North Carolina Newspapers

OM Washington Daily news is ?.? VOLUME I. WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 8^1909. NO. 84 CHIEF CITIZEN TO BE GUEST -J&ill Be There Tuesday President Taft on Last Lap of His 13,000 Mile Journey Wilt Spend Day at North Carolina's Chief Seaport Town. SPECTACULAR PARADE WHmtngtrm. N. C.? Nov^Str^here is but one tick of the clock between . .the end of one day- and the beginning of another, one swing St the pendvF lum at midnight records a day ended and another begun. Rn it will tm at midnight of November 8-9, when the faithful clock will tick out the old day and tick In Wilmtngton;s Taft ~TSy. ICT4 tbout that "witching hour of the night when church yards yawn" that President Taft'a^.sgeclal train will roll Into the central station over the Atlantic Coast Line, bring ing to Wilmington President' Taft on the Tast lap of his famous Journey of 13,000 miles through the greatest country on the face of the earth. Then North Carolina's seaport will have the honor of having within Its bounds the chiefest citizen of a Union of 4 6 States-^? the Chief Magistrate of about 90,000,000 of people ? not their ruler as some may think, but their own chosen representative to ? administer the affairs of a nation of which the people are the sovereigns. - The Preqjdent is their choice from . ambng men to administer their sov ereign power, and thus for the term -of his office their President, without regard^ to politics, is mofet hon ored ynd distinguished of his 90,000, |00Q /riloW sovereigns. Hmington's guest will be this dis |and honored American in _| person of President William How I'd -Taft, oil' 'next Tuesday morning J.when the sun wlll'appear to come up out of the sea and spread' the glorious light 6T S day Through mi t a continent whose destines largely lie In his hands? The American people look upon the Presidency of their Union as the most lofty and exalted of all the offices within their gift, so for the man who holds It they have the high est respect and honor, regardless of his politics. unmTntTfuT oHits hTmittPS and Inconsiderate of the question _ whether or not his Intellect towers /Wftr thnt rtf nth oru. t hp trrfat mnn of their country. He lq the President ? the{r President ? and they pay homage to the office and honoT fo The" man who holds It. It is in this splrlt^the spirit which makes Amer icans the marvel of all nations arid the greatest people on earth ? ;that North Carolinians and otlhet's from rainy sister SfntPn will |n Wilmington next Tuesday to pay their respects, to President Taft.~~ After- arriving In Wilmington at midnight, the President and his par ty wllf?p*>nri tha iMJtagi nt tbo nlyht aboard their sleeping cars. At 8:15 O'cloct Tuesday morning Gov. W. W. 1 Kltehla aad the Tact TMT executive committee headed by Mayor Walter G.. McRae, as chairman, will call for the President and his entourage, and. with a mounted detachment, will es cort. them down Front street to the tnansion of Mr. James -Sprunt, at Front and Nun streets. The beauti ful colonial home of Mr. and Mrs. ? April, nt, has been elaborately and tastefully decorated for the Presl deat's rarantlnn. In the palm room Mr. and Mrs. Sprunt will en tertain the President, his party and the executlvo committee at break fast. ~ \ ? The breakfast will be served at 1 8:80 a. m., and will be over In time for the President to board the United 8tates Cutter Seminole. at^9:30 a. Sf for his trip down the Cape Fear. [Bn the route to "the revenue cutter's _ irharf at ttiTcustom houle, The Presi dent will pass Third and Market ' streefT WTTT TOW g humin flag composed of 2,000 iwhool chil dren dressed in red, white and blue. About a hundred people will go on the steamer trip with the President, including the" Governor , Lieutenant Governor, Governor's staff, United States Senators, Congressmen, Judge* and other dtxttngntsfaed personages^ A spectacular marine ?arade, will fol low the Sem'nole, an<f nearly a hun dred craft, gaily deviated, will com* this featu/e o^th*' occasion. on the way down butYhe steamer | Wilmington and others Wm accora near the President all -way to SECOND ANNUAL I jrawij New Bern Nov. 10-11-12 A Number of Addresses Will Be Made by Prominent Men, Among Them Being Hon. John H. Small, of This City, TO DISCUSS DRAINAGE LAW The second annual convention of th* North Carolina Drainage Asso clatlon -Promises tn ho Gf CTrnr_ tlonal Interest juid should be of con glderable value to the cause pf drain. age In North Carolina. Not only wllF there ho a number of addresses by prominent men, but there will ?l*o be open discussions of the general drainage problem, and of the drain age law passed by tha^Leglslature of 1909. The Interest In the drainage of the swamp lands of this and ad joining States Is^onstahHy increas ing, and as the different sections of the 8tate become better acquainted with working of the drainage law, there will be a still greater Interest taken in this work. One of the ob jects of this convention is to dissemi nate more widely accurate informa tion regarding the operation of the drainage law. w ? Thft B^gTim of the convention Is as follows: . WrdnfMlay, November 10. Registration and reception of del egates at the (iotel Gaston, , New Bern. N..CL Ttwfday, November It. - ? ? Mnfnlny ?? 'im. a 1. Convention callod to order by Mr. John Wilkinson, President of the North Carolina Drainage Association. 2. Prayer. 3. Address of Welcome, by the Mayor of New Bern. ~~ ~ ? 4- Appointment of committees. 5. Address, Hon. John H. Small. 6. Address. Hon. W. M. Hays. As sistant Secretary of Agriculture. 7. '-'Cooperation as Only Practical Salvation of Drainage Problem." by Hon. S. 8. Mann, Swan Quarter, N?- C. -Afternoon session. 2 p. m. 8. Address, Hon. Josephus Daniels, ediior of the tfewa 9. "Land Drainage from an En gineering Standpoint." by E. \V. Idy-. firs r. rft?Ti?lw^ v r* a 10.# "Is the Drainage of North Car olina Swamp Lands Practical?" Dis cussion ma oy .Mr. JtfSfpTi HycTe-Frarrr State Geologist, and Mr. A. B. Luk ens, of Moyock, N. C. 1 ?: "trnderdrataagg lor Lands In. Eastern North Carolina," by Thos. W. Blount, Roper. N. C. 12. "Drnlr.agp in v j Carolina." by R. E. Snowden, Snow den, n. C. ? .Friday, November 12. Morning session, 10:30 a. m. L_ Pray ey: 2. Address, Hon. C. R. Thomas. 3. "Tly Railroads' Interest In of the Norfolk and Southern Railway. 4. "The Relation of Drainage to Forestry," by Representative of the United States Forest Service. 5. "How to Interest the People In Drainage." by Mr. A. M. Simmons, of I Currituck. 6. "The North Carolina Drainage *Law." Discussion led by Mr. J. O. wrigntr or'W*ShT6~tflonr D. TT. and Hon. Herbert Green, of New Bern, v:c. 7. Report of committees. 8. Election pf officers. 9. Adjournment. During the dlscufiUon of the ques tfon, "Is the Drainage of North Caro l,n* 8wamp Lands Practical?" infor mation will be given by representa tlTe* _from ??rioue drainage dis tricts as to' w>at Is belngltccompllsh [An interesting feature of the con Lxantlon. will be a series of maps, charts, photographs and bulletins re lating to drainage that h^ve beien Is sued by the* Bureau of Drainage In vestigations of the U. 8- Department I of Agriculture- This collection jrlll r> how In detail the method of work ih planning ao^cprrying out a drainage Vrrangements are "Wn* made for * ' 1 e delegates to take a sail down the Nei'se River on Thursday afternodn, November 12, and on Friday, Novem ?-n>n win' ui? TEi-amiSTBT-tff ' ntn ne the drainage work that la be in* done in the vletslty of Belhaven. The New Battleship the Queen of the Navy, Meets With Se rious Accident in Boiler Room ? Has Been Repaired. INJURED WILL RECOVER Portsmouth,. N, H? Nov. 8. ? As thei new .battleship North Dakota was completing her four hour endurance run at a 21-kpotgnlt off the New England 'coast Today with the battle ahlp speed championship of America, almost in her grasp, a boiler room accident robbed her of the laurels ai^d sent her scurrying into this port to land four injured meir ? The btg sbip nevertheless exceeded her con tract "requirement of 21 knots -an hour, making 21.71 in the first two hours, 21.64 in the third, and 21 fcn&UJIatq? on the fourth hourto this port. The injured men are William H. Orange, water tender; John Souden. coal passer; A. Peterson, fireman, and Peter McCon nell, firoman. 8ouden was badly scalded and when landed this after noon Wj^s suffering Intensely. . On the first two hours of her trial] today, the North Dakota's engines do-| veloped 31,000 house power. 8 he was entering Ahe fourth he...-, of her tost when a seven-inch tube in one of the lower rows of boilers blew out and filled the room with steam. The engineers immediately cut off four of the 14 boilers. i As suwi as the extent uf lIr1 10 jurics of the firemen had been ascer ta'ned the "N6TTR Dakofa was rwung around and headed back Up the coast for this poj-t, where it was- known that a good harbor could be reached shortly after the expiration of the JLLmfeJJt&U. All four of the Injured men bravely urged the engineer force to disrepard their Injuries and keep the battleship on ther^ork. Under the ten boilers 21 knots. 'was main tained' for the balance of thj? time, aad at 4 o'clock the North Dakota steamed, into this harbor and sent the Injured/men ashore. The defective tube was replaced and arrangements, were made to leave -s&ntdnight for the 24 hours run at a apeed of 10 knots an hour. Tonight it was reported from the navy yard mm an un.? luijumi v..> na probably recover, but it was feared Soudgh might lose his eye -sight. In additloh to- the four_mes_ brought ashore, 12 others suffered from scald ing but their Injuries are of a minor c.haiacter. r ??? R, R. COMMITTEE ^WORKING HARD! Survey is to Be Made From Bel havea to Bath aT^ Once. There was a meeting of the rights of way committee of the Mattamus keet Railroad, of Bath Township, held at Oaylord Ptidar night, Novem ber 5. There were present J. D. Etforn, T. A. Brooks, Frank Win stead, "J. F. Latham and Oeo. W. Bpwen. The business of the meet ing was stated and Mr. J. D. Eborn was made chairman, and Mr. J. F. Latham, secretary. The meeting was then declared open for any business that might come before It. On mo tion it was ordered that Mr. Maxwell, the engineer 'of the Mattamuskeet Railroad, be securod to make as ear ly as possible, a preliminary survey of the proposed extension from Bel haven tQ Washington, beginning at the North Leach point and closing at bath Oreek. On motion Mr. Frank Wlnstead was elected to superintend this sur vey, and he also was authorized and of the Bath township survey fund to pay for the expense of same. It was suggested that the committee solicit the cooperation of the "Washington committee and ask them to meet the >ath_towttahlp Commutes at Bat* at or about the time of closing the sur vey at Bath Creek, looking toward the completion of the survey without interruption to Washington. There adjourned to meet agaJn-subjeot toj the call of thf bhalrmaou' GREAT HINSHMV COMING NEXT . - - FRMHT November the 12 th ' ?: * ? This Will Be Second Alteaetkm *? - in the Lyceum Course add One of the Best ever Introduced in the City-Secure Season Tickets. HEAR &METHINC It is N^e usual custom, lih-p?v ? n; lng a serles""of attractions auch,^s the Lyceum oourso, to procure thKinest for the first, as an inducement?) the ?ale -of additional ticReu, *o<r^3 an arivertlgftmanr * ?' This rule has not been observed In the aeries arranged for Wasting ton for this-sea&on, for while the Cftxton Toinpany was good, the great event of the season Is the coming ot &HU iam Wade Hinshaw, and his grand opera quartette, booked for neat Fri day evening at the school auditorium If- one half of- what some ofr the greatest papers in the couifrrymavc expressed about this man Kta^inw be true, then our people qf forded the opportunity to M^t-the greatest artist that ?as ever come to Washington. This, company .appear# , only In Astatine, j Charlotte, GreenstWTO.itai obh?^W?hln^oiu ftt| North JTo ""?CWSl 1?> from Hero to *h? ut MtUlc' In nU4?yd" AVhlle all tile attraction, #el?ct?<$for the Lyceum course here for thlg ?'\i son ara reputed to be of ?, hlgl. r class than have ever appeared here before, an examination of the news paper c?llitritl!9 frOTfl nil ujui tlie | country. Including those in New tnd other large cities, tndtcataa that this week's attraction r**" ? "how ot-thc pfcflMt '? V The company will render selections from tht? great world famed operas, cuch as the greatest artists of this countrj* and Europe present. Carmen, RigoldUo, Romeo and Juliet. Bohe mian Girl. Barber of Seville, Pagliac cl, and Faust: will give the famous Miserere scene from II Trovatore, and the Prison scene from U Trovatore. They will also give the second act from Martha, In wihiclvis the world wide air -The Last Rose of Summer/' And In addition to thee*, many of the old familiar songs that have lived And been loved through all the years. Because we are impressed with the groat opportunity for .our people In the coming of Hinshaw and his com -tf&IUY we shall give Hnmp;hinff n?f fr. formation and somo of the things that have been writJen and said of paper during the coming week. We are convinced that what we say will J>ejustlfled. and believe our people should know oi these 'thlnlfi. kU Lliat they may^not miss fh Is chaflce to hear muiihUiIuk really one, and refret it when they hoar thi comment of those Who may be fortunate enough to have procured tickets. " - ' ? Don't fail to" procure tickets for Hlnthaw. ? it Is a better proposition stiir to get BeaBon tickets for the en tire course,- if you .have not already done so. ~"This enables you to have re served seats for all the attractions at a cost of only fifty cents for each 'at traction. The company Is composed of ar tists. Besides William Wade Hin shaw, the bass barl tons, * there are Hps. ? John Arno Hlasfcaw, with q beautiful soprano voice; Frederioka Gerhard t TVrrning. rnntrkltrt* ^ Francis Hughes, tenor, and Edgar A. Nelson, pianist. CONDITION. IS IMPROVING. Miss Marcla Myers; whose throat was operated on last Wednesday, is somewhat improved today, although ?till weak. Operation was successful, but the physicians - mim j-ln stopping a secondary hemorrhage which set tn and weakened Miss My ers considerably. PARTY ATTKNDKD FUN'KRAL. P. H. RoUfoe, f>r Joshua Tay loe, Mr. W. B. Wlndley and Mayor Sterling went to GreenylHe yesterday [in Mr. Rollins' motorcar to attend' the funeral of Msssrs. Fleming and Bktn ner, who Were victims of the terrible ^automobile accident *h4cb occurred he has never seen ^community so overcast with gloom and gTlef as is the toyrn at Greenville. An eaor -- ? ' ' ? - 'UmBr ? Th. MffiiM of R?r A. W Pljrler, It COLORED BOY DROWNED IN - P1LIGO RIVER Body Not Recovered . r White Taking Members of the Leifa- Rivers Co. , Out oa River ? Boat Capsized. ? COMPANY MEMBERS ESCAPE -lyaioraay afternoon about 3_o'cloek thrte men of the Lena Rivers com pany were strolling by the river when they spied the motor boat belonging to Mr. W. H. Harreil. Lewis Johnson, a colored bov of t?vnty yaara -of Age was with the boat, and was glad to takothe men at 25 cents apieoe for a trip down the river. They went for several miles and all was well, but then _ vengeance In the form of a stump dumped in the river by. the Government dredge, some time ago, began to play a part. The small boat ran into the stump and capsized, fill ing and sinking below the water with the exception of her nose which was left sticking out of the river. The men were not able to swim much but managed to get ashore with the aid of an oar. The colored boy was known to be a good swimmer, but for reason" wuuld-not loa.ve the ahlp, say ing he wanted to se? if he could not do sofflothlng to recover the boat. The men finally .got ashore, and on returnteg^to get Johnson were unable to see him. They theu started for town and gave the news. A party was formed and search was made at once, and dragging has been going on siaug, but in vain. ? to thin time no body has been i?_ihaUth?-hoy? wah afraid to return employer's boat wlth ^t^wfinlimon, and swam asficre~"tb get -away. One of the men left his vest and coat In the boat with money In It and this was found this morning. Acci dent took place about two and a half .miles down the river near the Hill mill site. j EXAMINATION* POSTPONED. ? The . examination that was adver- 1 tls^d to have been held in this city November 6 at which time applicants were to stand civil service examina tions for clerk carriers, have been postponed to November 2 0. APPLK C ROP IS SHORT. New York. Nov. 8. ? -New York commission men today completed their comjijlafion of apple-cro^ re^; -porta and est Unite the total lor the country at approximately 23,000,000 bushels. This compared with 25,- ? 450.000 barrels in 1&0S. This is the' '111 ini >'Mi of indifferent appiw rrwpa. and the~to+als-name<f Tall far short of aucn seasoas RS 1906, 1904. und that ever mernorablb bumper crop, 1896.' which is still discussed as a high! WAtftr- m.trk In thfl rnnvonHr.no of ? fruit growers and dealers. M. JOHN MIL HA GREAT TRIP 10 NEW ORLEANS Tells "Newsreaders Impressions x. . Went Down the "Father of Waters" From -? St. Louis to New Orleans as the Guest of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Water way Association. ^ The Largest Convention Ever Held Congressman John- H. Small re turned from his trip down the Missis sippi River, from St. Louis to New Or leans, aa the guest of the Lakes to the, rin if rwp Waterway Association last Thursday, and speaks most en ibuslastlcally -of his trip. A Dally News representative in talking to Mr. Sra^ll ^Saturday last, gleaned many things' from him which will no doubt prove more than Interesting to the News readers. Congressman Small left ITrhK city October 25, and reached N*?_w Or leans Saturday, October 30. where Re" remained until last% Tuesday, return ing home by rail. The President, the Governors,' the Senators and Representatives, left St. Louis on Monday. The flotilla escort ing this distinguished party was com-| posed of fourteen steamers. This number included -two torpedo boats sent up the "Father of Waters" for this occasion. Mr. Small stated that this trip from St. Louis to New Orleans was under the auspices and provided for by the Lakes to?the Gulf Deep \Vfiterway Association. The party began their l.OUO nallaa juur'nrt.v ? Monday -after ium?ih ? On one boa t~ was President Taft and his lmmedlate~parly; oh an=" other the twenty-four governors ip? another the Senators and Congress men, numbering 125- The balance of the steamers were chartered by the various commercial organizations along the Mississippi. "Great crowds greeted our party at each stopping place." eald the Con gressman. Among tho points made on the trip: were Cairo, Memphis, Vicksburg, Natchez and Baton Rouge, as well as oth^r places. r. each city visited President Taft made an' ad dress. "The trip." said Mr. Small, "was most interesting because of th??i unusual physical conditions carried on on the Mississippi River." The iMlssjtsoipp: and tflttllTBTtOT comprise about 1G.000 miles of navigable: waterways and it drains an area about twb-nnTii_ I'.iiu-iil States, not including Alaska. It is I known, tn ?s-bb yigaUnipi Vailf?y ] It la -by all odds the greatest river j RtytSEVLLT DEaAREP ALIVK. - Ew4eb??e. Uganrhr. Nor. C. ? -The rumors that liatm has come to Col - Roosevelt may be denied wtih aasur ance. The last word from the party j xame mi i Nmemher? 3 and at that date nothing unusual had occurred. Merchants Should Close Their Business and Attend Services Why can't the business men oft Washington dose their respective | places of business from 11 to 12 dur-i ing this week and give employer and ploye opportunity to attend the morning meeting of the union serv ices held at the First Methodist |"Church? If this course were taken | and adopted what a stand it would be j for the right ? what an influence It would be for those things upHftlng and wholesomfi. Let something 90m? to Washington other than a religious movement and with very little effort the merchants are_ Induced to close their stores. Thoy gladly ^do bo Memorial day. Thanksgiving day. and lose nothing. Could they not close for Just one hour each day taring this week-and let the clerkb and others attend Divine service? No one ever lost a cent yet di.ing the right; the right always prevails. The Dally News' will suspend busi? ness dally during ?hla week from XX to IS, and in doing this the manage ment feel* it can issue just mm ???? a paper, if not a better paper, by so | doing. If. Sowever. the paper loeat by this atand, the satisfaction la we Washington la being stirred I | | as aever before by a union mating, nil large number havo evidenced theirt t belief In the gospel and determined to consecrate their lives tO ILU uuivlcej of Christ. Will not the city aid more I in this work? The merchants can start thTs good turn by closing their places of business and giving those in their employ a chance to hear the word. I^t, all resolve to begin right away. It can do no harm and who ?s? nthat gootL will be the out come? ** Sunday was a great day 'here." The meetings last night and afternonn were great spiritual feast*. Tim men's meeting at the opera hou6e was 'one of the most representative -body of men ever gathered together here. The night service at the Methodist Church was attended by such a crowd there was an overflow service at the Presbyterian church, addressed by Rev. A: W. J?lyler. The ladieB' meet | tog at the ?aptlsi Cliuitli and tfee chlldren's," held at? the Methodist Church, were botl> we)l attended. Tonight there will be services at it - ? 4 ?? -~'A - ? la room for ell. Tomorrow morning services for one hour from II toot,: and then the opportunity is tfce i{*r mn* taialness men to" show [li** by their net they nee willing to If sacrifice U be, tor those known in America because of the im mense volume of water flowing down It aud the resultant overflows also due to 'the great riBe of water. " ~At~ many polnta the usual tide at flood tide is at leant 56 feet. Sometimes The water erodes the bank on one side aud makes laud on the other. Mr. Small stated:* "That, in past years the chaunel of the Mississippi has been constantly changing. ... several points an eptirtfly new chan uel has been mad6. The river was at its lowest stage when our trip was made." "Wherever wo stopped^' said the Congressman, "signs were seen at leust 14 feet high epntaining these words: 'River Hegulatiou is Rate Regulation.' " The purpose of this Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway Association is to induce Congress to construct a 14 feet waterway from th?-<4^- of Chi cago to the Qulf ? a distance of some 1,600 miles. *? immediately after the patty reaehod New Orleans the meeting of tlie as sociation convened. Prejident_Tflft? was tile central attraction. He, of injures A larg<T^ number o! delegates went to the as sorclatlun by rail. ? " ? r- -Th? Lakes to the rftuR D^JLger. fc-ioc la t Ion* ^asTFe larg est ever held, more than four thou sand delegates being registered. Mr. Small mad- an address representing the Atlantic Deeper Wa-terway Asso ciation. Mr. Small was asked by the News representative, "What impressed him moBt?" He replied, "I saw the finest Illustration of civic and puhiic spirit exhibited by the people of any sec tion. " All the people were enthusiastic, and great demonstrations were made by the people in favor of the project. "All the people In the Mississippi valley seem to have adopted." stated Chicago the metropolis of the valley, ?One For All. aud All For One.' " Mr. tVBlll .-aid fcp ln-nril ?lii? ? ,ui,un u<ei a thouE.uTtr times on his trip, ...--T.h.fl~i;unjur4u*n>?B--ha4-? great trip, one he thoroughly enjoyed. DIED IN X'KW YORK S1\N1>AY. X telegram was roTelvvd hi the city" this morning announcing" the smP.H"i l.i-ath 61 I'h&ries W. Ron ner last nlftht at her home in New York city. Mrs. Ronner was. Miss Margaret Roblnsuii. lilccc or Miss E. M.'R 'loyt, and wjv well known and much admired and loved in this, the ctt> of lier birth-- Her death 'comes as a great shock to all who knew hor, for although she had been In ill health for some Iime"the end was not looked for. The (iem had a very good attend ance on Satimlajy night in spite of the counter-attractions which were in the ?lty, also the stormy conditions, which Jcept many people indoors. There are lots of people in the town who feel lonesome if they can't go to the Gem in the evening, and those who went on Saturday night were amply rewarded. The program was a good one and the pictures all now and clear. Tonight's program Is one of the best ever shown here. The In dian drama, is thrilling, and the trick comfTTy is fine. The evening will be given to the^beneflt of the high school football team", and the management hope that a good crowd will attend and heip *M^ng these youn$ sports men and athletes. Four ftne pictures will '>e shown and coupons given out for t J ? ?> lovely cream and sugar, set bought f*rom A- 0- 8mlther & Co. -N'"'- Advertisements | ? in Today's News ? ? <i?. B. Clark c?. ? J. K. Ho7*_L?dtM' Tailored ? Amu. ? Win M. Il.rdin*? PMm Moukl ? ; ? i ? ?