? Jren
A General Assembly representing
? people whose prognsslrs spirit Is
axmsed. whose prosperity Is bound
in* upward, whose hopes sn.t atten
tion are centered here, baring splen
did opportunity to render public ssr
surate with the honor
and responsibility upon It, will be
gUd to aire such ?l.t sad patristic
consMsratlon to thaes subjects as
t?e possible welfare demands.
The people hs'rs approrsd ths prls
elplsa and policies of the m>r;y which
nment Is charged Jf\Xh the
treat reeponglbtllty of leff^adng In
t^a Interest of the people #hd pro
moting their welfare so far aa local
government can do ?<?. In the la
two years there has been much prog
ress In ths state. The reports of the
Tsrious officials, and from ths ra
riou public Institutions. which are',
transmitted to. you and which I will
not recount, but which wilt- receire
TOor consideration. show de
velopment. and serrice without a
parallel lit our hhtorj.
The basic occupation, agriculture,
has been prosperous beyond say
point heretofore reached by our peo
"pla. Soma of our maaufaeturlng in- |
dnstriee hays not had their ?
tomed prosperity since ths psnic W
1907. but ws hare rsasoa to hope
.that they will soon again have their
As detailed . In "the- Treasurer's re
port we refunded the htate bonds
which fsil due oa .TWy 1. ltl?. A
perusal of that report will show
that too much credit cannot be glTsn
to our bankers and other buslaess
men la coming to.o
ths failure to diapoae of the authv-1
bed issus of bouts In
In .im tto legislature of I
island in accordance with Governor
Pothler's wishes, dlrectsd the return
to the donors er 1500,00" of the spe
ctsl tax bonds which ths committee
holding Isrgs sums et such heeds
had (Iran to thiCt stats for the per
pose of Milng this suts, under s law
reeulring ths Governor to sees at all
Rtfta Similar bonda were offered
the Governor or Nevada under a
similar statuats. but Ooyerndr Dlck
erson. as did ths Governors of Mlch
m&lm
[special tax
fo har
?tlll retained
iH^h the oth- j
Prohibition hu now boon In form
throughout the state for two year*
This la a short period with which to
a^urs the effect* ai a reform move
ment. We hire done little mc
thai planted the ssed whoee tall
fruitage will he gathered by e? Ing
generations. And ret already the
results full; Justify lu adoptlo?.
attorney general's report, based up
on supsrtor court statics, a marked
diminution la crime, eren la the
crime of rlolatlng the prohibition
law. Buelneai has experienced in
craaasd rather than diminished pms
perlty. Morality, lnduatry aad fru
gality hare Increased, and politics
and gorornment hare been to a great
extent relieved of oh Of their most
hcorrupting Influences. .,
The grsatsat hindrance to Its en
foroement. except the Interstato -com
meres clause of the Federal Consti
tution. Is probably ths licensing of
.ifgb
| ;pc.'ed "per
il cenae as a cloak to
aid them In violating the prohibition
law; and ther Quite frequently ob
tain a federal licence to sell Intox
icating liquors. I rscommend that
ths near beer saloons be prohibited.
In case you permit the continuance
of nssr beer licenses then yos e-.culd
provide that ths hpldlng or Federal
license to ssll Intoxicants shall for
fslt the near beer Hosnse. ?*]
A?T
Ths leglslstufe two years ago ap
propriated orer * JOO, 000.00 more
than our rsrenues. ' 1 moot urgently
request that yon practice e^aomy in
appropriations aad that you do not
spproprlate more money than the
reasonably certain amount of n
nne which ypn may provide, without
also pro riding for securing the nec
lunds. I also urgently rec
that the stats trsasurer be
authorised upon approval of the gor
ernor and his council to g
whatever moasr Is sufficient to cover
ths difference between U? amount
appropriated and the revenue re
ceived by the trsasarsr for any gscai
ysar. A failure to bars sneh suthor
I lty hats sometimes embarrassed the
on of .the i
la) mil i r 1 1" tn prevent tv
meat * p* stsWs cri*t.
it
for worthy |g(oaa
Increasing, w|th oar
ulatlon and Its
The health depsrtment, the good
ads and drainage movement, ths
old sotdlsra, the schools >hd the
charitable Institutions, all require
mere funds to render proper service
to keep pace with pressing. isgltl
mats public demand, upon them The
fundamental cau.e of the cramped
i Continued on Second Page.)
SUITS
former
Rev. J. T. olbbs. D. D , Ira, return
Card of Ttiinsks.
I. the paatffr of the Pint Methfr
?* chorch, mo,, hesrUly .ppr?M.t.
the royal reception liven me last ev
ening at the rtrst Baptist church u?.
?er the anaplces of the Ministerial
Awflatlon. >1 an sure &at Its In
spiring effect will be felt by mo in
all my work here. -R. H. EROOM
'>"'? ,-'T
At the term of court for , thll
ounty. wblcb ended December 2.1st.
Ion H*Uet a. Ward proeoonted his
i as solicitor for the Firft
^ rlct. , ' ? ' Fj
bus served ?
and during'
lifelong friend
throughout Che
ie appeared as pn
following resolutions
the Washington Bhr A?*4
BWWBWI
Whereas tbs offidst term of Hon
orable Ha! let 8. Word, U solicitor
of the ThltdJttdtelal District of
North Carolina. will expii> en De
cember 31a*. 1910:
'-And. whereas during the ft years
he has represented the statu of
TCfcrth <*xrrrttna la-i?irc?pKfty.Tf
has served not only with unfaltering
seal and unswerving integrity, hut
with such conspicuous ability^* to
fully warrant the assertion that be
has had no superiors and few equalb
lathe state in similar position.
And, whereas, he hasever mani
fested, in the exercise of the" duties
of his office, every courtesy and
consideration consistent- with those
duties, toward opposing counsel of
this bar.
Be It resolved, Thtt we, the mem
bers of the bar of Beaufort county)
<lp hereby express our high apprecia
tion sn<J since commendation of .his
course and conduct ia office, ourr re
gret for the loss Which hi* ratire
mS&lrSZ office Will mean
district spd county; and .WAir
respect, esteem and confidence in him
citisens and lawyers
Resolved further. That a copy of
Ithese resolutions be spread upon the
I minutes of this court, and s copy
be delivered to Hob. Hallett S.J
Ward. _
10 UNVEIL THE |
RANSOM BUS!
? ;
The unvelUnc of ^be bust of tile
late Senator Matt. W. Ransom will
take place at the Capitol on the nlcbt
of Wednesday January 11. at f
o'clock, and the ceremonies Incident
to It will be held l? the hajl of the
botlse of representatives. |
The original date for the un Tall
in# was tor Friday, January It. sad
the chance to January. 11 baa been
made In order to hare the Orand
Lfodge of Maaons preeent. That body
will be In eeaalon here on January
11, and with Orand Master B. N.
Hactott presiding. will attend thai
ceremonies. Ttfe maaone df the |
state are themselves preparing toi
bare the itrira' bust '.placed In the
rotunda, this t o-be that of Govern
or Sainuel Johnson, /.#fco iui^a
Orand Master of Maafcw. - . . nj .
The bust of 8enatOr Ransom has
been plaeod in* the rotunda by the
Noyth Carolina Historical Commis
sion, and at the cerempnlfts on ^ed
oesdsy night, January 11, there will
be a number of eloquent addresses.
he allowed K
(old *?.)
Ordered that
Uef ? ;
Ordered that V. W,. Datl
townehlp be rnlleyed or po
the -yea re 1*11 and 1*11.
dieabuitr).
Ordered, ttyu J. 8. Kaecl
he 1b, hereby appointed keei
haven bridge at a eatery o
month *od that he glv* bo
discharge eald Keech at th? end of
any month It hi. oiuuwr of keeping
said bridge Is not satisfactory.;
Ordered that V. W. havls be end
? 20 per month and that ho-filr* bond
charge the eald Davie at the end of
any . month tf the manner of keeping
said bridge le not satisfactory.
Ordered that Alfred Bailey, be and
he is hereby appointed keeper of
Bath bridge and Back Creek bridg
es at a salary of f 35 per month and
that he give bofcd. The board re
serves the right to discharge the
said Bailey at tiho end of any morith
should his manner of keeping the
bridge prove not satisfactory.
Ordered that H. Q. t>. Hill be^nd
he is hereby appointed keeper of the
| Washington bridge at a salary of $35
per mdnth and that he give bon<?
The board reserved the right to die
charge the said Hill at the end of
any month should bis manner of
keeping the said bridge prove to be
It Is ordered that he be relieved of
the school tax on samei valuation
$1,161 ? amount of relief $1,48. i
Jt appearing to the board that J. ,
H. Austin poll and pn?prtj is ll.ted
in the South Creek eehpol district
and il farther appearing thst It
shoulA^o. listed in the township ai
,ar,e' 1^L#reb7 ordered that he
he relieved Wr the school tax. Amount
of relief $3.91. ^ jS ? T- ?
Ordered that James Gardner, col
ored, of Richland township be al
lowed to list real and personal prop
erty valued at $386. Amount of tax 1
Ordered that the convicts be al
lowed to work in Pantego and Bath
townships until after tho March ses
sion of this board ^ :
to list tf 76 sol
MLAi
Ordered thnt Eatha Staton ot
Washington township be allowed to.
list a piece ot land valued at J76.
Amount >if tax <> centa.
It appearing to the board that O.
M. Harry property and poll ' la Us?
?d la the North Creek echool district
and It further appearing thnt U
should be In the township nt large,
it In ordered thnt he be relieved of
tha echool tm. Amount of relief
II.K.
It appeertag to the board tint J.
tawnrtip. Mr. O. s. O Nenl van ap
to ail the vacancy cnuaed hy Mr.
Gurganus, who wga dnly elected,
falling to qualify. O. S. O'Neal up
on taking the prescribed oath was In
dicted into o&ce
(Concluded tomorrow)
L Rev. Cameron Johnson who for
twelve yearn was a missionary teach
Ur In Japan and Korea and who has
*ttd?-n- voiM tMr of missions in
order to collect Illustrative material
for. special work of mission study
among the Christian people of Ame
rica, will lscture at the First Pres
byterian church this evening and to
morrow evening. This is a rare op
portunity for our people to hear and
see what la being dona in the for
eign fields for the spread of the gos
pel.
Everybody ha. a cordial invitation
to be present. It la to be hoped that
* .'ar?e congregation will hear Mr.
The Washington Public Schools
opened for the spring session this
morning. Quite a number of new
students matriculated aad every
thing started off la ant class shape
which la more than greUfjing to the
teachers and trustees. There Is no
better echool In North praline snd
Washington Is to be congratulated
on having sueh an institution in its
The "son of Mr. nnd Mrs. 'C. M.
Klapp. who rsslde on Gladden street
Is now confined to his bed with an
attaek of typhoid fever. HU many
friends and playmates with for him
a speedy feeOrery. ?. / rUj
? ? ? ?
The many friends of Mr. William
franks a former Washington boy,
sre glsd to'see him Is the olty. He
If now traveling for a firm In Nor
Quite a crowd of our young peo
ple attended the Cbirstmas tree At
Hawkins School Houae Tuesday
alCht
Mr. David Cutler apent several
days with Mr. Henry Harvey - last
week.
Mrs. Mode Cutler gkve a card par
ty laat Wednesday evening from 8 to
11 in honor of /the visiting young
lad lee at Zion.
Mr. and Mra. c. C. *i. Cutler cave
a most delightful dance on Friday
evening to the young people. All
VelioM ?' vorv nUo.axt
M!aa Olive Cutler entertained *
number of her little frienda on' Sat
urday afternoon. Games were play
ed and refreshments served.
Mr. J. B. Wallace was the gueet
of hla daughter, Mrs. M. H. Cutler
one night last week. ,
Mr. Willie Eborxr has been with
ua aeveral times this week. We are
always glad to have hla. *
Mies Margaret Harvey and Miss
Olive Cutler have been viaiting at
Jeaaama this week.
The fire department was called out
?fter dosena of rollers had been seat
Into the building. The firemen were
told to train leada of hoae at the
Sen to try to drown the anarchists
out. It had no effect. After this
It was decided to aet Are to the
place." This failed, but satmequently
the anarchists themselves fired the
building.
Miss Ruth Braddy of Norfolk, Vs.,
Is visiting the young girls of Jess?<
Mr. Major Whitley haa been riait
Ing friends at Zlon this week..
Mr. Arthur Cutler haa been with
us quite frequent this week pn busi
ness, best known to himself. ?
Two-Minute Toast? Any Tine
I? j, JfV ashington Electric Plant
THE GEM THEATR.F
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