RN NORTH C
but la the trial of cum, we doubt *
kltaa superior, mi eloquent and
convincing speaker he has establish
ed s, reputation not surpassed by th si
of ahy other lawyer in North Caroli
na. Mr. Brsgaw has a targe client
age. and has for many yeare represent
?a nam of ?h? larceat and moil uV
.laotlal IntfremtH la tka county. Hla
reputation snd ability ss a public
speaker bare caused him to ^e hi
demand all ver the .state. As a
public officer, in th# Renate, as may
or, and 111 Other |M>attlons he hss
^vton and Beaufort County are proud,
of him and the reputation he has
made. . > y
|lr. Edward L. Stewart, the. Junior
member of the firm Is a graduate
of the University of North Carolina
and of the law department of that
Institution.
He Is a young man of unusual abil
ity. well equipped ^s a lawyer, ur
bane snd polite, and has a most
promising future. He is active and
energetic snd has made M ireat
progress since he came to the bar as
any man of his age In the state.
Mr. Stewart, like the senior mem
ber of the Irm. has that gift of elo
\ runnce thst will make him one of
the finest advocates of *hls profes
sion In the state. We doubt of any
raan of his age in the state has been '
more often railed upon , to make ad- J
dreassA and wa know that there are
none who are his superiors.
It is a strong firm ? -both fine law
yers. good business men. and elo
quent advocates. '
The "Washington bar has ever been
noted for Its men of ability. Both
?prior and after the war North Car
olina has never kfown a *ar more
intelligent, able, or competent to
take.care of Its clients.
Both members of the firm of Bra
^ Taw snd Stewart are well known,
not only in this county but through
out this eastern section. r >
Both at the" zenith of usefulness
and Influence no leg&l. Brm has ever
begun the practice of their profes
sion miliar more tnVitln* environ
?.tat
&
l*. been ,-ept
known so lire.
la an honor to the profeaalon and
they ha-re the -hHchffiit pro, Beet*
Tko Mir Mm
?HDAT
s ? ? -
Friday night February frd. the
Gem Theatre will give a benefit for
the. Volunteer Hon 1?*m No. r.j
TUj haro a Terr attractive program
arranged Special muate win be furn
br rorbawOraWtra. together
?Mlolos.
Thla is for a most worthy <
and something that the people of!
Washington should patronise as the
fire boys are trying to raise some nec
essary rands that arc needed
Don't forget the date and be- on
hand as the pictures for that night
are special for the occasion and the
prices remain the same.
K01E0 SPEAKER
18 BE HEARD
The Doctors and the Womans' Bet
terment Aasolcatlon as wel aa the
Womans' Chjrjstlan Temperance Un
ion, are endeavoring to have Dr. J.
N. MoCorm^ck, deliver an addreee
In Washington on Saturday night.
February ~4tb. v. Cj, 'r ? . ' ^JeT- ? f
Washington would be fortunate to
have so distinguished a lecturer and
it is to be hoped that the efforts of
these respective organisations t
successful In their efforts. If Dr.
McCbrmack is sjAred a rich treat
awaits gl| who h^R hlin. > ?.
Mr | Ben. Griffin. the efficient night
pqHceman. la today receiving the con
gratulations of his many friends. He
appeared on. the streeta yesterday
wearing a broad amJle. Thf cause
of it all was the coming of two brtiht
and InUreaUn* twin flrla. Mar ther
?rer be the aimblne and >%applnea?
lof thla boma. "|
ncr
The dimax of
clsco m the ?-tol
baa been held In six
thai} a year.
The lines ware fir
last session of con)
nressure was broach
tain a vote st that J
howler, derided tl
would b? clarified jjj
to go^over, and wd
session began the M
ed with more inteOH
__ a?n Franctreo'i ?ti
solid western vote, tl
port of GnfluMI
New Orleans der
the "solid South,'
slpi valley states
tend her Influenci
Wisconsin and Mix
her appeal on pi
lines.
L New Orleans su
a majority of th<
on industrial arti
in the meantime &;
ed this coramltte*
man, Represent?ti<
olutlon to the tore
tee asking that r t
ed .Investigating i
to participate in i
exposition.
The committee
. lutlon and the ba
was fought out bel
mlttee on rules lai
Nfew Orleans wo?
*ote? from
he ML'sIs
>ve to ex-j
north as;
'She made!
sectional
ia gaining
committee
xposltions.
Isco lgnor
wr spokes*
[sent a res
in commit
| be adopt
gn nations
am a- Pacific
this reso
irUdiction
puse cem
Iday when
f? of 9 to
He v. John
i||)Cinston.
VW I... Cnn
Olj the Ral
:h^rch. Mr.
iffer enter
Med ?-tth the SUM De
! m defense of the potMb
the followl** enifer ni
?? by the reprjieouitlre ot
group of American potash
wio dared to buy po T
:>rlc?i during a temporal
>lut?on of the trust deaervea to
&e benefits of sufeb a purchase,
though It takes epe^ial ex post
? legislation lo deprive him of
denial by.tbeJJ|ndicate that
thai American contracts Were 'Impair
?#' by the lew ferine hopelessly
wpak when it admits that without
lb ' jiMi hA ifei'raiWI wpbld pa v $20 a
freas under
>y a law which doubles his purchase
>rloe, m?t It would take many more
>ages of argument than are contain
ed in the syndicate's brief to con
rlnce an American of the correctness
>f the trust's position on thj* point.
"Much stress ia laid on the threat
>f the German minister of commerce
est July after the oootrncts were
nade that the German government
would pass a law taxing the Ameri
can contractu $20 a ton nolens the
contract* were sut rendered. The'syn
licate. however, -deliberately refrains
rom any comment whatsoever upon
ha statement of the representative
>f the government potash mines on
he night of June 10th, when deeper
ite were beinf made to renew the
lyndlcate prior tg Its expiration at
aldnight of that^iir
"This representative of the govern
ment mines than served notice on the
representatives of the other mrnea
that if the syndicate was not recog
inlsed before midnight, his mines
would Immediately begin selling in
dependently at the beat prices ob
tainable.
"It was only after the American
contradBs had been secured by other
than tjne government mines that the
ministlk> began his threats.
?The syndicate attempts to be
cloud the iaaue by reference to the
ract that only 120,000 tone of potafth
were embraced in the purchases of
the Amerlcans.Vhile the total Amer
ican consumption Is estimated at
(00,000 tons, and pretends to believe
that the buyers of remaining 80,
000 tons are particularly happy at
the so-called low price of 034 a ton.
which the syndicsts" U offering In Us
effort to demoralise the business of
the American fertilizers- manufactur
ly tnacfurate y' *?>?- :
? ''The actual are that the'
American consumption his never
reached 130,000 tens of potash annu
ally, and If the fyndlcate sells 80,000
tons this year It will do so by selling
to the consumers of American manu
Mjfatfttfrs at prices below the coat to
W^ l4ia#rlcans who have to pay the
)MV Posalbly the buyers of this 80.
DQ? tons from the syndicate this year
ao .happy over their fu
OVATION
jj^'Curdy Cheered ,b/?Cu
~biiis? May Try Again
CROSS FLORIDA SMS
'He Kmiliugly Acknowledged the I
~ Mighty 'Ovation Given Wm by the
Cubans on the Aviation Field ?
BpeSka Encouragingly of his Effort
? Now Holda Record.
Havana, Cuba. Januarftfi. ? A.
: D. McCurdy, the plucky* Cfnadia \
aviator, who failed in his attempt to
fly here from Key West Fla., after
completing 100 ml lea of the *10
I mile trip, was the feature of the
alitor tournament here today. -
- The interest in the young birdm&n
f intensified when the report be-i
x6 current that MeCurdy might
oiitke an attempt to fly back to *ihej
United States, starting from Camp
Columbia and landing at Key West.1
Negotiations were commenced today J
Ito. try to persuade Mr. McCiirdy to
(consent to the trip Although be did
I not give a definite answer. J
| "The^ accident yesterday was en- J
U(rely unavoidable." declared the!
aviator todsy. "And It only lncreaa- ]
e* my derffe to effect a successful
conquest of the Florldan Straights.)
Flyinit over.,a wl^Je expanse of water,
lis much more exhilarating than fly- 1
png over land. - It gives a glorious
sensation of mighty distances and the
vastness of space. At first I did not
like It bift a desire for it has grown.!
Indeed, I am afraid it may become a J
habit. I do not know when I shall!
be able to make auother attempt
but I h?v? the fullest confidence in |
both myself and my Curtlss biplane |
ana im sure or success.
"Flying over water is safer than
flying over land. The surface be
neath is. flat wh'ch causes an absence
ft air pockets and In alighting there'
dangerous pockets are ctviTS^d
buildings | and other obstructions
?freaking the course of the wind and!
causing cross currents. The atmos
phere over the water 1k usually not
so affected."
When McCurdy appeared upon the
aviation field today he was given a
mighty ovation. Smilingly he ,rais
ed his hand tb the. enthusiastic Cu
bans who cheered him for fully ten
minutes.
McCurdy, who is a polished young
man of 23 and a graduate of the
University of Canada, 4)ore his hon
ors well.
ture prospects when they receive the
new price schedule now being put
out by the trust. This advances their
prices about $4 a ton above the fig
ures given in the brief.
"Apparently the syndicate has no
relief to suggest except that the Ame
rican contractors break their con
tracts with non-syndicate mines, for
feit 'all claims to the special low
prices which they secured through
these contacts, and pay the syndi
cate $14 a ton more than they would
bare paid had ho law been passed
destroying the benefits obtainable
from their contracts." The syndicate
does not even point out - how the
Americans could escape damage suits
from the Independent mines who art,
the sellers under the contracts even
if the Americans were disposed tame
ly to surrender to the syndicate.
"We believe that any impartial
reader of the syndicate's brier rnbst
conclude that the potato tax law con
Stttutee 'undue discrimination.' that
it was was enacted to destroy the val
ue Of 'American contracts, and that
this action was taken In the interest
of a monopoly In which German gov
ernment is financially Interested, and
whose chief officer baa 'always been
an appoint e? of the Prussian govern
There will be prayermeeting^ ser
vlces In all U?e different churches of
the etty this evening at the usual
hour to which all are Invited.
ADVERTISE IX THK HEWS
HTPftBSnilE
[a SavduM 9i'| Introduced
I In tlw 1eiwt?
MOHliMEHT FOB WOMEN
\
Naar Anti-Beer PMltioM are Pre.
seuted ? Local Bill for Compul
sory School Attendance ? To Pro
i?ci on Railroad Tracks ? Hearing
<a New County of Hoke.
Hecate.
I Boyden of Rowan: Protect human
lifs by prohibiting trespassing on
I railroads.
Hicks of Granville: Prohibit
! dumping sawdust in tatreams of North
? Carolina.
Cartwrlght-of Hyde: Establish the
j North Carolina School for Feebltf
! rinded.
, Senator Graham, of Orange intro
duced out of order a bill to amend
the constitution of North Carolina.
The bill requiring that medical and
surgical appliances be kept at facto
ries wss reported by the judiciary
v" mm It tee with request that It go to
the committee on public health.
The Hoke (bounty Special Order
The bill to estsbllsh Hoke county
out of portions of Cumberland and
Robeson coming up as a special or
der at 12 o'clock today, turned out
to be Jast about the livelier propo
sition that the senate has yet had to
deal with. U will be recalled that
the hearing before the senate com
mittee on counties, cities and townB
last Tueaday (the nouse committee
being present by inrltation,) proved
quite lively as the claims for and
against the proposed county were be
ing forcibly presented *by the sptfak
ers..; And then, too, there were at the
same time propositions to create
North Robeson and Rowland coun
ties out of Robeson, . but no one look1
e^upon this bill with any decree of
Mttoeuneas, the Hoke county advo
ments started simply Tor Lhl!
of side tracking the main issue ?
creating Hoke county. f 1
After spending the entire afternoon
and until a late hour last Tuesday
night hearing the arguments the com
mittee voted the next d^y to report
favorably on the bill. The vote
ilood 10 to 5 and a minority report
was also submitted. When the re
ports were made to the senate' last
Tuesday the matter was set for. spe
cial order at noon today, but Sena
tor Cobb ot Robeson who has been
leading the flght, and who. by the
way, introduced the bills to create
North Robeson and Rowland again&t
Hoke county, was not ready for the
Benate to act and he made a motion
yesterday to defer consideration un
til Thursday at noon.
This motion waa lost by a vote of
27 to 10 and the matter came up to
day at 12 o'clock, the clerk reading
the caption of the bill, which was
reported favorably, the minority re
port being signed by Senators Pharr,
Gardner, Thome, Dassltt and Carpen
ter. /
Honw
Agriculture: To amend the law
regulating the test of meal.
Insurance: To safeguard revenues
of insurance companies and to pro
tect the people of the state; to amend
the law relative to investments of in
surance companies.
Judiciary: Resolution in relation
to truata (unfavorable)
James A. Cromsrti
ted in Swinap by j
! Kqcklnglngham, Jan. 31.
body of Jamas A. Cromartle
found today by hunters la a aw amp
throe miles from Iters, two hundred
yards from the home of a reapeetA
jble negro farmer. : \
It wai lying In the mud on ? ~
| back partly covered by w?ter. v The
| Identification Ib complete, tba pock
ets containing letters addressed to
him and a pocket bdok containing
_J There are no atWrhb of foal Way.
|The body was ezamibad by t!\e coun
ty phys clan and coronar.
Mr. Cromartle was the rathar of
Mn W. J Pippin Of this city. fe*
disappeared mysterioualy aaaaral
weeks ago and atace that time dili
gent search haa been made for Us
whereabouts. * Several
have been to work 'oA the q
To establish a Hat far licensed
llteir stable keepers. 1 . V ^
To repeal the law making employ- J
jeea of rallroadB vlolatlnb the hours , J
of labor regulation guilty of mlade- ?*
imeanor t unfavorable.) .
Penal Institutions: . To amend ttys
re visa I relative to escapes. ?
Carr: To provide fot a monument'
to the women of the Confederacy.
. Battle; To regulate the venire in
partition proceedings.
I Ewart: Appropriating 146,000 to
the Stonewall Jackson Training
1 8c hoo 1. . . y- > ? a
Seed cotton, 5.9V.
Lint Cotton, 14. H.
Cotton seed per ton. $30.00.
The Neat Number.
The fifth number In the* Lyceum
course will be the Metropolitan CoB-^*
cert Company on the evening of ITOh
ruary 10th. Instead of the Central
Grand Concert Company on Febru
ary 8.
This attraction Is destined to- be
one of the most attractive numbers
yet presented in the present Lyoanm
Course Every member Is an art
ist.
LOOK OUT FOR No.1
Never lose sight of the fact that
you have- your own way to make la j
the world and that no one fpela
posed to help a man Who doss
help himself.
It iB very pleasant to be a "good
fellow" and spend money freely, but
you will find many more people will
ing tq accept your generosity than
willing to help you whan you aaad
Don't forget your own lntaraaCa.
Own your home. I have four rati-,
dences for sale at very reasoaaMa
prices, which wilt yield a good fata i
of Interest on the investmaat. also [
rapidly enhance In valaa.
N. R- ROBINSON,
2422 14th St. 4 Washington, D. t.
!Sf o T O N ' s