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THE WEATHER.
TO-NIGHT, 8 O'CLOCK
vuir Friday and Saturda-V
Chamber of Commerce roomn, meot
inir in interest of settlement of lu
ternntloiml disputes by means other
ttaiin wtir. Public invited. Ladies
expected.
rising temperature Saturn s
moderate to brisk north wiL-
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VOL. LXXXV NO. 134.
WTXMINGTOK, JT. C, FBIDAY ttOHlHNGr, FEBRUARY 25, 1910.
, WHOLE NUMBER 13,227.
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REIN GOIIIIERS
FOR DEMOCRATS
Again Heads New York State
Committee Despite of
Opposition.
AN AGREEMENT WITH MURPHY
Strong Resolutions Denouncing "Re
publican Misrule" With Refer
ence to Revision of Tariff.
Party Harmony.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 24. William J.
Connors made good his prediction that
he would still be chairman of the
Democratic State Committee after its
meeting today. In" saving his political
scalp, however, he lost most of his
hair. Charles F. Murphy, the Tamma
ny chieftain, whose complete mastery
Qf the situation was realized by no
one better than by Conners himself,
granted the Buffalo leader a brief po
litical reprieve in the interest of par
ty harmony, after Conners had agreed
to resign in April and to repudiate his
recent harsh statements concerning
Mr. Murphy, ana tne aiiegea corrup-1
tion in judgeships In New York, which
be
Anrut th. nf-hf
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innniuuca ui ku.. u ""'
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lustified in fact .
chairman ' Conners was re-elected
Jor a two year term on April 17, 1908.
ii, - moctinir tnrinv I
l anuuuuvvu mv iiv mnw-o 4 i
not "nnrtr nn rnnoPlvanle Circum-
stance" would he be a candidate for
lUUk - ' I
re election He promised, however, to
vork hard to uphold the hands of. his
uccessor and to aid In restoring the I
Democratic party to power. The State
committee will meet In April to elect
n new chairman 7 -
x,.A.iV'a AiTicr aeteA loot than is
minntin Aftf the rnmnrnmlse.
which was arranged at a personal
.nntaron. hottropn P.hftfrman Cnn-
nproand Trader Murohv all fear of &
ir-"iviv-n:i. . - -
"our resolutions were quickly adopt-
A n-U,n,. a itliaanttnir vn po Ttlft
flrct roo.oi.tnnn won tn favor of a Fed-
.nt cr, .,rrQ ronro. I
. ... . 1
sennulves in tne legislature to press
for passage and vote for the amend-
1 w fnroi nnn(!(i.t..n iHv.
in to the Congress of the United
States Dower to impose a tax upon
oi.ucs yuvYci iiuywoc
innAmiAS ' I
n,. 'a mmHtoo on
record as favoring the direct primary
h;ita mM0 iHontifio in th. nresent
i-.:-..
Kismiuic. I
1-1 111 A1 n fllnrr
iue tomiutuetJ lueii 1
at 'Ue-.nbiican misrule" and the "in-
irr i.n i.. .nnitni, on.
V."wfcXJ TZTTZZ n"h;
.ui.uu uiaimt -" 1-
party
upon the
cally to
in SDite of that pledge "the recent
isionVs in no way r emoved from
but
rev
th th- oot maB nf th
.11', LUUUIUIIO XJM. bUV j w
ii i i .:.nA tariit nn
me uuiueu ui iuuhcvi 1
vhich the Republican policy of protec-
ew , - I
I. .i j il.. nA.,t.1iin laoAara
ir the recent revision of the tariff
-recL!Vl t!..
ii i I'j I'wn iiim n iiii ill u.aii ' Kcau
HU glOSS UreatU Ul IBim uu uu-
Piv tn tho nennle and declared that
t .I lll60 ? r nSSJrili
-bo wen caiiea me muiuci Vi
trnnte' shall hp honpRtlv revised by
lu---?"1:?.??- J..I!!": .-5
uu.se wno represent iusttiiin. I
not the beneficiaries under it and un-
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v ay to tne tarm tor revenue oniy.
INSURANCE BILL TAKEN UP.
Provides Certain Tax for Life Insur
ance Companies in Virginia.
Richmond. Va.. Feb. 24. The House
o '"8U"W J.
?iiaior tveesan, ana aaoptea uy me
,, , .!e. .? f .TJiSrii
a . . -r in. iu. i
men provides mat
ii ,. i : i ,ai.
n. ss must pay a tax of one and four-
tenths percentum of their gross re-
"i!ts. This item of the bill was orl-
v;.,n j v... .
finally one and one-half per cent. .
lyJS2ii,2l,e
?! .hohiTrobahle It wiu he made
a law. f,
BiRMiwrui am n a ki if ri nF
BIRMINGHAM BANK CLOSES.
c.,. . . . . a.
won the last National election it is uocKeiener, ueouw uo u" 7'v cuumicutcu
platform pledging it specin- money man any one eioe. mai. mrn succw uiuj. "
v j.-iff nmnti.orri hia misfortune, tie cant K uu mo i pq me xenin iieet wi iia;ni5.
pabl'S-TSSta to SoseThJdone u'can put it in ?uVthe77ctlon until the regular meet
2 SnS T"the iniaui'tous tariff their pipes and smoke it. I'd like for u,g of their bodies-on next Sunday,
continue until the iniquitous . win p fl to Mls. . , u , nroposed to appoint
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-man institution ana several orancn-iucm
im.!.. j q mnv from e liner oi mem - iui ma , v.. umui, "-" - - -
P.irnSnehaS L Fb 924-The Sy of ?he records of the two men als. Hilare Belloc, Horatio W.-Bottonj-Vi
?SSk A Trust ComnaTy I who stKd under the tree at Appomal- ley and J. C. Wedge wood abstained
won uank & lrust company, a wuo lY"r " v, rar. n a Hnse." ntviotnn was tven amidst, a scene
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i' ; aLbr.an.che? ln S1?.1???
. . A v wearDorn w
. "TlTF.IrZLu. -'a
"MiClc.uv aiDU t
C T 8 La
lotion, according to a statement
uy me presiaent, u. u. mim.
4.- iroV
'orih Carolina, in a game of baske
uaiuium, 111 a, gaiUB Ul UttSMV
an Upre tonight by a score of 58 to
a t-i.-.. .
hi.
r- iicuuiar inicrcst uuaner :
Sins March 1st at The Wilmineton
savings and Trust Company.
3t
GORDON'S FAREWELL III SENATE I
Words of Mississippian Were Warmly
Praised Sorry For the Million
airesStrong Defender of
South.
Washington, Feb. 24. What Sena
tor Depew fittingly characterized as
the most unique farewell ever deliver
ed in the Senate chamber, was 'heard
there today when, at the close of the
session and at the end of his term,
'Senator James Gordon, the represen
tative from Mississippi, said good bye
to the senators with whom he -had
served for the past 60 days.
Col. Gordon spoke for perhaps half
an hour and when he. had concluded
Senator Depew addressed the chair,
saying he never had heard or read any
speeca or tne luna whicn was so
uniaue and so imDressive as Col. Gor
don's.
Senator Depew said he was sure
he voiced the sentiment of all the
pressed regret over his going. "No
matter," he said, "how wonderful a
colleague succeeds him he cannot be
James Gordon, or Mississippi."
ed St attention to ttedS.
of the venerable Mississippian. Twice
he quoted from nis own. book of verse
which he afterwards presented to the
Vice rrC&lUCUl. I
Beginning with the statement that
the deadlock In Mississippi had been
broken and that Mr. Percy had been
chosen' to take his place, Col. Gordon
said that he had felt a desire to ex
press his feelings towards the Senate
before returning to his home in Mi3-
Blssipni.
rvl rinrAmn orv rem tn 'soon t nnd I
took the Senate Into hi confidence,
" o--" I
He admitted that ever since he was
five years old he had had an ambi
tion to come to the Senate. "It was
a. niced mad. but at last I erot here." I
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ne saiQ. - . -
... - . - . ...I
He told bow he naa Deen presented
wita a toy board wmcn was cnecKec
over with different objects, some of
them good ana some oi tnem oaa. une
of these objects' was the capitol cf
tne umteu states ana nra mouer uau
told him he sam, mat ne wouia
cood and wouia live a correct, iiieiinto cusioay. Anions iuosb nrresieu
ne mient some aay ftoue to m
the seat cr the Dig man, woo was pic
tured tnere. .
he had never, tow a ne ana iidsihi-oi youtns wno maflutwuy yuy-
irtharwhat.: she ald a4rttcM I auantitv. of extilosH-e- caos-" and ! then
knew that I wouia some aay occupy
tne Seat OI tnat OIX man H"U uw "c'l'
ine me I got there yesterday," refer
rine to the fact that for a time yes
1 A.fin n Vt n iviiinlM tno ceat or
iciuuj ""f - . -
tne presiaing omcer.
"T was born a multimillionaire.
said Col. Gordon, "but I never was
happy until I got rid of my surplus
' t .nAr mvh rtf It nil m v
Utaves and- the rest of my funds I
1 1 II 11 1 f V X DUUl U1UV." w
spent like a gentleman and got rid
of the entire encumbrance.
"T "have listened with interest t.
. " , t Ki. 1
ItflO OTIPPP RPd II PFH HUH inB U1UIC X r
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of them tne sorrier i am iur wc uur
nna rs. WAV. li mere is a icij.
ta th United States. I am sorry for
117 . i Vo.V.oamnM
street with one of his grand children
unless he is afraid that .. some one
mieht .kill him. Why I know that
ino nvps hum ni
- . - Vot I
than ne loves an oi me muuCy iua.
e nas gui.
' I think Mr. ttocKeietiei la a
. . . 1 m.mII I
man I See ills euiuiujco oycun '"'"
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of him, and I am told that he never
W a Strike. I am told also that he
l,,hoa
has given mucu aioue? iu wmv-uvo
and Iducation. Now I don't suppose
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s ss pp ana run nis pi i"b"
LtL He could have right of way
til 1 M. thnl hiiT I .11 x J- J va'a4 4- sv 4 rrn 4- .4a xrCT 'r1 .'
J ' r- ,71 " v tnr t Wlln aaa '
ror an me uuwuc
M, mv time nai on nas ueeu rcuuwu
frn40 Tcnts to ten cents per gallon."
nnfarrlnir tn Tflfi IHCl LULL I X1C uau
nn.L u. !-:-.- A.n D.i.rtAH
hften a conieueraie buiuici, mi.
0oM. "T fnusrht and bled, but 1
Mn' a wowever. I skedaddled fre
U1UU b - ... . m
n,,Qnir ' He then tola or some oi
I I llty I, ft T - .
.rninUa in the war.
Vr- admitted that on one or more
rasions he had been "skeered" but
A that whenever the Union and
Midlers met they were
r:r -yr, AGrHn!r that
S Kved the nim he declared that
n i -rvr quo irrniii i i ldius
- - n,aA
1 iterated from tne map i uic um.u
States because ne am not wan,
more strife. . ,nwn
"A tew. oi"- rrr:T . ,7
IMir war talk uluerenuy, n
our wy . -.
ot worthus Arts: ttey are not worth
wasting InvecUves . .
rayinK uiu. w
u vvrth and soutn uoi. uoruou 4iu.
lUC"V 11 x . t ct-yfm rtia
"You may as wen uy i"
. 7?f heaven and nluck the dia-
12 wvr tehnvah's crown as to take
- - -r,v n tho
1 1 n hmitOTT tne war iu a
LJ7-t!SrK-aenato: ItaelT.
uuueu a coUeaues
Jai7"7n r ninTto the negro ques-
I .LZ: ' .i-want to hurt
ke Sgglr ' wh7 flqve him,.and to
convince you that! iwni quote
irom uiy 1 Ti . mB m
s?i-r-s
expressed in rhyme
mk1000" - . TT v.,.-'o
Referring to Senator Heyburn a ire
uLVr:unT7 : remain in statuary
t,ii - nnrflon invitea senator jicj-
uoma . . . Tr..,
iu.au, w.. - , . : . . .
burn to visit mm on m
and said that he was sure vthat after
. . , m ' n iiv A rn!IT HII wr
GARS OPERATING
Guarded fay State Police Traf
fic Resumed on Surface
Lines,
FEW ADDITIONAL OUTBREAKS
Soaping Tracks Favorite Diversion for
Boy (Sympathizers WalloOut of
Other Unions is Deferred
The Situation.
Philadelphia, Feb. 24. Surface cars
were operated on the principal streets
0f the. city until midnight tonight for
tbe first tim since the beSnninS ot
the present strike against the Pbila-
delphia Rapid Transit Company
Since the strike began on Saturday
? laSt We6k " were ttM
"rom service at nightfall but tonight,
gaurded by members of the State po
lice, the cars continued to ruu even
4ii.Y,in4i tha ii-Hn1an orriMo if Tnn. !
sington and Franford.
Although the transit company of
ficials reported tonight that 84 cars
had been stoned during the day, no
disturbance was permitted to attain
serious proportions. All outbreaks
were qurcmy qaisnea uy me ponce
and not. a. riot, rail was sent to head
quarters
Durine the dav. accordinjr to the
company's figures., 1 44 cars were in
operation and C6 of these continued
to run until midnight. Increase is
s V - , ,
iiruimseu uy me tuuiuau; wuiv-u an
nounces mat uu new men. many oi
. . .nn.
wnom were rormeriy in me empioy
of the company, were hired today and
win tane out cars tomorrow.
;Only one third as many arrests
were inaue uy puiac wcic mauc
yesteraay wnen a peopie were iah.eu
was me sou oi uuusiauic iu us ui
nee oi me commuting magistral, ne
comesseu mat ne was a. uwmucr ui t
arew lots to see wno anoum piac
luem Oil tu Utna
He drew the
fateful straw and was arrested while
placing the explosives on the tracks
A new and dangerous method or
showing their antipathy to the transit
company was aaopted by crowds of
boys in the uptown district late this
afternoon when soap was used on the
rallo A 19th atrcpt par was attached
amvu mv.w "
by a mob at 12th and Norris streets
For about 15 minutes bricks, stones
and other missiles were thrown into
the car. -breaking windows and throw
1 .u. ! A
LUC UitBSCUKCl a 111KJ a L
, - . ,
aeian oi puuwuicu Bic '-"
rioters, wuo neu
Sco afterward the same crowd
tail of policemen was called for and
again the , mob was drin away
plans for the proposed sympatnenc
x mi thm.
presul. UM''TC' 1U c" '
iucciiur .
requestiuK mat luc clui ui "'
. . . - i 1 : A. n
UUIOU men uc iitiu iu -
result of this- members or tne .can
tral Labor Union and the allied build
. M
i. .-. ,Uh hovo hoon
lBg naiico wuiiiu, "" "".v, "
busy planning the proposed strike of
i ,.t ,.- m,i-n th
coiummcca w
ktrike effective whenever such action
PARLIAMENT IN ENGLAND.
wnamucriam a niiivimvin "vjvv
1 Excitement Marked the Vote
London. Feb. 24 The first trial of
I . T--l!
strengtn in me new raruduiciu ot
I ' . .
leurred tonight at a crowded session
0f the House cf Commons, when Aus
ten Chamberlain's fiscal amendment
was rejected by a vote of 285 to 254.
Sneeches were made by Arthur J
mifnnr lPBrtPr nf the ooDOsition.
juw w - r
chancellor Lloyd George. Walter Run-
i T , rA nrhQr
cauuu, a. cuai x-a
none
7T"l' c Introversv
JJSIl7.
L "",.""'7. 'XT ICl' ' o"
row uiujuinjr ui ox.
- otrnrA tha TPR11if aa Verv satis-
lory Inasmuch as thre was no
voUI aa no v.aence.n.
i . . - -
ea Krouu 10 ovci imuw iuc
11 lkn KTntlAnoliotl! tho r:P.rt On t tea
naiiuiia,..jl . -
well as the Redmondites, abstained
from voting. The Laborites' voted
r,r,f anH three TJber-
Division was taken amidst a scene
I ed with tremendous opposition-cheer
The premier having given notice
that he would move on Monday that
eovemment business would take prec
edence over all other business until
Marcn. me
will denend unon the production of a
tic manner with the House of Lords,
I nnwav nt vain.
gowerof veto.
the Idaho Senator had seen the South
wuiisu -u .irei,v-uv .
l.nnli 1 V onaifnn oa ho QTml in fa 12fl
off his hat to Lee, as Mr. Gordon was
willing., to doff his to Grant.
BIG FIRE IN GREENVILLE N.-C.
Two Blocks of Buildings Including
Court House, Jail and Masonic
Temple Swept Away The .
City Threatened. ,
(Special Star Telegram.)
Greenville, N. C, Feb. 24. Fire, ori
ginating from a cause unknown in the
roof of the frame buildings of the
block between the Court House square
and the Hotel Macon, about 1 o'clock
this morning practically swept two
blocks of buildings in this city.
The wind was blowing a gale from
the northeast, sending a hurricane of
cinders over the seat of the town and
the population was almost panic
stricken. . It required the constant
vigilance of men stationed, on roofs of
buildings for blocks away to prevent
a greater part of the town. from de
struction. The fire department and
citizens battled heroically against
great odds for more than two hours.
before getting tne nre under control.
In this time the Court House, jail, Ma
sonic Temple, two livery stables, five
dwellings, one two-story office build
ing, one buggy factory, several small
stores and office buildings were burn
ed, entailing a loss of more than $150,
000, including damaged stock, less
than half covered by insurance.
Only a street separated the burning
blocks 'from the main mercantile sec
tion of the town. The hardest fight
o the firemen was to prevent the fire
crossing .this street, in which they
were victorious or the loss would have
been several timesj greater. - The of
fice of the Reflector caught several
times and' had a naVrow escape.
The main cable jwires of both the
Western Union Telegraph and Home
Telephone & Telegraph Co., were
burned in two, practically putting both
companies out of commission, tha
offices of both being on the street
fronting the fire.
The fire started in the old John
Flanagan buggy company building.
The buildings burned are the HoelI
building, the - Shelburn building, Har
rington's brick stables, Pitt County
Buggy Company's building; Court
House,-jail, Masonic Temple; also the
wooden buildings adjoining the Ma
sonic building, on" Third street. Mr.
J.. G. .Moye's residence was saved. The
only damage on south side of Third
street was to thetelephone exchange
v ? A.VJ.f -w"-w"sw4wtmaweg;
fonTce, - which- was torn out The' Car-1- In any events affairs will
olina Club building cought and' was
under good headway but was saved.
All the county records in the Court
House were apparently safe, but noth
ing iu tre offices were saved. It is
thought that the loss in the county
buildings is covered by insurance.
COUNTERFEITER ARRESTED
Georgia Dentist Found in Possession
of Spurious Coin.
Augusta, Ga.. Feb. 24. J. R. Dedge,
a dentist, of Nichols, Ga., was today
ordered held under bond of $4,000 on
charges implicating him in a counter
feiting scheme. At the .preliminary
hearing before United States" Commis
sioner Powell it was testified that
Dedge had on his person when arrest
ed ten spurious $10 gold coins. The
coins which are made of a white nVetal-,
plated with gold were received by
Dedge in a paekage postmarked Atlan
ta, Ga. The workmanship is declared
by the government officials to be unu
sually good, but the coins are marked
ly defective in weight. Dr. E. E.
Dedge a brother and also a dentist;
was arrested, but the warrant against
was dismissed today.
AGRICULTURAL BILL UP.
Reported to Senate With-Increase to
Stamp Out Boll Weevil.
Washington, Feb. 24. The Agricul
tural Appropriation Bill was reported
to the Senate today. It carries $13,-
512.C35. an increase of only $182,359
over the amount voted by the House.
Of this amount $40,000 Is an addition.
al amendment to be used in stamping
out the boll weevil, making $255,000
in all for this purpose
OUTLINES.
Southern railroads have unanimous
ly refused to . wage demands of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and
Order of Railway Conductors and a
general strike is threatened Wil
liam J. Connors, despite of expressed
opposition against him, was again re
elected chairman of the New York
Democreatic State Committee yester
day after he had, effected, an agreement
with Chas. F. Murphy As a result
of the investigation by the grand Jury
of Hudson county, New York, it is ex
pected that indictments will be return
ed against large packing Interests
Senator James Gordon delivered a uni
que farewell speech in the Senate yes
terday, which was warmly praised by
Senator Depew- The postoffice ap
propriation bill carrying . $339,000,000
millions was taken up in tne House
yesterday r-Progress was made -on
the Postal Savings bill in the Senate
yesterday and Senator Bailey, of
Texas, voiced strong opposition to the
measure New York markets: Mon
ey on call easy 2 3-4 to 3 per cent.-,' rul
ing rate 2 7-8, closing bid 2 7-8, offered
at 3; cotton spot closed quiet 30 points
higher, middling uplands 14.40, mid
dling gulf 14.65; flour firmly held with
a quiet jobbing trade; wheat spot firm,
no. z red 1.30 nominal elevator, domes
tic and nominal f. o. b. afloat; corn
spot steady, steamer 69 and No. 4, 66
sales, both elevator export basis. No. 2
69 nominal f. o. b. afloat; oats quiet,
mixed nominal; rosin and turpentine
steady. -
.'.. A Regular Interest Quarter
begins March 1st at The Wilmington
Savings and Trust Gompany. 3t
SOUTHERN ROADS
REFUSE DEMANDS
General Strike, of Railroad
Men in East and South
Threatens.
AGAINST A WAGE INCREASE
All Depends Upon Action of Train
- men and Conductors on Balti
more & Ohio Situation
May be Serious.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 24. The replies
ofthe Southern railroads to the wage
demands of the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen and the Order of Rail
way Conductors, were opened here to
day. The refusal of the roads to meet
the men's terms was unanimous.
This places the Southern, railroad
situation in practically the same state
as that in the territory north of the
Chesapeake & Ohio and east of the
Mississippi. It is now certain that any
action taken by the men to press their
demands will be simultaneous in the
East and South.
The result of the strike vote of theJ
Baltimore & Ohio men will be known
to President W. G. Lee, of the Train
men, and Grand Master Garrelson, of
the Conductors, early this coming
week.
If the decision is to call . a strike,
and it is expected to be, the execu
tive councils of the two orders which
will meet here later, are expected to
submit to the men on all the railroad
lines the question whether a general
strike shall be called.
The strike votes n the Baltimore &
Ohio and at large will not be immedi
ately active. At the Brotherhood head
quarters the votes will be used as am
munition by the chiefs of the two or
ders, to be used only in the event of
a final refusal by the roads to concede
not reach
a crisis, it is now expected for two
weeks at least. Messrs. Lee and Gar
relson will go to Baltimore to receive
the result of the vote on that, line
Tuesday or Wednesday. A further
request will then be made of the rail
road officials to concede.
Meanwhile test negotiations will be
in progress with one of the Southern
railroad lines, similar to those held
with the Baltimore & Ohio. As the
roads have acted together hitherto it
is anticipated that the replies will be
similar to that made in Baltimore.
I cannot make any prediction as to
the outcome of either the Baltimore
& Ohio, or the Southern situation,"
said President Lee tonight.
The negotiations in the South will
be conducted in the same manner as
those with the Baltimore & Ohio.
When the result there is known, we
can tell better what will be the out
come of the dispute."
KLING MUST-SHOW CAUSE.
National Baseball Commission Consi
ceis Star Catchers Petition.
Cincinnati, Feb. 24: John' Kling,
former star catcher of the Chicago
National League baseball team, must
show cause to the National Baseball
Commission why he should be restor
ed to good standing as a player. This
mandate is also extended to the man
agement of the Chicago Club.
Because of a lack of evidence the
National Baseball Cbmmisslon today
refused to take final action on Kling's
petition for reinstatemehL The case
was discussed at length and laid over
for future consideration, either by cor
respondence or at a special meeting
of the Commission.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 24. "I am
perfectly willing to submit all the evi
dence In my possession to the Nation
al commission," said John Kling today
when shown the dispatch from Cincin
nati to the effect that he must present
evidence to that body within five days
to show cause why he should be re
stored to good standing. The only
statement I am prepared tb make tha
National commission is that I put
practically all I had into a private en
terprise in this city and had to remain
here to look after it. When the man
agement of the Chicago club realized
my situation I was given an indefinite
leave of absence.
NEW CABLE FOR POSTAL.
Sixth Between Europe and America
Demand of Business' increase.
New York, N. Y., Feb. 24th.
George G. .Ward, vice ' president and
general manager, of the ;Commercla
Cable Company, s nnounces that in
view' of the public demand for in
creased cable facilities J and greater
speed of transmission, the Commercia
Cable Company;" will proceed , at once
to. lay an auuiuuuai irans-Auunuc ca
ble. This will be the sixth cable
which the Commercial Cable i Compa
ny will . own ' between Europe and
America, and will grfeatly. accelerate
the trans -Atlantic cable , service.
Freezing weather and more cold to
come. During big Mid-Winter sale at
Gaylord's, all-wool blankets being
practically given away to , make room
for Spring stock.
li A Regular Interest Quarter
begins ' March- 1st at The Wilmington
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osavings ana l rust company, ; ,
SEMINOLE SECURITIES USE
Sentence From Union County Defec
tive and Judgment Arrested by
Supreme Court Opinions
Handed Down.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 24. Among 21
cases disposed of by the Supreme
Court and. announced this afternoon
was the noted case of State vs. Whid-
bee, of Union county, in which T. C.
Whidbee was sentenced to two years
mprisonment on the charge of obtain
ing from W. C. Heath $750 by false
pretenses in Inducing him to sub
scribe to stock in the Seminole Securi
ties Company, the Supreme Court rul
ing that the indictment was defective,
therefore, arrest of judgment is order
ed in case.
The other opinions follow: State
vs. Holley, Chowan, affirmed; ( State
vs. N.'&'S. Railroad Co., Washington,
new trial : Voliva vs. Cedar Works
yrrell, affirmed; Danangia vs. Man-
ufacturing Co., Tyrell, affirmed; Horse
xchange vs. Wilson, Beaufort, af
firmed; Creal vs. Bauhan, Beaufort,'
affirmed; Alphin vs. Rountree, Caton,
dismissed for failure to print under
the rule; Yates vs. Forest, Beaufort,
affirmed; Anderson vs. Insurance Co.,
and Parker, Perquimans, affirmed;
Wright vs. Spires, Perquimans, af
firmed; Dare County vs. Construction
Co., Perquimans, affirmed; State vs.
Powell, Halifax, affirmed; Snipes vs.
Manufacturing Co., Halifax, affirmed;
Barnett vs. Roanoke Mills, Halifax,
affirmed; Vaughan vs. Wise, Hartford,
affirmed; Nicholson vs. Seaboard Air
Line, Warren, dismissed under Rule
17; State vs. Lewis, Nash, motion to
reinstate appeal denied; Smith vs.
Fuller, Johnston, affirmed; Owens vs.
Navigation Co., Chowan, per-curiam,
affirmed.
In the State vs. Norfolk & Southern
Railroad from Washington, the Court
holds that a railroad corporation can
not be held subject to arrest for viola
tions cf ordinances while in the hanas
cf receivers. The receivers, the court
says, are personally liable but not cor
porations. SCHOONEB ROSS ABANDONED.
Sighted at Sea by British Steamer Jan,
r-tSSW Whif.'
Baltimore, Feb. 24. Capt. Pearse.
of the British steamer Ikbal. from
Baltimore January 25th for Havre and
Antwerp, reports from the former
port that on January 30th in latitude
40 degrees 37 minutes north and long-
tude 49 degrees 46 minutes west he
passed so close to an abandoned and
water-logged schooner that he read
her name as the Edgar C. Ross, of
Bethel, Del., The report almost gives
assurance that Capt. Reuben Quilleri
and his crew on the Ross have been
rescued by some passing vessel.
Capt. Pearse noted that the three
masts of the schooner were standing
with all sails fast except the foresail,
which had been reefed, but was blown
ko pieces. The foreboom was floating
alongside attached to rigging, but the
gaff was half way. up the mast. While
the decks were submerged the deck
house forward, the afterhouse and
wheelhouse were intact, and upon the
afterhouse a small boat was still in
its fastenings lying . bottom up. The
anchors were stored on topgallant
forecastle. As no large boat was seen
it was thought that Capt. Quillen "and
his men had used it to reach some
vessel that had come to their rescue.
Carit Quillen, who commanded the
Ross, is a son of Capt. W. J. Quillen,
of pie schooner W. J. Quillen, and
lived in Delaware. The Ross was part
ly owned . at this port. She sailed
from Charleston December 2nd, 1909,
with a cargo of lumber for New York.
A "BLACK HAND" THREAT.
Would Kill Judge Ray For Sending
Italians to Prison.
New York, Feb. . 24. Since United
States Judge Ray, of the Northern
district of New York, last week sen
tenced to long terms in the Federal
penitentiary at Atlanta, Lupo, "The
Wolf," and seven other notorious
counterfeiters and all around bad men,
he has received a threatening letter
from the "black hand.'
Besides threatening Judge Ray the
writer of .the letter used savage lan
guage against-Abel I. .Smith, the as
sistant United States attorney, who
successfully prosecuted the LupoMo
rello gang, and Captain William J
Flynn, . of the local Secret Service;
who . worked up the . case against the
Italian criminals. ......
United States District Attorney
Wise, who has seen the letter said
that it had been mailed .in this city.
It was written in Italian. Literally
translated it read as follows: "If the
counterfeiters are not liberated you
will die like . a dog. We have killed
better men than you or smith or
Flynn." .. .
In the left hand corner of the letter
was a roughly drawn heart with, a
dagger sticking through it. There
were . also two revolvers, roughly
drawn pointing toward the heart.
NELSON TO MEET THOMPSON.
Will Fight Him in San Francisco Dun
. Ing the Early Spring. .
Reno. 'Nev., Feb 24. Battling Nel
son today said that he would meef:
"Cyclone" Thompson in ' a 45 round
fight at San Francisco the . last week
in April or the first week in May
He said that the fight would be held
in a new "building which will be con
structed for that purpose. . .
Louis Blot will .promote, the fight
Formal announcement of the Nelson
and Thompson fight will be . made in
Chicago whither Nelson is bound.
A KEEN ARGUMENT
ON GOAL RATE LAW
Attack and Defend Constitu
tionality ofNorth Dakota
Measure.
BEFORE U. S.SUPREME COURT
Question of States' Rights Will be De
cided Counsel For Railroads
and State Appear Await
Decision..
Washington, Feb. 24. Whether a
State may fix a maximum rate on a
commodity of intra State commerce
below the cost of transportation was
the basis for a keen argument today
before the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States. The legal representatives
of the State of North Dakota defend
ed the constitutionality of the State
law of 1907, fixing the rate on coal,
and counsel for the Northern Pacific
Railway Company attacked it as des
ignating a rate below the cost of ser
vice. Attorney General Miller and Attor
neys T. F. McCue and Guy C. H. Cor
liss had filed a brief in defense of the
decision rendered by the Supreme
Court of North Dakota in favor of the
law. Charles W. Dunn, general coun
sel for the Northern Pacific, had pre
sented a brief, attacking the law and
the decision of the State court.
The counsel for the State armied
that the reason why the cost of service
was not controlling where a single rate
was involved was two fold. In the first
place, it was contended, it 'was im
possible to "determine with anything
like accuracy what such cost of ser
vice was. In the second mace, there
was no injury to the equitable title of
the carrier as a result of the cost of
service not being controlling, as long
as the carrier was allowed on the
whole to earn afair profit on the in-
f1 v btrsicesi"ATurther- ;
more, it was contended that other ele
ments may serve to make the rate a
reasonable one, though it is less than
the theoretical cost of service. In the
case of the rate on coal, it was ar
gued that It may be entirely reasona
ble for the State to put In force a low
rate for the purpose of developing a
great natural resource by stimulating .
the purchase of local coal in place of
foreign coal through the reduction in
the cost of the former.
As to the argument that the reduc
tion of the rate on coal meant an addi- -tional
burden on other commodities,
counsel for the State contended that
it was illogical to speak of this as
'robbing Peter to pay Paul." Accord
ing to their point of view, the subject
was either more or less than a case
of proper rate classification with the
incidental result that one commodity
sustains a greater weight of expense
than anotther.
A vigorous attack was made on oth--
er arguments of the railroad. "If the
doctrine contended for by counsel for
the defendants be sustained by this
county, said the counsel for the State,
the decision will hot merely mark an
epoch it will Inaugurate a revolution
In the development of the law relating
to the regulation of transportation
charges by the railways of the coun
try." It was said that the result of a de
cision in accordance witn the conten
tion of the railroads '.would be to
cripple seriously, if not practically to
destroy, the rate making power of
the nation and of every State.
The burden of proof is upon the
railroads tb show that the rate involv
ed will cut down the net earnings of
the railroad from purely intra-State
business below the point of a fair prof
it," said the State's counsel. "There is
no evidence as to the gross receipts
from purely intra-State business; no
evidence as to the gross expense prop
erly chargeable to such business; and
no proof of the value of the property
which may be fairly said to be engag
ed in the carrying on of such business. -
It therefore stands admitted upon this
record that despite the rate in ques
tion, these , defendants can earn at
least a fair profit upon their purely in-,
tra-State business.-
On the other hand the counsel for
the Northern Pacific contended that in
order to be constitutional, the rate, '
must permit a fair amount of profit
for the railroad.
No one can contend It to be neces
sary for the protection of the public,"
said the railroads counsel, "that any'
rate be fixed by legislative authority
below the cost of furnishing the ser
vice. Such a contention would be con
trary to the fundamental purposes of
the police power. And viewing the sit- .
uation from the standpoint of the pub
lic, it can have no interest which ought
to compel a carrier to furnish certain
classes of service at less than cost,
thus to charge the loss against the
balance of the service. Such a prin
ciple Is contrary to public policy.
"Any discrimination . by a public
service company, which consists in
rendering a service 1 below its cost, is
unjust discrimination and unlawful.
It is inconceivable that a test of rea-,
sonable . rates will be adopted by the
court which would compel carriers toi
do the very thing forbidden by law.
Any just rule therefore of rate regula
tion must preserve to the carrier both
the right and. the ability to render, all
service at remunerative rates", v
"If the regulation compels a carrier
to render a portion of its service at
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