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VOL. XCI NQ. 39.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY HORNING, OCTOBER a 8, 1912.,
WHOLE NUMBER 13,14 5.
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COLONEL SAYS HE
44yd-Be Assassin of Col. Theodore Rooeeveh.
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USE OF VIOLENCE
Answers Last Roll Call
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Physicians Report Virtually
No Change in Roosevelt's
Condition.
IS NOT OUT OF DANGER YET
Blood Poisoning May Develop at Any
Time, But Fears Are Lessened.
Mrs. Roosevelt at Husband's
Bedside All Day Long.
Chicago, Oct. 17.- After the last
consultation of the night Colonel
Roosevelt'ar physicians annunced that
their patient's condition was improv
ing. Colonel Roosevelt breathed more
easily tonight than at any previous
time since John Schrank shot him
in the breast at Milwaukee last Mon
day. This was accepted as a sign that
the broken, rib had begun -to knit. He
said he felt as well as could be ex
pected. Colonel Roosevelt signalized his im
plement by dipping into politics for
the first time since Monday, night,
when he left the platform in the Mil
waukee auditorium with the bullet in
his side. Sitting up in his bed he dic
tated a statement agreeing with Wil
liam J. Bryan that" the campaign
should go on regardless of the (col
onel's removal temporarily from the
fight.
The last 'bulletin of the day, issued
at 10:55 P. M., read: "
Pulse, 82. Temperature, 98.8. Res
piration, 20.
Colonel Roosevelt is resting quietly.
He announces that he breathes per
ceptibly' easier. " He says he "feels as
well as could be expected."
The physicians in attendance on the
colonel took .a more frankly optimistic
view,, today than at -any other time
- since the colonel was admitted to the
hospital, although they : emphasized
the fact.that he could Bot be consider
' ed to hatve pBed 'the daTiger poHit. '
Dr. John :.B. Murphy, who is in
charge of the case, and his associates,
are so well pleased with his condition
that they delayed their evening con
sultation until well toward midnight.
"Colonel Roosevelt's condition may
be described as 'normal under the cir
cumstances, said Dr. John F. Gol
den, as he left the hospital for the
night. "He is perfectly easy."
Chicago, Oct. 17. Throughout a day
of unbroken calm, Col. Roosevelt lay
in his bed in Mercy ' Hospital with vir
tually no variation of his condition. It
was a day of waiting, with the ever
present possibility of complications,
but with lessened fears on the part of
those who were watching over the
wounded man. He seemed in his al
most normal condition, but his physi
cians said he'waB by no means out of
danger.
Col. Roosevelt's physicians were
discussing tonight the length of time
it would be necessary for the colonel
to remain In the hospital. It was be
lieved that it might be safe for him to
leave for Oyster Bay Monday or Tues
day if all goes well, but not even a
tentative decision was reached.
The clinical record for the day show
ed some variations in temperature,
pulse and respiration, but only such
changes, the physicians said, as were
normal in the case of a person suffer
ing from a bullet wound. The hourly
record told -of a slight fever in the
morning, and a sub-normal tempera
ture toward the end of the day. The
pulse rose to 90 in the morning and
again late in the afternoon, but early
in the evening the count fell off.
After inspecting the record for the
day. Dr. John P. Golden said that It
tallied in -every respect with condi
tions which were normal in Col. Roose-
Vlt8 C3S.
The period of possible development
of blood poisoning still has another
day to run, and although the physi
cians said a change might occur with
in an hour at any time during the next
day they were more optimistic tonight
as to the outcome than at any previous
time. .
Possibility of tetanus, always to be
reckoned with in the case of bullet
wounds, was still to be considered, and
as the period in which this might de
velop, the physicians said, is six or
seven days, Col. Roosevelt w.ill not be
regarded as entirely but of danger,
even should the next day pass with no
signs of blood poisoning. Dr. Scurry
L. Terrell said the colonel could not
leave the hospital safely until the ex
piration of this period and for that
reason it was regarded as out of the
question to consider the colonel s de
parture for .Oyster Bay before early
next wdc.
All day Mrs. -Roosevelt was at his
bedside, and although her husband
jestingly complained he was the vic
tim of machine rule, she said he must
see no one except the members of his
family. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. Miss
Ethel Roosevelt,, and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth talked with their father
from time to time, but even these fam
ily chats wererllmlted to a few minutes
on each occasion.- Twice during the
day. however. Mr. Robsevelt made ex
ceptions to he? 'rale. Miss Jane Ad
dams, of Hull House, one of the most
active workers! for the Progressive
party, called late in the afternoon and
pnt 10 minutes with CoL Roosevei
She had ihai-dly -departed when two Da
bies, twins, who were spending tne
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STATE RESTS IN BECKER CASE
Case for Defense Begins Today When
John W. Hart "taakes the Open
fnf Address Becker's Coun---
' V T- 'iJ vWi ns a Victory
New Yorlc. Oct. 17. The State rest
ed its case today in the trial of Police
Lieutenant Charles Becker, on the
charge of instigating the murder of
Herman Rosenthal, the gambler.
The case for the defense will begin
tomorrow when John W. Hart, of
Becker's counsel, will make his open
ing address. If Becker has his way,
Hart said, he will go on the stand
in his own behalf. Whether his coun
sel will attempt to dissuade him had
not been determined tonight.
The defense has indicated it will en
deavor to prove a clique of gamblers
inspired the murder of Rosenthal, and
Becker is the victim of a conspiracy.
Former District Attorney Jerome
will be one pf a dozen or more wit
nesses the defense plans to call. Mr.
Jerome is expected by Becker's coun
sel to break down a nortion of the
testimony of Jack Rose, in connection
with alleged telephone conversation
with Becker, introduced by the State
to show that Becker had guilty knowl
edge of the crime. Sam Paul, whose
gambling place was frequently raided
by Becker, and other members of the
gambling fraternity, also are included
among Becker's witnesses.
The accused police lieutenant ex
pressed himself as confident of acquit
tal, after adjournment had been taken
on the announcement by District At
torney Whitman that the people's case
was complete.
Becker was in a happy mood, for
his counsel had just won a victory.
This was when Justice Goff granted
a motion by Mr. Mclntyre that there
be excluded all testimony tending to
show that Becker had amassed a for
tune in graft, obtained from gamblers.
District Attorney Whitman had 13
bank tellers ready to swear that
Becker had a number of bank ac
counts, but not one was allowed to
testify. Justice Goff upheld Mr. Mc
Intyre's argument that without proof
that Rosenthal, the "squealer," knew
that Becker's bank accountN represent
or tho nrnoeeds of eraft. the evidence
could not show that they constituted
motive for the killing of Kosentnai.
"Extoition and bribery are not charg
ed in this indictment," declared Beck
er's attorney. "The charge is solely
that of murder."
To introduce proof the prosecution
recalled to the stand Jack Rose, Beck
er's alleged collector of graft, but Jus
tice Goff refused to permit him to be
examined along that line.
Mrs. Lillian Rosenberg, wife of
"Lefty Louie," one of the four gun
men charged with the actual slaying
6f Rosenthal, furnished one of the
sensations of today's proceedings
when- she appeared as a State's wit
ness. Although, denying any knowl
edge of her husband's whereabouts on
the night of the murder, Mrs. Rosen
berg told of the visit Sam Schepps
and Jack Rose made to her home to
ask the aid of her" husband in getting
Jack Zelig. the gang leader, out of
iai1- ,
This testimony, corrooorauve ui wj
stories of Schepps and Rose, was in
tended to Strengthen one of" the im
portant links in the State's chain of
Mrs. Rosenberg was one of a doz
en witnesses put .on the stand by the
State today to close up some of the
loose ends of its case, which has taken
seven days to completer The only ap-
SCHEMED TO "FIX" ELECTION
Thos. W. Lawson Tells Clapp Com
mittee the "Sinister System" Form
ed Deep-Latd Plot to - Elect a
Satisfactory Candidate.
Washington, Oct. 17. The "sinister
system" formed a deep-laid plot to
control the present Presidential elec
tion, Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston,
told the Senate campaign contribu
tions committee today.
Mr. Lawson was careful to impress
upon.the committee that h? knew only
in a '-'general way" of the alleged col
lossal scheme to nominate and elsct a
candidate "satisfactory to the Wall
Street P interests." All of his testi
mouy. was of matters which he knew
in the same "general way" and he be
came involved in a heated controversy
with the committee in defining just
what fce meant ,by this phrase, with
which he prefaced practically every
statement he made. In the course of
the dispute he earnestly informed the
committee that the examination of J.
P. Morgan and other witnesses had
been a "joke."
The conspiracy of the Wall Street
interests, of which Mr. Lawson knew
in a general way included, he declar
ed, the defeat of Colonel Roosevelt at
the Republican National convention,
the 'nomination of President Taft and
the ,; injection of Colonel Roosevelt in
the campaign as a third party candi
date, to "split the Republican party,"
all this without the knowledge or con
sent of Colonel Roosevelt. Then Mr.
Lawson knew, in a general way, a
mysterious fund of $1,000,000 had
been uesd in Wall Street to deadlock
the Democratic convention at Balti
more, prevent the nomination of any
of the "Candidates before the conven
tion and to name a dark horse, satis
factory to the "system,' .who was
to be elected.
"I communicated this information
to Mr. Bryan," said Mr. Lawson, "and
as a result, Mr. Wilson was nominated
and the scheme failed."
Frank A. Munsey, who preceded Mr.
Lawson, argued at length with the
committee against the publicity of
campaign contributions; it was nec
essary.' that rich men contribute, and
that such publicity as the present ii
vestigaton had enforced had "frozen
up thepocketbooks" of the wealthy.
He outlined his own expenses in the
Roosevelt pre-cenvention campaign
fund, amounting to more than 118,
000, and told the committee that com
pared tq the amount he was reported
to 'have'-contributed "the real figures
made him "look like a piker." He es
timated the total expenditures of the
Roosevelt pre-convention campaign at
$574,000.-
Befor Mr. Lawson and Mr. Munsey
took the stand, the committee heard
James O. Murflne,-!of Detroit, who de
clared" .that' th recent primaries in
that city were "rotten" the worst we
ever had." He charged that money
was used lavishly, and the. delegates
were "botfght . HkeNsbeep."
George B. Cortelyou, chairman of
the'-Republican committee in 1904, was
(Continued on Page Two.
pearance. of ,the four gunmen in the
ic&s'so farViias been when they were
brought into court to be Identified by
witnesses. As the quartette are under
indictment ? and will be tried apart
from. -Becker, it Is not expected they
will be called to the stand in this
trial.;; , . . '
SHORT AND SflAPPV
'
Approach of Winter and Fin
ancial Pressure Will
Affect Balkans.
GREEK PEOPLE REJOICING
Conflict Is Expected to Develop Into
Land Campaign. Between Bul
garia and Turkey Naval Be
tween Turkey, and Greece
London, Oct. 17. rWhile Turkey
and the Balkan States are carrying
out the last formalities called with
the declaration of war, interest has
been transferred to "the prospects of
the campaign. Two influences are ex
pected to make the war a short and
sharp one. The first is the approach
of Winter; the second is financial, pres
sure. Noife of the belligerent States
is in a position to stand the strain of
prolonged military operations.
Bulgaria was disappointed' recently
in trying to raise even a small loan
in Paris, while Turkey had been en
deavoring both in New York and Paris
to borrow money, but up to the 'pres
ent without success. The financial re
sources of the other States concerned
axe- Tery limited. ?Little is likely to
toft heard of the European, conference
ntU some decisive action has been
fought, when doubtless the European
concert will renew its efforts to bring
about peace on broad lines.
The war is expected to develop into
a long campaign between Bulgaria
and Turkey and a naval struggle be
tween Turkey and Greece. It is be
lieved Turkey will concentrate her
strength and attack the Bulgarians
separately before the Servians can
come to their aid. r '
Much will depend on whether Tur
key gains command of the sea, which
would facilitate transportation of her
Asiatic troops to the theatre of war.
Little is. known., ai, t( how far the
3 HiedT Balkan r States have" concerted
their ' strategic plans. The indepen
dent action of Montenegro seems to
indicate that a settled course is be
ing followed.
The Bulgarian . cabinet is sitting to
night in continuous session but is hav
ing difficulty in i communicating with
Belgrade and Athens. News of actual
fighting is indefinite and conflicting,
the Turks claiming substantial victor
ies over the Montenegrins.
The Greek people are rejoicing.
The Greek people are rejoicing over
their first naval victory, two gunboats
forcing Prevesa strait. This feat gives
the Greeks command of the Gulf of
Arta and secures a supply of stores to
the army of Epirus.
Through the official declaration of
war, Greece is deprived of the services
of a Chinese cruiser she had arranged
to purchase at New Castle, as she has
been abliged to abandon the purchase
for fear of diplomatic complications.
"The four destroyers which Greece
purchased at Liverpool shipped naval
Qrews at Algiers and have started for
Greece, convoying the steamer Mace
donia, which has on board Greek re
servists from -ijew York. These sea
wasps will prove serviceable if they
succeed in reaching a Greek port with
out being intercepted by Turkish war
ships. Servia Formally Declares War.
Belgrade, Servia, Oct. 17. War
against Turkey was formally declared
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O UT LINES
1 Rnvernnr Wilaon, rftiiifttAnt.lv con
tinued his campaign in Delaware yes
terday," but made no mention of the
Progressive party, confining- himself
to State issues. He paid tribute to
Col. Roosevelt, who lies in a Chicago
hospital.
Colonel Roosevelt issued a state
ment yesterday asking that the cam-,
paign be not discontinued on account
of his inability to take part in it. -
The State yesterday rested its case
in the trial of Police Lieut. Becker,
and John W. Hart, of Becker's Coun
sel, will make the opening address
for the defense today.
Throughout a day of unbroken calm
yesterday Col. Roosevelt lay in his
bed at Mercy Hospital, Chicago, with
virtually no change in his condition.
His physicians said he was by no-t
means out of danger yet,- but were
more optimistic in regard to possible
complications. .
Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, died iii
Washington last night after a linger
ing illness.
The Balkan wax is. likely to be a
short and snappy one, owing to the ap
proach of Winter and financial pres
sure which will be brought to bear on
some of the States. The conflict -is
expected to develop into a land cam
paign between Turkey and Bulgaria
and a naval one -between Turkey and
Greece."""
Thomas W. Lawson yesterday told
the Clapp committee investigating
campaign contributions that the "sin
ister system" plotted to fix the Presi
dential election.
New York markets: Money on call
firm, 4 3-4 to 5 per cent; -ruling rate
4 3-4; closing bid 4 5-8; offered at 4
7-8. Spot cotton closed quiets Flour
quiet. Wheat 'easy; No. 2 red 1.66 to
1.06 1-2. Corn, easier; export 59. Tur
pentine quiet. . Rosin steady- -
Governor Pays Beautiful Trib
ute to Roosevelt
His Addresses.
in
SPEAKS ON STATE ISSOES
Reluctantly Campaigning in Delaware,
Democratic Nominee Omits Men
tion of the Progressive Par
tyAttacks Taft.
Wilmington, Del., Oct. 17 "My
thought is constantly of that gallant
gentleman lying in the hospital at Chi
cago." With this sentiment running.
through his speeches, Governor Wilson
toured Delaware today, deploring the
assault on Col. Roosevelt and depre
cating the' use of violence to interrupt
the course of politics. The Democrat
ic nominee devoted his argument
mostly to State issues in Delaware.
He omitted mention of the Progres
sive party and when he discussed Na
tional questions, he attacked the ad
ministration of President Taft, declar
ing there was prosperity enough for
those at the top, but that it had not
percolated through to the rank and
file of the people." v-
The Governor made four speeches,
appeared "before cheering throngs in
nearly a dozen towns and closed the
day with a big street parade and meet
ing at Wilmington tonight.
Urging Delaware to join the proces
sion of Progressive States," Governor
Wilson declared in his speeches that
it was "dangerous to block the pro
gress of reform in America," and that
the "stand pat dam", which is the only
thing that holds back the popular forc
es, will presently break.
"I do not predict trouble in the
United States," he said. "I rejoice to
believe that America is singularly a
iifilfrpo&sessed Nation It; is--a verse to
making so much violent His0raeT I
believe that part of the sadness, we
now suffer from because of that atro
cious assault upon Mr. Roosevelt, Is a
feeling that there is anybody, in the
United States who would dare inter
rupt the orderly course of politics, and
the public affairs of this country, by
the violence of his own hand. We
deeply resent it. We resent , the
thought that there should be any citi
zen of the United States that should
raise his hand against the peaceful,
the orderly, the ' just, jhe open deter
mination of public officers.
"I came out to fulfill the engage
ments of this week with a very great
reluctance, because my thought is aon
stantly of that gallant gentleman lying
in a hospital in Chicago. Mr. Roose
velt did a vast deal to wake the coun
try up to the problems that now have
to be settled, and that he should have
been stayed in his attempt to discuss
the sentiments of those questions, by
a hand of violence, is a. thing which!
every American must deeply deplore
and feel ashamed for. .
"At the same time, there are these
questions to be settled. There is the
great life of the country to go on, and
we cannot afford to have it go on with
out guidance. My indictment against
the Republican adminstrations of the
past is that under them we have gone
no whither; we have drifted. We
have been without pilots; we have
been without charts, no man has laid
down any intelligible course, and in
these latter years, we have been abso
lutely paralyzed. A Democratic
House, a Senate mixed of Democrats
and Republicans and near-Republican's,
men who had revolted against the poli
cy of the Republican party and were
coming very slowly around to the posi
tions which their Democratic col
leagues had long occupied, and even a
President unwilling to see even a unit
ed House, when they could, upon- rare
occasion's, unite, accomplish anything
to change the existing order pf things ;
a President who, though "he had con
demned one of the most Conspicuous
schedules of the present tariff, was pot
willing that the Congress should
change it, but only willing that it
would be changed under the advice of
a board of his appointment; a singular
situation, my fellow citizens; a situa
tion where the President withholds
his assent from the very kind of re
form, the very specific reform which
not in its details, but" in its general
purpose, he had himself endorsed,
showing that what you asked to do, in
being asked to vote for a Republican
administration, is one or the other of
two things. - ;
"You are either asked to drift under
no guidance at all, or you are askedto
stand still absolutely. t ,
"America cannot stand still whether
ah o could afford to or not. Don't you
catch the sound of the wind in the ar3J
Don't you hear the murmurs 01 me
great multitudes of men who say 'Pros
perity?' who is enjoying prosperity?
The blessing has not reached us. ,
"Wekdo not find our wages going up,
we find it almost impossible to pay
our bills, and when our wages cannot
keep up with the prices. Prosperity
Yes, you men who are reaping the har
vest at the top, but not much of ,it
percolates to us."
Heading an illuminated parade Gov
ernor Wilson was given a great re
ception In the streets here tonight.
He addressed' a big crowd at a thea
tre as well as an overflow meeting,
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llSENATQR, HEYOTJgft
SENATOR HEYBURN PASSES
Prominent Figure in U. S. Senate Suc
cumbs to Complication of Diseas
es Noted for Bitterness
Toward the South.
Washington, Oct. 17. United States
Senator Weldon Brinton Heyburn, of
Idaho, died at his apartments here to
night, after a lingering illness. He
was 60 years old and had been in the
Senate nine years.
A complication of diseases involving
the heart and kidneys caused the Sen
ator's death. . He had not been well
since last March when he collapsed af
ter delivering a speech in the Senate
on the arbitration treaties, in spite of
doctors' warnings that the effort might
cost him his life. Several weeks ago,
apparently gaining strength after , a
serious Telapse, the Senator and Mrs.
Heyburn made preparations for a trip
West. Today the doctors thought he
was . slightly improved, but death came
suddenly ' a' few minutes before S o'
clock tonight. No arrangements have
been made for t funeral, but the
body will be taken to the old home of
Senator Heyburn in Birmingham, Pa.,
for burial. Senator Heyburn was
born in Delaware, May 23rd, 1852, his
parents being Quakers of English de
scent. ,
He was admitted to the bar in 1876.
He married Miss Gheretein Yeatman,
who survives him. They had no child
ren. In 1883 the Senator moved to Sho
shone, Idaho, which had been his home
ever since. January 13th, 1903, he was
elected to the Senate and in January,
1909, was unanimously re-elected to
serve until 1915.
One of the staunchest of the regu
lar Republicans, a man of strong con
victions, Senator Heyburn had for
years been a conspicuous figure in the
Senate. He was most widely known,
perhaps, for his unyielding bitterness
toward the South and frequent denun
ciations of Southern Civil War lead
ers. He called the placing of Lee's
statue in the Capitol an insult to the
Nation, and in discussing this and
many other incidents engaged in acri
monious debates with Southern Sena
tors. During the past few years, since the
devolpment of serious division in the
Republican ranks, Senator Heyburn
had played a prominent part in the
fight for party regularity. He always
opposed Col. Roosevelt's conservation
ideas. One of his first acts as a Sen
ator to attract public notice, was his
strong support of the pure food and
drugs act when it was before Congress
for passage.
J. H. SOUTHGATE ELECTED.
President of National Association of
Fire Insurance Agents.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. IT. J. H. South
eate. of Durham. N C. was elected
president of the National Association
of Local Fire Insurance Agents which
closed here today. Resolutions were
adonted authorizing the naming of a
special committee to devise means for
obtaining prompt payment of prem
iums, and. opposing as unfair the prac
tice of making banks and trust com
panies agents of insurance.
The next convention may be held
in Minneapolis.
New York. Oct. 17. Directors of the
Amaleamated Conner Conmany today
declared- a quarterly dividend of 1 1-2
Der cent., increasing the per annum
basis from 4 to 6 per cent. ,
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WATCH THIS FADE AWAY
Wilimington is doing herself
proud!, and already more than
one-half the amount determin
ed upon by the committee of
Wilson Progressives has been
raised. 810,000 was the
amount and to reach this we
need ONLY:
Men . Each
2 to contribute $250.00
6 to contribute . 100.00
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1 XV IO COIlUTDUW uv.vv
24 tp .contribute
25.00
4-
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12 to contribute
170 to contribute
072. to contribute
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Saturday, November 2n, Will
Bring to Close Local and
National Campaigns.
CANVASS FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS
Fair Progress Yesterday With, Mora
Assurances and Pledges Than
Actual Cash Contributions.
Women May Help
J Chicago, Oct. 17. Members
of the Democratic ( National
Committee today proclaimed
Saturday, November 2nd, as
"Woodrow Wilson Dav". in-
4.
$ stead of October, 31st, as had
been announced. It is planned
to have Governor Wilson ad
dress a meeting in Madison
Square Garden, New York, on
that day, and to telegraph
exioefpts of his SDeech to he
V
read at similar meetings held
4- throughout the country.
Coincident with Woodrow' Wilson
Day in the United States, it is very
likely that the Committee of One Hun
dred appointed to raise f 10,000 in
contributions to -the National Demo
laratic Campaign Fund, will arrange
to bring to a successful close, its ef
forts in behalf of the people's nomi
nee. The day will be most appropri
ately observed here and , in that con-.
nection the Committee of One Hun
dred will without a, doubt be able to
announce that .the $10,000 cpntribu-;
tion from this city has been, complet
ed.; ' - ' . " . .
Again yesterday many of the, teams
at work on thecaardiit!iaW'
returns aad those which did return
amounts to the Central Committee
brought in assurances and pledges that:
are yet to be realized upon. Syste-'
matic; persistent and faithful work'
was enjoinedl. upon team workers and
much more satisfactory results are ex
pected later-in the week. The com-1
mittees will be on their rounds again,
today and every, citizen will feel it a
privilege to do something toward this
"Help Wilson and Wilmington Win
Fund."
Recorder John J. 'Furlong yester-'
day set the pace for the, entire city
with a contribution of $100. This "old
war horse" of Democracy was asked
to name his own amount and he did
it with a will and: cheerfulness that
immediately infused the committee
which approached him with enough en
thusiasm to lead all others in the con
tributions returned for the day. Dr.
Morris M. Caldwell Was the next ap
proach during the day and all gave
willingly and cheerfully. Those who
did not feel that they could give a
large amount, came forward with the
most enthusiastic' expressions of their
good will and it was a real pleasure
for the team workers to get out and
see just how easy it was. No appeal
was necessary in a majority of cases.-
The committees merely came, saw
and conquered. The work" of the can
vessers has now been pretty well sys
tematized and it remains only for the
team workers to call upon their re
spective chairmen, secure canvassers
cards and get busy.
Yesterday a number of voluntary
contributors gave enthusiasm to flie
workers. One man way down in Jack
sonville, Fla., sent , his check for $2
to The Star and asked that it be turn
ed over to Mr. J. W. Simpson's team
and this was done. The contribution ,
of Mr. Abbott appears below. Mr.
D. F. Barnes, of the Hilton Lumber .
Co., was another Voluntary contribu
tor. He sent $5 to The Star for the
fund and wished! that be could give
more. The lot in Mercer Place found ,
another bidder yesterday and the high
est price is now $60. None of these
lots has been sold-for less than $100
and the donor, Mr. J. B. Mercer,
will buy it back for more than is now
offered. If you wish a.really attrac
tive investment, send In your bid to
day to General Chairman W. A. Mc-
Girt or Chairman J. W. Little, of Mr.
Mercer's committee.
A number of "community clubs", are
being made up for'' the Wilson fund
that will be reported later. Yesterday .
the trainmen of the Tidewater Power .
Co., through Mr. H. E.-Bonitz's team,
made a substantial contribution which
appears below. Other clubs are being
made up in variou factories, stores,
offices - and departments. These are
expected to yields a 'very substantial
sum. It has also been decided to ask
the ladies to help in -this great work
of raising subscriptions and "the Gen
eral Chairman or Mr. Hugh MacRae,
secretary of the States Finance Com
mittee, would be glad' to hear any sug
gestions from any fadles who may de
sire to enlist in the -cause. The Wo
men of the Confederacy ; are honored
in" song and story for what they did
in the great conflict - between the
States and the fight in which the ,
People are now engaged with the
Interests is almost as important. They
can. and will do their part right here
in this campaign in Wilmington. . it
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