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MEE'lJVuIS WEIK TRAVELERS BOLD BALLY COMMITTEE MONDAY FAYETTEVILLE WILL PLAY GENERAL ASSEMBLY firemen were killed in Milwau Fivt Wis., yesterday by the toppling kee. OUTLINES. 1k Efforts to save adjoining property. An Employe of the concern received burns rhich resulted in fcis death and the Ire loss is estimated at $250,000 president-elect Taft on his return to Ohio from New Orleans, made a speaking tour through Louisiana, Mis sissippi and Alabama and was given i hearty welcome at toe many places je spoke. He spoke strongly in de- jense of the Panama canal workers an(l showed his utter contempt for the hurtful criticisms Edna Hop-" per "Wallace, the actress, was married to A. 0. Brown, the failed broker, at Freehold, N. J., nearly three months ag0 A sensation was created in jjev Orleans yesterday when indict ments were returned in the Circuit court against the Mayor and several prominent citizens of Kenner, charg ing them with conspiracy The bark Matanzas was towed into Norfolk har jjor by the revenue cutter Onondaga yesterday A new proposition for construction of a lighthouse off Dia mond Shoals is presented to House Committee by Congressman Small. The House committee yesterday voted to make favorable report on the till to reduce the salary of Secretary of State Of the 13 regular supply bills annually passed by Congress only two have passed the Senate and only six the House Marble monuments, about 30 feet high, with suitable in scriptions, are to be erected by the Government to the Confederate sol diers buried in the cemeteries in Al ton, 111., and Indianapolis, Ind. The reception by the populace of London of the King and Queen on their return from Berlin was more than usually enthusiastic! The widow of Gen. Edwin S. McCook was run over by an automobile and killed in New York Mexico will take steps to irrigate i ho great Laguna cotton district A deserter from our army has been captured in Winnipeg. He will be extradited on charge of stealing his eouipment 20,000 elk are starving in Wyoming There was a bold and successful train robbery near Denver yesterday morning The jury in the Cooper-Carmack murder case has been secured and the trial will begin on Tuesday New York markets: Cot ton closed quiet, middling uplands !.S3, middling gulf 10.10. Money on call nominal, time loans nominal. Flour in moderate demand. Wheat firm, No. 2 red 1.18 7-8. Corn steady, Xo. 2, 72 1-2 elevator. Oats firm, mixed 55 1-2 to 56. Rosin and turpen tine quiet. "My! How New Orleans did put it on Atlanta! You will be apt to hear something interesting when Mr. Rainey replies io Mr. Lovering. Why are not the cotton mill opera tives asked their views on proposed legislation for their benefit? What do you suppose would happen should Taft select some place at the South for his "winter capital"? If Roosevelt "would practice what he preaches he would have greater sup port in his veto of the census bill. That 4,anti-trust bill with teeth" does not seem to be wanted by any of the people for whose benefit it is pro posed to pass It. It seems the Mayor's remark about some lawyer trying to influence a State's witness was made in a Pick wickian sense. Congress can raise the salary of Secretary of State as soon as Knox leaves that body, but he cannot profit ' it until March 1911. A half century from now the people will know who were .right, the advo cates of a lock canal or those who wanted one on a sea level. H seems strange to read these days -f a. delegation of citizens going to Rfleigh to urge before the Legislature 'better regulation of the sale of li 'inor in their county." If the State issues $1,500,000 in bonds for benefit of educational and charitable institutions will it be in ad lition to the $500,000 authorized for similar purposes by the last Legisla ture? No legislative action during the Present session will receive more gen eral approval than the adverse report f the House Judiciary Committee on the proposition to increase the num ber of causes for divorce. Why does not the Democratic press ,Jrge the standing up to all the decla rations of the platform by Democrats instead of harping on one and igmor kg others of much more importance, especially the one in reference to the tariff? The farmer in this country Is not folding his own .against the miner. Jn the last ten years our mineral pro duction has more than doubled in val Uf while during the same time the alue of farm products has increased OQly 65 per cent. Convocation of V fon, Pro testant Episcopal urch, With Good Shepherd. BEGINS TUESDAY NIGHT Interesting Series of Services That Will Attract Many Visitors to the tho City Programme An nounced. The Convocation of Wilmington, em bracing a large number of parishes in this section igt the East Carolina Dio cese of the Protestant Episcopal Church, will be held in this city with the Church of the Good Shepherd, Sixth and Queen streets, beginning on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock and con tinuing trough Thursday. The convocation will bring to Wil mington a number of visitors of prom inence from among the clergy and lai ty of the Episcopal Church in this sec tion of the State. The last meeting of the convocation was at Fayetteville, but a number of circumstances mili tated against a large attendance. The meeting in Wilmington, however, is expected to be a splendid one and ar rangements are being made for the entertainment of a4 goodly number of visitors. The services of the convo cation will be open to the general public and as many as can do so are requested to be present. Rev. Thos. P. Noe, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, announces the pro gramme for the Convocation as fol lows : Tuesday, '8 P. M. Church of Good Shepherd, evening prayer and sermon, preacher, Rev. W. R. Noe, Clinton. Wednesday, 11 A. M. St. James' Church, Holy Communion and ser mon, preacher, Rev. W. E. Cox, St. John's Church. Wednesday, 3:30 P. M. Good Shep herd, business meeting Wednesday, 8 P. M. Good Shep herd, evening prayer and sermon, preacher, Rev. J. G. Buskie, St. Ste phens', Goldsboro". Thursday, 11 A. M. St. James Church, morning prayer and sermon, preacher, Rev. Edward Wootten. Thursday, 3:30 P. M. Good Shep herd, children's service, speaker, Rev. W. R. Noe, Clinton. Thursday, 4 P. M. Good Shepherd, meeting of Woman's Parochial Mis sionary Society of the Convocation, Mrs. William Calder, presiding. Thursday, 8 P. M. Good Shepherd, closing service. Discussion. Subject:' 'The Chris tian: (1) At Home Rev. A. W. Sea brease. (2) To Business Rev. J. G. Buskie. (3) In Society Rev. Isaac W. Hughes, Dean. MR. WILLIAM DEVAUN Well Known Citizen Passes Away Funeral This Afternoon. Mr. William DeVaun, a well known Wilmington citizen, respected and es teemed by all who knew him, passed away at 6:30 o'clock yesterday even ing at his home. No. 611 Wooster street, after an illness of some time with paralysis. He is survived by his wife, three sons, Messrs. Moses and J. L. DeVaun, of Florida, and David Devaun, of Folkstone, N. C; also three children, Miss Bertha and Charles DeVaun, and Mrs. J. D. Ben der, of this city. They have the sym pathy of many friends in the bereave ment that is theirs. The funeral will be conducted at 4 o'clock this after noon by Rev. G. A. Martin, pastor of Southside Baptist Church, and the in terment will be in Bellevue cemetery. Members of Jeff Davis Council No. 63, Jr. O. U. A. M., of which deceased wras a valuable member, are called to assemble at their council hall at 3 P. M. for the purpose of attending the obsequies in a body. CIVIC RIGHTEOUSNESS Special Sermon at First Baptist Church This Evening by Pastor. Pastor Fred D. Hale, of the First Baptist Church, announces a special sermon this "evening on the subject "Civic Righteousness, or Law Enforce ment, the Guiding Principle in Select ing City Officials at the Coming Pri mary." The sermon is in view of the approaching municipal, contest and the invitation is general to the voters of the city at large. In announcing the service Dr. Hale says that he "Believes the time has come for Christian men ;and women to take a more active in terest ifi affairs of government, hence the sermon he has in view ana which all ana cordially invited to hear. "MAN OF THE HOUR Delighted Wilmington Theatre-Goers at Academy of Musio Last' Night. "The Man of The Hour" delighted a large Saturday night audience at the Academy of Music last evening, many patrons of the theatre declaring the production far and away above any thing seen in the local play-house this season. The pity is that the off -night prevented a larger patronage of the play, nearly all who witnessed it ex pressing the lone regret that -others were not permitted to see The play itself was not only interesting and wholesome, but it was put on by a superb cast and gave the most in" finite satisfaction to everyone. f ...i Interesting Social Gathering bf Cape Fear Council, U. C. T., Last Even ing Award of Handsome Prizes in Contest for Weeks. Cape Fear Cojincil No. 374, United Commercial Travelers, last night in its rooms on the third floor of the Murchison National Bank, held a most interesting rally which was attended by upwards of a hundred members of the organization in this city and many traveling men who can3 in for the occasion. The rally took the form of a smok er and social gathering, the principal feautre of which was the distribution of three hantfspme prizes for which the TJ. C. T. people and their friends have been contesting for several weeks. Mr. George W. Chesnut super Intended the awarding of the prizes, which have been on display for some time in the show window of Homvet, the jeweler, on North Front street. Mr. L. C. Hubbard, of Lumber Bridge, N. C, became the fortunate possessor of the very handsome diamond ring, offered as the first prize, his number having been 8030, white Mr. L. T. Cot tingham was awarded the gold watch od No. 8,406, and .Mr. E. M. Nance, of Fair Bluff, received the third prize, a pretty diamond shirt stud with No. 3,303. There was much close rivalry for th-a prizes and the outcome was waited with much interest by the large number of travelers and many others who could not be present but who had entered the contest. The contest was for the purpose of swelling the benefit funds of Cape Fear Council and it is gratifying to know jthat a goodly sum was realized from th3 contest. Senior Councilor L. H. Burnett was master of ceremoies dur ing the evening and the affair passed off most pleasantly for all in attend ance. ANSWER THE COMPLAINT Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company Deny Allegations of Suitor. Messrs. Mordecai & Gadsen, Rutledge & Hagood and Rountree & Carr, at torneys for the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co., yesterday in the Supe rior Court made answer to the com plaint in the reeent damage suit for $10,000 brought by Frank Davis, by his father and next friend, against the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co., for personal injuries received some months ago while working as a labor er at the Almont factory of the de fendant in this city. The allegations as to negligence on the part of the de fendant company are denied and as to other allegations not admitted the defendant holds the plaintiff to strict proof. The case will likely be set for trial at the forthcoming session of th3 Superior Court in this county. GLORIOUS SLUMBERLAND Big Musical Extravaganza Event of This Week in Wilmington. The event of the present week will be the production of "Slumberland," the magnificent musical extravaganza, a the Academy of Music Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday ma tinee. We are requested by the man agement to state that the production to ba given at the Academy is not the version of the great play that will be shown in moving pictures during the week. The play at the Academy is entirely new and will include in its cast 500 prominent young people of Wilmington and the costumes and ef fects will be of the most gorgeous. The reserved seat sale begins Tues day morning at 8 o'clock at DeRosset's bookstore. Not over ten tfokets will be sold to any one person at one time. Mr. J. L. Jackson Dead. Friends in Wilmington and this sec tion of the State will regret to learn of the death of Mr. J. L. Jackson, a well known citizen of Lake Wacca maw, which occurred yesterday at his home. Mr. Jackson had reached the advanced age of about 70 years and had not been actively engaged for some years, having rather retired from business to enjoy a large estate, which he had amassed. He is surviv ed by a son and several daughters. The funeral will be conducted at Lake Waccamaw today. Special Meeting of W. L. I. A special meeting of the Wilming ton Light Infantry is called, for tomor row evening at 7:30 o'clock at the ar mory. A full attendance is desired as business of importance will be for transaction. Wilmington Banks in Excellent Condi' tion. By referring to the recent state ments of the Wilmington banks one can readily see. that no banks in North Carolina are in tetter condition than the Wilmington banks. The American: National Bank of this city which only had its capital fully paid in last Oct ber now shows deposits of over one quarter-of a million dollars, net profit of $3,572.55 and total assets of $455, 218.92. The growth of this young in stitution is due largely to the person nel of its directors and officers. The board consists of the following well known business men: Geo. W. Hug gins, Geo. O. Gaylord, Herbert Mc Clammy, Wl B. Cooper, A. G. Warren, V. Sidbury, J. T. King, J. J. Hopkins, W. McClellan, Cuthbert Martin an Thos. E. CooDer. Call Will! be Issued Tomorrow Noon For Municipal Primary in March. VACANCIES TO BE FILLED Candidates For Aldermen Promise to be Many Primary Must be 30 Days Before Election in May. Other Notes. The Wiilmington city Democratic Executive Committee will meet Mon day at noon at the office of its chair man, Wtoodus Kellum, Esq., in the I. O. O. F. building for the purpose of reorganizing by the election of mem bers to fill vacancies from the first and second wards, which failed to elect at the last primary, and for the purpose of officially calling a primary for the nomination of a 'Mayor and ten mem bers of the Board of Aldermen to be voted for on the first Tuesday in May. Mr. Kellum stated yesterday that he was notifying members of the commit tee of the place" and hour of the meet ing and he hoped to nave a full at tendance. The vacancies will be filled by the committee as at present consti tuted and it is expected that the new members will then be called in to de liberate with the other members as to the best date for calling the primary. The primary is legalized and the law provides that it shall be held not later than 30 days before the election and not earlier than 60 days before. As the election this year falls on M4y 4th, being the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the month, the pri mary cannot be held later than the first of April nor earlier than the first of March. It is likely that a date be tween those will be selected, probably about the 15th of March as 30 days notice of the primary will probably be given and Monday is the 15th of lebruary. Many people have expressed the wish that in view of the fact that the city has been torn up for several months with elections of one kind and another, that the campaign this year be shortened as much" as possible and the committee will no doubt also take this view of conditions. The official call will be issued by the committee on Monday and then the candidates and their friends will line iip for the fray, which the average citizen hopes will be "short and sweet." From present indications there will be a warm fight in the several wards for Aldermen with two and perhaps three and four tickets. Mr. C. C. Rice is spoken of as an additional candidate in the First ward while friends of Messrs. J. F. iSellars and B. C. Moore are also spoken of from that division. Former Alderman W. E. Tfopp has al ready announced his purpose to stand for nomination in the Fourth ward, and Mr. J. B. Fales has announced officially that he will be a candidate for election in the Fifth ward. There is also talk among friends of the nom ination of Mr- Thos. B. Willard or Mr. E. P. Willard from the Fifth ward, both of whom are residing near their factory in South Wilmington. How ever, nothing is known as to whether or not either of them would accept. After the formal call for the prima ry is issued, it is expected that the papers will contain the announcements of a large . number of aspirants for councilman in the several wards of the city. RETURNS FROM CRUISE. Cutter Seminole Encountered Rough Weather Leaving Again Soctn. Returning from a cruise of some ten days, as far north as Hatteras and back down the coast to Charleston- and Port Royal, the revenue cutter Semi nole arrived in port yesterday, after an exceedingly rough trip, part of the time being devoted to a. search for vessels in distress. With favorable weather the cutter will leave again next Thursday lor a voyage of a few days to destroy several derelicts seen on the last cruise, the cutter obtain ing a wrecking outfit for this purpose while at Charleston. It was expected that the dynamo, which was recently sent to Richmond for repairs would have been in readi ness to ba replaced immediately upon her arrival, but it will require some time yet to make the necessary re pairs. SPECIAL DAY AT BROOKLYN Pastor C. F. Whitlock Will Deliver Two Strong Discourses Today. Pastor C. F. Whitlock will deliver a special discourse Sunday morning on "The Most Hurtful Error of the Chris tian Church." All are cordiairy invit ed to hear this sermon. His theme at night will be "The Lost who they are and how they are saved. Those who do not count themselves "Chris tians are especially invited To hear this evening's- discourse Everybody will be given a hearty welcome to all services and today will be one of more than ordinary Interest. "Slumberland" slippers and pumps at Peterson & Rulfs. See the new Spring goods at Ren Baseball Enthusiasts Will Apply For Franchise in East Carolina League. Strange Hallucination of Wil son County Boy. (Special Star Telegram.) Fayetteville, N. C, Feb. 13. At a meeting of baseball enthusiasts held here yesterday evening at which the Eastern Carolina League was repre sented by Mn R. H. Gwaltney, of Wil mington, it was decided that Fayette ville would make application for mem bership in the Eastern League at the directors' meeting to be held at Golds boro Monday. It is thought here that Fayetteville has a good chance for admission to the League. Mr. Gwaltney returned to Wilmington this afternoon well pleased at the result of the meeting here. A young man giving his name as Al bert Bass, of Black Creek township, Wilson county, and apparently insane, has been taken in charge by the po lice of this city. The police notified his father, Mr. Jerry Bass, said to be a wealthy farmer of Wilson county, who will send for his son. The young man gave as his reason for running away that certain persons were trying to turn him into a colored man. It has been learned here that Chas. Riddle, the 16-year-old youth, and Georgia Cain, a factory girl one year his junior, eloped from Cotton, a mill village near here, after failure to se cure a marriage license in this county, were married in South Carolina and returned to their homes at Cotton yes terday. DEBATE AT Y. M. C. A. Literary Society Meets Tomorrow Meeting For Men. The regular meeting of the Literary Society of the Y. M. C. A. will be held Monday evening at 8 o'clock, and pre ceding the debate readings will be given by Messrs. C. A. Ruark, in poe try, and D. L. Gallagher, in prose. The question for debate is, "Resolved, That all nations should now disarm and depend upon arbitration for the settlement of all disputes." The affir mative will be sustained by Messrs. J. M. Taylor and J. A. Bryson, and the negative by Messrs. J. W. Little and K. W. Price. All ( men are invited to hear Rev. W. L. Rexford, pastor of Trinity Me thodist church, in the parlors of the Y. M. C. A. this evening at 8 o'clock. His theme wilL be, "The Greatest Man in the Early Church." The Inter-State Membership Cam paign of Georgia and the Carolinas commences tomorrow. The lobby of the local organization last night was bright with the red and blue buttons in the coat lapels of the workers. The members are the most interested in the effort, as it is promised them that the money secured from memberships during the campaign will be used for repairs and improvements in the build ing. 53RD ANNIVERSARY BALL Interesting Bal IVTasque by Howard Re lief Company Tuesday evening. The 53rd anniversary ball of the Howard Relief Company will take place in the handsome club rooms on South Front street on Tuesday even ing of the coming week and it promi ses to be a most interesting and pleas ant affair for the large number of members who will attend. Masks and costumes have bfn ordered by many of the members from an outfitter in Baltimore and the dance will be a masquerad-3 with suitable prizes for the most grotesque costumes. Music will be by Hollowbush's Academy Or chestra and an elegant supper at mid night will be orn of the pleasing fea tures. The committee is composed of Messrs. E. Schulken, chairman; H. Gieschen, Fred Banck, Charles Schnib bsn and Carl F'ck. Tickets aie $1 each and may be secured from any member of the committee. NEW PICTURES ARRIVED. Interesting Exemplification of Secret Work by Stonewall Lodge. Thirty handsome slides for use in the exemplification of the secret work of the first rank have arrived and will be used Monday night at the regular meeting of Stonewall Lodge, Knights of Pythias, in the large electric stere opticon recently installed by the K. of P. lodges of the city. The lecture will be by State Deputy Grand Chan cellor J. D. Nutt and all Pythians in the city, whether members of Stone wall Lodge or not, are cordially invit ed to be present and participate in the exercises of the evening. Detained by the Police. Acting upon urgent request of her mother, Officer D. W. Willis yester day arrested Lena Williams, a 16-year-old white girl, at the union station as she was making preparation to leave on the Coast Line train at 3 o'clock for Norfolk. She had been forbidden by her parents and when she 'express ed her determination to leave the po lice were called on. She was detain ed at police headquarters during the afternoon and later taken in charge by her mother, who resides in the Delgado section of the city. The Polvogt Co., will have their White Goods Sale this week. See the new Spring goods at Keh- flpr's ' House Discusses Medical Bill and General Fish Law For The State. NO NEW COUNTY BILLS Announcement Received With Cheers in the Legislature Large Num ber of Local Measures Poured Into The Hopper. (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 13. The session of the upper branch of the General Assembly was rather dull today and nothing of interest transpired, but in the House there was another enliven ing discussion of the fish bill and a consideration of the proposition to re quire an educational qualification of all applicants for license to practice medicine. The special order in the House, the bill making it necessary for applicants for licenses to practice medicine to satisfy the State Board of Examiners that they have a high school education or its equivalent before they are al lowed to take the medical examination was laid before the House. Mr. Dowd offered an amendment that the edu cational qualification be eliminated. Mr. Doughton, to provide a first grade certificate from the county superin tendent of schools could be accepted as evidence of educational qualifica tion. After a long discussion and cross firing the previous question was call ed. The Doughton amendment was adopted. The Dowd amendment was adopted 46 to 43. Then the bill fail ed to pass second reading on account of its declaration that physicians did not care for it with an educational qualification eliminated. Mr. Dowd moved that the vote by which the me dical bill failed to pass be reconsider ed and that the motion be tabled. Doughton demanded the ayes and noes. The motion was voted down, 25 to 70. Then, the vote against the bill was made the special order for next Tues day, immediately after the disposition of the Child Labor bill. The bill to facilitate the collection of smal debts by making it a criminal offense for a man to get goods upon promise to pay out of certain money due him and then fail to pay when -he gets it, was voted down after a short discussion, also in the House. Senate Routine. Lieutenant Governor Newland con vened the Senate at 10 o'clock with prayer by Rev. W. C. Tyree, pastor of the Baptist church. Among new bills introduced: Dock ery, amend charter of Aberdeen & Asheboro Railroad Company. Nimocks, to authorize bonds and special tax in Cumberland for bridges. Nimocks, to amend law as to Rae ford school district. Matthews, to amend law relating to the Superior Court of Johnsbn county. Section 1506 Revisal. Shaw, to incorporate St. Paul, Ro beson county. The Manning bill to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds for the State bonds due in 1910, three mil lion dollars, passed second reading. Among bills passed final reading: Authorize certain townships in Bla den county to issue bonds to aid in construction of railroad to begin at Fayetteville or St. Paul, or between these places and extend to Elizabeth town, Bladen county. House bill re lating to pay of special veniremen in Richmond county. Amend charter of Bank of Lumberton. Validate acts of a justice of the peac In Sampson county. This justice, Matthews by name, had served for 25 years as a justice and neglected to re-qualify after the election in 1906 until elected again in 1908. In the meantime be had mar ried a number of couples and perform a great number of other magisterial duties. Other bills passed final reading: Amend RevisaL relatiug to the power of corporations, giving them an insur able interest in life of officers and agents in cases where financial loss would be suffered by their death. Au thorize settlement of remaining five outstanding bonds of the South Dako ta suit class for the construction of the Western North Carolina Railroad. House bill to authorize Duplin county to secure from the Secretary of State copies of county records lost in a fire. For relief of prisoners in jail in Rich mond and Anson counties awaiting trial. House bill relative to property of insane people discharged from in sane asylums and providing that a certificate of recovery by the superin tendent, duly recorded in the county, shall restore such persons to rights of property. Authorize commissioner? of Bladen county to establish a chain gang. The bill relative to a Laboratory of Hgiene was laid before the House. After a lengthy discussion the bill went over till Monday. At 1:20 the Senate adjourned till 11 A. M. Monday. The House. Speaker Graham convened the House at 9:30 o'clock and invocation was by Rev. W. McWhite, of the Pres byterian church. The committee on Insurance report ed favorably the bills limiting the lia bility of fidelity and surety companies (Continued on Page Seven.) 41 i :Ay:'r:l -7-- s - - V , f -
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