North Carolina Newspapers

g The Weather" -Tor NortH Carolina: 1'air and colder Naltintiiy; fcuntlay Ino-ea-lng t-fcwHlines. "Jlijrhrvt tcMiiK-rature, 4.; l.vel, ; pwipiiatlon, .0. VOL XCtllL NO. 14a UUUIIIUUJIll.lll.UU Costs Human Lives and Mil- lions of Dollars In Property ' Valuation.-' MEN FROZEN STIFF IN DEEP SNOWDRIFTS High Winds. Low' Tempera tures, Interruption of Work, Disasters at Sea, Tons of ' Lumber -Washed Upon the Beach Were Features of the Gale. (Br iMriaM Fraa.) " Philadelphia. Pa., Dee. Zl Death and considerable property damage re sulted from tonne throughout East ern Pennsylvania last night and to d'ay. Michael ' Clark, almshouse In mate and Dennis McFadden. a fartn--er, were- froett -to-deathr-tB snow drifts near Pottsvtll. vS'f.l"" ; T.T -ow' mm i temperatures at -Keaaing arra WBri ton seriously delayed trolley and rail road traffic. ' Shamokln reported all coal mines in the region Idle as the result of cold and. .snow. Dasnagv in -New-Tor.- New York. tftvrtt.-TwO'- mm . v ..drnWneil. in t hfi Eld. river' and ten l -V r7:.r.T.Ji """ " i d mn tha Km Jeraev cout lvan UD I -as fest-ts-tha-xosrtn-tiuuuui Bwnt lh. ibrm whlrb mot onr Utla CUV I amTvtclnity ..rl, this mornSg. C K..k.. 1.7 U A f..kl.kl. nam- I . saer jMott twanty-sataa soiito x ere, i mo". lM ou"" " e,l"er B"n .,111.. , ?hLn-rn-d aS were among those undermined I and r LmatTr . ' "mm M Bne I HmlmXintm9:t-' The damage to property Is estt-I TnatM r ti.6ilo.oos. most' of It borne I by fi-al right ami other, paints, along tha Nortbern ewtlon of tie New Jer- . st-y coast. Moat of the property losses ere due to bulkheads giving way un- rior tha onslauaht of waves lashed la- ' to earjr by a gale which at one ttms I reached velocity of 9 miles an hour. .On the Water Front. -That wo thrre-mssted hsrgesv whcM crews have been given up as lost, were in tow of the seagoing tug. Edgar F. Luckenbsch. While tire storm was at Us worst, the barges broke away and then drifted In shore midway be tween life saving stations' li and II. six mile, south of Seaside Park, N. ' At :t0 this morning only one masts of tha barges was visible and on it was the form ot a man. A little later both mast and man disappeared. " Heroic efforts on the part of the llfe saving crews have so far failed to re - veal a single survivor of the wreck. The tug was reported safe In this port late tonight. , . Ths two men drowned hers were longshoremen whose boat was caught In the storm and swamped. -.. .. A Turbulent Sea, Atlantic City. N. J, Dec X Bulk- heads were smashed, tons of lumber weTe) washed up on tha beach and other damage was caused by a storm which raged here last night and to The five miles of meadows be - day tween this city and the mainland re- eembled a turbulent sea all day.Th tide was three feet above normal Hail, snow and rain fell , Elgbtrpn Inches of Suow. Albany, ft. I., use is a. neavy, I dry snow felt to-day tn depths varying from live to eighteen inches through out this part of the State. In this city about live Inches of snow fell, but .T j l. i -nrki..l..ll Md ftslne!ST.d Glen. Fall by noon. . Nln. Inch, ot spow wss reported from Johnstown. Blectrlo- an steam transportation 4ines stirrerea as a resuK. wonnerni .cities reported many tralnsfrom one U two hours late. . From wnite- Hail - came in aiory insi ino uhxwq wuji -t -:!-. ' n.i... vi . ... . l . . - ... . in. wnra nnm tuo iqcuiuibuiv wuiu ",.. TWENTY-FOOT BREAKKRS. yearly Drowned Forty Men and Wom en Wlio .Were Breakfasting. orTSrlssHM rami " Ot:an Park, Cat, Deo. H. Twen Z ty-foot breakers tomWlng in on the crest of the season's highest tide, broke over bulkheads guarding: ths strand and nearly drowned between ' thirty and forty men and women who . were- breakfasting in the basement ' grill ot a fashionable hotel The waves . swept over-ail barriers, smashing In th windows, and tell upon the guests st the table. A few minute later there were several feet of water In the grill. . - - - - ,- Seven blocks of the cement shore tine bulkhead were washed out. STORY OK RFJJCTJK AT SEA. " (Br UM AaHdttl rraa.1 - Key West. FUu, Dec 21 The "story of f timely rescue at sea-of eight member, ol .the crew of the Brttafc barkentme Malwa.-w recounted by i'lmliln J. W. Oould. on nt tha. raa. v. .:. V .LI" . i" - day on the revenue cutter Miami aiam waia moa nw men were lasen aboard the Miami this morning from the British steamer Cestrlan. which on Christmas. Kve had rescued them : from the rigging of their sinking ves I. - -- - ' The Halwa. bound from Oulfport for Trinidad with a cargo of asphalt, encountered -a severe storm in the Oulf at noon Wednesday. Her fore mast and a portion of their deck were oarrled away, and she began to sink The crew, toward evening, took te the riRglng and by means of torches st Init sttractpd the attention f the O-itnan. Thev were taken off In tC i.tiftj-i on Fug Two.) ' E . . ... lllb bHUVI V I CONCERN IN WASHINGTON A Japanese Ambassador Calls Upon Acting Secretary Moore With Request for Protection Vessels of In ternational Fleet Visit Ports. Mexican Developments. - (Br tM AjMdatad rial Washington, Deo. (.- Th ! tui tion of foreigners la Mexloo who have f aealn eivlnt gome doncern to the State , '11 Z t. Department Today the Japanese Ambassador called upon Acting; 80- retary Moore to request that the United State do what it can to pro tect Japanese In border points. Cause of Animosity, and Reduced Huert i'actkm. There la some apprehension that these Japanese may be made to feel the weight of resentment by the Con stitutionalists because the Federals are receiving supplies of arms and UmmuntUoh from Japan, although It mrm nMMiviTir HiinmiH ui r riiru uiu t these goods are being delivered under LFE01 chrnu Aprtt"'" aaon oppced to continuance of the toA,n.tructhr.eerfr Tv?' 2 the rebel country to extend the same talned from Precuting Attorney Lu ctaJgpansaZM t.AmertcaaclU. &ZTg the Pacino coast of Mexico havs mads . t J.l1- ? ' I durtnr tn oast lew oavs ana no I 7. . i 1 I . . " ' . - . I UtlnKWri: I 2 . . -i.i.....t. I ?ul. ' . . I nK off,rl axtrm ortcatlona 1 WnAnOhe Red Cross. The American Red Cross has aided maw Americans in different parts of m f BO .Uctloa as, been rrde 7orlsUno by resldeaU In iwi.h.mu. rnmnred to be in dls- I iUS r r"r -.-r- - The arrival of tha German cruiser J iiii.rr .t Mnuttaji. from Han Blas.1 -,, rerwrted in teday s onaulair dls-1 patohea. A brltish gunboat Ml Uu fcaxatlan fur Manxaaillo, but Is ex- pacted to return December 11. Th amariiun ernlaar Pittsburg is now at uaxatlan. OHlclala said today that I Uny of these vessels would extend suo- oor to distressed foreigners tn Mexl- can ports. ' " ' I Eiacting XTiDum. t--imeresa Diser aeniea inn sua nau XTiarainr ta frtaterensrtmeait-Te'irvir- portsv General Candldo Agullar, the rebel leader, with 109 men, recently entered the Hacienda Canal, owned by the Tamploo Navigation Company, and compelled payment of $8,000. . i. - - , . i . . ... .. I A tn 'iSf" rlnahL : rX.uei tU and horses. ' Today's reports said that . Urge force of revolutionists on the National ti.n..v aivtH miiea north of San Luis Potost. destroyed a federal convoy train on Thursday, silling Feder- al. Traffic north of San Luis Potost Is suspended. CRITICIZE C. S. Japancee Masa-MeMlnir Oppose Uonal Exhibit at Frisco. (Br tin trnmitf Fl Tbin' n. It. Criticism OX i'niid States for - discrimlnatlntl a. -Hist the Japanese, knd disapproval! ( tne prospective participation -of japan In the Panama-Paclflo exposl- tlon a.t Ban Francisco, were expressed in resolutions adopted at a masa-meet- ing of citizens ! before the Imperial palace here, today, xne me-nna tended a so-called "national wei-1 arra. .narial envnv from Mexico. Benor Del t. u. t. h.ra nfflclallr thank I - T. . . .l.. ' r rL :me"e7ln7 -t the palace was attended -by several. thousand people! I . - A ., h.. "-iaeehud throuirh - t ielatd to i" - .?m n.,lnn.. .DDr-catlon "V-"-",. "2 ,h ;hvo. Th. I nr rna vigu UI III a J i - M .,w mr. I nrocosslon. formed In the city park, I VI illC V.BM Ml - . -a where speeches were neiivereu VJ prOIIUllti" liiniu : . "f " by a brilliant display of fireworks and numerous bonfires. The procession then proceeded to the hotel where Senor De La Barr Is staying. After theorowd had sere nadedrr thT visitor, ' committee: of members of Parliament xnd other promlnent-peopl"Tnounted - th-bal-cony.where De La Barra greeted them Th commute -, presented to th. visitor a swora ana omer gnu. wui he acknowledged briefly and then called for cheers for the Emperor and Che Japanese nation. -The procession . afterward marched to the Mexican legation, , and then to th Imperial Palace, After the massmeetlng there it disbanded. Demonstration Is FscUonat. IV'aahlnatnn I) P. TttA 2R. It is understood by offlclals here ths t the elabomt welcome accorded to Benor rIBaiy-t-pepulaeTokm was particularly designed to express tha niavant nf one nf tha .lananee do- hiue-fnctl oeptlon planned by the government I la hia rannritv at aneclal envovt. . .V.. . - .UTiLi .ik. 1 uuim ... w. f ... V"- " provides for certain formal functions! in noiim uik . Japanese government, it was explain ed here today, naa aanerea sincuy to the - regular court ceremonies. A faction opposed . to the government however, arranged a, recaption ot it own, including a torcniigni proces sion, speech making and sword pre sentation. , '! Rebels Visit U. 8. Cruiser. Culiacsn, Rlnaloa. Mex Dee. !,-- Constitut ionallst offlclals of Sinaloa were accorded nmetal nonor wnen they visited the United Ststes Cruler Pltlnburg st Bun Uls. according to (CiUftiwd on Vn Two.) '", LS11D Ef JIHOEJilM c.-.Hu'l am-H 'I Mill bVW IIVW I DEPLORABLE ' FEELING Reported to Exist at Calumet Stricken Ones Refuse All Aid of Relief Workers $25,000 Available of Fund, and Hope of Overcoming Prejudice Is Still Entertained. (Br Um tmunmt Trim.) Calumet, Mich., Dec II. Relief workera today wsr unable t , lve Uway o. cent or the ijmoo 0nect.a . tlV t. J Vv n. h. lm"'.?..bL, ?! Christmas Eve catastrophe in Italian Hall, in which seventy-two persona were, killed,.:..; " L J; .. '"Member of every bereaved house hold that was approached said they ha4 BMII promUed adequate aid by the Western Federation of Miners. Members of the relief committee se lected at yesterdays mass-meeting at tributed this unprecedented condition to the rumor that the man who start- ed the panlo among the striking cop of tht citlaens Alliance, an organl ry wore no Instgpla of any JHIjd. ( i 4.-'m rt.ar.it .vtd.iit tn ..tiim 1 TZTrZuT t h. e omrnTrt wl. not saisssvtMuUlssi ist la MeeuMyr"?yt" "V7 Zrzl - T" . . I f;"1""' , . , " w . I i.at . .k. ... Kirtv-f our families were on the list as needing possible aid and each was visited by a sub-committee. The Federation s members were bo leas active. The proffers ot union help were accepted tn nearlv all oases. tiknttr Han WK Oan-ed Panic ! Efforts to establish -ths Identity of the man who started the. Panic met with. .some jjiSax8evefalJ pons gave long aJndavlU to j roaa. cutor Lucas' Investigators, and It was hoped that an attest may be mad loon. More Important la the mind ef tha local community was the refutation of the report that the miscreant wore k Citlsens' Alliance button. vrs. when she grasped the man by the shoulders and tried to force him Into a seat Mrs. Louisa Leah, who was marshalling children across the stags In Italian Hall while they were re- ,k.l. rV..(.ma a4ta aairi alia h tn." o ' r7pt.d the hall, followed by tho same voice exclaiming the alarm In Croatan. Herman Bibber thought he saw smoke issuing from the windows and Mrs. Charles Meyers repeated her story ot seeing a boy with Are in his wool cap as he was carried from the bulldlna. These accounts were embodied In sMUements and affidavits collected by the prosecutor. -Th persons quoted will be subnoenael. aa witnesses at the coroner's inauest Monday. Testimony That Seema to Refute Bus- Mnlnn A lalrtAn nsru trhoM! Di&Ctt OH th. nn- nt th. ,uiidlns In which th. catastroohe occurred, told the In- vestlgators that only children pos- gaming union cards Issued to their fathers were admitted to the hall. with the door thus guarded. It was pointed out. It would have been al- 1 most impuasioHi ur w . w.B me insignia oi .a nusiua urKaj.i- tlon to set within the hall. AU Ontelde Aid lief used. tn,. -.11. r MmtnittM. at its nlrhfl I tulilul In rafnaa offers of refuse otters oi iironteid-. aldT Telegram, proffer- tag asanc. cam. today worn many TenteUve arrangements of the-CaKf timet tefeal Of theWestern Federation t of Miners provide for. the funeral of victims to be Itel Bunoay arternoon. (Continued on jpafejrwo-i fjt National Bank of Durham Makes Application to Treas ury Department. By W. E. rEXVERTON.) Washington, D. C;, Dec 2. Th Treasury Department today received application for a jchartot under, th . . . . KiTinnai Bank of Durham. Other Varoima hank, which hava. ari National of Wilmington and i n ,. ... ..i. i. rmm tn. irtrar .h. antion of a federal reaerv. on tor lau-i. i7. - Atlanta. Kew Orleans, mrmtngnam nd gavannah era applying for head- I ouarters of that section embraced the Carol lnas, CeorgiM, Florida, Mis stssippl, Louisiana, Aiaoama ana poa- slbly Texas, with, Atlanta apparently tn tne ieaa. . Harrv and Charles D. Cunningham, ot Greensboro are here visiting CoL W. H. Osborn, Commissioner ot Inter nal revenue. ' MIhs Elisabeth Cunningham came here today to enter the Friends' Dr. Wsde H. Atkinson ana Mrs. At kinson have gone to -North Carolina! where they will visit relatives and i frlvilH hi eelina, Pralthficlil and Ral eigh.' : : ' ' mm MSEELISESlOL flrTnhier.t I ssnn """" "( INQUIRY BY NAVAL BOARD It Has Long Been Mystery In I Engineering Circles Why a I Shaft Should Break When all Strains Had Been Pro vided Against Thorough Investigation. DrJaiMlMM Washington. Dec. If With the brk,n of th shaft of the battle- JfijttJ3z IV,J Bo"i ot Inspection and Surrey ! i"f Norfolk l?avy Yard. In a few days to begin an exhaustive in quiry Into the causes for the break ing of the great main shafting of naval vessels. One of the two great propeller shafts of the Vermont snap R a storm In mid-ocean two weeks ped while the battleship was breast- ago, returning from the Mediterran-1 ean to Hampton Koads. The vessel I was aepi uncer way wun ine remain- moned br wlreleM arrived, and there- tore never was in the extreme peril I that wovlld have followed had both shafts broken. A-few- yj a-there was a vegu epidemic of break downs of this char acter among American nkvy vessels and whll.e temporary expedients were adppted, mainly In the direction of enlarging the sise of the shafting, it has remained a mystery in engineer ing circles just 'why. a shaft should break -whs; it- had teiv gtv an v- mtmh strains... ThattHa-steel - !'eu r; -.-iir.,..TZr, J ".. . "Ili ' "m v mwi. .uuw .ni t .u- IJ . 1 what the kaval board Intends to find n,,t it twndlhla la anma mnm nf . . .. . 1 1 .. L A . V. 1. 1 I " ' MlcttiexAple TntesUiraUon. The inspection board, which Is headed by Capt Henry B. Wilson, will make- . microscopical examination of the metal in the broken shaft of the Vermont and later this will be the subject Of some special studies by the engineering classes at Annapolis. Tha starboard shaft of the Vermont which was broken will be removed art subjected Wtestrt ascertain IT it was weakened In any degree. Simul taneously careful measurements will be taken of the bearings of the. long line of shafting to make sure that "wy ava not been hrow " by th severe weather to which the ship was subjected. This would cause a slight bend In the shaft, at each rev olution whtoh mighta ft-evTai hundred thousand revolutions so ex haust the steel as to cause a fracture. This inquiry is to be mads as thorough as possible with th hope that IU results may be of great bene fit to the merchant marine aa well as the navy It it develops a means of de tecting unsoundness in metals ' by exterior inspection and measurements. ft SUICIDE WITH CARBflLIG AC . i.-,in-- n.i TI..J .i I chosen as places for holding sessions A dtateSVlIie BaKer IireU OtUf th committee solely becu ot Life Buys an Ounce and j Drinks. IRimcUI to nw Heat end Otamaj.l Statesvllle, N. C. Dec. 2 Charles Miller, head baker at the Statesvllle Home Bakery, ended his life today by drinking carbolic acid. Th sui cide was th result of depression tot lowing a drunken spree. I coon aner going w wura. uu mmnr I Boon after going lO In, Miller W-obakw iux- .irZl drug-eter -and aecure an-eunoe-ef acid en the protons of wanting , ft for disinfecting purposes. - ' Returning to the bakery ne went -the basementj nd - wa - drtnktn - th deadly .drug . when another baser rushed to him and knocked th bottle! out of hi hand. While his oompan ion rushed tor a doctor mer waiaea from th bakery to th street where ha fell to the pavement In an uncon. sclous condition. Death lolioweu within a few minutes. . Miller was about 21 years old and leaves a wife and two children, one -r-iw-w-horn-babs. ; ,- , TINKER AND NEW LEAGUE Former . Manager of koos iwnrers Wnh rreeKieni wumore, oi sea erst . - IBr k AamUto rnaal Chicago. 111. Deo. 2. -Jo Tinker, Mrmtr manager of th Cincinnati team, and, President-Gilmor. of the Federal league, eonrerrea ioaay wn I rfrenca to bringing Tinker into the J new league, ... . .... . , . . , . . i . . . i. if-- vna ranr.Tiira l acvuiuiu. w ... was without result They agreed to coiitlnttk-JsetottaUowLjo , ? Tinker refused to confirm or den .u. .,. t.. h.rf hn nirarad jVV1 In dtoculng the affair, how I . ,k. --,.. ever, n " i make that mucn money in mree, years m the NrfUonal league. There U bylmonav behind this Foderal leagu - 1 Tinker said, "and the proposition they made me Is a good one, I know I can make more money than If I stayed in- organised baseball. - They hav of fered ms some stock, on which I now hav an option, and if arrangements can be made, I wlU take It the, sam. as Chance did hia h was given ten shares and paid for it out of his divi dend' - - -- ' If Tinker signs with the Federals,1 he may he enjoined by Charlea Eb- bets, of Brooklyn,- according to1 Charles W, Murphy, pr1deiit of the, Chicago club. PlflllSTOM ' Form Reserved Districts for Banking Syftem HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS Organization Conjmittee Will Visit Fourteen Large Cities of the Nation Secretary McAdoo Is III From Hard Work on Currency Reform Bill. . Kr at iw(w4 hi " Washington, Deo. It. -The organl itlon committee -which Is to launch the New federal Reserve banking eyetem tonight announced Its plan for marklnr out boundaries of reserve d... tricts and the selection of reserve cit ies. Publlo hearings will be held in fourteen large cities New Yorks, Bos ton, Chicago. St. Louis, Denver, Seat- Portland. Ore.. San rtanclsco, Los Angeles. Houston. New Orleans) At-1 Unts, Cincinnati and Cleveland. I Although, theaa Cities. attha only I ones to be visited, the advantages of many others will be considered andisnomer sucorainaie or n.earney. nar- bankera and others interested In cit ies not named la. lU.llst mm bs.heatd.. The ' two - cabinet -trncers- om peeing the committee will spend practically all ot the next two months In this work. Thev expect to conclude their I labors about the end of the period iU- j " "" I lowM NaUona nks, to ann of. the system.. 4. ; J J .. . " " ' rr.l" . " a: : ar lugcnni irora kwmi i'". . . . . - Houston, aecided to abandon the lank iZV.TVT'.vTlT&Zlrlzli rta-l...H u. u.lu'. Mnn.arv It vuime monrr uaiu in ruitinun w-u ... . .. . . " . I . k aid In perfecting the currency law has told, upon him, . JHis Ulneas vs not ps lieved to be serious, but he is not ex pected to return to bis work for sev eral days. Committee Issue Statement. dav aaidr "The committee has decided to for ward immediately to every National and State Bank and Trust Company ey f th ffaeeia"a---t-getber wita. tha lorni of appctih for membership in tha Federal Re serve system. "Under tha provisions of th act all national banks are required to slgnift their acceptance of tts tern and provisions on or before Feb. 11,1 1114, and all euglDle state oanas ana trust companies are permitted to sig nify theiTsxxeplances wTlhm IK f lame time. "It was determined- that the or ganisation committee will have hear- lnrt tn various important cities for the purpose of securing the views of bankers and business men as to the division ot the country Into Federal reserve districts and the location in I each district of the head offices ot the Federal, reserve banks. "It will not be possible for the Com - 2!"k?. -.a'e"ln.tnUl,htt. (v.n for reDreaenallves of various sections of the country contiguous to these cities to appear before the com- mlttee and present their views. It must not be Inferred that the commit- tee has determined upon any one of these cities as a location for the Fed- araJ Reserve banks: thev have been ihelr accessibility ana convenience, The committee will sit st the house in New York on Jan. 1 and 1; In Boston on Jan. t and , and return to New York for additional sessions Jan- uary I and I. Th committee will sit In Washington from Jan. II to 17; In Chicago Jan. It, 20 and Jl; St t-nnla Jan 22. 21. and 24: Denver Jan. 20. Hearings for the other cities will be held between Jan. M end March t. Special Information Wanted. Th commltt desires to be in- formed particularly upon the follow- which 'dered prt. "T,.!0i: .1" 1, location of the Fedei reservejaorf- Aeertf ainTo this expert Schmidt I banks. " -.-t-y aane,: Dr. William "Habon ' testified ."1 Geographical conyentence, terhi(.B involve- transportation faciu - u,, ana rapid and easy comunicatlon 1 ,,, all narta of the district: .-.industrial and commercial de- - 1 T.iopm.nt and needs of each section. i which involves consideration or tns I general movement of commodities and 1 0f business transaction, within the dls- I tricts and th transfer of funds and exchanges of credits arising there! from. ' J The . established custom and . . V . .... ..r.mr banr checking aooounta. In laying out th. districts and establishing the. head quarters for reserve banks, every SfforiU be maoT to promoT bust- nesa convenience and normal move' ments of trade and commerce. , PoUUra No Factor. - "Political considerations will not rotu in determining these Important lauestions. While the committee ep I nreclates local pride and sentiment -1 which are prompting many cities to the commRlee . M, k. " - I ..... ik.i, i wn m nevertheless must sppeal to the pa- arriving at aounaconclusronk ,rou.T c onslderatlon of fun. iamen tal factors. Purely-local sentiment - " ht the system may I accomolMh tne purposes lor wnicn I m ... l.ad. namely, to se It was designed, namely, to secure to th business of the country the elas tic system of credits and the stability of conditions so long imperatively de manded. - -' "The committee will not, therefore, be able to receive delegations' urging the claims of particular cities for pre ference aa the headquarters or the raaerve bank, . The claims of ail cttles win be considered upon their merits in View of all the facts, which will be developed through the Investiga tions. The purpose of' the committee Is to go about the work in a thorough ly practical and business-like rvay. to accomplish It st the earliest iMinwiliIe moment, but without undue haste, and (Continued orl Page Two.) ASSESSMEHT DF I Developed . By Testimony at s Osborne Inquiry . INTO .HIGHWAY AFFAIRS Continuation of Investigation of Contributions During Po litical Campaign oU912 ; in New York Section Super intendent of State Canal System and Others Testify. Albany, N. T.. Dec 2-weir 1 Kearney, formerly section mperlnten- dent of the Slate Canal system, test!- fled at the Oeborn Investlmion Into State, Highway affair. .today that he had reoalxed approximately $3,200 from canal workmen In contributions during the political campaign of ml These contributions represented as- WU of about five their .pay on all workmen Within his territory for a perlo of flvsTnonlhi W. Elmr4dorfJV a forennu . of canal shops, testified he received from ry Bogue, a list ot the worsmen and the amounts each had been swiwed. TTie'iw"am6uri(s,'"wers' 'ffed1IfifeQ"froni" lhelr'pAy. : - ' ' ltcqulred. to Meet AmtcssmoiU. Kearney attempted to explain that th aaaetniments were made by an or ganiiation known 'as the - Jefferson rl . . k. L...a . JU J a W a S m ll ani'l..WAa LimnMk. JUl.tll jtuadsjKt,tflscU(l lili t OWIM division- sunerlnteadent and the rest ' . . . . - , 1 rtt wMiaiiiaiiis iar4it i tA. imA ..m.MmMxnmmmMmnnLm.:, T r.r?"r.!iw'h?! I W nn jniTIHS IV l' t 111 TW. fir When James K. iicOulre, former Mayor - of Syracuse, ws called m wttne. mrhlwftonr- ""Osborh "flfni duced a letter from District Attorney Whitman, of New York City, advli- that Mc:uire be not permitted tu testify unless he - would waive 1m this on the ground that he is" under indictment. G SCHMIDT III Begins Today, Taking of Testi mony Having Been Com pleted; Insanity Sham. (Br U AKKUtl rms l New York. Dec 26. Prosecution 1 .a iW anna reatad lata this aftarnnne 'a th, "case of Han. Schmidt, accused ot th murder of Anna Tumuller. I Argument will begin at" 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Eseh side Will be given 10 minutes to sum up, Four alienists called by the State today testified that in their opinions Schmidt has been shamming insanity. Dr. Carlos P. McDonald testified I that- cbt- September 14 the accused ex. priest had told him: i i did i m wining tor tn taw to take Its course and you can have my body. - pr. McDonald gave It as his opinion that Schmidt had shammed insanity much more cleverly than an Ignorant person could hav done. ir. George H. Ktrby said he had found the orlsoner'a mind to be work- ag rapidly, but that It had given no indication of abnormality. He doubt- ed the truth ot Schmidt's assertions yt he had visions, That the accused had answered all que.UoM Waany;nr connectedly wl.eB ' ! "h Vh'T I .i,uari.. SCfiOOSKtt SNOW iSAFE a- Henorted by WlrWces Advice to Hevenue, Cutter OfBce by the beminole. , (Bl lb SaimUHIt rim) Washington, Dec. 1 1. Wireless ad vices to the revenue sutler ollli early today from the TJ, g. 8. Semi nolo . reported tn scnooner Augusta W. Snow, Jacksonville to New -York, i w. s 4 W"m'nV J day afternoon in response to a wire less " roessag. whtch" stated that n Snow, was 11. VM. iMMIIVIIH Shoals. FIRST TOURNAMENT. Tennis Contest For New Challenge - i vp. . B lb. aawflWTTMi. - Tuxedo Park. ti. Y.. Dee. 2. The I flnit enurt tannla tniirnajnent tor the new ntttlonal challenge cifp presented clubwlll begin her tomorrow. Some ot the best amateurs In the country , . A . ,v. ,.h- ,,.iu now tn possession of jay uouid, ur ter s aeries of vlctorlea ' MRS. L W. BASS HJU Mother of IJeut-Gov. , Daughtridge With Attack of Acute Indigestion. , (SaKUl M Tha Nan and Warn) '-Wilmington. Dec. 2fr-Mr I, W. Hans, f Kocky Minint,'' -mother of Lieut. Gov. B..U. Daughtridge, Is In James Walker Memorial Hospital here following an operation yesterday from an acute attack of appendicitis. . Her condition tonight is reported an very favorable. ' She Is ,79 years old. Phe was visiting her dughtr, Mrs. W. C. ialliwav, or, t nis city Mtnliers ot the faintly have bn ruminoned to her b.lsiUa. EOT NORTH CAROLINA'S GREATEST DAILY TRICErnVECENT THE PRESIDENT Becomes Voluntary Fife Chic! When He Sees Blaze HIS COOL - HEAOEDNESS In Time of Peril Prevents Ex- cjtement and He Figured to Extingutshlng.thenam Before the Local Fire De partment Arrived tn joy zi Pastime. Pass Christian. Dec 16. President Wilson tonlsht found himself the he ro of the Oulf coast Word spread far and wide that the watchful eye of the Chief Executive had spied a Main that threatened to destroy one of th handsome homes on the Southern shore, snd thai e had acted .the vnt- unteer'flre chief In a manner that will long be remembered in this re gion. The President was returning from ulet game ot golf toward noon ami on passing "through Qulfnort. eight; miles from here,saw-- blssw-cn th roof of big house. It was the horun of Judge J. H. Neville, who won faro In 1191 by 'prosecuting John U fc n -llvan for a prise fight at Rlchbur ,;. Mr.- evlllew,he ws alone in th building, had run to' ene window to watch the President go by when sud denly two machines stopped and th President himself alighted. Quick s a flash he dartd up the front steps, followed by his physician, Dr. Ursr snths -eecret-servtc: men and tha -Uuuiffurs,.. wh,' ha4---BteiM-t t j - - ftre-extrnguisheTS from "their tnJ0Tf!He Mrs. Neville was' confused nJtmTikrllarmea:" saiffTrTrWesn ' dent coolly; -"yoor- house is- aflre, but these men will put it out quickly if you will show them the way to th attic." Arrived. Mrs. Neville , pointed the way tin tairs and : Hoblnson and Frederick. the chauffeurs, broke a window ami limbed out on the roof, while Jainua Sloan and Jsek Wheeler, the aecret sen-ice guards, tore away the shingles and helped fight the flames. ? -, . Mrs. Neville did not know how ti trettX:her unaxtmcted .diatlaguiahM .. luest, who urged bee to keep " Will you come into the -parlor? " he. asked;. ."No. thanks," replied tlin President, "but you might let me set bucket or water." Mrs.. Neville hastened to comply, but just then the. fire fighters on the roof, descended with the report that little damage had beerr done and that the blase was out. "Well dme," ettki'he )'renldervt -an d the entire party left tha house for the automobiles. The local fire depart ment was just arriving with hook and ladder and other apparatus. . "The' fires over." announced th President and added with a proud smile, "My men have Just put It out," judge Neville ana his son cam running up at that moment and a big crowd collected. The Judge wnn profuse In his thanks and spoke appreciatively ot the president's thoughtful concern for Mrs. Neville. How He Spent tne Day. The President took no motor ride in the afternoon, resting after his ex ertion at golf. H enjoyed the ehsns In the temperature and was enthui -sstio shout th links, which He alon th Shore of the Oulf of Mexico, au I were warmed today by balmy, sun shine instead of being swept by Chilly Winds like those of Christmas Day. Th President dictated a few letter and read score of . telegram, that poured In today aa they have been for th last few days, congratulating him on th enactment of ths ourrency bill. He took a nap during th afternont and again spent the evening with t ' family. COST TEN; MILLIONS New York's Most Magnificent Holt ! WlU be Formally Opened oa .... Jiew Year's Kve. New York, Deo. J Announcement Is made that the Blltmore Hotel. Jur. completed ai a cost, of . 110.000. ! ). wh be fin maHy opened en w Tear Kv. The new hotel IS tne meet, men- nlflcent that has been erected tn tin eitjrr-amt -occiiples th -suuare betrcl-, Vanderbllt to Madison Arsenues. Forty-fourth Streets. It Is twenty-si v stories- high. The Blltmore Is virtually part or t Grand Central terminal, the tr.-'--. and platform of the station runntiisr underneath it, uuests can c tane t by elevntors. A HAPPY StRPRISE. fo'Mlsfl'llnmle , ByrdTJeneral'fei- retary Baraca and l'hllstheas. (atwM M Tb N.a aul OtaanaU Greensboro, Doc. t Swerat ef larger Baraca and Phllathea C. . Unions of North Carolina, together with a number of the classes, hs!- lly surprised their general secretin ? las Flosste A. Byrd, of Oreenstxir j, with a gold trimmed fountain p". and a genuine walrus suit esse, fittc i with a complete1 set of solid silvi-, toilet articles. These gifts, together With a batch of letters of appreciati. and Jhrtstmas-gFeolIng 4r iv sonally delivered Wednesday af Boor br Mr. C -M. Bngwell, f W tr. the -(North Carolina Baraca assqchi tion and were presented in the nainf, of the Nrth,CaroUn JRarac A elation and the Btate- PhihUhes, Vnion. riA B-MSINO JANUARY 1 FTitternal Order Celebration at Com ."n's School House in Rit. (Specif W Tti. 'm rt Otatrtw ) Salisbury. Dec. 2. ArranKernr have been made for a Sag wlwn Cowan's sc-hiMl houne, In the we-' section ef itowan counly on Tin i day, January 1. The-rtercis.es v be under the auspices 'of the I'e tn . School Commiesion, compod ..f number of fraternal orders assiK-i a, under this name. -Thn otnYei i" 1 Hev. W. B. Butters, i-ientlenl; Burton- vice-preetHle'ii . J, t . secretary Slid li. M H, fret The xpcakeis will In i Bv. . U. 1 liuunii C A. i ' - i T and