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Hear Him,
Ut. tleorga b. Bargees. a uiln
ot Itbcth Carolina, but now a Mb!
* dial of Al'aska, U to ipoak in WSshlactoa
tomorrow afternoon and
night. Tomorrow afternoon at the
City Hall Mr. Burgess la to eddraes
the Woman's Auxiliary ot St. Pet11
* ar't Episcopal Pkrlah and oa tomorrow
nttht at Matt d'clOck h. will
laotora at qf. Pyuf Eplaeopal
Church. This loctara win ba~fllnat_
tratod by laptorn altdes from photographs
mada especially for tha
, parpoao and will undoubtedly prora
ot mach Interest to all who attend.
All are lnrltod and nrtod to take
adraataco of thla excellent oppor*
tnntty.
Kr..Bar(aaa le not unknown hare
aa ho waa tor eoyaral rostra a studoat
at Trinity School, Chooowlntty,
an dor Rot. N. C. Hughes and has
many schoolmates and friends la
Waahlagtoa sad Boaofort coanty.
Bo baa bona la Alaska for the
past 11 TO rears aa lay missionary under
the Board ot fUaaloata ot the Epls
-/ . ( copal church aad to wall aaauaod
o . " to apeak oa condttkms la tkat country
aad the neede Of. 1U people. The
, tooauro will bo froe end all (he dt
T8UOR8 YK8TKRDAY*
Stsaage, V. M. Butt and r. 0.
Butt of Boaaerton. N. C., wora
taaaiw baalaaai rial lore to the
Attp * II >T. "n>ar arrlred Ola.
tSife**- - 1 - ,
ffUUm) TO A NKW
coat op rim
Tha handing oeeupted bjr Greek
Odta la tad balag treated to a new
aaat prpejat whieh when completed
iWMWrdltah^o the attraeUraoeaa
For A sheville F
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jgotbar Ur baa been added to
tbajrniatu Ooaraatloa which maeU
?? 4#P?nW WMtwto morning,
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? Baatdaa tha drlaa orer tha foraat
plaatatloae of tha BBtaora aaUta
oa Wednaeday altaraooh, and the
trip Into the pdn* (orwu ot Mt.
tfltchall ?MB TinrwiBr two mnat In
tereatiag trip# hare b*?n arranged
lor Friday, April 1*.
TW management of the Champion
_ Fibre Company, the largest paper
palp mill In tha aoath. hag Invited
the delegates to go orar their fae'
tory st Canton, II mllea bjr rail
from AahOTlllo. Tha trip will be
' made In the morning eo that tha
party may be bach la AeMerllle for
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The Lyric Theater It delighting lta
patron thla weak If those who attanod
this wall known playhouse
last night are lodges. No bettar
" nor more entertaining vaudeville
not hae bean seen In Wasttlnaton
thla aaasoa. Lang and Lloyd, tho
tango daocora, are there- with tho
gooda and plsasa aid delight from
start to flntah. Not only was the
rmndarllla act soma olsaa but the
mating -ttetoree were far atxrre the
i average. The entire performance
I last night area creditable and tha
p ' ' program for tonight promlm. to
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LAST NICHI
Leroy and Cahlll In Their
Bon Ton Singing At This
Playhouse Reputed to Be
One. of the Beat of Season..
"LeRoy and Cahlll" in Bon Ton
singing and entertaining at, the New
Theater last night opened the first
three hight's engagement with the
best act that has been here so far
this sc-asoti.
When the curtain rose on this act
it Showed a street scene In Chlng
town of New York city. With the
street and buildings all aglow with
electric fltamlnatlon. There j was a
chlndso restaurant soene. also a
Chlneso smoking den. the rise
of the curtain the artists weHi seated
lh the restaurant dining.' ^nldst
the clinking of glasses they rendered
a very good rang, then they came
out intd the street and palled off
tome of t&e best Jokes that have i
been heard hs**. The.. song that
LeRoy sang Chinese opium
den In regard to feeling rich wk?
great.
Tho Photoplays were excellent.
"The Waif of the^Desert." a two reel
feature, was one of the best that they !
have had.
For the last half of thJa weak this
house has an act called "The Luna
Ue and the Prima Donna " This Is
sometiHng different from any act
..that has ever bean here.
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OfniKO ALONG NICELY
AT WASHINGTON HQ8P1AL
lfrt. Bafikoff, wife of "Harry the
Tailor'* who a faw dayo ago underwent.
an operation at the WwhUfton
Mospfcal Is reported today as
dfclng nicely. This will be gratifying
news to her many friends.
VIBiTlIfU ftSRE.
M4s. Herbert Griffin of Swan Quar
ter, N. C-. la the guest of her sister
Mrs. H. M. Mips* ?t her home on
Bast Second street. ' *
'rips Arranged
'orestry Convent"n
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| dinner.
As sn alternative trip to this Mr.
I ixrals Carr has Invited the Convention
to visit the operations of the
Carr Lumber Company at Flagah
i Forest. This company. It will be
recalled, is the one which list year
bought two hundred and fifty mil!
Hon "feet of timber from Mr. Vanderbtlt
with the understanding that
It would be cut under strict forestry
rules. Mr. O .W. Price, of [Washing
ion, u. u., tne forester, under whose
supervision the timber te being cut,
will be. of the pnrty and will explain
the-methods Which are there
being employed.
This trip, llkfe.the one to Mt.
! Mitchell will take most of the day,
| the train returning from there arriving
at AshevUle at alx o'clock.
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Trio waa thj attraction at
the llih eohool auditorium laat cvaolni
and notwlthataadtnc the audtaaca
was email, theae praaant enjoyed
each and every number. The
eatlra.aompany ware artteta In thalr
nam The entire areolar legged
net In labereet a single moment The
entartatament waa given under (he
aaepleea add far the Mnedt of the
'Hlak' Pcho I Athletic Aaeocln^tlon.
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Daily News Near Poet > *
' Now In The Lime Light
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Tho Daily Sews takes pleasure in introducing its "Near
Poet" to its readers and challenges the Oharlotto Observer
the Wilmington Star and other North Carolina journals to
heat us. Notwithstanding this is the first effort of our
Would-he bard we feel confident that other contemporaries
most at once look to their laurels, fprdtf-fhey come back it is
tho-istention of our man to go thfcp one better. As a sample
of what he can do we give just a gentle hint below. For
the present we withhold his name?hbWever, if demanded by
anyone feeling personally aggrieved ft will be gladly furnished.
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AS Y'OC LIKE IT.
How much did Philadelphia, Pa ?
.Whose grass did K. C. Mo ?
How many eggs could Now Orleans La ?
How much does Cleveland OI
What was it made Chicago 111 ?
Was it Washington, N1 CI
She would Tacoma, Wash, in spite
Of Baltimore, Md. . J t
When Hartford and New,ijaveu, Conn,
What Reuben do tbey soak I.
Could Noah build a Little Rock, Ark 1 ?
If he had no Guthrio, Ok? *
Wo call Minneapolis, Minn,
Why not Annapolis, Ann?
If you can't tell the reason why,
I'll bet Topeka, Kan.
But now we speak of ladies,
What a Butte, Montana, it 1
i If I could borrow Memphis, Tenn.
I treat that Jackson, Miss.
Would Denver, Colo, Cop
Because Ottumwa, la, adore 1
And though my Portland, Me., doth love,
'! I threw ray Portland, Ore 1
flCCPNnCDQ "wrt Clirk, drunk. Fined $1
UriDnUGUO Co, drunk, n..d ?
ISC VCD COD 'Tom Belt, colored, drunk. Fined
flilalf uH run r?.;, d*,^,,
IIIAI ITIfll conduct. Fined ii and com.
II III I n IIIU William Jackeon. colored, retailvlULHIli
ra ia
I1UU1IIIVII Frank Teat, dleond.rly oonduet.
' Fined ?6 and cost.
Meror Kagffr'i court for Monday mrrrRXKp FROM THK1K .
wan mora than llvalr toa tharo ware . _ . . *. . .
??. before'blm tor ?... g .. *?*,"?*
Drunks aaemad to ba more oon.ptc- NIGHT TO FIXlRIDA
uou. than n.oal a. tour o*aad.r. Mr Mr^ w c. rKm.
wear charged with .hi. crime. The M vnnl4( tnm brll.,
following cantee were dlapoaed of: tour to snutharn cltlaa. Tber ware
Qeofgo HIM. retailing. OMltF. married on Wedneadar avaalng last
Xound ovar to the Superior Court, at the bomb of the bride la 8411aOllver
Cradle, drunb. Fluad It burr. N. C.- Mr. and Mrs. Amu
tad eoet. are boarding at tho home of Mr. W.
John R. Perry, drunk Fined |l Clerk on Bridge etraet. S
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Hob w C redfltm. Secretary
of Commerce h President
Wilsons r?Mnet W!? e
: U'ver Addre s June ft
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(By H lt. vFliil.ni
ChsjMil Hll , March 21.?The 1911
cdiximenccmont program of the Uni
.cr?Uy of North Caroline h&a heen
STifiDCC>. "with reaufct to the stcurix.g
of the chief speaker* for the
Qcttti-ioa. ; Lon'.;-\v t . it a - id.
-United Stated Secretary of ' Commerce,
will make the cMef addres^ . i.JW^nostlay
June 3. The bacca
Mtureate kefmon will bo de rve-ed >
Sunday. May 31. the o. u. it
conuneaceaan: Dr Kdga. P :ii
ilttP1 dt.CUicd|;0: divine, wiij uo.ivc
<3U? aeemon.?
The Y. M. C.'A. sermon, ko be delivered
Sunday night; will be made .
by Dr. O. E. Brown, a teaoher in .
VhnderbiU University Thoologlcal
School. Judge Van Wyck, a lawyer ,
of New York ctty; will make the
alumni speech on Tuesday, Juns 3.
Judge Augustus Vaji Wyck graduated
from the University of North
Carolina With the class of 1864. Other
than being a.srell known lawyer ol
Broadway, he has Long been interested
in New York Rata politics.
He was once a candidate for. governor
of New Yeyk, making the race
against Theodore Roosevelt. In addition
to them feet ares on the pro
ilBIU, WW/ ! O IIIMfim yi
arattons for reunions at the coming
cooamenoagMBt Two classes?1904
and 1909-?are exerting special atclass
return on thla homecoming
evantv
High school debating societies, 1
civic clwba, women's clubs, farmers' t
unions and other similar organise- ?
tlons of the state will find a store- t
house of valuable Information in a j
handbook printed by the Bureau of y
Extension of the University of North l
Carolina. i
"Public Discussion and Debate," <
Is the title of the 54 page booklet j
carrying Information on almost all the
lire-/ every-day topics concern- <
Lng North Carolina Issues. Among
the many subjects that receive brief
attention in this useful handbook
are: Race segregation, compulsory
oducstlon, child labor, convict labor,
rural credit and agricultural
cooperation, engineering assistance
to counties, taxation, commission
form of government, woman.suffrage *
recall of judges, etc. The booklet 1
expresses as Its chief purpose that
of atimulatlag public dlsdbsslon In i
the debating societies of the high ;
schools. Toward the furtherance of j
that end, the sixth and last division (
of the bulletin outlines a model con- ,
ratutlon for high school lltreary ,
societies to pattern after i
In a series of lectures bsfory the ,
student body in the college cbapnl
th#? nut ?mV lha nantmHtt ut
forth tome fact# coucorning Nortu ,
Carolina'* industries.. There are t
in excess of 200 species of trees In t
the state, attributable to the IliTcrencc^
ot climate In many portions or
the state. North Carolina controls
and utilises 75,000 horsepower of it*
watorpower, with this amount easily
capable of an incerase of five
tlmee those figures, provided all the
-treams available were harnessed.
Specimens of practically all mtnsrals
.are found in the state, although the
precloifs minerals are rare. North
Carolina mine# a larger quantity of
mica than any bthet state in the
Union.
Lyric Theatre
LANG A LO YD
The Famous Tango Dancers
With an entire change of program
This house was taxed to its capacity
last might with ? highly
pleased audience. We bespeak
for them tbO greatest reception
ever given tn this town at tonight's
performance./Ask last
night's visitors.
1 For the last half of the week. Thurt|
day, Friday and Saturday nights
we will present "Andrew* and
Thompson" one of the grantee!
accesses of the sennon.
Picture Program guaranteed to be
the best evor exhibited In this
town.
Prices 10c and 18c.
tkmmday *8* Ww Night, flaws
Tser Coupons.
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pie social
mm blu'e
ids. eve.
ill Be Given Bv The Ladta
For The Benefit of the Bap
tl' Church Building Fund
ill \re Cor ally I vlted.
.. n* Junior Aid Rociqty of tht
Fi.'at liaptlst cbur<h will givu a Pk
>Tr u; ji ho basiment of the Morton
tut d 3i 01* Mi'.u street to jner j
i. t> t iv Fallcc Harbor Slot
nu ThuTbday <\-n?ng from eight tc
m <?r. th rty o\k' ->-. T: e pubiU
i-a. a .orula! nvltatlon b> attend
~Dd ay tho la<I *e of the church an
.1 - f a pic of some kind
:? <- ? .r.? "U-irlnf? fratu.e"
' -L-n
iccln: !. gfv fs-bengal
Mre* 3ti'.:ilni
which la to he erected at the come:
of the now Baptlit church building
:he near future and It behoovwwH
the cltlsens to attend, and tnerebv
aid a cause that Is more than worthy.
uW
delayed dy
keel
The pafaesger train -of itae Norfolk
Southern running ftoto Norfolk
to Raleigh and due to arrive here beween
three aod four o'clock did
tot arrive until six o'clock yesterday
kfteraoon. The dftlay was caused
IV a wrrwlr nf .Vp>(*h? tnla n. tk.
pad a few mlles^touth of Plymouth
vhen two freight cars were derailed,
n consequence <>f the reck the paslonger
train had to run via Mack17a
and Bishop's Cross in order to
-each this station.
Three Fourths t f
to Rail Road Sc
Reports for the winter Are seaton
In the southern Applachalna cot
srlng the months of January and
February Just received by the forest
service show that the winter has
been dry and that fires have occurred
on land which the government
s acquiring under the provisions of
;he Weeks law. While these two
nonths are normally not so dry as
:he fall of the spring fire season,
serious fires may occur in an open
sinter though they are not usual.
During January there were nine
Iree, five of wbioh covered more
lh>? 1A -- ?
>? ? *v ?vico cavu. id pooruiry
here were ten, of which only two
ipread over more than ten acres.
[RACK TEI
IS ASSURER
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Everything looks good for Washington
having a crack team this sea
son. Prom all appearances the boyi
of the High School have an excelleni
chance for taktng first place amonf
the high schools of the state. The]
are going to give a box supper nexl
Priday night for the purpose of so
curing funds to defray their expen
ses to Chapel Hill on April S. when
they are to oonteet in the state meet
Elbert Weston is the 100-yard jnai
and la pronounced a good one; whll<
Fred Moore and Dave Smith ar
close seconds. Jack Harris la <
good mile runner. All o fthe sbov
have made good time In the eventi
John Cotton Tayloe, Engeno Harrta
Jim Weeton. Elmer Cntlor, Howsr
Bow en and Ray Warren are all goo
material from which to malm a m
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MlaaStackley. WUlbeple**log
New* to Numerou*
Frelnda in ThU City.
i Another ono of Washing :on's toys
? has become a benedict and the now*
t1 of hie good fortune will be known
p with gusto by hie many friend* In
I -o i?i".i home.
o i lorence 8. C.. Dally Times
' tu'ut<* tlic following notice which
i r ad with Interest no) doubt, 4
I t o patrons of thin paper.'
t 'i and Mr*. Wiley O. Qrlet leYs
city last night from
? -It and will be at
* . . Nap era. 23 West
c i-H ettcot. Mtb. Grlnt la iho ' ~'M
* la igMrr of Mr. and Mrs. #
! Dr. Orlst, who has
r tes.dod In Florenoe,
p-e criptlon druggist at Lake's
1 * . iy. Both of tho young peo*
pie are popular and number their
frlneda in Florence, a host of both
young and old., who wish them a
long and happyWe.
The groom ia \ aon of Mr. Samuel
R. Grist of Cnocowlnlty, -and a
nephow of Mrs. E. 8. Simmons and
Mra. H. H. Carrow of this city. The
Daily News joins their many friends
. In ponirr*Hil??(nM
Children Lore WnhtngtoB Park.
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GEN'L PA8SBKC2TTI AOT.
i H. 8. LKARD OP NORFOLK
SOUTHERN IN THE CITY
UiN ?f the KofWk Southern lullway
and E. C. Potter, travel log pasonger
and freight agent of the uoe
Bystem, were Washington visitors
this morning. They left for New Bern
today.
CHOIR PRACTICE
II the members of St. Peter's
I Episcopal church choir are requeeti
ed to meet at the church tomorrow
evening for the purpose of .ebearslng
the Easter music.
Fire Were Due
luthern Mountains
U of these flres occurreddhring the
latter part of January arTd the first
of Pebruary When the weather was
unusually dry.
The fact that the flrei were re1
ported from southern Virginia to
northern Georgia shows that the
danger from fire was widespread.
However, they occurred on only four
of the twelve areas within which the
land is being purchased.
At least three-fourths of the flres
were due to railroads. Forest officers
say that until the southern
states adopt and enforce laws re;
quiring the use of adequate spark J
j arresters on rafirond locomotives.
varai iivui iurm UICB can SCarCO|
ly be prevented.
lection. The boys are working hard
and should receive the support of
the city.
They will have a preliminary meet '3
Friday next for the purpose of picking
the team to send to t$e Unlver- ?' "M
slty and all have a cordial invitation
to watch the meet.
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BOOS T AKK SLUMP
The egg market has taken a decld'
ed fall In prloe as the wholewUere today
are only paying 15 cents per
-' dozen.
I | LYRIC THKATER
t If yon did not mo the TANQO at
[ til* LYRIC lut Bight YOU had batr
ter come early tonight la order to
t "obtain your eeot. Do sot Ml ta J
eeo this extra oatrar act. Oaly oao
mora night.
I Prloaa II) and 16c.
I WE HAVE MnOTEO ML EEK.
I oat Koaa of Portamoath, Va., a
| prncttcal aad npdo4ato Mkar
i Wo an now yeiyoiad to nam tko
t! pabllo with tho rory Mai at oakoa
pla?. brood or aaythlag la tba
i. bakara llna. C. M. WUlla Eatery.
i cotaor trd aad tlartat Eta. PMaa
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