III III-' ti^I I1H i ir
Mjgos ? ? jyy ?s n
JunluuKftJu IK
?
TUla Good Old Southern Ci
8 i for the Democratic Nntioi
L . Certified Owck was Pc
- of Goo'.
" "
WeableKton. Jan. ?The Demo*
- cnMe national committee completed
I to work here today with the MiteIkm
of Baltimore u coorenttoa clo.
Joe IS wo* fixed m? the doth of the
ullml gathering whoa candidates
rnenddrtt u< yioe President wUI
ho OHoctld. Tho Republican aatenJ*
eecKlon Is to be held In Ohicefo
with tlkt ClJl 'O^Wt|AUi;
fS T^pt^nKKO^tf da*
?^Bg2|Kkl.074 d?I?tanKb Vcho?ru
*1t?o over
^ nprujutljiLi uf the various clt I
> > 1 the Jackwn Day banquet
?? well after S o'clock this morn\
& ' " '' ^tJ?g{g8b "^r?f"
QCBSnON DRFBRRKD.
B?m wee. a brief controversy over
the propoeod. recognition of the Progi?lie
League* clubs, an orfaniaattoa
anld to finqro grown out of the
Independence. League Movement.
f started by WllUun Randolph Hearst.
When objection was -made the question
of recognition was deferred for
Kit?', fonr yean. ..y
I. Maek waa named to head the aukV
, cow mitten on-arrangements for tn|T
conugntion. Vice Chairman Hainbf
f Nebraska and Secretary Ugny Wood1
eoa et Kentucky will be ex-ofEclo
members au^i^^^oe and
1-ItlMAKV JIKSDI.TTTIO^
A l The rrimary resolution a do Died
TE'' vt w:%a u modification of on - proposed
I by Bouetor chamberlain of Oregon.
It was fraraod by * anb-commlUee
" A Ss.^adoa by Clerk Howell of Georgia
Mj and ?m as follows: ?C
B|; .'"That' Ifi thcj choice of delegates
BSyr* alternates to. the national con"
k.; vent loo of 1913 tbo Democratic State
^ efr territorial committees may. If jiot
| oihoiftrtse directed by tbe law .of such
B HKffnfrates or Territories. provide for the
^ . direct election t>f eucta delegates or
|:iIWraateu It n the opinion of the fe'epoctivc
committees It la deemed de^
Ijrj. \eimbl? and possible to do so with
,' Is..-; proper and aufttclent aafegtrgrd
.Where aoch provision la not made by
& Hr> the reapoctive odmmittrs for tbe
W W ?he4ee of delegates and alternates
4 TIE COURSEIF
I TRUE LOVE JOLTS UP
10 JUDGE GRIMES
- . .
mm?i Airad to u?
' tmfk of Justice This MornMi.
' kl-Done. Brown Foiled '
to Piwlde.
?, *?.?? on Uw docbotjo tbo
| K.loJwu-o mart tblo mornlni woo
no* totally doyald or potboo. Win.
I; M^rr Chorry, o o?oto. Idiotic. ond
appareUCQf mvayauif ox luuwiug
,><a from wrong. ?u cbargod ??>?
.MBoK OB bla mothor. It BWOUvd
trim the orld.noo tb?t tt? noiro wu
l)f|l to *t4*ek*? uid. without
^-fWVBCfcUOB Ho VU MnUDCod tQ
iMlni'i law". oalorod. WM
?5SSSSSS
'tbgl HorooB eontrlbot. $!.??' ft*
w?ik for the mpport of tbo ehtMrwj
Vj I.KAP TKAK OAHCE. -I
Wodiu id?y ifteroooo to dooldt
who!,. r? ilm LOOM b? gtr.n !..
|i go.ti.m4s or not t w. - w t ikon
i .I ,: . - /?,
yil*
ty Won Over all Bidders
idl Convention?$100,000
wted ma an Evidence '
1 Faith N :;
1
as where the State lawa do Dot pro- {
ride specifically the manlier of such
.choice then- the dele sates and alter- ?
nates to the said contention shall be ,
chosen In the manner that govern- E
ed the choice of delegate* from the s
respective States and Territories to 0
the lest Nations} Democratic Convea- t
HA1/TIMOKK L^ADB. / [
. Baltimore led is the light for the
convention from the very Bret, hot ,
tsro ballots were required before Bt. ,
Louis succumbed. Then the vote 0
eras'made unsnliaah. ^|a BalU- .
more bid was accomffclsd' *7 a certl- '
Bed check for 1BB.BBB. The date ,
of the convention, June it, suggest^ ,
hr >.l?,-to*rt of Mlnaeaota. wa. urn, ,
"TheT? bslloe far the .onvanUon 1
care Baltimore tS votes sad Bt
Louie 1?. with scattering votes for ,
Dearer, Chicago and New York. On ,
the second ballot Baltimore had ? <
rotes a majority of the committee
sad sufflcieaL St. Lopls went up to
SB rotes, but the Blht for that ctj. (
carried up to the last few minutes,
'*' ' **- ?
The Brut ballot resulted as follows:
Tor Baltimore?Alabama, Anions
Arkansas. Connecticat, Delaware. c
Oeorgla.' lows. Louisiana. Maine
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota MUs-' ,
laslppl, Ne#Hampshtre, New Jersey, (
North Carolina. Pennsylvania. Rhode '
Island. South Carolina. Vermont Virginia.
West Virginia, Wisconsin. Die- I
rtlct of Columbia sad Porto Rico? I
26.
For N St. Lou la?California, Colorado.
Florida. Idaho. Kansas,'Missouri
Montana. Nevada. New Mexico
North Dakota. Ohio, Oklahoma, Ore- 1
mine. A last n and Hawaii?19. t
^^Cblcy^-imnoby Indiana,!
Tv^tuetrTWhfa^ciiiiWS;
South Dakota autl Washington- 7.
F.or Nhw York?Now York?1. 'tOa
the aeqcud ballot Mnasac.huett* 1
and Dakota doserted Chicago, [1
Texas left St. Louta and New York i
give up Its tight, the foot atatea go- *
Ins to Baltimore, making the vote to* i
that city 23 St. Louis gained 111- '
: tgobi Indiana, Kentucky and Ne- j
bra ska from'the Chicago roll, but <
lost Texna^to Baltimore, making the 1
at. Louis tot&l 22. On the second ,
ballot Chicago received oilly the vote
of the state of Washington. On th? (
first call four votes were cast for i
Denver but that city withdrew and <
the voles were changed, for other ,
clt^s. On motion of Wood of Mich- |
Iigan, the Vote for Baltimore after the ;
second ballot, was made unamni- ,
moM. .
=====
embarraaament of the gentlemen who
are on the "anilouB bench," we suggest
the ladies to remember the
adage, "the early bird-fets the pick."
' The dance will take place In the
Elks club on Wednesday evening the
17th. The liat will be placed at
Worthy ? Ktheridge drug ftore.
DElfKRATIC
COHVEMTIDN
THE JOS 25TI
ImUh Dny Dbaer . VvtlAb Un
Vox?Mltanore in tbe Lnnd
r ? - . -
Washington. Jan. ?.--Wh?B th*
nMionnllii FittftH'i committee re
ner vu a veritable love feast. abd
the Democratic atmotpbere txad^dttnwherever
etate committees desire I
iTivtmnn nniinnnniini 14 -"' I 1
K AINALE LilNFtKENLt
m NASimiLE IN APRIL1
111 Property Ovwn, Ftnml?| Wet
end Swamp leada are later MM
la Thle M Fecial ' d
The owners of wet lands are interestid
In the fact that A. W. McKeand,
ecretary of the Chamber of Com- j
uerce ot Charleston, South Carolina, j
ind formerly secretary of the Chamber
oC Commerce, ot Oglahoma City,
vaa In Washington today, ffhd after |
lengthy.'dlseusaion with Managing '
Mreetor Dane, ot Southern Commer- |
lal Congress, consented to preside
ver a Drainage"-* Conference In
faShvltle during the aesslon ot the
louthern Commercal Congrees, April
1-10. Mr. McKeand and members
f the' Charleston Chamber of Cam roe
hire pot Hrto operation m* '
hoda of draJnlnc aad adlft? ?
ISM Mound fjlrtearnn. *74
Thla conference will Include. nf far
lepoeelMf. the ortriere ot vet landa
B the Souti^ engineer. and State
.(Heinle. The vwtlAa before the
^dtereoce are ae to whether the
.oath deal tee nnjthlat sure than a
ederal enrvey of wet tande. or
Ihether the South deelree federal coM
that the attitude and wlabee ot
he Southera Btatee ahoald be clearly
leflned prior to the Nahoeal DraloIfe
COBSreea. The etahe of the
loath In the^whole eubjeet la vaatly
[Teeter than the etahe ot the other
Kirtlona of the United Btatee; tor
J?r seventy-nine million acre* of |
wamp and overflowed lands in the
latioa. flfty-elght and a half million
teres ^re^in the Southern States.
mm BURN TO DEATH
IN POIOUTH FIRE,
IVhlle Mather Was Awy' From I
Montfl,' two Children Agetl 4 and
Portsmouth. Va., Jan.. 11.?When
be homo of Hosa Perkins at 1004
?lxth street, was destroyed by flro
restorday afternoon shortly before 5
>'dock two of the' Roman's children
sere burned to death in'the flames.
I*he children were bojB and Were * Z
ind 6 years old. They had been left
klone In the house b/ their mother
where a wood fire was burning In a
itove.
Had It beeh known by those who
waived on th^ scene soon after the
fire .started that the children were In
the house they could havo been .
aaved. Nothing was known of the I
little ones' plight until the firemen
had begun fighting the fire. It Was
then the door was opened and a ,
stream of water thrown in the building
thht the body of the youngest
child was washed from the too m upon
the front porch.
The firemen were badly handicapped
and delayed in their efforts to
reach the house. Nearly every piece
of apparatus that went ont in - re- (
sponse to the alarm which came from (
Station No. -48, at Fifth and Edward (
wards streets got stuck in the muddy (
streets. The Independent Fire Com- .
pony's chemjk wagon and engine
stalled la tfcrIM fa. Jefferson street. ,
between Fourth and Fifth and me- t
eta an lea on their way from the nary ,
yard went to the assistance of, the ,
' -- ? oi
ISRIt^AT BRIDGE CLUB
' tfcTwinngf
Hfti| tb* I'm iiii?
BOHdSth" club mcmkoro pi nt.
Mr?./Worthioatoa of ft. C.. ?B-1
HIm r??*'ofHow Borne, .nd Mlu
Kiln both M.yo oer. alto rmut.
Ml., ldnmblasbouoc .nd MIm Pock
Ly 1.^1 JLJ
ballv Krli
^W{ '' TBBBH6M
Brand Whit lock, the mayor of Tolet
er and reformer. was re-elected chief <
pendlture of a single cent for campalj
statement
fiH?
mm
f
CECRO 1H 4K11ESTKD FOR IIKTAILINO
OS COMPLAINT OF
CHILD WHO COMPLAINED .
FATHER WAS NEGLECTING
FAMILY FOR
LIQUOR.
r^T~ 1
ILSO iffijousn .FAIR
MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO HOLD r
AN ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS
ACTIVE TO PROMOTE THE
PHOINJSITIOX.
' 1 .
New Bern. Jan. 10.?The police of 1
this city are atlll waging war on the 1
illicit liquor'dealers and from pros- 1
ent Indications they will rid the city :
of the majority of these peats. N16k 1
Ferran, a negro who lives In the 4
northern part of the city was hauled 1
Into court charged with retailing. V (
probable case was found and the do- 4
Cendant waa bound over to the next 1
term the of Craven county Superior
court under a bond of flip. 1
Penan'e arrest came about In a :
very peculiar manner. A young boy 1
who Mid hie homo wu Edward Can- 1
naujh appeared atJdnyor McCarthy-,
home and told him that he Waa cold
and hungry and that he wanted n
warrant fr?r a nnren wtin hart hnnn 1
tall In* fkktn to hlo taibar aad
mlu hta Mk? to apand all of-Via
ttonoy an "Boon*" lnntoad of taktnf
It Iom far hla family. The mayor
docldad that tho Boy vaa tallin* tka
truth and Met an oncor with him to
tho homo of tha notfro. Upon anarchbMtf*
Slltd wHh whlsktjr. He if|j|
Whothor or not Now^orn Will
hatn an anual fair la a quoutton that
It now baton UM pooplo of Now Born
and Cravan coanty. Whon tho morament
waa flrat atartcd auroral waoka
T
rEE NOON. JANUARY tl
published 1
ST1? M0T1HB
H
w
??^v ~
lo."'0.. and a!?o WfTT known as a writixtcutlve
of his cltv without iti? ex9
purposes. arcordlna to-bia awuru
[ .. ,
epura subscriptions from 'every
arrnel In the county who will donatf
o iKtf cauao. The big fish and tht
ifitAr fairs which wore held in thli
itr^fn years pa&t proved that such n
>ritspjiltlv'>u would be a paying ven
WPlfWWe Whtti" thffti ondfir pfop
'riv worked A month <-.< ???
ui agricultural and Btock exhibit and
ivtatlou meet was held la this ci.y
ind the attendance was unusually
arge atftl much interest wah tnani'e&ted
In' every way. A number of
lie most prominent local citizens
lave promised their financial support
ind there is not tho lonst doubt but
hat it will bo rondo one of tho big]
?ost events of the kind ever held in
Sustern North Carolina.
Hi WIN INQPIiON FIGHT
l\T SIJTNFED. VA.
( *
The Wets Made Considerable Galni
Over Their Sirm*in a wo
Years Ago.
Smithflcld. Va.. Jan. 11.?Tin
irys polled $ 3 to 80 votes In the loca
Dption olectlon yesterday out of a to
Lai of 173 votes cast; only seven
some of whom were out of town, fall
Ing to exercise their votes. Thre<
years ago In a vote of about-oqua
strength the dryB won nearly two t<
>ne, the vote standing 117 to 60 odd
Both sides seem to find cause of eon
(ratul&tlon In yesterday's vote; th<
irys being happy over the prospect oi
continued dearth, and the wets ?x
tractln* iatlafaetlon of their mini
which au boot chuuing tho com
plexlon of thln^a. Tho olectlon
though a eubjoct of latcaeo Interna
la tho townsfolk, paanod without no
table Incident.
Had the weta won Uer exoectet
to open ealooma on Hex let. Tke re
nit of tho election mum ?... smith
laid will remain locally dry for tb.
Mat two rearm
a - .
5? A* *n i.mo. I]
few AOracMnm I^Va?Tg?e M th.
eSSISsasfciiJ*
Una towaa is that thay aro exceed
Infly clever In evety rwpect.
The motion picture program la an
ttaa htrfaat claas fllma available
Now York, Inn. 11.?With th
eummtt of lilt lfeKlniay a* IU goa
an expedition kXM hy Prof H. C
P.A?, iMtn N?w Tor* within tS
^r.uon or 1.1?^
,.im*
jtt Eastern N<
it 6II III
J
Interesting Happenings Go
dom. Get In as Many
Bonus Votes
The Contest ship is sailing on a
high sea now. ' The onee aboard are
already restless wondering what may
be coming next.
Well, that's a ipelendid feeling to
have, especially during the reet of
I this Contest. >for it Is impossible to
predict the results from one day to
another.
- Time and tl<Je wait for no man,
I and in thla event it is High Tide; and
FIRST BON
IN THE WASHING:
VOTING <
For ewry $20.00 for Subscriptions,
new or old, sent in by or for
Content ante In the Neva Voting
Contest, between the dates of Dec.
11th and Jan. 8ih, 1912, a Bonus
of 40.000 Free Votes will be
given.
One, two, or three, or an? numbers
of jears, count-on this offer;
any combination may be used to
make $20,000.
Persons having sent in three or
six months subscriptions before,
may extend their' time and the
Contestants securing the extension
will receive the Increase vote.
This Ib poaitveiy the largest
Bonus offer that will be made.
Don't forget The Dally Bonus that
goea with it.
HTAXD1NG OP
District No. 1?V
s
" Mi&s Olivia Jordan
i Kiss Lillian Swanner
i .Miss Mary Shaw
i i.!lsa Madline lullsworth
Mius Lizzie Kelly . .
J Misft" Fafiai? Stewart ->
rxrdif wntle. .
p;-(t
?*rs. Marion T. Vayo, South t'c?. k.
y:? Retia liov. e, Aurora. N. C.. ..
J.I..3 Nina Kihvatu X. C. .
t p: ii
1 > V.te# I.ucy C. V/o!i ir i. It. I\ i) N?.
; ?;?*?:.. vvw^rk...... -
I v! a . 1 i I \
Ella Huyjicrr Ue'-avt!!*. .\*. I .
Whs Knie Kliorn, Hath. X. C
MiM Leta CdrlwrlBbt, Swsn p.nme
Mlsa Le.--.sio Silverthorn, Mirldlotoc
1 Midf. Kuih ?hudwick, llcso Bay. N".
Mfes Ruth Silverthorn, Kngloharl, :
1 llulen (iovc ruing Contest.
Rolo 1.?Only one nominating
coupon Qutitilrg each contestant to
s 1,000 votes will b<> allowed.
1 Rule 2.?Votes can only be ob
talned by securing tiubsrriplious pre,
paid, renewals, collecting past duo
- subscriptions or by clipping froe vot?
lng coupons from each Issue.
* Rule 3.?Contestants may secure
* as many free voting certificates as
possible and vote them each week.
Rule 4.?Monies collected by Con1
testants on subscriptions must be
' turned over to Contest Manager by
" t o'clock Saturday night, of the
'? week in which receipt la Is'
sued for aaase. Failure to make
* report of such collection with1
in specified time '* will forfeit your
" right to votes on such amounts.
, Unlet?Contest Kuutt'i signature
moat >t afllaed to Mai before
[ tame are saltd.
j Bab I?No employe of The Dally
Neva, or member of may family connected
with the neper will be permitted
to participate la the contest.
Role 7.?Subscribe* are ooulloned
a to deal end a receipt tt>r money paid
Contestants.
Rule Any question that may
- arise between contestants will he determined
by 0m Contest Mane per,
- and this decision will be flaai.
' Rale Id-?-Coateatanta are at Kb^
arty to Monro ^SabStfr^Mwm jjjjjB
>rth Carolina
EST I
fflpg HiW? I
logon In the Vote ?'
I of the Five
II as PoaslhK o,<V
though it looks like eauy sailing, Uie _J
worker* find It keepe them on the
more steadily to keep a-pacc with
their competitor*.
Kct'p trying?keep going;?and tke
Votes will keep coming your way
Get the vote* that you want %
voted in thia Friday'* number
tide, " Only the Vote*, in the ballot
box will be publiahed on that date
US PERIOD \
TON DAILY NEWS
ZONTEST
Thia offer opens a channel yon
cannot afford to mias. It'* easier
to get Free Vote* now, than to get
extra Subscription* later. Thl* offer
U made to every Contestant
'
regardless of district.
Send in your subscription*
very day or every few days, to
i . %
enable those in charge to get the
paper* started at once. Subscriptions
turned in any time between
these dates will be counted in this ^
offer. Do not hold them until the
v
last day. Rend Rules 4 and 13
and get busy.
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CO.VTKSTAXTfi: * J
t'ufluggtoii. X, ('. ?
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.. j <??: .4 /
. . J. . . .". . . ..A $
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... .v........ 310.n:
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. l'0,5if?
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^ 14,601 r \ ?j
let >o. I.
r. X. V \ . . 85.62.5
I. N. c fOJtO
c. C8,o?y
SC. .-K 37,21 i ^ .v3jj
. Rule 11.?The right is reserved to
j reject Any name for causd. also to
alter tlieoo rules should occasion demand.
Rule 12.?-Votes can not he trane . .y.;*
forred by one contosiant to another
after same have teen placed to her *. '
credit.
Rule 13.?All out of town Colorants
are allowed the privilege o' x
mailing their coupons and money eel lected
for subscriptions; such letters
should be addressed to Contest Maf-^
ager. Dally News. The postmark o!
7OTY poScoTiIoS must snow ms Sow
and date said letter containing votes
entered your office. Therefore letter*
or packages bearing the goermark
of the last mail leaving, yorar
offlce nearest the boor named in any
proposition made by am will bo a* oeptable.
Therefore letters Ojr paefcatea
bearing the postmark of the W\tt*
Hail Waving your poato/f)se after Urn
hour and daw named in mj grogosition
made by us wU he.stof
To .an whn. eater iW <*?*W* **
Ftor any Information ca^ ernes ?lI
4 month*. tl.OO. TOUK . ,-3H
? months. 11.10 too **?m
i rm. tl.oo .1.000 who.
I room, 10.00 ?... 1.000 ooom
I y??rm. 10.00. rt.000 tola* jfl
I rear*. 110.00 7.QOO ooom .J %
Taarh frtt'.bg 160,000 vsftrs
1 . ' ' ' " 11 : to? I Ja
jllxir ^rjwn!r!wtt