The Wilmington Dispatch from Wilmington, North Carolina • Page 1

THE D1CPATCH c.fl? THE WEATHER. Delivered In the City by Carrie? or jl A "Fjir an7 Slightly waribetvModerat norttfeast tent anywhere by Mall at SS'lSentT" per Month. erjy Vinds' volume; seventeen? -1 i bi '1 1 i .,1 sJi v. i. -r iSi a I Cn a.

rv r' ill" 3- IP v. flf Xl' 1 If 1 nl tie P. II UUUUUUM Ul 111, His Brother toplpll Trust Question or idliii Fifteen Years 10 0 I-'. i yy--i i if a 'Co)uC tica! Chaos-Hope. Placed in Dr.

Sen. 't Majority of Provinces inxThrpes of Poverty and Famine. Dec' appre herisipn -is daily, felt. that China is drifting into political chaos. The sit- uation: inspires, mosi? pessimistic bodings from impartialiobservers.

The- Ryolutibnary wntas here are now wgtime araMng" the -arrival; 'of 35rt Juit hoped he may ptoye i a leadjer vwho can line up the yarioiis fttoluflQnaryv chiefs. Dissen- fVft cty-ratifn lC complete collapse of "i'-J'. His Appeal to. Be Taken As Soon as Possible-to the Sunrefne Court--Sh'ould He" Lose it I Every County poara or neaiin vyouia be illegal, it is Said-Staistical Secretary of instate; Gives Jtjnte resting FiguresNew Concerns Chartered; mat' a a a a aa. a Raleigh, N.

CV Dec. 5, 19lfS Attorneys for ilCuiiers have- annouriced that theyvwin carry his case up to Supreme as Tiick4 as. possiof in orjer thatntha inat- i i vi ueiween ine aoctor ana' tne uouif-: try Commissioners 'over the; toSs-: iOtf of the: office of supeririteridni; 4f health mai -be finally disriosed' 6t: Judge Peebles last week held tht ih eiecuon ot- tne neaitn omcer Dy tne board of health was unconstitutional, at the same time I declaring the ap- polntment by Br. W. Rankin, sec retary of the State Board of 'Hearth; The judge ruled authorizing the mayor of the county town, tho chairman of the board of county, commissioners and the county-superintendent of education to.nela constitute the, county board of health was in that it gave these men.

two offices, which is contrary to the Lconstitution. Dr.McCullers' lawyers will test this but if the Su Court should sustain Judge Peebles, every county board of health in the State would be illegal. Pastor Welcomed. i Maddry, the new pas tor of the Baptist; has beri given a' cordial welcome to.ti? i the imperial Governriierit is regarded imniirierit, though there1 is as yet noth i 1(11181' A-i -t 'XV-t-i: ing staDte to taxe 4ts piace. me cost bl; the' struggle4 is enormous.

Apart from losses I on the battlefield, it has, plunged a' majority of. the "oyinces into poverty and-; stopped trade ari crippled' industryr'i Millions are starving i within a fadiiis of one hundred miles from Shanghai. ports from the 1 interior indicate that conditions 'are growing worse. SBIATORtKlJRflECI 1 y. i iii'aw chai- ge aiul Wo citypf "Rat- comfprmer president pf New; YorK'- Cmty Repubilcari; irB.

i White today, said was RM.ro 'ft date oilVBiSSafi iysrrhirl0iBeveU" said Griscomalno dpubt where he stands: hift jbeerinlPsjt" directed positive his stateriierits." Read In the' House at Noon 'andlRepub- lican Members Applauded it Vjgor-ously-f Read About 2 O'clock'in the Senate, i' i. RESIDENTS his message' to the. regu- 4 larsession of the Sixty-Second 4 Congress, and it is the first of a seri es the Chief Executive in- tend to transmit. The' mes- i sage" will be found on page 16 4 of today's Dispatch. -frf Washingfon- Dec.

Taft's' annual message to Congress i -is devoted this year entirely to the trusts. It wsj vigorously applauded oh the Republican side of the House of Representatives, where it was reai short ly after noon today. The 'en tireV house listened attentively to the Presidents i -r." The Senate, with-its late; hour of meeting; 2 o'clockV'did receive the message uutil that time. i-1 FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS SPENT FOB FERTILIZER Special to The Dispatch. Raleigh, N.

5. Commisslohr er Graham; estimates the sale -ot fer tilizer tons, at a cost to the farmers, of fifteen 'million doilarsSIt wdUId reqiriro he-8ay8fUTtbuindid thousand bales 6f cotton at the pres: eni' price to pay the bill. SEVEN KILLED. Chicagdi- Ded: '6. Seven i dead aud eight injured, is the statistical record Uf theKimting sfeasori; in which began 15th land? iclosed yes terday: The records show thirty persons throughout the country were kill ed in hunting accidents.

SUPREME COURT REFUSES PACKERS' PLEA Washingtohfi Dee.5. Tbe Supreme Court of the-tJifltd: States refuses to grant a istay of the beef packers' trial in' the- court would be able-'to pass on" the constitutional ques tion-raised-by the'-packers in habeas 1 1 WiilattetKl conrcTence. i Morrison-said- that was subscribed: and practically all was sent to theiattorneysi He declined to commit himself -when asked if Darrow received other remuneration besides the fee mentioned. 5 Practically all of the $200,000, Mor rison said, was spent. -The money received by a committee after the pleas of guilty were he declared, would be returned to the contributors so far as and the residue of defense fund, if any, would be either sent back to contributars or distributed pro rata among" the locals "Have received any.

report or statement from Darrow as. to the way the money was expended?" he was asked. "We have received no such report," he replied. "Tbe only communication along this line has been a request for more money." Samuel Gompers. showing evidence of the strain under which he has labor ed.rn appeared in the corridor of his hotel at tO o'clock.

"Not a word, not a word," Qompers declared to the reporters. "The only thing I can say is what I have already, said that I didn't know the" McNamaras were guilty, or that they would plead guilty:" 'r "Will you comment on the sentences to be passed today?" "We are here now because we got in trouble with a Judge," said one labor leader, referring to the impending, con ference regarding the Buck Stove and Range case. ,1 3 Gompers paused "I don't believe I care to say anything about what the Judge he with a smile James MpNamara's Confession Mae' PubJic- Declares He Did Not Intend to Destroy Life, Only to Wreck Part of Times Building Judge Doesn't Believe Story and Detective Burns Hoots at ItMoney For Defense Still Pouring In Ch'ief, Counsel Darrow Got a $50,000 Fee Gompers Still Fails to Give Detailed Expression of Opinion-Labor Leaders Are Gathering For Conference. Los Angeles, 5. Judge Bord-well today sentenced to.

Jife -and John J. McNamara. to fifteen years in San Questing prison. Court opened at 10:23 o'clock, and Judge Bordwell mounted the benen. A moment later Attorney Darrowj chief counsel for the 'defense, oll6w-ed by LeCompte-.

Davis and Joseph Scott, entered. Behind them" trailed the McNamaras. "Are you ready to proceed?" asked the Judge. "The State said District Attorney Fredericks and, read James JI cNamara's confession amid absolute silence. "Is that statement correct?" "It is," said 5" "Then the court finds," said the Judge, "that the degree of guilt of the defendant is murder in the first degree.

"James B. McNamara, you may stand up," said the court. "What is your full name?" "James Boyd McNamara," said the prisoner. The court then began a formal statement rec.iting the indicstmnt for 4 JOHN llMCNAHAKA Sentenced to Prison for Fifteen Years. He Was Undoubtedly the Mas ter Mind Behind the Dastardly Deeds, Which Culminated in His Brother, James Blowing Up The Times Building.

murder of Charles J. Haggerty, upon which McNamara pleaded guilty, and asked McNamara if lie had any statement to mke. "I have not," he saidl 'Have' you anything to say he asked District Attorney Fredericks. "There has been no or bargaining; in this he said. "Counsel cn the other side are well aware of the usual custom of granting clemency to persons pleading guilty.

This defendant by so pleading has settled for all time a question which otherwise would always have been in doubt. He saves the State great expenditures and served the State in other ways." "The defendant will arise," said the commented upon McNamara's that be did not intend to destroy life that "the circumstances are against that statement," Judge Bordwell continued: "A man who will place sixteen sticks Of dynamite-in a place where you, as a printer, know gas was burning in. many places and, knew many were toiling must have; had no regard? for life; must have been a murderer at heart and undeserving of clemencyi'! For reasons other than such a plea of non-intent Judge Bordwell declared he would Impose the p.enaltyl of- imprisonment for life. John came next The Llewellyn Iron Works indict ment was read to him. He had noth-J ing to say.

District Attorney Fredericks said that as Inthe other case, a plea guilty permitted consideration, but pleaded that the defendant, John McNamara, be given "a few years of freedom at the end of his life." The Judge declared that, strictures against James vB; McNamara would also apply, to him. i he declared, "was not because of the' merit as to intent." He then imposed a fifteen sentence, one year more than was "predicted. The, McNaijlaras were then taken irom tne court room back to jail. Their counsel left the room almost immediately and the crowd filed out laughing and chatting. Julge JSordwell also left at once; returning to his chambers.

Canfesshri Made Public. James B. 'McNamara's. brief confession, penned by hW own hand late yes- terday, was made public today. It redds:" V- I James B.

McNamara', defendant in the -case of the' people, having heretofore guilty-to' the 'crime of murder, desire- to 'make this statement pf facts; and thisjs the truth. Onv the night of September SOtli, 1910 at1 5:54 p. m. I plaeed i in Inks Valley a por tion of The Time building a suit case containing sixteen sticks of eighty per cent dynamite, set to explode at'vl o'clock the next morning. It was my intention to injure the building and scare the I did not intend'jto take the life of anyone.

I sincerely regret that these unfortunate men lost their lives. If giving my life bring them back I would gladly give It. In fact, in pleading guilty to murder in the first degree, I have placed my. life in the hands of the State. (Signed.) 'JAMES Bi McNAMARA." The confession covers one side, of an ordinary sheet of paper and was written with-a fountain pen, supplied by one rot the attorneys.

It is probably the only written statement of the case that, will ever be made by the tejeShiST35to mara, whot pleaded guilty to idyiia-mtting Uewellyn; Iron works Hasn't Told All, Says Burns. Shown jJames B. McNamara's confession tle Lbs Angeles Times dynamiting "Defective WiUiam J. Burns declared it is only partly true. 4 "Why don't Jim McNamara tell how he knocked off the gas cocks and flooded with, gas the place where the suit case, filled with-dynamite- was put" he asked.

"If lie told that, then could he convince anyone that he did not intend the' entire destruction of The Times building and Its occupants?" i That Big Defense Fund. New York, Dec. 5. "Not less than fifty thousand dollars" was the fee received by Clarence Parrow for his. services in defending McNaniara The Detective iK Masterly Manner Worked Up the Oase: Against ine oi wu ibi Brpl hers Jii.

the cases, ac cording, ta declaration madp here by Frank Morrison, secretary, of the American Federation of 'and custodian of. the McNamara4 defense fund." Morrison said that notwithstand ing McNamara' Brothers-, pleas of guilty, the money for their defense was still pouring in. These receipts repro sented subscriptions made before the pleas were entered: Morrison and oth' er members of the Federation's Ways and Means committee, having charge of the fuhd, meet tomorrow in Wash burton to discuss thase, especially from the financial M. Rvan: president, ofthe Internationa Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, il Tf i Vt' i ATTORNEY GENERAL wa8hinRton Attorney eraKmckershari wniie attenaing a cabinet session today. Dr.

Denaney, the President's physician, was. summoned, from the War Department Wickershairi was re ported, not in serious danger. Hill RULES ANOTHER DECISION Washington, Dec. 5. The Commerce Court has handed down adecisioh over ruling the demurrer of the Inter-state Commerce Commission to the petition of several Sohthem "steamship and railway carriers, attacking com- misipn's order fixing the; freight rate on boots and Tshoes, less than carload shipments from Boston and New York to Atlanta, eorgia, at not to.exceed.

95 cents a hundred pounds: The commission's order, was Mnade 'ief? fective April L- eairiers'at toigrcinji it was xtnepnamution-ab JiThe effect of the court'i actioh to day is. to bring the case for; firiaji head ing before the court on its merits. Pleasing Social v- An enjoyable-and altogether delight ful social event transpired yesterday afternoon from 5. to. 6 o'clock at the home of Mrs.

Walter Payne Sprunt, on ''North Third' street, when the many lovely; debutantes of the season were entertained at tea. The affair was given in honor of Miss Elsie Dunn, of Woodbury; N. J- Miss Dunn is the charming guest of Miss Annie Worth, of Spu'th. Third street. The young people.1 thoroughly enjoyed the well arranged plans, for the hour, and the affair was.

conceded tO-be one of the most pleasant social events of the season. '''-Funeral of Mrs. The funeral of the late Mrs. Susan E. Hobbs, who died at her home, No.

516 MacRae" treet yesterday morning; was held at the family residence today in orders to allow the body to be taken away on the 8 :45 a. m. train. The funeral was by Mr. M.

J. d. Alexander, recently appointed as i assistant pastor of the First Bap tist Church. Miss Carrie 3Vhite and Mrs. F.

A. Muse sweetly rendered a duet, "Good Night" at the service. The following pall-bearers attended the body, to the train: Messrs. W. Ifl.

Powell, J. M. 'Bass, D. B. Sunofsky and D.

L. Sharpless. The interment will be made at the family burying ground -at Bunn's Level today. Subscribe to The Evening Dispatcn, 35c the month. TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL CuriUtlERCE COURT OVER Ml a.

i- MR i 4- J7- SrTo supply a basis orine.uommittee on Postoffioes 'and Post Roads, Senator Jonathan Bourne soton -will; introduce a bill providing for a parcels post sys The measure vwffl authorize an increase i to; eleven pounds in- the size of fourth class mail pafckages from the present Jnaxinram of four pounds. A decrease tof-charges: frm the present rate of one cent an ounce will tye pro Pound packages will be carried for 10 cents, with -ah additional charge of 4- cents for each -additional pound. For the smallest package, weighing eight ounces there will be a charge of six cents Big "Wholesale" Grocery Business of Wilmi ngton I ncorporated Today- Has Authorized Capital of Two Hun dred and: Fifty-. Thousand Dollars, With: One Hundred' Thousand Paid In. i' i -f Special to The Dispatcn.

Raleigh, N. Deo. Cooper Company, of Wilmington, wholesale grocery business, was char tered today with two hundred and fifty thousand authorized capital arid one hundred thousand dollars; subscribed, by W. Cobper, H. Bryahi I.

Cooper arid others. "Cy" Jaynes Dead. Chicago, Dec. 5. Cyrus Ross Jaynes; known to the racing world as "Cy" Jaynes was a familiar figure in the Joynes was a familiar figure in the sporting wodd, tairty years ago.

He was al' veteran of. the' Civil War, and was a prisoner in Llbbyi. Andersonville and other Southern prisons. 'ir Funeral of Friends here and elsewhere will be grieved to learn the death -of Mts. P.

Hawes, of the Winnabow vicinity, which occurred at the family, home Sunday. She was 41 years of age and is survived by her. husband and 7 children, one of whom is only a few moriths of age; 4 sistersy'Mrs. J. W.

Gay, of Leland; Mrs. John of Wilmington; Mrs. Mary Gore, Winna bow, and Mrs. J. E.

Fishbpurn, of Lew-iston, twoTbrothers Mr. J. O. Grimes, of East Wilmington, and Mr. George Grimes, of her mother, J.

C. Grimes; of South-port. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. by Rev.

J. A. Interment was made in the family burying ground. Just. r.

lot of White, Buckskin nd Tan Button Shoes at Peterson Rulfs. lorTffiS' THE COOPEtt GO. eign. ue members oi xne-CMurcu ana School expressed their; pleas others nations tent ame -aere frbm; i i Formed Lieutenant" Governor Francis WinstPh delivered a' masterful address to the' Raleigh Elks lodge of sorrow; Sunday afternoon Caught In Crap iGlame. Nine negro men, so intent; on "rolling the bones" that they did not see the bulky form of Capt.

Jack Beasley standing in the room, made a wild scramble for liberty Sunday night, but eight of them were arrested and placed in the guard house. The lamp was knocked over and broken, furni ture was smashed, one negro jumped on a high table and turned it over, and another mashed Captain Beasley's finger in attempting to get through the door. Four officers assisted iiv the "arrests." 1 Some-New Charters. y. The.

following new charters are -is- Soutlaernlotton Harvester of Raleigh. to Manufacture, sell and deal -in'COttorinar1sters and other farm riaachiheriy td authorized jcapital, 1200,000 divided Into shares of $10 each, with paid in by C. N. Goodwin, B. W.

Goodwin, Goodwin'and MAshby Lambert Ckrolina Cotton -Mill Stock of Chapel authorized; Icapitai, $25; 000, with $300 paid in' by Rotn ertson, J. fnipps ana M-enrjuiyyu, Safety Stopper of. GreensbbEp; manufacture and deal in a oertain merchandise -device known as 'new and useful improvement in botue stoppers, and to acq.uire patents. etcJ; authorized- capital, $25,000, with $3,000 paid in by T. J.

Battle, D. Starbuck and A. Wayland Coobo Cptton of Alon-1 roe Whotlzed with $10.000 paid In by The Buggy1 T. J. Payne, O.

W- Kochtitzky and W.C." Heath. E. L. Middleton, statistical secre tary of the Baptist State convention, is cKsing up his annual' report for. the year1 tor present at the convention In Winston-Salem this' Jweeki -y He has heard from 54 "'of the 62-associations in the conventiom -There are now 950 churches in the State as against 1,905 last 230,322 members; an increase of 12,90 last year.

The increase in Sunday schools and pupils has also been great. A year ago there were schools and 166,636 members; now there are such schools and 173,600 pupil3. In finances the denomination is closing with a splendid success. The aggregate appropriated for all, purposes was $150,000 and Mr. Middleton says this amount will be increased this year.

Schell, who for the past two years has been city ticket agent for 2jti The Hague, Dec, 5. Bishop Charles H. Brent of the. Episcopal Church in the Philippine Islands, who was for merly a pastor in Boston, is presiding over the deliberations of the interna tional opium 'Twelve nations are" represented at the conference, which will not only consider Opium, but will also discuss morphine, cocaine, hashish and other similar drugs." the Southern here, has been promoted to chief cleric in of both freight and passenger matters, and, William JrFix, formerly ticket agent at Burlington, has been made" city ticket One more week arid all the appeals' will have been argued before the Su-. preme Court.

Appeals; from the Ff-teenth District were taken up today, and next week the Sixtteenth JJistrict appeals, the last'on the calendar, will be argued. Among these' will be the appeal of Fleet Watkiris, the Black Mountain officer, who shot to death John HiirBuntihg of "Hillsboro. Wat-kiri's was sentenced to 18 months the chaingang. j-'f iii '''J:.