North Carolina Newspapers

? . ? Last Edition WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY AJFTERNOON, JANUARY J?, Wl#, ilir It am/h i ' ' - ' iMAli PADDIFD 50,000 Are Homeless Paris Asks for Aid? Buildings ' Are Collapsing, the Seine is Ris tensely Gold in Citj. A REIGN OF HORIIOR ^ Pmrl?. Ju. 28. ? P?rl? ly In tS? throws of a reign or terror. The flood calamity gain* In horror hourly. Buildings are collapsing; the 8etne 1? rising, the scehes of the alege a#s being dup)j?Ated. and . despair has awept th/ terror-stricken "* millions. Thirty thousand troops were ruahed trom the provinces to4ay to aid the wornout heroes who have been bat tling aglnst the implacable river. From the starring provinces half a million peasants hare flocked to the metropolis, adding to the seriousness of the situation. There Is not food enough to supply one-third of those within the city limits, and stricken ' Parte has been compelled to aak aid from the -world. Americans can form an Idea of the damage done by the fact that the to tal Is greater today than the loss im the San Francisco lire. At dawn the river, higher tha^ever before In htatory, was rising; snow and rain were fslllng and the cold rlvep were higher; there was no sign thatXhe hoped for crisis would come * today - In the provlncee hundreds of Ihcs bar* been lost; In the city, scores. Mof than 260,000 persons are home lecs In France; 60,000 in Paris have been unable to find temporary refuge. As a result of the walls of the Quay De Orsay collapsing this morning a wall of water was turned looae In ona of the most populous qusrters of the city, sweeping ell before It with the for^e of a broken dam. In darkness, the p:(li I -stricken innabitanta fled S4 best they could. A boat patrol, quick ly established, saved ..many, but sev eral are believed to have been drown ed. All night long a thousand men bit tied to save the Louvre and its price less art treasures while the water rose relentlessly. Before dawn It had become an r'w could save the famous galleri^j I T^Vsjrom heavy damage. The ?harp explosion of bu rating ?ewers or collapalng. subways shook the whole quarters and spread panH: today. The collapae of the D'Araay m'lroad station walls early tht* morning was followed within a short time by the caving in of the Bercy autr?ay station. Several .persons are missing:' Every Inch of high ground In the city proper and the suburbs la nom the Site of a camp of refugee. Mont Mart*? rising to a height of 400 feet, the highest pplnt In the city, and Belleville, 220 feat at Ita greatest al titude. are the centers of the refuge cam pa on the north of the river. On the eouth, Montagne St. Genevieve's every houae harbors the destitute. The circlet of hllla without the city Cloud. Ifeudon, Vlllejulf .llont Valerlea ? are packed with shivering maaaee Who clamor for food and fuel, and beaeoch the soldiers and police for relief. Not one of the 28 bridges acroea the Seine today could be declared Immune from theldanger of being Mown HQ fn prufinf thfi fnrmsHnfj nf dame that would *dd to the borers. At each army engineers and sappers stood .guard, with mines -planted, ready to blow up arches and Aotaam at once. Even the historic Notre Dame ca thedral. whloh hah withstood the floods *bf centuries, today was a source of anxiety. The water was almost^overlspplng the quays beelde It at dawn. Never had the ancient cathedral looked down on Paris in such a plight. The Inundations of 1612, of 1208, of 1886. and of 1876 ? horrors sll ? have been outdone. It would take a Victor Hugo to describe the mighty light of men against the steady encroachments of "the ^rfter. Police snd soldiers, ex hausted by lnceesant struggling, to day were reinforced by organised bodies of cttlsens. At' a score of ^points thousands of men labored to throw up dykes. > flacks of sand, bales, earth filled with wagons, csrs of all kinds, are IS HELD UP ? : ? t Relievetl Him of Watch and Seventeen Dollars. Mount Airy. Jan. 27. ? The atari loutu mail carrier from Dobsop 1.0I city w?:s hold i;p this ??itemoon | about 6 o'clock by tjjree unknown n* tiroes nnd ribbed of all his personal j effects, consist lug of a watel^and f 17. The. hold-up occurred just outside of the city limits in a dense wood and nearly frightened the mail car a road the three negroes explained to the -carrier that he would have to change his usual route on account of -a bridge being unsafe aAd'tbis neces sitated his taking the road that lead [through the woods. The negroe^ield i?gun in his face, dragging him from his buggy and relieving him of his watch and money. He came to this city and reported the robbery to the I sheriff, who, with a posse of mi went to hunt the robbers. The post- 1 master has wired the Poetofflce De-I partment and it may take a hand In j apprehending the. criminals. It * a bold crime and, while the mail was| unmolested, it Is a serious offense. HEAR THE ITALIAN BOYS Appear at the School Auditorium Tonight. Tonight at the school auditorium i appears the Italian Boys, which is the closing number In the Lyceum course for this season. This weO immu viuun?iuj ? awwaieii tmn tmt season and proved to be one of the moat attractive numbers In the course and for this reason they were secured again this season. Tickets are now on sale at Brown's Drug Store. The prices are, reserved seats, 75c., gen eral admission 50c.. children 25c. The ^oors will open at 7:45 and the .performance will, Commence prlmptly at 8:30. The performance this evening bids fair to be the best of the series and it is to be hoped a large number will avail themselves of the opportunity of hearing first-class music. OS K OV THAW'S AIJKN19TM CHARGED WITH I4ARCEXY. Pittsburg, Jan. 27.? Dr. C. C. Wiley, one of Pittsburg's prominent physicians and an alienist for Harry K. Thaw during his first trial, is un der $1,000 bond to answer the hy a- Miss Dora Pedder. Dr. Wiley rwas arrested by a constable on Jan uary/ 18, but the fact of bis arrest was not generally known until today, when he was summoned for a hearing before Magistrate Klrby tomorrow morning. In her complaint to the magistrate Miss Pedder. asserts she entrusted Dr. Wiley with 81.400 worth of Jew els two years ago. and had been un able to get them back. She finally appealed to the detective bureau and the arrest followed. Miss Pedder disappeared from her home immedi ately after the (tutor's arrest and the story only came out at police headquarters upon "her return today. ixmwa HAND. Bll!l Mm Meda With Accident at Prank Coletrain, a young man 15 years of age, while out hunting yes terday afternoon on the farm of Ifr. Charles Arch bell. In some way dis charged the gun he was carrying and the contents entered his right band, shattering it so the physicians had to iputate It. The doctors apprehend nothing snrlmiB frnm tha is aim < mm less blood poisoning sett la. ' And from the heavens and the branching rivers more water comes to wash them away or eat through them and gain the city's greets. Scarlet (ever has made its appear ance. following the fitat signs of ty phoid. It* is an uphill light by the health authorities. Not only Is the water brackish and in msny cases un fit to drink, even after boiling, but the cemeteries are flooded. Mauso leums hare been burst open by the flood, graves hare been laid bare. And there Is. no- place to bury the dead. Pere achaise.L tile most fa mous cemetery. Is a Iske, except in its highest parts. The morgues are filled with bodies that cannot be buried. Every public building that Is not In danger of collapse today Is in use aa a hospital or a place of refftge. Thousands' are crowded Into them. Fifty thousand others, marooned in flooded homes, on .housetops,- or In the open, onvy them. * The authorities collectively and in dividually are making a heroic st rug but the Mtii Jitlon la too < too sorions WirwMB nt u JF LIVING Sec'y Wilson Speaks Declares That the Fundamental Difficulty Is That People Are HigherThanio Other Countries. THE FARMER OVERLOOKED - - ? ' Philadelphia, Jan. 27. ? "It costs more to get the common necessities of life in the United States today than In any other coantry In the world." This startling statement was made tonight by tones Wilson. Secretary of Agriculture. In an address deliv ered before the Manufacturers' Club of this city. Secretary Wilson dis cussed "The Present Food Crisis," In a way that was original and forceful. "8ome people," he said, "tell us that if we repeal the present tariff law to let In foreign products free of duty, the present difficulty will cease. I do not believe It. Eggs are S5 ecnts a dpsen In Canadian cities and 60 cents a dozen in some. American cities. Thfe duty Is 8 cents a dozen. What difference would It make whether you took off that 3 cents or not?" The Secretary further stated that he believed the American people are suffering at present not so much from high living, as from the cost of Uv ln?, hH lwln?: "It has been said that the Amer ican Is the best fed, best clothed, best educated and beet housed man upon earth. We shall have to add now that he Is the most expensively fed." Secretary Wilson pointed out that the fundamental difficulty was that the people are leaving the farms to such an extent that there are not enough remaining to produce" the food of the Increasing population. The boys and girls Of the farm, he asserted, are being lured away to the cittfes, to ^the factories and to the mines, and to too . great an extent the agricultural resourced ??f the country are being neglected- He said he wss convinced thf t the combination of re tailers, wholesalers and the like were responsible In great measure for the keeping up of prlcea. and that that same Influence would be sufficient ta control the prices of products brought from other countries, even - Etattretary Wilson, after declaring that the record made by the manufac turers of the United States is a good one, said "the education of the farm er, however, has been overlooked. The young farmer has been educated away from the farm and from the production of food for the people." ~ WJX8 PRIZK. Mrs. James R. Wynn won the prlsA at the Gaiety theater last evening. This is- the second time Mrs. Wynn has been successful at the Gaiety. M ATTN KB TOMORROW. There will be a matinee given at thf Gem theater tomorrow afternoon ,at 4 o'clock. The auraes are allowed to be admitted with the children. At tractive program arranged. ;er The Anaconda Mining Co., Has Increased Capital Stock. '* V.' .New York, J?n. ??.? Prdttulnarv steps were taken today to Effect the long-looked-for merger of prin cipal copper producers of **e coun try into que gigantic corpora 'In Wall street another blllloA dollar company was frequently mentioned, but the more conservative believed final capitalisation would be closer to $560,000,000. The Anaconda Copper Mining Com pany officially announced lata^ht* af ternoon that at a meeting iof the board of directors' yesterday' it had) been decided to call a special i ing of the stockholder in Mont., on "March ti. to pass o*i posal to Increase the capita^; from $30,000,000 to $150,4 "for the purpose of acqnlr. property of other companies in the Butte district." ? The , mated Copper Company owai cent of the Anaconda stock. Following the merger of th* Butte properties, which include the Amal gamated Copper Company and Its va rious holdings, namely the Aaiioonda Copper Company, Boston & Meatona, Butte ft Boston. Washington, v Tren ton and other subsidiaries, ahd the North Butte coalition. It is oKfscted that the new Aqacondfc with Us In creased capital of $150.000,0p9 will merge with the Guggenheim, ItaMln and other copper Interests, thju ef fecting a corporation which win not only control the copper output the United States but will influence the copper msrket of the world. Concerning the plan to merge the various copper properties In the per Company, in a statement Ifsued this afternoon, says: "The reasons for. proposed increase in stock involve consideration of dif3 ficult and complicated legal questions as well as those relating to the eco nomical and efficient management of business operations of the different companies. \ . "Some of the operating features which have been considered in favor of the proposed transaction are eco nomies which will result from work ing all the mines in accordance with a general system of development, tyus relieving owners from necessity* of maintaining numerous e* pen sly'? JtPbi face and anderground plants Tiece?-| sary under present condltlohs of aep- j arate ownership. t. "The Anaconda Cotnpany. because of its size and its location. Is regard ed, as the local company toAbecome the purchaser of pro^rtles of the to call a special meeting was the first toward submitting the matter to stockhofders of different companies for their consideration. " MRS. KTONKWjUj, JACKSON . WAS IS SENATK GALLERY. I Washington. Jsn. 26. ? Mrs. Stone wall Jackson, of Charlotte, widow pt the famous general, was a visitor at the Senate gallery today and, at Pres ident Talt's request, occupied ? the President's reserved seat In the exec utive gallery. -When her Identity be came known, she wss forced to bold an t Impromptu reception, senators leaving the floor and going to the gallery to pay their respects to her. Mrs. Jackson wss a guest at dinner at the White House last night. Home Building & Loan Association Hold . Their Annual Meeting The regular annual meetlng^of the stockholders of the Home Building and Loan Association was held at the banking house of the Savings and Trust Company. Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The stockholders pres ent were F. C. Kugler. W. E. Swin dell. J. L. Mayo, B. W. Baylor. John O. Bragaw, Jr.. ?. ft. Willis. ,F. H. Bryan, B- O. Moss, E. R. Mixon, F. J. Berry and John B- Sparrow. The sec retary, Mr. John B: Sparrow, made a detailed statement of the condition of the association at the close of busi ness January 3, 1910, and of the re ceipts and disbursements for the year 1*00. The tfe port waa duly approved a>id ordered 'made a part of the rec ord. v The stockholders then proceed ed to the election of nine directors for ike ensuing y*ar. The following gentlemen were declared duly elect ed: P. C. Kugler, W. E. Swindell. P. H. Bryan, B. O. Mom, F. J. Berry. E. k. Willis, Jqkn G Bragaw. jr.. E. R. Mix on andUohn B. 8parrow. Imme diately after Ub meeting -oC the of i Hz? UMuBtWi' . President, F.'C. Kugler. Vice President, W E. Swindell. 8ee<5nd Vice President, F. H. Bryan. Secretary and Treasurer. John B. Sparrow. ? ? \ ? v Finance Committee: F. C. Kugler, John G. Bragaw, "Jr., and F. H. Bryajh' The amount of authorised shares of the Home Building and Loan As sociation* Is $500,000, and the par value of each share Is $100. The number of shares* In force at the be ginning of the year was 722 and the number of shares subscribed during the year were 294. Number of shares cancelled and matured' were $46. The total disbursements during the past year were $14,838.75. The Home Building and Loan Association Is doing a work In Washington, daily that means much indeed for the ad vancement of the city. This Is an en terprise that should hare the en?our it of every citizen^ for It has ~ " * to the people in Thaj affairs ot . JLL 7 - ''i % ? - ? HUNKS TIRED m MEMBERS LOOK FOR ENO Pinchott Case Dull The Prosecution Not Zealous Nor the Defense Spirited- Mem f\f f^rtnoTf fir Will Ka 1 nfj VviS VI tiUOgfCSS tv III Uv VjuIU When Investigation Ends. TO ELIMINATE CANNON Washington, Jan. 27. ??? Deadly dull starts the Bellinger investigation The incident that wrapped the capi tal In a flame three weeks ago has simmered to a spark, , Interpreted by the letter and spirit of the first day, there Is neither any particular zeal In proeecutlon nor any special apprehension In defense. Plnchot has been lionised by his friends, applauded by two national conventions, flattered by the appoint ment of bis disciple to succeed him and abundantly salved as to his own wounds hy the presidency of the Na tiooal Conservative Asaoclation. Ev erybody Is gldtf of these things, but everybody thinks they are enough to satisfy any map and any man's friends. And for the rest. Congress will be glad to be through .with the Ballln ger Investigation, because Congress Is pervadlngly anxious to go home. The picture of personal Interest and of almost dramatic pathos In Con freM_ls that of old Joe Cannon ghtlng. defiant, yet hopeless, against his inevitable fate. Yesterday Fow ler, of New Jersey, a Republican of the speaker's own household of faith, introduced a bill to reorganize the committee on rules by leaving off the speaker entirely, adding four Repub licans and one Democrat instead of two Democrats and two Republicans, with the speaker, as It Is now. This would make the committee consist of six members of the domlnent party to three of the minority party. Bad qpough for the m'norlty, apparently, but it would be at least thr ule of an elected majority against lUa pres ent autocratic rule of a ?ar. . ** T7)Wisv iafnoriionindr niw Stsim! will hardly pass but some similar hHfr of the same purpose wilt undoubtedly go through at an early date. One In exorable requirement of the bill will be to eliminate Joe Cannon and Joe Cahnonism from the future of the House. The demand is universal. Even from tne rar .\ew EngTRmT States comes ttye word to New Eng land representatives that if Cannon should be perpetuated they will sure ly be eliminated. One of the very strongest and most popular of New England con gressmen said today that his reelec tion absolutely depended upon the eradication of Cannon and what he stood for. This same congreissman declared that every element of the Republican party had agreed upon the necessity of slttlnk down hard and finally upon Its Uncle Joe. Even the President recognise It as an absolute party necessity and is giving (he power of his Influence to make It sure. Within a month, aaid our New England friend. Mr. Cannon will be compelled by irrlstlble forces to bow bis he*a<t- In acceptance and walk out of the situation of his own accor<% There has never been such a wide spread revolution against an indi vidual In our public life since Aaron Burr presided over the American sen ate after he had shot Alexander Hamilton to death. - But at thla writing the game old ,lnt"r nt la Iindannted and defiant. The cigar points still to the celling, his Jaw Is firm, and he Is pre paring, It Is said, when the bill for the changed rules comes up, to step down- from the^chalr to the floor and makH llie-fafters ring with an im passioned defiance and defense. Night after night the leaker Jollies at' banquets and Jests at assemblies, and. like Charles the First, fronts his fate with a dauntless courage that half redeems his fame. But It is all In vain. His end is at hand. His career is ended. SPEAKING AT OLD FORD. Professor Allen J. BarWick, of tho Department of Education, Raleigh, and Professor R. J. Peel, County Sup erlnteijent* of Martin county, will ?pMTk at Old. Ford Wednesday night.. February S. y* All persons are Invited to be pre*' ?nt and bear these speakers The speaking will take place in the Caro ^ CONDITION NO BETTER. Large Qpra Attend v ^Farmers Institute at Court House Yesterday Never, in the, history of Beaufort county wau there a more' enthusiaiw tic meeting than the Farmer*' Insti tute held in the courthouse yesterday. | It was largely attended by farmers from all sections of the county and the benefits they derived cannot be told. It Is more than grail tying to the management of the- Daily News to know, as, intimated by those ai tendin?\the Institute, that it was through the liberal space given In this paper that Induced so large' a number to be resent. As one farm er said this morning. "The Dally News certainly left no stone unturned tp conspicuously advertise this Farm ers' meeting, and the number present on yesterday convinces ine that the pbople read the Dally Kawa. Beau fort county should rally to your pa ?per, for It is the best medium of news yet afforded our people." Such expressions as the above goes to show that the efforts of the management to publish a' paper abreast of the times Is being appreciated. The Institute was advertised to be gin at 10 o'clock, and long before this hour quite a large number of repre sentative farmers were on hand. These Institutes are being held in this eastern section of North Caro lina and wherever they have been held the result has been more than satisfactory. Mr. T. B. Parker, director of the Agricultural and Mechanical College. Raleigh, bo well known to the farm ers of Beaufort county, was'the first speaker. Ke spoke on soli improve ment and commercial fertilisers. It I- n.'-dk-aa In atatr. that kfl liruveti himselt more than equal to the oc casion. Mf. Parker Is thoroughly enthused ^nd whenever he appears before a body of farmers he never fails to drop ideas and thoughts that if followed will be resultant of good and be beneficial. From the begin ning to the end of his admirable talk he held the closest attention of his hearers. Mr. Parker holds a warm place in the hearts of the farmers of this- section and a warm Welcome will ever be hlB whenever he desires to return. Mr. Parker was followed by Mr. \Y\ N. Hull and Mr. Everette. Both of these gentlemen gave those pres ent" something to think about and ipender over. The morning and afternoon ses MRS. SWEET ? I AND FAMILY Carried the City by Storm Last Night. Mrs. Sweet and family at the Gem theater last night were highly en joyed by all present. At both per formances the theater wan crowded. Mrs. Sweet and her family were the recipient of the highest compli ments. Their sayings and doing were laughable from start to finish. The benefit was given for the benefit of the Episcopal Church and was i^rder the supervision and direction of Mrs. J.* B. Moore. Her entertainments al ways^carry with them Interest and amupTment. In addition to Mrs. SweeV the pictures were first class and highly appreciate^ JACKODENS 9TH BIRTHDAY Delightful Afternoon Spent by the Young Set. Master Jack Oden. the bright and Interesting son of" Mr. and Mrs. John W. Oden, celebrated his ninth natal yesterday, entertaining about ninety ?f his playmates a?d friends from 3:30 to 6 p. m. Master Jack Is one of the city*s most popular young en tertainers and on yesterday he proved himself par excellence In this role. Many games of amusement were indulged in. One of the features of the occasion was numbers placed In ground pea hulls, one tied with blue ribbon and the other with pink. The bogs were give the hulls tied In blue and the misses tho?w* fastened in pink. When opened the corresponding num bers found were to be ihe partners around the festive board of the little hoat. It la needless to^tate this fea ture was highly enjoyed. Delicious, and tempting refreshments were served. No afternoon among the Ju vlnile aet was more pleasantly *|>ent. May Master Jack hare many happy and Joyous returns. __*!* mtm, ot wtuuMXon, ?? IMU'IW ?UIBl^ ?? ll?l H?J " , . hIohk of the Institute were all that was advertised. The meeting is des tined to accomplish much good, and every one present feels that his call-, tag. provided ho takes advantage of the ideas advanced, is to be greatly . enhanced. ? _ The corn judging was an interest ing feature ? of ? Hie ? TtTsttfiita Mjv ? Parker stated that the exhibit would have done credit to any State in the United States. It was regretted that the Women's Institute watt not a success, this was due to the fact that Mrs. Sue V. Hol lowell. of Ooldsboro, who was expect ed to lead th? discussion, .was not able to be present on account of ill ness. She is suffering with an' at tack of la grippe. Mrs. Hollowell was to speak on the Influence of the woman in the home, the Importance of home sanitation and the purpose and value of the Women's Institute. It Is to be hoped that at no distant day Mrs. Hollowell will be able to pay a visit to this city and afford our people the pleasure of hearing the wholesome advice Bhe wishes to offer. Last evening at the Chamber of Commerce, there was a good crowd present to hear Mr. T. B. Parker and Mr. W. N. Hutt. The speakers of the evening were presented by the president of the Chamber. Colftnel H. Churchill Bragaw. in words of appro priateness. Mr. Hutt occupied most of the time directing the major por tion of bis address on the cultivation of the pecan. Said this was one of the most profitable Industries In the South today and was becoming more so naeh yoor, Hu mdmt?A him to i?y more attention to this and he guaranteed the result would be to them more than satisfactory. Mr. Parker followed Mr. Hutt. He prefaced his remarks by congratu lating the citizens on the success of the Farmers' Institute, stated that It showed the people were becoming more alive all the whil? and that this section was destined to be the banner one. Spoke of the many advantages to be derived from the holding of an Agricultural Fair. Gave those pres ert many ideas that if carried out will help no little to the successful consummation of the proposed - |cheme, Both meetings Were In every way successful and the outcome Is tined to pan -out good. ADVOCATES USE 0FTHE?0NV4CTS Mayor Sterling Gives Views on Paving the Streets Mayor Sterling In a conversation with the News representative advo cates the use of convicts" In the build ing of the Improved streets. In view of the fact that the city pays about one-half of tl\e oatlre tax collected by the county we see no reason why the suggestion is not a proper one. and as the convicts are to be brought to Washington soon as done with the work in Richland township it would save the expense of moving them again If the improvement will be pre pared to begin work without delay. After the work now contemplated is completed the News is of . opinion the County Commis&loners would co operate with them and render any assistance looking toward th& im provement of our town and county. BENEFIT A SUCCESS. The benefit performance given at the Gaiety theater last evening for the hanaflt.nf the Washington Home ? Company was a great success. The theater was packed and those pres ent were more than pleased tftth the performance The music of the or chestra was appreciated. A VAST IHPRRKNCK. "Why's a bachelor a bachelor?" "It depends; but It Is seldom for the same reason an olt maid Is an old man." * New Advertisements ^ in Today 'sNews ? J. K. Hoyt ? Laces. % ? Washington Drug Co + Washington Light and Water ? Co. ? Welsbach Lights. + Garfield Clemmons ? Barbecue. ? C. D. Parker ? Insurance. ? Miona. 9 " + Crystal Ic* Co. , + W. J. Rhodes ? News Stand. ?