i X ' -- . . w .. . . .- I f . -. n I, VOLUME FIFTEEN WILMINGTON, N.-C, WEDNESDAY, - MAY 18, 1910 PRICE FIVE CENTS "- A t' "" ..mh' -" r ' xt V,J; .i.fy r.' - Fill IM-.fiiiiinT?3W'ilii8r: fte flticriei fi the fniiffiTffi W UIU UUillUlUHUU I Dr. Pinson Succeeds Bishop-el ec!' tarn- beth as Secretary of the Board of Missions br. Ivey . EdUdr; of ; The Advocate Vanderbijt' Matter Com promised. . ; ' Asiuuillc, N. C, May . 18 The elec tion oi' connectional . officers -; was re vnini'd ;it today's session of the geu e.nil "fourorence. Dr. W. W. Pin son, i.ouisvillc,V was elected" Secretary ,.r !!;c Ijoard of Missions to siirnpf..? Lambeth. Dr. H. M. ary of the Epworth r;miH aske not to be considered. iMMl i A. Imker, assistant secretary was clfctcd to succeed him. Dr. T N. Jvcy, of Raleigh, was.' late" yester l.i y Hoc ted editor of the Nashville .(lotat( The Vanderbilt matter was irttl.d today by way of a compro nii.io. ' , l)i;iKsr, sccreta H0BNOEBING WITH ROYALTY. Doctors Turn the Kurnel Loose To- day. London, May IS. Theodore Rbose vdt liulmobbed with royalty today, v.hilo not resting. He was allowed by liis physicians to go into the open for the first time in two days. He 'Visited Kins Frederick, of Denmark, who" is staying at Buckingham Palace," but ho v.-as cautioned to exercise care and o far for the most part -has remained in doors, attending to correspondence and makir g final preparations for his book on his hunting trip. The book has bem written, but there are 'still corrections to make and v details to look after. -" 'SHERMAN FIRES A "G UN'-- Upholds Taft, Takes a Fting it Roose velt and bends ' the TaViffi " Kalamazoo, Mich., May 18. Anoth er Republican gun in the Congression al campaign was fired here today by Vice President Sherman. He defend ed the tariff and answered the critics of Taft and held-up the Payne-Aid rich measure as protection of labor and industry. 'He even sounded- a warn ing against the revision downward in that measure, thinking that the coun try had gone too far in the way of downward revision in the -present laws. He thinks it would give ade f.niate protection to our own pro dneers. He took a mild fling at Roo sevelt, saying "Taft is less spectacu lar and, ostentatious than any Presi dent for many terms.' Held at : CourtHpMse La$t Night by ftns'. Association f Preparatory to Primary- 'Todayensational , Fea tures Fight for Better Governmwt : Will be Carried to the' Legislature; A final great rally wasi. held in the1 court house last night by " memoersS of. the. Citizen's Association. This body was formed for the purpose of purifying-local political conditions and; for securing better enforcement of the .vrThe-meetiiig closed with a de termination bythe Association to con. tinue the fight, even if the election to dky' is won ' by the opponents of the Citizens' Movement. It was deter mined to go to the legislature next year and show local conditions in their true light and ask relief from the mem bers of the legislature. : The meeting last night was featured with ringing speeches -by several citi zens. Sensational Features. There were several sensational fea tures. One of thfe. aldermen was openly charged with being a solicitor for , a whiskey house, it was charged that he is now taking orders for whiskey in the 'city. Mr. C. C. Coving ton' stated that Mr. II. CX. Wallace, an employe of William E. Springer (the latter being styled as the "unhonored. chairman .of the Police and Fire Com---ipission" by Mr. Covington) made a remark esterday morning on a train to the effect that if the reform move ment won today's election that the op ponents had. things fixed any how. In reviewing this remark, Mr. Covington branded the persons concerned as self-confessed thieves.' The "position of the chairman of the County Com missioners and his supposed connec tion with the Recorder's court bill was also touched upon. It was stated that the Recorder could only be impeached nu uuuuiiuii- t if.. .- liet primary: UghtVotei Polled So Far For the Annual Celebration at Moores Creek; Battle , Ground Military Fea ture Will Probably be Added to the Occasion Names of Speakers to be . Announced Later. , ' Australian System is Working Well, Save That Some Voters Have Mark ed Their Ballots Incorrectly This May Cause Many Votes Not to be J feature which has never before been Counted Dummy Tickets in the Fifth Ward Second Primary is As sured Notes of the Election. Polls Close 7 P. M. The Democratic primary election is being held throughout New Hanover county today. It is quiet, due to the new system of voting, and also un certain. Just how the vote stands and just who wilf get nominated today is a matter of mere speculation even at 4 o'clock , this afternoon. The Aus tralian ballot, system is responsible -pleasingly so for this state of affairs: This rigid system of secrecy, isolation a"hd protection for the voter madei its debut here today and while it is 'giv ing trouble to many people, who do not understand its workings yet with thought and the exercise of a little care ( there is no reason f6r a voter to mark his ballot wrong. (Some con fusion has arisen over "Noting for county commissioners. Two have to be voted for for a 4-year term and three for a, 2-year term. There are two candidates for the long . term, but four for the short, and as all the by the County Commissioners, and j names appear under one heading there that the brother-in-law of the chair-) is some confusion as to which five to vote for. However, care is all that is needed even as. to this. The voting up to four this afternoon had not beehas heavy as generally, due to the new system, and it is not expected ; that the total vote cast will ONE THOUSAND STRONG Vil! be Philadelphia's 'Welcoming Committee at New York. Xwv York, May 18 Secretary Crps--by. of the Roosevelt reception com-, iiiittee, announced today that the J'loladelphia Roosevelt reception com mittoe, with 1,000 members, will come to v York to help welcome "the ex President. Many other cities will be j line with large delegations for the moustoi; welcoming ' celebration. man of the commissioners was the clerk of the court, the appointee of: the Recorder. The danger of this con dition in relation to the better inter ests of law enforcement and control were touched upon. Meeting Called to Order, J, The. meeting "opened a tew ..minutes1 after 8- o'clock and the court house was .filled -to its .capacity. The repre sentatives of the press were requested to serve as secretaries and to keep an accurate and true account of all that was said and done. The meeting was called to order by Mr. C. C. Covington. He stated that the Association had deemed it wise to hold another mass meeting -and he called upon J. O. Carr, Esq., to state the policy of the Association and to outline what had been done. Mr. Carr's Speech. , Mr. Carr made a most powerful speech, fearlessly- discussing condi tions here, just as he did in his me morable speech in the court house two weeks ago. Mr. Carr said that vhe had had no intention of making a sec- equal thevote of, the last, county, pionspifca-0us part in theoriYention mary. v There is a pleasing absence of ward-heelers at the polls today and no tickets are being pushed in a person's face. However, a shrewd political scheme is being wfirked in the Fifth Ward. .One side, apparently the sup porters of Recorder Furlong, Mr. George H. Bellamy for the Senate and Woodus Kellum, Esq., for the House, have workers on the outside with dummy tickets. They get a voter and. mark a dummy for him and the voter carries the dummy inside the booth and marks the official ballot to correspond. ; Many ballots will likely be found in correct at the count tonight and, ac cording to the construction placed Arrangements . have practically been completed tor the annual basket picnic j ana, celebration to be held at: Moores Creek battle ground a few miles from the city. The date selected for the oc casion is July 21st and a gala occa--sion is anticipated. The committee on arrangements is now engaged in preparing the, program for the occa sion and a number of interesting fea tures are under contemplation. A. attempted is a military idea in. con nection with the celebration. If pres ent plans are carried out a number of neighboring military companies will be invited to participate, in ,he cele brati(p. It is believed , that the sev eral companies will accept the invita tion. . .:. The Moores Creek- celebration is al ways, a fine occasion and it is partici pated .in by thousands of people liv ing; an .the vicinity as well as by; scores of i Wilmingtonians who go to share in the pleasures of the day. The speakers for the occasion will be an nounced later. AT THE BIJOU. The feature film at the popular Bi jou Theatre today is called "A Ro mance of the .Western Hills." This is a most interesting picture and it will please the patrons of the theatre. AT PIANO CONVENTION. Wilmington Well Represented at the Big Convention in Richmond. Richmond, nVa., May 17. Piano dealers, piano ' manufacturers and piano salesmen from all over the United States and Canada are here attending the Seventh Annual Con vention of the three associations. That Wilmington is well represented here is shown by Mr. J. B. Wilson, one of the prominent piano dealers of Wilmington, N. C, 'who is taking a He is scheduled for prominent part in some- of the important debates to come up on the floor of the conven tion during the session. Mr. Wilson has always taken a prominent part in the work of the association and is one of the most popular men attend ing the convention. He is known by his colleagues for his high ideals of honor and ethics in business deal- ings and, as a result, is very much respected in all the meetings of the association. m - ' - fB - ' jj !' ''' -----..gggL -'. ventuallyl WHY NOT NOW ? Phones 28 and 96 DO YOU Irisure; Your AutonioBife with WALKER TAYLOR. IF NOT, WHY NOT ? t .... ...i - -' . . V Ask the Wilmington Motor Car Co. v , "Never indulge in Extravagance Unless You Want tp Make a Short Cut to the Work House." : Facts Speak Louder Than Words About two years ago, appreciating just what a convenience it would be .to the merchants and jobbers in this city, a number jof well known and leading business men organized s I f. v THE AM Eli NAT BANK OF WILMINGTON, N. C. Just how the business men ami the ladies of Wilmington appre ciated this action is evidenced by the progress made by the bank. Its growth has been and is the talk of the-town. Its increase in deposits its surplus its progressiveness its safety its accommodating spirit is recognized . on every side. . - iT SOLICITS YOUR BANKING ACCOUNT, - r-. .--'. t -fc, ., f Mnw ihiiiiti upon the law by the Executive Com-j mittee, such ballots, will have to be j ond speech but that new facts caused ; thrown out. In other words, the AT KING EDWARD'S BIER. "iu'.'it Concourse of People View thei Bcdy Today. London, May IS When the doors at ' Vo:;t)iiitister had opened today 1,-P'-oplo were in line waiting to Pciss i.otorc the bier of King Edward. -Al;"iy of them had stood in Jine all "'"'it, .so as to be sure of an oppor tunity of seeing the body. '-There will ; ' onstant stream of people pass lv: tit..' body all today and tomorrow. him to want to let the people know what had transpired recently. He stated that one year ago Mayor Walr ter G MacRae had been caljed by the people to the office. The mayor had started out with an idea of having -a) clean city government. AH decent minded citizens wanted to uphold the mayor. Mr. Carr stated in reply to repbrtstarted by some persons that he was being paid out of the city fund of $2,000 for ferreting out "blind tigers" that he was receiving not a penny of that fund for his services. The fund" is intact yet and not a cent of it has been spent by Mayor Mac Rae, but the mayor has gone into his own pocket and hired jnen to do some work. Mr.; Carr said the present cam paign is one to convince the think-1 Bellamy and Fred W. Bonitz, and the ing men of the community and that it! race looks somewhat close at this fanaticism " He said that i hour the campaign is one for the enforce ment of law. At present the law is being violated in such a notorious wrong marking of any ballot will make the entire ballot void. It is an assured fact that there will be a second -primary and. as noted in The Dispatch yesterday, Woodus Kel lum, Esq., will likely be one of the condidates in thisx primary, which will be held Friday, and Mr. John Haar, one of the candidates for regis ter of deeds -will also be in this run ning. There is no opposition to Sheriff Cowan, Clerk of the Superior Court Taylor,T-reasurer Green, Coroner Beli and Constable Savage, and therefore their nominations are assured. There will, of course, be no second primary as to Senator, as there are only two candidates in the field, George H. BAR MEETS TOMORROW. - A meeting of the bar of the county will be held at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning at the court house to arrange a calendar for the next term of the Superior, Court, This will be a fortnight's term, com mencing Monday, May 30th. tiiii3ifttJJf Elbert Hubbard Says : "The man with the savings bank habit is the one who never gets laid off ; he's the one who can get along without you, but you cannot.' get along without him. The savings bank habit means sounl sleep, good digestion, cool judgrnent and .manly independence. The most healthful thing I know of is a savings bank .booK there are no mi crobes in it to steal away your peace - of mind. It is a guarantee of good behavior." . ( Open a Savings Account NOW with itmington Savings and Trust Company 110 North .Front Street. The Bank with thfe'.Big, Capital Surplus, . , The W I JBWI !! fl'UI II" 'I IMIHIIMHIIHIM DECREASED TAX RATE Is h Stocks Today r ,l- York, May 18. Continued ':vi!Mss was displayed at the ontset ;i" in the first few minutes with ll,i0 iu a majority issues showing ''"'''lies ranging from 1-8 to 1-2 from the r-in-e. Reading, though, was again :ui ('x,,,,!tion to the generaP tendency 'n,fl v,;;is in persistent demand, start- "nelumged and making moderate -"tiotuti gains in the next few min ute:;. . GOES TO THE CONVENTION. M manner as to cause Wilmington to he a source of reproach to the entire State. All that if desired is to see the law enforced in decent manner and notjto have it flaunted in the face of the"'-"State that Wilmington is no respector of law.' "Several days ago a member of the present Board of Al dermen was heard to make the threat that he was going to investigate that fund of $2,000 appropriated by the city against "blind tigers", and find out where J. O. Carr was getting the money for his services. While it is PLEASANT RECEPTION Given Last Even Complimentary to Wilmington Baseball Team. A pleasant recepti6n was held at the Boys'" Brigade armory last eve ning .complimentary tp Jhe members of the Wilmington baseball team. The reception" was attended by quite a large, number and a most delightful evening was spent. Col. Walker Tay Recommended to Aldermen by Audit and Finance Board. At the meeting of the Board of Audit and Finance last night the budget was not considered owing - to the position taken by the Board that it had not been submitted by 'a ma jority of the aldermen. - The board re fused to' discuss the developments Monday afternoon when a number of the aldermen remained away from their meeting to prevent a quorum. An appropriation of $500 for adver tising, in connection with the visit of the State Press Association in June, was authorized. ' " A back tax matter presented by W. P. M. Turner, Esq., was satisfac torily adjusted. Alderman Willard was heard with reference to an appropriation of $3,000 for street improvement in the south ern part of the city and the matter was approved. FRESH Shelled Pecans, Walnuts, Almonds Filberts. We sell spotless Snow White Meal Carpenter Grocery; ..;.,!: ... - - ' " '-' ' " ' - -r ' : ' I I tit t' 'At ftt" iriill1inflrT-fi'lAtMfliilltlftiMI.MltMtilllitilllilll lor presided and" the baseball players The budget for the police and nre were, cordially welcomed to the city departments was presented. M was by Mayor Walter 6. MacRae. At the adopted , with the exception of an ap- men. This was stricken out: conclusion of the address a program of unusual merit was observed. Mr.. the sworn duty or mat mem uei Ed Smith, owner of the Wilming- Boandiof Aldermen to help enforce the tQn basteall ranchise, expressed the of mimiNGfoN Offers to Depositors the' Security of j Capital Stock., $ 550,000.00 surplus ... 400,000.00 Stockholders Liability 550,000.00 -. $1,500,000.00 WE SOLICIT THE BUSINESS ,OF THOSE WHO' WISH TO f DEAL WITH A STRONG, SAFE AND MODERN BANK. :l The if! Tonight Mr. U1 the First Pantist Church. of th0 First Baptist Sunday School, w.ork:" law, I charge that he is a solicitor for a whiskey house ana mai u taking orders for whiskey in mis city today. I know whereof I speak. The citv official in question aoesn i wuv -VU'3C . ici lwiuii u misii" World's Sundav Rrhnnl Convention. ueorge ju. jjeiiwica, - AAA rttft fnh him m his Mr. Carr then torn or au m- . - . ji rtsriltr l l lOOi- XT i -r-v .X f'lllUI, . T v'c lor wasnmeton. vj., vj... tu - thanks of the players,1: for the cordial reception tendered them and responses on behalf of the team were made by c hief of the fire -department receives j an increase of salary to $1,550 per j annum, the assistant chief from $900 to $1,000, the foremen and engineers I $5 per month, and the firemen from v'ill !k one u man was Mtin2 a drink in Sixth Sunday 4wnei a " - - hi, drink the U"1 the World's uiii., T,oc1-tPted vto leave. The keeper an immense and important 1 "a" . viT1, TOnv hfi did not i oi ine.jj"11'0 t TV, .... x.. xueie win oe repreesnraxiv.es - 7" The I.eply was that there was t from all M-trlllKAri rnnn tries . SO . . - -. An v, I'11'1 rotable work will be done. Mr. tit p f W1H be the fficial repreSen"wered "go on out,' that official is only t.Uie from Wiimiio-trr, tmmh nthorff swerea-i u, , . . - U!1' thlS Pitv ITtTill m-rwlTT rrn, T?Otr 1 Tr II 111 lllVClJf 11V I riit-n. T-v . -r '' .a ' ' ' i '.. x , jj, jj., ana wire weni tu in',., inr"' "m al1 civilized countries, official ' standing outside the - i . .. or ' "Why you tool," was au--Qr.0r "so on out,' that official is only 0vl., . J, - i J.? from i . ,r: , . ,tnz for yOU toeave .10 emei a door. ORCHESTRA WILL PLAY. Players Hyames, Doak and Guerrant. $2.50; to $5 per month, conditioned up- , The salary of the clerk for -the Street Commission was made $50 per mnntli TVio ncnul Wile: wpffl AUcWif.fV' Six Piece Orchestra, Wjll Play at Lu- The board recommended to theal rnina" Friday Night.1 j def men that the tax rate be decreased j Upon the occasion,, of the celebra- j from $1.40-' per hundred valuation to self. . . ' tr.nntniid on Second Page) t tion at Lumina Friday night by the Wilmin gEon.Light Infantry, . in honor of the 20th of- . May, the, .Tidewater fool," was an-, power Companywill have' a 6-piece orchestra on hand to, render , music. The' orchestra will furnish'a fine pro gram for, dancing and will be a big additional attraction. - i'y'-:- $1.30 valuation, it being felt that such a step could be taken with proper rer trenehments. v. '' 'lv It wis thought the jreduction' could b made for the benefit of tax-papers without interfering materially .with the balance on hand'at the end of the fis cal, year. ' . , , - - - -) onna insurance OF WILMINGTON, N. Cj" Co. N ft 3' f I . in i I: - i v :i 1! I a? shingt on yesterday i

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