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- ' k . - , - 9 , 1 '.A t f THE WEATHER. ADVERTISING. Fair slightly warmer Satur day, Sunday rain ud warmer, moderate north "SJv-.t winds. When a man tells you It does not pay to Advertise, Just size vup his business and figure how much his opinion Is worth. ':':,: I - -V H " P-OUNDeH VOL. LXXXV-O. 6K: W WILMINGTON, N. C., , SATURDAY MOKNTN"Gr, DECEMBER 11, 1909. WHOLE NUMBER 13,162. i SMfelriKI 1HE BNK RESOURCES OF THE COUNTRY Annual Report of Comptroll er of The Currency to Congress. SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS How the Wealth of the United States is Distributed Relative Stand ... ' ing of the Sections Sav ings of the People. Washington, Dec. 10. An increase in individual deposits of ' $400,158,322 in loans and discounts of $308,419,917 and in total resources of $394,318,846. These are the essential -.features shown in a statement ' issued by the Comptroller of the Currency giving the condition of -the National Banks of the United .States on . November l'.th, the date of the last reports to his office this year as compared with the " last reports made in 1908 as of November 27th. Loans and discounts of the banks ou November 16th amounted to $5, 148,787,594, and deposits Including those made by individuals the United States -and United States disbursing offices were $5,169,510,983. , The percentage of legal reserve to deposits on November 16th was 21.31 as against 22.32 a year ago. Bank3 in the South made'a stronger showing in the percentage of reserve - than at the time of their report to the comp troller in response to his call for con dition in September. This is consid ered remarkable in ! view of the fact that between September and Novem ber large amounts of money always are drawn from the banks to meet ex penses incidental to the moving of the crops. More than 25,000,000 deposit ac counts are carried on the books of the hanks of all classes', of - the United States and its insular possessions, ac . tovdtaK to the statement, which was laid before Congress today. The ag gropatf deposits , on April 28th last were about $14;425,523,165. The sum of f .(78,735,379 represented savings ffposited by 14,894,696 depositors. The average rate of interest paid by Na tional banks on savings accounts was .".34; by State banks 3.71; mutual sav ings 3.85; stock savings 3.65; private banks and loan and trust companies paying the same average rate 3.43 per cent. . Loans and discounts, United States bonds, and lawful money represented approximately 76 per cent, of the ag gregate resources of National Banks, and a like proportion of liabilities is represented by capital, surplus and profits and individual deposits. The Comptroller figures' out that assuming the character of bonds owned by Na tional banks Is In accordance with the requirements of the act of May 30th, 1908, the amount Is more than suffi cient as security for the aggregate emergency currency, $500,000,000 au thorized by that. law. Holdings-of bonds and other similar securities by National banks September 1st showed investments of this character amount ing to $898,388,542. The interesting: fact is disclosed that $20,000,000 is In foreign government and "other bonds and securities. v Based on the latest returns, the Comptroller says the loaning power of the National banks has been increas ed as a result of the law of June, 1906. to the extent of 62 per cent, although with surplus twice as great as the capital of the banks the authorized increase i3 200 per cent. The law referred to increased the limit of the liability to banks from 10 per cent, of paid-in capital stock to 10 per cent, of the capital and surplus, the total, how ever not to exceed 30 per cent., of the capital stock. ' , By reason of the depreciation in the market price of Government bonds ''mil!'; the year the computed profit "ii ih" issue of National bank clrcula-, increased slightly. (The gross 1 i r ;:,f;s of National banks during the Var v.-i-vo $348,674,353 from which ' ' ' and premiums were charged ii to the amount of $40,453,705, be lnS ll.tt per cent.' of the gross earn ings, and $177,034,899 expenses and taxes, the net earnings being $131, 18.J.740 from which dividends wen paid amounting to $92,993,449. Nearly 80 per cent, of all depositors in savings banks are reported, in the Nov.- Kngland and Eastern States, and little re; ore than 81 per. cent., of de posits in this class of banks is he,d by savings banks in these two gepgraphl- al sections. The aggregate of paid in capital stock of the jbanks of the United States including the island possessions Is $l',y00,036,368, an in crease of about 2 1-2 per cent for the year and over 75 per cent, above the amount reported on Junp 30. 1900. Last Anril in round amounts the Na tional banks held $4,826,000,000 Indivi dual deposits, savings banks $3,713,: (H)0,000, Joan and trust companies $2.' 3.',,ooo.000, State banks '$2,466,000,000, and private banks $193,000,000. - Geo graphically the individual deposits re ported by banks in the Eastern States ae-regated: $6,047,000,000, in the New KnRland States; $2,106,000,000, in the Middle Western "States; $3 06,000,000 in the Southern States; $1,059,000,000 in the Pacific States; $897,000,000 in the Western States; $700,000,000, and in the island possessions $28,000,000. deposits amounting to over $4,926, 000, or 35 per cent of the total Indi NORTH CAROLINA DELEGATION 6rganization For National Rivers and - Harbors Congress at Washington This Week Resolution Adopt ed Those in Attendance. (Special Star Correspondence.) Washington, D. C, Dec. 8. The North Carolina delegation to the Riv ers and Harbors Congress met In room 910, New Willard Hotel, today for the purpose of organization and the appointment of representatives on the different committees of the Na tional organization. Upon motion, Major E. J. Hale, of Fayetteville, was made chairman and Mr. J. A. Fore, of Charlotte, secretary. The list of delegates in attendance included: Senators F .M. Simmons and Lee S. Overman, Congressmen John H. Small, Claude Kitchin, C. R. Thomas, John M. Moorehead. H. L Godwin, R. N. Page, E. Y. Webb and J. G. Grant; Major E. j. Hale, J. H. Ander son, Dr. H. W. Lilly, Fayetteville; Jas. H. Chadbourn, president North Carolina Waterways Association; W. A. Dick, Chas. E. Taylor, Major E. W. VanC. Lucas. W. R. Sullivan, B. F. Keith, T. E. Wallace, W. B. Coop er, W. E. Yopp, F. W,. Bonitz, Wil mington ; J. N. McCausland, S. B. Tan ner, D. A. Tompkins,, J. A. Fore, Charlotte; Col. Paul B. Means, Con cord; W. B. Sheppard, W. D. Pruden, Edenton; Dr. L. S. Blades, J. H.,Le roy, Elizabeth City; T, D. Webb, F D Arthur, J. Q. A. Wood, Morehead; Major "Chas. M. Steadman, Greensbo ro; David Jenkins, Charlotte; H. B. Varner, Lexington; Col. Benehau Cameron, Raleigh; J. T. Bland, Bur gaw; Ralph Young, Minneapolis; Maj or W. A. Guthrie, Durham; T. S. Mee kins, Manteo; Capt. Tilghman, Wilson. The following appointments ,werc agreed upon: Major E. J. Hale, direc tor for South Atlantic Seaboard; Jas. H. Chadbourn, vice1 president for North Carolina. For committees: On resolutions, Major E. W. VanC. Lucas; nominations, J. A. Foore, Charlotte; credentials, W. D. Pruden, Edenton. On motion . of J. H. Anderson, of Fayetteville, seconded by W. D. Pru den, of Edenton, the following resolu tion was adopted: . f "Resolved, That each duly accred ited delegate to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, assembled at Wnohlne-tnn. D. C. Dec. 8-10. 1909. IS hereby constituted a member of the National , Rivers and warDors con gress, upon payment of five "dollars to Secretary Ellison, and each dele gate is requested to constitute himself a- committee to secure otner mem bers." Attached was a list of the duly ap pointed delegates to the Rivers and uorWci PnTisresa. and it was request ed that the Secretary notify each of the foregoing resolution. There be- ine no further business -a motion xo adjourn prevailed. OHIO MANIAC SHOT DOWN. Terrorized Countryside for 48 Hours. Wounded snerirr. shrovp n. Dec. 10. After murder ing Sheriff Jacob Bell, of Holmes coun-tyj-unning wild for 48 hours and ter rorizing the countryside, u. r. ouiejr, an escaped patient from the.Massilon State Hospital for the insane.x was shot down and captured on the farm of R. S. Wells, one mile nortn oi nere tonight. r ' Trailed by posses rrom woo.rer, Mitiorchiiri? and other towns Boley ran into the traps all day long, stand nff with hiii sboteun lug mo uiduio or eluding them by eetness of foot. Just at nightfall, the MiiiersDurg posse oaw him mnnitie across an open field, W. S. Hoover, town marshal, called upon him to halt, and then fired, the buliet striking Boley m tne aoaomeu. Ua fell tn the eround but fought sav agely, kicking, biting and scratching until overpowered. ie was dioucui here and later while being taken to Wooster to be placed in a hospital, died on the train. . Boley -ran amuck Wednesday nignt, anirA all nieht' at a farm house and shot Sheriff , Bell early the next morn ing when the sheriff came to get mm. EARTHQUAKE INJ3UAM. Considerable Damage, According ta Cablegram to wavy ueparimcm. . -nroTiinrfnn Teo. 10. A - severe ii,im nnmirrpH in fill am at y A M. today causing considerable damage according to a' caDiegram reueiveu i the Navy Department toaay. me n -men's and Children's hospital was .irA .Thoro were no casualties. From the dispatch it would seem that hospital. It will require $6,000 to re pair the hospital. Tho nnnn gtinn nr iTiiiiiu la ouuui. j-v, 000, practically all natives. The Navy Department maintains a tion there. vidual deposits in all banks were savings', and In Individual over,$1.2H. 000,000 were time deposits. The indi vidual deposits subject to check ag gregate over $6,956,500,000, demand certificates of , deposit over $625,000 000, and the aggregate of other minor classifications over $31500,000. Banks in the New England States se 4nn nnn' in actual cash; those , in -.-the Eastern States, $716,200,000; in the Southern States, $105,800,000; in. the Middle Western States, $373,400000; in the Western States," $71,000,000; in the Pacific States $89,600,000, and in the thanks of the Island possessions, $7,- 700 000. . . . The bank of the country have in creased their loans since 1908 by $935,- JOO.OOO, or firomt $10,433,000,000 : in, 1908, to $11,373,200,000 In 1909. . School savings banks are in opera tion In 114 cities of 25 States, with ES E Spectacular Rise in Cotton : Following The Govern v ment Report. ESTIMATE IS 10,088,000 Prices Soared to New High Record For Season Figures by States Review For the Week. New York, Dec. 10. Not since tha the -Stilly boom of 1904 has the New York Cotton Exchange witnessed a more sensational scene or a more spectacular rise in prices than occur red today with the announcement of the government crop report. With the galleries crowded with vis itors from the South, augmented by friends and relatives of operators and other interested spectators, the mar ket soared to a new high record for the season, with gains of more than $2 a bale over yesterday. Both the May and July options touched the high .mark of 15.80, both gaining ap proximately 42 points ever yesterday's close. Bull brokers prevented a more vio lent advance, as they had distributed heavy selling orders every five points up from 15.55 for May and July. They, sold enormously, supplying the de mand of shorts and also in the rush of buying orders from Wall street Chicago and Southern operators and the local and New England dry goods interests. The market continued in an excited state up to the close with estimates that 800,000 bales had changed hands. May closed at 15.67 and July at 15.74. It was 2 o'clock when the news came from Washington that the gov ernment's estimate was only 10,088 000 bales the smallest crop since 1903. Immediately there was a tremendous rush of buying. Orders poured in from the world over and prices jump ed from 20 to 30 points tn the first transactions.,: Last trades, made just before the report was announced were on the basis of 15.50 for May delivery? the next sales were made at 15.70, an advancer of $1 a bale. This was fol lowed by tremendous trading both ways and by rapid fluctuations. A break to 15.C5 followed, then camo the rise to 15.80. July cotton fluctuat ed along the same lines, while March reached 15.C0 as its high point and closed at 15.40. The government estimate is about 200.000 bales below the predictions. of the most sanguine of the bulls and the action of the market naturally followed. Sixteen-cent cotton so much talked about, was not realized, but the market came near it. It new remains to be determined whether the Federal estimators have under-estimated the yield as has beer. the case for the past ten years. Dur ing that time, the crop has been mi derestimated each year at from 500,- 000 to 600,000 bales. The Government's Figures. Washington, Dec. 10. The crop re norting board, of the Department o? Agriculture, estimates that the total production of cotton in the United States for the season of iuy lu wn-. amount to 4.820,344000 pounds (not in cluding linters) equivalent to 10,388, 000 of 500 pounds gross weight. The estimated production m oOO pound gross weight by States is as follows: Virginia,. 10,000; North Caro lina, 615,000; South Carolina. 1,095 -000: Georgia. 1,800.000;", Florida, 57, 000; Alabama, 1,020.000; Mississippi, 1,020,000; Texas, 2,570.000; Arkansas, 715.000: Tennessee, 240,000; Missouri 49 000: Oklahoma. 017,000: United States, 10,088,000. The Weekly Review. New York. Dec. 10. It has been an exciting week in the cotton markef with new high records and a widen ing out of the speculation. Liverpool after weeks of- lethargy -4ias finaliy -woke up. Its spot sales are treble what they were a short time ago. The receipts at the ports and interior towns have recently fallen off sharply and the ginning report last Wednes day was regarded as a very bullish document. , Naturally It showed a marked fall ing off in the ginning compared with last year, but it was also considered aieniflr.ant that there was a striking decrease also as compared with thej figures of two years ago wnen tne crop was .11,441,269 bales. It was the signal for aggressive buying, not only by bull leaders but also by outsid ers. The believers 4n higher prices have been encouraged also by; a bet ter stock market,-the pacific charac ter of the President's message, a re duction in the Bank of England's rate of discount, a' rise in silver in London, advancing short markets in , the South, the cold wave in the South and the failure of the Egyptian crop. In addition there has been a better demand at New York for cotton goods. The reports of Jarge dry goods -concerns have been of a very cheerful character. Spot sales in the- South have increased somewhat. .There is a demand it seems even .for some of the lower grades in the New York stock. Wall street. Chicago, NewOr leans and Liverpool have all been, buy ers There has been a noticeable ex pansion in speculation. On the other hand many believe that 15 cents am ply discounts , anything or a bullish character In. the ! general situation. In (Continued on Page Eight) y ; EXCITING ON THE SGEN FIFTY MIL 4 T Rivers and Harbors Congress Adjourned in Washing ton Yesterday. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS Officers Elected and Policy Declared in No Uncertain -!Platform Sev eral Interesting Addresses Heard Next Meeting. Washington, Dec lflWh.it is de clared by its officers to have been the most successful convention of its kind ever held, came to an end today whan the National Rivers and Har bors Congress adjourned after a three days' session. Representative Joseph E. Ransdell; of Louisiana, was re-elected president; Captain J. F. Ellison, of Cincinnati, secretary and treasurer. and John A. Fox,' of Arkansas, special director. Vice presidents to repre sent the States also were named. The ne.w board of directors met im mediately after adjournment and took up ,the question of the date and place for the next convention. The mat ter, however, was put over after much discussion until a later date. The resolutions adopted by the Con gress make an appeal to Congress for an appropriation of $50,000,000 for river and harbor work"; and $50,000,000 annually for ten years thereafter; ex press the belief that the rivers and harbors bill should be placed on an equal footing with the other great ap propriation bills and 'condemn : what is declared to be the present method of appropriation whereby the- river and harbor bill carries only what may remain after the other budgets have been authorized. It is declared that unless the waterways , of the United States are so improved as to provide the proper transportation facilities this country cannot hope to increase its domestic commerce or extend its foreign commerce, as (!i should, or to take advantage of the opening of the Panama Canal, in order to compete with the markets of the ' world. The resolution suggests the creation of a Bureau of Public Works wTTn a cabi net officer at its head, which Depart ment should have charge of river and harbor improvement and other work of a similar character. The bill pend ing in Congress for increase of the en gineer corps is endorsed. The report of the treasurer showed that upwards of only $8,000 was in bank, which was deplored. Special Director Fox urged larger appropriations for carrying on the propaganda of improving the rivers, harbors and canals of Continental United States. James E. Smith, of St. Louis, chair man of the committee on resolutions, in making his report said it represent ed the unanimous sentiment of the committee. He believed further that the great waterways of tha country should be developed before "Dread naughts" need be built to fight imagl nary foes. A committee was appointed to pre sent the resolutions to the President of the United States, the Vice Presi dent and the Speaker of the House. Prof. Emory R. Johnson, of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, special ' rep resentative of the Congress with the National Waterways Commission on its European trip made a short report of inspection of European waterways. He states that on the continent of Eu rope it was the policy of the govern ment to regulate railways so as to prevent their making destructive war fare upon the waterways. This, he said, -would nave to be done by the United States. "European countries," he said, "have not hesitated to borrow funds for wa terways when borrowing was neces sary 'to economy. Nor should we hesi tate." . OUTLINES. A revolting crime was enacted in Savannah, Ga., in which two white wo men were killed and a tnird murder ously assaulted by a negro. Diligent search is being' made for the guilty negro and 150 have been arrested and locked up The convention of the Rivers and Harbors Congress ended yesterday in Washington and . one of the closing incidents was the adoption of a resolution making an appeal to Congress for an annual appropriation The Government estimate of the cotton crop, which is accepted as offi cial statistics, caused the staple to advance to the record price of the sea son and unusual excitement on the market yesterday me annual re port of the Comptroller of Currency was submitted to Congress yesterday. At a short session of Congress yesterday 350 bills were introduced and a resolution was presented author izing the President to apprehend Pres ident Zelaya as a common criminal New York markets: Money on call firm 4 1-2 to 5 - per cent., ruling rate 4 3-4, closing bid 4 3-4, offered at 4 3-4. Cotton spot closed quiet, middling up lands 14.95, middling gulf 15.20. Flour firmly held with a quiet trade. Wheat firm, No. 2 red 1.26 nominal elevator, and 1.25 1-2 nominal f.o.b. afloati Corn firm, No. 2, 71 1-2 elevator, domestic. 72 delivered nominal, old, and 67 f.o.b afloat nominal. Oats firm, mixed 45 to 46. Turpentine and rosin firm. Furs, Skirts, Sweaters, f Cloak and Skirts at big savings at Rehders. v REVOLTING GRIME 111 SAVANNAH, GA. Aged Woman and Daughter x Assaulted, Murdered, An other is Dying. THE .PEOPLE ARE UP IN ARMS Negro Wretch Responsible Fpr Crime More Than 150 Have Been Ar rested and Excitement is In tense in City. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 10. Victims of a revolting crime, .Mrs. Eliza Gribble, aged -70 years, and her daughter, Mrs. Carrie Olilander, were found .in their home, No. 401 Perry street, west, here today, while a third woman, Mrs. Maggie Hunter, found just inside the front door of the house,' is at the Sav annah hospital dying. Physicians state that Mrs. Ohlan- der was the victim of a criminal as sault before she was killed. One hun dred and fifty negro men, caught in the meshes of the police drasnet through Yamacraw, a negro section of the city, are prisoners in the police station the theory of the police being that a negro man having planned an assault upon Mrs. Ohlander was com pelled to commit the other crimes in order to escape. ' Other arrests will be made until every negro in the city, who in any way resembles the description of a negro who during the last three days has been seen 'frequently about th? premises of the house of the murdered woman is a prisoner. The police believe that this negro, using an axe taken from the woodshed n. the rear of the Gribble home, heav Mrs. Gribble to death, struck' down the unknown woman and after assault ing Mrs. Ohlander in the Wide, long hallway -where the bodies were found, finished his terrible work by beating in her skull with the weapon. Mrs. Gribble evidently was attacked from behind as she sat in an easv chair reading. On the floor beside her body were found the newspaper she was reading and her spectacles, one or possibly two blows were dealt her . Her gray head, blood matted, shows the imprint of the blunt axe. It is probable that Mrs. Hunter was the first to be struck down; that she met the murderer at the door as he entered and was struck before she could escape. Then the murderer stealthily approached the aged Mrs. Gribble and killed her. It is believe! that Mrs. Ohlander was attacked as she left her room to enter the . nail way, was assaulted and killed. The unknown woman's skull was crushed in and her death is a matter of but a few hours. Other theories are entertained by searchers for the murderer, but the police are proceeding on the theory that a negro man is guiny. iviaui entertain this theory and feeling is in tense here because of it. The motley horde of prisoners is quiet and fright ened in the police station ana .jan. u is helieved that if the negro suspect ed of the crime is caught he can be- quickly identified. Blood "hounds haver been at work in an effort to take the trail from the wnndshed -where the axe was iounu by the murderer, but as the house of murders is almost wumn iuc ucaiy nf the citv. and as the murders were probably committed several nours De- fore the discovery oi me uuuibb, we Hnrs will be of little use. Tnnisrht Mayor Tiedeman, of Savan nah, offered a reward of $1,000 for the capture with eviaence io convict the slayer of Mrs. Gribble and Mrs. nniarnier and assailant of Mrs. Mag gie Hunter, who was not identified fnr hours after the discovery of the murders and who is the woman at the tioint of death in Savannan nospitai. It is now almost ceriaimy a.uuwu that a negro at 'first suspected, is the euilty man. Persons have been seen whn state that this negro , was seen entering the Gribble house with , the fatal aie in his hand, and was-seen closing the shutters to the windows of the house, and to leave the premises all at the hour when it is oeiievea in murders were committed. v ..." The negro's description has Deen printed on -hand bills and. scattered broadcast over the city -and county with the reward offer, and all nearby towns have been notified and are on the lookout. Police officers m auto mobiles have covered all the roads for miles surrounding the City while posses on foot have scoured the piac pa where automobiles could not go The house, to house search of negro homes continues. It seems hardly possible the negro can long remain at large. ' VESSELS REPORTED LOST. Hope for Bessemer and Marquette Has. Been. ADanaonea. , TWrnlt Mir.h.. Dec. 10. All hone that the car ferry Marquette andiBes- semer No. 2, outlived tne wintry gaie. which has made Lane une a. watery grave yard during ,the last 72 hotirs, has been nractlcally abandoned at the hpii nffir.es in. Walkersville of the Marquette and Bessemer Dock & Navi gation Company, owners- of the Ill-fa ui vessel . Tt is believed that Cantain R. R. v McLead, of Conneaut, O., and his crew of 31 men nave gone down to death witn tne Dig steamer.: MRS WALTER CLARK DEAD Wife of Chief Justice Passed Away in Raleigh Yesterday Other Capi tal News -Hospitals for Insane Charters. (Special Star Correspondence.) Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 10. Mrs. Clark, wife of Chief Justice Walter Clark, of the Supreme Court died this morn ing at 11:30 o'clock. She had been critically ill of pneumonia for several days, but there had been such im provement the past 24 hours that two of her brothers, Major Jno. W. Gra ham, of Hillsboro, and Dr. George W. Graham, of Charlotte, had left for their homes being assured by the at tending physicians that their sister had a good prospect for recovery. However, this morning there came upon her a "sinking spell" such as she had experienced several times the past several days, and there was not left sufficient vitality to enable her to rally. Mrs. Clark was 58 years old, a daughter of Hon. W. A. Graham, one of the most distinguished men in the early history of the State, having serv ed as secretary of the United States Navy Department. She is survived by her distinguished husband and seven children. These are W. A. Gra ham Clark, of the United States De partment of Commerce and Labor; David Clark, editor of the Textile Journal, Charlotte; Walter Clark, Jr., City Attorney of Raleigh; Thorne Clark, ciril engineer; Mrs. Erwin, Mor ganton, and Miss Eugenia Clark. All the children were at their mother's bedside. The funeral will be from the First Baptist church tomorrow after noon. A certificate is filed with the Sec retary of State changing the name of The Eclipse Guano Co., Cronly, N. C, to Conestee Guano Co. The Southern Chemical Co., of Greensboro, is char-1 tered with $200,000 capital authorized j and J. K. Mcllhenny, Geo. S. Valen tine and C. E. Ravens as incorporators for the manufacture of fertilizers. The Farmers and Merchants' Bank, of El- kin, files " certificate, decreasing cap ital to $18,000. The continued delay ' In the opening of the six colony buildings for epilep tics here in connection with the State Central .Hospital for -here, was nvestigated today by Hon. C. A. Webb, of Asheville, and E. F. Aydlett, members of . the State Hospital Com mission. The buildings have been completed for three months now and practically all the furniture has been here some time for equipping the buildings and getting them ready for the reception of patients. Messrs. Aydlett and Webb went to Goldsboro tonight and will be joined there by the other members of the commission to investigate the matter of needs of the Eastern Hospital for negroes there, for additional room. The superintendent and directors of this hospital urge that the capacity of the institution be increased by 100. This would entail an expenditure of about $40,Q00. This would take practically all of the funds remaining in the hands of the commission from the $500,000 State bond issue for the en- argement of the State hospitals un der the Bickett Act PENSACOLIANS CALLED Want Warships For Mardi Gras and Repairs to Yards. Washington, D. C, Dec. 10. Senator letcher and other members of the Florida delegation in Congress called upon the Secretary of the Navy today and asked that several warships, be sent to Pensacola to participate in the Mardi Gras Celebration there In Feb ruary. At the same time they tooit oc casion to express to the Secretary their regret that the Pensacola Navy Yard had not been given so much re pair work as some of the other yards. Secretary Meyer promised to send some warships to Pensacola for the celebration if any were available at that time. To the satisfaction of the Floridians he also declared he intended to continue the Pensacola yard as one of the principal naval establishments. STATUE OF ROBERT E. LEE Michigan Commandry Takes Action on Virginia's Suggestion. ( Washington, Dec. 10. As a part of the fight being made against the ac ceptance of the government of the statue of Robert E. Lee as a -perman ent addition to the Hall of Fapie in the Capitol building, the Vice President to day "laid before the Senate a resolu tion adopted by the Michigan com mandry of the Loyal Legion on. Novem ber 4th. This resolution characterizes as an insult to the nation the suggestion that if the statute of Lee be rejected by Congress, Virginia will withdraw the bronze statue of George Washington which accompanies it The comman dery protests vigorously against ac cepting the effigy of Lee in Confeder ate uniform. . REV. D. H. TUTTLE LEAVES. Becomes Pastor of Methodist Church in Goldsboro, N. C. (Special Star Correspondence.) Rocky Mount, N.- C. Dec. 10. By the afternoon train today Rev. D. H Tuttle and family left for Goldsboro where they will make their .future home, Rev. Mr. Tuttle having been transferred from the pastorate of the First Methodist church, in this city, to Goldsboro. Many friends in this city regret to have them leave and wish them well In their new home. C. H. Fore & Co., can furnish you with all kinds of Blankets and Com fortera cheap.- ' E AT Baptist Hosts Returning After One of Greatest Meet ings on Record. AT HENDERSONVILLE NEXT Closing Session Last Night With Sing ing of "Blest Be The Tie That Binds" Splendid Entertain ment There. (Special Star Telegram.) Wadesboro, N. C, Dec. 9. The clos ing session of the great Baptist State Convention was held tonight and not withstanding so many, delegates had started home a good-sized audience was present and an interesting ses sion was held. President Dowd requested Rev. R. H. Marsh to preside and he did so. Evan gelism was the theme of the night ses sion and Rev.Baylus Cade, Rev. J. D. Prestridge and several other speakers took part during the time allotted to the discussion of this subject. At the ciose of this discussion an interesting open meeting was held in which a num ber of the delegates took part, speak ing of the convention as one of the best from every standpoint, that the Baptists have held in North Carolina and emphasizing again the large heart ed hospitality which the citizens of Wadesboro have extended to the dele gates. Rev. T. W. Chambliss expressed the pleasure of Wadesboro and of himself in being given the pleasure and the privilege of entertaining the conven tion, and declared the Wadesboro peo ple to be the biggest hearted folk Jn the Union. He said homes were pro vided for more than 100 delegates more attended the convention and that entertainment could have been given to as many more as were here. The final words from a delegate were spoken by Rev. JjJHuffhain ono oi me oiaest. ana. one xt tne oest known members. He closed his re marks with the repetition of the poem "Crossing the Bar.-' While the closing hymfc "Blest Be The Tie That Binds," was being sung, . the delegates joined in a cordial hand shaking. Rev. T. L. Blalock led the ciosmg prayer. A motion to adjourn was then made, seconded and adopted and the acting President declared the convention adjourned to meet in Hen dersonville on the Tuesday, following ' me nrst bunaay in December of next year. The resignation of the convention shows that at this session 43 associa tions were represented as against 39 a year ago, 221 churches were repre- sentea as against 189 last year and 349 delegates as against 302 last year. One of the first acts of the conven tion, at the morning session today was to adopt with a standing vote reso lutions of thanks for the kindness and courtesies extended this conven tion. This resolution included ex pressions of appreciation to Rev. T. W. Chambliss, pastor of the Baptist church here, who has spared nothing to give to the convention entertain ment and every convenience in man agement that has been necessary in order to make this annual meetinjr of the Baptists, of North Carolina such that It will be remembered as one of the best arranged and best manageo. in its history. Included In this reso lution were the citizens of Wadesboo for entertainment; the railroads that have given reduced rates to delegates and the daily papers of Wilmington, Charlotte and Raleigh; also the semi weekly papers of Wadesboro for tha published reports of the convention proceedings; also the Wake Forest Quartette. j ItJVfiTl There was a decided exodus of con vention delegates on the morning trains today, many of these finding It necessary to leave at this time in order to reach their homes before the Sabbath. It was discovered this morning that the furnace of the Bap tist church would no longer perform Its functions until overhauled, tbua rendering the church uncomfortably cold. Accepting the kind Invitation of Rev. J. H. West, pastor of the M. E. Church, South, the convention ad journed to the Methodist church at 11 o'clock where the -remainder of tho morning session and the afternoon sessions were held. Mr. West Is Just beginning the third year of his pas torate in Wadesboro where he is do ing a successful work and where he . is popular with and holds the confi dence of the citizens,' regardless of denominational affiliation or prefer-, ence. There Is no interest that lies clos er to the heart of the Baptist State Convention than State Missions and there is no member of the convention -who is held in higher esteem than , Rev. Livingston Johnston, correspond ing secretary of State Missions. For . the past nine years Mr. Johnston ha ' traveled from the mountains to tho seacoast and throughout all of th'j territory embraced in North Carolina in the interest of-State Missions and everywhere he has gone, he has won friends for himself and for the great cause which he represents. Among the Baptists in North Caro- ,' Una Livingston Johnston is universal ly recognized as a man of unselfish , spirit of thought, consecrated a man who keeps his work in the forefront . and hides himself a man who lives -not for self exaltation but for thof CON Nil ENDS WAD ESBORO '..""V V - I V' 186,828 depositors. - - . - , ...-. . ' "i ? ; . j " : :s . " -.: ' ;?:v ..'I '
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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