Loard, general pncn|?r agent, and
J. M. She., superintendent ?t the
Norfolk Southern Rallwmy. met the
otmference held In the Chvnber of
Commerce. roome laet night at S
o'clock and the reeutt ot the conference
area gratifying and aaUefvrtorr
to the bualnces men of the eltT.
The omclela of the Norfolk Southern
- the bualnese men of Waahlngton
feel, ore endearorlng In'erery wai
possible, to render them good aorrlee,
certainly ro It the schedule ea
erranged at the conterence le an
one of enthnalaam end the outlook
for both ehtpper and railroad la sure17
one not lacking In lntereet. The
achadule aa agreed npon will give
- a decided advantage to' the whole
ale dealero In hart tig thalr freight
bandied wKh (more dlepatch and
tha paaaengera trarelUng orer the
Norfolk Southern from now on will
hare no ctnae to "hick."
A. large number of the buslnesj
men and ebtppera met the official*
ct gbetrnad and the conterence re
- aolred Itaelf Into e regualr famllr
talk. There wee nothing formal
everyone baring a grlorance oapresi
ad himself rally as did tee omciaii
and in conseooence results war* as
compllshed that mean much to Uu
elty*s aqstfane. Tile mtsUng we.,
presided orer by Iff. c. F. Bland
The main object of the conferees.
jiiily
Hi CHURCHES
mil
TV different church choirs I
the city are now acursly engaged
rehearlang their Easter muelc. T1
prospect a are that the Easter chur
Boers will be prlslleged to hear t
?bhet mode on that find day in yea
The day bids fair to be one
son, and praise for the risen Loi
The First Methodist Church era
will rdnder the cantata "The C<
anerlnt King." on Easter Sunt
nisht. The choir of the Bt. F
or'a Episcopal ohorch hare a 1
program tor Easter .morning. 1
other ohorch choirs wtl '.render si
able mnslc. The entire city, ei
dally the music lorers are look
fnmM ?A COHiJag of Eftts?
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lEIf
Adjutant General Tonsi ofl
North Corollas National Guard,
headquarters at Raleigh. N. Cl
yesterday laeuad a eommlsalo
Commander Charles L Mortt
this morning the prouel of ot
Battalion of the North Carolln
Tal Mill tie. Conynandor M
. was recently elected to this
tion hy the offlolale of the rH
at a meetln? bald here, to si
C. J. McSorley, who resigned.
OAPT. JAMF.R ?. CLARK I
WHOHARBKKNnX
The numerous friends of
James S. Clark will bo Hen
learn that he la now conra
from^ his ^recent illness of
j
arrangement tpr the handling of
freight and passenger. on the New
Bern and Raleigh division. Prior
to the conference -it was aaoortalned
that the Norfolk Southern had already
made a chihge in their echedule
which went Into effect yesterday'
The achedule as decided upon in
about aa follows: Freight will be
receded at the station here for the
Raleigh division up to five o'clock
each day; the train leaving Wellington
about seven o'clock tho next
morning. y Local
freight for the New Bern
and Norfolk division will be rgjjW#4j '
at tie station up tp the haul or tea
o'clock dally for the troUt leaving
Washington about eleven e'cloth
Berries on the paaaengor trains
was agreed upon aa follow* t*.
Should the mornlnK Raleigh train
be mora than thirty minutes late
Belbaren pwenpi train aill take
all paaaenners from the New Bern
train and brtas them on to Wanhlnnton.
It haa also been arranged that
! ahould the nlsht train (rem Ralelnh
be more than thlrtr mlnutea
' late arrlrtac at the Chnoowlnltr
. junction tho train from 'etc iiarn
[ njaiK
M Lovers of good masU, especU'iy
in singing, should not fall to attend I
tio the fJew Theater tonight for Smitfi I
uh and Marino In "When Basso Meets'
bo Tenor" Is surely a delightful sing I
rB; ing and talking act of the higheafl
of merit?in a word?par excellence
rd. This comes direct to this fifty Iron I
31, New .York and h one of Keith's hes'
II LjLy laat night were charmed. Whe|
I et- U*e curtain went dears the audienc
I uc endeavored to oacure their reappea
he aoco. Mr. Smith, the basso, is
I lit- former concert and light op?Ta sin
I pe- or. Mr. Marino plays an Italia
ing comedy part and possesses a ve
I Bne tenor voice. There is not
doll moment and their opening p<
formauoe last night was a aonip
uooa success. The "morles' we
Interesting and inetruoUve. The
attending the "New Theater tonlp
will witness a program jleaali
Instructive and too, entertaining.
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'a or
? ot iTiti.'
i Na- I'll* P?r.'jrau? ?t the eh'w ' I
orton tonight trlU be tor the bei I
pool- of ae Athletic Association of I
atlltle Washington High School' OlS
icceod the best photoplays to be tel.
this season. "The Octoroon" la t
I reels vlll be a feature besides
vaudeville. A generous petro
should be given at this Play!)
,1'KNT for thereby you are aiding the at
boys In their efforts to have
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-Wm
0
Woman s Screams
In Arous
.
A woman's scrums bar* boon i
used lor in any purposes. Tbo lat- i
oat application la aa a bra alarm.
When College Hall, one of the old- 1
eat and laraeat of the Welkosley Collego
holdings got afire, the first ^
ouatl.'.j ^ th^"nr^Ko?*? and. wtthlnj
0 0
Depart
This
is Season of*Ytar Wkt
Particular Attention to
Seed Would Greatly
Country Millions of Dol
l Washington. D. C.. March 21.? I
. This U the season of taw year when
a the farmer should fiay particular att
teation to seed potatoes, cautions
Q the Dcparment of Agriculture, and
n t*a ?HA of high Krade seed would
Bacrease the returns from the potaj
o crop of the country by many mil
Ions of dollars. A conservative es
Imate of the increase that mig'a
10 expected from the use of big
trade seed 's certainly not less tba
0 per cent. Such an lncreae
tased on the average porductlon \
ho past five years would amour
o over 34,000,600 bushels, tavtr
,n approximate value of 131,000,0(
>t the many causes which opera
o produce a low average pota
yield in this country pu.'e seed
an important one. The Americj
potato grower pays too little atte
I tJ? U to his'seed potaocs. I
I w The European growers, espeel
ly those -of Great Britain and Oj
many, pay very strict attention
II the quality and quantity of sf
II thoy use. This hap led to the (
JJf forontiatlon rot the potato Indus
Into seed and crop specialties. T
. seed specialist maries a business
The- producing high quality seed, wl
aeflt the crop specfhUet-produoes a h
the grade table potato. No such
> of ferentlatlon at least to the same
ased- tont occurs in this country. W
hroe it is truo that in certain soctf
tho there Is a well developed seed
nage tato growing industry but comp
ouse tlvely few growers In these sect
hool are paying sofflclent attention tc
bet- elimination of diseased and un
ductiyo strains, or to keeping
variety grown Cree from mix
with other variety.
By far the simplest and 1
>r of promising means of deyteta
>J. C.. high grado seed potatoes Is th
B. >
1 K mHT? ...
=-sffJhiM p i
f j|^L|L ^ I
SuF 41'
- * I
HB^hK' v'*_'
inq Th? Students
???? * >y
rom oocnp?4aK>( other dormlto tcs,
the girls [L?M to the burnng
building hjij mfMeded In mtng
many valoapStoolta from the 11jrary
on t?< ftSGgMr before the
Ilsmes rjaenhd ,'Thu hall contain
Mh-^Sna valudBfe' paintings and
??r?a o? art. -aHMs lidded greater
to the loss ellJn r. ?" ??* '
fafU.UUU. AI (r\tZ~_
\JOOCL .
merit Agriculture
n The Farmers Should Pay
This Product. High Crad
Increase' The Crop of th
Ilars.
, .
e*ch direction from reed to i>t?
end of the tubei. The 4 pieces
each tuber are dropped consecutiv
ly in the row at a distance of fro
j 10 to 13 Inches apart In the furro
All tubers showing discoloration
. the.flesh or other evidence of d
- ease should be rejected,
t By allowing an addJtlonajUrSpi1
b between each set of fours, the fc
a plants from each tuber are defint
e ly Isolated from adjoining ones, t
'' the grower can readily observe i
lt variation In vigor and uniform
* the units planted. T
j? method alio enables bjm to de
1,1? any mixtures that may occur in
to variety.
18 ; At digging time the product
each unit Is separately harves
h- and a further selection made f
the marked units of all those, w
*1- most nearly approach the site, si
k* rand smoothness desired. The
to lected tubers should be numb
od -.\ith both fleld apd unit num
lf- and separately placed In small a
,*7 From each of th? units retained
h? of the best tubers should be sell
of for the next season's planting
ill? is desirable to maintain the
lBh tit each selection of the tuber
titf- basis the following season be<
?*- it permits a more accurate con
bile son of tbe behavior of each,
tons _Tho hill selection method co;
po- in marking the most pron
?ra" plants during the growing ?
ions At harvesting time save only
' ^6 which -give gTefUst promise,
pro-' the progeny of each hill sep
iho Land take the same data as <
ture eu for the tuber unit. Plant i
tubrs* unit basis the foltowln
son. For sake of uniformity,
Inlte number of tuber*? S of
'i of .?should be p tun ted from ??
etlon .election P"roni "this point '
methods (tlren In the tub
'ore ?ork .bonld be followed,
num- The onlr requirement. I
Xl m- Bueceaeful praetlco of the twt
eight- ode of aeed selection ? ure
quar ?blo degree of pmlneuklnc ol
tearlr the pert of the grower, eo
i done Inch garden labels, a null
* ln (Continued on. page to
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MARCH 31 1914.
H
up j
P.W.Taylor as "Pooh Bah"
Has a Part That Gives Full
Scope to His Natural Ability
as a Comedian of the First
Bank.
Id the role of "Pooh Bah"- the
chief and principal grafter In kingdom
of Japan. Mr. Ben Taylor has a
part that glvea rfull scope to bi?
natural ability aa a comedian of the
first rank. . "-'*? :***
It can be ezpoctad that there will
be eereral timely topics discussed
and taken off by Pooh Bah and Mr.
Taylor's appearance In this role will
be swelled with interest. The Mlkado
comic opera Is one of the wittiest
and fetching of the Gilbert and
Sullivan creations, with music of
the brightest and moat tlmeful.
The different speclatlles by the
;
? The opening vaudeville bill Karnplane
and Bell, harmony duo, at
? the Lyric Theater last night, like
the other attractions presented there
since the present management assumed
control, wan first class. Not
Only Is the singing one of merit
31 both possessing voices of compasi
Df and sweetness, but the Jokes ar<
e- new and catchy. The entire stun
m by these artists la pleasing and en
w talnlng and the audience last even
^ Ing were fully repaid for their pree
ence. The pictures were as usua
* " up to the standard. The same vai
devtlle artists will appear again tc
ice night with an entire cbango of pr<
mr gram. High class plcturos will t
te- shown.
>aa ?iii^?
my
III SHAD
? RECEIVED BY
FISH I
bers
tcki
I. 10 . Sevon thousand eight hand
?cte-l thad were received by the U
It dealers this moraine via 1
itudy from the fishing grounds in i'a-unlt
co sound. This Is the largest'
=*ose slgnment of shad bo far this
ipari- aou. Swindoll and Fnlford rt,;
ed 8,000; J. M. Swindell ft
Mists 1800; 8. P. Willis. 8.000 anf
*W*g H. Sterling. 1,000.
**?n The dealers have been busily
those gaged since e*rly this mornlni
Keep proseing them to the different
arate, of the country.
mtlia- . :
in the OONTIXDED ILLNESS
I Mr. E. B. Moore, one of Was
* def- ton's honored ettlxens, still c<
" ?ore Uee quite ill at his residence on
eh bill second street much to the i
on the 0f Ufa many friends.
er-unlt , ,
HAS MOVED HIS OFfcK
or the NEXT TO THE CITY
meth- Attorney George J. Btudder
reaeon- moved hie law office from the
lort on iDg next to tho law office oi
me 11- mone and Vaughnn to the bt
P*1* of formerly occupied by Justice
nr.) Peace A. Mayo on Market ft!
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Training School W
Memorial Serv
of Late Supi
i'irst Conceived The Idea of
era Training School. W a
Moat Progressive and P<
Carolina.
on tMi
IHI WIS
iniii
Mayor Frank C. Kugler held another
Interesting court at Ih'o City
Hall this morning at 10 o'clock.
Eight cases were tried and disposed
of by His Worship. Thbso tried
were
Lewis Graham, colored, as cbarg
ed with tho crime of being drank.
H<f was found guilty >nd attached
with the cost.
A. Murphy, colored,, had too much
|booze" aboard Yesterday, so he ^
enriched tho city treasury with |3*
and the cost.
Charles Cole, colored, was indict-'
ed lor haltis drank. Ho WM^flnnnUllilW,1
Ulniad, ??V boforo
on
Moc^5 WfcnnlUm- -ouool in b
wuras Within the corporate limit*.
Judgment suspended upon future
I good behavior.
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MEETS HERE
: WEB. Nil
i
t
The Beaufort County Medical 80
- clety composed of all the reslden
i- physicians and dentists of the count
I. will meet In this city tomorrow
1- night at tho home of the president
b Dr. H. W. Carter on Harvey street
b Papers will be read at the buBinei
>e meeting by Drs. D. T. Tayloe an
J. C. Hodman and report of cast
? will be made by Drs. J. O. Bloui
P. A. Nicholson and H. H. Hunte
After the business session Dr. Ca
ter will entertain, the doctors at
luncheon.
n viiiieiii
j weji m
(red Mr. Frank A. Moss la now bu
HLCal engaged In erecting a four st
)0at forty-four room apartment hoi
mil- 'The structure when completed
l:on- be an ornament. The plans
HLea- speciflcatlona were worked out
Hielv- Mr- Moss unaided and contains
|Co., on,y a number of rooms locate*
| C. the outside but the plans call f<
J spacious reception hall and
en. room. When finished Mr. Most
I ex- pocta to erect same on a high
(mar- at his home corner of VanNo
and Second streets for the use
lounging of the birds of the M
I - variety. It Is to be hoped tha
hlng- Martin will appreciate the tho
n?tln- fulness of Mr. Moss and ez
Iwest Quarters without delay.
WE HAVE EMPLOYED MR.
est Runs of Portsmouth, \
pracitcal and up-to-date 1
HALL Wo are now prepared to' ser
t, has public with the very beet of
build- Pies, bread or anything t
; Sim- bakers line. C. M. Willis B
itiding corner 3rd and Market Sts!
of the 196.
reet. 3-14-lwc.
ices In Honor J 9
:. W. H. RagsdaJe
The East Carolina Teachs
One of The Beet Known,
tpuiar Educator e in North ,
Greenville, N. C.. March J1-? d
(Special.)?Prof. W. H. Ragadala. *
superintendent of. Public Interaction . |
la Pitt county, Profeeeor of Bchool
Administration In East' (Carolina
reacehsr Training School. died At *3
Greenville on Friday, March 17th, 1
tmd wa? burled Sunday. March $ . 3
H? waa buried with Masonic hon- ,-j
on. He was alao president of the 'j
Northeast Division of Superintendenta
of Public Instruction. Beau- H
fort eountf laid ttta division.'All" .
work {t Beat Carolina Teachera 9
Trhlflltfg School waa suspended on j
Saturday and plana are being made *fl
for a memorial service at aome day J
In the near future,* j
Ho was born in' 3rinvllle county
in 1855. Moat V his life waa spent rM
In Groenvllle an drained IP 91 he haa
been Superintendent if P tt county
schools. ,dB
Mot. Raitsdale wa. ond of tha .1
belt knovn, ihoat progmwlTo and
nou iar adocators In North Carolina. .A
n? Las bean enr'sgr.J In
ork In North'Carolina Tor miny 9
roars and haa Lad much fin W
? ?'? of
o'sm " tT P'u ??mtr "* -ji- ftr"^ 1
aa tba 8*.JRSWjW; U5S?r? tool^^j
hold of it until the. idea finally grew
into brick and mortar and la now
fulfilling Prof. Ragsdale's dream of ^ |
?ci?s>t?.8 ??i UMkwe* (ate 9 I
the rural schools of North Carolina.
When the school was once estabIIshed
he did not let his Interest
relar. He became a member of the
faculty giving to each group of |
professional Mudenls before they '9 J
received the school's certificate or I
diploma, a course in public school '.i^9
admlnstration.
By his dally contact with the rural
echoola he was a constant source
of Inspiration to <hls colleagues and I
students of the Training School. i \
From his daily touch with the rural I
schools, ho brought them Into close
contact with the actual conditions
and practical vital problems of the -^9
public scJhoolA This practical
knowledge of educational affairs I
. coupled with his years of experience. |
t his tane judgment, optimistic na- 3 |
y 'nr.- and never falling tact, made I
v him of inestimable value to the -~3^H
school. The school In turn was an
^ Inspiration to him. Quick to asaim- ^9
|g | ilate new ideas of real worth, he
d said he was always learning some- <3 1
}s thing from his colleagnes and car- |
lt rled it back to the rural schools. |
r It will be impossible to fill his
r_ place in Pitt county, or In the* town
a of Greenville. His death is a great
loss to the educational work In 9
North Carolina.
The faculty and students of East .9 I
Carolina Teaohers Training TTRf^*
attended the burial In a body. State
Superintendent J. Y. Joyner and
Secretary of State J. Bryan Grimes,
VI were among those from a distance
W to attend the funeral. The enor- a
I mous crowd and the beautiful flow*
ers bore witness to the great popularity
of Prof. Ragsdale.
hmm i
h! is exhibited 1
rest i, .
pole Thg News office was shown an egg j
rden this miralog the product of one of
&Dd the bens owned by Mr. Robert L. 9
irtln Cotten. who resides on Bast Bighth
Mr street, aid It is surely some egg. It 4
ight- tour ounce# and measures 9
gage eight inches In clrcumfereaoe.\ It 91
attracted considerablecariosity 9
' wbereever exhibited. r
- * If. Rootfol to frnhl??t<m P?rk. 1
' tho BVHHBM IMP. j|
J cakes ?_
d the Bup.rlnt.nd.ct of tlra Countr j
?k.rr, school., W. a. Prir.lt., m.d. . fl
Fhpne D?n trip to hm of tho entry. ]
. oofcoolo todoy. II
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