VOLUME FIFTEEN
.WILMINGTON;. N. '.0,; TUESDAYpMARCH 2, 1909
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pmcEfFiyEpcENTSiiii:
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Mil
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Bill for Constitutional Convention was
Reported Adversely as Wos Bili.Con-
. cerning Transfer of Topsail Town
ship to this County Other Intrest
ing Notes About Today's Session'of
Legislature.- .
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Special to The Dispatch,
Raleigh, N.;C.; March 2. Cpi: Mor
ton, speaker pro tem, presided in the
j louse today.-,. Speaker Graham, after
his experience with the midnight ses
sion last night, ws' not. leeling very
chipper today. In uhe House a com
mittee reported adversely the bill for
encouragement of " " 'strawberry and
truck growing. 'industry-....;
A bill for a constitutional convon
1 ion was - reported adversely, but ' the
minority report filed: The -Senate will
pass 14,. but its fate in. the House is
doubtful. . - ;r- . ,
A bill transferring. -Topsail township
from Pender to New Hanover .. was
reported adversely. ' No minority, re
poi t. . - ; " L- V :
The Senate Solicitors' salary bill
passed yesterday also got a black eye,
but a niiHorlty report Insures a fight
on the floor of the House. More, than
i score of important bills were killed
by the committees today. V "
Amoug the new bills were the fol
lowing, together wilh' a score of local
Tlv AFnrnhv tn "rActnvo tho rniimtn
ci' Surry, which'' w transferred; to
the Fifth District two years ago i at
the solicitation of Congressman Hack
eit, but which transfer did not save,
his election last year.-. as planned -tb
1 ho Fifth District r The' plaii is to 4n
tr.re a. .Democrat' in ithe Fifth and let
tho Eighth vemajnt joined to theRe
lu)lican idol. - . . v '''' ? : :'
By Coxy to give osteopathy" doctors
acce38Ttprtpublic hospitals the same'
as other physicians. ' i '. ; '.. '
By. powd-iprBrQCHre thev interest os
State bonttsf alstf
regiilate pay men t
of taxes on State property. ; (ll
By Perry '"to 'enlarge the.5"; hospital
fo rthe dangerous insane. , t.,L , . ...
P,y Weaver, ,a -police court for Ashe
ville. ( . ' V-;'-'''-' '
The' House calendar is Jat with "lit
tle local bills." It. consumed most of
the time of the dayV In the House
and Senfite Fred A. Woodward was
icc-ted-rio succeed Connor, (declined) ,
as trustee of the State" University.
Woodward was recommended by. the
joint committee. Several others' were
placed in nomination, but they receiv
ed only a few votes of personal
friends. ' " ; :
Speaker Morton liaid " before the
House, at one thirty the special order
Tor the dayv the 'Machinery act, which
provides for the assesment of property
and collection of ..taxes. The pending
bill being the finance committee's re
port, simply amending and changing
in some particulars the present law,'
as passed by last legislature.. The ;
house resolved itself into a committee
of the whole and waded into the voluy
niinous document in a business like
manner, making quick work of it. Ad
journed until," tonight. . - ' 7
In the .Senate. 1 . -
In the Senate thebill introduced
terday to change the time qTmeet-
of the legislature, from January to
August, biennially, wa's recomnnended
favorably by committee. ; . '
Senator , Empie, from committee of
Constitutional Amendments, -reported
the Dockery-Stubbs bilj, submitting, to
the people the proposition for State
Constitutional convention with recom
mendation that it pass. It provides
for the election of delegates at the
same time. . - . '
The chfld labor bill was made spe
rial order for Thursday
Among thQj
bills of some consequence passed In
. the Senate were
Relating to directors qf corporations,
allowing' large stockholders owning 'or
controlling 25 per cent stock, to vote
cumulatively,' etc.
Amendicg the law relating to es
capes from prisons and jails, JSectioa
".CG2 of the Revisai; also extending
provisions of the "section to prisoners
sivafling trial; and to providing -Cloth-Vg
to such. -
.A bill providing forregistration" of
motor vehicles ' and ' better enforce
penalties for violations by them of
lav. .. -
- Tlie oil bill, reported unfavorably
,i7 Hie majority, but :with minority re
port on Doyghton' substitute,- caused
a long discussion. It provides 'for in
spection of illuminating-oil and .fluids
and provides the . machinery, etc. '
Empie criticised the bill and doubt
il the wisdom of such' a " law,,' Said
he, as agent for Standard Oil Company
in 'years ago, had sold millions of gal
loos at oil and he entered into expert
. (Con'nued on Third Pag,)
Speaker Pro Tem at To
FESTIVAL TOIIIGIIT
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A .Very Delightful Affair ln-the Half
at Fifthand Castle StreetsSupper
C Wfir be Served to Many- As a Bene
r fit fpr the BuiidihV Fund- fori the
':New. Advent 'Christian Church. ;
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" Tonight is the; time for the delight
ful festival . planned by 4he . ladies. 6
the Earnest Workers- Society of ti&
new Ad-vent -Christian CChurcb-- " The
scene will be thel: large toll at1 he'eor-
ner of. Fifth and Castle; streets rand
the ladies Kaye; made . ample ir epara
tions for 'handling the large ciowl
which will; nd doubt,' attend as :. the
festival has been'pleasurably ; antici:
pated for some - days now t! by many.
The festival will really - commence
late this afternbon, "as the : ladies ? in
tend to serve a; dainty jandj; delicious
supper to. those; who desire s"uch, In
fact, they liaye ; made arrangements
fpr serving quite a number who win
go to the scene: for supper and there
remain for the evening, having a most
enjoyable " time. : - - '
- The -affair tonight is given as a
benefit for the building "fund of the
newxhurch aild consequently the ob
ject, is a most - worthy one. , '
To the Public. -
: The Wilmington , Sub-Division of the
North Carolina Red. Cross Branch
makes a nearnest appeal and asks
that doctors and individuals interest
themselves and report every case of
tuberculosis among : the . colored, peo
ple toMr. Wm. Niestlie, druggist, who
has kindly offered to keep record"" of
same furnishing name and address
to" AnnaJ Bently "instructing; visiting
nurse"," : who assumed her duty March
1st. --; .Mrs., Cuthbert ; Martin r '
Sec. Wil Sub- Dlv, Red Cross Society.
REAL; ESTATE TRANSFERS
Negotiated Through the Office of ' the 1
. . , AW- Pate Co. .
.. Mrs. f Fannie,. G Pritchard to Mm.
Annie L. Nebvihs one lot, Villa Vief;
Wf ightsviWe ,Cound. ; Consideration
$250.00; " . ' . ; - ' ; : . :';
A. W. JJaie to O.. Allen one lot
at Sea" Gate Park, .Creenville Station;
JtOOJK) and -other considerations. ?
J. D. dBowcn to PrestpnJ Gumming
property, .' 805? S. ' Front -street, 30x9 ';
il0.tfp and. Jother consjderatiflfts. ; '
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- 7, Negro Shot Another.
Reports from Topsail Sound this
afternoon are to the effect, that" ;r
young negro man; Dixon, slew" another
onejiRaefordSheatidi'';. last night arid
then IkinetU. himself. Particulars: , of
thehoothigeould not be learhfidf-' " "":''
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vCOAL.i Operators
Defy the.' Miners. Union and Refuse --j
Grant Any Demands.:.
'... Newqrk,:May6h;2jThe Anthracite
coal operators ; defy the jminers union
dndv. refuse to grant any .one of eight
demands yl0ch ;n elude, higher wages,
shorter -hours i vanX; other concessions.
The crisis will; conje . when. the present
agreement -expires March 31st. ; Tho
situation is jdescribed in a pamphlet
issued Hoday which" while not official
has the approval of the operators.vThe
three year agreement expires .March
31st.' This; agreement is .practically
identified VwiUfJthat : of 'the ? Roosevelt
strike.comniission in,:1902. -The Jnew
demands go back in "most points - to
matters which were then, sifted; by the
Roosevelt commission. . " '
AMLANCHB TrjfAY
Brought: Death" to Six Officers of Aus
trian Army. -
Innesbruck," Austria,;. March 2. An
avalanche near : ' La. Frann, v today
brought death to six , officers and a de-
taehment of thfrty men of . the Im
nerlol Austrian array. Railroad tracks
and ' telegraph V. wires were carried
away in the rush -of rock and earth.
Troops have been sent to the scene to
clear away the-'debris.- -
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION ,
Occurred in Pennsylvania Mine To-
Wilkes Barrev 'March 2. A terrifid
explosion lias . occurred in No. 14 col-
liery in tne Pennsylvania, vuai uut
pany. at- Port- Griffith, Several score
men :i were -shut, 'in.:;: Two dead and
twelve badly burned sp far have been
taken out. Themine is- reported to
eb on fire. , .. '
. : Small Fire Today, v .
A -small fire 'at noon today in the
Eureka Pressingv Club rooms on Prin:
cess street caused some, excitement in
the down -town r district. The blaze
was caused 'by Ignition of gasoline and
damase to the amount of, $10 resulted
:nrhe fire" waa-suppressed by means of
.ri 1,011,1 "pvti'nfiruishers and the chemical
'engine
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Mr. and Mrs; Louis Kreinsoerg. -
JIr:-and Mrs.' Louis Freinsberg, of
Cohoes, N. Y' arer m tne cny 10 puu
several' week's as' the guests of Mr. and
Mrs Charies- Prineberg, at the apart
Tr,onts of th latter in The Carolina.
snii ' Mrs,-Freinsberg haye already
made many warm friends sine? their
arrival .here, all' of whom wmtwisn
them a' most, enjoyable visit.' , r- .
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C reatiprt: of Po I i ce V ahdj Fi re C&m mis:
sion Has Caused a Big "Sti'rToday
and the Way of Naming".' eiribers
rLoudly Denounced Strong Protest
. .Sent to Raleigh and Committee; Will
Likely Leave for There Tonlghtrj-f
f Thp ' Tn tpst hnmh in the InnHttrnl
of a. police and fire c6mmissi6naflfii(JfMW 1S. now "tfij dredged and
which has
already travel-sea nan way
1. 'The bill went thrdUghl
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to the goal
the ; Senate last night and i Sr now' in
the House, ' and the explosion s is! being
heard in" Wilmington twlajr. Tlie Con-1
census : jof opinion V seehi'a to :be : that
under the. previsions of "the bills "self
government has taken wings and gone
h5ther into the depths., Apispatch
representative today rloimd- a hhmber
of: people vAvho wereinl favor, of the
commission pian,( -as Ij:; might:late the
police and Tfire ; departmeiitsjl out' ot
politics while 'i he " found rnaiiy v more
who believes that the aldermen . could,
handle ' the question.: But when it,
came to, the question of the manner of
naming: the ' commissioner :. asi pre
scribed rby the i act (synopsis of 'Which
is given below), there was an lawful
howP from fully nine put of ten" People
and some uncomplimentary things
were said. . :':lTJ:' ;-.:vtt-'.':
, Truly, : in the way, of self-government,
the affair looks farcical? It Us
a shame., for free people to 'he bur:
dened -vfith tany ; such and tlie people
of Wilmington, should arousp ;thenif,
selves to option in "the matter '...and
protestagtitnst infringement f -their
rights. Local1 selfybvernmeufv lis be
ing 'made r&y travesty t of ln tis ci ty
and rThei Dispatch 'has v protested--tinie
and t i hte .again : from the maaner. of
namhig membPrS; : of the I&ard of
oyer,v tliirt may - be- taken, u But the
latest act, which proposes. to Preate
the police: and fire commission inJSuch
manner is the very limit.;.! It is al.blo
There. ;was much talk today of pro
tests being wired to-Raleigh in hbpes
thatrucli .would bo in time to .'at least
grant the people of .Wilmington time
jiu uuiisiuer me umuer.y - - .
With a commission the mayor vould
necessarily "be an ornament, but , the
aldermen, regardless of being divested
of nearly all powers, the board of
auiUt--'and finance even. fixing the
salaries, could rent but the market
stalls, o-course, and might occasion-.
Slly pass an ordinaqce to' prohibit a
man from spitting on the sidewalks
but then - they couldn't see that the
ordinance is enforced.
The;,fol!owing-synopsis of: the bill
was wired The : Dispatch - this .. after
noon by its special correspondent: :.
Raleigh, C, ' March 2.-A' bill is
pending in the House today, and pass-,
ed by the' Senate last night, creating
a police and fire, commission for' the
city of Wilmington.. It is entitled "An
Act to Amend the Charter of the City
of Wilmington." It provides as fol
lows: Section 1 That ; William E. Sprin
ger, R. H. Northrop,. W.-A. .French
Jr.. John Barry aud '' R. A. Burnett;
and their successors, .hereby constitute
the board r and the full government,
management and control of' the police
and;fire departments be vested In this
board, members; of which are to serve
without compensation, and no two
Lmembers are to be frgm the same
ward. .'
Section 2 provides that the term of
office fof Burnett shall be to June,
1 19111; French and Barry till the first
Monday June, 1913; Springer afnd Nor
throp till 1915. :-At the. regular ; muni
cipal elections, and bienially thereaf
ter, there shall be elected one or 'more
of"th-five commissioners, each for
six years, to succeed' the commission
er whose - jterm expires that year - and
one or two (as case may be) elected
biennially thereafter for'"- six years.
The board itself to fill vacancies oth
erwise created. - ' -
- Section-3 empowers the board with
power to appoint and at any time re
move any, officer, or . employe of what
ever grade r.or rank-' and i,shall; reeom-
mend . to the Board of Audit Tind : Fi-
nance the salaries, and -compensation.
to be paid all employed or connected
. : , ( iii. ii . . ..i - j.
. fn any-way' with either "department.. ;
Section 4 savsHhn new board "shall
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urga.iiiz.t-, t;qutp. auu uiajULiiiu a auuiu
litlJV UUliVC 1U1 tC aUU , 111 C .UbfUl tlULUl,
and shall haveoower toiprescribe the!
mental and physical qualifications, age
and . other qualifications. ' -' , v
Section 5 stipulates that only quali?
fled electors; who :shallistaild exami
nation prescribed, shair- be eligible to
a place in either department of ; the
city- phiysician or other doctor," select
ed by board to make the physical ex
aminations.; What the - mental exam
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S1 Poorihpes
. Vdihe Fire department, Will be
Qlf vchbben v , and Schaman
' ' F-h!1ff"takK Similar to" One at
. Market Street Dock. - : J '
; yv uih.; was- siarted 'today ' upon , the
Installation of a new steamer, intake
at: the Princess street dock, similar to
nne one. recently nlaced . at th tnnt of
Market street for the use of . the fire
aepartment. "'-rli ;-:.;'-;
The work' of installing this newfea-:
iqre win . oe carried out imder the di
rection. x)f Cliief of . the Fire Denarti
inent CharsBch
A. jj rench, chairman of fire' eommUtee
of t-heVbdard pf aldermen. It will re
quire: at leastwtoveeks for the -completion
of the contract; toll6wing(which
a rigid, test of, the pew equipment will
tTf--5v 7 , , LJ?$r P if. -v . vc: iu
stplaUqn pf; thf-intak J These- inx
tak6s -fareS Provided at "rOmnavntfvpliii
fares provided : at "comparatively
smaljost dndtheyiwill greatly tfacili
ta-teJI-the; 'puihping; Vcapacityfthe
steam jenjglne ? jat'lfutiirp-Jfires f along
the riverL front, and in-the down town
district. :,-: ":.'-'.- .' . ','
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The new films, at the Bijou today
will again . bev exceedingly s fiiie ones
ahd will betwo large, hits, 'The Land
lady's Portrait" and "The Janitor's
Bottle."5 ' :'.''v'v- ;;'-::"ff r" - 4-y-'.'i
TO THE PUBLIC.
It is constantly and liersistently re
ported' that, as, a candidate for mayor,
r do not care to win. Tliis talkHs ab
surdr. i want the' earnest support of
all my friends. Pay no:' heed . ,to re
ports of ; my indifference, and do not
grow " careless. A lukewarm policy
spells defeat.5 All talk of my being a
candidate: for sohie'7 special ''.Interest'"
proniouion oy otner or ior, ,some eif
f ort : to . rewaru; friends and '""get :eyen7r
with" enemies is -untrue.1 r-Every; trade
and profession, was represented lin the
F body of citizens Who did mp the honor
tp'urge jne matter ; laDormg men, bus
iness 5 mppy professional men; and lip
word vwastterearlis tto; this 'pi . that
jltpypxa'gtv hepdj
u , lue-ext'uuiioii or emwcemni. 01
any .Jjaws or ordinances. They 'said
they wanted,4 a man who had no
pledges to, ; redeem, ; '"A no personal
schemes to . advance oh e who cpuld t
apu woum give; an 01 jiis mienuon to
the : needs Jand ; wishes - of the wKole
city.-. It is for ybu to judge! 1 ''
; . . WALTER G. MacRAEK
i ADAMSON WbN TH E ' MEET.
And-Is to" Meet 'the': "f 6rrible Gree''
Friday Night. L
- A small, but- ardent bunch of grap
ple fans were'present at the Academy
last night' to see . the handicap mat
meet between -Ed Adamsdff and Chas.
Berg. The former . agreed to . touch
the latter's shoulders to the mat, twice
in an hour, but at the. end of nearly
half an hour- of spirited work "there
had not been, a fall, land the grapple
fans had . commenced to think 'that
. Adamson had Kmore than t he ! could
master, : though they recognized ' the
fact t,hat it : was a handicap event,
f which made Adamson do all the ag
gressive work, Finally, ' . Berg Was
taken sick - - and - I had to quit,
and Adamson was - awarded the
match v Berg : later ) came on the
stand and bowed his thanks to the au
dience, which cheered. . v, y;i-
A snappy p'relimihary was given to
the main event; and a most ludicrous
.'Battlejftbyarv closed: the affair.! ;. r
' Friday night grapple ;fans are ex
pecting isomething J)ig and exciting ih
a meet between t janies - Myers, the
"Terrible Greek," of Charleston, and
Adamson. This ' will be , &, straight
event for the hest to out of ; three
and it is of much interest as Myers.
and Adamson wrestled in Charleston
fifty odd ; minutes -.. without a fall Afoi
either one. . , " .
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" , Notice
; hereby announce myself a candk?
date from the Third Ward to supply
the whole city with the best coal and
wood to be had. V Respe6tfully, B.cAll
Merritt. Phone i 281 If you want coa
of "merit" buy from B. A; Merritt. ' tf
' New S. -X. Batteries just receiyedLi
The Auto Co. ; "- ; It
ination shall consist of is prescribe
as ""reading, writingand a knowledge
of the city ordinances and the duties;
required of -"applicant." ' . '
; Section- provides that the chairman
sha31;be selected from ; among 'five
commissioners and -that the eity; clerk
and - treasurer ; shall ,-ser-ve rthp " boards
also as such; That : examinations of
all , employes shall -beheld at least
once "each year. The .powers or the
board and officers of the fire and police
departments "are . prescribed by the
other , sections ' and all necessary tex
perises of the board- shall be paid by
the board of audit and finance upon
vouchers signed 'by the chairman 6f
the' new board - of the police and fire
commissioners.-. The 'bill 'is effective
from and after Its ratification.': "
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Capita Surplus,. ......;.:.$ ;240,000
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;?TER SERMON ORMAkECA, BETTER tilQ
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J ; Vt" HE WORLD VV1LL MAKE A BEATEN PATH -TO' rjlS DOOR.'fj f i
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High Winds in Columbus County Blew
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-.'.. STATEMENT
3FKe MUrchison
Of Wilmington, N.C., at tneclose of
vfei:. v;-.-. v-:., :-J- . - - ,.
Loans" and Discounts . ,$ 2,69,583.60
N. C. State & other bonds, " 289,568.15,
U S; Bonds "(at par) . L . f 550,000.00
Bank 'Buildings. I .... . u 55.000.00
4Cash . ; . ;;r. ;..v. 1,089,735.97
14,673,887.72
lC:c:McQUEEN, President. :
J. V, GRAINGER, Vice President.
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CAROLINA INSURANCE
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Bustnesa February 5th, 100.'
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Capital . ... .. . :.' . ... $ ' ; 55OO00..0O
Surplus & net profits, i .V 31p,156.38
Circulation. 1 . ';'.. ; y B50,6(J0.60
U. . S. Bond Account. . . . . .'100,000.00'
Deposits ..... .lVS.158,7St34
- ,' :y::y ' : . 4,673,887.72
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