|Y AFTERNOON, MAY 19, 1911 R PUBLISHED IN EAS^RN NORTH CAROLINA The frowning mat of the com mencement txardiM of the Tudt mere and Cuh Corner Public eoboole was the adflreei of our townsman aad rlelng 70004 member o? lb* la ta] profaaalon. Mr. Edward b Maw art. The people of VaMamere were charmed with his admirable talk 00 the treat MhJect of education. It waa the a rat time the people of that tare had the pleasure of him aad to say that he aiada a moat favorable Impreeelon eo ev< erTone goes with oat saying. It waa an addraaa worthy of the ooeaalen and will lone linear In the memory of those preeent. Mr. Blew art waa precepted to the aodlenee by Mr. R. U Olbba of Bayboro, N. C-, the aa ? pennteadeat of the Mhooli lor the County of Paartleo. A part of Mr. Btewalt'a Una ad draaa la given below aad no doubt all who read It will be profited aa were the people of Vandemere. Among other things the speaker ?aid. In the life of every young man who la aa fortauate aa to hare spent the majority of hla yea re under prop er enTlroameM, there cornea a time rather early la hla career wbea ha feela that he haa come Into the right fal 11 million of Ilia own; whenth* roay dreams of youth are about to 3a?tfflallae aad became the 1Mi(| wh? ' uf!"ha*r mUutf dwrtaiaty which gather eboet him la hla Child hood aad nil the later yeara of prep are U on with aa Indefinable longing to try ht* arm, hare at last gtvefi place to the Mrooger light of real Ity. aad he la permitted to ehake od the ehaeWae of eee raise inactivity aad participate In aad become a part of the great moments which make for the uplifting, the upbuilding, aad the moral awakening of the people of hlat-hlrfh, aad among whom ha .haa cast hla lot In life. .. ,,1 ttaheeltatlatly aad unqualifiedly lay down the propoeltlon here this afternoon, without fear of euceeeefm contradiction, that this conn try of . oar* aad particularly our beloved Southland, would Mrer bare forged to the frost la aha has, and our thrifty people would never hat* com* to occupy that poeltion la the woiid'e eetlmation which they do, had It not bee* tor the fact that we have alwaye given education the llrst rnaddee cilia in Wr blue tor de Telopment and for the ealargemeat Of our na tarsi reeouroee. It la be caoee we have made every reaaoua ble tacrtflce conelatent with good Judgment to pdacate our boy* aad Mrta. aad trala their mlada to think about aad grapple wit* aad handle en ccees felly the large problems that confront them, that thoee boye aad fine, aad trala their monde to think cupy a fixed aad permaaeat place la the Industrial world of today. Aided by taventlon and enlarged educatloaal facllltlee. the entire world haa reached a -state la lis progreee of which oar torefathere little dreemed. Improvements in the ?ppllcetlon of steam and electricity to printing and traaeportatlon have enabled the thoughts of oar nation of people to become the property of enother In a remarkably abort length ?f time, aad In this way hai eerved to bring the whole group of nation together until at last they are noth ing more than one great family of people. * Remarkable evMaacet of almost phenomlnal development la aoan oa til eldee, while the purification of political machlnee. and the dtaeeml nation of fresh conceptions of duty among the rulers of the world and of their relatione of humaait?, haa MIR). U. A. IE Jr. C? In T?Utl?jr afternoon at Vandemere N. C.. Kb, a 8. Whlchard gave a delightful aal] In honor of Mum. Edward L. and R. Loo Stewart of thta city. The party wont as far u Jonee' Bay and returned. The caston proved to be oae o^ the pleas ant social ruction* of the season. Mrs. whlchard proved to tie a charm In* hoeteee and all preeent were In debted to .her. The boat was under the management ot Qaptaln J. R. R!ce. ? Mis. Whlchard'e gueats were: Mr.| Edward L. Stswsrt, Mr. R. Lee Stew, art. Miss Nets Flowers, Mr. %ultan| Flowers. Mr. Grady KcCotter. - HYDE COURT WW Convene at Swna Quarter. N. C. Monday. The .May term of Hyde founty su panor court will consthe to the courthouse at Bwah quarter begin* alas on Monday. Hie Honor. Judge O. a. Allen of Klnstoo, N. C-.'OTl preside and Solicitor Ehrlnghaus of Elisabeth City will prosecute the crlmlaal docket tor the state. H oral members ot'the bar from herej and others will attend. Excuntm FROM THE CLUB President Excited and Social Washington Stirrebfvgumor MANY ARE ELACKBALLEQ Waehmston, May 17. ? The reelg natlon of two members of the board or governors and the eecretary of the Metropolitan Club In this city made knows today following a apeeeh by President Tafr last night In which he deaoanced "small-beaded men" who. la clubs, attempt to manifest their sua Micas by blackmailing man . ot prominence proposed for membership have etlrred official and social Wash ington to ths coM. . Preetdeat Tsft, who Is a member of tB4 teStdslv* Ketropolltsn. wsh rsportM 'thxiity ?US^a'felt solas rsz?r.,sxr-.u! elected msgrs^mis . and j p propoeed for niembershlp by some of the most latoenUai msn in the club. Among the men excluded was oae ot whom the president was said to be particularly tond. The Sorry caused by ths club's no tion at that time had partially died down when President Tsft last night In an addreee at the Jewish tsmple, revived the subject by saying that he had had friends ? gentile* ? kept out of cluba "by people who were worthy to button their shoee." This was followed by the aanoaaQ* msnt today that Brigadier General Clarence R. Edwards, ot the bureau or Insular agsfrs, an Intimate frtedfe of President Tsft; Lieutenant. Colon el Charles L- McCawlsy, ot tie ma tins corps, formerly s white house aide; sad Captain. T. M. Potts, ot ths navy; ahd resigned their official po sitions with the Mstropolltan club. General Bdwsrds and Captain Potts were members of ths board o t gov ernors sad Oolonsl McCswley, shore tary ot the dab. All three of these ondals ? have ssksd thst their raelg nattone take effect at onoe. bet Cain tata Potta an* Colonel McCaWley la tar agist to aerva until October on account of the difficulty of, oiling their places at this time of ths yesr. Gsnbrsl Edwards, however. Insisted thst his rsslgvatton should be accept ed Immediately. ' It Is said that the realgnatlona of Messrs. Edwards, McCawley and Potta undoubtedly men as that la the futare ao officer In the active eervlee of the arm/, navy or marine corps will hold oflee la the Metropolitan by the s Tlw Vandemere ud Cub Corner Public Schools bold tbolr commence most exercises Wednesday and Thure day evenings. On yesterday after noon at thro* o'clock the address to the school wsa delivered by Mr. Ed ward U Stewart of thla city a digest of which may bo found In another part of today's paper! On Wsdnss <*> evening the following program I was well carried out by tbe pupils. Th? exercises were enjoyable all the way through: , Dialogue ? "A Fine Horse." Dialogue ? "Easier to Preach Than| to Practice." Motion Son ? "Little Helpers." Dialogue ? "Advanced Geography" Song ? "When Visitors Come to' 8chool." Farce ? "Grojrn-Up Polks.' Dialogue ? "Catching the Train." 8ong ? "Qld Gray Bonnet" Recitation? -"Little Dorothy En tertains the MMat?r." Farce ? "Holidays'" Farce ? "Aunt Dinah and Colum-} bus." Flag Song ? "Emblem of Freed-' om." Monologue ? "Back la Squash vjlle" ? Farc*^ "Taking the Census." j Duet ? "8weet Clover WalU" ' Duet ? Farce ? "Fun In a ? Photograph Gallery." On laat evening the cloelng ex rendered. They befan promptly at eight o'clock and from tbwgnt number to the laat reflect ed credit not only on the partici pant! but the Inatructora of thla well known Institution of learning. The program of the evening opened with a solo "American School March" by Mlas Lillian Fentrees. Thla waa fol lowed by a farce "Who Wins" Tak ing part In thla were Ephrfam Rob inson. Emma Roblnaon. Belle Miller and Lillian Griggs. The farce was laughable and brought much ap plause snd deservedly so. A duet en titled "Tile Jfoonllght Reverie"" was well rendered by Misses Belle Miller [and Rata Jarvla. ?'Uncle Dock's Mistake" waa an. othar enjoyable farce on the pro tram. The actors were Fred Flow, en. Bngh Swain. Vaaee Potter, Bee S?S Csrsoo and Flossie Miller, We Monologue, "Uncle Josh's Visit to the city" came In for a large share ot approval from thoee preaent Jol|n Sawyer waa tbe performer. Sixteen girls of the school next gave , a drill "The Shepherdesses." Taking part were Ulllsn Grlgga. Bsasie Carson. Bula Potter. Sallls Sasryer, Lillle Fentress, Lillle Ed wards. Flossie Miller. Bama Robin son. Belle Miller, Lucia Flowers. LlsxI^jCaraon, Mildred McCotter, Hens Gltlkln, Lona Ball. Kathleen Miller, Atta Edwards. This was ons of tbe featuree of the evening and was much appreciated by the audle ence. Each young lady showed train ing and executed their respective parts with credit. "The Sleigh Ride Gallop" a duet was rendered by Misses Bula Potter and Bessie Canon. Another farce. Seeking n Servant" like the preced ing onea on the program for the ev ening was funny and admirably pre sented by Rata Harris, Lints Pent rees, ^ntna Robinson. 8all(e Sawyer, Flossie Miller, Alts Edwards. John Allen an# Beesle Canon Another farce waa "Miss Topsy Turvy" Those taking part were Ka tie B. Lane, Lillian Griggs, Belle Mil ler. Hugh Strain. Oscar Origss, Va6ce Potter. Sallie Sawyer and Ephriam Robinson. The song and drill "Oueea Who" waa the last number of ths excsllent program The participants were so well disguised .that we were unabu to "idea who." As stated above the entire even ling waa snjoyable and no better school entertainment has been wit nessed In sofjprima whlla all the lawer In laact evening about "7 o'clock Mr. BLktr Potter and Idea Alio* Jonty surprised their friends b y going to tli? borne of Hr. J/T. Mtlller. Jutlce Of the peace and being united In marriage. '. Kotwlts tending the eororlee occa sioned by the nuptials of theee young people ?yte a number of their friends were pree*t to wlah them hapV!neee and beat'iriahea. The bride la a daughter of W. and Mrs. George Jonee. formerly taMents of Beau fort county. She la a Boat popular young lady and eilojra a. wide circle of frl^nda. The Mroom la a young man held In the! highest eateem. Rer. H. B. SArlght * win hold prayenneetlng s4rrtcee at Payne Memorial church J Nicholson vlile, thla evening at 8 o'clock to which the general public l|ka a cordial Ivlta tlon to be prftsai# the two candor scarlet fever at the residence of Mr. and Mrt. W. L. Laugblnghouse on Second street, are onw con rel esc eat and the quaran tine of the residence will be remov ed within the gext few days. The family on account of the disease have been quarantined for a week or mortf* * 'Locusts Greatly la Evidence. Wlnston-8ale#n, May 16. ? Seven teen-year locusts are in * evidence hereabouts new in great numbers. They are Injurious to young fruit trees, oftentimes killing them out right. Mr. J. A. I. Phelps says he remem-j here that there was a regular plague of locusts th^ty-four years ago In] this county. , >. j The many ^enda of Cagtaln Baldy Smith one of the clever conductors on the Norfolk Southern.. train be tween this c|ty and Raleigh, will re gret to learn that he met with the misfortune to sprain his ankle In Raleigh while jumping ofT his train. Re (s now in the city on the sick list. It is to be hoped that he will soon recover. __ the city as follows: Mra. D. B. Willis, East Main street | led by Rev. R. H. Broom. ; Mra. N. L- Sawyer, third street. ted| by Rev. J. A. Sullivan. Mra. T. L. Latham, West Second | street* led by Rev. R. v. hope. Theee home meetings have been thus far, and Willi creating interest In | services next week. BASK BALL YlffiTKRDAY Aaerfcai League. Washington 6; Cleveland 9. Philadelphia 4; Detroit #.? Boston ft; Chicago 12. v New York S; 8t. Louis l. National League. Pittsburg 6; New York 1. Cincinnati 1; Brooklyn 2. St Louis S; Boston 1. Chicago li: Philadelphia I. as was the son* and drill the primary department Miss] B. Lane, the efficient teacher to Join Allen for de to Grace McCotter and Potter for punctuality and re? The penmanship George Holton. books. Is the principal of bavins been at its head two years. She has teacher for thirty years and the distinction of be* DOT II UCERSE SIIT IS GONE She Got No 85YearOW Husband So She Demands $100,00* OIL CLOTH MAN SUED DUappoiated Plaacw Also Went Away ? It is Thought That His ftel atfree May Have Interfered ? The Woman a Relative of Governor Dii b y Marriage. New Yorlt, May 18.? May. In the person of Mlae Kathleen Douglas, 36 years old, and. a relatives by mar riage of Governor Dlz, will sue De cember for 9100,000 on a breach of promise charge. December la person ified by George H. Hughea. octoben srlan Vice President of the Oilcloth Trust. It became known yeaterday that aummona had been served on Hugh es two weeks ago. The complaint la now being drawn by Mlsa Douglas'a attorneys. On April 15 last the aged million aire hobbled out of an auto at the City hall He was accompanied by Mies Douglas ^pd Mrs. Daniel R. Chamberlain of Croton Falla, with whom Mlsa Douglaa lives. Hugbea made his way painfully to the mar riage Ucenae bureau, aaalated by the two women, a crutch and a cane, and a cane, and obtained a roarirage li cense. The wedding was to take place on April 19 in the Centrsl Presbyterian church. Th? servicea of the Rev. WU ton M. Smith had been bespoken. But In the Interval between these two dates came frost. Whether relatives intervened and carried the aged wooer out of tempt ation's way or whether sober reflec tion convinced him he did not want tq marry as much aa he had thought tie"6ta'has hot been revealed. M)aa Douglaa In her complaint will say she has not seen Hughee since a few days, after the license was obtained, and, of course she found it Impos sible to carry out her contract with a party who could not be found. About the time the wedding waa declared off Hughes disappeared from his home, the Berkeley, a Fifth avenue apartment hotel. Hla com pany's counsel. Theodore E. Leeds, who lives at ^he same hotel, refused sll Information as to hla wherea bouts Miss Douglas also deserted her home, the Bristol, and sought the se clusion of Croton Palls, where she hss been living at 8toneleigh, Mrs. Chamberlain's summer home. Her attorneya finally found Hughes who had returned to the city to close up, personsi afTalrs, and notice of the salt waa served on him. It Is said he sailed for Euorpe a week sgo Sat urday. In the offlce of Conway, Willlsms and Kslly, Mlaa Douglas's counsel Eustace Conway denied yesterday that a suit for sllenatlon of affec tions had been started against rela tives of the sged millionaire. 8tlll Conway would ijot say that such a suit was not confemplsted. "I believe Hughes is In Homburg, taking the bathe," aald Leeda last ntgl^ In the Berkeley. "I am ont sur prised st the suit. I am attorney for the company anw know nothing of Mr. Hughes'a personsi affairs.'' "Do you know whether his fail ure to carry out the marriage was due to pressure from h|a relatives?" ( "I do not, and If I did I should cer tainly not tell you." Miss Douglas Is s slater of Curtla Douglaa of Albany, whose wife la a sister of Mrs. John A. Dlx. Miss Douglas has written for magazines and newspapers, but more for love of the work, Mrs. Chamberlain aay*. than for a livelihood, as she la in comfortable circumstances. Hughes has* been in the oilcloth business for fifty years. He formed the Hughea Olleloth Company, which sold out to the trust. Much Tmpoored. Little Mtaa Lou Q. Cox, daughter of Mr. and Mra. A. 1. Cox who met with an accident at Ptaetown by fall Ins from the front porch of her- aunt 1? much Improved Th>? wilt be we] coeae newa to her pUrmatee and friend., ? jg Rer. h. B. 8earl*ht pastor of the Jtm Preabyterlan church retaraed I awn/TY ; Pirn CooOm Qm Tri#d 1? Wllming ton ? Negrese Found Gailty Wilmington, N. C., May 18.? The alleged widespread sale of cocaine throughout the state was given local significance here today when the first case ever tried In recorder's court, alleging the sale of this per nicious, drug was Investigated. The] session of court was presided over by Substitute Recorder George Har ries, and the defendant In the case was Minnie Prldgen, a negro wom an. The case against her was clear ly proved aod she was fined $ 26.00 and the coats. This adjustment was In accord ance with statutory provision where such matters are Investigated for the first time. The conviction of the Prldgen wo man came about In rather a pecul iar manner. Ellsa Carthy. another woman, was arrested by the police 1 early last night, charged with being drunk. She denied she was drunk and said that he condition resulted . from taking cocaine. 8he then In [ formed the officers at the police sta tion taht she had secured the drug | from Minnie Prldgen for twenty five cents. The arrest of the latter followed. Choir Practice. All the members of the M. E. church choir are requested to meetj at the church this evening for prac tice at he usual hour. menusIce . ENTERS BICE Hon. Walter Clark to Become Candidate for U. S. Senator MIKES KNOWN VIEWS Writes Letter to Solicitor Johnson of Uw Voartaestfc Judicial District Setting forth His Reasons for His Candidacy ? Three are Now in the Raleigh, May 18. ? Solicitor John son, of the Fourteenth JudicLal Dis trict, writes a letter to Chief Justice Clark, setting forth somo of the rea sons he things should persuade him to become a candlate. Replying to the letter yesterday Chief Justice Clark accentuates the growing Importance of the office of, the United Stavoe senator, particu larly because of the contest be fore sees between the people and the big corporate Interests, in which the senate Is to ao largely figure, and announces his Intention to "submit to the people of the state the offer of his services in their behalf In the great strjjggle." There will probably be four or more candidates in the primary. There is one thing certain about the senatorial cor teat next year ? there will be plenty of candidates. Up to yesterday the only two In the field were Senator Simmons and Governor Kitchln. Last night In re sponse to a letter from Mr. A. Hsll Johnson, of McDowell, Solicitor of the Fourteenth Judicial District, Chief Justice Walter Clark announc ed his csndldacy. It is known that friends are urging ex-Governor Ajfcock to enter and that he has the matter under advise ment. If he should accede to the wishes of his friends, there will be four can didates with nearly eighteen months' time fro the other entries before the primary Is held. Writing Life of His Father Greenville, S. C.. May 17. ? South Carollnifns everywhere will be in terested In the announcement that Rev. W. T. Capers is now engaged in writing a life of hU father, the late Bishop Ellison Capers. Bishop Capers was probable one of the best loved men In South Car olina, and a comprehensive biogra phy of the great churchman and Con federate general will be a welcome and valued addition to all libraries In this state and many other states of the south. Mr. Bradshaw, one of the clerks In the employ of the Norfolk South era at the station here, has tender ms won ? ? , i " ? - ' 5 New (Mean Market Excited at Offer Made for Spot Cotton DESIRE 200,000 BILES ? Cotton Hull .SUu-Ue* th< Bought Above Market ? Not Eager to Take up Gaeeliet Thrown Down. Ntw Orleans. May 18.? Frank B. Hayne. the cotton bull leader, start led the local cotton world this morn ing by bidding the market price for 100,000 bales each of May and July cotton* by bidding one eighth o*ei the cotton exchange quotations' for ?ny or ell the spot cotton in the I city. Mr. Hayne shouted out to the mem bers who had hurried to the future ring that this last bid was open all day. Moreover, he announced his willingness to accept any grade from low ordinary to fair. The market was thrown into much excitement by Mr. Hayne'* heary bid ding. Leaders on the bear Bide quickly reached the ring but they showed no eagernees to pick up the gauntlet thrown down by the bull leader One house did give him *00 bales of May on his bid for 100,000 bale* and Mr. Hayne accepted the cotton and yelled for more. Since May is a spot month and over half gone at that, this was equivalent to a spot transac tion. The price was 15.66 or about 22 points over the price on middling ?pots on the boards. Twenty-two points means in money ll.io a bale. Therefore Mr. Hayne paid that much more for spots than the cotton ex change quotations said spots were worth. The market opened very quiet at an advance of 1 to 3 points on lndlffemant cables. Weather re port* and the map were more favor able than otherwise and the market would have sagged off after the call but for the support from Hayne. Scalper* were feeding out short cot ton when Hayne stepped to the ring. May had post traded at 15.66 and July was trading at 15.86. Hayne waved his arms wildly above h|s head and In the powerful voice that cot ton brokere^knsw no well, shouted out that be wanted to buy 10,000 16