7 i ' 0 PAGE 2. THE MORNING STAB, WILMINGTON, N. C THUKSDAYEBRIJaAyS; 1912. irrefutable tfocumentary evidence ready to present to the Investigating committee at a .-moment nouce, v -which1 clearly shows that , the action of the Secretary .has been proper and ' consistent throughout. ' if the time has ' come when' government employes may procure men to prepare false Accounts . to secure .moneys from ine soTem - ment without fear.of dismissal or pros ecution for their acta, that fact is. un- ' known in the Department of Agrlcul The charge agaltist ' the dismissed men is that they misapplied an appro- Dilation: , ' - . . ' i f!nnBTlps annronriated a lump sum i for I the drainag. and- irrigation diri- : slons outne jJepartmeni 01 Aricuiui The heads of these divisions; divide' it f equally: In 1309 the drainage, division Ment to the irrigation division some -l its Unexpended appropriation and' En 1 gineer, Elliott discovered soon after j ward, that he ras some $900: short, for "rnniTviAtinn of work under ' way In t North Carolina 'and other States. Rather, than have.' the work stop, ' citizens in' these States' interested in i h I f om Dletlon v of the projects, ad vanced. the money "and later were car- ried on the' pay roll as employes un dpr i the abbropriation for the next year. fHTTth the money thus secured ' the i men : who advanced the money were reimbursed. Former, Department Engineer "Wright, nW In Florida, made the J charges a . fer jweeks. ago. , Reply From Engineer Wright ' Jacksonville,: Fla., Feb. 7. J: O. Wright, chief, drainage, engineer, in charge of reclamation of the Florida everglades, has issued" a lengthy- re ply to a letter written by C. G. El liott;, chief of drainage investigations of the! United States Department of ' Agriculture, addressed . to"" Secretary Wilson, in which he gives a complete .'history; of the alleged suppressing of ' the report on Florida everglades draln- ' age.h-, " ; Wright shows that Elliott was op posed from the beginning to undertak ;f ing tht. investigation, hut when, In the Sumnier '5f 1907,' Engineer ' Meade, re 'gned and. Elliott became chief of 'the . drainage I-tovestigations, he. gave.Tiis "..consent. or .-Wttght Jsq continue .the j work in Florida. . . f Wright returned tr Washington 'In May; 1908, and at once began writmg his renort.' '"' . . ; f T .. ' The report "was completed ' and de livered.to Elliott on February 25th, '1909, ' . '',' ' In' his statement Wrigfit "says:. . . ln the Spring of 1909, Henry Clay Hall, of Colorado,', came to Washing ton and asked to see.lhe report I had written., Elliott gave him the report ' to read and, he asked .permission to 'copy it . This privilege was denied fbkn.L.A day or two later fie appeared 'with "an 'order from Secretary Wilson directing Elliott to giVg him a copy 6f r that .portion o? the report-dealing With Jthe drainage problem. This was done." ' Mr .-Hall was attorneyfor a land ' syndicate which had purchased-a large ! tract, of everglades Jand., , ;. ; Mr, Wright 'then goes, into details '.of howi the. report was held. p and claims that Elliott wanted him to stul-r .tify himseif l)3U-changing, the .report .which, he' refused to do.. -. MANUFACTURING- STATISTICS . Report of. Commissioner' of tJt ' ' DoV' and' Vrtnting ' Kt' Annual Pfinting (Special Star, Correspondence.) . Raleigh, U.v Ci, '--Feb.--- 7. The cot - ton, woolen -and silk milling interests of North Carolina treated In the chap iter of the forthcoming annual report of Commissioner 'of Labor and Print ing M It. Shipman just made public 1 shows 308 - mills ; having $52,792,732 .capital;! 3,332,811 spindles;. 56,997 looms;. 550 "braiders; 7,457 cards opef t ated with a total of 13,65?. horsepower fc and using approximately 299,2,02,781 jotinds of material. There aJe. 54,057 employes of whom ' 30,535. .are ' male. Tbe numtier jf . persons dependent .on the millSffor support through the em ployes is! estimated at 153,647. Gen eral, improvement in .the proficiency of the employes is reported by 75 per ' cent -of the mills and nearly as great a per cent report improvement in. the financial condition of the mill people and 21 per cent report.no improvement in this. report Ijy employes. 'Ninety live per cent report the State labor 'laws complied with. The Teport estE ? mates that SS p'er cent of the employes i read 'and write.; Male;, employes have ; 2 high wage average joif,$2.C0 and'low 'j averageof C3 centsand fenales high (average ! $15 and low 56 cents.' rThe average work time ifi'10 houri afld45 'minutes for day. and at night JO hours ;'and "30 minutes. Ol the 306, mills '295 ! report as to" power ased and 198 -re-Vporturiteam power, ,80 electricity; 42 I waterpower,. 26 oomblned steam t and , electricity, three steam' ater and electricity and four 1 water and eleo trtcity. -v . . Vf-r: ' ' ''. Commissioner Shipman' coniments .on the two and a half years of -cotton ( mill depression and says that , short periods of relief hare intervened,' but po short oftentimes' as ta almost "ceri . tradlctany statement ; that they had lieen relieved. " ; ' ; LECTURE ON PANAMACANAL Mr. A. W. Wyndham to Be Heard at sHigh School, This Month Announcement is made that Mr. a. W. Wvndham. av civil engineer 'of note.': will " give .an "illustrated lecture on, the. Panama canal in the . High School auditorium, under. the auspices of. the High School, on the afternoon and evening of iFebruary 16th. r The afternoon lecture will, begin at 330 o'clock and is especially for the .chil dren, when the admission will be 10 cents, and in the evening the lecture will begin at-8: 30 o'clock and the gen eral admission will be 25 cents. The proceeds of the lecture will be used for the school room ' decoration food. The lecture will doubtless be interest ing and instructive and largely attended.-'- .. -' -.'-'-. . .' It has been said of Mr. Wyndham: "From an expert standpoint, few men are as .well qualified and none more competent than he to explain this great National problem and dream, of centuries. , Mr. wynnam s lecture oi the Panama canal is illustrated with 150 special. stereopticon views, and ; a complete " get . . of sketches made ex pressly: fcy irmself for this spectet pur pose and his exclusive use; describing Straits of Panama in "detail. -Mr. Wynham's rears of experience on the spot euabies him to telt the people what they - want ' to know- about - the Panama canal facta, not guesswork. 1 HAS MADE SEVERAL FLIGHTS ""' - y v Locally COffstrUcted Monopfane A Suc . fcess Flies at Burflaw" Burgaw citizens visiting Wilmington yesterday' 'brought word tnat the mon oplane which was constructed in this city, for Mr. M- F. H. Cfoverneur, under the supervision of Mr. W. - E. Mann and Mr. 'A; D. Lassiter, and which has been carried to a point near Burgaw, has already made its initial flights, with Mr! Fred E Rowe at the propeller. The first flight was made several weeks' ago, .and came neaiLje eulting disastrously, as the machine fell from some height, but Mr. Rotye was uninjured and the maohme was not--damaged-Since then-a number cf flights have been. made. The longest flight was made Tues day; , when Mr . ' Rowe flew a mile or more without alighting, and witnout experiencing the least difficulty in the management of the monoplane. It is expected : that . within .: a week or, so he willjiave become entirely familiar with it and will be making much long er flights. - .j . , . ' - i . - v DENIES THE CHARGES. - McAowan Says He Never Admitted ; - Perjuring Himself. - . Washington, eb.-?. Charles ' Mc- Qowan; the" young Canadian '.witness, denied before the Senate Lorimer com mittee of -Investigation - that he had ever admitted receiving money for perjuring", himself before the com mittee last July. Instead of receiving $1,500 for "perjuring" himself as a private detective swore" he told him, McGowan testified that he t was paid only $300 by a check signed ''Edward Hines Lumber Company, by C. F. Wlehe, Secretary," to reimburse him for unexpected loss incident tc his presence in Washington. to testify for Wiehe. ' : McGowan admitted that he waa in a hotel' room in;Toroitb, JanUary 6tp with Detective Baileyj of whom he said he "never had a suspicion that he was anything but. what he pretended to be," a claims agent. It , was then that Bailey swore the $1,500 statement was: made and J. " E. Sheridan swore he recorded such a statement as com ing overT a telephone apparatus from the room in which McGowan is alleg ed, to havg been , speaking. Under, cross examination ' McGowan ' swore ; that-no talk -occurred in the - room about the Lorimer v investigation or anything connected' with it. SEABOARD IMPROVEMENT. Freight Depot Ordered in: Raleigh Yes-1 - f : terday - Raleigh, N. C, Feb.' The Sea board Air Line-Railway' began today the-use of its fine new freight' depot here costing $60,000 and which comes within a block of the TJapitol Sqtiare on. Halifax, . Salisbury ...and Jones streets. ' It has a frontage of 42Q. feet and is splendidly equipped with track-: age -and all the needed conveniences1 for the handling of Ireigbts. and with office appointments that v will accom modate the Raleigh clerical force of the company to iar' better advantage. than ever before, r -f f , .-'-.;, MORSE pN HIS WAY : j - ! Financier ( Passed Through -Charlotte En Route to New York ' ,, , Charjotte, N. C Febt 7. Charles W. Morse, accompanied by his wife; a physician and severaf friends, pass through here tonight on the Birming ham Special en route' to the finanier's home in New York city. Tire ehfirt party hadv' retired for the night when .the train reached here'at 11:20 o'clock and jjefsedav'pe 'disturhedf.fjt-' was learned jrrdjw',.paasenger oi'the 'train whaliad r talked , with-: anembers pf the Mors partr. that" the former banker will.be taken -to -Carlsbad on the first hlp out'f New York.lii an efiort to prolong ills life. . First Gam e 6f New League. ; ". 4 Class B Basketball League of the Bbys'BrIgad9 -was ' formally launched last night -w,hen vtwd ; games were played at. the Brigade gymnasium, wit nessed by a. larg? number of specta tors: 'The first -game' was between the Rustlers and, the Hustlers, the formed winning ny a scora or 5 to 7. -In the second game the; Ratlers won from the I Wanderers; by a score of 22 to 12. Stop That Itchl We- will guarantee: yod tj stopthat itch in. two seconds. A 25-cent bottle will prove it. - .. -. ', No remedy that-we have ,ever sold for Eczema, Psoriasis, and. "all vother diseases of the skin has given more thorough satisfaction than the D. O. D. PRESCRIPTION' FOR 'J'- ECZEMA ;' .." ; We guarantee this remedy Robt. R: ; BeMamyv Wilmington North Carolina - rl : HOOPER if..' FOR RE-ELECTION. Can- Tennessee Executive Anijounces didacy'.-' ". ,'"? 'it NashvJHe, Tenn.; Feb:. 7. In a state ment reciting, the forward steps, nota bly, in "the Department of Agriculture and In the penal system,' whch he claims for his administration, and se verely arraigning elements that have, he . says, sought to "discredit" his ef forts, Governor Ben W.'.. Hooper, the first Republican Inaugurated Governor of Tennessee in 30 years, today an nounced for re-election. He declares he has fajthf ully kept his promise to lend his. influence to -the enforcement of the liquor laws, a material factor in the rural districts. For the large cities he proposes additional legislation:-: ',: -.;. ' 'X - :. . "The full programme of the liquor machine," says Governor Hooper, is ) "The .restoration of the legalized, sa loons in the cities, enactment of an election law that will" put the con trol Of State "elections in the hands of the cities, which means' into the hands of the liquor power, and the complete restoration, of the whiskey power of the entire State. . "If , the people of Tennessee will back .me' up with, the right kind of a." Legislature, we will ; demonstrate that .-the 'Open saloon can be driven from every city in Tennessee." .The Governor speaks with some as surance of the Independent vote. Becau'seTie continues, 7'the regu lar Democratic primary of April 27th and the convention of May 16jth will nominate a candidate and formulate a. platform violative of 'every princi-' Ial for wh,ich : independents . have fought for five years." V ' WHO WILL BE APPOINTED? . ; :.TO PRESERVE PEACE. : . Soldiers StationeTat"Belfast for Home - ','Ruie Meeng.;, - ! VBelfast, Feb., 7.-How many, soldiers are stationed in Belfast in anticipation of possible trouble at the great ho m rule meeting tomorrow nobody knows, but the authorities assert they are buQ ficient to quell any serious disorder. Tonight .every thing"1s quiet and prepa rations have been completed 'foi' the gathering in Celtic Parkf where Win ston Churipjiill and John Redmond are to deliver, addresses. : John Redmond, William Redmond Joseph Devitn', and othervNatibnalists arriieO' this evening ahd were;- received ; wiiftfly',' by their adherents".; The Marquis of; London derry;: : Sir' Edward Carson - and ' other prominent Unionists, ar also , coming in order.to influence "their followers to keep ther peace. - :':x- :i? -, Ulster- Hall, the engagement 7 of which has been relinquished by both Literals and Unionistss' now guard ed by tfteirpoHce. ? ' .':'", f A heavy; cold rain prevailed tonight and, the. streets are deserted. Not less than -5,000. troops are in the city. Fif teen nufadred infantry ana a squad of cavalry will guard the"' immediate vi cinity of the meeting .place, "while 2 J 000 will occupy strategic points along the route. ... ; : ; Both the .Nationalists and Protes tants have recruited large bodies of special constables to help preserve peace. The general belief is that eve rything will pass off quietly. LUMBER ASSOCIATION. It May he Decided to Conduct Adver- v tising Campaign. - New Orleans. Feb. 7, Today's ses sion of" the Yellow, pine Manufactur ers', Association, which is holding its annual convention here, was taken up chiefly ,yfe? ' a discussion to.,wbether this assgciatlola should contribute $20, 0001 to'aund which thi NatlonaT Lum ber Manufacturers' Association is rais ing to pen an advertising, campaign In favor of. the" use of wood for' various .building purposes in place of substi tutes such as cement, .steel, etc. In the discussion on- this question the re liability -of th& , steel railroad' car in case of accident was brought strongly, into question, as was also the use of steej. in buildings in casev of fire. At adjjoarnment the question of levying a two cent assessment on every foot of yellow; pine lumber inanofactured was made a - special ord3r - of business . at the opening of the inbrning session to morrpw. : - The remainder of the day was -taken up with; the reading of papers and the discussion of general trade conditions. - The sum of $3,000 was. secured to day for the industrial work, of the Na tional Y.' M. C. A. J - ' .. Officers will, be' elected tomorrow and it is expected ; that strong. resblu tions "will be adopted condemning the existing prosecutions of lumber asso ciations by the Federal government. . y. ; - v i 1-,. v.. .- ' 'a'; MAJOR EDWIN SULl-YDEAD Was Hero of John - Esten : Cooke's ; - Novel, "Mohuri." Charlotte, N., C, February 7. Ma jor Edwin Sully, hero of John Esten Cooke's novel, "Mchun," Confederate veteran .and son of Thomas Sully whose picture adorns the Corcoran Art Gallery, at Washington, ' died sud denly tonight at his home ,a Rocking ham, N C, following a strode cf pa ralysis. He was a native of Rich mond, Va., and the. remains-will, be taken - there tomorrow for interment, He was 74 years old. Norfolk, Va., Feb. 7. The giant col lier Neptune, the - newest, addition td the collier service, passed Cape Henry at; 10 o'clock today oh her way' to sea to have her standardization run. On her first . run, the Neptune failed to come- up to requirements and another trial was granted by the Governor. Today is second day of Haar's Anniversary Sale. - Piatt & , Interest in Race for Wilmington Post mastership. v Considerable interest is being mani fested -in the question , as to who will be the exi postmaster in Wilmington, and It fs being heightened by the press dispatches from Washington telling of recent appointments or . re-appointments in this State. Postmaster Thcs. E. Wallace's term expires the latter part of 'this month andthough he is in the race for re-appointment, he has an opponent iri the person of Mr. W. S. Clayton, who is an aspirant for the position. Friends of both - candidates have been busy for some time and the mails and wires between this city and Wash ington have been the medium through which the claims have been pressed. It is understood that both are confi dent of victory. The outcome will be awaited with much interest by the public. ;v- , . Dates and "figs' cut An small pieces jend served with ."plenty; o, sugar make a tasty accompaniment . to a dish ci rice boiled in milk. '.:. ' There, are imitations attend the genulne Piatt Sc.- Haar's Anniversary Sale ' TURKISH . . ni.r.Mn.: Cigarettes V5 .Certi!nexqulGitetobacC9 - blsnded in a cerau way mada vwitli a-; ' certain dainty careful es3 - -' The plain package holda . 10 extra 20 for 15c' . IVuh each package oFaBma volt i ( gtt a perinart of which team a Sanchomc fell college pen- ; MUiiiiw mum iimtmti wu 'tJ'u K ni.uwn nm i jji.ii U'lwiJiilmi Mianj w tmu unm '''' 'j V. I 1 SAGE TEA BARKEHS GRAY HAIR - ' Almost Lost Hra Life. --t" S. A. Stld. of Mason: 'Michwiirnev. er forget - his ;terrible. exposure to a merciless Worm. ' rav m a 'dread ful cold,", he writes,;. "thai equaled se yere pain Jn-tny chesty 6 It was hard for me to wreathe. A neighbor gave me several doses of . Dr. KinCs New Discqivry which brougM gnsat tellet The doctor sail I . was on 'thfe verge of ri.r . ' pneumonia, hut to cOhtlraie'" with -the ' j '' Discovery. ? I did so and two tottles . , completely cured me." USe only "this - Q.ntck, .safe,..: Reliable v; medicine for ,V Roughs, ; coldsJ,;OTMy , throat or lung -, trouble. f .PrlCO : 60c and 11.00.- Trial i'. :; '.: -1 ; i : pottle.. fre..-:Quiueed;tI''R.",,fieL Haars 'Anniversarv Sale. - r J Quickly' Restores Fadecand Gray Hair to its Natural Cbior Itching '. : Scalp Cured Dandruff " Quickly Removed. There is nothing new. about the idea of using Sage 'for restoring the color of, the hair. . Our erandmothers irnt their hair .dark, glossy and . abundant hy'the use of a simple "Sage Tea" Whenever ther hair fell out or took on a dull, faded or streaked appear ance, iney maae a Drew 01 sage leaves, ahdv applied Jt to their hair with won derfully beneficial effect. v ' Nowadays we don't have to resort to the old-time tiresome method of gath ering the herbs and -making he tea Thl Isdone by skilful chemists better man we couia, ao u ourselves; and &I1 we haye to do iff to call for the ready made :productt Wyeth's Sage -and Sul phur Hair .Remedy. contalning- Sage'in tne proper strength, with the addttinr. ct. Sulphur,- another? old-time -.honin remedy. ' - .;; his, preparation gives youthful' col- 05ffSf ! i?7 'tohe halr' and 18 one Qf tag beat, remedies you can use for dandruff, dry, feverish, itching scalD andfalling hair. Get a fifty cent Sot! tie r from fwxr dragglst today, and you 5ill.be surprised-tit the quick results M.idW.u.fen'it--nn"i!t; that the money will te rerun remedy is, ndt exictry as represented I Special Agent: - J. Hv 1 iW.Jnroit ana Orace streets. 0 Readers oif, ; The RJJ or n an a Sfla 'ir. m .1 - . ....... . . 1 I 478 Double Column Pages. Over 1. full Limp Leather Binding. - , f Reduced rilliistration of the Book" HTivine arranged with the publishers 'for;a: limited rpirriber of these DictionarjesThe Star lakes pleasure in announcing, to its readers .that until further notice a copy of, the book will be. given absolutely FREE WITH EACH $6.00 PAID ON SUBSCRIPTION, delivered to the Subscriber withouti.cost for postage of packing: Short Time Payments. 1 ' ? 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Wind shields 'on all new machines (at no extra cost m! vent the guano from Mowing away. - 11 Nothing about it to break or. get out of order. Guaranteed to give satisfaction 6r your money back. price; $10.00. . We want one good merchant in every town to handle It. II G Hardware Go. Sole Agents for North Carolina. Maished and CutT AT THE RIGHT TIME. Every Overcoat and Raincoat of This Season's Make, for Men's, Boys' and Children's Wear have been Cut to 25 OFF REGULAR PRICE. $10.00 Overcoat or Raincoat . . .. .: . . $ 1 2.ob Overcoat or Raincoat . . $13.50 Overcoat or Raincoat : . . . . . $15.00 Overcoat or Raincoat . . . . . $16.50 Overcoat or-Raincoat: . . .... $18.00 and 18.50 Overcoat or Raincoat $20.00 Overcoat or Raincoat $22.50 Overcoat or Raincoat $25.00 Overcoat or Raincoat . . .$ 7.50 . 9.00 . 10.13 .. 11.25 .. 12.38 . 13.88 .. 15.00 . . 16.88 . 18.75 - 'PHONE 617 j MASONIC BLDG. . . Membersofthe Trade Extension Association. PEGK HOLLOW AY " ' v 109 N. Front St.. . NOW OPmitiORBljSINESS ; 'EVERYTHING IN - HARDWARE Call ,Photie 'No. 6li for What You Want and It a".;a X--: . WW Be Sent You. SERVICE AND Q UALITY THE ATLANTIC INN Convenient to the Traveling Public. LARGE ROOJV1S & GOOD : ? RESTAUR ANT SERVICE t Opposite Union Depot Gieschen Bros. Props. To havela; Perfect Light and a Sniolceiess Heater it is Necessary to' have a Water White, 150 deg. Fire Test uu (btate Test).: - ; : PHme White; 'and other off grades 1 50 deg. Fire i1 Oils-(State Test) will Not Do the Trick. ; v We sell but: the One Grade. Try us. COW PANY -'Phone 073. Wilmington, N. C X' 't' I.