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WASHINGTON, NORTH CARQLINA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 27, 191#, WF**g8BHf! The Bill Business Like The Riven and Harbor Bill Will Mi* Generous Provisions for Projects Now on Books of Engineer Corps. ~ PROVISION; ANNUALLY - Washington, D. c.. Jan. 17.? ,?*! believe the river and harbor bill to be reported early In February will be the meet comprehensive, buslneee Ilka and satlafactory bill erer passed by the Rivera and Harbors commit tee. la the words of the President It win be t'he Inauguration of the new system of Inland waurwaya.' " la ">?na word. Repreaenbtlve Joseph E. ?*"***"? 01 Lonlafana, a member of the committee aad President of the National Rlrers aad Harbors Coa grees, set at rert. rumors that have been gying about to the elect that tie Mil wontd fall to make generous provisions far projscts now on the book* <* U>e engineer corps ?arty In the eeeeloui of the com mittee, particularly since the com mittee has been In executive session, M b?*me spparent that ths members "ere ?ry generally in favor of aiak - '1 "ff r|r*r y harbor hill aaan on? Instead of biennial or trl-' ennlal onea as haa been the practice for a number of years past. The members of the committee realised that the old time method of aporadlc appropriations for special objects should give way to s more' Intelligent handling of the question of water way Improvements and the bill which "o all probability will be reported to the House early next month will . m*rk th? beginning of a new order or things relative to waterwaya. The bill will carry a provlalon for maintenance of rivers and harbors for only one year Instead or two to three years as formerly, and It will make a radical departure In fixing a time tor the completion of projects which hare the endorsement of the Engineer Corps. By this method of treatment the yearly character or the ?bill. It- la hoped, will be established fl? It ?IU illy f0T un, nUTO' 1"" ?nd fix a limit for the I completion of distinctive project* To Illustrate. Jt Is estlmsted by the COt-ps of Engineers that It will re quire about 120,000.000 to Improve the upper Mississippi from St. Louis to 8t. Paul. They believe that about one and one-half millions can be used annually or^thls river, which would completeUie project In twelve years. Hence ItW expected that the bill will carry In the neighborhood of this sum In cash to be spent during the fiscal year ending June so. l?ll. and that each year thereafter appropriations will be made of a sum sufilclent to anlslv la twelve years. By this msth od well accepted projects win stsnd a chance of completion within a rea sonable period, wkereas the bill of M 1?07 carried ror the upper Mississ ippi only ISOO.OOO, which sum, an nually appropriated, would bring this project to complstloa In about torty years. it la thought that the Improvement or the Mississippi from Cairo to the Oulf will he treated fn a similar man ner. That a time win ha fixed for Ita ?ampletloa, say twenty years, and that an appropriation of sufflclsnt amount, probably four millions, as Is recommended by the engineers, will <? o? made wtlct wnramre the cumpla tlon of the p reject possible within the time limit. An annual river and harbor bill bj* demanded by the National Rivers and Harbors Congreas sine* ita organisation In l?0t in seaaon and out It Ibas. fought for a yearly budget dealing With waterway 1m provementa-aa_t?e only sure method of bringing about the completion or projects within a reasonable time and the adoption of the annual fea ture by the committee in the bill shortly ta be reported le a tribute to the campaign of education which the . National Rlveee and Harboia Con gress, and kindred associations, haa carried on so earnestly. ? In voicing his satisfaction over' (Kg adoption of this new polloy. for which he haa stood ever since he entered Congreee, Mr. Ransdell said : _ "1 am of course very much elated FRIDAY NIGHT The Italian Boys Here Tomor row EvehfflfT ' Every indication now points io a large audiem e tor the" famous Itnl^n Boys who will appear hero tomorrow night under the auspices of the Rad cliffe Entertainment Bureau, pre senting a musical and literary con cert of the highest class. The' sale of tickets has been unusually good. At the head, of the company will be Elbert Poland, reader, character impersonator, and humorist, known widely as an entertainer of the first rank and born and bred In the musi cal atmosphere of ?wuy Italy the boys among whom is the celebrated boy soprano, are skilled performers on flute, violin, clarinet, ceW, and harp and provide a fine musical med ley, consisting of solos, duets, and various concerted numbers. Chief interest centers this year, however. In the presentation by the company for the first time of a musi cal and literary fantasy entitled "A Night In Venice." The name aug gests beautiful costumes and delight ful vocal and Instrumental selections. With these will be blended the story of an American's life In the cltjr of ?rt and music. With such a variety of features the program as a whole twill be one of the most attractive of Seata are now on sale at Brown's drag Store. Remember tomorrow night at the school auditorium the Italian Boys appear. VIOLENT I>KCL1NR OF STOCKS. 1 ? " Several Keaxrn* Advuced m Cause. Sensation of the Market. New York, Jan. 26. ? Stocks broke from 3 to 7 points this afternoon In ^ several of the most active Issues, with a violence not often exceeded on the | exchange, except In periods of abso lute demoralisation. Early sales were In enormous volume and flooded the market from every quarter. Some of the severest losses were in Union Pacific, Southern Pacific; Reading, Amalgamated Copper. United States [Steel and Consolidated Gas. This rush ,of; liquidation was gen | erally conceded to be speculative and I Wall street, In explanation, pro ' fessed acute anxiety over the char : acterixatton It was t*Tease?*- to %?ve of the attitude of president Taft and his administration toward corpora tions in general, both good and bad. There was a momentary lull and a ! following rally after the issuance "of postulating against the * sensational j intentions attributed to the govern I ment. but at the last the weakness of the market again became acute and I closing prices were near the lowest. 'At the same time the banks were exercising a rigid discrimnatlon against some stocks, held as collat eral for loans, whlch*have come un der suspicion of manipulation. The criticism that purely fictitious prices have tp some Instances been estab- 1 llshed by market pools, and the un savory prominence of the Hocking i Coal episode, following close upon the scandal of Rock Island, havei made bankers sensitive. Stocks thus dlscVlmlnated against were severe sufferers. Prices of Wheat, corn, cotton, oats and pork declined at the same time with stocks and one might have im agined that the community was be ing given practical object lessons in the cost of living. Total sales for the day reached the unusual figures of 1,(17,881 .shares against r, 83. 786 a year ago. OSCULATION. * Re-bus: To kiss fgain. Omnl-bus: To klaa all the girls in! the room. ? . B plurlbus uniim: 1600 kisses In a line. over the annual features of the bill and Its formal declaration that Im portant projects should be pushed to completion as rapidly as possibly con sistent with good business msthods. ? The committee undoubtedly feels and appreciates the work that has been done In educating the people' to the necessity of Inland waterway im provements. The committee has al ways desired to place ittf bllis "upon | the high, plane to which they are now ^approaching, but up to this time It has not had 'sufficient support from public opinion to fcQstain % and | hente the committee has done the best it could." Bears on Present Prices The Crop Reporting Board Pub lishes Estimates From Corres pondents Number and Value of Animals on Farm. COMPARISONS SUBMITTED Washington, Jan. 27. ? According to a bulletin Issued yenterda^ after noon from the crop reporting board of the bureau of statistics of the de partment of agriculture, and which has a bearing on the present high prices of meat, it Is estimated, from reports of correspondents and agents of the bureau, that the number* and values of farm animals on farms and ranges In the United States on Janu ary 1. 1910, was as follows: """Number of milch cows la 1909, 11,801,000; total value, $790,308, 000; average price per head, 936.79; average prices per head one year ago, 992.19. Oother cattle ? Number, 47,279, 000; value, $617,453^000; average price per head, $19.41* one year ago, $17.49. / 8heep^-Number, 57,210,000; value $233,664;000;' average price per head, $4.08; one year igo, $$.43. * Swine ? Number, 47,782,000 ; value $426,603,000; average price per head, $9.14; one year ago, $6.56. Compared with January 1. 1909, the following changes are indicated: Milch cows, increase, 81,000; other cattle, decrease. 2,100,000; sheep. Increase. 1,132.000; swine, decrease. 6,365,000. In average value per head', milch cows, increased $3.4 3; other cattle. Increase, $1.92; sheep. Increase, $1.65; swine, increase. $2.57. In total value ? Brjjich cows, in crease, $77,363,000; other cattle, in crease, $53,699,000; increase, $41,032,000; swine. Increase. $81, ?99,000. jjTotal value (excluding horses and mules) of all animals enumerated $5,138,486,000 as compared with $5,525,259,000 on January 1. 1909, an increase of 13.6. HURLED TO DEATH Dynamite Kills Two Blasters In- ] stantly. Reidsvlllc, Jan. 26. ? While en Kased In discing a well today 6 miles south of Reidsvlile. Henry Allen, about 35 years of age. and Turner 8hreves. about 23. were blown up by, an explosion of dynamite. Both are white and well connected. A. charge of dynamite bad been put In and af ter, waiting some time for an explos ion the young men went Into the well, thinking the fuse had gone out. Both were killed Instantly, their bodies be ing horribly mangled. 2VBW IMOFRMS FOR MILITIA. The shipment of new olive drab un forms for Co. O of the 8econd Infan try will arrive In a few days. This lis the latest departure In service uni form equipment, and consists of bell cap. high-collar c'oat and peg-top trousers, the goods being of a very' high-quality and w?ll made. The new i clothing Is for winter service only, and* Is worn with canvas puttees, and In bad weather with the regulation campaign hat In place of the cap. The ontflt Is vary nobby, and the men will' stand the annual Inspection In It on| March 1. ?The inspection will be public, as usuai# . ^ MRS. SWEET ARRIVES. Mrs. Sweet antf family arrived In the city this morning and will be at the Gem Theater this evening. To see her And her Interesting children at this popular place of amusement Is a pleasure not often afforded the people brS^ashington. The first per formance commences at 7: IB. the second at 8:46. j Mr. 8. H. Gay, of Beckwlth, Is a Washington visitor today. , BOYCOTT HAS > IRIGHT RESULT Agitation Causes Cut in Price* <j ?f- '. ' - 1 Ne*r York, Jan. '?6. ? "The market Is dead; agitation^sgaiust high prices did It,", wafc the declaration today of a wholiaale^meat dj&ler. The action of tils local msfHieta, both wholesale andr retail eonfltfbbd tbe dealer's as sertion. Lamtrhrepped 1 cent whole sale, pork loins 2 cents, and some dealers In beef* cut prices lucent or more a pound. It waa said today that wholesale dealers ware stocked with thousands of unsold cuts of beef. wlU) supplies still steadily flowing InJ Cnuade Uets Vfeaker. Newark. N. J.. Jan. 16? The anti meat crusade, which was received en thuslaatteally in Newark and the neighboring towns early this week, appears to be on the wane and en ter prising dealers who bought up ten thousand buttons Inscribed "I don't eat meat; do yon?" find that the de mand for them has ceased. Abo^t 5,000 persona, however, are ?aid to be still obflfervlag the boy 0041 It haa already been par ?factual. a reduction of one or two oents per pound being snnounced in mort of the popular grades of meat. Cow am) Chickens. St. Louts. Jan. 2?. ? Oot. Had ley believe# fcbat the coat of living prob lem can aaellj- be aolved b, every kMp,og * cow and chlckena. "If yon cka l afford to keep a cow and chickens. you ought to go back l? tkwfa? a. Mid, . uiie'in tnw city on a SHef rlalt laat night. "Tha real cause of the high prices Ilea In the fact that there are too many people in the rifles producing flings they can't eat. I keep tlnM, cow# and some chlckena, too. And you'd fte surprised at what a saving they make In the houaehold expenses If you don't believe It, Just ask Mra. Had ley. i South Holds the Key. NewjYork. Jan. 26. ? Tie South holds the key to lower food prices according to Gov. Malcom R. Patter son. of Tennessee, who Is In New York tit a few days. Here Is what OoverllW Patterson had to say when asked, for his solution of the prob lems presented by the higher cost of living: "We are not feeling the pinch nearly as much In the South as you are up here. The principal reason Is of our land. There is no congestion of population in the South. What we most need Is an increase in popu lation. "If a method could be devised whereby millions of the poor in the crowded s^ptlons of the East could be scattered over the agricultural lands of the South, the problem of the excessive <?bst or living would soon be solved. "I hope soon to see pn organized movement led ^>y able and practical men to -scatter the people back to the soil. t Our vast domain is yet unde veloped. There Is where the fortunes of the future are to be made. Arty man who comes to the South willing y> do the work of a man will find profitable employment and an open road to independence. , ? "Our land though better than most Western land Is cheaper because the demand has neter been stimulated by the^adventltious yse of subsidies for railroads as in the We||, which has been settled and developed through th6 necessity of the great railroad corporations to entice population to occupy their lands." HOUSE BURNED AT SOUTH CREEK ? ? ? > Home of Mr. Ttaos. AMridge Consumed Last Night. The resident* of Mr. Thomaf Al drldge, South Creek, N. C., was to tally destroyed by fire last night abont 12 o'clock. The surmise Is the fire originated from a defective sto^e flue In the kitchen. The residence and nil out-hou? a were a total low. There was no insurance. Mr. Al dridge's loss will approximate at leas^ $500. If we can't advertise ouraelvee. It is folly to expect somebody else to do It EVEBYIKFMT IN THE CITY IS ? THREHTENEO Entire City Flooded The River Seine Still Continues to Flood the City of Paris, Al though the Flood Crisis is Still 24 Hours Away. THE tOSS LEAPS HIGHER Paris. Jan. 26. ? With the flood crista 24 hours away, the rlBlng Seine this morning touched the arches of the Pont De L'Alma. The spread of devastation continues, and the loss leaps by hundreds of thousands of dollars each dajr. Rain and snow continue to fall today. A dosen or more tramway lines were stopped by the Inundation today and the city Is practically without, transit facilities, light, or means of] communication by wire. The hy draulic works are submerged. In the htstorlc Invalides the water has Hsen to the height of the 8elne. The entire city, from tike remotest suburb to the heart of the most popu lous quarter is undermined and on every side there Is grave danger of collapse. Paris lies over an Intricate net work of tubes, 'ramifying In every di rection- tAnnlnp the foundations of every section, are subways, conduits, and the vast system of sewers. The catacombs, too, eat into the founda tions of the city. And every one of these tubes has been turned Into a swirling, raging torrent In which the water races with such force as to de stroy the walls, burst pipes and masonry, and make inroads on the house foundations. Thousands of cellars In every part of the city are flooded. The Seine on the outskirts U no longer a winding stream, curving In and out between suburbs, it has be come a vast lake, in which there is no sign of land for miles save a hill-here and there. Hour by hour the river is extend ing Its grjp over the city, Uko a vast octopus throwing out tentuvie "after tentacle. Streets that yesterday w?fre deemed safe even by the pessimistic trenrme et reams ? ovprnight. ? Ttwru fewer crowds on the streets to day; for the most part they were throngs of sightseers, defying the rain that was falling. There is a scant showing of work ing crowds these days; factory after factory and shops innumerable haVe been forced k> close down by the en croachments of the river and the suf fering of an industrial crisis adds to the misery and the flooded city. It was estimated that fully 250.000 per sons are idle. ly The rising water has proven a tide on which half dozen other calamities than that of the flood Itself have been swept tb Paris. The danger of pestilence and fam ine today was added a menace that affects every Infant in the city. The milk supply is low and there is no sign of shipments reaching Paris in sufficient force to cope with the dan ger. Thousands of head of cattle have been drowned and the railroads are paralyzed. H^Jfiing- desperately to their homes while the water -mouuted hour by hour about them, 10,000 inhabitants of the outlying districts today faced property loss or even death. The work of the authorities and the Red Cross bas been turned to saving and caring for the destitute. AlthottgtTTrmnany districts no bsat can pass becau^Klhe water Is so high there Is no room foKeven a skiff un der the bridge arcnes motor boat -ambulance service haa_been estab lished. The hospitals are crowded, and field depots and hospitals have been thrown up all over Parls^ Every bit of unsubmerged ground In the worst [sections has been turned Into a camp, and patrol bo^ts tour the flooded neighborhoods, picking up the sur vivors and taking away the sick who had been trapped iff their helplesa In the plder part* or the city an' army of men was set to work shoring up buildings that threatened to col lapse. The worst sections were about the Qua! De La Gare and the Qua! De La Rapee. Traffic over many of the unfiooded streets has been halteft. EVENING WAS GREAT SUCCESS Notwithstanding bad Weather Good Crowd Present. . Notwithstanding the disagreeable weather.' the party and entertainment at Yeatesvllle Academy, Friday even ing, January 21, waa deemed a suc cess. The number was few In com parison to such gatherings generally, but the pitrons of the school were well represented, thus showing their interest In and wishes for the food work to continue. The people con tributed largely in various ways, thus diminishing the expense consid erably. Long before the appointed hour the academy was eomfortably filled. With pleasing effect the pro gram was as follows: Pantomime, "Nearer, My God, To Thee." Dialogue, "His Royal Nlba.55 Pantomime. "Tlt-for-Tat." Here the plans were broken In upon by the absence of Messrs. WJj. Va .ijau and Joseph Tayloe, for the people had looked forward with pleasure to their words of encour agement and enthusiasm. Next come the selling of the chancea, sixty in number, on a two pound box of candy. Each chance was tied with ribbon in a peanut shell, well worth ten cents. No one could hare used to a better advan tage the "gift of the Divine Mercury" than did the several young ladies of the place that took upon themselves the task of disposing of the peanut shells. Thus ends the story of a box of candy In a nut shell, won by Mr. Walter Godly, the lucky number be ing fourteen. the most popular young lady. The contestants were Misses Lyde Wal lace. Lorena and Leila Woolard. car ried in 'favor of the first mentioned by a majority of five votes. Glad of an opportunity to leave the warm room, every one rushed for the tipper hall where refreshments were served. The officers of Betterment Associa- . tlon felt amply repaid and much en- ' couraged when st a late hour the people *of the community gathered around. them declaring themselves to hay.e spent a most enjoyable. evening. ' The amount realized was $12.18. , WAIT V. S. TO Hl'Y ('ANAIjS. <W?> rhaiabiii nf rowHWm. KihIoiws Con. Small's IHTorti, Elizabeth City. N. C-. Jan. 25. ? j night In the city hall for the purpose or discussing tiuTquestlbn of the gov- 1 ernment's purchase of the A. 'and C. | canal and the Dismal Swamp canal. j The matter was pretty thoroughly discussed and the Chamber passed a resolution endorsing the action of John H. Small in his efforts to secure an appropriation for the purchase of the canal. The Chamber also peti tioned to Mr. Small to "use his best efforts to have, the government pur chase the Dismsl Swamp Canal, too. "^Pliese canals are In the route of the prwoRed inland waterway, and one cr ?he other of them will be used if the waterway ever materializes. Il was also decided to meet again next Friday night for the purpose Of electing officers for the coming year. The Chamber has been inactive for several months and the majority of th? people of the city thought that the organization was dead. The meet ing last night has put nev^life in the DTitfnizatlon and very likely a large attendance will be in evidence Friday night when the election will take place. Bonds Received and Forwarded The city has received $25,892.92. i'lcss $100 for engraving, from the 1 piM^hasers of the bonds for the street [improvement. The premium for tht bonds amounted to $820, and the ac crued Interest is $72.92. The bonds were mailed yesterday to the "bank ers at Cincinnati who have purchased ; them. On next Monday evening the | board will give a contract to aome j engineer for the preliminary of the street proposed to be surveyed. LAD1R8* UXDERWKAR. [ The readers of the Dally. News' should see the display of ladl6a' mus lin underwear on display In the wln-i dow of Spencer Bros. The exhibit Is certainly one that will attract and pica?*. ' THE INQQIRr OF CONTROVERSY BEGINS TOI Baflinger-Pinchot Feud Glavis Will Be the First Wig ness and He Will Be Fol IUWCU Shaw. PRELIMINARIES ARRANGED Washington. Jan. 27. ? The Inves tigation of the Ballinger-Pinchot con- ; troversy by a Joint, committee of Congress will begin at 2:30 p. to? day. when L. R. Gavls. the agent of the general land office, who loet his^ r.*3g position by executive order, because* /]. I of charges be brought against Secre tary Balllnger. will be the flrat wlt nesH. His testimony. It Is expected. will lay the ground work for the call ing of Gilford Plnchot, former gov ernment forester; O. W. Price, form er assistant forester, and Alex Sfcaw, former law officer of the forestry bu reau, who were removed from the service by President Taft because of 1 . h their alleged activities In the con troversy. The Joint committee met this after noon and arranged all of the prelim inaries for the opening of the official probing of the Interior Departme&t and the forest service. 7 senator Kelson "of jviinnesota, <wno was elected chairman of the Joint * committee, reported that he had con ferred with Messm. Plnchot, Price - and Shaw and that they had said they had agreed Jointly upon George W. Pepper, of Philadelphia, to act as their attorney. Mr. Glavis appeared before the committee and announced that hiB counsel would be Louis D. Brandts. of Boston, and Joseph B. Cotton, of >tew York. Mr. Glavis was ; J nlBtructed- t<v report with his counsel"""* for examination at the afternoon ses sion of the committee tomorrow. Secretary Balllnger has Informed Senator Nelson that he does not care for an attorney to look after his In- #3 terests as he feels confident that the committee will make the Inquiry j jtfo?d tad-jonpUif " &"">? -il he said, he fend him. * It was ftgeeed that regular sessions t J tTotn 2 until r? o'clock. Other meet ings will be had at such times as can be agreed upon by the members. OVERSTOCKED SALE SUCCESS Crowds Attend Event at J as. E. Clark Co's. Store. The mammoth overstocked sale at the James E. Clark Company opened yesterday morning, and from the opening time the store hs4 been crowded with purchasers. The eon of Mr. James Hill secured the hand some patr of shoes from the 500 bundles given away absolutely frea yesterday. Others received purses, neckties, etc. ~No sale has ever occurred In Wash ington that carried with It more In terest. The firm of James E. Clark Company ^have aiwayn been leaders and on this occasion they have ex ceeded their former reputation. The store swarms with buyers all the wftllp. A CONSIDERATE C.I HI,. Madge ? He said you were very punctual. Marjorie ? Why shouldn't Tie? I ' never kept him waiting more than half an hour in my life. - -V ^ New Advertis^pients ^ ? in Today's News ? ? J. K. Hoyt ? Linens, Etc. + ? Wm. Bragaw a Co. ? Insurance. ? ? las. E. Clark Co. ? The Over- ? ? Laxative Bromo Quinine. ? Vtck's Remedies. ? Cardul. ? Gaiety Theater. ? Capudlne. # i SPECIAL SESSION OF THE FARMERS' INSTITUTE = hamlwof ft pr-trr.? Ft^ for VQlit: .TW1U yi^f ^ mnr^
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