r.smppi
> *?d obey
? ,v#Mt
? I to tfc*
> the-bsadits
As they
?.JJ HS&pjip veatlbule
<t#pi two porter* appctnd. ^
"You men koop off this trttfn."
crted one of the porters.
The men paid no attention to this
command but dim be<[ to tho p^sf
lorn. The portora, who could. tkOt
see distinctly in the darkness, tried
to push the men down the step#.
The robbers fixed several sfiots and
both porters foil.
The passengers. arouaed < from I
their sleep .by the fusilade of ahota
crowded forward. The bandits op=J
wed by
hysterical and men were ^w?
the menacing suns In the hsnds 01
the men. One bandit, with a huge
revolver In each hand atood at the
end of a car while the other went
Shortly after midnight Conductor.
Cunningham made hts escape and
ran all the way to the nearest pt*
tic?, where word was flaahed to. Op
den that the Overland, the most cele
brated train on Union Pacific had
been held ap.
, The bandlta afjex^ojiectthg their |
booty waned the train)
follow them sn4_4i*rtp\>cared laU 1
th? dutDM.
A half an hour after the holdup I
two daaahter* of James Waynes, of |
Warren, nearby, were held up by te |
men who ax* bus peeled of heins the I
two robbers who heM up the .Orer- I
laid limited The girl, wefe
the tlcht was so dark
Oman eoulS not
tire a definite description of the
me??_ Biwm.-, they ?Mlan? that
OM waa abort and the other tall.
Paaeewrers on the train declared
that this description of the men ft*
ly with those that held up the Orer
"?? ??? aad loll
that I wfll sell at price, that will bo J
ible'ln
?UPW'-H
valuable' In- 1
a standpoint
hut ]
the following at.
today be elected to
i positions for the
slity days:
? of Haute, ui'i
J For .ireeMeut pro tempore: H. N.
Pharr. of Mecklenburg
Principal Clerk- B O. Self. of.
Clerk: Berk Squire., of
Clerk: W. E. Hooka,
B. M. ?taley of
Wilkes - V ; ' - f<
Assistant s3rgoant-at-Arm?: W.
O Hall, of Cumberland.
' Nominees of ttle Hoese
For Speaker: Wi C. Dowd of Keck
leaburg. -f. '
r? r Principal Clerk: T. o. Cobb,
of Burka.
Per Reading dark: D. Scott Poole
of Cumberland.
For Sngroaelng Clerk: M D. Klna
land of Haywood. . J
Por Sergeant-at-arms : 0. u Kll
pa trick of Lenoir.
? For aaatetaat eer*eant-et-arma: D
H. Jamaa of Halffai.
In Use caacua of the Democratic
taembsrs of the house of repreeenta
ilvee'of tbe Oenerai Aeeembly cau
cus, there were present on the first
nil call 9t membera 'of the 104
Democrat! elected of the house mem
bership ef 110. ' j
There waa reallT only one apirtt
ed eonteet became of* the number, ?f
candidate. Involved anil tfrat waa ;qr
n MistaunwffgWgP
at-arme the laat otBcer named there
being v eight candidates damed. D.
H Jamaa. an ex-confederate of Hall'
fa? winning the first ballot. It had
been expected that four names
would be placed ?? nomination for
Speaker Messrs w. C. Dowd. of
Mecklenburg: B:yM. Kyi nee or One
low: R. H. Battle of Wake ana R
A Deqghton of Alleghany. but thre
waa only one that of WIlDam Car;
Dowd of MecU^bnT^, proprietor of
tbe Charlotte News, who waa placed
In nomination by Mr. B. M. Koonce.
fad who waa uta the nominee of
the democracy by a unanimous rote.
For principal clerk there waa no op
poaltlon to Mr, T. o. Cobb of Burke,
who held the oBce laat year end hie
nomination waa alao unanimous.
" The Democratic caucus was celleo
to order by Reprsentatlve Harry
Stabbe, of Martin, at the requaat of
the members, Mr. stubbe, though a
young man, beta* the Father of the
General Awembly In tlsoe of service
baring been la tke Oenerai Assem
bly either aa a aeaatsr of a member
of the.houae tor twelve eonsccutlve
eesalona, twenty-four yearn.
there, will be no prayenaeetlng ser
vices In the vqrloua choreic* of the
olty this evening, v the PJrat Bap
tist church the* wOl be a welcome
aervice to the new. paktbr V the Mrtt
?
are Invited to be pres
; ;55
\ The m?y friends of Mrc Char lea
Fleming, collector tot the Bank of
Washington, were gMd to see him.
oet on yeeterday after eeveral
due to an atuck of
The regalaY New Year germ&n of |
the Halcyon Club was given at the i
Bike Home last night. The german
waa led by Col. H. C. Bragaw,- danc
ing with Mrs. Richard Bragaw?
The following couples participat
ed:
Col. H. C. Bragaw with Mrt. Rich
ard Bragaw.
William Kntght with Mies Mary.
Bell Small. i^'1.
Mr. Harry McMuMan with Mlas
Catherine Snail,
Mr. Fraak Joaee with Miss Cad
die Fowle.
! ?Mr. J. H. Bonner with Mlaa Bees
Conoley. .
Mr. E. H. Harding with Miss Til
da Hsughton
^Mr. William Patrick with Mies
Pannle Lamb Haughto*.
Mr. 1. H. Williams with Mlaa
J alia Mayo.
Mr. Walter Godard with Ml is Man?
Hill. . *
Mr. Hoyt Moore with Mlaa Helen
Kngler.
Mr. Warren Watson. Fairfield,
wtih Miss Mary Carter.
Mr. Charles J. Moore with Miss
losbelto Carter.
. -r-r .. *1.
Mr. Herbert Boaaer with Mlaa Ka
tie Dr*??, JfSSfejl' ?
Mr. William Ruraley with Mlaa
Olff# Barkaak. ' T.'l
~Ht. Sun Ktherlde with Mlaa Ua?a
Mr. We* Cox with Mlaa 'Child ?'
Norfolk.
Mr. Wllllsm Blount Jr., with Miss
Nettle Pugb, Baltimore.
; ^lr. Robert Fowle with Miss Bes
sie Payne, Norfolk.
Mr. D. M. Carter, Jr., wKh Miss
l.ucy Mann. Fairfield. .
Mr. Jamee Ellison with Miss Ul
! lian Burch of Greenville.
' Mr. 8amusl Orist with Miss Alice |
| McCsllers.
t Mr. and Mrs. John Gorbj}m. r 1
Mr. and Mr?. W. C. Rodman.
I Mr. and Mrs D. G. Fowle
. Mr and Mrs. J. Q. Bragaw, Jr.
p?* ~ wmmmm
The following business wse trans
acted for the past month : \/ '& J/ ;
On motion the mayor sppolnted
[j.-O. Chsuncey sad George 3- Stad
dert aa a committee t>f Vw? to go be
fore the Board of County Commls
ners In regard to the proposed
road tax of 10 Cents on the t TOO.
On motion It was ordered that a
mm It tee consisting of the mayor
and city attorney be appointed to at
tend the- municipal convention to ^e
j held In the elty of Raleigh Jtnuary
18, 1911. M
On motion the Hooh. and I.A elder
Company was allowed the une of- the
extra horse In case of fire,' city, to
furnish a pair of shafts.
On motion it waa ordered that the
mayor appoint s committee to see
y?e Telephone Company as to ratpe
etcv and report at ? reeeas meeting
to be held Mondsy night. January
9, 1911. The mayor appointed H,
|c. Carter, Jr., F. C. MalllBon and G.
| J. Stnddert. 1
A motion to donate one hundred
fend fifty dollars to the military co:
pany was carried.
The meeting then adjourned to)
| meet again on next Monday night.
with th? dljralty *od re*po2bllttl<m
of the governorship of ^Wfemp're
?tat*. v?* formally 4ndoct?ftjpfto of
flce today, th* ?r*t rwmocnjij iot
ernor In 18 years.
His ?r*t official utter*ne*to sotftfll
lng the k.yndt* of hl? JMiiil.ted
poller. w*? r*e*lv*d with mtm at
tention ?y U auAlaac* comprising
all the higher state official* and ss
many other* u could crowd lato the
assembly chamber, wh*r* tfc. >tonc
tlon occurred. N ?
That uynou wsa "bnilyi and
economy." Oovornor Dlx s*td la
*?*?!- ?' ?' 4 S& J
V "Tke end of all government should
b# tie preservation of truelHi?*ty
that liberty which guayuitees to ev
ery" man the fullest measure of Indi
vidual right consistent wW?v a ? ?rop
er malntpiS|K|i?' of the rights df all |
others and at th* same tiipe preserve
and maintains the collective rights
pt all members of the -stated /\
succeeding to the governorship at a
tlms when business training and un
derstanding seem absolutely essen
tia: to the proper administration of
public afTairs.
"I am a. firm JOellever In the gov
ernment for the people and by the \
people, and I solemnly declare that
I assume the responsible* or this
great offlce without tlK) fetter of a
i single promise except my oath to I
obey the constitution of the. state
and the nation and to serrsLfrnd p.ro-i
Preceding Inauguration ceremo
nial there was a parade of stsite mil
itary organisations and Democratic
clubs.
Governor Dlx and his predecessor
in offlce and their seretaries, riding
In automobiles, headed the proces
sion.
The New Governor*
i Washington Jan. 2. ? 8lx- now gov
ernors* four of them representing
different political parties than their
predecessors, were inaugurated in
the JUnited States yesterday., In three
of the states the changes represent
ing gains to the democratic ranks,
the fourth Nevada, by Inaugurating
Tanker L. Oddle now has it* first
Republican chief executive for near
ly a acors of years. ,
The following are the states In
which _new chief executives took
thsir offices:
New York, John A." Dir. (Dem) ;
Horace White. (Rep.) .
Wisconsin, F. B. McGorernor.
(Rep.); James Davidson (Rep);
Michigan. Chase 8. Osborne (Rep);
Fred M. Warner (Rep). , . :rF
Wyoming. Joseph M. Carey (Dam)
B. B. Brook*. (Rap.)
Idaho. James H. Hawley (Dam);
J. H. Brady (Rep.)
Nevada^ Tasker J* Oddle <Rep)>.
D- C> Dlckerson (Dem).
In t?e states where the advent of
the new governor wsa marked by a
change in the political complexion,
qie' tendency to make the Inaugura
tion a celebration was marked. Re
publicans from the mountains of Ne
yai*. flocked from all',, portions of
the state m witness '% Republican
lake the refns In the highest offlce in
kk.su.*.
, IU ? ! L-L^r^
Stags: ?. H*nr? Moor*, Robert
Small, J. Hodges, Jim Cordon. Dr.
A. c. Hoyt. J: p. Taylo* and William
Bragaw.
Chaperon**: Mrs. A. M. Dnmay,
Mr*. J. B. Moor*. Mr*. W. L- Laugh
lrf?hon.e and Mr*. H. M. Bonner,
Th* m^sle wa* furalshvd by the
Washington Concert Band. Qolte a
number of vMtor* wer* present. No
dance ol the Mason waa mora en
vMu
He to Now Entitled to Its Permanent]
New York, Jh'n. 3.? -Glenn 1s. Cur
of the Vrard vn made here toddy.
The cup wa* originally offered for
an observed flight of one kilometer,
but with the progress of aviation,
the conditions for 1*10 wore chang
The third number in our Lyceum
couprte, the National. Glee Slngem
of Walea.^rlU "appear at the Public
School Auditorium Monday, January
?, at 8:Sfc P. tn. This organisation
la compoaed of It auperb soloists,
the beet alnging .organlaation In
Wales One of the moat popular
members of the party la Alf. Thomas
known all over Europe as "the Welsh
karry Lauder." He has been called'
tils because of his ability to Imitate
the famoua Scotch comedian In all
his Bonn, which he does so well
that it la difficult to say which la.
In addition to Alf Thomas, the
alnglng humorist, there are the par
ty of three first tenors, two second
tenors, two first bassos, three second
bassos, and one accoi&c$)<8t.
A few brier press notices of their
work are given below;
"Heralded with success from their
nine weeks' tour >of America, the
Cambrian Glee Singers from the
South of Wales, came to Manchester
last evening and gave one of the fin
est musical concerts >erer given in
the city." ? The Union, Manchester.
The Board of Bducatlon for the
County <rt Beaufort met at the cotirt
hduse In thU cl tj Monday and Tass
<Uy. All members of the beard were
present.
. The principal business of th p,
board at this meeting van the mak
ing of th* annual school apportion
ment for the public schools of the*
eountr. The board appropriated
twenty thousand pollers at a per
capita of two dollars. The fund was
distributed la the various townships
throughout the county as follows:
lUchlind township, 17 white
ichools and 7 negro sctoaate* $4,190.
. Chocowlnlty township. 14 white
?chools and 4 negro schools. $$,
116. ? . -
Washington township. 1* white
ichools ard Washington graded
reboot, and 6 colored schools, $6,
115. _
Long Acre township, 14 white
schools and 2 colored schools, $2.
890.
B^th township. 14 white schools
md 8 colored schools, $2,880.
Pantego township, 8 white schools
and Belhaven Graded school aqd 3
colored schools, $3,265.
In Richland township there^ are
ilx schools employing two teacners,
there are three In Bath township,
)ne In Chocowlnlty, one In Long
Acre and one school In Washington
township has three teachers.
There are nine special tax dis
tricts In Richland township, one in
Chocowlnlty. one 1 Washington and
three In Bath.
Bach ot these schools will have
\ school term of six months on ac
count of their returns from the spe
cial tax. Each one of these schools
Is enabled to employ n better grade
if teacher at an . increased salat>.
* The board passed the following
resolution:
Resolved, by. the Board of Educa
tion of Beaufort County, In regular
session assembled, this the first Mon
day In January 1911,. that we do
hereby petition and request our rep- '
resentatiVAs from this county and
our senators from this district to
have enacted and passed at the
present se&ion of the legislature;
n special act to change the time of
settlement of Beaufort County's tax
es with the state, from the first Mon
day In January of each year to the
first Monday in April of each year.
The above resolution was also
passed by the Board of County Com
missioners at their last session.
This move was taken on account
of the sheriff of the county having
to settls with the state oh the first
Monday In January. Ih consequence
of this the county commissioners
and the board of education have to
borrow' money between June l and
sb suits m.n. i
Year N?u4jr so per cent of j
the cotton belt," uyi W. D. Hun
tor. In charge of Southern Sold and
erop lnooct Investigations In a bul
letin issued by tho department of
agriculture.
The boll weevil Inst fMr Infested ,
nearly 80 per cent of the ootton
acreage of the United Btatea. It Vpo
found la par cent of the cotton
In Louisiana, SI por cent la Texas.
30 per cent In Arkansas, is per cent
In Mississippi and S5 per cent In Ok
lahoma.
The progress of the lnooct pest to
the east win be mors rapid than to
the north, because .of tho climatic
conditions, but the experience thus
far acquired seems to Indicate, ac
cording to the agriculture depart
ment that the weevil will eventually
overcome' any climatic barriers. The
only exoeptlon to this Is in the htfh
<fpen plsins of northern Texas, im
portant progress has beeta made In
the use of arsenate of lead as a pol
TK1EVFS IT WITH SHOT
"Wpuld-be thieves received more
than they bargained *for last night
In paying a late visit to the beef and
meat market of Mr. W. J. Hardlson
on North 'Market street between ten
and eleven o'clock.
Mr. HaVdison suspected something
wrong going on at his plag? of <bual
ness yesterday snd so concluded to
watch his stall last night to eee
whether or not his suspicions was
well grounded. He secreted himselt
about sixty yards from his back door
provided with a gun loaded with No.
6 shot.
A short while after -ten o'clock
two men were segn to approach the
door and commence an effort to force
an entrance. While in the act Mr.
Hardlson let them heve^a('load of
shot, but on account of the distance
and Bite of the shot the robbers
made good their escape without be
ing hurt. The shot went to the
mark and the door this mondns
looks s? If pepper bad been sprink
led over 1L
On account of the darkneaa Mr.
Hardlson Is unsble to. jtate whether
thsy were white or black.
January l each year to tide them
over until money is available.
A large number or the oooatlea
In North Carolina do not have to net
tle with the state until Jnno.
The Superiority of Electric Toast
to- theiCharred, or brittle, or aoggy kind made In the tedious
old-fashioned way, ta relatively the same aa the superiority of
crtlM IS Sfi** 'JZ
For one-seventh of a, ofnt, a al^ce tjhe Electric Radiant
Toaster makes Infect Tosst th^n y^u can eat It. '
U Perleet luut because the radiant heat .forces the necessary
chemical change In the. bread- This Insures delicious golden
Toast that fairly melts in your aoutt.
Tou can operate the Electric Radiant Toaster on the finest
damask table ctbth. Its near porcelain base and cheerful slow
ing col la add grace and charm to any table.
Washington Electric Plant
IflOKISO FOB. AMUSEMENT?
Phe bc?t place to *p?t<! the odd hour tn the eveatag
. I f cp-to-d.vte movio ncrera mct
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