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ce. Mr. T. W. Rohm, who tor tho past two year? ha?' boon at the head of the jobbing department of tho Daily New?, to the regret of the manage- l L v meat and too, hi? numerous friends 1 la Washington, ha? decided to cast ] his lot in another town. Tho news ( of hi? departure tor anpther field of , labor makes a niche In tho home of i this paper hard Indeed to fill. For orer two years he has mingled with i his associates in the Dally News family and has always been urbane, .] courteous and affable. A? a printer i he haa few equals. His skill in his ; line of work has been highly complimented and admired. Mr. Ronse goes to Qreenrlll? tomorrow where he enters business for himself. He with Mr. Renfrew are opening a first class job printing establishment, under the style and firm name of Rouse and Ren' frew. Mr. Ronse is a printer of no mean ability?bo known the ins and outs of "Printer'? Ink" and our neighboring town of Greenville T? 4 fortunate indeed in not only securing him as a cltlxen, but too, aa a workman In bis line, of few peers. Dor in* his residence In Washington he has endeared himself to a large number and no young man ever, resided (here for so short a tlmo whose friends are more farwreachfng. Good lack to friend Rouse In his i \ new field of labor and if energy and ** push is an index of success backed up by a large number of friends? his success is already assured. WET I STORE IBIS EKE. ? Gm. B. Burgee* Speaks at The Episcopal Church Toy night on Alaska. Missionary There For Five Tears. ______ P As.noticed in yesterday's paper, Mr. Gso. B. Burgees, a layman who has spent five ycarB In Algska. asi a missionary,, will lecture in Bt. Peter's Episcopal Church tonight at S o'clock. Mr, Burgess U^tMn making a tour of the prlncl^Kl cities of his native state and the reports that have reached here Indicate that the le?~ tore la full of Interest and InformaI tlon. The public is cordially Invited and urged to attend. There will be no charge for admission, but an offering will ge made for the work in Alaska. RETURNED TODAV. . Capt. and Mrs. Jason Randall of Oroton. Conn., who have been spending a days with Mr. and Mrs X. W. rtyers on tforth Market street,! en. route to their'home from Florl-i da, where they havo been spending the winter, left for their rome via the Norfolk Southern train this mom Lyric Theatre Will present on Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights "ANDREWS A THOMPSON* One of the greatest 81nglng Acts, mixed with jokee that would make jou hold your sides with laughter and forget all of your troubles. With the picture service we ace run ? ; MM IS < am n i raspfir Whole Block whs Swept by the Flamek^Filemen Helpless. Due toBurst ng of Water Main. ? n m Fire which originated shortly be- ^ fore midnight Monday night in Dnr- ^ ham, N. C., and raged unchecked Cor ht three hours, did damage estimated k n.000,000 in the cester of the a business portion of the town. The ii:1 breaking of the water main hamp- b? ored the work of the firemen and for ra & time the entire downtown section R, of the city was threatened. he n entire block of business build- nc ngs, including the fire-story atruc- ki ture owned by BrodleL. Duke, to te Lacco manufacturer. was destroy- g< ?&, and building? in' an -adjoining block greatly damaged. !s | A heavy wind added to the dlffi- ?tl culty of checking the conflagration, ni Aside from the loss of* the Duke building, individual losses were in most instances, less than 150.000. ti Many offlcea in the larger buildings e? were swept by the flames and a dos- ai an stores .of various sorts were do- te stroyed with their stocks. The to- to tal was said today to ge half cover- |? ed by lnsurancp. j? The usme.i originated on the sec- w o.td story of the Duke building. Ac- b< coding to the boat Information avkll pj able the point of origin was near the Cl elevator shaft. Smoke was first dis- n, covered coming from the bulldtn; cc at about 11 o'clock and a general te alarm was sent' lib,. . ?... J Firemen had been at work bat a u few minutes when a water main w burst, depleting the pressure so that m the fire apparatus was practically ni useless. tl Before the break could be repair- jc cd flames had ascended the eleva- a; tor abaft and were leaping from the u fifth uoor of the building. V| Carried by the wind the fire rap- fc Idljf spread In a northwesterly dlrec- w tlon before It waa- checked, after 2 t] o'clock this mornlnf practically the p, entire block had been destroyed and 8j several buildings In another greatly 0 damaged. c Ah Investigation to dotermlne the ^ cause of the conflagration was start t] dd today. One report was that the 0 flames originated near a barrel of oil which had been left near the elevator shaft of the Duke building. Another was that a defective wire was responsible. A company of militia ' today pa- ? trolled the burned district to pre- r vest looting. Thousands of dollars n worth of property rescued from the t burning stores wsa piled In nearby t streets. t ) The hoariest losses were to own- T era of buildings. Many merchants g were able to rescue a great part of j stock, but occupants of offices In the c Duke building lost many valuable ( records and equipment of various ( sorts. 8evoral law libraries were p burned. e Among tbo heaviest losses w^re: a Brodlo L. Duke, building. $150,000. F. C. Greer, building. $76,000; War- j ren Bryant, building, $60,000; W. g J. Christian, building, $50,000k,A. ( E. Lloyd, hardware stock, $50,000. t i Church Appropriately Adorned. ] At aopeclal servlco tor fishermen at ] Cprton, near Lowestoft, England, the church was adorned with nets, In which herrings were enmeshed, that were festooned arouod the nava An 1 arch of oars from wjilch was suspend- 1 ed a sidelight, spannod the center aisle, and flags, buoys, bladders and j other flsBThg gear completed the scene of decoration. Trinidad's Mangrove Ttqas. The mangrovo Ueo, which (a found in Trinidad, has many peculiarities. For ono thing, its seeds germinate on the branches, and when the shoots are considerably grown they fall off and take root In the mud. As tho young tree grows It sends out frc.-h roots from ItB trunk and lower Vanchos, until at last tho tree seem.1 to, be ^upported by a network of roots or complicated series of arches. Ih tUo midst of which crabi, aquatic b'rd;. and insects take up their abode. a lET Rt'!?r Ed\tordto Say' , , thy futher and thy mother etc." "She sneaking of tho seader of the card;' NGT ' ' = WASHINGTON, N, Congressman J. h Writes C Reg fakes Broad H'mts About mates Suggestions of K to the Movement. . Intert There has ?een much talk In rent months writes Mr. H. _E -.C. ryant In the Charlotte Observer, tout "backward legislators" and obo who havo kept in touch with e sentiment la North Carolina ive predicted that some 6ort of, luoVment to get "progressive leg- j atjon" through the General Aambly at Raleigh would be lnaugcted. The start has been made. Bpreeentatlve John H. Small who is an opinion of hU own and does it mind taking a stand of some nd, wrote Mr. Clarence Poe an inresting letter in reply to his sugjstlon. He went even further and o a suggestion of his own, whlc^ the moct pointed part of his episa. He makes some very broad nts about friends of the people. In part he said: "1 will take tfe liberty of menunlng another subject not embracI In your letter. I note that you id other cltisens of the state con mplate toe calling of a conference promote the cause of progressive glalation. " I assume that the most lportant phase of such leglslatlop ould be to restore Government. >th state and local, back to the peoo. where it belongs. If we can aeire an effective primary law for the ruination of all candidates and a irrupt praotlces act . which would ind to lnsare an opportunity to 'cry yotcr to exercise his will lA ta primary and In the elections, we ould in my Judgment, take the tost effective forward step. 1 have o patience with thd suggestion tfast io voters are too Ignorant to sect their candidate, or to express a opinion upon vital political ques ons. 1 think I know our people try well, particularly our rural ilks, and 1 have always found them ining to listen to a leader In whom ley had confidence end always disosed to reach a righteous conelulon. Jt may be true that many f our people have so long been aeutsomed to having a few think and ct for them, that they might someme bake mistakes In the exercise f their new found power, but they rould soon come to realise their reponsiblllty and such mistakes as hey made would onjj tend to teach hem the 'tnrportance of properly efrcistng their-duty as voters. Any aist&ko by the body of the electo* ste would st least be an honest alatake and could bo remedied, but he same cannot be said about misakes made by the few who assume he role of acting for tfie many. II va can once establish real populai government In North Carolina, th? oglalatlve reforms Which you and ther good citizens seek will booeJ oliow. Public sentiment Is rip? ic he State for a genuine democracy! ind it will come whenever the rani ind file of the people assert them jelves. There has been much of hy, locrisy In some of our w&nld-be pa Jltlcal leaders. I have observer iome of our men in public life tall eloquently on the stump about thi ulo of the people and yet either a nembers of the. Legislature or a| obbylsts oppose a primary law. | Lope the conference may be call? una I am sure It will act wisely. "I agree with you that we shoul< stand by the President in repeallni the clause 6f the Panama canal ac of 1911. giving to American veesel tn the coastwise trade exemptioi from tolls. | T am moat heartily In favor of ap propria to legislation ox fending th HAfl RETURNED HOME Mrs. Bkllkoff. who several day ago underwent a slight operation a the Washington Hospltalrvwaa abl to return to, her home today. Mr? Sa'lkoff is the wife of "Harry th TdUor." WE HAVE EMPLOYED MR. ER> est Knns of Portsmouth. Va., practical and np-to-date bake W. a? nor prepared to aerae tf public with the aenr beat of eak. ON I ================== C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNO larerice.Poe ard to Conferena Friends of the People. Ind ia Own With Reference His Letter Most sthtg. opportunity td farmers of borrow inj money on their Undo at a reasonable rate of luteitot. and for long per ioda. but 1 candidly admit tbat I have not been able to reach any oonclu sion as to thfc legislative machinery on the part the Federal Oovero I rnent toward accomplishing this end | Mr. 8. U Ho^i of Clinton, N. C. chairman, of the'Legislative Commit tee of thetFOymers Union waa in thli city recently and lnalated that thi Union de^iaadel a system by whlct the loan shool<f be made direct by , the Federal government It seeiqi to me there are. valid objections tc this plan just as there are to th< plan placing theae rural credit banki la the hands of private banking In stltutioha. I mui, not get away fron the Idea that tmtlfeethod to be adop ed should as ten as possible nlac< | these rural credit Make under th? ! the control ,?f the. farmers them selves, subject to proper govern mental supervision. I note careful iy your suggestion that the contro should be vested In the states rath er than in the Federal Government and largely becatwo you think th< negro will receive an undue benefl in the extension of such credits. 1 am In sympathy with your position but I fear It wilt bp difficult tb worl out, and 1 fear tgift eome of th< r La tee efther through lack of sympa thetlc Interest or inefficient manage moat wo A ' f*fl <#' tfntektsr thi law. 1 w.vi nol aware, prior to youi statement, that white tenants In th< south were increasing more rapldl? than negro tenants. ^Thls is cer tain I y a ^crlous condition. If yoi should reach anp conclusion as U the details for a proper rural credi system, I should be glad to hea from you. "I note your inquiry If it wdhli not be advisable to limit tmmlgratloi from each country to a certain per cent age of the same nationality no* in this country, upon the theory tha this would limit proportionately im migration from Southern Europ without Interfering materially wit desirable immigration from Norther Europe. This Is a novel sugreBtto and apparently would work well I practice. Whether saci - law coul be effectively administered Is a mat ter or study. Steps would have t be taken to indicate the numbe which would be admitted of an given nationality, and not only pul llshed in the countries affected, bt steps would have to be taken to pri vent their taking passage on ship l? ml<*ht la clalmfld also tha# would Interfere with the favored ni tion cause In all our treaties, bi > this is not probable. "As you know, the lmmtgratlc bill has passed the House.and la no L" pending before the Senate Comml I tee. May I suggest that you wrl [ one or ooth of our Senators outll: L Ing your suggestion to them? I hat never been enthusiastic ever the 11 eracy te.it because It is not a prop I criterion by which to teat the deatr c biiity of immigrants, but it #ow| ? at least curtail the number of imnc s grants, which in ftself is deslrabl s The civilization of ma^y parts I New England and middle states h! 1 been distinctly changed and det? | ioatod by the large Influx of imn 1 grants. Of course this could g avoided by a large distribution | the immigrants through the rui s sections of the West and South, b a co far we have been unable to dlsti ute them through the Southe States." e H. *. C. dRYANT. MAKES INQUIRY. ^ To the Editor:?* see In your ch t rifled advertisements where an < pert butcher wanta Job and clai | he can cut 125 pounds from a 1 1 pound quarter. I suggest that y watch where this butcher local and kindly advise me and oth< through your columns that we m f- net fall in his clutches, for my * peilence is. at the prices now p r. vailing rfe buy too much bono il ie we cannot eat without buying an ss tra 15 pounds that Is mot res t. - e Chocowlnttr, N 3N MARCH 25 1914. wmr ADfO AFIRE LAST ill Damage la Estimated to Be $200. Caused by Prestolyte Exploding. Department Responded Promptly. 'La?t night betwee seven and eight o'clock the alarm .of fire was given. It proved to be the automobile owned by Mr. E. Hpyt Moore standing in front of hie home on Woit Second street. The blase occurred by che fcxplolson- of the Pre&tolyte lamp a attempting to light ap the machine In some way the explosion occurred wltfc the sequence that th3 auto was set afire. The blaze was v At ngu.shed by the use of chemicals 1 from the city auto track. The department answered the call prompt1 ly. This is tne nrst alarm turned 1 in sinec the city purchased the auto J' fire truck and last night the ma1 chine was right on the Job. Mr. Moore estimates the damage to his machine to be about two hcndred | dollars. Children Love Washington Park. * 'WENT TO NEW BERN TO 1 ATTEND THE CHRISTIAN ^ SCIENCE LECTURE Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Phillips, : 5 Mrs. W. R- Bright and Miss Florence . Winfleld went to New Bern, N. C. i - yesterday afternoon, where on last * evening' they attended the Chris* r tlan Science lecture. They returned 9 today after spending a very Interestr Mng wh/ch was thoroughly enjoyed " J enjoyed. iiBEir ! LAST 1HT ! rUBBE ? * ? ^ n d The Motion Pictures Among ^ The Best> Seen Here In .0 ir Sometime?Attract on Pro* gram For The Week-End. it Thn sIlrtMInn ) Ft*.a Vaw ThflA *t ctr last night should hare beon wltnessed by a packed house (or both H the "movies" and vaudeville were first class and merltorloud from ev,n ery viewpoint. If the management w of this well known playhouse give such programs they can rest assurte ed of a generous patronage. One of Q. the motion pictures, "Christmas re Story" has not been excelled In Wash [t. ington during the life of motion plcer ture theaters. a. I( had a moral and a pleasing cliId max, so much so, that every one il. present was simply charmed and le. delighted. The vaudeville act bj of "Leroy and CahlU" was catchy and M Inspiring. Both artists were great ,r. and called forth hearty applause i|. They are there with the goods fron bo I every viewpoint The? close theli of engagement this evening much t< tho regret of the patrons. Tomor ut row night the New Theater announ lb ces the following program for th< m balance of the week: The Nev Theater wishes to an nouhce that they have secured lot ? the amusement of their patrons fo three nfghts commencing Thursdo; night 'a headllner from the big Kelt houses In the person of McGrath 4 ? mended by press notlcesetaoiaoll< ms Tsoman" In a comedy skft cello 00 "The Lunatic and the Prima Don on na." This act comes here weir ret tos ommended bt press notices and sis ar* fhe booking house. Inoludlng thl isy set and the next two booked fc sx- the week of March 80. thb prop] irs- of Washington will tee three of th let best vaudeville scu that has bee ex- In this section of the state. T> dig management of the houae staL that these next three sets are 11 highest priced aOts that bn*e-bet C. into tiiib state. So wo may lo< for uogo dandy acts for the ne two weeks. - *" ' ^Y* 7? ??V-. ? '?s==/^5^^?sep== HI Sliuui HIES FLEE . HIM Washington Gun Club Give Its First Meet Tomorrow Afternoon at the Ground Season P dmislng. The Washington Oun Club wl have their first meet of the seaso at their grounds on North Bonne street tomorrow afternoon an<f tb ospects ore that there will bo arso numUer 'present not only t ut.c.p^e hut as lookers on. ( ,f ?>r ; h> ;.aai so.enl year* tb weekly (.hoots of this well know ocal organ sailon has been populi . r<d a.traotlv -.nd unless aom thin 'fo ecn ha pens the coming seaso ? left and most It la^e nunbco wl i to' iorrow afu noun at the opening shoot. Uu I oil>er ths 110*0 (i jt ' ti |.) ip'.i w a N'ort Walee coti a. HieWert.r Mall, calls u|iou th jarl.b councils t hold meetings cf protest. "3d themuu time," he says. "1 hope ab! r pens lha mine will put their uld r to th wheel and fi <i (ho c .uiaus cf you papor wit 1 ti faction la fenhtun lii? " Faw Pra'vA of Tcvorty. Mrs. New italic?"1 bcl.tve our ner door neighbors on the rUht oru a poor ns church r.-.lcc, Iliranv" M Newriche?"What. makes you .thin ae?" Mri. New rlchc?"Why, the can't afford oro of thorn raecbanli . pianoplayers; the daughter Is takln lessons by bat-d!"?Puck. In Good Company. A contemporary wonts to lcno' what's becomo of the old-fash lone man who used to say: "I says, says I. When last seen ho was standing on street corner in close convcrsutio with "the old-fashioned man who sayi " Scree to me, scree." ? Clevelan Plain Dealer. Canada and Europe. The total area of the Dominion < Canada Is only 237,000 square milt ; less than tho whole continent of E rope. In other words, If the stai of Texas were added to the Dominic It would be 20,000 square miles larrp | than all Europe, Great Britain ni; Ireland. ed.Imthews (if,mutes uuuuuiiiii uw m n 8weet little Edward Matthew the bright and interesting little e of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Matthew war at home to his many playma and friends Monday afternoon li | from three to six o'clock at the rc dence of his parents on Marftet str> i The occasion was the celebration hie fifth natal day. Quite a numl r of little tot* wer? present to w t the little host many happy and 1 t ous returns. Delightful and int eating games were played. Mas i Edward served delightful and ter r ing refreshments to his guests. 1 > favors were baskets filled with c - <?? ' Change h/lade It r . Publishi r * ' 11 ' Washington D. C., Mar. 26.? ? rctor William J. Harris of the j rran of the Census, Department j. Commerce announces a change i- e method of publishing the sta ? ica of cotton. "I The annual reports on the qi <* j tlty of cotton ginned have her ? fore includod the quantity of lln i? obt^ned by the oil mills. Form ? there was only a comparatively si >c quantity, of llntera obtained ? they were of such a grade as a i? bo used, to some extent for the a n purposes as were the lower gr of cotton. Many of the oil l Kt have no* installed machinery L > tbe closer dellnting of the seed. Vg ' IS WILL ME 1 U WHEN 1 I THE CORES ' S. H. Gay of Jeaoama Saya He { * Has Enough Grand-Children 3. to Make a Base Sail Team and Umpire. II Among the visitors to Washington n today is Mr. 8. H. Gay of Jessama, |f X. C. Mr. Gay is one of Beaufort couaty'a best citlaens. In season H * i out of beacon he is the same and * u always ready to do what he can O - ua t:t;o:ment and uplift of his community and county. Mr. Gay 9 +* ucc^iupan.ed to the city-today n y Lis grandson Heber G. Boyd. >r am very proud of this boy, for g * a chip off the o'd block. He Is n u of my daughter. Mary 8. i- d. ad Mr. uuy. "and there are II noueh bt.ys at his home to compose r m .'ball n.ne with the umpire .arown -n." . .v|M 'another thing," said Mr. Gay, "all of thnm ar? ?imd DewnwU ?wl - , wueu the time comes for them to ^ i cast their ballot you can leave It u to me, they will vote asthelr grando father always has done?the straight l- Democratic ticket." J .PRAYRRMEGT1NQ IN ALL THE DIFFERENT CHURCHES TONIGHT There will be prayermeeting services in all of the different cbcrches ;i or the city this evening at the osn- - ; * al oour, eight o'clock, to wh>h the \ general pubi: :.a3 a cordial invitaon to be present. .1 . BROAD CREEK NEWS Mr. K. J. Respess and family moved to Beaufort N. C., last Tuesday. iv Misses Nellie and Llzsie Latham ? attended the burial of their uncle, Mr. Honry Latham at Pinetown last n Tuesday. B| Mr. John B. Respess anu family d of Wahslngton, will move to their old home at Broad Creek within the next ten days. Mrs. W. T. Latham visited Mrs. * Martha Alligood Saturday afternoon. Ja | Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boyd of Zlon, [? ' were in our midst a few days ago. i Mr. C. C. Cutler has lately purir chased a graph ophene. id j Last week Mr. John B. Respess | brought three fine mules down on * his farm. ! Mr. and Mrs. Chacy Whitley spent ' Saturday in Washington., ! Miss Liule Latham spent Saturday and Sunday of last week In Washington visiting friends and relatives. On account of the bad weather | Sunday there was no Sunday nchool. at Beaver Dam. Let all come out Y ncst Sunday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock. j Mr. Joe Alligood was a Washington visitor Wednesday. Mr. Sam Respcsa of Washington, vs, -spent Friday night with Mr. Jesse ion B. Latham. vs, Miss Mabel RespesB and brother, tos *pent Monday night at Mr. J. B. ast Tetterton's. isi- Misses Bessie Warren and Lula eet Wallace, teachers at Sheppardsville of ^pent Wednesday night with Mrs, aer Bart Woo lard. ish Mr. Sam Harris and family will oy- move to tbe K. J. Respess farm this er- vrcok. # ter Well all ye correspondents will B?e npt * that Broad Creek is again on the rbe blooom. We would like to hear an- from all the other correspondents through the Dally i The Method ng Cotton Statistics * - | PI- has resulted in a large increase In Bu- the total quantity of llntera produe- \ , ot ed each year and. at the same time, .Q la lowering the average quality of the fiber, so that now only a small J t,s~ part It any, is used as a substitute J for lint cotton. 'an- It. 1 he refore, appears advisable not eto- to' include the quanttty of llntars t*rs in the total production ot ootton for eriT the crop and, aocordingly, tho totals naU in the report to be Issued will re- ,j and* late only to lint ootton and will not ould include Unters. Information aa to arne the production ot llnters, however, ades wni be given In a footnote to that j nllM comparative figures may be oottpet- ' for cd on the basis of the reports loaned This I in previous years. 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