North Carolina Newspapers

Last Edition WASHINGTON, V] CAROLINA. THtf-RSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH lft. 1910 DENOUNCES PEARY Macon Hits Explorer Some Hard " ..r ' Blows. j ? SPEED RECORD CRITCIZED RvpNMM ntSve Maeon. of Ai*jumm Hsys He 1> Extreme! y Skeptic*! Aboet pWI/ H?tIi? Reached the North Me m4 i? Opposed to Giv ing Him Aif Honor. ^ Washington, March ft. ? Represen tative Macon, of Arkansas, a member of the house sub-committee on naval affairs. In speaking on his motion to postpone action on the bills to pro ?'/ mote Comniander R. 5. Peary. U. B. I Y "t A14*.' moat severe attack oa V . '<the assistance of some persons who Is directjjr charges that Pes it did not actually reach the north pole. It was evident that Mr. Macon. In the preparation of his speech, received the aaaltpnce of some person who is familiar with travel and other condi tions In the Arctic. The address, in 'part, was as follows: "I confess I am exceedingly skepti cal about Mr. Peary's evsr having discovered the north pole, and I am going to protest against any honor - being conferred upon him by con gress until be establishes beyond a reasonable doubt that he did discover . it. Furthermore, It must1 be estab lished Ip the open and* not In the a?rfc. ? ?i rr>?f "There are a great many things about this whole matter thst canse me to doubt his having discovered the pole, but I will not have -time to submit ail of them on^thi* occasion, but one of the points to which I de sire to fcall.your attention specifically, however. . is the speed of travel claimed by Peary from the very day that Captain Barlett left him until . *e returned to the same camp again and thence on to Cape Columbia, and ee pec (ally to the speed be eiaian to have made from the time. he left Cap*' tain Bart\ett until he again returned to. the same spbt where be Was travel ing oyer unknown seas with his ne "In tala trmrol trot* ctpt Colom bia t? tbe ?olnt *h?r?' CipUla B?rt lett Urftklm ?n? rMUrtat In tmv.lwl II <?**? lad mad? 3B1 mile., or u> NO SURPRttffv j Murderer Powell Claims Hfl Am No Knowledge of tbm Shooting at Scotland Keck. i , Raleigh. N a. March 8 ? The gen eral expectation here has been all along that E. B. Powell, who shot down Representative Paul Kltchln. Senator TravlB and Chief of PoUce Dunn at Scotland Neck last week, Dunn having' since died, would set up the defense that he was Insane at the time of the killing. While he | talks about the shooting very little, told the officers having him In custody that he has no recollection of the quarrel and shooting at all. And thathe "came to himself" after he hadfreached his home, following the shooting, and when his daughter was talking to him. He claims that even then he had no recollection of the shooting or of any letter he had ac cused Senator' Travis of not answer ing. * Out at the pepltentlary the guards say that "^Powell is reserved and morose, occasionally seeming to lose control of himself and appears to be somewhat overcome by the realisation of the predicament he la la. was not Us good an average, or miles of travel, as was made by Dr. Cook (IS. 3 miles) In the same lnttltudes. "The astonishing part of Mr. Peary's statement is, however, the number of miles he says he traveled | every day after Barlett had left him, [when no white man was with him as witness, his only companions being [his valet. Matt Hensen, of 20 years 'service,. and four Eskimos. His great est marches, singularly, were all north of the Bartlett camp.. From that time forward, going to the pole fcnd returning to Cape Columbia' (54 5 miles), he claims to have made an average of 26 miles per day, or to be more accurate, 26.4 miles per day for five days, until he reached the pole (131 miles), and 44 miles per day from the pole back to^Bartlett's camp (122 miles, three days) and 24.8 .9 lies for 16 days from the pole hack to Cape Colo#*a (413 miles) the Utter MM UmxttaM* a* mu ?n .nrx, H tk* mMl .lib hi. supportlM parti t* **? IteXMl " returning to Miia" ttn?i Bartlett left Peary after making a of l.0? milea per day tor the journey that far Oil allx. SI 'v ? ?<' May be Cood Politics, bulls it Business ? - The News Says No I ~~ V> " / As will appearfNun the minute* -of last meeting of th$^loard of County Commissioners, a resolution was adopted Instructing the county attor ney, W. C. Rodman, Esq., to employ the following attorneys,. 8mall. Mac Lean Jb McMullan. Norwood L. Sim- 1 mons. E. A. Dan 141, jr., all of Wash- | ingtpn, and MJdgett, of Columbia, toi assist! him In defending the indlct metflfagalnst them for falling to per- 1 form their duty In providing a court house sufficient to meet the demands of the county. This action was taken after due j deliberation and every member of the | board will admit the courthouse is , insufficient. The indictment was not for failure to build a new courthouse,^ therefore they jpan not appeal to the cltlsenshtp of Beaufort county to sus tain them in flfhtlng a suit which they must admit is meritorious. To better inform those of our clt-, izens not familiar with the business which has "of necessity" to be trans acted at the courthouse, the News ?Wee beldw a few fac(t~f or their con sideration. Since the election for the erection of a new courthouse was' held, practically every grand. jury as sembled has . reported th* present building as tflfelly inadequate and several have recommended that some addition or improvements be made. These grand juries were composed largely of men who votid against a new building. This of itnelf Is con clusive evidence of fee necessity for improvement being maAe.ln some way. The present building was erected about the year 18t>0, when the popu lation o X Beaufort county was ap proximately 2,0 00, an addition there to was built about 1S53, the popula tion havjng increased to such sn ex tent as to'ds^tnnd fch Increase in. she of the courthouse. , l in lSil the population was about PtotWn* V'bwu done .Inc. *5 ,????? ?or jJwtMtt; and manage considerable property, and have more or leBB business with the county officials. Naturally they and all other persons expect to find those officials located In "the court house. The Sheriff's office is now located in the jatt, not through choice, but because the county com missioners have not provided any other place for him. Therefore those ladles desiring to pay their taxes, for instance, are necessarily compelled to I go in the Jail and ^possibly be sub jected to humiliation by conditions over which neither they nor any one else have any control. Suppose your I mother, sister, wife _lpr daughter should have business of such a nature | jas to demand a visit by them to the Sheriff's office, and at the time there! should be Incarcerated In^ the jail aj | maniac using vulgar and obscene lan guage, would you want them to be I subjected to such humiliating condi tions? These conditions are likely to exist -at any time, and It Is beyond the^sklll or ingenuity of man to pre vent Umjd. i Has the board in their decision 1 acted .wisely? The News isays no. j jA^4 to bear out our contention we quote from the statement made by two of the Commissioners, In open aesslon last Tuesday. Commissioner Thomas Oreen voted against the reso lution .to light the suit and la Justifi cation of his position said: "Gentlemen. I have always before oppoetd tha building of a new .court house because the people of the coun ty had voted against it. Since that alaetlon several hundred of those ',ie people have served on the grand Jury for this county* and they have all reported that the present build ing Is Inadequate for the needs of <h. county In the transaction of Its business. Further, ask the 8hertff where Is his office, and he Is com nswer in t^? Jail. Why? use there Is not roa^i for ma In -aurtfcouse. Ask Ua Register of I ?od <m*k ot tboiCo.rt ll th.lr I GEKfM STIIIKt State Federation Calk for It io [V PhiUddphii. WILL STOP ALL INDUSTRY A General Lockout )a Threa tc n otl by Che Kmployen ? AM (tie Hosiery a Mill* are Closed Until Monriny and Other* Claim Shatter Anion ? Pub lic Inflamed by tM* Outrages. New Castle, Pa., March 9. ? The State Federation of Labor convention shortly before noon passed a resolu tion for a atate-wide striked The state-wide general strike res olution means that between 200,000 and 500,000 men. women and chil dren In every industry will be called out " ?? ^ It is be)iered that the coal minors will be called oat before the crisis Is passed. Philadelphia, Pa, March 9. ? A general lockout is the threat held over the Philadelphia strikers by the employers today. The closing of all the hosiery mills, J80 in all, till Mon day and the threat of Similar action by the tapestry mill owners was fol lowed, by plans for similar moves in other Industries. The strike leaders, declaring that between 126,000 and 160.400 work ers are out and more joining the strike daily, retaliate with a fresh demand for a state- wide strike and are planning for the impeachment of Mayor John E. Reyburn. Max Kauflmann, former private secretary of Reyburn, has been in conference' with the committee of ton, which has \harge of the strike, and declared today that he had given information which would lead to legal steps against Reyburn. KaufTmano was dismissed In 1907 and he and 8enator James P. Mc Nlchol filed damage suits against each other as a result. KaufQBaan asked today as to the meaning of his conference with the committee of tea lasting half aa hour admitted that *^rtaia taets and ln forkaatioa we> Jfceefr given. ' ' ^ - the general strike began. The pub lic Is la flamed by the action of a band of strike-breakers who. fifteen strong, sped through the Frankford district in a car last night and fired point-blank Into the crowds, wound lag seven, 'one of the victims being k girl of 14. The victims tskea to the Frankford Hospital were. Helen May. 14; John Michael Osborne, and Frank Bromley. All were shot In the leg. save Bromley, who was hit In the foot. The others were not seriously hurt. " ' In response to the public demand the police today took steps to make arrests In connection with the case. The officials of the Rapid Transit Compsny took a stand shielding the strike-breakers, declaring that it would be impossible to find the guilty men, who set out after one of their comrades reported to them that his car had been stoned. The "Joy ride" has done more than any other thing to alienate the sympathy^of the pub lic from the car company and the, strikers gained new hope today as a result. Time hundred bollerraakers quit work at the Bsldwln l^ocomotlve Works at midnight. The men were to quit at 5 o'clock this morning at the regular shifting time, but the men decided to walkout at. midnight. As the morning wore on the union forces claimed that 2,000 men were on strike at the locomotive works. Also a rumor was current that the works would close soon. Labor leaders today declared that the strike was gaining rapidly and that more employes of the Baldwin Locomotive Works would go out. The Bsldwln Company officials de clared today that not more than 260 men went out y^ftetday, but the union officials put the number at 1,000. , TONIGHT There will be an apron hemming at Singleton'* School House Thurs day night, March 1*. Ever J body la eordlall; Invited to attend- The ladlee are requested to bring aprona, which will be aold to the highest bidder TMre will be a prlae awarded to the boj- that h?m> the beat apron, and a take tor. the most popular girl. . The proceeds *UI go to UMp ralM money to buM a iaw how*. This la v-'V' J ; Says Secretary , Hathaway Thit'i the ?abj?ct I would mil, Hon. Adrertislng Is the foundation upon which thii organization must stand. Advertising la : the source from which this organization mutt loqk for its accompllshtnents. The backbdhe of this organisation la advertising; < Without advertising we might as well follow old Rip van Winkle to the woods and jleop for twenty years. Last year we expended upwards of $2,000 right here In this town, among ourselfSs. This may halve heap a wise expen diture. Of coarse' wo fait good over It, It waa a soarc of gratification for us to get together In our magnificent room, glanoa Around at each other and say, Look what we are doing, not another town in the United States of our site doing so much. But gentlemen, that it not worth the talking, what we want It for someope else to know, and for th*m to know it we must tell them. To tell them we must advertise, and do It like we mean buslneas. We can't sit still, pat our candle under a bushel and expect wayfarers to see our rllght. We must mark out a path leading to Washington, then brightly light our candles that those far away may be attracted. ^ How thall thit be done? Advertise. We pick up a slip of paper, notice thereon sn attractive picture: then crisp, catchy words leads us Into far away California. It Is so suggestive we plainly see spring ap from the ground a shoot. Look again, >lt grows; then again, It branches out. -.flowers, and even as we look becomes a full grown tree laden with lutftkras oranges. Other pictures catch our eye and we are shown thrown the "ltnd of fiowsrt," haw magnificent; we are so attracted w? long to live In Califor nia, knd when they picture to us in their frank, ofa* way, the delight in living them Cor aeven months one 4eaa not hatf* lo ha troubled with a nteCMt U> the downpour of rain, nor after planning a trtp tot next week be . worried about the weather to find when the time comes for the outing that it's raining in tor ranta. no tuch occurrence in Califor nia. This simply carries ut away, and before we know it we are making plans to -tell out and move to that land of bliss. What makes California the "land of flowers?" Wealth: What makes the wealth of Cali fornia? People t Gold was the attraction, but lta agricultural and horticulture made the real wealth. How did California' get so many people? She advertised extravagantly. Waa It wise? Well. If ahe had hid her candle un der a bushel and waited for the way farer to look for them, today she would/ rtot be one-fifth the size In pppulatfoh nor have one-tenth her wealth. Their citizens banded together and fought for recognition by the rail road and today she can ship a crate of oranges to New York about aB cheap as North Carolina can ship a crate of strawberries to New York. They got railroads to carry people thousands of miles for the price we pay to bring them hundreds. How waaObls done? They stood as one man and ham mered. They advertised and showed that tliey were doing their parts, later the railroads met them and did theirs. These citizens demanded aid from the town, county and State, and even th? government of the United 8tates. A ftfe r persistent effort they were re warded' by seeing their demands hon ored. Standing together and work-{ Inc. not watting, did this, for at all times she advertised as no other Bute has ever done. She has carried to her doors wealth State In the union, until | support sucb majf >mea and gardens named "The Land of SIO THE HATPIN GO < Solo ns So Decree Despite Fair Woman's Plea. ROOSTERS, BIJT NO SWORDS The Judiciary Committee la Chicago Recommend* ?Beetrletioo ? Told That Men "Muan't Dictate" ? Al dermea Aak About IMnka ? Men Cheer While Wonea Him. Chicago, March 10.? Long hatpins as worn by the women of Chicago must go. The Judiciary Committee decided late tonight to direct the Corporation Counael to prepare an ordinance restricting the length of hatpins to one-half inch beyond the crown -of the hat. The committee fclso recommended Its passage which, If the council follows 'precedents, emounts to its ultimately becoming a law. pie hatpin light will long be re membered for Its bitterness. The committee room was crowded, and the women, led oy Miss Nan Davis, wftie t-epresea'ed b.v counsel. , Barter iu sp?alc4ng for his ordi nance aald- "Th?- regulation of the long hst pin nukajice has become im perative. I do not believe there was ever a time In history when women have shown as much eccentricity over their personal udormnet t as at pres ent We have had the tight skirt, sheath gown, the marcel wave, and now comes the 'chantecler' and the yard-wide head pieces with their re markable accessories. In addition to rlbbona, laces, wires, flowers, vege tables, animals and birds, women's hats are armed with the deadly 'snickersnee.' Roosters, Hut So Sword*. ?If women care to wear carrots and roosters on their heads that is a matter for their own concern, but when It comes to wearing awords they must be stopped. ("Bravo!" ' from the men; hisses from the women.) "One man told me he was nearly decapitated in a City Hall elevator by tbfr*aweep of a hatpin like a scimi tar worn one of the City Hall ting beside some lovely devotee of that fashion. To turn your bead and risk the loss of an eye is too much. We must stand together for self-pro tection. The hatpin may be the only weapon woman has to ward off at tack, but let her wear It sheathed lif her belt. Hidden In a mass of plum age of hair It comes under the desig nation of concealed weapons. "The public demands protection and even if I do Incur the enmity of every woman in Chicago I intend to stand or fall in tWs fight against the long hatpin." (Loud cheers from the men, and again hisses from the women.) ."Folly," Says Fair Defendant. Miss Nan Davis, who represents several women's clubs, through her attorney, then asked permission to address *he committee. "We wish to protest against this or any other at tempt to regulate women's attire," said Attorney Hinckley, "and so do all other women In Chicago." He then introduced Miss Da via, greeted with tremendous applause from about twenty-five 'or thirty women present at the meeting. Miss Davis said: "It Is folly to try to regulate the wearing of hat pins by women. The pins are good weapons of defense and should not be taken from us. Many a masher has been deterred from insulting a woman l.ecause he was afraid of her deadly hatpin. Many a holdup man has been put to flight by thiB same weapon. If the men of Chicago want to take the hstplns away from us, let them make the streets safe. No man has a right to tell me how I shall drees and what I shall wear. I In tend to violate this ordinance if It becomes a law." (Long and con tinued cheers from women.) ^ "Vou must not dlstato to us wom en," r.xc'afmed Miss Lavls. "Well, you women want to regu late what we men drink, don't you?" interrupted Alderman Cermak. At the conclusion of Miss Davir speech the comcil*. -e unanimous vote decided to have the ordinance drawn and recommended for pas sage. ME GAIETY TONIGHT. The following pictures will be shown at the Gakftty tonight: Court ship of Miles Spndasfc, -adapted from Lorigfellow's poem; a feature film bearing master mark of plcturedom. Don't fail to see this picture. 6ut For the Day, comedy,' and House of Cards, comedy. All good pictures. Illustrated song by Mr. Whltten .wUI b. "In Oklahoma." a bo.ulltul r wng. Dao t.lofjret th.twop k?r April? .if lUrtK*. ?n??j ?tone ca>U' piiaa, on* kn of L*- ! i?. s&winrc Mil of com*, Don't Commissiong00tffl &0Plndicfment; To Employ Counsel, Etc ? * The Board of County Commission er* held their regular monthly sea ?Ion at tie courthouse last Monday and Tuesday and transacted the fol lowing business for the past month: Ordered that William McCaffety be allowed $t> per month for three months. Physical disability. It appearing to the board that I Frank Webb, a convict from Wash ington county, is In a very low state of health a^d It further appearing thst his term will expire sometime Id April, it Is ordered that he be hired to his wife for the balance of the term. Ordered that 8. I. Stilley, of Choc owlnity township, be relieved of poll tax for the ^ears 1910-11. Physical disability. Ordered that Joe Williams, of Washington township, be allowed $1.50 per month regular. Ordered that A. G. Gibson, of l^ong Acre township, bo relieved of poll tax for the years 1909-10. Physical disability. State of North Carolina, Beaufort County, Washington Township. We, the registrars and pollholders for the speclnl school tax election for Old Ford district, in Washington township, Beaufort county, which waB held on the 8th day of February, 1910, do certify that the result of naid election was as follows: Number, of registered voters, 72. Number of voteB cast for special tax, 42; number of votes against special tax, 25. This February 8th. 1910. J. B. Hodges, registrar. BenJ. Bishop and H. C. Cherry, pollholders. It appearing from the above re turns that in the election referred to & majority of qualified voters voted for the special tax, it Is now ordered that the tax petitioned for be levied &i the next regular time for levying taxes, to-wlt; 30 cents on the $100 valuation of real and personal prop erty and 90 cents on the poll, and that said taxes be collected by the sheriff as all other taxes and to be paid into the haads of the county treasurer. Whereas. J. ' f: HodfM dfuIrM Che privilege of hiring from the county commissioners Andrew Williams, who van convicted and sentenced to the roads of Beaufort county for five months; and Whereas, the board after due con sideration and Its discretion thinks It would be wise so to do. now there fore, be it Resolved, That the said Andrew Williams be and Is hereby hired out to the said .T. J. Hodges for the full term of his sentence at $8 per month upon the consideration that the said J. J. Hodges and the said Andrew Williams execute a bond payable to the county of Beaufort In the sum or J 100 conditioned upon the good con duct of the said Andrew Williams during the said term Board of Commissioners of Beaufort . County. Gentlemen: We, the undersigned fence commissioners of Washington township, beg leave to report as fol lows: We had on hand. let of last April. $49.60. October 7, 1909. paid W. C. Malll son & Son. $18. S?. November 19. 1909. paid W. H. Clvlls, $8.88. March 7. 1910. paid W. C. Malllann & Son. $30.10. March 7, 1910, paid M. D. I^cggctt $8.15. Total amount paid since last re port, $65.99. The whole of 1909 fence tax due Washington township fence district Is Id the hands of the sheriff, except $24.55. leaving $138.70 In the hands of the sheriff. Respectfully submit ted. M. D. Leggett and J. P. Williams. Ordered that W. D. Grime*. J. 8. Hodges and Thomas P. Wharton be and they are hereby appointed com mlsaloners for the no-ffcnee territory in Washington for a period of two years. Resolved. That Thomas Green be appointed aa a committee of one to take up with the people of Belhaven and vicinity the question of the pub lic road from Belhaven to the bridge across Pantego creek, which bridge was built with the understanding that the said road was tor be com pleted and put In good condition. It appearing to the board that the sald^road la In bfkd condition It Is ordered that Commissioner Green be directed to report upon the ad visa of the Aurora bridge for the keepe of same, being presented to the board, tbe board after duly consider ing the matter appointed Commli s loner W. W. Hooker, of Richland township, to look Into the matter and take such steps as in bis judgment may be necessary. Ordered that F. P. Latham be re funded the amount paid by him for taxes for two tracts of land which were sold for taxes in the year 1907 by the sheriff, which land cannot be located. Amount $8.99. Ordered that Thomas Alcock be re lieved of poll tax for the years 1910 and 1911. Resolved, That hereafter this board of commissioners or any ono of thorn will not give any one any order on -the treasurer between any meetings of the board for the payment of any money whatsoever. Ordered also that all bills must be before them at their regular session.. Ordered that Frank Davis, of Pan tego' township, be allowed to peddle anything he may desire fn Beaufort county free of license with the excep 1 1 Ion of such articles ap are by the laws of the State prohibited. For satisfactory reasons the board allows C. E- Fortlscue, of Belhaven precinct, to list his poll tax and real estate, valued at $125. Amount of tax. $4.27. The board after going Into execu tive session passed the following res olution. to-wlt: Resolved. That this board contest the bill of Indictment found against them by the grand Jury at the Feb ruary term of the Superior court of Beaufort county, for failure to pro vide a better courthouse, to the full est extent of the law, and that the attorney to the board. Major W. C Rodman, be and 1b hereby empowered to employ as associate counsel to de rend the case Messrs. Small. MacLean fc MacMullen. Norwood L. Simmons, E. A. Daniel, jr.. of Washington and Mark Magott, of Columbia. All members of the board voted for the above resolution with the 9X tenllnn f>* - r ? ? . voiuwiaoiuuor inOQIBS Green, who voted No. .-.V : i-~- . * . ? Ordered that the poor allowance of Armlillon White (blind), be In creased from $1 to $2 per month. Ordered that Robert Powell, of Washington township, be relieved of | a $40 valuation on a dog for the year 1909; amount 32 cents. Error In list taker. It appearing to the satisfaction cf the bord that solvent credits, valued at $1,000 were listed for the- year 1909, both by Mrs. Julia Campbell and J. H. Sixer & Co.. and the tax .was paid by Sizer & Co.. it is ordered that Mrs. Campbell be relieved. Amount of relief. $S. It appearing to the board that the George Adler property in Belhaven wag by error listed twice for the ' year 1909. Ordered that he be re lieved. Amount, $4.37. It appearing that there is an error" in W. C. Miller's tax list, city of Washington, or $375, It is ordered that he be relieved. Amount $3. Orderetf that G. A. Phillips be al lowed to list property in Bath town ship for the year 1909 valued at $2,521. Amount 20.16. B- H. Thompson, game warden for Beaufort county, presented hi^ re port, wtiich was accepted and ordered recorded." Ordered that Mariah Taylor, of Chocowinlty (blind), be allowed 16 yards of calico and a pair of shoes. It appearing to the board that George McCluer, of the city of Wash ington, is charged for taxation with a lot on Main street haying 62 1-2 feet frontage on said street, and It appearing that said lot has only 45 feet it is ordered that he be relieved. Amount, $6.40. OIT hX)R PRACTICE. The Ocean Fire Company were out for regular practice yesterday after noon. The election of a captain of tha company to succeed Dr. E. M. Brown, recently made chief of the Ore department, was postponed until next meeting. ?> * New Advertisements ? in Today's News ? ? Gem Theater. f ? Gaiety Theater. $ ? Card til. ? ? Doan's Kidney PiUa ? ? Parisian Sage. ? ? Mrs.' Summers' Remedies. ? % Met her Gray Powders. ' ?