1^' *'
' Showed e Heavy Loss In
- It86 NeUonel Banks \
jg#< ^-W?h,C?
"V . t -j? ' ./I
J' -; . * *
WuMMtoo. n. C. Jan. ?.?Th.
'????! ??Oft of 01. Comptroller of
. tho Currency. mad*, public today,
show, tk* Southern State* In an ununually
favorable light, accordlilc to
atatcment prapar.d by th. Southern
Whie lb* aterago percentage at
th. Dnttod J9tnt*e between dan* 10.
mo, and June T. t?ll. waa 4.07.
th* Southern Stat** ahowad 10.01 aa
th.tr percentage Th. neat ne?ro*l
percentage"^ waa JMdda th* Middle
Weatem atatae. Th* Eaatara atata*
ah owed only 1.11. la dapoatta, bank*
' - In th* Southern atata* hat* th* highly
percentage trf tncreaam^M.ll.
Ctanpartag loan* and dlacount. on
PHALANX LAKE INSTALLS
OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR
KMUM IWijWW
. eefl.dr.-'d a ? i , . 7*
' i^O^H.'B.
V .3^i?U?
^ _-^? noapocta "
iwinii *- - " *
* iHilui nuliiL uAIrltnal 38
P * or today.
W -fc.-lJ ^ liinrtiu)
El T ~U U * ^ W?UWM
In IMdf dftamooM to iMBft a
MwooMb^thTMrnotthln nx^n*!
ER> ttw* ? Hgbt tnmhU in prta
ymurdnT, but not with offlclmt )?i
to nnoommble the combination o<
conditions that lot thorn In Uh
,U "U" . . .
No nan will b< ceooptod In tht
y * Ing for the lffluo of the day on whldi
Newa Items In ten dad for pablic*
^ o'clock A. M., on the day In whfcb J
^ lh? y*ar to Wsehin*to?. and the flr*
I r ? * ^
\ ? > . . .
J Adrartloera wUhlnft IMl ad
. chuiad MUST ban their oopjr li
tb.. afteraoon before IM Mr li
whleh the ehanKe M to lr> made. Thll
rule Win be adhered to la tbo future
I am what the Hob la doln? lit today'
KiUr-rfuinsnents. at which
I ' """' s K lb ntBTttr, nail aani
| m<: >ut ii?
I "v
nuuiu uu
d Gains While New York
Loans. In Zleven Years
iltal of (72,091,600
the datea September let. Hu nt
December 5th, Kit. >11 the bub In
Southern etatee showed Kilna, while
New York showed > heOTT lose In'
loans, In cash and In deposits. The
loans and discounts ! t peroent.
was ebown - la the Soothers stxte*.
The -Middle West cute next with
.4.sit
Between March 14. 1900, and Oct.
Itll. 1JW National banks were organised
In the Bohthem states with a
capital ot 97S.591.k60. ThU wan a
area tar nntnbsr of banks and larger
capital than la any main division of
the country except the Middle We*.
Managing Director DaSre ol the
Southern Commercial Congreee, will
addreea the Soethern Society of De?
trolt, January U. ?
' i I I " i lli .1 A
Ton want 1b your home chopper
that glree you the beet jwnro, rather
oeleetp Ito nMn nnWT with tlx
?h? of upbotldlnx tho home. au<f
purify lop Urn mprol too..
. ( . - .
Perooao uouObc Item* to tho paper
ehoeM remember -that oil proper
QOume phooH j^ellr. A
citima^lo the
come* mt got them oomet all tho
tlmo.
.. ^?Vi? ? ? l- .
JMco Orlaoa eon be te'really eono
he of eome mt tho ctothee o lot of
thn? Idle "Blaen of the' tewu ere
wlorlhc" ooo lot It he torn that bo
erMuo the police ofnetolp to tnreotlCeto
the wboroojtbol they on clotbod.
odd demdtobertm ' Solomone
ir^cimw b-01* '*"V'
fBMUDfl. ipMTO MtlUfc OHMVN
? - - - ** .^_ - .-.V V . - - ' ft . ,
? "w *"? ? evpniugi retaiOf woii
the Other iflsmbeic skiirirsrii ifniifrU
yds wui ooatrlhnts the un. or
make tlx OifLTNIWS your' paper
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; I - BHKINOHAUS-HAUGHTO?i*
' - nt ? Peter.
Chorch.
, Last night at , 9:10 o'clock Mr. J.
C. B. Mhrlngbaus. "a prtrminent_nttoraoy,
and solicitor -ojl the First
, Judicial district, was married to Mlaa
. Matilda Bradford Hanghton of this
, dty,v;the ceremony taking place in
Salodtrotan church. After the wedding
Mr. and Mra. J. F*. Randolph reoajsed'
In ?<dr homo in East Main
" street Id h?h?J of the newly wedded
pair. Mrs. Khrthghaua has long been
a social favorite la thin city and U
' exceedingly popular is Eastern CaretUna.
Mr. Bhrlnghaua comes of one
of the oldest aad most prominent
tTfftatlfa* or the ttate. and It aaoetd.
-" _??t iw "n.i i
fj ^ v
I Schooner M.ggle Datlt. Capt. J. 8
loaded with f?rUHaer.
m for Rhaft Marn^i '
J. %
A NATIVE OF VIRGINIA
WAS ONE OF MOST HUOCKSHFUF,
SQUADRON COMMANDERS
NAVY EVER HA?>. _ j
Waahlngton D. O.. yah. ?.?Rear
Admiral Robley D. Erana, "Fighting
Bob" to an adatlrlnc nation, died
eaddenly late today at hia home in
thle city. Acme Indignation ended
tbe career of one of the moat popular
office ra In tbe nary. He wan ill lea
than two houra. ?
Admiral Erana wna born 65 yeara
ago la Floyd eonnty, Virginia, aroae
today apparently In better health and
eplrlta than be bad enjoyed In eome
time. For yeara a aufferer from old
and from recant attacka of rhauWUc
pine, the a*ed 4*hter aaam?d
to have shaken o? (ha bnrdan-of his
advancing days. 'He displayed kd?h
15 HP
tha admiral ami strlck.n Instantly
hU family aant for Dr. 8. 8. Adams,
ha on >! antral, found tha patient
tl treat pain- Altar treatment, Admiral
Braaa tell Into a resume Heap,
and It waa thought that thedaacer
bad paaaad. Shortly altar ? o'clock,
hotroror. ha .'wOfanadand, ralalng
hlmaalf with dlfflcalty. aanonacad
that ha waa choklac.
"I cannot play breath," ha said,
and sank back. At 4;?S o'clock he
d*d. cjm~lon.ro tha.ad. __
At ate bedside it uia tune ot ,111
death were hit wife, his dmuefcur.
Mm. H. 1. SmlUul his daacV^T
l?-U?; Mr*. CrwJT. Evans, wife of
the admiral's only sod, a Ueutanantonmmander
Is Us nary, now on daty
on the torpedo boat destroyer Mouahan.
at Beets a. The oaly other membar
of hie Immediate family who was
sot present was MU daughter, lira.
Marsh. wife of Capt. Char lea <J,
Marsh, command his the armored
cm leer North Caroline
News Caoaed Profound Sorrow.
The news spread with treat rapidity
and caused a profound shook In
official circles. President Taft was
oho of the ant to express his grfef
' and eendolance. He said: "Admiral
Evans was one ot the moat auccees'
fnl squadron commanders wo hare
bad la the nary for,a lone dnt. Ho
was a Held disciplinarian, of QuWk
decision, end admirably advised In
; the IntHcacy of the machinery j?
crnlaors and battleahlpa and skilled
am very aorry to
Bwao so ahookod
but a few words.
Kg
{"resident Roonevelt Mrectw"!In a*
I Miiiinander-lanhlel^of the fleet that
k cruised around the world. Although
?rt the rtlrcd flat, hc'bad kept up acti
,lv? interest In the service, end f5lt
Unexpected death comes as a shock
to- the navy."
Former Secretary of the Navy Metnnlf.
\^ho hnppenefl to W jO Wt")i
ington today, pointed out that he
hiaufiKhad given Admiral Evahs tho
corn mend Of the Atlantic fleet In Its
cruise around the world, the choicest
anslKiimcnt ever extended to an
American navel of fleer-in time of
I' B?MI. V I*
"Ha was practically an III man
1 whpn he was selected for this import
,SSr" JJaclw
U * Jttdd. Beak* saga.
more F. . Lilly. Junior Sagamore
H. D. Potter. Chief of Keeorda W. H. "
McDevitt and Keeper of tile Wampum.
T. W. Phillip* win preside, assisted
by Braves After the cere- I
monies an elaborate oyster supper |
sriil be served.' Tau Trtbe has about
180 active members, aod-et the preemi
time bee over 1.000 fathoms In <
(be wampum, which means that any
?*ia face would texchauee 1989 for
the iqb In J ho wampum belt a*d be a
iolltr to the good for the exchange:
IS. AND DIRS. LATHAM '
GIVE ANN'IAL OYSTFRROASI
>
dr. George Phi Md Mrs. Daa Mo f
Mahon Enter ConlMt for K>Hng a
The Report Mates tho Clerk I
< ?. Wai Outdistanced. ' >
On lent evening Mr. ud
?">* ? t> tW annual orator <
otat In honor of tbolr mar goooto. I
ttT. BMw don*tod jfa DM I
ho no* of bin roan at Kuglero pill
for tho occasion and peraoaalir on- <
oortntended tn maatarlr tanhtoa tha-ji
steaming of the ouccoiont blvolm In
tho earlr part of tho omnia* no or*-!1
MrOeorge Pool aatd.yn.paar Hp-;,'
or eating content wan Indulged In i
Mohon contented la a dead heat, for <
drat price, each myaai^ag 71 ore- a
ten The Jndgee awarded tho prlee 1
o **:>.. McJtabon on -Patau. I
Thle ladr bealdee eating "the above I
mentioned awieaaat of oratarn alee a
dtjne awag with three paohagee of <
Orater crackera and two dfphta . at
tickles, wenhtngr the whoa dawn with I
afraral enpa of steaming hot colfee. <
Baker,.the photographer, took d l
fUabllghtjjf the aftalr. I
North CatoUu.
x Greensboro. Jan. 6.?la March of -I
a Garden of Eden. Mr Juptr Cra- I
ran. of Danville.. to*. heee;<
yesterday axi^ today bo la visiting ?
sections of Oollford N?unty which | <
havs boon described to.him aa Ideal i
for an all-Winter and all-Bummer i
residence. Mr. Craven la aald to be i
n^weslthy landowner of Indiana *nd 1
during the past winter he has made
his home in FlorldaT He has a large I
family and states that he la seeking '
a land where the climate Is such aa
pie year round. J
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THE DEVIL" AT THE LYRIC I
THEATRE TONIGHT. I
The ^ Harry LUftiley atock Co., la !
b be seen at the Lyric Theatre to- i
night playing "The Devil," a pl*y I
h -~ has bad a consecutive ran of SI 1
Reeks |n Now York. The plivgo '
of Washington are promised by the
management the beat production ever
aeen on a Washington stags. Due to <
the h$avy royalty on this play It has <
boon necessary to advance the price 1
of seats for *?tht* , performance? 11
children 36c. aduit* ttc. 8eats are |
now 6a sale at Worthy A Etheggfp^l, j
drag store, where reservations may
be made, with the assurance that I
your teste will be vaeami RhSa you
? .? ,
LIQUOR LICENSE COSTS LESS.
NuhrUle. Tub.. Jhn. 6.?The
NnahrlHe CUT OoutHl tut night
panned on flnU reading a Mil redee.
state, rovonue event, quarterly In advance
by tin loth Of the month, or
outrun atarrente laaue.: t
Id J M, .r , thl
eplend'd rucord Juallfled the depart
npable officers navy h?|- known
VILY
yiW, January i, m,
|Published ir
1 coS1
JPf FBEE<
l DA MS AND HAWKK, CONVICTSD
A? WILMINGTON OP MURDER
hjn The high bras are
i SET FREE BY PRJC8IJ
DENT TAFT. ^ a
m\ BRITISH SUBJECTS;
JW infAl. SENTENCE BY FKE8I- ''
D [NT BOOSE VK1/T WAS TO
I iATH, WHICH HE TATER ''
-C 1MMHTKP TO UFA
' imhl^stoB, D. C.. Itm. 4.?Pr?.S 11
lant Taft today commuted to expire *
.t cme? the life sentences of Arthur
Idaias and Robert Sawyer, two *
4(4 British subjects. convicted st t,
Vll^ingttro. N. C.. In 190? of norlerAn
the high seas. In a con fee- n
idea before hfa execution, HefilT Ci
Idriganether negro, convicted of
ind Hanged for the same crime, com- ri
>letely exonerated Adams and BawO
finally Adama and Sawyer were
watfhced to death, but this was commit
by President Roosevelt to life
mpi onment, The prleenera were
alt fee of the British West Indies
be British ambassador interraaa
to secure consideration for the
dam for executive clemency. *"
do not had," said President
rafl to disposing of this csae.
'44 M alid Sawyer free from fsnlt,
tad do not think that their convicted
neofar as K baa led to the preanrt
fcniMrtdnar, la an injustice;
>?tt do think that the confession of
M and the other circumstances
ire bssnagli to ' relieve them from
kctli i complicity In the murders and
o J Stfy their sow being freed."
The m orders were committed on
rhUk^rhnec fbnr , J
he master and the sailors over food
ecettawSfMu'
After tk* In Mm Ui Wd maV
Itni. Xa&m* uiinnr m?m<iI
In ??W,o??rlin Scott. They tboa
ilroclloC a pc'?toc noil ud all '
louthport, N C. * '
During the trials at Wilmington,
|t la aald, Scott waa^Very bitter
towards Adams and Sawyer and he
charged them with complicity In the
primes. Before "his execution, however,
ha made two written confew- ilOns,
which he confirmed in a statement
on the gallows, July i> 190d,
assuming nil responsibility for the
murders.
The Supreme Court of the United
States gare the lower court opportunity
to grant a new trial after th?
confession. Because of lack of funds
the prisoners were unable to avail. ^
themselves of this plivilege. In considering
a previous application for a
pardon for the two men, the late
Solicitor-General Hoyt discredited
Scott's confession under the belief
that {hey were made in a spirit of
bravado.. In the present pardon pro~?edings,
which were instituted by
n. B. Warner, an Englishman of New
York, J. A. Finch, pardon attorney c
Df the department of 'justice, went 1
extensively into the case and was
bonvtnoed that the confessions were t
genuine. t
s
IWim SMOKE HOUSE BURNS. \>
1000,000 Damage Near Where Fire- g
Chicago, Jan. 4?Fire which broke
!>?( U t|f o'clock UK.nitfrt daotroy- ,
edWft ?. Oo.'a amoke bc^a, a ???- J
Urr bulldtaf almoet a block loos 1
ud iu fMt dep. cad >u itlir '
bo rate* aarlr today oftar havtac 1
wroorbt damace of $600,80 Tkraa '
?lrumon wora ItUorod " s J
A laaaral alarm and aalla (aw ?itr?;apparatue
prouaht mora than 40 ^
1 ' l
Tbara will bo a apodal aarrloa at
ths Proabytortna cburcb tonlaht pre t
oarotorr tOibo obaorv^nco of the <
Sacrament nl tbo Lorrta' Sapper on
Sunday. Moo*bora ara resonated and t
Othara Invited to attend.
' Mm. R W. Ayora bak aa ha^aooat. a
thta wek.JWa. John Arthur and llttla
ado, Mra Forebcr of Norfolk, Mtaa i
j"-3q5*T--?-,'- . +A
' -W?
F^Sfe.-- *- ' :
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ffl
B
p JljliKiC' -'" "''"-'j"' 1''^
i Eastern frifc
nm
EI
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Candidates Should Make
Stringing For t
The End
Only two dkji ahead of you now,
nd be great First Bonus Period will
are cloaed?but from the way 'tits'
ubscrlptlons hare poured In this
eek, every worker .Is awake to tbe
ict that Today Is the time to do
?tMS- J
some one was heard to say: "Well
( all things, this Bonus Period la
early gone anl 1 have only begun
orb."
Peculiar, isn't it. how time go^s
way when one is going to do someling
tomorroVt? But In the two retaining
days the hustling worker
m do mucbT
When a genius like Gladstone cared
through life a book in bis
FIRST BON 1
IN THE WASHING1
VOTING C
Ft>r every flO.OO for Subscriptions,
new or old, sent In by or for
Contestants in the News Voting
Contest, between the dates of tXc.
Jlth and Jan. Stt, If II. a Bonos
of 40,000 Free Votes will be
given.
One, two, or three, or any numbers
r^ars, count on thin offer;
any combination may be us^d U>
make $90,000.
Persons havina-aent in three or
sly mouthy su&riptiona before,
may estend tieir time and Uie>
Contestants securing theex tension
will reoelTe the Increase vote.
ThU W po.U.,1; tb. UrxMt
Boon,.offer Uutt will ba vad?.
Doa'i Tb. Dallj BoMa that
fn*u*t?
_ , 'I >? J.JI *l|L
' -rh?- MAinnsW
District No. 1?W
. *\ i-i. i *, .
UiM Olivia Jordan ...
^11 uyy.ft Svannvr.
Mies Mary Bhaw
Wan Madline Ellsworth
Miaa Uaafto Kelly.
Mlaa Fannie Btewart
Miaa Carrdl WHIM
,. j t
Mr*. Marlon T. Mayo. Booth Crook. .
Mlaa Ron*'Row*, Aurora. N. C
Mlia Hlna Roddltt, Edward. N. C. . .
Dtistoi
Mlaa Locy Q. Woltard. R. F. D. No. 1
Mlaa AIMo Woolard
Mlaa, Mary Marab, Bath N. C
Mlaa Willie L*e Latham, Pantego..
Mlaa Nancy Marsh. Bath, N. C
Mlaa Ella Baynor, Leochvllle, N. C..
Miss Kate Eborn.'Bath, N. C
DUtn
Mlaa Lota Cart wright. 8wan Quartei
Mlaa Lassie Blhrerthorn, Middleton
Miss Ruth Chad wick. Rose Bay. N.
Mies Ruth BUrerthorn, Englehard, >
ituicff OOTfruinc luoumL
Rule 1.?Only one nominating
oupon' entitling each contestant to
,000 Votes will bo allowed.
Rule t.?Votep can only be obained
by securing subscriptions prepaid,
renewals, collecting past doe
ubecriptlona or. by clipping free votng
coupons from each issue
Rale I.r-^oniestanta may secure
a ma!ny tree voting certificates as
oealhle and vote eaOi week.
Rale 4.?Whales collected by Consstants
on tnbscrlpUons most be
urped over to Ooateet Manager by
\ o'clock Saturday night, of the
reek In which receipt la leap*
tor cm Failure to make
eport or such collection with
a specified time will forfeit your
lit to votes on sack amounts.
Rule A-rContest lln ln n stgnaBEPWmd
tO vetan Wore
I
Rale ?:>h4Nt employe of The Dally
rows* or member Of nfiy famlty eofciect?d
with the paper will be peruitted
to participate la the contest
Rule 1. ""Sabecrlbors are oootloned
o demand a receipt for money paid
tsnieHawsa!-. '*. *, >i'
* i ^ - -QVi."* ?
Hul. (.?All money for mbe.riploo
must -fce paM to Contest Mur
Aer. who will upon receipt of seme.
?u. Voting Coupon, to O.TOT tkp
>rth Carolina
if ~ \
5 H
jm
Every Minute Count In 7M
he Free Votes
ti Near y 1 ' , j
?- ' '1
i pocket leat tome spare mo>escape
unimproved, why sbou' Jfs*
Icmiulldate carry a subscr* <&*&ook
I to press into service every .*>are moWW'!
It Is a wise bint to "give now.# to
those who come in on the Great
Bonus?to keep on going. ?
I&Trequently happens when Fido
gets a choice bone he crawls away
under the house to gnaw it. And " . *18
'sofflo other fellow.. Just around tho * ' m
corner gets a fine juicy feed, because
he waan't quite satisfied with the
bone.
... 80, Miss Contestant, don't be satisfled
'or contented in getting one
bonus. . . rV-iaB
US PERIOD I
"ON [DAILY NEWS ' 'i
.ONTEST: <-;f.
_ This offer opens a channel yOo "
cannot afford to znisa It's easier i
"-i
to get Free Votes now, than to get f
extra Subscriptions later. This Of- ;
far la made to every - Contestant '
r AV, ' ' t ' JVi
regardless of district, ? ; . t
8end in your subscriptions
every day or every few days, to
enable those in charge to-gat the
| papers started at onee. Subecrlp- \ - Jr
tions turned in any time between :
these dates will he counted in this
I offer. Do not hold them until ty
last day. Read Rules 4 asd IS, ' * -r / v
uHflJmj. ? . I
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OONTB9TANTO: r ' '"' ' , \;
W. C. ."v?Vl
."^v 600.764
i ? 496.43Q
?*?*
410.&00
310,374
1SO>00 ?v ?
113,44% V ^
let No. 3.
174.075
1507433
123.6 ft
let No. 8. ^ _
l a is",060
194,100
111.076
94,600
17,100
. 14,6f0
.. 11,760
let No. 4.
r. N. C 86,615
. N. C 50.760 C
38,004
I. C 87,104
Rule 10.? Contestants ere at liberty
to secure subscriptions anywhere
regardless of what district
they live In.
Rule 11.?The right la reearved fa
j reject any name for cmuae. also to
i alter these rule* should occasion do|
mand. " * '1 *, *',t
Rule 12.?Votes eusot be traae
ferred by one contestant to* another
after same have been placed to. her
credit. >
Rule 1|.?All Oft pf town Oototoants
are allowed the privilege ?(
mailing their coupons aftd aoowey ?oV
lectod, for subscriptions; each let ten*
should be addressed to Contest, Mawader.
Mir Nfwm. Tbe poatteert W your
poetofttne nun abow tba haw
and date aatd tetter cental ulna rotoe
entered yotr otftoa. Therefore lotterm
or paekacaa bearing the poet
mark of .tba l*?t mall learta* your
I ofllee neareat Ike hour earned la aay
\ propoettlon mad* by aa win ba a?ceptable.
->?terefore lettora or paakede.
bearing the p earmark of the rint
MaU learlnc your peotofnea attar tke
baar aUVSaU named la any propo
ltion made by ua wll bo ehpaotia. .
To all who enter* thla^eoirteet we , h
guarantee (air and Impartial treat-/ ,
meat. ' (
For any rtfonketlda call aa or <ddreea
UuTConteat Manager. and aama
iH cheerfully ba ylrea.
"Yoara reapaqlfolly.
bTlSa ETHEL HODSTOki. ^
(ceouwmd ma P*?a .
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