson is a mombor of tho Press club, having boon elocted as an author long boforo ho bocamo president. Members of the cabinet. Speaker Clark and many officials also were guests of the newspaper men. 1 1 president. Yet in tho face of thia opposition from men who heretofore had hut to raise their voices to havo tho DemocratH of the House follow them, tho president won within tho party membership by nearly 4 to 1, Democrats who voted against the previous question on the rule and thus against the administration were: Aiken, Brookson, Itrousard, Bruck* ner, Caraway, Carew, Conry, Dale, Doltrlck, Difenderfer, Donohoo, I>oolIng, Flnley, Fitzgerald, Gorman, Goulden, Graham (Illinois), Griffin, Harrison, Helm, Igoo, Jones, Kendal, Klrkpatrick, Leo (Pennsylvania), L'Rrglo, Logue, Mr Andrews, MoDerniott, Mahan, Mahor, Mitchell, Morgan (Louisiana), Murray (Massachusetts), Murray (Oklahoma), O'Leary, O'Shaughnesay, Patten (New York), Phelan, Hagsdale, Baker, Sherwood, Stone, Taylor (Arkansas), Taylor (Colorado) Thomas, Underwood, Williams, Wingo and Speaker Clark.? Total, 55. Representative Kitchin of North Carolina voted against, tho previous question on the roll rail hut changed his vote to "present" just, before tho result was announced. Republicans who voted for the previous question were: Bartholdt, Brown (Wisconsin), Otllott (Massachusetts), Gardner (Massachusetts), McKenzie, Madden, Steenerson and Stevens (Minnesota). Total, 7. When debate on tho special rule began in the House, Representatives Adamson and Hard wick for tho administration attacked Spoakor Clark's position and in reply Renrosontatlvo Underwood niado liia urgent plea for support "from tho colleagues who have held up my hands In this I louse." When tho debate closed and tho droning voice of tho clerk had called tho rolls, tho Democratic Houso leaders had boon repudiated and tho president's appeal answered. With tho cloturo rule in force the House immediately began tho 20 hours of general debate on tho repeal bill. Representative Sims of Tennessee, tho author of tho repeal .bill, mado tho first speech In support of his measure. Ho was interrupted froquently by applause and cheers, in which tho crowds In tho galleries occasionally joined. IIo argued at length against tho economic policy of tho free passage of American ships through tho canal. Debate against the repeal was opened by Representative Underwood, who argued to show that under tho various treaties tho United Staios has tho right to proscribe such tolls as it deems necessary for vessels using tho canal. Tho Houso cheered tho majority leader's argument, based on tho treaties between America and C.roat. Tiritain, in which ho held that tho United States has tho sovereign control of tho canal zono, and declared that to repeal tho free tolls, provision was to surrender that right. Great Rritaln, ho said, could not properly contend that tho United States undor tho troatlos la not free to exempt Its ships from tolls as it soes nt. e Representative Palmer of Pennsylvania told the Domocrata that opposition within the party ranks to the president In this matter virtually amounted to "impeachment of either tho veracity of or tho Intelligence of tho president. "Tho country never has failed heretofore to sustain every president who spoke for the country," said he, "whether his utterance meant peaco or called for war." HOY FIGIITS POLICE. Fifteen-Year-Old Lml Stands Off a Squad of Officers. A 15-year-old boy, barricaded In a gun shop, held off a squad of Terro Ilauto, Ind., police with a continuous revolver llro Tuesday until wounded In many places, and his clothes blood-soaked ho staggered from his fortress and surrendered. Tho lad? Krnest McWilliams?was found in tho gun ship and when his surrender was demanded ho replied with a fusillado. In tho battle that followed all tho window nanes In wero shattered and an automobile, which the boy had taken refuge, was riddled with bullets from tho ofllcors' weapons. DESERTS FOR LOVE. Mexican Commander Surrendered Doat to Sweetheart's Father. Lovo for tho daughter of tho rebel general at Topolobampo, Mex., caused Lieut. Malpica, executivo oiftcer of tho former Federal gunboat Tampioc, to forget his allegiance to Prosideut nuena and surrender the war craft to his sweetheart's father according to the story told by passengers arriving at San Diego, Cal , Friday, from ports on tho west coast. Lieut. Malpioa met the giri, who is now his wife, some time ago. At her request ho left a safe port with his vesso', which ho lator handed over to tho rebels. Kills Ills Brother-in-Law, J. W. Watkins, of Cartersvllio, Oa.? was mortally wounded Wednesday by his brother-in-law, Auburn Bailey, aftor disputing about $150. Town Turns Into Farm. |j Dyca, Alaska, formerly a town of 20,000 in the days of tho Klondike boom, has been parceled out to three homesteaders for farms.