Last Edition INGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. AFTERNOON, MARCH 14 191#. Baltimore, Md.. March IS? There will be no strike of conductors and trainmen of the Baltimore ft Ohio. Commissioner of Labor Nelll having early this morning brought to a aue cessfot conclusion his elorts as me dia tor In the waga dispute between the railroad and the am. While the exact figures on whletf ? settlement was reached were rthM (or pubUoatloo. It was learned that considerable concessions ware made on both sides, and that In a general way the men and the officials mat half way. Thla is tree of all matters la controversy except the question ot doubleheader freights, far the aboli tion of which the men asked By mutual agreement this question was laid aalde (or aettlement hereafter In conjunction with other roads. Commlaaloner Nelll declined to make any statement other man that a aattlemsnt satisfactory to both It waa a very weary but bappy looking lot ' of - men that came dowo the stairway of the hotel shortly af ter midnight They bad bean work lag hard over a difficult problem without Interruption lor about four boars and a half, bur their fatliyi was evidently mitigated by the reali sation that a great etrlke had beta averted and that the work brougkt to ? conclusion by than probably will go a loss way toward presenting dla of mtralopee by the government with retarn addressee printed upon them Is prohibited by an amendment to the poato*ee appropriation Ml) adopted today. In the House. .The amendment waa agreed to after an animated debate, In wljtch Representative Mann, of Illinois, charged that the sentiment against auch printing had been srorkafi up only after the Contract for doing It GAIETY THEATKK TONIGHT. The following pictures will be shown at the Gaiety tonight: "In tho Nick of Time," produced with the as sistance of Company K. Twenty-sec oud regiment, corps of engineers. N. Y. N. O. "Flower Parade at Pasa dena. Fla." "Won By a Holdup,"! comedy. "The I^parture of Her , Fiancee" (Pathe). Illustrated song, "'Twas in the Time of Roses. Marjo rle," wilt be repeated by special re quest. Don't fall to hear It All the above pictures are first-class and we guarantee you a good show every night Three reels of pictures and new illustrated son* every night Fol low the merry crowd to the Gaiety Two prtpea Friday night Ladles' and gents', save your coupons-as you may be the lucky one. BaMTOIrat. Proteotlr. Order of Elks, ?t (heir meeting oa last Friday night elected the following oilcan for the ensuing terra: i Eialted Ruler. A. U Bowers. Esteemed Leading Knight. H M. Jenkins. I Bsteemed Lena Knight, B. w. Esteemed lecturing Knight. W. B. ?W*- . -a, ? Secretary, John tC Bonier \ ? \tr '? Treasurer. Frailer T. Woolard. Tyler. J. H. Bryan. * J ( ? will take place on the Brst Friday night in April, which will be private. INVITATION. The Del lr News Is In receipt of the following lB7lUtloh: Dr. and Mr*. vyiillam A. Blount invite you to be present at the marriage of their daughter Mary Mum to Mr. William Hymen Ellison on the afterntfon of Wednesday the thirtieth day of March nineteen hundred and. ten at half past two o'clock St. Peter's Church Wsshington, North Carolina. No cards Issued within the city. TO RKBl'IU) HRIDUK. ?Mr. M. M Jones has been awarded the contract br the Board of Count? Commlsalonera to rebuild the bridge across Back Creek, near Bath, this county. Work *1(1 commence tbe Brat week In April, the bridge will ba H2 feet In length. 1? feat In width fXatead of 11 feat aa heretofore. The structure will contain a draw with ,? sp4n of. 18 feet. If the weather l> propitious It will take (he contractor about three weeks to complete the work. MOVING PICTIHK SHOW. We hare been Informed that Aron son A Brown, of Henderson, wlfl open another moving picture show here about April lat. These gentlemen will ha welcomed hare agalh. aa the? ara the only picture ahow people who ?hnn*^ee?. here -wJ>o c^Bdncted .? straight builMu and Urt a gobd rep u tat Ion behind t hem.~*0n|p*Vill# ttjjf flector. PILLV IWOOVKRKD. j Mrs. C. ?. Whichard, wife of:C*pt. a 8. Whichard of the Washington ft Vandemere puwn^r train, who was operated on at the Waahlngton Hos pital one week ago. was able to leave for* her home In Vandemere last Sat urday afternoon. This will be wel-i come news to her many friends. MRBCKLK88 SINNER." Her. M. T. Plyler. 'pastor /of the First Methodist Church, delivered his sixth sermon of the series on the sin-, ners in the Bible 8unday evening, his subject being a "Reckless Sinner," applying the basis of his remsrks to the career of Samson. The discourse was Instructive and Interesting to the basge congregation. TO 1XKTATE IN RALEIGH. Rumor says that Col. Harry Skin ner, late District Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina', will move to Raleigh to practice law. Col. Skinner has Just turned over tho District Attorney's oftce to Mr. H. F. Sea well, of Carthage, who was re cently sppolnted by the President snd confirmed by the -Senate. MILLINER ARRIVEH. Miss Catherine Hall, 'of Baltimore. iMd., has arrived in the city and will havex charge of the millinery depart ment of T. W. Phllltpe ft Co. Miss HsU Is a native of Mt. Olive, N. C. She Is an artist of note in her line. LIST OP LETTERS. | The following letters remain un called for in this office Cor the week ending March, 12, It 10: Gentlemen ? W. H. Armstrong, B. W. Arlington. Lewis C. Beatty, Char ley Berlem, Silver Clark. W. Dudley Davis. Walter Ellis, Ellwood ft Wire Co., Ids. Field, Henry Goddard. J. Ooldsteln, Willis. Loltb, S. B. Lang ley. 8. P. Mepalr, R^Merklen. E. O Spencer, Daniel Blade, Cbas. L." Worthlngton, Dr. N. D. /White, RobL Young. . Ladle* ? Miss Annie Bell. Mrs. Ad line- Bonner, Mies Lula Coram. Miss Janle E. Jackson. Miss Etheal Mine, Alice W. Roes. Miss Hattle Tallefdrd. These letters will be sent to the deed letter office March 28, ltlt. lf not delivered before. ? fn calling for the above, please say advertised, giv ing date of list. EULOGISTIC ADDRESSES * v* Tributes to His Memory Are Ma4e Iff! HeMtor Smith ad Representative Alfc? . of Soa* Oamlf? -?^The Or. CMtoi Proved to be a Notable ?vest? Faces AaU?wiM, Webster. Washington. March 12. ? The eap Itol was the scene of a Rotable event today when In ths presncs of a dis tinguished UMobUfe, h statue of John C. Calhoun, the great South Carolina Separlsi. was unveiled In 8tatuary halL ? The unveiling ceremony took place at 11 o'clock and was conducted al together by Sooth Carolinians. The cords holding together the drapery around the marble fin re were loosed by Mrs. Bratton and /Miss Olat. both daughters of the Palmetto State, and immediately afterward the verbal ceremony was begun. Gov. Ansel presided and former Gov. Mauldtn de livered the principal oration. The statue Is a bold piece of work, de picting Its tnbject In striking atti tude. It Is placed on the aouth side of Statuary Hall between the figures of Ethan Allen and Lewis TCass, and] aire^iy, u not aenantiy faces the efflgr of Webster, Calhoun's great antagonist, which stands calmly on its pedestal on the north side of the hall. The ceremonies of acceptance took place In the Senate and House after the completion of the exercises In the hall. It was !? the two Houses that the representatives of the ante bellum belligerent statesmen met to once more bury the hatchet Senator Lodge and Representative McCall speaking for, the New England com monwealth and Senator Smith and a number of South Carolina represen tatives for the State. An address w*a made in the vSenate also by 8enator Chamberlain of Oregon. Messrs. Lodge and McCall apo^e eulogistlcal fy of the personality of the subject of the exercises. The Calhoun family was represent and John C. Calhoun, grandsons of the statesman, ami by several great*1 grandchildren. They occupied espe cially assigned seats In all places. In the 8enate, the President and Vice President's rows were reserved for them. The Senate -exercises' began at 12 o'clock and those of the House at S o'clock. In the House in addttion to Mr. McCall addresses were made by Representative Lamb, of Virginia, and Representatives Aiken. PJnley. Lever, ? Johnson and Ellerbee. of 8outh Carolina. In his speech Senator Smith attrib uted Calhoun's attitude to his love of the Union, saying: "He loved the Union and It .vexed his soul' to know that the pride [snJ honor of his State was being so hu miliated that he foresaw that unless some measure could be adopted by which the oppression might be Re lieved, It would lead to a disunion, which, to him was the greatest of all possible calamities." MISSION The Rt. Rev. Robert 8trange, D. IX, Bishop of East Carolina, will con duct a mission at .St. Peter's Church beginning Saturday niglit, March 19, i and lasting through Eaater day, March 17. 1 Saturday night the opening service will be held at 8 o'clock. The sub jects of the sermons will be as fol [lows: V.v.- 5 ? ?. Sunday morning* "Salvation." In the afternoon an address to men only at 6 o'clock. At *> m - "??P?n tance." Monday night, "Faith." Tuesday night, "Baptism." K Wednesday night, "grayer." : I j Thursday night. "Holy Commu-| f'\ ;?* I f. Good Friday at 11 a. m., "Pro fress Through Suffering"; from 3 to 6 p. m., "Words Prom the Cross"; at 8 p..m.. "The Eptsoopal Church." | Saturday night. "Church Unity." Easter Day, It a. "The Resur-, rectlon." - \ ; ** . 'I j Easter night, "Love." \ -?'V . Every morning except Saturday, at 11 o'oiock, the subject will be "The Way to Happlneas." ? ' j Every afternoon at &? o'clock. TU KKD.MEN Rrr. J. A. Mint Dettren r*>e<-Ul StraM to the l?|Hlll Order h or Had Mm UM Cnntea. About Mrntr of Ik* Ipprored Order ofMHn atteM?d th? .ren in* Mrrlce at the . rim Baptht Church Sunday to Mr a areetal w BOB to them By the Actor. Her J. A. Sullivan. The .uhjifct ot hk dh cattrse ?*? " freed oc^, Nndatll and Charity." ? The speAker was most happy In his remarks ^nd held the undivided attention of his large con gregatk ? from beglanU^ to end. Mr. Sullivan always charm* his bearers on any occaatoQ^aad last ev ening was no arceptlori ; The musk: by the choir was much opjoyed. MATOB*A The following caaes disposed of by Mayor Sterling at Ae city h%ll this morning: State vs. Joseph Lewis. Drunk and disorderly (two caaesjj Fine and cost, $6.60. State vs. Floyd Jefferabn and F. B. Booker, affray. Jetferata, fine and cost, |3. S5. Booker forfeited Ms bond of 15.00. State vs. 6aniuel Llttit and Calud Satchwell. affray. Little fcned $ l and cost; Satchwell only thti cost. MILMNKRr OP?hlXC;. ? The ladles of the cltjft wilt be af forded the pleasure of seeing the elsborate display of/ thje James E. Clark Company beglnnlss tomorrow morning. Miss Mayme Burbank Is the head trimmer this aeison at this popular store. She Is a trimmer of a State- 'reputation and flie ladles of the. city atfe 'to congratulated on ! knowing that ahe la to he In charge .this season. The fflrm has one of the largest assortment* of spring i milliner? in their hlstyry. OPRM1MJ TOMORROW. ThV well known Orni or Boweri Lewla Company h?M tbelr Initial opening of millinery tomorrow The opening will contlnur through Wed nesday. Miaa Ruth Chblne, of New York, an artlat of myutatlon. hat ar rlred and taken charga of thla de partment. She cornea to Washington highly recommended. The dbplay of hats at thU atora have baea much ad mired for the past rererat daye and no dorttt there wtn k. ilrge ber present on tomorrow to see the latest fashions and effects. RETURNS HONE. Miss Cfroll Willis' who has been in the Washington Hospital n>r the past two weeks, has returned home. Her many friends are glad to know that she Is setting along so well. THIRTY THOUSAND RAILROAD FIREMEN MAY GO ON STRIKE. Chicago. March 12. ? Admissions were made, on both sides tonight that the controversy between -SO.OOO fire men operating on ISO, 000 miles of railroads west, northwest and south west of Chicago snd the managers had become critical and that the question of a strike, tying up prac tically all systems between here and the Pacific * cbaat. would be settled within 48 hours. President W; . 8.- Carter of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. on behalf of the firemen, today sent tp the general manager of the committee of this railroads a request fofr i clear state ment of the employers' position. The brotherhood as tod .for information on three Jgqjftts In their demands. In .^pferlous negotiations the brotherhood said they were willing i to submit the wage question to arbi tration under the Erd'man act, pro-' vlded the .other two palntajwerb set tled without the' aid of a third party. It was announced h)r the general managers* committee, tonight that an answer was directed sent to Presi dent Carter denying this request and leaving it to the union, despite their "strike vote" to take what future course they think beat. Nefcotiatlons hare ben on for six weeks. About forty-nine Western railroads are involved. If a strike were called, it Is said 25*00 other employes would be thrown out. At today's meeting ten general managers were present. Following the indictments of the packers In New Jersey, wholesale price* of meats hsve gone still high e*. Have the :-p?ckert collected the money In advance to pay whatever fines they msy Incur ? There is something Wrong with the woman who pride* herself on her lack of pride. If Judges were mind readers a lot more lawyers would be fined tot con TUFT HMOS OFF ? __________ The President And Btnkere NcX to Qre Akl REMAINING DOUBTFUL The (My Hope of ArtoU ratio* Un la (he National Civic Ft imUl and Oowdlmaak Bodiea ? Break Is Expected to Take Place Some time Today Says Employers. Philadelphia. Marcn 12. ? Two of the four mediums through which the people of this city hoped a atrlkt set tlement might be reached were to day practically ellmiaated aa of *>e ?Ible assistance In bria*ng an end to Philadelphia 'a iaboV troubles "Yes terday In waa hoped that either Pree ident Taft, the baakera of Philadel phia. the National CiHc Federation or the local counctlmanlc bodies bodies would, find a way to lend a hand to stop the ^rlfe. Today the tWO- medlumB wer? apparently abandoned. Word came from Waahlngton un officially. but on seemingly -good au thority, that the President, through the Department of Commerce and Labor, could not see his way clear to Intervene. The reason given was that the trouble Is purely of a local char acter. All bankers teen today regarding the suggestion that financial Interests take up the question of aettllng the strike, declared that the banks of the city probably would keep tljitr hands off the fight. The president of the Philadelphia Clearing Houae Associa tion took a strong stand against in terfering unless tbV^Vmalgamated As sociation of 8treet and Electric Rail way Employes agreed to recede from its stand on the question of exclusive recognition of Its organisation. Civic Federation's Offer. Whether the National Civic fed eration will uke up the strike settle ment and the councllmen can be forced to take action remains to bo seen. The civic federation has de clined to aet unless both parties ap peal to It, but a telegram was sent today to 8eth Lew. head of the fed controversy. Tonight Mr. Low sent the following reply: ' / N V "Under existing circumstances Na tional Clvle Federation, would gladly offer its services, if you can assure me offer would be acceptable to both sides." There was no change today In the general strike situation. The. Phil adelphia Rapid Transit Company placed a few more 'bars In operation and with the exception of the Ken sington ,dlstr let1 they met with com paratively little trouble. There were reports of acquisitions and desertions in the ranks of the strikers, but their numbers were un important either way. The greatest unrest was noticed among the Jour neymen bakers, who Beem to be get ting the strike fever. , Several hun dred of them met today and agreed to strike and stay away from their work until the street car men get what they want. Expect Break T?mIm>-. Employer^ predict that today will tfee the beginning of a general break among the sympathetic strikers, snd dosens or local unions held meetings today to lay plans to hold the men together. t Tljere was the usual number of dls turbancea In the Kensington district late this afternoon. Many cars were atoned, but at only one place did the police hanuany trouble. Some one hurled a rock through a car window, the car was stopped and before the police could Interfere the trolley was badly ' wrecked. Mounted policemen scattered the crowd, without very se rious damage. OCTOGENARIAN The Grandmother of Mrs. John Q. Blount Died Sunday ? Funeral Thl? Afteraooa. ' Died, at the residence ol Dr. J no. 0. BIbunt, Sundsf afternoon. In the eightieth year of her ace. Mrs. .Le onora Prink Bondlnot. She had lived In Wilmington, N. C.. until a few years ago when she made this city her hoese. The deceased is mrrlred by fire grandchildren, Mr. H. W. Angel, of Wilson, N. C.; Mr. J. C. Angel, of qpaaiaa; Mr. Wm. W. Oregg, of Lullng, Texas, and Mlra. Jno. Q. Blount and Miss Nora Angel, of this city, also by two nelcee, Mrs. T. H. Blount, of this elty, and Mrs. Halite Parsley, of Wilmington. N. C. The funeral Wok place from St Peter Episcopal Church this after noon. conducted by the rector. Rev. N. Harding. later meat was In Oakdale cemetpry . The pallbeat*** were Ml. H. N. Blouat. Mr. B. C. Braaaw. Mr. J. K. Hoyt. Dr. ?. M. FINE ADDRESS A few Young Mm'i Christian League at the . Chamber of Commerce rooms yester \&fy aflemoon at J o'clock. The | speaker of the afternoon was Mr. Ed ward L. Stewart, who choee for his theme "The Duties of a Layman." It Is needless to atate that he pro red equal to the occasion. He speaks with a charm and magnetism few of hla age possess. Yesterday afternoon | he waa at hla beat and delighted ev ery one. The vocal duet by the Mlaees Rhodes. "Come Holy 8ptrlt," was one of the features. The Leag ie | orchestra came In for their share of praise. Altogether the meeting yes terday was one of the best ever given by the League. A CLOAK CALL. The Gem theater has as Its open ing bill for the week an array of pic tures entirely new to Washington theater goers which will be shown for the first time by any show house in this city. A Close Call Is a sen sational Western drama of exception ally strong heart interest. Some ex cellent riding Is shown by Nebraska Bill's troupe of cowboys especially engaged for the production. Win ter Sports in Hungary la a pretty scenic picture portraying the ex quisite charm of winter life in this far away country, while Man In Pieces is a good comedy picture far above the c?rage and makes a good finish for an interesting program sending you away with a smile of sat isfaction. The Gem management as sure Its patrons that In witnessing this program they will for the first time see this fine array of pictures. THE LATE SENATOR PLATT. The actfte career of Thomas C. Piatt was ended so long apa and so completely that his degth ?t this time only recalls some, chapters of political history already forgotten. Although the class of politicians to which Piatt belonged Is not extinct, and probably will never be. the coun try has grown beyond the direction of men of his particular type. Piatt was never In any sense a leader, and It .is a peculiarity of his career that, ?ftllifcfrt of detailed party organization, much of his prominerfce was due to his fre quent personal Insurrection against the general authority of his party. He had not even the unselfishness and sincerity that often make up Tor a lack of intellectual qualities. He came Into the Senate under the ahadow of Roscoe Conkling, and when that imperious man resigned his seat In a quarrel with the Garfield administration, Piatt followed him into c. retirement which the assassi nation of the President sbon after was thought to have made flnalv It was then that Platt'a organizing tal ent patlentfy and slowly regained him command of the New York ma chine and eventually secured his re election to the Senate. It* was as boss of the New York machine that he nominated Theodore Roosevelt for Governor, and in the same capa city he joined with the much abler Pennsylvania boss to remove Roose velt Jrom activity In New York by haviift bfm nominated for Vice pres ident. His relations with the federal admlnlatratlon had always been more or less erratic. He had more than once broken, with McKlnley and been reconciled, and after McKlnley's death the Republican brganlzation In New^York passed through various ups and downs. In which It became evi dent that Piatt's Influence was grad ually slipping from him. THK jfeLKPHOXE GIRI.. She is more than five feet tall, she is 95 per cost unmarried; she is neat, she Is quick, she Is never deaf nor dumD, she is invisible wnen moat ef fective ? she is the girl who muat be considered before you can get the tel ephone you want. Though not much of a mathematician, ahe deala In numbers, wholesale and retail ? adda St. Paul 4 86 to Mount Vernon 2749 and su Directs Tuxedo 47-M from Madison 7246-K with lightning like rapidity. The government experts And that ahe can answer 225 calls a minute without ahedding a hairpin, but do not mention that ahe can give you the aame wrong number three times In five minutes and cauae attack of apoplexy and Indignation at both ends of the wire. . , She aaust be either very patient or very Indifferent, thflf*operator In the conservation exchange, for ahe deala with many men of many tempera and many women of man* tonguee. And If ahe can manage thia successfully and emerge from a day of eonfllct with unrufled temper and. smiling (ace. ahe muat be a wonder. There she alt*, thia lady of thw tel ephone. calm, polite, like Patlenoe on a monument smiling' at Page. Frem out the wreck o t matter and the ruin ?r ftorld cornea undisturbed her pren |T"T WITH *m ?"Snehot'* Lawyer fa Accntcd of WO** DAVISON WITNESS STAND U"'w f** R*anti t ud Mike, Arpr.1 ta the ConimlttM H'ltMM Taika u< B.I ? Th* "Black Teat" ACatr | Washington, March 12. ? A sharp | clash occurred between Senator Nel i son, chairman of the Balllnger-Pta chot Committee, and Attorney Pep per, counsel for Olfford Pinchot near the close of the day's session of the Inqolry when Senator Nelson ac cused the lawyer with "trifling" with the committee. White with anger Mr. Pepper de manded to know If that was the Judg ment of the committee and when sev eral members exclaimed "let it pass" ihe said a reflection, which he resent ed, had been cast upon him and he resented the Senator's right to make 'such an accusation. * Mr. Pepper was referring to several letters In the records In an endeavor to^ have Chief Engineer Davis, of the reclamation service, who was on the stand, refute several statements at tributed to Secretary Balllnger to the effect that restorations of certain lands In the West to public entry after they had been withdrawn un der Secretary Garfield had been made on recommendation .of the reclama tion service. Chairman Nelson thought It was n waste of time to go over ground already covered and ob jected to the reading of the letters. In each Instance In which the ques tion was put. the witness replied that Mr. Balllnger had made -his state ment. "Now I have come to the point 1 was after," said Attorney Pepper, c "At the conclusion of your direct examination this morning you said* *1 want It understod thft I do not wish to Insinuate in anything that I have Bald that Secretary Balllnger has Intentionally or consciously done a wrong act. 1 do not believe he had.' Will you explain your ptate lent gaore fully. " . disclaim any intimation that Bellin ger had done wrong. He referred only to his acta, he continued and not his statements, for many of them were wrong. He did not indicate whether he thought Mr. Bellinger had "intentionally or consciously" made a mistatement. Mr. Daris concluded his statement before the committee today and was excused at the end of the afternoon session. He flatly contradicted Sec retary BAllinger In several statements and said the two did not agree on many reclamation matters, although both hsd been, and be' hoped still, were good friends. The so-called "black tent" affair figures conspicu ously In Mr. Davis' testimony. * ACCEPTS POSITION. Mr. E.L. Roper has accepted a po sition as collector with the Dally News. He entered upon his duties this morning. CLOSING EXERCISES. HawkhiK Public School Clone* Wed neatlay Night, March 16. The public is cordially invited to attend the closing exercises of Hawk Ins Public School, District No. 5, Long Acre, which takes place on ne*t Wednesday night, March 16, 1910, beginning at 7 o'clock. After the fxerclses refreshments will be sold. The proceeds will be used toward helping finish the school building at that place. Everybody come and help a worthy cause. MISS ALICE WOOLAFfD. Teacher. The first time a man comes home late It's a surprise to his wife; in the course of time for him to come early is a shock. The first thing a man does 'when he gets some money is to harry up and spend It, so he can have a griev ance against society for his not sav ing it. ? ? n Today's News ? ? Gem Theater. ? ? Gaiety Theater. ? ? Bowers- Lew is Op. ? Millinery ? ? Opening. ? ? J as. EL Clark Co.? Misery ?