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THE DISPATCH the Weather. Delivered in the City by Carrier or tent anywhere by Mall at 35 Cent Per Month. . , Cloudy today and Sunday with not mucb change in temperature; mod erate northeast winds. ' 1 Ay-! VOLUME SEVEN! EEN WILMINGTON, N. SATURDAY,' MAY 6 1911 PRICE THREE CENTS M 1 Bangor, Itle Famous Oljdew England Gityrtlie Scene Of ariflagratjcmjffgjt Did; $5t00(pf00Q; Damage. lip 0 - ff a A 1 II 1 1 HUB F iilDfl Were Formally IndUGted il Council of Five Men Succeeds the Former Boards Reins of City Gov. ernment Placed In Hands of His Successor By Retiring Mayor Wal ter G. MacRae Fine Speeches By Mayor Smith and the Members of the Council. Promptly at 12:08 o'clock today' in the office of the mayor at the munici pal building, in the presence of a hun dred or more interested, citizens,' Mr. Joseph D. Smith, one of Wilmington's most respected and progressive citi- n jus , VU UUUUg UL U1B UilUl, was formally made Mayor of Wilming ton, following the administration of the oath of Office' by W. Li. Smith, Esq., brother of the Mayor-elect, a notary public. Mayor Smith succeeds Mayor Walter G. MacRae, one , of the city's most honored men who has been at the head of the government for. the past two years. Immediately following his entrance upon his official duties by Major Smith, as well as the inaugura tion of the commission form of gov ernment, spectators gathered in the room greeted the new order of things with hearty applause. The members of the council took the oath of office, also administered by W. L. : Smith, Esq. Each member, following "Mayor Smith's speech of acceptance, made a few remarks. t The Commission is now in full con trol of the city affairs, all other boards and commissions having -gone out of existence with the swearing in of the five new officials today. Many of the retiring members of thes Board of Al dermen, and of the different commis sions, were present.'. . These extended hearty congratulations to -the new of ficials, as soon as all formalities wera dispensed with. - ' ; B - Immediately f ollowing the formal -ex-. held, in which; Mayor Smith and;Coun- ciimen B, C Moore .from, the First Ward, William E. Perdew from the Third Ward, Parker Quince Moore from the Fourth Ward, and M. G. Tiencken from the Fifth Ward, were all showered with congratulations by those present. -.. r Department Heads Announced. Mayor Smith announced that a meeting would be held this afternoon. It is believed that the slate of ap pointees for different city offices was settled at the caucus held' several days ago. Nothing, along this line would be given out by the commissioners today. However, the Councilmen, all of whom seemed thoroughiy satisfied with their appointments, agreed to al low The Dispatch to publish the names of the assignments of .the heads of different departments as follows: Mayor Jos. D. Smith, in x general charge of Public Affairs. ' Mr. William E. Perdew, in charge of Water and Sewerage department Mr. M. G. Tiencken in Charge of the departments of Finance, and , by virtue of his aDuointment to this de partment he also becomes Mayor Pro tern. Mr. B. C. Moore, in charge of the Department of Public Safety, this car rying with it the Police and Fire De partments. ' ' : , : Mr. P. Q. Moore, in charge of the Department of Streets. As stated above the new Council men were sworn into office promptly at the noon hour. Hon. Walter G. MacRae. retirine1 Mavor. called the meeting to order and - remarked to. in coming Mayor Smith that he was ready to turn over the affairs of the city to the new Council. ' Mayor elect imith then took the oath oi office: v , . The following is the oath of office of the Mayor of the City of Wilming ton, N. c., for the term of two years 19111913, as taken by .Mayor Smith: "I, Joseph D. SmithV o solemnly swear that I will diligently endeavor to perform faithfully and truly accord ing to my best skill, judgment,' and ability, all the duties of the office of Mayor of the City of Wilmington, N C., while I continue therein. AndjWlll cause to be executed a far as my power extends all the laws, ordinances and regulations made for-the govern ment of said citv. And in the dis charge of my duties I will support and maintain the Constitution and laws of the United States, -and th Constitution and laws of the State o orth Carolina not inconsistent there with. "So help me God." . The oath of . office to the council wen was then administered, all re peating in concert their oath. J-he following is the oath of office of the Board of Connoilmfen of . the IlllO lis - ny of Wilmington, N. C, elected for Closed Today With the Anniversary of His Death and Occasion Was Commemorated by , Memorial Ser viceEverything Will Now Be Bright and Gay. Sv London, May 6: Court mourning for King Edward ended .today,' the first anniversary of thedeath of. the monarch. The occasion was commem orated with Memorial Services at Windsor, attended by Queen Mother Alexandra, King George, Queen Mary, practically all of the Royal family and members of the late King's household. King' George's accession was -celebrated with the, customary naval - ahd military salutes and the dressing of war ships. The Coronation year sea son opens Monday. . . REBELS GETTING MORE DING IN CIA Canton, China, May 6. The evolu tionaries are threatening Sheklung, oh the East River, fifty seven miles north of Hong Kong. The authorities have dispatched troops to the scene. the term of two '; years,' 1911-1913, as taken by the four Councilmen elected today: . - "We do . solemnly r and severally swear that we will truly and impar tially perform the duties of Council men of the City of Wilmington; N. C, to the best of our ability and judg ment. " We further solemnly and sev erally swear ttat we will support the Constitution of the5 United States and laws of the State of North ' Carolina ftflfccojosint therewith s, J Mayor Smith's Talk. His Honor Jos. D. Smith,' Mayor d the city of Wilmington, was then calU ed upon for a few remarks and he made, a talk which elicited much ap plause. Mayor Smith was particularly earnest and impressive in his inaugu ral address. His remarks reflected the earnest desire to promote the mu nicipality which characterizes every member of the Commission. Mayor Smith returned warm, thanks ' to the public for the high honor which had been conferred upon Tiim .in his selec tion as Mayor. He promised . to' do everything in his power to carry out the trust as imposed. He said that he regarded everyone as his friend and that he appreciated most, deeply the signal honor which had fallen to his lot. He said that he hoped that the question of prohibition did not enter now and that he hoped this subject would-be forever (buried. He stated that every member of the council stood for the enforcement, of law and order throughout the city and that they would exert, every teffort tojaring such about. He stated that there was no division between the councilmeir as had been rumored' ad that any lines which had been drawn in the election no longer existed; mat tne Council is a harmonious body and ex pected to work for the city and not to have factional fights. v He said that all expected to have law" and order in here and would work with this end in view. However he said that tnere would be no persecution and "that if any rabid persons expected the imme aiotv o-rtormination of every "blind Uiaiiv vnv tieer" they . would be" disappointed However. Mayor Smith , stated that the "blind tiger" would, have to be submissive. He said the campaign for law enforcement would be waged from beginning to end and that law K,aoViri wnnM have to realize it at Ul cau. w w - - Mayor Smith : req.uested the public to give' the Commission a chance ; to giye results before entering upon any criticism. He also paid his respects to the writers ' pf cards , for papers where names were not t published He flSvi anv nersons with grievances to always bring them to the Councilmen and not air" their sorrows in the news papers, He said that the Council rep. VoBoT,t the. neoDle and that everyone would be given a hearing with refer- to mr matters. Mayor omiui qm that there need be no mention of any recall as he would know at the f months whether, ne was doing his. duty. If he found Uhat he was not, that Mayor Smith would be nd bv himself. . Mayor Smith said that many people expected that every sidewaiK in town would be fixed not later than Monday, but that the street work especially is (Continued on Third Page.) 1 x-ne icwue v""sniapn m Bangorr Me., which did damage estimated at nearly $5,000XX), is believed to haW been caused, by a cigarette .butt thrown into the hay in a store by participants in a poker ganie. Tramps got into the : place and smoked while they played cards, Is the conclusion of the authorities. . .Forr a time itwas ifpnrofl - entire dty was doomed. The city officials displayed splendid ability In the! exigencies arising Irbm the "disaster knd i dty was doomed. The city officials displayed splendid ability in the exigencies arising from the disaster and ' 3t Immediately set to work on plans' for rebuilding the bumetTarea. Bangor Is one of the famous old'citittof -' ; England. It was incorporated as a towft In 1791 and as a city in 1834, It got Its name from the tula I stfew "Bangor. TO French Aviator in China Takes long - Tumble to Instant Death Making Military Demonstrations. Shanghai, Cnina, May 6: Rene Vallon, the French aviator, fell from a great height and was instantly killed today'-Vallon belonged in iParis and had been giving exhibitions here dur ing the past few .weeks' in the hope of interesting the Chinese Government in military aviation. - Amoy, China, May deaths from Bubonic 6. Thirty one plague and six Irom smallpox occurred here during the two weeks ending yesterday. Taft Will Stop at Grand Rapids. Washington, 'May 6. President Taft has tentatively accepted an invitation to stop at Grand Rapids, Mich., when he makes his swing through the west in September. . "I Love IL" Classy rag song by Mr. Baldwin- Grand Theatre today. It LURID TRAGEDY TODA Pittsburg, May 6. Charles Michaw- laski, aged thirty-one, a mill worker, shot and killed his 6-months old baby, wounded his 'wife and , then shot him self at. the home of his wife's mother. Domestic trouble was. the cause, r t r "I Love It." ; 1 Classy rag song by Mr. ..Baldwin Grand Theatre today. It. COMMISSION GRANTS FIRST RELIEF TO A 'CARRIER Washington, May 6. The principle for which the coal carrying railroads contended for 41 before ; the Inter-state Commerce Commission was recogniz ed today by the commission in an or der( permitting the Carolina, Clinch field and Ohio Railway to establish a lower rate on' coal 'from points in Vir ginia to Charleston, S. C, than to in termediate, points. ' i This was the first order of the' Com mission, under the long and short haul provision of the law, in which the re quest of a carrier for relief has been granted. . " i " i ;-; ' ' Charley Taft 'Says Bye-Bye.' ; Washington, May 6. Charles 'P. Taft, of Cincinnati, brother of the President, ' who sails for Europe' on the 20th and whd will-u witness the Coronation of George V, called to say good-bye to the President today. "The Fiddler's Requiem." Beautiful Kalem' picture Grand to day., it. FAILS DEATH TIM WEATHS. PAST FORTNIGHT'S RECORD 111111 GETSlIWO YEARS Slayer of Mr. John Hill Bunting Sen tenced to Penitentiary This. Morning. Judge W-ibb Refused to Set Verdict Aside. Special to The Dispatch. Asheville; N C.; May 6. After hear ing' extended arguments on the mo tion' to set aside he "verdict, of man slaughter on' the Aground that Juror Arthur went? into the witness box pre judiced in the caie of F. C. Watklns charged with the ' murder of 'young John ? Hill : Bunting, of - Wilmington, JgeWg ited ;to allow .bejQi tion. He sentenced the defendant to two years Mn the State's prison. At torneys for the defense gave notice of an appeal.- ESCAPED IN "NIGHTIES" Hotel Churchill In New York On Fire Today. New York,-May 6. One hundred guests, many, in their night clothes, made their escape from the Hotel Churchill, which caught a-fire this morning, causing damage of twenty five thousand dollars. - ' OFFICIAL CAN'T GET - DRUNK BUT ONCE Little Rock, Ark., May 6.-r-The House has passed a xbill providing for removal from office of any public offi cial ; becoming intoxicated . more than once during his tqfm. No limit is placed on the length of time consumed in the -first spree, t which will go un- punishedr . - ' Stocks Today. New York, May 6. Wall Street. The opening quotations in the stock market showed few variations Of im portance from yesterday's close. The market developed a generally drooping tendency, with considerable pressure against coal stocks. The market closed steady. Trading in the final "hour was , even more per functory until shortly: before the close when a moderate covering movement was effective in restoring practically all losses in the active group. 27 Solid Leather Hand Bags going at $4.55 during Uncle Charles' Great Removal Sale. ma 4 15t E EXPECTED ' BEFORE NEXT THURSDAY I Los Angeles, Cal., May 6. No 'fur tner official acts or ? consequence are scheduled until Thursday in the cases of John J. McNamara and' his brother, James B." McNamara, arraigned y ester day on charges of murder, and dyna miting, with June 1st fixed as the -time for them to plead. Judge Bordwell will confer with the prosecutor and the defense's counsel Tuesday, regarding bail, if he should decide to grant it, to John McNamara on the charge of dynamiting the Llew llyn Iron Works. " ' , , "Indian Justice." Especially for children Grand- to day. It (1 'i. i Tripped and: Felt ' Beneath Wheels of Iron Monster. anHJGround to "Pieces They Had Been Fllhing. i -XkU. ' Binghampton," N. Y.;--aiay Frank Spauldin and MorrislWter-"'eievei years ; of age, were '.ground. , to' ' piieces by a Laftkawanha tra'nst night pa the bridged Ipahhing 3hcutGreeV:. The boys wera fishing f rome'tirilige when the: train- anDr'oAched.-'.Th'tfv-M- tempted t6escavpei' buC ppeaH4 EMIGRANTS ON THE WAY Glasgow, May 6. Three steamers sailing from Clyde carried thirty five hundred Scottish emigrants, bound for the United States' and Canada.' IMPORTS DECRREAS1NG Interesting Statement by 1 London's Board of Trade. - London, May 6. April statement of the Board of Trade shows a $38,526,- 000 decrease in imports and $2,001,000 increase in exports. The principal de creases in imports included $7,500,000 in raw cotton: The -exports of cotton goods increased $6,250,000. Other tex tiles, metals and machinery show lOSSeS. - '- lelT Halsey Cooley Ives Died. London, May 6. Halsey Cooley Ives director of the St Louis' Art Museum and widely known in the World of Art died today of apoplexy, aged sixty five years. . ; -. . 1 - - 4 ' ' BILL INTRODUCED FOR Washington, May 6. Universal wo man suffrage was advocated' in Con gress in a- joint resolution introduced today by Representative. Mondell, of Wyoming- The resolution would amend the Constitution to read the "rights of citizens shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." Death of Mrs. Holden. Friends here have been grieved to learn of the death at Supply, N. C, of Mrs. Bertha V. Holden, wife. of Mr. G W. Holden of that place. Mrs. Holden was a sister of Mr. G. P. Holden, of this city. The following lines were submitted for publication today by members of the family: '' ; A tender dauehter eone! A lovely wife From this sad world, its sorrows and its strife. . . " ' A sister true, a mother" fair and sweet, In Mansions fair the Saviour will her ; greet s - - ' - Rereft in sorrow do the loved ones ; mourh, ' . But know, the Lord doth chasten, them ' in love, ' ' - . And when life's journey ends and they go Home, Togetherthey will be in Heaven above - Never had greater " bargains in :1a dies' petticoats, shirtwaists and,, mill nery. Go to Rehder's Big Store. It. ro KILLED uiui .uiin-i. iiiuuwmiu dent was ready, to resign.' .- - ' : Boston Manufacturer Declares He Is Yet Unable to See Any Light Ahead. SomeJMls Will Make Curtailment Larger "nian Twenty Five Per Cent. In the Next Four Months. . , Boston, May, 6. The existing curtail ment of 25". per cent in the cotton goods industry will be increased during the next " few months, according to mill officials herie. The treasurer of a large cotton msanuf acturing"1. company dis cussing the textile situation, said: T am not yet able to see any light ahead -for the . cotton mills. ; At bresecfe throughout the United States i 25 i per cent" is the conservative' estimate as jttf the average amount of curtailment ieing enforced in the cotton S mills. Many mills, which to outward appear ances have" up to now been operating on full time, will partially shut down in the summer months. In case of my own mills, for instance, I have been to outward appearances operating full time, but have had 20 per cent of my looms stopped. In conjunction with many other Imillsr I am going to., shut dojn my ioifls f or f oufweeklbfteen now-too September 1st Ttt means an actualsht1, next tour month. Manjrsarils wiu cur tail mucli msre than that," 'v : E! cm t Mexico . City, May SThB - city was quiet this morning. Announcement of the ..Governm ent'.a.atUtud $Qward -. the -.tS k'rXAt rm ono friW' V4vAiivii'? A TVr--vA . Ja'rDia? is Vnot . yet fortfepoming. MAKES UNIQUEi WILU Queer Instrument, Written Near End of Life's Journey, Filed in Pennsyl vania, .i - 'V:;.": Wellsboro, PaMay 61 The, will, of the late A. Leonard Ensworth, of Wellsboro,, is one of th4 most unique documents ever filed with the' register of Tioga county. He died here recent ly at the age of 77 years. He was a bachelor and, lived with,. his maiden sister, Miss Laura. J f -i, Though a member of the Tioga county bar, Mr. Ensworth never prac ticed law, but carried on, in a small way, the business of a broker. He possessed a keen -wit and was eccen tric, though a great reader. He hada store of good sense and- some humor, as his last will and testament proves, which is in full as follows:. "One and all, we are ; hastening on (on schedule time) Athe joufSey.'sfehd, somewhere in the 'region -beyond,' or near or far, we are (mercifully)" not advised. -. - .. j ' ;.. . . "Wherefore, while en Joute and be fore 4he- mysterious spark slows down, I do here and now make this 'final an nouncement as to any. surplus baggage that may be found in my possession when the brakes are. down at the. last slation, to-wit: .... . " "That all my belongings (a scant outfit), real or personal, go to my sister Laura Etta, to be disposed of as seem eth best to her, and that she -be sole executrix of the sanie.- no bond being required and no statement filed, her lines and . mine having rim somewhat parallel in the journey of life. "A. LEONARD ENSWORTH. V "Wellsboro, Pa., January 1 1906." SCHENK' TRIAL CONTINUED. But She May Never Again Be Tried For Poisonina Her Husband.' Wheeling, W. Va., May B.r-The sec ond trial . of .Mrs. Laura Farnsworth Schenk, ' charged .with attempting to murder her husband by, administering poison,: was continued today until the September term, on mottoh of District Attorney Handlan. . It iwas reported the indictment probably ' will -be drop- lj?ed '1 Rainey Rivals Roosevelt. - Mairobi, British East Africa, May 6. News has been received here that Paul J. Rainey, the American big game hunter, and his party have met with unusual success in the Southern Gwaso Nyiro River district, about , 100 miles southwest from here. Five lions "were killed in three days hunting. Of these the last, a big male, after being trailed by the pack of bear hounds which Rainey took along, sud denly' charged a party of gun bearers but -was killed by Rainey. ts Do Hot Fear 1 I M - (1, Assert Free List Bill Will Not Be Amended But Will Be Passed as Agreed Upon in the Caucus This the Final Day for General Debate Over Hundred Speeches Have Been Made. Washington, May, 6. After two'1 weeks' debate, the Democratic bill. placing on the free list manufactured articles, calculated Q: benefit the larm- ers, of .the' country, reached the final day of jgeheral discussion in ihe House , ! today. 4 More. than ; one ' hundred speeches ; nave been imade since the ;. bill ; was ' xjUed vtp f -week ago lasti Monday by .Chairman- Underwood, of . the Ways and "Means Committee, and . when , it is taken up under the five minute, rule Monday, to be passed be- fore adjournment, a number of amend- ; ments will be presented by the minor ity menibers. . The , Democratic lead ers assert that ' all amendments will be vod -down and the bill passed as agreed upon in the Democratic caucus.' : ..; .... - ' Upholds the Bill. Representative W. J. Fields, of Ken lucky;' a; new Democratic member be gan the-debate .today on the free list biU. in tie House by humorously chid ing Minority Leader Mann "I hope," r he said, "my speech will not worry the gentleman from Illinois. Yet it is not so much . the speeches of new Demo crats that worry the minority leader nut our presence here and the demon stration of overthrow of the Republi can .jparty,: Sixteen years ago there was aieddihg. Mr. Republican Part marriect 'i Miss . Money. .They startsd in to live happily ever after, bjut--th;i:V ; Were .no ilegitimate " children. , 'f hey adopted, noweyer, three children, An drew, John D., and J. P. and trouble af ter .trouble followed until , they, have fr-cannpn Again Speaks. -;:'::V" ;, Urii.-: After, Representatives Collier, of. Mississippi, and Carter, of Oklahoma, had spoken in favo qf the bill, former Speaker Cannon, took the floor in op position. He referred to it as "Balm of Gilead" offered by the Democrats to the farmers, because of the passage of the Canadian reciprocity bill. Cannon demanded to know why liye cattle, rice and other products of the South had not been put on the free list bill, when these products' of northern farm ers had been deprived of protection- by the reciprocity measure. He ad- . mitted that the . Southern niembers on the Ways and Means Committee kept the tariff protection on Southern pro ducts and the wool raisers of Montana and Wyoming are in a bad way." Then he added: "Unless Texas comes to your rescue." , "" . UNWRITTEN LAIN" SETS SLAYER FREE IN PHILADELPHIA . Philadelphia, Pa., May 6. Officially discharged ! from ! custody because of : self defense, but really freed on the ground of the "unwritten law,". Frank Mahon, a, saloon keeper, was dismissed today by Coroner 'Ford, before whom he appeared on a charge , of killing : George Leary Thursday nigtit McMa hon when arreBted immediately after . -the shooting, which occurred on a street corner in West Philadelphia, ' told the police, he killed ..Leary, be-" . cause -he betrayed hisv 18-year-old daughter and refused to marry her. McMahon is 48 years old, and Leary Iwas 51 and a bachelor. McMahon at the inquest made a brier statement "I went to see Leary to ask him what he was going to do for my daughter! We walked down street together and he asked me what business it was of . mine, s -Then the fight started and. we rolled around the street I carry a revolver to protect my money going and coming from the bank." , -, ' At this conclusion of the testimony the coronersaid to the jury:s "I con- " sider, this . an Important case. We can't free a man when lie shoots down . another for ruining his home, whatever , our sympathies maybe, but a manv' may shoot 'in self defense. He can protect his own life. In freeing this man I do not ask you getlemen, to take any more responsibility than I. am willing to shoulder. I am responsible for this act" ' . . The.'jury promptly rendered 'a ver dict of killing in self defense, which ; provoked a storm of applause in the crowded office of the coroner. It. Is said attorneys for the dead man's rel-'. atives are considering, the question of " again having McMahon arrested. ; Sill if. -k !.(, it-" I mm mm-: i V - il ' , .-i5i. ,1 I - - S ii ; i , ..ji i Si- lb' 7. r'f. V mi 1 J ) "i