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FRED P. lATHj
DEMOCRATS MD
WASTE IN \
Says There is No I
ment by Electing
Aspirants. Wou
Deficit With an
of Audit
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Editor Daily Nevre;In
your Imim of July It and 18, y
certain facta which 1 think the people
1st. It ihould bo the pleasure of the
\ braTe enough to acknowledge connect
\ expending so much .In exedss of our in
some Investigations along the .lines U
) ance of thO lashes above referred to,
compiled in rought draft which was in <
urhen referred to statomenta appeared.
Umm'i akall nal* Hlmt anrf..
misfit* la oar system?-and question w
the lid is off sadthls raisersble eondl
every loyal cltlsen In the county to m
of our organisation to ask the co-oper
log conrention irieapoctlve of feods o
to correct those evils. Why in the i
county pay its officials more than th?
overburdened set of laborers. Their
storage man In similar employment,
of service, and have snore freedom tl
yet the tax payers are called upon i
$1S,000 of their sweat soaked curre
aside from the flhed expenses of the ?
tal east uncomfortably does to the 11
(if of these offices are not so compta
of them from conducting a private bu
public dutftqp. spiulslly so la this
. Thsy are oat hampered la the least ia
loess, and their salary check each moi
the Trsaaurers office we have abeolu
the eolid bank lag Institution, of the
count and render the required servio
that accruing from deposits. The v
responsible for the creation of the An
ed two years ago In our County Convi
County Commissioners shall employ
duties and fix the edmpenaatloa there
?tom and lafMl in jmblic affaire w
fixed the compcnsatkm" of our preeent
aa efficient system of audit for the
Board of Ccrisnty Commissioners we u
sgement in the form of a 121,000 fl
But why continue pointing out these
the service of men who are oapablc
the magnitude of this county's affair,
hotel bill while on duty. Yet this y<
Its usual bumper crop of "General Ida
of any (with possibly one exception
tnat id tneir car* tne tutor* manage
the past.
Now Mr. Voter, the "Legalised Prl
waste) puts you on your mettle. W*
management (or the ensuing two yea
conditions you hare not th* public
matter no conosrn. If you desire an
all these matters serious thought. It
lc organisation has got to throttle th
op?n convention and allow no technlci
before w* reach a plan of sanity ai
county affairs.
i
INTERESTING RACES CARSKADENRRM
FRIDAY
Ofeat preparations are being mad*
for the Matinee races at the farm of
Mr. W. Car-Skaden next Friday afternoon.
July It. The races will
start promptly at one o'-clock. There
will be two races for horses and on*
for ponies. There will be no purses.
The admission fee will be adults S6c.
Children lfte.
Tickets ere now on sale at all th*
drug stores.
' Quite a crowd la anticipating goinf
from thin city.
MM* HHMtttt, Wallace of More
heed CUT. *u tko (not of Mlai
OliTU Jordea Mat emloi oo rent
to kor koao frem ClUabotfc Cit:
vkoro *0 kaa koon rioltiac Moada.
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Local Showen
EEsp
SSIONERS FOR
' ST
THROTTLE |
COUNTY FUNDS
lope for Improvel
Some of Present
Id Have Been no1
Efficient System
.I'.yrX''
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a
o
on published some data pointing out li
have a right to inquire why they ex- *
t county management (If any one Is 11
Lion with it) t oexplain why wa are *
some. As you are aware I had made
flowed by you, prior to the appear- g
and had practically the samh figures tl
course of revision tor your publication n
p
A restatement here la unnecessary. g
ition at what I regard aa errora, and p
hy othera are maintained. Now that li
tlon la expoaed, la It not the duty of H
ftaitMt aome Interest It Is the dntr 11
atlon all good Democrats In the com- _
t factions to aaalat In devising plana J
lame of Justice and reason does the
service la worth. They are not an
duties are no more arduous than the
They practically fix their own hours
lan the average business man. And
Lnneally to part with approximately
mcy. to maintain these five officials,
fflcea which they fill bringing the to1,000
mark. Ill la too. when the duc
end exacting as to preclude any one
elneaa. without Interfering with their
true of the Treasurer and Auditor,
the management of their private health
Is laden with much "Ysbrdt.** " For
tely no^nae^nder the aun. Any of
county would be glad to have Its aee
without further compeaaatlon than
rordlag* of the reeolstion which wes
dltorm office, and which waa lntroducsntlon,
was as follows: "The Board of
aome suitable person, prescribe the
of." They displayed their usual wisben
they "prescribed the duties and.
t Auditor. If we had have maintained
past ten years directed by a diligent
rould not have this legacy of mlimanoating
indebtedness banging over us.
sore spots. Can we expect to secure
> of managing a difficult busineee of
for a sum just sufficient to pay their
jar Is no exception, and la. producing
nager" aspirants. But does the name
) connect your mind with the hope ,
ment would be an improvement over J
raary" V another $200 or thereabout
soon select men to take up the task of
rs. If you are satisfied with existing
welfare at heart, and need give the
improvement it is your duty to give
looks to me as though the DemocratIs
waste in unmistakable language in
illtjr to excijse individual transgression
id economy in the administration of
? FRED LATHAM.
LT. WOOLARD WEDS
mm HARBISON
Lieutenant L. N. Woolard of
Company "Q" North Carolina National
Guard, of thla city, wan happily
married to Mlse Lula B .Hardtaon,
i of Old Pord, N. C., at the reaidenee
I of Mr. Bernie Rlcka on Plomina
Street laat evening at eight thirty o'clock
in the preeenoe of a few frlenda
aad acqnalntanoee of the contracting
partlee by Re*. H. P. Dal ton, paetor
? ft the Pint Baptlat Church.
Mr. aad Mra. Woolard will reatde
I with the grtfom'e pa rente, Mr. and
Mra. Abb Woolard oa SoTeath Stroot.
The hride la a daughter of Mr>
Joehua Hardleon, of Old Pord. N. C..
i and la a yoaag lady of maay oharma
i The groom la a painter hy trade aad
r hae many frieada. The Dally Nowa
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WilBMKM, NORTH CAROL*."
Tonight ?n?l To
ijy t
EXPLANATION1
IIS. FILFMI
EITEITIIIEI
usnni
a Honor of MIihi Wallace
and Dudley. House Guests
Miss Olivia Jordan.
Last evening from eight thirty to
leven thirty. Mra. A. 8. Fulford,
harmingly entertained at her home
orner of Bridge and Second 8treeta,
i honor of Mies Grace Wallace, of
lorehead City and Marguerite Walltee
of New Berne. N. C., the house
ueste of Mlsa Olivia Jordan and
lelen Dudley, of Oriental. N. C.
No social function of the many
iven by Mrs. Pulford was more
horoughly enjoyed by the large ?.
umber present. Merriment and
1 ensure reigned supreme during the
ntlre evening and the hostess again
roved that she was par excellence
a her role as an entertainer. Deiclous
refreshments were served durag
the evening.
IPEGiAL TRAIN FBR Jjffi
FARMERS
A special train of six cars left the
l. and U. Collet*, ml Raleigh, r? k
erdajr for a three mb' trip orer "
he Atlantic Coast 11ns to rlrn In- *
truction in lire stock, drainage and ZZ
mplements. The train Is In charge j
>f B. N. Clark, agricultural and Im- A
nigration agent of the Coast Line,
ind I. O. Bchtik of the colllege and
Jaltsd States department of agrlculure.
The Its* sUek etfl be la shai?s
?f Prof. J. C. McNott. of the A. and 1
i. College, assisted by "Dutch"
teidig, the college herdsman and N. 1
Stevens. Fourteen head of horses,
attle and hogs will be used for dem- *l
mstratlon. Three of the best dairy g>
iows In North Carolina are included iE
n this number. The Jersey cow pro- 01
luced enough milk In eighteen days *
0 equal her own weight. The Hoiitein
gave 1,672 pounds of milk and m
16 pounds of butter in 20 days. Her 1
ecord for the year will be about 14,- "
>0# pounds of milk. A grade Angus '
iteer and a pure bred Hereford, each
less than a year old, but weighing *
3early 1,000 pounds each, represents 1
be beef breeds. 8everal calves will n
ilso be taken. Representatives of **
three breeds of hogs, Berkshires, Du- V,
roc, and O. I. C. will be taken from
the college herd. A percheron stallion
and mare and the colt less than p
1 year old, but weighing more than !
a thousand pounds, are the horses
that will be on this train.
Dr. Cooper Curtis of the bureau
of animal industry United States department
of agriculture, will emphailze
the Importance of the eradication .
of the cattle tick. This tick is so
deadly to good live stock that the g
government will not allow any of the
.top., j!
The drainage work will be in
charge of Prof. M. E. Sherarin, of the ^
A. and M. College, assisted by L .B.
Knight. Specimens of cement and ?
clay tile, of the various sizes, and an
actual illustration. of tile draining a 1
piece of land, will be shown on the ?
ckr. At each stop a ditch will be
dug and the operation laying tile will
be demonstrated.
The Implements will be Jn charge
of T. D. McLean and I. O. Schaub,
of the farm demonstration work,
United States department of agriculture.
Various plows, harrows, cultivators
and weoders, will be taken and
as far a sponsible, a demonstration j
of these implements will be made at
each stop.
Demonstrations will begin promptly
at ?:* A. M. and S;S0 P. M. Two
stops a day will be made. Among the '
stops are Paetolss and Aurora on
July 17.
' KEOOKIR OAOURD HHII
LThe schooner Mirr Qalllard, Capin
Thornton la esmauad. arrived
fit fort this morning Inn Norfolk,
-Vs.. with a (amoral cargo of monhaadlss
for tha wholaaala dm of . R.
Nixon and Com pan j Th? sohooaar
I la aow dlacharglng har cargo.
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U. WEDNESDAY AfnRMON. TO
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Prince Adalbert. Um farorite mo* <
orn la 1814 and la *Jr popular with
fflcer In the aarj and at flnt It^raa
Ught of the Unite
Levy
pftelal to the D*!ly NewV
WASHINGTON. D. C., Julp 14
'he rifht of the United State* to
vy toll* or to exempt American
ilpe from the payment of tolls while
sing through the Panama Canal la
iherent in our government; any othr
view Is wholly unwarranted by
le facts In the case." said Senator
larence D. Clark, of Wyoming, chair
lan of the Judiciary Committee of
le Senate, in the course of a discusIon
of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty reitlng
to the operation and use of the
anama Canal. His view Is most
enerally accepted by Senators bfcg
Here Is in the Senate a considerable
umber of Its members who take the
osteon that the Hay-Pauncefote
reaty, which took the place of the
layton-Bulwer treaty of the early
ftles, makes it obligatory on the
art of the United States to charge
oils on American ships engaged In
tie coastwise and foreign trade the
ame as on ships of other nations.
"If this view should prevail," said
enator James A. O'Gorman, of New
'ork in an interview on the Panama
anal bill, "the American people will
? grwany nuipr'ni'u iu?i bu nine reard
for American rights was manlested
at the tVme of the adoption of
he Hay-Pauncefote treaty, because,
f the view alluded to be correct one,
t must follow that while the United
itatee has expended 1400,000,000 of
imerican mcuey in the construction
f the canal its citizens must be deiled
the rights that are enjoyed by
he subjects of Oreat Britain and of j
very other foreign power. I cannot
magine that condition nor will I beleve
that tha late Jsfhn Hay, who,
xecuted the treaty on the part of
he United States, ever thought for a
noment that we were to be stopped
rom exempting American ships from
he payment of tolls because of cerain
clauses of the treaty which are
rOHN MITCHELL HAS
TAKEN AN APPEAL
WASHINGTON, D. C? Julp 14*?
rohn Mitchell, vice-president of the
American Federation of Labor, senenced
to nine months' imprisonment
'or contempt of oourt, growing out
>t the Bucks Store and Range Company
case In the district supreme
mart, took an appeal today. A
>4,000 bond was tarnished. In the
tame case Oompers and Morrison
vera recently eontenoed?Oompers to
mm year and Morrison to atz months.
>f Aiwa ^Tjjjj
|Kk ret'
m *tot
B "w1* Sl
PRINCE
B ADALBERT
an<
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Up wrl
rf Emperor William of Qermany, was the
the people of hie country. He le an offl
the emperor*! Intention to send him
decs which came oyer this summer Th<
' i i ?? wit
d States to |ele<
Tolls is Inherent
sue
the
Tfow interpreted to mean that very
thing. prl1
"It does not seem poeslble that the aM*
right poeeeesed by every other nation $2C
on earth with respect to the Panama ^n<j
Canal, our Canal, la denied to our eQt
own cltlsens by a composition, or
convention, called a treaty, which is * '
not remarkable for Its precision of can
expression or Its respect for the Mon- use
roe Doctrine." oth
Senator O'Gorman then voiced Bai|
what seems to be a growing sentiment,
that behind the protest of cou
Great Britain lurks the influence of 8pe
the railroads of Canada and the Unit- Thi
ed States which have been enabled tee
to secure the co-operation of the bo8
British foreign office, thereby embarrassing
the government of the United ?
States in the attempt now being made . .
for wholesome legislation to keep rfl
railroad controlled ships off the Ca
thrive.
"The railroad companies have been
incorporate for railroad purposes." ]
continued Senator O' Gorman," and q
they have destroyed competition ^
wherever they have been permitted
to secure control of competing water Sai
transportation facilities. of
"If drastic legislation Is needed to Th
make competition wholesome on the cal
Canal then 1 stand ready to vote for
that legislation, because I have a lively
appreciation of the possibility of
the Injury which may be done the de]
American peoplo If the railroads are Dr
not kept out of (he Canal.
"We Bhould exempt from the pay- tln
ment of tolls all American shipping fot
going through the Canal and we pa
should see to it that railroad-owned ly
steamships should not use the Canal. ed
Such action on the part of the Amerl- ow
can Congress in my Judgment would pr<
not vtolate the language and cannot of
violate the spirit of the treaty that 8,t
has been Involved against us." w
WILSOft BUSY ON HIS SPEECH
SEA OIRT, July 24.?Woodrow Da
Wilson began writing his speech of Co
acceptance yesterday, for delivery bai
August 7. He spent the night at a wh
friend's home and today denied him- yei
self to callers and will remain in se- coi
elusion until the speech Is finished. * 3
He expects to spend today, tomorrow to
is
and part ( Thuradar op It. Dr.
Wllaott aaya he expect, to make the
apeeoh abort aa poeeltole, althoack C?
brerlty vomld aot ke hie priaclpal oc
aim. ye
mtt < . : iit v J
!
icast Winds.
a. ann am
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iturdmy, September 7 Recom
ecutlve Committee Su'tel
the County F
The Democratic County Executive Coroi
day at noon in response to a call issuei
irren for the purpose of recommendlni
1 also for fixing the date for the county
laturday, September 7th, was recomm
maries.
Friday, September 27, at 11 o'clock, vi
e for holding the county convention.
It the meeting of the executive commits
following be assessments to govern t
held on September 7. The recommend
presented to the county board of electlc
AHKKttKME?
Sheriff
Register of Deeds
Treasurer
Legislature
Coroner
Surveyor
Commissioner
Constable ?*
Justice of Peace
Recorder Washington, Long Acre and
Clerk Washington, Long Acre and CI
Recorder Richland Township
Recorder Pantego Township
All other elective township officers. . .
All of these amounts include the tick
>ec. 9.?Primary Law Beaufort Count
legislative and county offices shall at le
:tion, file with the clerk of the Superlo
ting that he will be a candidate in sue
which he will be a candidate, which n
said Clerk shall endorse on the back o
:e, and shall preserve the same subject
i said clerk shall have a complete list
h instructions thereon as to bow many
each office, and distribute the same at
:tion, for the information of the voten
st five of Bald lists in conspicous placet
lec. 10?Primary Law Beaufort Count
h primary elections and paying the exj
legislature and for county offices sha
mary, pay to the chairman holding su<
eased by the board hereinbefore provid
>.00; and each township candidate $2.01
1 each state candidate $3.00; and, falll
ltled to participate in said primary: PI
?r paying all expenses of said primar)
didates. The said fund shall be paid t<
same to print tickets and distribute a
er purpose and expense necessary to tl
i primaries of the different' parties, i
inted for by the clerk and the fund ]
ctive parties shall be separately appli>
! fund to be paid by the candidates to
of the party to to which he belongs at
ird."
iRT CARROW PROPERTY LA
pm n on unnrnnniu
mu un iljilmjhi
Dr. P. A. Nicholson and Mr. John j
Bragaw Jr., have purchased from san
H. H. Carrow and wife and Mrs. Prc
muel H. Carrow thirty six feet We'
.. . the
their property on Main Street.
e entire frontage of the property tin
la for seventy-three feel half of mo
tch has been purchased by Messrs daj
:holBon and Bragaw and has a con
pth of two hundred and ten feet. Prfl
. Nicholson has purchased twelve tha
it front and Mr. Bragaw twenty ee
feet front. The consideration the
the property was $10,200. TheiPla
pers for the transfer of the proper- bre
were passed yesterday and record- to
It ia the intention of the new *'<>
ners to considerably improve the 1
jperty at an early day. It is one yoi
the moat valuable and attractive thli
es in the business portion of of
ishington.
SAMNGS A TRUST CO. ]
As will be seen elsewhere in the la*
lly News the Savings and Trust ^
mpany, one of the city's strong
oklng institutions, announces that
jmys four per cent on deposits *
lchyis compounded four times a ]
irr Heretofore this bank has been
upending its interest only twice
rear. This will be interesting news ;
the hank's numerous patrons and ]
another step forward. ]
: |
Mr. L. 71. Reddltt. of Bdward. N. ,
. attended the meeting of the Dem- ]
ratlc County Bxecutive Committee .
sterday. ?
' ;.
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m ?AI -IWOfl#* *? -N?W.
SEPT. 21 ]
? -", ' f : -?>,
imended by County Exile
Day for Holding
Vtmary.
. * * 'V*mittee
met at the Courthouse yee1
by the chairman Mr. Lindsay C.
I a date for the county primaries
convention.
ended as the day for holding the
as fixed by hte committee as the
?e the chairman recommended that
he candidates for the.primary to
atlons were adopted and they will
>n tomorrow for approval.
IT8
$20.00
18.00 ...fl
16.00
' 10.00
3.00
3.00 J
3.00
2.00
1.60
Chocowlnlty Townships 6.00
Hocowlnlty Townships 4.60
J.00
2.00
? ??
eiB oi each candidate,
y?"That the several candidates
iaat five daye prior to any primary
r Court of the county a notice In
h primary election, and the office
lOtlce shall be signed by him and !
f each notice the date filed in his
: to the inspection of any elector,
of all of said candidates printed,
persons each voter may vote for
each precinct on the day of said *3
i, and the managers must post at
i at the precinct,
y?To provide funds for holding
enses thereof, each candidate for
11, at least five days before such j
:h primary such sums as may be *3
led for, not exceeding the sum of
); and each district candidate $5;
Ing to pay the same, shall not be
itOVIDED, if there is any surplus
' it shall be prorated among the
> the clerk of the court, who shall
t the different primaries, and any
*e proper conducting and holding
shall be separately paid and acpaid
by the candidate of the reed
to the primary of such party,
be fixed by the executive commitubject
to the approval of the B&id
RCE AUDIENCE BEARS
SINGER AT THE LYRIC
9
Lenin la&f pvcninp \lr R???H
g at the Lyric to a large and apciative
audience. His Bong was
II handled and greatly enthused
ise who are lovers of good singing.
["be management is certainly putg
the feature reels In excellent
tlon pictures over the screen these
s. Last evening pictures received
ament from all sources and were
nounced to be some of the best
,t has ever been exhibited there.
rhe temperature has no effect on
ue hot days while you are in this
ce of amusement, cool, refreshing jji
eze that renders a refreshing taste
the brain from worry and over''or
real high class amusement
i have no desire to attend anyng
of this nature other than that
the dally program now at the
nc.
: I
ifiss Neta O'Brien returned home
t evening from Durham, N. C.,
ere she has been visiting friends
the past three weeks.
?EW ADVERTISEMENTS
IN TODAY'S NEWS
I. K. Hoyt.
Poetum Cereal Ce. *
Southern Furniture Company *
Atlantic Hotel. ?
Doaas. 1
A. C. Hathaway. 9 "" 1