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Delivered anywhere hClty 25o per montlw - r THE WEATHER, ' ' Sent anywhere fa the Country. -:r 'tonight andVedneaday with rising temperature; . moderate east to. southeast Windsor 1 : ": VOLUME FIFTEEN? WILMINGTON, N. C, -TUESDAY, r JANtTARO 10, 1911 t.-- ?RICE FIVE CENTS hDaiiGttpid-:Scfadiild;'M' . Nelson Hold :aUO;t;.raiiK.-votclir Ymm1rremier WrestlerrJaii.'li. i eriei flTHDc ic leninii Mnnnh it DuuiouniuiiL io uuufii bmlUttliil lHUiiiii 1101111 CUSE EVID11CE Wl nllMlihNNl NIILIIIJx I.Jhni! iuii II iy yiiiuy v UUUUJlU 1(1 UU I -: - HeportedToday " fllpp OnlrC One for Greensboro and the Other for Raleigh In Each the People Are Allowed th$ fght to Vote on the Commrssioncrs Two Bills Aimed at the Railroads Introduced Other Matters Today.. - v . (By Llewxam Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 10 The legis lature had its first busy day of the session today. There was a flood of new laws, especially ia the House and some are of a, Ver;iinporthnt;char at ter, -among th4-laj:0r; .being; tin1 biU ( by Baggett; In Sehate,: andiSwart in 1 U)use) ; td(:regtilate.i paoge' 'fares ami which restrict ; matimuni ' yate to t w o een ts on all roads that ' refuse lb' accept mileage . book J fare aboard Hha trains. By SenatorBoyden; to' repeal section ; -t76.-ot " the Reviaal, -which gives the -father 'absolute authority j In, w disposition-t)f. his children; and negatives the mother's rights. This statue was first brought to the attention of the public by the publicity given the Tillman case in South Caro lina, where the mother finally won , - - her case. , The Greensboro Commission form of Government bill was reported back by the genate Committee and passed, second reading by unanimous vote. It gives the people the right to choose the commissioners and fixes" the elec tion for the first Tuesday in February, In the House Speaker. Dowd annojpinc: cd six additional committ&es with the follow ing chairmen! Oyster - Interfesti, Wallace .(with Kellum sixth mejpaber of committee and Taylor ' of Bfuns wick, the tail" ender j . Appropriations, Turlington ns raents, Stubba .(with Itellum fifth member). Game Pitt chairniajk. Mili tary Affairs, Privatt (with - Kellum third member). Mines, Taylor, of Vance. . Raleigh's Commission Form of Gov ernment bill was introduced in the House also with the elective feature, by Battle. 4 Ewart presented an important meas ure, providing for amendments to cer tain articles of the Constitution, by v.dch a board of pardons would be created and the membership of the Supreme Court increased to seven and three additional Superior Court Judges (utility judges to be appointed by the Governor and assigned to hold courts where needed). Curtailing of work of legislature, etc., May l,jl911, being fixed" in the bill for submission of proposed amendments to vote - of the people. ' . - Kendrick hazarded the first dog bill of the session, making , a canine list able and subject of larceny. 4 l!y Doughton, to enable married wo men to contract and be contracted with. v , By Ewart, making bribery,, a felony and inflirttTip disfranchisement as a punishment. By Devan, amending Sec. 1561, Tte- visal, relating to-divorce. Senator Brown (Columbus) desire3 to correct erroneous statements sent out to certain morning 1 newspapers lie says "I am erroneously quoted in a few n.ines as savins the . average valuation of lamTin Robeson was six j lier acre, whereas it is 8.1.0. ine 11" )iession caused by the erroneous statement that Robeson is among , the so called 'cauper counties, is ' incor rect. Robeson pays $10,211.60 more than it receives and is the sixth larg est revenue "producing county in the State." Senator Bellamy and Representative Kellum reappeared in their seats to day. .- " Senator Graham of Orange, Chair man of Senate Judiciary Committee, Jto day mailed the following letter to Mr. Erwin A. Holt, of Burlington. whjc contains some "expert" informatioiln the subject of mileage-books and the exchanging of the same for tickets--with special reference to the interest "which "Wummers" and others have in the contention now going on. I have drawn a bill enti tled" An Act in -Relation to Mileage- Looks and the Right to Travel There on," declaring what I think is the pres ent law That where a mileage-book is sold or delivered a complete contract is made and the party has a right to "avei witnout buying a. ticket. But General Assembly of the.. Palmetto State Convened This Morning First ..fic in 1 wenxy rears the Liquor Question Has Not Been to the Front ' Columbia,. C; Jan. 10. The liquor issues are subordinated to other lines of legislation at the session of the General Assembly which convened to day. This condition obtains for the first time in twenty years. The Sen ate was caTIe'd to order by Lieutenant Governor McLteod, and the House of Representatives by James A. Hoy t, clerk;' f Chas. A. Smith, - Lieutenant Governor-elect will be inaugurated Tuesday. Mendel Smith, of Camden, fermer; Speaker is unopposed for Speakership of the House. ' ' , ' " ' ... VTO DJ SOLVE STANDARD OIL. History of the Suit the Government is ' Now Pushing. ! Washington, Jan. 10. The suit unr der the Shernjan anti-trust law to dis; solves the Standard Oil organization was instituted in 1906 in the" Circuit Court of the United. States for the Eastern District of Missouri. The proi- ceedings were begun by the Depat-1 ment of Justice in the name of the United States against 114 corpbratipns and seven individuals. The principal corporation was the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. From" 1882 to the present time this company Is said to have operated re fineries itself but in ,1899 its stock was increased to $100,000,000 so as to enable t to acquire the stock- of nine teen oil tympanies," which in .iurn own 6d sl large ntxmbercflf eoinpanies, con cernitHn tfie"off bWinetseStaS-" ard Oil Company of New Jersey was was designated, as a holding company and is similar to the American Tobac co Company, the, organization of which was considered by the court during the last few flays. ; The seven individuals named in the suit as defendants were John D. Rocke feller, William Rockefeller, Henry M. Flagler, Henry H. Rogers, John D. Archbold, Oliver H. Tayne and Chas. M. Pratt. The part these men are said to haveplayedVln the alleged vio lation of the Sherman anti-trust law has been summarized by the govern ment as follows. About' 1870 the Rockefellers and Flagler conceived the s purpose of con trolling the petroleum trade, both do mestic and export, and obtaining a monopoly thereof. They entered into a' conspiracy to accomplish this pur pose which from time to time took the form ofj various combinations. Shortly after 1870 the Rockefellers and Flag ler were joined in the' conspiracy by Rogers, Archibold, Tayne and Pratt. The form which the alleged conspir acy took is described by the govern ment as being from 1870 ta 1882 "a combination between a large number of manufacturers, .who acted in har mony and whose stock interests weie pooled in the hafcds of three trustees in 1879." From 1882 to 1899, the form of the alleged combination was that nf a "tniat acreemerit. whereby the stock pt a large number of corpora tions waa placed In the hands of trus tees, who managed tbe property. From (Continued on Fifth. Page.) the issue and sale of mileage-books is nurely voluntary. 'In Lake Shore R. R. Co. vs. smun (173 U. S. 699) it is decided that the states cannot compel a railroad com pany to issue mileage-books at reduc ed tickets. "The dnimmers are now traveling at two cents a mile and have to sub mit tn the inconvenience of buying (exchanging mileage strips) a ticket. It is best to bear this ill than fortthe railroads tp stop tbq issue of all mileage-books' and refuse to. sell any more, which they have a clear Wgnt toao. The bill- referred to above as having been, drawn by Senator Graham has not1 yet been "introduced by him and may not be for some time yet. But the informatioa given in . the above opinion, coming from the chairman of tne Judichiry Committee, Is nigniy im portant at this particular juncture. . Grand Theatre. Very Interesting picture, "In Neigh boring Kingdoms ' " - . . . V -in fLMfeit':-. fcfejiiifiiii -7 NgM' ir'fwfi .- "They, say" that Frank Aly yin Go; mmSJUmtas Gotch hJls up only a half hearted resistance, merely to give an exhibition so, that the pub lie could have a run - for its - money. Mr.'Gotch, to come-down to plain prose and quit this foolla Will lead to thes Sltar on Jan. 11 Miss Gladys OestriehV also of Humboldt. Both bride and groom prospective are natives of Humboldt, a quiet little village in the corn field area which is very proud of both. of them. Gotch has made it home al-vays, though he has roaffied the world over for ten years developing himself as the wrestler champion of champion3. 'The Humboldt folks are like one big family," says a benevolent press agent for the. place. "Strange as it may seem, there are no gossips. Every body boosts for everybody else.' Ever been in Humboldt? Frank Gotch say.j it is the biggest town in the world for its size." Miss Oestrich we are told, is a sweet little miss with winning ways. Though her father is wealthy, she doesn't care a rap for Parisian creations, nor does she long to mingle in the social whirl, a thing that makes the ma jority of modern women aailure from a matrimonial standpoint. (Still quoting that press agent, remember.) She can cook, keep house, sew, is a talented musician and isn't afraid of work. And she is only twenty. io nit hi ' President Orders a Public Reprimand for Naval Officer Who Made Impru dent Speech at a Banquet in London. Officer's Offense Was Most Con spicuous. Washington, ' Jan. ID. President Taft has decided that Commander W. S." Sims, the United States Naval offi cer who , at a recent dinner given in London by . the Lord Mayor declared that if Great Britain ever was serious ly threatened she could depend on "every man, every-dollar, and every drop of blood", in this country, should be' publicly reprimanded. "His offense has beeij so conspicu ous," said the President in a letter -io Secretary of the Navy f Meyer, di recting tUfe reprimand, "that the ac tion of-the department in reproving it sbould be equally so." STARTED IN NEW JERSEY Trenton, N. J., Jan. 10. Only per sons who have previously attempted suicide are eligible for membership in. the club chartered here for uplift tag despondent fellow-men. The club has forty members. Its motto as em bodied in the . charter . is "Never Again." V ' READY. FOR LAUNCHING . Philadelphia, Jan. 10 Preparations have been completed at the New York ship' building; yards,- in Camden, for launching the battleship ArkansasXSat urday afternoon. Officials of the com pany said any controversy between the Navy - Department and the Arkansas Governor as todetails of the launching would not interfere with Saturday's plans. - goteVJs. the greafteacpetlerthe worWt.eyjSC, fromOiIimpau Gapld, Jhla HNKB LOIffl l Senator From South Dakota Hurled j Condemnation on His Bribery Meth-j ods Does Not Want Lorimer to R9-! main Seated. Washington, Jan. 10. In art exhaus tive speech, Senator Crawford, of South Dakota, today denounced the :ik leged methods employed by Seiiator Wm. Lorimer's agents in the Illinois Legislature and declared his convic tion that Lorimer was not entitled to retain his seat in. the upper branch of Congress. Despite Lorimer's repealed protestations of innocence Crawford flatly charged Lorimer was cognizant of questionable practices of his lieu tenants. AND TWO TRAINS TODAY Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 10. Fire of unknown origin, starting in a mail car of a Cbjafth.nooga and Nashville passenger traiij, standing under the shed of the Nashville, Chattanooga and Stv Louis (railroad station, this morning destroyed both train and shed. The lossj is $125000. - - - THREE TO t New. Orleani, Jan. lO.After mak ing the fastes run . ever recorded on the MississipjJ river three -.Unitedi States torpedo bot "destroyers, the, Paul Ding, Rod a$id Terry, arrived. last night from Ker West, Fla. The boat3 made the trip jrom the Mississippi bar to the city, 116 miles, in four hours and fifty minules. y Bp II-Iew RUN hasseeaThatjqaay bj9 ia. pnese, supgrlQr vresjfheaTeAllqIn .BllLtidoiLbyJ NO ROYAL ROAD Leads to the North Pole, is Command- er Peary's Declaration Appears Be fore Congressional Committee .Again Today. Washington, Jan. 10. There is no royal road to the north pole and no sign posts mark the way, accordmg to Captain Robert E. Peary, the Arctic explorer; who was today before the House' Naval Affairs Committee. He declared the data collected of the dash ojthe Peary expedition to.' tne top of the world would be practically- value less to other aspiring Polar argonauts, "Then the North pole is as much los't as - ever?" . inquired. Representative Greg. "The discoverv of-the North pole is a misnomer)" retorted Peary. "It is an attainment." " He acknoVl edged that he had made. no. . 6fficial; report to the Nvy Department. ! . Grand Theatre. , greatest picture ever made, "The l! Tout's Remembrance' v It Oklahoma City; Jan. 10,--Decrylng any "wholesale changes" of existing: State laws, Gpvernor Lee Crucelh a message to the Oklahoma legislature, has urged the body not to. attempt to; "base its merits on the number ot laws passed." The Governor recom nnded that tile electiorf' laws' be 'changed,' taking care to protect the in tegrity of elections. ; " : ' Grand Theatre. , i . Very funny, "The-Joke They Played on Bumptious." -V Grand Theatre. ' : Greatest -picture ever Tnade, Tout's'' Remembrance." ? ' , - "The It MOMA'S GOVERNOR i -. I - '4... . . Li 7., .-5 .. 7l?3 .T- if S r. is to txpects to Close by Saturday and T - Case WJK Go to Jury Soon- After wardsr-Medicfl Men n th SLtand - Today -Mrs. Schenk Appears More Composed. Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 10. With tne jury completed progress began this morning in the Mat of Mrs. Laura F&rnsworth Schenk, for alleged pois oning of her millionaiire husbandy John kj. acnenK, tne porK paefcer several months ago. The prosecution's wit nesses, many of them physfciaris; ea!l ed to - diagnose Sch'enkis 'aUnit, were called to the stand. Two hours before the doors opened at 9:30 'clock, immense crowds5 surged iapout tile , court house. Additional .pplice were necessary to prevent overcrowfL: mg ot the room where the famous case is being tried, " I Judge, Jordan's orders Were spec! flcially- observed and not & minor was in the room. Mrs. Schenk was brought in by the sfieriff. She smiled pleas antly to her counsel. She carried a record book, which evidently is des tined to play a leading part in the trial. Prosecutor Handlan said he would take until Saturday, to present his evidence Judge '.Jordan hopes to send the case to the jury on the; same date. Wm. Wolfe, a manufacturer, was the first witness. He described his trip abroad with John O. Schenk n 1910 and declared the; man was never in better health. Wolfe 'said Schenk became ill two, days after his return to Wheeling, complaining f t his stomach and hey became steadily live very long." Sharp tilts betweeb. attorney arous 3d Mr3. Schenk's deep interest. Dr. Bigger riest testified he was summon ed to the Schenk. home last October. He treated Schenk for stomach trou ble" Dr. Gregory Ackermann, the next witness, said: "I examined Schenk October 5, and found he had inflamma tion . of the stomach- and intestines." He ordered Schenk taken to a" cer tain hospital, but he was taken to an other. He found a black line and indi cation of lead poison. A blood test Revealed : this 'condition "I found all symptoms. None was, lacking' There was no cross examination. DOCTORS MAKING STUDY . OF THE - DIVORCE EI New York, Jan. 10 -The .New , York Society of Medical- Jurisprudence is making a study f .; the,-divorce' laws of the country, with a view to making recommendations for amendments, making .divorce easier and marriage mojre iffljcult It Is -urged "that more sociology and less theology is needed to correct marriage evils. OF ST .Atlantic City, Jan. 10. Signals from the Barnegat Life Saving crew, at sea, nas estabiisned tne identity ox the vessel stranded off; that station, as the Harold -B. Cousens, bound from Portland to Washington. The schoon er carried . a crew of seven , men.- It is feared Uie" vessel will gdto pieces before wrecking tugs can "teach: her. - . . COMBINE TO FIGHT , FOR . ' SENATORIAL : mm Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 10. John T. McGraw, of Grafton, and John H. iHolt, of Huntington, have, combined to fight for election as successors to the. United States Senators Scott and Elkins,- it was announced by their friends here. k Grand Theatre. Mr. Morgan will sing "Phoebe Jane' illustrated. It n ; :---it 4 At i Weave its Web ABLISHED Telegram ftom the Hay- or of lini 1 s Wires Tiiat the Success of the Com mission Form of Government De- pends onMEiectipn of Commissiohers and Abolition" of Ward Lines Com missioners' Must Recognize Their Responsibility to the. People. DeS Moines, lovya, Jan. 9, 1910. L. B. Rogers, Wilmington, N. C. -' Important to abolish " Vard lines. Chfef merits of pia n aire responsl bility to the people and simplicity and direct ness of ; ajdmjnistrativerpower; there- fore conimiisJonera shbiiid feel? that ihty ;oe feetn; e'ilpi : by Ue nan-a greai Buccess nere. (Signed.) -!j:Jj;?H!" -r JAMES Fft HANNAi Mayor, !)! ;; The above telegram lur.iiseit. If is claimed that the proposed com-. mission; planviq fashiod&i ; t&e . sue'cessiul Des iWbJnes fof in Part of he way so gopd,' but the.) most vitaV the very foundation, as The Dispatch has always contended, part of the Des -Moines plan has been omitted. The above wire plainly shows this. So what would Wilmington's butchered up plan amount to, "besides from being a travesty on Democratic, doctrine and absolute disfranchisement of over two thousand white men in the city of Wil-. mington. When one wants to deprive a man of his vote he places himself in a position to be criticised. Every successful commission form has bean based on , election Jby the people, but Wilmington's proposed plan would ab solutely throw ,this feature into he . mud; and presgnt not only an un-Dem-ocratic" instrument, that will rebound itfilErushiigeft who dvocateitana T parfy, but an edict of imp-iallsm. Why not stand for'" before the peo ple? Why not meet the issue square ly? If a commission form is to be adopter why not adhere td what has proven a success Don't try and experi ment. ' The telegram above came in re sponse to one sent to Mayor Hanna by" Mr. Rogers. The latter outlined the fgatures of the Wilmington plan, and the above is the answer tne people must rule. Wilmington's neighbor, Co lumbia, S. C., elected her commission- ers, but poor old Wilmington is differ ent. Will the legislature shackle this city with un-Democratic rule,? People of Wilmington are taking an interest in electing commissioners by the people, It. one will ' get out upon the streets he will not only hear such, but he will hear, in some cases; some very harsh remarks. Bitter But Just Condemnation. Editor of The bispatch. Alien l a commission iorm pi guvei n- inent for the City of Wilmington. It would appear that the burning ques tion in consideration of this subject is the ' personnel of the Commission and the. manner in which' they are to be clothed with authority; whether they are tp be chosen by a direct vote of ' the people,1 and thus become the prop erly constituted representatives of the people, or whether tbey-are to be nam ed in the bill creating the Commission, and" in that way become, the obedient menials of some individual, or coterie of individuals whose loftiest aim is tp control; regardless of whether or not It meets the approval of e people. I respectfully submit that If the citi zens of Wilmington possessed that de gree of intelligence necesary to choose a representative, then it is reasonable to- assume that they, are perfectly c;v pable of passing, upon any bill rwfeich that ! representative may propose for enactment into law. If the people are to be called upon to surrender the rights and privileges guaranteed to them under the present charter of the City," and ' to ' be subjected to govern ment by a Commission of the. citizens, . without being allowed the right to say by ballot who those five commission-- ers snan De, tnen, on tne same prin ciple, why should we further concern ourseives about niunlcipalygovern ment? Why not tarn the whole mV ler ever to that self-constitute author ity whichrhas the power to dictate whxr the commissioners shall be, and go about cur several -"vocations? ,Thn would save to the community a deal of trouble ai4 inconvenience; not to . 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