MONDAY AFTERNOON.' \UGUST
Our taction I. No) suT?H,*l ^o,
IHl W.^IW^-O.r
An article written by Ihe Secretary
of Chamber of Commerce and pub
lished la the ?Ally N*w. Ju?y JO. In
?peaking of the climate of Washing
ton. N. C.. aays in part, "The large
?bodies of water surrounding Bean
fort county ao tampered our winters,
end holding In check the heel of
samm?r, gives ue about the beet ell
year climate In the United States."
"In Oklahoma the blizzards of winter
ceuaee untold eutferfnf and the hot
wlnde of eummer sometimes - parch
#*ery vestige of vegetation,"
The Dally Oklahoma said
"About a month ago a hot wind pass
ed over Oklahoma Incinerated Id the
fields of Oklahoma $60,100,000
worth of corn." This hot wind of
Intense territory extended from
Maine to California and from Hud
eon Bay to Heil'a Half Acre and
while the drought damaged Oklaho
ma lest than many other ttates y?t
that la not conaollng. Instead of a
record-breaking crop. Oklahoma will
probably foil considerably below the
1 average this year, and a problem la
?; presented." F" {> ^ I
"Oklahoma has grown some won
derful corn and this com waa award
ed a gold medal at the l^uielana BxJ
; position In St. Loois. but Oklahoma
has not fa. any on? year had a auoj
ceesful and general corn crop."
While this hot wind struck many
states. tt. as It always does, skipped
i:astenT North Carolina. . '?>
Eastern'North Carolina's troubles
\rltLln the pfiM few years !? within
the power of man to remedy,. vWe'
can drain onr lands very well with;
open ditches. We can inakejj
darlnage almost perefeet by the nee
of tile. Mao has no remedy fot then.
? hot air atates. Hence with onr fertile]
lands tbre Is no section of the United |
States the peers of Eaatern North
Carolina, and whan the outside world
leern. raor, about (u we *111 sain
our true position In Uke world
agriculture, and be named "The
Garden Spot ot the United Stat*. "
Prom time to time the Secretary ot
th* Chamber of Commerce, through
I th, courtesy of the Dally New. will
tell oar people or th* advantages
I ot Waehlaston, North Carolina. H
thaae ?uueetloae meet your approval
wouldn't It be wlae to clip them for
ruture reference that we mar ell
keep up,with our advantage. over the
different eeotlona of the United
Statee ?0 that when we meet with
I, stranger* we can tell them Why we
FIRM INCORPORATED.
Letters of Incorporation hnve be?n
granted t0 the firm of Spencer Bros..
tbi? city, by the Secretary of State,
J. Bryan Orlmea. They ar? to deal
In general merchandise. The auth
orised capital stock U $76,000 and
they can begin buslnees with $!>,
300. which has already been sub
scribed. Oeorge A. Spsseer, Claudia
A. Wsters and Walter B. Waters are
the Incorporstors. ,,
We never saw a woman who was
Inclined to be bald, bat we know a
lot of men who are hald agalnit their
?-,;
FALL NE
Just Received a I
MEI>
25 Cents
THE
M U>o
son b\dr Cjtlr to be a koo<1 one.
The business men |&fc| Washington
have provided every xm-iuu towards
r. afctyg this edterprUc h suc<e?b. The
Dally News would urge and impress
en the mludb of &erx bwtMM mau
tfte Importance of beln* present to
morrow at *itbe opening tale. They
should take a.day off from their bns
lne*a. go out tq th? tobacco ware
house and show to the fanner* that
they are Interested fn thef: welfare
l^id are ready and willing to help
them In every way poeelbl*
Tomorrow promises to be a gala
one. Let up make this opening tho
greatest evea? from a business stand
point the city h?s ever witnessed. We
can It we will. There Is no reason
why Washington ahould not have
? first claaa tobacco market. The
warehouse Is here/ with all th? latest!
appointments lad conveniences, with
;tr competent manager. Comfort pm
been provided for both man and
beast and those farmers coming from
a distance can be well taken care of
over night. |
The cltlse&s of the city are determ-1
lned that the farmer bringing hit
product to Washington gets full value
for It. bet everybody be present to
morrow at the opening break~4t will
(do yon good and do the farmer good,
AUTO TBIP TO HYWS.
I Mr. Goorge A. phllHp* teft this
morning In hla automobile for Hyde
county wh?re he expects to spend a
week. ^ - .
Yesterday Mr. Phllllpa and a parly
made 6 trip to Bath. The day was
mtleh enjoyed.1 >?
Sl?i;< 1 \l, ATTIIACTION. .
The Gaiety Theatre will have
very attractive programme tonight.
Prof Easlcy's Blind Orchestra In
popular.music and Quartette singing.
Three thousand feet of moving pip
lttr?s ax follows . ..-S
.* ChlM's Faith. A lilofrraph full of
lK'4rt Interest with .a ''esutlful touch
f m child's fnitli In prayer.
Moral Htad'ea. A hand colorrd edu
cational film..
A Willful l>?unf?Comedy.
You see the best ones first at |he
Oalety.
N. S. WRECK
Freight Trtta Breaks Axle YMtenUj
Morning. Xo On* Har?.
The northbound freight on the
Norfolk Southern road came near
being wrecked at the foot of Eatit
Main ?treet Sunday morning between
7 and 8 o'clock. An the train was
leaving the yard* of the company
the axle on the rear oar broke and
the consequence was, the ear was
derailed and .hetrack turn up for
some distance *
The wre<?k train at New Bern was
wired for and after its arrival the
wreckage was soon out of the way.
it took only minutes to do the
trick. {The passenger train was de
layed a little while on account of the
accident V'.. ' 'r?
No one waa hurt. jpsf ?
MICH KNJOVTJ).
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The sermons of Rkr. Mr. Hoffman
at tht Plrat Baptist church morning
and evening were much enjoyed by
the congregation.
CKWEAR
fig Line of
I'S NECKWEAR
id 50 Cents
Exploded
w ?? ?- ?<
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G'ralmnj fey.. Thi*
brr uf t'uuntlee Effort ft* ?o De
velop Hec?l CM lint Adapted to
Soils of the Section.
Raleigh, Aug. 10.?Officials of the
state department of asriculture oud
others interested la the wonderful In
crease of Interest among the farmers
In North Carolina la the best meth
ods of corn culture and the advances
made In fertilization and general.
culture all through th, state declare
that there la danger of real Injury
ng to many corn farmers tbrotlgb
mistaken Idea that best sources
of seed com are the most highly fer
tilised yields. There is special danger
I the "prise ecre" patches whore
a planter fertilises farm In excese of
ibis applloatlMi by even the ablest
and beat equipped farmers* procures a
series of abnormal yields and pnts his
'seed corn" on the market. It Is
bought by planters who seed It In
average norma) lands with even ex
tra gopd fertilisation *nd still the
plant finds Itaelf In eoll far below that
In which It* abnormal development
has taken place and the result Is
rspld depreciation in the quality and
yield. In fact. In the language of
Commissioner A. W. Graham, "nub-,
[bins" are more than to be . the!
result first or last. It Is pointed out,
too. that most of these abnormal]
yields are produced through such In
itcnslr* and expensive fertilizing that
(he cost of the fertilisation and cul-'
tl vat Ion is considerably in excess of I
the revenue from even the Kioatly
increased )leld. The wise planter.
Uiey say, select* his seedcom from
well .developed corn, that has shown j
the b?et capacity of endurance an<T
yield on types of soil such a* he Is to;
cultivate nnd which has been care-|
fully developed bjr culture and fer
tilization such as'fco expects to ap-i
ply and that will l>e In the rango of I
|n^sl!sing a profit- over and above his,
expense of fertilisation. >
One of the special efforts In the
state experiment farms is to develop
seed corn that will be best adapted!
i to soLla of the section. And the prin
cipal purpose 0f the "acre deinonatra_[
tlon farms" that the government la
locating as rapidly as possible in thej
counties Is to encourage normal and|
reasonable corn culture as counteract,
ing abnormal and deficient culture?
both extremes being detrimental to
the best interests of the average corn)
grower. * >']?
ACCEPTS POSITION.
Mr. John E. Brown, has accepted a
position on the Dally News as Lino
typist. Several yedrs ago he held a
similar position on the Washington
Messenger. '
FROM ABROAD
i Nicholson Home From a Tour of
I Cities.
Dr. JacK Nicholson, accompanied
by his daughter. Miss Blanch Blake
Nicholson, arrived In the city today
from Bath to spend the dsy, I
Miss Blanch has Just returned from
a tour of Europe and other points In
the old country. On the 34th of May
last, she joined a party In Raleigh un
der the direction and supervision of
Miss Ward for a tour of the conti
nent She left New York on the
steamship America and )>as been
sbeent for three months. While gone
she with her party, visited Naples,
Rome. Cologne. Parts. Berlin. Bel
gfnm, Holland. Norway7 Scotland,
England and other^pelnts in Europe.
8hp slso had ths pleasure of visiting
the tomb of Napolean. Shakespeare's
birthplace and the home of Burns.
Ml ^Nicholson will more than
probamy give the News readers sn
extended account of her travels later
on. No* doubt It will prove moat in
teresting reading. y-i$:
JUea Blanche Hancock, of New
Bern. Is in the ctly vlsitls* the Misses
Davenport on West Second street
Both participants are now- a? large,
id tb?lr whereabouts is* not known.
What the trouble originated oner hat
not oa yet been ascertained. >y j
thk a&6gT2 1
Big Featar^ .Mian Drama To
rt Igfat.
The Gem Theatre alma to pro ride
a varied art la tic and wholesome en
tertainment, designed to appeal to
people of intelligence and printed
amid well ordered surorun dings the
|subject* are carefully Selected, and
[include the work of tbe leading
American and European producers.
Tonight's Mil will tnclad* the follow
Ing pictures: Red Eagle's Lor? Af
fair, "by Lubln Is a strong Indian
drama which conveys a number of In
teresting suggestions or possibly one
knight aay, comments ijpon the at
tempt to educate Indiana to ? compre
hension of what is beyond ^ their
isavage condition. The weakness
in this proposition lies in the fact
[that-the whites can never be induced
to accept them upon equal terms no
matter how well educated th?&* are
tbe lor0 story worked out conveys
this impression very forcibly.
~^Hls Wife's Testimony, la a Itrong
dramatic from tbo Urban Eclipse
players. Perhaps one may call it a
sermon by suggestion -there in much
of high moral tone which Is always
popular. The film is presented in a
capable mnnnr9- and Is finely photo
graphed. ? 1
^Tbe Uroth?r. The Sister and the
Cowpuncher an Ksaanay Western
story with numerous compilations
to enhance Ita interest, which is
chiefly in the love fctory, the acting
and interpretation are quite up to tbe
standard of this company add with
a' picturesque setting the pt?ntre"is"
jsure to bo popular^ |
Personal Mention
Miss Ava Bell returned home last
evening from Virginia where ahe has
been on an extended visit to relatives
and friends.
Mr. Tllmon Doughty, Wio has been |
visiting his family for a few days re
turned to Norfolk this morning.
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Mr. J. C. Crumpler* returned from
a business trip to Plnetqwn this even
ing. '
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Messrs. 8. R. Fowle, James and
Sam Fowle, Jr., and Tom Sparrow
are spending the day In Plnetown.
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Hon. H. L. Olbbs of Oriental. Is In
the city today, the guest of hla sister
Mrs. R. B. Weston on East Main
street #
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Mr. James Ellison returned this
morning from a business trip to
Farmvllle. ?
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Miss Hattle Brabble has returned
from an extended visit to New Bern.
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MUt Lillian GubpMU ?m a >imir
ger on the N. 8. thl* nomine.
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Mr William CampWll, of pine
town la In the eity today, fi ? .
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, Mrs. A. fit. Latham and children
are visiting relatives and friends hi
Edwards. ?
Mr. W. H. Beasloy, of Bath fa In
the city'today. 3fcj? v ^
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Miss 'Mary Cfttmpler went to
Greenville yesterday *to ' iitelt Hla
Uvea.
MaJ. N'eal, of Scotland Neck, is in
the city the guest of hla sou Mr. RiJ.
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RUMORS DENIED
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Each Claims Victory Says Re
port From Nicaragua
DETAILS ARE CONFLICTING
|FA?1? Kom Ke|H>rt winning ??
Important Vlc*ory at _ (.iriiulu
The Mailrij IH*
puu- Thli?Hpntjr ' 1<m,i An
Keportnl on Bwth Hides.
Washington, Aug. 20.?Estrada's
army succeeded yesterday in crossing
| the Tltlpa river in Nicaragua after
! fourteen hours' fighting with the
government troops and Is now en
camped before Grenada ready to ad
vance up on the capital, Managua,
less than llfty miles away, according
: to cable advices received here to
M>t from Blueflelds by Senor Cas- [
trlllo, Estrada's representative In
Washington.
| On the other hand it was an
nounced today by Madrls's "peace
commissioners' here' Dr. Barrtos and
debastlsn Ssllnas. that they had re
cefved a dispatch from Madriz stating
that the insurgsats bad been de
feated yesterday In attempting to,
cross the Tltlpa at "Panaloya. The
dispatch added that a band of In*
surgents has crossed the river below
Pan&loya and had appeared before
Grenada.
The defeat of another band of In
surgents yesterday at Nandaime also
occurred with heavy losses to both
sides, acordlng to Madriz.
Madriz announced that he intended
to take the field himself in assisting
In repellng the insurgents' advance
on Managua.
? Senor Castrillo said Jonlght that it
was only a question of a few days
before Estrada's arm* would be in
possession of Managua and then
Would be in a |K>sltinn to dictate
terms of peace. He made public the,
following dispatch tonight from Blue
fields:
"All our army forced a passage at
Panaloya. ThG enemy routed after
fourteen hours*- lighting, leaving on
our hands one gun, more than one
hundred thousand cartridgos, two
hundred ribes provisions ond pri&
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The report from New Orleans to
the effect, that the Madriz and
Estrada factions had agreed upon'
terms of peace was announced ab
surd by Senr Castrillo, who ex
plained that Estrada would not troai
with Madriz until he had captured
Managua or unless overtures were
made through the representatives in
Washington.
CITIZEN DEAD
Mr. Iitaac M. Harrison Died at His
R^idence Sunday Afternoon.
After a lingering illness of some
time, Mr. Isaac Harrison passed
away at his home on Market street,
Nlcholsonvllle, yesterday afternoou.
For a number of years the deceased
filled the position of sefcton at. St.
Peter's Episcopal church. He wag a
carpenter by trade.
He en]o;ed the friendship of a
I large number. He leaves a widow to
mourn her loss.
The funeral took place this after
jnoon from the residence at 6 o'clock,
I conducted by Rev. Nathaniel Hard
ing. The interment wa^ in Oakdale
j cemetery. ^
CHILD DEAD.
Death entered the home of Mr. and
Mra.~3. E. Adams yesterday and took
their sweet 2-year-old boy. He was
the sunshine and Joy of father's and
mother's heart Where once pleasure
reigned now ail is sadness. The sym
?pathy of the entire community goes
lout to the grief stricken parents.
May the same one thst has wounded
I Comfort and ssccor.
The funeral took plsce this after
jnoon at 5 o'clock from the residence.
I Mr. A. p. Barnes, Manager of the
[<*afety Theatre left for Henderson
?yesterday to sttend tbe funeral of
.his grandmother, Mrs. Eugene Hardi
lEon. . ..
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PROUD OF HIM
Mr. Eag*W Ikmner Charm* th*
Mu-vic Lo/n U'|th His Sidled
; Performance.
Those who attended at First Meth
odist church Sunday morning and
evening, were delighted and charm
ed with the performance of Mr.
Eugene Bonner on the new pipe or
gan recently Installed.
Sunday evening the auditorium was
well filled and one hears nothing to
day but prawt for this young and tal
anted artist. Mr. Bonner is uow pros
ecuting his studies at Peabody, Balti
more and w also organist in one of
largest churches In that city. Next
year his purpose is to go abroad to
complete bis musical education.
Washington is proud of him. His
future is a bright one.
One of the feautres of the services
Sunday night was a. vocal solo, "The
Savior's Command," charmingly ren
dered by Miss Pat tie Baugham. Al
together the occasion was much en
Joyed by every one
It Is to be hoped that Mr. Boner ca"
be induced to give a recital before he
returns to college.
The sermons of the pastor, at both
services, were Instructive and
thoughtful. Mr. Plyler always
preaches In a way to attract and
MAYOR'S COURT
Things \Vere More Than LlvHy In
and Around the city Hull
This Morning.
The following cases were disposed
of before Mayor Sterling at Tribula
tion Hail this morning:
State vs. Albert Sladc and Samuel
Wbichard. Drunk and disorderly.
Siade attached with the cost. Which
ard fined |2 and cost.
State vs. Henry Small. Drunk.
Fined $1 and cost.
Stat** vs. Dinks Carrow. Drunk and
fast and reckless driving. Fined $i>
and cost.
State vs. Julia Ann Taylor and
Mint Dlnklns. Drunk and disorder
ly. Julia Ann Taylor attached with
the cost; Mint Dinkins fined $2 and
State vs. Thomas Rue. Drunk.
Fined fl and cost.
State vs. J. Hoffer. Drunk. At
tached with the cost. No fine.
HAXDSMK HOME.
The new residence that Mr. Marsh-.
&1 M. Jones Is erecting In Klcholtson
vllle, when completed, promittes to be
one of the mc/t attractive In Wash-I
ington. The estimated cost of thej
jtructure will be some over flvethous
ind dollars. It will contain all thej
modern conveniences. ,
ISABELLA.
A full rehearsal of the opera Isa
bella takeB place at the armory at 2
o'clock ttus evening. All who have
promised to take part In same are
asked to be on hand promptly at
that hour. Isabella will be given for
the benefit of the Ocean Fire Com
pany.
CON VALESCR NT.
The many friends *>f. Miss Lillian
Swanner, who has been confined to
ber home with fever for some weeks,
will be pieased to know that she Is
convalescent. She is now able to walk
about the house.
PROMISING IIOVS.
f.
Masters Jamie Styron and Edward
Ayers are to leave shortly for Ken
tucky to enter college. These two
young men. being accomplished mu
sicians, especially In band organisa
tions, are to participate In the college
band. For their age w# know of none
more competent.
NRARING COMPLETION.
TTie residence of Mr., Edward Mal
llson In Nichols on vllle, Is nearinn
completion. It will be an ornament'
to the city.
Mr.'Stephen C. Bragaw left this
morning,for Battle Creek. Mich.
Mr. W. D. Wallace and son, of
Plnetown, was in the city Saturday.
RECORD IS BROKEN
Twenty-Four Hours Race is
Smashing Time
| TWO MEN ARE INJURED
<;l?l Record* Iie'ng Hiuaahed l?y the
Driver* I" the Brlulit0" lleech
Motordrome Rmc*>. Five Thousand
iSp^ctators bh'v^r In Grandstand
Throughout lhf Night.
Brighton Beach Motordrome, New
York, Aug. 20.?Records went by
the board today in the 24-hour motor
car race here with the crack driven*
lot America at the wheels. At the end
I of the 14th hour, Cyrus Patschke in
b Stearns was six miles ahead of the
world's record, and 21 ahead of last
[year's figures, haring 723 miles to
his credit. Two men were injured
jin the race today and two or the
seven starting cars were withdrawn. '
Brighton Beach Motordrome. N.
Y.. Aug. 20.?Old records tell today
In the twenty-four hour race begun
by the countries' foremost automo.
bile drivers which started at 8:10
last night At the end of the eleventh
hour, the old record had been hash
ed. the leaders. Pataehke and Pole,
in a Stearns, being five miles ahead
of the former mark. They have cover
ed 575 milee. Two men were hurt In
the first nerioifj accident of the
race this morning when Wally Owens'
car, a Marion, which he was running,
with H. Basle, crashed into the
I fenc? near the club house turn.
The driver and his mechanic Thos.
Williams, were hurried, cut aud
bruised, to the field hospital from
which Owen? was taken to the Coney
Inland reception hospital. Neither
was seriously injured. The machine
?t,i badly dum&K<>d.
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Mhl lMl HOITKK
The old tenement house that has
been standing on the lot next to the
First Methodist church and purch
ased recently by C. O. Morris A Co.,
is being moved to a lot on Gladden
street. It will be repaired and then
rented.
Wm
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