r i. - v:' ,y ,t : V;. * -. v#-' *-; Committee Ap^oin cratic County Cc Bill Completes ''Editor Washington Dally News: r ; Tie OtmmlMoe appelated to diaft nee pehjmfy Uw??a4?tww>l pragtki act for Beaufort County, in accordance with a resoltulon passed by tie laat ftemocratic County Convention, eonfOMd ot Messrs. J. D. Grimes, J. W. Belbaven. C. B. PmI, ?. T,' Bonner"!DH myself, have drawn up the following bill and have forwarded It to Mr. Hodman. WOrk wan began on this Kct last I ?f M ii states have been examined. In brief, the bill contains ,he following previsions: 1. A compulsory primary for the Democratic. Republican and Progreesive and* municipal offices on mandatory dates. 2. The machinery, for conducting the primaries Is taken out of the hands of eaecu tires committee, and lm n/fap fha im?l laimi nf the hoard or elections clerk of the j court, and city and town Clerks. J. The primary is placed under | the control of the general election law of North Carolina. 4. It Ccntnin* a definite and coK rupt ram of party affiliation, that will meet the requirements, and will not he objectionable to anyone. 5. The Australian Ballot is adopt-} provided when deemed necessary. ?. A statutory assessment for all candidates is provided for to cover . the cost of the primary. 7. The Corrupt Practice sections are suBeipnUy Strang to assure the enforcement of the net. I behove the following fill! is what era need in Beaufort county. Tfcl ?Bit)* ? ?? '? ttwt TW p??t der has proven totally in adequate, and entirely too costly. I regard this bill as "Bossism" as presales frpm the voter, and puts every man ea an equal. I am Yours vary truly, LINDSAY C. WARREN. An oat to regulate primary electlenn fo Beaufort county, and municipal primary elections In the Incorporated cities or towns .therein. cariiiilf of ?North Section 1. That every political party, association, or organisation In Deaufnrt County, and the cities and towns therein, whose gubernatorial candidates at the preceding election rasalMd as many as two hundred and liftt Tftaa la the County, shall nomtaata Ha caadldatas for member of duCHMM At RepreeentstWee of the Una Carolina General Aaaembly, Centy, townahtp, and municipal r oVeam- la laoorpo rated cltlee or towija ly a primary election hold as harf tor all political parties shall he held OB tha same day. Section* t. All nominations foe . member of (ho House pf Representatives, coanty and township omoes shall ha aada the last Batsrdsy In AnfasA preceding tha (cnaral election for said oflleas. Section All notnlnatlona of can; didatee. for city o(IIceo of tha laeorporated cltlea trtWUdTiMMt t'onaty shall he madeTton the fourth Monday preceding Ufa rognlsr election for such odices. Section 4. Tha aforesaid nominations Shal he made an (he da tee spMlAt), rwpMtlvaljr, in. primirlM to he Mid and conducted under llhe irafMvn aa the general election lava ef Ike State of North Caroline , or (he election lava go corning the cltlne or tevna In the Oounty of Boaalort, an the eaee mar be, ta force I" el Ike, HMO each prl marine are held - "hall preeerlbe for holding State or aoWiai electlone; and an the prvTlahoae ef ekaptar nlnetr of the Ke' Tlaal of one thaaaand nine hnndred and See and the amendment! thereto, Igstlkit vtth ear other aeetloa nap ether pectton ahrdlu hndl hrdl of aaM Serlaal or amendment! thereto or other lava which relate to eleotloae, not Ineoneletent vtth thla eel, ehan aopir aa folly to each primary eleoUeae end to the eeta and thlngt done {hereunder aa to the general election; and an aeta made criminal II aemmltted In aoaneotlon vtth a general electlea or mnnlcloel eleo L_ tloa. Shall llkevlae he ort?at?nl, vtth the game cnnlahment. It oommlttad * " ' : www*'* ted by Last Demoinvention to Draft fork. *- ' with reference to & primary election i ad.e I Me act. ? \ ecbsequcnt pri-li mary upon the petition of ten per i eent of tire YOter. duly filed forty day* prior to the date of a primary provided for in this act, the govern- , Ins body of any city or town or the board of elections for the county of ' Beaufort, as the case may be. shall j order a new registration ^or the prt-J mar/. Section 6. In auch primaries as ] are provided In this art all electors . who are duly qualified to register ' and vote under the provisions of the ( general election law of the State or , the law applying to the cities'or , towns in said county, as the case may ; be. in fnr<* t_the_H?n*?_otio?i_TiHm?rv_ Is called, and who la a member of any , potltoal partrnarlirlpstlng jn laid primary shall hare the right to regis- ' ter and rote in said primary election, under the same penalties and subject to the same punishments for viola- 1 tlone of .the provisions of this act as j are prescribed by the laws of "the State of North Carolina or laws governing elections in the cities and towns In Beaufort Countyr-aa the case may be. Section 7. Challenges shall be made, heard and determined, respectively, in the same manner as in the laws governing elections in. North . Carotins or the cities and towns in the county of Beaufort, as the case may be. The registration books in all primaries under this act shall* be open tor a period of ten days, and shall clone on the second Saturday preceding the day for holding any primary, and challenge skg)l. b* made, rhItti and determined during the week pnsumllag the day fur holding the primary: Provided, the foregoing provisions shall not be construed to^pravent any elector from challenging any one who offers to vote on the primary day: Provided, further. In the event {here la no registration, that the Board of Elections or the governing body of any city or town, as the case may be, shall appoint two poll-holders for each political party entering said primary. Any pereon offering to rote may be challenged by any elector, and If the party affiliation of the voter la in doubt, he shall be required to make 6ath of sack affiliation. Any parson, otherwise qualified, who has not voted In the last two general elections, shall have the right to elect his party affiliation: Provided he does not vote against any candidate of the party in whose primary he enters at the ensuing general election. The test In all cases shall be the party affiliation of the person subject to the foregoing provisions in the last general election, and any election forcandl dates of one political* party mentioned In this act and who desired to enter the primary of another political party shall make oath, upon being challenged, either, to support the candidates of the political party that he enters, in the ensuing general election, or that he wljl not vote -in opposition to any candidate of that party. No person hall be allowed In said primaries to Tote tot cnaiutM or our one pouucel party. Section I. In primaries for tin nomination of oMeen of the cities and towns In the oounty of Beaufort no one who has. Mt nalrl h" frSM tax >llin in Ifca lial preceding the primary shall be a noaUOed rotor, a said primary. Section ?. The clerk of the oonrt ef the oounty of Bean fort or the city or town "clerk of any elty or town In said county, an the ease may be, shall prepare and cause to be printed the primary ballot of each political party tar each precinct la said oounty or elty or town for the purposes of the primaries herein. Candidates far nomination shall ale with the elerk of the court or the oity or town elerk, ea the ease may be, at least tan dsn prior to holding any primary, written notices of their intention te be candidates, stating for what nomination and at the hands of what party. ' Section 10.?It la hereby made the , duty of the clerk of the ooprt of said county to caueo to be printed upon > *" *nmvT wuiot or man parcy mr I jiM liMMt la the oomaty th? raft* "l ~%m " ^^ tCity. Feb. 11.?Th/t Franclaoo lladero will set out if Mexico Sti *flfii#et having to face offlcia' lnvee kil ttsatiena tor one tklac or another H< now wear. Improbable, tio already 7c 'or the death of Colonel Rlveroll. an whom he Ta alleged to hare shot at co he time of hfiS'irrest.ln thd nalace. all i j lia t ". ' ilj of each candldat^whoee declaration aQ for nomination Hps been llpd as inratn provided for. It Ihnll.he the Svtjr of the city or town clerk au 'ause to be printed upon the primary m< allot In prlmarlee to determine ma* .. Wlpdl noinlnaOoria of each poUUeH ^ tarty for each precinct In the city or he town, the name of each candidate . whose declaration for nomination liaa been filed In fats office, as herein ?pro Tided, and which la to be voted tic for in such precinct, and all of said th allots for county, township and ma* ar sidpa! offices shall be consecutively re? lumbered. of Section 11. The primary ballots of each polltcal party shall be sep- 101 arately printed upon paper of unlform quality-texture, and size; but ?P the primary ballot of no two pollti- of cal parties.shall be of the satno color a or tint. 'Tho office* whose duty It ehall bo-to cause to be printed The fo1 primary ballots shall at least fifteen ut days prior to the .date of the primary, ^ post in a conspicuous place In his 861 office on announcement of the color on of tho pflmary ballots or the respectire parties, and shall also publish Cui such announcement for at least one week in at leaat one newspaper of wi general circulation In the county. In Be the case of the city or town clerk, thauch publication shall be made at cfi leaat 6ne week In one daily newapa- tli per printed and published in the po city, and a copy shall be pasted at eg the city or town half.*' th Section 12. The primary ballot of each political party for each precinct 5C shall be ararnged and printed sub- ** in the manner following" i?? (1) At"the top t>f the ballot shall be printed in large- capital tetters, ea words designating the ballot; if a or Democratic ballot, the designating tb words shall be, "Democratic Primary ah Ballott"; if a Republican ballot, the wi designating words sjiall be, "Repub- ba llcan Primary Ballot"; If a Progrea- in Mf tbellok ttt deeignattng words of Will M, PfUH?in triniiry B?l? m lot"; and-in like manner for each pa political party. w] (S) Beginning not leie than one ot inch below the designating word, the ht name of each office to be filled ahall k< be printed in capital letters, and in th the following order, to-wit: county aE offices, township offices, and when a 8h municipal primary, the candidates for mayor shall come first, and all of such of the said offices as candidates ^ are to be nominated for at such pri- 8t MrtNk ' "ill llti of ssnb nfllrr nhn" b< be printed in small letters the dl- ? rectlons to the rotors; "Vote for ^ One"; Vote for Two": "Vote for b| Three"; or a spelled number designating the number of the persons under thaV head that are to be roted lM ??' ? Below the name of each office shall if be printed in capital letters the names of all candidates, (arranged M in the order in which their declareMake Out Y ping List Read the advertisement* in T night. See what the manufactures you. Make a list of the things ji are advertised nt waa adopted, many representabft Who had avgffiptftri thplr rniin. a voted for the gheaage of the bill, nee the small majority by which was defeated on second reading. . jT ns for nomination were filed), for 9 nomination aft said office, which ) entitled to IM placed upon the ipectire Primary1 "Ballot the names all candidates ?upon the Primary Hot shall bu. printed in type of unito also, and the names chall be inted In ' column. Immediately posite and in front of the name each candidate shall be printed square and all the squares upon s Primary Ballot ahfcll be of unirm size. Spaces below the names candidates under each office shall uniform, aud sufficient space shall l>arate the names of candidates for e office from the^namea of candltes fomctRmrei nna (u Auiij uonlion. Section 13. Th? cjflcer so charged th the printing oh the Primary illot shall cause to:be -delivered to b primary* poll holders of each prelct, not less than ?4 hours before e time fixed for thp opening of the Us' the official 'Primary Ballot- of eh politeal part%. inule ^Tui?ILli'U HUllllukl irty shall have one ballot box, hlch ahall be labeled with the name the political party, and the poll >lders of each. politcal party shall >ep before them at the ballot boxes, e ballots Of their respective pasty, id no tickets shall be placed on the islf or table herein provided for. The voter Shall demand Of the poll >lder the ballot that he desires and tall then take same to the table 01 lelf to prepare same. Only one per >n ahall be allowed to prepare-hlf illot at said table or ahelf at one me, and It ahall be the duty or tb? >11 holdera to keep away all personi om said voter while preparing hli kilot/at a distance of at least tez *t. Alter the voter has prepared is ballot he shall take It to the bal t box of which poll teal party and ay deposit It himself In said box he so desires. No person what rer shall do any electioneering 01 Ueitlng of rotes on primary daj Continued on Page Two rour ShopTonight. he Daily News-* carefully toand merchants are offering an need. Many of these items All are quality goods. The rour guarantees. i by selecting ererythlmg you of The Datyr News. Ton will when you know where to find Ices. taws are the most reliable tamee are on your shopping list ke most satisfactory merchanRead their advertisements niuntlr avery day. j W*r )A1LY ltll BUDGET SYSTBI -art ^ . mi ?:?. Washington, D. C.. Feb. 21.?A doflnite plan for a budget system, a plan that seems likely to be adopted at the caucus of tbe Democratic members or tne bMl" Housb. wttdr bas beaa called for March S. is under consideration. The budget question has been discussed in a desultory fashion tor several years, and, although If pro^ably would never have received serious consideration for some time to come, had it not been for the fright given the- leaders by the sisa of the. appropriation bills reported at this session. The tlmo now seems ri(b for it to be adopted. Ilyis Captain Sam Midget of the ' Pearl," from Hyde county, has fastened his boat at the local wharf. The fallowing gentlemen have oyster boats lying at the wharf from Lowland today: Capt. C. C. Carawal, "Carrie B."; Capt. Ross Qoodwyn, "Anne El wood"; Capt. J. G. Lupton. "Glide"; Capt. Robert Carawal, "Ionia"; Capt. O. W. Clark, "Lucy May"; Capt. Ben O. Rice, "Nellie Watt"; Capt. Homer Toland. "Eula C." The "Alma White," of Matteras. captained by A. P. Odarn, Is at the wharfr Captain T. M. Credle of Swan Quarter Is In dock with the "Daniel Cressie." Messrs. Leland Qreech and W. JT Dailey of Hyde county are here today to their boat. *Tht "Gladdls," directed by Captain W. B. Lewis, from Witt, Is at the local dock. EXCELLENT NEW ACT OFFERED BY LYRIC Por a real good laugh and something you will thoroughly enjoy the Lyric presents for the last half of this week one of the best comedy acts of the season. "Schafer & Reeves" held the ' boards last evening opening for a Three day engagement, and well * pleased the many arter Ulipiwr amusement seekers generally found 1 at the Lyric. The act was made up of a lot of nonsense and the onjy 1 way it could be digested was to 1 laugh, both of the above mentioned > artist being very good. 1 Today's program at the Lyric offers an entire change in their not ' from start to finish offering new 1 songs, and monologue. The motion also have an excellent value that Is ' well worth seeing, i ; PIIRI ir I IRR&PY CLOSED TOMORROW The public library will remain closed tomorrow on account of its be-, ing Washington's birthday and therefore a legal holiday. For the accommodation .of those who desire to take out books for Sunday, Mrs. Be the will remain at the library tonight from 8 till 9 o'clock. Miss Lula Lewis left this afternoon for Bethel to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Lewis, aocompanled by little MIml Tholma ms>a Mr. J. D. Eborn of Bayslde is among the day's visitors. INFANT SCALDED TO DEATH The one-year-old Intent of Mr. and Mrs. William Alllgood, who lives 7 miles from Washington on the Blatestone road, was scalded to death yesterday at noon. - The leg ot the read hot stove gave wat nvartnrnln* a boilAr which had been Mt upon It upon the baby. The mother rushed la, sad Was bad^r sealded In her attempts to rescue her baby. The little one 11 red twelve hoars after the accident, suffering treat pais. Ma G. M. Butt, of Boaaartei. a mexnlfr of the Board of Education, ts m the city aiwadlaw^wt. 'V * :/ ' ; NEV rf t |- _ INTER-SCHOOL TAKESP Tonight at 8 o'clock In the public school auditorium the debate takes plao0 be I won rlhe Wiurtitngton High School and that* of Elizabeth City. The question la, "R agnized. that .thy.. Constitution of Should be so WW**7 Women to Vote Unwrtte Saiw Conditlona as Men." Waehlngton will uphold the affirmative, represented by Huoert us-car?Etttz?ami?William?Augustus Blount. A spirited debate may be confidently expected. Another team has been' sent to New Bern to debate the High School there, taking the negative side of the question. This team Is composed of James Luther Fowle and Jesse Wheeler Woolurd. Under the triangular arangement between New Bern, Elizabeth City and Washington, Washington debatea Elizabeth' City here. New Bern debates Elizabeth City at Elizabeth City, and Washington debates New Bern at New Bern. By this arrangement, each school is enabled to aend out a team on oach side of the question. ... In. *eSpecT~to the Washington-New Bern debate, ti>c following Is clipped from a New Bern paper: "The debaters In the local schootliave been hard at work on their Bpeochea during the past few weeks County Correspon ^ J vjathi It. F. I). No. 4. I Kain and sickness seems to be the order of the day here. ^ Mr. and Mra. A. C. Wldmero were here 8unday afternoon. A crowd of young people were guests of Misses Jennie and Estelle Hodges Saturday night. The writer was thorp and spent the evening very pleasantly. II I an,l * ........ 'juinofv T7i. No. I. Minn Cottle M. HQlliday in visiting her-auw. Mm. F. C. Wallace. Misse* Lizzie Lathaui anil Peailc Stnlth and Mr. David Wlndley were the guests of Mies Effie Latham Saturday night and Sunday. Rev. Mr. Bush failed to nil his regular appointment at Acre chapel Raturilag. and 'Sunday on account of 111neaa. Mr. Leonard Pilley was on oar street* Saturday night and Sunday. Mr.^ J. W. Basdon closed hla school Friday and went home Saturday. He will be sadly missed. . - ... Ml? Wtl. T .tWrn-i. Mr Y**1" - ' ?~ Mrs. A. H. Harris were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dowen Sunday | afternoon. Mr. J. B. Bowen and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr.a Mary E. Harris. v> We are enjoying a One Sunday school at Acre chapel. The work la moving on nicely. Had a large attendance and a very Interesting meeting Sunday afternoon. Miaa Mattie Boyd passed through here Sunday. Mr. N. T. Harris called at the heme of Mrs. fauey Owlndell Ouaday evening. Miss Cottle M. Holllday charmingly entertained Mesers. Cleveland I Harris and James L. and Hubert Bowen Sunday evening. Mr. N. T. Harris made a flyisg trip to Washington Saturday. Mrs. John A. Harris is visiting her father, Mr. T. T. Waters, who Is wry ill. His friends hope for him a. speedy recovery. Our young people seethed to be ? Joying life very much Sunday afternoon. Nearly everyone was out driving after Sunday school. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Harris were *> guest* of Mrs. ZUphia Harris Quaday. Mrs. Charlie Bowen and Miss Trixie Tetterton were guests of Mrs. J. ? Bowen Saturday night and SunMisses Phenie Bowen and Odessa Grumpier entertained a large number of yonng people Sunday evening, WILSON TO VISIT PAKAMA. Panama, Feb. 21.?President Porras.is delighted with the news that Mr. Wilson will visit Panama immediately after the extra session ef Congress adjourns. As the Panama Canal wtll he opened during the administration of Mr. Wilson, the Pgaaroa officials are anxious to have htm here. Mr. end Mrs. J. T. Olbbs have left tor Wilmington to visit Mrs O. T. Al