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UESDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER 39, I91t
NO. 41
The board of (taction* for Beau
fort county met at he office oI the
chairman. Mr. H. B. Harding. yea
terday at noon, for the purpoae ol
aeWcting the reglatrar* and poll
holders for the forthcoming elao
tlon to bo held In November Th<
board la composed of the followlnt
member.: Mr. H B. Harding. Mr.
W. B. Windier and Mr John W.
Chapln. The following wer? ap.
pointed: ? *.:
Waahlngton, l.t ward: Reglatrar,
J. B. Peed. Pollholdera. J. <J.,
Chauncey. c. A. CuUer.
Waahlngton. !nd ward: Reglatrai
B. Ruraley. Pollholdera, Dan film,
mona, A. P. Aahburn.
Waahlngton. Ird ward: Reglatrar
H. Wlnfleld. Pollholdera, E. B. Coi
ten#. N*. L. Sawyer.
Washington. 4th ward: Reglatrar
J. F. Flyna. Pollholdera. a. L Cot
ton. r. B. "hurand
Chooowlnity: Reglatrar. Milton
Hill. Pollholdera. J. E. Turn ago, j.
R. Oowna.
' Bolunta Creek: Reglatrar. W. A.
Cratch. Pollholdera. w. Morealender
R. R. Jonaa.
Tdalla: Reglatrar, Prank Hooker.
Pollholdera. J. e. Hudnell. c W
Hndnell.
Edward: Reglatrar: H. H. Roaa
Pollholdera. o. M. Hardy. Albert
Wwarta. , ?
Aurora: Reglatrar. W. H. Oaaklna
Poll:,older., O. I., Bonner, a. W
IjQPton.
South Creak: Reglatrar. Oranvtlle
Jonas. Pollholdera, C. Mayo, J M.
Wilson.
Core Point: Registrar. W. J.
Smlthwlck. Pollholdera. w. J. Whli
ley, Alex Jones.
Old Ford: Reglatrar. Ban Blahop
Pollholdera. A. 8. Robinson, B, A.
C#ST'. ' r ^
Tranatara Craek: Reglatrar, J. J
Hodge.. Pollholdera. c. T. Hardin
eon. J. p. Williams
Plnerllle: Registrar. Harmon Co
rey. Pollholdera. J. w. Mitchell. J
B. Mixon.
Pinetown: Reglatrar. C. E. Har
rla. Pollholdera. T. A. Berry, C. T
w,Ur*
Beaver Dam: Reglatrar. A. T.
Alllgood. Pollholdera. J. o. wilaon
8. Woolard.
Woodarda: Reglatrar, M. H. Cut
ler. Pollholdera. J. McAlllgood, J
H. Jefferaon.
Surry: Registrar, 1. w. Latham.
Pollholdera. XI. W. Bowen. BlUha
Shepherd.
Bath: Reglatrar. T. N. Tyre.
Pollholdera. C. M. Woolard. J. T.
Elliott.
Belhaven: Reglatrar, D. L. wind
ley. Pollholdera, B. W. Clark, O. C.
Cooper.
Pantego: Reglatrar, C.W. Smith.
Pollholdera. w. L. Judklna, Ialah
Blahop.
Yeateavllle Reglatrar, D. D. Har
rlaon. Pollholdera. B. F. Ourganua
W. T. Water*.
Leechvldlle: Registrar, w. J. Kar
ri*. Pollholdera. J. d'. Bullock. 8. C.
Bishop.
North Creek: Reglatrar, W. C.
Kfhlon. Pollholdera, w. A. Neal. P.
A. Burbage.
Pungo: Registrar. O. F Darts.
Pollholdera, J. B. Harris. F. J. Kar
ri*.
Hunter* Bridge: Registrar. Dallas
Whitley. Pollholdera. W. S. Wtndley
C. B. Latham.
Bonnerton: Registrar, N. Tripp.
Tollholdera, T. A. Roea, Jno. o.
Lewis
Alternate*.
Pantego?w. H. Bhavefider.
.Pungo?Reddln Alien.
' Leechvllle?Chaa. Mldgette.
Belhaven?1. Brinn.
North Craek?J. c. Smith.
Yeataevllle?Jeaee F. Keoch. Pan
logo, R r. D.
Bath?J. T. Wallace.
Hurry?8 A. Cutler.
Hunters Bridge?J. r. Keech.
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MEMPHIS HAYS KTAPLK IS OOM-;
ISO TO MATURITY I* REQC
, I.Alt MANNER ? S..M1 ' 8E
TIONS TOI, REQUIRE LATH
krost for mattbity.
I M?npW?, Tenn., 8?pt. 18.?Th?
i following summary of cotton crop
conditions will be published by The
Commercial Appeal tomorrow:
The cotton crop la coming: to ma
turity in an irregular manner. In
all parts of the 8oiith. save the most
Southern cotton growing section*
there are fields which are thrifty
and growing and need a late frqet
to permit the maturity of a full
yi?M. cm
In all sections aleo there are fields
which have apparently come to full
growth. In such as these the bolls
are opening rapidly. 'It appears
that on the whole the past two
weeks have brought the crop to
ward maturity more rapidly than
the farmers had anticipated.
As a result there are some com
plaints of shedding In the valley
and the Atlantic states. In the lat
ter, however,. the shedding does
not appear to have been so great as
is usual for this season.
It la estimated ^that 50 per cent
6f the fruit on wie stalk in the
northern distrlcta is mature and
cannot be hurt by frost. In South
ern Texas, Georgia and Louisiana,
estimates on the matured cotton run
80 to 100 per cent.
In Oklahoma and Arkansas the
crop appears taller than elsewhere.
Some of the Oklahoma reporta say
that early complaints of damage by
boll worm were overstated, al
though It is evident the promise
is not quite as brilliant as at one
time Indicated.
YITAGRAPH FEATURE ,
At the Gaiety Tonight?An Entire
Change of Music and Song
Twas good last nlgnt too! Wasn't
it? Everyone said the program was
fineA The pictures were exception
ally good.
Tonight the Gaiety offers another {
exceptionally strong bill, which will, j
without question, prove to be one
of the best alt-round programs
shown here In some time. There
will be a complete change in the mu
sical program by the Blind Boys,
playing and singing entirely all new
stuff.
The following pictures will be
shown:
"Auntie at the Boat Race." (Vlt
aagrsph).?Here is a thrilling story
based upon a Yale-Harvard boat
face. It will interest because of the
views of the race, reproducing the
scenery so graphically that whoever
has been ? there witll recognize
it instantly. Along with It is a love
story, an attempt to make Harvard
lose by kidnapping one of the crew
and the discovery in time to pre
vent.
?The Marriage of Esther." This
picture Is historically correct In ev
ery detail. A true portrayal of the
victory,of those Israelites who did
not return from captivity. No ex
pense hase been apared in present
ing this beautiful work as Is evidenc
ed by the names of the artists -who
took the leading parts?names well
knbwfPtb every Paris theatre-goer.
Melle Gravier, of the Theatro de
'a Renaissance as Esther.
M. Lconce Perret. of the Odedn
Thestre, as Ahasuerus.
Mr. LcTtand, of the Odeon Thea
tre as Mordecal.
"The Exiled Chief" (Kalem). ?
A pathetic picture representing
peaceful Seminole Indiana driven
from their ancestral home in the
Florida Everglades and forced /to
llfh in flfe barren wastes of Arkan
sas. The chief determines to return
to the Everglades to die.
DonU forget the special attraction
tomorrow night.
Out Again.
The many friends of Mr. William |
Baugham are glad to see him out |
again after several days indisposi
tion from fever. i
PANAMA AND VOILE SKIRTS
Beautiful tine of these twp popular numbers received
today. Watch our ad. and keep in touch with what's
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Five Men Thrown Into Teeth of
Saw and Two Killeb
ARE BADLY MANGLED
ON*K MAN WA8 BEHEADED, AN
OTHER HAD HIS HEAD CRUSH
ED AND THE OTHER THKHE
WERE SERIOUSLY CtTT AND
MANGLED.
Emporia. Va. Sept. 19.?One man
tvaa beheaded, another had hta head
curahed into a shapeless mass of
fleah and bone and three others
were badlj mangled at the saw mll>
of the Camp Manufacturing Com
pany at Arringdale, near here today,
when a negro workman pulled the
lever of a swim lie carriage the
wrong way and knocked five men
Into the mea'.strom of whfrllng
teeth.
Thct five workmen were standing
upon the platform which la used for
carrying timber into the path of the
great circular ?aw.
Taken unawares by the action of
the negro workman they were
thrown into the very teeth of the
saw.
As the men fell Into the death
dealing Instrument tfcelr arreami
warned the other employes and atl
haste was made to stop the machin
ery. However It was too late. In
the excitement several made a dasn
for the throttle, knocking each oth
er down. " i
Those who witnessed the castro
phe were paralysed with fear. Bits
of flesh and bone were hurled over
them and the saw platform looked
like o slaughter house.
The sharp edges of the saw teeth
caught the clothing of the victim??.
making it utterly Impossible for
them to hurl their bodies back
ward.
? When the machinery was finally
stopped It was feared that all five
men had met death.
The decapitated body rolled from
the platform presenting a grewsome
spectacle.
The other four men, including
the workman, whose head was cruah
ed to a pulp, were hastily moved
and medical aid was instantly sum
moned.
It was anonunced that at least
one of the men would die and per
haps two of them.
M4ny a dark secret never comes
to light.
Dr B. F. Dixon Became Sud
denly 111 Ycsterdap
HIS CONDITION NOT SERIOUS
HA1> AX ATTACK OF AL'GIXA
PBCT(*UA ABOUT 10:?o TBS
11RUAV MOKXnti I.X HIS of
fice IN THE CAPITOL?CON
IHTION NOT 9ERIOCH.
Raleigh, Sept. 19.?This morning
shortly after ID:SO o'clock Dr. B.
F. Dixon, state auditor, was taken
suddenly and seriously 111 In his of
Dee In the state capltol, and for a
time his condition was thought to
be extremely 111. He suffered the
greatest of agony In the left side of
bis ehest and for more than an hour
phyalclans worked to' relieve the.
great pain.
About 12 o'clock the rain had
been sufficiently tleadoned by the
use of oplp.tes to permit hla removal
to Rex Hospital, where a oftreful
ilc^nosls was made tblk afternoon.
The phyalcans states that *v
leas was due to auglna Pretoria. I>
Dr. Dixon came to hie office ris
jsukl tils morning and so far as Is
kyowp w'fis in" t^ood li?i\lth
A-?lkad down -the street and r/rtura
tA In aSihort- while. -.A few minutes
iaterTie wafted out again and"re-l
urned' a.'frflr minute^ later, wftlk-j
ng slowly and carrying hie hat,, In
Ills hand.
As he pralkod In his ofllre to sak
Mr. Baxter Durrani and Mr. Ever
ett Baker to get a doctor he fell
>ver on h Jminge. In a few.mln
:tes several physicians were 01.
land. *
Dr. Dixon wis suffering Krent ag
>ny and his groans could be heard
:hrough the capltol corridors. De-j
ipfte the fact that opiates were ad-1
ministered the pain continued for
in hour before any relief was ob
alned.
About noon the patient's condl-j
Ion was such that he was able to
ie moved to Rex Hospital
The physicians announced that1
he was Improving that his condi-i
tlon was not considered very se
?lous.
Orr Lodge.
There will bo a regular commun
ication of Orr Lodge No. 104, A. F.
ind A. M-. at their hal lthis evening
at 8 o'clock. All visiting brethren
are cordially Invited to be pres
rat.
HADED THE DANGER
K v'1# * rjs -TTTTT'. ??. ?
Of the Whirlpool Rapids in
Motor Boat \
THE ENGINE BBEAKS DOWN
CArt^lS KLAL'8 URSEV Kl'O
CKKSFl'LLY MAKES TRIP, KH
* CAF1NG WITH AN INJl'RKU
LRU?UTTLK BOAT WWT TO
HIGHT AT GIIEAT WAVE.
Niagara Fall*. N. Y.. Sept. 19.?
Capt. Klaus Larsen, In his little mo
tor boat, the Ferro, late today
made a successful trip from the foot
of the cataract through the whirl
pool rapids to within a anile of Lew
Iston. a distance of four and one
half miles.
He started from the Maid of the
Mist dock at 4:45 p. m., and ran un
a rock near the American shore at
5:30.
Despite tho battering of toe rap
ids Larson wont through safely, but
his boat was looking badly at the
finish.
The "Ferro" swung under the
cantilever bridge, the engine run
ning at top ^peed, and was caught
In the swift rapids. Laraen held
Lo th? middle uf the channel and In
lefts' than tlifor minutes ' hail mad<
fbe great pool.
In the trip through the rapids'
the little boat was lost to aight
most of the time, but at Great Wave.
It was shot 20 feet out of toe water.
The boat landed right anv contin
ued through the pool.
Laraen kept to the outer edge of
the pool and passed out and down j
without arcldent. Just -.a he left'
.he pool the engine stopped work
ing and Larsen was at the merry of
the waters hardly less violent than
those above.
The little boat swung around
*tern first and then turneil com
pletely over. l*arsen coming up bad
ly battered. It whs her.* he injured
tils leg.
From now on Larsen v.as the
plaything of the mighty river unable!
;o hold the course, the boat swing
ing from one side to the other. Af-1
ter getting through the Devils hole,
the Ferro swung towards the recks,
nn the American shore of tl'.e,river,
rolled over or.o boulder and went
fast between two others. There
tarsen stayed for fl\e minutes forty
feet from phore. working deapefate
ly to release the craft. Getting free
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it
FOUNTAIN* de MEDICI Luxembourg (innloiu, Pari*
Fall HiHinery
OPENING
Thursday and Friday
Sept. 22 and 23
v.
You are cordially invited
to attend.
The Hub.
Much Rnjoyed.
Zarailli and de Amon, the grotes
quo f.exlblc clowns, now showing nt
Oem "Theatre, was seen lust
nlghl T>y "ft large crowd and all pres
ent pronounce It one of the beat
acta ever seen In Washington. The
a'ti is great and has been the sub
Jert of high praise on the streets to
day.
It would pay everyone tn see this
first class performance at this w41
known playhouse.. They exhibit
again tonight.
Doctor Sprlnkletl.
/ great doal of mcrrl^jpont was
occasioned At the corner of Main
and Market streets yei rday at the
expense of Dr. Jop. a 'fount. The
doctor while attempts * turn the
corner was treated to a k. .1 wet
ting by the city atreet aprlnk."*. in
Ailing the tank of the sprinkler It
overflowed and the water could nx>t
he cut oft In time to aave the doc
tor.
He took the occurrence la the
beet ot humor If he did receive *
good a0Ulu.
CEM THEATRE
Were you at the Oem la
ing?
Thte question has been asked mauy
times today. Those who did attend,
and that included about every one
who came down town, were enter
tained In a way never before In any
show In Washington.
Zarelll and De Amp, grotesque
flexible clowns, held the boards and
to say .these two genotlemen are
genuine fun producers, is express
ing it mild. Any onu having a case
of blues will And all their troubles
vanished after seeing their act with
out a single word spoken, during
the whole act. which Is positively
the greatest and most wonderful of
Its kind now touring the South,.
You leave the Gem Theatre feeling
that you have bt^o well repaid for
going and have promised yourself
that you will go again tonight. Any
one not caught laughing during the
entire performance should have
their frlendw take them to consult
a physician, for there Is something
wrong or either you are a <tironic j
grouch.
No act touring the stf.t? has had
moro success than these i c-rformer*,
and well they deserve It. for they
nre presenting the j*?ibli. a purely
wholesome entert-Unmeri that will
plenso the most exacting
The management i* to be congrat
ulated on securing this splendid
team.
Included In tonight's performance
will be nn exc*Miflonally fine picture
program:
A Bonnlinic School Romance ?A
lively VitagrapH Story center- |
ing around love making at a board
ing school.
On the Urink of the l?reclplce ?
Dramatic.
He Invites His Ilos* to Pinner.?
A good comedy drama.
Remember the price of admission
to this splendid show is only r. ana
10 cents.
Plans Further Iti*cu?!?efl
Mr. J. L. Smith, the secretary e.f
the executhe committee of the Y.
M. C. A. for the Carollnas. held a
conference with the executive com
mittee of the Young Men's Christ
Ian League and t'ne pastors of the
city at the reading rooms of the
league last night and the plans for
the erection of a Y. M. C. A. build
ing In Washington were further dis
cussed They decided to again take
the matter under advisement
Walk-* Mutilated.
Last right pedestrians and horses
tried their bes'. to tear up the new
concrete walks being placed on Sec-1
on street.
Although i'ae walks were railed
off as to i:ee;> people and ani
mals from walking on them it seem
ed this did no good judging from
the appearance of the walks this
morning.
Large Increase
Five hundred and flftv-nlne pu
pils were enrolled at the Washing
tor. Public schools yeqterday, ,thi?
cpenlne da>. This is an increase of
forty over the opening day of last
ye%r.
The entire s.hool got down to
work this morning and every one is
busy.
A great year Is looked for as a
lean It of this school.
Carload of l)UKuie?.
The Washington Horse Exchange
Company recefved on yesterday a
carload Oi Flanuagan buggies. They
can now he seen at their place of
busine*? on West Second street.
House fluents.
?.'rs. John H. Small has as her
guest Miss Lottie Blow of Green-)
ville: Misft Bess Boyd of Washing
ton, D. C.. and Visa Nora Angel of!
this city.
The**hostess entertained s few'
friends at her home corner of Dri Ige f
land Main streets last evening in ]
their ? honor. The occasion was|
much enjoyed. ^
UNIVERSITY NEWS!
/. 5r"-if
The Y. M. C. A. Helb Its Wel
come Service Last Sunday
.< ?_.* "zfli.Jd *jj*V if ,/rCT?2
TIME HONORED GUSTOM
THK UNIVERSITY HAS HTAUTKU
WKLL ON IT* \K.\HS WUKK
.THK V. M. C. A. IS DOING A
(JHAND WOKK AT THIS INSTI
TUTION OF LEARNING.
The University of North Carolina
lis now well started on Its year's
work and the students and faculty
of the Institution are onco again
considering tbeir debt to tbe Young
Men's Christian Association, wliich
has taken such a prominent part In
getting things to running. Fresh
men, moro than any other people,
perhaps, have a tender fecung for
the Association for It was the In
formation bureau which was run by
Y. M. C. A. members which enabled
tlRm to soe some semblance o! or
der in tho chaos of red tape which
seemed to confront them on their
arrival here.
The association had sent each
prospective student a hind-book
during tMe summer, which contain
ed all the information that could be
compresAud into the small space,
in regard to the new country into
wRlch the men seemed to themselves
to be journeying. The association
engineered College Night, when a
mans meeting In Gerrard hall
brought together for the first time
hI Ithe students old and new.?-the
new men for mi Introduction to the
custom and unwritten laws of the
life of the University community,
the old men for a noi*y cheering
gathering, with everybody clapping
everybody else on the shoulder. glad
at the realization that he is back. A;
this meeting talks were made by
Mr. C. L. Williams on the Educa
tional Value of the Literary Socle
tle; Mr. Archie Dees on the Honor
System, by which the student body
governs Itself; The Function of Ath
letics in a Symmetrical Education
by Mr. C. E. Mc In tyre; M W Turl
ington the president of the Y. M. C.
A., for the coming year, spoke on
the Achievements and Alma of the
Association. Turlington, who Is al
so the first scholar of his class and
who won the Rlugham medal in de
bate at the last commencement,
told of what the Bible Study groups
conducted by the association had
meant lust year. The groups had in
cluded 400 men or half of the en
tire student body. A startling attain
ment of the Rible study enthusiasts
In the eyes of many, was the organi
zation and successful year's work of
a class which consisted of members
of the football team only. H" told
of the various ways the association
had made Itself a party of the life
of the college. *
According to the time honored
custom the association held its wo'
icome meeting on the first Sunday
of the e*Mton. Hr. Edwin Mlmi,
I Professor p. H. Winston and Rev.
JR. W. Hogue made short talks. Dr.
Minis told of what tlu? association
had meant to him in his student ?
days at Vnnderbllt and during
many years he had been a teacM0^ ^
at Trinity College. Professor woP
stou warned the new men agaiMK?j??
five evils which the man who lira*
the life of the college successfully
must shim-laziness, drunkenr.cfs,
gambling, Immorality and profanity.
Mr. Hogue, the pastor of the Epis
copal church here pointed very for
cible the necessity for development
along spiritual lines? a necessity
which he considered more stringent
than any other and one which he
feared college men arc prone to neg
lect. The one thought which ran
through al Ithree of these talks was
that the work of the Association
should appeal and does appeal to
the strong uien of the student body.
Mr Ed. P. Hall the newly clect
od general secretary of the
association had an active part
in the engineering of these various
meetings of the asosclatlon. Mr.
Hall graduated at the University of
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WEDNESDAY'S SPECIAL
We liave just received one case
of Ladies fine Gloria Umbrel
las with Mission Handle, regu
lar $1.25 quality which we will
offer Wednesday only at - - 98c.
Bowers-Lewis Co.
Wcr*. Br.test Sto-e. Watch Tomorrow'. Ad.