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WASHINGTON, NORTH. CAROLINA, TUESDAY AFrERNOON. SEPTEMBE R 7, 1909 PUBLIC SITS ON HIS THRONE OF CRITICISM UNI KICKS IS USUAL! * ? ? * i* --- 1^- , ,fi ? -rr ' . -vr^ ., i is Against the. City's Advance ment and Growth and Tries to Get His Friends to Aid in the KtiOqking Stnnt. ? - CAN T VOTET FOR STREETS e birth of, Christ and Mr. Public has sat .Jestlc throi>e and has and applauded - every u? man, every good cause and public enterprise tor the ad eznent of good cltlzcnshipi Yet ^'iuully telfs us that this'dis fculshed gentleman's jjpiuion has ?Public has his local thrones i as his national,, and he will sceylor as piuudly an obseure community as he will the Congress of the United Btyt It *U Mr. Public's Jocal jjrat The -News wishes la attention to. If you have ever ii> , cjualntancd with Mr. Pub * know -that Ms motto-Is r?Je "At present he Is felling that of Beaufort and city of Washington is about ruined, and that hfiing rnhhftl, tiv hirli Monln ar,n 1 In hit argument, howevfer, he will not admit that the larger num of his devotees scarcely pay any \ at alL He-wttHell you that this bond 1s o f 425.000 for street improve ( to be voted on September 14? Isa scheme to- put the people's mon ey into the pockets of the few to the detriment of the many. vYou can Just ^IMng. Hn ttoea awt tell tqu. ubile doesn't, yiat these same tow are economical industrious, sm . bltlous, honest cttlsens of the city of Waahlngtop,- ^ zill at the far alght- 1 by 3 strategetn | . be divides his I ? Into the community | them forth to tongue ir, the school teaser, none t out Tea, no one knows who i not catch their sarcastic tongue. ^jSQMFERS WANTS WORLD'S UNION fha it Btralvrl With IT n | thusiasm by Trades Un ion Convention. 1 I ondon. Sept. T.? At the British FraSeJ Union convention la' Ipswich' oday, President Samuel Oompera, of .he- American Federation^ of Labor. wteonal federation of labor. The >lan was received with enthuaiasm )j many of the labor leader* of Eng a?d~ This project baa been cohtemplat MI_bj-Qoapers for some time. It la Oppoeed to maintain the Federation, rf Labor in the United Btatee and^lta WPWd couEtarpfctt In Kn.l.-d . WKfnwhttt couatrtaa I -ate Institutions so far u local ?o-| K> rule* binding ob both by which aKasif.'g.a Rforld so that the workers hers and n Continental guroi* and In Araer c? would be able to cooperate at mCeJn the interests of the strikers. It w|s said that If thd plan' of the American leader is carried put a ap? ?ial cable code will be devised. An | international iv*lorafJon roprwnt" In* 10,000,000 workers In contem f* Market Pier to be Repaired It is easy to discover a disciple or thU Mr. Public, tor he never Btnillen anything, but is always talking about everythiflgr - 2 : ~ Now, Mr. Citizen, have you ever road history or observed thlnjfs? You know that ad verso critiolsm has retarded the advancement of many a Rood 'aauae, and he will, so far f% Itrflt jmpm-rnnwiati far Whtnflfmii if he can. He never falls to stab a public necessity, or public Improve mem wlWH he kn^ft down in his h.qart* Jt Is for the welfare and uplift of the community. When you atudy the bond !s||ie stoon to be voted on In this city, remember those Yavoring this question are going <0 be on the popular side of the fence Go to the .poles and aid in -carrying through 9 measure that you will slvrkys look upon In years to come as -one of the best acts of youFllfe? an act your child rnn <??., r.f.r .n '.hi. ...m. With all prejudice and selfishness laid aside, and with tho injunction, "Wve thy "neighbor as thyself*' be tore you, study thfs-ali important question fairly. How can you place your ballot against this much needed improvement ? -gowk streets, better streets. If the nonStgsident taxpay ers In favor of these thTt!^V the resi dent taxpayers ought to bei and If In. favor of Improved streets the small ones ought and should be. And as for us, who do not pay any tax at all. we ought to be thankful that we re side In a patriotic city and county. Let the taxpayers- decide the ques tion. Street improvementsfor Washing ton am bound to come, and the cltl wftia luurjLi w all tntW^HFThelr mlnff now that it must- come, and go 'to the polls and cast a vote for a thing so long needed. -w? ? I ? BLUE AND GRAY CLASP HANDS Meet ia.Utieat N. Y., in the Annual Meeting of Fort Fisfaer Survivors. ~ "tT ^rXT^rr.-T tnlilawnf the North and South who wore the blue end the gray during the domes tic un happiness of the '60a met here ~today an* burled the htachet. pre liminary to a peaceful pow-wow of three days. The occasion I* the an nual reunion of the ?aVriTors of old Fort Flaher. Last year the veteran* of "New York went 8oQth_and were the gneata of their former foes In the land of cotton, uttca hie determin ed to return the hoapilallty and. ev ,wi M?i tin in >*i >i win thi reunion one hf the moet notable af fairs in the history of the city. Cinuting flay* far ? . Public Schools Pupils will ple**? attend at the School building fojr admission cards and hack fee notices as followers:' 9: SO o'clock. Grades IB, 1A. SB. 2A. SB, 3 A, 4B. 4A. Saturday morning. September* 11, at 9: SO o'clock, 'Oradee 5B. 5 A. 8 B,? ?A. High school first, second, third, and fourth years. All papils are urgently requested to be present as lndlcate<raboTe. and thus avoid delay on Monday. The pupils to enter theJCiodarghr ten may^ome Saturday morning at frilfl Veleftfci y ."'--yyp r Book fees for the entire year wUj. be collectod in advanca* and may be !pald on one of the dsys mentioned above or on Monday. The book feee Tor the jt*r ar? Kindergarten -5^ r?r CONQUEST 0FA/?C7/<J/S ACHIEVED AGAIN BY A . BRAVE AMERICAN OFFICER I -J i No Sign of i The Daily News received the following this morning by wire fro.nf Mr. N. R. Robinson, of Washington City: ' "Washington, D. C., Sept. 7. ''Peary says that henaifed the Stars and Stripes to the North Pole oa April 6, 1909." . ' 1 _ "There by ere no signs lif L)r. Cook tnere. , 1 """ N. R. ROBINSON.' A Care Free ~ Traveler in Hyde County I r Qilbert T. Stephenson.) --The last wrtk ofSUigust, 1 h^d the privilege of going through a go oil part of Beaufort find Hyde counties In company with the State officials and others and ,pf attending the drainage of Mattamuskeet Lake UlBflAll Kl BWIH qUlPlM. on August 25. I waa in no way connected .with the .-"party of inspection, nor 'was I personally interested in the drainage project; hence L was free to keep eyes and -ears open to sed and hear what 1 could, as we were going through thia-sectton of the State. It would not be worth while for me to glvft in detail^ the Incidents of this trfp, W|UM that has already bccrr done In the editorial correspondence to the News and Observer, i, shall, ,r*ther, try to express some df the impressions which came to me on this trip as a result of my observa tions. The 8tate Board of Education and the farmers of Ujrde county ha v? un dertaken -a tremendous project In. the ,4ralaagp nf Msfftniskset It wilt mean the reclamation- of 50. 000 acres of land now under water from two to six fwl tftrep. This land la so fartile that it is estimated that It will yield 150 bushels of corn t* the acre. ' Besides that, it will mean t&f Adequate drainage of 70, 000 jnora acres of land -equally fertile. At present, the drainage of these T0.800 '? ?n the farmed lose about two- crops out time in three or four years, they have magnificent crops. Next year will be. as likely as not, a total fili ngs- Year-after year, the farmers piaut without knowing pr evehhaY^ Ing much ground for hoping there -will be a harrwt." When -T-taBCffff of this state of affairs, the wonder grew within me bow these people fiad the heart to try again. Y$t it Wis an intelligent and apparently thrifty crowd of men that gathered at Swan Quarter. And I couldn't help say ing to' myself: What would such men do with such land' if they had a fair chance, if they were as' nearly sure t>f a harvest as we in the higher counties are. ' Behind the calm* front, *? * pro^Mfiiu [*nn?r. * largo landholder, Ura t some bank account. Today he In I worfclot on ? imUrr u .uMrlnUm ' o\it a< living for hiitaself and family, driven from house and home by the Inadequacy qf in* ftttlnage: Not otfly have the men on the farms tbnt also the 1 people In the towns suffered through the "lack of drainage. These towns ? such as Washington, ' Bafti. IWKir ' Quarter. Fairfield ? are dependent largely for their progress upon the prosperity uf the backjcountry. If the fanners lose their crops through drov mm towns feel the piqtiu^Thc. suffering ^because (fffhe last ; "three bad crop years. They are already beginning . to take on new life be cause of the project* of a "good crop this year. The railroads of that' sec tion, too, are dependent largely upon t^e farmers for^heir prosperity. The ANOTHER AME1 CESSFUL IN FROZEN NORTH ? WORD AUTHENTIC BUT NEWS B MEAGER; cording to a report reced day Captain Peary haa the north pole ? and la home. The Information coma Race and la appareatS | ? """O ??"? . luteTy helpless. Without lielp from others,- they must durlns the balance of their Uvea see the wajberdeaUuj shop after crop, Just as their fathers did daring their lifetime. The watoh -word ef the fat me uT USal section must ?be cooperation. The* moat sac a mutually helpful Interdependence, who believe they can drain their lands of Hyde and Beaufort, the farmers must work together. There .may be-a-tew-ef the larger farmers who believe they ca ndarln their lands more eM&ply and satisfactorily by themselves than In cooperation with* others. There are small farm ers who believe that.Jf they enter a dralnagd district, the la r??r farmers will t*jre advantage of them by in conitructlon >and maintenance to place the burden of tax on the' small .farmer* and secure the- benefits to' the larger onea. How taueh trutlT mwi ii in iny w \u><m maim. i, as an outsider, will not dar* to sar ftotly U? moTlng from W?t Thlrt THE. piG STRIKE ^FIZZLING OUT StrikingEmployes of Steel Car Company 0egin War Among Themselves. Shipping Notes Pittsburg,* Sept. 7. ? All- but aban doning hope ttyat they will be rein stated in their jobs at the plant of tht. r nr r nn. ?????? Ik . 8,500 striking-employes of the con cern In Schoenville today ended a gi gantic mass meeting by violent quar rels among themselves. Two distinct factions among the strikers have developed, one led by Chairman C. A- Wise, of the strikers' -executive committee, and the other by. fiery, unattached otators who gained their following today by heap ing abuoo and infective upon the car plant officials, thus arousing the same spirit of mob rule In their bearers a^d admirers that brought on the bioody - riots of two weeks a?o- last . '-'-V. r~ Todays mass meeting which end ed in a pirgon of cross purposes was called ? 'gflgiimMj to - dteetxaa- the ad visability of the strikers returning to' "Wgrg":lP*tB? A nody InmnrroK, ?The strikers' executlte-co^niittee had all but convinced the men that they were powerless to ..hold out against the car company longer as strike funds were low and sympathy for the Strik er* nV, tho Phh f m HUM Mllflr. turned the tide In favor of a continu ation of the now el^ht weeks' old labor dispute. -V Hi. i. II will be heldtomorrow at -which time have the men reach an agreement on the question of returning tij work. Pittsburg, Pa., S$pt. 7. ? President Taft haa^Cfclten a band in the strike E-ef the Pressed? Steel Crt ? Company Temployes at Schoenville. Through jlstrlct Attorney John Jordan he has served notftfre upon the officials of the company" tjhat they must either arbi trate wlih the striking workmen or o'ote the works. Th? news became public today through one of the offi cials of the car company, who seem much r incensed that the President should take such a stand. After a conference it was decided that the works will be closed rather than take stand President Taft is following hlB predecessor, Mr. Roosevelt, during the .memorable strike of anthracite coal miners. The following boats are moored at the whar res today: Schooner Theresa, R. C. Midyette, captain, Hyde county. Loading wltji Schooner Mkttie May, S. Grif fin. captain, Durham# Creek. Loaded with country produce, &<? r Schooner Rebecca Belle, Winstead vllle, C. Barnes, captain. Hay and corn. Loading with brick. Oasboat Bet tie, J. S. Cutler, -cup tain, Goose Creek. Eggs, chickens. 8chooner Nellie, M. F Wllllijna. captain, Ocracoke. Fish, Ac, Schooner Neta, Nvew Bern, Hatha way. captain^F'isfe 2 " Schooner~Vlrgfnia Dare, Washing t on, Willis, captain ? Fifth. Schooner Daniel.. Chresser, E. Qlbbs. captain, pwan Quprter. C*t. tie and hogs and 'country, produce. PRINCE OF JAPAN IN UNITED STATES Here to Attend. Hudson Fijlton Celebration in New York. Now York, Sept. 7.- ? Jbe steamer Carmanla, arriving - today, 'iyrougjit two distinguished tourists In the per sons of the Prince and, Princess Kun- I Ihlko, who hair? beefiT delegated - by the Mlk&do of. {o represent his government at thi# month's -Hudi>on iPuiton celebration. A suite has been reserved for the ro?I party at the Plaza. ^Tbe Japan Sbclety Of New Y.prk will give a dinner iu' honor -of. the Prince. . *"^v lT , ? . Tomorrow night the PrWce and BrinOeas will attend a dinner given Tor them- by the NlPPCn Club, "and they will then , go ? to Boston fur"a? short visit, during whic^thvy wljl visit President "TaTt aT bls~?uinnrer -1 homo in Beverly. On September 14 Col. Robert M. Tlmmn?nn g-llt yUn n Sinner- in their honor at^ Newport, and on the llith they will be the guests qT Dr:.Takafoine. the- Japanese . zhefelst at Merrlwold Park. ;Sullivan county, N-- ?. A visit to West Point is next plan ned.,,, to be followed by n dinner by the Japanese Society, and on the day of the 23d they will go to Washing ton. From September 25 until Oc tober 3 they will be, the official and ' honor guests of the Celebration Com mission, and at the close. r>( th<? *v- _ excises they will gb to Niaga'ra'Falls. I'lum null' hii>j mil muni ID llilrj go. and will reach ?an Francisco on October 9. They leave fot. Japan fin the steamship* Tenyo Maru on Octo ber 12. . * ' ' ? SALEOF SHIRTS ANDBLOUSESOON To Be Given for the Bene fit of the M. E. Church Carpet Fund. The Home Missionary Society of Vie Methodist Church will have a shirt and -blouse aalo tw bey -from 5 tp lmm old the Iast wtek In September. The shirts and blouse will be made otit of the very best ma terial and well made. The proceeds of this aale will go towards liquidat es: the deht nn tho gam the sale will take place will be an nounced later. -.IhZffour Pickerfs I "Hello Bill," played last night by the Four PIckertsand their company, wap a good roaring farce. Their act ing is far above the usual traveling stock company, and the pn'y "?ri?in. ly took_jrltlv the audience which, be- j Tore the evening was over, wag a good sized one. Washington people evidently like to be l*te,( and it Is to Nwr-hopwl "Or|rjohlght they will re ' fornd ta bit and come earlier and so not break Into the thread rif the ten der drama which' will be put on, for the plajr tonight will test the acting power of the members of this popu lar company, and the play is too fine a one'_vto be Interrupted by late comers. ? The audience certainly got their the play there were illustrated songs and dances by the Plckerts, which seemed to please the people. The feminine relee in "Hello Bill" were cullne, but were as a rule well taken. Elisabeth Plckeft as Matilda Puller, was unnsually well nisdefrp,"snd ear rled her short part off to perfection. Cllnt_I)odson as Wm. Puller, wai. a good comedian, and had Xhe most work to do In the play. While Val r.lPftTT >H ftfin Wm -Fuller, was a good Imitation of a dignified army officer.. Harry Moseley Is a young set or. and his character part as tfie English doctor was hard to carry but! and well' done. Mr. Moseley gives j promise of better thlngtf-Vlth more: stage experience. HU expression is I extremely good, j Ndter did that poor apology for a J piano sound more harrowing to the tunaC?l ear than It did under the skillful touch of Mr. Wheeler, the plan Ufi, whoee hi (Maul mmrte phi tb shame the old rattle-box. This in strument of torture la a dlagrae* to the management and would dlscour-j | age tnyone slioi t n( a uiualull UWd. Tin m?m l mnt wlnn.liT Iiki, u n?? phmtrffc tlio_op?f* hotnw. U4 ?*? ?Ijlnll ij In ln'n? ? . ? -4 ? iui OF IN SESSION All the Meipbers Were Pnym ? Elections' Called in Two School Districts ? Mr. Hard ing Reads Letter. OFFICE TO' BR iMPROvrn The" County Board ''of- Education met lu regular monthly session at he courthouse yesterdqy, with E. \V. iyfTB., Wr1#| > JJutt 'and Thad JL Hodges, tnea>ltLTt< of the board, present. . .... .??' ?? I|j retiring formally, ?and turning Jver the -office of County Superln '.en-dent of Public. Instruction to his successor., Nathaniel Harding ?' read the following letter, and at his jequest tho board voted to felace'it : ipon Oftq^nlcntes and 'publish It In the two papers of (ho town: ? "In severing today^my official con uoctlon with the schools of Beaufort county, I take this: method to express lo the teasers, school committees. and .-friends my most grateful appre- ? ? elation of the niany kind letters that lliai* IIU'UIIUII nova aifterent sec tions of the county expressive of the gopd will, confidence and -esteem pf my "fellow citizens. 1 take- great pleasure lif commending to you my young? friend, who is to succeed me. He is a young -man well qualified for the position to which he has been elected. He i? a college graduate, has had experience In teaching, and will do the work of the" office .as It should be done. He will be the friend* of the teachers and of the children ? of our schools. Give him the confl- \ * dence and esteem that you have all these years, so generously given to the old friend who today bids you an affectionate farewell. , Yours very truly, NATHANIEL HARDING. Mr. Vaughan/the new superintend dent, read the following letter, which the board .ordered, at his request, spread upon the minutes, and pub lished' In the twb papers of the town: To jtlyp^County Board of Education: - as qur' retiring - BupeFfntendent, Rev. Nathaniel HaTding, has feeefc ?> kind in ffls expressions of good will for me. and confidence in my ability tf> perform successfuHr^the duttW I am succeeding him In, and since he has seen" fit to make these expres sions a matter of record, I desire to repeat to this body what I have al- ~ *? ready said privately to him. I can but appreciate his belief in me, and ? Staple him publicly for the same. I ?n>y-hope thgffr-ean lire up to fai* ixpectations and win as big a plaee In the feearts-of our people. as he now bold*. Respectfully, W. L. VATJQHAN. Washington, N. C., Sept. 6, 1904, At the close of the meeting the >oard- unanimously passed the foi owlng resolutions and ordered, them ipread upon the minutes, and pub iahed: Washington N. C., ? _ Sept. 6, 1909. V Tin map lT.lMalil who has served the people of Bpau lort county as Superintendent of Ed acatlon for years, is now' about to ; eure, now be it resolved, ' ?' Education in regular session on the Irst Monday' in September, 1909, Lion for the services be has so ua^ ielfishly rendered the cauie of edu/. ration tajpur county; Second. That in order to fittingly lommemnrata that serylee aae >f the records of this body be set islde for these resolutions. E. W AYJ2RS, , ? - Chairman..