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CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 21, 1911
OF ANY PAPER PUBLISHED '? EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
his blood at Georgetown Hospital
yesterday and tonight hope for Mr?.
' Lea's recovery , which had almost
been abandoned la practically aaaur
r ad the aaxiooS youngest senator of
* tkm Mtlon, u he 11m Mr th. twd
Jj aide of his wife recupeartlng his
' strength. , . . y . .
Mrs. Lea's condition serious for
mm time, became alarming Saftday
after* an operation the day before.
Her strength because of lack of blood
was gone and vitality was fast ebb
teg away.
Senator Lea upon learning of- her
condition demanded that a transfu
sion 'operation be performed and pre
tlon well, though It left htm so weak
ened, fiat for hours he oould not
stand i*cm bat gratification over the
revivifying effect It had upon hie
-lie was inexpressible. Surgeons as
?ngtd bim that without the racriftoe
nhlch ho made, Mrs. "Lea could hare
ired bet n few femurs. . . , \ . /
It will t* tvn or thrM dan Wftsra
Kit Vtm U aUocMkcr oat at ^n?r.
/ 1 present her ajaptoma are favor
- ble although aturls still vary weak.
The annual election of officers for
Orr Lodge No. 104 A. F. and A. II,
took plaod last night at their hall,
corner of Bonner and Third streets.
The following were elected:
George J. Baker, Master.
Ssjrfuel C. Carty. 8. W.
H. B. Mayo. J. W.
E. K. Willis, treasurer.
W. L. Vaughan, secretary.
| The ofBears^elect will' be publicly
(intsallcd on nest Tuesday evening
and the occasion is being looked for
ward to with pleasure br every mem
ber of the Masonic order in Wash
ington.
P*C lodge' is not only one of the.j
oldest lodges In North Carolina but
among the most flourishing. Some
of the brightest Masons to be found 4
anywhere are among Its membership.
New members are being added all
the vhlje. , - . , Jjjy
. Huntington, md.t June 20. ? W. T.
Kline foreman in the 'Erie shops here
was in a critical condition for sever
al hour# as ? result of being stung
In handling bees he generally
smokes a pipe, the smoke keeping the
bees from lAs face.
of bees settled about his face and
neck, stinging him so severely that
he lost consciousness. He was ?
cued by members Of the family and
Ron, North
1SSC. II 1m
Biota*, dNt mmik om Bod's handi
work and ob last night at ?:15 o'clock
at the home of the fUe? Dr. Wltilam
A. Blount, on West Second street,
ahe (all on sleep after a ilfe well
?Pent, Mlaa Oeer waa brought to this
city several weeks ago from Balti
more where ahe had been extremely
[ ill *or the paat fifteen weeks and sev
eral weeks prior to' her arrival here
was confined In a hospital there.
Here where she spent the halcyon
days or childhood she returned to be
greeted by loved onea and friends
and here where her feet first pressed
the earth ahe waa caught up by God's
chariot and under the escort of an
gels, carried 'to the battlementa of
heaven to- bear the plaudit "Well
Done". Her going waa peaceful, with
out a murmur or complaint. Her life
had been an open book; a living epis
tle known and read of all men and
"when the summons came she greeted
It with smiles. She has bid love^
gnes "good night"; some sweet da?
she will exclaim "good morning."
In the death of Miss deer the laat
member of that family has become
extinct. For years they bad occu
pied an exalted place not only In this
city but the city of Baltimore. Thus
one by one . the landmarks of other
years are falling by the wajjslde.
Such Is life. In the morning we
flourish; In the evening we are cut
down and wlthereth. . - ,
Miss Oeer resided fin Washington
with her parenta until the year 187$
when she moved to Baltimore where
ahe has resided ever since. Her fath
er, Rev. ffdwln Geer, was rector rtt
St. Pater's Episcopal church here
prior to the Civil War His bones
now rest In Oakdale cemetory and
the memory of hla life is ever kept
green by those Itvlng who knew and
reverefc bim. Prior to going to Bal
timore to reside Ml?s Gear lived in
Norfolk for a few years, #where her
father had charge of a large and
flourishing school.
In har church she stood en the
picket line, ready all times to do
and darsufor the <*use of her Msster.
"H-.r Me." a W..d, on Iwn
.
fveoty-Fifth Anniversary o
?nd Mrs. Taft's Marriage
wedding cejebratlon of the Presidant
^14 Mr*. Tsft, the second that has
beenhaM to the white House cam#
to an end last night with the recep
tion on the . White House Uwn. In
vitations h?<l been sent to close to
ll,m paraons, and U was estimated
that at least 6.000 people wove pres
ent.
Never In the history of the nstlon
probably hss such a function been
hSld in Washington. The dtplomstlc
corps; the United States 8upreme
Court, the 8emate and the House of
Representatlvsa, the departments of
the goVemsaest, those who sre high
in political affairs of the country,
the army, the nary and every walk
In Ufa almost were represented.
The osfc>l,?tear night that ma# a
reception In the open air possible
presented the Crush thst the White
House fq^ days has been afraid of,
and made* Che reception not only
brilliant and usnsusl. but delightful
In every respect. - The gussts would
hare filled the White House to ovqiC
f owlnt but the While House grounds
aro ample and - there was So crush
and confssltm.
bly 15,000 people crowded
the lKfflJtoce that surrounds
the gtounAs and looked longingly at
the electric display, the spfhshlng
fountain and the gsy throng within.
The cards said thst the reception
wbuld beg'n at 9 o'clock and prnm^*
ly on the hpur, to the strains of the
weddfng msreh. the President and
Mrs. Taft came slowly down the main
aalr case of the White House, pre
ceded by the six presidential aides
and followed by the cabinet. Out
through the red room Into the rear
portico of the mansion down the
broad ateps and out on to the lawn
the procession marched while hun
derds of -guests already In grounds
watched their progress. They took
the'r . stsnd beneath two tVeee, JuBt
about the center of the lawn, whose
branches pre re Joined by an electric
sign flashing "1886-1911:**
The guests entered from the east
front, passed through the corridors
beneath the White House .and out to
the lawn. Down the winding walk,
they .passed In two lines to where
the President." his fscc wreathed In
rnnTles, was waiting to meet them
Above the walks the electricians
had touched the trees with magic and
they biased in red and white and
blue bulbe.
From the top of the treasury a
monster searchlight played upon ?
new American flag upon the summit
of the mansion. Over the pottlco
another flag In red, white and blue
Incandescent lamps shimmered and
waved. The fountain In the oenter
of the grounds, played upon by an
othor searchlight, sprlnklod (ufth all
hues of the rainbow. The Washings
ton monument, a thousand feet to
the South, brought Into relief by the
thousands of lights, stood out sharp
ly against the sky, dark -blue, with
liere' ahd there a star striving suc
cessfully against the light of man.
* The White House Iswn, clipped and
tibaved to the vsry quick, made a far
pat bt soft dark green over which
walked lightly tie gaily clad women
the men in black or In the . white
of the military service. Dowh near
the fountain the marine band In scar
null pliyed with visor and In
th? White Hous, ItMlf the *?glneer
PUBLIC BUILDING
Coatratt for ErecUoa iwM la
*?iy. **r* <*< AnMMct. ; ^
Mr. Jamaa Knox Taylor, archjtaot
IB the once of the traaaury depart
ment told Repreaantatl ye John H.
Small In Waihlnston City yecterday
that be had advertlaed (or M4a (01
the public building to b? con*
structed at Waihlnston, N. C. The
bids, according to Mr. Taylor, wifl
be opened July 5 and tba contract;
for the building will be awarded In
about ton day* thereafter. The
building which Is to be modern In
every particular la to coat $135.
*09. ??
beauty of the White Honae conaerra
torlee had been poured. The toll
lam pa that atand along the bordera
of theee terrace? had been ahaded b/
deep red paper and they reeemble^
nothing ao much r as monitor pop
p<*? " '}
The reception waa Juat aa Informal
aa the president could make-it. Thoae|
who could Wilted in line for hoursi
to ahake hands. but many allpped.
out of the line and sought the^ ahad
ed wslka, the chslra walUng on the
grass, or wandered at' will through
the lower floors of the maneion.
cinljls
Euoenit
[1ST NIGHT
Board of Aldermen Met Laat
Night in a Recess Meeting
MATTERS MB'CATEB
THE BOABI> ORDERH SUNDAY DAY
? ELECTRIC CURRENT DURING
V THE SUMMER MONTHS M. ft
t CHURCH ASKS FOR REDUCTION
OF PAVING llUi CLAIMING
FBCTB IN WOBK31AN8HIP
TMre was a iscees Meeting of the
Board of City Aldermen held at the
City Hall la?t evening. The meeting
waa prealded over by .iayor Collin
H. Harding. The folio*..;; busir.ea8
waa tranaacted :
The Methodist Eplscoi ! c'ltrch
officials asked for a redui. jn of one
third off the paving bill, ts the pav
ing at he church was irregular in
thickneaer not uniform nor finished
In a workmanship manner and In
consideration of its general defecta.
On motion the matter was referred
to atreet committee and they were in
structed to confer with the church
committee and make a report the
next regular meeting of the board.
The Atlantic Coast Line asked the
board for a reduction of $2.98 claim
ing an overcharge on their street
paving account. On motion this re
duction was allowed.
On moMon Chief of Police Geo. N.
Howard waa employed to colloct the
1909 and 1910 delinquent taxes at j
a commisaion of 25 per cent. He;
is requiredeto give -a 'bond in the sum
of one* hundred dollars.
The cijty clerk was authorized to
renew the street paving notes with
Interest for. a period ..of sixty days,
subject to. the approval of the city
attorney.
It was moved that in order to pro
vide for the payment of day labor
era In the atreet department of the
?city that at the end of each week
upon the auditing committee and
street commissioner and also be rat
ified by the board at subsequent reg
ular moating.
The bill of H. C. Carter. Jr.. for
handling the fifteen thouaand dollar
funding bond issue was ordered-al
lowed.
It waa moved that a Sunday day
electric current be established dur
ing the summer months.
rti motion the city clerk waa au
th zed to receive aealed bide to
fer alx homes for a period of one
nnth and ea^b month thereafter
an * the cler.k was further instructed
to notify the wholesale dealers In
grain and food atuff in the city.
On motion one horse waa \l lowed
Oakdale cemetery and to be worked
there as Ion* aa It war-neceeaary.
There being no other business the
i ?tttlnni.il
HlfMtN BONES
HE IFOIIIIO 01
; : THE MIME
[Explorers Recover Plite and
Tint's Preserved
Wr FLOAT SHIP
SERVICE IN GOOD STATE
fOUKD #U8T AS PILED UP BY
THE STEWARD ? EXPLORA
TION OP THE INTERIOR OP TH?
HULL SOON TO PROCEED.
; Havanna, Juno 20. ? The first hu
Cnan parts to be recovered from the
Vreck of the American battleship
Maine wore disoovered today,
'when workmen removing; mud and
debric for the apar deck juct tot
ward, of the after superstructures,
discovered the blackened and coral
encrusted bones of a left forearm and
[ritfet foot.
The bones were taken in charge by
|?h undertaker and placed In a recep
Itacle aboard the collier LeonldaB. Of
coarse there is nothing to suggest
| identification, but It is hoped that It
may be established by the subsequent
discovery of other objects in the 1m
j mediate vicinity.
The water in the cofferdam enclos
ing the wrpck has been lowered 13
feet below normal this forenoon, re
vealing considerably more of the craft
^speclaily amidships. a superficial
^examinations of the most recently un
covered portions has tened some
what to revive the hope that it will
prove possible to float the after half
or more of the hull.
: It ia expected that the water will
l>e lowered by a total of 15 feet by
nightfall, and it Is planned to hold It
at that mark and proceed with the
coloration of the interior of the
&t:
LTh(ok? have recovered plates I
and other china ware In the officers*
quarters. Some were identified later
as parts of the dinner service of
the captain and wardroom mesa. All
were (n good state of preservation
and wre found piled up an they had
h?en l'ft by the stewards after the
lazt dinner.
The searchers also found on the
spa:- deck, adjacent to the port tur
ret, a small ammunition box, such as
U customarily distributed about the
decks.
Pathetically Interesting was the
discovery of an officer's dress sword
found behind the forward portside
door leading from the officers' quart
ers to the spart deck. The bronze j
sword hilt was well preserved, but I
only attached by Bhreds of the sword
a ribbon knot to the blad, which was
i merely a ribbon of rust inclused In a
black leather scabbard.
A curious indication of the slight
force of the explosion felt in the af
terpart of the ship was an electric!
light bulb hanging intact from the
roof of the superstructure.
THE RECORDERS COURT
The following cases were disposed |
of by Recorder Grimes yesterday:
Dr. A. W. Dlsoway was charged I
with disorderly conduct. Fined $2.50
and cost.
Peter Morris, charged with maln-j
taming nuisance. Fined $3.00 and j
coat.
TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS
OP THE FREE GAZERS
Peoria, 111., June 20. ? Some 2,000
people saw a good show for nothing
at tho aviation meet yesterday, and
managed to save half a dollar at the
aame time. When the program of
flying events began the uplands to
the east of the track waa black with
people and there waa an aatonlshtng
number of automobiles and convey
ances of well-to-do Peortans in the
crowd. ?
Disgusted at this exhibition af nig
gardliness the management sent half
a doaen camra men to the scene and
they secured tho photographs of come
exceedingly well known Peorlans,
who were boosting the eauce . along
by ceding tho ahow for nothing
CARES MOBS FOR DOG
THAN FOR HlHBAXr
New York, Jun. tf.? Mrs. Harn
Becker, of No. 471 8outh Twelfth
street, Newark, asked Judge Heir In
the Fourth Preolact Police Court In
that city yesterday to decide a com
plaint against her husband for the
"theft o'f a collie." 8he said her hus
band gave .her the dog as a present,
but that every time they quarrelled
he claimed the animal.
Mrs. Becker tn telling the court
that she qusrreljed with her husband
Wednesday night, aald she was sure
the dog would die if taken from her.
Her eyes filled with, tears as she was
speaking. She admitted that she
cared more for the dog than she did
for her husband, declaring she didn't
care whether the latter came back or
not ' '
A BUTTERFLY BEARS
THE YEAR ON ITS WINGS
Chester, Pa., June 20.- -A large
butterfly captured In the office of
John T. Wiser, at Cheater, was found
to have on Its right wing as distinct
ly as though put there by a stencil
the figures "1911."'
The butterfly was colored In dark
hues and the figures were pure white,
making them as distinguishable as
though printed In the title page of
book.
BAPTISrGHURCH
BIBLE READINGS
TO BE GIVEN AT THE FRIST BAP
TIST CHURCH WEDNEDAY
EVENINGS
The pastor of the First Baptist
Church Is to give several Bible read
ings on "The Life of the Lord" In
hia church on Wednesday evenlngB.
The first reading will take place on
June 21 and the subject will be "The
Fullness of Time." June 28, "The 81
lent Years.". July 5, "The Year of
Beginnings." July 12, "The Year of
Tours." July 19, "The Year of With
drawals." July 26, "The Passion
Week." August 2, "The Last Forty
DayB."
All members and all others re
quested to bring their Bibles and
also tq bring their friends. These
readings promise to be very interest
ing.
A. and M. College
The North Carolina College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts an
nounces In another column Its open
ing for another year on September 7.!
This college continues to grow in
numbers and In usefulness. Laat
year It enrolled 630 students. Its
graduates are taking a leading part
In the Industrial life of our state,
and arc In steady demand at good
aalarles. Young men who iesire to
fit themselves for success fn Indus
trial occupations will do well to con
sider such a form of education.
Undergoes Operation
Mrs. ThomaB Hardison of this city
was operated on at the Fowle Memo
rial Hospital yesterday by Dr. J. L.
Nicholson. We are glad to know sho
Is getting on nicely and will soon be
convalescent
Murli Improved.
Mr. Dick Hodges of Beaufotr N. C.
I recently operated on at the Fowle
Memorial Hospital for Gall stones is
fast recovering and will be ablo to re
turn to his home within' the next few
cay;?.
Are Better
Both Mrs George E. Rick* nnd her
son, Charles Ricks, who are ill at
their home on East Second street,
spent another comfortable night.
This will be pleasing r"?ws to their
numerous friends in this *.ity nnd
county. *
Millionaire Proven Sam
* Washington, Jnne 21. ? fhe Jun
acy proceedings Instituted some time
ago by Mra. Rose Hutchlns ngalftst
her millionaire husband, Sillsou
Hutchlns, were quashed by Justice
Ashloy M. Gould, In Equity Court
No 2 here yesterday. The application
of Mrs. Hutchlns to have a receiver
appointed to manage the estate of
her husband, valued at $3,000,000
also was denied.
Mrs. Hutchlns based lunacy pro
ceedings . on correspondsncs which
she had had with the trustee Of her
husband's estate In which the trustee
admitted doubts as to the *alty of
Mr. Htotchlnea. * ,
.
A WMhlwto. VlHttor
T1? many friend, of Cepuin TH1
m.n WlllUm. of 81?d?*Tlll., N. C,
?lad to eee him In the cttr rsiterday.
For tmti he wu one of the raoet
popuur skipper* comlni to ttle *>rt.
MaSaiS ? _ XV
MP FROM
H LINER
Passengers Few Vessel Would
Be Boarded By the Men
SHIP RdALLVeETS AWAY
THB SHIP'S OFFICERS put PIVB
STREAMS FROM HOSE OK HEX
IN TUO AMU nSAlLI I1RIVK
THKM OFF, DRENCHED SIX
SEAMEN JVM IK BPITE OF THE
HOSE
lin . Y"rk' Ju?* ?? ? The Morgan
line ?omu. to( ??*?.
da ,^T'"n' at 5:30 o'clock yester
hlrf * ,e??on' " hour, Ute. She
crew * " 10 O'clock with the
Mllld ln PUce ,h? ?Uor.
7 ??' ?" *trlke Saturday morn
n*' ,At Llb,rt' '?'??id .he anchored
until Ute In the afternoon.
Two reaeons for thl. delay were
given. One waa that the engine, re
f used to work eatlsfactory and were
found to have several "?ended" hear
OBi. The other waa that the captain
of the Momu. thought that the weath
*r w?? too heavy to taket he big craft
out of the upper bay
Whatever may have caused the de
?T. It waa turned to apectacular ac
count hy the strikers. Led by David
0rang?. ? <US filled with them
came alongside the Momue at 2
o'clock and megaphoned thtnga to
the crew.
The passengers on the steatn.hip
were greatly excited, aome of them
seeming to fear that the strikers
might attempt to board. Nothing of
thSl kind happened, but a tremend
ous amount of advice and argument
waa offered the members of the new
crew. r
In the course of half an hour thu
missionary work bore fruit, a aall
os?r_th. outke
Momua and lumped into the mldat
of the cheering striker. Hard on
SI. heel, came another and another,
until there had been ten deierttona
"Come on. there's room for all of
you," the strikers cried, and for a
moment It did look as If mo.t of the
100 men on the Momua would jump.
Suddenly five offlcers of the steam
ship appeared at the rail, earn armed
*"lth r line of hose.
Pull away the hoae brigade roar
ed. "or you won't he able to tell
whether you're In the bay o rout."
''Kidnappers!" the striken, retort
ed, and the epithet bore unexpected
fruit, sii more sailors dodged the
streams of water and made the deck
of the tug.
Then the hoae brigade settled
down to work In snch ear, test that
the tug had to pull off, with her sup
pers spouting. She made her way to
shore and strikers and deserters scur
ried away for dry clothe.'.
In the meantime another commit
tee of striker, appealed to Meut.
Scheppler, of the Harbor Police sta
tion at Pier A. In behalf of the "kid
napped" men aboard the Momus
They declared that many of the
emergency crew were delainel there
attains' their -vyi. and they var.ted
? relief expedition sent en? on the
police boat Patrol.
Lieut. Scheppler told the striken:
that he was not In a position to ."rant
their request until ,ome other ..i
thority than theirs alone supported
It.
The strlkera protested thai men
had a right to Jeave a vessel at any
time they saw at. If she had not left
Port, and when Lieut. Scheppler de
clined to agree with them they said
they would see their lawyer. Clark
H. Abbott of No< J9 Brand wav about
It.
While this dispute waa being wag.
ed c.xty strikebreakers were sent to
tre Menus on the Morgan tug El
Arolgo. Enough of these were : iio?
en to complete the crew, and when
the bearings had been cleaned, or the
weather had grows more propitious
the Momu. got underway, this ;-.me'
to continue. The rest of the strlk .
breakers were taken to the steamship
EI Paso to aWafc the sailing of the
AaMHgg, ] ^ r?
Congress ts not oven giving a good
?cuse for staying In seesloa.
t Jwiisii irti J I