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THE MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON, ft C -THURSDAY, MAY 10, 19 17. -TWO S I1: "1$ t p. ill V-1 I'll is IT: r 1. j! ! ; I 1! 3 '1 11" IS 3-. V', i 1: DB. SUMMERS LOSES BEFORE SUPRE1 COURT Must Serve His Three Years Term for Malpractice Death Sentence of Charles Walker for Murder of Sweethearts Is Affirm ed -Notable Cases Decided This Week. Special Star Telegram.) .Raleigh, N.. C May 9, The Supreme C(jurt affirms the Mecklenburg Supe rior court in conviction and sentence of three years against Dr. J. W-Sun--mers for malpractice on a young worn- an who applied to him for treatment and then, according to his contention, came hack showing self inflicted in juries that he treated. After a review of the remarkable and repulsive evi dence and trial, Judge Hoke for the court declares that , no error to the prejudice of the defendant was commit ted by the trial judge. In State vs Charles "Walker, from Caldwell, the first degree conviction and death -sentence for the murder of -Florence Sulphin are affirmed. Walker and the girl had been engaged and she dismissed him and he followed her into a deep woods where she was accom- . panying two little children, and he there shot her to death. The Supreme court regards the evidence as proving deliberate and premeditated murder. In W. M. Smith, administrator, vs Charlotte Electric Co., seeking damag es for the killing of Charles B. Skipper on College stret, the Supreme court reverses the non-suit alleged by the j lower court, thereby sustaining the appeal "of the plaintiff. This actibn is chiefly on the ground that there, is lia-; billty on account of an inadequate fen der on the car. There isalso a non-suit reversal in T. H. Thomas vs Southern Railway Co., from Burke county, in which Thomas is seeking damages for serious injuries sustained by being struck by a mail pouch' thrown from a fast train pass ing Bridgewater Station, where he was waiting to take passage on another train. , The full list of opinions follows: Yates vs Fire Insurance Co., Guil ford, appeal dismissed; Milliken vs Ses soms, Richmond, no errors; Courtney vs Parker, Anson, no error; State vs Smith, Gaston, no error; State vs Sum mers, Mecklenburg, no error; Utilities Company vs Bessemer City, Gaston, af affirmed; Mitchum ys Pesour.Gaston, re versed; Smith vs Electric Railway Co., Mecklenburg, reversed; Jenkins vs Car son .Gaston, no error; State vs Walker, Caldwell, no error; Thomas vs South ern Railway Co., Burke,-reversed; Gut ton, and Bourbonnias vs Cooke, Burke, no error; Campbell vs Road Commis sioners of Davie county, no error; Kearns vs Gray, executor, Guilfard, ap peal, dismissed. FUNERAL OF JAMES M. KING. This Afternoon' From Sixth Street Ad. ( ' ventist Church. The funeral of Mr. James M. King, who died at his home. No. 706 Wooster street, Tuesday night at 9:25 o'clock, will take place this afternoon from the Sixth Street Adventist church at 4 o'clock, .. Rev. J. W. Harvey, assistant pastor, r conducting the services. In terment will be made at Bellevue cem etery. , Rev. A, L. Goodrich Accepts Call. Rev. A. L. Goodrich has accepted a call to the pastorate of Wrightsboro Baptist church and will serve in con nection with his pastorate of the Delga do church. There will be a rally at the Wrightsboro church tonight. Rev. Mr. Goodrich recently came here and is making a fine impression' on those who have observed the splendid manner in which he is getting hold of the work n his new field. I. ' - . I ' i ' nw ' ... ' TO STOP BAD EGG TRAFFIC Shippers Cited Before . Federal Food and Drag Officials. Washington, D. C, May 9. A num ber of egg shippers in Kansas, Ne braska, Oklahoma, and the Panhandle section of Texas have been cited to appear-before the Bureau of Chemistry, U. S. Department of Agriculture, to show cause why they are not guilty of violating the Food and Drugs Act by shipping in interstate commerce, cases of eggs containing large numbers, of rots and spots. ,The Food and Drugs Act prohibits the interstate shipment of bad eggs, which are held, to be I adulterated food.. This a'ction follows investigation made during 1916 at Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Trinidad, Colorado; After hearing the Department will take such action as is warranted by the facts in each case. The Department also is notifying egg shippers in this territory to candle all eggs before shipment in interstate commerce and is announcing that it will be glad to send them information on- candling to enable them to comply with the Federal law. . SENATORS HOPE TO VOTE ON THE SPY BILL BY SATURDAY Some parliamentary Difficulty Cleared Away Yesterday. Washington, May 9. Some of the parliamentary difficulties in the path of the administration espionage bill with its press censorship and embargo provisions were cleared away in the Senate today but efforts to obtain a unanimous consent agreement to vote finally on the measure Saturday failed afer a long wrangle. The bill will be taken up again tomorrow with the press censorship section occupying the center of. attention. Leaders hope for a flna vote by Saturday night. NEW YORK CAPTURED BY JOFFRE AND HIS PARTY OF FRENCHMEN (Continued From Page One). States for the Frenchmen, beginning with a visit to Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Received with rousing 'cheers in Philadelphia, the mission, visited the grave of Benjamin Franklin and then went to the -University of . Pennsyl vania, where M. Viviani and Marshal Joffre were given the honorary degree of doctor of laws. Marshal ' Joffre received a marshal's.. .baton made from the original timber of Independence Hall and a gold-headed cane. The French commission spent the evening here quietly and retired early in preparation for a busy day to morrow. The program includes the unveiling of a statue pf-rLafayette in a Brooklyn park, luncheon givn in their honor by the merchant's asso ciation, a reception at Columbia Uni versity, which will confer honorary degrees on M. Viviani and Marshal Joffre, a visit to the tomb of General Grant and a reception at the public library in the evening to "be followed by an entertainment at the Metropoli tan Opera House. CONFIDENT SUBMARINE MENACE WILL BE MET (Continued From Page One), thing is to make our operations against the submarine immediately effective. The vast program of. merchant ship building proposed by the United States governments as a:means,to overwhelm the submarine campaign has encourag ed and thrilled the people of the al lied countries, and we Jinowthat it has produced consternation in'- Germany wherever the kaiser's, censorship has not failed to suppress, the facts..". SUPPORT PLEDGED FOR SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM (Continued From Page One), if necessary, but the administration be lieves such a power will not have to be exercised. ,: - The Shipping Board plans to clear ship yards of construction actually un der way, then to let contracts for stan. dardized steel cargo vessels, ' ail built alike and of a design permitting a min imum time for completion. It probably will adopt one of four designs already" suomitted. One of these, for a ship of 8,800 gross tonnage, is especially fa vored. ' ! PETROGRAD SOCIALISTS TAKE PEACE MEETING SERIOUSLY. Apparently More Hopeful Than Either Danes or Germans. , Copenhagen, via London, May S.-The "peace mission'- of -M.': Borgbjerg, - the Danish socialist leader and editor of the Social Demokraten, .as made known to th& executive, committee of the soldiers and workmen's delegates of Russia, ap parently- is taken more senousiy radical socialist circles in Petrograd than either here or in Berlin. M. Borgbjerg's own paper here has tens to weaken the Jpbsitive .announce-; merits ' of the Petrograd. news agency by a denial that M. BOrgbjerg has any rtffiHni mssion beyond 'inviting the Russian socialists "to the Stockholm conference, and the declaration that the; peace conditions he described .may be regarded as part of the peace program which the Danish socialists, alter a u-. f erence with Philipp Scheidemann leader of the majority socialists in Ger- many, may consider the possible 'basis for a settltment. U-BOAT BOOTY. FO RAPBIIj ' CLAIMED AT 1,100,000 TONS Von Capelle Tells Reichstag the Sub marines1 Will Persevere. London, " May .---Reutei's1 Amsterdam correspondent, quoting Berlin advices, says: '' '. " "' '- ": , "The reichstag has begun its second reading of the navy bridge t Dr. Pfleg er, naval reporter of the budget com mittee, declared that the submarine booty for April would not be less than '-i.iflfl.nnn tons and added that the; reichstag looked forward to the activ ity by the German navy with a conn dent hope of speedy and victorious peace. Vice Admiral von Capelle, min-j ister of the navy, who followed J-r, Pfleerer. said: " 'This recognition is new stimulus tot us . to fulfill Germanys expectations regarding the U-boat, what have faced enthusiastically the great task of de cisively intervening alongside our vicj torious army. I assure you that the U-boats will persevere until the end J We have the necessary boats, a train ed personnel, fuel and all accessories'.' AMERICAN SHIP FIRES AND U-BOAT QUICKLY DISAPPEARS Vessel Reaching New York Reports On Incident Off Irish Coast. New York. May An armed Am erioan Line steamship which arrived here tonight from an European port reported that her gun crew fired six shots at a German submarine off the coast of Ireland on May 2. The underj sea boat immediately submerged and it was impossible to determine whether any of the shots took effect. .The periscope of the submarine wa sighted about six p. m., and 'the Arat erican vessel immediately swung around, to afford the gunners an opr portunity for accurate aim. The unj dersea craft disappeared simultanef ously with the firing of the first shot, it was said, and did not reappear. The American ship then put on full speed and proceeded on her course. MAJOR-GENERAL PERSHING SUMMONED TO WASHINGTON Washington, May 9. Orders sum moning Major-General John J. Pershj ing, commandin gthe Southern De partment, to Washington, have aroused much speculation here. Officials have declined to give any explanation or to comment on reports that the- general's visit "is connected with the subject of selecting a commander, for a military expedition to France. TOWN ELECTION HELD. J. P. Waddell, Sr. Chosen Mayor of Fair Bluff- Commissioners. (Special Star Correspondence.) Fair Bluff. N. C, May 9. At the town election held here on Monday for may or and commissioners the following were elected: Mayor, J. P. Waddell, Sr.; Commis sioners, Hicks Powell, J. F. Rogers, Frank VanSant, Hoscbe Tucker J. P. Waddell, Jr. . . - . ' Washington,, May 9. The general fuel board; organized by the National Defense council to speed ui coal" proj ection and' aid'. in securing equitable distribution, of fuel held its first meetp ing here 'today and .assigned its mem bers to have direct charge of the work in the respective producing districts of the country SUMMER MEMBERSHIPS FOR THE Y. M. C A. THIS YEAR Board tDlreeiforaWUI Give Member ships to' Enlisted Men Summer; memberships for the Wil mington' Y. M. C. A. at' the rate of $4 for the foW months of May, June, July and August -were 'endorsed , by the Board of ; Directors' at; their; monthly meeting Tuesday night. -. These mem berships Vwill entitle the holders to all ttie' -privileges fof 'the association in cluding the use5 of-"the" swimming pool, the gymnasium and the sliower aths and should prove especially attrac tive to young., men in the city. The usual Charge for a membership is $10 'for a, year or any part' of a year and this special membership is provided in order to accommodate those' young men. ho may be in the city temporarily -or who :may not care to have its priv-ileges during the winter.- ' I .' ,. ; The Board of Directors also went on record as favoring the extension of the memberships of :, all members enlisting under the colors: for such period as they may be in service without further charge to themv . There are a Jarge number of the members who have eith er answered the call to the colors or have' already enlisted. j i ..- . CAVALRY DRILL ANNOUNCEMENTS Embryo Equestrians Will Assemble For Drill Friday Night. Capt. Thos. J. Gause, commanding Cavalry Troop C, N. C. N. G announc es that there will be a drill of the com pany on Friday ! night, May 11th, at 8 p m., at the headquarters in the Boys Brigade Armory, and a full attendance is expected. There have been several other drills this week, but they were rather poorly attended, and he is espe cially anxious to have a full company, as far as possible, there . on Friday night, so that they may be put through the necessary pvimary formations. Captain Gause also gives out the an nouncement that a drill will be held on every Monday,' Wednesday-and Friday night, beginning next Monday night, at the same place and time, so that the company will be. able o Put up a good appearance when the mustering officer 'comes, i A well drilled company is a result of long and thoughtful drilling, and it will be much easier for the men if they attend the "preliminary drills and get On to the rudiments of being a soldier. The order is: t "Remember! Let every man be there Fjiday night.' ON TRUCK SHIPMENT MATTER. Interstate Commerce Commission Will Confer With Atlantic Coast Line. ' Some time ago a telegram was sent by the Chamber of Commerce of this city in regard to the delayed shipments of truck, between this city and Nor thern markets! and in reply to thi$ telegram a letter has been received by the Chamber of Commerce, from Mr. G. B. McGinty, secretary of the Inter- state Commerce Commission, stating that the matter has been taken up with the Atlantic Coast Line, request ing that an investigation of the com plaint be made and a report be made to the commission concerning the mat ter. r .',- The letter also stated that the com mission had no definite way of dealing with Such matters or complaints in respeot to delayed shipments and that the Shipper in case the carrier failed to transport property with reasonable dispatch,. .had the right of-redress by a suit in the Courts, in case an amicable settlement could not be - made other wise. HENRY LAMB RECOVERING. Was Injured While at Post of Duty Last Thursday Morning. ; Mr. Henry Lamb is recovering slow ly at his boarding place at 308 Front street, from injuries received, at Teach eys last Thursday morning, when the train he was working on came to a sudden stop. He says he-was thrown with great force against a desk in the cab, which caused him to receive internal injuries, the seriousness of which is not yet determined. Mr. Lamb has been with the Atlantic Coast Line for sixteen or eighteen months, is said to be thoroughly re liable and constantly at his post of duty: His friends .wish for him an early recovery from his Injuries. REVIVAL SERVICES NEXT WEEK AT DOCK ST. CHRISTIAN CHURCH Evangelist John M. Waters to Preach Series of Sermons. Beginning Sunday,. May 13, a series of revival services will be held at the Pock Street Christian church. Evan gelist John M. Waters will conduct the services. The music fill be under the direction of Mr. J. W. Buck. Mr. Waters is a very successful evangelist who has held a number , of revivals in the State, and the members of the lo cal. church are confidently looking for ward to a very successful meeting. MEET IN WILSON TODAY. Teams of. Men and Millions Movement of Christian Church to Gather. The team of workers in the Men and Millions Movement of the Disciples of Christ will neet in Wilson today and tomorrpw. This is a movement of the Christian church to raise a sum of $3,600,000 and a force pf 1,000 men and women for missionary work. Over $3,000,000 has already been raised and the campaign will soon be brought to aT close: -. . to'- " mm Must ; be I rendered by the stomach, liver, and bowels in order to maintain the high est . possible standard of health. - When help is needed TRY HOSTETTER'S STOMA CH B ITTERS GOVERNOR BICKETT COMING To Deliver Patriotic Address Jniy 4 at Baptist Seaside Assembly Other - Notable Speakers. A patriotic address 'by Governor T. W. Bickett on the morning of July 4 will constitute tjhe concluding feature of the Baptist Seaside Assembly, to be held in' the new auditprium pn' Harbor Island at Wrightsville Beach, ' June 2? to July 4, inclusive, according to the prospectus of the big annual North Carolina Baptist event copies of which have been received in the city." Dr. J. J. Hurt; of this city, is. president of the Assembly. . A notable array of lecturers, orators and specialists has been secured -for the Assembly this year, including such. men as Dr. A. T. Robertson, of Louisville; Dr. R. F. Y. Pierce.oJt New York; Dr. H. M. Wharton, of Baltimore; Dr. B. D. Gray of .Atlanta, and Dr. John Roach cstratton, of Norfolk, i. The prospectus has this to say of Wrightsville Beach, which will be of peculiar local interest: "Wrightsville Beach is one of the most popular seaside resorts on the Atlantic Coast. This Is reached by trol ley eight miles from. Wilmington. We meet in the Harbor Island Auditorium which has just been built at a cost of $35,000.00. It is the best "seaside audi torium south of Atlantic City." The literature being broadcast over the State and the country advertising the Assembly is bound to prove of much value to the resort in a general way. ' ; From the prospectus the following information is gleaned as . to "Who's Who on the Programme." Rev. A. T. Robertson, D.D., L.L.D., of the Southern Baptist Theological Semi nary, will deliver five1 lectures in New Testament studies. j Rev. Weston Bruner, Raleigh, N. C, pastor of Tabernaclej church and for many years head of the department of Evangelism of the Home Mission-Board, Atlanta, Ga.,, will deliver five lectures on evangelism. In charge of the Pastors Conference for five days will be the following: Rev. W. M. Vines, D. P., Charlotte; Rev. Fred D. Hale, D. D-, Lexington, N. C; Rev. W. C. Barrett, Gastonia, N. C; Rev. C. D. Graves, Wake Forest, and Rev. C. L. Greaves, Lumberton, N. C. Conducting the Woman's Missionary Conference every day! will be the fol lowing: Mrs. H. T- Pope, Lumberton; Mrs. W. J-T. Jones, Raleigh; Mrs. H. C. Moore, Raleigh; Miss ,Annie Ruth Cald well, Lumberton; Miss Bertha Carroll, Raleigh. Miss Margaret Frost, Nashville, Tenn., an elementary specialist, will have classes in the Training school every day. Miss Annie L- Williams, Birmingham, Ala., one of the best known Sunday school workers in the South,, will have classes every day in a study of the pupil. . j Mr. E. L. Woslageli Asheville, N. C, one of the singers dt the Home Mis sion Board's evangelistic field force, will have charge of the music. He will.be assisted by Mrs. W. B. . Muse, pianist, and the Acme quartet, of Wilmington. , Rev. R. F. Y. Pierce, p. D., New York City, will deliver three lectures. He is probably the finest artist using chalk for illustrations on the platform of today. He is pastor of North Baptist church. ' Rev. H. M. Wharton, D. D., Baltimore, Md., is already known as one of the most popular preachers and entertain ers. He gives three j Chautauqua lec tures. . . Rev. John Roach ' I Stratton, P. P., rNorfolk, Va., a successful pastor and popular lecturer, appears twice on the programme. - - Rev. B. P. Gray, P. P., L.L.P,, Atlan ta, Ga., corresponding secretary of the Home Mission Board, will be on hand on Sunday. INCREASE 6F FIFTEEN , : PEE CENT INADEQUATE (Continued From Page One). '. Higher cos of labor j and other items of operation to which the rads al ready are committeed have increased their expenses by $126,100,000, he said, while wage adjustments and further increases Jn the cost I of material will add another $29,800,000 when existing contracts expire. VICTOR CARLSTROM MEETS HIS DEATH (Continued From! Page One). ; ed the Aero Club's medal of merit both for this year and last and was winner of the Curtiss marine flying trophy foT" 1916. He also received agpld watch from the club for his -Chicago-New York flight.. . I- - Absolutely 'Removes Indigestion, One package proves it 25c at all druggists.. j W.B.l H.763-$3j5 j IJfeCbms Off ; With Fingers Doesn't hurt a bit! Corns and calluses loosen and fall off I Magic 1 ; Few drops of Freezone take all pain and soreness from corns instantly t No humbug! Any corn, whether hard, soft or be tween the toes, will loosen right up and lift out, with out a particle - of pain ; or soreness. I Wonderful discovery by Cincinnati man This remarkable drug is called freezone and is a, com pound of ether discovered by a Cincinnati, man. ' - i Ask at any drug store for a small bottle of freezone, which will cost but a trifle, but is sufficient to rid one's feet of every corn or callus. Put a few drops directly upon any tender, aching corn or callus. Instantly the soreness disappears and shortty the corn or callus NAVAL INSPECTOR LOOKS OVER LOCAL DIVISION Will Be Taken Into Federal Service If Recommendation is Favorable. Lieut. John J. London, U. S. N., State Inspector of naval militia, spent yes terday in the city looking over the Wilmington division of the naval mil itia. Lieutenant London will make his report direot to Washington, and after an examination "by the medical officer "who will arrive within a few days, the oompany will be ordered into the Fed eral service, provided the recommenda tion given them b,y Lieutenant London is a favorable one. i It . is the intention of the dapart ment, however, to keep the company in Wilmington until they have mastered the rudiments of infantry drill and then to send them on board a battle ship. Although the required 48 men have already been accepted into the division, Six Years Ago, Tbii&ing She Might Die, Says Texas Lady, Bui Kow She Is a Well, Strong Woisan and Praises Cardni Fcr Her Recorery. Jtoyse Citr, Tex. Mrs. Mary Kil tnan, of this place, says; "After t&e birth of my little girl... my side com menced to hurt me. I had to go back to bed. We called the doctor. He treated me. . .but I got no better. I got ."worse and worse until the misery was unbearable... I was In bed for three months and suffered such agony that I was just drawn 'up in a knot... I told, my husband if he would get me a bottle of Cardui I would try it. . . I commenced taking it, however, that evening I called my family about me... for I knew I could not last many days unless I had a change for DRESSED POULTRY The Quality, The Article, The Price, The But. Always to be H DAVIS & HINTZE PHONES 48-49-50. 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Tiny bofCles of iYeote coat but a few cent at any drug ttott. it is the desire of-the-officers to secure a minimum of 60 men in -order to qua-iiiy ior anotner commissioned offi cer. - LOAN OF $75,000,000 IS - TO BE MADE TO BELGIUM Will Be Expended By American R?lltf Commission. Washington, May 1). The United States has arranged-to makea loan o: $75,000,000 to Belgium -which will- be extended by. the Belgian Relief Com mission. " The loan will be advanced at lh rate of $12,500,000 a month, of which $7,000,000 will be available,., for relief in Belgium and $5,000,000 for relief in northern France. v By making the loan ,the L'niiei States will take the burden of the re lief of Belgium and France from the shoulders of Great Britain and France and conduct it from this country to fa: as possible. . - the better. That was six years agfl and I am still here and am a well strong woman, and I ewe- my life ttf Cardui. I had only, iaken half , tie bottle when I began to feel better. The misery in my side got less... I continued right on tailing the Cardd until I had taken three bottles and I did not need any more for I ras well and never felt better in my life... I have never had any trouble from Gat day to this' ; Do you suffer from headache; back ache, pains in sides, or other discom forts, each month? Or do you feel weak, nervous and fagged-out? If 8 give Cardui, the woman's tonic, trial. : J- 71 FRONT STREET MARKET At AH Dealers WEINGARTEN BROS Ind, New York Chicago San Frsoo I 1 ami mi 11 111 1 1 m n,i, nam, ,
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