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'AX; : A ::r .X -. 'Pi : 1 F. i. s- 1 i -,:.v. .--. v ?; . ; '- VOLUME FIFTEEN : : .x.'r'x. 1- .it ..- BILL DEFEATED . J , . , . J- v, ., . M fc- C Passengers Must Continue to Ex change Mileage for Tickets Before Boarding Trains "Fish Bill" Up in the House Today, But. Finally' Dis posed of On a Resolution Postpon ing the Matter to. the Nex Session. House Holds Another Night Ses sion Today. ,r ; Special to The Dispatch. . , Haleigh, N. C., Feb. 18. The new bills in the House today "Included tiie following of interest:' 'ft Uy Cox, of Wake, to equalize tax not-essraents and to enable Raleigh to lease an auditorium; to provide suit able buildings for State .departments. By Julian, to appropriate $500 to the D. A. K. in aid of erecting avnionu liierit at the birthplace of Andrew Jackson in Union county, korth Caro lina. .By Perry, to relieve the sufferers by flood in Bladen. , . By Williams, to better regulate the oyster industry. - By Graham,- ameiiuatory. of Chapter LTiC. Acts of 1907, relating to-taxation of express and telephone companies. The House again entered on anoth er long debate of the: fish question. The substitute ; Hooker bill (prac tically re-enacting the present law of 1 007) came up as unfinished business from yesterday, S ;'. jv After a motion. tp'suspend legisla' fi'n a half hour and meantime ; hear t tatemeijts from - Fish Commissioner tfeekins and State ::. Geologist. Pratt, had been defeated, "Stubbsr offered ;(as a riibstitutevfor-verytliiBt'V.tlie4 fi.sh matter ; now pending)! a; resoiutlbn c' a committee (3 Hous4? 2 Senate )i of the present legislature to-wtajvQ 1 thc sub . jeet of fish legislation in hand and formulate .fXmW r6$6t -ii'to 4he k gislature. m .1011y In. the. meantime the' existing .law- o.M907to-remaitf- in effect. IW resolution ' precipitated renewed debate, 'Taylor and :Privatt opposing and Wallace, Grant, Morton aii'l others favoring it. ; ; Kitchin then reintroduced the orig inal Hooker "bill as it was reported (favorably) by. the committee. The previous question was -then ordered. The first vote being on. Stubbs' reso lution for a special legislative ' com mittee as. explained- above. 0 It was aflopted by close vote of 56 to 50. Morton voted for it, . Taylor againstj The victory- for the Stubbs resolu tion was secured by a dozen changes "ii i:y iu aj'U, itlLCl IUU IUH lja.II lUJr.U been completed, but before it was an nounced and the great "fish fight" so far as the House is . concerned, "was at an end, . bwt by' no means'- "settled" permanently. It consumed more of the time of th'e 'House 'thaiVany other measure- yet considered. . It-was sent to, the Senate for coriqurrence. - v v, Tlie House .then. adjourned till 8 ( clock t6night. , . V - in the Senate. 4 1 - In the Senate the only, new bills of interest were the following: . : By Doughton, to prevent .. the sale. pf impure misbranded agricultural y,,'l lacking vitality. V; By Elliott, to place all surviving Con federate veterans on the. pension "'oil. '. ' ; . . f ; The Avery county proposition took "ii new life in the Senate today. ;Af u y having been reported adversely by the committee recently, the commit: Uv today reported a substitute bill, ejiihixlyiug the same scheme, differing '11 some minor respects from the, orig hiai bill, it creates a new county of 11 Part of the territory pf Mitchell ''Jinty alone. After discussion; it was '"'uln-.ihe. special order, for next Sat '"'lay. Meantime delegations of moun 1 a eers are : comipg,. to : appear before he committee tomorrow evening. . 1 oiiay s calendar . was principally Umac-up of local roll call bills, which recently "adopted), andf to 3ny.ur. ffnsumed much of the, day's session pose of theTrailroadsto ferass orm i:' liassinc. ''' ; --.V v i o'fiar,iahins on thri' traveling public. A bill pnmr.wnri.Yo- r,r "ovitrjcin.rv c omity boards, of education - to :nur- h for free Aural -libraries Ashe's history of NTnrth rarniina rnmtnr 0v' r from, yesterday) on final reading, " V JL , Villi U ' 1 VyUlllM Passed, after a. slight amendment, anoting the manner of payment for lch school district. It was sent' to !1 Ilonse for concurrence. I , .Senate then ; took-"up!the spe- Now;- on the Probability of Third bandidate; Entering Jhe Mayoralty RaceMay l' Brought ;;,put, by;. Prohibitionists Conference ;r;WillTke;Place f'All eyes , in-, ttie i municifiV campaign are now fixed upon v the somewhat doubtful, . hut Ull at- the same ,limo muchly discussedspot where jav third party may . enter the maypralty race. The7 third man.;is ,now thie;talk espe cially of those Who like to hehold;ithe political pot a-"boiling;-This morning! cony ers ation cwas ; mostly directed ) towards-a cafadidate,, being' brought out by the, prohibitionists. ; In other words, that the: prohibitionists wT6uld present a man as a prohibition candidate and that: he; would make the. run on uch a platform.; Whether this materializes or not remains to be seen, but there is much"' talk about the matter and it has taken such a definiteshape that a con f eren ce of certain pities interested in promoting" tha candidacy' of a third party will likely be held tomorrow ut Saturday,'!' so that , a decision, can "b? reached in time to - make a definite announcement f when the" executive committee settles the question -of the date of the primary an d which ques tion will be settled ..at the" meeting Monday. ;'. ... ' .- ,. . ' . At The Bijou. . t . The" feature films at the" popular theatre today are called "The Sponge Fishers of Cuba' ""The Uncles For tune": and "The Vacuum Cleaners." All are interesting motion pictures and ; wilk please the "patrons of, tho theatre. ' . .. . . . ; ; r GEORGE DAVIS CAMP v V United Sons Confederate Veterans ' H eld. i n Important M ecti ng ; Last Night.- - ' "V : - . '' An Important meeting of George Da vis Camp, No7-5, United Sons of Con rederatyctergn,w :j. ..v. X'-- ' tic - in their determlnaiioritd Instill ne,w jlifq ,Ja.6 tjorganizaticHuand, it is ope(iJ- within the f next few - weeks - to get the organ i zatipnJV substantial basis. Officers wero elected; as tfol iows : Cbmmai 1st . Vicev jCommacdor, J.- -A. Taylor; 2nd Vice Commander R- C Cantwell ; Surgeon, Dr. E. J.-WbOd ; :Adjutant ami Treasurer Robert B. Caldeiy - A 'com mittee composed of' Messrs. S. M. Boatwright,. J. A., Taylor and Col. J. VanBC Metts was appointed to work up the membership of the organiza tion.' i ;i ' -V;;"; ' ,rxx-: v ' X ' A fINE COMPANY,. Splendid x Popuiar Price t Repertoire . Show for All Next .Week. ... - The Academwiirffr rthe best popular price coinpAhy on the road all next week.,; ItJlfFthe Vernon Stock Com pany ;aiid '.will' present a.big repertoire of rtyeU the openingipiayMinbee" ten Iiaw." ,, It, isMark TwainJswell known arid strong dHma,. though not based on the- Harry f haw case. The Wudeville. .will be fbig'and novel. . - Seats for Monday .'night- will go, on sale -Saturday morning; and the usual free 7-courtesy.Till'be extended the. - Monthly, IMeetjng ";To morrow. .' . The- regular - montblyjl meeting of Cape "Fear Chapter, JInited, Daughters of the . Confederacy,. wl be field tomorrow-at 4 -p.im, at ihe. Wilmington Light ; Infantry armory. ,Many mat ncWiWci ed and it is -hoped ithe meeting- will "be well attended.. j The Children's Chaptey will . meet" at. "thoi armory one hour: previous to the above-mention ed session." The parrin gep ;to pro hibit the. requirenentv'recratl inaug- urated by railroads xonrpeliing holders of mileage books to exchange mileage for tickets before boarding trains, pre- Cipitated a long msuussiua, uuudb. 'uf nOsing accentuating the argument that this new rule was due: to the use of in tprrh a neeable mileage S books (only ' . - 1 '..fj'iL ."mIih 4Vn4 Spot , tKb Advocates' of the" bill ;hld.,inax.t.;wt..T,-.McGlaughaii.-and Wife ;to Mrs. even If Jhat be true,: the exchange of f mileage v fon , tickets, ; which great- nl inconvenience travelers, is - not . - .-. necessary. " Manning closed the "discussion of the" mileage Dookblil and ; the. bill wa defeated on second reading by a; vote of 22 .to 22, - the .Lieutenant1" Governor, casting the deciding vote :'in: the nega tive Eropie voted, against the bill. Illiil Fesr titer Co ; Deputy v United States Marshal Wan Parn age s y f oii C harge . of . x Fe Iprijfl .Brought " Against;; Him WasJ Out-, comeof Case-Which "Ended in Hlsl 'j;.;ExQRCVtior:.,atTth Term fc the . Superioc Court Summons Is- r, suea and ccmplaintFHed. One of the biggest damage suits in sti tuted " in New : Hanover county ini years was started this." morning and promises . to be of interesting devel opment. - The plaintiff is' Deputy Unit- Led Stat.es Marshal C. O. Knox, of this cuy, ano;; .ne seeks " $5Q,Q0Q damages from the Cape Fear Lumber. Company. Both"thexsummonsand- a copy! of the complaint were served on officers" pf the company, this morning by. Deputy Sheriff . Harvey r Cox;" arid . the. suit Is i duly docketed in the Superior Court. The answer will, of course, - be I filed later." Herbert McClatiiniy,. Esq., and Hon. John D.j Bellamy are counsel foe the plaintiff. " .. ' .t '. ; ' The suit follows the termination of i he case' of "receiving stolen logs knowing same to have been Stolen," which was tried at' the last, term of the Superior Court. The logs, it wa, i alleged,- were ' - the property of .the Cape Fear Lumber Company, but the State failed to make "out acase and upon the showing of the State's wit nesses a; verdict of not. guilt was or dered returned. - ; " n M , :7 i "Now comes the 50,000 damagO suIttijearUsUo A tfirt:?,fiTa!VitTff Cw. rtflnalcx I t and for - these damages : trid: plaintiff ComOanV started ;-clarm and rfeliverv Compan y s tar ted 'clami' 1 vJje procedingsytiifore P.eace ; John . Fnr4on.g fprjt,. certain logs, but thaU he Infqrited trXhfi company's agents at. thQ.iimOiitbaiflje knew nothing of ;ihe logs,butrhad paid to get the logs ..pulled up from the river; .bottom and that: if he was reim bursed '.'.hey wouhV-. relinquish the logs if they, belonged to the company; that he was then forced Jto replevy and while he. was in possession, by law, of the legs ageants of the company 'took them from his premises to his great humiliation' and mortification .and to the detriment ofhis character,' In the " second cause, he sets up that not withstanding, the plain statement he made to the company and th.at he had replevied the 'property, and it was taken from him by "agents of the com pany in defiance - of the mandate of the court, he . was indicted maliciously,' wickedly; etc., and that he, as in the tlthcr cause; suffered to the extent of $25,000 dainages. ; " . . The . plaintiff besides being United States-- Deputuy Marshal here is a merchant. He cites all this and the publicity given . the other cases, in Matinee Tickets for "Slumber- land." . ' , . " . . J - The . sale of seats for the' mati- 4 nee performanceL of "Slumber- 4 land" will "commence tomorrow 4 morning and' . the sale " will -be I conducted at tfie box-office of the - Academy of Music It will' com- mence. at 8 o'clock" and close at ; "uu. i u . 4?be$l for the six best- rows of ; 4 seats downstairs and other re- 4 served seats, "; including thoe ' in the balcony, 75 cents. ' The gen-' eral admission to . the -matinee 4will be 0 cents. . '. i ;3'jS;K jt ; s - ; - . r-roperiy i.ransrers. s' . Through i.the real estate agency of A. W- Pate: . Company; the following proper tg transfers were made; today : ,C.C Cnbourn'rtaiW "property on. Meares .street, -between Third and Fourthk-for $l,250i j;; I Julia E. LOye, property, on Ann street, between Fifth and Six, for $2,350. A. Rothchilds and wife to J. N. Baton, property" on thei. northwest corner of Thirteenth and Dock streets, fcVoo. fV A :.:..;."v--: 4t Take no substitute Jn buying r. Kit larney: Linen. - The C. W. Pvolvogt Co is the only place in the city to buy pft "Slumberiand" .Will be Given at lthiAcaderny of :Muslc Thii3' Evening Beginning at 6 Q'ciock Second' Pep- J fforhiance Tomorrow r Night xihd a Matinee x Saturday Success of 1 the Musical Extravaganza is ..A I read v Assured."-' :-X'4XXXi:i IJThe, first performance of :' the much Eeraldedf "Slumberiand" . wilUbe given at the Academy of .Musio. this evenine. A nd'the fact;. that the musical extrava ganza tstOi be t presented . by local talent lejo iadded interest "which will cause' everyone present to, enjoy thor oughly -the production. -On account of ibe JengthT'of the two acts the curtain 31lirlsrbmptfy those holding tickets are requested Ito; be a.-th.elr. : places .wbeifcd:e.thattb.pur;"as' the . confusion .xause.dl by late : arriyals Will greatly - Interfere With the work I of ;the tentirecasLkisf t Xx-x- s Ctunrberland;'-will be a most spec Itecularberf ofmance andt it-is. believed thp entire audience , will be delightedj with the presentation.-r- More-man 350 peopled will be numbered- in . the-; cast and aniong these; is to'ctudediWxbilent falent. e The inusle ; willbe one of the features and durlngvthgytwoacts quite a;itimberof prettj ' "and itimef ul 'solos and. choruses will be 't rendered.- i-The cpstumes - are ; very prettyn - and the Bconic, effects are said to be extraor dinarily :beautifk:uh:':f l?k '' There is 10 .doubt that -the largest audience of the - season' .will, gather te witness'' 'the three " performances of "Slumberiand." Within, two hours after the box. sheet had opened . Tues layi.vnaorning every, available seat had been -secured for - the performance this evening - and tomorrow nighty. . Never before in the history of f local theatri cals has' there beensuch an Intense manifestation; of i interest in au ama teufodctlonftnd :Lis' unnecessary jo . preaicvjnartne periprmances win h itlSlumberland' is -being -given under bt -the King's- paughters- andVthO' pro- teMa: will Kbte-evgted to the 'Distric-i NuVse iFQfia:Ur" -M-li xfi Thttaenibefs efci. the" Ministering Ciftilb fwitPact as patronesses; and the membership is: as follows r -.y:; ;'.--; j President Miss r Martha -WHiims1 Vice President Mrs: J. VV.Murehi son. ,: . y j: x' iw; . v - Treasurer Miss Sue v McQueen?;T Secnetary Miss?" Luucile;Murchison. ' Mrs. E. P. Baiey, Mrs. Bridg-J ers. Miss JLucy Uridgers, .misk liessie Burressr Mrs. -j Shirley ? Carter,. Mrs. Geo P. CotchetC Mrs. W.N. Cronly, Mrs. W. Catlett MrsWi-Ai-Dick',! Mrs. F:-SW Dick; Miss ASB.'deROsset, Birs. T.llV, Davislissf? Elliotte Emerson, Mrs, Charles ; Grainger; Mrs. E. ; C. Holt, Mrs. Charles Hurkamp.: Miss Margaret Kingsbury, Mrs. W.- R. Ke nah, Miss '. Sarah Kenan, ; Miss ;.' Carrie MyersMrs. ,MVy. McKoy;;MrsW Northrop; .Miss Lizzie : Peck, Mrs.' Jas. M. Stevenson, Mrs. H.. GiSmallbones; Mrs. H. R. Savage, Mrs, James Sprunt Mrs. 'W. H. Sprunt, Mrs.- E. WJ VanC. Lucas, Mrs. C. V anLeuvenf Mrs; D.L Williams Mrs Hunter fVvd Mrs. TEdwSrd?J. Wood, Miss Jessfe'K.se and Miss Julia Worthy x - t ' ; ;ACT-.'I.: '' - f Helen, a Student Miss Alice Bor- den. . X:X::x "xX ' . Xf:x':'c""' :Xi Madam De Wiliard,: Preceptress of Sagehurst College Miss Hattie Tay lor, ;Elsie, a Student Miss. Jane Dudley, intrude, Helen's .ChumpMis Elise Emerson.' , . i I'- Richard FIske,, the :Senati6r!sbn j. -ti. f umey. ' :-' v XXj;k .fX V Oliver: a Student W. L ? Jfiore; V T 1 Robert, a Student Wmt- AVattrs; fl ; Mr. Phiz, Teacherr of Physics ; and Chemistry D. F- Holioway; Inez .Fiske, the Senator's" Gand; daughterf-Rosalie . Burbante-j- x Senator Fiske from'PeiinsivaniiiV: Campus iCops-r.iCr Rburk, J.0. Dellay and Ji XJ. Douglass. - . Captain Murray, of 'U. S, S. 4owajr.; ( H.:.:R.Bates, . ... Professor; Napoleon, ' Prinbipai .and Instructor .of German Geo.' , 1iIonrie.t; Jr. xx j . v-'K ?'. v- vf. -v. MisVJ Maxwell, 'fier-fMuBlc Mrs. CoFMacRaeU'l "vThe' jWiird H,. E.- Goodwlni " x .' Mr. Little Frederick Hull..V : v "- Mrs. : SmallMaiy' Schloss. . y Mrs. Burbht Mary Pickett : Mrs.. BunkerIaty.L:Bonitz; " i MrJohhsonMai ? Queen of ftiie;WitchesMl8s : Sadie Boeker.:v;:' l' ;r xr v Mrs. Smith Florence Mott. ; ImpsenrychloK!! Powell,.- Sagnor " Johnson and Woody . Down Another FiXie tot m ' - : - x s nMnn uu&uu 1 Si Cento 1 1 S 1 t m k.l tl 1 lm I UJJPMUIALI LI S VI II lfjtl- l'TII..tfIJllPII(Xl.i If -X' .X: XSi Uf yWUnngton C. at thA close 2 L6ans and DiscSounts . . . .$2,689,583.60 N.;iC. State & other bonds, 289,568.15 U( Bon3s tljpar Bank buildings .... .. : . ... - .55.000.00 Cash': ; . ; p y. '. :. , .1 y :l,oa9,735.97X)eposits a". ':-i . . .v 3';i58,73t3; - : - $4,673,887.72 - H. C. McQUBEN, Presidentr , J V, GRAINaER,. Vice' President You want : You want our Agent to , INSURANCE XMk AGENTS? CLAYTON GILES & SON, v WALKER TAYLOR,' -:xy, J. Van. METTS, x Jr H. BOATWRIGHT A- SON, H. F. WILDER, U x x X HARICOTS 1 VjiBrttib .Jfc&L)ir:Zr:s-:: '--- . . w.. .... . -. V".-i.iir.-Mftfit.- -- . SM THF ELD RBMS. - A - - r. ..4. . riiiii c.imi sin. f'.'" '' CONDENSED; (To .the Comptroller of the 'CurrencyX ;of " the I con( 1 me - x OF WILMINGTON, v At the close of bus'lness Febr 5th,. 1909, RESOURCES. ' " ' : . LIABILITIES. I- Loans and discounts . $214,564.02 Over-Drafts.; ...-. r 62834 U.S.Bonds ; Prem. . 103,534.38 Redemption Fund. . . .' 4,400.00 ' Furniture & Fixtures . : 4,955.49. CAri, . 1 . . . . . . . .; . 1 127,136.69 V W. B. COOPER; President iEO. O. GAYLORD, Vlcd,Prei!deRt , THOS. E, COOPER, Cashier. , r, . ilMl IMJMIII MMIIIIHI IU 4 Condensed February RESOURCES r;fr,:' rl TrfwiWandt disecaints $1,315,632.05 t:: nrtn9. rtwn : . : 7A31.94 l'w'iAclLrjk-.-.v.,-: "s" . ' lot 'Real 'Estate.:.. ..'..... 4500.00 lFurniture:&;.Fixtures:' ' 7. 1.00 I W Invested "Trust : Assets,: "33,070.86 f;;- Cash . on nana .ana in - - .- Banks r2H,4l2.2L - r " " ; $1,692,248,06 tH. WALTERS, Vice . President; 1 n& v; iiuuiiMiuii duy tugs : auu 1 1 usi UxXJkImCJUU Pound, -4- .. - .... .'' f I I till I ml W'- , XX K.-r-"Mr..j of LIABILITIES Off Canital 650,OQ0.0O .Sdrplus & net. profits. . . . ; 315,166.38 : V - " y .. U. S. BOnd Account. . v . 100,000.00 : ; ilt,, $4,673,887.72 J. W. XATES, -Vice 4. President. C. S. GRAiKQERj Cashier, k Mx'B the : ST ANP AKD : OCICY ; the Surestnsunc u have, your Property Insured, ..i X jive you a CAROLINA COMPANY tPOUCY. JAMES OWEREILCr; a L. DICKINSON. ' SMITH & LORD, ' A. W. PATE COMPANY,, i - . , WIL REALTY AND INS. CO. D. R. FOSTER & CO. I - - QUA DA JELLY, ANCHOVYrPA8TEn I MUSH ROOM CATSU P,c V'.t FOR Ask the Gas Compahy STATEMENT condition- of Capital Stock. ; . .1.. . ;-. 1100,000.00 -Profits net .... xZ&72.5$u Circulation -.V. . : v 100,900.001 DEPOSITS ..... . . ; . ; . . 251,646.37, j ; - i ; - ::.. t; .;v; !;i' x' ' : '-f?.jjv' :v; x 111 "V HMtlMIMIIIMIMMfP Stateoint of 5th, 1909. LIABILITIES lgxxW . $ 100,000.00 - X'Xf ;V Capital Qi - .,' Earnea .suxprusiwei; iux.o -i.-j m - S A.X 1 A A 4A- -Deposits .;. . 1,464,2167 ; 'X'-m , 1 - -"' .i: ""rVt" S;;.-'': ( ; v ? $1,692,248.05; r J. JU WILLIAMSrAss'r ChleW ?: Gas lew Bed Rdo Bath HaUs .- til: i ;i m r t e.f 'is f . j? ill tt.X t i, 1 'it 1 -:-' i 3 . , j - The Seriate- then .adjourped, . . it. Price 15c a yard, ' V ,it . '(pontinued on third Pag) Ksx: -':- Xf'' X t ' :X-XiX. - -X t
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