WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA!" T UESDAY AFTERNOON. MAY 17, 191#
w~<
Of Minder With Life Imprison- 1
meat Penalty. ?
HIS WIFE BREAKS DOWN
After Deliberating Sixty Hour* tl
Jury fo the Hyde Case Ftarf the
Accused Guilty and FU tl?e Punlah
; meut at Life Imprisonment ? To
Jail Without Bull.
Kansas City, Mo.. May IS ? Aflur I
deliberating sixty hours, the Jury li\ |
the trial of Or.' B. Clark Hyde today ]
found him guilty of murdering Col.
\ThomaS H. Swope, the millionaire I
and philanthropist, with a sentence ]
of life Imprisonment
Thus ended one of the most re- 1
markable murder cases of a decade,
in which It was charged that the i
tor planned to secure the Immense
Swope fortune by killing off his
wife's entire, family with disease
germs and aubtle poison*.
As the Verdict of murder In the
N first degree was announced by th?
foreman of the JUTy. Dr. Hyde bowed
hte-head. His wife brok^ Into sobe
and tried to rush to his arms as he
stood in the dock- /
The verdict was returned at 1 tilt
o'clock.
Dr. Hyde sat motionless during]
the reading of the verdict, which was |
as follows:
"We, the Jury, find the defen
dant guilty of murder in Che Ar?t
degree as charged in the indict
ment. aad assess his punishment
at imprisonment In the 8tate
penitentiary during his nstursl
life.
<Slgae4) rri??-V i\
-FRANK CLAT POOL*.
*?' * V Foreman."
As the words of conviction were
spoken Mrs, Hyde brake down com
pletely an<l hurried to the aide o 1 ner
husband. Her two kletenMs'iasr,
Mrs. B. M. Hopkins and Mies I*ura
Hyde, mingled their tears with hers,
but the physician stoically aad with
the Mine fixed expression of
mouth. MP not a woi
he w*a siW^
word of enoouragement
tt>
noouragement to t|M stroqg, I
brave woman who sat at his side.
At l?.16 o'clock the the Jury rap-l
ped on the door or Its room to indi
cate that a verdict had been reached.
From almost the first the majority,
It was learned earlier in the day. l-d
-been overwhelmingly in favor of con
viction, so that when It became
kjiown that an agreement had been
reached it was generally supposed
, that the State had won Its case. ?
Judge Latshaw bad been In the
court room since early morning, px
peeling hourly .that an agreement
would be reached.
With Dr. and Mrs. Hyde sat Mrs.
Hopkins and Miss Hyde, the sisters
of the physician. Prosecuting Attor
ney Vigil QofhUing and Ja
Reed were fn their placca early and!
the court room was thronged with ]
spectators and crowds pressed Into
the aisles to hear more distinctly the |
reading of the verdict
. Every eye, la the court room was
turned on the physician. His faoe
was as Immovable as ever. He
scanned the* faces of the Juron, heard
their words snd then turned to his
wife. -g:
Mrs. Hyde had ale^t UttJe during
the time the Jury had been deliberat
ing oh the verdict. 8he waa tmme- j
dlately taken Into afi ante ro^m,
where sobs that shook, her frail body
couM be hfehrd in' 'iM ^otirt room
Dr. Hyde chewed gum la a nervosa
fash I611 whlte he waited tor the tr*
port of the jury hut his Jswi i
ened suddenly as his fate was ?
and evSn a few words of comfort for
his wife were not forthcoming.
jtffc'Saas.ssi
hall and treatdfrllke every other <
Dr. Hrde cannot be admitted to
haH.* said the Judge. ?*T shall ml ve
his attorneys full limit within which
to mala'- their motion for a new tr)al.
the schooner Mary Gal llsrd, Geo.
N. Howard, captatn. arrived in tfort
yesterday wtt* a consignment of aier
. chandlse for the wholesale, firm of E.
R. Mixon * Co.
out LODGE.
There will be a regular comm t?l-|
cation of Orr Lodge' No. 104, A. F.
4 A. M.. this evening st 8 o'clock.
Vlsltlog brethren cordially Invited to
be present
A woman would rather be a man's]
COMMENCEMENT
The Washington Public Hchonia Win
Clo? ua Friday. tUf an. Wtth
" Inlrrwtu, Pn.gr.rn.
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L Everything points to <s moat sue- 1
cessful commencement of the Wash
ington public Schools this year. The
exer< ises will take place next Friday
in the auditorium of the school
building, -v- V. i. f ; > ?
The Daily News baa already pub
lished the names of the graduating
MH-Md the speakers. /*VftT
sen of Washington la cordially invit
ed to witness the exercises.
THE HOU8B 'OF NO'fUiPBAIKRH.
The Gaiety, offers Its jytWona for
thla exsal^g' the following pictures:
"The Rlvsl Cooks," s simple spring
concoction, guaranteed to dispel aU
tired feeling.
"The Alrshsp Galse." and "The
Ranchman's Wooing." both comedies,
the latter being a real Western com
edy of high order.
Illustrated song "When You're
Won the> Only OlrL You Lore In This
Wide. Wide World." sung by M*.
Whitten. He will sing a new lllus
trsted song esch night Don't forget
we hsve threp comedy pictures for to
night snd good songs.
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SKW BISHOPS.
The General Conference of the
Methodist Church now In session at
Asherllle. have decided to elect ssren
new bishops. The election started
yesterday and the result of the lint
ballot was the election of Her. Col
fins Denny. D, p., L. L. D.. of Nash
ville. Tenn ; Rev. J. C. Kilgo. D- D ,
L. L. D., president sf Trinity College.
Durham. N. C.. and Rev. W. B. Mur
rah. D. D.. L. U D.. president of Mlll
ssps College. Jackson, kiss. A
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ATTK.NI> HKRVICE.
The improved .Oftfer of Red Men
attendant. Peter's Episcopal Church
last Sunday evening In s body, at
which tiafe the rector. Rev. Nathaniel
Harding, delivered to them a special
sermon. The dls?vura*.*is muph ?n"
Joyed by essry ismbnr of the tribe.
MR. MacLKAN TO 8KAK.
Mr. Augus D. Mac Lean will apeak
at Aurora, thla county, next Friday
njght. the occasion being the ; cele
bration of the Mecklenburg indepen
dence. A rich treat awfUta the citi
zens of that community. v.
MOTHKK ILL.
Mrs. John T. Bell In reeponse to a
message announcing the precarious
(Condition of her mother, left thla af
ternopn for ?eateavllle. It la to be
hoped she will And her better.
BIG YIELD
Big Cora Yield Premised For the Old
North State.
Raleigh. Msy 16^-The State De
partment of Agriculture eatlmStee
that the corn, acreage In thla State
this year will be S. >00,000, as com
pared with 2,894,000 last year. The
corn yield last year was estimated to
he 48,686,000 bushels. The oat crop
thla year la estimated at S00.600
seres, with s 96 per cent condition, sa
compared with laat year, when the
Acreage was 1*6.000 sad the ylett
something like:. 1.1U.0S0 bumhela.
The department estimates (We the
fruit crop condition for North Caro
Una at n per cent-.M compared with'
laat jreah The vegetable conditions
are (Inured aa something Jlke 80 tor
efnt In condition. The boys' com
elub Intareat that has spread throagbi.
out the 8 tat. |a t.rj greatly qulcken.
Ing Interest In thla .Uple crap, which
la already or at laaat equal Impor
tance with North Carolina farmer*
with "king cotton." ?
DELKUATErt ARRIVING TOR
COTTQM MKN'K I'OMKNTIOV.
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Charlotte. Ua; V* ? S*?era\ hun
dred delegates are already In the city
to attend tbeaanul maniin r of the
Amsrbsit-CaMoa Msnjiktiyrer.' As
sociation. Great Intereet centers la
the addrcM at President Parker (o
raorro-pt, in which ho Will pay hta re
speeta to the - method, of the Now
York cotton exchange^ Orer l.##0
delegates will attend
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Mrs. w. R. Pedrlck returned home
thla afternoon from Wlnsteadrllle,
whercehe attended the Parker-Spar
row wedding on th?Uth. '
Ptra \oriK Corsets In the bestfi
mri? stylish shapes, made A
of fitte quality Batiste,
See display in front case.
TO PRISON
Hire*. lTbKmera Wee* Taken to the
SUIe Penitentiary *>jr Sheriff
lUeka VeatenUy Afternoon.
, Sheriff Qeorge E. Rlcka and Depu
ty Claud Roheraoa took to the peni
tentiary yeaterday afternoon rla the
Norfolk and Ho iu hern train, three
prisoner,. Carl Kelly, under aeatence
of 14 yeare; Henry MoFarland. aen
tenced for 2 years for larceny and
jail breaking; William Skipper, een
teheed for 1 rear for larceny and Jail
breaking.
The sheriff and hi*" deputy are "ex
pected to return aometlme today.
INSTITUTE
Coauneareaaeat Bxeedeee to TuW|
Place N'wt Friday Morning and
Evening? All Iwvlted.
The commencement exercises of!
the Caroline Institute will uke place
at the sohool building. Old Ford, next
Friday. At if o-'eldek la the morn
ing the annual addreee will be deliv
ered by B. A. Daniel. E*Q.. of Wash
lngton. A most elaborate program
has been prepared for the e renin*.
Everybody cordially Invited to be
|UMWML ' ? .C?l w
MART MWKR8 RESUME WORK.
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Dee Moines. Iowa, May 16? Seven
teen thousand Iowa mine workers to
day resumed work after s suspension
of ovet s(x weeks. As a result of
concessions granted Che miners, the
Wbr*to#p , haver* advanced the price
of; all coal mined In the thirteenth
lows district two cents a ton.
MTH ANNIVERSARY
BATTLE OK NEWMARKET*
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Lexington. Va.. May 16. ? The fof-"i
ty-elxth anniversary of the battle of
Newmarket was observed today *t
the Virginia Military Institute by a
suspension of duties. Memorial ei
erclsee were held at the Cadet Cem
etery. ' - ^
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? MTWTEBIOI'H ROflBKRIKM.
.Durham, May 16.? -The officers
have been watching for strange look
ing men who are believed to be pros
fesalonal crooks and robbing after the
manner of the gentlemen highway
men of the eighteenth century.
Friday night the long distance tel
ephone booth at the union station
waa robbed of $?, a imall amount In
it. bu.t aa element of greet boldness
entered into the work. Sunday night
snother public booth bed a near rob
bery and one~of the Yale locks is re
ported to have been picked. Suspi
cion has thus far not rested upon any
person In the town.
CRBMTABLK BUILDING.
Now that the annex and stora^
room erected by the Washington
Horse Exchange, has v been completed
U presents a most creditable appear
ance and adds cpnslderably to the ap
pearance Of that part of the city\
TO RIMIAR STANDARD OIL AND
TOBACCO CASBB NOV. 14.
Washington. May 16. ? The Su
preme Court of the United States to
day fixed November 14 as- the date
for the reheerlng of the Tobacco and
Standard OH casee.
A!* KUTHQI AKK AT OiSOBOE.
i
St. Thomaa, D^ftr. I.. May 16. ?A
sharp earthquake waa^ felt aC George
town, the capital of British Qulneau.
^ iWd jyhl" thoeks j
Uci-.XWS.TAX OX itfcJlORK |R
. OpmntCTIONAV.
i W*Wq?W;.ft. C ..l*M,l*._Th?
statute of Kentucky passed March
S8, 1906, levying a license tax on
liquors was declared to be const! u
tlonal today by the Supreme Court
or the United States.
The court also upheld the law ap
plicable to "double stamped spirits."
ARRANGING FOR LONG FLIGHT
In thk hocth.
Montgomery. Ala., May 1?. ? W. R.
Brook llna and 8. C. .Crane, attaches
of, the W right flying machine party.
In camp here, returned last night
from a trip down the Alabem* rirer,
spying out a route for a long flight
later In the month. * The distance la
aerenty miles and will be the longest
erer tried In this country. The ob
jective point will be Benton. Ala., and
the cltlsena of that ylclnlty are al
ready beginning to arrange a recep
tion
Orvllle Wright, who leftxthe camp
HI days ago In charge of W;' R.
Brooklna, 1ms advised &Is trial 'run
In order to show what the machine
can 'do. V ' V \
The river will be followed so that
la c*ae of accident the machine can
be Janded In the water ff there are
no open fields near by. .
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STIU, ptPROtlNO.^.: ?
TW condition- of Mr. E. B. Moore
becomes more fprorable daily and,
unless nothing unforseen happens,
within the next few weeks It la ex
peoted he ?W be able to get p\:t
r7? ^ ; i , . v .
Nobody, ever has a word of aym
pathy' for ?a" dogcatcher
^lt (jn'tMlBcult to lor. rour n*l*l>
PUIS' ARRANGED
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King's Body Will Be Removed |
Today.
THE CEREMONY IMPOSING
The Will Lie la Stat* Pit til I
When tin* Funeral Will
the Klagtiom
London, kay i?. ? The official pro
gram for ibe removal of the body of
Um ipte Kin* Edward from Bucklng
> bam palace to Westminster Hall on
next Tueeday was issued tonight. It
fhowa that the removal will be at
tended by jb military spectacle only
1ms laaprssftlve and Imposing than
the funeral itself
Follow V#. the casket, drawn on a
gun carriage, will walk King George,
tho royal princess and all the kings
and princely; gnests, together with
the members X)f the late "king's houae
ym4 grooms in Wait
tarles, naval officers
mother's household.
* procession of nine
carriages, with the queen mother and
aU the imperial and royal ladiea
Upon arrlntf at Westminster Hall
thfe king's company of the Grenadier
Guards, who will havo charge of the
casket throughout the Ceremony, will
place ttaebofly upon the catafalque
for lylng-ln-etate. AU the regalia
being placed upon the casket, the
archbishop of Canterbury will then
conduct a soman service in the pres
ence of the-?j*yal mourners. after
which the ptfblle lylng-ln-state will
begin. v
The details of Friday's ceremony
are still Incomplete, but it has been
decided that bluejacket* will draw
the gun carrtoge with the coffin to
Windsor, where the last solemn serv
bebeM.
King Genr^
queen
?iec over the body In the throne room |
at Buckingham Palace.
Solemn services were again held in I
the churches throughout the King- 1
dom today/
in* George. Queen Mary, the
>n M-fh, rorit f?tntly
' prtfAttJnltht .1 a sotann aer
lod?y ./ .
GOQP SI
SHOW
The Hallie Mack Allows* Initial per
formance Waa a Moat Creditable
One and Pleased All.
One of the best shows to visit
Washington for the price Is the Hallie
Mack Shows. The tent was crowded
last night to witness the opening per
formance and every one present, were
highly pleased. It seems almost be
yond conception to imagine how such
ia : creditable performance cfin .
given for the small admission price
of ten cents, whan one takes Into con
sideration the many high-class artists
employed. Every act Introduced -last
evening was meritorious and received
a hearty applause. Nothing Is said
or done to otfend. The entice per
formance from beginning to end, is
clean. If the remaining ^perfofm
ances scheduled for the week com- 1
pare anything with the one of iast ]
night the company should be gener
ously patronised, and no doubt *U1
be.^ There were quite a number of
ladles .present - lgst night. Another
performance' will be given tonight.
Show , starts promptly at 8: SO. Sat
urday afternoon a raatlnfoe will ? be
give*.
three rkeia
Tonight the Gem will have an un
usually strong program of three reels
covering six subjects, of .great lnter
eat. The Painter's 8weetheart is pnsj
of Pathe's beautiful colored pictures.
This well known firm have Indeed
done themselves proud in this pro-j
ductionwh^fc J?,on$ of great beauty.)
Flcte Jpartupe. Is** qomedy plctyre
*? K - JA',... -* V?nd white
Dm hu k
?OtlO? plctu^.
la ? hllfbt little
In It ?r"
of a Mr. Hot
a pretty and fa?
who endeavors to |
I outness of a seaside
In 'his comnanv bv. a
mrti^^ili ?>chance acquaintanc e
"A Ctwe tor Timidity la one of tbt?c
snappy cbmeWiOfryed In the liveli
est way, and-eertain to amuse any
audience. Unlweky Fisherman is a
jatory of a Qsherman's unlucky adven
tures Which will cause many a laugh.
The Pathe players excel In pictures, 6t
this kind and this is no- exception : to I
the rile. Ascrobatlc ExerrlMa by
CalibrlH Dwarf la m? interesting pic
ture, giving exhibitions of novel a)id
complicated acrobatic stunts with
numerous acta not commonly seen.
This Is without doubt one of- the
strongest programs presented ?t.the
Gem. In weekB and not to bo excelled.
' NT ATE <t)V\T?KTlON.
The next 8tate convention of the
Christian Church has been called to
meet In this city. November 23* a*d
feisaairasisif;
of the roarontlon. /
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WEDDING
Two Popular Young People are Mar*
^^?4 at WlaatfMlrlllf.
A pretty but simple weeding was
solemnised, at the residence of Mr.
Alonso 8p4tVow. Winsteadville* N. C-,
Wednesday- evening. May 11. 1910,
at half-past eight o'clock, when Miss
Lydle Sparrow became the bride of
Mr. Joseph Kenton Parker, of Lynch
burg, Va.
The room was decorated with ever
greens. ferns and flowers.
At the appointed hour the brides
maids, Misses Guasle Winstead. Mfct
tle 8parrow and Cassie Bright march
ed in the room with Mrs. W. R. Ped
rick, of Washington. N. C., who was,
dame of honor. Misa Stella Sparrow,
the bride's oldest sister, and maid of
honor, entered aftqr which little Ol
lle and Minnie Winstead. who re
ceived the guests at the door, march
ed in and stoodeby the bridesmaids.
Then came little Morgan and Sadie
Sparrow, ring bearer end flower girl,
followed by the bride and groom,
who paused just in front of the altar
which had been erected for the oc
casion, where the Rev. Rufus Brad
ley, pastor of Belhaven M. E. Church,
pronounoed the solemn words that
made them man and wife.
The bride wore a handsome white
dress of hand einbrpldered batiste,
and carried a large bunch of blue
bells, her fsvorlte flowers. Th*
bridesmaids and little girls wore
dainty white dresses snd carried red
roses.
Owing to the recent death of the'
bride's sister. Miss Clara, no recep
tion W88 given, but only a quiet sup
per before the ceremony for the
brldel party.
They received quite a number of
jhandqome presents, which attested to
their popularity. J
A few friends accompanied them in
a gasboat as far as Belhaven the fol
lowing morning to see them off on
the Norfolk and Southern train for
Washington. D. C. and Lynchburg.
Va., after which they will go to
8hawsvllle. Va.
Hwoqy'Nm *w^i? w *rmmns
N YWTERD.IV.
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Newborn, N. C.. May t6. ? Yester
day afternoon about train time, at
the Norfolk and Southern passenger
station, a shooting affair took place.
It seems that the trouble was brought
about by the. strike. Mr. Gray, a man
who Is employed by the Norfolk and
Southern railway in their shops here,
according to testimony this morning
of Mr. Strickland in the police court,
waf passing him on the platform.
Mr. Strickland said that he spoke to;
Mr. Gray and also to Mr. Oa'?i*ge Mer
edith, and Mr. Meredith K.-ild to- him
(Mr. Strickland), "Don't speak to
that d n scab." an? Mr. Gray
turned and asked Mr. Meredith not
to speak of him that way and called
him a d n liar. Mr. Meredith j
made for Mr. Gray and Mr. Gray
struck him over the head with a cou-j
pie - of tubes which be had In his
bands at the time: About this time
Mr. Gannon Fulford, struck Mr.
Gray knocking him down. While he
was (town Mr. Meredith shot him.
The wound, however, ss testified in |
police court by Dr. Primrose, was
only a flesh wound and not serious.
l/I ST OF LETTERS. ^ ,
The following list of letters remain
uncalled for In this office .for the week
ending May 14, 1910:
Gentlemen ? C. H. Brown. Samuel
Brown, Cola Castello, F. Coombes. S.
C. Caldwell, Guss Carter. Director of
U. 8. Geological Survey, Geo. Dilltoh,
Mathew J. Heyer. William Holland.
Jlmmle Harvey, Henry A. Jackson,
J6hn W. Lark ay. Peter Latham,
Elder .Noton, Ernest Polndexter;
Joshua '8. Warner.
Ladles ? Mrs. Eddie Bell. Miss Jes
sie Brtnkley, Miss 8. A. Hardy, Mr*.
Susie Ricks, Miss Helen Waldron.
These letters will be sent to (he
dead letter office May 30, 191Q., If
not delivered before. In calling for
the above, please say ''advertised,"*
giving date of list*
MOR8K CAlfXOT GKT WRIT.
Washington. May 16.? Charles W.
Mow waa today dented the privilege
of filing ?n application for a writ of
Ijabeaa corpus by the Supreme Court
of the United 8tates.
8SN RATIONAL KPIBODE.
Father 8?atrhes Little Child Ftmb |
Mother at R*Uro?d H<?tl?n.
Charlotte. May 16. ? A sensation
was created this morning when W. R.
Whlsnant, a street ?a> conductor,
rushed up to the Southern station In
an automobile and snatched a 30
months-old child from the arms of Its
mother, returning to his machine and
dashing away.
This wis the sequel to- a.< quarrel,
between himself and wife last week
over tjie- custody of the child. The
wife had sworn out a warrant for her
husband for disorderly conduct- She
had ftart^d to Oxford with. the child
when the fatlrer' seised it. Whisnaat
has not ye t been located.
Mrs. frbisnant was too hyeterfeal I
to give a description of the eke/ but |
declared she Intended suing for dl
vorce. *1- -? ' ' ?? >
EDITOR OCt
After being confined to Ills home,
for a week as a result *f a runaway
Editor James l. MaytySTUhe, Daily
News, ui otit yest , t\ the de
light of hie many 'friendk-^rs
I Ma>o la Still confined to M\hotne
is rapidly recoverlftf? ^
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BONNER! urt
Note* of Interest From This Propn.
slve Her t ton of County.
Quite an enthusiastic crowd assem
bled at the school building at Bon
nerton. on the evening of May 5, to
hear Mr. T. B- Parker, of Ralelgb.
and Superintendent Vaughan, ol our
county, speak In behalf of local
school tax. The speakers were intro
duced by Mr. \V. M. Butt, acme:nber
of the Board of Education, of this
counl/.
Mr. Parker gave us a most excel
lent talk o*n what local school taxa
tion has done throughout the State,
and urged upon the people the neces
sity of higher education, and showed
them the many advantages derived
from good schools in a community.
After bis address. Superintendent
Vaughan, In a plain and practical
manner, explained to the people- why.
he thought It was so necessary for
them to vote for the local school tax.
He then referred them to communt*
ties In our county where local school
taxation has been established and
spoke of the great work they were
accomplishing.
The election was held on Monday,
May 9. for "the local school tax of
Bonnerton. but was defeated by s
very small majority. Although the
election defeated, the people are
still very much enthused over the
cause, and hope to have it carried
yet
On Friday evening. May 18. a play,,
"Maidens All Forlorn." was given,
under the auspices of the Bonnerton
Betterment Association, after which
refreshments were sold. The pro
ceeds sre to be used to help purchase
patent desks for the school building.
They roallze^^0.60.
*21,000 APPROPRIATION J
FOR CAPE FKAR MO HTM.
I Washington. D. C.. May 1$. ? Sen
ator- Overman has secured the pass
age of his 'bill appropriating 921 .000
for Improved lights for the Cape Faar
river, notwithstanding the nrrfortn
in the recommendation of
the department of ocmmerce and la
bor that the lights were desirable but
not absolutely necessary. Senator
Overman saw Mr. Mann, chairman of
the house committee on Interstate
and foreign commerce, to which com
mittee the bill had been refe'rred, and
disabused his mind of the impression
that the lights were not needed. He
told him that Admiral Marix had
stated that no aids were absolutely
necessary, but that this one was as
much needed as any aid to naviga
tion could be in his opinion.
Mr. Mann promised Senator Over
man to do what he could to have the
bill reported favorably by the com
mittee. Senator Overman took this
matter up last year with the light
house board and called attention to
the fact that the people of Wilming
ton have asked very few favors of the
board in the last 40 years, and that
they were entitled to the lights. The
bill* has now passed and the approp
riation will be aval^ble.
SALEM COLLEGE
A Washington Young U(lj a Mrmbcr
of (iraduallng ('Ins*. - ??'
'Miss Caddie Fowle, of this place.
Is a member of this year's graduating
clas? of Salem College" Winston
Salem. N, C.
The exercises attendant upon com
mencement here promise an unprece
dented measure of interest* in that a
number of Innovations in the nature
of outdoor pageants are being plan
ned by the young ladles. The beau
tiful campus and grounds are pecu
liarly adapted to theae charming
snectacular afTalrs, and the girls are
brimming with enthusiasm In their
preparation"
The exercises begin with a recep
tion on Friday, May 20, continuing
through the following Tuesday, when
graduation ceremonies will hold the
boards. One of the days included
will be devoted to pageantry and an
other to the reunion t>f the colle^fe
alumnae, many of whom reside in
Washington.
BANKRUPTCY HKARIXG.
Mr. James R. Qasklll, referee in
bankruptcy, of Tarboro, arrived In
the city last ntght for the purpose of
hearing the bankruptcy matter in the
case of W. B. Adams 4 Son
FOR HY!>K COURT.
Judge Ferguson. Solicitor H. 8.
Hard, Mr \v. M. Bond and others,
left yesterday afternoon for Swan
Quarter, where court wll| convene
this week.
-^XH'RT NKJKT WKKK.
The rfegfrjar May term of Beaufort
county Superior court convenes In
this city next Monday for a session of
thr?* weeks. His Honor Judgo Fur
geson will preside. The *rsu twd
weeks will be for the consideration of
'THE HISLLET COMET
j_ >.
Earth Will Pass Through
et'i Tail Tomorrow Night.
CONCENSUS OF OPINION
V 1*1 tor From the I'pper Air Will Be
Studied by Astronomers and Scien
tial* Withiu tiie Next Four l>?y?_
Thau Hands of Teleacopes Will Be
Trains on the Comet.
London, May 16.? There Is no
danger to the earth or the life upon
It animal or vegetable. In Halter's
comet. This la the concensus of opin
ion among Europesn scientists. The
majority of them declare It Is highly
improbable that there will be any
perceptible effect when the earth
speeds through the comet's tall for
two hours on Wednesday night.
Extraordinary preparations for the
observation of Halley's comet, the
most famous of the erratic members
of the aolsr system, are being taken
throughout Europe. The advance of
science In the last 75 years, or aJnce
the comet last whirled by the earth,
is illustrated in the present day facil
ities' for Its study.
At Paris. London and Berlin as
tronomers. in the next four days, will
-make ascension by bslloons to stady
the visitor from the upper air. Thou
sands of telescopes will be trained
upon it. and the prectroscope and all
the other amazing instruments of the
20th ^century astronomer, will be
brought Into play M close range.
If the tall of the comet extends 16.
000.000 miles beyond the head. It
will sweep over the earth. Estimates
plsce the length of the tall, propelled
away from the sun by the force of
the latter's heat, at from 20,000,000
to 46.000.060 miles. ^The passage
through the tall begins at 11:30 p. m.
Wednesday.
On Saturday the comet will be
nearest the earth, distant then only
14.300.000 miles.
The length of the tall hks fluctuat
ed. according to scientists estimates
According to Senor Mlquez of Madrid.
It lengthened from 23.612.000 miles
to 49.981,000 miles In a few hours on
May 13 and 14. Senor Mlques
agrees with many others that the tall
contains no deadly cyanogen gas.
FIHSON RK( 'OltDS.
Hum HmiUn-w Hare Hwlveil A not I. -
The May list of records surpasu
anything that have yet been listed in
their popular catalogue. The May
Ust of records is truly representative
of what the Edison is offering the
rpuslc loving public each successive
month. Charming sentimental num
bers, ragtime melodies, band and or
chestra selections, sacred hymns Iti
duets and quartetts are found 1q pro
fusion and splendid variety. Record
414 "I V^Bh That You Was My Gal.
Molly" i T?fr Snyder), sung by Man
uel Romaln. A pretty sentimental
song, plaintjve In melody 'and refresh
ingly different in style of composition
from most songs of th'at type. 8ung
with One expression. Orchestra ac
companiment. Record 421, "By the
Light of the Silvery Moon" (Gus Ed
. wards), sung by Ada Jones and mal*
'quartette. a delicious "rag" sung,
with a hypnotic rhythm that Is sim
ply Irrlsistible. One of the season's
"hits," sung, whistled and danced
everywhere. Delightfully rendered.
A record that a phonograph owner
cannot do without. Orchestra ac
companiment.
Record ^32. "The Cubanola Glide"
(Harry VonTllser), by Collins and
Harlan with New York Military band.
Another "rag" selection of such be.
witching tunefulness that It will con
tinue Indefinitely in popularity. An
ideal two-step. First played through
out by the band, then rendered as a
coon duet. A charming record. Rec
ord 420, "The prnna Dona ? Entr'
Acte" (Victor Herbert), by Victor
Herbert and his orchesra. A record
whose bewitching tovelintss of rhy
thm and finished artistic treatment
will endear It to every trjie music
lover. One of the very best orchestra
numbers In the catalogue. Record
419. "Beautiful Beckoning Hands"
(John R. Bryant)t*by Edison Mixed
Quartette.
Among the many choice selections
In the sacred catalogue this number
Is distinguished for its beauty of ar
rangement and rendition. Sung with
organ s^ompaniment. The numbers
mentioned above can without exag
geration be classed among the most
enviable ever added to the' catslogue.
To the man of a family who Is not
iware of the wonderful entertainjgjh*
possibilities of the Edison phono
graph, the collection will offer a sur
prise quite aB pleasing as It will be
complete, but you will not be sur
prised that It is strengthening Its
hold upon the affections of the pub
lic as an ideal entertained In the ,
tiome. %
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