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UNLESS HUERl
/ HIS MIND G1
NEXT TWEN
f ' United
States to Accept
v v European Powers Ad
tion Officials GratUle
Lata wterday 6?cr?Ur j Bryan
dispatched a communication
to Charge O'Shaughneesy. Ita
Contents was not revealed, but
It was understood to be sn sc.
ceptsnce of Huorta'a offer for a
? salute, which wtll be Acknowledged
by the American ships.
; * President Wilson yesterday
made it clegr that orders to the
Atlantic and Pacific fleets Had
not been changed.
It appeared that Huerta's offer
would be accepted, but that
the President would have no
comment to make until the sa
lute was actually fired.
Heecta has promised Char
tOfflkughneeay to salute the Amei
'can fl^g In apology for the arre
oi American ovuejacaeis at Tami
*o. ' ''-"fell
Tbe only condition attached Wi
that the American ships lire a a
lute in acknowledgment.
Officials dose to tho Preside;
sal<L. this was In accordance wli
naral practice of nations and accor
^ tog to precedent.
>. The news was received at tl
fc White House Ipst after Secrets
k ; S Bryan and Acting Chairman 8hi*
ly, of the Foreign Relations Coi
nlttee. went into conference wl
" President Wilson.
H Unless Hasrta changes his mil
the crises promises to pass ov
With the nfxt 14 hoar*
With" smiling faces Senator ShH
ly and Becretary Bryan came fro
the White House conference.
* "The President has some very 1
. Westing news," said Senator Bhiv
v iy.
"The situation is highly encoura
Sag." sold Secretary Bryan.
Then It was made known that dl
patches from Charge O'Sh&ughnes
had described hie conference wl
Hasrta yesterday as "very cordi
i and satisfactory," and officials ss
. they were convinced that unless tl
charge bad misinterpreted Hnerti
intentions there was no rinnht th
compliance with the American (
mends would be forthcoming wit
In the nfcit few hours, and thatt
i crisis would be passed.
The text of the dispatches was i
^ made public nor ^as dny form
statement made describing them.
No ordors were Issued to the ahi
already steaming toward Mexico, n
1 sum mi
: IE ISEEIEE
( IEEE Fill
I
There wil be a, meeting of Pam
co Chapter. Daughters of the Cc
f(de*nry, at the rorais of the Pull
Library tomoviow rfternoou at
o'clock. This moating Is of espec
Wi importance na litre -ill be volt
J tary contributions jfor the 8hil
L ' - monument and also an attractive p
J gram will be carried out In honor
I the day. At this meeting the p
pdlied Memorial day program will
prassMed and dlacuseed. All 1
members of the chapter are urged
r be present.
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WKLOOME VISITOR.
Among tho wekom. Tt.ltoM
Wooklngton tog *7 li Mm Ooorgo
Honri, of Oomeoke. N. C., who
m??7 7?nn woo an honorwd dtlk
ako I. th. Rumt of hor ton, !
Ooorgo N. Howard, on Bonnor ttr<
Mr. Howard 1. m root, to So.
rook. N. C.. whore .ho oapoct.
[CO BC
rA CHANGES
EUSIS OVER IN
TY-FOUR HOURS
Mexican President's Offer,
vised Apology. Adminlstrad.
No Order to Fleet.
' was there any change In the plans p
for enforcing President Wilson's d?- J
mand. Some officials gave it *? their
personal view that after Huorta had
compiled with the demand for apolo.
gy and saluted the American flag
some of the ships now under way
might be turned back, but certainly
not before. v >'* >4 *
It was pointed out that all administration
officials were gratified by
the news that Huerta was about to
yield, but that there was no disposition
to temporise or delay further
and that all the plans for action
would continue effective until all
cause for action had been removed. I
Other dispatches from Charge I
go Q'ShaughnesBy were expedited yes- |
terday, but both President Wilson
Bt and Secretary Bryan were convinced
irj mo ^ainncuvB nrwuj Hi uaiiu
' that Huerta had yielded to the pressure
from Washington, and the dlspatch
of the fleet on both coasts to
&- back up the demands.
Diplomatic representatives In
ot Mexico City under orders from their
th home foreign offices, anxious to avert
d- a break, had pressed Huerta to yield,
and Mexicans In the United States
lie had advised him that to apollgize
fy would be the best thing for Mexico,
o- European powers have advised Hu.
h; erto to apologize to the United States
th and avoid a situation which threaten,
ed grave consequences.
Friends of the Mexican dictator in
er the United States also assured htm
that unless a salute were Ilred to the
American 'flag the eeirute of Tamplco
m and Vera Crus and a blockade of.
Mexico by the American fleet was the
n- Washington program.
President Wilson and other administration
officials silently awaited deB
velopments while the fighting ships
steamed down the Atlantic and Pals
ciflc coasts to Mexican waters,
sy Pressure upon Huerta was-brought j
th not alone by Charge O'Shaugnessy, *
lal but by other diplomatic repreeentatd
tlvea In Mexico City. |
he Friends of Huerta in the United 1
t's States. Mexicans and others tele- I
at graphed him that for the' best inter. 1
le- ests of Mexico the salute should be
h- flreJ>
be They advised Mm ihafc the United
States "means business' and that
ot there is ample precedent for the Aral
Ing of the saldte without loss of naUpnal
dignity. They pointed out that
ps tfce United States once saluted the
or flag o^Spaln and the flag of Brasil.
1ISS CHARLES i
HOSTESS FOR ;
Y Bill:
b- After the Halcyon club dance Wbd- ,
,n~ netday evening last Miss Augusta i
^ Charles entertained at supper in hoij- I
jai or of Hiss Katie piount Bragaw and 1
in- Mr. Edmund Harding, whose mar. '
oh riage will take place in June. Miss ;
ro. Bees Conoley and Mr. John Bono|
ner. Hiss Mary Hill and Mr. Wll- ;
ro- Hon Blount; Hiss Eliza Branch and
be Mr. WllUtm P? tricki M>? Augusta '
he Charles end Mr. Robert Bmsll were
to the couples picsent to moet Miss Bragaw
and Mr. ITarlttrg
The decorations were in yellow
and white in the table appointments
as well as throughout the fourcoursmsupper.
The place cards were
to dlmtultlve brides and grooms, each
&. bearing some appropriate toast or
for message of lore suitable for the oceji.
caaton, read beneath the soft.glow of
dr. many candles, were the cause of
let. ranch merriment. The hoetess was
ith graelousnese Itself and the occasion
to was one of the most enjoyable func.
Hons ot -the Taster reason.
NGTG
_ ^ WEATHER: Fl
WASHINGTON. N
Tws^i
ON A~
I : ,?.y V-i-t --?I
1
a .
'William Moore, aged twenty-one; E
Dn a ten-thousand-mile hike, bearing lei
>ralrle schooner stored with provisions i
combined capital when they started w&i
IBM 1
I ill Ptnnp rnn -
in oiuiuj run
IM PUBLIC"
Tonight at the Public school audiorium
at .8:80 \o*clock Dr.'8. L.
lobs, of Philadelphia, will* address
he citizens under ther auspices of
he merchants of Washington. Dr.
Crebs' subject will be: "Manners
rhat Win in Business." Bverybody
iaa a cordial invitation to bo pres- E
nt especially the clerks and sales- h<
uen as it promises to be helpfnl and ai
ostructire to them. Dr. Krebs was
idre a year ago and ao efcawasd hU J
learers that he has been Induced to r
Islt the city again.. He is a very
ttractive ppeaker ar.d should be s<
reeted by a large audience. The b<
,d dress will be free. p
in the crrv.
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J. D. Eborn, of Bayslde, and Surry
*WkQV of Pinetown^- are business c
isitora today. dl
wrnrn , "i
nrmnnTinii
HIIRMR H
AflisThe
"Playhouse" or floating thenar,
which arrived here yesterday
!rom Aurora for a stay of three days
rave Its first performance" last night
,o a good-slaed audience, notwlthjtandlng
the elements kept many
iway. The title of the attraction a
was "Under the Western 8kles," and u
?vas presented In a way to please, as h
has been the custom since Mr. Ad- f
una gave his first show here. To. ^
alght the company will present "The
Miner's Son" and on Saturday night, *
"Why Girls Leave Home." Saturday *
ifternoon they will give a matinee
and the door* will open at 2:SO; per- u
tormance at 3. The atfradions to- *1
alght and Saturda> night have never D
been presented in Washington. Mr. fl
Adams baa had"generous patronage r
whorever his floating theater has ex- 11
hiblted and he Is very much pleased e
pith the outlook. A great crowd la t(
axpected to witness the show tonight. c
d
c
NEW POSTMASTERS. f
r
The President has appointed Eu- g
gene T. Hooker as postmaster at An- tl
rora, N. C., in pfkce of John W. Cap- p
pin, present Incumbent and Jerome f,
T. Linton has been named for poetmaster
at Ransomerllls. Mr. Hooker
Is a young ma$ of energy and push
and his friends are congratulating
him upon his good fortune. Mr/Lln- 0
ton Is a popular citlsen of Ransom- B
vllle. c
E
fTiiidren Love Washington Park. 0
N D;
i(r tonight in uastern torsion. Satun
. C. FRIDAY AFTERNOON A)
WWi
TEN-THOUSAND- MIlT H
~rnat ..??*' 7-yK
iwto O. Cook, twwit^Boren, and Henr
iters from Major Mftchel of New Yor
ind clothing and expect to cover 24 sta
" \
7our Thousand. Do
Been Raised 1
IRS. MID 0
DIES TODAY
m PI.;
d
Mrs. Janie Woolard, wife oj Mr. e
dward Woolard, passed away at v
?r home or\ East Main street this C
ternoon at 1:4 (^o'clock. The news *
[.her going wijl be quite a shock d
i Iror frlfnda and aU ^
trough f?e. county. For the past j,
iveral months Mrs. Woolard has bi
sen in poor health, but not until tho t-]
ast few days was she compelled to a
ike her bed. She was a consistent s
tember of the Christian church and Q
arcs a husband and sevefttl chil- a
ren to mourn tbeir lots The fun- E
ral will take place some time to- 11
torrow and the interment will be in ll
0
akdaie. The deceased was about b
5 years of ajc and was held 'l? me p
ifhest esteem. v
mm i
HONOR OF THE
BRIDE ELECT
Miss Mary Tankard again proved ,,
charming hostess on Monday after- g
oon last, when she entertained at ^
er home on Atarktt r.treet, from 3 to c
I, at a linen shower in honor of MIbs
iarle Louise Archhell, who was mar- F
le to Mr. E. Hoyt Moore Wednes- J
ay afternoon las!. Auction bridge
ras played, there being nine tables. ?
Tee home was handsomely decorad
in yellow Jessamine and Jon. t
ullls. The favors were potted
lants. The" shower was suspended
rom a clothes line in the living I
oora and as Miss Mae Ayers played f
tie wedding march and the bride- I
lent progressed to the liead of the
able, lo and behold she was showred
with all kinds of linen. In edition
to the shower a delicious two
ourse luncheon wag Tjprved. The,
unction was Indeed %ono long to be
emembered. Miss Tankard was c
raciousness Itself and all left for t
heir respective homes wishing the ?
ride-to-be all the joys earth has j
oi store. ,
11 1 1
ACCEPTS POSITION. c
Mr. B. P, Braddy, who has been c
ne of the popular salesmen at the *
tore of Powell ft Ellsworth, has ao- t
epted a position with the E. L. t
1 rooks shoe store. He has the best *
f wishes of his friends.- I
VILY
lay warm?r. r'
PR1L 17, 1914.
ILL O
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C
7 "toason, twenty-two. have started o
k. They are dragging a miniature 0
tea In about eighteen months. Their
\ ,o
,__l_ ^ - - '*
r
liars Has . '
For Tob. Market"
a
0
inly One More Thousand u
Needed For Contemplated
Inprovements. Great Set- ?
son Is Expected. Citizens ,
Enthusiastic. t
V
Prospects become brighter all the c
'bile for tho Washington tobacco a
tarket thla season. Enthusiasm 0
eems to prevail among the citizens 0
nd business men and everything v
ointa to a great season. Several c
ays agb a meeting of the stockhold- t
ra of the Washington Tobacco e
Warehouse Company was held lu the'B
hamber of Commerce rooms, at
hioh time plans were outlined and
lscuesed for che coming season I
hose In charge stated that at least I
9,060 was needed at once to cn-1
krge the Beaufort warehouse, erect
tables, prise houses, etc. Realizing
tie necessity of such Improvements
nd believing that Washington ls.detined
to be one of the State'slargcst
markets work has comemnced at
nee towards raising the required
mount No oubt the readers of the
>aily News will be gratified to learn
bat already 14,000 has been raised
awards this fund, leaving only $1,00
to be secured. This looks like
usinc3s. As above stated everything
olnts to a great tobacco season In
Washington.
MM
WIN FtOl
lio
*" %
The Washington High School team
did the trick" to the Tarboro High
ichool baseball team at Tarboro, K.
yesterday afternono to the tune
if 8 to 3. The local team Just slmily
outclassed the Tarboro boys. It
vma a great, victory. It Is to be
(oped that the Washington boys will
:tve as good an account of them.
?lv?3 in Rocky Mount this afteroon,
when they^try conclusions with
he High school team In that town.
I GlU
mm
Tonight there will be a complete
tango of program at the New Theaer.
The Lanval&^Girls Co. will preen{
"A Manager's Troubles'." This
Ittle act Ip full of comedy all the
ray through. It promises to be the
tost act that this troupe has put
in this week. There will be new
ongs, and dances, also a complete
fcnnge of wardrobe. There will be
,n exceptionally good program of mo
Ion pictures. So ?f you wish to
pend a pleasant evening, vlrit the
lew Theater and laugh yotfoeelf
oarse.
'NEW
TAKING LEAD
REGARDI
Yhat Has Been Accomplishe
People Throughout The
gress at Savannah April
(By Joseph Hydo Pratt.) iai
On account of tUe notices that tl
avo been sent out in regard to the q
iational Drainage Congress to bo ci
eld in Savannah, Georgia. April 22- al
5, particular attention is now being
ailed to the drainage work that is rl
>elng done In North Carolina. North C
'arolina has taken the lead of all the o:
Ltlantlc Coast Statos in the question *
f the reclamation of swamp ahd 11
verflowed lands; and, what she has p
ccompllshed and is now being, Is at- p<
racting the attention not only of the w
eople of the other Atlantic Coast g
itates, but of the people throughout' II
ho country. p<
The total land area of North Caro-'d
lua is approximately 31,293,600jd
00,000 acres oL swamp land, which b
re confined almost entirely to the S
astern part of the State. A large tl
ercentage of this land represents tl
ouie of the most productive areas in 1
sV. State, and.t^although this has A
een realized faty years, It Is only &
,-ithin the past thin. years that .the re. ta
tarnation" and drainage of these 'C
reas has been able to be carried li
n successfully- a large proportion 8
f the swamp land is sufficiently ele- S
atcd above the neighboring water: 11
ourses to make tho drainage feast- ti
ile by gravity. Certain areas, how- w
ver, are so situated that It is neces- a
ary to supplement the gravity drain- Ja
ge with pumping plants. In order a
o raise the water to outlet canals a
hat can carry it out of tho drain,
.go districts. o
The General Assembly of 1905 uu- a
horlzod the North Carolina Geologl- ti
al and Economic Survey begin.ti
nvestigations regarding the value of ,ti
ho swamp land for agriculture and a
he feasibility of draining same. Al- n
hough the appropriation for this n
vork was very limited, investigations
vere started as to whether or not h
he soil of the swamp areas was suit- n
ible for agricultural purposes, and e
vhere this was proved affirmatively,j t
to determine whether or not such j
ireas could be profitably drained. It h
vas observed almost at the begin- a
ling of the Investigation that there f
vera very large areas of the swamp a
and that contained some of thq most \
'ertilo land In the State; and that:
the main question to solve was afc t
o the method of drainage of these i
treas. There were no mechanical c
llfficulties encountered, but there t
ivas very serious obstacles met with f
Baraca-Philathea <
Meets in Dw
A gathering of special interest to
the young-people of the State is the
Baraca-Philathea convention, to be
hold in Durham, April 26-28, begin,
nlng Saturday evening tvlth a welcome
meeting and "Get Acquainted"
social at the Academy of Music and
Y. M. C. A., respectively, and closing
Tuesday evening with reports of secret
service committees, a prayer,
praiso and testimony service. This
haB been named the "8ecret Service"
convention, in view of the fact 4hat
the importance of tfle fnfenatlon and
work of these Inner prayer circles in
the classes will bo tbo keynote of
practically every session.
There are now 1600 organized Baraca
and Phflathea Bible classes in
the state, representing ten Protest,
am denominations, and aggregating
nearly fifty thousand members. The
majority of these will send delegates
to Durham- All classes of whatever
membership up to fifty are entitled
to send two delegates each for free
entertainment. Classes of 76 members
.can send three; of 100 members,
four. etc. Quite a number in
adldtton to the regular delegates are .
expected to attend, and these may
eecure reduced rates at boardinghctises
and hotels.' Classes from a
r?.?mber of nearby towns have ex
-=m
rS !
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ITE IS NOW
> OF OTHERS J
NG DRAINAGE
id Attracting Attention of
Country. Drainage Con22-25
t the very ouuct of the In vestige,
on, and that was the lack of adeu&iu
laws that would permit the
irrying out of the drainage propotlons.
An educational campaign was cared
on principally in Eastern North
arollna In regard to the drainage
f the swamp lands, their value for
grlcultural purposes, and the benet
the public would derive In the lmrovement
of health conditions. *?he
eople responded, and conventions
ere held which resulted in the or_
anlsatlojfj of the \^orth Carona
Drainage Association and the apolntment
of a committee to draft a
ralnago law that wonld meet the
emand for legislation that would
able the drainage propositions to
e carried out to their fullest extent,
uch a law was drafted, endorsed by
io Drainage Association in convenon
at New Bern in 8eptelnber,
908, and passed by the General
eaembly in March, 1909. This law
s stated in the "Preamble" Is "An
ct to Promote the Public Health,
onvenlencr :r;l Welfare by Leveeig,
Ditching and Draining the Wet,
vamp and Overflowed Lands of the
tate and Providing for the Estabshmont
of Levee or Drainage Dls_
ricts " This law was stateide
in its scope and importance,
nd this was realized by the General
ssembly of 1909, who passed the
ct by a very large majority, with
mendments.
What was the result of the passage
f the North Carolina Drainage Law?
almost Immediately petitions began
9 be circulated for drainage dlsricts,
and in a very few months dlsricts
were organized, contracts let.
nd actual digging of drainage caals
had commenced. Land that had
ever been cultivated or supposed to
e fit for cultivation, and land that
ad not been cultivated for years, on
rcount of being constantly coverd
with water, were reclaimed and
ilossomed in most wonderful crops.
Drainage districts have already
een completed In Currituck, Chow_
n. Duplin. Craven. Wilson. Wayne,
'rnder, Bladen. Columbus and Robeon
counties, the areas drained varyng
from 1500 to 20.000 acres each.
Areas of, overflowed land have
>een recallmed In Lincoln, Catawba,
redell. Cabarrus and Mecklenburg
ountles. and In practically all cases
he work has been extremely success(Continued
on page four.)
Convention
rham April 25-28
pressed the intention of chartering
special cars for the purpose of glv?
Ing entlro classes the1 privilege of
attending the Sunday meetings in a "*'
pody.
Sunday morning the delegates and
visitors may attend the Sunday
schools of their choice. At 2:15
Sunday afternoon special meet*
nga will be addr^gped by Marshall
A. Hudson, founder of the
movement and president of the
World-Wide Baraca-Philathea Union,
and by Miss Henrietta Heron, vicepresident
of the World.Wlde Union
and editor of various publications
issued by the David C. Cook Publishing
Company. Following these,
kt 3:15 the entire delegation, together
with the classes of the city
9n masse, will form In grand parade,
marching through the city streets to
the sacred music of brass bands. It
is believed there will be at least
2000 In this parade, many of whom 'i
will carry pennants and banners with
the names of the classes, etty and
sounty unions. Inscribed theron. The
paraders will later march into the
Academy of Music, where the con- j
renttoa^sermon will he preached by
(Continued on Page roar.)
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