North Carolina Newspapers

? " > " y :===^=== Vol. t u r PROGRESSIVE I OF DEMOC WITH J Initiative and Referendum rene Tells What Ohio D< Lasted Twelve Hours. Governor Craig Falls to ' ** ' ?. . .? ^ .. .HotwlUuUndinrthe fact tk?t rotary W? }. Bryan had to cancel his engagement to address the Democrat, lc rally In Raielgfbl Wednesday night due to Illness, the committee was fortunate in secartng Senator Altec Pomerene of Ohio. The night see elon waa featured' by the addressee of Senator Pomerene and Secretary Daniels. The convention was presided over by Governor Ctalg. Sec. : v retary Bryant neat a telegram of rogret at not bctaj able to attend. The convention worked twelve hours, not upon candidacies, but upon ideas and ideals. It adjourned at midnight witty every object for which it wag convened triumphantly Incorporated in'Its'progressive bill of fore. Governor Craig stirred the convention with a Vigorous assault on the paragraph in the resolution proposing to submit to the people the qua. tion t>f constitutional amendment for initiative and referendum in somel form. He feared that It would be s^Toaded gun behind tbtg door, loaded Xlth parlous devilment tor the State . and party He wanted that there was danger that 4he liquor question would be dragged out aa a dc-moralv lslag bean ot eontentlon again through It. For one hundred years honor had made .the moat serious trouble and he hoped that probtblllou wonVd now hare away for a hundred years. lnttlatlre and referendum and Inslating that?legtslatures hare not bean lweyotfilr. to the-will of the people end will not be nntll this weapon is put In the hand* of the people. The fact that this mase meeting waa here was convincing evidence of the need for initiative and referendum. Legislatures had failed to paes legalised primary laws and cbtld labor? such as the" people demand. He was not afraid of the prohibition ecare raised by Governor Craig. The ~ people would attend to thmt and prohibition would take care of itself amply. He insisted that no set of men ! ahould say what should and what| should not be submitted to the peo. pie. The people should hav? their aay. He Reseated Charge. , Captain T. W. Mason declared himself lor lnltlttWe and referendam, Governor Craig remarking that this was Jibe strongest argument ho had heard for It. Captain Mason had regretted to differ with the Governor. Captain Mason then proceed, ed to pay his respects to the clause against persons having passes or receiving remuneration from corporations belng elected. % He said he was local counsel for the Seaboard and did some humble work for the corporation: He never expected to hold another public of. flcei hut he resented any auch bane being pat on a large olasa of splehl did cHlsenship having auch connec. Hons with corporations. He eald I never Impaired his performance o public duty to the best Interest o the peolpe and said It would not ir the case* of any gentleman. He ap pealed for this to be stricken frou the resolutions. It was paht midnight When thdtscuaclon of resolutions as to lnitla * tlve and referendum and the eligt blllty of pass toters and corporatloi employes to hold office tormtnato< and a Vote was reached. The vob was overwhelmingly for the adopttoi of Wh resolutions as presented b the oommtttee. 'then the whole se of resolutions was adopted 44 th committee tad presented them. Th convention adjourned at 18:16 g.jrr The planks, briefly stated, follow t The Fourteen Planks. 1. Ballot legalised primaries fo all parties on a common day, wit adequate corrupt practices act. m t. Reform lu the system < tax system of taxation adoptc . /. by the constitutional araendmer pn t&a subject to be sul mltted for ratification and tbi the legislature thereafter proceed 1 review and equalise the burdens < $. TIM ratification of th? t? f v. .... . ; VASri] , i n, ^ , ;*~'f:: ' "! *#$8 PLATFORM iRATS TEEMS ilANY REFORMS U Among Plenks. Pomesmocracy Did. Conventlcn Bryan Sends Greetings. Turn Tide. r+ amendments to the eonstltut^n to restrict the scope of legislation as to private and local legislation and prevent special legislation as to cor. poratlon charters. 4. That effort be used for advancement of the educational interests of the people and the constitu. Lionel amendment ratified to assure six months minimum school terms; and that the 8tate and local government co-operato In measures for the advancement of public health. 5. Th*r the prohibition law has i accomplished much for the moralB and temperance of the people; the | enforcement of the law Is promoted | to the fullest extent and statutes en. 1 ! acted that will hold as criminally ** t liable property owners who knowlng] ly rent property for unlawful uses* s. lent the State convicts be put on the public Toads instead of osed for railroad work, whether the compensation be In "good railroad ai stock" or^no good" stocks. 01 7. That the penal system be re. taed, especially by providing lndeterminate terms. v 8. That the light for equitable CC railroad freight rates ba kepjr until b] "not a shadow of suspicion" that the pooplo are discriminated against rc- a mains; that there be created a sepa. f* rate public utilities commission to tako over that part of the work of * .the corporation and tax commission. ~ 9. That the pending insurance m of Just treatment of insurers^ . U 10. That a rural credit system be provided for farmers, agricultural Instructlon In the public schools provided; that children be prohibited from working lu factories until they are 14 years old, not to work at night under 16 years old, and women a&d girls- prohibited from night work. lS.'Ybat without committing the convention to any form of Initiative p: and referendum, that it Is the sense si of the convention that the people p >?rtnifT havA the rtxht and oDDortunl. g ty to pass on the:adoptloh of mcaa- tl urea, and that an amendment to this c end be ratified for the Constitution, c 13. That persons receiving passes i; or other remuneration from corpora- p Hons be chosen for legislative, ju. n dlclal or congressional offices and s that no Buch officers Bhould be allow- t ed to hold such passes. i 14. That there be legislation that r will bo effective in the conservation i of the State resources, especially In t foresest, fisheries and wild game; 1 that thesa~measures be as far as practicable Statewide In scope. r 16. Providing for a eommitteo of five to be adopted to present these resolutions to tl!% next regular Democratic State convention. 1 <*fiiidren I/ovs Washington Par lb BftLiPT I ram : oh 1 The Washington High School basea bgll club will cross bats with the y High school team of Raleigh at the t Fleming Park next Monday after-^, e noon. The gamo will be called 0 promptly at 3:30 o'clock. The^attery -for the home team will be: James "Weston and Merrltt Fouchee. r A close and exciting contest Is look, b ed for and no doubt there will be a large attendance of rooters and lovers of the game. From Monday d on Washington can expect a great it season in baseball. >- - lt IS INDISPOSED, o >f The nvmerons friends of Mr. Fred W. Ayers wiil regret to learn of lilii o slight Indisposition. ... ' im - " Zw WEATHRR: Ff Washington. Wei) Kno im Wray Signs \ Crew For 7 ___ The signing up of Jim Wray for iother long period serves to bring it the recognized admission that 10 universities do not deem It adsable to part with professional aching. Lately, a hue and cry has >en raised by tho "reformers" lout the unamatuerness of hiring professional to teach "simon-pure" liege Athletes, and efforts have sen made to have skilled graduate litotes take tho place of the pro. IIHO MPS REIiERED rrr~ # The entire Daily News force it aprcciatlve always and today doubly j to the Crystal Ice Cream Comany, through Its thoughtful mana. er, Mr. 8. C. Carty, ^lor evome Qf hat company's excellent and dellious block ice cream. This home oncern enjoys a lucrative patronage a t&o way of cream, and if the samlo the newspaper forco enjoyed this aorning is a fair one it can be as. orted with eiltety It is not excelled j iy any plant in mo country, iry-, g la believing. The . thoughtful, less of the company will ever bo emembered. and it Is to be hoped hat history will right soon repeat Uelf. . THE WELCOME MAX. (Bj WalfMoion.) There'o a man in. the world who Is never turned down, wherever he ahancea to 'stray; ho gets the glad band in the populous town, or out where tho farmer makes hay: Ho's greeted with pleasure on deserts of sand, and deep in tho ais s of the woods; wherever he goes there's the welcoming hand?fce'a tho Man Who Delivers the Goods. _ The failures of lifo sit around and complain; the gods haven't treated thorn white; they've lost their umbrellas whenever there's tain, and they haven't their lanterns at night; men tire-of the failures who fill wltl tiffclr dgbs tho air of thoir owt "neighborhoods: there'B one who ii greeted with love-lighted eyes?hoi the Man Who Delivers the GoodB. One fellow is lazy, and watchei the clock, and waits for the. whist 1) blow; and one has a hammer wit] which he will knock, and one tells I story of woe; and one, if,requester to travel a mile, will measure th perches and rods/ but one doest hi stunt with a whistle or. smll??he' the Mr.h Who Delivers the Goods. One man 1b afraid that he'll labo too hard?tho worjd isn't yearn in for such, and one man' is alway alert* on his guard, lest he put in minute JLoo much; and one has ; grouch or a temper that's bad, an | one 4s a creature of i^oods; so i! I lic7 for tho Joyous and rollicking la ?for tho One Who Delivers til | Goods. mmmm Y .Ir tonight. Probable Frott mightl wn Coach. IVith Harvard I Whree More Years I torsional coach. Vale has tried out the scheme In football, and considering ber Importance In the athletic lino, cannot be said to hare made a success of It. The picture shore shows the reterap Australian rowing coach, Tim Wray, who has been turnin# out winning crews lor Harvard Unlvoretty for the last six years and who has Just slgned^a contract,^calling tor his-' services at Harvard for anotUr three years, > HERBJS1IGHT The American Girl Company 1? eurely "making good" in Waehington and their performances are b?ing wit nessed-by appreciative audiences. All during the week the consensus of opinion has been that Washington never had a better show for tho price of admission and last night "The Pharmacy Girls" simply carried the louse by storm. Tonight the program will be changed aud the company will present one of the best stunts yet^glven here, vlx: "Tommy Atkins' Girls." being a side-splitting old fashioned minstrel performance. Hy Heath and, Raymond Lewis are end men and t'cis announcement within Itself s.ould assure a large audience for they are great from the start to finish, Mies Pauline, tho dancer, and Mis3 Edwards in her singing, have proven to be favorites. The company will gipe a matinee at the tfrsater Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock and on tomorrow night will close their engagement in Washington. Any return date they will make will be welcome news to the patrons of tjio New Theater. ' 181 SEATS : mm s' Seats for the coipic opera, "Th i Mikado," to bd given by local tal 1 cnt of Washington at the New Thea tor on Tuesday night of next week ! can be secured on Baturd&y morula 8J at Worthy Sc Etheridge's* drug stort Everything points to a o&ltal pr? r sontstTon of this pretty, opera and th K Daughters of tho Confederacy ar 8 confident of pleafslng the cltlxen a with a high grade entertainment, a a Three. Professor at Agricultural School"What kinds of farming are there?1 ! New 8tudent?"Rx tensive, intenslvi and expensive. "?Indianapolis Star. V '*r ' _ / . " * - DA1LJ J warmer Saturday. AERIL 10^ 1*14. ' Mi EMDSAIURDAY Quite a Number of Cases Have Been Disposed of at Present Session. Next Court in May The following cases hare so far been disposed of at tbe present term ! of Beaufort County Superior Court, which la a civil term only and adjourns tomorrow: Sarah J. Perry vs. Claud Perry. Divorce. Judgment In favor of plaintiff. / Mary A. Rowe vs. Washington and ; Vandemere Railroad Company. Personal Injury. Judgment In favor of defendant. Blanch Winstead vs. OttiB Winstead. Divorce. Judgment in favor of- plaintiff. Till Swanner vs. W. L. Cooper. Judgment in favor of plaintiff for $50.00. Washington Horse Exchange Com. psny vs. John R. Perry. Judgment in favor of the defendant. Mrs. M. E. Giles vs.-Samuel Whltaker. Judgment by consent In favor of defendant. H. M. Cox vs. Bonner & Bonner. Judgment for plaintiff in the Bum of $25.00. Raymond Maxwell vs. Norfolk Southern Railway. Consent judgment for $125.00 In favor of plain, tiff. Eureka Lumber Company va. Liz ale Braddy et als. Verdfct for defendants. WILKINSON NOTES. Mrs. W. B. Baschon left a few days ago for New York, where she **11 apend two weeks with her husband's parents, and other relatives. TbTIh0 p'u'?f bnrned. Tho lire originated from a defective ffue. Wo hope tq have a, new scbtoni house in its place soon. ' Mrs. George W. Crumpbr 1b now convalescent after a two.weeks' 111nees. Mrs. MUson Duke continues seriously 111. Mrs. J. B. Hudson's condition is I better, to the delight of her many frierids. We wish her a speedy recovery' to health. Mrs. James Hodges, of Norfolk, Ya., Is spending some time with her husband's sick sister, Mrs. M. L. Duke. Mr. James Hodges loft last Friday for his borne in Norfolk, after having spent some few days with his sister. Mrs. Wheeler Dunbar is visiting her mother, Mrs. James Plnkham. Miss Eva B. G&ylord, who is teach. lng at Junipor Bay, Hyde county. It at homo to spend a few days witt her parents. Miss Eva Gaylord and sister, Mrs Albert Houston, were Washlngtoi visitors Monday. Misses Odessa Crumpler and Kath leen Bishop were guests of Miss Su sio Harris Sunday afternoon. Our little town can now boast o 1 another Btore, the ono recently erect ed and now occupied by Messrs. Ru fus Harris and Albert Houston. The many friends of Mrs. B. F. A1 cox learn with pleasure that she i fast recovering health. Well, Acre, we have left our win ter quarter as per your recent r? quest. ** LETTERS UNCLAIMED. List of letters remaining uncalle I for in this office for tho week enc ing April 4, J914: Albert .Brown, William Bain Frank M. C. Ciitler, A. M. Davis, Li clous Ebron, B. D. Edwards, J. < 9 Emcklng, Blount, Gohron, Jam' - Hill, W. L. Jones, Jay G. Johnso, w Jbhn A. Moon, H. M. Moyoc, Ola ence Smith. F. B. Taylor, W. C. Wo lace & Co., Jtrtto W. Walston, ML 8 Rosnor Boyd, Julie Clark, Mrs. O ' car. Grecm, Mrs. Attic Oriflln, Mrs. H Griffin, Mrs. James Gardner, Mi e Miller Markcum, Miss Annie Nelso e Miss Ruth G. Pllson. Mrs. Lucy St s ten, Mrs. Mary Allen Wooten, Mi Easther Wood, Miss Annie Woolar< GOES TO RALEIGH. Dr. Ai K. Taylco went to Raleii I this afternoon via the Norfolk Bout 9 crn train. Ht expects to return the midnight train. 1 i NE1 "ladies mil OBSERVE 110 rOATED WEE Prog?m Has Been Arrange First Meeting Will Be Wii Mrs. E. T. Stewart. Tho following program for t! Week of Prayer for Sabbath Obser aneo follows: Tuesday. April 14, at the home < Mrs. B. T. Stewart. Led by Mrs. h E. Giles. Miss Sadie Wiswall, Mr Fannie Sugg. Mrs. A. W Thoma Mrs W. E. Swindell. Wednesday, April 15, at the bom of Miss Bettle Farrow. Led by Mr C. d. Carmalt, mVs. t. j. Hardlni Mrs. J. W. Bailey, Mrs. Alice Powel Airs. Lucy Archbell Thursday, April 16. at tho borne < Mrs. Z. N. Lcggett. Led by Mil Bettle Farrow, JSri. J. T. Ross, lift W T. Hudnell, Mrs. W. D. Woolan MrB. K. N. Leggett. Friday,. April 17, at the homo ?: Mrs. M. E. Giles. Led by Mrs. B. 1 Stewart, Mrs. P. A. Nicholson, Mr C G. Morris, Mrs. Howard Bowei Mrs. A. Wilkinson. Sunday, April 19, all the respe< tlve pastors in the city will prcac 'si-'c.'a! sermons on Sabbath Oosar. ancc. WELCOME VISITOR. Mr. T. W. Rouoo, formerly con | nected with tho Dally News as fore man of the jobbing department, arrived hero last night from Greou vlllo to spend Easter. His man; friends, and they are legion, are gla< to shako his hand. HOl'SH GUESTS. oiiaoto vuua ana biizaoeia nurtt of Chestertown, Md,: Miss Gonovlov, Hall, of Church Hill, Md.. also Mia Marguerite Archbell, of Kinston, N corner HAVE HOLIDAY. On account of today being Goo Friday tho Washington publ! schools are giving holiday. Tho rej ular session will bo resumed Moi day. Washington Hos __ Patients Fi The Washington Hospital Is sure a busy place Just now judging by tl largo number of patients confined this well-known institution. Two o eratlon3 were performed in tho he pital this morning for appendlcli and conio character of operation is i dally occurrence. ii Tho following news of the Ins tujion will no doubt prove of int< est to tho readers of this paper: i Mr3. Wynu's child, WilllamsU C.; recently operated upon Dr. H. II. Carter for adenoids a - tonsllitis, was ablo to return hoi yesterday, r Mi*. Wheeler Howard, of Ocracol N. C-, recently operated upon 1 .. appendicitis. is getting on nicely a unless romcthirtg unforeseen happ< I- oxpects to return to her home wltl a tho next few days. Tho condition of Mr. T. W. O'Ne i- of Ocracoke, N. C., is sucli that t i- hospital surgeons can entertain hopo for his rocovcity. Ilia con tloa Is grnvo today. Mr. O'N was brought to the hospital sufl d lng froiu lockjaw,caused from a gi I- shot wound in his foot. Jces'.c Jones, of Stokes, n. C., orated upon a few days ago, s 6 ting on nicely. - W. M. Cooper, of Old Ford,.N. was brought to tho hospital t ">'? morning and operated on for app r* dlcltir. Mr. Cooper Is the Unl I- States deputy marshal in this i 88 tion. It will bo pleasing news *" hla many friends to know his coi tlon Is favorable this afternoon. 88 Arthur Ayers, of Williams1 ?? who^a few days ago underwent *- operation, has reoovered sulfide to return to his home. * Mrs. J. B. Jones, of this city, cently operated upon, expects to turn to her home tomorrow. Rev. Charlee B. Lee, of Bun: X. C.. was operated on yestei 6a for appendicitis. It wll lbe grai ing to his friends to learn thai -1&,. I JV5 ' T -? I il No. 30 R. V. TAYLOR TO BE ORATOR K HERE 1AY 9 | <1. Has Accepted Invitation to Do- ' I th liver Memorial Address. Is Nephew of Mrs. T. J. Latham -:|jj ie I The next Memorial day orator haa v- j boen Invited by the Daughter's of tlio Confedtr&cy and the invitation )f hag been accepted as the following J., Iclter to Mrs. H. W. Carter will 9.1 show: 9 b. "I accept with pleasure your kind invitation of March 28, to deliver m' the Memorial rr? t. on the 9thl\ v I, glad if youkRte Library ? ^ time 1. of the day tukt this address is to be delivered that I may make my arif rangementa accordingly. 18 Yours very respectfully, ?. R. V. TAYLOR, 1, Mobile, Ala. Mr. Taylor is a native North Caro. .'fm if linian, having been born in the town [*. of New Bern, and Is a son of a Conb federate soldier. He Is vice-presli. dont end general manager of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Mr. Taylor L Is a nephew of Mrs. Thomas J. La. h tliam. of this city. A warm welcome 1 * awaits him In Washington. The celebration will tako place this year on May 9 as May 10 falls on Sunday. A full program of the day will be sn nounced later in the Daily News. iiEsrar i OF COURT IS FOR RAT 4 J 1 County ? Court House her? on Monday. 4. The term will be for two weeks, d the first week for the trial of crlmlnIc al cases and tb? second for civil. His Honor, Judge Garland 8. Fergu^ ?- eon, of Waynesvllle, N. C., will be tho presiding judge. * -'5 pital Overrun rom City and Afar ly is getting on nicely . le Carl E. Grlgolelt, of the Krause lu Carnltal Company, who unfortunatep ly fell from hla motorcycle a few af s tcrnoons ago while practicing at tie is grounds, breaking his thigh,. Is ddjg a vory well today. He will havd^f | remain a patient at the hospital for 11- several more weeks. '."m >r- R. c. Butler, of Stokes. N. C.. I who was operated on Sunday last in,' for appendicitis, Is doing nicely and by I will Boon be convalescent, nd Miss Bettle Litchfield, of Hyde ne county, underwent an operation for appendicitis this morning, lie, T. E. Basnight, of Creawell, N. C., 'or father of Dr. Basnight, of Stokes, N. nd C.. underwent an operation a few >ns days ago. Notwithstanding hie age lin Iha ?an/\.ln from hi* hedflido tOdST are encouraging. >al, Miss Matilda Oden, of Hatteraa, :bo C., who tas been a patient at tho no hospital some time for treatment, la di. convalescent to the delight of her eal friends. or- Miss Smith has returned from | un- Farmvijle, where she has been nursing a case. Miss Ida Belle Williams, op- has returned from Roanoke Rapids fot- and Miss Taylor from Falkland. Both of whom have been nursing C., patients. his ,en- It's Restful In Washington Park. ted i ,oc* TO SPEND EASTER, toi . jaB Miss Mabel Dalley, who Is attend- * lng the Woman's College, Greens, ton, boro, N. C., is In the city the guest an of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. j| Qtly Dailey, on East Second street. She Is here to spend Easter, re- -- re C HOIR PRACTICE. J All the members of the Eplsoopal . j day church choir are requeete* to meet $ tlfy- at the church this evening for a re. t he hearts! of tba Easter music. ; a