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NO. 137 WASHINGTON. NORTH VOLUME I. II NEW YEAR WILL WITNESS SOUTHERN TIDE Stop Exodus to Canada A New Orleans Man Predicts a.Movement Similar to That Which Made, the West Rich and Powerful. MOVEMENT SOUTHWARD "The new year of 1910 will un questionably witness the beginning of a movement southward, of the same character which a few years ago built up the great West to Its present commanding position In ag ricultural and' financial strength, and $111 result in turning the tide of American emigration into Canada to our own country* where the. genuine American has everything in his favor," said Manager M. B. Trese vant, of the Nsw Orleans Progressive Union, in discussing the outlook for lflO. ? <,* "The foreshadowing of this im pending movement has been shown, and. la being shown in many different ways, but all leading to one conclu sion and one tdea ? that the eyes of the leaders of thought and action in the overcrowded Etast, and of the sa gacious man, Bast. West and North, are being turned cn the South, ami its vest possibilities. The surface (p dioatlons are significant, and are demonstrated to organizations such astke Progressive Union, to whom Inquiries and proposition come from other parts of the country. First come the newspaper and the periodi cal, seeking articles about the South, ? photographs, etc. Then come the per sonal representatives of these publi cations. Then the announcement that such and such a paper will Issue a "Southern number." While this - -.has been 4oa? from time to time within (he past decade or so, today no less than five of the most influential publications in America have an nounced their intention to devote themselves to the exploitation of the South, due to the fact that they con-, sider it the coming section of the United States. These five are Hearst's New York American, the New York Tribune, Collier's weekly, the Buffalo ? Express and the Chicago Record Herald. Each one of these gTeat pa pers has been in communication* with the Progressive Union, obtaining data and photographs of the Soutt^* New Orlean^gqd Louisiana, and this sec " tion of the^Hsslssippi Valley. Their combined circulation and influence Is enoromus, and the part Louisiana ahd New Orleans will play will not be small- ~ ~ ~~ T "That the South will prove a most , potent ageficy In turning the tide of '* American emigration now going to Canada, to my mind, is unquestion able. and the right sort of work on modern and intelligent lines will 'bring this about. The United States has lost hundreds of thousands of in habitants and millions of dollars through the ldre of the Canadian North weit. These Inhabitants came from the Middle West and the Bast, not from the South. It f ma brought about by highly-skilled work oq the part of the Canadian railroads, in conjunction with life Canadian gov ernment, and la still going on. How to stop this drain upon American clt , isenshlp and reeouroes Is a prob lem, but I believe the South offers the solution. The American cltisena whd flock to Canada are the best and most desirable; the thrifty. Investing far mer ?f.th* West and Now England. " If theylmusL jm_why should they be allowed to leave the United States SJd take their energy and reaovMges toward the South is the first outward manifestation of what great national journals such as Collier's Weekly be lieves to be the rising tide of a coun try-wlde invasion and exploitation of the 8outh. Already the home of the best of the Anglo-Saxon race in Amer* lea, the South, with its vast and prac tically untouched riches, will feel the pulse of a new life? of a commercial, social and Industrial development, whjc.h will surpass even that huge movement w^leh made the West * pfeat empire in Itself. "In this attraction of attention to ward the South one very potent agency mast not be overlooked." For over a yssr the Southern Commercial Congress, -by constant agitation a ad tntellleeat handling of flaetf* has been able to prseant the South la a m<yt favorable light before the great news papers of the country. Though the movement of the Southern Commer *r?t food, Ud u to pur M tmporuat p.rt In tk. pudtx n? THE FEW HEIST HIM : STILL GROWS The Speaker An Issue The Insurgents Assert That the Regulars Are Attempting to Bring the President in the Fight to Save Cannon. THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS Washington, Jan. .12. ? The crim ination and recrimination betweeri the Insurgents and the regulars of tbe house has become so Intense that the matter has no# been brought to the personal attention of^ President Taft. The Insurgents assert that t*e regulars are doing their beet to bring the President Into the Aght In their attempt to save Cannon from a com plete route, and It 1b now up to the President to repudiate the stories that he no longer conders the Insur gents members of the party. That the feeling against Cannon and Can noni/m is growing and that the speaker will again be an issue in the campaign, 1b evident from the fact that last Friday more than a dozen regulars, who were On hand, refused to come -into the house during a roll call^ and vote against the Norria amendment. Another index of the Intense feel ing against the insurgents and the desperate efforts af- tho regulars to discredit them is the ofrJer issucd y.esterdny by "Whip" Dwlght ?o the pair clerks that no moro pairs should be arranged without his approval. This means that if any insurgent is absent without a pair he would be, denied the privilege of having it ap pear in the Record that his vote had been protected. This order -of Mr. Dwtght was poetically nullified by Instructions fromlgctipg leader of the mlnnrltv rnrtorwtwil. nf Alabama. who issued orders to the Democratic pair clerks to arrange no pairs unless approved by him The only effect* of this will be to show the country just what members are absent from the house when" the roll is called. If the Republicans had disregarded their pairs last Friday the Nprrls amendment would have been defeated. The value of & pair is to protect the member who is absent. It is of no value except, for home purposes, when both' membors are absent. It is possible that at the caucus to night the regulars may attempt some action tiiat will accentuate the situa tion by the passage of a' resolution to bind every man present to support the Organization on all questions that come before the house, any member who refuses to be, so bound to be re garded as an independent and not en titled to recognition as a Republican. MRS. MORSE OPENS OFFICE. Wife ol the Ranker Knter* Wall, Street ami Will Play Game. New York, Jan. 12. ? Mrs. Charles W. Morse, wife of the banker and former ice king, who has just begun serving his sentence of fifteen yearA In the Federal prison ih* Atlanta for^ violating the national banking laws, has entered "" Wall street. From a modest office .at 4& Exchange place, fitted with furniture from her home, Mrs. Morse will conduct a campaign to recoup her husband's shattered fortunes, whlch^ once amounted to $25,000,000. Morse himself, in his cell, will be the guiding hand. Mrs. Morse, from the same little office, .wilt conduct the fight to secure, her husband's pardon. She began active work today. From the fijfst-jnoment . that the former magnate got into difficulties; his staunch est friebd and most faith-] ful lieutenant has been hi s wife, who is as keen witted as most of the mon-' ey chiefs. She will pit her astutenessi against the kncrwledge and experi ence of the street leaders in an at tempt to duplicate her husband's re markable feat of last summer, when, out of jail on ball, he made $8,000, 000 in three months and wiped away almost the last of his dsbtsT Mr*. Morse at first intended to lire pear hpr husband in Atlanta, bat bus iness plans would not permit this. She and Morse determined on this campaign, with the main office in a *11. In marked contrast to the former luxurious offices of Morse, his wife occupies two small rooms. She la elded by Miss Catherine Wilson, for merly his secretary. N. C. COTTON MUX*. There ara >12 cotton, weaftep and ?Ilk mills in North Carollaa. Thee* fORIYIER MAYOR " OF' BOSTON HAS IN OUT AGAIN It Was a Hot Fight .The Democrats Are Successful in the Boston Election? Liquor Interest Also^Wins license by a Big Majority. A LARGE VOTE POLLED Boston, Jan. 12. ? A recount of yes terday'* party less action jvlll begin Monday. Accordtng to tho returns, John P. . Fitzgerald, former mayor, has won his campaign for vindica tion and has been elected the* city's chief executive by a plurality of 1.415 out of a total of 95,355, the heaviest ever cast for mayor. The recount demanded by James J. Storrow, former president of the Boston chamber of commerce, who opposed Mr. Fitsgerald. is not ex pected to make any change In the final result. The reformer* are greatly pleased at the success of seven of the nine members of the new council whom they endorsed. AltHough James M. Curley.^who once served two months in Jail for a civil service fraud. 13 re elected, two. others opposed bitterly by tlie reformers, Tlmllty and Giblin, have been retired from public life. Mrs. Julia Duff, the .only woman candidate, was defeated by Mr. Ellis; the present, chairman of the school committee for the new school board. Fitzgerald was elected under plan 2, which It is said, he never favored, as It largely reduces the power of the mayor by making all his appoint ments subject to the approval of the State civil service board, None :?f the members of the board live in Boston. The business interests which sup ported the neat-rtinrter wanted SI or row elected as the man to give It a fair trial, and claimed that 'Fitzgers aid would let the city fall back to the old days of graft and fraud. Mr. Fitzgerald- has declared hi* intention to do many things for Boston. Somo of his plans Include: | Greater industrial and commercial expansion, new subways, to make the rlalroads electrify their lines within [ten miles of Boston; to m&ke Boston a "free port" on the same lines as Hamburg; everything to make Bos ton one of the greatest ports in the world. It Is rumored that Mayor Hibbard wijl be given a handsome oRce as his rewafxl for deflecting votes from Stcr row, possibly that of Cltv treasurer. The city again voted for license by a majority of 21,122 and Boston will continue to be the great oasis, al though surrounded by a continuous chain of norllcenso cities, and towns. All of which makes work for the Boa ton police, they claim,- as most of the men arrested for drunkenness are non-residents of Boston proper, but live acroes the river or' nearby. The vote for the four candidates yesterday was as follows; Fitzger aMr - 47.172; B tor row, 46,7*3 hard, 1,816, Taylor. 613. To Cleebrafe Lee Birthday January 19 The celebratiob of General Robert IE. Lee's birthday. January 19, will be appropriately celebrated in Wash ington? under? 4be auaplcoa of the Daughters of the Confederacy. The J celebration will, tAkfe place-In thfr [XJhamDer or Commerce rooms. The committee in charge of the occasion are now acttyej/ engaged in .arrang ing a suitable program, which will fce announced through the columns of this paper later. The rom memo cation, of L*e'*J*irth day in Washington always carries with It untold pleasure, and .this year the old soldiers and oth6rs are look Ilng forward to it with anticipation. There will be an address on the life of the noted chtefUln, songs, etc. WHjL receive crop. . Fathers to Qlve the Crftp to Boy? En tering Cera Club Contest. Raleigh, N. C , Jan. 1J? The De partment of Agriculture la aaklag that the father* give the crop pro duced by the con tee tan ts la the Boy's Cora Club to the hoy raising It This will tw u iMltioul laewtivfe talk* r? u ettt*r tkla oo?IM?. for ot irw, aU'i *7 U.'i GREAT STATE. - EXCLAIMED DR. . SEAMAN KNAPP Drainage and Irrigation Dr. Kn.-^pp Says One Sixth Area Pays Taxes and Supports [the Entire Population So Intimates the Speaker. HIS PLAN UNFOLDED S"i'. ?.",T..rr' ::i=; gathering of farmera h? <"Jdre8"n? a ? This KUrZ l ' *"" t0dar "'??? ill tectum . connection ,he ductlni? in ? ' "'c^ he is con fortlXi. <b. ef to attract ??rfi ^"thern railroad Knnr^r'rr.rr.c'T ?r for the h ?' " unfolded a plan r the development of .. In North Carolina that kerned?! B0rr;'rom Protn^mr of,rr,^"?n =?=?:? ES. one-half ?, thCou, . ' ?r nMr"' at the present tl toe ?""??!?. "Let us take a little Inventory ?r "Oven'oD^'h f"ggca,<?d ">? sclentftt I nZ ZZr*'' "mb"' "?? --.ay best timK v great deal of the -old f?r ; i';*r ^ inning amount. on* sixth th? ,,ntl is lmWoved. One- 1 A1";rm''h-V"''"- Hnrnlin. '??? . unusually/ good oveoiy and mainly j ?here are ? o, ^ Zl"T great deainh?erta,n W0M,d do 'a ^c?rd;;r{5;^iff:e0 Properly drained would hJ "on, ,50 to j,oo ? " WOrth would be excellent f 8rr0 The)' ,.;::rx^ticc a,""?r ' r?*W?'?nd. also." added the doc I ' of ln Xorth Carolina the mak mg of the regervolrB In thQ ?Snill.pTn'r,,'!'' ''h?? 8??' the St..- t , lh" Purposes if tatjo^ianrt' 1,8M"1S' tranapor l" 'on and manufactures. That I. a | strong statement, but I think , ,! correct." uinK !t ?s . ?r? Kna'>l' declared that |? K:,^. 2r..'n * ~ created a "l""1 of frult "oulc be ?o general t J!*7 of crDP? relating genera, farming could be raised Practically h- _M ? raises. Using about one-auth ?f ' y?U are an i\ ? one-a,xth of your state Md y?, mbon( ? u" ?h? character of work Stau DreK0:.'hede,e,?Pm"io'^ l K"app continued: efi.:;sr;,r^Ers: p^Mr:vs.-sr It would be uniaiKiA ? Union, dltinnu . under such con worth P"*me * bUlloi> dollars ?a^:rwzz7^:rp" TO OKDAIV DEACONS. Rev.- 7. A. Sullivan, pastor of the First Baptist Chupeh, left this after noon for Ayden, N. C., where h? gees to assist In the ordlnatloa Of deacona fer the Baptist Church In <hat town. Mr. Snlllvan .will deliver the sermon. He will return, to the city tomorrow. VBORO TRAIN WRECKKR8. Macon, Oa.. Jan. U real negroes .plotting to wrwck a passenger train Ul*4 Daniel f, Matthews, fir. mas. to ^ trncfcs of the ??!? ?t the struck by as east r?" ft < all AGED CITIZEN ? PASSES HER 91 ? NATAL DAY Memorable Occasion ? ; Miss M. M. B. Rodman Receives the Good Wishes of a Host of Friends and Relatives Yester day Afternoon. OLDEST NATIVE CITIZEN Old age 1b always to bo revered, but extreme age becomes a benedic tion to the relatives and friends per mitted tp witness it. Yesterday, Jan uary 12, 1910, Miss Mary Marcia Blount Rodman, probably the oldest native citizen of Beaufort county, was "at home" from 3 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon, receiving the good wishes of a host of frlendB and relatives on the ninety-first anniversary of ber natal day. Handsome refreshments were served. Ninety-one candles blazed upon the table. ? This accomplished and Interesting lady was born In the town of Wash ington, January 12, 1819, during the administration of President James >ltinroe. fifth President of the United States, she lived through twenty ad ministrations Including that of Jef ferson Davis, President of the Con-, federate States, also through the' Mcxfcan, Civil and Spanish wars ? and it Is needless to say she was an ardent Confederate, her finger:; fash ioned many. a sock for the boys of1, 14161-65, as well as tftepared many dainties for the sick and wounded-; soldiers. * She has lived all her days in the1 house on Main street in which her! mother was born and to which her, grandfather, John Gray Blount, brought hiq. bride, Mary Harvey, to live, September 17, 1778, this having! been, the sixth house erected in the! prrspnt rily ? Ip the midst of., nearty a century i of growth and changes, and of politi cal and social upheavals, her life has flowed peacefully on lil:e% a placid ! river In the sunshine of God's favor. | From early youfcfc she' has hcen a de-| voted member of the i.jtiscopal Church, and yesterday she had the supreme blessing of receiving the , holy sacrament from the handR of her beloved rector, Rev. Nathaniel i Harding. STAG OYSTER ROAST. Several Knjoycd the LuscIoum III valves Last Nlglit. A stag oyster roast was given at" the Wright Steam Pressing Works last night. No social function of the stags wjkt more enjoyed. The fol lowing young men participated: Samuel Pegram, Ralph Phillips, R. Leo Stewart, Thomas Pollard. Rich mond; James McCtuer, *M. N. Berry, Guy Harding and Frank A. Wright. The usual condiments were delicious. A THIS STATE HAS A CHANGE TO CROW RICH Return Rice Growing It Not Only Brings Good Prices as Food But "fherc is a De mand fi>r Rice Straw By the Paper Manufacturers. EXCELLENT PAPER PULP When Mr. Jefferson visited the fa mous rice growing section .of Italy he filled his pockets with the rice thatj was recognized a a the best in the world. Up to that time the rice grown In Carolina, around Wilmington and Charleston, was of an inferior qual ity. Mr. Jefferson sent seed to friends in the Carolinas and In a few years the best rice grown in the world came from the Carolinas. The war made such changes in agriculture that rice growing was almost abandoned In North Carolina. Latterly there ha* beer. <n Increase In the quantlty grown. Louisiana has become rich from th? rice fields, much of the land on which it Is grown having been re claimed by the sort of drainage thai U being carried on In Eastern North Carollnt. Why should not rice also make the owners of damp lands in Eastern North Carolina rich? They have the climate, the soil, and the world is coming every year to need more rice. Indeed it will surprise most people to know riiat^thc world's rioe crop i* nearly largo aa iln> wheat crop. The wheat crop of the world Is about 1 90.000.000,000 Mounds and the rice crop of the world is 175.000.000.000 pounds. We are told that ihore rice has been produced in the I'nlted States during the last decade than in the half century im mediately preceding. Texas and Louisiana- produoa M par rant at all' 4be rice grown in the United States, and the people consume all of the GO0,UOO,OOO pounds raised hero. The Carolinas can add to their wealth by returning to the cultiva tion of rice. It not only brings good pVTrps a if" food but there is demand now for rice straw by papermakers. Heretofore rice growers had the trouble of burning their race straw. No'v there is* a demand for It be cause it makes an excellent ' pap?r pulp. The Norflok Virginian notes that on one day last week three hundred tons of rice straw were carried to j Portsmouth to the factory in that niiy. r,Jiich uses the straw to convert into commercial paper, such as is used in i stores for wrapping purposes. AGED CITIZEN ILL. The many friends of Mrs. Rosa Willis, mother of Messrs. D. R. and E.- K. Willis, will regret to learnoT her indisposition. She Is one of the city's aged citizens. Everyone wishes for her a speedy recovery. Young Child Burned to Death This Morning New* reaches this city of * jnd accident that occurred at the home of Mr. A. 8. Cratch, who resides about two miles from Washington on tb?? Bath road. His two-year-old child, while plsy 8AVEB BY CORSET 8TBKL. ?Url Shot at Dance, Hut Corset Steel -WBectmun.i. New York. Jan. 1 2. ? Pretty May Travis is alive today because a corset steel saved her life. She wan shot late last night at a dance giren by an E2a8tRlde club at 566 First avenue. The bullet was deflected by the corset and Inflicted a slight wound. Instead of a mortal one. The popularity of James Mitchell, "the best tenor on the Eastslde," brought on a general fight, in which tw? score girls fled In M -panic. May Travis was taken to Bellevue Hospital when the smoke cleared. RESERVED SKATS. The reserved seats for the appear ance of the Vassar Girls here next Monday evening In the public school auditorium, will go on sale at Brawn's drug store Saturday morning at ? o'clock. After those holding the ?earn tickets have hem supplied the mats will .then be open to any out ?tin wUhlnj to ureh? mwn ?atta. To tkOM HI MM! ttelwtt." Um MIm will b* 71 oacta ittkUSL Ing around the Are this morning, In some way had her clothing to catch on Arc and she was burned to death before assistance could reach her. Mr. Cratch and family have the sym pathy of all their neighbors and friends. NOVELTY- PARTY. To be Held at Yeatenrflle. Friday K VI'iiIiik, January 21. T^ere will be a novelty party given i un&r the auspices of 4he Betterment Ass<*tfation held In the academy at Yeateffvllle, Friday evening, January 21. There will be quite an Interest ing program. The exercises are scheduled to begin promptly at S o'clock. ' Do not miss the good things to eat that will be served In the up per hall of the academy after the en tertainment. Be sure and attend and see the many other attractions promised. 18 OUT AGAIN. Mr. W. W. Andrews, who has been confined to hla room for several adys suffering with rheumatism, la out again to the delight of his maay, f lien da. OA aocfettat of tM sudde* death of J. TutM. M Kwirt, l*i yUt mrsr. RECALLED HER . REPRESENTATIVE; He Denies Report Word Received ill Washington that the Spanish Minister Has Been Recalled on Account of Treatment at Rcttption: 9 COMPLAINS OF TREATMENT Washington, Jan. 13 ? The Marqul* DeVlllalobdr, Spanish minister here, has been recalled. Word to this ef fect wan received in Washington to day. The action follows his com plaint to Madrid that he had been in sulted at a White House reception where ministers were divided from ambassadors by a velvet rope. The Incident at the White House occurred last Tuesday. The minister left In a dudgeon after he had been told by an attache that he could not pass into the space reserved for the higher diplomatic officers. He pro tested at the first order and the case was carried to a high official of the reception and Anally .to President Taft himself. The latter refused allow any infringement on the newly t adopted rule. Other ministers felt as keen atiger> it is said, but rcfraln ed from expressing it with the open* ness that marked. Vflialabor's actions. u. The plan of roping off the different grades of representatives was adopt ed for the !;r?:i time it the reception, Tuesday. ? XLr l l' p r'ir.r.i v ilividert rnri the ? ambassador^ were carefully herded from the ministers. It was after he had paid his, re spects lo the President that the Span ish minister attempted to pass Into the ambassador's inclosure. Then came the dispute and Vllialobar's de parture after the president had given ijernrhslnn fur Hip mnrr.nifi nnly tn , speak to the ambassador with wh^'m he v.iRhed to confer. Ind'.gtiatlon among the other min isters is reported to be general, and whether Vllialobar's protest will be followed by similar moves was a question of absorbing interest in Washington today. fJIRI.S HORRIDLY lU'RXKD IN ?FIRE OX ROAXOGK IS1<AXD Overturned Lump Iyniio.s Clothing of Lessie iiihI Hessie Wescott at Man* teo. 1, tuning Former Fatally. Elizabeth City, N. C\. Jan. 12. ? Meager information of an unfortu nate fire and the horrible burning of two young ladies at Manteo reached here this morning. While, two daughters of the late Capt. Joe Wescotl, Misses Bessie and Bessie, were sitting In their home alone early yesterday morning, a l^mp which was fitting on the shelf above a stove, exploded and fell upon the stove, setting lire to the clothing of the girls and In a moment ftiiy were enveloped in flames. There was no one else in the house and by the time help reached the unfortunate girls Miss Lessie was burned fright fully and her features were scarcely recognizable. Miss Bessie was gainfully and seri ously burned about the face, hands and body, but there Is hope for her recovery. There Is no hope what ever entertained for the recovery of Miss Least*, who was 18 years of age and one of the most popular young ladies on Roanoke Island. Miss Bes sie, it is. said, will be maimed for life and the terrible accident has cast a gloom Gver the entire community. The. father and mother of the young ladles are both dead. The home lii which they lived with their three brothers was burned to the ground. K. OF P. NOTICE. Ry direction of the Chancellor Commander, I wish to announce that, business of especial Importance Is to come before the lodge tonight and a full attendance it desired. A. 8. WELLS, K. of R. and 8., Knights of Pythias. + New Advi
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