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1,463 DISASTERS WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF SERVICE- ONLY 53
LIVES LOST
74 VESSELS WERE LOST
. Washington, Jan. 2. Out of a total
of 6,661 persons -involved in 1,463 dis
asters to vessels of all classes within
the scope of the United. States Lif
Savihg Service, only 53 lives were
lost and but 74 vessels were complete
ly destroyed, according to the annual
report of S. I. Kimball, general super
intendent of the service," for the fiscal
year which ended June 30th last.
The greatest number of .casualties
reported was in connection with craft
without documents, such as sailboats,
launches and rowboats, 1,046 accidents
having occurred, to such craft with
3,013 persons aboard, and a total of
14 lives having been lost. There were
3,648 persons aboard 417 documented
vessels reported in distress by keep
ers of life-saving stations, and the"
total number lost was 39.
Of the " 1,463 vessels of all kinds
' which met with,, accidents, the lif e
savers rendered assistance to 1,407,
valued withV r-
: $10,179,
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rescue
230. '-of:
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." . fi5J?:ff'rV , 1 person"!
I i 'Z shotwounds,' bro
of 13?
3 fxon jfirown,?, surgical
jersons suffering from; in-
broken limbs-of: buhsas,
&ni the recovery of 150 bodies of per-
sor-whoaoCdeath by lumping
- or falling from piers and bridges,
breaking through the ice or in other
ways. Nine of this number were sul
cidei, j " t:!"!j
The net-expenditures for maintain
ing the - service throughout the year
were $2,249,375.68. The enactment if
the bill passed, at the last session of
' Congress by the Senate providing re
tirement pay .for members of the life-
saving service and others of the field,
service incapacitated for duty is urged
in the report.
Who Will Christen The Arkansas?
Washington, Jan. 2. Officials of the
Navy Department are ndn-plussed by
the announcement from Little Rock
that Got ernor Donaghey, of Arkansas,
has designated Miss Marion Clarke,
daughter of Senator James P. Clarke,
to christen the battleship Arkansas.
The Department already has named
Miss Mary L. Macon, daughter of
Representative R. B. Macon, of Ar
kansas, for the honor.
This action was taken, it is said,
after the receipt of a telegram from
Governor Donaghey declining to ap
point a sponsor because .of lack of
time to make the necessary, arrange
ments. To meet the situation, and in
order that Arkansas might riot be de
prived of the honor of christening her
name-sake in the navy by a daughter
of" the State, Secretary Meyer took up
the matter with Representative Ma
con", who was in Washington at the
time, and ascertained that the Con
gressman's daughter would be willing
to act as sponsor. Accordingly the
Secretary advised the President of the
New- York Shipbulding Company, the
builders of the , Arkansas, that Miss
Macon would be the sponsor. There
the matter rests as no further word
has yet been received from Governor
. Donaghey.
Of all the monopolists the one we
most detest is he who monopolizes
conversation and prevents us from
.getting In our word.
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We presume that the weather fac
tory Is taking holiday today, .New
Year's Day, : legal holiday, as the
Weather Bureau did not send us any
buletin. , '
NEWS ITEMS OF
GENERAL INTEREST
HATTERS OF IMPORTANCE HAP
PENING THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY
Chapel Hill, Jan. 2. Dr. William B.
MacNider, of the University of North
Carolina Medical School, was Friday
elected a member of the Council of
American - Pharmacologists at the
meeting in New Bern.. r.
Buena Vista, Va., Jan. 2. Fire early
Saturday in the business section did
damage to the extent of $15,000. In
surance of about $12,000 covered the
tosses. Brown Brothers' general
store was the heaviest losers, it being
damaged $8,000, with half that amount
of insurance. .-
Charlotte, N. C, Jan. 2. L. M. Hun
ter, charged with having forged
checks on several Charlotte banks,
was. brought here Saturday from
Harve de Grace, Md, and turned over
to the Federal authorities. Hunter
came here several weeks ago and
posed as a manufacturer investigat
ing a site for-a big plant. He in
stantly won the confidence of local
capitalists and lived high for a week.
Washington, Jan. .2. Chairman
Martin A. Knapp, of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, Saturday took
the oath of office as additional Circuit
Judge of the United; States, thus. be:
coming automatically a member of the
new Commerce Court.
Pinehurst, N. C, .Jan. 2. In the
final round of .the seventh annual
holiday " week golf tournament Satur
day Walter J. Trayis, of Garden City,
former!American and British cham
pion, defeated Paul M. Hunter, of Mid
lothian, two up and one to play.
Westfield, Mass., Jan. 2. Following
the discovery of an alleged shortage
of nearly $60,000 in the funds of the
Westfield Savings bank, the treas
urer of the institution, V. W.Crowson.
was placed under arrest and arraign
ed in court. According to a statement
issued .by State Bank Commissioner
Arthur D. Chapin, Crowson has con
fessed to misappropriation of the
funds of the bank.
LEADS THE WORLD AS
A COALING CENTER
Hampton Roads Shipments For .Year
. Exceeds Cardiff By 2,000,000 Tons.
Newport News, Va., Jan. 2. Hamp
ton Roads became the leading coal
shipping center of the world during
the year ending Saturday night.
More than ten million tons of coal
went over the docks at Lamberts
Point, on the -Norfolk side, and tho
Newport News piers in nineteen and
ten, giving Hampton Roads a lead of
about two million tons over Cardiff,
until now recognized as the world's
greatest coal port.
. . Of the ten million tons four millions
were dumped at the C. & O - piers
here, while the six million were
handled by the Jtf . & W. at Lamberts
Point and the Virginian at Sewalls
Point. It is estimated that the three
railroads received fifteen million dol
lars in freight charges.
Local agents say that the new re
cord will be exceeded in nineteen
eleven, and that when the Panama
Canal is opened Hampton Roads will
send out fifteen million tons of coal
and upwards annually.
Disappointed In .Love, Young Wan
Kills Himself.
Sheppards, ; Va., , Jan. 2. Archer
DuncaV committed suicide Friday af
ternoon by shooting himself In -1 is
U inple with a pistol at the store o!
James Gills.
Mr. Duncan was a very bright and
handsome young man. - It is reported
that disappointment in love caused
him to kill himself.
GONZALES IS
INTERVIEWED
LEADER OF MEXICAN INSURGENTS
TELLS OF HIS POLICY AND
HIS PLANS
FIGHT IS AGAINST DIAZ
Presidio, Mex. Abraham Gonzales,
leader of the insurgent forces operat
ing near Ojinaga and provisional Gov
ernor of Chihuahua, has given an in-
terviwe to the Associated Press cor
respondent at Mulato.
This.is the first statement made by
any of the Insurgent leaders in the
field.
Gonzales talked frankly telling of
the policy of the insurgents and their
plans.
"The Independents now control the
greater part of Chihuahua," said he
"we could capture any of the outlying
garrisoned towns at "any time but in
turn we would have to establish gar
risons in these cities, thus taking
many fighting men from the field. -
"We did not expect to defeat the
Diaz army In a day or a month. We
have accomplished all that we set out
to do up to date." . ;
"The independents control a section
of the railroad, thus holding the gar
risons at Juarez, Ojinaga; Pedernales
and Laguna helpless in "their bar
racks. We have checked every effort
to send reinforcements north and con
trol several hundred miles of the bor:
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"This gives us an opportunity to re-
emit our armies and train our eager
recruits. Every day increases our
strength. When we are ready to strike
we will strike and Diaz will be shaken
from his throne. .
"The independents will , protect the
property and lives of Americans and
other foreigners. We come as libera
tors, not as invaders. "
"The independents are not fighting
Mexico,. they are fighting the Diaz gov
ernment. -
Gonzales talked slowly in halting
English, turning now and then to a
young officer for aid in translating his
words.
"Of our immediate plans I cannot,
of course, speak. We have opened
the door for our countrymen who
wish to fight and we are arming and
drilling them as fast as they come.
"We want simple justice. We want
the right to vote as we believe. The
courts, the great instrument of Diaz's
tyranny next to the army, must be
made court of law, not tools of op
pression. "The men who have organized this
uprising will fight until all are dead.
They are confident of victory."
BRYAN FEARS DISCORD.
Hesitates to Send Letter to Baltimore
Diners Lest He Spoil Harmony.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 2. William J.
Bryan has informed Albert. L. AI
money, Baltimore, Md., that he can
not attend the Jackson Day celebra
tion on January 17th, it is stated. Mr.
Bryan says: '
"It will be impossible for me to be
present, and I hesitate to send a let
ter to be read at the celebration lest
it might prove a discordant notes, if,
as I would infer Jrom the preliminary
arrangement, those who originated it
are dissatisfied with the last Demo
cratic " national platform.
"That party was satisfactory to
the party two years ago and is satis
factory to the rank and file now. The
victory of last month was, in my judg
ment, largely due to the fact that
several planks of the platfornf had al
ready been vindicated by events, and
events have, since . the election, vin
dicated other planks."
The boaster's story of his life is too
much like the historical novels-one
part truth to three parts fiction.
TREASURY
BETTER OFF
BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR SHOWS
IMPROVEMENT IN THE COUN
TRY'S FINANCE
TO ISSUE PANAMA BONDS
Washington, Jan. 2. The coming
of a New Year finds the finances of
the United States Treasury far im
proved over the condition in which
the business of 1910 was begun, hav
ing spent some $26,000,000 more than
it had taken in. That sum took no
account of the extraordinary expendi
tures for the Panama Canal.
- The beginning of 1911 finds that
defiicit reduced to $6,000,000 and the
total deficit, Including Panama ex
penditures, reduced to almost $26,000,
000 on all accounts practically half
of what it was a year ago.
The year closes with about $86,000,
000 in the general fund and a working
balance of $34,000,000 in the Treasury
offices, both considerably lower than
a year ago.' This is considred by the
Treasury officials a remarkable show
ing in the' face of the fact that more
that $130,000,000 has been advanced
out of ordinary funds for the canal
construction. The showing seems to
sustain Secretary MacVeagh's de
cla ration that the Treasury would be
able to keep an even keel until Con
gress passed legislation to allow an
Issue ! of tsAurfes3 jupon the plans
which Mr MacVeagh has laid down?
Such a plan as Mr. MacVeagh and
Senator Aldrich have so far worked
out contemplates the issue of $50,
000,000 or $100,000,000 of Panama
bonds, not to be available for national
bank .circulation, and at a rate of in
terest high enough to make them at
tractive to investors. Such a plan
promises to develop into legislation
when Congress settles down to" work.
HE LIVED THREE WEEKS
WITH DEAD IN HOUSE.
Decomposed Body of Cleveland Man's
Wife ancr Daughter Found.
Cleveland, O.; Jan 1 For three
weeks, while the dead bodies of his
wife, Anna, and three-year-old daugh
ter. Hermina, lay decompose:! in an
up-stairs room, Herman Mielke ate
and slept in a downstairs room at
bis home. ,
Mielike, who is a paroled work
bouse prisoner,, went to police court
Saturday to report to Probation of
ficer Vinning, While there he told
Vinning that he has Just discovered
the death of his wife and daughter.
Mielke said that he and his wife
quarreled two weeks ago because he
kicked their collie dog, and that , he
had -not seen her or the child since.
He said he supposed she had run
away, until Saturday when odors issu
ing from her bed room led him to in
vestigate. He claimed that he found
a bottle that had contained chloroform
by her side.
Qail Released Mate.
Pinehurst, N. C, Jan. 2. "The quail
is a remarkable bird," declares Mr
Metcalf, of , Providence, a cottager
here, "and I ' haven't been reading
Roberts, Long or Seton-Thompscn
Early in the week we caged a pair of
birds which had been broueu: in
to my daughter by a native. Shortly
afie: the male escaped.
:For two days he was missing, ihen,
returning, he hovered about, auH. at
ihe fist opportunity, pecked at the
button on the door until he was able
to open the exit and release his sr.vtte.
"Vcu tan talk about loons p'l.viTm
t it, and crows counting, but I guess
the quail comes in for some considfcra
tior, too.
" 'iKii't believe it?' The ta ?t. How
ever. re;nains," concluded Mr Mei
valf with conviction.
CANDIDATES FOR U. S.
SENATE REPORTED OUT
HOWEVER EX-GOV. AYCOCK SAYS
HE IS NOT IN RACE-KITCHEN
NON-COMMITTAL
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 2. Special dis
patches from Washington to the ef
fect that ex-Governor Aycock and
Governor Kitchin are both active
candidates for the United States Sen
ate to succeed Senator Simmons two
years hence has created consider
able comment here. Asked about
the matter Ex-Governor Aycock said
that he is not and will not be a
candidate. On the other hand Gov
ernor Kitchin made this response to
the inquiry:
"The Washington story is interest
ing but I have no statement to make
about its subject matter at this ime."
The situation seems to narrow down
to the conclusion that the senatorial
contest will be between Senator Sim
mons and Governor Kitchin, tne fight
to be between them exclusively in
the event there is primary expres
sion on the senatorship. Then if
the question goes into the Legis
lature without primary expression ex-
Governor Aycock might be drawn
in for the election through a dead.
lock between Simmons and Kitchin.
SHOOTS CAFE PROPRIETOR.
Wholesale Merchant of Laurinburg, in
Difficulty Over Settlement of. Bill
For Oysters, Seriously Wounds
Resturant Keeper.
Laurinburg, Jan. 2. A mosunfort
unate shooting affair occurred here
Friday night in the "Busy Bee Cafe,"
in which PeterTsumas was the Vic
tim. Mr.Lonhie Hammond, a mem
ber of the firm of Covington-Hammond
Company, wholesale grocers, - had re
cently sold some oysters to the "Busy
Bee," and there had arisen some dis
pute as to the settlement." It wa
while the parties were endeavoring
to settle the matter that the dispute
arose which led to the shooting imme
diately after the bill had been paid.
It is said that as Mr. Hammond" wa
about to lave the cafe, . Tsumas as
saulted him with a stick which was
the beginning of the real difficulty.
There are contradictions as to the sue
ceeding occurrences.
Mr. Hammond contended that he
fired the shot In defense of himself as
the proprietor was about to fire upon
him. He surrendered to tho chief o.
police and was placed under a bond
of $5,000 by Recorder W. P. Benton
for his appearance at court
The bullet entered the left side.
shattering one rib and lodging against
the spinal column. A portion of the
body is slightly paralyzed. The bullet
has' not yet been removed. His
general condition at this time is re
ported to be uncertain.
Athletics May Play In Japan.
Cincinnati, O., Jan. 2. Business
Manager Frank Bancroft, of the Cin
cinnati Nationals, who has taken base
ball clubs" to foreign countries, expects
to add another country to his list after
the next world's series. Japan is the
country Bancroft expects to storm,
and his army of invation will consists,
he says, of the Philadelphia - Ameri
cans, whose recent trip to Cuba . he
had charge of.
Greensboro Man Killed by " Train.
Greensboro, Jan. 2. Andrew
Weatherly a well known Greensboro
real estate and rental man, was run
over and instantly killed by the in
coming passenger train from Madi
son Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. His
body was crushed almost beyond re
cognition, and at first the body was
thought to be that of Wl G. Jennings,
another Greensboro man. Investiga
tion showed that ' Mr. Jennings was
at home.'
It will -require more than one coat
of" whitewash to renovate some poli
ticians. Indeed, some of them need a
disinfectant added to the lime.
2 AVIATORS
AREJOLLED
MOISANT AND HOXSEY DARING
AIRMEN HAD FATAL FALLS
ON SATURDAY
TREACHEROUS CURRENTS
John B. Moisant and Arch Hoxser.
aviators extraordinary, were killed
Saturday. Both fell out of the treach
erous air currents with their mi
chines neither from a vast height
and Moisant's remaining minutes of
life were so few as to count as naught.
Hoxsey was killed instantly.
Moisant met his death at 9:55 a.
m., attempting to alight in a field a
few miles from New . Orleans, La
Hoxsey, who went into the air early
in the afternoon at Los Angles, lay"
at 2 : 12 p. m. a crushed, lifeless mass
in view of the thousands who were
watching the aviation tournament.
Moisant's Record.
Thus the last day of 1910, in bring
ing the total number of deaths of
aviators to. 30, capped the list with
two of the most illustrious of thosa
airmen who have been writing the
history of aviation in the sky of two
continents. Moisant, a Chicagoan by
birth, after an adventurous life in
Central America, became interested in
aviation in France less than a-year
ago. , After soaring into public re
cognition by his plucky flight from
Paris across the English channel to
London wfrh: a - passenger, Moisant'3-
fearlessness and resourcefulness were
exhibited frequently. Finding him
self without a machine, he purchased
one from a friend for $i6?000 and
within ten minutes started on his
winning flight from Belmont Park, N-
Y., around the Statue of Liberty, win
ning a prize of $10,000.
Saturday a sudden puff of wind
caught him within 500 feet of the
earth, turned his machine over and
a' broken neck terminated his career.
Hoxey's Achievements.
Arch Hoxsey, after a year of uni
form success with the Wright aero
planes, had gained a name for daring
and competence In the air. Only ill
the past week he set a new world's
record for altitude of 11474 feet and
then, to show his contempt for " the
earth,- sailed majestically more than
4,000 feet above the highest moun
tain in California Saturday he ran
afoul of the same kind of boiling,
treacherous wind within some 500 feet
from th earth, and a minute later a
horrified crowd, aroused from Its
shock, was rushing madly to where a
broken mags of humanity law beneath
a torn bit of canvas and some broken
spars.
Both met death in almost the same
manner. Each machine was headed
for the earth and suddenly seemed to
stop, hover in the air, then "turn over
onto its nose" , and dive headlong to
the earth and to destruction.
With Hoxsey and Moisant, twenty
seven aviators and their passengers
were killed last year in falls from
heavier-than-air machines, against five
in the two years previous. And those
three years comprise the working his-?
tory of the sport, for it was in 1908,
that Lieutenant Thomas E. Self ridge,
TJ. S. A., fell with Orville Wright in
the first public trial of an aeroplane
at Fort Meyer. He was the first pas-senger-and
the first man killed in a
self -sustained machine. The other
American dead, all killed this year,
are Johnstone, Hoxsey and Moisant.
COTTON MARKET
The New York cotton exchange waa
closed today, the day being observed
as New Year's day and a holiday.
Spots were bringing from i4 1-2 to
14 ?-4 on the Wilson market today.
Receipts here were light.
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