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SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 A YEAR.
WILSON, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1911.
VOL. 17 NO. 118.
AJUJ4H1 ;
MUCH
ENTHUSIASM
AND
NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
WILL BE PUBLISHED
NOMINATE YOURSELF OR A FRIEND
AT ONCE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF ONE THOUSAND FREE VOTES
PHONE 79 FOR INFORMATION
HOW THE DISTRICTS ARE
ARRANGED.
1st District includes Wilson
county.
2nd District includes Nash,
Edgecombe, Pitt.
3rd District includes Greene,
Wayne, Johnston.
4th District includes all territo-
ry outside of above.
VOTING
POWER OF SUBSCRIP
TIONS: THE DAILY TIMES. '
Price. Votes.
Three Mos .... $1.00 825
Six Mos. ... ...... 2.00 1,875
One Year .. 4.00 4,500
Two Years . 800 13,437
Three Years 12.00 25,000
Four Years 16.00 40,000
Five Years 20.00 75,000
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TIMES.
Price. Votes.
One Year . .$1.00 250
Two Year . 2.00 500
Three Years 3.00 750
Four Year 4.00 1,000
Five Years . . . . , 5.00 2,100
By B. B. STEVENSON.
Did you hear the noise, the tide of
unbounded approval, the wave of
public praise that greeted the stu
pendous offer of generosity in the an
nouncement Tuesday that THE ;
DAILY and SEMI-WEEKLY WILSON
TIMES would make a grand distribu
tion of prizes consisting of automo
bile, piano, diamond ring, scholar
ships and gold watches? Everywhere,
everyone was commenting on THE
DAILY and . SEMI-WEEKLY WIL
SON TIMES, offer. Nominate your
self or a friend today. There aire two
coupons in the paper, one is a nomi
nation ballot, . which counts 1,000
votes for the first time it is sent in,
and the other is a voting coupon for
twenty-five votes. You may vote as
many voting coupons as you like.
Send or mail them to THE TIMES
office, where a ballot box awaits them.
The list will be published in a few
days. ' .
The Contest Editor was kept quite
busy yesterday receiving the nomina
tions. The list contains some of the
best class of people in the city and
the seven counties outlined else
where. WE ASK NOTHING OF YOU. Cer
tain there is a lady in your neighbor
hood who would like one of the hand
some prizes.
It has been truly said that in no
part of the State of North Carolina
are there so many charming ladies,
young or old, as in the Eastern. This
is a source of pride and satisfaction
to the public in general. The DAILY
and SEMI-WEEKLY WILSON TIMES
knowing- this, has decided to ascer
tain who they. are. ,
This contest is one of friendly riv
alry, conducted by the United Con
test Co.. Inc., of Cleveland. It will be
found, after the votes' are counted
and the winners declared, ' that each
lady will instinctively feel she has
been truly blessed by having such
respect and esteem paid her.
Honestly now, wouldn't you like
an automobile, a night grade plane,
enuine diamond ring, a scholarship
IN
SEMI-WEEKLY TIES CONTEST
COMING IN SINCE THE
WAS MADE-NAMES
IN A FEW DAYS
or a gold watch? If so enter your
name and see how readily your
friends will rally to your support.
No matter what your condition in
life, all will have an equal chance,'
for the public decides, as well as
yourself by cutting votes from the
paper. No one will be allowed to
buy votes, neither can one buy pa
pers in . large numbers. This gives
every lady an equal chance, and the
contest will be conducted on the high
est plane of fairness and honor.
No person connected in any way
with The Times office can enter,
and immediately after the contest the
last night, the entire set of books
will be thrown open for public -inspection.
On page one is a nomination blank
which entitles the lady nominated to
1,000 votes. Clip this out and fill it
in with the name of a friend. Do it
today. It may be the means of tha
young lady securing an automobile, a
piano, a diamond ring, a gold watch
or a scholarship. Do you know of any
young lady, married or single, who
you think would like one of the above
prizes? Then send in her name at
once to the Contest Manager, Daily
and Semi-Weekly Wilson Times.
'Phone No. 79.
Full descriptions of the prizes wT.i
be given. later.
Who May' Enters
Any respectable white womau, mar
ried or single, who lives in the dis
ricts named, is eligible to compete in
the contest. Candidates may nomi
nate themselves. Read over' the dis-
4
tricts, determine which one you are
in, and send in .your nomination as
early as possible. It costs nothing
to enroll; it costs nothing to win.
There are no strings attached to the
offer. It is not necessary that candi
dates be subscribers. The rules of the
contest -are simple and the work to
get votes is not hard. Get an early
sart and ask your friends to help
you. They will gladly do so. Begin
now. -
How Votes Will Be Issued.
There will be two methods of vot
ing. Each issue of THE DAILY and
SEMI-WEEKLY WILSON TIMES
will contain a ballot which, when
properly filled out with the name of
any regularly nominated candidate,
will entitle the candidate to the ac
companying number of votes.
Votes will be issued on paid sub
scriptionto the Daily and Semi-Weekly
Wilson Times in proportion to the
length of time such subscriptions are
paid, in accordance with the regular
vote schedule appearing elsewhere.
Candidates are not restricted to their
own territory to secure votes. Votes
may be canvassed anywhere in the
contest territory or out of it,
" The coupons for the first two weeks
will count twenty-five votes each, and
five votes esch, coupon for the second
three weeks. The coupons will then
count .one vote thereafter.
Rules and Regulations.
Judges will award the prizes as ful
ly explained elsewhere.
In case of a tie for any of the
prizes offered, in this contest, the
value of the prize or prizes thus tied
for will be equally divided between
the candidates who tie for same.
Combinations between any contest
ants are prohibited.
No subscription ballot will be is
sued for less than $1.00.
Balloting will be by means of nomi
nation and ballots clipped from The
Daily and Semi-Weekly Wilson Times
and special ballots issued on paid sub
scriptions from old or new subscrS
bers, according to publish schedule
The Con est Manager re erves the
THE DAILY
right to reject any contestant. . All
controversies, will be settled by the
Contest Manager, and the publishers
of this paper alone and in accepting
nominations each candidate accepts
and contracts to abide by the deci
sions. Votes cast or certificates issued can
not be changed to count for another
contestant.
Candidates must be entered from
the district in which they reside.
They cannot move from one district
to another and retain votes io their
credit in former district.
Candidates may secure subscribers
anywhere.
The Contest Manager reserves the
right to withdraw the prizes from any
district having only two actively com
peting candidates or for any good or
sufficient reason.
The judges, selected by The Daily
and Semi-Weekly Wilson Times and
contestants, will - count the votes at
the close of the contest and award
the prizes.
Special ballots will only be issued
when cash accompanies subscriptions.
Any protest as to eligibility of any
candidate will not be considered if
votes have- been cast for said candi
date for a period of thirty (30) day.!
or longer.
Employes of The Times or members
of their families will not be permit
ted to enter the contest.
Candidates may be nominated and
voted for any time up to the very last
day of the race. .
VOTES WILL BE ALLOWED ON
SUBSCRIBERS SECURED ANY
WHERE. If an order for a subscrip
tion is sent In together with the
money, the votes will be issued In
favor of the candidate who secured
the order, whether the paper is to go
to a resident of Wilson or elsewhere.
Young ladies wishing to enter do
not have to be subscribers of The
Daily or Semi-Weekly Wilson Times
in order to enter; all that is n?ces
sary is to send in their names.
The Contest Manager, B. B. Steven
son, is in the office every evening and
he invites all who are interested to
drop in and talk it over. Do not for
get that if your name is nominated at
once you will be credited with the
extra 1 000 votes.
The Ballot Box
A ballot box has been placed in the
office of The Times and - will remain
till the close of the contest, May
6th, 1911. Votes clipped from the
DAILY and SEMI-WEEKLY WILSON
TIMES, or coupons issued on sub
scriptions, may be cast therein.
The Office of the Congest Manager
is on the first floor of The Times
building. If you are interested in
the contest call and , get acquainted,
or call" 'phone No. 79, and state what
you desire to know. Any inquiries ad
dressed to the Contest Manager wvill
receive prompt attention. The next
time you are down town drop into
this department and let the Manager
explain the details of the plan and
how easy it is to secure an automo
bile, a piano, a cash prize or a dia
mond, a scholarship, a goldwatch,
etc.
Mr. and Mrs. VJ B. Martin, of Ply
mouth, were in Wilson this "morning.
COTTON MARKET
The New York cotton market open
ed this morning from one to three
points higher. March, 1403; May,
14.24; July, 14.06; October; 12.47; De
cember, 12.34.
At 12 o'clock the market was much
higher. March, 14.15; ' May, 14.33;
July, 14.17; August, 13.69; October,
12.62; December, 12.50.
The market closed: March.
May, 14.35; July, 14.11; Aliens1,
13.73; October, 12.62; December
12.50. ' ' . , --:'v : ..; ; ,-'.-.
Spots in Wilson. 14 25' tryl 3-8.
Receipt s in' Wilson, 15 bales. '
HAYES TRIAL
Dps ON
STATE WILL ATTEMPT TO SHOW
THAT MRS. HAYES KILLED
FLOYD
WAS DELAYED YESTERDAY
Whiteville, N. C, March 9. The
progress of the trial of Mrs. Rosa
Hayes for the murder of Robert M."
Floyd, and her husband and his broth
er as accessories before the fact, was
delayed yesterday afternoon owing to
the illness of one of the jurors. Court
adjourned shortly after 4 o'clock. This
was the second delay of the afternoon,
as the illness of another juror caused
court to convene at a late hour at
the noon recess.
Some of the State's most important
witnesses were examined, but it is not
probable that the prosecution will
consume the entire day today.
Told of Husoand's Jealousy.
By far the most important testimo
ny brought out so far was that of
Miss Mary L. Holt, a young woman of
Conway, S. C, who had visited at
the Hayes home. She spoke of a
conversation she had with Mrs. Hayes
last September when Mrs. Hayes told
her that her husband was very jealous
and that if he did not stop treating
her as he had she expected to go to
some other place, change her name
and study to be a trained nurse and
that Floyd would come to her.
- -Later in the day she stated that she
and Mrs. Hayes went down the street
at Loris, S. C, where the Hayes'
lived at the time, and on the way met
Floyd. After saying -a few words to
the witness he turned to Mrs. Hayes
and said: "Rosa, are you going to
do what you were speaking of this
morning?" and she asked "Why?"
Warned Her Not To.
He then said: "Well, I would no
if I was in your place," to which she
replied, "It is just according, to how
the future turns out."
Floyd's departing reply was, "All
right, then."
Cross-Examination Strenuous.
On cross-examination Miss Holt was
severely assailed ' and her character
attacked. She admitted having heard
reports concerning her character, but
said they were all false.
The Trip to Southport.
The proprietor of the hotel at
Southport told of the trip of Mrs.
Hayes and Floyd to that place. The
two were not together at all, Floyd
paying considerable attention during
NOMINATION DAILY AND SEMI- GOOD FOR
BALLOT WEEKLY TIMES 1,000 VOTES
I nominate the following lady as a candidate for the
Times Contest:
Miss or Mrs.. . .
Address . .
Nominated by . .
Address . . ......
Only the first nomination ballot received for each candi
date will count for 1,000 votes. Fill out all of the lines of
this ballot very carefully and send at once to the Contest
Editor.
Series "C."
VOTING COUPON GOOD FOil 25 VOTES
IN THE TIMES PRIZE DISTRIBUTION CONTEST.
Name . ......
Address . . . .
These coupons must be clipped but neatly, fastened to
gether and deposited unfolded in the ballot box at Tke
Times Office.
Coupons of this series will be void after March 24, 1911.
TAFT WIRES
PRES. DIAZ
EXPLAINS THAT MASSING TROOPS
NEAR MEXICAN BORDER SHOULD
CAUSE NO CONCERN
NO EXCITEMENT THERE
Mexico City, March 9. Setting at
rest rumors that the United States is
preparing for intervention in Mexico,
President Taft has sent to President
Diaz a telegram in which he said the
military maneuvers being conducted
along the frontier in Texas have no
significance which should cause con
cern to Mexico.
The message was transmitted to
the Department of Foreign Relations
by Fred. Morris Deering, charge d'af-
fairs of the Mexican embassy.
Following is the text of President
Taft's message communicated to the
Department of Foreign Relations by
Fred Morris Deering:
"I have the honor to advise your
Excellency that I am in receipt of in
structions from my government di
recting me to infornl His Excellency,
President Diaz, through the medium
of Your Excellency, that the Presi
dent of the United States wishes to
express the hope that no misappre
hensions will result from unfounded
and sensational newspaper conjee
tures as the military maneuvers abou
to take place in Texas and elsewhere
and to give to President Diaz assur
ance that the maneuvers have no sig
nificance which should-cause, concern
to the friendly neighbors of the
United States to the South.".
To the foregoing, General Diaz re
plied through Minister Creel and tho
American Embassy according to o
pressing gratitude "for the courtesy ol
explaining in such terms" the situa
tion.
A calm and dispassionate view ol
the mobilization appears to have been
taken by the Mexicans. No excite
ment followed the appearance of the
(Continued on Page Two.)
the stay to the daughter of the pro
prietor of the hotel, whom he had
known and visited for several years
When the brother of Mrs. Hayes
came to the hotel the Sunday after
noon of the day they reached there
to leave on the boat she did not go
but remained at the hotel until the
following day. She did not eat any
dinner the day she was there and
did not appear to be enjoying herself
She left Monday on the same boat as
Floyd.
COMMERCIAL
CONGRESS
SOUTHERN ORGANIZATION MEETS
AT ATLANTA FOR THREE
DAYS SESSION
SOME NOTED SPEAKERS
Atlanta, Ga., MaVch 9. If forecasts
made here yesterday come true, the
next great movement of settlers will
not be toward the West or Northwest,
which heretofore have been the
mecca of persons seeking new homes,
but to the old South.
This statement was expressed at
the first session of the Southern Com.
mercial Congress' three day meeting.
This organization, formed a little
more than three years ago, stands
sponsor for that expected tide of im
migration by advertising the advan
tages of the country south of the Ma
son and Dixon line, and correcting
false impressions prospective inves
tors may have formed.
The session was devoted to speech
making by well known men of the
country and individual debates from
the various Southern States. Each
pointed to the increased prosperity Jn
store and the multitude of natural ad
vantages are hardly begun to be util
ized. A Series of Addresses.
John M. Parker, of New Orleans,
president of the Congress, in a gen
eral statement, explained the aims of
the organization and its conventions.
Speeches by Governor Joseph M,
Brown, of Georgia; General Julian S.
Carr, of North Carolina, and United
States Senator Duncan U. Fletcher,
of Florida, were followed by a series
of addresses on the general topic,
"External Views of the South," by
men of national prominence in the
business and professional world
These speakers included James Wil
son, Secretary of Agriculture; George
W. Perkins, formerly with J. P. Mor
gan and Company; Arthur Kavan
augh, cashier of the National City
Bank of New York City.
The night session was given Over
to a "Symposium of the South," a
delegate from each State represented
making a short talk on the- opportuni
ties in his particular section and what
has been done toward a business
awakening. These speakers and
their States included:
Albert P. Bush, Mobile, Ala.; Col. S.
W. Fordyce, Hot Springs, Ark.; F. P.
Conroy, Jacksonville, Fla.; J. S.
Davis, Albany, Ga.; Logan C. Mur
ray, Louisville, Ky.; J. W. Porch, New
Orleans, La.; B. Howell Griswold, Jr.,
Baltimore, Md.; B. W. Griffith, Vicks-
burg, Miss.; Cyrus P. Walbridge, St.
Louis, Mo.; J. Elwood Cox, Higb
Point, N. C; Prof. Charles N. Gould,
Norman. Okla.; E. W. Robertson, Co
lumbia, S. C; Leland Hume, Nash
ville, Tenn.; Oliver G. Beans, Wheel
ing, W. Va.; and W. H. Sanders, Dis
trict of Columbia.
Addresses For To-Day.
Col. Theodore Rooseveit Is expected
to arrive today and will deliver the
principal address at the night session
on the subject, "The South's' Obliga
tion in Statesmanship and Business
Endeavor." Other speakers of pronv
inence on today's program are Ber
nard N. Baker, president of the Na
tional Conservation Association; John
Barrett, Director General of the Pai
American Union; Charles H. SherrilJ,
Minister to Argentine; and John
Temple Graves, of New York.
THEiVEATHER
Washington, D. C, March 9. Fear
North Carolina: Fair tonight and Fri
day; rising temperature; light tar
liable winds becoming moderate
southerly.
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