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Rev. Dr. Thomas 1
on the Man fo^ 1
fore Appreciative
"The last two inches of a man la ti
what is needed tor the successfur tl
man ef the twentieth century." Thus a
poke Rev. Dr. Thomas Nicholson at d
the Public School Auditorium last h
night. h
The greatest intellectual feast of Y
year* was *ho lecture by Rev. Dr. o
Thomas Nicholson, secretary of the r
General Board of Education of the t
M. E. Church, at the Public School
Auditorium '?.rt evening. The sub- Jj
Ject of th'j d.atirguished visitor was a
The Mau for the Twentieth Cen- c
tury." q
Of course, the inclemency of the t
weather kept quite a number away, i
but those- who were absent were the 1
"losers'', according to the statement i
ct v:-incres?man John H. Smat> who 1
*. is tho Jtset of Dr. Nicholeoi while s
he was hern. It was a ft./ tha: a
wVUry school hoy and girl and over*- a
I.o rent in Washington coul 1 uot have
been present and heard the great a
troths presented by thin jglfted edu- i
cntor. 1
Dr. Nicholson Is the secretary of 1
the GenpraJ Board of Education of I
-the Methodist Episcopal Church. He
arrived here yesterday to make the <
final arrangements looking .towards t
the cfeettaf of the college to be es-v <
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SPEAUIBELHAVEN
Hob. v. ii. dlmmoas 1b to speak at
Belfcavaa. N. C.. on Wednesday, October
3d. There will be a special
tnOgjrla the Norfolk Southern, leaving
here at 6 a. m. the morning of
tM 30th Cer Belhaven, returning after
the speech. No doubt there will
be a large, number of the citizens here
to take advantage of the opportunity
to hear-the senior 8enator of North
Carolina, who is a candidate for re.
election.
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T. R. ARKIVKM AT OYSTRR
KAY PRKLINd FINE.
Oyster Bay, Oct. 33.?A week of
absolute rest Is all that is required,
in the opinion of his physicians, to
put Colonel in the bejt of condition.
At the end of that time. If he follows
the strict regime which has
been planned for him, it is expected
that he will be able to take up the
campaign in Its closing days.
The colonel reached Sagamore #Hill
from Chicago shortly after 10 o'clock
today ?** walk.d un.wl.tml up the
stairs aad? wentto bed, expecting to
the automobile carrying Colonel
Rooeevelt reached the house, the colone!
stepped out. declining assistance.
"It's ! mighty god to be home
again." he said.
<-> -While a "week was set as the period
or abeohkUPeet it was explained that
rqr a considerably longer time Colonel
Roosevelt must avoid hard work
and* will be impossible for him ^o atI
teinpt to make many speeches.
Several weeks, .will be required for
thojcomplcte healing of the jwound
and. the knitting of the fractured rib.
Only a handful of. persons were on
hand when Jhe Colonel stepped from
his car and walked unassisted t<* a
waiting automobile. He wpa driven
immediately to Sagamore Hill.
I TAITB VACATION WAL 1
END SUNDAY.
.Beverly,.Mass.. Oct. 23?President
Taft will return to Washington for
the winter next Sunday. Mirs. Taft
I; and Miss Helen Taft will remain in
Beverly until November the fourth.
The Presfdent will go back to the
capital by way of Cambridge Springs.
? Pa-, where, on Saturday, he has a
rpeaking engagement. He will visit
Newark, N. J.. November 2, and may
go from there direct to Clneianatt,
where he will cast his vote. Although
plans are indefinite tt Is expand the
. President will go back to Washingi
ton after election and spend,the t'ine
remaining before Congress ionvenes
. writing hit sbAnal messsge. > I
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& Mm. W. W. Campbell and'son,
'/< 7 Warren, of Hunter's Bridge. N, C.,
^ are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. ?J
PWl, on Bonner street.
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RUSIEYEK
sficholson Speaks
JOth Century Be
Audience.
ibltthed ftt Washington, for which
lie city gave $6,000 cash and 20
ores of land. Nearly all the entire
ay yesterday wai occupied by Dr.
licholson in viewing the elte. etc.,
d making the final arrangements,
etterday aftemobn he. was a guest
f the Chamber of Commerce and
ras met by quite a number of citl ?*
'
Although the notice we* short that
ie would apeak at the Public 8cbool
uditorlum last night add too, the In.
lemency of the weather debarred
ulte ^a number from hearing him,
hose who were present heard an adIress
that will Hvo long in memory.
The distinguished speaker was orlately
presented by Hon. J. H .Small.
lecture, deep in thought,!
ran simple in presentation and the
imallest child, and there were quite
l number, could easily understand.
Dr. Nicholson has traveled extenilvely;
he knows the world and its
wquirements. No such treat has
>een afforded the Washington people
n years. The Dally News suggests
nat ur. mcnoison oe persuaded to
wpeat this lecture when he has ooiatlon
to visit Washington again.
shich.1t is to be hoped, la not far
llstant.
* ViiiMEn
The Womans' Christian Temperance
Union will meet at the home of
Mrs. O. B. Carmalt tomorrow afternoon
at 4 o'clock o.. Respcss street
All the members are cordially invited
and ?11 others who are in'erested in
this great work. Business of impo: t.
ftiue is to be transacted.
NORTH DAKOTA EDUCATORS.
Grand Forks, N. D? Oct. 13?The
annual convention of the North Dakota
Educational Association was
opened in this city today with an attendance
of visiting teachers the
largest in the history of the association's
yearly meetings. General sossions
and conferences of the numerous
departments will carry tho convention
through the remainder of the
week. The aasociation this year ha?
been fortunate in securing a numbe*
of noted educators from outside tbo
State to address the meetings. Among
them are J. Adams Puffer, of Boston;
Dr. Woods Hutchinson, of New
York, ft* Dr. Henry 8. Curtiss, of
Olivet. Mich.
NOTABLE WEDDING IN OTTAWA.
Ottawa, Oot., Oct. S3.?Many persons
of nromlnence attended- the
redding here today of Miss Germalne
Nan tel. daughter of the Hon. W. R.
Nan tel. "the Dominion minister of Inland
revenue, and Mr. C. A. Seguin,
a prominent lawyer of thia city.
SCHOONER HERE.
The schooner Nelson, Captain T. E.
Rice, in command from Bay River,
N. C., is in part today laden with
cotton.
MRS. BROOKS BETTER.
The condition of tiro. B. L. Brooks
la still reported to be more favorable
today.
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR.
There will be a meeting of Tallcott
Chapter, Order of Eastern 8tar.
at the Masonic Hall, corner of Third
and Bonner streets, at 7:80 on Friday
evening, October 86th. AH members
are earnestly requested to be
present. Business of importance.
VERMONT SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Barre, Vt.', Oct. 88.?A large attendance
marked the opening here
today of the annual convention of
i the Vermont Sonday School Asocla
tion. The meeting will last three
days and will have as peakers W. C
i Pearce of Chicago, H. 8. Conant o\
, Boston and several other 8unda]
, school worker# of national sepnta
t!0?.
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A COM]
(By Jot. V. Rowe.)
At we behold the political sltuatloi
of oar own beloved country, w? cai
not help associating the present wit]
tfee almost forgotten past. Thougl
we are Inclined to keep It secret li
our minds we cannot help seeing i
striking comparitth betwen onr ow
political sitnatlOB end that of Rom
daring the consulships of Caesar an
Bipnlns.
At this time Rome was In a crii
leal condition. The consul and set
ate were at variance; the nobles an
the common people were at strlf<
The noble* were afraid that the
were afraid that they were gcdng t
lose some of their power, and tha
the people might become too powei
fnl. The common people, on the otfc
er hand were just waking up to th
conscieniousness of their conditlor
They saw that the nobles had to
much power. They wished to remed
this evil; therefore they began t
clamor for social and political Jui
tice.
This same condition exists in th
United States at the present tlnn
though probably not to such an ej
treme. For some time past Preslder
Taft and the Senate have been (
variance; the privileged classes.that
is, the wealthy, the big capita
ists. the great co-operations, and pi
lltical bosses,?and the common pei
pie are now at strife, contesting f<
supreme power. The first name
classes are becoming very uneai
about the safety of their posltlol
The common people, on the oth<
rnNMiiATr MFADFC AT
unuuivmij inumiiju m
COURTHOUSE TONIGH
Hon. Iredell Meares is to speak i
the Court House this evening at
o'clock. Notice of this speaking hi
been published in the Daily News f<
the past several days. No doubt tl
candidate for governor on the itepu
Ilcan ticket wl'.l be heard by \ lurj
audience.
TO HKAR P1PK LINK CAHR.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 38.?T!
so-called "pipe line caso" will I
aired before the Commerce Court t
morrow, when counsel representii
the government and tho leading <
pipe line companies v ill present ar
uments on the constitutionality <
the order of the Interstate Comraer
Commission requiring, tho ccmpani
to file* schedules of tholr rates f
transporting oil.
- WANT RASTERN STAR HOMK.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Oct. 23.?T
thirty-fifth annual mooting of t
Iowa grand chapter of the Order
. the Eastern Star, which settled dot
to business here today, la featured
i a spirited contest of rival cities to i
' cure the Eastern Star Masonic Hou
. The home was formerly located
i Boone, but it was destroyed by t
, last "spring. Boone is making
I strong efTort to have It rebuilt the
r While Marshall town and Cedar Pi
- Ida are offering strong Inducemei
to secure the Institution.
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NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY ATI
; f
f onlght and Tome
E'S LATEST CREATIONS P
?ARISQy I
hand are juat bogl?llnA to realize
a how unjustly they hare Seen treated
a In the past by theee'money kings or t
0 nobles and by uneefttpuloua govern
ti ment officials. They are therefore
a putting forth every effort to do away
a with Money rule and dejpsagogucry.
u In the Roman 8efcgtar*t the time
I have mentioned, there were great
d disputes and controversies. Senators
often resorted to extfttie violence,
t- We have a very striking comparison
i. to this state of affairs our great
d Lorluer case.
s. It would be very fflhoult for us
y this early In our . lilgfchri to make
o any accurate comparison between lnLt
dividuals. We might' compare one
- of our great leaders to the strong and
l- powerful Caesar or Pompey; we
e might compare another of our great
i. leaders to the weak and doubtful
o Piso; we might compare still any
other of our great leaders to the enO
ergetic ^nd popular young Cladlua.
4. These comparisons might prove to be
more or leas accurate, or they might
,e prove to be absolutely false. I pre.
e, fer not to indulge In any personal
^ comparisons.
it But as I have said, the common
it people of America, as did the com?
mon people of Rome, are now waking
1- up to the consciousness of their
> condition. They see that they have
>- been ruled by money kings and dem_
>r agogucn. They have now determined
?d to overthrow these usurpers of the
17 people's rights, and with Woodrow
n. Wilson as their standard-bearer, they
srjwlll succeed.
I MOTHER IX JAIL; CHILDREN' DIE
IN FLAMES.
I Buhl, Minn., Oct. 23.?While their
mother was being taken to Jail yesit
terday on a charge of drunkenness.
8 two children, a boy three years old,
and a girl 11 months old, were burned
to death.
*e The policeman who arrested Mrs.
?" Nicholas Matt son. stopped with his
;e prisoner at the public school and told
Mrs. Mattson's son, fifteen years old.
to go home and care for the little
children.
The boy found the little ones sufle
faring from the cold and started a
be Are In the kitchen stove. He left
e. the house for a few momenta, lockig
Ing the door.
>11 When he returned the building
g. was in flames. The charred bodies
?r were found later beside the atove.
h mrtforbes dead
Just as we go to press the "Dally News
learns of the death of Mm. Snmucl
Forbes at the residence of her son-in-law
Mr. Z. M. Potts bo Bonner street.
A more extended notice will appear
in this paper tomorrow.
by ?
ie- . / . IK IXDISPONRD.
is
at Mr. E. R. Mbcon, County TreasurIre
er, haa been confined to hta home for
a i few days with sickness. His many
re, friends wish him a speedy recovery.
at* Major Wiley C. Rodman went to
I Edward, N. C., last night.
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ILL COMPLETED FOR THE
rnciT DUCTPnu cum
bncm tHditnn rmn
Everything has been completed for ,
he Great Eastern Carolina Fair, ,
irhlch will take place October 29th, (
10th, 31st and November 1st. 1912. ,
Tuesday, October 28th, will be i
'Military Day." Every Naval Re. ]
,erve and MUttla Company in East- i
>rn North Carollno have been invited I
o participate In the military exerises
that will take place this day. ,
ron companies have all ready signi- ,
led that they will be here.
The parade will start down town
ind the following will be the
narchiug order: Policemen, Rand.
Marshals. Officers of the Association.
Militia and Naval Reserves. Fire Detriment,
Floats, Automobiles and
Carriages. There will be four bands
n the parade. On arrival at the Fair
Srounds the fair will be formally
jpened with a speech by Governor
Francis D. Winston. Immediately
after the speech there will take place
it Military Contest in front of the
grand stand. The compauy making
the best showing will be awarded a
magnificent silk flag. Immediately
after the silk flag is awarded, there
will take place a sham battle iu the
center of the race track.
Wednesday. October 30th, will be
"Educational Day." Tickets, allowing
free admission for this day have
been Issued to each school child in
Eastern North Carolina. If there is
a teacher who ha6 not received these
tickets, please notify J. I,eon Williams,
Secretary of Fair, New Bern.
N. C.. at once, and tickets will be
mailed to them. There will be all
1# Irttfla nf *?_ ,h. .I.IU i ?
front of the grand stand, such as
one hundred yard dash, potatoe race,
sack race, shoe and barrel race, and
others. All the schools <n New Bern
and vicinity have agreed to close on
this day and every principal of a
school in Eastern North Carolina is
urged to close his school on this day
and allow the little ones to have a
real treat by visiting New Bern on
the greatest day of its kind in Eastern
North Carolina.
Thursday, October 30th. will be
the "big day." All the factories in
New Bern and surrounding country
will close for this day. All retail
stores in New Bern will close for the)
afternoon, so those desfrlng to make
purchases while in New Bern are requested
to do their shopping on the I
morning of this day. There will bo]
an automobile parade in the morning.
All automobiles will be handsomely
decorated. At 12 o'cloca at
the fair 'ground will take place the
Horse Show. At 2:30 will take place
a football game botweon New Bern
and second team' of A. & M. College.
I Friday, November 1st, will be
"Farmers Day." This is the day the
farmers will race their horses.
Each day at the fair grounds
there will be the flneBt list or attractions
ever offered "the public In East,
em North Carolina. Frank Champion,
the noted aviator, will fly
twice daily In his monoplane. J. E.
Hardy, king of high wire artists, the
man who walked across Niagara
Falls on a tight wire, will perform
twice daily. White and Lamar, tha
Funny Silent Comedians, will'perform
on the platform In front of the
grand stand. The Cycling Herberts
NEW
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ELECTION IN AI
TO OCCUR
Washington, D. C?, Oct. 23.?One or
ureek from n*xt Tuesday the voters be
n the forty-eight states of the union
sill ex pi ess their preference* for pU
President and Vice President of the sta
United States. In forty-six of the cu
states representatives in the next no
wngress?the sixty-third?will be kU
lamed. Twenty.nine states w111vqMb|
For governors and other sUsgja3fy
ers and in half a dozen^njH?Svm>r Rt
state officials y- y/l^^elected. ini
Maine. Verma^^HPHmsan and Georgia
have hefd^wir state elections, su
but the two latter states will, on No- cu
rember 5, elect representatives in iai
Congress. Maine and Vermont have Mi
already chosen their Congressmen Hi
as well as state officers. Isl
The states that will elect gover- T?
nors are Colorado, Connecticut. Del- au
aware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas. Massachusetts, inj
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri. Mon- So
tan-. Nebraska, New Hampshire, ye
New York, North Carolina, North tic
Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island. South co
Carolina. South Dakota, Tennessee, un
Texas, Utau, Washington, West Vir-cri
ginia. and Wisconsin. eh
The electoral disputes arising be- De
tween the regular Republicans and
the Progressives have been settled 08
In practically all of the states. Confusion
still exists, however, in re- co
gards to some of the state tickets. <lu
Striaght Republican tickets have vo
been named in all of the states, ex. ro
cepting one or two in the South. vo
The Democrats have tickets in all of
the states in which elections ore to be ra
held. The new thrld party has put la'
up a separate ticket in all of the au
states in which the regular Republi- 'et
ran rioninees were not satisfactory Sti
to the "progressives."The Socialists
nor and other state officers In twentyseven
states. The Prohibition party lal
has complete state tickets in twen- ft
ty-one states. Tn addition, ticket!* th
of the Socialists, Labor. Indepen- St;
dence Populist, and other minor el<
parties will appear on the ballots in oc
some of the states. te?
The Progressives. Socialists, and ea
Prohibitionists have nominated can- Hi
didates for Congress in .many dis- fo
tricts, and in others labor unions or,mi
federations have endorsed Democrats jth
REPOSITORY OF BASSELL 5
SUPPLYJO.. A CREDIT
A Daily News man visited the new
repository of the Hassel Supply Com- H
pany on Market street yesterday af? ,r
te
t^rnoou. The new quarters of the tJj
Company Is two stories, both the first
and aecoud floors being 57x125. On w
the first floor the visitor is shown M
every variety of vehicle?such as *
buggies, surryB. bicycles, etc. On the ^
second floor the company carries a w
large number of wagons, harness. re
etc.
To the rear of their resposiiory the
Hassel Supply Company has a warehouse
building, 50x100, where they
propose to show and are showing all 0|
kinds and varieties of farming im- p.
plements, wire fencing, etc. \ largo
and commodious stable building has q
also been erected and today a car- u
load of horses and mules are expectd ^
to arrive from Western markets, ^
whioh are to be disposed of for either |e]
rash or time. Mr. Claude Carrow is ^
the manager of the repository, and by
[his energy and push this company 1^,
has forged rapidly ahead.
Mr. John Tooley, a prominent attorney
of Beiiinven, N. C., is here on g(
professional business. >J(
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will do the same. tc
Roman Chariot races, with four G1
horses to each Chariot daily. There
will he Roman stnndln? races daily. ?
There will be cowboy end cowgirl w
races furnished by the Miller Wild
West Show. There will be horse g,
races and motor cycle races and three Sj
other free attractiona. Music on all
occasions will be furnished by Pae-nl
serl's Italian Band of twenty pieces <|
from Philadelphia.
Automobsiies, carriages and wagons
will allowed to enter the fair c
ground, bnt must be placed at a spot
reserved by the manager for this pur- ?
pose. A! lvehlcles refusing 'to be
parted as above will be ejeoted from
the fair grounds.
The-Qreat Eastern Carolina Fair Is
no fake. We positvely will have
everything as advertised above, so
you cau't atrord to miss this oppor- *
tunlty to se the greatest fair ever *
pulled off In Eastern North Carolina. *
, J. LEON WILLIAMS.
Secretary. a
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K ''iij 'S
L STATES I
NEXT WEEK |
Republicans who are believed to
favorable to tbeir cause.
The Progressives hove named com?te
tickets for governor and other
ite officers in Colorado, Connectl.
t. Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illiis,
Indiana, Iowa. Massachusetts,
ghlgan. Minnesota. Missouri, Monti,
New Hampshire. New York,
>rth Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
lode Island Texas, Utah and Wash
fton.
The Socialist party has complete
rte tickets In Colorado, Connectit,
Delaware. Idaho, Illinois, Indian,
Iowa. Kansas, Massachusetts,
ichigan, Minnesota. Missouri. New
impshire. New York, Ohio, Rhode
land. South Dakota. Nebraska. t'M
>xas. Washington, West Virginia
d Wisconsin.
The Socialists this year have r?cmated
a candidate for governor of
uth Carolina where for inany
ars there has beeu but one state
ket?the Democratic. Iu Wisnsin
the Socialist ticket appears
ider the name of the Social Demo*
itic party, to conform with the
ctlon laws of that state. In Minsota,
for a similar reason, the
cialist party appears on the ballot
the Public Ownership Party.
In many of the states proposed
nstitutional amendments, laws,
[estions. or propositions will be
led upon. Oregon. Kansas. Arlna,
Wisconsin and Michigan wiil
te on a proposed amendment to
ve the franchise to women. Colo,
do has a long list of proposed new
srs to be passed upon by the voters
d Oklahoma will decide the troubioidp
question as to whether the
ate . capital shall be Guthrie or
ilahonia City.
Many of the states will elect legis[ures
that will have the naming cf
ilted States senators. A total of
irty-three seats In the United
ates senate will be at stake in the
etion. Of these eighteen are now
cupied by Kepublicans and tbir?n
by Democrats. Two vacancies,
used by the death of Charles J.
ughes of Colorado, and the enrced
retirement of William Lorier
of lllinois.l brins tbe total up tt>
irty-three.
^YEAR-OLD GIRL FALLS
AND BREAKS HER ARM
The niece of Captain James H.
arris and wife unfortunately fell
oru the front porch yesterday atrnoon
and the consequence was
at her right arm was broken Just
'low tbe elbow. Dr. Jack Nicholson
as called and rendered the neccs,ry
medical attention. The llttio
rl is only five years of age and
nee her visit here from her home
Norfolk has made many friends
bo wish her a speedy and rapid
vovery.
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UNKKAL TODAY.
The last sad rites to the memory
f Mr. \Y>att Laughinghouse w-ere
lid this morning at 11 o'clock at
le St. Peter's Episcopal church and
uxuuie remeiery. i no norai triples
were profuse, testing to the high
Meetn in which the deceased was
eld by his host of friends. The funral
was one of the largest he!?1 in
fashington in a number of years.
IHK.Wk is KOKltY
HK SHOT ROOSEVELT.
Milwaukee. Wis., Oct. 23.?John
-hrank has arrived at the stage of
?ing sorry for his attempt upon the
fe of Colonel Roosevelt, according
i the statemest yesterday of a prls^er
on trial in Municipal Court.
John Prey, on trial for murder,
as lodged In the same tier of cells
ith Sehrank. lie has played checkrs
with Srbrauk. and during one
ante Sehrank, according to Prey,
tid:
"1 considered it ray duty at the .'L>S
me 1 fired, to rid the country of a
Itlrd termer. But I am sorry now."
Mr. W. C. White, of Hertford, N.
.. is here today on business.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
IN TODAY'S NEWS
Southern Furniture Company .Jjjja
Hansel Supply Co.
Washington Horse Exchange ,?j