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In Connection With Drainage
Of Mattamuskret Lake In
Hyde Ooontv.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 21.?
Th^Mdas committee yesterday presented
to the boose two reports of its
investigation bY.' the Flofjda everglades
charges'.and the subsequent
lnqelry Into the drainage division of
. the "department of agriculture. The
repftrU take up the charge that a certain
circular unfavorable to ths'sale
of everglades lands, was suppressed
In the department of agriculture
through influence of real^pjtf te operators;
the questions or relations between
Assistant fleeretary -Hays, of
the departments, and J. O. Wrjght
a fdrnferVV) Merriment employe in a
land Project at Lake Mattamuskeek
N. C.. and /the dismissal of C. 0. Elliott
and. AHB. ^Morehouse from the
dralbage dlvftftoii' of 'ftie depart mint
on {achnlctl, ciai?w Involving the
traijpfer of government funds from
one?acoouat to another. 4 *
8ecretarv Wilson escaped personal
1 V ara(fcnment ai the hands of the majority
in the cJtadfcigB op the everflkdM
rhnreML- TKa dMtXmant<.
policy toward the everglades was
character!red as vasodilating, "most
unfdVtiyite" apd b&vjng,subjected the
department.to much suspicion and
criticism. The minority Yejtart signed
by RepreeemtatiVc Sloan, of Nebraska.
who said his views were approved
by Representative Higglna antl
Madden held that Secretary Wilson
had acted within his fegal discretion.
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Hays was condemned by the majority
for' his relations with Wrighfr
in t&e*"l?orUi Carolina project while
the minority held hla interest was
not one for proBt but only his well
rural community life.
Both minority and majority agreed
that the dismissal of Elliott and
Morehouse on etchnloal charges was
"over discipline."
Wight and Hays.
The conduct of Assistant Secretary
Heys of the Agriculture Department,
whose relations with former Drainage
Engineer J. 0. Wright were the
subject of especial attention by the
committee, was declared in a ma
jority report presented to Chairman
Moss. Democrat, to have been not In
harmony "with proper standards of]
official propriety If not official rectitude."
The minority report made by
Representative Sloan, of Nebraska,
Report leap, asserted on the other
hand that the "unstable" majority
conclusions were "more of'a charge
against the mental capacity anil honesty
ef the committee members" than
against Assistant Secretary Hays.
The majority report was signed by
Chsirmsn Moss and Representative
Flood, or Arkansas, and Dooghton,
of Nerth Carolina, Democrats. ' The
minority report was signed by Rep
reaentatlv? Sloan, ot Nebraska, whcr
stated t^xat BepreaawUUrp Higclns.
of Connecticut, and Madden, of Illl-i
V nola, approved it. All are Rspubll cana.
Many features of Us Agriculture
Department's work In connection
with tbe evercladea were attacked
by the Democratic report, which
. arralnged the department as Ta#cilUtlng
and gagifiepr Wright as- having
been on "CjgmUlaf terms with real
estate, promoters and speculator*"
. No real criticism of Secretary Wilson
was contained in the majority
report, the burden of Criticism being
laid on Assistant Secretary Hays. The
minority report, ion the other hand,
acquitted the latter or the charges
that ha "despised all reetralnt and
attempted to capitalise his offlclal
position and raw qnlch dividend from
offlclal opportunity "
Caaas of fa.rsUgalloo.
Assistant Bocrotary Hay, connection
with tho matter aropo throo.* a
private arrangement ho made with
J. O. Wright, former drainage engineer,
for the handling of noma drainrid
land In North Carolina which did
not belong to tha government.
> Boast ad of Kla Work. Tho
majority report cited Wright's
real estate promoters and of accepting
development company stock sad
fans while engaged offlclally In nuking
surreys to reclaim land. It declared
that whl^e thus engaged aa a
paid salesman and aa Interested parchaser
be appeared before the North
Oaroltna legislature as aa offlclal of
(3*y. the dapartment ef agriculture oeteo'
alhly to adTlae la tho "framing ot
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Funeral Hele Tbli Afternoon
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Nancy Catherine Dawson. wlff <jf
Edward L. Dawtam. went to tho 'City
of Peace" last evening at ITer home
on B*idg? street, after a lingering 111qesS/
lflor weeks those nearest , and
dearest hare anticipated the end of
this useful and wholesoiye life, and
when the summons dajne last night
ahje answered Ih'h vfray to prove that
she "Hath done what she could" and
was ready to meet her Lord face to
fhce. Years ago she realised that
''deattf'was on! y li dream" and that!
aptne sweet day In Uie bye and bye
ahebohld tfnow'tfcfiit earth o^ly exfrtbltt?(J
the bunch Of grapes of what
was' in stdre In* that home not made
^itb hands eternal In'the heavens.
Mrs. Dawson had been In poor
health for the past year or more and
for the past three months she had
b^en confined to her bejl. ;that
loving and tender Jhands could do
was performed, but alf'to no avail?
God wanted her for his abode and so
on last evening she answered the
summon* with the consciousness of
duty well performed leaving behind
a record that Is worthy of emulation
and pattern*
Mrs. Dawson was a native of
Jonesvllle, Va. She first"" saw the
I beauties of Qod's handiwork on June
2, 1863. After her marriage to Mr.
E. L. Dawson, near forty-four years
ago, she moved to Kentucky. About
fifteen years ago she and her husband
and children cast their lot In
Washington, where they have lived
ever since.
Being a member of the Baptist
Church since her thirteenth year, and
from the der of membership until
called away, she was ever in the
forefront for the work of her Lord
and Master. The Church here possessed
in this good woman a member
ready and willing at all times to
further and carry forward its motives.
"Behold her record is on high
and her witnesses are in Heaven.''
She wan a living Epistle known and
read by all men. In her going the
church loses one whose place will be
Indeed hard to fill. Those younger in
its councils should endeavor to emulate
and follow her example of Christian
work.
Mrs. Dawson Is survived by a devoted
husband and three children:
James David Dawsoh, of Belhaven,
N. C.; Floyd F*. Dawson, of QuincyJ
lU.Yand Mr*. H. B. VanHook, of thwl
city. She also leaves twelvd grand.]
children.
Besides her children and grandchildren
and crushed husband manjj
friends and acquaintances today j
place forget-me-knots upon her bier
for remembrance sake.
The funeral was held from the ree-|
ldence on Bridge street, between 8ec-1
ond and Third, this afternoon at'
3:30 o'clock,' conducted by her pas
tor, Rev. H. P. Dal ton, of the First,
Baptist chtirch. All that was mortal
of this good woman was placed away
In God's chamber in quiet Oakdale..
The following Were the pall-bearers:
Active?diannla T. Latham, W. C.
Stiller. G. E. Edwards. D. M. Lewis,
A. C. Care, J... R. Calloway.
Honorary?Thpa. J . Latham, W.
8. iVisxle. W. H. McDevett. E. K.
Willis.
POPiiUI tOUIC UIT
UNDERCOK OPERATION
Miss Are Bell, one of the clever
and popular salesladies at the James
E. Clark Company, was operated
npon at the Washington Hospital
yesterday for appendicitis. The operation
was In every way successful
and the reports from her bedside today
are most encouraging. Unless
something uaforeeen happens Miss
Bell will soon be able to resume her
duties. She Is one of Washington's
popular and attractive young ladles.
MORAL EDUCATION CONGRESS.
THE HAGUE, Aug. II.?Canada,
the United States and the principal
countries of Europe are represented
hy delegates at the second international
Moral Education Congress,
which had- its formal opening here
today. The sessions win Inst Are or
six days, and will he addressed by
numerous speakers of international
prominenoa.
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j * Run t>> the G. 0. P., '
Of thee I Ring! ..." '
Land which tho Trusts have *
smirched! -J
Land where Protection's perch- 1
ed!
Land where the mail Is search- '
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Free land, by )lng! *
Land where one thin beefsteak !
Takes all a man can make, ]
Where gold is King!
Land whose grand Government, 1
If It oppose a gent,
' Opens all mall he's sent? 1
Of thee I sing!
Land where, when -papers free 1
8howtGraft Is rotting thee,/ j; .J
Anl t^e proof hrta*, '
Thy Ftstman doea not quail,
Fearing no Jolt nor jail,
To spy on all their mail?
I* Of thee I sing!
I * Land with a President
Pliant as saplings bent?
Weak, twisted thing!?
Falls into every ditch,
Stands for a tariff which
Makes rlchar still the rich?
Of thee I sing!
Still, things aren't wrOcked?not
TCti
Folks era aroured, you bet!
And, with a blng,
When next November's here,
There'll be a change, don't fear;
Then, with a rousing cheer,
" Then?we CAN singL* * '
r wOT.,;.' PAUL WB8T.
EXCURSION TO NORFOLK.
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The excursion from oiantonsburj
to Norfolk via the Norfolk flo'otheti
on Wednesday, August 2 8* promise
to be one of the best patronized thl
season. Quite a numoer from thl
city are contemplating going am
crowds will go all along the fine. Th
fare from Washington la only $2.2!
and children under 12 years of age
$1.25. Two whole days will be spun
at the seashore.
A. M. EDWARDS ILL.
Mrs. Z. N. Leggett received
'phone message from Edward, N. C
late yesterday afternoon announein
the critical Illness of her brother-ix
law, Mr. M. Edwards. Mrs. Lee
gett left this afternoon via the Waal
ington and Vandemere train for hi
bedside. Mr. Edwards was at on
time a relsdent of this city and hi
many friends wish him a speedy r*
covery.
MURDERER TO BE SHOT.
RENO. Nov., Aug. 22.?Andri;
Mlrkovich la to he shot to death sari
tomorrow morning at the Navad
State penitentiary Hta'S the fln
sentence to "death by shooting eve
Imposed In Nevada, end was mad
possible by thanaw passed at the lai
session of \h( legislature giving
oondpmaed person the cholos c
death aJtber by hanging or shostini
Mirkevish chose shooting. The trim
of whfcfc he was eonvlcted was th
marder of John QregoviUb, g Tarn
pab mere bant, last May.
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Small. Caddie ; .and Janfe
Msttrs are do^kI|k|^ nAi, in
Haywood county, jwKere- they are
cataplng. They ejjjf^tobe'In camp
for a week or mofe}. The young ladies
are occupying, a camp provided
by the hotel at Eagles Nest ami arc
the first party ot'ladies to take advantage
of the opting so generously
provided by the;tt<Kel manager*. The
young ladles are. having a gl ?.-loi?e
time anji. enjoyjftg every foment-of
th?Cfc"y*W%v Misaea Small bane
been in Carolina lor the p^j
jmvasal hut have only been
f Saftring for the past week. Their
many friends in Washington wish
them nothing but pleasure and enjoyment.
IiONCl JAUNT FOR
GEOGRA PHKR8.
NEW YORK. Aug. 22.?Of a highly'
distinguished and representative
character was the body of learned
men that started from New York today
on a transcontinental tolir under
the auspices of the American Geographical
Society. The society has
arranged the tour in celebration of
the sixtieth anniversary of Its founding
and of the completion of its new
home in this city.
The majority of the tourists are
representatives of the universities
and geographical societies of Europe.
Sixteen countries are represented,
among them Great Britain. France,
Germany, Austria, Italy, Belgium,
' Portugal and the Netherlands.
The trip acros the continent and
return will occupy two month a, during
which time the tourist* will cots'
er approximately 10,000 miles. Afa
ter crossing the country to Seattle,
b Portland and San Francisco, visiting
b Yellowstone Park on the way, the
a party will return through the Grand
i Canon and the Southern States,
b reaching New York about the middle
9 Of October. f I
t EDITORS AT SIOUX FALLS.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Aug. II ?
The annual summer meeting of ttu
South Dakota Press Association wai
a begun in this city today, With Presl.,
dent Charles McCaffree, of Howard,
g presiding. The meeting will oontini
ue two days and will be devoted tc
t- the consideration of numerous quesi
tlons of interest to those engaged in
a newspaper making.
! RECORDERS COURT
There were several cases on the
docket before the Recorder, Mr. W.
fl D. Grimes, at the City Hall jesterJ
day for trial. Two cases for retailing
a were disposed of.
ft Listsrn Norcon, colored, was lnt
dieted for retailing and he was found
guilty and fined 910 and oont.
it John Allen Hardy, also oolergd,
n was indicted for the sane offense. H<
>f was found guilty but judgment wai
I- susppended upon the payment of oeet
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m Mrs. m M. Kear left yesterday foi
? an extended visit to relatives ant
friends at Van Wart, Ohm.
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AT LYRIC TREATER
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"The Coming of Columbus" A f
great feature In three reels was boofcj <
ed at the Lyric Theatre last Friday <
night, but due to misconneo{i<M| i; y
trains this picture failed to rnflii
here and the public was deprived ?f
witnessing one of the most hlstotJtfl
features that has ever been siuMfn
here.
The manager of the Lyric tfSm.
nonnces that this picture will b3t2hiblted
here without fall F ldgftr
night, August 23rd.
How often have we said to o?M
selves, if we could only have seewtui
flesh Hod Wood- tWi? wonder oi thef;
what ? clft It would or IM.n
We all remember from our first his-11
tory lesson our teachers reading, tft I
us the history of this wonderfnl nan. ?j
and ad we grew into manhood antf ?
womanhood, our wonder has nevee c
abated. j
This great feature will be eth&kt- t
ed at the Lyric Theatre Friday night t
August 23rd, and within itself i&te t
quite a history to us all, and a pic- <
ture that every man. woman l
child should see. I
The prices of admission for ihatjl
night only will be adults 20 ceatt, i
children 10 cents.
YOUNG FARMER SHOWS
OPEN GOHON BOLL
The Dailv Nawi vai ArM?nt*H<W :
day with a full developed open cot* ,
1 ton boll. It ia the product of Master
Walter Raleigh Sheppard, who is only
| 12 years of age. who resides on his
father's farm, "Holly,*> near River
Road Station. This young and enterprising
farmer is to be congratulated.
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| BRIDE FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. Aug. 22.?At a
large and fashionable wedding here
today Miss Kate de Villiers. whose
home is in Paarl, South Africa, became
the bride of Henry Baldwin
. Schwab, of New York City. The
i ceremony wbb performed at the home
i of Mrs. C. Curtis Hussey, slster-in.
law of the bride.
The brldp belongs to a noted
. South Africah family, being a cousin
i of Lord de Villiers, who was presi.
dent of the convention that formed
i the Union of South Africa in 1910.
Mr. Schwab, the brtdgegroom, is a
Harvard graduate and a nephew of
Qustav H. Schwab, the New York
banker. The bridal couple will spend
thalr honeymoon in the Alps and later
will make a six months' tour of
* South Africa.
ISM AY TO TESTIFY IN SUIT.
NEW /ORK, Aug. 22.?Charles
E. Pickett, of New Haven, clerk of
t the United States Court, who is the
master in the Inquiry into an alleged
i steamship combination, sailed for
> England today to take the testimony
i of J. Bruce Ism ay, head of the Infter.
national Mercantile Marine Company,
on the question of steamship rates.
t Two lawyers repreeeatlng the Waited
| States government accompany Mr.
i Pickett.
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Has ne Intentit
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(By E. M V. T.)
WASHINGTON. D. C? Aug. 22.?
The Legislative, Executive and Ju
dicial bill, which was vetoed liy.thi
['resident last week, has been passe<
through CongreFB again, with tin
clause ending .the Commerce Couri
remaining. The seven-year tenure oi
office item was absent, very much tc
the relief of the 23.000 government
clerks in the District of Columbia
who would have been affected by it.
Representative Kyle B. Price, ol
Albania, denounced the custom of
not allowing Civil Service employees
rf |ke District to take part in political
campaigns, in an address bef$N>v
the Women's National Demo*
cratfc League In the South^p buildIng.
last Thursday. Mr. Price char*
MtAS^zed the present system of not
tfWwing the clerks to take an active
,In politics for .. fear that they
"OBkl jeopardize their positions as
tA Infringement upon their citizen,
ind assured his hearers that they
need have no fear of losing their positions
mereiy on account of voicing
convictions, if a new party
Mktas in. Senator Ellison D. Smith,
ft South Carolina, paid a glowing
Mbttte to women and their part in
life world's history. He also assailed
ihc present fashions among women
tnd amid he hoped the time would
jflio^Wban American women would
let their own standards of dress, indeed
of following the bad examples
)f France. Doctor Clarence J. Owen.
fcWMtug director of the Southern
Commercial Congress. made a speechT
jf Which woma,n was the keynote,
fafctn altogether, the meeting was
i lfr|: great success.
Attorney-General Wickersham is
Invaatfgattng the rule of the New
I'ork CI eaf i ng House-Association, retiring
Its members to charge a
ipJedfied sum for the collection of
urtfdif-town checks drawn on certain
la^pa of the country, and. at the same
imp, giving them discretion whether
o ftnake charges for similar collecloa
fa other localities. The object
iC Aha-^Attorney General is to deternlfce
whether the Sherman anti-trust
or'the national banking law is
Mtilg violated. If action is taken, it
jtiif stand as a precedent for all
ttajrlatf house associates having
jtniar rules. If it is learned that
itdmf of these laws is being technically
violated, or that the practice,
prhlla not illegal seems against public
policy, the whole matter may
be referred te the Secretary of the
treasury. According to the rule of
Oka Naw York Clearing House Association.
the cranks composing its
membership are compelled to charge
one-tenth cf 1 per cent. for the collection
of checks potable in most o1
tne States In the Efcst and Central
West, while in the South and the fai
is charged. The aggregate of thes<
MASTER LOUIS SUSMAN
ENTERTAINS FRIENDS
On Tuesday evening last frou
8:30 to 11 Master Louis Susman. th<
bright and interesting son of Mr. anc
Mrs. B. L. Susman, was at home or
Fourth street to a Urge number ol
his playmates and friends and no so
(Malfunction among the juvenile set
this season was more enjoyed. Ther<
were over forty-five of Master Louis
friends present and they pronounci
their host one that knows how to en
tertain.
Delicious and tempting refreshments
were served during the even
ing by the following yeung ladies:
Misses Elizabeth Simmons, Eleanot
Berry, Ruth Bell, Elisabeth Carrow
Carrie Heptlnstall and Evelyn Jones
Miss Robena Carter presided with
grace over the punch bowl. The occasion
carries with It only the most
pleasant memories.
PINK BLUFF *0 YKARtt OLD.
PINE BLUFF, Ark.. Aug. II ?
Pine Bluff toady celebrated tlu
eightieth anniversary of its birth, tb<
town having been laid out August II
1VSS, a family by the nam# of Pallet
making the original eurvey.
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Congress to Pass
That United States
Dn of Violating the J;
e Treaty.
[collections by New York banks ha?
- been variously estimated at from $3,
000,000 to S 17,000,000 annnaly. M
p| The Department of Justice has Inljstituted
suit in the Federal Court at
pj Philadelphia against the so-called
11 Moving Picture Trust. The coarpa- * "Va
T nice, including the i?df*on, Armat,
> Pat he Urothers and others nre ac- '
Jcused of combining to monopolize the
. business, even to the extent of limiting
rhe number of moving picture
' theatres and otherwise violating the /;
Sherman anti-trust law.
i Pereidect Taft has sent to Con
grets a special message on the Panama
Canal bill. He urges the passage
by Congress of a Joint resolution
which will make it apparent before
the world that the United States has
! no intention cf violating the Hay:
[ Paunceforte treaty. The Democratic
leaders of the House will refuse to
I1 support a resolution such as the
President suggests, and his efforts
along this line will undoubtedly fail.
J The House leaders contend that If the
I Panama bill violates the treaty, the
i President should veto it. anrt tt ?
! doesn't he should sign Lt. They say
! that the resolution he proposes would
invite a large amount of litigation
j and would weaken the contention of
| Congress that the United States has
the right under the treaty to grant
j free tolls. There is considerable opi
position to the President's proposal
I also in the Senate. It Is said that his
i friends and advisers are urgtpe htm
| to veto the wtt.
| The Senate yesterday made the
anual distribution of brass cannon
[balls for the ornamentation of pub|
lie squares in different cities of the
[country. During the diBcuBsion
Senator Overman declared that Salisbury,
North Carolina, ought not to
be left out.
Under the law as interpreted three
years ago by the Comptroller of the
Treasury government clerks or other
employees cannot be paid until the
pay rolls are properly certified. Certification
cannot be legally or properly
made until the service is rendered.
It was under this opinion
that the pay day for government
workers was changed from the last
to the first day of each and from
the 15th to the 18th. A plan worked
out by the Secretary of the Treasury
provides that the rolls will be
submitted on the 30th and certified
as correct by bureau heads so far as
can be stated at that time and that
he will undertake to notify the disbursing
clerk in time to stop payment,
should any circumstances arise
II making payment to any individual on
! the roll as submitted incorrect. So
j that the Treasury Department emMployees
will be paid ofT on Saturday,
11 August 31, instead of having to wait
r until September 3. the day after Lai
| bor Day.
SOUTH DAKOTA PLAXS HIGHWAY
PIERRE. S. D., Aug. 21.?A State
, good roadB congress assembled her?
^ today to diacuas the project for a
great highway to he built north and
south through South Dakota and to
i extend into North Dakota to the
? Yellowstone. The proposed road
I would open up a large and picturesque
section of country that at present
is almost inaccessible to tourist
r travel.
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t FOOT GUARDS VISIT MONTREAL.
MONTREAL. Aug. 22.?The Govs
ernor's Foot Guards, of New Haven.
_ Conn., one of the oldest and most famous
military organizations in the
United States, arrived in Montreal
today for a social visit. Governor
Baldwin and several other distingn^
ished men of Connecticut are with
the visitors.
I Df TODAY'S UMTS
J. K. Hoyt.
Wilson Freckle Cream.
A. C. Hathaway. ^
Postum Cereal Co. e
> H. darks and 8ms. e
> Wm. Bragaw A Co. "
. *. 0. Training School.
i * Capudine. e