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4t - . 1 . -'.V j .,"--1. - 11 v ) n ' T" ' a 1 "' 'i' s night and Sunday. Moderate south !;west to northwest 'winds: - VOLUME NINETEEN llUWGTON, :JCji SATURDAY, JANUARY. 11, 1913 : PRICE THREE CENTS 1 yr Unife'ttleJrwlttf Occasional raiii it-! a i .m, r - ' . -: - " - " ' ,. lBlllll lSi ' ' TT "-''-'2 : --.y- . '"-X"'' X"-'' Mm Corpus Ik Hie gety today Knocked in Head ' I at Savannali One for StateiM feVV&''M Compulsory EdnGQtiop dians 7ere Hardered - mm ores :3 Ld Senator Bryant Introduces an Impor tant Act Relating the to Liability of Common Carriers TTie Two Impor tant Bills by Justice. Special to The Dispatch. Raleigh, N. Jan.. 11. In Jess than an hour the House today received k number of local bills and adjourned. Dellinger, of Gaston introduced a State-wide compulsory attendance" act, requiring children Detweea , the ages of seven and twelve, to attend .school, wherever practicable In the Senate Victor S. Bryant intro duced a bill relating , to the liability of common carriers by railroad to their employes in certain cases; the bill be ing copy of the law passed by Con gress two years ago and held constitu tional by the United States Supreme Court. Bryant's bill would apply the same principles to railroads in the State. Senator Victor S. Bryant has intro duced in the Senate a bill to authorize jurors to be drawn from counties other than the county in which the. trial is held, the bill being intended to les son the expense and delay caused by the removal of a case from one county to another on account of prejudice or other causes. Attorney-General Bick ett recommended such action in his annual report. Representative E. J. Justice of Guil ford believes in the preferential prl: niary, his bill introduced in the House providing for that feature. 'He would have the primary to select candidates for president, governor, senator, etc., governed as nearly as possible by rules of the general election. Voters in the primary would be required' to give the party thex-alHllaied -wit-oi' expected to affiliate with, and the. law would apply to all parties. A corrupt practices act, also introduced by Mr. Justice, is the companion peace of the primary law. Representatives Gold of Guilford and Bellamy of Brunswick have been ap pointed on the committeeNof the House to investigate the pay of .employes in the State departments. Every session a big cry goes up for 'more money on the part of the clerks, and the commit- f tee will look into the matter. It is said that the amended ' House rules, designed to cut out a large number of purely hxJal and private bills and corporation bills, cannot be enforced, because the House will be compelled to follow the constitution The amended section dpes not require introducers of private hills to give thirty days notice before presenting them. The constitution says this no tice must be given, and old members say ther is no getjtlng around it, The Joint legislative inaugural "Om- mittee and the" Raleigh committee made final plans Wednesday afternoon for the inauguration of Hon, Loke Craig next -Wednesday. The Gover nor-elect wiil each here on Tuesday night and will -remain at i the ySTar borough until; after the inauguration, which will be held in the auditorium. The First regiment band of Asheville and the Tihrd regiment band of Ra leigh will furnish music for the occa sion, and a large number of guarsmen will be here. The Raleigh committee is making arrangements to take care of a great crowd. The Y. M. C. A., which is now com pleted, will be dedicated January 31. The structure cost $40,000, of which John D. Rockefeller donated half. '' TRYING TOFIIID OUT ABOUT REBATES Washington Jan 11. Furtter light on the fate conferences 'between the Steamship lines r plying Out of New York to South -and Central America, South Africa, aid Australia, ' was sought by the House Merchant Marine Committee today from several promin ent shipping men. The committee sought to learn about .the rebates which "witn esses Jiave agreed probably are given in foreign countriea -on car goes coming to the United State3. - Washington, Jan. U. Heads of blgj industries gave testimony today before the Ways andeans Committee on the reduction of tip p!ate,-iron ore,, Jewelry, sewing machine' Wirei tsteel, pin.,chn. i textile macTxlner, .'hardware tand;,oth play'Grand-Theatre Today.&.dvertise er indiiatrioe , ",-' I ment. v i , V r !"lt . er Industries. Gay Created Sensational Scene V ?ore the Indian Affairs Committee e Senate' Today Her Evidence 4, f WashiAyji, Jan. 11. A tumultuou scene was treated in the. Senate Indian Affairs Committee today, when Mrs. Helen XJray, an investigator, charged that the Indians had been murdered, to get . them out of the way. She as serted, that if given an opportunity to produce the' evidence she has, that Secretary Fisher "'wouId be connected up withC one of the most gigantic steals in the United .States." . .Tbe .committee, members demanded that-Mrsy Gray produce her proofs. EXPLORER IS BEIfiG If llllt.II HM1I II ML I H1IU UI1ICU Washington, Jan. 11. Captain Road Amundsen, the South -Pole discoverer, was confronted today with a round of affairs in his honor. Tonight a special gold medal will be presented to him by the National Geogf aphlo Society. In troduction to President Taft by Nor wegian Minister Bryan was the first event on Amundsen's program Later he was a guest at a luncheon of the Geogoraphic Society officers. Tonight at the annual banquet of the society, a gold medal will be presented. Rear Admiral Peary will preside. GOVT.: EXPERT TO EXflf.iriOIL-f,TAGHftTE -ar,.r. lil Washington, Jan. 11. Dr. C. W Richardson, a throat specialist, 'is to day in Miami, Florida, to examine Wil Ham Rockefeller, the oil magnate, at the instance of the Houss Money Trust Committee, to determine whether Rockefeller's condition will permit him to give testimony before the commit tee. Dr. Richardson will examine the magnate immediately upon his arrival from the Bahamas. ELBERT HUBBARD ADMITS OFFENSE Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 11. Elbert Hub bard, the noted writer. Indicted on six counts by ( the Federal grand jury for sending immoral matter through the mails, pleaded guilty today before judge Hazel and . was fined one - nun dred dollars on one count. Sentence on the other counts was suspended during the .defendant's good behavior. ; Austin, Tex., Jan. . 11. Representa tive Morris Sheppard will be elected as United States Senator from Texas when the State legislature meets, be- einnins: Jan; 14. He will take office f Mafch 4 In the meantime Governor It has named Colonel R.- M Johnston to fill out the unexpired term of Senator Bailey, tvo resigned. "Prompted by-JealpusY" Selig's Sensational Dramatic ;rnoto- HIIILU S ' v-'s""'- U'" 1 71 Representatives of Ottoman Govern ment Preparing to ; Return -to Con stantinople if Allies Do Not Agree. Over Twenty Thousand Men Lost by the Bulgarians and Thousands on Skk and Wounded List. ' London Jjan. 11. No sign of relaxa tion of the tension in the Balkan situa tion, is yet evidenced. Irfthe meantime the world is watching closely for the effect wliich the collective note" to be handed to Turkey by .the Ambassador; at Constantinople -will have, on the Turkish government. The Turkish del egates haye decided to leave for Con stantinople next week, if ' iho allies don't change their attitude. Over Twenty Thousand Killed. St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 11. The official list of casualties in the Bulga rian army, since beginning . of the war with Turkey, shows that 284 officers and 21,000 men were killed, or sue cumhed to wounds or disease. In ad dition, nearly nine hundred officers and fifty one thousand men were placed on the wounded or sick list. The Bulga rian .Government has asked for the services of seventy Russian physicians, to combat infectious diseaes, which have appeared in various regions. FRENCH EDITOR WILL BE HELD ON ARRIVAL New York, Jan. 11. E. H. James, editor, of the Paris Liberator, which printed the libelous story of King George s marriage to a daugnter oi f'Adira-t vWfiWore - he- became King, .probably will be detained when he. arrives . here late today, or tomor row on the-LaProvence. Orders were received ofr his detention. If James acknowledges authenticity of the state ments attributed to him before he sail ed from France, efforts will be made to deport -him. James is coming here for the announced purpose of defending Edward Mylins, who was imprisoned in England for uttering the libel, as au thor of the story and who is' being de tained at .ElUs Island as an undesira ble alien. "BIG Ti: PASSES FROM PUBLIC LIFE New York, Jan. 11. By court order, Congressman-elect Timothy ' D. Sulli van, long a prominent figure in the State's legislative affairs, will be form ally committed to a private sanitarium here. "Big Tim," as ue is popularly knowiijon the East Side, has been in a Yoiilcers , sanitarium for several months, to'recuperate from a nervous breakdown,? Until now he has been a voluntary patient. ..Upon application of his step-brother and step-sister, in the Supreme Court,' Justice Amend formal ly committed Sullivan to a place where he can be restrained. It is said that the trouble from which he is suffer ing" jleadhis relatives to believe that a permanent- arrangement should be made to place him under guard. -This is regarded as his passing from public life, to which he rose prominently from a newsboys So strong was his leader ship, "it was claimed that at minute's notice he could produce fifteen thous and people who would vote, any ticket he wished. , FEDERALS HOT; AFTER ' MEXICAN REBELS Mexico; City, Jan. 11. Rebels, who sacked and burned the town of Ayot cingo Thursday, are reported moving southward through the mountains, pur silet by two hundred Federals. In their retreat the Rebels are said to he run nfng out-of ammunition. . "i. Unpu Rawi III l;:wa8hlfl'ifS)JJanll.--Henry George, Jr., New York ' Congressman, has suf fered a general breakdown and was or dered by his physician to give up leg Islatlve activities .for some time. ' . Great Flm Success at the Comforta - - ..." : blo Grand Today. Advertisement It riff .8. ? 1 8 "J riibtATKiet.KUWmMtHOrA blALCh fQRESTI Ne-wJ York, Jan. It. The first number soon to be issued by thfe women suffragists of New York. It will.be a weekly and will be devoted exclusively to politics. Mrs, Nora Blatch De -Forest, a daughter of Harriot St&tOn Blatch, w no is a civil engineer, will he associat ed with Miss Beatrice. Brown in the editorial control of the new paper. Miss Brown has had consfdefable editorial experience. 1 Corporation Commissfo'Turns Down Exceptions Taken to Henderson ville Telephone Rate Rolfng-Also Dis missed Petition Agatnst Seaboard. . .- .--4... Special to The Dispatch Raleigh, N. C, Jan. Ill The Corpor ation Commission this' afternoon over- ruled the exceptions filM by the town Of Hendersonville to tqe order fixing the telephone rates in tiat place. The Commission also dismissed the petition of the Rockingham Railroad Company against the'; Seaboard-: Air Line, asking relief ' from a contract making it use such . means as the Sea board considers reasonable for protec tion of passengers; and vcrewg' at the crossing beioHtrmle Tfic1 ttiinmls sion held, however, thatv the means employed by the Rockingham road af fords reasonable protection. BECEIW For the A. D. Rich Furniture Com pany Upon Applcation of, A. D. Rich Suing Personally, and, for Creditors Charges Against Officers Compa ny Alleged to be Insolvent Tem porary Receivers-. Appointed. Upon petition of Mr. A. D. Rich, a stockholder in the A. D. Rich Furni ture Company, temporary receivers have been, appointed to take charge of the business. Messrs. Henderson Cole and Thomas E. Cooper have been named as temporary receivers. It is set forth in the complaint that the business is utterly insolvent. The liabilities are about $35,000, and the assets about $25,000. The complaint in the action was filed in the Superior Court today by John D.. Bellamy & Son, attorneys for the plaintiff, who contends that he -sues on behalf cf himself, and other creditors of the mi i i i.i ec 1 1 - x couceiu. xue inamuii aneges mac there is $1,255.49 due him personally for monies advanced, and services. It is set fuiiii in me complaint that J. F. White is president, and J. L. White secretary and treasurer of the company; that A. D. Rich and the two Whites are directors. It is as serted in the complaint that the Whites as officers, have used assets of the company for personal loans of. J. F. White, president, to the amount of $7,250, and have also taken from creditors, securities pledged to them more than sixty days ago, after it was known that the company was in solvent.. . It is set forth that the Rich com pany was sued last week' by the Home Bank Company, of High. Point, for $160.90, and J. F. Scales for $137.09, which the defendant company paid to prevent 'levies. ... It is also stated that suits are pending in the Recor der's court of this county, returnable the 13th, from, the Carrollton Furni ture Company for $325.00 and the Warren-Allen Carpet Company for $280. ." J - The' plaintiff therefore asks for a receiver oh the ground thaty4fe do ing the righV thing for himself and other credttqrsT- He prays fo the ap: pointment - of tC: temporary Receiver, that the receivership ; shp.ll ;:b"e made permanent tliat, " an injunction ' shall issue to prevent th pfficers from managing the businei ihat the de fendant'; company beeclared Insol vent; and for any; farther relief which the 'court may grants '- i , i J A V tpXtot.MWkZ of the Woman's Political World is VIII SPEECH Will be Made by President-elect Wil son'in-CK-icago Tonight Will Speak On "Future Business of the-Coun try." - Chicago,. 1H., Jan. 11. President elect Woodrow Wilson's visit to Chica go today, as a guest of the Commer cial Club, created wide interest inas; mucn as nis speech tonight was ex pected to outline the policy of the ap proaching administration. Wilson's subject will be "Future Business of the Country." To avoid annoyance ofJ the crowds Wilson's train was stopped at Englewood Station, several .miles from the city's center. The Commer-, cial Club officers escorted their .guest from-tieiriairBa one of the club's members on the North Side, where he planned to rest (until tomorrow afternoon, when he starts back east Special -precautions were taken by th police' to protect the President-elect during his Itay here. These augmented the special Secret Service guard that accompanies him everywhere Local politicians arranged soon af ter Wilson's arrival here this after noon, to approach him and ask him to use his influence in breaking the Illi nois legislative deadlock over the elec tion of a Speaker. The leaders fear the deadlock will continue indefinitely, unless Wilson intervenes ATHLETICS MY COME Connie Mack's Philadelphia Ameri cans May Choose Wilmington ' as Training . Grounds for 1914 Upon Invitation of Chamber of Commerce to Train Here This Season, Astute Leader of Athletics Says He Has Closed With San Antonio, Texas, But May Come"in 1914. Wilmington may land on the base ball map with both feet in 1914, if a letter received by the Chamber of Commerce yesterdays morning" from Connie Mack, the manager - of the Philadelphia American Baseball Cluh may be' taken at its face value. The team that snatched the World's Pen nant from the Giant's of the Nationals in 19J.1 may limber up' themselves for the 1914 season on the Wilriiingtott grounds. ' , The letter received was in answer to an invitation by the Chamber of Commerce to come to Wilmingfonr this season. Mr. Mack replied that1 he had" already made arrangemelnt for the Athletics to train in San" An tonia. Texas, this spring as ' usual, but that he was contemplating change for next year. In deciding upon the next training grounds he would seriously consider Wilmington's offer. The benefits accruing to the . city by reason of a big league team train ing here needs no explanation The advertising feature alone would be a valuable asset. A strong effort' should be made to bring the team here. MADE DARING ESCAPE The "Perfumed Burglar Frees Himself ' of Prison. San Quentin, CaL, Jan. 11. Herbert Repsold, the "perfumed burglar,' sen tenced last year to a twenty year term, made a daring escape last nighty Rep sold's father, a wealthy w,me merchant, died recently, leaving his sonflfty thousand dollars. . -. 4 His Fitness as an Immigrant To Enter the United States Will Now "Be Looked Into-Finding Will be Re viewed at Washington. New York, Jan. 11, The habeas corpus writ in the case of Cipriano Castro, Venezuela's deposed'ruler, was dismissed today by Judge Holt, in the United States District Court. Jiidge Holt refused to allow Castro fo enter the country under bond, pen d- ng the immigration board's decision. He will therefore return to Ellis Island. When the - board's decision becomes kknown its is probable Castro will again seek the court's aid.. Commissioner Williams said Castro's, case "will . be taken up Monday. Castro must appear before the board without counsel : To Test Him As immigrant. " Washington, Jan. 11. ImigaUonby officials, when they heard of Jiidge Holt's decision, dismissing the habeas corpus writ m uastro's case, said they probably would proceed to determine Castro's eligibility . to entry to the United States under the immigration aws. The decision of the New York Immigrantion Service will be reviewed by Secretary Nagel personally. HIGHWAYMAN NIBBLED UNO WHS TRIM . New York, Jan. 11. A squad of de tectives today baited a trap for high waymen with a sixty year old ' bank messenger and a satchel containing detectives was shot and will die, and the messenger was beaten senseless. A pitched battle ensued. One of the highwayman escaped, but the other was captured. HUNDRED AND FIFTY TO SEEK Leavenworth, Kansas, Jan. 11. One hundred and fifty prisoners in the Fed eral Prison, among them fiye bankers, will appl for release at the quarterly meeting or the Federal Parole Board Monday. ' . FLOOD WARP. ISSUED FOR OHIO Columbus, O., Jan. 11. A general flood warning for Ohio was issued by forecasters today. The prediction - is that by tomorrow all the rivers will be out of their banks. Reports indicate further damage at' Parkersburg, W. Va. and Steubenville. f SENATE PASSING ON TAFT!S APPOIHMHTS Washington, Jan. 11. After conven ing at noon the Senate began an exec utive session to consider presidential appointments. The Democrats threaten to hold up most of President Taft's ap pointees. ' Her Application Dismissed." Chicago, Jan. 11. Mrs. Grace Brown. Guggenheim's aplication to have her divorce from William Guggenheim 'an nulled, was dismissed today by- Judge Heard, for .want of ..equity, . She , based her application on the allegation that when she obtained her decree she swore erroneously that she was a resi dent of Illinois. Grace Brown mari ried the millionaire mining man in 1900 and her divorce decree was en tered the following year, with allimony in the lump sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Since the di vorce both parties remarried. "Way Down South" Karp Sings This Big Favorite, Grand Theatre Today. t Advertisement. . It ?HOT CRUSTY" Breakfast or .Suppef. "omo.ir neliverv" Farris Bakery: Ad vertlsement 2t PARDONS Brothers Killed Instantly While Driv ing Car, at Terrific Speed on the Savannah Course Two Others In Savannah, Ga.-Jan. 11. Harry arid Ernest Bornemann were killed in stantly today when their automobile, driving at terrific pace, overturned on the Savannah automobile cfturse. Two' others in. the car were severely injured. Ther negro chauffeur was probably, fa tally hurt. " ' MAYORS' CONFERENCE Program of Events For Discussion in Raleigh. l ' The following is the program of the Mayors' Conference to be held in Raleigh-January 16th, now being sent out Captein Thomas D-; Meares, secre- tary of the organization: Thursday, January 16th. 10 A. Ml Convention called to or- der. Hon. Fred N. Tate, president. Invocation. Address of welconiQ Hon. Iredeir Johnson, Mayor of Raleigh.5 v Response Hon. Jed N. Tate, May- " on of High Point A Kindly Word Hon. Locke Craig, Governor of North Carolina. ' Reports of Officers. 3 P. M. Report, Committee on Leg islation, Special, Hon. Jas. D. McNeill, , chairman. ' . -.' . Topic, "Taxation," Dr. Chas. Li Ra per,of University of North Carolina. Discussion by Hon. Jas. H. Wellons, Mayor of Smithfield; Hon. Jas..D... McNeill, ex-Mayor of . Fayettevifle; Honl-M..L. John-, city attorney, Laurm-, bnrgif4,heftwill.fQUow a- general disV ; v 't ; - sideratlon. las -men tinned- above Friday, Januaryl 17th 10 A."M. Topic, "Enforcement of Municipal Law", Hon., J.C. Clifford, Dunn, N; C, city attorney. Discussion by Hon. John B. Underwodd, Mayor ff Fayettevllle;4Hon. T. J, Murphy, May or of jGreensboro; Hon. Geo. L.' Pes ehau, Assistant City Attorney, Wil mington. Then will follow . a "general discussion of the other topics already mentioned. ' . 1 The afternoon session, which ,will convene at 3 o'clock, will, be taken up with the election of officers, appoint- ment of committees, selection of -time ." and place of the next convention.' .. London, Jan. 11. Tlje , WhiteEtar Line began today to inaiire its fleet against loss ffr the ensuing year. The- rates charged prior to 'the .Titanic dis aster were nearly double. . . . ' ' I i II ill i nil 1 1 tin ill n fie - " 4 v v f kxx - - .Washngton, , Jan.V-bwell CJay toniwho has served aa Republican na tional committeeman vfrom Arkansas for forty years, has resigned and will . , move his residence to this city. Mr. Clayton was born in Bethel, "Pa., Aug. 7, 1833. He served through the civil v war,, becoming brigadier general of V volunteers in 1864, and wjasf. honorably . discharged in Aug. 24, 18(55., He moved 1 . to Eureka Springs, Ark.", In 1882 and became interested in railways and ho tels. He has been an - ardent Repub-. t , lican since the formation ot the; par- ; - , tv. He wm' feovernof ' oif 4 Atlva'nsas:'AA' -ROLtS For ' from. 1868 fo 187i ;a;hiWwState- ' ief; 'Phone 626.jberiatof. fro!l1871.!toiii8I711'e.w ' American ( ambassador td-:Mexico from 7 1 . 1897 to 105. I., i r ,1, - I" 1 '.5 v i v3i.-.; ?. -St. ji ' : - . v X I 1 v v- r 7
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