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VOL. IiXXXIII-NO. 119 WTLMINGTON, N. C, SATURDAY. FEBRTJART 20. 1909.
WHOLE NO. 12,922.
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OUTLINES.
The trial of the Coopers and Sharp,
,t Nashville, Tenn., will he resumed
today Counsel on both sides were
n conference with witnesses nearly
,il day yesterday A hill was pass-
bv the General Assembly of South
raroiina yesterday, making it a misde
meanor to publish, names of women
uoon whom an attempt to ravish, or
an assault has been committed
in open market in the iron jand steel
trade was created yesterday with the
announcement in New York of For
mer Judge E. H. Gary, chairman of
the directorate of the United States
Steel Corporation, that leading manu
facturers have agreed to modify pri
ces which it is believed will lead to
a stimulation of the industry- The
Tennessee State Senate yesterday
uassed the legalized compulsory pri
mary bill over the veto of Governor
Patterson, who declared that this bill
with other measures before the House
Were neither fair nor just President-elect
Taft was yesterday made a
member of the Cincinnati's Knockers'
organization. At the annual dinner
of the organization yesterday Taft for
the first time in 20 years was not
alled upOn to speak Two hills
have been introduced in the Hawaiian
Legislature against Japanese fishing
in the" territorial waters The se
lect committee made its report to the
House yesterday, recommending re
ductions in the tariff on news print
paper and wood pulp At Fincas-
tle, Va., yesterday, negro who mur
dered a white girl the day before was,
on his confession in open court, con
demned to be. electrocuted March
22nd, no jury being empanelled
Taft's first banquet as President will
fce with cadets, at the Arlington on
the evening of March 4th- A bill
has been introduced in the Cuban
House of Representatives forbidding
foreigners owning property on the is
land In Norfolk yesterday a wo
man shot her husband, she claims ac
cidentally, but indications point other
wise At Norfolk yesterday a car
penter killed his foreman by a blow
-with a maul New York markets:
Money on call easier, 1 3-4 to 2 1-4
per cent., -ruling rate 2, closing bid
I 2-4, offered at 2. Flour quiet with
prices nominally higher. Wheat
strong No. 2 red 1.20 7-8 elevator.
Corn firm, No. 2, 72 elevator. Oats
firmer, mixed 56 1-2 to 57 1-2. Rosin
and turpentine quiet. Cotton quiet,
middling uplands 9.85, middling gulf
.10.10.
Colonel tioethals now says the Pan
ama canal will cost $375,000,000. He
will not say what estimates he will
give out five years hence. ... .
Now's Greensboro's opportunity to
get a newspaper like the Charlotte
Observer or the Washington Post, but
it does not seem to be taking advan
tage of it.
Under present day law is it possible
for a person or a corporation to form
a conspiracy with himself or itself to
reduce prices of commodities or to
lo anything else?
Blihu Root says the Hot Springs wa
ters have limbered up his knee. We
thought the last several years' attend
ance at the White House would have
ione that.
Indications are that there is going
to be a row over Senator Root's as
signment to committees if disposition
i9 shown to give him too great pre
ference over new Senators.
If the advocates of the passage of
"Sub-section A" could guarantee that
it would raise the price of leaf tobac
co the tobacco producers would see
something in it for them.
How could Mrs. Frohman insist on
a divorce from a husband who ex
pressed such concern for her future
happiness should she succeed in her
suit and marry the other man?
If Taft will read the negro paper
Published in Atlanta he will learn
what the negroes of the South expect
him to do for them let them alone
;s to politics and official preferment.
Taft will be satisfied with having
Knox as his "de facto" Secretary of
State, whether he be "de jure" Secre
tary or not, and the latter he says
the courts would be barred from look
in? into. .
Is there a member of our Legisla
ture who would dare to introduce a
hill limiting the work of boys and
girls on farms to sixty hours a week
r prohibiting them beginning their
daily task before sun rise?
Great Britain imports eight million
dollars worth of eggs from Denmark
annually. For the' sake of the British
Sg eaters we hope eggs were not
that "something" alluded to by Ham
let in his oft quoted Remark about that
country.
Root hasn't any opinion of these
husy-bodies who go nosing into things
hich do not concern them, especially
those who go prying into such musty
ld things as the Federal Constitution
and making public forgotten things
they fina there.
Wmi AT RALEIGH
Senau rtains Resolution to
Correct M Rate -Discrim
ination
he State.
.vs. '
ANTI-TRUST LEGISLATION
Special Order For Tuesday Solicitors'
Salary Bill Remove Capitol to
Greensboro Mileage. Book
Fight Revived.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C Feb. 19.A bill in
the Senate by Mr. Pharr, of Mecklen
burg, designed to correct freight rate
discrimination in the State; a revival
of the mileage book fight in, the House
upon the introduction of a bill by Mr.
Connor, of Wilson; majority nd mi
nority reports on the anti-trut legis
lation in the upper branch, and word
tonight fr5m Greensboro that the peo-
hple of that "good city" are preparing
to move on Raleigh with an sarnest
hope of capturing the State capitol,
were the features of interest center
ing about the General Assembly ses-;
sions today.
Fees or salaries for solicitors rof the
State was the bone, of contention with
the Senate Judiciary Committee again
this afternoon, ths committee finally
deciding to report favorably the com
mittee bill to make salaries $2,250 and
providing that fees now collect's d for
solicitors be certified into the State
treasurer within 20 days after each
court adjourns by the clerk with item
ized statements, a new duty of solici-:
tors is to be the investigation of;
wrecks or calamities where the coro
ner may think there was criminal neg- j
ligence that the solicitor should inves
tigate, the officers' tactual expenses to
be paid in such cases. It was argued
that the salary bill in the House ear
lier in the session had failed because
the advocates of the salary principle
could not agree on the amount. Many
members now, however, would vote
for the $2,250 salary.
Senator Pharr's joint resolution
concerning freight rates introduced to
day, looks to providing that in adjust
ing rates "per ton per mile," " from
North Carolina ports inland the Cor
poration Commission shall not fix a
rate that would be in excess of the
rates available to thos-3 inland points
from ports without the State.
The (Senate Judiciary Committee de
cides to report favorably the bill pen
alizing express companies for failure
to settle promptly collections on C. O.
D. shipments, this being the Merch
ants Association measure. It was
considerably amended and as reported
favorably provld-es that the company
must have 20 days notice. or demand
for settlement andT tender of transpor
tation charges. The penalties are $25
for cases wh3re the shipments are
$25 value or -less and $50 where the
values range over $25."
The Senate Committee on Proposi
tions and Grievances was to have
heard this evening a delegation from
Greensboro on thei Barringer resolu
tion for a State election on the propo
sition to mova the State capitol from
Raleigh to Greensboro. ' However, a
telegram came from the Greensboro
I that thev had been disaDnointed in get
ting a special train today for a big
delegation of citizens who desired to
attend and asking that the hearing be
deferred until some day next week
when the train will be available and
they will be hera with the peonle and
"the goods' in the way""of inducements
for. a change of location. The contin
uance was granted.
The Senate was convened at 10:30
with Lieutenant Governor Newland.
Prayer by Rev. R. T. Vann, president
of the Baptist University. Senator
Bassett for the judiciary committee
presented the majority report on the
Lockhart and Manning substitute bills,
amending the anti-trust law as amend
ed by the Manning substitute favora
bly -and the Lockhart bill unfavorably.
Senator Lockhart submitted minority
reports. Both were ordeYed printed
and made the special order for next
Tuesday after the morning hour.
Among the new bills today were:
Gay, to amend the revisal relative
to actions against administrators and
executors.
Nimocks, relative to public road
law in Cumberland county.
Pharr, providing for maintenance of
a North Carolina room in the Confed
erate museum at Richmond." It car
ries an annual appropriation of $200.
Pharr, to define the residence of
corporations.
Pharr, joint resolution concerning
freight rates.
Bills passed final reading: H. B.,
to authorize bonds in Lse' county;
relating to Johnston county superior
court; relating to sale of merchandise
In bulk.
A message was received from tne
Governor transmitting the special re
port of the IState Board of Internal
Improvements in which new building
for male patients in the State hospital
for the insane at Raleigh are declared
unsatisfactorily finished . In a number
of respects and advising tho-Legisla-tive
committee to Inspect it before the
State Hospital Commission finally set
tles with the contractors.. '-
The bill for the creation 'of a State
Board of Architecture and requiring
license to follow the profession in
North Caroliri was made th"e special
order for next Wednesday.
' Other bills pass-ad final reading:
relative to salaries of bank examiners,
making the salaries of each of two
$2,400? H. B., to facilitate the Helease
of mortgages andGeeds of trust; au
thorize directors of institutions to
give leases, easement and other con
cessions to telephone and telegraph
companies for poles and wires; amend
revisal as to escapes; prevent fraud
upon merchants and traders; amend
charter Farmers' Mutual Fire Insur
ance Association of North Carolina;
amend law as to weights and measures
in Sampson county; Prescribing a
method of choosing jurors in New
Hanove?.
The House resolution to memorial
ize Congress to aid in construction
and maintenance of post roads
throughout the State passed unani
mously. A similar resolution had been
Introduced in the Senate some weeks
ago and tabled unanimously.
Other bills passed: Facilitate reg
istration of contracts jftadtvby corpor
ations; make giving of worthless
checks, drafts and orders prima facie
evidence of fraudulent intent, the bill
beingv the Kluttz substitute for the
Merchants Association, bill ; relative to
working public roads in Cumberland
county; provide for chemical exami
nations in cases of suspected poison.
Bills introduced out of order:
Empie, to regulate catching clams
in Brunswick and New Hanover coun
ties. Long, of Person; regulate approval
and safe keeping of insurance securi
ties deposited with the State.
The 'Senate adjourned to 10:30 Sat
urday .morning.
Session of the House.
The House convenecf at 10: SO with
prayer by Representative Latham, of
Beauiort.
Petitions: KoOnce, from citizens of
Onslow to appoint S. B. Taylor, a jus
tice of the peace.
Connor, from employes of railroads
asking passage of the employes' lia
bility bill.
Morton, from colored citizens of
New Hanover against fraudulent in
surance companies.
Among new bills were the following:
McDonald, of Moore, to allow coun-
improvement in Lee county.
McDonal, of Moore, to, allow coun
ties, cities and townships to purchase
first mortagge bonds of railroad com
panies organized under the laws of
North Carolina.
Cox, of Wake, to establish State
Conservation Commission to protect
forest and water powers.
Connor, to relieve holders of mileage
books and promote; the convenience
of the traveling public. " '
Campbell, to repeal Chapter 977,
Laws" of 1907, relative to creation of
State Fish Commission.
Cox, of Pitt, relative to betterment
of free mail delivery vsystem.
Green, for relief of Confederate sol
diers. Albritton, to amend charter of Snow
Hill.
Hayes, by request, extend the time
for corporations to organize.
Gavin, to Incorporate the Faison In
dustrial and Training School.
Graham, to Increase pensions of old
soldiers who lost both eyes, both arms
or both legs or one arm, one kg or one
ey.i.
Wjilliams, of Bare, to authorize the
State Treasurer to pay indebtedness
of State Oyster Commission.
Mr. Underwood made the report of
the legislative committee which visit
ed the State Sanatorium for treating
tuberculosis in Cumberlanlrand com
mended highly the location and show
ed there is a two-story building with
capacity of forty patients, who live
most of the time and sleep out of
doors. He recommends an appropria
tion for a farm and several Improve
ments needed. .
, A resolution was fntroduced' "by Mr.
Hayes, that after February 26th, no
more bills be introduced except by
unanimous coifsent.
Mr. Cotton moved thet his bill to
establish the Torrens system of land
titles in North CarolirH bey taken from
the unfavorable calendar where it had
been consigned by the judiciary com
mittee and referred to the committee
on agriculture."
He took the ground the bill vitally
effected the farmers and puts land
owners a the same footing as to bor
rowing" money with holders of stock
while under the present conditions it
sometimes cost a man $150 lawyer's
fees to get a small loan on land.
Morton and Killian spoke1 for Mr.
Cotton's motion and it carried with a
few dissenting votes. Speaker Gra
ham sent forward a bill to aid in the
erection of a memorial by the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy to the women
of North Carolina in the Confederacy.
The bill' of McDonald, of Moore, to
allow solid through freight trains
reaching the State on Sunday to pro
ceed through a3 permittedNin Virginia,
South Carolina and other States near
by, passed G3 to 44 after a long discus
sion. More bills were introduced and Mr.
Morton's bill - to regulate fishing In
Cape Fear river and .tributaries pro
hibiting "dutch or other stationary nets
to take effect January 1, 1910, .passed
with an-amendment by Smith, o.Har
nett, that no nets or traps obstruct
ing the passage of fish. be allowed in
the river in Harnett county. It was
agreed to .by Mr Morton' and passed
third reading. Other bills passed to
incorporate the town of Kenly; allow
Newbern to issue 'bonds; Establish
recorder's court in Kinston. Adjourn
ment was till 10 tomorrow.
Mr. Chas. N. Evans left last even
ing for Greensbordto spend Sunday
with Mrs. Evans and children, who
are visiting relatives there.
OTS AND HARBORS
Local Projects Taken Care of in
he Bill Reported to Con
HXess Yesterday.
TELEGRAM FROM MR. GODWIN
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A
! President
of North Carolina Water
ways Association Receives Grati-
ifying News From Washington.
- J.a.
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wxner rroceeaings.
No more important or more gratify
ing Information has reached Wilming
tonin a twelvemonth than that con
tained in a telegram received early
yesterday afternoon by President Jas.
H. Chadbourn, of the North Carolina
Waterways Association, from Con
gressman H. L. Godwin, informing
him; that in the bill just reported to
Congress by Chairman Burton, the
local iCape Fear river and harbor im
provements had not only been includ
ed, tut that the committee had also
recommended' continuing the survey
of the Inland Waterway south from
Beaufort to and beyond Wilmington.
The news was especially gratifying
to president Chadboum and his co
workers in the Waterways Associa
tion, who have been working earnest
ly to this end. While Mr. Chadboum
had assurances from Mr. Burton that
the committee was fully impressed
with-the iniDortance of the local nro-
jects and would give them every con
sideration, the news that the enas to
which the Association was -working In
view of the fact that there will be no
general rivers and harbors bill at this
session, had been fully met, was a
source of infinite pleasure to all inter
ested in the port.
The further fact, Mr. Chadboum
says, that the recommendatidns of
Chairman Burton and his committee
are never turned down by Congress,
means" that the bill will go through
Congress at this session and the plans
for & greater port at Wilmington may
be" set on foot at once. The telegram
received by President Chadbourn is
as follows :
Washington, D. C, Feb. 19, 1909.
4?X&James-H.r Chadboum, Eresident,
- North Carolina Waterways Associa
tion, Wilmington, N. C.
'River and harbor bill reported to
day by House Committee on Rivers
and Harbors. It provides for survey
of lower Cape Fear at and below Wil
mington, with view to obtaining suita
ble depth and width. Also for North
east branch of Cape Fear for twoxand
half miles with view of obtaining
twenty feet. Also for Inland Water
way south from Beaufort to and be
yond Wilmington.
"H. L. GODWIN, M. C."
The improvement of the Northeast
branch of the Cape Fear by obtaining
a depth of 20 feet is for the benefit
of the two large fertilizer works above
Hilton bridge, which have done a
large amount of dredging' on their
own account and which have contribu
ted largely to the commerce of the
port in general during the past several
years. As to the general terms of the
bill presented - yesterday, the follow
ing Associated Press dispatch was re
ceived by the Star last night:
"Washington, Feb. 19. Chairman
Burton, of the House Committee on
Rivers and Harbors, today introduced
the emergency and maintenance bill
for waterways improvements which
carries a total appropriation of $9,
971,125. It provides for a large num
ber of surveys for the maintenance of
improvements previously authorized,
and for continuing the operation of
government dredges and1 other works
$8,185,750 is appropriated, while $500,
000 is provided for emergencies.
"For the Appomattox river at Pe
tersburg, Va., $60,000 is provided, and
for Hale's Bar on the Tennessee river,
$50,000. The appropriations previous
ly made for these improvements have
been found to be inadequate to com
plete them.
"The bill provides for a National
Waterways Commission, consisting of
five Senators and seven members of
the House of Representatives to in
vestigate and recommend to Congress
legislation for waterways improve
ments. $50,000 is provided for the ex
penses of the commission, which is
empowerd to employ experts and to
investigate waterways in this country
and Europe.
Six hundred thousand dollars is ap
propriated for examinations and sur
veys, contingencies and Incidental re
pairs for rivers and harbors for which
there is no special appropriation.
Among the most important waterways
for, which preliminary surveys and ex
aminations are provided, aside from
the inland intra-coastal waterways
along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
axe: V ' -
Mobile harbor, mouth of Chickasaw
Creek and Fowl River, Alabama, and
the St. John's and Sewanee rivers,
Florida; the Savannah river at Au
gusta, Ga.
Among other surveys are: Cape
Fear river, and Beaufort Harbor, N.
C.
Preliminary surveys of the Tennes
see river and the Cumberland river
from-Carthage, TJenn., to Burnside,
Ky.rand Arkansas Pass Harbor, and
Sabine Pass and the Port Arthur Ship
Canal, are also provided for. -Another
is the Nan RPtn nnrl river and Norfolk
j harbor, Va. " "
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MR. J. E. SPRUNT DEAD.
Prominent Citizen of Dillon, S. C, Has
Many Relatives Here.
A telegram to Mrs. J. E. Matthews
a sister, and Mr. R. W. Wallace, his
brother-in-law, early yesterday after
noon conveyed to relatives and hun
dreds of friends inthis city the pain
ful news of the death of Mr. J. E.
Sprunt, of Dillon, S. C, which occurr
ed yesterday at 12:45 P. M. at his
home after a long illness with liver
trouble and complications
Mr. Sprunt was born at Kenansville,
Duplin county, and was about 52 years
of age. He was a son of the late Dr.
James M. Sprunt. a brother of the la
mented Mr. Alexander Sprunt, of Wil
mington, and came from a distinguish
ed and prominent family of the Cape
Fear country. For several years he
was employed in Wilmington by lead
ing commercial firms and was at one
time engaged in business in early
manhood at Warsaw, N. C. He mar
ried Miss Ellen Wallace, a sister of
Messrs. R. W. and H. O. Wallace, of
this city, and she with one son, Mr.
James M. Sprunt, assistant cashier of
the Bank of Dillon, survive him.
There are also surviving one brother,
Mr. N. H. Sprunt, of Dillon, S. C; and
two sisters, Mrs. J. E. Matthews, of
Wilmington, and Mrs. John Roddick,
of Fayetteville. Mr. Sprunt possessed
a genial, kindly nature and made
friends wherever he went. For the
past several years he had represented
Miessrs. Alexander iSprunt &.Son,. the
cotton exporters of Wilmington, at
Dillon S. C, and was regarded one
of the most .able men on the staff of
tat large house. His death will be
learned of in Wilmington and this sec
tion of the State with the keenest
regret.
The funeral will be conducted at 3
o'clock this afternoon at Dillon and
the remains will be interred there.
Mrs. Matthews, Messrs. R. W. Wal
lace and Hugh O. Wallace and per
haps other members of the family in
this city will leave on the early train
this morning for Dillon to attend the
funeral.
CRASHED INTO HACK
Street Car and Vehicle Made Ugly
Wreck on South Front Street.
A hack owned and being driven by
Mr. Wellington Tatum was run down
and partially wrecked yesterday af
ternoon about 4:30 o'clock on the west
side of South Front street, nearly in
front of Jacobi's hardware store. It
was raining and the curtains of the
hack were up, but Mr. -Tatum said
that as he came down Market street
and turned down Front, before cross
ing the tracks, he looked both ways to
see that no car was in. sight. Satisfy
ing himself that the road was clear
with cars running any ordinary speed,
he was driving across the west track
on the street when suddenly a South
Wilmington car bound from the junc
tion crashed into him and threw the
hack and the horse attached thereto
up on a dray that was standing in
front of the hardware store. Mr. Ta
tum was thrown out, receiving slight
bruises; his horse was skinned up to
some extent and the shafts of the hack
were broken and a hind wheel smash
ed. He had a very narrow escape. A
great crowd collected to observe the
results of the wreck and the vehicle
was later "towed" to the shops.
OFFICER JONES INJURED.
Mounted Policeman Victim of Unfor
tunate Accident Yesterday.
Officer Charlie , G. Jones, a mounted
day policeman, was painfully injured
yesterday morning about 11:30 o'clock
on Fourth street bridge, when his
tiorse slipped and fell, carrying the
officer under him. The animal soon
regained his feet, releasing the officer,
who luckily escaped without serious
injury, but his right leg and shoulder
were badly sprained and bruised and
the side of his face, which struck the
bridge with some force, was painfully
hurt.
The officer managed to scramble
back to the saddle and bring the horse
to the City Hall, immediately after
wards being carried to his homejj No.
511 Bladen street, in a buggy, where
he was given medical attention. He
was able to walk rather slowly, but
endured Intense pain until relieved
from duty, and will likey be confined
to his home several days.
WARR IS RELEASED.
Prosecutor Failed to Show Up in Al
' leged Money Theft.
J. B. Warr, the young white man in
the county jail here since Tuesday,
pending trial on the charge of steal
ing money from Engineer Ritner, of
the Coast Line, was released yester
day by Constable Savage, when the
prosecutor failed to appear after be
ing notified of the arrest.
Warr was arrested on a warrant
issued on the affidavit of the Coast
Line inspector for Engineer Ritner,
who was notified of his arrest and au
thorized to have a warrant sworn out
at Rowland, where the theft is al
leged to have been committed. The
engineer's failure to come to Wilming
ton and no warrant, other than one
before Justice Furlewg, made it im
possible for the authorities to hold
him a prisoner any longer.
Fear Schooner is Liost-
The owners of the British schooner
Ethyl-B. (Sumner, New York to Wil
mington, for lumber for San Domingo,
entertain some uneasiness as to her
welfare, the vessel being considerably
overdue. . She left New York on Jan
nary. 26 tK and no word has been heard
from her since she went to sea. : It is
probable that she put into the capes"
for harbor and to await favorable wea
ther and has been makifig slow prog
ress down the coast.
EYEN FINER SUCCESS
Second-Production of Slumber
land Captivated Another :
Standing Room House.
MATINE THIS AFTERNOON
Individual Parts That Elicited Much
High Praise Sale of Seats For
Today's Final Performance.
Behind Scenes.
The second production of the beau
tiful musical extravaganza, "Slumber
land," was presented to another largo
audience at the Academy last night
and again won the same hearty appro
val as upon the first-night. If such
were possible, the production was giv
en in an even more finished and
smoother style than on Thursday ev
ening. The melodies and choruses swung
rythmically easier and the principals
last night played as if they had pre
sented Slumberland the entire sea
son. In the data furnished for the
extended write-up in yesterday's pa
per, the omission of several commen
dable roles, the attractiveness of
which clearly called for special com
ment, is generally regretted.
The part of Rosalie, Queen of the
Banjo Girls, as portrayed by Miss
Louise Wise was easily one of the de
cided hits of the evening and the in
sistent encore was to the delight of
the audience. eratifletL The ease and
natural grace of this talented young
lady made a handsome frontispiece
to one of the -most charming of many
beautiful pictures. Her voice, clear
and sweet, carried to all parts of trie
house and her rendition of the "Span
ish Serenade" was a genuine vocal
treat. -
The humor of the occasion was vast
ly intensified by the ebony-hued Nemo
the college boys' mascot, -as played by
Mr. Oscar Peck. Three weird and
shadowless figures flitted in and out
of the scenes. They were the three
campus cops, elongated and springy.
In the persons of Messrs. J. C. DeHay,
W. C. Rourk and J. C. Douglass. They
were indeed three of "the finest" and
will; have jobs under the new Mayor
of "Wilmington
An exceptionally fine interpretation
of "The Wizard" by Mr. Herbert E.
Goodwyn, would have been impossi
ble without the accentuation afforded
by four clever little imps, Henry
Schloss, William Powell, Saynor John
son and Woody Armstrong. If the
warmer regions are peoped by such
cute and attractive little folks, 14 can't
be such a bad place after all. They
were laughter producers of the un
bottled variety.
Mr. Little and Mrs. Small as played
by Frederick Hull and Mary Schloss
were a tremendously cute little couple
and walked right into the hearts of
the audience. Misses Mary Pickett.
Florence Mott, Mary Bonitz and Mar
garet Ellsworth were quite charming
in small roles exceptionally well ren
dered. Miss Margaret Quince and Mr. Har
ry Savage as Japanese maid and valet
were delightful Oriental impersona
tions. Much of the success of the produc
tion was due to the arduous work of
Mrs. Foote in charge of the hundreds
on the stage while Prof. Foote direct
ed from the orchestra. One of the
busiest people behind the stage and
it was the liveliest place on earth, was
Mr. James H. Cowan, who with his
professional knowledge, transformed
some four or five hundred fa-ces with
the art of stage make-up and in many
ways was cleverly helpful with an
ability strong and long established.
The stage crew in charge of Manager
Jas. D. Mote and the electrical effects
as manipulated by Mr. John T. Yates
contributed largely to the success of
the brilliant production.
The young folks engaged in the cast
of the big production deserve unstint
ed praise for their remarkable endur
ance and the splendid manner Jin
which they acquitted themselves gen
erally. A list of their names was pub
lished yesterday and it is 'hoped that
none were omitted. The name of
Miss Ruth Pleasants, one of the
charming school girls, should have
beenjncluded in the list as given yes
terday but that is the only omission
and the apologies of the reporter are
due her for the inadvertence.
The doors for the matinee this af
ternoon will open at 2 o'clock sharp
and the performance will begin at ?
o'clock. Tickets and reserved seats
are on sale from 8 to 12 o'clock today
at the box office at the Academy.
FIRE AT TOMAHAWK.
Barn, Forage and Two Head of Live
Stock Burned Yesterday.
(Special Star Correspondence.)
Tomahawk, N. C, Feb. 19. -The usu
al calm of this community was broken
at 2:30 o'clock this morning by the
fire alarm whistle from the planing
mill of Dr. D. B. Johnson. A forage
Tinnsn and stables nt the home Cf Mrs.
W B. Murphy were discovered on
fire and these with a fine, black mare,
a mule, a quantity of fodder and
shucks and part of a cask of spirits'
turpentine were tptaHy destroyed. The
origin of the fins is unknown. The' as
sistance of the neonle of the commu-
Inity prevented a spread of the. fire to
f f A
totner Dunaings in ciose proxtauiy.
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