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WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA.THURSDAY AFTERNOON". SEPTEMBER 15, 191#. NO. 17
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W!LL SUPPORT HOOPER
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IT IS BIUMTCU THAT PATTER
SON'S ACTION IB ONLY A SAC
BIF1CB TO KEEP MACHINE IX
CONTROL IX TENNESSEE?.IP
mi NOT LIKELY.
Nashville, Tenn . Sept. II.?Un
ten mil IndlcatlSi of tfta 1*7 (>11,
torvorrowi 'convention oI tndepend
end Democrats will endorse Captain
Ben W. Hooper, of Newport, aa the
fusion candidate for tortmor; win
nominate Colonel B. A. Euloe, for
railroad commissioner from west
Tennessee; will name a new state
commissioner and will adoptt a state
platform.
The Democratic "harmony" crow
Is somewhat stronger today among
the politicians In the city wbo hare
been affiliating with the Independents
than It was yesterday.
The note cane chiefly from east
Teqtas?ssans who are hers to look
the situation over. It Is consldsred
by the largs majority however, that
the.die has been cast and It Is now
too lata to take any backward step.
There Is no llkiillhood of ths har
mony or get. together proposition
from the Patterson committee being
accepted when the Independent com
mlttse from the Patterson commit
tee being accepted when the inde
pendent committee meets tonight.
Thsre is an element In the ranks
of those who hare been aflUlatlcg
with and prominent in the council
and campaigning of the independent
democrata up to this tlms. which
is In favor or meeting the sdmlnl
tration people half way In uniting
the party and preventing the elec
tion of a republican governor. This
movement will. It is thought by somej
take the form of an attempt in to
night's Independent committee meet
ing to paas a motion looking to i
KGelations with ths adasinistratlon
leaders for party harmony. -
Ths executive committee of the]
regular democracy was still In s
sloa this, afternoon. Two proposi
tions were before it. They provided
that tomorrow's Independent con
vention eall a democratic convention
to nominate foe. governor, and that
a tub committee of five each from
thS respective wings of the party
be selected to draft a ?lan for coun
ty conventions In harmony with to
morrow's call.
"Human He*rta" the melodramatic
success announced at the Operahouse
Friday, September it, appeal* to ev
ery class of playgoers. It deals with
a story that teems the heart interest
front beginning; to end.
"Tom I>osan" an honest young
blacksmith In the Arkanaaa Hills,
falls in lore wtlh and marries a re
formed confidence woman. The dull
country Hf? aoon palls on her. She
accidentally meets her former lover
and pal. Without any Just cause
they rohsptre together to ruin Tom
'and kill him If necessary.
The woman calls him while her
accomplice conecals himself. The fa*
ther of Tom repponds and Is mistaken
for the "young blacksmith." Re la
fatiUly stabbed by the ambushed
man. Tom. coming out to'aee where
his father Is. la accused by thev?d
?entureos and her "pal* of the mur
der.
He la Anally sentenced on that
charge, but his friends ilrtmtely ee-'
tahlish his innocence .\iA lie fa re
leased. . , 7_> J. . v -^r :?>. v.. ? !
Retribution overtake-! hi ?, villi-**-?
ous and murderous accusers. No
play of Its kind possesses a stronger j
niot or more sensational Incidents.
.The serloua. element fii mingled ->wlth ,
comedy, forming * complaUon that;
never fails to touch a responsive'
chord In the heart of playgoers. 1
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Nonilueso: Kt.^Vu B. Maftln at
Washington Count)-: Dr u n'C'art
wrl?ht 'tt Hjda county 5}' )
? Senatorial convention for this
mot at the Clark-Smith
in Belhaven lost
of a call by thi
Senatorial execu
|_*ive committee, for tliu purpose of
? candidates for Sena
tor to represent this 0{strict in the
Senate of the next Majorat Asaenv
tiij of North Carolina.
The convention waa called to or
der by Joseph F. Tayloo of Washing
ton, chairman of the Senatorial ex
ecutive
urman of t
committee.
MAJOR W. C. RODMAN
Elected Chairman of the Convention
v and Chairman of Senatorial Hxcc
utive Committee.
Major Wiley C. ftodman waa call
ed to the chair as temporary chair
man and Mr. W. K. Jacobeon was
named as temporary secretary. On
motion the temporary organisation
was made permanent.
Messrs. George T. Parnell and
James L- Mayo, were appointed as
sistant secretaries. V^-'
After the organisqM ojp^. Itgd beer
perfected the chair declared that
nominations for senator mwr+iktm*
der.
Dr. A. K. Tayloe placed In nomi
nation for one of the senators. Dr. R.
IN. Cartwright, of Hyde county. His I
nomination was seconded by H. C. 1
Carter, Jr., and4 S. 8. Mann.
Mr. W. T. Caho nomlnsted Mr. H. j
L. Olbbs of Pamlico county. Mr.j
dlbbs' nomination was seconded by
Mr. W. A. Thompson.
Mr. Norwood L. Simmons placed
before the convention the name ofj
Mr. Van B. Martin of Washington;
1 county. This nomination was sec
onded by Mr. E. A. DanleT, Jr.
Solicitor H. 8. Ward nominated
Mr. Prank B. Hooker of Beaufort J
county. His nomination was second- jj
ed by Mr. Qeorge T. FsAell.
The counticfe of Dare. Tyrell and
Martin placed no candidates before
the contention.
The vote was then called for fcnd
?the result of the ballot was as fol
low?:
Martin. 93 10-25.
Cartwright, 78.
Hooker 59 6-25.
Glhbe,. 19.
Messrs Martin and Cartwrlght
were declared by the chair Che nom
inees for senator of . the conven
tion.
A vote of thank* was tendered
the titlxens of Belharen and the
BHh&von band.
The Senatorial executive commlt
tt~ was then appointed and tonslat
?( ;te .allowing:
T. FT. B. Oibbs of Hydo; Qeorge
7. Parncll of Pamlico. R. B. Ether*
Idee of Dare; J am en B. Brlckhouso
of Tyrell: W. A. Jamos of Martin;
D. O. Brlnkley of Washington and
W. C. Rodman of Beaufort.
Major W. a Rodman was dlected
chairman of the Senatorial execu
tive committee. 1 ' , ' *
GLOVES!
CENTEMERI GLOVES
are recognized the world
over as the highest type of
glove.
2 and 3 clasp short$!.#?
to $1.75. All shades.
16 button length $3.75. |
KILLED
Train Leaves Track and Crashes
Into the Station
NORFOLK WESTERN ROAD
.1 SPECIAL. TRAIN ON THE NOR.
f6lK UD WESTERN llEARINO
PRESIDENT JOHXHO* AKl> OTH
ER OFFICIALS 18 WRECKEU ?
TWO KILLED
Wheeling. W. V?., Sept 14.?A
?pedal train bearing President L\ K
Johnson, of the Norft?!lr,and Western
railroad, and other high officials,
while swinging around a curve at the
forty mile clip on the Norfolk and
Western railroad at Delorme late
yesterday left the rails and crashed
into the station killing four and fa
tally wounding three others. The
dead are:
Track foreman. Fayette Woc?l
Engineer Burton.
Fireman Don Roland.
Station Agent O. P. Hughes.
The dying: ? r.*
(Trainmaster Harry Waller; Brake.
mSB Joe QUesple, Conductor B. C.
At least a half dosen others were
hurt. , " '
President Johnson, Vice President
S. D. Maher and General l^anager
George Johnson of the Norfolk A
Western, who 'Were on the train at
time, were badly shaken and
hrtlsed.
The officials were bound upon a
special errpnd and the engineer had
orders to make the beet speed he
could. Although the tracks of the
railroad here are a serlee of curves.1
the engine was kept at top speed.
The curre at Delorms Is particu
larly afcarp and the station was i.o
cated at the point- The engineer
blew a blast from the whistle as the
special took the curre.
No sooner had the whistle Bound
ed than the wheels of the locomotive
left the track and -the train was
borne straight Into structure.
The frsme building crumpled np
under the smashing contact. The
engine ploughed clear through both
walls while the mea were hurled
ffom die cab.
The crash sounded tor heflf
mile.
In the private car occupied by the
officials the men were hurled to the
floor and ail were stunned. Every
window in the car was broken by
flying debris and the occupants were
badly cut by flying glass.
The fireman and engineer weip
crushed to death hi the cab. Thoy
didn't have time to Jump.
Station Agent Hughes was stand
ing in the waiting room when the
avalanche of steel and iron crushed
the building.
Hughes was killed Instantly and
hfs body hurled for several hundred
TeelT
The trainmen in charge -of tho
special were badly hurt and It la
feared a?l suffered Internal injuries.
President Johnson. Vice President
Maber and Oenoral Manager Johnson
listed to a nearby residence
where medical aid was summoned.
The fore part of the locomotive
was crumpled up Into a tangled
heap of Iron and the escaping steam,
slowly scalded Woolwlne and Burton
to death.
An Investigation showed that tho
high speed of the train caused the
rails to spread.
An Unprejudiced Juror.
From Kansoa City Star.
In a southern- county of Missouri
years ago. when tho form of Ques
tioning was slightly different from
now, mueh trouble was experienced
in gottlpg a jury In a murder trial.
Finally an old {ellow answered ev
ery question satisfactorily; he had
no prejudices, was not opposed to
capital pnnlshment, and was gener
ally considered ? valuable find. Then
the prosecution said jKtJamnly:
"Juror, look upon the prisoner;
prisoner, look upon the Juror."
The old man adjusted his specta
cles and peered at the prisoner for
a full half minute. Then, turning
tc?the court, he said:
"Judge, d'Jrnvu if I don't believe
he's guilty!". ?
Good Show.
Those who witnessed the ah
under canvaa on the Atlantic Coaat
Line lot laat night pronounce U very
good for the price of admlaeion. All
the acts were well rendered The
Urge audience was highly pleased
with the performance. The company
stflTw lif Orlmeeland tonight.
T ' ~ '
F7 ~ '? tqslsflfllsl Period
CltlMu can look tor . all rvtatlw
of waathar during the not low dan
tt H la the aqulnoctlal pwto*.
Vr<'"'
Tbefe were blgp^Jos at the Wash
ington warehouse, yesterday and to
duy. The sjJIe today la una of the
largest yet bad Wncc the opening.
The tobacco belotf-Jfrought to Wmb
ington la of gooif grade and tho far
mer? lira roceivlfcl food prices , and
the rt-ault Is everyone 1* much pleas
ed.
Eevery effort ? be'ing made to
satlafy all and from the preaent out
look it looks Uko their efforta is
succeeding Judging from the way the
tobacco la pouring In. ? Waahlngton's
tobacco market Is an :.saured buc
cees. ? ..^4*%,'
Already the far mem h-ve realis
ed that this city to the pla<\> to bring
their tobacco for ogle.
Tl*e Meanest Man on Eiirtlu
Prom tho New York Hernia.
Here is s mag so mean that in
his preeenc* the'person who takes
candy from infant, hands by forca
or robs the penny bank owned by
youthful Innocence would declare
himself noble and Mgh miaded.
- Ilk ft was whd stole the baby car
riage' and left tie pcfeupant on the
Pavement, saying "Goo goo' "to a
newspaper of tho day before, which
he had given the child for a doll.
Mrs! Max WoUnsky tleft her baby
girl Etta A ? o'elocs the other af
tornoon in front of her husband's
dry goods stort in Brooklyn while
she went to assist him waiting on
oustomera during ? rush. The child
which Is a year old, was in her lit
tle carriage contented and nappy
and wrapped in a new coat While
Mrs. WoUnsky was measuring mus
lin and calico ami dimity the vll
lian arrived.
Ho lltted the baby out of the car
riage and depoeliod It on the side
walk and then he took off that lit;i?e
gray coat.
But it cannot be s*!d that he was
entirely heartless^. for be wounu an
old newspaper u& In tho. form of a
doll and placed It In the chubby
hands of Etta ' and disappeared
awlftly around the comer with the
carriage and the coat and the dain
ty pillows which Mrs. WoUnsky hod
i . ?
Receives Fall.
Mr. JtmM Weston while riding
a pony yesterday afternoon was
thrown from the animal backwards
the result being that he was fain
W.f hurt. He Is now confined to
bis bed.
It Is to be hoped that ?ho Will soon
be out again.
Gueot last Night.
Mr. J. P. Kirk of Seattle. Wash
ington. was the gueat of Mr. andi
Mrs. J. H. Hodges last night. Mr.
Kirk is the father of Mr. G. R.
Kirk, formerly of this city who mar
ried Mrs. Arthur Ellaborth. Mr.
Kirk was here on a pleasure trip.
The many friends of his son and
wife were glad to meet hlm\ He
was well pleased with WsbTiington.
Seats on Sale.
The reserved scats are now on
sale at Brown's Drug Store for the
appearance of Human Hearts at the
opern house tomorrow night. Pop
ulsr prices prevail. y
Guest of Relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A- Ha'iuh
ton and daughter of Richmond, Va .
arrived in the city Hast evt nlng to I
visit relativea and friends. Mr.
4tau*htou is now engaged in thej
insurance business and has head
quarters bc^h at- Richnrmd and;
Greensboro. '
His tunny old friends sre glad to|
seo him. He and family expe<yt to I
spend several days In Washington.
Urged to Attend.
Al) the members of the Wonfcans'
Botterment Association are urged to
att?nd the moeting tonight at 8
o'clock, at the city hall for the pur
pose of discussing drainage and sei*.
orage for Washington.
This is a very Important matter
to the ladles and the officers of the
Betterment Association desire that
alt members of the organisation be
?t.
PROVERBS AVI) PHRASES
Many-sidedness of eiflture makes
oar vision clearer and keener In
particulars.?LOweK. ^
Curiosity Is lMUe more than an
other name for hope.?J. C. f.i A.
W.
sake is
GRIPPED HEARING
j^Thc Trial Will bd Resumed in
London Today
CROWDS ARE ATTENDING
THE TRIAL OF THIK NOTE!) CASE
18 TO BE RESUMED?-A jUAJIGK
jSVMBfSfr OP SPECTATORS IN*
CLUDING WOMEN?SHOW EF
FECTS OF PBISON IiIF?L
Ixmdon, Sept 14.?The trial of
Dr. H. H. Crippen, charged with mur
dering 'his wife, BiUe Elmore, and
Miss Ethel LeNeve, charged ' wltn
being an accessory after the
was resumed today at Bow SttBB
court with a promise of melodrama^p
sensations.
When Crippen was led Into the
court room It waa aeen that confine
ment and brooding are playing havoc
with, his health although he lookeo
about him in a self-possessed man
ner and gave no indication of fear.
The usual growd with great num
bers of women were present and
when Miss LeNeve wan led into the
room universal attention was direct
ed at the pale faced slip of a girt
Arthur Newton, counsel for Orlppen,
Informed the court that he had also
been retained to defend Miss Le
Neve. v
The girl held her head (low and
tried to hide heraelf aa much as post
slble. while Crippen gazed about him
with a defiant stare.
There was an electric thrill of ex
pectation when the trial waa resum
ed over the report that Barlater New
ton was ready to set up claim that
Mrs. Cora Crippen atill lives and
thtet she ia in America at the pres
ent time.
The report waa also circulated that
Mr. Newton had reports from Lis? ex
pert witnesses and was prepared to
go into scientific details, over the
questions of poison in the remains
found In the cellar of the Crippen
residence.
By the time the court crier was
preparing to announce the usual for
mula, fashionably dressed women
had begun to arrive in broughams
and taxlcaba.
For s time it looked as though the
women would fill the spectators'
benches to the exclusion bf men.
There were finely dressed women,
whose gowns shimmered in Jewels
and who arrived in automobiles, to
stare through their goldmounted
lorgonettes and there were other
plainly dressed women who walked
to Bow street from the Eastside.
It was evident that the pcllce
would have their hands full attend
ing to the crowd.
Some of the shabbily dressed wom
en became Incensed at the refusal ot
the police to allow them to enter the
court room while the benches were
filling up with their fashionably gown
od slaters flaunting the latest modes
in Paris creations.
The court room was lively In color
and a sea of waving plumes and
foathers when the magistrate ascend
ed to the bench. It was noticeaUle
that many of those present were the1
same people who bad haunted the In-'
quest and prior bearings.
A great deal of interest was cen
tered in Inspector Dew, the Scotland
'Yard sleuth who occupied a seat
near the public prosecutor.
To Open Monday.
The Pnntego High School will open
for tho fall next Monday.
September 19. Prof. L. E. Bennett
will again be at the head. Thin
Echool Is one of tho be*t to bo found
anywhere and und*r the g'lldnnco
of Prof. Bennett baa made rapid
strides towards perfection. The
school Is not only a credit fo Pnnte
go bat to tho entire county.
On Hallways.
The scuopnor Gold Mine, in on the
marleno railways undergoing re
pairs.
XeaTlog Completion.
The mammoth warehouse betag
ereeted for the firm of C. O. Morris
and Company on West Second street
U nearlng completion.
Work ComfrtMM*d.
The work of building tne concrete
sidewalks in that portion of the
city where the streets are to be par
ed commenced this morning The
work was started at the corner of
and Bonner streets
All the delegates to the SenatwiaJ
convention at Belharen feet night
returned this morning
from other cosntles in tho
major, portion of them
through thte city da their way
?I . y >v
"COME SOUTH YOVXG MAX"
. Had QrnMj lived today bis me?
sagv to the young man would hav?
led hf|? to a different part of th*
cottntry than the West.
Miles of printed matter have been
written in the effort to giro readers
a *tatittical photograph of Southern
achievements and possibilities, but
the fln?re zalnd it pioua to become
?ovrt!<!or?d when face to face wltb
tables of fignrvs.
The tr?^3itloii cffectod during ;he
past ^quarter ot a century has no
equal, and only a beglnn'.ug has been
made.
In our own part or the South per
haps greater ps^febe la held forth
through th^^^^^^ient of olectri
eneruMdflSj^PnTs work Is repre
n t?the developments
*n ^aud wlth progress
systems. manufactories.
^^o where hare wo seen In more
succinct form a compilation of valua
Hie statistics touching upon South
ern growth that tables of facts, com
plied by The Manufacturers' Rec
ord.
Those concerned In this growth
would do well to file these figures
away for reference, for they are ac
curate and comprehensive:
The South yields.annually?
12,676,000.000 from Its factories,
ft,550.000,000 from Its farms.
$400,000,000 form Its mine*.
9400,000,000 from Its minee.
$ 1.0u0,00o,000 of cotton and cot
ton seed.
$700,000,000 of grata.
flS0.000.00o of live stock.
^4175.000.0w0 of dairy products.
$170,000,000 of poultry.
$160,000,000 of fruits and vegeta
bles.
$75,000,000 of tobacco.
$50,000,000 of sugar products.
$650,000,000 of exports.
20,000,000.000 feet of lumber.
I,250.000,000 pounds of cotton
goods. 1
SSO.OOO.OOO bushels of cereUls.
90,000,000 tons of coal.
30.000,000 oarrels of petroleum.
8,500,000 tons of coke.
6,000.000 tons of Iron ore.
S,500,000 tons of pig iron.
2,375,000 tons of phoepnate rock.
; 360,000 tons of sulphur.
The South'* resources include?
28,000,000 population.
b06,947 square miles of land area.
232,400,000 acres of wooded urea.
16,000 miles navigable inland wa
terways.
2,500 miles of coast line.
70,000 miles of railroad.
$2,110,000,000 invested in nianu- I
facturlng.
265 separate kinds of Industries. |
II,000,000 spindles.
250,000 looms.
845 cotton mills.
830 cotton seed oil mills.
125 blast furnaces.
15,150 lumber mills.
50 leading minerals. .
490,000,000,000 tons of coal.
10,000,000,000 tons of iron ore.
5,00,000 horse power in streams.
1,000,000 hydro-electric power.
350,000,000 acres of farm land.
35,000.000 head of live stock.
$1,4 00,000,000 of bunk deposit?.
$21,000,000,000 of property. ?
Charlotte News.
In Postponed.
On account of the threatening
weather the.proposed rcnaexvous of
tho Wuh>nrt<>n Motor Club. ?chod
uled for thl3 rfternoon at C horn v. in
ity Bay on Pamlico river, has b??i
postponed. It will take place some
tnte later in the month.
Funeral Today.
Tho remain? of tho late Mrs. Mar
tha Francis I .at ham were taken to
Mount Pleasant in Pit! county, this
morning on tho Norfolk Souther*
train whoro th?y were Interred today
at 11 o'clock. The funeral was con
ducted by Rev. C- \V. Howard of
Klnston. '.i. O.
The remains wero accompanied
from here by Mr. .!. B. Latham, Mm.
J. B. Latham. Miss Martha Latham
and Mrs. J. P. tfr.lntrljr of Qtilnerly.
N. C.
Some pcoplo manufacture groans
for tho purpose of manuf.v'uring
sympathy.
MAINE DEMOCRATS
Will Elect Senator to Succeed
Mr Htlc
BRYAN DISCUSSES VICTORY
HGTUKNB FROM MAlXHRLECtlOX
SHOWS TBAf TitlS DilMOfHATH
WILL COMBOli THK -SLAT Lfc^i
I8LATIRL AND KLFXT A SBX
ATOR. ?
Portland. Me. 8ept. 14-?
returns for the vote for Senators
and Representatives In tae State
election yesterday gave the Demo
crats substantial majorities In both
branches of the Maine Mgltflature,
which at the beginning of the pew
year will elect a United 8tat*tf Sena
tor to succeed Eugene Hale, a Sec
retary of State. State Treasurer, At
torney General and Commissioner
of Agriculture.
According to the unofficial com
plete returns the Legislature will
hare a Democratic majority of 36 In
Joint ballot.
The Senate will consist of 21
Democrats and 10 Republicans,
while the house will hare 88 Demo
crats and 61 Republican mem
bers. ? "'
Tho last Legislature consisted cf
122 Republicans and 60 Democrats,
the Republicans having a majority
of 15 In the Benato and 47 , I* the
House.
Practically complete returns to
night on the rote of the state (or
Governor gave Colonel Frederick W
Flslsted, Democart. 73.644 and Qov-v
ernor Bert M. Ferdinand. Republi
can. 64,912. a plurality (or Colonel
Hiatsted of 8,732 as against a plu
rality of 8.064 for Governor William
T. Cobb, Republican four years
ago.
The total rote of the two leading
parties yesterday was 13s,55G. Four
years ago It was 130.7K0.
Doubt still existed tonight regard
ing the fourth congressional district.
Congressman Frank K Guernsey of
Dorer. Republican candidate, and
George M. Hanson of Collaa, Demo
crat. each claiming victory by a
small plurality.
In the first district A. C. Hinds.
Republican. Is apparently c? lee ted by
a plurality of about 300 over Will
lam H. Pennell, Democrat.
I try an DIm-urmh the Victory.
Lincoln, Neb., 8ept. 14.?Regard
ing the result of the Maine election
William .1. Bryan said today:
'I am very much pleated to
learn of the Demooratic victory In
Maine.
"The fact that we elected two oot
of four congressmen as well as Gov
ernor and Legislature gives It a na
tional significance which It would not
have If It were merely a victory for *
state officers.
"Taken with the returns from
Vermont. It Indicates that the revolt
aginst the Republican party is m
pronounced in tho East as in th*>
West and would neem to make It cer
tain that there will be a Democratic
majority In the next congress.
SVGA It WEIGHING
CASK IP
AricmiH'ntfi for Arrest of .la
nn<1 Setting Aside \>nlkta
Hrlke and (iorbracht.
\*cw York, Sept. 1 4.?Argument
was heard !n the United States Cir
cuit Court today on n motion r.sktns
for arrest of judgment and vetting
aside verdict of conviction against
Chas. R. Hoike. former secretary of
Ih? American Rtiqa- ReQnlng com
pany. and Ernest Gcrbracht, superin
tendent of docks, who were found
guilty last June of conspiring to de
fraud the government in underwclRh
ing sugar.
After preliminary statements Judge
Martin Mid he would take until Mon
day to consider the motions lu
HelUe's enso and Mntil Wednesday in
the Gorbracht caso.
Physical cnlture nevor extends to
the carrying of onr neighbor's bur
dens.
FRIDAY'S SPECIAL.
25c. Ladies Gauze Hose, Gar
ter Top, Double Heels and
Toes. On sale one day only 19c.
Bowers-Lewis Co.
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