-A v THE DISPATCH 4; ... THE WEATHER.,, , '. Unsettled 'weather and ; probably rain' tonight' or Tkureday. Colder. , Delivered In the City by Carrier or sent anywhere 'by Mall: at 35. Cents per Month. . , -- - I P. ill J Light to moderate variable winds.'. , VOLUME SEVENTEEN WILMINGTON. N. C, WEDNF3DAY, DECEMBER 13, 1911 ; PRICE THREE CENTS 4 D 111 4y, y N m i n r.v mm V A V v.l I I Sv J '.'JUL - 4 ' V 5 nmEE SUSPECTS liitiilfliiJi Sftfis llSli now ii Control Big Business . - V - Director George W. Perkins, of the Steef Corporation, Before the Senate Committee Today Believesn Fed eral License For Corporations and That Violations Should be Punished by Imprisonment Rath e Than Revo cation of License. . i j ' T t A m ww .1 asamgion, uec. lo-y-vxeorge w . Perkins, financier and. a director of the united states ssteei corporation, i told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee toaay mat xne pracucai way -to give the country's big business j relief from existing uncertainty ana d T.nhnr TTnrtTTioTifr nl - business court' or controlling commis sion, with power to license corpora tions doing interstate and Internation al business. . Violation pf the regulationsaid down by such a commission, he urged, should, be punisname ny imprisonment of the individuals rather than by revo- of cation of licenses, e said this com- mission or court should be composed f largely of experienced business mend that anyone familiar with , present a business conditions realize tnat tne a brakes are on," and that new enter- J prises are not oemg unaertaKen as freely as they should, be. I CAPE peak KivtK iMrnuvcMtji i b m m a mm mm. m m mm. mm. imm. mm m m mm m A mm 1 Special Communication to Congress From Secretary of War 26 Foot Channel at Mean Low Tide. Special to Raleigh News and Observer. w asmngton, uec. x. J.ne secretary of War today sent a communication to Congress regarding the .development Jernment's present InTCstigation 'here of the-Cape Fear river at and below j and &i -Indianapolis; into the dynanit Wiimington. It is proposed to provide I ln'g conspiracy in wnich the McNamara' a cnannei zo ieet in aeptn at mean low I water and SOfr'f eet - wide in the river ana 4UU ieet wiae on tne oar, at an esti mated cost of $572,940,; and with an an nual appropriation f 180,000 or main tenance. If the local authorities, the report says, will expend $200,000 for terminal improvements the work should then be undertaken. However, the matter is put squarely up to the business interests of Wumingtsn. An-j other report which he sent in refers to the improvement of Swift Creek, Crav- en county, i In this, case it is recom- mended that nothing be done at pres- ent. HER PROBE WILL LIKELY SOOII END Washington, Dec. 13. The prospect! for an early conclusion of the Lorimer election investigation has developed. Judere TTanpcv. of Trfvrim fir's ' r.oirasel. expects to put Lorimer on the " stand j as tne last witness before tne nrst oil next week. The investigating com- liner Delhi, off Cape Spartel, in Moroc mittee has only a few witnesses to coi Tugs i and several war vessels were call. ALL MEN Are Invited to Attend. Interesting Meeting at St. James' Church To night. ." .- - , . Tonight at 8:30 a meeting for men will be held at St. James Parish House. The meeting will be addressed by Mr. Eusene Massie. attorney : at law of Richmond, Va. This meeting is in the interest of Christian Mis sions, and its object is to decide upon some permanent plan by which the Christian men-of the community may put into oDeration their interest in this larger work of the church. Mr. Missie is rot an agent in any sense of the work of missions, but'a bUsyariffln mjk. Robertson' and other layman who has found time amidst Tlio V... J.it i ' t a i I rt "o uusy uuues to uo ms yari. iu uiu forward movement for Christian evan- gelization. To his interest and. earn- est efforts wers larcplv due the markably achievements for missions in the various churches in Richmond last year. -As-he" is giving two days of his time, leavine his home . and work in behalf of this work, it is hoped that the-Christian men of Wil Kington will show their appreciation by coming out in large numbers to night. '-hough this meetine was. arranged for the benefit nf thn - TCnfaconal con- RresaHnna tt. '.".' ;..4ontiJ have in o.n oil v mon nf li congregations in '-. Wilmington to be nrpat -:..;;,. M.- uuu kanv yaiu - cents per month. ' - - Subscribe for The Evening Dispatch, j Spposi Coast Line lli-llp .Ion (Irrestol .' ,- - r - - Nabbed as They Got Off the Train in Atlanta, and 'They Answer the De scription of the Robbers The Sus pects Make Strong Denial. " " -' -a-uiiuia, uec. xa. Tnree; men sus ' a XI x i-v n -. -ft pected of being implicated in the hold up of the Atlantic Coast Line train. near Hardeesville, - S. - C, yesterday, - jwpre arrested "today as they got off a central of Georgia train, ".They gave names C D. Gibson and Edward Gib son, brothers, and J. L. Putman. The first two answer the descriptions of the ropDers.! Alt entered denials. 1 ACCtDErJTr BLASTS HOPE . FOR HEW BIKE RECORD New York, Dec. 13. The worst spill the 6-day bicycle, race occurred tbi3 morning when Eddie Jloot and Menus Bedell were injured and retired. Fred mil Root's partner and John Bedell, brother of the retired rider, made uo new combination. A burstine tire on Eddie Root's bicycle caused the mis hap and he went to the floor. Five others piled on him. The accident de stroyed the hODe that th race would establish a new record. DUE TO PRESIDENT He Started Federal Jnquiry Into th t Dynamiting Case.' Los Angeles, - Cal Dec. 13.Presi ent Taft personally initiated the Gov- brothers gured. ; r.lQIIUr.lEflT WILL STAND ? AT filAIII EI1TRAI1CE Special to The Dispatch : Raleigh, "N C, Dec. 13. The monu- ment to be erected by Ashley Home, of Clayton, will be placed immediately in front of the main entrance of the new State building, facing Morgan street. Colonel, Home is receiving many compliments for his generosity in placing a monument to the women of the Confederacy. In a letter to Colo nel Grimes he gays he felt that the state Would. never erect a monument to - the brave women. ' - ; Royalty Was in Peril. Gibraltar, Dec 13. A number of British Royalties, . including ; King George's : sister, Shrlncess Louise, with her husband, -the Duke of Fife, and their ;-dangM?iwe'rBjBed in jeo- pardy. owing to we swauums ml uk. rtisnatherl to the scene,- Those aboard were rescued and landed. HEW RAILROAD CHARTERED FOR NORTH CAROLINA I Special to The Dispatch. Raleigh, ' N. C Dec. 13 A charter was issued touuy iu uw . x 4-1. nnUohAfn Seven Springs and Swansboro Rail way" company to build and operate a 'railroad from oGldsboro to Swansboro, a distance of. seventy miles. - The au- Ithorized'capital is a million, with five Ju dred thousand subscribed by R. C I incorporators; I i . , L; Georaia Mart Gets Federal Plum. Washington, Dec. 13 Marion L.etcnr re-Lr' nf Convera. Ga.. was nominated for Consul at Chihuahua, Mexico today by the President. JUDGE WARD'S OFFICIAL . . RESIGIIATIOir RECEIVED SDecial to The Dispatch. Raipie-h. N. C Deo.. 13. The resigna tinn nf Judse Ward was r received uy the Governor today. .Stephens Uaw and-W.' C. Rodman are the.oniy i o , . . ' r t v names yet mentioned ior tue .w Subscribe for The Evening Dispatch Postmaster HitGhGock ft First tTime Since '1883 There ' Has ;NoJ Been a Deficit in the Postoffice De partment Hitchcock Files HisTRe port and Comments on Many Things Advocates Parcels Post and Tells Of Change in City Deliveries. Washington, Dec. 13. For the first time since 1883 the annual financial statement oi tne postomce aeparcment shows a1 surplus instead of a deficit, says the report of Postmaster General Hitchcock: which has.' been made pub lic. ' " - '-The . revenues for the 'fiscal, year ending June ' 30, 1911, ' Amounted to $237,879,823,60 and the expenditures to -$237,660,70.48, leaving a surplus of $219,118,12. At the' beginning of the. present administration in 1909 the postal service; - was in arrears to the extent of $17,479,770.47, which was de. cidedly the largest deficit on record. Ia the brief . space of two , years this deficit has ibeen changed, into' a sub stantial ; surplus. . , - ,' s . Extension of the Service; The wiping outf of the deficit has been acconiplished without curtail ment of postal facilities. - On the con trary, important extensions have been made in every branch of the service. Since the opening of the present ad ministration there have been estab lished 3,744 new postoffices, delivery by carrier, has been provided in 186 additional cities, and 2,516 new rural Lcoutes,' aggregating 60,679 miles, have ben authorized. Meanwhile, the force of postal employes has been Increased by more than 8,000. In compensating such employes the department follows a "liberal ' policy. Last year the total amount - expended for salaries was ap; proximately $14,000,000 .greater; than salary, has -been increased from $869 to' $967 for - rural carriers, from $979 to $1,082 for -postoffice clerks, from $1,021 to $1,084 for city letter carriers, arid from $1,168 to $1,183 for railway postal clerks. Thus a marked exten siott of t the postal service and higher compensation for its employes have eone hand in hand with a vanishing deficit. . s- Of general public interest the fol owing excerpts are taken from the report: r i ' Parcel Post. ' Now that "the successful operation of the postal savings system is assur ed,: it is '- hoped that Congress will promptly authorize the establishment of a narcel post. The benefits of this service are widely enjoyed by the peo pie of foreign countries and should be provided in the United States. The de partment not only renews its recom mendation of last year for legislative authority to start a parcel post on rural routes, but asks a similar au thorization , for the introduction of such a service in cities and - towns having' 'delivery by carrier. - After the . u . . . ,- organization of a parcel post on rural routes and In the city delivery service is completed, its extension to include railway, and other transportation lines can be i more readily accomplished without impeding the handling of thf ordinary mail. In establishing a par cel post service great care should be taken not to cause a congestion of th,e malls ah'd thus embarrass the present operations of the - postoffices. An at tempt to absorb immediately under one sweeping 'order the entire parcel business . of the country would be dangerous' experiment for our , posta service. That the difficulties of such a plan may be avoided the department favors a more gradual introduction of a parcel post In the manner proposed To bring the issue clearly before Con egress,-three items' of $50,000 each.havo been insertedin the estimates of the postal service, two of these items to cover the initial expense of introduc ing a parcel post Lon rural routes and In the city delivery service, respect ively, and the third item to meet" the cost of an investigation looking to the final extension of the service 'in the railways and other transportatio lines. If Congress will grant without delay the 'desired 'authority and pro vide the necessary appropriations, ' it is believed that before the end of an other year a satisfactory parcel post can be organized on rural routes and in cities with a carrier service, thus- paving the way for - the final step in the ; organisation of a general parcel post.1- if v. ' ' - - -. , ' City Delivery Service. : Important changes were also made - .(Continued : on Fourth Page. iilOKOS Reno " ' J' '-' SLi . mi i-" ill., i i ' 1 JJE v- ..'.:' - . - it r- r -4 i- t .v 14 j t . jv. New York, Dec. ISeThe "alfalfa" special,"'as the train bearing the west ern governors isi called by those riding on it, is attracting much attention on its trip tlirough the a8t4 The goverhors and their friends are thoroughly enjoying the tripandare seeing the sights of every city they visit.":; At Bal timore they were taken on.a boat ride that showed them th6" city's water front and, harbor; Ex-Governor Brady of Idaho lirst thought, of this plan to bring all the governors of eleven' western states east ons a. train filled not only with chief executives, but with nuggets, alfaifa, potatoes, pumpkins, wheat, lots and. los, of grains curred- to .ex-Qovernor Brad.; while he still was governor, and was prepared to be re-elected Lawyer James Hawley about this tlme was mentioned- as a candidate by the DRrabcrata,' . Lawyeer Hawley was making so much 'money that he positively refused to run. He against Governor Toady-; On this condition: he 'cona-? ?--c.1 to run. Lawyer Hawley' was etjy'u Never th.- ss as up the trip ejeryboy, .eluding the nb Governor Brady i&Jgefeidt' and ' chie) TICKUSH JOB' If That For an Aspiring Governor to Make Appointments ..and Another Such Comes For Governor- Kltchin in Judge Ward's' Resignation North Carolina and the Oyster Industry. Dispatch News Bureau, Raleigh, Dec. 13, 1911.' Tt mnv hfl rpTtiarkftt! m nassent or otherwise that Governor Kitchin has j had his official hands full in the mat ter of making appointments. Two years ago Judge Henry. G. Connor, of the Supreme Court, was appoint judge of the United States Court for eastern North Carolina, and Governor Kitchin had to name a successor. He named Jas. S. Manning, of Durham. Later he appointed Judge Frank Car ter, of Asheville, and the past summer named E. L. Travis as member of the Corporation Commission to succeed Henry Clay Brown, deceased. Now Judge Ward has resigned, and the Governor must appoint his successor. If there is anything 1 an aspiring Governor does not like to do it is to make enemies, and when a. dozen or even less lawyers get in -a scramble for a job enemies must be made,, be cause all "cannot get the place. Al ready the Governor is hearing from friends of "would-be judges who want to succeed Judge Ward. ; .,. ,:. ' ; After inspecting the plants of The Evening Times and The . News and Observer the party of college students from Chapel Hill le the 'city early today for the 'University: ' They were in charge of Dr. Jas. F. Royster.- .Raleigh has extended, a warm Invi tation to the State Farmer?' Uniont now, in - annual, session at Wilson to meet ' here next - winter. - Telegrams were - forwarded' by Mayor Johnson, the Chamber of Commerce . and the Merchants' Association. : ' ' -f : Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, of Chapel Hill, passed through the city en route for New Bern . to attend the fish and oyster convention. Speaking of the conservation ' of fish and - oysters he said this was not a local matter, but a matter that concerned j; the -entire State, and the convention is expected to inaugurate a . campaign of educa-. tion so that the situation may be pre sented thoroughly before the next leg-J islature. Nrth Carolian ; formerly ranked ' first as an . oyster "producing State, but now, ranks eleventh.' Vir ginia's output last year was valued atl ?3,500,ouo andijouisiana s a ?i,oui, 000, whereas North Carolina's output was 'valued, at only $26,000. v There are no natural Reasons why . ' tljis ; State should vnqt take -first place. -- and things.'- This v idea- oc- was assured that he hadn't a "chance long ao .Governor Brady had framed that ex- - VexSiirs1o&. Airr ' TAFT OS 110 ONE Harry S. New Declares That if Taft Can't Win , For the Republicans No. Other Man Can He Answers State ment Made by Lee, of Indiana. . Washington Dec. 13. Colonel Harry S. New, of Indiana, the newly-elected chairman, of the Committee on Ar rangements of theRepublican National answering that made by Chairman Lee, of the Indiana Republican State Cen tral Committee, in which Lee declared Taft could not" carry Indiana " in the election next year. New charges that Lee issued the statement as "part of a pre-arranged i)lan and says he knows the influences that were back of it. "If Taft cannot carry Indiana, no other "Republican can," said New. "I am still firm in the conviction that Taft Is the logical candidate- of the Republican. party to succeed himself as President I am just as firmly of the opinion. that the Republicans of Indiana tbeiievei'in him and are for him withoukiOualJfica- tion and that the state delegation to tha National convention will give - him its full support. If the Republican party cannot win with Taft, ft certain ly cannot win with anyone? else,?r m Yfi Known That's what she safd wheii she 'realized that she" hid grabbed in Ihe dark doing her Christmas shopping. - Don't follow her example. It cost her money, arid she saved nothing It will cost you nothing and you- will save money y ' MERELY BYJ i: -J Reading Dispatch Ads innimi iiiuimi uiunii riOT OF MUCH FORCE n Washington, Dec. 13r The West In dian disturbance, which the. Weather bureau has been watching for several days,' appeared this morning tto be of only slight intensity and evidently .was central at a point South T ofestern Cuba, No further .information -. could be obtained by experts. - t , " Discovoror of Radii mlxeO-Up in SGandol Mme Curie's Name Mentioned in a' Sen sational Divorce Suit in Paris Wife of - Prof. ? Langevin Brings ? Charges and is Prepared to Wage Bitter War fare. , i - ' Paris, Dec. 13. The name of Mme Curie, discoverer of radium, and one of the most eminent chemistry profes sors at the College of France,-was cited in a petition filed in the divorce court by, the, wife of Professor Lapgeyin, pro fessor at the College, of France, ! Mme. Langevin asks for a separation and custody of - her'- children.-! She claims separate maintenance . 'on -' the ground of her husband's alleged ) mia conduct. If th& separation is granted, Mme. Langevin's : - attorney ; has an pounced, she will withdraw her com plaint brought in the criminal Ccourt against Professor Langevin and Mme. Curie. Letters cited by Mme. , Langevin's lawyer include all of those' which Mme Langevin removed from her husband's second apartment, where it is said ''he constantly met Mme.' Curie. It is hint ed- that : hey show that relations of great intimacy existed. It is said they disclose attempts made by 'Mme. Curie to separate Professor Langevin from his wife. , DEMOCRATS SWEEP JEW ' - STATE OF ARIZONA Phoenix, . Arizona, ; Dec. 13. Ari-J zona's first State election resulted in I a; sweeping i Democratic f victory Ifpr I 'genatorsiand Representativesin: fcon- gress,:and. &tateffi&rs,::JTgnreA unavailable and counting the votes; is slow. - Definite returns will- ber;ayail-, able tonights ; - BACK TO THE ATTACK: Lillian Graham Still Being Grilled in Stokes Case. New York, Dec. 13 District Attor ney Buckner, who is trying to 'prove Lillian Graham and her chum, Ethel Conrad, planned to murder W. E. D. Stokes, when, they shot him In their apartment last June, this morning re turned to the task , of discrediting the show girl's testimony. The prosecu tion" continued probing Into her 'past. The defense feels encouraged over the manner in which Miss Conrad met the prosecutor's attack yesterday.. Stokes, who underwent an operation yester day, is in a serious condition. MOTHER ACCUSED OF SLAYING HER CHILD Little Rock, Ark Dec. 13. Accused of murdering her four year-old daugh ter, Mrs. Alice Vance has been arrest ed here. , Her brother, was jailed as an accessory. The mother "i claims she went to a spring yesterday and return ing she found the child lying on the floor,her thoat cut. Bloodhounds put on the trail at: the side of the slain "child, loped to the spring, and then back to the house. , "The Story of the Typewriter" Film of Instruction, Grand Theatre Today. ; . It Bowling Gamea. Much interest was taken In the bowl ing games at the Boys' Brigade armory last night. The contesting teams were Loughlin against Register an Elmer against Branch". - In the contests Regis ter scored 1228, Loughlin, 1201, E'lmer, il47, and Branch 1263. In the first con test the highest score was ' made by Harry Dixon, 292, and he made high average of 14. In the second games the highest score was made by Simon Branch, 302, and his high average, was 151. Elmer and Branch's teams have- won one and lost one game, Loughlin aas lost two games and Register has won two games. ' 1 - . - . Christmas Trees, Christmas Trees, Christmas Trees A1 .fine 'lot will be here on next week's steamer, Monday, Dec. 18th: Kindly send or phone your orders. C. B. Bellois,, Produce Dealer, 16 North 2nd St. Phone 1576. ' de 11 6t : - "The Story" of the Typewriter" ' i Film of Instruction, Grand Theatre Today. - ' ' ' - 1 - 'It Fading Hope Was Be- Vlvetf Tbls-Afternoon - Rescue.. Parties, Hard at Work af Briceville Thia Morning, Had Prac- -. tically Abandoned- Hope, But This .Afternoon Believed More Miners ft' Will, be Rescued Alive in a; Few . Hours Dw. Holmes and ? Rutledge i Lead Rescue Party. Briceville, Tenn., Dec. , 13. Rescue : squads obntinued their work this morn ing in the. Cross Mountain; mine of the Knoxville, Iron .Co., . but practically all hopjaihad jbeen abandoned of reeuing aiivt- auy iu,ore. qt ine entomoeo. men. ?. jH.owever; .thla afternoon it-ds believ ed 'that Sain Miller and a party of min ere are ; alive in laterals 20 or-, 21. A reque ; party, .headed vby Dr. " J! A Holmes an, Dr.- J. Jj Rutledge, is now. working, between laterals .19 and 22.' It is thought they may bring out more living miners within the next few, hours. v. ': Frank Smith , a Negro, Was CaUed in the Recorder's Court Today, But Case Was Continued Burglary Warr rant May Jbt Issued Agln$tv Him Other Matters1 Vere Tried 'tThta -a Morning in the County Court. ' : . ; Today's - session of -,-the Recorder's court was presided over by-Substitute Recorder George ? Harriss. r Several eases were called for triaL Probably the most important charge was that of house-breaking against Frank Smi" .This party is a negro and he was ax rested last; night by; the police defftr t-i ' men. -Wh'eftv the case ' was"' cjalleld" Assistant City -T. 'Attorney I George L.. 80 CHARGE atCattex-bo.!. postponed. until. Friday on account oi fflie.Jact that he evidence may be su- ficient, to . sustalfl.tlie.. capitaioharge T" of burglary, and also to give' the ac-; , cused an opportunity to secure coun; seL : The postponenOit was made' The chief witness against Smith is " Lula Alderman. She states that sha v.. found the man in her house last night; about 11 o'clock and that he threat- " ened to kill her. She said that he re fused to leave the. place until he waa. told that the police would- be sum moned. The warrant was later issued - for Smith and he was arrested by tn4 . police department. Richard Backus, ' a negro, who was arrested night before last was called under the charge : of robbery. The . case against the man t was dismissed as it proved to be one-of mistake A: identity. Backus was represntel by, William J. Bellamy, Esti.. The attor , ney was incensed at the imprisonment of his client for . about 48 hours, ac- cording to his statement, merely un- ; der suspicion. - Backus ;was released . v from custody this morning when it i s, was 'found that.. he Is-not . the party wanted under, the warrant." He was arrested under, the. idea that he was the party wanted for stealing $11.65 frpm John Graham";'? The case against Sam Gause, a ne . : . gro, charged wth the larceny of 73; cents, was continued. l- v Calvin Bessellieu, a young white man, charged with .- being drunk and with vagrancy, was called." He failed to answer to his name and a capias was issued. ! ; Lee Evans, charged, with violatins tbe driving ordinance, was. fined $10 ' and costs, the same: to be suspended for. six months on the condition tha; r he is not - brought befofre - the court . again. - . The case against H. Mack Godwin, charged with . assault with a deadly : weapon, upon a traveling man, ,waj , called. His "attorney, W. P. Gafford. Esq., presented-a certificate signed by Dr. F. H. Russell which v stated - that the defendant' ' was suffering from,' -stomach trouble and could not appear! However, - Attorney Peschau stated : that the chief witness was anxious to , leave the 1 city 1 and therefore it was'1 desired ' that ? the case be tried , at 4 ; p.. v m. - Mr. , Peschau - remarked - that ' t some ' cases ' of stomach .trouble are-...-; not troublesome for Jlong and that there was"a chance for the defendant ', to appear this afternoon, although he . would not. urge it if i the. defendant continued unwell.: Substitute Recorder Harriss set the case for 4 p. tlx., but will hear it ' tomorrow if Mr. Godwin : cannot appear this afternoon.- , . v , 1 i - -t ''v S- "Hold MeJust a Little Closer" , Charming- Song Success Sung Todaj by Iarry Morgan, Grand Theatre. It: ; : mm I t r it t. V m 1: )