- v, . v,,., NORTH CAROLINA. ^RPNESDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 12, 191*. >Q. 8?
??
ii
Wm
?ran t- yvj
BATTLE OP BALUrW 03 WAV
VOTK utt'flL?hK<?NI) PBII'OI>
KNUH IK TBK DATS.
A light vote tu test yatterda/ In
the Tourof-Bnrope content, but It
ni heavy enough to c?u? jome
change! of position for today The
double vote offer la bringing reaulta.
too. Bubacrlptlont are coming In tor
the crindldatee In Una style, tu Hi
lntereet In Ihdl^dnal campaign! ta
(rowing. '
The race la heated and aa the oon
teatanta Bad othera equally aaiioua
for thla delightful tour of Ban
that awalta the winners. they become
more and more determined. The-re
sult la the ahlfting of poalttoaa and
the deposit of subscriptions.
, It seems that the election ot chap
eron la not exactly dear to the pub
lic and several of the bssUstti
bat the plan la simplicity Itself.
Back eabecrtptlon ballot, known aa a
?'special" ballot, carries with It a
number of -rotea for the chaperon
equal, to baK the number It gives
the principal aandldate who turns In
at particular sabecrlpUoa.
Th< chaperon ?ote Is then certain
to Increase In the same proportion
aa the "special ballot" rote of tl^e
candidate who named her. Thns,
the candidate who'le found tm-hars
the greatest allowance of vjtae to
heavleet "special ballot" bote tires
the credit of her chaperon candi
date.
stinos m
Tlie rule* and Conditions of the
contest clearly spefcifr that no two
candidates may have the .same cfchp
eron candidal*. t^
It la wholly possible for an -?aor
gctlc chaperon candidate to win 'he
t^p for fcer principal candidate and
hespdtf; *? ? .; ;V ? ? ? -
How They Bland. "*"???
In the ft?t district Miss W*Uey
has held the lend tor the past |wo
d%ys, and while her closest oppon
ents have been voting steadily, *1*9
still heads the list. Miss Cox ?nd
Miss Campbell hold second, and
third positions respectively. M!sd
Dally Jt?as made a Jump from -?lxth
to fourth place. Just wait, sur
prises in Ihe first district haven't
been coming very fast In $he ????
few days, but they're sure Jo be hefe
pretty aoon. Watch that Ofe
V The second district has a n^w le>A
[gr from way down la the llat. Miss
Ormond. who climbed tato sixth i-o
eltioa a few days age from close to
the bottom of the list, today cap*
tufas the district leadership. Mtsa
Killings worth, the deposed leader,
la forced balk to third Place,. Mis
Burbage takee^pecond and Miss Rnh
op drops from second to third. .Th.?l*s
what we call a regular mlx-yp
Scrambling around tor that first po
sition all right. . I
Mi Ha Guilford lands the first
In District threo, jumblng from
fourth poaition and wrestling the dis
trict leadership from Mrs. Thomp
son, who now holds second place by
the margin of four votes over Ml*3
Von Ebersteln in third.
Watch that vot? growl
DO,VT 'HTKAL, ASOTHKB'S timk.
Don't ?teal another's time. You do
that every time tod ere Ute to an
en tape men t and what la worse you
do It by falling to keep the tsuth. ,
* Punctuality i$ a torn of trutitfuK
ntas. >
- Like moat business virtues, pune
tuallty ? r?eta on U>e virtue ot truth,
Business le truth. Truth Is business.
No bualnesa succeeds without truth
In the long run and punctuality la a
business virtue because
turns and resta.'on keeping engage,
meats, obligations and promnaee.
A great merchant?one of the very
greateet tist trade has knowtf?
k said once that hlk great difficulty and
^ro\abU was not In the work he had
?j .> do or the risks he had to run. but
Vyndlng "7.55 men."
f f As his store opens it 8 a. m. It la
j plain enough what be meant. "The
world Is tul lot *4.06 men,' " he wear
; iiy ?**#-: .. vr-.V v-';v|
The world la lull and so are the
halls of failure and the whirlpool dl
dlsastet of men who are flTe minutes
late when they ought to be fire min
utes early.
They waste what never returns
They burn what no man can tfoa
U again. 7
They blunt
fruthtnlneas. Thar Ion control 01
their tin*. They ;cau? to be able
to go and cone u they should ant
as they desire. j- . 1 i
"Only Blares hurry." Ml" -
eon. Of all slavea be Is worst, whi
having anple time, throws U away
and is the slave to that hard task
maatir?hurry. fcrr " *
Erery day le long at 8 a. m. Ai
days are short at 4. p.* n.. The mat
who Is late lire ln#a succession ot t
?. m. days, with truth lacked ant
broken In ascH.?RzrfauM
fx .. SAUCE? FOB THE GOOSK
The Washington Star says:
"It would not toe surprising If the
next uiirtir of the house of repre
sentatives were to ted Mmaelf A Ilt
ftle embarrassed with the experienced
'eye of Uncle Joe Cannon conhiat.lly
jupofi him."
' Ah, but think of the glorious sat
' isfactlon the next speaker will expe
jrlence In persistent refusal to ree
ognlz^old Joe's attempts to got the
^ floor. -*fl
j For the latter habitually set at
'naught the preliminary^rule that the
j member must be Tecognlsed who
Hist caught the epe at the speaker;
jan'd many a representative has spent
'his whole tertn ln valn end&vors to
| gain the attention of a preeldlng of
ficer determined not to see him. Un
der the Cannon regime, the gentle
msn on bis feet" ha4 no claim what
ever to precedence. V ^ "
If Cannon was persoaally at odds
with a member, or x>ppcied to the
measure for nwhich Introduction was
sought, he simply kept^hls Ntad aide
turned In that 61rectIon; atra when
ever challenged to Justify conduct
which amounted to gagging a con
stituency. he would go to the length
: of bluntly- stating that he had no In
dention of reoognising the gentleman
for any such purpose. - -
Now It might be Champ C.ark'i
privilege to administer to the fallen
Csar a little of his own physic. -J
,|Vlr*lnl*n Pilot
To Lxmd Meeting.
Mr. W. C. Miller, president of tht
Baracca class wM conduct Pray
ermeetlng service at the First Bap
I' tlst church ?h?s evening. All an
Men's Evening Wear
?
? r-?**s r :w:
Full Difess Suits and Tuxedoes
*
? ' *. ? ggv.-gjyrc^i
?p. ?
v Shirts, Vests and Collars ?
We carry *11 of the above in stack mod can fill
wants for anything that is CORRECT In
^ the Evening Wear Line.
N ,
i S. &a&?
m
PPfSt
Many Banisffed Sisters WOlSefck
LISBON'S MOBS LOOSE
V>\ _____
PIUK8TS AtD WHS ARB CRUEI-'
' i,v PBRBBrnrrKiw-t-ON vjm?
AND CHINCHES I.OOTEI> ASI>
THE NKW RKMBIJl' FACES \
manors i-noniacM. ^ ^
Lisbon, Portugal, Oct. 11.?^To re
I strain the'mobs which were unchalr
| ed when the revolution started la,
proving more difficult (or the new
born republic.then was the over
throwing of the. monarchy- Therlav.
fess element haying had a taat-i of
mob rule, 1b commlttlng^exceaaes of
all kinds.
The decree summarily banishing
the religious orders gave excuse for
brutal treatment of th^ clergy. . j
Tod sf the police adopted severe
measures to prevent the people sac!:
fag the religious eatabllsl^neata and
to check the demonstrations against
the religionists pendtng their expul
Hot.
But U Is in the capital chiefly
|that priests are attacked and monaa
Prom alt parts of the country come
reports of tranquility and enthusias
tic celebrations in honor of the re
public. .* "?**? r:-' 2?-"'^" * *
As was the case in Barcelona, the
popular fueling here seems to bo re
stricts to the monks and nuns and
does not manifest toward the s$cu
|lar clergy. ' + ta
Decrees expelliiftg the Jesuits and
declaring tijeir property confiscated
and expelling foreign monks belong
ing to other orders were promulgated'
today. :*i ->?:* . ^
Portuguese members of religious
orders other than Jesuits, who accept
secularisation. may remain In Portu
gal and return to their families, but
ifrgfnjrefusing to become secular
must leave Jhe country. The pro
|visional cabinet is conducting ok ?
haustive Injui/les with the objeet of
'of persons h$"
ponging 16 r^glouB bodies. ' %
.Muiiy JliiBe ffill Go to America, j
Many of tho nyns whb. are. being;
expelled l^ave announced their inten
tion of going tO America. 1
iSeveral monasteries ahd converts
belonging to. Portuguese or foreign
ordfrs are declared to bo veritable
arsenals, and it Is announced that
tho Clericals' obstinate resistance to
tlie republic hastened the order ef
expulsion, whlch7 was necessary to
tranquillze the public spirit.
Ihe diacdvery of secret subterran
ean tunnels at the monasteries set
afloat rumocs that many monk* w?rj
still hiding under ground, g waiting1
a favorable opportunity to emerge
and continue the fight against the'
new regime. -? , ? :?'$ --
UEO CITIZEN
' BECEIVES FULL
Mrs. Elizabeth Mayo. the agM
mother ot Memri Arthur and Harrv
B. Mayo receired a fall at the home
61 her son Mr. Harry Mayo last
Monday morning. She waa taken
with au attack of vertigo and In con
sequence sh0 fell Into the flreplacr,
striking her head agrfftet an and
Iron.
The result of the lUJc caused a
gash to be cut la her" wad which
blAd profusely.
I)r. John Blount was called and
rendered tb? Heceasary medical at
tention. 81oce that time Mrs. Maye
haa been confined to her bed. Al
though mueh better today ahe is still
suffering from the effects of th* at*
tack.
Mrs. Mayo Is one of Washington'!
oldest, being 84, -and highly esteem
ed citizens. \ '? v ,'vj\
ler many Mends rejoice that the
accident dfd not j>rore more ?*.
rlous. Pv- - V'
nwiiU *.../?
Mr. Samuel Pegram and family an
norlng tod?r to th? r?IMM 01
HMt 8*cas4 atrwt. formerly ocnptM
br Hr Mnri M*lltoon.' Mr ?m
M?lU?o? l?T? Bond to UMi
neW mbMmmS la NlrWinnvllU
' ?k?1?.
USE
31 ' ?%
The Decision *b Ajforse to tbe
' United
IT CAUSES A feuRf RISE
SWAL STORKS I &>PTj? Alt K
SQRKLY MSAVifcVTKli 11V
i>tcisro.\ O^loAj X)P GK\.
kh U: ' ATi'RAiafc* ' or* thf.
i;ohu* tiCTY CaWbAAikbanus
COMHAXV Tfttf >*$tiM>AVT.
Saraansh. Oa.'. Oct."Jil~thaT^a
decision adverse ' to *Se ' tJnli*l
Statee had bwn rendSM' by the
board of general eipprfMre la the
rosin duty case, in the HjLl
banks Company wa$ tle 'appeUa'it,
became* known here ioday 'imWl
President J. A. Carts'of tfcn ea
vannih board of trad?~f?celve<i
telegram froflL.1V J. DaMrty. specKll
United 8UtM attorney? who hu
en In charge^o* the?varnment'??
m. ?{ ?;R .v '
| The decision was ri|^d kT the
WM in Kaw York
to the naval store* pe^fe h?r9 and
caneed widespread i
among them as It
foregone conclusion th*t the rull
of the secretary of theyaasiiry. lm
posing the duty on Izsfftrted rosins
would be uphelg by
The^ oase was
Fairbanks Company
ago to teat the validity
of the Secretary of
which was made shoi
new tariff ecUMule
During the pendi
before the general boaAjTof appral
ere. the effective, heiitfft no
ere, the tariff on imported rosl u
Jihs been effective, henoa no foreUi
roeln has been imported into \hM
country, the tariff being practical v
prohibitive.
Efforts will he made-mprtly to Wi
dhce the secretary ofi&o treasur
to appeal the case n Ac custom
court oI appeals whlfeWjit matter
appertaining to the late^rouitlan ofI
tiie tariff. Is a coift or nrial resort. " J
E. C. T. 8. NOTfcfc
On the morning of October' 6th,
the An>t annLversary of the opening
of the school, appropriate exercians
were held in the assembly, hail
Prof. W. H. Ragsdale, who was In
fluential In establishing fthe fechool.
spoke on "Th^ Growth of Bducatton
in Eastern North Carolina." compar
ing the schools of Pitt county t ?n
years ago, with those of .today. The
"Father of East Carolina Teachers'
Training Sohool,'/ exLGovernor T. J.
Jarvls, gave a history, of the estab;
llshment of the Ichool.
In a little more than two .years af
ter the ground was broken, six bu(lu|
jlngs had been erected and a year*
I successful work completed. ?
Miss May Mutfly, until recently one
of the supervisors of public school
music In the Baltiipore schools, hns
accepted the position of director ^f
public school music. She has stud
ied for several years in Peehody con
servatory.
Miss Orpah Dabney has arrive-!
to take charge of prlnmry methods.
She Is a graduate of Columbia
verslty and has had experience in
teaching in both raral an*^ dty
schools.
She comes to us from Petersburg,
Vs.
Miss Elizabeth Pugh. takes Mrr.
Ogden's place as teacher of'house
hold economics. Miss Pugh Is a grad
uate of 8tout Institute, Menomo 10,
Wis., a graining school for domestic
science andjmannal training of ten*-to
Sbe has been teaching In the Lott1*
lana Industrial school^ at Rust nn
IM.
We sincerely regret to lose Mm.
Ogden. Her work has been of a Mth
order. She will return to her home
In Delaware.
The Y. W. C. A. ^opened wltn
bright prospects. Many of the old
sbers ere back |nd are bending
every effort to get every new stadvnt
y? Join the associstlon. On the ev
ening of October Ird an Impress're
Installation service waa held. Forty
> new members were Installed. Ex
cellent talks wore made bilPreeldent
Wright and Mrs. Detfcwljp. r
The jY. W- C. A. Is doing n good
work in furthering the social uplift
of the school.
The receptions hays been on Sit
TEDDY IS TALKING
Roosevelt Makes Surprising State
meat While id Atlanta
WOULD WILI^NGLY RllN IF!
DECLARES TH.vfr IK HE OOUI.D
CARRY A MINGLE BOUT HERN
C . STATti HE WOULD RUN ?TOR
THE PRESIDENCV AGAIN NE\T
TIME
Atlanta, Ga.. Oct. 11. ? u8y
,George, ft I thought I could carry a
?single Southern State, I would will
ingly run for the preafdency."
Colonel Roosevelt made that state
ment in Atlanta Saturday U was
learned today. In the presence of
Mayor Maddoz and other members
of the reception committee, which
escorted him through Atlanta'*
crowded streets.
As the procession moved along the
.streets with the(Colonel bowing nls
acknowledgements to the thousands
of either side, Mayor Maddox told
Mr. Rooeerelt that he had lived In
Atlanta all his life and U)? crowd
was the largest he had ever se?n
massed on the streets on any occi
slon.
"You see, Colonel Roosevelt," add
ed Colonel Fred J. Paxton, president
of the Atlanta chamber of commerce
and a member fef the reception com
mittee, "what the people of Atlanta
would do for you If you would give
them a chance."
With manifest enthuisesm, the ex*
president then made the rema.-U
quoted above.
v'l regard it as unfortunate,' sa'i
Mr. Paxton tonight, "that the mattir
reached the newspapers as Colon*1.
Roosevelt was the guest of the city
and 1 considered his statement rnaio
in hia usual enthusiastic manner, as
confidential."
Lnr^a Attendance.
- . Mrs. iJ. D. Rowe, Mrs. Rok? and
their daughter, were in the ekyxye?
terday on their way Jiome from Edge
combe county where they attended
the annual meeting of the Oontent
xvea Primitive Baptlzt Association
which met in that county Saturday
8unday*hnd Monda^ Mr. Rowe re
ports a great meeting am] a most
pleasant visit. He states Hint the
attendance on the association last
Sunday mas estimated at least fsur
thousand.
Dinner was served on the grounds
to this large company.
,The next meeting of the associa
tion takes place on Saturday before
ths second 8unday In October 1911
and will be held with Shady Grove
Premltlve Baptist church at Small,
Beaufort County. ? \.
' IS POSTPONED
Last night Chairman A. H. Ellor
of tbe State Democratic Executive
committee, telegraphed W. C. Rod
man, the county chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee
that Attorney General Blckett n ir
ex-Governor Aycock could be here
at the organisation of the Young
Men'* Democratic Club last night
but one of them could probably be
here next week.
For this reason the organization of
the club was postponed until a fetor
date.
There were about two hundred
anxious Democrats present and ail
were of one voice as to postpone
ment until Governor, Aycock or A'*
tomey General Blckett could be wl'h
Hence the organisation was post
poned.
It- was %lso decided to change the
name (ram the Toting Men's Club tc
the Democratic ^Clob. So all Demo
carts, young and old, are hereby no
tified to b? out with the boys nsx*
time.
The coming of either Attorney
General Blckett or Governor Ayook
to address our clttsems is locked for
ward to with pleasure.
Tbe new zioir HL E. church ox
Fourth street Is rapidly nearlng coir.
uMr workmen are npiil H
laying the'brlck aad stows for th<
towers, which are to be ?tfo In ansa
Thle st met are la * erwdlt to fha
We d?oht 4( i
a
* thee**
? -J?1 V - ft
IS
SWORN IN
V. . ?
Washington. C-?. 11.?After the
oath of -office as associate Justice
was administered yesterday to Char
les E. Hughes of New York, the su
preme court of the United States ad
journed out of respect to the mem
ory of the late chief justice. Hel
viltl W. Fuller. ; >
The court was In aeaalon eight mln
ea. "
Every available Sezt In the Utile
court room was occupied by persons
?specially intereated In the events of
the opening; day.
The mother, the wire and the
daughter o?{he new justice were the
first of the relatives of the court to
arrive.
Attorney General WIckeraham and
Secretary Kegel icpreeented the cab
inet.
Presiding justice Harlan announc
ed aa aoen aa court had taken Ita
place that the Prealdent had appoint
ed Mr. Hughee to the bench, that the
senate had confirmed the nomination,
fcnd that Mr. Hughee was present.
He directed Clerk McKenney, by
whom Mr. Hughes was seated, to
read the letter's commission
"Tie court extends a cordial wel
come.'-paid Justice Harlan, aa the
clerk flnlahed reading.
He then directed the new member
to take the' oath of afilce, the oath
of allegiance having already been
administered In the robing room a
few mlautea before.
Mr. Hughee read the oath In an
Impreaslre manuer,' and at Its con
clusion repeated after the clerk the
words "So help me God." and Mar
shal Wright escorted the new mem
ber to hie seat.
These formalities over. Justice
Harlan proceeded to announce the
death of the chief justice.
Holdlers Guarding Court House
Fayetterllle, W. Va., Oct. 11. ?|
Three companlos of national guards
with loaded tnachlntf guus under the j
command of the adjutant general
wero drawn ar60nd the'-eourl house'
here todf y before the trial ot Thom
as Raymond, a negro, charged with
crlrafnnlly attacking and murdering
Mrs. John Alliff was started.
Hundreds of the mountalncors, *?'!
armed, crowded Into town and feeling
at bitter entity towards soldiers Is.
manifested.
Kelson In Prize King Again.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 11.?In hi*
first fight since Ad Wolgast stripped I
him of his championship laurels las; j
Fetoonary 22, Battling Kelson toulght j
won from Monte Dale, of Denver,
after three rounds of fighting at 1331
pounds. I
CHarlottr 34,014.
Washington, Oct. 11.?The census
bureau today gave out the popula
tion of Charlotte at 3M.014.
I*rn y ermccti n g.
There will be prayermeetlng ser
vices In all the different churches of
the city this evening at the usual
hour to which the general public Is
ycordlally Invited to be present.
Much Hetter.
Master Thomas Lewis the young
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lewis, who
has been quit* Hi for the past sev
eral days Is much better today. Un?
lesa something unforseen develops
he rife a good chance to secover.
fii w
Will be Given Division of Time
by Denotrata
CHAIRMAN RODMAN WRITES
ANY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
MAY MKWT DEMOCRATS JLT
THEIR RESPECTIVE APPOINT- '
MENTH. .\V
Mr. W. C. Rodman. Democratic \
Executive Committee invites any Re
publican candidate to meet the Dem
ocratic candidate* at their respec
tive appointment? at which time an
equitable- division of time will be
granted.
Belhaven, N. C? Oct. 7. 1910.
Hon. W. C. Rodman,
Washington. N. C. I
Dear Sir:
Mr. M. D. Leggett, our candidate
for representative wishes a Joint
canvas of the county with your can
didate, Mr. Latham for same position
anw asked that I make the challenge
through you as Chairman of the Ex
ecutive Committee.
Mr. I eggett wishes It uaderstood
that this la to be separster,and apart
from the county canvas, and of
course the full time shall be divided
between th* two speakers oily.
Please advise me as early ss pos
sible If Mr. Latham will accept, so
we can get together and srrange a
Joint canvas Independent of the
county canvas.
Tours very truly.
(Signed) O. A. CONNER.
Chm. Rep. Ex. Com.
Oct. 11, 1910
Mr. O. A. Conner,
Chm. Rep. Ex. Com.
Belhavcn, N. C^
Dear Sir:
)Your letter of October 7, found on
my desk upon ray return to this
place on the 10th, Inst.
1 beg to advise that the Democrat
ic Executive Committee and the Dem
ocratic candidates for couuty officers
early IS BetftBjdber arranged a coun
ty canvas, publication of which hav
been made tbroughoiit the ' entire
county. We do not deem It wis? to
disarrange that program for the sake
of a joint canvas between two candi
dates. If you so desire we will be
glad to have your county candidates
meet our county candidates at the
places and times fixed in the appoint
ments already made by ua, and I beg
to assure you that we will make an
equitable division of time at ull
points mid base the same upon the
arrangements existing In the past be
tween your chairman and myself.
Trusting that 1 may have an an
swer at your earliest convenience or
If yqfu prefer a personal Intyvlew,
I am.
Very respectfully,
WILEY C. RODMAN.
Chm. Dem. Ex. Com.
| .
20 CENTS A QUART
FOR CATERPILLARS.
Chicago. Oct. 1,1.?School boys
who enlisted to help rid the city's
es of the caterpillar went on strike
for more money.
Mr. Grimes held out until yestW
day. when he posted on park trees
and about the schools a notice that
the pay would bd aMvanced from ten
to twenty cents a quart.
A North Side boy who was caught
buying the cocoons from his school
mates and selling them short meas
ure to the city was fount/ to have a
false bottom measure.
THURSDAYS SPECIAL
$1.25 and $1.39 all Leather Hand
Bags in Black only, will be offered
Thursday at 98c.
Bowers-Lewis Co.
' Watt*
D0BB1NFER
? ' '' R
North Carotin*'*
?toe you to
17-22,
Writ* .
Some
3, l??.