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THE DISPATCH i r 4 .t; -'.Ill; Delivered In the City by Carrier or sent anywhere by Mall at 35 Cents per Month. 1 .'I '!..: " V "S S iV "iVLV S J U Lr SJl V V NA 'Ly U-Jn J U IfC I 1 TV A r -r Rain tonight and Thursday. In-' J) f, VV V v V V V 'SAI V rSiv JJS ffty O" ' creasing nortneasterly winds. ; :v VOLUME SEVENTEEN SUES REPLY . 10 REP. il K James Strom Presses Free list Bill On the Floor of the House He Makes Answer to .Yesterday's Speech ;of the Republican Leader and Advo cates the Democratic Measure-Re-apportionment Bill Side Tracked for the Present. Washington, April 2G . With view to pressing consideration of the free list 'bill the House today abandoned its pro ceedings under the "Calendar for Wed nesday" rule and put aside the, reap, portionment measure. It is probable the last named legislation4' will not be taken up until next week. Debate on the free list bill was renewed by Repre sentative Ollie James, of Kentucky, who replied to Republican Leader Mann's criticism of the measure. Rep resentative Warburton, of Washington, a new Republican Insurgent, asked why the Democrats had not put "rice and sugar on the free list?" I am in favor of letting rice and sugar in free," retorted James, "as soon as you caif show me some other way to raise the necessary revenue for the govern ment." James declared the free list bill would accomplish all that had been claimed for it, in reducing the prices; on food and materials used by the farmers. More articles cannot be add-' ed to the free list, he said, until the in come tax or some other revenue meas ure is provided to compensate for the revenue thus lost 'by the Government. WELFARE MET TODAY Washington, D. C, April 26. The second "Interaafional; Congress; : on Child Welfare began a seven day con ference today by hearing reports from the officers and department chairmen. Delegates from many nations are at tending. - ' " ' STORM TO THE SOUTH. Louisville, April 26. Following a rainfall of 4.82 inches in Galveston and winds of fift-two miles an ho velocity, alone the east coast a' vices were received this morning that storm warnings had been hoisted along the gulf from Tampa, Fla., to Brownsville, Texas. Storm warnings say the Gulf gale is moving east. Ship ping is advised to keep in port. Minor damage is reported. ' , - ' Famous sea song, "The Sea Is My Sweetheart," by Mr. Baldwin at the Grand. It. Married in Birmingham. Friends here were pleasantly sur prised yesterday to learn of the mar riage of Miss Janie Yopp Dudley.of this city, and Mr. William Wallace Strain. The ceremony was performed April 19th in the Christian church at Birm ingham, Ala. After visiting relatives of the groom in Louisville, Ky., and a tour north, the bride and groom will visit relatives in this city. ' LAST OF VICTIMS' HAVE BEEN RECOVERED Elk Garden, W. Va., April 26. The last three bodies of the twenty three victims of the Ott Mine disaster have been recovered. John Pugh, one of the miners killed, it is charged by mine officials caused the disaster. Pugh, it is said, used an overcharge of explo sive, intended to overcome the exces sive resistance which was weakened by a "slip." When the blast occurred the explosion spread, igniting the gas and causing the disaster. Died This Afternoon. ' , Many friends will learn with deep sorrow that Miss Cornelia Alderman passed away at 3:45 o'clock this after noon at her residence, No. 611 Grace street. She had been sick for a month ond was aged about 65 vears. An nouncement of the funeral will .be 'i;ule Jater. ' Washington, D. C, Apr: 26, 1911. Observer, Wilmington, N. C, 1 Advisory storm warnings Browns Hfe to Tampa and Jacksonville to nariesf on. Storm off Texas coast mov east. MOORE. Comedy picture, "Troublesome Sec- ,ery," at the Grand. . It. BIG CLASH IS Still on Warpatb Republican Regulars Sav Proaram Will Not Be Changed, and Fight y wwur tomorrow on Floor of tne senate All Sides to Caucus To day. . . .- " Washington, April 26.-r-Senators of every political shade were active to day preparing for the struggle which may take place on the Senate floor tomorrow. The Republican factions are at odds over the demands made by the Insurgents and rejected by a majority of the committee and some Democrats likewise are dissatisfied with the assignments given them by the. minority steering committee. The Republican slate will be presented at acaucus' called for 3 o'clock this af ternoon. . The caucus promises to be a stormy affair. The Democratic lists will be considered at a party caucus today. The Regular Republicans in Bisted that before the caucus they had taken good care of the Insurgents and there was no chance for overturn ing the program so as to place LaFol lette onj the Interstate Commerce, Cummins on Finance and Bristow on the Foreign Relations committees, which were the points of difference causina the greatest trouble. Whether the Republican jfight will be carried to the Senate floor tomorrow will be determined by a meeting - of the In surgents tonight after the caucus ad journs. Before returning home see the pic tures at the Grand today. It. DR. W. S. RANKIN. Was the Guest of Honor at Meeting of County Medical Association. I ,Dr..W ,S. Rankin,, secretary of thf TWrfir Carolina State Bbaid of Health; arrived In the city this morning and he will deliver an address this even ing in the auditorium of the Wilming ton High School. His lecture will be well worth hearing and a cordial in vitation is extended all citizens to at tend the meeting. Dr. Rankin is a versatile and talented speaker and his address, which will be along lines ol health and general sanitation, will be .well worth hearing. The address will begin at 8:15 o'clock. Dr. Rankin was met at the station this morning and was escorted about the city by Dr. Jos. Akerman, and Drr E. J. Wood. At noon a meetings of the New Hanover County Medical Asso ciation was held at the city hall and members of the organization were de lighted to have the pleasure of meet ing Dr. Rankin. He made a short talk and the meeting then resolved itself into a general discussion of different topics of interest. COTTON MARKET GOT . MUCH EXCITED TODAY New York, April 26. The cotton market was active and excited today, with prices reaching the highest point since the middle of last winter, on a scare of shorts and general buying inspired by reports of a strong spot situation and prospects that renewed rains in the South would cause a fur ther delay in the new crop start. July cotton sold at 15.34 and October de liveries at 13.33 or 15 to- 31 point3 above the closing figures yesterday, and in the case of July ?8 per Dale above the low price of last February. s Stocks ? Today- New York. April 26. United States Steel sold heavily at the opening of the market by traders, -who took, ad vantage of yesterday's disappointing quarterly, report to make a drive at tne stock. A majority of the market. ieaa declined fractionally. Initial prices were about the lowest reported dur ing the first hour, the market there after rising steadily. Fertilizer stocks showed considerable strength. The whole market acted in a manner seem ing to indicate there was a good foun dation of. buying orders on all reces sions. Interest again converged "around United States Steel. The trading in shares was large. Attempts to depress thoii nn annrmnt nt unexoectedly 10W disclosed in yesterday's re port, were at first unsuccessful. The market showed conslderahle preaatn ' -number of specialties making nota ble gains. Prices of the usual leaders ranged: well, above yesterdays cios ing. . Uncle Charles' great Removal Sale starts Saturday, Abril 2ta. -u , WILMINGTON, riORKIS ATTACKS COFFEE TRUST 3 V3' Rips Open r.lonstRr Bra zilian r.lonop;jy : Gentleman From Nebraska Makes a t Hot Speech in the House. Today Points Out A Way, l He -Claims, !G.oy- ernment Can Crush the Monopoly- Price of Coffee Controlled: by j Cer tain Interests. V . " '""'; '. " Washington, April' 26. Attacking the Brazillian coff ee monopoly as' a "monster, 1 that is daily invited as a guest at eveTy breakfast table in the land," Representative Norris, of Ne braska, in -a speech in the House to day urged the adoption of the amend ment to the-tariff law, which "will per mit the United States to break up the alleged y combination. , Nprris- de clared that since Brazil, in 1908, en tered into a : combination with large financial interests of .. the United States and of other countries to ' con trol the price of coffee, the wholesale price in New York had risen from 6 1-2 cents a pound for No. 7 Rio cof fee, to 13 1-2 cents. The rise was due solely, it is said, to the. fact that Bra zil has restricted the production : of coffee and dictates : absolutely J the amount that could be put on the mar ket at (any -time and . the price 9 1 which it should - be soldi Norris did not believe" either the anti-trust lawn or the present -tariff laws : were wide enough ; in scope to let this Govern ment reach the foreign monopoly.' fiy changing the tariff law so as to give the United States a chance to discrim" inate against all of Brazil's exports to this country, he said, the Govern ment would be able to crush the monopoly.- ' RATESiROM l&ll Washington April'26.i Rates for re frigeration of strawberries in transit from Norfolk and Only, Vand, Pitts- ville and Marion, Md., to Boston, Mass., were reduced ' approximately 15 per cent by the Inter-state Commerce Commission today. The prescribed rates become effective on or before June 15th. - "FUNERAL TODAY Remains of the Late Major Hugh Waddell Laid to Rest. l"he funeral of the late Major Hugh Waddell was held at 11 o'clock today from the residence on North Fifth street of Col. A. M. Waddell, a brother of the deceased. The service was at ended by a number of friends of Major Waddell. The order for the burial of the dead was read by Rev. Thomas P. Noe, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd. Following the service the body was borne to Oakdale cemetery and there interred. The grave was covered with many pretty floral trib utes sent by sorrowing friends in this and other cities. The pallbearers were as follows : Honorary, Junius Davis, Esq., and Clayton Giles, Sr.; active, Messrs. F. A. Lord, Geo. P. Cotchett, WI D. McMillan, Jr., M. C. Hammond, P. M. Holmes and P. Q. Moore. T TO London, April 26. The Mexican Government has communicated to the British Foreign Office formal protest against the action of Captain Vivian, of the British sloop Shearwater, for landing marines at San Quentin, lower Calif orniat which action is described as an interference in Mexico's inter national affairs. v ' Quiet Home Wedding. A pretty home wedding, was quietly celebrated last evening when Miss Mary Lena Smith, daughter of the late Thomas H. Smith, and Mr. George C. Schutt, both of this city, were happily united in marriage. The ceremony was performed at the resi dence of Mrs.' Janie Render, on Red Cross street, and there were in attend ance a number of friends. The offic iating minister was Rev.. W. A. Sny der, pastor of St. Paul's , Lutheran church. .The flower girls were little Misses Marie Rehder and. Edna Davis: Mr. and Mrs. Schutt will make their home on North Eighth street and they will have the best wishes of many friends for a long and happy i wedded life. t i v-- - , -. ,. j' , . m : .. - j- N. C, WEDNESDAYj APRIL 26 ; 1911 - - . . . . i A T fl Tl H " T it n If " J n t r nn nnnr T ," Benjamin F; Bush, President of the Missouri Pacific '':" '" " y'Si'''1''''' ' ,,1,w; "f "uml HUH 111UI111I1U1II -:-rm . Indianapolis a Busy will kMy;&m. . ; ' SG6D6 Of MmA ' The election of Benjamin If; Bush to head the Missouri Pacific ended the fight of Kuhn Loeb;& Co., the. road's financial agents, to take control of the road out of the Gould hands. "Mr. Bush brings with him into his new posi tion the powerful influence of John D. Rockefeller and other Standard Oil In terests. James Speyer & Co. will act as the Missouri Pacific bankers in future. Bush was with the Northern Pacific for many years, going from that road to head the Western Mining and. Coal company, tbG i corporation which controls the Gould "cosir and. oil, properties in, the west. He went with thV Western MarylandiJg idarch. lOQT.iahdwas i made receivef, when the p road went down la -the aic He-continued aspresdent of ,the company when lti 'w lifted from lH rlTrshp in iWernhgr''.' footiffi; '4?-" ? V" HYDE ODT OF PRESOKr Alleged Poisoner of Col. - Swope Re leased on .Habeas Corpus -ProceedingsWas Under Life Sentence. Kansas City, April. 26. Dr. B. C. Hyde, under life sentence of impris onment for murdering Col. Thomas H. Swope, was released from the county jail this morning on a writ of habeas corpus granted by seven Judges of the Circuit Court. In the court's opinion Hyde was largely convicted upon cir cumstantial evidence and there was reasonable doubt of his guilt. HAS WILLED MONEY TO LI Richmond, April 26. John Arm strong Chalenor has issued a .signed statement declaring that the state ment of his former wife, now Princess Troubetzkoy, of New York, that she loaned him $2t),000 is as pure fiction as anything she ever wrote in any of her "Amelie Rives .Novels.jf The au thor of "Who's Looney NoW?" stated that he is perfectly willing to pay her the $3,600 annuity, recently awarded her by the court, but jvill resist if she does not withdraw her claim, which he alleges she made'. to dower rights n his estate. Chalenor says he has made his will leaving practically all his estate ; to the 'University of Vir ginia and the University of North Car olina for educational purposes TRIED TO CRACK BANK SAFE. Robbers Failed to Rob Bank' and Es caped on Railway Motor V St. Paul, Minn., April 26 Four rob bers made 'an unsuccessful attempt to crack the National Bank safe in Anoka, Minn., today.1 -After exploding nitro-glycerihe and . failing to get be yond the inner door of the safe they stole a railway motor and started for Minneapolis. Six suspects were taken from incoming trains at St. Cloud. BANDITS ENTER JEWELRY STORE AND BOLDLY STEAL VALUABLES Chicago, April 26. Four armed rob bers, ' with a Limousine car, entered the jewelry store of Edward ' Albert!, beat the proprietor and clerk into a helpless state, and then escaped with plunder valued at ?1 5,000. ' Newly Elected TAFT TO UEV YORK President Will Spend Two Busy Days In Gotham Will Attend Banquet Given-by Newspaper Men. - Washington, April 26. President Taf t left Washington at 11 o'clock this morning far New York, where he ar rives at 5 o'clock "this afternoon. For the next thirty-six hours he will be a busy President. He was . accompan ied by Secretary littles and Major A W. Butt. From -the time of his arrival in "New York until . midnight, he will be on the move, hurrying in automo biles from One engagement to anoth er. He .will have a brief breathing spell Thursday morning, but the pro gram again requires some hustling that night. The President has eleven engagements, including the banquet of the Associated Press and the Amer ican Newspaper Publishers' Associa tion arid the dinner of the Hungarian Republican . Club. He is due,-back in Washington Friday morning. DANGER! . The North Carolina Board of Health has sent its secretary, Dr. W. S. Ran kin, to Wilmington to address the pub lic on the subject of "Preventable Diseases and Municipal Sanitation." FREE LECTURE! WEDNESDAY TONIGHT 8:30 p. m., at the -High School Auditorium, under auspices of Wilmington Civic League. '. . AND. DIED TOGETHER Philadelphia, April 26. John- J. Dyne and wife, Mary, aged forty ' three and forty six, respectively; died today after drinking beer containing poison. The police believe the couple entered into a suicide pact. '. " Three new feature pictures at th Grand today. It, Foley Kidney Pills contain in concen trated form ingredients of established therapeutis value for the prompt alle viation of all kidney and bladder , ail ments. Foley Kidney Pills are anti septic, tonic and restorative. Do not allow your kidney trouble to progress beyond the reach of medicine, but start aking Foley Kidney Pills at once. Re fuse substitutes. R. R. Bellamy. Three good numbers of picture's s the Grand. , It. ; Voto for B. A. Merritt for Council man in Third Ward. ' 6t hHuiiu jum uil urw 1 - linnn nf mhni nrnn TnnnTnnT h ; nHnii hi u n un nr.u t r. n Probe Sinking to See Which Side Is Responsible Detective Burns Re fuses to Testify Others Arrested Yesterday Will Be Witnesses Two ' . Women Summoned by the Grand Jury-r-Congressman Wants, to Know if Any Federal Laws Were Broken In Arrest of McNamara. . ; , ir- - . . Indianapolis, Ind., April 26. Inves tigationby the Marion County Grand Jury of 'the so-called "dynamite con spiracy," absorbed attention today. 'County. Prosecutor Baker announced that the Grand , Jury would , inquire whether Indianapolis had been the seat of a conspiracy by dynamiters and whether there had been a plot by the enemies of the International As sociation of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers to . attempt, by "plant ing" dynamite in its office building, to convict it and I,tg secretary,, J. J. McNamara, of dynamiting outrages. Wm. J. Burns, the detective employed by the National' Association of Struc tural Iron and Steel Contractors, who was arrested yesftrday, charged with complicity in the alleged McNamara kidnapping, was the first witness be fore the . Grand Jury today. It is un derstood he took advantage of his right to decline to testify. ' .Walter Drew and J. A. G. Badorf, of counsel for the National' Erectors' Association, and W. Joseph Ford, as sistant district attorney of Los Ange les, all of whom are charged with kid napping, will be, it is expected, exam ined either lat? today or tomorrow. Hearing that a subpoena had been is sued for him, Frank Burns, president of the Association of Bridge and Struc; tural Iron Workers, appeared in the, grand jury V ante room and offered to testify! Following Burns, two women, safd Ho "have lived in-Sdowntown building, where some members of the structural iron workers ...unions, had rooms, were called into the Grand Ju ry room and examined briefly. Then a recess was taken. Was Federal Law Violated. ' Washingti April 26. With A view of determining whether any Federal law was violated by officials- in the arrest of J. J. McNamara, secretary and treasurer of the International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, in connection with the Los Angeles explosion, Representative . Korbly, of Indiana, has telegraphed to the labor leaders and the Prosecuting Attorney at Indianapolis, asking for all the facts Korbly has been inundated by tele grams from his labor constituents urg ing' him to lay the matter before Con gress ; ' Three new feature pictures at ,the Grand today. . v It. ASSOCIATED PRESS TODAY ELECTED ITS OFFICERS ; New York, April 26. At a meeting of the Board of Directors' of the Asso ciated Press at they general offices the following officers were unanimously elected: President Frank B. Noyes, of the Washington Star; first vice president, R. M. Johnston, of the Hous ton (Texas) Post; second vice presi dent, Frank P. MacLennan, of the "To peka (Kansas) State Journal; secre tary and general .manager, Melville E. Stone; treasurer, J. R. Youatt; execu tive committee, Frank B. Noyes, of the Washington Star; Victor F. Lawson, of the Chicago Daily News; Chas. W. Knapp, of the St. Louis Republic ; Charles Hbpkins Clark, of the Hartford Courant; Adolph S. Ochs, of the New York Times; General Charles H. Tay lor, of the Boston Globe; . W. L. Mc Lean, of the Philadelphia Bulletin. ; ; V ' . i' Vote for B. A. Merritt for Council man in Third Ward. 6t ' WOMAN SUFFRAGE As Bearing on Religion Discussed To day at Church Congress. Washington, D. C, April 26. "Wom an Suffrage as Affecting Our Religiwis, and Educational Institutions, was dis cussed this morning at the session of I the twenty mntn unurcn uongress- oi the Protectant Episcopal church of the United States, ' Associate Justice Lur tOn, of the Supreme Court, is chairs man" of. the Congress . and. Rfiv. Alfred Harding, Bishop- of Washington, is honorary president. ' v!iree good numbers of pictures at the Grand. . It. PRICE THREE CENTS Be Used On All I'M H Owned By the Tidewater Power Com ' pany A Discovery of Mr. Thomas W. Pritchard, a Well Known Chemist of This City Treatment Will Serve to Preserve Woods For an Indefinite ' Time. ' . j. ' j : :.'.:': , The Tidewater Power Company has -recently decided to adopt the "dead oil coal-tar ', treatment as. a preserv ative for ; cross-ties, timbers', etc. In future all woodwork of any nature whatsoever will be, treated with this . form of preservative. . The sjartem of treatment is ,the result of tnemicai. research by Mr. Thomas, W. Pritch ard, of this city. He is recognized throughout scientific citcles as being a research chemist of the first rank in this country. Mr. Pritchard's work in various forms of wood distillation, and in the discovery of various for- , mulae of. value, has brought him fav- , orable mention from many sections of the country. The adoption of one of his latest discoveries by ihe Tide water Company is still another trib ute to his splendid work as a chemisj.. - Mr. A. B. Skelding, general manag er of the company, stated today that the corporation will; r;at once com mence to use Mr. . Pritchard's "dead oil of coal-tar" treatment. A huge cir: '. cular receptacle has already ,beeni se-'c ' ured by the company.' This will be sufficient, to . allow v the . treatment : of at least five hundred cross ties, or, -their timber equivalent, per diem. On-,, ly six hours are required to treat : timbers.-The treatment will serve.' as . a finepreservative for timbers, woods, ; etc. IV is stated ihat all forms of lum- ber so treated will : be aWe ' to stand for an indefinite period s the ravages of weatbr and; tim without showing any decay or. deterioration. As. cStat- abwl.a Tidewater Power-x Company ,; will be treateir',with the . preservative; v . - Nogales, April 26-. It is reported that a battle of serious proportions between Mexican Federals and Insur gents occurred near Mazatland, the big pacific coast port, in the State of Sinaloa. Eighty wounded, " it is said, were brought into Mazatland. ; "Why don't you mingle with the crowds that go to the Grand? It. ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM. Of the Odd Fellows Will Be Carried Out This Evening. The 92nd anniversary of the found ing of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will be appropriately -observ-' ed this evening. All resident and. vis-' iting members of the order have been invited to attend, as well as members of the Daughter of Rebekah. An' at tractive' program , has been prepared -by the committee, of which Mr. John E. Wood is chairman, and .Mr. Jos." D. Smith, secretary and treasurer. There are members of the committea from the four local' lodges. Col; Walk er Taylor will preside . as master, of ceremonies and the address for the evening i will, be ' delivered by Hon. John D. Bellamy. There will also be an address by Rev. A. D. McClure, pastor ' 6f St. . Andrew's Presbyterian church."' It is expected that the oc casion will be of most enjoyable na ture and that many , members of the Order will be in attendance. y :"Carrie, Mary, Harry," Great Pat ter song by Mr. Baldwin '- at the Grand. l . It. A CARD. To the Public: I wish t assure you that the ' statement -fthat" fs being cir culated by some of my friends ? that I am a "Sewerage Candidate" is ab solutely fals0 I am in no way con neced witn jthe Sewerage Company and never have been,, in any capacity. , I feel that I could act as impartially oh the sewerage question as on any other and if I am elected Councilman will certainly : work for, the best in terest of the City. " , . Very respectfully, . i B. A. MERRITT. ;( 6 :,: "Carrie, Mary, Harry," Great Pat ter song by Mr. Baldwin at the Grand. ' 7 It. Uncle Charges' great1 Retooval Sale starts Saturday April 29th." tt BATTtf REPORTED BETWEEN ' FEDERALS AND INSURRECTOS mkh --Ik:, lk - i,'-.'r''!i-; '"jr'if1' :": ;-;-.ri,!i in f i 'i'Wi'' It MM I.i ; mm , r: . .U IMS 'iji' , : . iil mi i vm-y E-l if IF'- '. tm MM :3 ! f J ' f-l -- . v j .r- r.- it m- - MUM, Mm M f. i' t, 4:t-: 'fl! Kti'i-- i: -IL. ,'iii ; i"ii ' ; t, ;? i'. . i':;!i I - 'r !.'. ' ' I iioi Oil 'i -'i ;! Mi-!' : It ,11:'. i ' -I " ?: t- . , - . " .4S
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