North Carolina Newspapers

jTon Daily news WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER 9, 191?. NO. i2 ??1 "g?' n 1 ? ? ..... eeting ToNigh at 8 i)'Clock The citizens of Washington and vicinity are earnestly requested t<pMetat the CITY HALL onight at 8 oclock to confer with representatives of Hyde County and the Mattamuskeet Rail oad relative to extending this road to Washington. This is our last opportunity and success lepends only upon our citizens attending this meeting and pledging their support. GEO. J. STUDDERT, Mayor Pro-Tem. THEY ARE SCARED Extreme Ballingerites Afraid to Report NEXT MEETING WARM ONE THBY ARE AFRAID/ THAT ANY R*?ORT AT THIS TIME WILL HURT THE ADMINISTRATION. WARM TIME EXPECTED IN COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY.1 St. Paul. Minn.. Sept 8.?United States Senator Duncan Fletcher of Florida, indignantly repudiated a story in circulation here and In Min neapolis today that the split In the Balllngor-Pinchot committee, which has precipitated a situation likely to delay ultimate decision of tlio issue for montha, was deliberate!? pi&nn L?d In order to avoid having to bring itters to a head at this time, oaf Oft Nelmuwjrould not discuss tfc state-moat' Iwm so bron'lly cir W1- culated that stuUiJKa.m'^ngs Cfoni it Washington reacheT^fc^j^t^Itioo room, that sotne way'.fipK- found for the present, when the fact htuj Uhra*tf ihiiiii mij^nalii nf l|i|? Investigating committee would prob ably vote to oust Bellinger. The situation developed out of Gilford Pine hot's extraordinary pop ularity In the national conservation congress snd in the* banqueting* and other functions now being held here, caused some strenuous comraui ica tions to pass between Senator Nel son aad high Washington offlcUls during the Isst few days. If the In formation obtained today is cor rect. Senator Kelson Is said to have ^pointed out that the exoneration of Balllnger and shelving Pfnchot, or even the mildest criticism of tl^e latter In a report at this time mlgnt and probably would make him a martyr and In a greater sense than ever a public Idol. The two factions In the split com mittee are meeting today in Minne apolis for informal discussion of the situation. That tomorrows' meeting will be a 'warm one la declared by all mem bers now on the ground. At the same time the democratic members of the committee and their opponents in the Balllnger report are evidently the best of friends for they hop nob together during the evenings and apparently confine whatever hostility, they msy feel to the Inside'of the committee room. Senator Fletcher of Florida, and Representstlve Graham of Illinois, began work early todsy in the pre paration of the report to be present ed for the committee's consideration when It meets tomorrow. The views of the so-eslled minor ity In a report to congress will hard ly fleg?t with approval here In time for the session discussion of the report Is expected to furnish the ex cuse for a grand mix-up, an adjourn ment to Washlngotn and indefinite postponement of the issue. "I don't know a thing about it" said Gilford Plnchot today. "I have csrefully refrained from asking any questions." Flrtt Cotton. Mr.E O. Lang ley brought to the cltv this morning-the first cotton of the" season. He sold 1650 pounds at six cents per ponnd. John Urvwn In Hall of Fame Kansas is entertaining tae notion of placing a statue of John Brown In StatuarF Hal ]ln the national cap ltol. The movement gains definition through tha sentimental impulse Of recent doing at Osawatomle. Whereupon the Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealar, In a beautiful tribute to Robert E. Lee, questions of the South will hold toward > the John Brown proposal an attitude similarly magnanimous with that of the North toward the commemoration of the great Virginian. Candidly, were we In the shoes of the Sunflower State, we would not place a statue of John Brown In the national rapltol. But Kansas kqowa her own mind, and Kanaas has. her own privilege of doing as she pleases. There Is really no room for questioning or discussion In the premises. The principle Involved was settled, with apparent finality, by the recent ruling of the uttorney general and tfte president, in case of the Lee statue. At the instigation of a few hot heads and Irreconcilable*. these high officials exhaustively investigat ed the queation involved in the Is sue. snd handed down the* decision that the matter of selection rested equivocally with the individual ac m Is basedv^n sense and Jnatlce; there I la neither sense, good taste nor Just* Ice In goltig back of It. The selections of Kansas for her two places In Statuary Hall, at the capltol, Is no more our buslnese than la the plan of a few misguid ed New York zealots to replace the atatue of George III, dismantled by revolutionary enthualaata, with a new one. despite the fact thst George HI wss the gentlemen who did his feeble-minded best to keep America a British dependency. Therefore, while there will be no setting*off of flrewords or spouting of congrstulatory oratory In the South of the gentleman whose "soul goes marching on" Is thus honored by Kansas, there will be no unseemly protest or narrow-minded sectional vaporing. The day for that sort of thing Is past. Toleration la today the national key-note. And a cardinal constitu ent of toleration is the policy of "Taissez falre." which, being liberal ly Interpreted, means '"tend to your own business and hands off other people's."?Atlanta Constitution. Jaines H. Tlllmnn Critirally 111 Ashevllle,. 8ept. 8.?James H. Tillman, former lieutenant govern or of South Carolina and the slay er of Mr. N. G. Gonzales, the former editor erf the Columbia State, ws* brought to Ashevllle this morning from 1'dgefleld, 8. C., In a serlons icmdltlcu. In fact,' It Is said that Tillman is suffering from that dreaded dlaea&e, 4 tuberculosis; that he spent some monthe In the west In search of health; that he returned to his home In South Carolina and grow ing worse was brought to Ashevllle this morning In the hope that tha climate of this section would be ben eficial. He was taken from the train this morning on k stretcher and while realising that he was a dangerously 111 man he nevertheles maintains his 'nerve. If you arf to learn how to add 20 to 18 and make It 26 be an old meld. Exceptional Values! Mcssaline 27 inches ] Black wool Peau de Soie wide, all shades, 85c. yd j 46 inches wide $1.75 BODY IS IDERTiFIEB The frippen Trial is Now^ Progress DAMAGING TESTIMONY CROWD OK 10,MM) PERSONH SUR ROUNDS COt'BT BUILDING TO OUT A SIGHT OF DR. CR1PPEN. POLICE HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME PRESERVING ORDER. London, Sept. 8.?The crown to day began laying the foundation ot the case against Dr. Hmwley Harvey Crlppen, accused of the murder of his wife. Belle Elmore. With thw resumption of hit henr-| Ing hi the Bow atreet police court. Prosecutor T ravers Humphries set J out to -establish the corpus delicti. Behind him was an ijrray of witness es ready to testify that the remains found buried in quirk lime In the cellar of 39 Hllldroy Crescent, north London, on July 13, were those of Mrs. Crlppen. A crowd of fft.000 persons sur-i rounded the court building, liun-! dreds having staved by their posts! lor the chance ot seeing J the defendant. The police had a difficult time ?s | on Tuesday to handle the crowds.; So great was the crush at one timei that several women fainted. The first witness ctflled wss^ilrs. Smythson. a professional friend of Bello Elmore, associated with her In the London Music-hall artists guild, of which the slain woman was a trustee. "I last saw Belle Elmore on Jan uary 26.** said the witness. "She ap peared in good health and her man ner was normal. Later 1 saw Ethel; LeNeve at a ball attended by many theatrical people. She wore Mrs. Crlppen's brooch and the fact at tracted much attention. To those who questioned him then, Crlppen j said that his wife had gone to Cali fornia. "I saw Crlppen after the death of Belle Elmore ban been announced In the London Era. He said then that he intended to bring his wife's ashes back to London, and have a ceremony performed over them here. "He gave me the address of his son, Hawley O. Crlppen, In Los An geles. Cal., where he is employed by a telegraph company. Crlppen saM that a letter of sympathy might be sent there. The last time I saw Crlppen be fore his arrest was on May 18. At that time he told me that his wife had been cremated and he had re ceived the ashes. He led me to be lieve that she had died In I<oe An geles. but he appeared reticent. It was only after I had asked him three times and pressed the point that he told me the address where she-died, according to his story." | Mrs. Harrison, another theatrical friend, testified that she knew Mrs. Crlppen had undergone an opera tion because she had seen the scar. [The prosecution had decided, accord-j Ing to statments made this morning, j to rely largely on this scar In es-| tabllshlng the Identity, its descrlp-; tlon being Indentlcal with that of a j gear on the remains. The sale of five grains of hyoscln I the deadly heart poison, trscea of which were found by the chemical .analysis, was sworn to by Kirby. : clerk for a wholesale drug firm. "I)r. Crlppen bought the -five grains on January 19.' he said. "He( betrayed no nervousness. I sold it to him because 1 knew him. and the had bought from us before. A ? The drug clerk said Crlppen sign cd the poison register In a firm hand "ilunyons. per H. H. Crlppen, for; purpose of homeopathic prepara- j tlons." I Crlppen was twice.London repre-| setnative of the American Homeo-j pathy drug house of Munyon. j "In the last year," continued the] "?*ppw bon"it ?u,l County Hoard of Education in HeKu* Ur Session. EDUCATION ? e ^ The County Board, or Education '%t In regular session ft the court lmjfe last Monday- andr transacted tlie following business. The board decided to allow the Pantego High School |B5o aa soon as the money is available. This money goes toward Helping in im proving their school fcBlldlng. Two thousand dollars Is b?ing expended. Another teacher Is to be added to ! the high sohool department this coming session. District No. 10. Richland town ship. white , was allowed |15U to offset a like amount furnished by the' patrons for a n?w one-room school building. District No. l, Pantego township, white, $70 was allowed towards aid ing them in securing four-months term of school. Thlsjdlstrtct used | part of this money lartfyear and In J extending the term two months. The patrons of District No. 2, white. Richland township n.ppeared before the board askkiK that two acres of land be condemned as u tltd for a school building. The board decided to condemn tie same and instructed tho superfuer.dent to proceed. in tho matter tof condeaiua tion. A petition was presented from Dis trict No. 3T RfeMOTO" townsatp. white, asking that aq election bo called whether or not*they fhali levy a spechtl tax for school pur poses. This petition was approved and the^electlon wa* called for Oc tober 15-.?*rhe polling place to be J*t L. P.' Jones' Btore. The following committeemen were appointed: No. T. Bath, white. D. W. Wallace and Samuel Boyd. No. 11, Washington, white, J. Hardison. No. 3. Pantego, white. J. D. Bul lock and M. M. Wlnfleld. No. 6, Checowinity, white, E. T. Qodley and Charles Jones. No. 5. Washington, white, A. S. Robinson. No. 1, Washington, white, J. W. Mitchell and D. L. Parr In. The board received the resigna tion of L. T. Thompson as commit teeman of the Aurora Graded school. Mr. W. A. Thompson was appointed in his place. Yeiirly Meeting. The Primitive Baptist of the city will hold their yearly meeting Sat urday and Sunday. Elder Sylvester Hassoll of WUllamston will jireach at this church Saturday morning at 11 o'colck aad Sunday morning and evening , at the usnal hour. Elder Hassell Is one of North Carolina's most gifted divines and no Qoubt he will be greeted by large congrega tions. KOIl SCHOOL. Messrs Edward Ayers and Jamie Styron. two of Washington's bright young musicians, left last night for Kentucky to enter the Berea Col lege. They will be members of the col lege band and also matriculate. Not to be Repeated. The management has decided not to repeat the opera Isabella this ev ening at the opera house, as was scheduled. Nenring Completion. The residence of Mr. M. M. Jones Is rabidly nearing completion ft will add much to the appearance of that part of the city when finish ed. Mr. T. W. Phillips la back fronf northern markets where he purchas ed his fall and winter stock. drugs. Including cocaine, morphine, and mercury.;' , This testimony revived, anion* the co\lrt officers, the report thr\t Critfpen, was addicted to tho ute of drug?. ^V: ; MEXICO IS READY Eufete For a Foretaste of the Celebration PREPARATIONS ADVANCE THE INDICATIONS ARE THAT CENTENNIAL WILL ECLIPME THE AMERICAN CELEBRATION OF l?7fl?ADVANCE CEREMON IKS BEING HELD. Mexico City, Sept. 8.?Mexico is enfeto today (or a foretaste of the great centennial celebration next week. The congres sof Americanists was ononed here today by Minister of Ed ucation Justo Sierra, 'rhis evening toe new building of the foreign re lations department of Avenlda to the diplomatic corps following the cercmcnie?. Today is the Spanish national hol iday commemorating the victory in the eighth century over the Moors at Coradon^a?an anniversary ob served to some degree by nearly ell Spanish Americans. It Is also the anniversary of Hie defense of : Chapultpec In the war with the ^United Mates, in 1S47. j The graves of Mexican veterans were decorated by school children throughout the country today and special services were held In all the churches. Preparations for the rcutennlal are advancing rapidly and the in dications now are that It wll leciip>e the American celebration in li>7ti. Advance ceremonies have beer held for several days Including the .dedication of the Insane asylum at Mcxlco City by President Diaz; the opening of the Hygiene exposition, ! the laying of the corner-stono of the new city prison; the dedication of the new seismologlcal station of tue amphitheatre of the national prepar | atory- school, the dedication of the schools and tlag parades by chil dren. MADE THINGS HUM Norfolk, Va., Sept. Sr?"The Old North State, Forever. Hooray, Hoo ray!" with shouts of "Dixie" quick ly succeeding this tribute to thslr native state, the confederate veter oni of North Carolina, made thing? Interesting as they passed through the principal streets of Norfolk in their annual reunion ;parade. Slower of step than the federal and state troops, which proceeded them In the imposing pageant, they more than offset with- enthusiasm their lack of speed and carriod the day as they marched boTorc thous ands who thronged the side walks from one end of the line n? march to the other to cheer the remnant of. "Tnr Heel" fighters who y/ere "first at Bethel and last at Appomat tox." Fifteen hundred veterans took part In the parade, and whllo at first It was feared tint the heat of the day would be too much for them, few were unable to complete the march. In line were a half dozen or more aged man who lost limbs in battle and had to walk with tbo aid o'. crddo wooden peg8 and stick3. A feature was the Raleigh drum corps and fife corps, who hivo maintain ed their organization sine?: the sur render at Appomattox. The woatbe- was perfect. With the adoption of resolutions appro1 dative of the hospitable manner 'n which the veterans were received on Virginia's soil, tho reunion came to a close. A "love feast" was held at the Cumberland Street Methodist church last night. Gone to Trinity. Miss Emma McCullan and Law* rence'McCuLan*- daughter Hira not, of Rev. a McCullan, presiding elder of the Washington district, have gotie to Trinity College, Durham, wfiere they entered the freshman claw, s-, .. / -?.L- U . % \ CAPITAL NOTES. RuleLgb, N. C., Sept. 8.?Here conferring with Chairman A H Eller at the etate democratic headquarters is H. N. Page, congressman from the Seventh district and member of the national democratic congression al campaign committee He says the outlook for democrat ic control is brlgtening every day, the fight between the two wings 01 the Republican party In mfrny parts of the country giving every ksaur ance of the election of democratic congressmen from many districts heretofore considered rock-ribbed Republican. The trend tn the Northwest and In the New England states, too, he Bays Is decidedly toward Deraocarcy as the dominant political principles. He say6 tba^ hie observation of the conditions In this state are that the Republicans under the leaders!.sip of Congressman D-Iorehccd with ex Sonator Marion Butler and "coach" are organizlug; with a thoru-ichnetit that they have nat attempted i:i ji! long time with a determination to pcil a full vole. He declares that Demccrats must ] realize that they are up against fight' lit this state and that force" roust1 he organized so that they will be yet other gains in th*? strength nf tho democratic party :n thu stale. He anxious especially lor th? full vote to be oast, work tothis end be ing especially necessary In those counties of the state that are over whelmingly denorrntlc. He Kays that in many lorallttOK largo num bers of republicans are being fJund who are disgusted with the eleva tion of newest converts to the party to nominations to the highest ofilcer and at the return of the Butler In terests to control :n republican par ly affairs. That the cotton boll disease ha? appeared in a number of cotton fields in Richmond county and has been referred to by some newspa pers as a possible appearance of the dreaded boll weevil in Anlhracnose, a fungouu disease for which then is no practical remedy, is the find ing of State Chemist B. \V. Kilgore, of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. He made his examination by means of a number of infected bolls submitted to him by United States Marshall Ciaudlus Dotkery. who gathered the bolls In various stagt-s of the disease while he was spend ing a few days at his plantation re cently. However his own cotton is not af fected. D. Kllgore writes Mr. Dockery" [ that this disease makes its appear ance In cotton growing In a dump soil during a wet season. And that about the only precaution he knows to advise Is for the farmer to not use the seed for planting his next crop. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR j Marlage teaches a woman to stay in harness and a man to kick over| the traces. about his wife's foot she wouldn't j trade him for a king. You can't make a man s church when he has nothing er than bills for the cc!' plate. ROOSEVELT GUEST Expresideat Will be Entertained by Chicago Club SCHOOL PUPILS TO GREET THE HAMILTON CLCI1 WILL OIVE A BANQUET WHICH WILL PUT IK THK SHADE ALL FORMER OVATIONS I* HIS HONOR EX PKCTKI) TO MAKE SEVERAL SPEECHES. Chicago. September b.?Tiicodoro Roosevelt comes to Chicago today He will reach reach here- around G o'clock from Freeport, where he is scheduled for a speech earlier ia the du>. A welcome which will put in the shade all the other ovations in the former presidents honor on his trip west, is planned !?> the Hamilton Club tonight. Pupils from the various schools will l e or. hand to greet Colonel Roosevelt. The banquet tonight will be held under the flag of truec, for friends und enemies alike in the Kopubllc&n ?party will fit down together at the speaker's tabic. Among those who will Ik; there are Speaker Cannon. Senator Cum mins, Senator Lorimer, Governor De i:een, Charles \V. Fairbanks und Chief of Police Steward. Following his arrival the presi dent will be taken in an automobile, with a police escort, to the Congress Hotel where half ah hour will be allowed for a lightning change from street to evening dress. Then the ex-presldent will go to the banquet room. A jungle scene made of sugar and glucose will greet the colonel when he reaches the banquet room. It is four feet square and stands five feet in the shape of an oval. In the center is an elephant with two attendants and Colonel Roose velt ready to shoot a lion. Mr. Roosevelt has not given out what he will talk about. Obeyed HLh Wife. 1$ Former Vice President Fa Is reported as saying that while was on his way home from his trip around the world there was a man and his wife with their little son aboard. Both husband and wife were very seasick during the voyage. But lit tle Johnny enjoyed ship life Im mensely. One day the little fellow did some thing that displeased hi? mother very much. By way of punishment she asked her husband to speak lo the boy. With what little strength he seem ed to have left, he turned and said: "How do you do Johnnie,? ?Ex change. WHF.N HAXIIS I'KHRPIRF. If ones' hands perspire a tiny piece of absorbent cotton slipped in to 'he palm of the glove when put ting on gloves will prerent unsight ly mark?. This will be found more efficacious than a liberal sprinkling of powder, though, that too. Is good. mmm special One Day Only Big Lot Mexican Cut Glas9 Bowls O Q?? On Sale at - Bowers-Lewis Co. v . - Best, Bn#i?t Store. Watcft Tomorrow's Ad. ' ?