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WASHINGTON, NCfoTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUAR THE WEATHER VmU and Tlmnxl.r. Last Edition ? V v ' ? .'3? ; " VOLUME I. KINS JOHN IS GUARDED BY DEPUTYSHERIFFS Apprehensive of Life John IK Rockefeller Guarded by Seve* Former U. S. Secret Ser vice Men Empowered to Carry Ann*. * 1-1 ? 1 TRAINED- CRANK HANDLERS New York, Jan. 18.^Joha D. j Rockefeller today is reported to be < guarded 1>y seven men who have been sworn la a* deputy sheriffs of West Chester county. Nearly all of the: guards were formerly United 8tates 1 secret service men. Their J art ?dic tion Is within the hounds of the ? Rockefeller estate at pocanUoe Hills. Hereafter It will be Impossible, it Is said, for anybody to get anywhere aear the new palace at Pocantlco Hills until the men have found out all about the visitor. Ever flnce Harold 8awyer Smith, a lumber millionaire, of Minerva, O., said be had heard men plotting to kidnap or kill Mr. Rockefeller on. the night of December 1. the latter. It is said, has not been free from anxiety though in public he ridiculed the plot theory. As a result, it Is said, he decided to employ on his estate men trained to handle cranks or criml ? nals. . * ' With this end in view he hired the seven men. who, it is said', are em ployed about the estate at Tarrytown in the guise of coachmen, butlers, gardeners and footmen. He then asked Sheriff Scherp, of White Plains, to make them deputy sheriffs. Their commissions empower them to carry arms and make arrests only within the bonnd* of the estate. WILL ADDRESS ___ OUR CITIZENS Mr. C. B. Williams, of A. & M. College, to Speak Here Friday Night. The sectetpryjias a Mr. C. B. Williams, director of the State Agricultural College, accepting an Invitation to be in Washington on Friday, January 21, to discuss with the committee an agricultural fair for "Washington. Mr. WillianCB wljl on that evening make a talk en the advantages to a community of the ag ricultural fal{. -As this is the regu lar meeting night of the . Chamber ot Commerce, it is hoped that all who are interested in the upbuilding of Beaufort county will be present. As there are very lmpprtant matters to come up, the chamber will meet at 7:30, and be through its business by 8:30. at which time the public is in vited to hear Mr. Williams. ENTERTAINS CLUB. Mrs. L L Knight the Hostess Yee j terday Afternoon. ' r Mrs, L- U Knight entertained the ' Bridge Club and invited guests at her home. Wast Mala street, yester day from 13:30 to 6 p. m. at a five' course progre&lre luncheon. Mrs. Knight Is one of Washington's popu lar entertainers and on yesterday sus tained k*i iwBgjflU BBBBC Those present were: Mrs. H. M. Jenk ins, t Mrs. J. B. Moore, Mi*. H. , IL fad A. M DUtnfcy, M rtu John C. Rodman, Tfrs. John Small. Mrs. J. Bryan Orlmes, Raleigh; Mrs. A. C. .Hathaway, Mrs. F. H. Short, Mrs. Justice Randolph, M^s. H. W. Carter, Mr*. E. W. 'Arm. UlHM Lid. Rodman. Julia Hoyt, J ante Myers, Helen Kugle? and Francis Batch wail. "Noati was 600 years old before he knew how to build an ark," ^ays an exchange, and he -had to be told how tovdo It then. *???????. ?> ? ? ? 0 New Advertisements . 4 ? in Today's News ? ? J. H. H.r'rli plumbing h Supply ? ^ Co. ? Cooking Demonstration. ? ? J. K. Hoyt? Hos^. ? ? fright's Talloring>arlors. ? ? Joe- F. Tayloe ? Coffee. ? ? B. R. Mlxon 4 Co. ? Pep-sl-Cola. ? ? Oem Theater. e ? Gaiety Theater. e ? Capudlne. ? ? Vick's Remedies- # ? Laxative Bremo Quinine. s - ? ? J. U O'Quinn. riortst^-Bulbe. ? NEWBRIDGE , NOW COMPLETE A Most Important Engineering Feat? Means Much. Announcement by the Norfolk and Southern Hallway of the opening of the 28,090-foot bridge across the Al bemarle Sound la probably the mos\ Important announcement affecting Eastern North Carolina that haa been made alnce the railroad was built. Monday afternoon the first north and southbound passenger trains passed over the bridge and it required 28 mi nates in each direction. The . Urst freight train of . thirty five cars crossed from bank to bank In fifty-three minutes. To transfer the three trains across the steamer Gar rett would hare required about twelve hoars. During the perlod re quired by the steamer In the transfer of the thfee trains one thousand and eighty cars could hare crossed the bridge, one-half In each direction. The time required between the two | States "for passenger service will be cut by an hour and a half, and freight service will be lmproveQ more than seven hours, in many Instances this Mounting to a full day 's*earller delivery. Regular serried* over the bridge, which has attracted the attention of engineers of the world for the past year, and which called forth investi gations by the United States govern ment engineers for a long period be fore the sound was permitted, began Monday. The Albemarle sound bridge Is one of- the most Important engineering feats that has been undertaken in the history of the South, and means much for the commercial and Industrial de velopment of that section of Eastern North Carolina that has heretofore 4>een cut off from the centres of trade by the great expanse of water which has required the transfer of all pas senger and freight trains on the steamer Garrett. The old steamer, which is now discarded ? by the Nor folk and Southern, had at one time performed similar service for the Baltimore and Ohio between Balti more and Canton, and was dlsoaedoif timore was tunneled. It is said that during Its useful life the Gsrrett has transported more than a quarter of a million passenger and freight cam and far more than a million passen gers. JuBt what will become of the famous transport has not been defi nitely announced. /The construction of the bridge was b^gun 'July 20, 1907, but was dlscon tlnued lu November or tnat year on account of a lack of funds on the part of the owners of the property. Short ly after the property passed into the hands of receivers the matter of com pleting the bridge was taken up by Messrs. Wolcott and Kerr- and the late Thomas Pltsgerald. with United States Judge Wadill. who ordered the IsJhapce of* receivers' certificates for 11,000,000, the larger part of which was used in the completion of this undertaking. \ Work was begun agsln In earnest on February 20, 1909, and the actual unmber of.days. Including both prior to and since the fec<flver?hlp' was three hundred and sixty-five. The completion of the Albemarlp sound bridge haa required more than three hundred oars of lumber, nearly one thousand cars of plies, two, hun dred and fifty cars of steel, a train load of spikes and holts and exactly three hundred and alxty-flve days cf active labor. The p^s used In the construction of the bridge were all In excess of seventy feet in length, the longest being ninety-five feet. These were driven Into the bed ot the sound fort/ to, sixty feet, and no other fact is needed to give assurances as to the At hlgh tlde' the deck of theJ>ridge 01 n thirteen feet two Inches above water. Albpiparle soqnd, contrary to the ftenerfcl Impression, is'shallow in the main and tkere are Ant few spans necessary on account of the depth of the chaiinels. There arc five spa us of fifty-one feet five Inches each. At the 8cherser Roller lift draw the water is twentyrtwo feyt deep, and there is one hundred and forty feet open space at this drsw, and at the smsller draws fa a clearance of thir ty-five feet on each side of the swing. STATE HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTDJOTCTS The Sum of $500 Has Been Set Aside as Prizes to the Contest ants?Mr. Parker Sets Forth the Conditions in a Letter. i ENCOURAGE MOVEMENT , Raleigh, Jan. l?.?The foll?*lng conditions for the Boys' Corn Club contest have been given out by Mr. T. B. Parkers "As has already been announced, the Board of Agrlcultbre. at Its De cember meeting, appropriated $500 for premiums to Boys' Corn Club contestants. The contestants are to Im between tbe ages of twelve snd ?Van teen years. Any boy becoming twelve yean old by June 1st fUI be eligible, and any boy who Is now.aev enteen but will be eighteen not later than August 1st will be eligible to enter the contest. The rules govern ing the contest will be about as they were lsst year, except that any boy will be permitted to get any person to brdak his land for him. I do this because the younger boys are not heavy enough to handle a large two horae plow In heavy land, but after the land Is broken each boy must do the remainder of the work himself. If It 1b known that f ^ny another person to do the work or to help In the work after the land is broken until all cultivation is finish ed, he will be ruled out of the con- 1 test Only $10 worth of commercial fertilisers may be used on esch acr?. The plat of land muat be a full acre. Lesfl than an acre will not be con-, aldered. Tbe plat of land muat not be leas than a half acre* in width. Square plats are preferred. Only boys living on tho farm can compete for these prized. The plat of land mnRt hp a part ef tfomo regular hr-Mxr fttiW. aun'fl'dr r tuniu HbcT a town lot, or a plat belonging fo some city or other cqrporatlon. The contestant may use all the homo raised manure he can get. Cotton seed, cotton seed meal, city garbage, fish or fish scrap wilUbo considered as common fortillzers. "The State haa been dlvldod into ten districts, as per below, and prize* aggregating >50 will be given to the winners in each district. First prize, $2 5; second prize, $15; third prize, $10. I sh'all ask the county superin tendents of public instruction to co operate with me in this work, so as to get the most boys possible to en ter the contest. The average yield made by the boys in this State last year was flfty-eev^ bushels per acre. W'lh a record like ^fflkt every enter prising citizen should encourage the movement. The boy who succeeds in growing a large crop of corn stands a good show of developing Into a man who will also grow large crops. We want a hundred or more boys in each county to enter the contest. Appli cation blanks ^ and other literature wUU>e//rasdy.In a few weeks, but the boys can begin work now and send in thelf applications later. Blanks, etc.. will be sent to the auperlntendent of public instruction in each county, or direct- to boys applying for them. Mr. I. O. Schauh, of the A. & M. Col lege, Is co-operating wtth'me In ^ho Boys' Corn Clubs, and between us we hope to vljlt Boys' Corn Club meet ings In quite a number of counties in the State. /.UM? J The following counties compose tlje First district: Camden, Currl wan, Washington, Tyrrell. Dare, Hyde. Beaufort, Pamlteo.* t>KATH OF REV. F. A. FETTER. * ? The KewB and Observer today states that a telegram has been re ceived at Wadesboro, from Norfolk, announcing the death of Rev. F. A. Fetter, rector of . the Episcopal Church at Monroe, N. C. Mr. Fetter was at one time principal' of the high tfchool In this city and is most pleas antly remembered^ Seed-Corn Day at Washington Jan. 27 On th? 27th of January tlx Ftrra ?r?' Cooperative Demonstration Work will bar* ? <eed-corn day at VHl Id f ton. Several expert Judges and MTeral o radical earn (rovera will be Pfegent to help Is aelectlm aeed corn id alio to make talk* upon corn q *h?7, ?r? exepteetd to be (Qsnnde from 10 a. m. tUl ? .Siii'BCSSiS Lj gjjggjg from SO to 50 of the boat ears qt seed corn and to haTe enough selected to plant a seed patch of at least one acre. In the fall the judges win Ko Into the seed patch with the farmers and aid In making * careful Held ?e leotlon. Eyery farmer ahonld show an interest' In thla forward more BIDS ARE ASKED PROM ENGINEERS Aldermen and Street improve ment Committee Hold Joint There was a ijolnt. meeting of the Board of City Aldermen and the Street Improvement Committee qt city hall laat night, called for the purpose of considering the question of paving the streets, for which the citizens of the city recently voted for the issuance- of ,r$25,000 worth of bonds. Hie Street Improvement Com mit fee Is composed of Dr. John C. Rodman, Captain George T. Leach and Mr. W. P. Baugham. After a full discussion of the matter it was decided to ask engineers to submit bids for the preliminary work, sur veying, etc., at the regular meeting of the aldermen on the first Monday night In * February. When the en gineer has been selected then it is the purpose of the Improvement Com mittee to advertise for bids to do the paving. At this time, the committor is undecided as to the material to be used. Work will commence on the streets sometime in the early spring. $75 STOLEN FROM TRUNK The room of Mrs. George Lawson, residing at the home of Mrs. Sarah T. Satchwell, West Main street, wan en tered yesterday afternoon between 4 siid 3 u'uiot'k and t J b taken from the trunk. Immediately after the theft was discovered by Mrs. Lawson the police were notified. Hattie May. col ored. has beeh Arrested, suspected of the crime. She1 was the only one home at the time. The woman is now In jail pending a hearing before the mayor. S&ion LARGE ATTENDANCE. Many Ladles and Others Attending Professor Becker's demonstrations on the grea?~Majestic Range over the J. H. Harris Plujjpbing & Supply Co.'s store, which began this afternoon tit 2 o'clock' is being largely attonded by the ladies and housewives, also quite a number of gentlemen- were present. The demonstrations arc in deed wonderful and the art of cook ing according to the stylo of the pro feasor* should -be? a? pleasure instead of a burden. The demonstrations will be given each' afternooji the re mainder of the week. " Every lady in i the city should not fall to call and see what can be done on a cooking range by an expert. PRAYER MEETING. There will be prayer meeting serv ices In all the different churches of the city this evening at the ysual hour, to which the general public is Invited. ? * . MINISTER TO ARRIVE. Rev. Mr. Hoffman, a Baptist min ister, jrlll arrive In Washington about February 1st, and will make this city his headquarters. He will supply mission points around Washington, among them the Baptist churches at Pinetown and Piney Grove, near Jamesvllle. ? ? IMPORTANT MEETING. There will be a very Important meeting o| the Ladles' AJd Society of. the First Baptist Church tonight at the cfaurch. gfery mamhrr Is earn estly urged to.be pre^snt CONVALESCING. Mr. Edward Long, who has been confined to his home for some weeks is on the road toward* recovery. This announcement wlU ?be welcome news to his friends In this city and else where. STEAMER BURNED. The Randall Destroyed by Fire at Co^ lumbla, N. C. Elisabeth City, N. C., Jan. 18. ? The steamer Estelle Randall of the farmers' and Merchants' North Caro lina line, was destroyed by Are, and Wm. Exley, a white man, about 50 years old, and the cook were burned to death Monday night at 10:89 o'clock at Columbia. * The steamer left here yesterday BOO* CURRIED 11 MILES ON COWCATCHER Engineer Discovers It Shocked to Find the Body of a Man on His Engine ? The Man Identified by Letters Found on His Person. THE BODY IS CLAIMED New York. Jan. 18 ? When tho Phil adelphia express train arrived at tho Pennsylvania railroad station In Jer sey City a few minutes before 2 o'clock yesterday morning Simon Hafln, the engineer, got down from the cab to examine the wheels and axles of the great locomotive.- He was shocked to find the body of a man on the cowcatcher. It was Identified as that of Thomas Flana gan. of Rahway, by lettera In the pockets. Subsequently It was learned that Flanagan had been run down and killed at Rahway, and the body be coming caught on the cowcatcher had been carried eighteen miles to Jer sey City. The police at Rahway learned on Investigation that Flana ward bound, a few minutes before the express train passed. The body was claimed yesterday afternoon by John Mughes, a brother in-law. Flanagan was thirty-five years old and livod at No. 168 Eliza beth street, Rahway. BLOODY SHIRT WAS WAVED Failed to Stir Any Antagonism, However. Washington, D. C., Jan 'S. ? Thel "bloody shirt" was waved ! 'he Sen- j ate today, but Its flourish!!:. did no'.l arouse aji y sectional strife*. Senator Hepburn, of Idaho, offered a resolution asking tfce Secretary ?f; the Treasury whether or not an ord^r' had been Issued by the collector of! customs at Newport News, Va., an- 1 thorizing the closing of his office onj January 19, and If so, for what pur-: pose. January 19 Is the rfnnlveraary.of j the birth of General Robert E. Leo,! and is a holiday In Virginia. Senator] Hepburn had read numerous extracts1 showing that the cuBtoms office was to be closed in honor of General Lee. ' The Senator was prepared for an ob-j jectlon on the part of Southern Sen-; ators, but to his surprise none was: made. Senator Money of Mississippi | merely suggested that- Hepburn with-| hold any remarks until Senators' Daniel and Martin, of Virginia, could be present. . The resolution was then agreed to. is there a combine TO RAISE THE PRICES? Washington, Jan. ,18. ? Striking a blow at the alleged manipulation of slaughtel house products and the nf fect on the high cost of living, the Crumpacker bill, providing for enu meration at the coming census of all cattle, calves, sheep, lambs, hog a, ed favorably reported today by the House census committee. *? The bill provides for a full census of hides to show Increases in number and prices and to determine whether these products are under the control of a combination to affect market prices. The small country slaugh tering houses as well as1 the big^ pack ing houses, would be affected. The committee purposes to pass the proposed inquiry. TO MAKE FLIGHT ACROSS COUNTRY Prize of $10,000 Will Be Award ed the Aviator. [ Lob Angeles, Cal.. Jail. 18. ? A j cross-country flight, which will be one | of the most spectacular achievements of the aviation meet, has been decid jed upon by the aviation committer. ! A prise of $10,000 will be awarded I to t aviator who makes the flight in ; the quickest time. ! JuBt to what point the flight will be made, will be decided at a meeting I of the committee today and it is pos sible that Paulhan will try for It this afternoon. Edwin Cleary, manager for the French aviator, has been mak ing Inquiries regarding Catalina Is land and before Paulhan leaves for Los Angeles is is probable that lie will make a Journey over the distance of twenty-six miles from San Pedro. In the event of s Sight across the water to Avalon. a torpedo boat or revenue cutter will make the trip and attempt to keep even with the bird imau so that a rescue of both man and machine could be made. In event of accident. The surveying of the new Mlchelln cup course was complet ed yesterday and if Paulhan does not make the scheduled cross-country flight today he will try for the Mlche lln cup and a cash prize of 94,000. The new course has four sides nil of which are In front of the grand stand, and two stretches being con tinuations of the present course with soma slight changes. The entire dis tance In exact figures Is 2.751 mile?. "POOR HOUSE FIGHT. ' Aged Inmate In Jail Charged With Murder. i Elizabeth City, Jan. IS. ? Griffin M. Jennings, 75 years old, an inmate of the Pasquotank county alms house, Is in jail charged with the murder of R. M. J. Ellis, another aged inmate of the county home. Yesterday morning, it Is reported, Jennings and Ellis fell out over discussion at the breakfast table. A flght followed and Ellis was beaten up terribly and an arm broken , by a boe. Th<* combatants were separated and medical attention sumn\one JT Ellis lived until yesterday afternoon about dark. Both parties had been Inmates it, the county home for several years and had never gotten' along well. Ellis came here from Chowan county and so far as it is known he has >>o relatives living- Jennings has a son and stepdaughter living here. The terrible occurence has greatly sliocri* ed the entire county. THE QUALITY COFFEE. Like nillle Taft !>rlnks All the Week _ Free. The ladies and all others are* cor dially incited to visit beginning this afternefen and each remaining after noon the balance of the week, the public demonstration now going on over the store of the J. H. Harris Plumbing & Supply Co. You will be served with a cup of the "Maxwell House Blend," the quality roffee. It is free and you are not only invited, but you are at liberty to bring along your friends. There Is an expert | demonstrator who will take pleasure In explaining to each arid all the merits of this noted brand of coffee, which Is furnished for the demonstra tion by Mr. Joseph F. Tayloe. It ia delicious and refreshing. BITTEN BY IHXL Mr. J. H. Mulford, one of the man agers of the Gem theater, was bitten I fty a dog belonging to Mr. Singleton! "Wallace, on Main street this morning. 1 "While the wound is not serious It is' very painful. Mr. Mnlford was crossing the , street near the Oem theater and ac-1 clden tally struck the dog with his foot, which at the time was lying on the sidewalk asleep In his efforts to walk clear of the animal he fell and was attacked and hit untJct> the ai*m, making quite a gash. Dr. 8. T. Nicholson rendeVed medi cal attention. Lee Celebration Takes Place at Chzmbtr of Commerce Rooms This Evening-All Invited Everyone is looking forward to the etorclges 1a the Chamber of Com roomi this evening commemor blrthday of General Robert for the exercisoa graw of the occasion: Prayer. Rev. H. B. Searight. Hymn", "For All Thy Saints Who From Their Labors Rest." Choir. 8oto. Miss Mary E. Wright: 8olo. Mr. C. L. Betts. Quartette Mrs. D. M. Carter. Miss Mr. FIFTY MILLION iES OF COTTON REQUIRED YEARLY Dr. Knapp's Prediction Forty Years Hence World WUI Require of United States 50, 000,000 Bales of Cotton From Which to Fashion Clothing. . ARE.ASXONISHING* FICURES Greenville, ^llss.. Jan. 18. ? Forty year? hence the world will require of the United States a round 50,000, 000 bales of cotton from which to fashion Its clothing. These astonish ing figures were given today by 0^. Seaman A. Knapp, of the department of agriculture, who delivered an ad dress here on "Cotton, the Greatest of Cash Crops." The government ex pert Is concluding a speaking tour of ^ the Southern States under the auf?> plcea of the Southern railway. M "Look for a moment at the In creased demands for cotton," said Dr. Knapp. "If you note carefully, you observe that It has doubled once In I about 22 years. If we estimate 13, 000,000 bales as a minimum supply on the part of the United States for the world's clothing at the present time, we go _back 12 years and And ? that a little more than 6,000,000 bales were sufficient at that .time, and 22 years prior to that 3.000,000 bales filled the demands*, while 22 years be fore that 1.500.000 mot the exigen cies of trade. "If we pursue the same line for the future we discover that in 1932 the world will require of us 26.000,000 bales and in 1 954," 52,00^,000 bales of cotton must be produced in the United States. Here is one of the most wonderful opportunities for wealth that has been known within the hi stork f>er!od. Our lands and climate are exceedingly well adapted to the production of the fleecy stapi<v C1VQ the Intollgetice of the farmers of the South and their lout; experience v.ith cotton havccqulpped them to do the work and d& it well." Diversification of crops and a lesser acreage ir. cotton, but with a gcpatir yield per acre is , advocated by Dr. Knapp to meet the situation. lie. laid esperial emphasis on the need for good drainage on the plantations in order that the planters get a good stand. Of equal importance, he pointed out. was the seed bed, the Reed and the subsequent cultivation of the growing crop. He also ad vanced the necessity for planting early-maturing varieties of cotton and cotton that puts forth fruit limbs among the first branches. The rotation of crops along scien tific llr.es. In the opinion of the gov ernment expert, would compel ths breaking up of many of the large plantations and the 'adoption o& .a plan of cultivation along coopcrati/e lines. "It certainly will modify very much the tenant plan," he said, "for hlthertor we have leased our lands and allowed the tenant to farm at his ? will. In future the successful planter will be obliged to have his plantation supervised and his work done accord ing to definite plans. "In the case of a largo number of Independent farmers it will require that one man be employed to super vise and give special directions to tho small farmers, because it will never be safe, under boll weevil conditions, to allow the old, loose way of culti vating cotton to continue. It is sure to result in failure. In fact^ It ha? always been a failure to a great ex tendi InS^e Smith's preparation to meet the world's Increasing demand Jor Its greatest crop, the towns and cltiaa would have to bear a share, unld Dr. Knapp. In order to care for tho labor The growth of the Industry would de mand In the summer. ^ and which would be practically Idle In the win ter months. Industries would have to be established that ftould care for this idle army. "In some sections- some of these li? dustr?es will be carried on only la the winter." he said. "Thus tho farmer will be obliged to find more continuous labor for his ^employes. Hitherto he has expected that the ten ant farmer or the f/irm laborer would earn all that was necessary during the Bummer, but we are coming Into* a more strenuous life and labor must fee provided for the winter." pr. Knapp suggested that the di versification of crop and the house hold garden would offer a partial so lution of the problem-, while clearing and fencing also should mark the winter mqnth?. TO PREACH SUNDAY. IU?. J." A. (SollWan. putor of Um Mm Baptl.t Chore*. will imcli at
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