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ALASKA COAL F?R NAVAL USE
DANIELS ANXOVNCIIS SKCM
OF TFSTS.
Complete* III** Stay on Stood With
Story of Full Resources und of Ser?
vice Needs.
Washington. Dec. 14.?Formal an?
nouncement of successful naval tests
of coal from government owned Mata
nusk.i fields In Alaska was made today
by Secretary Daniels before tho naval
committee of tho house. Trluls by
ths cruiser Maryland about t? n day*
ago. Mr. Daniels said. had ilemon
started that the Matanusku coal was
as good as any I- he found.
The results of thin test, over which
navy officials have been exulting
quietly for nearly two weeks, were
particularly gratifying. Mr. Daniels
said, because disappointing experi?
ments with ooal from tho eehriig
fields s year ago had dim-m l hopes
that the rich deposits in Alaska ul
tlmately would meet all of tho gov?
ernment's demands for fuel on the
Pacific coast.
Mr. Dsnielt spent his fourth nnd
Isst day before the committee ex?
plaining the n?cds of the navy in con?
nection with preparation* of the an?
nual appropriation bill and answering
questions on every phaso of the na?
tional defense problem, tie told of a
proposal for building a 1300,000 pro?
jectile plant at Philadelphia or In?
dian Head. Md.. admitted' that It was
no secret In the navy thnt the supply
of shells for the great guns of the
battleships wa? Ina liquate and gave
his views at length on tho retired pay
question.
Cspt Winterhalter, the secretary's
aids for materials, was questioned
about submarines, and had quite an
argument wlih Representative Hob
son of Alabama over war scares.
Capt. Wlnterhaiter said he was un?
able to see international dangers
ahead pictured by Mr. Hobson. Then
the congressman told the committee
of a "scsre" last year that put the
iAnerlcan garrison In the Philippines
In a state of siege.
"In Msy snd for some months or
Isst year.' said Mr. Hobson. "our gun
tssrs st Corregidor Island stood nt tho.
guns night snd day with plans for a
two years' siege. The harbors were
mined Troops from all e/er the
islands were brought Into Corregidor
and everything prepared for a siege,
except there was no transfer of the
government from Manila. It did not
faks any vision to see that."
* Mr. Hobson did not go into tha de
10 RETIRE jiMj mil
1T DKHAL BOAWP TAMM sti:ps
for rfrfmiitox.
Atlanta Allowed to Rediscount at .">
1*1 ami 0 lVr lent.?Will Replace
With Notes.
\N ashlngton, I>cc. II.?Steps w ere
taken today bf the federal reserve
board to make retirement of emerg
ency currency issued on commercial
pap; r shortly after the outhreak of
the Kuropean war more attractive to
hanks. The hoard approved a reduction
of the rediscount rate of the federal
hank of Atlanta to 5 per cent, on 30
day maturities, 5 1-2 per cent, on 60
day maturities and H per cent, on
longer maturities. At the same time
the other 11 banks were notified of
this action, with the comment that
they also might make such rates.
The Richmond bank has signified
a deslro to promulgate these rates if
Atlanta makes them. Although few
of the other banks have suggested
lower rates It is considered likely that
several will take similar action.
Although more than $200,000,000 of
:the $380,000,000 of emergency cur?
rency outstanding a few weeks ago
has heen retired, members of the board
believe the time has nrrlevd when
they should aid in taking most of the
remainder out of circulation, replac?
ing It, If the present amount of cur?
rency is needed, with federal reserve
lotes.
The board decided today to make
Monday Its official day for the review
of rediscount rates.
tails as to the cause of these prepara?
tions and Capt. Winterhalter appar?
ently was not inclined to discuss the
subject.
Representatvie Gardner of Massa?
chusetts continued his effort during
the day to get hearings on his pro?
posed commission Investigation of the
nation's preparedness for war. He ad?
dressed letters to Representative Pad
igett, chairman of the naval commit?
tee, and r.epresentatlev Hay. chairman
of the military committee, asking
them to summon war and navy de
1 partment oMlcials, certain retired
'army and navy officers and former
'cabinet members. Mr. Padgett de?
clines to summon former officers or
officials, saying that the committee
preferred to hear the men now in
charge of the government's work.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt of
the navy department and Cart. Stir?
ling, commanding the Atlantic mhma
rine llotllla, will be before the house
naval committee tomorrow.
APPROVE COTTON LOAN PLAN.
REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMIT*]
TEES INDORSE BCHEME.
Conference Ende and Active Adminis
teuton win Begin Puttln Punds In
iirowers' Hands.
Washington. Doc. 14.?iThe $135,-}
000.?0O cotton loan fund plan to
finance the surplus cotton crop was
approved unanimously tonight by,
representatives of committees which |
will aid in handling the fund in!
Southern States? The representatives
held an all-day conference with the
cotton loan committee, which has
final supervision of the fund.
The conference, called for an ex?
planation of the administration of the
fund, ended tonight and most of the
State committecmen left for the
South to begin active work in putting
the fund into the hands of cotton pro?
ducers.
Although no definite statements
were made at the meeting as to how
I much cash will be drawn from the
fund to carry the surplus crop, esti
j mates ranged from $10,000,000 to
; $70,000,000 and members of the cot?
ton loan committee were confident!
I hundreds of applications for loans j
j would be forthcoming before Janu-,
jary !? Most of those present believed
I that between 1,000,000 and 5,000.000
bales of cotton must be carried over
until next year. It was estimated
that about $150,000,000 would be
needed to take care of this cotton ?and
it was the general opinion that unless
there is a national expansion of credit
throughout the South, the loan fund
will be used to aid cotton producers.
There was evidence that many of
the State committecmen agreed with
the idea advanced by officials here
;that cotton producers next year must
I cut their cotton production. The cot
jton loan committee will use every
means possible to convince growers
of the necessity of curtailment.
The meeting was said tonight to
have been unusually harmonious.
There.were some criticisms of details
and it was argued that some pro?
visions put hardships on Southern
banks and on prospective borrowers.
W. P. O. Harding, member of the
federal reserve board and chairman
of the cotton loan committee, was
chief defender of the plan. He ex?
plained the provision! that caused
I criticisms and met objections of the
j committecmen.
Liverpool, Dec. 17.?Cotton quiet
and higher. Middling 4.Ssd.
LITERACY TEST RETAINED.
WILL/ REMAIN IN IMMIGRATION
MEASURE.
Wilson Against It?Nevertheless, it
Probably Will bo Presented to IIuu
for Veto or Approval.
Washington. Dec. 15.?Although'
President Wilson announced today he
did not favor the literacy test In the '
pending immigration bill, indications
today were that the measure would be
sent to him for approval or veto with
the literacy provision unchanged. No ,
disposition to amend that section has
been apparent In the senate, where
the bill is under consideration.
It was the literacy test which
prompted President Taft to veto the
bill just bet?re ?he close of his ad?
ministration. The measure, substan?
tially unchanged, was passed by the
house. President Wilson said today
he had not decided what action he
would take if it was passed by the
senate with the literacy clause in?
cluded.
The only important change was the
elimination of the provision for medi?
cal inspectors on immigrant ships. The
jvotc was 33 to 25. Seven foreign
powers had protested against the sec?
tion. The senate substitute virtually
reenacts the present inspection law.
HAYNE APPOINTS REGISTRARS.
Machinery is Heins Assembled to Put
Into Operation Vital Statist Ice Act.
More than 200 local registrars have
been appointed by James A. Hayne,
M. D.i State registrar of the bureau
of vital statistics, for the purpose of
putting the lav: into effect on January
1 in practically all counties of the
State. The necessary supplies have
been sent to t lose already appointed.
The plan is to appoint one regis?
trar for each township in the State
except where two or more small
townships can be consolidated into
one district. The registrars so aD
I pointed have leen requested to name
sub-registrars, who will not be paid
j by the State, but who will work un?
der the local registrars. Each regis?
trar, furthermore, will have the
'power to appoint a deputy registrar,
who shall take his place during dis?
ability or absence from work.
Dr. J. A. Hayne, State health offi?
cer and registrar of vital statistic:;
for South Carolina, was in the city on
Saturday for the purpose of making
arrangements for the recording of vi
statistics.
DISCUSS FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
SENATE FINDS SERIOUS OB?
STACLE TO OTHER PLANS.
opposition to COi rations with Other
Nations May Ct se Prolonged Fight
?Wilson Wtt?lileaties Ratified. I
Washington, D< 15.?Foreign re
I
lations are pend g a seYS....M
lationt are presenting a serioua ob?
stacle to the plans of Democratic sen?
ate leaders for speedy completion of
tho legislative programme.
Opposition to the safety at sea con?
vention has reached a point where
there is little prospect of a vote much
i i
before the holiday recess. The pend?
ing treaty with Nicaragua for acquisl
I I
tion of the isthmian canal route and
naval stations is arousing further
concern.
Tomorrow the foreign relations
committee will resume consideration
of the Xicaraguan convention and
Chairman Stone said today he hoped
for quick action. Several previous ef?
forts to force adoption by the com
mitee of a favorable report have
failed. Many senators are known to
? be stubbornly opposed to the pact,
and even should the committee take
favorable action a prolonged light in
the senate seems certain to follow.
The foreign relations committee also
has before it the Colombian treaty,
I With its $25,000,000 compensation for
the Panama canal zone and its expres?
sion of "regret" for the method of
taking it. Opposition to this Is even
more vigorous than to the other
treaties.
I President Wilson today let it be
known he was anxious for ratification
'of all pending treaties as soon as
possible.
FRIGID WEATHER EVERYWHERE
I _
Temperature Drops to Twenty Below
Zero at Wlnncpeg and to Zero ar
Far South a*s Middle Tennessee ?
Freezing in Florida.
Chicago, Dec. 15.?The cold wave
covers practicaly the whole country
today with no prospects of abate
jment before Thursday. The tempera?
ture is 20 below zero at Winnipeg and
Devils Lake, 14 below at Duluth, zero
and below extended south to middle
I
Tennessee, with four to seven below
In the middle States. Charleston, W.
Va., and Birmingham, Ala., ten above.
New York 12 above. Two persons
have frozen to death in Philadelphia.
The government forecasts freezing to?
night in northern and near freezing In
central Florida.
FOR IMMIGRATION TO SOUTH.
MOVEMENT LAUNCHED TO IN?
DUCE NEW RESIDENTS.
Mon Appointed by Southern Com?
mercial Congress Work on Problem
of Population ? Will Keep Out
Sharks.
Washington, Dec. 15.?A campaign
to stimulate immigration to the South
was launched here today by the South?
ern Commercial congress. Enactment
of uniform State land laws to facili?
tate acquirement of titles, establish?
ment of a federal system of rural
finance to aid colonization, and organ?
ization of State immigration confer?
ences are among the aims of the
movement. Detailed plans were an?
nounced tonight by a special com?
mittee appointed last week at the im?
migration conference held here by the
commercial congress.
The committee's announcement de?
clares future development of the
South will be measured largely in
terms of an efficient industrial and
agricultural immigration. Millions of
acres of desirable land remain un?
developed in Southern States, the
statement says, and is available for
thousands of families in other States
of the union, in Canada and abroad,
who seek agricultural homes.
Stringent federal laws to protect
immigrant seUlers from "unscrupu?
lous lar*l sharks and real estate ma?
nipulators" are urged. Present ef?
forts of the labor department to ef?
fect a proper distribution of labor to
farms of the country are commended
and congress is asked to empower the
department to extend the scope of
that work.
j Dr Clarence J. Owens, managing
director of the commercial congress,
is a member of the committee direct?
ly in charge of the campaign. Other
members are: Hugh McRae, Wilming?
ton, X. C, and R. If. Mixson, Wil
liston, S. C.
BURGLAR KILLS LAWYER.
An Early Morning Tragedy in Atlanta
?Burglar Escapes.
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Atlanta. Dec. 15.?Charles Rey?
nolds, a lawyer, 53 years old was kill?
ed in a revolver fight with a burglar
in his residence on Ponce DeLeon
place this morning. The burglar es?
caped.
1 The split-log drags have been in op?
eration for several day3, with result?
ing improvement to the streets.
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