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iubscriptloh Tormo The .r.lornin Star I Year by Mail.... ..$8.00 f Six Months by Mall. ...$3.00 'Oldest Daily - Newspapers In the State. s . ; Largest . circulation j, of lany Wilmington Paper. Months by Mail.. .$1.50 VOL. LXXXi-ITO. 38. Wilmington, n.c, Wednesday, xovember.g, 1907. WHOLE NO. 12,518. 0 v.. nprtions were held yesterday In States and several important ips- in New York city the Tammany Lenient , kw 9A nnn ot iA ticket WaS eicicu vj v,vvv uioguilljr the Hearst-Republican,, fusion Jet- Tom Johnson claims to have " --elected mayor of Cleveland v 8 000 majority, but the Republicans JJaim Burton's election by about 2,000 jiaryianu cicvitu o. icwuuauv State ticket and the Democrats nom Lated former Governor Smith for the United States Senatorship; New Jer sey elected a Democratic governor by from 20,000 to 25,000; . Kentucky is Jjose, with the probability that a Re publican governor is chosen; the Re Jmblicans swept Massachusetts- president rvuvjyc icn. . umca I fi tote yesterday, me uuxj icamfe ox me iin bein? cheering crowds and a jnn welcome on the part of his neighbors me nve wnaiing vessels vlikb. were supposed to have been lost have turned up safe with thirty- sii whales In order to save their cash, National Banks all oyer the country are refusing to cash pension Touchers and other government paper calling for money; the sub-treasuries cash them Congressman Bourke Cochran was arrested in New York yesterday and confined a while in a public station by an overzealous policeman who falsely charged ille i registration Large numbers -of lows are to emigrate from Russia, and nther European countries to the Unit- ed States; a special noiei wni ne con dacted for them white they await pas gage at Berlin and special arrange ments will be made for them on the North German-Lloyd steamships New York financiers took satisfaction yesterday from the first arrival of Eu ropean gold, a shipment of $7,700,000 haling come in to help out the bante reserves, in all, $36,600,000 will soon e received; it is believed that the uMng over of the Tennessee Coal ad Iron Company by the Steel Trust Trill greatly relieve the Trust Compa ny of America which holds a large imount of the Tennessee Company's 1 securities A sequel or me divorce i A. Hart McKee by his wife in Paris fe that he sues her and her father fox libel in defaming his character to get the divorce As the result of trou ble at the polls in Louisville, Ky., yes terday, Clyde Campbell was killed, his father, W. R. Campbell, was shot and two policemen were wounded, the Campbells were Republicans and re sisted arrest Isaac D. Surratt, son of Mrs. Mary E. Surratt who was hanged for alleged complicity in the. assassination of President Lincoln, died in Baltimore on Sunday and was buried in Washington 'yesterday? t Fire at Louisville. Ky yesterday de stroyed the $250,000 plant of the Bour boiMpckyards and did $75,000 danv aVTthe plant of the Vissman Pack- ih Company The will of Walter Farnsworth Baker, a millionaire club man of Boston, who was supposed to haTe been poisoned in New York, has I ie will, as the bulk of the fortune was left to persons not related to deceased Official announcement is made that the Steel Trust has secured a con trolicg interest in the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company, and that it bclps two hi? New York trust companies I which hold the Tennessee company's Vsecurities The Presidents of Nlcar- I agua, Honduras and Salvador held a I conference yesterday to cement peace among the Central American repub lics Sigror Nasi, former Italian minister of Education, is on trial in Home for misappropriation of funds while ia office; he sets up as part of lu defense that, he had to subsidize a newspaper, and to create friends for &e government in various ways. The Washington Post wants dema- o-o icurgateu lu Lilt? rcai. xk uiai, "d be done there would hardly be J .n aow room in the rear. The Charleston News and Courier fcaies this side remark,; "When Gov ernors Smith, Glenn and Comer get Aether it takes three queens to beat them." However, we could take that fcefc-pot with one Wilmington queen. Tie late Senator Morgan could have toM them that if they were determined to build the Panama Canal anyhow, too narrow to start with, -but eiad so rrmrh pise to ca-ir lift rilrt-n't t that far along in his discussion of a canal cle Joe Cannon is reported as be 55 that -he would rather Peaker again than President." P. S. ncle Joe could change his mind in of seconds if he thought there T8 any chance for him to be Presi aent instead of Speaker. Senator Depew speaking of the Yner in which the panic, in , New v was handled, said: "The day en' Sa ed b"V the pluck' couraSe and of the men who do things." - It that l! bsrved by a man UP4 tree cans trouble as brought on- be e tfy tried to "do" each other. . ,le on his trip South, President Sha ' .n:dia soming to John muuonV?but "stretching the stretche constitution was Phiiiw m order to Purchase the Pines and embark .upon a colo Policy and it would seem that ution0 yet that con- hQn ug ls dangerous, v " OUTLINES. CAPT. S. W. SKINNER Esteemed Wilmington Citizen Passed Away Yesterday in Jacksonville, Fla. HAD iBEEN IN A HOSPITAL Pneumonia Set in When Condition of Patient Gave Hope Remains Will Reach Here Tonight Fu neral -Arrangements Later. A telegram to members of the fam- fily in Wilmington last night conveyed to them the distressing intelligence that Captain Samuel W. Skinner, one of Wilmington's oldest and most highly esteemed citizens had just passed away in a hospital in Jack sonville, Fla., where he had been for treatment for some weeks. The im mediate cause of Capt. Skinner's death was pneumonia, v though he had suf fered much lately with heart disease and it was this that carried him first to the hospital. Mr. Louis H. Skin ner, only son of the deceased, left for a. second trip to Jacksonville to be with his father Sunday night and reached his bedside before he be came unconscious, but it was seen from the first after the development pf pneumonia thai" it was only a question of a few days with the ven erable man, whose constitution was anything but strong after the ravages of the disease that had been preying upon his vitality. Capt. Skinner passed away in the hospital at Jack sonville at 6:30 o'clock yesterday ev ening. Until two years ago when he we at lo Jacksonville to engage in some special marine work, - the deceased was a res'ident of Wilmington and still claimed his citizenship here. He had more than passed the three score and ten years allotted to man but was re markably active for one of his age and was well known by,, many people, in this' city by whom 'he was held In the-highest esteem. The news of his passing away will be received with the" keenest regret by every one in the; circle of v his acquaintance.- Of the immediate ; family there- are .. surviv ing Mr. Louis H;Sklnnckrv aseai.-and two daughters,. . Mrs . Augustus Heide and Miss Sallie Skinner, all -of this city.. Mr. Louis ' Skinner - went ' to Jacksonville to be with his father about ten days ago and left him very much improved. Soon after he reached home however, a telegram came, stating that pneumonia had de veloped and Mr. Skinner at once re1 turned to be with his father. All of the bereaved ones have the tenderest sympathy of a host of friends in the sorrow which is theirs. The remains of Capt. Skinner will be brought to Wimington on the late train tonight and the funeral arrange ments will be announced later. SEABREASE-GILES. Prominent Young People in This City to Wed In November. Very handsomely engraved invita tions bearing cards of admission to the church were received by friends in the city yesterday as follows: "Reverend Alexander W. Seabrease requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of his daughter Agnes Anderson to Mr. Clayton Giles, Jr. on the afternoon df Thursday the twenty-first of November at five o'clock St, Paul's Church Wilmington, North Carolina," Both the bride-elect and prospective groom are among Wilmington's most prominent young society people and the announcement of their approach ing marriage will be received, with much interest here and elsewhere. SAFE BLOWERS AT WORK Three Places Including Bank Looted at MaysvillefN. C. ' Information reached the city yester day through a request for the county bloodhounds of the blowing of three safes in the town of Maysvilte, on the Newbern road, 60 miles from Wil mington, between midnight and day yesterday morning ' ; The stores of Mattox Collins '& Gillette, J. M. and A. C. Foscue and a private banking es tablishment were entered by yeggmen, the safes blown and about $600 in cash secured. There is no clue to the parties. Constable Savage could not I get to Maysville before last night with the hounds and, therefore, de cided that nothing would be accom plished by responding to the call. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A. C. L. Dividend Notice. F. A. Bissinger On TTime. E. Warren & Son Fresh Cocoa-nuts.-'' " W. S. Mintz Business and Society Printing. - Academy of Musicj King Company. x . Stock - Business Locals. Lost Gold Watch. Wanted To Rent House. -X5. P. B. Mahler.-For Rent. . Wanted Furnished' Rooms. . - - People's - B. , & L. Association New Series Stock. - - -" STUL "HUM'S THIT-WORD" Nothing Given Out in Raleigh Yester day as to Conference on Rail way Rate Litigation Probable Proceeding Hereafter. (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, November 5. At to day's conference of Governor Glenn, membersof the Council of State, Cor poration Commissioners and attor neys for the State in the pending rail road rate litigation for the purpose of mapping out plans for a further pros ecution of the 'case for the State In the Southern railway and other suits involving 2 1- cent passenger rate act, Governor Glenn said to-night the con ference was thoroughly harmonious and unanimous on every proposition that came uptor action, -He said each man, attorneys and . others, had his work mapped out for him and all pledged themselves to "stand by their guns," and that all is in readiness now for the further prosecution of the suit from the State's view point. "What are some of the things that are to be done," a curious newspaper man ventured to ask. "Oh, that is another thing," was the laconic reply of the governor. "All this is very illuminating," sad ly commented another newspaper man. "Yes, about as clear as mud," came the facetious response from the Gov ernor. The fact is every member of the conference is bound to secrecy, the Governor to give out the only state ment The Governor was asked if there was any probability of an extra ses sion of the Legislature, so much talked of, to adjust a compromise. The reply was taat is anotner thing. I am not talkine as to Dlans. and anvthine voul8tb year of his age when he passed say about any of these matters will have to be on your own responsibil ity." It is known that the Governor laid before the conference a detailed re view of the deliberations between the governors of Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina in Atlanta Jast week and that plans agreed on . today were in the light of action taken by the governors in the Atlanta Conference.. According to the . regular programme the next move in the JtftigaUon will be the naming of a date by Standing Master Montgomery for .a ftnal"hear4ar-usiliess established in 1856 in In or witnesses or'ttie 1 State' lii 4 this city toy' the "lateJaines Wilspn; "He Raleigh: This is to be probably with In the next two weeks unless the con ference to-day changed the pro gramme. There were present and par ticipating In the conference : Governor Glenn, State Auditor - Dixon, ., Secre tary ofState Grimes State Treasurer Lacy and Superintendent of. Public Instruction Joyner, of the Council of State; Chairman Prank McNeilll and Commissioner S. L. Rogers and E. C. Beddlngfield, of the Corporation Com mission: E.-J. Justice of Greensboro, ex-Governor C. B. Aycock, of Golds boro; F.'A. Woodward, -of Wilson; R. W. Winston, of Durham; ex-Judge James E. Shepherd, of, Raleigh, and W. E. Daniel of Weldon. Audit and Finance Board. Th0 Pn9r nf AnrHt. and Finance was in session last night but trans-1 acted no business beyond allowing an appropriation of $5,000 additional for renair of the streets and $500 for curbing where needed. -The appro priation of $300 for painting Fourth Street bridge was approved. Cou pons to the amount of $212.50 which had been paid, were burned by Jjie board.' .Alderman Bolles was present at the meeting and urged the several appropriations as made by the Alder men for necessary work. Fell From Street Car. Mr. J. H. Southarland, of Middle Bound, suffered a fracture pf the hip as the result of stepping from a street car. near ..Ninth and Princess streets Monday afternoon. On account of Mr. Southerland's age," which' is 62, his in jury is quite severe. Mr. Southerland failed to notice that the car was in motion when he stepped off and was thrown violently. He was taken to the hospital from the home of his 'sis ter, Mrs. S. J. Sneedn at whose home he was about to alight when the acci dent occurred. A Arariemv of Music rrfha. TTino- TWamatl fVTrmTlV nlPftR- ; ot. jmrtfAnnA at tho Anad-! emf of Music last night with their He had a high sense of honor; his in nroduction of "The Circus Girl." The tegrity was unquestioned and"his soecialties between act were especial- knowledge of general affairs was wide, lv nleasing and the play itself was He. was a Itlzen whom the community a hove the " average - of popular prioa offerings. Tonight the offering will be-the' .laughable comedy "Marrying for Money." A new line of specialties will be introduced between acts and this will be one of; the best bills of the week. The Brotheftiood Meeting. The Star is requested to announce in view of some confusion tha has re sulted as to the4 date that the . open meeting of the Brotherhood of St. James will take place"7 in the parish house this t Wednesday) evening and that all male members of the.p'arish are most cordially invited. ; There will be music by the male quartette com posed of . the Messrs. Fenley, Bates and White, light refreshments and Infor mal talks by some - of the members. The affair promises to be a delightful one in' every respecL v New rope portieres this week '.$1.39 at ReMert -.-J:- y ' ' t - " - T - NATHANIEL JACOB! Highly . Esteemed Wilmington Citizen Passed at His Home Yesterday. LONG AND USEFUL CAREER - r Prominent in Business and Fraternal Circles, Father of Odd- Fellows' -Home at Goldsboro Grand Lodge Ceremonies Today. With a sense of deep regret at the loss of a good and useful citizen, the community learned yesterday of the dsath of Mr. Nathaniel Jacobi, which occurred during the morning hours at his home, corner of Third and Grace streets, this citjr, following an illness of some time during which it was seen that his condition was very feeble and at the most he could live but a short time! Mr. Jacobi passed away with all members of the family at his bedside. In his death Wilming ton loses one of its most useful citi zens, the family losss a loving and devoted father and scores of friends are bereft of a wise counsellor and a true commrade.' The bereaved ones of the immediate family, two sons, Messrs. Marcus W. Jacobi and Joseph N. Jacobi, and a sister, Mrs. Matilda Ashim, of San Francisco, Cal., have the tenderest sympathy of all in the irreparable loss which they have suf fered. Mr. Jacobi was "born January 21st 1828 at No. 3, City Road, London, England, and was therefore in the away. ie was xne son or won jacooi and Criscllla Rebecca Nathans and in his early childhood at the age of four or five years, came to this country and settled with his parents at Char leston. S. C. When the civil war broke out, Mr. Jacobi tendered his service to the Confederacy and was assigned to the chief cterkship in the quarter master's , department under Major Sty ron and toward the close of the war was ordered to Wilmington. After the war he decided to locate here and in September 1869 purchased- the hard had b-een continuously at the head of this 'important enterprise t until - his death yesterday. In 1888, upon his 21st birthday, Mrv Jacobi admitted to the firm his son, Mr. Marcus W. Ja cob!, and the firm name was changed to the N. Jacobi Hardware Company. Still later in 1889,' when a second son attained his majority, Mr. Joseph N Jacobi was admitted to the copartner ship of father and sons, the business having been built up to one of emi pence in the Carolra as. On August 31st 1865 Mr. Jacobi mar ried Miss Rosalie Beuthner, of New York, and she preceded him to the grave by but a few years. Of six chil dren which blessed this union only the two -named survive him, four hav- 9 1 l i jii mvl passea away in cnuanooa. lue sons surviving are among ine leaamg young business men of the city and have the sympathy of hosts of friends all over the State in their bereave ment. Mr. Jacobi was best known in State as the "father" of the Odd Fellows' Orphan Home at Goldsboro. He was one of the originators and builders of this institution and-had served, on the Board of Trustees since the day it was 'opened. His connection with the order: began April 14th 1852 with Jef ferson' Lodge -No. 4, of Charleston. Upon removing to this city he trans ferred his membership . to Cape Fear Lodge No. 2, pf this city and had al ways been most active and enthusias tic in the work of th?e order. - In the business, fraternal and re ligious world Mr. . Jacobi was well known bavin g been the original and only president of the Mechanics' Home Association; a director, in. the Murchison National Bank; vioa presi dent of the .Temple of Israel and one its founders; one of -the organizers of Cornelius Harnett' Council, Royal Ar canum; a member of the True Broth erhood of thechurch; a charter mem ber of the Kniglfts of Honor and Legion of Honor and also of the Banal iDTltU He was exceedingly chanta- bla and his life was full of good deeds can ill afford to lose. The funeral j)f Mr. Jacobi will be conducted with Grand Lodge honors by the .Odd Fellows this afternoon from the Temple of Israel and the re mains will be laid. to rest in Oakdafe. Grand Master Perrin Busbee. Mr. C. L. Lumsden, ; Mr. C. B. Edwards,of Raleigh, - and other Grand Lodge . offi cers will be here this morning for the purpose of taking part: in the services. AH , Odd Fellows in the ;city are called but to attend "the5 services. v Their Wooden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs G. . Henry Haar' last night at their; hospitable home most delierhtf ully celebrated their wooden wedding. . Quite a. number of friends called during the afternoon and even ing and the host and hostess Were showered with congratulations. They received a great many very-handsome presents significant of the occasion, and served at dainty course of refresh ments during the evening. PRETTY EVENING WEDDING Miss Leola Bishop Attractive Brfde of Mr. Owen K. Woodcock in Pretty Home Ceremony Yesterday Evenings-Bridal Tour. A pretty evening wedding joining . maaSe Miss Leola Bishop, the HtuovuTu young- uaugnier oi ana Mrs. H. M. Bishop, and Mr. Owen K. Wood cock, a popular arid highly esteemed young Wilmingtonian, was celebrated at 8.45 o'clock last night at the home of the bride's parents, No. 916 Chest nut street, the Rev. W. L. Rexford, pastor of Market, Street M. E. Church, officiating. The parlors of the home were .very attractively decorated with palms, ferns and cut flowers and the marriage scene "at a beautifully im provised altar was a pretty one. The bride was gowned in a hand ' some creation of voile over brown silk and carried a lovely bouquet of carnations. She was "attended as maid of honor by Miss Nallie Duncan, her friend, while the groom was at tended as best man by his friend, Mr. Willie Cromwell. Miss Duncan wore a pretty costume of which organdfe and also carried carnations. The? groom and best man wore the conven tional black and the ensemble at the altar was "a beautiful picture. - Following th-e solemn words that made the couple man and wife as pronounced by Rev. Mr. Rexford, an informal reception was given at which, the .younirpeople to the 'marriage vows ere the recipients of anany happy congratu iations. They will leave this morning for a bridal tour North but will return to the city and make their home where both are .very popular. The groom is employed in the general offices of the Atlantic Coast Line in this city and has a host of friends. The bride Is a young woman. of many accomplishments and is active, in the Market iStreet M. E. Church congrega tion. Their, friends wish them much happiness' in the happy union which they have just formed. , FUNERAL YESTERDAY Victim , of Sad Tragedy Monday Af ternoon Laid to Rest. rb'lage of friends of the deceased and the grief-stricken family impressive fimeral services were conducted , yes terday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the residence, No. 710 North Third street" ovar the' remains r ot yo Louis Otersen, 'son. 'of Mr and Mrs. W. G. A. Otersen, who met death in such a tragic manner in the elevator accident at the store of I. M; Bear & Co., Monday afternoon. The services were by the pastor of the family, Rev. W. A. Snyder, of St. Paul's Evangel ical Lutheran Church, assisted by Rev. A. D. McClure, D. D., pastor of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church. The hymns were sweetly rendered by" a special choir and a large number of very beautiful flowers were laid on the casket. - After the services at the house the remains were taken to Oakdale ceme tery where they were tenderly - laid to rest in the family lot, the pall-bearers having been Honorary, Messrs. H. C. Bear and C. H.; Thompson; active, Messrs. August Meyland,. Willie Evans, John H. King, Carl Muegge, Jr., Jas. Bowden and Walter Knight. The ac tive pall-bearers were all youngfriends of the deceased and the sight ot their bearing: the remains of their little comrade to their lasting resting place J was a scene pathetic indeed. A MORNING WEDDING Miss Daisy Gore Becomes Bride of Mr. WilHam J. Flynn. In the presence of relatives and a number 6f -admiring friends at the home of the bride's parents, No. 720 Dock street, yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, Miss Daisy Gore and Mr. Wit HamVJ. Flynn were happily united in marriage in a very pretty ceremony performed by the Rev. Fred. D. Hale, D. D., pastor of the First Baptist Church. The announcement of the wedding will come as a surprise to a great many friends-of the couple as few outside the circle of the family kriew . of the engagement. Immedi ate! v after the ceremony - Mr. Flynn and bride left on the northbound train for an extended bridal tour, returning from which they will be at home to their many friends at 320 South Sixth street. Mr. and Mrs. Flynn were ac companied north . by Miss Ada Gore, a sister of the bride, and Miss Maggie Flynn. a sister of the groom. They will visit the Exposition and a num ber of other places of interest North. . The bride is a ypung woman much admired in a wide circle of friends here while the groom is a well known young business man. They have the very best wishes of many friends for their success and happiness. Exhibit of Curios, h A-rare treat is Jn store for all who visit an exhibit of missionary curios that is to be'madeat the manse of Im manuel Presbyterian Churc, 204 Nun stuaet, by "Mrs. J.' S. Crowley and JUrs. George C. Worth7 on, Thursday from 4 to 6 P. M. and from 8 lo 10 P. M. These curios come from China, the Philippines, Africa and, many other countries and will be . explained by Mrs. Worth and Mrs.- Crowley, who have spent much of their' life among these benighted people of whom they have brought most interesting remind ersk A small admission of , ten cents will be charged and the proceeds will be used . for C a', worthy .cause. 'All friends are most cordially invited. ' CTATC WATCDU1 VC $ North Carolina Association Form ed By Buseness Mem of North Carolina. J. H. CHADBOURN PRESIDENT Stirring Addresses From All Sections and Singular Unanimity of ;Purf ! pose On Part f Alt National ' Rivers and Harbors. More than a hundred leading, busi ness men of the State, including (Sen ator Lee S. Overman and several of the North Carolina delegation in Con gress met here, yesterday and organ- V ized permanently the North Carolina ' A r Waterways Association, ' a . branch" of the National Rivers and Harbors Con - 1 ''y.: gress of the United States. Mr. J H. Chadbourn, of Wilmington, was elected presidentv with the following vice presidents in their order from each of the Congressional 'Districts:' Mr. George T. Leach," Washington; Colonel John F, Bruton, Wilson; ;M.r. George C. Royall, Goldsboro; Colonel Charles E. Johnson, Raleigh; General Julian-S. Carr,. Durham; Hon.;G. B. Patterson, Maxton ; Mr. John W. Gul-1 ledge, Wadesboro; Hon. W. D. Tur ner, Stat3sville; Mr. J. A. Fore," Char lotte, and Mr. Clarence Sawyer, of Asheville. ; A constitution and by-laws Y were adopted -providing for an executive ' committee of officers and five other" members to be appointed by the presi dent and a secretary and treasurer, to be elected by the exfsoutive committee. The purposes of the Association are to promote the development of th,e waterways of North Carolina and "to" : urge such legislation with Stajte and . National bodies as will speedily resut in the effective and systematic acconji- ...f plishments of this development; . ,tot gather .statistics and information per-' -taining to traffic that will be affected ' by this "development; to co-operate " 7 more effectively with National ' bodies T Lin securing the adoption .of such poll cies by: the Federal . government av will: lead to large' and regularapprd-: - priatlbns for river, and harbor -'deveI- V; meat.- "The-d-foot; : project 'fftini ; Wilmington ta the -sea as" solution - of - the railway freight : rate- probteih K and the canalization Of-fhe upper 'Cape v:'x ; Fe&r to Fayettevllle, as thrice :recdg nized by : the Legislature, were: enthu-1 3 siaticaliy endorsed. V i:-:' s'u Nineteen towns and . citl?s outside of Wilmington were represented by; J more than fifty delegates at the meet-. ing and the procee dings ) were mark--ed by singular unanimity of purpose and enthusiasm. ' Wilmington has per haps not before in a decade entertain ed a more distinguished body of men and they were all with one accord in " . favor of the great object which they v had been assembled to consider. The ;1 meeting was called to order in the; United States court room in the post office building shortly before 11 o'clock by Major E. J. Hale, of Fayettevllle, a vice- president of the National Rjhr- ers and Harbors Congress, who re quested Mr. Chadbourn to preside until a permanent organization was effected. C Mr. Chadbourn requested Mr. Meares Harriss to act as secretary and in ex- plaining the -purposes of the meeting gave a most interesting and compre hensive outline of. the movement, in augurated in this city on the sixth .Of June "last for the improvement" of North Carolina waterways as absolu tion of the railway frienght rate prob-, lem. Mr. Chadbourn was; listened" to ; with great interest by the large num ber assembled. Delegates next, pre sented their credentials and a surpris ingly' large attendance was notedi Fol lowing these preliminaries Mr. H. W. ; Malloy, of the -Wilmington Chamber fully welcomed the visitors to the city !' "':' i assuring them of the proverbial , Cape - i L -' - i if ear nospitauty ana empnasizmg uie, important movement in which they were engaged. Following Mr. Malloy, President J. A, Taylor, of the Cham ber of Commerce, with whom perhaps the idea of making Wilmington a gate way as a solution of thd rate problem ' orignated, was Introduced and -spoke most happily and interestingly of the project. Mr. Taylor is an authority on rates and his analysis of the situa tion as it applies in North Carolina was listened to with interest and profit, ' '. , " ' Mr. Taylor closed with a high and deserved tribute to the distinguished Senator .Lee S. Overman, whom he In troduced to the convention. ; " v ; .Senator Overman, a favorite with New Hanover ; people, proved himself none the less a favorite with the -conservative business interests of North Carolina. He pledged his hearty sup port to the improvement of North Car olina waterways in an address which was both ornate Jjind pleasing. Mr. Overman referred to the great sur plus In the Treasury of the United W estates ana toia .-. now some to ; uh5. might be well expended i in the Lim-5:;- ;; "im provement ; ol - omr. great . natural rt'0 sources.: He was gracefully pleasing in his references- to Wilmington "' and to the upper Ch-pe Fear. Concluding, Mr; Overman ' turned to " Hon. " John ", H.!. Small, who was sittingnear; and said ; "You may talk of Simmons and Over man all you want to, but there sits the ; c (Continued onpage fcr.; 1 ir;- f v: v,-. i f- ! i ,-.1'. .'. i.. J.' - - v r "a . i : i'i' -'Hf . ft 'If;' f 7 "K 7 S
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