North Carolina Newspapers

.--v v ' ' r7- - . v-.--- . -7 -!-77 - A- V-"-: - t 5 4. WEATHER FORECAST. c7 Generally fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday- Moderate Southeast to south winds. LARGEST CIRCULATION ; I-?WILMINGTON VOL. XXII. NO. 324. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINAcMONDA; PRICE ' FIVE CEhJTS - -A S. ftB In Ametiemi ii ... . . .. - .. :. if ' ; FlLIDITICd - - - . . - : , . V:: m is . raitiii' .a. ebb am n n mbw n m . i CONGREbS NOW mrt Large List of Representative to Win One of the Prizes Offered by The Dispatch ' People of North Carolina to Decide-the Winners. -3f -X X THE PRIZES. $riS5 Overland Automobile. Ford Automobile. Building Lot. $100 in Gold. $75 Victrola. $50 O. K. Mystic Range. $40 Sellers Kitchen Cabinet. $25 Wrist Watch. Two $60 Diamond Rings. " i vr Who will win the $685 Overland Autoiriobile.-purchased from the H. Li. Fennell, which The Dispatch, is going to give away, is the all absorbing ques tion of the hour. The way the race is starting off, there is going to be a battle royal over the winning of this beautiful car. There isn't anyone in the territory reached bv The Dispatch, but who would be more than delighted to have j . this automobile presented to them', and The Dispatch is going to give it away, i. ... -y,rs -nnctinn o c r nrVinTYi tr ffivo T el ion tLt wouiralmSsr have, -licitor-genera. the Depart I d Tine Solomon ment of Justice. Such motions are 'Thesis a large list of representative!1 act on f wf afterK women and girls of this section of station.. The date of December 18 North Carolina who have signified I was understood to be preferred by all automobile, and most of those so far enlisted say that they will " give no quarter, and the one who eventually secures it, will be the person who speaks to the most people about their campaign. The people of North Caro lina are going to decide the winner of this grand prize. When the people of the Tar Heel State get interested in a question, as they are now interested in this big con test, nothing will swerve them, and be fore the contest shall have finished, fliany pcopJe will have had g yoicein proclaiming the winner. ' - Other questions that have come up for discussion are the winners of the Ford Automobile, the Building Lot at Carolina Beach, the $100 in gold, the $75 Vici sola, tho $50 Mystic Range, the Sellers Kitchen Cabinet, the $l'5 Wrist Watch .and the two $60 Diamond Kings, which are special prizes. Unlike most contests, this enter prise pays lor (jvery cent invested. Vo:ps are not purchased for so much each, but for every dollar received one hundred cents worth of news of the world is returned. It is an invest ment rather than an expenditure, and nn one should consider it. in the light hat money paid out in the contest is wasted, as there i.s greater value given for the money, than any other invest in en t which it would be possi ble to make. The Dispatch announced that it would conduct a contest and in truth, it is a contest. The prizes are not only one automobile, but two five passenger touring cars, and eight ad ditional prizes, valued at hundreds Of f'nlluri: TVin r.lnn(. sit 4 V nnntact have i,Cm p 11 . . A ncue.been carefully worked out and tne manner of securing votes and awarding the prizes has been made 'lear to all. There will be a board of business men of WilmtaKton. who will count the votes at the close of the contest and award the prizes. Candidates are not restricted as to where they may go to secure sub riptions. They are not confined to Tkir own locality or town, but may S anywhere in the world for sub scripUons and votes. There is a couDon in each issue of The Dispatch good for ten votes. Clip i out every coupon that you can find. Do not h0iti tnem for a Week's supply, out deposit them often. Do not hold Jhfm until the day of expiration December 16. Saturday, December 19, will be Miown as "Twin Subscription Day" J in the contest, and each candidate turns in on or before that day hyo yearly subscription payments, or ne for two years (either old or new), Will be given a certificate good for AOUO extra votes. Only one. of these certificates will be issued to ary contestant. The money for hpsp subscriptions will also appiy on J 15 club, which, if completed be 0rc December 22, will give any can Ulte 150,00-0 extra votes. 'Continued on Page Seven.) T Prob e Alleaed Election Frauds. ' incinnati, O., Dec. 4. A special u" tun r eaerai grand jury 1 convened in this ritv rrio,r invoa "gate election frauds alleged to have ei committed on and previous to ldt Election Day. UVE MECSGMfMUTG (USE HDi S Women and Girls Determined RAILROAD CASE IN II E Petition Presented Asking For an Early Settlement of the Question Washington, Dec. 4. The Supreme Court was formally petitioned today to expedite the hearing of the Missis sippi, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway case. The case was chosen to determine the constitutionality of the Adamson act,' passed in September, when a nation-wide railroad strike was threat ened. A motion, concurred in by the railroads, to set the case "for hear ing upon a day as early as may suit the convenience cf the court," was ; resented personally in open court by and filing of briefs. It is believed that it is practicaly certain that the court would assign the argument be fore the holiday recess, December 22. It was regarded as possible, but very unlikely, that a decision would be rendered before the law became effec tive. THE NEW English Government Is to Be Reconstructed, Says Premier Asquith London, Dec. 4. Premier Asquith announced in the House of Commons this afternoon that King George had approved a reconstruction of the gov ernment. Mr. Asquith suggested that after today's business had been concluded the House adjourned un til Thursday. Premier Asquith stated that the reconstruction of the government in volved no departure in any shape ol form of the policy pursued since the beginning of the war. He did not deny that the resignation of all min isters were in his hands. FEDERAL JUDGES DO NOT HAVE SUCH POWER Washington. D. C, Dec. 4. Federal judges, the supreme court held today, J"" - 3' do not possess the inherent power, ex ercised for a century but without spe- cific congressional authority, to indefi nitely suspend the execution of sen- rtence m criminal cases imposed in their respective courts. The suspend ed sentence of James J. Henshan, of Toledo, bank embezzler, was re voked. HIGH COURT UPHOLDS FREIGHT RATE ORDER Washington, Dec. 4 The Inter state Commerce Commission's order permitting the railroads to give lower trans-Continental freight rates to San Francisco, Oakland, Portland, Seattle and other ocean ports, while denying them to inland cities of Sac ramento, Stockton, San Jose and Santa Clara, Cal., was sustained to day by the Supreme Court. 4. 4. 4 4. fj 4 4 ' 4. EPSTfelW TRIA1 STARTS. Goldsboro, N." C, fiec. 4 The task of securing a jury to try Hyman Epstein, charged with the " ' killing last spring of Leonard Ed- 4 wards, began in Wayne county superior court at 10 o'clock to- day. A special venire of 250 has been 4 summoned from which to select 4 a jury. It was expected the en- tire day will be devoted to tnis 4 work. ' 4, 4.' 4, 4. 4. 4 4 4 ' ' 4 j SUPREIUI Ci KING APPROVE ' New York, Dec. 4. The steamships blown-up in the Russian harbor of Archangel.s everal weeks ago, With a loss or millions of dollars in munitions .and other war material. were destroyed by bombs placed in the cargoes of ships at democrats To Speed Up Leg the pier of the Bush Terminal , Company, in this city, it was islation On Account of Un- uuugcu loaay at ponce neadquarters by agent of the Imperial Russian embassy. LITTLE WEI TWO That is What Congress Is Ask ed to Appropriate At Pre sent Session MONEY ASKED FOR THE CAPE FEAR RIVER For Work Above and Below Wilmington $115,00 is Sought Other North Car olina Projects (By George H. Manning.) Washington, D. C, Dec. 4. Con 'gress was" asked today to appropiate a little over two million dollars during the present session for river and har bor improvements along the North Carolina coast, by the Chief of En gineers for Rivers and Harbors whose estimates for the next fiscal year were forwarded to the House of Represent atives by Secretary of War Baker. The largest item is $1,000,000 for continuing the improvement of the in land watrway from Norfolk to Beau fort. The other North Carolina items are: Harbor at Beaufort, maintenance, $4, 500; Beaufort Inlet, maintenance, $14, 000; Harbor at Morehead City, main tenance, $2,000; Shallowbag Bay, maintenance, $50J);jl Contehtnia Creek, iaaintepance, $1,000;" NeuseLand Trent rivers, maintenance, $6,000; North east, Black and Cape Fear rivers, maintenance, $5,000; Pamlico and- Tar rivers, $5,000; Roanoke river, mainten- ance, $5,000, and Scuppernong river, maintenance, $3,500. ' As congress has already pledged it- cif in i,o!o immnamnfc ,mto O(!to,i K,r rutr f xr. gineers are almost sure to be made i available before coneress adiourns on! March 4 th. T CONVENED TODAY Judge Connor Non-Suited Six Cases Sheriff Cowan Terminates His Office j d UUgCUiCUl Ul llUli OU1L WCLS UCtiai CU j in six cases that came before Judge j George W. Connor, at the opening 01 the two weeks' term of Superior Court for the trial of civil cases, this morn ing. Mo evidence was heard m any of the cases. After court had been inj session an hour and a half, beginning at 9:30 o'clock, adjournment was tak en until tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock. The cases to be non-suited were Ed. Gause vs. Annie E. Sadgwar, et al; G. C. Johnson vs. J. Goldstein; K. C. Eidbury vs. D. L. Gore; J. K. Taylor vs. John Thomas; A. F. Moore vsi MILLION SOUGHT FOR WATERWAYS SUPERIOR i TVT" T7 T 0"1Vv . T LU A. I. KGLiD Ul jx a?a vuno w- vv j " i - C. A. Nixon; Hi . J . biciDury ys rem-. g appr0priate $230,000- lor pub- places in the reserved galleries and broke Jones and the City of WUming-j buildi lmproYement in North Car-! members of the cabinet have especial ton. A number of cases were con- the figcal year. beginning ly reserved seats on the floor. The tinued. L, . Jjuly 1, 1917, in his estimates sent to President's message is about 2,000 Sheriff S. P. Cowan opened court; TT . T, .5 ,r- T,r0iv Q Hinssinn of this morning and recessed it shortly ; . afterwards as one of his last official 1 acts. Sheriff Cowan's term came to a close this afternoon at 3 o'clock and his offtee was taken in charge by the newly elected sheriff, George W. Jack son, who will, for his first time open court tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock. UPHOLDS RULING OF GEORGIA COURT Washington, Dec. 4. The Georgia court's ruling upholding the constitu tionality of an Atlanta ordinance, re quiring the licensing of private detec tivoa anrl RnstflininsT the conviction of Dan S. Lehon, of New Orleans, ! Southern manager- for the W. J Burns Detective Agency, of violat ing this law while aiding the Leo M, Frank defense, was today affirmed by the Supreme Court, which dismissed the Lehon appeal. P ATOM yQWemSOS f the commercial j " INTRODUCES JILL AIMED AT HIGH c hncT nc iiiimip II III ,1 I III I lUlltill w WW I W ; klU 111 U Fitzgerald Comes Forward With Four Relief Measures In Congress BIG PETITIONS ARE ALSO PRESENTED i,New York Congressman De- lares That People Want Ac tion and Are Tired of Inquiries. Washington, Dec. 4. Four bills, de signed to cut the high cost of food, were introduced by Representative Fitzgerald, of New York, in congress today. Two propose a food embar go; one would regulate transportation of cold storage food and another would regulate the admission of farm products and manufactured foodstuffs through parcel post and reduce the rate on food. "The enactment of either of the bills," said Representative Fitzgerald, "will bring immediate relief to the country. The people want action; they are heartily tired of talk and in vestigations." A mass of petitions was filed in favor of legislation. ." .7' One embargo resolu,Uonwould pro-, hibitr the exportation of any farm product or manufactured foodstuff for more than one year. The otfcer would empower the President to sus pend exportation whenever prices be- came extortionate and the public in terest required. Both bills provide for the shipment of food to Ameri - cans abroad or to people made desli - i tute by var, pestilence or other ex - traordinary events. Interstate transportation of cold storage food, unless the date of stor- I age is distinctly marked, would be I prohibited together with arbitrary prohibition of interstate transporta tion of any products in cold storage for more than ten months, e:i:ept butter, which might be held longer. Secretary Redfield today sent a re port on food prices to the White House and it is understood it shows a wide difference between the prices 1 u -,i v Vvi, paid the producer and those paid by the consumer. The report for the present will be held confidential, to- That Amount, Included in Money Sought of Congress, For Customs House. (By George H. Manning.) ! 1 1 r- nair iiminnrn U K N H N KM WBfc-ii win. w 1 w r . TumiL'fir.m iuiiiui: nuuiiHiiu muiiL Washington, Dec. 4. Secretary of .on the benches. Members of the dip v r. rpAa MiHm roiia fr. pnn. Inmatifl rnrns hfar him from t.hfiir tilt! XIUUOC yJL IVCpi CSCUiatl V CO Wi-lXX it met at noon today. The largest item is $135,000 for com- pleting the construction of the Cus - toms House and Appraisers Stores at Wilmington, for which $85,000 was ap-jof propriated last year. . The other North Carolina items are as follows Burlington Completing post offi , '"The Lady from Montana.' $20,000. ( Miss Jeanette Rankin, republican, Chapel Hill Purchase of site and first woman elected to congress, is commencement construction post of-j expected' to be in her seat then. She fice, $30,000. does not sit in the present session Charlotte Completion of post office although many Uninformed expected and court house, $25,000. to see her today but comes in with Shelby Completing post office 'the new congress. When she does ar building, $10,000 ' rive the House will be confronted with Waynesville Completing post of-'revising its own rules to give her a fice, $10,000. rnnsrfiss has already authorized this work and as the amounts must new members to takethe oath of of be made available without delay to fice. James E. Watson, of Indiana, prevent tying up work, under the ap- Republican, takes the unexpired term nronriations will be made before con- of the late Senator Shively, Democrat, CTeas adiourns in March., I ITS CAREER certainty tAILROAD PROGRAM TO BE COMPLETED ood Embargo Question Also Apt to Bob Up-Other Live Matters Ahead Washhigton, Dec. 4. Congress re- O O C- t-tr V- 1 l ,T ill. J 1 . A 1 . f.uoumuiuu Luucty wxLn xnree . monins remaining in which to complete the (legislative plans of the first adminis tration of President Wilson. 4 With prospect of a much reduced majority in the new House, or dos- ' sibly a line up so close that Demo cratic control will be in doubt, admin istration leaders have laid their plans to work at high speed in the hope of enacting the most important part of their program before it is endangered in the Sixty-Fifth congress. Foremost is completion of Presi dent Wilson's railroad legislation pro gram left unfinished at the last ses sion with the passage of the Adamson law. The remainder of the program, which the President will "press, in cludes supplementary legislation to prevent such a nation-wide railway strike as was threatened last summer, or in fact, a lockout, until the situa tion has been investigated; Second in importance to the rail way situation comes the agitation for a restrictiin of shipments of foodstuffs to Eui-ope. Thousands of petitions asking for an embargo have been re ceived by members of Congress and at the White House. In every case, it is argued that the increased cost of living in the United States demands a restriction of shipments abroad. So far as has been disclosed President Wilson and members of the cabinet have nor .plans for acting ; on the . sub ject, .butlfc? Isnaebfct-Sfcustea members of congress intend to push the subject and it may develop a fight. Chairman Fitzgerald of the ap propriation committee already has an nounced his intention f introducing !a bin for a food embargo f Woman suffragists, renewing their ingnt for passage of the Susan B. An- 'tbony amendment to the constitution i have laid all the lines for their cam paign, and it is possible that their demands may be crowded into the short time congress has to deal with I a!1 important budget of legislation. Prohibitionists, no less ardent than the suffragists, in their demand for a federal amendment, are . expected to begin their fight anew. The first day of the session never sees much business done. Re-elected members get congratulations; defeat- I v., and minorty leaders receive ovations as they walk down the aisles. Galler-1 ies afe crowded with wive s ad the j friends of members " who join in the demonstrations of hand clapping and cheering as their favorites take their seats; except in the Senate where a dignified calm prevails. A few form ialities mixed with a few informalities always compose the first day's session and then the House as well as the Sen ate adjourns until tomorrow to hear President Wilson deliver his annual address. In accordance with the custom he sets at the beginning of his term, President Wilson will read- his ad dress from the clerks desk in the Hall of the House while Senators and Rep- j resentatives are assembled before him v 9 akm J w I domestic issues, the "state of the i union" and gives first prominence to ,the railway situation, Today's opening marks the closing man's monopoly of membership in j the House of Representatives. In the next congress the clerks and the pages and the Speaker will be calling (place on the floor. ' In the Senate there were three who was temporarily succeeded by ARE LmUBN iii i Hi WILL SPEED UP THE Clark and Kitchin Tell Presi dent They Will Push 'Action Washington," Dec. 4. When Con gress re-convened today President Wilson had the assurance of Speaker' Clark and Representative Kitchin, Democratic leader, that they would try and hasten the enactment of the railroad legislation desired by the ad- ministration. Similar co-operation on the railroad acts wHl be sought by the President this week from the Sen - ate leaders. Many of the Congressmen today appeared to favor some kind of em- bargo on food exports, or other ac - tion to reduce tbe soaring food prices. Representative Fitzgerald, Democrat ofM York,:--has ' nounced his inntion to re-introduce today his billauthorizing the Presi- WILSON PROGRAM - T! ; D Ig n 1 ex"but the jesisting power of the Ilu-' GRANTS REQUEST TO prize ship, Appam, now. at NiwjpTlie ' News. Va.. to expedite the hearinels'iccesei . ...... J 1 r: or me case xesung me vessel s owner-. shiD. was eranted -rooTkv bv the Su-1 preme Court and the case set for ar-I guuicui. lyt v auuai j ' i . ;. I si. J i Ftetrida tand ,Cae tp .vTrlaf, -:-CUcko2nUlt!te.:-JLlto case--Qf he pany, the officials of which are charged with 'using; the mails to de-; fraud in the sale ; of thousands of acres of Florida land, is to ne taken ernment, under Premier Asquith, haa ' up for trial in the Federal court here j been saved by deciding to reconstruct . this week. The defendants in the.it, and an agreement regarding the -7 itTJll! 1 H T 1 7": 1 1 : ! si 11 I A 1 1 A. I 1 y' I case are vviiiiaui a. vjua iiiu vvxinaui F. Greenwood, of Colorado, Percy Hagerman of Chicago, and Harold J Bryant of Lake Forest, 111. Thomas Taggart; Bert M. Fernland, ; capital, and the city is said to oe re of Maine, was selected to the vacancy i suming its normal aspect, caused by the death of Senator Bur-J On the Somme front activity seem leigh; William F. Kirby, Democrat, of ed to be confined to minor attacks. Arkansas, was elected to fill the un expired term of the late Senator Clarke. While the organization flsrht in the i House does not come until the as-i sembling of the next congress, the Senate probably will see some polit ical generalship in the selection of a successor to Senator Clarke as pres ident pro tempore. Senators who have their eyes on the majority floor leadership, made vacant by the de feat of Senator Kern, are loath to take the office pro tempore. Strangely enough the disposition seems to be to avoid an office instead of seeking it. because senators realize that the man 1 who becomes president pro tempore is out of the race for the floor leader- ship. There have been some indica- j tions that the situation might be solv-, ed by giving the office of president pro tempore to Senator O'Gorman, who re tires with the end of the congress. This, it is nointed out, would be a compliment to the retiring senator, and would leave all the candidates for the leadership free to enter the con test. It is generally conceded that while the important appropriation j bills for the fiscal year will occupy' most of the time between onw and : adjournment, much general legisla tion on the administration program would be urged. Committees in I charge of conservation legislation, the ' Webb bill to authorize domestic cor porations to maintain collective for eign selling agencies, the immigration bill and a corrupt practice measure to ; limit national campaign expenditures j are certain to be active from the be-. ginning. Congress assembled promptly at noon today for the short session, which will mark the close of Presi dent Wilson's first term, with aj nrnwded nroeram of legislation, fore-' most in which are the President's; plans for railroad legislation. Sena- tors and Representatives settled ' down to work as Speaker Clark and Vice-President Marshall brought 1 down their gavels. J Today's opening session was mark- ed by more than the usual flood of bills and resolutions, many of which; are expected to die in committee j with Congress on March 4. J KWR1EV. ARE Situation for Rumanians Yet -Critical Despite" the Rus- v . sian Successes . RESISTING POWER 1 HAS BEEN REINFORCED Y 'l j Serbians Renew Their Success ; f ul Advance British Cabi net Troubles Settled Cris is In Greece Apparently Has Passed -" -'; The situation in Rumania does not appear markedly less critical for the V Rumanians in spite of the reported J s'cess of the Russo-Rumanlan arpi' ; ies now southwest of Bucharest, 'inT holding back, temporarily at least,' ";' Field Marshal von Mackensen'a . - . , forces. Bucharest and the armies d. 1 I fending it continue under a serious , threat, not only from the forces south.' west, but also from those along the ' (iine of the Archu and from General VOn Falkenhayn's armies, pressing ' . southward. - 7 ' - Thi tone of the'eonverjtoi atUckj' thu b'ei ed fn)m thr BiB :U Qf Bucnarest appearg undiminished. manians, I reinfoi-ced by : Kusaiai ,! troops, seims to be tremendoiacJjDpn 7 . their ncjcparentlr. ' rv . v . av ' , Oi capturin rhjeibtti nortl Gru2Blwa and dri er wrjamna to.uae di- , rectlon wr Staving four tolles nfliti). cook, owuiua iu ,,uio ' twti y.fcur ment tiadar. . Ttogtmrata vbattlln m .Ha.n been iji prorress for some r'daya-". 'I ,tnla region, hich Jtes 7 beyond ,'th r'-r. The British cabinet problem, ap- pears in process of solution, with th& '- belief prevailing that a coalition gor , war council, me viuii poiuL m loouy, .. i shortly will be announced. The situation in Athens has quieted down after the crisis of last week, according to advices from the Greek The French reported that two uer man raids were made on small out r costs last nicht. but that on the whole the night passeH quietly. The British war off(ce statement today reported artillery actions last night on the Franco-Belgian front. The situation was declared to be un changed. LIQUOR MEN FEAR REV. BILLY SUNDAY Boston. Mass.. Dec. 4. The out- come of the municipal elections about to take place in Boston and other Massachusetts cities is awaited with more than ordinary interest, because of the effect that the Billy Sunday campaign now being conducted In this city may have on the vote on the liquor issue. Seventeen munici palities are to vote on license tomor row and an equal number one week hence. On December 19 the Issuo will be voted on at the regular jelec- tion in Boston. . , Billy Sunday, "Ma" Sunday and every member of the evangelist's staff is doing his or her part to swing Boston into the no-license col- umn. According to the no-IIcense and prohibition workers, the liquor peo- pie are frightened at the prospects of carrying Boston dry, as well as working to the same end in other cities of the Commonwealth. That they will work harder than usual Is Certain. - CARRANZA AGAIN HOLDS CHIHUAHUA CITY. Washington, Dec. 4. Official reports to the State Department announce the re-occupation of Chihuahua City by Carranra forces on Sunday. The reports also say that no resistance was encountered" and that Villa and his bandits left no Indications as to their whereabouts. . VW(U AIUIUE? 1 " - 1 - - f '.. : - ? - s Nv r 7 " y-p-l- 1