Mil, HI
II) Mil
HE FIH
The Senate and House Mem,i
i hers Will Tell Ahout the
Many Scandals. " j jIS
HFECIED WHEN
TEE BILL CORES OP
House May Balk at Some of
;?< -1' r -i r
the Conclusions.
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Washington, May 30.?A hard de.
. bate Is expected In the Senate when
the conference report on Che Army
Appropriation hill cornea up for action.
It-was presented yesterday afternoon,
but 8enator 8moot requested
that it co over. 'There are many
point* In the compromise which will
not meet the approval of several penatom.
It is also probable the House
may bala at accepting some of tie
conclusions reached.
f&:< The anti-admlnisration amendments
lefetalaUn* Major Gen. Leonard
Wood ont of office aa chief of
staff is expected to create the moat
uproar. They remain In the conference
report. The purpose and effeet
of the provisions are to make the
chief of staff Ineligible for further
service aa chief of ataff after four
years' a?vtee In that office nntU he
has been at least two yearn back In
the line.
. It would bar amy officer after
March 5 next from being chief of staff
except after at least ten yearn' service
as a commissioned line officer
Ih grades below a brigadier general
corps consist of two general officers,
one of whom would be ehlef of ataff
three colonels, four lleutenant-col.
V onela, eight major, sad ten captains
or drat lieutenants, all detailed from
the army at large, all details to the
general ataff corps, except the two
general officers, to be subject to an
act of 190-1 increasing the efficiency
of the permanent military establishment.
It wonld provide four-year details
of ofll&ers in the ataff corps, depart
menis ana general stair corps, wno
then would be Ineligible for further
service until after at least two years
service until the branch of the army
In which they are commissioned.
This Is the subject to exceptions in
war emergencies. \
Before the row is over, members
expect to have uncovered a number
pf serious charges of collusion be*
tween members of the House and
officers of the army who are and
fc N . - have heen unfriendly to Gen. Wood
p and the military element he represents.
PRAISE SERVICE WAS
A VERITABLE FEAST
The praise service held at the
First Methodist Church last night
' was largely attended and the service
eras a veritable feast of good thhigi:
The members of the First Presbyterian
Church congregation joined in
the services. The meeting last night
was a. than* service for the great
blessing brought to the city during
the revival services held by Evangelist
Brfdgcrs and Professor Bird.
After an hour Of praise the doors
of the church were opened and eight
took the vows of the church. So
fiHfev?. ;-*% far there have been eleven additions
to the Fisst Iff. B. Church as a re*
B" '? ' .utt of,the meeting. There will be
quite a number to connect with other
churches. Members will be re.V
??ived sgaln next Sunday.
OPBKATffiD UPON
Miss Viola Smith, of Vanceboro.
N. C:, was su^ceMfally operated.npr
on st the Washington Hospital yesy*,:,
tarday afternoon. It will be pleasing
news to her many friends to note
that she passed the trying ordeal successfully
and has every chance to recover.
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J. K. Hojt.
Poatum Cmal Company. ' - <u^
J. P. ]Kk?>.
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Battleship Fleet Hurries on
And Other Ships Are Now
In Readiness. '
ARMY ORGANIZATION
NOW RECRUITING
Depredations and Thteata on
the Increase.
Washington, May 3J).?Preparations
by the Administration for In
terventlon In Cnba and an Indefinite
occupation of the island continue
[with as much vigor as during the
[last few days, despite the note of assurance
of non-intervention sent by
| President Taft to President Gomez.
! Striking evidence of the purpose
of the United States to take action
was shown today when Acting Secretary
of the Navy Beekman Winthrop
ordered the following colliers
and supply ships of the navy to load
[and proceed to join the second squadIron
of the Atlantic fleet, now steam[
ing with all baste to JKey West.
Mars. May 28. with coal; Culgoa.
May A9, with supplies; Caesar, May
131, with coal; Cyclops, June 4, with
| President Taft received yesterday
through the State Department a protost
from -President Gomez against
I the assembling of a large force of
warships in Cuban waters or any action
by the United-8tates which could
lead the world to understand that
the American Government was going
to intervene. In reply to that message
the President sent to President
Gomez the following: '
Taft to Gomez.
I am sincerely gratified to learn
of your government's energetic measures
to put down the disturbances
and to know that you are confident
of being successful. As was fully explained
to the Cuban Charge d-Affalres
here, this Government's motive
In sending ships to Key Weal,
Just as In sending the I^airie to the
Guantanamo naval station, was
merely to be able to ^act promptly
in case it should unfortunately become
necessary to protect American
life add property by rendering mora]
su^yuii or BssiBiance to me uuDan
Government. As was made quite
clear at the time these ordinary
measures of precaution were entirely
dissociated from any question of intervention.
That message went out this morning.
It was received in Cuba, and
was the subject of discussion by the
Cuban Cabinet before 1 o'colck this
afternoon. According fo information
received at the State Department,
President Gomes is preparing
an answer.
Despite the note to President
Gomez, officials of the. Administration
here assert that the United
States will have troops in Cuba within
the week. They base their opln
ion on despatches coming to the Government
hourly from the island republic.
The latest despatch to be received
came to the State Department
from Arthur Beaupre, United Statei
Minister of Cubs.
LAWlfPARTY AT
PINEVILLE SATURDAY
There will be a lawn party givet
by the Ladles Betterment Association
at the did Howard Homestead
Pineville, Hf. C., Saturday night, Jun<
1st for the benefit of the new schpo
house. The Tfialfllc Is cordially in
vlted.
ANOTHER AERIAL MAIL TENT
Washington, May 30? Postmast
Ul UlilMIU umm auiuonaei
the poetmaater at Ollftondale, Maae.
to denpateh mall hp aeroplane trap
ciiftoadale to Lrnn, a dlatanee 01
four mtlee. Mall atll he carried It
an alrahtp between thaee polnta foi
three dan be?lnnlng today. Waltei
R Biooklna haa reported that hi
waa not able to carry mall hy aero
plane at Altoona. Pa . laat Friday
Ho oald ho made one flipbt and tor.
narrowly eecaped lajerlc, aotne o
the apectatore. Ha In ready to dam
onatrata the utility of the aeroplan
for the paaoal aerate# if the aathorl
ilea win keep a pacta Lara from later
.jtertai with k? llakl. -jj'i
[NGT
* washington, north
===================
no weather ret
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GREAT PLAN
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SWAMP LARD
Special to the Dally News.
Washington, D. C., May 20.?A
gigantic plan^to reclaim 80,000,000
acres of swamp and over-flowed lands
In the United States that are now!
nonproductive, has bsen Launched!
by the Southern Commercial Congress.
At the great Fourth Annual Convention
of the Southern Commercial
Congress held in Nashville, Tenp.,
April 8-10, a resolution introduced
by John M. Parker, of New Orleans,
La., first president of the Southern
Commercial Congress, was adopted
i as follows
Whereas, there are in the United
. an nnn nnn
i and overflowed lands that are not
> only nonproductive, but a hinderance
to the general welfare'and a
menace to the public health, and
Whereas practically all of this
land is held in private ownership
and it Is necessary to have the consent
and co-operation of the owners
of this land in order to inaugurate
-a complete system of drtSnage
, and reclamation, and '
, Whereas the reclamation of these
. swamp and overflowed lands, will be
. of great benefit to the owners thereP
of, to the state in which the land is
situated, and also to the Federal
. Government, because of the Improve.
ment in the public health, and in
I the construction of public highways
. and in the increase in the agrlcultu.
ral products of the country.
Therefore be it resolved,
1. That an educational campaign
. bo inaugurated to set forth to the
; people of the United States, and es,
peclally to the owners of swamp
and overflowed land, the economic
value of reclaiming these lands to
make them fit for agriculture.""
2. That a commission b4 appointed
to simplify and standardize the
' drainage laws of the several Southern
States. A simple and direct mc
thod of proceedure applicable as far
l as possible to *11 the states should
"ow_j?roinMwi aua 1 (s adoption secur,
ed by the legislatures of the several
? statef.
1 3. That the Southern Commercial
- Congress petitions the Congress of
the United States to make -a complete
survey of all the swamp and
. overflowed lands In the United States
- and work out a plan of draining each
I Individual project as a part of.a com.
plete system; and that this plan ?mi
brace an examination of the soli of
I the swsmps, showing Its value from
i an agricultural standpoint and Its
r adaptability for the growth of proflp
table crops l
? 4. That wo urge and solicit the
- co-operation of all commercial or.
sanitations, railroads. bAahs, and
r business Interests la general, located
f in these states, in osiVylng out these
9 Today Senator Duncan U. Pletchei
- of Florida. President of the Southern
- Commercial Congress, appointed the
tes
CAROUXA. THl'KHDAV UTKKNCK
i .
OUT TODAY. THIS HKIXU A MAI
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CoVyitelU.)
Jff.fhe Main Road If You Would Enjoy
LOCAL FIRM '
SETS CINIRftCT
ATJT OLIVE
Mr. C. P. Bland, of the Harris
Hardware Company has Just returned
from Charlotte, N. C., where he
closed a contract for the company to
install a>water plant at the town of
Mount Olive, N. Of 1%e roe tract- as
closed by the Harris Hardware Company
calls for an outlay of at least
$10,000 and means much not only
for the town of Mount Olive but for
this enterprising firm. The Harris
Hardware Company ia fast extending
its business to all parts of the
state and the mere fact that It has
added another large contract goes to
Bhow that its reputation for rightdealing
and fairness Is reaching beyond
the city. Congratulations are
in order.
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THREE ANTI-FLY RULES FOR
YOUR HOME
1. Screen all'doors and windows.
2. Cdver all youV'foodstuffs.
3. Remove '*Sijl refuse and filth
from house, yard, and outhouses,
and thus prevent files from breeding
on your premises.
- Sunshine is one of nature's most
potent remedies. It cures more diseases
than the whole category of patent
medicines.
"Fruit a la filth"?the kind served
from sidewalk stands after being
exposed to street dirt and flies.
If there is any contagious disease
In your neighborhood BEWiARE OF
FLIES!
The three (die) graces?filth, flies
and fever.
Swat all flies.
OFFICE pHANGED
Mr. Frt^nk H. Bryan has just opened
an office for the practice of his
profession, the law, has changed his
office from the building opposite the
Courthouse to the second floor of the
Savings and Trust Company. His
many friends will note the change.
Mr. P. E. Sea gel, of Raleigh, is
1 -in the city on business.
?
business men of the South to
1 set in motion the plan for nation
wide reclamation: . O. Wright, chairman,
Tallahassee, Florida, A. W. Mc
Keand, Charleston, S .C.. Joseph
Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill, N. C.. Justin
P. Denectaaud, New Orleans, La.
W. M. Old. Jr.. Norfolk Vs., W. D.
Clark, ClarksTllle, Miss. A. H. Parens,
Nashville, Tenn., A. A. StUes.
I Austin, Texas. Charles F. Farrett,
Shawnee, Okla., aad Senator P.
Matthews, Oakland, Tenn.
i Mr. WrtcM will soon eall a meeti
inir of the ocwnmtttoa to start the
>AILY
>N. MAY M, 1012.
SOUL IlOLfl)AV.
rRY ' 7
GEOftGE!
S COUNTRY
I |$ GREAT f*
[) THt 0EAU- X
the Scenery.
Iffll EM
FOR THE CITY
Aim
On the Fourth of July we ought to
have something doing In Washington.
To my mind nothing will attract
the attention of the public as
to secure some one to come here
with a ftytag maehiae and make a
few flights around the city. If we
will all get together and raise and
guarantee some money and have a
small gate fee where the machine
is to make the start 1 am sure the
day would be a success both financially
and otherwise. Lets hear
from others along this line. Baker's
Studio.
The Dally News agrees fully with
the suggestion. This paper believes
that something should be done on
the Fourth to attract people from a
distance to the city?let them see
what an enterprising town is Washington.
Mr. Baker's suggestion that
a flying machine stunt be the attraction
is air excellent one. No doubt
If tome birdman could be secured
fgr that day that people from all
sections of North Carolina would
j come and see the sight. . ^ *
Yoar3 ago Washington wasf always
a niecca for visitors, due to the fact
that the citizens never failed to have
attractions well worth coming to 6ee.
There should be one day in the year
at-least when everybody can have a
day off come to town and enjoy themselves.
There is no better day than
the Fourth of July. It would be
I well for the business men of the city
ito think seriously along this line and
if not a flying machine attraction
, devlso ways and means' for an exeelj
lent Fourth of July program and
j then invito everybody to come and
| help in enjoying the day.
A CONTRAST
President Taft has cabled President
Gomez assuring him that the
United States will not intervene-in
Cuba, but is simply sending warships
for the protection of American inter*
v- .
President Taft refused to send an
army of intervention into Mexicc
and tho revolt there seems nearing
its end without action on our part.
Theodore Rooaevelt eight yearn
ago wanted "Perdicaris alive or Ratsull
dead!" at an uncontested National
Convention. If
Theodore Rooaevelt were now
in Prealdent yaft's position, with e
close fight for a renomination on hii
hands, does aifey one doubt that we
boa Id t the present moment have
an army losing: lives on an electioneering
campaign in Mexico, and another
army on its way to 4 convention
Intervention in Cuba?
COlflMTIOIf NO BETTER
The condition of Mrs. E. L. Dawson
la reported to be no better. Mrs
Dawson la one of Washington's highly
esteemed cltlxens and hey man)
friends wish for her a speedy reeovery
to health.
NEW
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BFXHAVl
VISITED
i $100,0(
I . ]- <"'
Box Factory, Lumber
and a Half Millior
ber of Interstate C
icCt;
T*-^ A "WW
i>U IN5UKAINCL W
Over 250 Men Are (
ment. The Compar
build It is Stated.
He!luiven \va? visited by u One Hi
early this morning and in consequence ti
are thrown out of employment.
The tiro was first discovered about on
lory of the Interstate Cooperate Com pi
\vaa under considerable headway and to
tory.
-The alarm oi* tire was immediately gi
1 lei haven and the citizens generally proi
been a high wind the entire plant of t
pany might now l>c a vietiiil of fiames.
The entire IIox Factory, all the Itunb
million feet of lumber was totally dostr
be at One Hundred Thousand Dollars v
The probability is that none of the 1?'
io simply conjecture however as there ha
holders since the tire.
The tire as above stated was first disc
was not gotten under control until near
The Ho per Lumber Company's mifr'j
c-rngo Company by hard work was suve<
llow the tire originated is not known
from a spark. In consequence of the fi
are thrown out of enjj yimnt. Tile e:
15,000 boxes per day.
lu addition to (Ik* box factory, lumb
cars destroyed tin- town siitfcrs an irre]
pjoyees idle.
Mr. .T. I). Clark. ?.f the Inter-iatc (
to a Daily XcWs man over the photic -l
plant will lv rebuilt.
The fire is a severe loss to the prugre*
growing town ha- the -ympathy of the e
rnuPTHI Ipp pnwin?uu mi
bniOlHL ILL bU!!irnni IJL1
INSTALLS STORAGE PLANT
i
The Crystal Ice Company of" thisi T
city has Just completed one of the con:
most modern and up-to-date io? ronE
storage rooms in'this section of the'of t
state. The capacity of the room, ac-jto b
, cording to the manager, is 6,336 cub- It
ic feet or 120 tons of ice per day. diati
The main purpose of the storage vatii
room is to take care of all surplus hors
ice- In addition to the storage room A
| the company already has installed a Wet
first class cold storage room where ed i
they take care of all kinds of perish- pict
able goods. but
This additional facility to the broi
Crystal Ice Plant should be apprecl- tere
( aied by all the citizens. Ii
i pat'
, STILL IMPROVES j
Mr. Co well, son of Mr. J. F. Co' !
( ell who was operated on at (
( Washington Hospital Mondr
, continues to improve to th
cation of his numerous
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WITH THE ; jf j
Two 12-round level
with Champion . Is|ni0n
l marked to the % iramy un|J
k Walsh. !n J
i ? * T*
I The Pilgrim A. C., of Boston is who|
I trying to match to either IIIke
I, (Twifi) Sullivan or Jimmy Gardner I
. with Mike Gibbons.
Marcel Morean defeated George N
Uuather. the colored middleweight. on '
in IS rounds before a olab in Paria mor
. recently.
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Ham Jua L. Ibr. ui W. M. 0r*
' Keer left tkle morelec Tie Ue Wuk.
lector ?4 Tutann trela tut ?
Soetk Creek ee keeflu erri
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NO 173
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BY A
>0 FIRES
Sheds and Two J
1 Feet of Lum-1
ooperage Com- ]
/AS CARRIED I
3ut Of Employ- J
ly Will Not Re- \
t
i'
iiinlred Thousand Dollar tiro ^
ivo hundred ami fifty employes ''9
e thirty o'clock in die box fuc- J
my plant. When first seen it '*
i? far pmo to save the box fac- ;
v
eon ami tin* tire department of
uptly responded. If there had
he Interstate Cooperage Comer
sheds and two and one half
oyed. The loss is estimated to "1
villi no insurance. Jj
nibling* will 1?? rebuilt. This
s lieoti no meeting ?-f the stock overed
about 1 :i?0 o'clock and
o'clock this morning,
ilant near the Interstate C?opl
from destruction. <:|9
11 is thought that ir started t '.a
re two hundred and fifty men.
tpueiry of the l-?x factory was '9
t r dioi, iin.j t ?->
uiiu luuiuau
[>amMc loss iii having the em- aH
oiiju-rage (.'"itipjuv-in talking
ate- that it is not probable the rJH
sivc town ot' lleihaven ami tfiis
n t i re count v. . JH
) WYOMING DAYS 1
RUYRIC THEATER ]
ontglu "Old Wyoming Days"
es to the Lyric. This subject
listing of three groat feature reetav^nH
he- most exciting western life AgMj9 |
h
tolls in thrilling manner of |h|| |
i life as it rc-allv is in the
nr.s. of the Indians skill on
:e. of his powers as a hunter.
s a whole it is oue of the best-?!s^H
item makes that has ever visit- ojH
;hi? place of amusement. This
ure was not made from acting 19
made during the Frontier Cele- ~
acho riding, and many more insting
features with It.
i all the manager is offering his ja
or. six reels of excellent picture*
bill worth twice the price*, "'^j
m admission of 10 and75
ht' '
HOW TONIGHT ^aj
- carnival to be given at the re*ce
of Mr. John K. Hoyt, corner - j
iridge and Second Streete this ^
ling from 8 to 10 o'clock, end fcjS
Friday night promises to be an ' jjfl
iue attraction. The yoang boys ;
hat nleghborhood have arranged;." .3$
?ry attractive program and all u
see them will be highly pleased.
>\S1I>KKA III.K KXI ITKMGHT ' '
o little excitement was caased '4
he streets of the city early this
nlng when the report was car- jj
that Interstate Cooper age plant
lelhaven had been riaaand hy
lr. C. M. Cobb, of Tarbere, H. (
ed here Inst eight. " 3
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