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THE LARGEST PAID SUBSCRIPTION OF ANY PAPER PUBLISHED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
VOLUME 2.
WILL THE FIRM LIFE SOL
IE WBRTH THE COST FO -
CITIZEHS OF THE MITT?
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If me Farmers Desire the School, the People Will
AM Them. Small Increase 1m Tax Bote
MUST EXPRESS
THEMSELVES NOW
Ttw n>a owing Coiwiaanlfnttn? WW
ipfed to at Ual BO !>? Cent of
Ov Voters IkmtkMI -Beeufort
Oowaty.
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The following letters touch upon
a point in ttae consideration of the
proposed Farm Life School (or Bean
fort County, which rivlll probably ap
peal to 60 per cent of our voters- ?
??.; the bond leans and the neoes
sary tax to meet it, and at the same
time maintain the eehool:
Belhaven, IV. C.
"I have studied the bill, and If an
election were called I would not fa
vor iC and from what I can learn
there are vvy few around hers that
Would on account of the tax.
"Yours truly,
t "J. D. LANIER."
"Edward, N. C.. May 19, 1911.
"Some of the people favor * the
Farm Life School, others are against
it. I am unable to expreas my opin
ion intelligently upon the matter.
First It is to be run upon the expense
of the county. SeoeM. to make |t
"-?. no It aut be . great
to tha county. Therefore I do aot
know whether It would be a wlee
ft tap or not. I ma y be wrong, hot
It fte?mi to me that the county ha
a* hearj load aa aha la able to pull
op bin, without the Para Ufa
School.
."Your* sincerely,
"C. P. SAWYER."
We kftfft purpoeely delayed dlft
cusslng this point uatll It ahould
be brought out by tone other. It
la natural that every voter ftbould
flrftt of all be concerned about the
coat. No aaa expect*, to cat any
thing of Tftlne wlilpaut paying for it,
No Imtolllcaat or thoughtful man oh
Mats to payliia taxee *<li*ft He la *et
ting value received tor his money,
la order to letaor nadftn kaow
Juftt ftrbat thlft school will o?e< the
tha county and tha Individual tax
payer, we an giving you the follow
ing Information -lqlj|ln< aa fcy
County Bufearlatandant W. V V?ugh
an. Tha Pftrm Ufa' School Bill. If
an flection ftbould ha carried tor the
ciithty. placea In the eomallialonerft
hftndft the power to lftftue bondi to
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- VI#*.' i/Wf Abe-. .*.? "ittM *??
Tbe'Beir Occasioned No Little
Kxdtwnent in Tlut Vkanltj
For t Short Time ,
% jag1
the extant of $15,000 to boar not
more than six per cent interest. The
bond issue would certainty be nec
essary unleee some township or com-,
unity should. In order to get &e
school located In their midst, take
this expense upon themselves. In
such a case the actual cost to the
county at large In special tax would,
be 91,500 annually, which would j
mean a tax of only 1 1-2 cents on the
hundred dollars valustlon of prop
erty ? that Is 15 cents on the thous
and dollars ? and 7 X-tc on the poll.
If no community offered any Induce
ment, It would probably cost 925,
000 to properly equip the school and
farm. In this case the bond Issue
would be necesssry. If 60-year bonds
were issued, bearing 6 per cent 'in
terest, the cost would be 94,600 an
I nuatly to be returned In taxes divid
ed as follows:
91,500 for malntensnce
1,600 Interest on bonds
600 sinking fund. -
$4,600 total, annually.
As the present property valuation
I of the county, subject to school tafc
its 91,035,000. with 5,000 taxable
polls. It would require s tax of less
j than 5 cents on the hundred dollars
[valuation, 60 oents on the thousand
dollars, and 15 -cents on the-poll.'lf
5 per cent bonds were issued the
ooet would be lees, and even if 20
year 6 per cent bonds were issued,
a tax of 50 debts on the thousand
would cover the entire ooet of main
tenance. Interest, sad create a sink
ing fund which would pay back thej
bonds at the sad of thirty years, j
Now the question facing the vot
ers of the county Is. "Will it be
I worth the cost." As the purpose of
this article is not to persuade, but
simple to enlighten. ?ar readers, we
will pot, at present. %Ucuss the value
In the end this Is a question tor the
farmer t*> decide. Every Intelligent
business t Interest ot county
?ttadi THdy to land , helping hand
and Tot? the neoaaaary tu on Ita
property for the benefit of the farm
er boy. If the farmer* of the oounty
wl.h It.
If yon wlah It any ao. It you 4a
not wlah It. (f you are convinced
tbat the return, from thla small In*
treatment of Sft cent, on the thous
and will not he well .pent, win not
give returns, lat the public and our
ofllcials know what yon think. Our
ootumna are open for any axpreaaloq
of opinion.
hla bearahlp aad atao* that time a
careful lookout haa been tl.e con**
quence. ifr. ? Woolard " fcrtunately
thla morning had hla nun when he
oama in contact. with hla.boanhlp. A
well directed aim by Mr. Woolard
brought down th? stranger.
The bear had 'f, bed on tlx farm,
found Maw hla capture and it I*
thought there 1* another on the prem
laaa sow U hiding, ;v" . ilj
It has bee* aome Una alnce a bear
haa been bagged ao cloee to the olty
limit.
(MfHD Hot si : '
The ChrtiWia Church Laat Sraalag
"The aameea at Chr*ttng church
1aat evening wna One of the beat of
the week Standing room was gt ft
premium. Bar. Mr Boblltt of RoCTJ*
mount- parachad a grant acimon on
the *Oiipar4onable Bin" and aa a re
sult of the dlaoourae there war. three
?ddHlona to the church. Tonight Mr.
Boblitf. aubjeot will im Via. Hall a
Played Out Do?trt?e." ths aarrloea
are tfc basin promptly at alakt o'clock
and .11 persogg have a cordial l*v?
his nam wis s
H GREAT SHOCK
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Mr. D. E. Baxter P?ed- Awsy la
New York City Yesterday
A telegram wds received la tbts
city yesterday afternoon from New
York announcing the detth of Mr.
D. E. Baxter, president of the Pam
lico Hirer Lumber Company. Mr. G.
I. Jackson the ataltant to the pres
ident and manager of the plant here
left last night rla the Norfolk South
ern for New 'York to attend the fun
eral of his late chief. The Amllco
Rurer Lumber Company *as form
erly known as the Wailing Lumber
Company. It was purchased from
Mr. Walling about alx mcfkths ago
and the name changed.
^?s soon as the news of the dthth
of die president was known the plant
ceased operations out of respect.
THElNCLOB
HOLD THEIRi
FIRST SHOOT
.
The Washington Gun Club Give
a Most Interesting Exhibi
tion of Their Skill
.10 MEETUGH WEEK .
tte Opening of (tie seaton Was Wit-!
?essed by a Goodly Number Yes-j
tecday Afternoon ? The Members' |
Averages*
The opening shoot of the season
of the Washington Gun Club was
given at the grounds of the club yes
terday afternoon and was wttnsssed
by a large number of enthusiastic
visitors. For several seasons the
Washington Oun Club has been s
source of pleasure to many of our
citizens. All the members of this
well known organisation take Inter
in the shoots. The opening of
the season is hsiled with pleasure
by those who live to witness first
class shooting.
Prom now on It is the purpose of
the cluh to hare weekly shoots on
each Thursday afternoon. All the
members as well as visitors srs cor
dially invited. The following score
wss made by the members partici
pating in the shoot on yesterday:
Shot at Broke P.C.
Thomaa Clark . . 50 89 78'
Maxwell 60 86 71
Bland 50 80 80
LaFrage ..... 50 ir\5?
Sterling C. B 15 14 | 68
Hodges 85 14 J 56
Worthy. Capt . . .-25 11^
Charles 60 16 80
Porch 25 -1 04
RESUl/rS YESTERDAY. **
National League
Cincinnati tj New York 1.
Pittsburg, 7; Brooklyn 2.
Boston-Chicago rain.
St. Lou 1^, ? Philadelphia 4.
v .
Amerfoaa Leagne
Washington 8; Detroit 8.
Philadelphia IS; Cleveland t.
New York 8; Chicago 8.
Boston 8: 8t. Louis 5.
Spartanburg 6; Greenville 4.
Anderson 18; Orsanvllte 12.
Wiaston-8alem 8;' Charlotte 8.
Mr. Lew* 111.
Wft.# / H ;
.The many friends of Mr. D. M.
ftswls will regret to learn that he :S
confined to his bad at his horns on
COUNGILOF IM
PROVED DflHEft
OF ID MEN
The Grand Sun Seasioa at Efiia
beth City and Meeting Was
Wdl Attended
MB. I J. LEARY
6RE4T SACHEM
The Annual NmUbi Full of Eathua
immat and the Bzerctoca Extremely
Interesting to the Large Crowds,
A Banquet Is Served the Braves.
Enjoyed by All.
Elftabeth CUy. May 26. ? The ISth
great sun session of Improved Order
Red Men of North Carolina convened
In lta first buaineaa seaalon thi^morn
lng at 9 o'clock. The opening
alon was consumed largely by rou
tine work, auch as appointments of
committees, receiving new members,
etc. Vj
One matter of considerable Jnter
eat waa the large number of mem
bers admitted, the largeat number
i In the hlatory of the atate organlza
| tlon.
The afternoon Besslon attracted
the greatest attention and enthu^asm
t f ) principal work being the elec
I tlon of ofllcers and reports of Qom
mlttees. There waa much rfeglry
among the candidates and aeveral
ballots were neoeaaary to determine
choice. W. J. Leary, Sr., of Eden
ton, was elected great sachem, snd
J. R. Anderson of Chsrlotte, great
aenlor aagamore.
A race of greatest rivalry waa for
great Junior aagamore, the poaltlon
in line for prealdlng officer, there
being two candidates, D. B. Hnder
eon, of New Bern and Roy C. Flan
agan of Greenville, the latter recelv
| ing a majority of six rotes.
Retiring great aachem W. L. Sta
nley, of High Point, waa elected
great prophet and also by acclama
tion great representative to the great
council of the United 8tates, which
meeta in Cleveland, O. W. Ben
Goodwin, of Elisabeth City, waa re
elected great chief of records with
out opposition.
-Ar warm race was made for great
keeper of wigwam, or atate treas
urer, the candidates being W E Hen
dren of High Point, and present In
cubent E. H. P. Strunck of Wilming
ton, the latter winning out by a
am all majority.
Ben. W. Taylor of Washington,
and W. S. LlddeO of Charlotte wer*,
rivals for the vacancy as one of the
two great representatives to the
great council of the United Statea,
the latter being elected.
The selection of the next meeting
plaoe waa postponed until tomorrow
?HHBr '? . . .
A number of Invitations have been
extended, among them are Ashevllle,
Henderson. 8helby and High Point.
Indication* are that the race will
center between the two last named
A movement that has Met great
opposition here was started in the
?reat council today to remove head
quarters of the greet chief of rec
ords. The queetton wee referred to
a special oommlttee to report in the
early morning.
Among oommlttee reports of In
terest to Red Men of the state were
thoee of the atate of the order and
mtrtnlXJrsWp'. r
Tba order is In betUr flnanclal'
condition and larger in membership
than rver before add plehs wars ap
proved for great work for anothei
year on a larger ecale than ever be-'
fore undertaken. ?;> * < ^ .. ijj*. *ij
Increase In membership during
tbe past year, which closed Hay 1,
was exceedingly gratifying and the
HORSE MEETS
WITH MISHAP
Belonged to Mr. J. B. Overton of
Campbell's Creek.
Mr. J. B. Overton had the misfor
tune to loee a fine horse near his
home at Campbell's Creek last Wed
nesday evening. The horso was graz
ing near a large canal and In some
way (ell- In the canal breaking his
back.
In consequence of the accident the
animal had to be killed. Mr. Overton
has the sympathy of the community
[ in his loss.
degree of Pocahontas, presided over
by some of the city's most charming
ladles and participated In by elo
quent speakers.
Residence Improved.
Mr. J. 8. Forbes is making marked,
Improvements to the residence of Mrs
2. Habourn at the corner nf Second
and Oladden streets. Several rooms
sre being added. As soon as the ad
ditions are completed Mr. Forbes and
fsmlly expect to move theie.
ANOTHER GOOD SERVICE
Was Conducted at the First Metho
dist Church Last Evening by
the Pastor
% Quite a number gttended the ser
vices of the First Methodist church
last night and heard with pleasure
and profit a sermon by the pastor
Rev. R. H. Broom. The discourse
was one of the best of the week.
Considerable Interest is being man
ifested and no doubt much good will
be accomplished as a result of the
meeting. There will be services
again this evening at & o'clock to
which the general public has a cor
dial invitation to be present and take
part.
policTglash
WITH RIOTING
MOB IN CITY
The Illaess of President Diaz
is Given Publicity Causing
a Disturbance
APPEAL TO GEIMADERO
Madrriatn In Zocola Fronting Nf
Clonal Palace Fired on ? Mob in
Front of Government Newspaper
Gives Some Trouble? The Disor
ders are General.
Mexico City taay 25. ? President
Diss is seriously ill. Senora Dias is
authority for the statement that the
president la suffering from a high
fever. His condition is not consid
ered Immediately dangerous, but It
Is worse than It hss been for several
days.
Thousands of men and boys in
cluding a number of students inspir
ed by an apparently ground lesa ru
mor that Dlas will not resign, msde
a noisy demonstration this afternoon
Two-thirds of the stores closed be
fore 6 o'clock. A regiment of sol
diers and police blocked all entranc
es to the street on which 1s located
Diss's palace. The demoast*?t*0pi
marched through the streets or rode
la commandered vehicles, shouting
but doing no violence. The demon
stration oontinues at 7 p. m.
A mob gathered In front of the
offlce of the B1 Imparcal, a govern
ment newspaper. Windows ^ere
broken with stones and one shot was
Ini The crowd disappeared a pan
the approach of a squad of mounted
police
9 Soldiers and police tonight trad
on a mob *f Maderlsts who hsd
gathered In the Zocalo In front of
THE ELKS ORDER WERE
THE HOST U\ST EVENING
TO MEMBERS MID VISITORS
The Flit* Order Banquets Their Members and In
vited Guests at Their Han Last Night
COVERS FOR
ORE HUNDRED
Mr. H. W. Taylor I)ld the Honor* as
ToaMtraaster ? The Speakers Were
Happy In Their Res pom e* ? The
Entire Evening Wss Much Enjoy
ed.
One of the most pleasant and en
joyable social functions of the many
given In Washington during the past
several months was that of last even
ing when the Washington Lodge No.
822 of the Benovelenl Protective Or
der of Elks banqueted their members
and several Invited guest? at their
hall In the Baugham building on W.
Main street. For several days this
auspicious occasion has been looked
forward to and on last over.lng every
one present fully realised tbe expec
tations they had anticipated for an
evening over which the star of mem
ory will long linger. Th?* banquet
was given in the spacious assembly
room of the order. On all sides could
be seen artistic and tasty decorations
TEe police fired on ? mob tn fro at
of El Imparclal building after It had
been set on fire. Three persons were
killed. t*
Following the disposal of this
wing of the mob, the firemen suc
ceeded In extinguishing the fire.
Telegraphic reports were received
tonight stating that demonstrations
are in progress at Tehauntepec,
Guadalajara and Zacatecas. The fed
eral governor of Jalisco, Manuel
Cuesta Oallardo, was driven out. At
Zacatecas the troops fired on ' the
mob, killing four. Further details
are lacking.
Until 9 o'clock tonight the mob en
countered no opposition snd appar
ently little restriction wss necesssry.
Shouting vlvss for Madero, they pi
raded the street, but always in an
orderly fashion except for noise. Oc
casional lnstsnces of vandalism were
Immediately condemned by the
thousands of marchi^V men, who
Joined in shouts of "order, order."
At 8:30 it appeared that the mob
was dispersing.
The main body had broken Into
smaller groups but at that time some
of these hsd grown demonstrative
In the big plaza |n front of the pal
ace and the police determined that
the time had come for drastic meas
ures to be taken.
The shouting, gesticulating mass
of humanity was warned to move on
but a confidence forne of better treat
ment early in t^e evening caused
them to receive with derision the or
der of the police.
Again they were told to disperse
and again no attention wss paid to
the order. Quickly their shouts of
ridicule were turned Into cries of
anguish fo rthe guns of the police
an<j the soldiers were fired towards
them. The living stumbled In s
mad rush over the bodies of the
desd and wounded.
For a few minutes the guns of the
government were stilled, hut a t V?
gathering at Street corners of the
enraged and frightened partisans of
Madero resulted in I snother order to
fire at will.
Sharper and longer now came the
shooting. The mob fled; but oontra
ry to all traditions of Mexico. the
troops had not yot Intimidated \he
rioters to the point where they were
willing to ?ubaalt
There will no home prayer
meetings conducted tomorrow after
noon at the reeldeaoea in different
? the coloreds of the organlzatioi
predominating. The committee it
charge of the arrangements hare n<
cauae to feel abashed at their efforts
Compliments and words of pralfe
| were thelra from all sources. Th
toastmaater of the occasion was Mr
Benjamin W. Taylor and he fllle.
this honored position with credit nr
only to himself but the noble ord(
which he represents. The toast mat
ter was original, witty aud urban
In preaentlng each apeaker Tb
following gentlemen responded t
toaata; Mr. J. P. Tayloe. Major W. C
Rodman, Mr. J. H. Bonner, Dr. Davi
T. Tayloe and others. 8lx coarse
were served and covers weri laid fo.
one hundred.
Not until the wee ama' hours C?
the toaatmaater state that the time
had come for farewell, spoVen of b?
Shakespeare as the saddest of sor
row. AH left expressing regret tha
the time had come to separate bu:
notwithstanding this the occasloi
[will not soon be forgotten
The order of Elks is dolus a grea
work In this city from a rLaritabl
standpoint. It haa a brlgat and prom
Ising future and had the lest wishe.
of all our people.
MUCH ENJOYED
One I*erson Made a Confession at \
Baptist Church La?t Night
The services at the First Baptiar
church wer^psrell attended last nigh:
being van improvement over the pre
ceding nigft. The p&ftor, Rev
J. A. Sullivan, preached a strong
sermon en the topic "I'ai Araid 1
can't hold out." The subject
for this evening will be "Not" Now."
After the sermon last evening the
invitation was extended aud one per
son presented himself at the altar.
The Interest in the mevtlnn is grow
ing with each service and Mr. Sulli
van Is preaching sermons full of
truth and they 'are having telling ef
fect. Miss Mamie Daily's class will
have charge of the attendance for
tonight. On Bunday evening will be
known as "Home Department night
- All are cordially Invited tc attend
the seoHces this evening at eight
o'clock.
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B. P. O. K.
The Washington Ixclge No. git.
I Benevolent Protective Ordei of Bike,
^wlll meet la their hall tills evening
at elcbt o'clock. All the mambers
of the order are cordially invited to