VOLUME I. WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURfaV AFTFRNOOM n.rrMucT, , NO. 104 consumptives; MUSJ REGISTER For Fighting the White Plague. ~h~ > Norfolk, Va., Dec^l. ? Eudeavor ing to facilitate the ffeht against tu berculosis Df. Charles R. Orandjr. secretary of the Norfolk Antitu berculosis League, and Dr. H. R. Qu puy, health commissioner, secured ? ? thft npproyal irf thn orfllnnnrff wrp-' ? mtttee of councils last hlght "to a law requiring registration of consump tives, 'wherevdr it js practicable, at the office of the health department. - The ltiw would make it a misde-j meanor for a physician, hospital ori similar institution to fall to report a case of- consumption within a week after the diuease is discovered in the Patient: also for the attending phy-| siclan, or the owner of the premises,! to neglect to notify the health com mlsBioner in tne M'tfiit a house t apartment 'should be vacated by tubercular patient, either by death or | ; removal. The measure contains clause providing rigidly- for dislnfec-l tlon of premises vacated by conaump-| lives. The enactment and enforcement of this ordinance would give the health department a fairly complete record of practically every consumptive In the city who had reached the stage of requiring medical attention. This record, the ordinance sayB. shall not be open to the public for Inspection. For many monthB IRS ? miiliiauuv approved last night has been pigeon holed, waiting to be Incorporated in tb?vcity code. As a Ion* time Is llke v>ly to pass, or at least several months, before the code is prepared for adop tion, the.- tuberculosis fighters re to send the to councils separately. A GOOD WOMAN PASSED AWAY Mrs, W. B. White Died This) Morning at Her Home at } TO O'cifltk. ? At 10 o'clock this morning Mrs. L. "White paBBcd into eternal rest after seventy-three years of untiring labor and ever faithful Christian seal. She was a consistent member - rim Drimitr^ pagtlst Church, and ? one of the oldest citizens in the'TT On Sunday last Mrs. White? 4sas| taken with a congestive chill which] ratiMI? ' tip > ul..|l. II I and today breathed her last, after a hard struggle for life. The funeral will take place tomor-| row afternoon at 3 o'clock from the] PrImltIV* HflptlKt rilUitn uf this Hiy. the Rev. Johp ftojters.' j^^iyafren county, officiating. The pallbearers are Dr. D&f collect lug this special tax was imposed upon the Bureau of Internal Revenue* and preparations are now being made for the distribution of blanks to the va rious corporations throughout the eflumry, upuu nmu.u tu m?ku returns to the district 'collectors on or before March 1. 1910. According to the report. It is esti mated that there will have been col lected by July 1. 1910. $15,000,000, 000 and that an addition ~aum of tlfl^OO.OOQ. collectible for the cal endar yenr from January l. 1909. to Decembftt 31. 1909, will be collected subsequently to July l. 1910. receipts for the past fiscal fear from all sources wece $256,212. rti .12. a decrease of $5,453,230.82 t&r the year ended June 30. 1908. Th? bureau is very hopeful, however, of showing a substantial increase for the current year, as the receipts for the fir*; quarter show-an increase of $2,955,657.45 over the same period ol_the_precodlng year. It is estimat ed that the amount 'of revenue. In cluding. that derived from the cor poration tax, WtH totar $??0;?00(000. While the total receipts were less than last year, the cost of collecting thisVrovenue was only 2.02 per cent of th&^mount collected, or a little over $.M? 0,000 The Average cost 2.69 per cent. For The coming year an appropriation of $5,302,240 is for to meet the expenses. 1 Severs! inierosi'inU MUl'ls am sel forth relative to the sources of rev enue for the year. As usual, liquor and tobacco yield ed H?e largest revenues, distilled spirits amounting to $128,315, 181.45; fermented liquors to $56, 303,406.68 and tobacco $51,887, 178.04. That thn nanir rnmhln^ Tftr growing sentiment for^local option, has proven a hard blow for the liquor interests show in the comparative table of the amount of distilled spir its withdrawn for consumption dur ing the past ten years." The high water mark was reached in the year ended June 30, 1907, when 134,031, 066.7 gallons were withdrawn. For 1908, only 119,703,694.4 were wlth draVn and for the last year the num Despite the fact that less whiskey is being consumed, the distillers are increasing their output and In the Jaa? 30, 1909. 139.981. 613 gallons were distilled, as against 133.869.565 for 1908. tfhe brewers also received a hard blow^s the revenue derived from fermented liquors. Including ,.t>eer, ale, etc., show a decrease of more than $2,000,000. The tobacco rev enuet, however, were Increased by over |2,0ff0,000. Illinois the list of States for the payment of the lArgefct amount of Internal revenue taxes, J43.44V77I.il having been collected lirthat State. -New York came second t. |7? sa7.ai9.a7. and Kentucky third with 92MI0.4J0.I4. Of the ?iTtv-flTft cqHocUqp dliVrfcf ?uM?t to internal revenue laws, the fifth district of Illinois reported the larg est amount, $28,671,609.22. Illinois' enormous revenues were no doubt due to the fact that the State produced the largest amount of distilled spirit*? 37.79S.376 gal lons. " Kentucky dime second with { third, with 31,916,486. New ork headed the beer prqduc Ing States, however, navihg BriWUd tarsal* -el teioMUi liquors. Including beer, "ale, etc. Pennsylvania came second wUh.T* 060,162 barrels and. Illinois tfeird, with 6,516,473. ? Pennsylvania produced the great est number At cigars, her product .urtbo'U, "'MU4TI. Whll. PIPE ORGAN IS ASSURED: Meeting at Methedist Church! Enthusiastic? $1700 is J Secured. ?? " J Last ?' night at the Methodist Church the prayer meeting hour Vvaa given over to hearing a report from the pastor and l?v considering the matter of Installing a pipe organ at an early date. The attendance was small but the meeting proved Inter Mtlng~~and enthusiastic: . ^Sffhe pastor. Rev^ M. T. Plyler, re gain In the church's raised for all purposes this year$TVr0&2. But, he said. Methodism looks to the future rafher.than keeps its eye on the past. So he proceeded to present the subject of a pipe organ, which had been talked for a long while but no "dfflhlte steps takeiT. Hon.. J. H. Small also spoke and^ presented jthe claim. In a short while $1,700. was secured and pro vision made for a general canvass of the congregation until the $3,000 needed Is secured. Soon as this Is done the order will be placed with a first rate organ builder. The Inatni-. raent will he built under thb direc tion of a master musician and when completed will be one of the best in struments in the entire South. The Walkover Bridge Club was most delightfully entertained last night by Miss Mattle Laughingohuae at her home on Second street. The invited guests were Mesdames Ihrie Leary. John O. Blount, A. C. ttatha way, Carl Richardson and Miss Korah Angel. The hostess served refresh ments after a most interesting game. POLITENESS v WINS GIFT Michacl Dunphy, Bellboy is Re warded for Services Ren dered Guest.. ? - ?? San Ffanriarn, N'nt- ? " ^ ? Thjtl Dame Fortune haB not ceased to be stow her gifts on those "who deserve them is shown "by the experience of Michael Dunphy, who unfif ?K^ew weeks ago was a bellboy at the Argo naut in this city. Last February Mrs. M. M. Potter of Salem. Maes., arrived at the Argonaut, and being 111 OTd -nervous. *waa tfa^bang~of thej "bellhops" of the hotel. Soon after] her arrival "Mik4" Dunphy, a green lad, was given a Job on the bench,] and hiR apparent gr'eenr.iSS lllVjtBfl all of the difficult tasks of the bell boys' routine. Among other tasks | that of waiting upon the querulous u-ftg whtfrwd to ?*'Mlke.M . He accepted the work gracefully and performed his duties in an ex-j ceptlonal manner, and when the guest left in the early part o? June he waa the recipient of many a avert | jibes from the rest of the boys ou ac count of his willingness to oblige a non-tipping guest. He had his chance to laugh, however, when early in July he received a check for $100 from Mrs. Potter. About two weeks ago Assistant Manager George Dixon of the Argo naut received a letter from Drown & Carlysle, a firm of lawyers in Bos ton, saying that Mrs. Potter had died, faithful befiboy. A check fp'r that amount was Inclosed, cashed' by Dixon and the money given to the l.ri ?hn Immxil.tnlv made arrange ments for the purchase of a lot in the Richmond district, and contract ed for the construction of a home on It. With what he had left over he took his aged parents on a pleasure trip to Denver, wjiere he now Is. His good dluck did not end there. Yesterday Dixon received another letter from the law firm, stating that on receiving his report of the lad's disposition of the $2,500 they were ready to carry out a further provis ion of Mrs. Potter's will, to the effect that If the boy disposed of his check $47,600, making the total amount #60,000. ? The letter lurtbw declare* that the lad may draw on the law firm for monefc up to that apm, and asks that an Inclosed letter Ur that effect be forwarded \o him. PHAIiAff* IiODOK, I. O. O. F. There will he a regular communi cation of the Phalanx Lodge, J. O. rrrr., ai a utiutk muiim m flhn hall over the poetotBce. Visiting brothers cordially invited to attend. 8lij. The.lhnplre Bute lad in .Mm manufacture ~w cigarettes, having turned out Virginia came second with l.$tt,t4t,000. In the production of chewing and (?smoking iobocco, North' Carolina 'heeded the list with 7MS?.?81< pounde, and Mitsoufi came ?i?k RELATIONS WITH Is Tendered Pa: Knox Virtually 'Announc es Rec ognition of the Revolu ionisls. Will Hold Zelaya Person illy Re . sponsible. ? pent the I about! { emanat naent in I PRAIRIE OFF WITH MARINES \ Washington, Dec. l.? ? ?Seq?et?r;. of J State Knox late today returned thel passports of Rod rig u?, charsr d'affaires of the Nlcaraguanvegation, I with a letter scathingly d^ouneing| the Zolaya administrate emment in Nicaragua. Thee letter is i definitely declared -to repn views of President Taft as plain spoken as anythln ing from the State DepC many years. ? The extraordinary feature of the letter Is that it seems to evidence an intention oq the' part of the United States to hold President Zelaya per-, sonolly responsible for the alleged [ torture and execution of the Araer-. leans, Cannon and Qrooe, and exhib-l its the unique situation of one gov- . HMMii >Wl4lH tVw> nKJaf '^nnlivf. o? another practically as a common! malefactor. Branded as a Tyrant. Zelaya is branded as a violator of| solemn international conventions, a. disturber of the national and inter-, national peace, and a tyrant whose] administration has been a blot upon ( the name of good government. Secretary Kate virtually an-[ nounces the jec^^ltlon of the Nlca raguan revolutionists and declares it to be the conviction of the United States that the revolution represents the sentiment of a majority of the ~Nicaraguan people and thrrtl is with*^vhlcb. t'htf United States can deal. * ....... - _ Hp. therefore, annount?w that all parties will be held accountable for their actlpns as affecting tire inter Central America. He further in forms Senor Rodiguez that' while has lost his diplomatic quality' he may still serve as an "unofficial" channel of communication with the Iw iw ?fogai'dod . resenting. , This brings the crisis as near to (lie status of war as it could be] a definite declaration by both Houses] of Congress, which will convene next Monday. FINE SANTA CLAI S OPHtflXCJ. The Santa Claue opening at H. G. Sparrow's store last night was a huge laurrftHRi ? From mnmor?t the doors were opened until they closed at a late hour the place was crowded with eager shoppers,' both young and old, who enjoyed looking at the beautiful line of Christmas novelties and toys which were spread out to their view. Mr. Sparrow has shown great taste In the selection of his stock and that he has succeeded In pleasing the cus tomer was shown by the large num ber of purchases which were made **lir1ng the ftTfntng CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING. Friday night, December 3, is the regular m&UBf M MS UHHUUBl Ui Commerce. " The advisabilities of holding an agricultural fair In Washington in 1910 will tie discussed. Thlf matter is of vast importance to thla town. We being the htxb of the EaaUrn sec tion we should let the pedple know that Vfc are the hob and ara willing to back up our opinions that il la the most central location in Eastern North Carolina by holding such fairs SB to surprise the State. r Don't fall to attend the' meeting Friday night. There will be no sub scrlptlons asked 'for any purpose, so * sai.es a suootess. The sale conducted by the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Baptist Church began. ..yesterday and will cloae tonight. The- attendance throughout the evening and night w aa fine, and quite a nice sum -was ful articles left i .j , Mr. But BUlaw o( Baltlrafre. haT accepted * position with UfeJ. IT. HftrftB Plumbing * Supply do of thin cUj. The N?w? welcome* -Mr. Skinner to our city. Mn John a Rodman arrtred on the soo* train (ram Tarboro where ?he baa been apenMni a (law daja NEW YORK EX CHANGE HIT Federal Report Will Be Placed Before Congress? Methods Condemned. .Washington, D. C.. Nov. 29. ? Tho lions of the lew Orleans Cotton *au of Corpo-j ?nt of Com :h have been In than eighteen "'""tihli *wir submitted ? by Herbert Knox Smith, 'Commissioner of Corporations, to Secretary of| Commerce and Labor Nagel, and eventually will go to the President and Congress. . It is said the report arraigns Jhe New York Exchange for dealing in what Is termed "over speculation" or "differences" or in those grades of cotton ranking above or below what might be termed a standard grade, or. In parlance "middlTngs." That sme' steps will Re l&tten By the ^"Department of Justice against such trading Is the opinion of offi cials of the Government. The inter vention by the Government was brought about, it is said, by the number of big losses sustained by merchants of the South. It Is pointed out by the Commis sioner of Corporations that the buyer has no chance at all with .the sellers. "He itW that If a buyer bought? dif ferences In futures at a high price and the quality of the differences ran low the loss entailed was enormous, 111 buiuc tases rulnouo. Ha ataLed. tJiat the method of the New Orleans Exchange was fairer and that both buyer and seller ran the same risk. AnoJ&ar feature of the ruleB of the ts'ew Yofx Exchange which the re port termed unsavory was the so called "fixed difference" system. A committee of^ the exchange fixes the grades and prices. And this in view of the fact, the report stales, that most oflhe dealings In the New York market are in futures. This system, Mr. Smith terms a& arbitrary. Find NewJJses for Sawdust Plour from sawdust / is another ate ix in. the movement for the conser vatlon of forest resource*. The LT. S.. consul at Christiana, Norway, has sent to this government a suggestion along this lino which may "be of val ueto American lumbermen who are' wrestling with the problem of saw-' dust .waste. The flour In question 'is not the light, fluffy biscufts, and the other kind which are not light, or flaky I pastry, but it is an ingredient of dy Tratinltp. Mnnteum. fuc-j the information of the man on the1 street fs a kind of artificial flooring, and other things. It Is not put for ward as a new discovery, for it has begn in u.?f for aergrei-y^ara in Fr rope, and to a small extent in this country. The wood flotn- is ground in a cheap mill, very similar to those which grind corn and rye. Pine and spruce sawdust is used in Europe, and after passing through the stones and the bolting chest. It is Backed or baled for shipment. It Is then worth 12 or 13 dollars a ton. ^??The flour has a number of ubos, one of which Is Tn the making Of dy namite. U -i? th? absorbent of the nitroglycerine, which is the explos ive ingredient. Wood flour dynamite 1h inferior to that made with Infusor ial earth as the absorbent; but it serves many purposes, and Is cheap er. But dynamite Is one of the small est prospective uses for the produet. Linoleum makers mix It with lin seed oil and give body to their floor coverings. It Is not considered qnlte equal to ground cork for this pur pose, as It Is lesB elastic; but it is cheaper and meets requirements for fAedlum grades. The flouf fills an Important place In the manufacture of xyoltte. a kjnd of artificial flooring, "^f youth and the charms which sttsch To a young woman graced with the culture of refinement and the beat society, itt is hard to attribute any cause for such a tragedy other that in a moment of terrible despon dency brought about by the slight but kindly remonstrance, the young woman became for the moment de ranged and -fired the death dealing bullet Into her heart without a full realization of its awful consequences to the aged parents and devoted rel stives and friends. About 6 o'clock she was called for supper, but responded that she did not want to eat and would be down in a short while. In a few minutes Mrs. Norman became alarmed and Wfnt to her room, finding Mlss^gthel sitting on the side of the bed. but showing no signs of the" terrible thoughts that must have been pass ing through her mind. --Responding to anxious qu^tions she assured her mother was all right and would be down in a little yhlle. With this assurance Mrs. Norman left the room, but she had not reached the bottom step of the stairs in her de scent before she was startled*^ th.? JiMWrta't .t ? Shoes ? ? Gaiety Theater. ? 4 Do*n'< KMn?y pills. ^ ? Mr*, eraim'i R?m?dlw. - ? ? dowu'i praparMloo. * ? Vlck'a Ramadlw. ? 4 Caputfln*. \ ? ? LAxatlT? Bromo Qulnla*. ? J ''