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MP: - Ay- ;; THE DESPATCH ' - THE WEATHER. Unsettled weather with showers ' tonight ' and Saturday. Moderate", easterly winds. " ' - Delivered in the City by Carrier or ent anywhere byMall at 35 Cents Per Month. - VOLUME SEVENTEEN WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, PRIL 28, 1911 . PRICE THREE CENTS mmbtz ma Nine Democratic Members of; the United States . Senate Who Comprise the "Steering Committee." I. fit ID VISIT :( !?' i ; 1 ; fflTE BY FOR BUSINESS 1 oh f Kills Hi; mm ii lie Insurgent Republ! cms toil "lilt" Upper House Organized By Electing Committeemen as Named by Major ity Leaders LaFollette, Contented Himself With Reading a Protest Democrats Refused to Take a Hand In the Squabble. "Washington, April 28. The Senate today was setting its house in order and it's completion of that task means readiness to proceed with business. Confirmation of appointments- to the various . committees, held up by oppo sition c-the Progressive Republicans, clears tfe situation, and permits the gearing up of the Senate's legislative machinery. The Progressive Republi cans have abandoned. hope of winning their fight to have Senator -LaFollette selected on the Inter-State '.Commerce Committee, and Senator VBristow on the Finance. The Democrats, declined to be drawn into a factional squabble, recognizing the right of the Republican majority to make it's own selection. The Senate was formally organized) for business today, adopting the list of appointments to the committees as drawn up by the majority of both par ties. The expected fight against the adoption of the lists, threatened by the Progressive Republicans did not develop. Senator LaFollette content ing himself with reading a formal pro test against the selections made by the Regulars. - , TROLLEY CARS COMETOGETHER IN A FATAL injured, two fatally, in a head-on col lision between two trolley cars under the Swan street Viaduct today. Con ductor Moon was catapulted through a window, his head striking the via duct pillar. Mrs. Ray Collins was buried beneath the wreckage. . PUBLIC INVITED. Wilmington is honored today by a visit from one of the most prominent men of the country, Hon. W. A. Prendergast, Comp troller of the eity of New York, who is here as the guest of the Wilmington Credit Men's Asso ciation. Previous to attending a banquet to be given in his honor today he-will address the people of Wilmington on "Mu nicipal Government," the ad dress being delivered in the Academy of Music, commenc ing promptly at 8 o'clock. This will be a rare occasion and the public is given a cordial invita tion to be present. The greatest ever; 3 feature pictures at the Grand today. It Stocks Today. New York, April 28. Wall Street Fractional additions were made to the opening in prices in the ; principal stocks. Few specialties moved rath er widely. Compared with yesterday's t-'arly session business on the stock exchange this morning was small. The undertone was firm. From an inves tor's viewpoint the most interesting feature was sustained by inquiry for bonds, traded in extensively at higher prices. Business simmered down to nominal proportions and was confined largely to specialties, in which special consideration figured. Advances were reduced a good fraction generally in the afternoon, when professionals . be gan to take profits. 'FRISCO UNIONS PLEDGE IT DEFENSE FUND San Francisco, April 28. The San i'rancisco Building Trades Council has pledged itself to raise one hun dred thousand dollars for the defense f John j. McNamara. now in custody at Los Angeles, charged with murder m connection with' the blowing un of l"e Los Angeles Times building last uctober, "and other Union men- sim arly attacked." "Don't Be An Old Maid, Molly." 'nustrated song by Mr. Baldwin jlear him at the Grand. It. First Paid His Respects to, Canadian Reciprocity and Then Called Other Measure "Farmers' Fake Bill" Special Session One to Investigate Everything. Washington, April 28. Tariff legis lation was taken up again today when the House convened, and considera tion of the free list tariff measure was resumed. Representative Prince, of Illinois, attacked the Canadian reci procity bill already passed, and called this session of Congress a. session for" the investigation of everything. He declared the farmers had been "sold out" to give a slight reduction in tar iff on Canadian goods in the reciproc ity bill. , "It is the worst bargain ever driven by one nation with another," he said. The Democratic farmers free list bill ought to be termed the 'farmers fake bill.'" ONSLAUGHT MADE TODAY T Washington, April 28. Postmaster General Hitchcock was charged by Representative Cullop, Democrat, In diana, on the House 'floor today with being a "creator and presiding genius of a powerful political machine organ ized within the postoffice department. Cullop declared the power given the President to appoint Government em ployes was "too dangerous to be con fided, to! any one man?' "Give "the children 'a good time, let them visit the Grand. It SPLENDID ATTRACTION. Polk Miller, and His Quartet, Will Be Here Next Tuesday Evening. ' In a summary of typical American institutions one would have to include Polk Miller's "Old South Quartet" which will be one of the chief attrac tions in the concert to be given here on Tuesday evening under the aus pices of the Radcliff e Entertainment Bureau. It requires no particular stretch of the imagination to believe that there is nothing just like it under the sun certainly before the footlights. It is composed of four of tie most ordinary looking negroes Virginia could pro duce, and yet big audiences North and South have stormed their ap plause. - ' In addition to selections by the nuartet there will be songs and ante bellum 'yarns by Mr. -Miller In' his characteristic style and some artistic banjo gymnastics by Col. Tom Booker, another Virginian of the old school THE LAST SESSION. Of Newspaper Publishers Being Held This Afternoon. 'New York, April 28. The American Newspaper Publishers' Association this afternoon began the concluding session of its annual convention. The report of second class postage was presented; Unfinished business was nnnr.luded before adjournment to this afternoon for the election of of ficers. BACK IN WASHINGTON. President and Party Get Back Home From New York Today. wacfcimrtmi . Anril 28. President Taft and Mrs. Taft, accompanied . by Secretary Hillis and Major Butt, re turned to Washington this morning, after spending two busy days yi wew York. They were driven to the White House at once. v 1 Disorder on County Roads. Sheriff Cowan stated . this morning that there have been numerous com plaints filed at his office during the a or two as to disorderly con duct of parties in automobiles on the suburban roads. He' stated tnat resi Anta in the suburbs stated that they are .disturbed at night by the noise and disorder along the roads and that r-rin Affnrts will at once be startea to apprehend any persons guilty -, of such conduct hereafter. Alt registrars and potlholders for the election Monday are requesteu .tu meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the may or's .office at the city hall. in fiverv detail in this dra- mai nhntnnlav "The Two Mothers" at the Grand today. It ' sx4klW$&& I X.'o - i V'.." ,-' j - - J i 7 '-' " ,r" ' -"7r , - ' "S -W.. J One of the most important committees In congress is the so called "steering committee," which controls the ordet of business. The Democratic steering committee In the present senate Is composed of Senators T. S. Martin of, Virginia, C. A. Culberson of Texas, F. M. Simmons of North Carolina. J.' P. Clarke of Arkansas, J. H. Bank bead of Alabama, D. U. Fletcher of Florida, J. S. Williams of Mississippi. J. VV. Kern of Indiana and G. M. Hitchcock of Ne braska. - . HOPE Of Finding Alive the Crew of Eight of Wrecked Schooner Hawkins. New Orleans,1 April 28. All hope of finding the members of; the crew (eight negroes) , of the schooner Emma Hawkins alive, has been aban doned after twelve hours' search in the vicinity of the wreck in Lake Pontchartr'ain. The Hawkins was found . bottom up, four miles from Pass Manchac. TO MOTHER WASHINGTON Washington, April 28. A "Mother Washington Memorial Highway," in memory of George Washington's moth er, is- proposed in the bill introduced by Representative Jones, of Virginia. The highway would extend from Washington via Mount Vernon to Fredericksburg, Va., at a cost of one hundred thousand dollars. SPECIAL MEETING. Of the Board of Aldermen , Was Held '.. Today. A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held today and it prov ed short and sweet, .the session con tinuing only for ten minutes. There were six members of the Board pres ent. The meeting was presided over by Mayor MacRae. The session was called for the purpose of electing a tax-lister to succeed Captain Thomas O. Bunting, who declined to serve on "account of his health. Mr. M. Cronly was selected to fill the position. The attention of the Board was called to the fact that for some, unforseen rea son the word "vegetables" had been left out of .the screen ordinance. A motion was made to include this word in the ordinance. Upon objection of Alderman YopV action was deferred until the regular meeting Monday night. ... ,., Today. Splendid music by thsXorchestra at I the Grand. It. rail Episcopal Divines Advocate Revision of the Common Prayer Book and Shortening the Commandments. Washington, April 28. Revisipn of the book of Common prayer was urged by Rev. Dr. Percy S. Grant, of New York, today in addressing the '29th Congress, of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in session here. One reason he gave was that the "grayer book is stationary and autocratic, while the present trend of things is toward mo tion and Democracy. He held that there is a present day demand for brevity- in everything where there could be shortening of the church service. Rev. Dr. George D. Douglass, Cannon of the Cathedral of St. John, the Diyine, New York, recommended revision. He expressed, the opinion that the ten commandements ' should be restored to what scholars are pret ty generally agreed was "the original an4 shorter form." INFLUENCE OF ARMISTICE FAILING TO SPREAD Washington,, April 28. The armis tice in Mexico does not seem to spread Influence beyond it's prescribed zone. The Insurrectos in other parts of the Republic are very active, Ambassador Wilson has telegraphed theState De partment. :; Funeral of Mrs. Grotgen. The funeral . of Mrs., Annie C. Grot gen, widow of the late George Grot gen, will be conducted this . afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the residence, on Ninth between Dock : and ! Orange streets, and from thence to St. Paul's! Lutheran church. The interment will be made in Oakdale cemetery. Mrs. Grotgen was 68 years of . age. She is survived by three step-children, Mrs. Annie C. Tiencken, Mr. George Grot gen, -and Mr. William Grotgen, and one niece in Germany, Mrs., ;Annio Bread endeckr- The relatives have 'the sympathy of many friends In their be1 reavement. You are just throwing' good time away by not going to the Grand. It - REFUSES PARDONS President Will Not Extend Clemency to Wealthy Cattleman Convicted of Defrauding Government. Washington, April 28. President Taft has refused pardns to Bart- lett Richards, Sam G. Comstock, C. C. Jameson and Aquilla.Triplett, four wealthy Nebraska cattlemen, convict ed of conspiracy to defraud the Gov ernment of grazing lands along the Wyoming border. Richards and Coin- stock were sentenced to a year and Jameson and Triplett to six months imprisonment. AS A FILIBUSTER San Juan, -Porto , Rico, April 28. General Carlos F. Morales, former President, and Mauricio Jiminez, for mer Vice President-of Santo Domingo, was arraigned today charged . with planning a filibustering expedition against San Domingo. In default of $2, 500 bonds they were 'sent to jail. Funeral of Mrs. Dicksey. The, funeral of Mrs1. Sus&n E. Dick sey was held yesterday afternoin at Burgaw. Prior to the departure of the funeral . party from this city, a .short service was held at the residence con ducted by Rev. J. S. Crowley. The service at the Burgaw church was con ducted by Rev. W. M. Sikes. The In terment was made In the family .bur ial ground, about six miles east of Burgaw. j Mrs.' Dicksev leaves two sons Andrew H., and Willie B., both of this city; and one brother, Mr Knox Ban I nerman, of Burgaw,- N. C, and one sis ter, Mrs. Sallie Corbett, of Ivanhoe, ADDRESSES LEGISLATURE. Nashville, April 2fc. Martin W. Lit tleton, Congressman from the Oyster Bay District . (New York), and a na tive Tennesseean, addressed the joint session of the 1 Tennessee legislature this morning. i Before Send mnr HIS II ariss She Declares This the Pointed Cry of Charleston Woman at. Big School Convention : Today in Cincinnati he Plead for Greater Control Over School Life. Cincinnati, April 28. Greater con trol over the school life of the Na tion's children by the United States Commissioner of Education was, the plea today by Miss Marion S. JIanckel, of Charleston, S. C, before the con vention of the International Kindergar ten Union. ... Miss Hanckel offered her suggestion as a partial solution . of the school problem in the Southern mill villages. ' "So long as it, is , considered more religious and more picturesque to go to the heathen of the foreign lands rather than to the people of our neg lected villages, just so long will prog ress of the country be impeded," de clared Miss Hanckel.' - ' ' - WOMAN SUFFOCATED IN BIG MEMPHIS BLAZE TODAY Memphis, Tenn., April 28. One wo man was suffocated, several persons were overcome by smoke and many were injured slightly in a fire wreck ing the Waldron Block, a four story building occupied hy the Palmer Ho tel on the three upper floors. The fire originated in ! the basement among mattresses. The body of Mrs. Hughes, an aged woman occupying a third floor room, was f ound' lying? across.,her- bet after the fire had been extinguished The property Joss Is, twenty-five thou sand dollars. V ; v IS SERIOUSLY . SICK. Former Congressman Livingston is III In Washington. Washington, April 28. Former Rep resentative Li. F. Livingston, of. Geor gia, is seriously ill. For several weeks Minn IM Livingston has been in ill health and their respects thjs morning and a num a severe attack of grip has caused ber of other citizens followed. Tonight alarm among his friends. Livingston ComptrolIer"Prendergast, who is a Na is seventy-nine year old. He vwas de-tional figure, will deliver a public ad feated in the last election by William dress at the Academy of Music, speak- Schley Seward. GREAT REMOVAL SALE. Big Stock at Uncle Charley's Going at Trnest of Prices So That The Con cern May Move Into Larger Quart ers on South Front Street Sale Starts Tomorrow Morning. Tomorrow morning a big bargain sale will open at Uncle Charley's PaWn fehop, No. 108 Market street, when every artiele of the large and decid edly varied stock carried .by this es tablishment win be sold regardless of cost. This sale is boha fide in- every way, as the business has grown so that larger quarters are necessary. Consequently, a lease has just been closed on the big store at No. 16 South Front street, where. Uncle Charley will transfer his business, and as it is de sired to start out all a-new and not have the trouble of moving the big stock and arranging it . in the new quarters, why a ; clearing-out sale will be held. This salefwill include every thing, hundreds of unredeemed valu able pledges being in the lot, and the prices will be plainly marked. Every article can be inspected at the closest range &nd all questions will be gladly answered, while the prices will be of the very smallest. Uncle Charley has a giant stock, embracing everything, and the person who is looking" for a real bargain will do well to visit this splendid sale. As the clever pro? prietor has so often said "it costs noon ing to look and he likes to have folks see thines." As stated, the sale will be inaugurated toiaorrow morning. Funeral of Mr. Johnson. , The funeral of e late Mr. C. D. Johnson was held this morning at 10 o'clock from the fainily residence, cor ner Fourtn ana ttea , uross wsireets WoTitinn . nf Mrl- Johnson's- sad death vorv mnrnin. followine within tr j.n a Tridiui Af tvn children. ' was made yesterday.: The funeral service today was conducted by Rev. W. L. Rexf ord, pastor of Bla den Street Methodist church, and there were many sympathizing friend 3 of 'the family present. The interment was made in Bellevue cemetery and the pallbearers were as ' follows: Messrs. Willie Otersen, S. O. Frink, N. M. Woodcock, R. W. Woodcock, LeRoy Batson, and W. M. Chevey. " You never have that tired feeling by seeing the Pictures at Jhe Grand. It Two Prom ts Here Today Hon. W. A. Prendergast and Mr. Chas. E. Meeks Reached Wilmington From New York This Morning Former Delivers Public Address at Academy Tonight Will be Guests of the Wil mington Credit 'Men's ''Association at a Luncheon Later in the Evening.' ' Two distinguished visitors are in Wilmington today in the 'persons of, Hon. W. A. Prendergast, Comptroller of the city of New York, and Mr. Chas. E. Meeks, formerly secretary and treasurer- of the National Credit Men's Association, but now , cashier of the HON. W. A. PRENDERGAST. S -FVHirth .National Bank of Gotham. It was at first expected that " these two prominent mea' aiid - ahle.,financiers would reach the city: this afternoon, but they arrived this morning and are now quartered at The Orton, in a suite of rooms especially reserved for them, and there today many prominent citi-' zens have called to see them. Presi dent Li. B. Rogers, of the local Credit Men's Association and Mayor Walter G. MacRae were among the first to pay ing on "Municipal Government," a subject lie is fuiiy familiar,, with and will iiaiiuic ill auic iiia.iiiid.. lie win be introduced by Mayor MacRae. The event twill' commence promptly at 8 o'clock. The public is given a heartly invitation to be present and hear the address, and, no doubt, a large audi- MR. CHAS. E. MEEKS. ence will greet the distinguished speaker. Every one is : urged to be punctually on hand at the hour noted. Following the . speaking at 'the Academy Messrs. Prendergast and Meeks will be guests of toe Wilming ton Credit Men's Association at a j luncheon to be held in the rooms of the Chamber' Of Commerce. Botn gentlemen will make talks at this de- Llightful social affair. They will also remain over in, Wilmington tomorrow, returning home tomorrow night. ' To morrow they will be royally entertain ed. They will be taken on an automo bile drive around the -city, for. a. ride on-the Cape Fear river, Captain Earl IBrown having tendered the use; of the Government tug Mercur, and will 3 be sbown other attentions. The Twin Towers, Powerful and exciting story of the escape of a Royalist and . his bride from the Paris mob during the Reign of Terror at the Grand. . C It. 140 Nickel Watches, selling a t65c each at Uncle Charles' pawnship Re moval Sale, 108 Market street. 3t i Vcfe for B. A. Merritt for Council- Iman in Third Ward. , Ct Coes - -is?- ri 1: tr?i;l:-: P'-'M I-It " It'aV m mm. 1 li 1 A I - mi hi 1 mm if - i -Tt m . it.'.-:. Hi MM ! mi m twrna- mm: mm J it f ' i . J! ft-?! i I ..;;aw'..1:!15;:::;:-:!! .:f'.i"".'l Mum ' ; .ii.r.K-?:.i r'- t: '- ' .Hit 1 .!'T i' .! i' ' 1 ''!'- i m ',k f ! ''"li ' 1 I!' ' 1: ' :i"f: i.t i .... j. r mm llfl? Mm" :2 t t
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