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Subscription Terms; Thb Morning Star One Year by Mail ...$6.00 M Oldest Daily . Newspaper In Six Months by Mail. $3.00 the State. Three Months by Mail. .. .$1.50 Largest circulation of any Wilmington Paper. WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1909. WHOLE NO. 12,924. g " OUTLINES. The fleet from a world's cruise and ottpndirie cruisers; assembled in r;tn Roads yesterday and wro J 3ven a notable welcome by President Roosevelt and the man thousands SSt witnessed the review and tha ap-. mopriate ceremonies in connection with the home-coming event? Robin riooer was on the stand four hours vesterday, and was followed by John h Sharp, who made a good iiripres iion but contradicted himself several time's under the rapid cross-examina-tinn of the attorn-ays. Honors are di vided between the State end the de fense 'in the trial for the murder of fnrm-er Senator Carmack, at Nash ville Tenn. T. A. Uzzell has been oDoo'inted receiver -of the Bank of Car- teret Senate committee adds clause to Diplomatic Bill prohibiting the cre ating of an embassy except by act of nnress The Senate Judiciary ATr.Tnitte-3 decides to report on no , more appointments at uus sessiuu Southern Express train. NaT 35 was wrecked near Greenville, S. C, yester day Tha engineer and fireman were. j.illed Jefferson Dajris' name by or der of the Presidentwill be restored to the tablet on the Cabin John Bridge near Washington City At Mondove, Wis., a man kills his four children, stabs his horses and cattle, sets fire to his premises and then taicws his own life- Mr. Rainey made his sec ond speech in the House yesterday at tacking Cromwell and the others here tofore charged by him as being impli cated in the Panama scandal. He was replied to by Mr. Burton in a severe arraignment of his conduct The nrnoramme for receiving the home- coming battleship fleet was carried out in every detail yesterday and was a magnificent naval pageant Seven persons, were killed, some of them burned to death, in a wreck of a train from Philadelphia to Norfolk -yesterday. Princess Trixie, the famous ed ucated horse was also burned to death. l ' vrn - Tfs neither of Roosevelt Taft Cabinet. the hand nor the voice which is building the That is perfectly plaij Taft's inaugural address will con tain only five thousand words ano ther evidence of his pulling away from the Roosevelt policies. Don't you know that Atlanta lady detective will have a number of fe male friends? What a fund of gossip she will have. A little attention to duty would have saved the directors of the Newbern bank from having to make ood that hundred thousand dollar defalcation. It's like hitting a man when he is down, to criticise Knox's position af ter knowing that he will lose four thousand dollars a year by the change in the law. State Senator Barringer ought to have explained that it was a joke be fore that Guilford county delegation went to the expense of a trip to Ra leigh. About the only change that will be made in the Panama Canal plans will be the consecutive changes in the fig ures of the Estimates of cost of con- Oil UV-llVJU. We dq not suppose the editors of the New York World and of the Indianap olis News are anticipating the don ning of striped clothes in the near fu ture. While Congress is trying to expose the President's short-comings it should remember that equity maxim of the Common Law that "a man must come into equity with clean hands." According toJElobin Cooper, he did nil the shooting, and it was to protect his own life and not that of his father as was the general impression until he went on the witness stand. For a while the Greensboro news papers poked fun at Charlotte about the trouble the latter was having over her proposed new charter. Now they know themselves how it is. Of course it will be said by some that the appointment of J. M. Dickin son as Secretary of War is for the purpose of securing the vote of Ten nessee for the Republican party. What we can't understand is how the price of leaf tobacco is going. to. be increased by running: out of the State the chief buyer and biggest manufac turer of that product of, our farms. ;' Cutting off the appropriation for the secret service bureau does not cut down the number of men employed. Then why not let the Government save all the money spent on that ser v?ce? H the tobacco farmer can be really Iped by legislation, then by . all jpeans let's have the legislation; but rst it ought to be ascertained whe er proposed action will do any good or not. - MAY HAVE WIRELESS Representative of DeForest Sys tem in Wilmington Engaged in impaign of Education. A A. V'ELOUS INVENTION Proposed tc , blish Chain of Local Station DovvV ; 'antic'Coast From Baltimore- dantic Plans are in Prospect. Mr. O. P. Bodley, of New Orleans, La., general agent of the Radio Wire- less Telephone Company, and repre senting Robert B. Jones Co., general Southern agenjts of the company . ex ploiting the DeForest inventions, ar rived in the city yesterday and is -a guest at The Orton, where he will spend several days in the interest of the Atlantic Radio Wireless Telephone Company, a subsidiary organization of the parent organization, formed to ex tend the DeForest system along the Southern coast , and interior coastal States from Baltimore,' Md., to the southernmost point in Florida. A representative of the Star yester day had a very interestfhg interview with Mr. Bodley in regard to the mar velous invention which he is prdniot ing andj)lans for putting it into prac tical use on the Atlantic seaboard. He stated that his mission on this trip to Wilmington was one largely of educa tion along the lines of the DeForest ij& ventions with a view of laterjnterest? ing the people in the establishment of the service in this territory. The par ent company formed in New York sev eral years ago has laid plans for form ing 16 subsidiary companies and put ting them in operation all over the United States. Only within the last year the Great Lakes subsidiary organ ization has been formed and put into practical working order and at a meet ing of the parent company in New York last week, it was decided next to organize the subsidiary company to operate on the Atlantic seaboard, be ginning at Baltimore and establishing six central offices along the coast to southern Florida. While Mr. Bodley could, not say that one of the six st&i tions would-be located in Wilmington, inasmuch as six States lie immediate ly along the south Atlantic seaboard, it is reasonable to presume that each State will be given a station and that Wilmington will be the location select ed for North Carolina. While the location is not condition ed upon the amount of financial as sistance received at the several points and that is never held out to investors as an inducement, Mr. Bodley is in teresting people in the Radio Wireless company as an investment promising the yield of not only large dividends but large increases in fae value of : the stock. The Great Lakes subsidi ary proved a great investment and the stock was more than oversubscrib ed upon an ever increasing market. The invention is one of especial value to marine interests, hence the efforts for the present Will be confined exclu sively to the coast with later exten-siSn-of . the service inland. Nearly every reader of current lite rature knows of the DeForestwireless telephone invention and its wonder ful possibilities and the service is now in practical operation on nearly all the steamers plying the great lakes which are in instant communication "by word of mouth" with the six cen tral stations at important points on shore. The installation of the service along the Atlantic coast' will mean that vessels equipped with the DeFor est transmitters and receivers can communicate at anytime with the sta tions on shore upon ,an instant's no tice. The equipment will consist not only of the wireless telephone but the wireless telegraph also, the latter be ing the new sparkless system only re centlyperfected by Dr. DeForest. The statement is given out by the company that these stations along the Atlantic seaboard will be installed as fast as men and money can place them at the various stations and on . board ships plying the coast. A x large tower it used for the stations and Wilmington is believed to be ideally located fcff the service. A "number of the wire less telephone towers have been erect ed on the tallest buildings in Ne' York and recently one has been plac ed on the Eiffel tower in France from which the inventor claims it will be possible to talk in ordinary conversa tion to a person in one of the tower stations in New York. It is a most wonderful invention and that it is soon to be put in practical operation on' this coast is a matter of impor- Mr.' Bodley will be At The Orton for a few days and will be glad to talk with anyone interested in this marvel ous invention and-Its possibilities for application to commerce on this coast; Mr. Dew Goes With Southern. Friends of Mr. WMliam P. Drew will be interested to learn that he has re cently accepted the agency -or the Southern Railway at Mooresville, N. C., and fra leaves Thursday "to assume charge of his new , position, .tie nas been connected with the Coast Line in the general offices in this city for some tim-a past and is a young rail road man with considerable experi ence and a promising future. He has many friends here, who regret to see, him leave. : ; 1 THE LAYJaEN HOYEHENraiMARYHARGB 24TH Returning Delegates Speak m Enthu siastic Terms of Great Birming ham Convention To Give Some Impressions. At" the regular prajr' me$ng sef- vice at the First Presbyter jan Church tomorrow evening at the Visual hour, the visitors from that congregation to the, recent great Laymen's Missionary Conference in Birmingham, Ala., will give some impressions of thair visit and on next Sabbath in the absence of the pastor, the representatives, from St. Andrew's church will giva similar echoes to their congregation from the great convention Dr. Wells, at the services at the First Church on ' Sunday made sonva reference to the great gathering un der the auspices of the Southern Presbyterian Church, but tomorrow night the laymen -themselves will tes tify to the great influence and impress upon their lives by the Birmingham" meeting, .t the convention there were 1,157 delegates, representative men from every section of the country, all united in one common purpose, the extension of the Master's "Kingdom in the world. Returning delegates say there were many things that came out of the spontaniety and inspiration of the meeting itself. The needs of one hospital in China were only briefly referred to and immediately Mr."W. M. Cumming, of thiscfty, was on his feet with an inquiry as to the amount re quired for.the proper equipment of the institution. The reply came $ 10,000 Mr. Cumming made a motion that the amount be raised then and there and in 20 minutes the need. was more than subscribed. Mr. Robert E. Speer, sec retary of the Foreign Missionary Board of the Southern Presbyterian Church, Dr. J. Campbell White, gen eral secretary of the Laymen's Mis sionary Movement, and other promin ent speakers were heard with great enthusiasm. As has already been noted in the press dispatches plans were formulat ed to carry out the missionary plat form of the Southern Presbyterian church, which has declared for a mik lion dollars per annum for foreign missions. It is gratifying to know that Wilmington did well her part in pled ges to the support -of this campaign; an elder in the First Presbyterian Church of this city, having contribu ted $10,000. Others did equally well according to their means and those who returned say it was an inspira tion to hear these twelve hundred men sing, speak and give in the great cause of Christianity for the world. In respect to numbers, the nerson- nel, money raised and in other ways, tne convention came up to the expec tations of the most enthusiastic. The arrangements for the convention were a work of great proportions and the people of Birmingham acquitted themselves handsomely in the way in wmcn tney cared for the big jcrowd. ON SERIOUS CHARGES. Ed Wrisbon Tried in Two Cases, is Held For Higher Court. On charges of forcible tresnass and an assault with a deadly weapon, on iir. w, u. weutr, at Scott's Hill yes terday morning. Ed Wrisbon. colored. was tried yesterday afternoon before Justice ykes, and placed in jail in aerauir oi a $50 bond in each case, to await trial in higher court. Mr. Webb is a farmer and it. spfvms that Wrisbon laid claim to certain property of the former as that of his mother-in-law and proceeded to use It. as he .pleased. Mr. Webb interfered with him and asked him to keep off the land, but he paid no heed and yes terday morning went so far as to at tempt to strike him with a shovel. Mr. webD managed to ward off the blow oy throwing up a board in front of him. The case attracted some inter est and eleven witnesses were exam ined during the hearing. Herbert Mc Clammy, Esq., represented the prose cutor, and Woodus Kellum. TUm de fended the negro. Sumner Went Ashore and Drifted. Advices to the effect that the schooner Ethyl B. (Sumner, which is 26 days over due, bound from "New York to Wilmington, went ashore on Lookout shoals and afterwards float ed slightly leakine. havine hen re ceived from her charterer in New York at the local port. It is supposed that the vessel is making for port, but on account of being disabled is pro ceeding slowly. Cutter Had Rough Voyage. The revenue cutter Seminole, whlh f arrived in port Bun&ay afternoon for Washington's birthday,"" experienced extremely rough weather on her cruise of a few days along the North Carolina coast. The cutter leaves again today for a. voyage over the cruisinir erounds I and .will destroy several derelicts, which were sighted on previous trips. Funds Awaiting investment v If you have funds awaiting investment there Is nonnecessity for tllfte to lie Idle. The People's Savings Bank, pays - per cent. compound Interest on deposits, and if you deposit now your interest will begin March 1st 3t "The Devil" Academy Seats selling at Plummer's. tonight. . - See thsa new Muslin t Underwear at Rehders. . i Democratic City Executive Com mittee Yesterday at Noon Named The Date. REGISTRARS APPOINTED T.-. Use of Money in Elections is Deplored fijiit No Action Taken Woodus jkellum, Esq., Is Elected Chairman. 4'V - The City Democratic Executive Com mitjtee met yesterday noon at the of fice! )f Woodus Rellum, Esq., in the I. 6. O. F. building, and after organize ingby the election of Mr. Kellum per manent chairman and Mr. B. C. Moore secretary, proceeded to issie an official-call tot the municipal primary, the. date for which will be Wednesday, March 24th. The meeting was called to order promptly at 12 o'clock with- the fol- lowihg members in attendance : Cap tain John Barry and Mr. B. CV Moore,' first ward; Messrs. M. W. Jacobi and John H .Sweeney second ward; Wm. E. F$rdew and 45. Behrends, third ward; C. W. Worth, fourth ward; O. H. Kennedy and Woodus Kellum, Esq., fifth ward. Mr. J. HWatters was the only members absent. The perma nent . brganizati'cn of the committee was tha first business taken up. Mr. Worth declined an election to the chairmanship and upon motion of Mr. Perdew and second by Mr. Worth, the. election of Mr. Kellum was unani mous. Mr. Moore was likewise unani mously chosen permanent secretary of the .committee. The law governing the primary was carefully gona over both before and during the meeting, it being ascer tained that in- order to give the re quired length of notice and length of time, for a revision of the registration books and come within the scope of the law, the date for the primary would hav to be eifrher the 24tn or 31st of March. Several members ex pressed themselves in favor of an early primary and the former fiate was unanimously ch(?an with little Jiaeaion. Upon motion of Mr. Worth the chairman was authorized and in structed to issue the formal call for the primary as required by law for Mayor, two members of the Board of Aldermen from each ward and two m-embers of the executive committee. Some one brought up the matter of the expense of the primary and asked if there would be necessity for again assessing the candidates to meet the expense of the sam-e. Mr. Kellum stated that, thanks to a bill passed by Mr. Morton at the special session of last year, this expense would hereaf ter be borne by the city out of tBe public funds. These matters out of the way tha committee then proceeded to name the registrars and judges of "election for the primary, the two members of the committee from each ward being extended the courtesy of naming the men from their respective wards. The officers as chosen are as follows: First Ward J. M. Woolfrd, regis trar; John W.. Bldmme and Z. H Barnes, judges. SecondWard W. W. Hod.es, reg istrar; Ejr C. Woodberry and W. Van Hardin, judges. Third Ward k. G. Hankins, regis trar; John C. Boesch and J. O. Powers, judges. Fourth 'ryjard J. R. Bear, registrar; W. P. McGlaughon and S. M. Boat wright, judges. " Fifth Ward J. H. Sykes, registrar; T. G. Landen and J. O. Brown, judges. In the appointment of the judges, the question was raised whether they should be nam'ad one in each ward from the friends of the two candidates for Mayor as they are named in gen eral elections to represent the two po litical parties. Some of "the" commit teemen chose to proceed along that line while others took the ground that there were then no candidates official ly in the field and so far as prohibition is concerned, the question did not en ter Into th-a contest, as suggested. The question was asked ii there could be a new registration for the primary and Mr. Kellum stated that under the law ha did not think so; that he was of the opinion from an examination of the law that the books for the last city election would be taken by the registrars, revised and brought up to date. Others expressed the opinion that the books for the last election for members of the General Assembly could be used, thus bring ing the books nearer up, to date. The chairman was instructed to look into the matter ''and incorporate the infor mation to voters in the 'call for. the primary, . - . ,,A majority of the members of the committee expressed tbemselves as in favor of offering a reward, ot $50 for evidence sufficient to cpnvicf any person or persons of the illegitimate use of money in influencing voters in the primary election, the law on this feoint being read. "A motion to, this ef fect was made by Mr. worth ana sec onded by.'Mr. Perdew, but several members took the position that .it was not in the province 'of the. committee to take snclT&ction ; tl the" law was upon the statute books and the ag grieved party should take any action Continued on Page 4.) WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY Observance of Anniversary in Wil mington Generally Yesterday Day of Great Interest lor Cape Fear Golf Club Members. The anniversary of the birthday of George Washington, "Father of His Country," was very appropriately ob served in Wilmington yesterday: Banks and offices were closed for all or a part of the; day, the government departments transacted no business, the postoffice observed holiday hours and the harbor craft, including the Revenue Cutter Seminole and -even the British steamers in port, appropriate ly dressed ship in honor of the occa sion of so much sentiment in the coun try At noon a Presidential salute of 21 guns was fired from the Seminole and other indicents occurred to make it altogether one of the most general celebrations of Washington's birthday yet observed in the city. The public schools held only short sessions and at the Union very pretty exarclses were given. The programme included scriptural readings, songs by 'the school, recitations, readings, essays, etc., by Jeannette Buck, Carolyn Northrop, Emily Hammond, Latham Harriss, Helen Bright, John Wells, William Monroe and others of the bright pupils. The most notable celebration of the day was at the links of the Cape Fear Golf Club where the largest and best attended golf tournament of the sea son was held. The event began at 10 A. M. and was known as The "men's match against Bogie." There wera some 20 or 30 contestants and some excellent playing. The winner was Mr. R. H. Gwaltney, who added anoth er laurel to his" wreath as champion of. the .South. He expects to partici pate in the free-for-all tournevt Pine hurst the last of the month. (After the nren's match a delightful luncheon was served by the ladies of the club. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the mixed tournament began and after a warm contest this was won by Major and Mrs. E. W. VanC. Lucas. Following the s-st events a number of individual contests were held and" a new club rec ord was established. This was ac complished byMiss Lifcile Murchison and Mr? Gwaffcnaywho lowered the record for lady and gentleman playing together to 47 for the course of nine holes. It was a superb day and the broad verandas of tha handsome new club house presented an animated scene thronged with the players and their friends. Golf has many - devotees among Wilmington people and the tournament yesterday has given the sport a wonderful impetus among them. SCHOOL FIRE TEST TODAY Alarm; to be Sent in From Union School Today Fire Drill, Etc. Upon the well accepted presumption in cases of emergency that being pre pared is more than half "the battle, Chairman W. A. French, of the Fire Committee of the Board of Alder man, has arranged for a very inter esting and at the same time a very important test of the fire department iu connection with the system of fire drills ragularly maintained at the Union School. New alarm boxes have recently been installed in all the school buildings and the one ffom Union will be sent in between 12 and 1 o'clock today. The Department will respond just as if there were a fire, hose will be laid, ladders extend ed and the firemen will be in readi ness to extend any assistance neces sary. Meantime the principal and teachers of the school will have put the children through tha fire drill and it will be ascertained just exactly how all may co-operate in acting in the event of a real emergency. There are more than 1,000 pupils in this j-uhool and it is said that everyone of them may be gotten out of the building In just three minutes by the fire drill. The experiment will be watched with much interest by many people, vitally interested in tha safeguards thrown around all the schools. SLUMBERLAND SUCCESS. Not Only Artistic, But a Great Finan cial Success For Worthy Benefit. It is with feelingsof profound gra titude that the Ministering Circle of the King's Daughters, through the courtesy of the Morning Star, take fhis means of thanking the public gen erally for their very cordial support in the recent production of "Slumber land." - The success of the undertaking is well known to all from a spectacular and musical point of view, but it may not be amiss to state that from a fi nancial standpoint the result far ex ceeds the most sanguine expectations, netting the sum of $603.83 for the Dis trict Nurse Fund The ladies comprising the circle wish to extend to each member of the cast their sincerest thanks for. the time and talent they have so cheer fully and willingly given to this worthy-cause. Money Awaiting Investment need not be idle, 4iper cent Compound" interest, can be earned on it during the waiting, period ff deposited in The People's SavIngs Bank. Deposits made now will bear interest from March 1st. ' 3t GENERAL ASSEMBLY Wilmington Recorder's ;Court Bill Naming John J. Furlong as Presiding Officer. REVENUE AND MACHINERY House Works ail Day on Measure. School Law Amended in Impor' ant Sections In Honor of Ex Representative Stewart. (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 22. The chief feature oflnterest in the General As sembly for Wilmington people ..today was the introduction of the New Han over Recorder's Court bill in the Sen ate by Mr. Pharr, of Mecklenburg, for Senator Empie, who went via Wil mington Sunday for a visit with the legislative-committee for an inspec tion of State1 fishing interests around Edenton, N. C. The bill names John J. Furlong a9 Recorder of the court at a salary of $1,200 and to hold office until an elec tion can be held in November, 1911, and every two years thereafter. It will be a court of record with juris diction over misdemeanors, daily ses sions of court to be held in the Court House except where otherwise provid ed for; there will be a clerk to be ap pointed by the recorder at a salary of $50 per month and an attorney, if so desired by the County Commission ers, who shall fix his salary. Salaries shall be paid out of fees and costs and if this be insufficient, then the same shall be paid but of the treasury of the county. The act will go into effect from and after its ratification. It goes from the Senate to the House where it is said Mr. Morton is favora ble to It. The matter of State interest in the Assembly today was the Revenue and Machinery Act, which is being consid ered by sections. In addition there were many other matters which will appear from the- detailed proceedings below. The Senate. The Senate convened at 12 o'clock. President Pro- Tem. Kluttz in the chair and prayer by" Senator Means. Among the new bills: Ormb'nd, to amend Article 8 of the constitution re lating to corporations other than muni cipal, so as to relieve the Legislatures of the endless grind of local bills dele gating the power of these to the Sec retary of State and county authorities. Ormond, to amend Chapter 100 Re visa relative to domestic insurance, companies. Starbuck, to permit judgments on appeal bonds where bankrupts are de- Empie, to establish a special crimi nal court in New Hanover and pre scribe its jurisdiction. Doughton, to amend 4097 Revisal relative to annual appropriation for education. Peele, to amend Rev'al relative to courts in Scotland county. A resolution by Mr. Scott that whey the Senate adjourn it do so In honor of Washington, was put upon its Im mediate passage. The House Bill by Mr. Morton to provide separation of the races in con vict camps during sleeping and eat ing hours came up for final reading but was passed over after some dis cussion. The House Bill to amend vSection 2G31 Revisal relative to the operation of through trains on Sunday provided they stop in this State only for coal, water and orders, came up and a long discussion followed. Senator Nlmocks opposed the bill. Senator Bassett argued for the bill on the ground it is necessary to give roads operating through North Caro lina equal ground to compete with western roads and with water routes. Senators Dockery, Jones and Peele spoke In advocacy of the bill. Senator Means against it. The bill passed its second reading. Senator Nimocks made objection to final reading but the rules were sus pended by a two-thirds roll call vote and the bill was put through final reading without division being order ed enrolled for ratification. The Senate at 2:25 adjourned to 10 o'clodk Tuesday morning. Houses-Day Session. The House was called to order at 11 o'clock Prayer by Representative Latham, of Beaufort. Petitions: McDonald, of Moore and Lee, from the Sanford Chamber of Commerce askinglhat the State capi tal be moved to that place. Butler, from citizens of Columbus county, for the protection of fish and that wine be sold in quantities of one quart or more wheh made from fruit on the seller's land. Among the new bills were: Shepherd, to provide a board of au- rtit anA finanr for Robeson ronntv. Shepherd, to provide special tax for road improvement in Robeson. ' I Shepherd, by request, to amend charter of Rowland. I Gavin, to amend charter of Warsaw, .Duplin "county. Gavin to enable Warsaw to rssue. sewerage and other improvement bonds. Kennedy, for relief of James EI drldge, school - teacher of Sampson county. r Crumpler, validate ; marriages Here- (Continued on Page 5.V 2.J
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