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STAR. Subscription Terms Tho Morning Star 'on Year by Mall ,6.00 Oldest Daily Newspaper In six Months by Mall .$3.00 the State. Largest circulation f any Wilmington Paper. Thre Months by Mail.... $1.50 2 VOL. LXXXni-v' JC37 WILMINGTON, N. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 13. 1909. WHOLE NO. 12,940. OUTLINES. rpl, ,ral MaCarn, for the State, will make Cooper day. J m be tne ciosmg itiguiucuu m luo trial at Nashville, Tenn., to udge Anderson, acknowledged the ablest criminal lawyer in Tennessee, maae an luipa&siuiiaic: m- !nmpnt in behalf of the accused yes ?UU1C - - . ,a urdaV ana an liymcune wuwu crowd lhe court room -John C. Lumsden, the North Carolina inventor, convicted li manslaughter last Tuesday night was yesterday sentenced to 18 years the New York State prison The rhicago Tribune carried a story yes terday in regard to President Taft's frture' policy in the South, which marks the passing of the Southern n-e--ro politician as a Federal office hold " Wade Cothran Pinson, for (kill ing his intimate friend, Thornwell Bovce was convicted of manslaughter at "Laurens, S. C yesterday Joe fans the negro pugilist, knockedout Tabez White, the English lightweight champion, after eight rounds of slow fitting in a bout in New York last jLjjt A diplomatic reception was "iven at the White House last night tv president and Mrs. Taft A dis astrous fire occurred in the business district of Spartanburg, S. C, last jht Wm. F. Maines, president of the Rhode Island Liquor Dealers As sociation, charges that John D. Rock efeller is financing the anti-saloon movement There is rumor of hos- 11 - a XT! - J tilities begun oetween Nicaragua auu Salvador Intervention by United States and Mexico is considered nec- Jssary in Mexico Center-fielder Seymour of the New York Nationals, ,s discharged for a vicious attack on Coach Latham The British naval estimates call for $175,000. The build ing programme includes a number of new warships The schooner Ann. j Trainor dismasted in a storm, was towed into New York harbor yester daJ The 7 Democrats and "insurg ent" Republicans of tha House have entered into an agreement whereby they expect to take absolute control of the business of the House from Speaker Cannon. There will be no opposition to his re-election New York Markets: Money on call easy 1 C-4 to 2 per cent., ruling rate 1 3-4, 'closing bid 1 3-4. offered .at 2. Flour firm, but quiet. Wheat strong, No. 2 ied 1.24 1-8 to 1.25 3-8 elevator. Corn s-toady, No. 2 76 1-2. Oats steady, No. 2 mixed 57 1-2 to 58 1-2. Rosin quiet. Turpentine steady. Cotton quiet, 5 points higher, middling uplands 9.85, middling gulf 10.10. It is not always self-defense rase of shoot first or be shot. in a For a confessed swindler and embez zler Colonel Cooper is mighty particu lar about protecting his honor in mat ters political. Tf, by any possibility, our people should refuse to put that extra tax on themselves, what will the schools do for money next fall? The Columbia State paper loses its bet of a peck of sweet potatoes that Secretary Dickinson voted for Taft. He has set that matter at rest. There does not seem, to he such a demand now as there was just after the adjournment of the Legislature of .1907 for sessions every four years. The Durham Herald wants somebo dy to tell it what beca"me of the Dur ham county bond issue bill. That is not the only act which got lost in the shuffle. ' The Durham Herald sensibly re marks that "while holding out for w'iat it wants there is no sense in The South refusing to take what it can If Floridians don't stop talking so much about need of better sanitary conditions they wirl frighten off the sickly Northerners who go down there Tu get cured. Let the State have a highway com-, mission and build all the good roads it chooses; but we do not want to see t meddling with the counties' work in improving their own roads. The position of alderman of Charlotte does not seem to be much f a sinecure; not a single member ot the present hoard, it is said, will f on sent to a renomination. it's no longer so much fine and the cst for running a blind tiger, but so niany months on the chain gang. The municipal courts are trying this means f breaking up the illegal sale of li Quors. Mr. Washington, counsel for the de 1one in the Cooper-Sharp case, must kave an idea that the court will ex pire by limitation' and that if he can fep the trial going until that time ls clients will go free, as was the Jaw in former days. here is the money coming from to p iy all the appropriations made by lft last Legislature? The people nave about all the burdens in taxation 'y can stand now, and there has '-yn a large increase ia town and unty bonded indebtedness all over IhfJ State. THE RY SEASON Outloak For Present Crop Re viewed by Truck and Fruit Growers' Journal. LITTLE DAMAGE BY COLD Reports From. Leading Points lin This Section of Eelt Getting Ready For Shipping Other News Notes. In its issue of this week the Caro lina Fruit and Truckers' Journal prints a symposium of reports from the strawberry belt in this section to the effect that the cold snap of the past week did little, if any, general damage to the crop and reviews the outlook for a successful shipping sea son in a most interesting way. The Journal says editorially: "Special reports from all the leading strawberry and vegetable shipping points in North and South Carolina and Virginia show but little, if any, real damage done the ,fruit and vege table crops by the cold snap of last week. Here and there the strawberry blooms were killed, but the vines were so burdened with blooms that the slight damage wrought will undoubt edly prove a blessing to the industry rather than a harm. At no place was the damage done in excess of 15 per cent., while in many instances the damage was so slight as to practically amount to nothing at all. . This will unquestionably he good news to tfra dealers in all the great consuming and distributing centers. "Our reports cover such well known points as Wilmington, Chadbourn, Grists, Mt. Tabor, Cerro Gordo, W hiteville and other points along tha W., C. & A. railroad in North Caroli na; and Conway, Marion, Florence, Lake City and Charleston, S. C; Clarkton, Abbottsburg, Bladenboro, Maxton and other points on the Sea board Air Line; Currie, Atkinson, Par kersburg, and Fayetteville on the A. & Y. division of the Coast Line; Rocky Point, Burgaw, Willard, Wallace, Rose Hill, Warsaw, Faison, Clinton, Mt. Olive and Goldsboro on the W. & W. Railroad; Newbern, Oriental, Kinston and other points in the northeastern section of the State, and Norfolk, Va., in the Old Dominion territory. These reports are official and come dipect from responsible growers who are fa miliar with the situation, and there fore spak with accuracy and author ity. This indeed is information of special importance and peculiar value to the growers and shippers, 'as well as the dealers and handlers in the con suming and distributing end of the lin. "The old time air of activity and hustle characterizes the situation, and every man is on the move to get things in apple pie order for the ship ping season when it arrives. The fields are being thoroughly strawed in order that every precaution possible might be taken to minimize the dam age and protect the blooms and vines against damage by cold waves, frost, etc. The fifelds are spotted with la borers coming and going, -the crate factories are all working day and night, and everybody years a smile of bright anticipation over the flattering prospects for one of the most success ful crops in all the history of the strawberry and vegetable industry of these three States. Crates and truck packages are being distributed over the fields and everything is being put in readiness for an active season when the band begins to play. Labor engagements are being en tered into and the necessary quarters for housing and feeding the extra help that will be needed for harvesting the crop is being put in order. The rail road companies are making special rates for a given number, and those who have witnessed the scenes of ac tivity along this line in the past can appreciate the bright outlook for the future. As a matter of fact the in crease of acreage has been great enough this year to stimulate enough activity among the buyers and deal ers to insure enough competition to make it interesting while on the other hand the disposition to improve the grading and packing of the fruit will insure for the growers and others in terested, prices and values more in a cord with what the people are think ing about. "In conclusion we would like to ad monish the growers to refrain from anything like forcing tha market, or picking and shipping green berries in the hope of obtaining the cream of the market. We can appreciate the anx iety and d'esire of every grower to be the "'early, bird" with the first straw berries in the hope of , finding the worm in the shape of high prices, hut our observation of past experiences has been that too often the'market has been forced with green berries, which has oftner than otherwise re sulted in breaking the market and es tablishing a lower standard of values than might have been fixed had the growers waited two or three days for the berries to ripen. Last year there was a noticeable improvement in the grade and pack, and as a result of which higher prices were uniformly received for the berries. In reality, the improvement in the picking, pack ing and grading last year, was so great over all previous years that strawber- ATHLETICS AT CA5W&L Quarterly Feld Meet Baseball League Organized Among Companies. Barracks Being Completed. New Steamer Ball. (Special Star Correspondence.) Fort Caswell, N. C, March 11 The quarterly athletic field meet was held at this post today in which all the men in the three companies of Coast Artillery stationed here took part. Individual prizes are given at these meets for first and second place in each event, and also a prize to the company winning the most points dur ing the day, which makes it very in teresting to those who belong to the different organizations, even though they may not be able to compete. The first honors went to the 19th Company, C. A. C, commanded by Captain A. Hasbrouck, winning 32 points against 21 points by the 79th Company, its nearest competitor. The 31st Company won 17 points. The winners were Evans, 19th, throwing baseball 295 feet; Foust, 19th, putting 16-lb shot, 31 feet; Smith, 31st, 100-yard hurdle, 17 seconds; Hale, 19th, running high jump, 5 feet, 7 inches; Greble, 19th, 100-yard dash, 10 2-5 seconds; Hinkfc, 31st, sack race; Hale, 19th, runing broad jump, 17 feet. The 31st company won the three-legged race, and the relay race of 880 yards, four men to a team, was won by the 19th Company in 1:56. The 79th Company won the football game against the 31st by a large margin. Since last writing the baseball out look in this post has undergone a great change. Instead of a post team, as was at first iiit'cnded, a league is to be organized here consisting of three teams, one out of each company, to play a regular schedule during the season. The champions will be award ed a beautiful cup by the officers of tho posi. The 19th Company met today and elected. Sergeant Davis as manager and Corporal McCumber as captain of their team, which will begin practice at once The larg-3 new company barracks being built at this post is nearing completion. Mr. Schad, the contrac tor, expects to have them completed about April 1st. The new steamer which has ben built for this post is expected to ar rive here in a few days. It is about 90 feet in length and is claimed to be very fast, reports as to her speed varying, however, from 18 to about 40 knots per hour. We do not venture to predict which is right. Th-e 19th Company basket ball team will play the Y. M. C. A. second" team in Wilmington Saturday evening. The Fort Caswell Band will accompany the boys to Wilmington. AN INTERESTING ADDRESS. Rev. T. F. McRea Heard at First Bap tist Church To Speak Sunday. A good sized congregation gathered at the First Baptist church last night to hear Missionary T. F. McRea, of Chinkiang, China, tell of "The Joys of a Missionary's Life." He did not fol low the beaten paths usually taken by returned missionaries in their ad dresses to the home congregations; but, under the head of the joys that come from obedience and service and harvest, he presented some facts that were put in a fresh, happy way that stirred his congregation to a desire for participation in his work for tire uplift 'of China. On Sunday morning Mr. McCrea will speak on the wonderful opportunities, and the many open doors for service and usefulness in that wonderful land that is just waking up to its possibili ties and tbja.t is just really beginning to turn its face to the light in every sene of the word. Mr. McRea will occupy the pulpit at the First Church on Sunday in the ab sence of the pastor, Rev. Fred D. Hale, D. D., who expects to leave today for Savannah, Ga., where he will be en gaged for two weeks in revival work. BIG STURGEON CAUGHT One Weighing 300 Pounds Landed by Oape Fear Fishermen. The largest sturgeon caught on the Cape Fear river in many months, is reported to have been successfully landed yesfrrda'y after a struggle in which he came near getting away from two colored fishermen, Abe Wright and his son, near Big Island, ten miles down the river. The sturgeon was caught in the nets of the Union Fish Company, by fish ermen working in their interests, later brought to the city and by actual weight is said to have tippel the beam at 309 pounds. The big fish in mak ing his way up the river went through several shad nets, these being not strong enough 4o hold him. When he became entangled in the Union Fish Company's' net, which was very well filled, fishermen near at hand were in readiness to land him, and after a struggle of some time four men got him into the boat. This on-e is known as J of the cow "sturgeon species of fish. ries sold at a good price as long as there was one to be had. Now let ev ery shipper and grower resolve to im prove this year as much over last year as last year vas over the prev ious year, and the net returns on ship ments will surprise everyone. If this much is not done, then nobody need be surprised at the short returns on shipments." LEGISLATIVE ERROR One Defect in Insurance Law Growing Out of General Assem bly Rush and Confusion. A DAY'S DOINGS IN RALEIGH Pardon Granted to Convict Undsr Un usual Conditions Presentation of Portrait to State of North Car olina. Other Notes. (Special Star Correspondence.) Raleigh, N. C, March 12. The first "mix-up" of any importance that has yet come to light in connection with the rush and confusion of the closing hours of the General Assembly is that involving "an act to amend Chapter 100, Revisal, as to domestic insurance companies." This bill was enrolled and ratified as No. 1319, the very last bill ratified, whereas, in reality, the bill was tabled in the House in due form the last day of the session. The facts seem to be that the bill had passed the Senate" and came over to the House, where it was on the calendar for quite a while. Then on Monday night it passed its readings and was ordered enrolled. Then lhe next day Representatives Turlington and Lee raised some issue about not understanding the provi sions of the measure and moved to re call and table the bill. The House was in a mood to table most anything as the journal will show, and to the table the bill went. The outer fold of the bill was already covered with the pre vious entries and. the stamp and en dorsements as to the tabling of the measure were put on the inner fold. It was due to this fact that the bill in the end landed in the enrolling de partment, was enrolled and actually ratified, receiving the signatures of the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House, and now, in fact, has its place in the files of the Sec retary of State among the acts" of the Legislature now the law of the land. The bill was an important one, too, and was prepared and urged for enact ment by the State Insurance Depart ment. It provides that domestic life insurance, companies can establish guarantee funds for according extra safe-guard for the insurers or policy holders. They have the right to do this now, it seems, and this change was merely to give State sanction and authorize the commissioner of insur ance to recognize this policy. The funds authorized, or that would have been authorized if the act had clear passage, range from $25,000 to $200, 000. It is not thought that there will be any steps to test the legality of the act. It is the opinion of quite a num ber that the tabling of the bill was really a mistake anyway for the rea son that it was intended to recall an entirely different bill from the enroll ing clerk's office for "sacrifice" and this one about the guarantee fund was mistaken for it in the rush and confu sion of the closing hours. A distinguished company gathered in the Senate chamber of the State House at 11 o'clock today for the cere mony of presenting to the State a handsome oil painting of David Paton, the distinguished architect of the splendid North Carolina capitol build ing in which the ceremony was held. The presentation address was by Capt. S. A. Ashe and the acceptance by Gov ernor Kitchin. The painting is the work of Mr. Jacques Busbee, of this city, and is the gift of Mrs C. E. Foy, of Newbern, and Mrs. Shute, of New York, daughters of the architect. The address by Capt. Ashe reviewed the career of Mr. Paton, treating especial ly the designing and construction of the State house which was completed in the Summer of 1840 at a cost of $520,000. Capt. Ashe extolled the de sign and symmetry of the structure which is modeled' after the greatest Grecian structures. Mr. and Mrs- C. E. Foy, of Newbern, and a number of other out-of-town people were here for the ceremony. That the convict pay to his bro ther's widow $100 is the remarkable condition to a pardon just granted by Governor Kitchin for Bob Medlin, serv ing one year for fratricide in Union county. The killing is generally be lieved to have been accidental, but the case had an element of criminal carelessness in handling the gun. The Governor's exaction of a payment of $100 to the widow of the brother that the prisoner killed is at the sugges tion of friends of the widow. Four other pardons are to D. B. Pendleton, who has served six months of an 18 months' term in Wayne coun ty for retailing; Litz McKinney, 18 months, for an affray in. McDowell, in which he used a gun; Willis Carlgton, four months for trespass, and two months for escape in Tyrell county, and Rufus A. Hagins, six years in Un ion county, for barn burning. Baseball at League Park Today. A game of baseball will be played at League Park this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, between an aggregation pick ed from the office force of Alexander Sprunt & Son and the Wilmington High School team and-a. snappy, inter esting contest is promised. This will be the second game of a series being played between the two teams, and an admission of 15 cents will be charged, THE RECORDER'S COURT Mayor Will Try No More Cases After Today Noon New Tribunal Be gins Its Sessions on Monday. Jurisdiction of Recorder. The session of the police court to day at noon will witness the passing of that tribunal and no longer will the Mayor try cases for violations of the law, all this machinery of the city gov ernment being transferred to the Re corder's Court, which will have its first sitting on Monday, Recorder John J. Furlong presiding, in the county Court House. The Recorder will not only have exclusive jurisdiction of all violations of the city ordinance but he will also have the additional powers of a mag istrate and additional final, exclusive original jurisdiction in cases of carry ing concealed weapons, gambling, dis orderly houses, larceny and receiving where the , value of the goods stolen does not exceed $20, assault and bat tery with a deadly weapon or where serious damage is done, abandonment, non-support, cruelty to animals, tres-. passing, retailing liquor, nuisance, etc., and in all others where the punish ment does not exceed a fine of $200 or one year's imprisonment, either or both in the discretion of the court. Cases from magistrates' courts in whiqb. the Recorder has jurisdiction are returnable to the Recorder, from whom in all cases there is the right of appeal to the Superior Court under proper bond. Contrary to reports, it appears that no civil jurisdiction was conferred upon the Recorder other than that enjoyed by him as a magistrate and civil proceedings will be a small part of his duties. Recorder Furlong has announced that daily sessions of his court will be held at 11 A. M., continuing during the day until all the business before the court is disposed of. As previous ly announced Mr. F. T. Skipper will be clerk of the court, he being a mag istrate ex officio as stipulated in the act. The inauguration of the new court will be watched with interest by the people of Wilmington, such a tribunal having been in successful op eration 'in many other cities in the State and having been discussed here for a number of years. NEWS AT CLARKTON. Musicale by Miss Gertrifde McFadyen. Court at Elizabethtown. (Special Star Correspondence.) Clarkton, N. C, March 12. The people of Clarkton had a rare treat in the musicale gtven here under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society by Miss Gertrude McFadyen, assisted by Miss Farrior, of Kenansville, and those present feel that the praise giv en Miss McFadyen's singing elsewhere was not in the least extravagant. Her many friends in North Carolina and lovers of music will be pleased to know that Miss McFadyen will ar range several engagements in the State during her sojourn with hef fa ther here. She -has just returned from two years training in Europe and those who have been so fortunate as to hear her attest to her complete mastery of the art. At Elizabethtown court today, a jury was secured and trial instituted against Henry Spivey, the negro who is charged with so brutally murdering Frank Shaw, his father-in-law. Spi vey has a strong array of attorneys and th"e case promises to be hard fought. MRS. CORDELIA BOSWELL. Died Yesterday After Long Illness. The Funeral Today. The death of Mrs.. Cordelia Boswell, wife of Mr. E. A. Boswell, occurred at the family home, No. 509 Harnett street, yesterday at noon, following an illness from dropsy, and friends in the city will be deeply grieved to learn of her death. The deceased was 40 years old and has long been a resident of this city, having moved here from Bladen coun ty. She is a daughter of Rev. A. J. Bordeaux, who survives her. Besides a husband there are surviving of the immediate family four children, Mr. Eddie Boswell, Miss Ivey Boswell and two small children, all of whom re side in the city. Mrs. Boswell was a consistent mem ber of St. Matthew's English Lutheran church, from which the funeral will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Geo. S. Bearden, the pastor. The remains will be im terred in Bellevue cemetery. LET OFF WITH COSTS. Participants in Street Fight Before Mayor Yesterday at Noon. Messrs. B. B. Jackson and T. D. Meares. Jr.. who engaged in a rather fast and furious fisticuff in front of The Orton Thursday .afternoon, sub mitted to an affray before the Mayor in the police court yesterday at noon and were dismissed with the costs and an admonition to let their grievances abate. Speaking generally of the feel ing engendered between friends of the respective parties, culminating in two street fights in as many days, the Ma yor stated to all the young men con cerned that they were now engaged in "popping off a few firecrackers" but they had better cease their fire works lest it come, figuratively speak ing, to a charge f dynamite later. And the advice was generally regarded as the best mat couia nave Deen given. HOSPITAL BENEFIT King's Daughters Present Oppor tunity of Helping to Merchants and Business Men. THURSDAY WILL BE THE DAY Certain Percentage of Cash Sales for Worthy Cause of Maintaining and Equipping James Walker $1. morial Hospital. r The merchants and business men of the city generally are being inter ested by the Hospital Circle of tho King's Daughters in a big benefit for the James Walker Memorial Hospital on next Thursday, which will be offi cially known as "Hospital Day." On that date, under the plan devised by the Hospital Circle, each merchant and business man will be given the op portunity of devoting a certain per centage of his sales for that day to the worthy benefit of the hospital. The ladies have been making a canvass of the city for several days and have been gratified at the prompt and gen erous responses from the leading deal ers in nearly every Jine. There is the kindliest feeling in the community to ward the hospital and Hospital Cir cle, which has done so much for the institution, and "Hospital Day" prom ises to he quite popular with the gen erously and charitably inclined people of the city. The ladies will continue their canvass until the day of the ben efit and when this is completed they will publish a list of those who have joined them in their effort to maintain and enalrge the splendid work of the institution in which they are so great ly interested. In addition to the merchants, "Hos pital Day" will also be for the gen eral public and any contributions will be thankfuly received. Before the day set apart for this work the pubic will be acquainted with every merchant and business man who has joined in the effort of the ladies and the public may assist by making their purchases as large as possible on that day so the percentage to be received by the Hospital Circle will be commensu rately large. The percentage will be on cash, sales only, therefore, those who do shopping on that, day will be asked to take their purses with them. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Deeds Which Appear From Record Filed at Court House Yesterday. Roland A. Wright and wife to J. D. Bowen and wife, for $100, property on Scott's Hill road, adjoining lands of J. B. Mercer and others. Edward H. Kidder and others, trus tees, to Thos. H. Wright, for $1 and other considerations, property on east side of 11th, 150 feet south of Prin cess street, and on west side of 12th, 150 feet south of Princess street. T. H. Wright and wife, of Port mouth,' to Roland A. Wrigbt and wife, for $1 and other considerations, pro perty on east side of Fourth, 66 feet south of Chesnut street, 66.1G5 feet in size. F. A. Lord, commissioner, to J. O. Smith, for $1,100, property on east side of Surry, 165 feet north of Castle street, 33x165 feet in size. Robert S. Register and wife to Jesse T. Mathews, for $250. property 99 feet north of Second and Martin streets. 13Sxl47 feet in size, more or less. J. T. Mathews and wife to Fannie .1. Reville, for $10 and other conside rations, property at northwest corner of 12th and Market, 49 1 2x142 feet in size. HIS "SEVENTY-FIFTH." Venerable Rector Emeritus cf St. John's Reaches Another Milestone. The venerable and much beloved rector emeritus of Saint John's Pro testant Episcopal parish, of this city, the Rev. Dr. James Carmichael, will on tomorrow attain the seventy-fifth year of his age, rounding out three quarters of a century of a life that Jias been devoted to the JWasier and to humankind. .The doctor will receive the felicitations of his many friends and these are circumscribed only by the circle of his acquaintance and those-who have come under the influ ence of his kindly presence. Although a little feeble and sometimes con strained to give up the more active duties of life, no appeal has gone un heeded at the hands of Dr. Carmichael and -his life in Wilmington has been a benediction upon the community. The Star joins all in wishing the venera ble rector emeritus many years of con tinued life and usefulness in the com munity. For Larceny of Steel Trap. Samuel Bordeaux, a colored man, who lives at Rock Hill plantation, was given trial in Justice Bornemann's court yesterday, on the charge of stealing a steel trap from the premi ses of William , Croom, who lives in the same neighborhood and was the prosecuting witness. The defendant was discharged for lack of evidence. Messrs. J. W. Fleet, W. G. A. Otersen, J. Love Davis and Geo., C. Jackson have returned from Charlotte, N. C, where they attended the W. O. W. meeting. Charlotte entertained the visitors royally and Mr. Otersen says "The Twilight Committee" will report promptly two years from now in Greensboro, N. C. 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