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BEAUFORT COUNTY FUR BELOW AVERAGE OF SISTER COUNTIES t Inadequate School Buildings. Familiarity With Conditions in the Many Rural Districts Shows the " Absence of a Hearty Public Sentiment for School Improvement, Says Superintendent. ENTHUSIASM TO BE AROUSED The County Superintendent cf Public Instryctlon soon realized after assuming the duties of that office, the lack of good, comfortable, adequate school buildings In a majority of the dlatrlcts of Beaufort county; and in almost all the buildings he baa found . a lack of proper equipment. ? Care ful examination of the report of the State Superintendent for 190^ and l?08. shows that Beaufort coanty ta paying; its rural teachers an average salary per day of more than a ma jority of the counties, and an average of almost as much as the beet coun ties. Tet a comparison of the char acter and ralue of our school bouses and equipment with those In oar most progressive counties during tile period covered by the some report shows that Beaufort comity la far be m Familiarity with conditions in the various raral districts has shown. In many, the absence of a healthy public sentiment for school improvement and proper school attendance. In view of alT these facts the Sup erintendent soon realised that he must -direct his attention toward the creation of the proper Interest among the people of t*e rural districts, and through that Interest good -buildings and equipment, and a proper attend-} ar.ee will follow. As the best and ? quickest method for obtaining .these results, he haa directed his attention toward the establishment In every "Ifv /if ffAman'. elation for the Betterment Of Pub lic Schools. Personally, he has yls-. lied many of the "box parties" and j other school entertainments and as-' ststed the teacher in the organisation ot such an association, and In almost', every Instance he haB seen lmmedi-* ote results. But this method is very| slow and many of the patrons, and' even school committeemen, cannot be reached in this way. He has. there-' fore, decided to publish the following extracts from a pamphlet Usued'by the State Superintendent, showing the history, purposes, snd methods of this most excellent organisation. \ He sincerely hopes that every cltisen of the county will take the time to' read the article and learn something j of the work. We quote: In 1903 the loan fund was estab lished by act of the General Assembly \ creating a permanent loan fund, 1 amounting now to $400,000 and ln-1 creasing each year by 4 per cent In terest on tlie entire amount loaned I and by the proceeds of the sale of| swamp lands belonging to the State Board of Education. One-tenth of this fund, together with the annual Interest on the en tiro fund, and the anndal proceeds from the sale of swamp lands, is available every year, as a loan for building and liaprovlng, public schoolhouses. " The loans are reparable in ten annual installment*, with 4 per cent annual interest. This loan fund has proved one of the most and aiding the erection and Improve ment of public schoolhouses. In March, 1902, at the State Nor mal an?f Industrial College at Green s - hero, the Woman's Assoclstlon tor the Betterment of Public * School houses in North Carolina was organ ised, and It has proved one of the moA practical and powerful agencies in promoting the work of Improving public schoolhouses and grounds in the 8tate. Since June 30, 1902, 1,891 rural public schoolbouseB have been built. The value of. tlifr entire public school property of the State has been In creased from 11*466.770 to $4,250, 429; the average value of rural white public schoolhouses has been In creased to $802; 1,800 rural public school libraries, -containing 150,000 volumes, valued at $60,000, have been established. The number of districts without Mewses of aey dosorlptloq has been reduced from 840 to 419. The num ber of log schoolhouses haa been re duced from #29 to 410. For the yeAr ??Slag lunn ,?B iaf>7 houses were built, the average cost of which was about $614.11, .Ag.bt saartrsss I A ceaseless campaign has been car ried on by county superintendents and other school officers, by campaign .speakers and other patriotic citizens, by the press of the State and by bul letins issued from time to time from my office for better public school houaes and equipment and for beau tifying the schoolrooms and Improv ing the school grounda The average schoolhouse as it ex isted in 1$02, is accurately and faith fully described by Mr. Charles L*. Coon. He says: "The schoolhouse Is a shabbily built board structure one story high. The overhead celling Is nof more than nine feet from the floor. There is one door In the end of the house; there are six windows, three on either side. There are no blinds and no curtains. The desks are homemade, with perpendicular jlBI spd seats, sll 'In There Is a dilapidated wood stove, but no wood-box, the wood for the Are being piled on the floor about the stove. The stove is red with rust and dirt, never having been polished and cleaned since it was placed in po sition for use. The floor of the bouse is covered with red dirt and litter from the wood. There are several broom-sedge brooms lying In one corner of the room. The occupied blackboard space in tfiis house is just eighteen square feet. The blackboard is, however, too high for the childretr to use well and It is too small for anything but a bulletin-board. There i? nn tairhor'B nr table. There Is one chair. The ChlMl^n's hats and cloaks are hung on nails around the room. The walls and windows 'are covered with ' dust, and seem never to have been washed. AH the chil dren's books are soiled and look very much like their surroundings. There are no steps to this schoolhouse. An Inclined plane of dirt answers that purpose. The yard is very muddy during *the winter, and the general appearanpe of the place anything but attractive." . r The initial movement, looking to the improvement of this condition, came from the young women of the State Normal and Industrial College at Oreensboro. On March 20, 1902, at the call of President Charles D. Mclver, more than 200 of them met In the college chapel to formulate plans for undertaking the necessary reforms. From this meeting resulted the organization of The Woman's As sociation for the Betterment of Pub lic Schoolhouses In North Carolina. or the association was held at Greens boro. Governor Charles B. Aycock and State Superintendent J. Y. Joy ner were present and save their hear ty endorsement to the. plans and pur es of the organisation. The mem ber* were also 'assured of the cordial ?nd active support of the Southern Educatlon'Board. Two other annual sessions have been . held: ? ctne at Raleigh.. In- the sqmmer of 1?04, during the summer school at the North Carolina Agri cultural and Mechanical College; the other at Greensboro In June, 1905, during the annual session of the North Carolina Teschers* Assembly. The reports read at these meetings revealed 4 constantly Increasing membership snd a continuously growing field of Isbot;. with propor tionate results. The Woman's Bet terment Association within the si* years of its life hss become one of the permanent educational forces of the 8tate. The motives - which actuated the students of the State Normal and In dustrlsl College in organising the Woman's Betterment Association are well expressed in one of their bul letins: "Realising that under pres ent conditions, and with the present surroundings of the average school house, it is Impossible to train the routh of tha fttmt* properly, and real islng further that unless the women of the State take hold or this very Im portant* matter It will remain neg ' the students of the college SAYS THE NEXT TREASURER OUGHT TO BE El ID So Writes W. J. Austin A Communication from South Creek Advocates Candidacy of Washington's Young Business Man for County Treasurer. IS WORTHY OF THE OFFICE 8outh Creek. N. O, February 4, 1?10. Mr. Editor: I desire to say a few words to the Democrats of Beaufort county. Not many months hence you will be called upon to select the candl dates for the respective county offi ces for the ensuing two years. To those who are opposed to life tenure in offlce. for your consideration. I commend the name of one who waa born and reared on the farm, one whoee character and Integrity csn not be attacked, one who Is In every way worthy and capable of All In* any trust Imposed in him. I refer to Mr. E. R. Mixon, for County Treasurer. No man could go before the public with a cleaner or more spotless rec ord. . He stands forth a living ex ample of what untiring energy and pusl> can sccpm^ll^b . fxom a small beginning In the business world he todsy stands at the very head of Beanfort county's business Interests ? reaching this coveted place as the result of honesty and Integrity in all things, and the closet application. Such men as Mr. Mixon is what the people of any community need and long for to fill their public positions. Those who are capable of steering their own business successfully are the ones to manqpe and conduct the people's Interest. Not only is Mr. Mixon a business man of judgment and discretion, but he is a high-toned Christian gentleman. In his church affiliations as In the business life, he erercR^ that same Bane Judgnfient and forethought he displays as the hesd of tho large wholesale firm of E. R. Mixon & Co. To have such a man before the peo ple* as a candidate Nfa>r Treasurer means an omen of g<\fl times, in thst, It depicts a future Tor the Dem ocratic psrty in Beaufort county it enjoyed years ago and lays a founda tion which cannot be overthrown. *1 feel In the candidacy of Mr. Mix on. that the party has something to feel proud of. Why do I make this assertion? From tfce simple fact I have known him for years; I have watchsd his course from a business standpoint and, too, I have looked on with pride to his devotion of duty. I knew he would come to the front. He is surely a pattern which evfcry boy In the county of Beaufort would do well to emulate and follow. If ?Mr. Mixon .Is Ignored by-. (he people of the county 'and Selected as their next Treasurer they will have the satisfaction" of knowing they have be stowed the gift upon one fully com petent, one In every way worthy to wear the mantle. E. R. Mixon is no stranger to Beaufort county citlcen ship ? he Is one of them. Born among them, reared among them, and all his ties and interests are among them. Every trust committed to his care has always been faithfully and Judiciously performed. He believes In that old adage, "A public oflce is a public trust." I feel that others in the Democratic party In the county should receive some consideration. Why not elevate someone else of the privates* It will not only give me unbounded pleasure to oast my vote for B. R. Mixon for County Treasur er, but I feel safe In saying a large majority of Democrats In the county will do the samor 1 havs the' utmost confidence in him; he Is a man that does things and In surmounting them he does not take the occasion to ad vertise his doings on the housetops/ Can the Democrats of Beaufort coun ty secure a mairf&tter qualified for the position as Treasurer? Has he not shown his fitness, his qualifica tions?' In addition to these re quisites. does he not possess that In tegrity of manhood, that honesty *>f purpose, that clrcumspectlveness of walk which not an enemy can gainT say? ? think so. If the people of Beau ??'ort tonal? dertse e.BMm above rs p roach for their next Treasurer, then I call upon them te rally around the standard of klm who ha* never be fore asked of the dtlsenshlp of Beau fort todUljl 1H? fllUIS. i As before stated, it will give me 'Ship to the Rescue -,?* V The Kentucky Has Sprung Leak Some DisUhee Southeast of Hatter as andisSaid to Be Slow ly Sinking. ON WAY AROUN DHORN the next Treasurer of Beaufort coun ty will be E. R. MIiod, and In elect ing him the Democrats will have placed in office a man upon whom no stigma can be placed. It will be a glad day for the Democrat* of this county wheq they, name such men as the E. R. Mlzan calibre for office. We can nominate .and elect him If wt'wifi. H? ui ti?tyi b*th a Dew ocrat and belong* to no clique. Is affiliated with no faction; he goes be fore the people with skirts clean and untrampled. Bosslsm and dictation nor^'"wh'le^-ih~^?^n' oScl.^All Charleston. 8. iC.. Fed. 4. ? Wire leas ad rices ?.V i0:?0 o'clock this morning say the dttamshlp Kentucky. Alaska-Pacific Has, Is sinking In lat itude 31.11, longitude 76.45. She sprung altaak on this her maiden royage froia New York to the Pacific coast Tb? steamship Alamo, of the Mallory Una. la rushing to the rescue. New York. Feft. 4. ? A report re ceived by the United Wireless Com pany here from its Cape Hatteras stalon at noon today aald the steam ship Kentucky was sinking in lati tude *1.10, longitude 76.10 which .would place her sone distance south east of Hatteras. This dispatch also sstd that the Mallotf liner AlfUtfo Had picked up the Kentucky's distress call and was rushing for the scene at top The Kentucky, vfclch was an old I easel, today had been bought by the | Alaska-Pad flc line for the northwest ern coasting passenger service, sailed from New York oa her trip around the horn on January 23. She sprang leak when but six' hours out and almost turned turtle before sh'e suc ceeded In making Newport News, Va. After repairs there she left on Feb ruary 2 to resume the voyage. The wireless operator who had made the trip from New Yorl?f|pon her, a man named McLarnel, who formerly had been stationed at wireless com pany's- office In the \foldorf-Astorla hotel, here, retuse4 wiipntlj^ue -the trip Tfora*' TMfe n ou"gTi he had asked permission to make the trip around the horn. At the com pany's office here today it was said McLarney had reported that the ves sel was unfit to attempt the voyage. W. O. McGtnnes. another wireless operator, took McLarney's place and sailed from Newport News. He It was who sent out the "C.. Q. D." mes sages today which were picked up at Charleston, Hatteras and by the Al amo. The Kentucky, which was built for the Eastern Steamship Company twelve years ago. was launched un der the name of Lincoln In the serv ice between Boston and Bath. Later] she plied under the name of Martin ique In the Maiml-Nassau service. She later was acquired by the Joy line and plied between New England ports. She was sold to the Alaska Paclfls Company In 1909 and wag im mediately made over^ln preparation for her trip around the horn- When she sailed from here January 23 she represented an expenditure of about $125,000 and was fitted for carrying both freight and about 400 passen gers. When she left New York she car ried a crew of about 2Q men. She is a twin screw boat. Is 203 feet long, has s beam of 37 feet and a tonnage ?M1V. ' i ^ M CHRISTIAN CHURCH. t The pastor, Rov. Robert V. Hope, will fill his pulpit at the Chrlstlsn Church Sundsy morning and evening at the usual hours. Bible school st 3 p. m., Mr. T. W. Phtlllps, superin tendent. Prsyermeetlng. Wednesday evening. All strangers cordially in vited to attend. PAY MGHT. Last night was pay alfht for the National Guard Company. 4Fhe men received compensation for six months drswlng, at the rate of 25 cents for each drill they attended. Quite a goodly sum was paid' out. THE NEXT SESSION MEETS IN HlLLE ' ' ' I I M. E. Conference The Southern Methodists Are Looking Forward to the Gath ering With Interest-Law Mak ing Body of Denomination. SELECT SIX NEW BISHOPS Asheville, N. C.. Feb. 5. ? Aft the sixteenth quadrennial General Con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. South, draws near, certain new Issues, or new forms of old Is sues, seem to have superseded the proposition for a restatement of the faith which was the core of discus sion, the emotional center of the Bir mingham conference In 1906. The conference will convene here May 4, next. The general conference is the Su preme legislative body of a church oragnlsatlon that numbers between 1.700,000 and 1.800,000 members In the Southern States; some 16.000 churches and about 6,500 traveling preachers and 5,000 local preachers. The bishops preside in the order of thekaeniority, and have no tplcf ^ the action of the assembly snd no psrt In its deliberations If one may Judge by advsncing dis cussion the three overshadowing is sues will be the modification of the presiding eldership snd the length ening or the abolition of the pas torate time limit. Various restrictions upon the bish ops. to prevent the exercise of "orbl tary power" have been proposed. The enactment of the "recall" is one of them. A limited instead of a life In cumbency has been considered. The advice and consent of the cabinet in pastoral appointments is another pro posal. One prominent churchman has naid: . "'There Js a present crisis In the church. In regard to .t>" presid ing eldership;" and anoth.*-; "Mr. Wesley used to carry MeU* lism In hft arms, and dandle It on Ms knee, and feed it from n spoon, nut It has grown to be a great giant, and we are still trying to clothe it with baby trappings." There are proposals to abolish al together the presiding elder's office and others to make It elective. A de mand is voiced lor a iiinrc democratic form of church government. What may be be called a compro mise plan in reference to the presid ing eldership Is to enlarge the dis tricts and call the elders, elected by conference, junior bishops. This would Involve a senior episcopacy, and the junior episcopacy would be diocesan In character. ^ It Is pointed out that if the local church government were so changed as to let the church conference elect all local officials without nomination by the pastor, this would give the power that the congregation has in congregational churches, and step by step up to the general conference delegates would be elected and seated by "the voice of the people." and the laymen would rule the church. Lay representatives might be given a voice in the bishop's cabinet; and pastors might elect their presiding elders at the annual -conference. Some favor the extension of the successive years a pastor may serve; one charge from four to six: others,' the abolition of the time limit alto-: gether. - The women of the, church are ask ing for representation In official bodies. They are sending literature, memorials, etc.. to the members of the conference, and conducting a strong campaign. The success of these efforts would give them mem bership in the board of stewards, and Quarterly conference and. logically, the district, annual and General Con ferences; also, logically entitle them to the office of Sunday school superintendent. Those who contended in the Birm ingham conference for a restatement of the faith pointed ulit. among other things, that the articles of faith con tain no specific declaration of the duty and responsibility of the church to evangelise the world, while some of their* declarations relate to tem poral conditions that have passed. Tne Baitter was nsfened tu rtotn mlttee. of which Dr. W. F. Tlllett of Nashville Is chairman , to report at this conference. It Is possible that Interest In the matter has somewhat almted, nnltliei the uuUIimii ilmuli nor the Wesleyan has given It any particular attention. Another matter that la being urged ."especially by some In th&t bor der conferences, la a chang?rt? tt*e church's name, to eliminate the w <#4 MANY BIpGS i mm und BLOCKS UNSAFE . Toll of the Flood The Seme Has Fallen Five Feet and Rehabilitation is Going on Apace? Relief Work Being Ac tively Pushed on All Sides. NEAR $2,000,000 ON HAND Paris, Feb. 4. ? The 8elne today passed the five foot mark below the level of the flood's crest, and con tinued to fall steadily. Yet, as it drops, it takes toll of Paris. The rollapse of several build ings in the outskirts was reported today to the authorities and in many quarters entire blocks are roped off as unsafe. Thousands of those whose employ ment was swept away have been set to work in the ranks of the restorers and the rehabilitation Roes on apace. The shoring up of leaning buildings furnished work for scores. Relief work Is being actively push ed on all sldeu, but there is still much to do. The total on hand now Is nearly S2.000.000. ' In the remoter outskirts and the provinces (here has been little change ifave for the slow recession of the waters from the lowlands and the draining of the higher ground. The task of rehabilitation is tremendous, little headway has been made gen erally. j The situation of the metropolis is growing better as rapidly as could he expected and It Is believed- that by next week nearly all the tram lines and railroads-nil 1 again be In opera tion on a normal basis, but the sub- 1 ways may require a long time to be put itf shape. It will be months at least, how ever. before the streets are again in fit condition, and the work of restor ing the park*, Jhe most beautiful of , which were flooded to a depth of fl vi and six feet! to their former glory. 1 will require two years at least, and probably more. As the extent of the damage Is 1 gradually .ascertained, the list of fa talities grows, Several bodies have 1 been 'found below the city, swept down by the flood. It is believed ' that several persons reported miss- 1 ing perished in the sewers where i their bridles now lie. At Alfortsvllle today there was discovered a tab which had been overtaken by the < flosd as the streets gave way, drown- i Ing the horse, driver and a woman ' passenger. The looting by Apaches continues, but disorder is being stamped out : gradually. One marauder was lynch- I eC at Ivrv last night, according to a 1 report received by the police today.]' and franklv conceded, that there ex ists what may be termed ? the ver biage is not severely accurate ? a .breach between Methodism .or Epis copal Methodism, and twentieth cen tury American ideals in the matter of pure democracy. There is an ef fort, on ?be part of a considerable element, "to get away from the em-( phasis of doctrine, and emphasize method." The session of the ronference lasts 21 days, and an attendance of 1,000 ' to 3.000 or sore, at various stages of j ?he proceedings. Is probable. Each bishop has charge of one con ference for the term of one year. The bishops meet and make their own assignments. A bishop may bo returned to me aame conference In definitely. ? There are eight bishopB now. The general conference Is. a body of 310 men. There are 48 conferences, and each Is entitled to one lay and one clerical delegate for every 4 8 min isters In It; If there are fewer than 48, the conference has two represen tatives. There are now 48 confer ences. This year's general confer ence will be the first to be held In North Carolina. There will certainly be six new bishops chosen. That number. Bish ops J. C. Oranberry. W. W. Duncan, C. B. Galloway, A. C. Smith, J. J. Tlgert and Seth Ward ? all In active service except the first named ? have di?d since the last general confer ence. So many bishops have never elections will assume a large place In the alUr.ilon of the delegates, to the comparltlve exclusion of mat ters of legislation. Here are the list ef strongest prebeblimss lalhe* et for elevation to the episcopacy: Dr. W. B. Hurrah, president of MU brook college. Jackson. Miss.; Dr. John C Kll?o. pre.ld.nt of Trl.ttj coll*., Durh.nc, V C.; Dr. W. Tlll.lt ?n<l At*. D*??r .r ViutorMU Urtwrtltr, N.thvlll*; Ur. R G. VMwbuN, lprwM.lt of K?orj He.rj col COOPERS' FATE - NOW RESTS WITH COURT Arguments Are Ended General Wright, Former Secre tary of War, Closes Case With an Eloquent Appeal for the De fendants. MAY APPEAL TO GOVERNOR Nashville. Tenn., Feb. 6 ? Whether Col. Duncan B. and Robin Cooper must serve 20 years for the slaying of former United StateB Senator E. W. Car mack, or whether they will get a new trial, now rests with the .five * lately and dignified justices of the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee The arguments In the motion for a rehearing were concluded today and the question rests with the court. Af ter that there is but one hope for the Coopers In case of an adverse deels sion ? Governor M. R. Patterson, who is their close friend. General Luke B. Wright closed the case with an argument for the de fense. which in brilliancy, daring and eloquence has seldom been equaled. "I am not here In the capacity of a paid attorney," he said with much feeling as be concluded. "I am here because I have known, loved and re spected the man who has been made the principal in this case, and be cause I loved his son. I am here be cause this man and this boy have been wrongfully pointed out to the world as cold blooded assasslnB. I am here because I believe In my heart that a most cruel injustice has been done Colonel Cooper and his son Robin. "I am not here to denounce Sena tor Carmack. I admired him as a great statesman and a great edttor. I believe in the old adage, 'speak only good of the dead.' God knows there is so much of faujt and er?Q^.Jp all of us that it Bhould be to sleep with our aslies. But we owe a duty to the living too. I believe, your honors, in all charity, thht the talented earmark deliberately net In motion the chain of events which ended in his own untimely death. And I believe that even his own legion of friends no more regret his '.raglc end than do the two men I represent. "And 1 will go furtii. probably I ? or even your honors? might, un- j Jer similar circumstances, have read- j ily imagined that we were in the / same deadly danger as Senator Car mack imagined threatened him on that fatal November afternoon, and yet. conceding all tills, aud with the gentlest charity and sorrow tor the dead, I submit t fie case on the record of the testimony, believing that It shows that the whole tragic affair was the -result of a tragic misunder standing." Y. M. <\ L. MEETING. The following Is the program for the Young Men's Christian League <unday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at t 1.' o'clock: / Opening hymn 156. Prayer. Hymn 104. Scripture reading. < Prayer. Hymn ICS. Collection. Address by J. G. Dragaw. jr. Sub ject, "Helpfulness and Helplessness." Prayer. Hymn 89. Benediction. general secretary of the Epworth League; Dr. C. W. Byrd of Nashville. Dr. G. C. Rankin of Dallas, editor of the Texas Christian Advpcate ? It Is said the Ave conferences of Texas are all behind him- -Dr. M. F. McMurray of I^oulsville. secretary of the chnreh extension board; Dr. Gross Alexander of Nashville, editor of the Methodist Review; Dr. Ainsworth Of Georgia; Dr. C. M. Bishop of Missouri (who began his ministry with the pastorate of a mission In Ashevllle). The 16,000 church edifices belong ing to the conference represent a cost of approximately $33,000,000, and the 5,000 parsonages about\$7, 000.000. W* ? ^ New Advertisements t ? in Todij's News ? ? Parisian Sage. ' + f Oe? Theater. ~ ? ? Oafctr T> eater. " ? ? Vtck'a Remedlea V * ? Mother Grey Powder*. ? ? ? Cardut. ? ji'rHsH'n...:
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