I L To Judge a Mar f B OF DEI III r _? A3 Large Business Interests I Over Year Ago. Co [ en for Wage Barn era M Tariff for Revenue Pla Companies ' - Waahfbfttsn. Pbb. >? -Tbr bu?lneas being done br the railroads. f at eel mill*. ainufactur.rs i [ of Ule country'at tbs present time lw ?' . consMcrsbly lp advance of ttist of a yeer ego L And business man in <enerel are ' ?t preparing for'.lffiprovrmenta and eta* tensions Ktnendal arrangements base recently been niaSde by savarait f railroads far raisin* P90.QSa.P0P to In find In extensions The Krln rail f ' road plana, to expend $10,000,000 in m. the next (en years tor completing the <U>ub)e-trscjtlng of its m^ln-ltno between New Tork and Chicago. The Atchison is raising .$50,000,000 for new work and eqhippent, and other companies are preparing to put ? v. smaller .amounts into improvements, j!'-' This after a Democratic house has , been at work a year, and on the eve P * of a Democratic presidential victory. does not look as if business Interests were standing still, or bad any fear I " of a Democratic president. As a matter of fact, thp butlnsas men of the' country know that a Democratic administration wonld not harm "'a*1 legitimate Industry. The leaders of the Democratic house have proven <L themselves as safe sad ssne buslBif-"\ sees ??a Ml'+bJ Republican leaders '/ ever were. The gross earnings Of the railroads for Jbe first wosk of February were )Tti per jcent batter than a year j ago. For the fourth weak of Jan u|F~^NSrihh reports lrg? 44 roads lndi' cmted a gain over last yeift of 11.$? y t per seat. Reports for December show W an increase of net earnings over De. ember. 19*10, of no le^s thab 7.8$ pier cent. ' * - < Y:'r f. $ \ Bank c leaf lugs last week were betf*W ter than a fur ago. Foreign trade in January was very \T large. The exports exceeded those of R.\ any preceding January 'except in |2 1908, and the imports were larger than tor any preceding month With a j .Ingle exception ' rY -. - . In other words, the pre-election CiV , forecasts of the standpat Republicans lV'/^ to the end that the'stagnation of business would immediately follows . f the election of a Democratic House, z% are not being fulfilled. While It la true that some of the Illegal truBta which have been throttling competition and boosting prlcee of thff ir*!V neciiirt^s of njt are not partlculaT / 1, enanorctl *lth Democratic procedj ore, legitimate twainees understand, thoeouchly that It haa nothing to! IT fear from Democratic ascendency, .') and welcomes K. IToLectiea va> Tariff for Revenue. Workmen In Germany are "protected" by a tariff wall approximately aa high aa the Payno-Aiyich tariff" Km In, England the workers are -/ net aa ' 'protected." / ; * I / Resnlt: Bricklayers In free-trade England receive 19.72 par- week at 52 % hours, while the protected f % bricklayers of high-protection Gerv many receive $7.50 per week of 59 hours. I Hero are a few more comparisons which tell their own story: t Carpenters, per week In England, jj Thfa. Date In H^Jory.?Feb. 26. 1636^?Pfiwt legislative assembly of Maryland met at 01. Mary's. ? jfc 1797?The Bank of England aus/ i ponded cash payments, owing to the J : financial condition of England ih J consequence of the long wy with / France. I 1902?Esek Hopktos. commanderin-chief of the first American mar la SeHnate. R. I-. la lfMk-/v . | .1 180??John Howard Pam? made rp-v, h? ?r*t appoaranee aa aa actor at \ the Kark Tkeatre in Haw Tork. _ [" J 1 111?Napoleon 1. aoeaped tram | I 111!?The Bmporer Nkholaa doty clared the fcintdqm at Poland hencetorth an tatecral part ot the Huaalao " empire. ! ???St. !*u?"vferalTed a . new K city charter. ^ R - ^ 1871?Preliminary of pmt? [V Franco and Pnuola alined at r Vernal))**. |v . 1171?W D Sim peon aucreedoc i's Character, Fi & i Show Decided Increase mparative Figures Glvi Under Protection and From Express ; WV4 ' : S!M4; Germany, |7.50. "po1' w?*k** EnK,aufl? *8.64; Cfcj-many. f/.68. , ,/ . v ;;Compost tors, per week ih England, 0.92; In G'eYm^ri/ $5. ./*' 1 Plumbers, . per \veek In England. 19.54; ia, Germany, *6.98. And the cost of living is much higher In Germany than In England! La FoUette Not Ditched. ; ; Thoro bos been in existence a general conspiracy all or?r'^fie cast seeking to make the people of'the country believe tbat Senator La Folietffe Is out of the race fbr the nomination for Prefidont. The conspiracy waa pretty' largely successful, because many people believe La Foll?Uo has 4?Jt. Senator La Follette lc not that kind, however. He *111 go down fighting;. If necessary, bnt ho will not run up ths white fine. The following extracts of a telegram sent by Senator La FoHette personally to North Dakota Republicans shows where the Wosoonsln senator stands on the subject of laytag down, "The report that I have withdrawn as a candidate fs false, and the statements regarding my health are gross misrepresentations. They are a pert of the pressure brought to bear to fpra me .Jtom the contest, which ^UUngly undertook at a time when no one else could be induced to make the fight;- / V. "I want delegates who, are ready t4warta.jar .lose If need be, in the Interest af > grSfit cause. Det mo through you assure * the rotors of North Dakota that I shall as always keep faith with them, and shall remain a Vcandidate steadfast to the end." * luggiiag the Her? U' buaipeu accrat: It TO ire running your concern at a bis loaa. bnt wlab tn make the flrurea bow a big ?urplu?. simply put.o# paying heavy bills until after tba reports .ot.qie receipts and exponW turee ays made up tor the year. Thia is the systotn by wbicb Post master General Hitchcock .put the jioetofAce on a "paying basis." according. charges'.raade XfS^r, p. Brown, formerly a government .auditor; whose expose of the situation la so obviously true Mr. Hitchcock has Blown show# that the alleged baliice of J219.llfi.12 announced/ tho close of the last fiscal Sear tf/tbc credit <if . Jhe _ postofflw department in reality does not exlsi at all, but instead there is really a deficit of f7.00a.000. Relief From Express Companies, t A charge of 25c, instead of 91*32 for the delivery of a 11-pound package .911 rural free delivery routes fs in pro^poct, as the result of the acuta of Democratic members of th? ^iljm committee on poectoffloes and postroads In in corporattng in the ap propriation bill provlslona for a ten tative^parcels post system. The com mtttse members also agreed upon 1 general domestic rate of 12 c and 1 maximum package of 11 poundi This is the present international, par eels post rate, . .. Wade Hampton as governor of Soutl Carolina. 1?03?Richard J. Gatling lnvento of tb^Gatllng gun. died in New York Born in Hertford County, Nortl Carolina, Sept. 12, 1818. \ ^ " * Accused Murderer on Trial. San Francisco, Ca)., Feb. 26.?Tit caw of John S. Rot era, under Indict mant for Brst decree murder. we called for trial today before JUdd Cablneaa Roaarc le accused at th murder of Benjamin Goodman, younlt Jewelry aaleamaa. whose bod waa found la the wholaaale dlstrlr here laat November. Oppoeed to Parnate Poet. Nashville, Tenn.. Peb. M?Repr. wntatlra retail mariehaaU from a: parte of the South fathered In til city today for thy aecond annual odt rentlan ot their. association. The maetlnc will laat three day ' The meat Important matter echedu cd for consideration la the framln of a protect afalnst the parcels pot I measure now pendlnf la Confrees. NGT( WASHINGTON. NORTH CA i ' rst Find the Foo p. Mi fun TO 01 I 1 fT ?. Col. Robert M. "fhompton. cm* or tl las a plan for controlUbc and handling ind getting It to the spinners In a vc be immediate selling of cotton to the Jtose sales. purchases for future dellvei :bang?-s of the world. ,Tlic farmers cs , 1913. at tbe market price. ; AORORA SOCIETY The Co*. Jame* .Bonner Society -Is Delightfully Entertained by Mrs. R. L. M. Bonner. The Colonel James Bonner So, clety of Urn Children of the American Revolution, of Aurora. N, C., were (tAllrhlfntW dnlnrtmlnpH at a Wanh loifcrtrt birthday urtt ilm.bj Mr?. was decorated with flags and the national color*. After the business meeting and the election of officers, a .Washington contest was Indulged in by the members; two prises being awarded. Miss Rebecca Bonner being most successful among the senior members, and Bryan Bonner Mldyette among the' junior members. Hand painted hatchets decorated with cherries were thd favors and peat cards appropriate to IhC occasion were given to each. The program was Interspersed with patriotic songs. Delicious refreshments were' then served by the hostess. This society has the distinction of 1 being the first and the only one of its 1 kind in North Carolina. Its purpose is to instill patriotism, to help the needy, to celebrate the^ holidays eon nfected wkh jtte Revolution and' to 1 teach the members to love and re> spect the flag of onr country.l' Our socldty hhs * GtTetted a* gold ] k medal to the school children of Beanfort (County for the bust' paper on some revolutionary character of this . county. The following are'the oMsk. . Miss Lottie H. Bonner, *0 ' Pres.;? Mr. R. T ' Vice Pres.; Wm. 8. BeCmcr.-iK l istrar; Miss Lois Jgey^; - Miss Clarissa. Bonner. Troika.; Bryan. Jr.. Historian; ^and.,-Bryan - Bonner Mldyette, color bearer ' PEOPLEYOU uSli I; COSINE fllfB GOING 1 J . >;/'f . ' < m r Mr, Mrs;-W.of Rojr?l. arelo u,? city today lb. H H.udnoll h?s purchased the Bogart property on East 8econd street and will occupy sanre about March 1. Mr Jwn Mayo came orer from Wllaon yesterday.- if . 8 Mr*. Otortt Gladden aad Mian ' Dally Bell, of MulUa, South Carollaa. aad lira torn Whltehmurst, of * Greeaellie. N. C.. an the (easts of " Mfa. r. C. Thomas ' y -'v , ' ' ' >4- ? Kaasas City lad Shew. Kansas city. Mo.. (tab. tl.?The Ksnsaa City Lead Shew, for which a- pre para tloaa hare been (ata| torII ward for tteafly a year, opened la la Coovcntloa Hall today aad will soai ttuua for two weeks The show rati r area aa elaborate array of aahtblta I. tllustratlBB the roooqrceo aad ladneI trice of Colorado, New Meiicc, Ari( sons. Wyomlac, Nehraaha, Iowa, It Ksnsaa. Mlaaourl aad a aumber of pother atataa. TjS I )N D ROLINA, MONDAY AFTE . iii 11 , d Upon Which H mrmn. oarrai | Hp1* ! ? WJ wealthiest residents of Washington, the-ootton of tbo boo thorn plantora ry' ahor^tlme. The plan pro Tide? for | Hpinnoro at current prlooa. Against ry are to bo made on tha cotton ex n call final payment up to January t, ?. TOM HE HtOTT AT CITY Mil 8 P. R. ' --'I. . VVtJFrtl?' A Democratic Club will be organised to use every honorable effort to re-elect. Senator F. M. Simmons to the United 8tatea Senate. All Demo era lb are a* sea to paruapass.< v Think of the victory, a* our leader, he won In 1898 and 1900. Think ol tSV nnf?fchMrifc III I ? iniwlm nl4 North Carolina, when Simmons took the chalrmanahlp of the Democratic party in 1898. Come to the meeting tonight?thla will all be gone over and the light will be turned on and the records of all the candidate# can be disco seed. Remember, at 8 o'clock sharp at City Hall. KINDERGARTEN WTL HAVE AN ENTERTAINMENT The. children of the Kindergarten will give a concert on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock In the school audltoridm, the proceeds to be used for pictures for the - Kindergarten. The prices of,admission are: ,For Adults, 15c; for High School and Grammar Grade Children. 10c;' For Primary Students, 5c.The public'are Is cordially invited. Program follows: ^ l.^r-ClOCk Sohg. . ? By Klndergartes Special Rythm Movements Robah Bland; Tom Lewis. Virginia Scott ^'' *T' ^?Sleighing Song.... Kindergarten Horses?Charles Tayloe Hojt. Tom Lew 1b, William Thratts, Rebv ah Bland.' Carl Thomas Roberts, Preston Woo lard. Drivers?Etta Carton Ix>ttie Dall Ross, Beulah Blonnt Willis 3 ?Doll Song. . .".By 12 Little Otrls 4.?Klten and the Bow-wow?First 1 Flying Lesson . Dramatised by Mary Magdalene r AJdred. Carl Thomas Roberts, Lou | Glenn Cox j?Little Red*Hen.Story Told by Uryan Grimes p.?Big White Moon, Diddle Diddle [n Dumpling. kj II.?Rocking Horse 8ong. r.. By J8 Lltle Boys Olrls.? taoin esthardolln toainftf a 8.?Pets Porridge Hat.Jessie Brown L)i . Francis Hardy 0.?Jack Frost Songs. . By Kinder garten 16.?The Crooked Man. ... Roalar Rhodes 11.?The Thrfie Bears Dramatised by Joe Tayloe Bowen Helen Clifton^ Prestbn Woelar* Mary Marl sin. 11.?Chorus. V IS.?Blag a Bong o' Sixpence- King Bryan Qrlmsf... Qoeon Mary D^vMipor Maid. . . . Hair Martin Kuglei iVj Blackbird. . .... Jessie Brown Gary Steal Works Bety. ~*Cary. lad., Feb. 2C ? Wkh th< starting of work In the rail Mill to day the Oary Steel Works tor tto put* MUM pad bar mill. Md cob, oTWH.mi.iitmrnm V K $ v-.' ' / NOON. FEBRUARY 24, 11 BIT 1IVCLY SESSHKI IS ill pflpv AUSTIN PDOTDI TO HE .{ CHAMPION CL8HJ5B?JUDGE / (JUMKH NOT AVKKHK TO 4 AWARDING HKy ? DIPLOMA. PEARCE OBEN'S CAFE : HOWARDS REFORMS AFTER K1VK CENTS IN GAME \ F "VIVE UP"?CDEN FIXED f 10.00 AND COST, A TOTAL OF , His Honor, JuiTgo Grimes, rejolcraBlot at a man's misfortune, nor tkitTdkmntftll of woman, but to sit njMfe! the bench In bis tribunal and look, back and see the bleachers nil occupied and the 8. ft. O. sign hanginjffon the front of the dock causes a^fieathe of smiles to illuminate his coutenance, for he feels that the officeifb of the law have been on tho MHrand rounded up offend era. Tplcy Austin was the first "to the b&^thls morning, wearing? a medal for making a home run of profanity. If ifct to music what the witnesses testified Lacy had .uttered, it would so^Rd something like Fishers HornpiMTor Ta. Ra Boom De A. In fact the judge concluded that Lucv vns entitled to a diploma for having accomplished the mastery of such a complete lexicon of cussibles as she wagffcbarged with using. The art th&W has cost her $7.85. Mai sun Oden runs what Joe Eddesignated as a "resserandt" ouW on Greenville Road, beyond Bans More. Such places are popularly Jqttown as "boghead station" but tiwrtdsnce before the court this kind from which Lucy Austin was a graduate. Besides a continuous course of "cusain" by amateurs, whose discordant notes kept the neighbors awake all night, Joe Edwards testified to taking a few leaBona In seven and flve-up. Joe saya he was a heavy loser, to the extent of five cents and reformed, but (hat be belleve'd that it was yet an unfit place for young men to enter whose special aim was not to acqulro these accomplishments. Odon was represented by Mr. J. D. Grimes, who thought that the warrant under which his client had been arrested, was faulty, and quoted his authority. ' The Court disagreed with him, and . Odon's counsel, logically argued that the defendant should bo given tbe benefit of the doubt, In spite of which Oden was paroled in the custody of Offloer Roberts to raise $28.60, flno and cost and to provide a bondsman to guarantee th? Court he would ipfr&ln from the conduct of his place in the future. The good be-1 haviour bond was fixed at $50. COM G. RUING READY FOR INSPECTION Local Company Hold Skirmish Drill and Brighten Up for Inspection on Wednesday Evening On Friday evening. Company G, ' 2nd Infantry, assembled in their armory on Market street and went 1 through the skirmish drill and other, manouerved, preparatory to the annual Inspection on Wednesday 1 evening when Col. Thomas Stringfield. of the state militia and Capt. ' TViushArtf ft# the wtr Hnnarlmanf will make the annual Inspection. 1 The drill whs highly satisfactory, the arms and uniforms, spick and span and the local company are anticlpat1 lag an exceptionally good report. 1 They will bold another drill tomorow night. The public is invited to be present Wednesday evening at 8;t0 as sooh Inspections are of more than - passing Interest t I Turkey Raffle His Undoing. Paulina. la.. Feb. If.?Because he participated in a turkey raffle last Thanksgiving. Frank J. McCracksn, until recently the mayor of Ui* city, ? is to stand trial on a charge of gam blfng at the term of thsdistrtct court ? which convened today. Ilr?? HcQrack t sa resigned the mayorallty after the >. charges were preferred against him b His friends declare that Mb will pleac guilty and pay a ftjm. rVlTV . rf - NEW IU iood Reading Ma NATIONAL EDUCATORS IN SESSION TODAY iUl Hertk*us of Country Represented ud Hotels Crowded at Great Gathering of Educators. St. Louis, Feb. 16.?The Planters' Hotel and several other larfce hotels In the down town district of this city are crowded with educators who have gathered here to attend the various educational contentions scheduled to meet here this week. The most Important of these conventions. the annual meeting of the Department of Superintendence of the National Educational association, as well as a few other impo"' conventions will not opep ' .along until tomorrow y .^ . .?day, but two oi the *- bodies, the National tl ^a^'df Education, and the NatioilU-ebciety for tho Study of Education, hold thoir opening sesilona ' today. Notwithstanding the refusal of the railroads to grant tho expected rat? reduction the attendance was quite satisfactory and practically all sections of the country arc represented. I Unusual Interesting programs have , been arranged for ttj meetings of j the .various educational bodies and ( many vital (fueations pertaining to ( various branches of education will be thorbugbly and ably discussed by , some of the best authorities upon tbe ! subjects. Among the distinguished educa- , tional leaders ^tending the various 't meetings is Mr. Philander P. Claxton, , U. S. commissioner of education, who will take part in several important j discussions and will be tho guest of , honor at a banquet arranged by the | National Committee on Agricultural ( Education, at -which the food, so far . as possible, will be prepared and ( served by students of agriculture and home economies In arglcultural. do- , meetic science, technical, normal and ; high schools of the United States. Iowa Advertising Hubs. Cedar Rapids, la., Feb. 2G.?The ^ second annual convention of t^e Associated Advertising Cluba of lows, , this city today and was called of greetings and routine business occupied the initial session. President Armstrong spoke on "State Organization" this afternoon and papers were presented by W? W. Marsh of Waterloo, on "State Pub- 1 licity," and S. R. McKelvic of Lincoln. Neb., on "Advprtioinir to the Farmer." The convention will con-1 c!ude tomorrow. AllcRed Lyncher* on Trial. Georgetown, Tex., Feb. 26.?Ezra W. Stephen*, Harry Wuenske and C. Y. Noai k, three residents of Milam county, were arraigned in thu district court here today to answdr to the charge of murder in the first degree as the result of their alleged participation In the lynching of Antonio Gomez, at Thorndale last June. Gomes, a young Mexican, was lynched after he had stabbed Chas. Z. Shank to death. To Wrestle for Title. Cleveland, O., Feb. 26.?Henry Gebrlng of this city will defend his title * of middleweight champion wrestler u a mat bout here tomorrow night with Mike Yokel of Salt Lake City. An interesting contest is expected as the two are regarded ks unusually well matched in strength and | skill. This will be their second meet-1 ing. Their first encounter took place in Salt Lake City about a year ago, when the two men struggled for four hours without either securing a fall. Conference of Hall'-oml Worker* Springfield, III., Feb. 26.?Seven thous and delegates representing the four big brotherhoods of railroad workers, the Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, the Railway Trainmen, the Locomotive Engineers and thp Railway Conductors, met hore today In a fraternal and co-operative conference for the purpose of discussing matters of co-operation and legislation and for deliberating on ways and means for obtaining the cooperation of the' management of the railroads in matters of mutual interest. The forenoon was devoted to the reception of delegates and in the afternoon a closed session was bold which will be followed this evening by a reception at the Governor's mansion. The ronl" :r?nc-i vr\V. c!or? en TS\srr?? prams* with a hlg rooeptlon and ban ht the Leland Haul. t ' . ' ' ^ * Cloudy and uldir toulcht with probable aaow is moss tain redone. Tuesday ahltttac to wool wiade and colder. *? ' s NO. Ill ikes Good Men DIPLOMAS READY FAR WINNF.RS IN a wan ii imiiiiiv in BOYSp CLUB rHKKK BKAIFORT COUNTY BOY S RECEIVE DIPLOMAS FOR YIELD OF CORN?TO IIE MAILED Ol'T AT ONCE. ' THIRTEEN flit PINS i h:!i uii'Kum . .-jJ . . * THE "CHAMBER OF (XAMMKIU.K OFFERED PINS TO CONTESTANTS AND THIRTEEN HAVE BEEN AWARDED FOR HAYANG DONE THE WORK. .?v.'jc. . Supciniendent of schools, Mr. \V. Lm Vaughau, has received from Cue * State," three handsome diplomas to bo awarded as follows: J. W. I>egget, Washington, yield 77.8 bushels of corn to acre; Rosco? RadcUff*. Pantego. 97 bushelB to acre; " itarray Mldyette. Hath. 8 4.9 bushels to acre. # ' .' . 1 , The handsome diplomas are under seal of state, bearing the autograph of the governor. Major A. W. Graham, Superlnteudant W. L. Vaughau and Mr. I. O. Schaub, and was awarded to the boys of the Beoufort County Corn Club. There were over 30 boys In the contest at first, but owing to the drought last summer a great number of them dropped cyi't. The Chamber of Commerce of this city offered neat pins to the boys performing the work of.the club, and have mailed out thirteen pins to winners as follows: Wallace Whttehurst, Pactolus, yield 63.4; Sam WUUaniB, Washington, 64.8; Joe Brooks. Bath, 26; Earl Van Nortwlck, Pactolua, 57;N. Brown Hodges, Washington, 52.8; Herbert Jackson, Pactolus, 59.6; Lynn C. Tyler, Jessamu 38.5; Nick Robs. Bath, 64.3; Surrey Roscoe Radcliffe and Murray Midyete as noted above. SOWETRING DOING ran limn i unrv run iiHLr h tv^ca Three Night* Thi* Week Will Furnish Ciiuituimuent lor Wasliington Polk?-bpeechos, Shake- . * spear? Plajrw. Military ln> *i>ectii?n. Billed. This evectifg at tiie tity Hull a Sim1 mons Club '^ll^'tf;' "pursuant, to a call oT.ove^ sOtl, clllzfcns ' An orchestra will be ^tr-^Uendancc. and good Bpeoch.es a?? billed to be on tap. Tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 Mr. Frank McEntee and Miss Mill leant Evieon with a strong support, will produce tWo of Shakespeare's playa in the public school auditorium. t)n Wednesday evening HonV H. S. Ward will address the citizens in the court house In the interest of Judge Walter Clark, candidate for U. S. Senate. At the same time, in the armory. Col. Thomas Strlngrfield, of the state militia, and Captain Dougherty, of the war department, will inspect Co. G., of the-?econd Infantry, N. C. National Guards. Noted English Physician ii? Chicago. Chicago, lit. Feb. 2?.?Dr. Fred rc* Iiaiiuu, WX1BIUIJ 171 lue vxamfning board of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and one of the foremost medical men in England, is in Chicago In acceptance of an invitation to speak before the Conference on Medical Education and Public Health. Many other well 41 known medical men, educators and public health officials are attending the conference, tbe sessions ot which began today and will continue over * .fotdtotrow.' '* ' c McKarU-d and Maloney. New York, Feb. 26.?What appears to be the most attractive item on the flatic menu in themetro polls this week will be served op at the Fairmont A. C. tomorrow night, when Pnckey McFarland and Tom:.... ::a!o! V tot^o-cOrr ipr a ten-round setto. According to tbe agreement the two will weigh in at ISK pounda at 6 o'clock. Though Maloney to a lighter of considerably, i lees ssferienoe than MeParland, he to willing and game and can be counted I on to make an aggressive stand against tbe Chicago bey. K : i0 3gj^&&,

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