VOL. 4. ? M l^ait evening a ttUfi meeting was held la the tpwn hall tor discussing H. HAnllng called the meeting to order, not unite ?6 men were In the Phall. bat the number Increased to nearly 19 before adjournment. A resotuilon was adopted condemn, log the bill published in the Daily , Nevh of Saturday as opposed to the best interests of the community, and another resolution was adopted endorsing the so-called Studdert bill, and recommending It to RepresentsHfffM It tv I. The Mil oondemned In the resolution was formulated by Representative Rodman, and provided for a tenor not the plant of the probent water r company should be purchased. The Studdert bill brought up by Senator Studdert, and condemned in the resolution, would exempt Washington ^ from the provisions of the Bsttle Act, under which the cRy would bo required to bay the present water plant before building one of its owfi. Mr. H. C. Carter explained the Batj . tlo Act for the protection of private water companies. He read a telegram from RspiWdulattWhltodmaa saying - that ha would arrange a hearing for Thursday. Mr. Tanghon mentioned the -case of. Raleigh. He was Informed by Mr. Carter jfl| that' alaee Raleigh had not pressed the hill.* but had agreed on arbitrnW tion, no'analogy could be drawn between the two cities. \ Ift. Lindsay Warren denounce y - the Hodman bill In strong terms, r * It wag proposed that the mayor. the city attorney, and one member of tho Board' of Aldermen should go t& Raleigh at once and try to persuade the members of the legislative committee personally to tovar the Btuddert Mil It was further proposed that as _ as oonld do no should go to Raleigh }, ^ Thursday tor the hearing. Mr. Prank Kugler, Mr. Harry McMullan, and - *K- Mr. |J?daay Warren agreed to go. bill and endorsing the?tuddert meas. ure were launched into circulation. Mayor Harding briefly reviewed iha position, as stated-in the Dally News recently. J While the majority of those pres/ cut wars opponents of the Rodman meaawu* many favored it Mr. W. B. ?& Rodmayijr^ llBWiiW dl the rep tentative, arose and frankly declared -?' V that in hla opinion it wad a fair bill. L SBIPP1HC HEWS Bb The fish boat "Sterling." la still in Rr port, are the boats, "Barnty." "Vic-1 I tor." and "Nautilus." and the two oytaer boats, "Maud" and "Irene." w New boats are as follows: The "Clara," owned by Charles Cringe of Philadelphia. Capt. Harvey | -? weitww. waidft wirr WRAifl"ntP* about a week. discharging a cargo of fertiliser and taking oa a left of f lumber for Philadelphia. The "Roelynd," of 8waa Quarter, Capt* E. R. Olggs, leaving country produce aad taking away merefcan1 diss. The "Pungo." of Goose Creek, Capt. J. H. Howereln, leaving $roduee aad taking away merchandise. , The schooner "Loulsfe," from VlrI gin la, Capt. Fields, leaving corn and taking on a cargo of lumber. 4 The schooner "Adna M. D. Roeh1 le," af Virginia. Capt. Oarrett. leav explore hitherto undiscovered t country portn oi ucaurort boa. The crew will consist of about 12 jooa. making tho total membership about twenty-two. Stefansson, of course. will ,be In command, with Dr. Rudolph Anderson, whd accompanied him on the previous trip to the Arctic, second In command. -.?Th?~Karluk will return to Victoria after lkndlng the party at Prince Patrick's Island. "The success of the Arctic expedition is largely a matter of chance," says Mr. StefmUson. ?If t'ic winds are westerly, Beaufort Sea will- be packed with ice; If easterly winds prevail; there will be- sn open sea." Mr. Stefansson ban ailed for Europe, and on March 10 he will lecture before the Royal Geographical Society in London. He will purchase a part of his scientific equipment in BBStpnff. " " ~ WASTER BEN TAYUffl , HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY Master Ben Taylor entertained about twenty-five of his little friends yesterday afternoon from four to six, s( the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B..W. Taylor, on West 80cond _ street. Misses JeanTand Effle Taylor received the guests at the door and cunductutl them to Iho library, where " they entertained themselves with t games, music, and dancing. ] The dining loom was beautifully decorated for the happy occasion nnd ( illumined with wax tgpers. t At five o'clock the merry troup ] gathered around the festive board, j where Ices anrf bonbons were a err- 7 ed. - 1 At six the little folks cordially wished their young host many haK 3 py returns of his natal.day, and with | charming expressions of childish 9 pleasure left for their homes. Those 1 Invited were: 1 Kirk wood' end Dornton SHsworth, > Julian and Glenn Robs, Will lain and i Eborn Byrd, Jamee Bo wen, Virginia White, Lou Glenn Cox, Bradford and Hubert Forbes. Evelyn Phillips, Ella Qaylord, Harriet^ Brown. Frank i Cameron . Kugler, Huron Phillips, \ William and Carter and Uda Stud- ] dert. Lottie Leach, Ruth and Lacy Mayo, Augusta Simmons Clark, Jr., and Qua Bowers, Edward Long Mayo, i George. Jean and Effle Taylor. 1 r. Krebs v >J",c ^''ri v*'rT Pf < m -vi ijj NCI WASHINGTON. N feni_- ,y' ~ * . .; * jinn Washington^,Mnrch 5.?0?e of tt iioet interesting projects o^he 1*1 ratorle* ofc the department of agr ulture promises to reveal the caus ind, It Is hoped, the cure of cancer I he human family. Ths >?im iu ii ui K!ug upuu H ill t Is a serious malady affecting xeat many different Binds olf jwnt lot only orchard fruits, but othi Tops as well. The Investigators in the buren lowever, found the work even, moi ate resting, hccauac^of the dire Ight It seemed to throw on tt ause of cancer in tho human fatnll; [ays Dr.; B. T. GrJioxv#jf jchlcf ofJLt ureau: "The cause of human cancer tu lever been determined. These cai crous growths In plants are vei Imllar to th cancerous growths i inlmals, and especially in man. D Crwin F. Smith of the bureau < ilant pathology, started out with th ?ru lUr.l ll UU >-VUiU UI1U nuc. I>UI d the cancerous growth In th ilanta. It might throw some know dge 011 the other subject, althougl f course, the other subject woul inly be incidental to the real wor a plant pathology. Dr. Smith hi hown a close relation of those typ< f growth in plants and In animals. MLLK 17 FLOORS 1IUT CIGARETTE BTUiL LI' New York. March 5.?-Pollcema )ut dazed, explained that bo hi >een at work on the seventecnl loor and had lighted a clgaret rhlle waiting for the elevator to tal lira from Ws work. He said din lees made him fall down the shaf ie was taken in an ambulance j Judsdn Street Hospital. One 1r ras broken in two plaoee, and tl >ther in one. The man had a ba icalp wonnd. He gave his name and address he pdlice as John Brnnnen of N rw East UU UUONd .AU rec ilnth street and said he was tmplo id on the Municipal Building as n&rble worker. At the hospital la fight it was ~l?ld that, although h condition was serious, Brunnen sboi ?d a splendid constitution and had food chance of recovery. As the foreman and other wor nen had left the building, the polio nan did not find out if Brunnen rtatement about having fallen fro he seventeenth Boot was correct. UNCALLED FOB LETTERS. List of letters remaining uncalli 'or in this office fo^~the week endii (larch 1st. 1913: Men-?Mr. T. ft. Boyd, Georf 'rem, J. B. Carlson, James B. Dei on, Lee Hocked ay, W. p. Harrel rimofhy Jefferson, Chech* Buffi 'crrj ouggi, rruuK niiunniH, nai) RTtttdwrr,-Wime West, Rmwt Zie; er, Theo. Yarbougb. Women?Mrs. Eathe^ demon tfta Annie Dadon, Miss Matilc i|*on, Mrs. John Fountain, Miss Me Hand, Mrs. LUh*. MIUb. Mr nm? Moore, Mm. Ann3*. The ma Opi l>ell? White, No. 912 H?rr? gf^=^=&KKACAS MKKT BEFORE LECTOR] The BajAps are requested to me n the mtfti room of M. E. cburt it 8:16 sharp thia evening before U iooture. The friends of Mr. T. A. Nicboiet rill regret to hoar that he is con Aim o his home br iUaess. A at the F ~~Kight ohth cxaaukin wjbkbdat after i ' Wckffier: Fair ar ' 1S1 i pun ' Dr. Stanley L.\ftr?bs lecture* in t>- the Jjubllc school auditorium tomur . K, I- row night at 8; 3 hi! e. Dr. Kreba lenowb life?and men. th in He baa travelled on three continents stadyiag human coaptlont and bual- j?? P neaa reiationa; la af menlber of thh to r London society ofJkrta. the American wi a Academy of Political "and Social bu s. Science, the Academy of Political bri ?r Science (Nov York), National Geo- coi graphical Society, Madico-Legal Soil. clety, etc. .-It er? re te t-J I II lit *. am Oil] ?I nei , 3TAWIXY L.KRCBS tlo PSYoncitctuets nf k, ? 01 j Ho Is tlii ...uu ?. 'an Won a- by k maker had lodure to hie great mer- th? lR cantlle family of over three thousand VP1 jg employees for three consecutive years l,n nt regular hours oach day on bus!- tio nhes building, store ethics, and sales- in manehlp. rai l?# 'Author of four volumes on "The ly Science of Merchandising" and "Ho- K,n _n til Salesmanship"; of three volumes |&u] on "The Intellectual Povys Applied, ata to Industry": of thirty-two maounio tra r of merchandise; of ono volume on I tin "The Modern Merchant"; .one rol-ivoi le ui. Lr applletl pfiychnlogy the* havicnipjad wh al rtreuWttefi-wrV ??Tt ifirowl. 180 th He makes plain the obscure andjC.C renders easy what Is d'fllcult; there-; or i- fore he Ib a teacher His magnetism a"1 ?r haw Its-pleasing and Inspiring effeer tty id npon his audiences; therefore he gets les th return dates all along his track. He te possesses a native vein of humor tta< ce which sparkles up Into witticisms of ha; tl- a!l*krtndsandat all times; thererore~pr< it. he Is Instructive and worth while. iht to | He has lectured l^evory State of lo fS Union except three. ro< ?J ? m Capt. A. B. Miles of Bolhavcn Is in of the city today. ha to of _ .v-b T- /* ' -v\ du \ Every One Is ;r; ?t Z Reading About ~ ha ? the Inauguration-'Al k" va e- J ex t?a Over two thousand dally ni newspapers throughout tho , to United States aro telling the jcoi ~ ! story of what took place In T" Washington yesterday. Mil- ' "a ? . " MITI lions of men, women, boys, and ov ?g girls are reading abput the In- 0?< auguratlon ceremonies that of- thi 50 flci&lly inade Governor Wilson thl n- I,,] President of the United States '? cn D> for four yoars. Compare the ih rapidity of news transmission ira K- today with the stage conch era. j** Compare your dat\v newupala lf?r with Its up-to-the-minute fc, . news, the entertaining and In- wt B- structlvo features, and Its dally ?u ** bulletin*. merchandise ofTer'7 , , an . ? " ? "JUInyWtVHlH OBPOf? ; tunttles wttlr the ha'wsp&pera ' of ohe hundred yearn ago. c? G. jtH HundrcdB of peop'n read the IB1 6t Dally News every n'gbt for lta Jn :h . superior nevra and foaturo mat- |>|1 ?? ter?-and for the Important announcements and apecla' opportun!ties presented by lta adver- aT1 * Users * KJ iX"n- m ee ^ V *ub1ic S.chc at 8:30 O ?a?-?i?t? ' > ./ ? AILY MOON. HARCH 6. till id Colder momst TONIGHT ON * This evening at 8:30 o'clock Rev. Mr Hftvln at flrggavilla will rtflllvfi a i famous lecture on "Sunshine" In e e First Methodist church. t; Rev. Hoyle is ta:a to keep his aud- a tees' in an uproar from h^rinninr j. end. He gives Illustrations. .of d ne choice specimens of wit and tl mor.. His avowed mission Is to n ng some "Sunshine" iuto each c inmunity which he visits. v The lecture is absolutely free, nnd tl arybody, whether Methodists or d t. are not only invited but urgently r tusoted to - be there. yj iportanmWbrIage -s FOR EASTERN CAROLINA: n tl (By Walter Sharp.) tJ The reclamation of the swamps 8, d low lands of EaBtcm North Car- h aa, and" their adaptation -tt? the ids of Bottlers, is a matter for na- n nal appreciation. It Is more true ** this section than can be claimed r< more distant territory, because > consuming masses are within fl tr reach of this land of almost ' lltless possibilities in food producn. Forty millions of peoplo wltta35 hours time, via numerous >id transit mediums, depend large-1 6nTfie~Tidewator"sections of Vir-L, da and North Carolina for their L, jply of food, both of green and of ^ ,p_le Items. Ranldly perfecting ^ .nsportatlon and refrigerating; b cs take a vast tonnage even be- ^ id the 35 hour zone,. and form a j, arantec against over production. , & Tho belated legislation of 1909', 4ch. insures tlio -drainage of fc,'- t, 0,000 acres, of a swamp land ahd *n 00,000 of low land, Is a far groat- ! blessing to the Old North State. d its ambitious farming commun-! . than can'be properly estimated ln!t] a than 25 years. L, It Is not merely the utilization of ? most fertile areas within the'b rders, tho mulUpLLcation_of ItV h >ductlon. In variety and In value, j R i conversion of wet, low places In- j ^ firm fert'le fields of beauty and I r| :ord yields, of the removal of war- L, itless apprehensions as to-health, I tJ bad roads, and excessive costs in uling, but it opens wide the door s welcome to thousands of settlers, 10 bring their capital ol means. Inst ry, labor and intelligence, who a ncV slow to appreciate the a filth of opportunities presented. c T''.e edi/cattonal factor is perhaps ja almost useful feature dn the pm* fQ waive program, of which drainage j11 a been the principal instrument.j >aolutely nothing has held back ad-1 n ncement in the South, to the same 1 tent, as We preconceived prejudice. 8 rn of ignorance and unwillingness Q try new methods Under changed ; ndltions of labor, of markets, of, THOTTT?H TftffPB a gUIJU H?H Pt WWr i experience to convince ignorance, i t WW!?rspllWCn- Eventually11 ercomes the Btoutest disciples of )-tlmed methods. hence It la that 0 a son has become the educator of * a-parent, and on theso deep, hlack. * ttny sol's. ?Me<( wfth every agri- T Itural reou'alte. the greatest manstations have been witnessed be- * use the results are more flattering ^ * ou'eker. Orand as 1ms been the benefits do- 1 red from the enactments of 1909, " ne has dovoio^ed other needs, r itch the -presenf legislature should a only. State Drainage Engineers, f w make the preliminary Biirveys \ C ahow the routea and the prac- t d'y t eeded Immediately. Outside 1 plait would flow Into development e h?me on drainage oronosltlona. did 1 ay have the seal of State authority c endorsat'on of drainage practlca- t my. ? Departments of drainage should be i tahftshed In Ibe State University J d'the A end M. College in order \ make plain to s1' w>at a roagnifl- i nt resource of won'tii )|ee In the < intern alone of the State of grand t to] Axidh rclock. RDM I Hi BILL -ffl-BHEi 'Raleigh, March 5.?At tho condition of lengthy debato that prolongs" d the morning stssion until nearly hree o'clock, the House yesterday fternoon phased on ita final reading i ho Q?r?... Kill ft,!-- ?h. j-* iclal districts of the Btate. naming- he counties in each district and the umber of weeks of court for each j ounty. Two or three amendments rero adopted before tho bill passed hese transferring counties from one istrlct to another, and the bill was , eturned to the Senate for coneurance. The opposition to the bill was , ?d by Representative J. FraYTR~Ray, " f Macon, and supported by most oflj lie Ropublicans.~1as well ns a good umber of Democrats. The majority i y which the bill passed its third eadipg wan considerably greater ] nan that on second reading. Before le bill passed. Mr. Ray offered a | ubstltute for the bill which would ave deferred for two years the put- t ng intojeffect of the bill already i itllled, Increasing the" number of istricts to twenty, but this was t iled out of order. ^ oieFSTH , MftY~R ESIQNJ London, March f??Close friends j* f Premier Asqulth are not a little | inpnrnnH fihr.nf tho i-lntu nf liiui ealth. His prolonged light for the. lomo nule bill and his rereiit trot: les with the suffragettes. combiued |1 rtth the differences in the cabinet. I are told on bis constitution goiter-j IJj. and specially hi* nerves. Ir> ^1 ig from a really serious ease ofj lental lassitude. . if Those who are In his confidence j1 ould not be surprised at any tine a .learn, of tf.s internum?u> retitge^ ie Premiership. His most likely accessor would be Sir Edward Grey., ae present Foreign Secretary. It is1, elieved he would be-better able toj* old' the present fldmittHsratTon to-j* ether than if it were entrusted tcj* iloyd George, who in lits intenseii adicallem has not only outpaced hislj aUengues but estranged sotur t>f' a em personally. VFFRAGKTTKS COMPLAIN OF I LI, lSALK.i1 Washington, Marcfi 5?Suffragists! re preparing to profit before the in-jj oming Congress their demands 'Ofj. thorough investigation of the luck j ^ i_protectloji extended to them durag their paradoT The ordeal through which thej; lnrobcrs passed, however, gained forj, hem many sympathizers and many! upporters in places where thev had I iOt lookrtl for converts. Both official and civic ^Washington . s ablaze with indignation at the ' matmpp^ of tlie women which >irt"Ti tally scandalized the national capi-T afe 4 H Had it not been for the opportune y tppearance of the cavalry in thej teight of the crush of yesterday it is! ery possible that a heavy toll of life! night have been exacted. As it is there ar* mere than onel tundred persons in the hospitals to-1 lay who are suffering from broken lmbs and other injuries sustained) n the crush of the uncontrolled esourcefulness. The State cannot afford to withhold any assistance rom those developers of vast areas, rhlch have not paid a fair proporion of the taxes heretofore. The axable basin of the State has doubt-| ess been enlarged throtrfh drainage md development, but if additional egislation to cover the points cited, an be enacted, the representatives vill have performed a duty which ran hardly be overestimated. No itate in the now active, pulsating touth has a fairer prospect of future irosperity, in addit-^n to ita present ecord, If It will only recognise the mterprising and lend every possible tid to their work. torium 1 re rHIDKF.ItP 1 unDIIIGl iviniiL ur HI I . W Uh t nrt o n^M nr.-^ RL?Prtt'^ni ? '.a Wilson's cabinet is complete, und it remains only to formally send the nominations to (be senate. Until 4 3 actually nominated, the lit>t. is_unok nopud 1"o be us follows: Secretary of State. William T Dryin. of Nebraska. _ Secretary of the Treasury. WtlMant Q. McAdoo, of New York. Secretary of War, Lindhy M. Garrison. of New Jersey. Attorney-General. Jan.?? McHey- * lolds. cf Tennessee. Post master-General. itcpr**f the Supreme Court before mn. ins wire and damnum* tctuully lancing for joy on the platform brow. anil William Howard Toft x'resider.t of the nation at his side. h*?-new President shotted s? mninoflfl to all "Honwt; pntrtot:r: Tors'ard-looking men" to r.U1 him. ? ending tho nromfee Hint he vcuTd lot fail them In tho guidance of :h?ir J SOYtTUQlOJlt. - ? - ' SKETCH OF"THF NEW RIVAL SECRETARY Joscphus Daniels, age hftj. ?*l.*or. S'orth Carolina: liorn Washington. C-. Maria.i?t. tain ind Mary iPIrvom Dnnii'ln; i cadtip- * c education. Wilton. N. c . Collrgnte Institute: editor Wilson t.N C.) Advance at age of eighteen: adw'.ted to the bar 1885. hut never j?rao I?ed: editor Raleigh State fhronir'e . 1886; Stat?- Printer of North t'aro ina. ,.1X$7-TS93; Che f'Clerk ~ Detriment of the Interior. Washington. 1893-181*5: consolidated, riulc'irh fhroniele and other papers a? the Raleigh News and Observer. 1894; [cr_Us_fcArl?*8 independent---his pa-? T oer has become locally hDOsn's" the Disturber;" Trustee University of North Carolina and prominent in educational renaissance in the South; ror year- Democratic National Committeeman from North Carolina, ecnspicuaus Nationally as a "Bryan Democrat;" Chairman Publicity Pumiuitter lisiiimmii Nutlorml Committee for?Wilson?y.itilpaiy.n ; ? married Addie W . daughter of Ma]. W. H. Bagley, May 2. 1888. W. C. T. V. MEKTIXU. ' ^ The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will held its regular rawur.R tomorrow nuernooa at io;:i o'clock at the home of Mrs O B. Carmalt on Rcspass street. MUS KTVROX IS DEAD. Mrs. Hettie D. Styron,"_?'ha has been ill at her home on West Third t street, passed away this mornfug at 4 - VBtSBE ? ? ;?rT~7T~Z T The funeral services will bo held at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the residence. They will be conducted by Rev. R. H. Broom. Do not forget the lecture by Rev. E M. ^fbyle at 8:30 this evening sharp. \ FOR SALE?QUICK I*Y D. T. TAYloe A Co., 200 lbs. Crosby's extra ? early Egyptian beet seed. 2-2?-lwp 'httrsday ....L- ?;? . ...