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WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 9, y>09 " Apparatus Not Ready aad the Murderer Gets - not take ilace on schedule time. ^ ; manufacturing XfaFrlday William Morrlsdn, a ne . gro - of Robinson county, sentenced to death by electrocution, having condemned on the charge of rape, irag. to hav^ .pafld the penalty, but because the electric apparatus la * not rfeady' h? gets atk6th'er lease of 4 life. The New York concern that lsj - making the electric apparatus has not sent the machlfiery here on time. -- -tt-had been expected until In the, last few days that the electric swltch - board and death chair wpuld reach! Raleigh livtlme, and be Installed for; use on Friday, l>ut It was learned jres r terday that there was no possibility . ^ afternoon Ooye^nbVl^ltchln was Informed that I' -W w^ilH It-. niTTT nil f the eentence of the law on Friday. Today be will mat a reprteTe to Be-to be ?undent to the^rrinl and Inal.llatlon of i electric death apparatus. - The General Aaaembly of 1909 nut> ^itnuted death la the. eleelrle chair In ?Mice of death by hanging, and the ne?>o llorriaon 1> the drat to.be een 4 ui la*. At hla i beeldee the warden or dep uty warden, aurgeon or phyrtclan of the penitentiary, twelve raepactaXa peraona aha II be present, beeldea which the counael. any raUtlrea of th* condemned and a mlalater or mlnletert of the toe pel may be p r se en t. The warden. or la Ua abeence the depaty ward?, to to turn on the death current- It i^a(|iae to the decree of teurth conela apply for the body It afcall be given them, the State Tor all bortal expenaee. If the body DMttMPUMd by any relative It U to be dlinaal of aa other bod lee of Ml Mayor Sterling Invited to Norfolk Mayor C. H. .Sterling la In receipt of an Invitation to attend the Atlan tic Deeper "Waterways meeting, to be held la' the city of .Norfolk. Va., Jtowi^r IT. 18. l?and 20... Prertdent Taft, vice I* res brent Sherman, Speaker Josepl^ Cannffn, ? and other .national dignitaries are ' expected to attend. COMPANY D WINS PRIZE " - . i : The Nathaniel Harding . Trophy Gives by Colonel lirtgaw Won by GoMsboro. . Company D. 8?oottd North Caro Una Infantry, of Qoldsboro, N. <J.. Harding trophy. - This prise tu of? ^*re?d tor H. Churchill ^TSKXW. commanding the Second regiment, at Morehead City. an<L waa awaifd^d to the company making the highest per centage in all phases of the work done, while In camp. The trophy ?lven by Col. Bragaw; was named in honor of the regiment's aged chajjjain, Rev, Nathaniel Hard in j?,, of this city, who is one of the oldest officers of the' National Guard in the entire country. The work for'prhlch this prise was ottered and. awarded, included every phase of military duty, such as target practice, field work, &c. Company D, of Qoldsboro. had no *eal com petitor^ although out of three "calls to arms" lt-jras beaten by ^'e'head anartor-a company. a?ttn cltV. Com pany O led the regiment twl$e in thlft ?M'tuwmtf P only oma . .. ' The Qoldsboro company led' the other eleven companies of'llrt camp in target practice by a good margin The Coal Report . 3hows Decrease Washington, J>. C.. Sept. 9. ? The Geological Surrey report ahowa that the production of coal in Tennessee in 1908", was 6.199.171 tons of the valve or $7,118,409. showing a de crease of 8.97 per cent Inequality and lf.l# per cent tn, valuer During the *??**11.812 men, who worked an av erage of 909. days. The coal giinee 'acted by labor disturbances during 1908. It also shows that tie "miner al www, to, !?(>?-? were 1M. u y war Hia lt?4. K reception war (Wen Id Elizabeth Clt/ on Tuaadar eyenln* bjr Him Mar* Peadleton. at the residence of H. ^iajr Vunla. sa. Road ' KrM, Is honor' of Mlaaea MaryBell and (Cath erine Small, who have been TiaiUnc In that town (or a fortnl*ht Moat people have things that mon ?r won't boy ? because nobody would them. * There', work for a waat ad? wherftrer people do business & mod ern warg. ? - ? Discontinued; Pup ils Jo ? Attend tftySchoofc In the ?prlc?. the County BotfrtT ?HM?*?tiou pmwI in unlet dulm ?way -with school No. 10, In Wash ington town*&tI), situated near .tfie home of Mr. J. It. Parlsber : Thl. s.hnnl nrln. In lh.. h.H taught with only lo'phpUs en rolled. WSen this f$ct ni ascer tained by the Comity Board of Edu cation, they replied that It was an imim ??nenrtlfiim nf mnmi In -w, a arst grade teacher ?3E per month to Instruct only 10 scholars, so the hoard wisely. The New* tilts**, dis continued the aehool. ^pd ordered that the pupil* attending there cdtne to the Washington public school, the ? TKK-her* trnmi. The Misses Darls, of Shelby, N. C.. who are to teach In the Washington public scl-oolk the .ensuing year, ar I'liMl lu tin ilij ladaj'. ? TBgy will have, rdsmi and hoard with Mr. and Mr*. W. P.. Clark. West Seoond street. aeptloil hand, William Kris Injured yeatefdar lit Coast Line engine tnd who was brought lal treatment, la doing 'thara-gM strong hopes to^jJOe worked county board paying therefor. The change, and. so far, It- has to the gro^t advantage of all Whon the next session of Hendliy,. those scholars residing In school district No. 10^ will again at ^tend In Washington. This work* a ] Ik f i a? to "the county of quite a sum. the means of much better Instruction. The Board of Education have- acted I Judiciously iff nos rnatte^ and Uiey have the comtnendatlota and thanks o* .*H_ cttlsens residing In the township. % [Wagoa Decorated With Gold Dart fflgn? Highly Complimented. ***** wae on the ftregti ywttrtgz. IttlQITg AnVBHTWIWG. a wagon decorated with signs adver tising the well-known washing powr der, Gold Duet. The decorations were unique and catchy, end showed skill in the originator. "Gold Dust is the oldest washing powder on the .market and*l*. still a general favorite with the housekeepers. ? The wagon was the SHbJect for much commenda .11^1, - -v . ? - ' BUILDING RENOVATED. eg?: FUSIONISTTTO HAVETICKET The Great Battle for pilots is to be Waxed in New York City. t New York/S?pt. with ih't atf proach of the -municipal election! the interest is already becoming Intense. with the probable result that before tlon will be occupied in watching the greatest tattle for ballets erer waged in the. metropolis. ? A conference of great Importance is expected tomorrow between rep resentatives o^ the Republican or ganisation and the Committee of One Hundred, which may ? result in the taking Qf definite and flnal^steps to ward putting a fusion ticket in the field to oppose the cohorts of Tam many. ? Never hare the anti-Tammany leaders felt more confident of success than today.. The Committee vf. One Hundred, although It may not have -on its roster so many well-known names as such* bodies as the Commit-' teo Of Seven fT If n?vyrthf,lp? nn> ?f the most homogeneous and capable independent oi'gaiiUmUrojt thai, have ever taken part in a municipal cam paign. And what is ? at even more Importance, it is a working body. On tfrA nlhar h'nrt, thn PapHhllnan organisation has never been more. thoroughly and systematically equip ped for a campaign or more ablyvdl rected than at present. This, taken In connection with Che~pibi?leut dls=~ satisfaction and unrest In Tammany Hall dislike of the mayor and district of Charles F. Murphy, would tend tQ. create ajpore even balance between the parties without taklg? Into con sideration the fact' that this year, for the first time in a municipal' contest the personal signature registration goes Into effect. This aiofee can be -coyifted on^ according Jnrsrsf nl aa*. iliniHi, ITT i us ken the normal Tam man^vote by from tS.OOO to 10,0$0 through the elimination of MtH many "Antrim" ir* There Is to be no call tor a general fusion conference. There will bq bo conference* at all In. which, ?arttei 1 paaU will vote aa organizations wtth ' a fixed voting ratio according to tbeir supposed strength -or arbitrary agree ment. "But there will b? conferencee between sub-commltteea of the Hun dred and repreeen tallies of th*. sev eral minor, independent, organiza tions, theJTndepefidence League, and the Republican party. The latter, the Important onep^the ^hree, will take place tomqpt?w. At this conference representatives of the Hundred will present to the RepobltQaw nnnfasaas sas en were"! nances for each of the offices whose election carries with it membership on the Board of Estimate and Appor tionment, and possibly for the district attorneyship of New York'lcountj. It -does-nut, vf= uvulae, ueueaaarlly fol~ choe^n/tor the.Hunedrd^ire not go ing inVo t^e coaference with the idea of^bringing about the nomination ~of~ | any" one man. H *e-the-tyi>e-0f mair, rather than 'the insist upon. _ Many names are discussed dally by ther committee on candidates In the effort to arrive at an approximation ^>t the choice foi 'the awvurHl Offices to be filled. In this threshing-out process, more names are to be con sidered for the head of the ticket |||| , 1 QQ thl? Hit there v* at PMMHt business and .professional men. Republicans and Q^mocrats. Che business men most Schwab, Charles \Ar-Moore, and Otto T. Bahnar/1. All three are Repub-I UeMe. Mr. -ftchwktj Trw TKIfinari of the preliminary comthlttee of the I Hundred, and haa participated ac- 1 tively |n. Jhia work. Mr. Moore, the | bead of a large machinery concern,] la president of the American Protec | Hie Tariff League, a director of the | Civte? Federation, and a member of the recent charter commission. Hej haa made a atudy of municipal and Imbui UIUPIMM and Is popular with the labor elejnent Mr. Bannard is president of f. trust company and treasurer at the Hew Tuifc County Republican Committee. v Henry L. Stlmaon, recently United Statea district attorney, 4 Republi can, and Wallace MacFarlane, a Democrat, who field the aame posi tion in Cleveland's laat administra tion,' fire among the lawyers fre quentlic? discussed- la. the same list must be tnentioned Robert C. Morris, nresldA** - >bltsan Qleb, ali^aeimbUcan, ASHEVILLE GOOD V ROADS MEETING lo Be Held October 5,^ and 7 for the PurftMe of Stimu In or d fir jfl.l construction In 7| lachlan .mpC | vision of the No: OaT aud Krone I conducting for series of <fctiod | through the va I Western North ?& meetings lnforn__ tion" were given | location and H proved roada in the meeting was | more thoroughly a for good roads ? ^ Appalachian count; I hare been made/ to be held In AahevjHj 7, ^rhich will take portent question: I taiiAm proved Appalachian Mou Thftn? wlir hfi conrenq i at tola oughly^ompeteat t rlou* phases of good while at thla timet 1 give the complete 3 idea is ?lT?h |m?H Honorable Jan tary of Agrlcultu to make one of th addresses of the P. 8. Oflce of Pub under the Dep ture. and/Tkfr.* r shown th'^ greatest ' roada work througl appreciating as he i good roada to the 'good .roafta [8outh..rn Appa righWay Di jpllna Geologt haa_jHMB L six weeks a ftds meetings "tnrantleg of At -these and Invtruo I- regard to the jttctlon of im \l county where In order to > the Interest i the Southern arrangement i convention .tp ietober 5. 6 and [. tSls most im can we 6b l the Southern noted speaks Aa ia seen 1 rioua questions i work will be dli and ahould tereat fn thla li good roada o are thor *ork and. > Impossible to | sm. yet, i arnnr Becre- I re Important ntion. The Roada rtnnea k*t of Agricul has. always erest. in good the country* i the value of Cultural s 1 If above, the va r to good road by abki men. at deal of in-! t question qf era of the COUI*Ue|^K&* Southern Appalachian re?1a|^Kii: been ape t>f these men, under whom nearly all the roads In this r*j|{on are. con structed, will be in attfpdanee at the convention. ' _On" Tueidir. October ?. the week of the convention wil| deal eroecially with road conatruction In the various counties, and an attempt/1 will be made fo provide ways an ?_ means to make it posaible to have surveyed-out ?the system of roads that is advocated by the convention. It la expected that the county and road commts aioners will thoroughly discus^ the road situation In their counties, with the result that it will -be found that it is poaslble for the oounties to take a united action In the construction of L'thla system at good roads; so that ' instead of having lselaied pieces of good roads, we will have_the good roads In one county connected with thoBft In another. - JTfrftt-auch_a, ajstem rtf good roads, which will connect one* county ytth anofher and the mountain counties Jdlh the Piedmont. Ja-of the utmost value to the Southern Appalachian region, all. admit who have Investi gated the altuatlon. tlon of boo to miles of such Im P*>ved roada is not an Idle dream, and, by the united action of the dif ferent counties, It pan become, wlth^ That the -counties are interested In the convention amfln the possibility of -the- construction of snch a systsraa of roads, la evidenced by the number tBtrmrihifotntiff# to the convention. Not only are- the Specially appointed delagatas invited to this convention, bat any and every one who may be Interested In good roads are cordially Invited to attend the convention on October 5,?6 and 7, at ASheville. and to take part In it* dsuksiatle'us. ? ? : City Clean/ng Out the Ditches' Thi citr hU*flnUh?4 cleaning pat th* town ditch that rutfn across the north end of the city, and are *t preaent engaged Id clashing aud:Tro oratlng-the ditch loading Into Cool Spring branch This Is something that haa been long needed. * Allan Robinson, real estate man; |uw. m foam a mnmirfn. ?i-m>iu'w DEMOCRATS IN . ir,. HARMONY MEET The Democratic Party in th* Empire State Is Now I S . in Session- ? ? J - ? Bqlra tragi, Y., jkgifc -fri ? To give the- 'Democratic party la the Empire -State new birth niig t new lire, to re form It Into a united, efficient and. vlctory-wlnplng political organlza tlon and to restore the ?pirlt of har mony r which has been sadly lacking in the party conclaves for man* years, Is the object of a gathering of the leading Democrats of the State In Saratoga today. . The delegates ptfiiji ent maintain a cheerful air of en thusiasm, in keeping with the *'har mony" meeting, although the disaf fection of the Hearst and Bryan ad herents has bee^ a blow; to the reor ganization movement. Although it is composed almost exclusively of New York Democrats? the meeting which opened today and will contin ue, through -tomorrow, Is declared to be really representative of the na tion anid will have a national bearing fu'tnry thn Alton, B. Parker; John G. Carlisle, Edward . M. Sheppard and others are promi nent in the meeting^ and the dele sates are almost exclusively old-time Cleveland and Home-Rule Democrats ? inimical to the Cnnnqrw murhlnP ? Tariff revision downward, economy in government, observance of State rights, abolition of special privilege,1 Income Uut, encouragement 1n the i building of an American mercantile marine, removal of the gag rule in Congress, postals savings banks? | these are the national Issues most generally urged by the Relegates. Home rule, economx* dlscontinu ! ance of government by commission, | primary reform, and the repeal of the present liquor tax law are proposed as issues "for the next State campaign. There is an almost total absence of all the "Isms" wnicn nave Deen re pudiated by the people in the recent defeats of William J. Bryan and W. n HMwt The party reorganise rs do not ex pect to take any#p*rt in the city com palgn. The first flght wjil hp in the m wfW j fBt *" !l!l real flght, however, will be next year, when the redrganliers hope- to be strong enough to control the nomi nation for governor and the * State ticket and ^o sweep the State, as In the old Cleveland days. In order to do this they admit that they will Have to make a flght In the prlmar tee. ? ;.J New Teacher for Mduudl Trainim Mr. Cbarles C. Stoker, who waal elected .by the.board of. trustees of | the Washington public schools, J leacner in me department or manual 1 training, tendered1 his resignation] about two weeks ago. * ' ? i\r. G. B. ffuwmd, uf Ruckvaltv Ky., a graduate of the University of [ K^ntufky , nmi ?.->m hftft had ''oniild erable experience in teaching manual training, has beeu elected to succeed Mr. Stater and he has accepted and will arrive in Washington sometime | til IB WWW. Mr. Howard, the trustees" think, will be a much better, man for the position than the original. He comes to the city schools highly rec ommended and with the best of en TJorBement. Lne 5'cndO! is to be ? gratulated on securing his valued | services. ? ! Bowling Match Toqjorrow evening at the Imperial Bowling Alley there will be a match game between local team*. For Jjreeks the rivals for supremacy have been practicing for this occasion. All of the contestants are confident of succau, and all who witness this In-* ffiTftiftng fpat ylll'hff wnipty Twpalri The following well-Ttnown howlers have so faf- entered for the contest: Jos Ross. Guy Gabriel. Guy HardlngJ H. B. Mayo, G. M.* Sanderson, Cal E. Jordan. DK C. Ross, I. K. 'Morris, S. R. Pegram, J. Ji. Calloway- Will J Beailey and W, K. Jacobson. ^ The bowling begins promptly at 8:34 o'clock. Ladles are cordially tnvtted. An admission tee of ten cents will be charged. A pleasant and ?ntertainlng evening Is looked forward to. 1 ..I.. -Ill K. in I winning teank.br the man&ementof] Two colored^QTS. BUI Bfclley and | la'rles Peed, aged, \ while erabblftg near 1 Charles Peed, aged, about 10 years. fe| toe Washington 9 WELL MKNK6ED HOSIERY MILL WILD MFITIBLE IMSIIIEUT a Money-Maker for the StriffcholfWs and Oivp F.mplfiy^_ ? -Client to Men and Women Now H Unemployed. ~ LET'S REAP THE BENEFITS The following Jias been handed The News with the request to pub lish the same ? the article originally having been frecifved from Mr. fred L. Merrltt, land and Industrial agent of the Norfolk and Southern Rail way, it. Norfolk, ^Va. / ? - From the Wilmington Star,' Abgfcst 31st. . *? - . As One of the needs of *tF?J South-- ? ern cottpn manufacturing iedustry Is dli^slfliatiun. 1L ainwam iHar~T10W 1H " a grind time to establish some hosiery - -mills. With the New England manu facturers going Into the knitting mill business because the amount of pror tectlon on hoBlery Is jth* highest this I oountry over hail, we need uui stup to argue with politicians who are en deavoring to make the people believe tfiat there was "downward revision" of the" tariff. The New Englander knows better and ho Is going to take advantage of^trpward revision. That sharp manufacturers, of Massachu setts. have their money on higher tariff schedules, the following from the Boston Commercial.. Bulletin will show: * "'It Is stated that because the new tariff schedules on a certain grade of hosiery are 20 to 25 per cent higher ? h.n ? th? Circus Men , Are to Protest "V:C rort, today held a meeting and decided to begin an active protest against that phase "oTThe new tariff law which prevents them frpm taking their menage rlea on foreign tours. Under the Dlngley law It was pos sible tn takA all ftnlm?l?i tn Tnr*\gn countries snd bring them back wlth oufc-the payment of duty, but under the Payne bill all domestic animals exported must pay the regular duty when they^ are brought back. The n>w law muhe.i ?n piontlnn In lhi> case of animals Bent Abroad" for pur-. poses of exhibition at fairs. or exposi tions, but these are not held to In clude circuses. The Hoo-Hoos Are in Session Hi Springs ~ Ark., Sep f " 9. ? Th^ Concentrated Order of Hoo-Hoo, are In session here. There is a large at tendance. The order is a social and frsternal organization of lumbermen, , which was first suggested In the par lors of the old Hotel Hall, at Gurdon, a building since torn down, and on Its site a memorial tablet has been inserted. _ J.ts_ membership is now over 20,000, extending practically all over the world. The headquarters or the order Is at NashvHle, Tenn. . The title of the officers are peculiar. In they run In order thus: Snark of ttre^ Universe. Senior Hoo-Hoo, Junior Hoo-hoo, Bojum, Scrlvenoter, Jab berwock, Custocatlan, Gurdon. This morning their time was taken up solely with business matters. This afternoon they are to have anjexcur slon to Ourdon, Ark;, where they are to dedicate , their tablet wMch eo?t over $2,000. The tablet is elaborate, embodlfying all the design of the ders ritualistic work rests. TIME GROWS SHORTER. | Each day that cdmes makes your chances less to win the gold^tnd sil ver prise at Smither ft Co. You will not only lose the prise. but the op portunity of reading The Newt and securing coupon?, both for one prlbe [Tfcoee who have tailed to subscribe to this paper had better visit tfee bus jlness offlce at once and hare your aim Uln grlH Mrt wiin uinl afternoon paper In thll Miction I i t North Carolina. ill tor one coat. | : ABP?rox< The addition to tile I ardson* of North Adams. Mass., bM completed plans to start a hosiery 'mill iij, one of his large buildings on 8tate street, in that city. The machinery is Bought and the Com pany will be known as the Berkhslre Hosiery Company." As the hosiery, business ranks with t\ le smaller and . more profitable branches of manufacturing It would be a good; idea to havo 'knitting milis ' scattered throughout North Carolina. There are already a ad2e"n~or~mofe~ knitting mills in the' State.ahdthey" are said to be among North Caroli na's moet profitable industries. A Well managed hosiery mill at Washington would be a profitable enterprise/ It would make money for stockholders, give desirable work to women and chlldreif now unem ployed. and contribute much through Its pay roll to the general trade pros perity of thg townr It does not take a great amount of capital to start a knitting mHl. There 4a plenty of idle money in- Washing ton looking for investment. Why not put It into a knitting mill and let some of the benefits of the high tar iff on hosiery and knit goods como hnmn fn n?t ?? ' AtManjMHTS SECOND PACK - V. Hsthswi, J. Lms Wood A Co.. Bankers and Broken^ H. W. Carter, M. D-, Specialist. I>r.' I. M. Hardr. Ph|.l<-i?B ?n1 I>r. H. Snell, Prntlnt. Ward '& fi rimes, Attorneys. Small, MacLean A McMullan, Attorneys. W. I>. Grimes, "Attorney. Own n aimiumw. Aiiupugyg. ? H. C. Carter, Jr., Attorney. Bodman & Hodman, Attorneys. . B. Lu Stewart, Jeweler. H. B. UuldMein. Tailor. -J. &.P. B. Mjiira, IniiriMff. A. B. Drauglion, Barber. C. Morgan Williams, Insurance. Sloan's Liniment! Hick's 'Capndlne. ~ J JL- TH1BD P4GK, ^ Kllison Bros. X^>-i Clears. F. A. W right, -XVtaalnjc Club. Alderman - Capehart Laundry, t Steam Laundry. J. F, ffnckuian & Son, ' Dry Goods. Washington l>rug Co.. Drugs and Stationery. ^ Dr. Hardy's Drug Store, Paint brushes. - State Norihal A Industrial Col Walter Credle & Co., Flour. I fnion Grocery Co.. Groceries; ? - -Bar;; .' Dixie Theater, Vaudeville and Motion Pictures. Carolina Telephone A' Tele graph Co. . Spencer Bros., Ladies'l Coat Salts. Paul A Cutler, Country Pro