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THE WEATHER. THE OPSIN SKSAMK s; Generally Thursday, . fair :Wedaes3ay ;' and 1 f;TTi. XCII "N"0. . . : ; . . T ' v " V mm - .i .'- - - ' , ...... v- . ... ' ' - ' - - 1 ' - 1 COMMITTEE HOLDS 1ST Discussion of Attack f romf Armored Train Precip itates Clash FIST FIGHT NARROWLY AVERTED Investigation Causes Near-Fist Fight Between Senator and Manager of -Operators Crew of Armor j train Offer Testimony. Charleston, W; Va., June 17. A stormy session of the : Senate Mine Strike committee at which a, near-fist fight betwen Senator. Martine, of New Jersey, and Quinn Morton, manager of the Paint Creek operators' associa tion, was narrowly averted, the coal operators of Paint and Cabin Creeks today presented their, side of " the con troversy. " : ' - ' ' " Mr. Morton was .the principal wit ness for the operators. His discussion of the attack on the strikers'; camp-at Holly Grove from an armored train, precipitated the clash, with "Senator Martine at the close of the morning session. , : This afternoon, following an earn est conference between Senators Swanson, Kenyon and Martine, SenaT tor Kenyon took charge of the hearing and Senator RJartine did not - ask. a single question, although he had been a persistent examiner, during the morning. All through the morning session feeling ran . high, counsel for the operators three times protesting against the methods of examination employed by Senator Martine. The afternoon session, went off quietly. - The .committee made plans tonight to conclude the . examination of wit nesses tomorrow afternoon, and - to start for Washington that ; erening. Many witnesses will be left to be ex amined in Washington when hearings are re-opened there, and the commit tee may determine to return, to Charleston later. - " " The 'Miners .Quiet ' - Conditions were quiet among the ' liners on Paint and Cabin Creeks to , tr. according.' to .the advices from fc hills, although officials of4be -Jait-1 ii Mine WorKerB- oeciarea, tney, ex pected further trouble soon. - The ;n m hoard for the New, Eiver field dis trict will meet tomorrow td consider a strike, whichif declared, i. it is said. will involve nearly 1,00U men. juinn Morton defended the position taken by the employers, declaring .they were utterly unable to accede to the terms offered by the miners,' although the latter were narrowed down to recog nition of the union. He went into de tails as to the negotiations which pre ceded the strike in April, 1912. The Holiy Grove Fioht. Mr. Morton ana others discussed at length the fight at the miners camp at Holly Grove on the night of Fehru ary 7th. when, witnesses for the min ers testified, a machine gun raked the town from an armored train.' Mr. Mor ton flatly denied the statement of Cal vin, an ex-mine guard, called by the miners, that he had urged that 'the train be backed up and that the men on board "give them another round". This statement and Calvin's declara tion that Morton had remarked "didn't we give them hell," after the train passed the town, were disputed points which Mr. Morton vigorously denied, and precipitated the clash between the witness and Senator Martine. ' When Chairman Swanson announc ed the noon adjournment Mr. Morton remarked, "We'll all go downand take a few drinks and then well feel bet ter." Senator - Martine boiled - over and Ser?eant-at-Arms Higgin, Sena tors Kenyon and Swanson had difficul ty in quieting things. ,- This afternoon K. S. Leitch, engiJ "eer, and William Lardy, fireman, of the armored train the night of the Holly Grove fight, both testified that the first shots were fired from the hills along the trackB, at Holly Grove. "The train was moving along about J;- or 18 miles an hour," said Mri Leitch. "The first shots were fired ' at the lower end oT the town of Holly krove. There were four shots that seemed to come from the hills, and - then the general fusillade began with shooting from the train and from the ..hills." -.... t ... - -; The engineer said hie dropped to his Knees beside the boiler of his engine and rode there until the firing ceased. He received a flesh , wound on his "and from a bullet. When the train Cached Mucklow,he said, he found n the-engine's tender marks of sev ?? bullets and a load of buckshot. All jj!s testimony was corroborated by his "reman who said he took refuge in jne roal on the tender when the bul k's bes?an to fly. - The operators call ed. a number of -men working in the m'nes. all of whom Ipclared that the worl: in the mines was well paid. Sev eral of the witnesses had been brought into the field dnrine the strike to take ihe places of strikers and they declar- u isidt tney had not been brought m lo-ko, cars Cnartea Laraay said that 01 vi men who left New York in a ,.ar with him onlv 34 reached Cabin V.repK" and he is the only one of the ";' ii at work. The others had lett. -iany of the witnesses declared that 'nri principal trouble on the creeks as caused by the activity of the mine house DEMOCRATS TO MEET. Consider Report from the Cau cus Budget Cornmittee. . uhmgton, June 17. Represents S1 of the Democratic caucus , of the "Wise todav isaupr! n Mil fnr ft'mfiet. Ils- of the House Dfimnrrnts on June r.,' l0. consider a report from the. cau- :r ulldeet ' rniVimlttoa Tha r nln Print , IV UC . DULU14.kbwu b? 5 fmDlates the - appointment . of a SPt, committee to supervise and uiate appropriations in the House " a special view to fixing a maxl on SESSION during' .""II Ot annrnniHafinna - V mola y Preset E. H. Munsoh: 1 J llj -i .. . ,-. t.v:,:w:--w: K Yi i n s ;,,. r i - WS-I i V Prominent Tonnj Wilmiasrton Easiness Man, Officer State Merchants' Association. MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETS North Carolina Physician's in Sixteenth . " Annual Session at More head ' :, ; City President M un roe's .Annual, Address "J (Special Star Telegram.)- . , Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City, N C .,i June. 17 .The Medical Socrety, of the State of. North Carolina, opened its ICth annual session here today with prayer byRev. ,EIuclid McWprth- elttndvaddresses of.,welcome by Mayor WMiW-ebfc and Dr. David S. George, responded to. by Dr. Albert Anderson, superintendent of thS" State Hospital for tjie Insane, at Raleigh ' The president's address .was deliv ered by Dr.. J.' P.' ' Munroe,' of Char lotte. Dr. Mynroe dwelt largely on health, matters and took occasion to make' favorable mention of the splen did work of Asheville's health departs ment and the energetic and - efficient health officer, Dr. L. B. McBrayer, and recdmmended that otner cities of the State- follow the, splendid methods in use in Asheville. -. "He also spoke of State institutions and said he desired to emphasize the remarks of. his predecessor in Dr.; A A'. Keht. in regard thereto. - r :y This was that at these . institutions there should be conducted, research work or else a special commission should be TDointed to conduct re search work in connection with an the State institutions, or else . the Board, of Health . should do it iHis reports stated that through the efficient" efforts ot the secretary. Dr. John -A. Perrell. the membership of the 'society was the largest in its nia- tory 1,100 i . " ; It was considered a very able ad dress and ranks with the best made in thft iast bv Dr. Munroe s predecessor. The House or. Delegates mei.ai z P.-' M with 72 counties represented, and -organized and appointed its com mittees.: The House oi ueiegates is the legislative body of the society. The afternoon session was given over to papers, on pnysioiogy uu chemistry. Dr. 1 . 1 . manning, oi Chapel Hill, was chairman of the sec tion on. tnese two suDjecis, wmie- ui ear, nose ana tnroat, ur.ij. i. ivuir nhv At Wilmineton. was chairman. At the night session important ad dresses were given Dy ur( sstuan xvic Gu'ire, of Richmond, Va:, on "Hypothy- roidism: Dr. J. Ainson nwise, uj. Richmond, on "Mental Health;" Dr. W. O. Witherbee, of Charlotte, on me "X-Ray in Diagnosis oi i noercuiosis, yv Mr inn T3. Ray. superinten Hofit nf the State School for the Blind; at Raleigh, : on "Opthalmia Monotor- um mere are uuuut ov pujoiwoMD in attendance. POLAR EXPEDITION T - . I - . ,r.ori:an Part v Leaves victoria top T C. June 17. The Ca- -inn tPniar A-rnloration expedition which will spend three years m the Arctic under the direction of ,Vilhjal mar Stefansson, discoverer of -the blonde Esquimaux, set out today when the old whaler Karluk, Captain Robert ti4.i -a ten Rp.ientists and- -a crew of 15 men, steamed from Victoria 1U1 lire iiM, ' , Dr. Stefansson am not sau uu. tj-i..i. , ,,n!nir hehind to COm- hook writing.-riwiU join the vessel, at. Nome, Alaska, about JUK. 25thr Anderson, who will hare will use the auxiliary gasoline schoon tf.e nnrtv n.t. Nome, also remained .'...id'flo wArir' of the 'expedi fion hegan-with the sailing of the Kar luk, James Murray, "ZlZ iltSl?-, i,fa iT,TrooHfrtidn of currents. 1:Z iTnpn. United States IllltJ - JD l IUUo"r , , . government, moiu&iov, v, r v, o, i,fo in the water through 4.1 ed. Murray and -Johansen will conductnstant w t. oTiitnals-the chem- istry vof the sea, temoerature of .the water and direction of currents in -a i.i. nTotriutoi esoeciany ior : wwimu'v. w":'"."rr. hQlor EOUNDE WIIiMINGTO, 3ST. C.,EDKESDAY MOEKIKG,JUNE 18, 1913. aOBBfMILH Committee Examines ! : Priv- ate Files of Sugar In ". dustry Agents Publicity Methods of ; Sugar Represen tatives investigated Only Small 'V .Part of Corresponcfence ; " ' Read Into Record. . Washington, Julie 17 The trail of he "lobby" the Senate Jias been -fol lowing more- than - t wo weeks,' led , to day into the private .files of : the " men n charge of the Washington offices of the United States Beet Sugar indus try,. ;;the, leading instrument of the campalgiC against ..free sugar, and by originals of letters. and telegrams, and what appeared to be ah , attempt at 'a faT-reaching campaign to -create pub lic sentiment against free itsagar, through '' the,; columns of individual newspapers, and the facilities of press associations, ' It was a trail so long, so complicat ed and; so winding, that after more than two hours of ; patient effort, the committee had succeeded in reading into its record only a small : part of the mass . of correspondence, which Senators believed had produced . the most sensational evidence yet devel- More than 70 had been ;read when adjournment was taken tonight. Those read into the record, were, directed to managers of ' beet ' sugar companies, officers of the American Beet Sugar Association, And friends . of Hamlin, indicating that Hamlin at the time of their writing was an active .figure .in a campagn to organize support for the n protection of the beet sugar : in dustry, and secure publicity . against tariff reductions. . . -.- Some -told of Hamlin traveling to arge' cities, giving out interviews; others, written 4n Washington," indi cated that he was .trying to circulate matter in defense or a . sugar duty through --newspapeTs.the Associated. rressaiiff otner channels, to, onset what he thought ,, misleading state ments put out by sugar-refiners. The text - Indicated that his . attempts1 at publicity had not always been as .suc cessful as he had-hoped. - Other let ters, referred to a plan launched by Hamlin to. have the large -beet sugar companies take over $35,000 in bonds of Chicago Inter-Ocean. Other letters disclosed attempts to interest Dig rail road 'systems in the anti-free sugar campaign, - and to have professors of agricultural colleges appear oerore committees of. Congress with- argu ments .favorable to the beet sugar men. . v . . . , . None of " the letters disclosed that the railroads had been interested, or that the great news agencies had been extensively - used, or that the Inter-Ocean ..bonds had been bought. Letters introduced did show that the sugar men had been dissatisfied with their , efforts to get. interviews" car ried bv the Associated Press. Austin, and a sergeant-at-arms oi the. Senate. brought a big box of the telecrrams . and letters to thev commit tee -room .this afternoon, ine Qom- mittee . suspended the examination of witnesses ana Chairman overman Senators Reed and Walsh began read ine them into the record., r-.-'. .... Two;, telegrams were exchanged be tween Hamim, Senator uiarK ana i ru man G. Palmer. The first of these, given out by Palmer after the commit tee adjourned tonight, read: . "Senate sergeant-at-arms has re quired Austin to produce box said, to contain your private and business pa pers. Have talked with your uncle and we suggest you should wire re taining attorney ' to protect your rights under fourth amendment .to the constitution until you arrive. Hamlin's telegram in reply, sent to his uncle, Senator Clark, was given to the committee, it said: : "Have wire from Palmer suggesting retain' attorney to prevent delivery of my. papers to committee. ' Austin, on whom service is made, may . have some Of my private correspondence or papers 'but so fare as I . remember there is nothing amongrthem which I would object to being maae public. Hamlin added that he would em ploy Washington attorneys if Senator Clark tnougnt it aavisaDie, , . ORDINANCE INVALID. , Carriers Will No Longer. Furnish 4lts of -Llauor ShiDments. Atlanta.- Ga.. June 17. The State Sunreme Court today held invalid At lanta's city ordinance, known as the McClfelland ; ordinance, which required railroads, express companies and oth er common carriers to furnish the po lice wlth lists of liquor shipments de livered by the carriers.- - V v The court held the ordinance, void on the irroundithat it was m contra vention. of the section of the inter State commerce act, which makes it unlawful for the agent of any common carrier knowingly to disclose , the con tents' of .any shipments. The" court in its decision- intimated the ordinance might be valid witfr respect to .intra State' shiDments. ' -. 4 The ordinance was designedly the city council to aid the police t in the n.nAniiHnn 'nf "hllnrl t"irorfl " " " ' . i t j V'" ' Jacksonville, v Fla, '.July 17. The Southeastern ' district convention of the fraternal Order of Eagles opened here this .morning for a three days session - y More than 3,000 - delegates and visitors are present. The Eagles were welcomed to the city by Mayor Jordan and at once got down to Dusi ness. A- trip through the - orange groves along the St. Johns river. wil be, taken tomorrow.. - . ' r '" : Souvenir Dance Toniaht. ' .. Tonight-, souvenir dance at Lumina - - , - T I SIX SUFFRAGETTES FOUND GUILTY , i. i Formed Conspiracy to Com mit Malicioiis Damage to Property ONE MAN AMONG iUTAIITS Prisoners Disdainfully Resent Sen tences Passed by Judge Sen sationtal Scenes Are Enacted ; In Court Room '. London, June 1 V -Six of i. the most prominent leadersof the.-militant suf fragettes' organization, ,iuid ' one of their - male sapporters, ; were today found -guilty of conspiracy to; commit malicious damage to property. "The womeui officials of the Women's Social v and Political Union, are Miss tiarnetiHeiT, . Miss Agnes Ijake, Miss Rachel Barrett Mrs. Beatrice Saund ers, Misa Anoie Kenney . and ; Miss Laura Leflnox. The man , is, Edward ; Clayton,:-an analytical chemist. Sentence waa- passed on. the suffra gettes, as follows: -! .. --iV- ? ? w y Miss Kennev. 18 months- Mra i Saunders, 15 months; Miss Kerr, r 12 monins; jviiss uarrett, y months; Miss Lake and Miss Lennox, 6 months each; ijr. jiayton, zi momns. - . ; ,, The orisoners . were committed tn the Third Division which entails hard aoor. Kach defendant was- hound over to keep the peace for a year after the period of imprisonment. . vvnn rne exception or Mrs. Saund ers, all the women loudlv nroftlaimerl their intention of going on a "hunger striKe." - . :- -v - -.. Prior to passing sentence, the iudee said that doubtless the prisoners sin cerely heueved that by their, lawless conauct they-were rorwarding a -good cause. ; .. - - :. Some of ydu mustibe reliarious." he continued, ','if you are not, at the least you must believe in 4 moral s-overnor of the universe." I commend to you the statement of a modern writer a woman I believe who characterized the- belief '.that? the end Justifies the means as 'treason against the Al mighty " . .: i . ' Whatever the- motives -of the Drison- ftBi.-JfS Phiincx-aid,. ho must treafcrthem as -ajefscms- who had "donri a very . serious. injury to. nublic neare: and must restrain them, from further mischief. After .passing sentence - he said :' "One. of counsel has snsa-eateri that the time for leniency has passed and I do not think you will meet with finite the same treatment as have the oth ers. I am bound to add that if the home secretary consults me, as he of ten consults a judge: I shall take upon myself the responsibility, of saying to mm .mat tne nngieaaers among you. at any rate, should not be let. out nf prison under any circumstances." men we shall die together," ex claimed Miss Kenney. Uhe judge: "If you. in the words of our great poet, violate the ereat ranmi the everlastine has fixed ae-ainst Reif- siaugnter. you will nave to reconcile sucn action with your conscience." Miss Kennev: I am quite prepar- ea to ao mat. Miss Barrett, excitedly: "We shall an nunprer strike. Mrs. Saunders: "Miss Kennev will not keep me in prison agaiinst my win;- - r . Miss Kenney : "They have eot to let me put or kill me. I think your sum mingwas most biased and urtfnir. Yon ousrbt tn be ashamed of yourself to" re ceive six thousand pounds a -year for hounding women:" ' .$ . . Greater interest was 1 taken in to day's proceedingsrthan in. any previous stage or tne.:xnai. The court room was crowded. Women formed the ma jority of the , audience, among them being Mrs. Winston Churchill, wife of - the First Lord of the- Admiralty, and jMiss Violet rAsquith,,. daughter of the Premier. iMiss Kenney . asserted that the ac tion of . the Ulster Unionists and the sneeche,. of . cahinet ministers, who, she said, had asserted that the unen franchised were justified in rebelline to get their grievances remedied, fur- snea amnie warrant for militancy. l am a reDei. ' sne sam,5 and a rebel shall remain until - women receive the vote. ' If, like Miss Davison, it should he necessary for me to sacrifice iii.y iiie.; inen i snail giaaiy aie. - 4 OUTLINES The . Senate Finance committee con tinues its consideration of. tariff bill schedules. The Senate . .Jjobby Investigating committee; continues its probe of the sugar interests. . , , - - Yesterday was. .hotter than any pre vious; day of the yearT according to recoras or tne local, weather Bureau George M. Guthrie, ambassador to Japan, is" in : Washington, receiving final .instructions preparatory to go ing to .tokio.. ' . ' Six prominent leaders of the English miiitant . suffragette organization and one male supporter of the causei.were found : guilty of conspiracy yesterday Thomas Nelson Page has been nomi nated , by . President .Wilson as ambas sador to Italy, and Jf. A. stovall has 'been appointed , minister, to Swltzer- lahd. :. - ' '- :":."". . Senator ' James, of Kentucky, has taken a strong stand in the Senate Fi nance committee against the Imposi tion of a. countervailing duty, on meat' and cattle. .. The Senate committee investigating conditions accompanying the, strike of coad miners in West Virgmia will con tinue the examination "of .witnesses in Washington, after today. - -, New York markets: Money on call steady 2 to 21-2 oer cent.r ruling: rate 2 1-8 ; closing bid 2 1-4;; offered at 2 1-2. Flour : unchanged. Wheat weak. Corn steady. . Rosin easy- at 4.25. Turpentine steaay. spot cot ton closed steady, five boints up; mid dling .' uplands ; . 12.40 $ . middling gulf y&.bo; sales. -. none, ,- ; President of State Merchants' Association: ' ti ' , ib: joe garibaldi,-of. chari,ottk. Presiding at Annual Sessions of Convention JAMES TAKES VIGOROUS STAND Kentucky Senator Opposes - Countery . - Tatilinfl -Duty-oft MeaVsmd Cattle;-! - Declaring 'Articles Should 7 .. be Unrestricted . Washington, June IT. Senator. Ol lie James, of ' Kentucky , who made the sugar tariff speech in the Senate defending the stand of President Wil son, has taSen a vigorous position in the Finance 1 committee agamst the imposition of a countervailing duty on meat and cattle, and-.today announced that he will carry the fight to the Dem ocratic Senatorial caucus if he tailed to swing the committee into line. When the majority niembers of the Finance committee resumed consider ation of the proposed countervailing duties on agricultural products, Sena tor James emphatically declared that the public was entitled' to unrestrict ed free cattle- and meat. He did not oppose the action of the Democrats, in free-listing wheat and flour with, the countervailing duty added, - but he op posed such, a duty on cattle and meat &u sLi enuousiy uiax ;imai acuou on me J matter was 'deferred. Senator V Sim mons announced that the matter-was settled vfor 'presentation to the caucus insofar as wheat and flour were con cerned. : - " .' i '' : "5-s I ant! for free cattle and meat: and shall go to the limit; to get it," said Senator James, when his attitude be fore the committee became known, Because some countries levy a tax on the imports of the' American beef. trust, why - should we, in', retaliation, starve the people of . the United States. - I favored free .meat and free cattle in the campaign last Fall and intend to do all I can to put them in the tariff law." The majority of the committee were in "session until late tonight to hasten work on the tariff bill,i and practically completed the sundries schedule. . Re maining for consideration are 'the in come tax and administrative features of the: bill, .which the committee will try to conclude by Thursday nighty it is probable that .the caucus wiu - be called to meet Friday, fout problems in the administrative section of the bill may . delay the caucus untiL Monf day. Chairman Simmons is planning to get the - bill into the Senate .'by. a week from Monday, If possible. ! h " Senator Hitchcock, of t Nebraska, whose amendment to the tariff: bill levvine a eraduated tax . onf tobacco output, was rejected by nis. colleagues on . the Finance committee, gave . no tice In the Senate that he would carry that amendment to the caucus . and make: a determined fight for - its in corporation in the bill. , He also intro duced an amendment providing ior a graduated income tax on all ; corpora tions havine a caDital stock of more than $100,ui0,000, and controlling more than one-fourth ; of the production of any commodity. This, he sald- he also would uree in the caucus. The actiph of the - Finance majority in nuttine a tax on bananas yesterday was explained by Chairman . Simmons todav as a revenue proposition. "We have placed a tariff of 5 cents a bunch on bananas, saia tne aenator, "for the purpose of raising . revenue, and also for the reason that, the ba nana trade is absolutely controlled by trust. " v- "-' "We" estimate that the annual reve hue-to be derived from bananas at 5 cents a- bunch : cannot , very- well be shifted to the consumer.!' o : CAROLINA-: BEACH Mid-week dance tonight. Excellent music,: com modious pavilion and miles of safest mainland - beach bathed .t in ".softest moonliffht. c.The ? return river trip, a dream. Come -along with, us; ;- she will appreciate it. ,.,: ;v Advertisement; Xi 3 I Now Being Held at Wrightsrille Beach. MONEY FOB CUSTOM HOUSE Estidatefc 5Ud Show $532,250 Wilt be J "Available for -Local Building When,1 President Signs. Sun- ; dry Civil Bill. ' ' (Special Star Telegram.) Washington, D, C, June : 17. Esti mates filed, - by the Secretary, of the Treasury show the following amounts will . be available when the Sundry lCivil bill now irl the s hands of the President, . is signed : Lumberton - $ 5,- 000 additional for land; Wilson f 50,- 000 for -building; Kinston $69,981; Wilmington custom house and court house $532,250; Charlotte , postofnee and court house $250,000. . Congressman Gudger was told by the supervising architect today that the government will advertise fjor bids for the construction of the Feder al building at Henderson about Sep tember 15th. , .. . In regard to the government paying .for the maintenance of lights around the Federal building at Asheville, the xum . isirict ousressm-iu was torn tnat it couia not pe uoue. ,,ine cuy or Asnevnie, nowever, may nave tne extra lights if they decide to, pay for them. Another blow was dealt the rail roads today ..when the Inter-State Commerce Commission issued an or der reducing the - rates ; on fertilizer from Wadesboro to points in South Carolina to the rate in. force prior, to February 26th, 1912. The railroads are instructed to. restore the old rates not later than August 15th, and to keep them in effect, for a period of not less than two years from that date.- After a conference today between George' S. Norfleet and Benjamin Huntley, representing? the citizens of Winston-Salem, and the - supervising architect of the Treasury Department, it was announced that the government would agree to allow an entrance to the postoffice building on Trade street. Messrs. Norfleet and Huntley do not believe the collectorship for the West- ern district -of Nprth Carolina, is as vet a closed Incident and they ex pressed the hope that Col. Garland E. Webb would yet land the job and that the office: of collector would be moved to Wniston-Salem. Osborn and Moonshiners. - Representative Page, -who general ly thinks well before he speaks, said tnat ne was .nearmy in lavor or tne plan proposed by -Commissioner Os born to get the co-operation 'of the sheriffs - of ; the 100 counties in J North Carolina in his move to rid the State of moonshiners. '-' . : -r "Col. Osborn has the right' idea,", said Mr..' Page, "if he can get the sheriffs to help in this good work, and if public opinion is with the commis sioner, and 1 1 believe' is, the commis sioner will do more to destroy illicit whiskey making in North Carolina than any one before him.- In Mont gomery: county Sheriff J. H. McKen zie in the past 10 years has destroy ed more illicit distilleries than all the revenue "; agents put together. What has been ' accomplished in Montgome ry can, Lthmk, b,ef done m many other counties., - x n . . the pleasures of the beach to the Jull- In his effort todrive the moon- est extent and that their: stay would shiner from the State Col. Osborn has I De iong ; -.,.. shown the same good judgment he ; vice President E.r H. Munson, who usually does, said Major Stedman. delivered the address of welcome in The co-operation of the sheriffs will behalf of the Wilmington association, d a Powerful .adct -an-breaking. up had his auditors guessing, when, af stills. -If if can be done bv any one ter he was introduced by Mr. Little, CoinmissionerOsbonM :A will accpm- stepped across the platform and pick pllsh the result " ' . , - P. R. A. e)j up a suspicious looking grip. Lit- ;' " . ": tie by little he revealed his purpose CAROLINA BEACH Mid-week and also the contents- of the grip, dance tonight. , Excellent music, com- Some time ago, he said, the local as modious pavilion, and miles. of safest sociation adopted : a resolution that mainland beach bathed in softest the next president of -the -association, moonlight." .The return river trips a dream. Come along- with us; she will appreciate ,iU;. (Advertisement.) To satisfying all manner of needs and de sires Is the little Want Ad. in your dally paper. It works while' yon sleep, search Ins out for yon just what you want and setting: It. Wben in doubt, try a Star Bus iness IiOoal, i .1 WHOLE NUMBEB 13,353. STATE MERCHANTS AT HI HI Eleventh Annual Meeting of North Carolina Associa tion at Beach THE WELCOME ADDRESSES Responses Were Cordial and Expres sive of Pleasure at Being Pres entToday's Programme v is Announced. Welcomed i with . pleasing and elo quent addresses and most cordially greeted by members , of the WJilming- ton association, the 11th annual con vention ; of the Merchants' Association of North Carolina began in the assem bly hall of the Oceanic Hotel, Wrights ville Beach .last night, and will con tinue in . session, through , Thursday. evening.. : There ; were ' less than 100 merchants , in : attendance, but a great many others: were expected to arrive on the late trains last night and the early trains today. Practically ... no" business was tran sacted last night, the" meeting being taken up altogether , with the addres ses of welcome, of which there were four, and the response. This morning the first business session will be held ana irom then until- the closing ses sion Thursday night the , merchants will have a plenty to keep them busy as there are a number of matters o vital importance to be considered at this meeting. 1 ; t ; The convention was called to order i last night at 8:30 o'clock ; by Mr. Joe . Garibaldi.' of Charlotte, president or J the association. -Mr. E. H. . Munson, of Wilmington, - vice -president of the state associationrana president or tne Wilmington association, stated that Joseph- W: Little: , Esq., of r the local bar, bad been selected as master or t ceremonies to "introduce .the different, speakers. , Mr.1 ' Little r then . took -charge of the meeting and asked Rev. ? H. W. Koelling, of this city,; assistant 4 pastor of St- Andrew's Presbyterian. chureh.ta speak -the invocation." . , - Mr. Little initde- &1 ew introductory: remarks 'and. theri prosented Council man Chas. C. Loughlin,- Mayor Pr6 Tern, of the city of Wilmington, who made the address of welcome in be half of the city in the absence of May or , Parker" Quince Moore who was prevented from being present on, ac count of illness in his family.- Coun- cilman Loughlhr made his usual. pleas- ing address and gave to - the visitors a most cordial - welcome to Wilming ton and Wrightsville Beach. , He in vited the visitors to consider " what Wilmington has to off er -Wilmington, he said, is the gateway of North Car olina, located on the only river that empties directly into the ocean, thus giving an. outlet that is highly advan tageous in the matter of freight rates. The speaker -said -that it gave him' pleasure to welcome the visitors to the city that is. known far and wide for its genuine hospitality. ', "We are an old town and look in the past, he said, "but we also look into the fu ture. Wfe know that -North Carolina in a way is undeveloped, we know that the same is true of Wilmington, but we also know that North Carolina and Wilmington have a great .future." In conclusion he said that as a represen- tative of the mayori0t the city It gave him neculiar nleasure to welc.ome ihft visitors. - , . . visitors. Mr. Little said, in introducing the next speaker, -that it had long been said our neighboring city of , Charles ton that in order to become a citizen of that place residence for 99 years is required. Wilmington may hare heen in this class at one. time, but it has made some .progress and now it only requires a residence' of 59 years . to become a citizen; of this city. "If is my pleasure," he said; "to introduce to you one tnat nas not yet quallhed as a citizen as regards the length of time he has resided here, but because of his superior: ability ; and talents he has shown since coming here -we feel a little closer to him than to . an ordi nary citizen. Ladies and gentlemen, l take jpleasure in. presenting- to you W. P. Stacy, Esq.; who will extend to you a welcome in behalf of the Wil mington bar," said Mr, Little. Mr. Stacy made one of : his usual fine addresses and was heard with the deepest interest by all.r He said that he had an ideal for1 the organization, had an . ideal for all commercial - and industrial organizations in the State, and urged that the time is at hand for constructive building. . He spoke alohg this line briefly and was given careful attention and in Conclusion he said, "You ; are . as : Welcome as the waves that blow across the ocean; as welcome as the breezes, yea, as wel come as the flowers in May-' . -: Col. John VanB. Metts, extended the welcome in behalf of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce." He declared that, he was placed at a disadvantage on the programme as he was placed against three lawyers.": He said that he came to the meeting; not to make an address . because-: speech-making was out of his line, but as a represen tative of the Chamber' of. Commerce, which has and is doing much, he said, for the upbuilding of the city. All of you, he said, who have commercial organizations, know- their value to your .town.- Col. Metts expressed the hope that the visitors would enjoy to - he: 'elected later, would have to j make,. the address of welcome - to the (Continued on -Page 8.) IDinUTC llll C tfUIUIIIUIILLL i! , 4 "j il 'i ' 11 . - "it i I each, session. j them on. the deck pi.uie Viu n.. -,:.w i jit:"!-".:
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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June 18, 1913, edition 1
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