North Carolina Newspapers

THE WEATHER Sbowera tonight or Tuesday; cooler tonight. Last Edition voLUMErfr WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 9, 1909. NO. &5 m m urn mm Ml COM JUDGING DAY. IF, CITY IS 11 THE GUEST OF RoyaHy Welcomed The Day Started with Breakfast at Home of Mr. Sprunt and Review 0^5chooT"Cfuldren? Tabes Auto Ride, etc FROM HERE TO RICHMOND Wilmington, _N. C.. Not. 8. ? At midnight last night the much trav eled "car of - the Prealdent of tne United States waa In a quiet berth of the union depot here. Today from early morning till Ihe departure for Richmond tkp sjntral figure will be "Wllllan Howard Taft. the Prealdent of the United Statei. The Governor of the 8tate, William W. Kltchln. la here to give him welcome. There are thousand' of North Caro linians. who with other thousands pack the. hospitable boundaries of the city. The atreeta of the city are -doc orated In splendid effect, and when r lijlUt H1TTH- win w?ln all aVgnejfcf^brllllancy. Out in the ? t?arborla^he^xpectant craft which with whistle tella of the President's arrival. Many military companies are in the city. +ho indications!^) for fine weather and "'the lid tafofT^ to give a royal good time' to all who come. For the day Wilmington la host of the State and right royally will It UIBIWUMT gracious hospitality. ? It will aae^te If that the Ration's president sees North Carolina at lie beat. Tuesday morning at 8:15 the Gov ernor and the executive committee of citizens were the 4e?0t where they met President Taft and his party at the Pullmaifi tfr. "Haaelmere." 1b. automobiles they went to the hand some residence of Mr. James Sprunt, where the distinguished guests were entertained at breakfast, by Mr. and Mrs. Sprunt. The breakfast was at 8:30 and at 9.30 the President re viewed a living flag formation of 2,000 public school children, trained by Supt. John J. Blair. KVOInwIi.if Hip rovtow of the school children president Taft and party went oh board the United States cut ercurBlon steamer Wilmington, and . many other craft gayly decorated, passed down the Cape Fear to South port and Fort Caswell. Lunch was ' served on the ? Benlnele at l ck | and the iltj *aa itached un?t'.m re turn at 2:30. On the river there were a series of steame_r and power boat races that proved a feature of the greatest Interest. Upon disembarking from the Sem inole a military parade took place, and In it the President's party were Lieut Col. J. Van B. Metta,. chair man of escort and parade, and by Adjt Gen.^ J. F. Armfleld. In the L. parade a dozen or more companies of the North Carolina National Guard and the regulara from Fort Caswell took part, and there-were a number of bands of.rousl<j* The parade was an Imposing feature of the day. At the city hall the parade ended " and Prealdent Taft spoke from a larg* f'atfo? er+o*^1 nlats Stephen's church, colored, where he briefly addrewadrthe negroes ot the city and reviewed a proceaalon of ne gro school children. At the conclusion of thia the Pres ident and hla party were taken on an antomobtlg~nae over aome ~ of - New Hanover'a good roads and to inspect eone-of the #ee trucking lands. - Tonight a aupper will be -given to the Prealdent and Invited guesta at whteh over a hundred are' to be prw ent wW tifa'la over l!>e President and hla party will proceed to the. union' depot, fron^ which the depar ture for Richmond will be made at 7 o'clock. ?? Tonight the vlaltlng n%wapaper mtg -mi k* Antartainfld at g gmofcer In the rooma of the Chamber of Com merce. At thla Editor Z' W. WhUe head, of the ionthem T.nmhar .Innrr. * nal, will be the toeetmaatar, and the reaponaea will be made by vlalttog) ' newspaper men from various parts of the 8tate. $Jj ivV - ' ?' A rfev ' ftrnnni aiir liliililHIIlii FUEHT FROM WASHINGTON It is Entirely Feasible An Effort is Being Made for an Aeroplane Flight tdi Norfolk Wilbur Wrights JWtes State ment of the Scheme. NO DOUBT OF FLIGHT Norfolk, Va.,Nov. 9. ? That a flight to Norfolk . In several stages or one continuous trip from Washington Is entirely feasible is a statement which has Just been made at the national capital by Wilbur Wright. A letter containing this information was received by Secretary Hall, ot the~Boar<rof Trifle, from A~ F.~Zahiri7 Secretary of the Aero Club of Wash ington. Efforts are now being made to have the annual meet of the Aero Club of America held In Washington and if this proves successful -an aero i plane flight to Norfolk will be ar ranged, providing the business men here cooperate in the movement. The fait that Farman rercntly flew 1 140 mtloB lessens any doubt that a flight can be made down the Potomac j river to this city. In his letter Mr. Zohm suggests j that a tempting prize be offered the i nrrnmnllflti0i this foatjl To pay for the trophy, it is Buggosted j that the landing in Norfolk be made j at some race course and a gate -fee* charged jtf~WTKfef?fftfiea flCTrrar ' The Washington club was delight ed, Mr. Zahm writes, with, the an nouncement that a committee of Nor folk business men had been selected to act In this matter. The names of the members of the committee were printed recently in the Ledger-Dis patch: It is the wish of the Washington i aeronauts tfoat when the committee of the Aero Club of America "visits that place to look into the facilities and advantages offered for tho avia tion meet, that a letter be written by the Norfolk committee strongly urg- . ing the selection o' the National 1 [Capital. 1 ( OMINCf LUNA ECU P8E U 1m hardly prnhablo t'.at mTm people will sit up to watch for. the j eclipse of the moon which occurs on I Saturday, Nov. 27. Even lovew would J doubtlessly grow cold and dlslnterest riy?f ut tug i uTi"buu7uuiim "11 and even then they will not have the satisfaction of seeing the full eclipse until 3.14. However, when once the eclipse Is total, it will stay dark un- 1 til 4. ST. This is an unusually long du ration, and no doubt the astronomers I will be delighted to take observations | alUhia, but the ordinary indlvld^ ual, it Is safe to say, will give out loijg before this time and hie_him .to his downy couch long before ? it is WILL CLOSE WEDNESDAY! jjplon 6ervlc& wDl Come io an] End Tomorrow Night. The services at the First Me,thodist Church were largely, attended last evening and Dr. Blsick delivered, a powerful sermon, from the text The Bon of man hascome to seek aimL _ls Jast/' _Qulte a number signed qards' evidencing their faith. .The services lastr night was one of the very best of the" series. Tonight <n4 tosnwae aljhttb* eH4 lens will bo gtreojin ojjportunlty to 'make a freewill offeMftg' toward the expense of the meeting. Enveldpes I were distributed last night for this purpose. -Jg 4 * Prior tt> the sermon. Rev. Mr. Sea right announced that Dr. Black Mr. Burr would be compelled to leaye ,elt her Wftdnesday or Thursday as they have another meeting 19 begin next 8unday. 84 the Wednesday mgni jwrnuo wui < w Vb. ??* w serles - Thls decision o?,the part of Dr. Black to .leave so mm . PLUNGES INTO OPEN DRAW Four Were Drowned Two of Party Reappear Strug gling in the Chicago River and Bridge Tender Throws Them Life Preservers in Vain. VICTIMS ARE UNKNOWN Chicago, Nov. 7.-^-An automobile containing four persons plunged into ( the Chicago River tonight, at Jackson boulevard, and the nrrnpantii nf thft machine were drowned. No bodies have been recovered. A witness to the accident reported to the police that the bridge at Jack son boulevard had been opened (or a steamer to pass and that the automo bile. wfclch was approaching the bridge at a rapid rate, struck the abutment, turned over and fell Into the river with all Its occupants. A moment later he saw a man and j woman struggling in the water, the 1 woman clinging to the man. She | ?craamad for haln. and a brldgg~tcn |der threw out the preservers, but both victims, sank. Firemen And police reached the scene soon after the accident, and began to drag for the bodies. i The auto-described as a small tour jng car, bearing four persons, ap proached at high speed. Although the bridge watchman say the danger , alma! llght^jrera-burntoy. ipd the i warnlng"1>ell was ringing, the car did! not - slacken its speed. The car swerved slightly on the, brink, plunged over, turned turtle, and fell Into the watdr. It sank i nftted lately. | LIST OF LETTERS Remaining uncalled for In post- 1 oQce for the we?k ending Novemoer | 6-, 1909. Gentlemen ? Isaac Briqimage, L. Cox, M. C. Franklin. O. H. Hafpay. H. W. Hamlet. JImmie Laeast, Joe Norman, O. W. Poland. E. Rhem, John Stanley, Jno. H. L- Vagh, Frun-I tus Williams. H. W. Who d, Harry B. ' Williams. . "| i Ladles ? Mrs. Lueasa Braddy, Mlssj 'Annie Collins, Foster, Miss ?et-| tie Holmes, Mi6s Mae Nixon, Malissai iPeal. Mary Rooner. FTliie Sillte. Vlo- j (let A. Swan. Xfrs. Hannah F. Taylor. J These letters will b^-eent to the j dead letter office If not delivered b^ fore November 22. In calling for i'he j above, please^say. "advertised," giv- [ ing date nf lint CONDITION .MORI; FAVORABLE. The condition of JftT Ed. Flan nagan and Mr. S. C. Wootto, who were hurt In the auto crash near Greenville last Friday afternoon Is thought to be more favorable today. their ultimate recovery. ABOUT COMPLETED. The annex to the Methodist Church Is about completed. The work of plastering has commenced. When finished this additional room will prove quite a convenience. It will be utilised for class room, pastor's, study, etc. ? ? SECURE YOUR 8EA?S. ~ The reserved seats for the second number In the Lyceum ? course, the Hinshaw Opera Company, will go on [sale Thursday morning at 9 o*clocTT i at Brown's drug store. To those not holding season tickets, the price will be 76c. * Oeneral admission, 50c. [Children, J5c. Parties who have not purchased season tickets for the re numbers can do so. The prlee Is $1. WILL GIVE PREMIUM. rtre firm of James ?L. Clark Com pany wilirgtve a handsome premium in the Corn Judging contest tomor * APPOINTED DELEGATE* , Governor Kite bin hu appointed Hon. John H. Small an0 Hon. Steph en C. Br ww to the contention of tfce Mlptlaatppl to .Atlantic ? JnHiiJC Waterway Aaaoclatlon, to be held In a - ? In fenjland a atrire ta a .hop and an elevator a lift, I. the elerator-bo, Chances Ijbvorable Miidshipman ! rWilson, the Victim of a Football Accident on the Operating Table for a PerMof Thitee Hours. IN EXCELLENtioNDITION. I normal condition. To o.. L. Joyaac; . ^?Tr? Something like 14 d?r< l|o I wrote you an op?t letter, challeng lngyota.to meet mo In' the courthouse are conductkig,, nrnn'u.iwnf, . indictment very ready to defend h?vin* hoard RQ tfce people* of rronn m em ui ly which I am *7 Not K from-, yo^ t ! Annapolis, Bid., lft>v. 7. ? A moat I delicate operation ^ras successfully | performed this aftetooon upon -Wid ish lpman Earl D. Wyon. a vertebra |0l whose neck was Broken during a football game on. Odpber 16, the la minae, or outward fleering, were cut away from four ?f^Rie vertebrae of the neck In order to iemove the pres sure on the spinal <mrd and the cov ering of the spinal c^rd was removed and the cord thoroughly Inspected. I It was found that above and below the point of previufc the cord was .perfectly normal. - Experiments by the surgeons slurred that while smaller and muqh compressed, there w?r? ?nmp nnl? tlnf. njgnB of life In theVlnJur*<Clportlon of the cord._2 Portions of the ^fractured bone from the fifth vertefcfjs were removed but it was found tWt the greatest injury to the c I'lfdhwnbaen oeCasion ed by a dislocation df the fourth ver tebra. The cord jig?found to be In- ? w^houghto^TSjIk.WniUUoo ?tl the point of Injury. It Is believed that all pressure has been removed and that Wilson's chances of ulti mate recovery greatly Improved. In successfully passing through the anesthesia, Wilson has accomplished a great deal, as this was one of the greatest dangers connected with- tke operation. The operation began at about 1 o'clock and was not completed until nearly 5. Within an hour Wflson had almost completely recovered con sciousness and was talking intell igently. The operation was performed by Surg. C- F. Stokes, assisted by Surgs. J. H. ItlBll, E. L. WuuUb, ami qwiifrj F. Cottle, all of those present -being | members of the -naval-?w?dkvtyt staff. | Surgeons Issue Bulletin. The following bulletin announced the result of the operation: "The operation was a success In every way. The laminae of the sixth, fifth, fourth and. third vertebrae were removed and the pressure, due to me rrag- " ments of the fractured fifth vertebra was relieved. The covering of the spinal cord was removed and the cord inspected. It had been danger ously compressed at the fourth cer vical vertebra,, due to the dislocation of that vertebra. All ? indications were carefully met and patient left the table in excellent condition and. with his chances decidedly improvod. The outcome depends upon the ex tent of the original damage to the spinal cord." The operation took place after a consultation held this morning, and idth the full approval of Midshipman Wilson himself and his father. West B. Wilson, of Covington, Ky., who is jhefre. ' I Two weeks ago it was agreed that Wilson could not stand the anosthetlc but his general condition h?s beetTso good thai consulting surgeons agreed today that an' operation Would be justifiable. That their Judgment i was correct has been fully borne ouV | by results. v 1 Wtdson'B chances of recovery are J now greatly increased. No signs of a diminution of~~the paralysis have appeared yet, nor aVe they expocted. I until the spinal cord will have suffl l OpKJI M2TTKR. Omen vl lie, N. Q., November 11, 1909 THE CITIZEN OF USHEVILLE IS COMPLIMENTARY Hinshaw Opera Co. j Washington to Be Given Oppor- j tunity of Hearing Artist Friday Night ? They Charm People of Asheville. SECOND NUMBER IN COURSE The Hfhshaw Grand Opera Com= pany is the attraction at the school auditorium next Friday evening, be ing the Becond number in the Lyceum course. The following notice of this company's appearance in Asheville is clipped from the citizen. It will give the citizens some idea of what Is in store for them: The Hinshaw Grand Opera Com pany or quartet gave a very pleasing concert last evening at the Audito rium aad in proof of the vaunted predilection of Asheville people for good music there was an unusually large audience. The four singera. Mme. Adelaide Norwood, Miss Vera Roberta, ? Mr Frn-nHs Hughes and Mr. William Wade Hlnton, gave ex cerpts from grand operas, all more or less familiar, which in a measure ac counted for the-eitcceHs achieved by the cohifiratiy. The trios^soloa and quarleia were encared repeated 1 y , nearly every note and every word of the music. bolng known and thereby doubly appreciated by the assemb lage "TTveT'Last Ttose of Summer/' which was sung in the farm house scene from V'Martha," and which never fails tp win its tribute;-" was well sung by Mme. Norwood who re sponded to an encore. Mme, Nor wood was at her best in "Love Has Wings" and" the ".Holy Angels" trio from "Faust." Miss Roberts, the contralto, in the prison scene fro.m "II Trovatorc" displayed a voice, of remarkable range and scored one of the successes of the evening, Mr. Hughes possesses ft good voice. His work was best in "La Donna e'Mo biie" from "Rigoletto." Mr. Hin shaw is endowed -with a baritone voice of fine range ati8 q frailty and hlb ii-.tr rn-Maiiti:! I? remarkably I good. The "Figaro" song from ' ll| Barblerl de Sjeyiglia" jvaa so well | ??;ng -th at h double rnrere www f tnanded by the audience, to which', Mr. Hinshaw responded with a Scotch song and "Dandy De'ever.' Mr. Hinshaw sang this number with] that?a pianist of such marked ability and temperament as Mr. Robert Yale Smith is heard in Asheville. He ame unhearalded and his playing therefore occasioned an 'agreeable surprise which deserved unstinted praise. Mr. Smith ^ras compelled to play several" numbers which were en thusiastically received. I?OSTOFFICE IK RORRKD. Winston-Salem, Nov. 8.? -The post office at Mocksville, the county seat of Davie county, was burglarized (at 2 o'clock this morning. Postmaster Morris has misBed only a few dollars. A money order for ten dollars and fifty dollars In stamps were dropped In the office- Entrance was effected through a window. The" Knob of th? safe wan broken ofr and shaved, dy namite wan placed In the hole and With thla the door was opened. The exploslon^was heard for several blocksMbutyNjduced no excitement DQtGwives are inVaaU^attng, but with little clue. This office has been burg larized three times within six years. Tt^lfink of Davie was robbed In a ^miliar manner four years ago. OYSTER ROAST. The oy ftUtf. roast tomorrow. Corn Judging Day, will" be given Ift IBS Norfolk and Southern warehouse. The bivalves will he c<$oked at the Kugler Lumber Company's mill Plant. > . | BORY NOT KHKUIEKKO. The body of. Louis Johnson, the. coloredTA? WlflfwWHTTTrwMWl off the GREAT DAY - PLANNED FOR' : WEDNESDAY Corn Judging Contest People Expected From all Sec tions of Eastern Carolina ? Special Trains to be Run Thousands are Coming FREE OYSTER ROAST CIVEN ! we or the But have never known the value of occasional coming to gether. swapping views and learning | what .th? other fellow has learned about farming, then try his methods alongside of ours and find which proves best. It is to be regretted we cling so closely to the "Same old way," and this Is why In "money-making farm ing" the West has made such rapid strides over the East. The West Is made up or a cosmo politan people, an Irishman, a Dutch^ man. a -Frenchman. a Swede, an Eng lishman. a-fimHan. a Russian and Americans from almost every State In the Union. The foreigners tell tne ways they do things hi ? tHeTr' country; the Aftierlcans tell the way they do a in their States, and each one being wide awake, alert and pro- j gresslve, gift down. gluing the best] methods, then follow ihem to sue-1 |C?HU!Q1 crops'. ? - ? The States that have developed In- ' [to great corn States cannot show land-l j equaling much of ours In Eastern | North Carolina, yet their average of com per acre will double Ours. With these great corn States, a i corn co-ntest is considered a great occasion." and if you were to go to one of their corn contests and watch the deep TnTereat 4hese farmers take, see the care wtih which ihev study corn, you would see~ohe and a great why they raise such en ormous crops. With them corn judging is an art. I snd in those States 59 men out of at 100 can select the best seed corn. I They have studied the details of per- i feet and imperfect m>ed corn so close- 1 iy one can't fool them. We want everyone who hears of ? "?vn judging uav lo come, bringing! ten ears of your corn to learn what f the lad? t snv i.'.mu gnrnf1iti,- ' the day in this manner will pay you | better J ban any work you can do on! your farm. This corn Judging will be JnTerest ing. instructive, entertajjilhg. with a! jolly good time in g e nera H The men who refuse to give up one | day in the year to corn judging, will in latter years regret It.? The man who thinks he knows all about corn, that coming to this meet ing he would be told nothing he doesn't know. -4a? falling behindthe day. I01 no one now living rrfn l#arn all there Is to be lekrned about semi corn. It cost a farmer just as much lo 1 plant an acre of seed which will pio duce only half a crop (and that of poor quality) as It ^iU^or him to plant the best seed insuring a full crop of excellent quality product. ( If a farmer wants to hire a laborer |*o do ditching by 'the day', he would not get a shrivel up. weak, sickly per son, would ha? ? u. By at a_ man he can quickly tell whethel or not he Is able to do him justice In a day's ditching. 1^ the farmers/ will learn he can qulckly*?udge whether [or not the corn has the quality to produce him a good yield, and he j should no more plan t sickly, weak corn tj>an he should em ploy-*, sickly hand, therefore, let every farmer In" Eastern North Carolina TSarn to judge the beat seed corn. The Chamber of Commerce appre ciating the greaygood this corn judg will do to. Eastern. North Caror Una, are anxious that every farmer attend, having ?uch a desire that every farmer should attend, they 'are preparing a free o^fter roast for Eastern North Carolina. Come and jhrlncjrour 1 0 f\*ra nf corn. Tomorrow is to be a gala day. People, and especially the farmers, are coming from all sections of eaat irn Carolina. Special" trains will be run Ttaxm all point, along the Norfolk - ?n? 8?utWer? Xt? j?uUrW>? of com takes pile* at tin skating fin*, and aJ*o the fr W oyster roaaf. Immediately after- thf>rrt?al of commence. Several speakers ofj*ft :Uitt addwm Jthe licmfirs. as well as HIND TIGER _ J: OPERATORS ARE SCOOPED IN ? Law to Be Enforced ? ! The Officials of New Bern Are "Determined the Law ShaU Be Enforced ? Many Are Arrested -? Saturday Night. ' DETERMfNATION AT WORK New Been; N. C-t N0V7~ 8 .^Acting within the limits of the law aa direct ed by City Attorney W._ D. Mclver, Mayor~C. J. McCarthy instructed the pollce department Sal urdij? night to visit the various "near-beer" stands In the city and tike samples of the various grades of drinks found in the places. Officers Bryan. I pork, and iFoacue. headed by Chief J. C. Har- ? gett, promptly made the rounds and it was not long before the city hall was turned into a sample room, where could be found anything a man la supposed to drink. Including Bud welser. Blue Ribbon. Red. White and [Blue, and all the so-called near-beer drinks Including Local Optior^and ueerine. Along Willi Uila was .1 uuiu Iber of -brawls of the so-called whis key in pints and half pint bottles. The samples, tested by the local au thorities, resulted in the arrest of six~~whlfe' 'men 'last night, all doing jThe contents of several of the sam ples were unknown to the local au thorities and these will be forwarded to the State' chemists for analyzatlon. x If found to be not in accordance with the State law. containing more alco hol than is allowed, the proprietors having these goods in their posses sions will be charged with violating the prohibition law; Tf found not to ; contain the propos amount, the rharge will tye for violating the pure food laws, which puts the odds ?if?ainst the near-beer. Those arrested are Will Siallings, Henry Connor. Elijah Matthews, Jno. Golden, Ben Brlnson and., a man earned Jones. The first three are old offenders, having servsd time for vio lating the liquor laws. Prohibition seems to baye taken on rcnfA'ea efl^l'E'.SS in M'W MUTll lit the. last few weeks. The petitioning for ThFri'li'iifif' i np, rnr,,;,iy"*' nf "ar~ tain violators, by citizens of the city, who were convicted in the Federal courts here last month, has put new determination in the efforts of the leaders of this cause. INVITATION. The following invitation has been received : Mr. and M rsrAVylilt? L?,i,aughlnghou3e request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Annie Elizabeth vr Mr. Malcolm McLean Worthington on the afternoon, of Wednesday the twenty-fourth of November, nineteen hundred and nine ?atr half after two o'clock Sl Peter's Episcopal Church Washington, N. C. VISITING IN NEW BERN. Misses Llda Rodman and Julia B. Hoyt left yesterday afternoon for New Bern, where they are the guests of Judge and Mrs. Owen Guion. A theater party tonight and- a bridge party this afternoon given In their honor add. to the pleasure of their visit. Misses Hoyt and Rodman will return tomorrow morning. a- oyster roast is over. News was received here this morn |iufc -stating, that at leimt 200 popple will attend the oorn judging from the city of Raleigh. .The committee of arrangements haa~made ample pro i?lon"fOT all visitor? and a great day Is ldoked for. I* New Advertisement* , * inToday'sTiews ? * J{? K. C-Urk Co. ? . ? > Aui WWI- IMy.IT r l. ?? ? | ? Wm.B. Rartllng ? Plctort. J