North Carolina Newspapers

Fund of Ten 'Thou Raised; Ten ^Sj Hundred Dollars S&2& v ' '' ? ? ? At? meeting in the town hall last evening of those Interested in tnorea#tag the scope -of tW\ Washington tobacco ^market, plane were launched for the erection of new - Mr. Frank Bowera.'fet tha Bowera^-j^Wle Co., made the proposition that" he was willing to be one of landmen, each of whom were to put 1600 Into a tobacco warehouse and stemmery/ making $5,600. provided another $6.-: 000 waa raised from the cltlnens or the town, making a grand tdtal of T ': - ?**?, # . A warehouse will coat only about $2,600, but It was the general aentl men* Ol IHC ran-iraR uwv nvw n?rehouee by Itself would be money throws away as far as extending the tobacco market was concerned unless a'prize house and stemmery were also built. The cost or this other building will be .about $7,600. tnaklog tho total $10,000, which !?" *& to be the smallest amount which could' accQjnplish anything in the way of placing the thing upon a sound and profitable basis. Whea the proposition mhde by Mr. Dowers had beOfi heard, several gentlemen bespoke themselves as willing to be one of the ten $600 men.; and op to this time six or these big subscriptions have been secured as follows: Bowors-Lewis Co.. J. K. Hoyt, George Hackney, Harris Hardwarp Co.. C. T. Leach and C. Mv Drown. A committee was appointed to explain the proposition to business men of the city. This committee consists of Messrs. B. F. Bowers, W. E. Swindell. J. G. Bragaw,. Jr.. J. K. Hoyt. AM. Duinar. F. J. Berry, G. T. Leach *?and C. r. Bland. Mr. Gravely, the welj-known tobac en man at Rocky Mount, has agreed to lease the stemmery for a period of L aWW'yf Sin A?n pen ?nnt _nn lnvestment. The question - of securing a lot ? .TOUiRr DEBUTE JONES TEARS Upon the evening of February 21 there will be held a triangular debate between the high schools of New Bern. Elisabeth city and W&BDlngton. Each school will send out two teams, one to defend one side of the question at home and the other to defend the other away from home. This plaa enables a'school to develop two Btrong teams by making them practice against each other. The boys' debating club of the local high school will hold a preliminary debate in the school auditorium Friday night fdr the purpose of selecting the debaters for the two teams which are to represent Washington In these inter-school debates. GREAT, <X)RN SHOW OPENS. t Columbia. 8. C., Jan: 29.?Despite a drlnllng rain a large crowd including many members of the State Legislature attended the opening d&jysf the fifth NatlonalCorn Exposltjoff, Formal opening exercises Monday afternoon were preceded,, by the informal opening of the various exhtbtta which Include those from?27^ state agricultural colleges and ei I? perlment stations in as many states. litwwt wis manifested in the exhibit of the federal department of agriculture presenting a general " view of "CTii iiWMiarat the department and dealing in an educational manner with fnany perplexing agricultural problems peculiar to the south. Ami tHK SOLICITATION OF many of my customers who want something better than the National. 1 hare added the Loom Wiles Biscuit Companjr'u line of 8un Shine Cakes, the finest made.' and . would be gU4. to hare you Inspect *'? ' same, especially when you want something better than the ordinary when baring .entertainments. Their Brandy Wine, Clover Leaves, Spa Sans, Sun Shine Citrus, Oolden Flakes are some of their leaders, but we hate Other breads besides g? v ' .< their oyster crackers and soda bisetfta. Tery respectfully, Chas M, Xittfa. 1 -29-lwc sand pilars to be ien Giving Five Each, -i - >- '' ? ,' 4* ' j ar?so, antfTIrTTJeorgrmrKney utrer^ : ed to self a lot 60 by 100 feet? |Kuated on the railroad' and suitable for a summery, for the small sum of 1100. Mr P. Q. Kufcler and Mr. H. Oj Mobs hare a proposition which they ate sHIF UliyiiillOu .tU|haX*^ las down the did warehouse, trans- < porting the timber, and constructing the new one largely from the same material. Many details yet remain to be de* chled. For example^ there are thoee who desire the new company to Include the old one which built the present wareihdtmd, making the new venture something on the order of simply increasing capital stock. A*aln. It has not been decided wbetb-1 er to form a regular stock company, or go into It on a simple subscription basts, as was done in the case of the present warehouse. j>. Mr. Hackney stated that while he did not think the venture would be a success without a stemmery, with a stemmety he u? no chancp of \ojt~ ins money. That the Investment is bound to be a success Is demonstrated by similar undertakings in Rocky Mounts kinston, Greenville and Wilson. In Rocky Mount $200 was paid fur a lot Sstea years ago. ThiaJul^ . which is now In a tobacco vicinity, recently sold for $16,000. A Wilson warehouse Is paying Its owners about 200 per cant, profit. Right here around Washington, continued Mr. Hackney, we have some of the best tobacco land in Eastern Carolina. We can raise In this county &b much or more than Pitt. There will be twothirds more tobacco raised in this vicinity this year than last, provided the (armors are'reasonably certain a marget fn~WMhlngton. At least the Investment is certain to pay back dollar for dollar. --"It will not. bo a oueatipn of what we can get, should we care to get out of the "TfusTnesiT*" he said, "but of what we will ask." MMRANCE MEN ? 10 ATTEND BANQUET Mr. E. W. Bartol of Goldsboro. wllf arrive in the city this evening to perfect plans whereby the members of the Metiupulllau Life losussng'e Co.. who have headquarters ih Washington. may attend the banquet qI the second vice president of the company, Mr. O. H. Gaston, in Charlotte on February 15. This banquet' is given three times a-year, and is always looked forward to by the Insurance men. w. c. t. u. meets * . withmrs. carmatt The Women's Christian Temperance Union will meet tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of Mrs. O. B. Carmalt on Respass street. A itUL. attendance is desired of the members of this active soctety. professorHstIesign . f0h hating churches Middletown, Conn., Jan. 29.?Because he declared that he Relieved the country would he better off if many of the chncrhes were closed and the people ba given an opportunity to enjoy themselves as they please. Professor Williard . Fisher, a noted educator, was forced to resign from the Wesleyan University faculty on demand of President William Shunklin, after Fisher refused to change his vtews. . TRIBUTE WAS .TO .MISS AN NIK BROOK. Yestedray's paper conUined a tribute to the lovely and exemplary | Christian character of Miss Annie I Brock, the old lady who recently died at the county home, written by her pastor. Rev. R. H. Broom. By an unfortunate typographical error which escaped the proof reader, the name was printed- as Miss Annie Brooks, ffhe paper takes this occaslop to correct the inadvertence. V X ^ "*' > V. f . ' Washington. D. C.. Jan. it.?The Iqoor pAkple am making a Uatv"but ietermlhed stand to defeat the Webb Hlftf "PTTT The Keifymi bill. which a identically the name as ^originally introduced by Mr. Webb, of 'North Carolina, will be voted on in the senate February 10. Webb la fighting Hard to have hit bill reported from :he Judiciary committee and expects to wlB.?it la believed the epponanf >f the measure hope to delay a vote n the house this session by allowing the senate to take action brat and than add so many radical amendments In the House that It will be Impossible to get a vote before March 4. Mr. Webb said tonight he la confident that he will win. Former Lieutenant Governor W. C. Newlands and Thomas Newlands. of Lenoir are here. It Is understood that Thomas Newlands. who Is s nephew of the lieutenant governor, wants to be assistant district attorney for western North Carolina. - A#strong movement la afoot here to make Representative Robert N. Page chairman of the congressional campaign committee to succeed Representative James T. Lloyd, of Mlssouri, who has anonunced his decls Ion to give up the place after his present term expires. Mrrftiga-has not decided whether he will be a candidate for the honor or not, but a nuraber of his friends are urging him "to rtin. Speaking of the possibility of Mr. Page's eandidancy. Mr. Webb said in his opinion Page is the logical man for the place. "He is keen, alert, level headed and progressive." said Mr. Webb. "He is a veteran legislator and knows well the issues that would have to*be fought (rut in a congressional campaign. He has served two years longer in Congress; than Mr. Johnson,^pf Kentucky, who has also been xhe'nlloned for the portion. 1 believe that the Democrats of the house will recognize Mr. Page's fitness for the chairmanship of their campaign committee, and that he has dlliy TU mmuuuLi. liis caudidae;' assured of the votes necessary for his election." Samuel L. Rogers, Walter Murphy, of Salisbury, and O. -Hastings, of Winston-Salem, are here. THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BREAK 18 8KK101S Washington, Jan. 29.?Army engineers concluded today that they are practically powerless to contend with the great B**ul?*li i' iffmww in the Mississippi river levee system near Greenville, Miss. They can "tie" the ends of th'e broken levee bv the familiar process of driving piling deep into the soft soil and filling in with rock and bush, so as to prevent further erosion of the levee, but it is believed to be quite-impossible to close the gap before low water next summer. Meantime, according to General, Bixby. chief of engineers, who js personally familiar with the Yazoo country, no less thari^LOOO square miles of good cotton an<T corn land probably will be under water until April at least. PRAYERMEEIING^TONIGBT AT METHODIST CHURCH ______ * * There will be pcpyer meeting at the Plrat Methodist church this evening led-by-Mr; -J.- P.-Gibbs.~Mauy of the congreghtiqn profess to And these mid-week services very helpLi. j , uiirvny chid rivcc bfluirun UUd tlitj DANCE MONDAY NICHI The February dance of the HalcjQn Club will be held next Monday night at the Elkp' Hall. The dances of this popular social club are always looked forward to with keen pleasure. ? Mr. J. . Phillips, tin smith, has gone to Belhaven for the purpose of repairing the tin roofs of the Bank of Belhaven and of a furniture store of that place. Mr. Bert Rue, his assistant, will accompany him. Mr. G. C. French has returned fipm Richmond, where he has-been several days on business * I j >5*" ~"4, i - w 1,7 NUARYU, 1915. ;. y rmer anr MED WITH m Raloigh. Jan. 29.?The legislatui^ > being flooded with petitions front armors' Unions and Junior Order, 11 ovor the state in favor of the usage of six months school terui nd compulsory education laws. A umber of tjagse petltlons were promoted this morning in both the house ad senate. The real gist of the legilaturo wa6 small. A number of the lerobera had not returned from their omes where they, spent Sunday. Sevral important state bills came up in le house, but following the agreelenf wtlh Representative Justice lat no slate-wide bills should be' asaed in his absence, they were de>rred. There is some criticism that ich an agreement should have been iade. seme of the members doclarig that no one man should tie up le entire state work by his voluniry absence from the legislative alls. At noon the senate was called to rdcr by lieutenant Governor augbtridge, and the invocation was Narad by Rev. T. W. O'Kelly, pastor lrst Baptist church. Raleigh. Petitions were received from Caiwba, Wilson. Swain and Haywood aunjlea for a six months school term* nd compulsory school law; from the clectic Club of St&tesville to permit omen to serve on school boards; om citizens of Greenville for a ital 9tatistIcs Iaw: fron> Junior Orer Councils of Caldwell and Rowan >untics for a compulsory school law. >tll itk less gold lack At thk capital Washington. Jan. 29.?With the pproach of March 4. gloom has;?M-i ed oy5^ tiuuLAnd navy A'aawsKJ st" for reports reaching Washing-' >una, wbdnmBt afternoon. ja ~ ~ Washington, Jhn^K.?As the Inaugural boll and the inaugural recep- Is tion wane with the Hlghting touch F of fbrr-President-eleetfr dlL>approvalr 4* the woman suffrage Mtogram grows, a] Women who Inteihed to put on pi their "now-and-thena'?. and march ai around a ballroom* incMped in a stuf- n fy building will now^ride foaming s< steeds to the tune offche militant aJ tnusia of the snffrnglsta.'?RvervHiinp is is coming the suffragist** way. m SallW Running Charllo h Standing Horse, Rudolph Walking ei Stick and Paul Charlfd^-.four famous tt Montana Indiana from die Flathead n reservation, will be hare adorned tl with earrings and fegibtrs for the P suffragist parade and pageant. U Thd Senate committee appointed to si look after the Inauguration agreed n: to let the women have a special grand it stand for their parade. Mrs. Harriet Taylor'Upton, head 14 of the Ohio suffragists, and Miss Lut- b it? Stearn and Mrs. L. C; Crosby, of Wisconsin, will he on hgtid for the 01 big parade. Mra., Crosby stoked per- D mission to bring her htleoand, atid ol permission was granted., j Mrs. Glenua S. Tlnnin and Misa Hazel Mackayo aro arranging for tJ tableaux on the south sums of the c< Treasury for Mijfch 3. The tableaux ai will be opened bir Mme. Nofdica. im- E personating Columbia. singing "The w StaV Spangled Banner.*' She will be fr followed by Justice. Charity, Liberty, Peace and Hope. Mias Mildred Anderson, a society dancer of New York ct wilt be Hope, and Miss Florence Fleming1 Noyufc. a classical dancer, " Liberty. The Wilson inaugural publicity buT issued the following statement tBHt night:rt . a| L Ttlghl twndrod to U some of the most exclusive organ- 81 Izcd hunt clubs of the country, will tc form a picturesque feature of the id Wilson Inaugural parade, as they will d< be assigned to a section of their own, ti r""'"1 and fnllnarnrt Hy BflaiHgl Jh bands. The mounted huntsmen In W red coats and shiny silk hats, will be organized for the parade by Dr. Les- in ter Jones of Culpeper, -Vs., who is chairman of a ipseW subcommittee d< of the Inaugural Committee. fc That the inaugural ball has been d< dwindling ^popularity and that the ai supper at the ball has been almost cl abandoned by those who attended d< balls in previous years, was stated by Perry Belmont, a member of the In- i( II *1 1 ifi t "The figures which 1 have compiled T after digging out the statistics since tl Harrison's Inauguration In 1889," ei said Mr. Belmont, "convince me that o< an inaugural ball is a vastly over- t< rated function. Over 11,600 persons attended the ball when Harrison was n inaugurated, and Bince then the at- |j tendance has decreased steadily. At the Taft inaugural a little more than 8,000 people went to the ball, and of these only 500 had supper tickets. And this in the face of the fact'that the crowds, that come to Washington b' have gone up 4 0 or 50 per cent, since a JA89." 4 Only the signature of President M Taft is now needed to the resolution PJ of Congress authorizing the Inaug- It urai Committee to erect stands on public apace, string wires for special It Illumination and borrow flags and en- hi signs from the War and Navy De- ai partments to carry out its plan for d the ceremonies incident to the Inaug- B( uratlon of President-elect Wilson, cl T^olutlfln passed the Senate to- el day and has been approved by the fp' House. ei As passed t*e resolution contained A no amendment as requested ' by a tl Relegation of woman suffrage advo- b cates for the erection of a special b< stand south of the Treasury Building fl to be used In connection with the suf- M frage parade March 3, but satisfac- n tory arrangetnents have been made A between the Suffragists, the War Department and the Inaugural Commit- ai tee for such a stand, and the Suf- c< rapists are well satisfied. inaugural committee omciais esti- l mat? that the Governors of three- V fourths of the State# hast of the Mississippi will attend the inauguration V and participate in tie parade and that Governors of one-half of the States west of the Mississippi will also be here. Major-Gen. Wood, Grand Marshal ~ of the inaugural parade, completed p the organisation of hla staff /ester- a day with the selection of two add!- t) tlon aides-de-camp. They are J. D. h Bloodgood, Commander of the De- t< sL;~ : / r-.-> '<\jv ' v: V> - >n are to the eftect that one of P reslent Wilson's first house cleaning crura will involve a sweeping reducon in the number of military ainrl aval aches now on duty nt the r.hlte House. All are popular socially and much i demand at dances and balls. There are at present twelve odlcerB fttailfiri In thn Prowtftpnf fnr CHCGEl_j >r distinguished guests and to uuertake the hundred and one social ad diplomatic odd jobs that the lief executive is compelled to have; one. * 1 The staff of officers has steadily pi-eased since President Roosevelt's j rBf tprm nnrt irt?tt0rB returning from renton have brought back the report lat a shake-up Is meditated by Qovrnor Wilson, who would have the (fleers return to their regiments or > their ships. OSTUltlE PLAY TO BE GjYEN AT SCHOOL A costume play, "Esmeralda." will e presented in the public school uditorium the evening of ?ebruary by Herbert A. Sprague and Floy [ahan Sprauge. While this is not art of the regular Lyceum Course,! will be for a worthy cause. "Esmeralda" Is said to be a play i whleh there Is a pull upon the eart-Btrlngs. Ab rewritten for Mr. ad Mrs. Sprague. this play lntroucesy on the platform but two per>ns,'each, however, playing several haracters In costume, so that the (feet is that 8f a large company. Th? fay ahdinterplay of passions, tnteT-1 Its, and emotions in this great merican comedy as produced by iese^ two people, is attempt to ring to the lecture stage the very BBt In drama. Mr. Srague has been rteen years on tno piatrorrn, while' [rs. Sprague has had careful prepaition under the greatest masters of merlca. Admission will be: ChtttfPeTi, 20 j ad 35 cents; adults. 35 and 501 intfc. Seats on sale Friday morning at 0 o'clock ft the drug- store of /ortfhy A Etherldge. MIT qiWt STORE TIERING OtTR White Goods Opening which is now going on and see the splendid line of Embroideries, White Goods, etc. J. K. Hoyt. artment of. the Potomac, O. A. R., nd Jere A.~CcS?tel1o, Cbmmander of tie Department of the District of Coombla, United States Spantsh-Amersan War Veterans. ^ShST jpw New York. Jan. 2V.-?A yellow mongrel, presumably mud. bit nine children and a woman In the course of a wild rour-mlle run through" the streetB of Jersey City. While the wounds inflicted by the dog's teeth were, not of themselves serious. f**ar. that rabies will follow moved the parents of one of the victims to send in in to i nc Rgmrr drnhrv dm; and It Is probable that some of the ethers will be brought over today. Pursued by a crowd numbering at least 1,000 persons, the dog was at length overtaken in the meadows near the Hackensark river and shot to death Florence Pierre was attacksd first. She vest at South street and Hancock j avenue at 10 o'clock yesterday morn-j ing on her way Xu church when the,I dog, about as large as the nverage fox' terrier, tore along the street toward I her and sprang upon her. knocked) her down, bit her on the fa<^? and I hands and then leaped off down the street. The hour found scores of men, wo-' men and children In the streets and) the child's erics set them in* pursuit : of the active animal. That the dog was mad was_proe!ainied loudly, but It moved more swiftly tha'n the cries. Policemen dared not shoot because of the small chauc? of hit tiny, the dog , without iMMiup >?ni.. .|>f r > pipny p^. destriaus. The animal knocked down , and bit other children.on its way toj Griffith avenue, then to Laidlnw avenue. then to Summit uvenue and . along tliat to the Five I'or.nrrn. back through Summit uvenue to Duncan avenue, and then on siruight to the meadows near the Huckensuck river. When a new victim was ttdded to . Ilie fist of Injured some of life pursuing army lifted The suffering person and carried htm or her to a hospital. As the dog sprinted into Duncan , avenue It passed Mounted Puliioman- Williams Kelly, who char god his , horse after it. The mopgreT wasTYor " la time more fleet than the horse. . When the dog ran through the long grass in the meadows its feet got mngleri and it became exhausted. j Weak, but still as fierce as before, the animal lashed its feet viciously in the tangling grass and tried to ( spring at the policeman. Kelly fired three bullets from his revolver and j killed the dog. He took the body to (he Society for the Prevention of Cruelty u> Animals headquarters and there the head was removed. fc.xhTOlnation failed to settle the question of whether the mongrel had hydrophobia, so.it was decided that this morning this shall be determined by the experts in the Pasteur Institute. Physicians in the two hospitals in Jersey City to which nine of the wounded were taken were prompt in their treatment of the victims. Later In the day?the dog's career was terminated at 11:30 a. m.?the police learned that many other persons had been attacked, by the mongrel. bin It was not possible at the time to learn who the added sufferers were. PERSONALS. Mr. W. A. Smith, of Ooldsborh. ! was among .. csterday's visitors. J, I, Mr. E. C. Potter, of Norfolk, was registered at the hotel yesterday. | * * Mr. W. C. Denmark, of Goldsboro. was a visitor "yeaierdayT " *"i Mr. C. C. Parker iB a visitor In the city. 11 . . rv Mb. A I>. Williams or Charlotte. is[i a visitor today. " ^ 1 a a a a Mr. H. W. Darling, of Greensboro. , was hen, yesterday. a a a a Mr. H- 8. Mather, of Charlotte, is | in the city today." i a a a a ( The friends of Mrs. R. D Wall will regret to hear that she is con- j fined to her ted with pneumonia. 1 a * Mr. E. E. Griffith. of Greenville, 1 was here yesterday. a a a Mr. A. R. 8tyron. heretofore of East Second street, is moving Into tiie house formerly occupied by Mr. 1 E. L. Brooks, on East Main street. * -< Mr. D. L. Cnrhell, of Goldsboro, was in the city yesterday. J * i vs I -M No 12 a mm canal 1 is h jii10 1 New York. Jan. 29.?An ocean- 1* going ship will pass from on?- ocean to the other through the Panama Capal before the end of the year 1913. This wan the promise thut Colonel George W. Goethals. chief engineer of the Panama Canal, made at a dinner * In his honor, given bv the Lehigh ?? Valley Club'laRt night. "The question of the completion of the canal." said Colonel Goethals, "hi a queRtion 61 U1A riHMpU'iUMl i I till' ?Culebra cut and the lock gate.**. There was some delay in the matter of the gates, but the contractors have assured me that the Gatun gates will he ready by April 1. and these at Mira-flores by June of this year. Till.-* will enable us to admit the water. A', "If a ship is to pass through the canal this year. Culebra must be Hooded in the present wet season. I mcperJ to out a ship through 1.u the lutter part of 1913." A I.AIIOKKK K1LI.K.I) HY FALLING HltlCK WALLS ' v\j Norfolk. \'a . Jan. 29.?Augustus IVirdsong. a colored laborer, was in stantiy killed und Henry Sehuitilling, a while laborer, was injured ul?o??t the hips'utill back, shortly after 8:30 uNlork yesterday morning, when u sort ion ot the* front wall of the. old Hardy home. Uranby ut:?l Washington streets.-fell in of men wcrking for A K. .Murray, the contractor for tearing down and moving the old building^ had a narrow escape, he was slightly injured v by being struck by several of the :i> !ng bj-lcks. bet was able to continue working, .Acoordiug to Foreman Gardner snd several other workmen eu the building, a board platform hlnl been \* built on the second Tloor to enable the men to place a ladder against the Tront watt. which they were about to ? begin tearing down. Scnmulling und j >Uill. wjjijii_Bjr$130n^..w as stanillncjii-^ rectiy under the wall and hoMin? ;h? ladder on which the foreman was landing. Foreman Gardner says that none jf the joists, which held the way ifi position had been removed and not & brick had been touched to cause the wall to topfMc.-" He says he ^iraply looked up, saw the top of the wall begin to sag inward and yelled to the other men to step cut of the way. Fortunately he anil Sehmuliltig Bteppcd far enough from under tinwall to miss the full force of Its fall. 1 i but lUrdsong seemed paralyzed with fear and before he could take a step, the falling, section struck him directly on the head and breaking throufch the platform on which he was standing. bore him to the ground beneath As soon an the other workmen on the building saw what had happened, they'rushed to the assistance of the three men. - 1 COTTAGE PRAYER MEETING IN NltHOLSONVILLE Re\. R. H. Broom will couduct 'he next eonage prayer meeting at The home of Mr. N. S. Monroe, in Nith Disonvuip. i nese series or home services are proving popular. < 1 HI. IS PAGE IX ORBU41V Saie.m, Ore., Jan. 29. Dora Gray. aSalenrglrlrsevrnleeu yeara-of - ? .gj has been appointed a page, or pages-'. in the Stale Senate. This is the first time in'the history of the Oregon . legislature, or perhaps any other." ~ that a girl has been commissioned to ilesks of the members and the chief # rierk's desk. ^.vj Mr. E. L. Hrooks, who has been residing upon East Main street, is moving into his new home recently completed on Market street. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS IN TODAY'S NEWS 1 Lyric. Doans. " Wm. Uragaw A Oo. Southern Furniture Company HooUlen's Washington Horse Exchange. Chan. M. Little. ' 1 .V C.^Hathaway. ' * * V'3 S* ifl