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WILSON, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL.19ii.
VOL. 17. NO. 124.
LASM TIES' CONTEST
150,000 FOR CLUB OF 10 YEARLIES
TO THE DAILY 35,000 FOR CLUB
i OF 10 YEARLIES TO THE SEMI
WEEKLY. THIS IS ABOSLUTE
IY THE LAST. CLUB OFFER
THAT WE WILL MAKE DURING
THE ENTIRE CONTEST NOW IS
THE TIME TO GATHER IN ALL
THE PROMISES READ THE
PARTICULARS ON PAGE THREE.
By C. B. MARSHALL.
The Times today announces .' the
last large offer that will be made dur
ing the entire contest. For every
club of ten yearly subscriptions that
j you turn in to this office before Sat
urday night, April the 8th, you will
be given a bonus ballot good for 150,
000 votes and for every club of ten
yearly subscription to the Semi
Weekly Times you -will receive a
bonus ballot good for 35,000 votes.
Never again in the history of the
contest will a contestant receive aa
,many otes for subscriptions that you
: will receive the coming week. The
Times pledges its word that this ,ia
the largest offer that 'we will , make
during the entire contest and there
will be no other time during the re
mainder of the contest ' that you will
receive so many free votes.
Round In AH Those Promises.
Now is the 4 time to get all those
who have promised you their votes in,
for it is now or never. You should
get all the friends that have "been
helping you in the past to put their
whole energy in this week.- Go to
your friends and explain to them just
how much .their subscription will
count you this week and after putting
it up to them, then get them to go
out and help you make this your
banner week. Don't let any grass
grow under your feet or you will be
too late. As soon as you read oyer
the particulars in the contest, then
get out and dig and don 'tstop till
nine o'clock next Saturday night.
Po Not Hold Back Subscriptions.
Candidates who haye' subscriptions
in view, or haye already received
them, but who have been holding
them back in the expectation of get
ting a better offer, Aare urged to turn
these in this weekjas the Contest De
partment, as well as the publishers,
pledge . their word that : this is the
best offer that you will receive dur
ing the contest. On each subscrip
tion the regular number of votes will
be riven besides the .special bonus
; offer. You should turn your subscrip
tions in at the office as you receive
them as they need not beturnecLin in
clubs, and more than probably the
subscribers of the paper that you
have received and are" holding out are
the ones that want their paper at
once and are calling up every even
ing for their paper. A
Friends Should "Help.
The 150,000 bonus votes are issued
In addition to the regular number of
votes issued on each, subscription.
Many of your friends say, "I will help
you the last week of the contest."
You need their help now and when it
counts the most.
Any kind of a combination of .sub
scriptions will count as ten one year
subscriptions in making up a club. A
five years' subscription will count as
five ones, etc.
This Is the time-that you,, should
try the hardest to get long subscrip
tions, as they will count more now
Un at any other time. Go to; all
your relations and friends and show
tksm Just what a five years subscrip
tion will do f or"this week, showing
tem that , two subscriptions of this
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kind will count 300,000 vote for you
this week.
Do not stop at one club but keep on
there is no limit to.the number of
clubs that you can turn in thisweek
and the more that you can get the
Larger advantage it will give you.
Overcome The Lead of Others.
Now is your chance to overcome
the lead of thefottier contestants, who
grasped opportunity by the horns and
gathered in their subscriptions last
week. Those that are a little behind
in the race can-easily overcome the
lead of the others by putting a little
more energy in their work the coming
week. You will be surprised to see
how easily you can overcome the lead
tht looks so large to you at present.
Early Work Is The Easiest.
Candidates and prospective candi
dates will do well to read the rule3
and regulations of this great race.
The more familiar that you become
with the many details, the more readi
ly you will find reasons for certain
actions at certain timesThe physical
ly and mentally man isn't especially
worried about his affairs, for the. very
simple reason that he knows just ex
actly what he is doing; how much pro
gress he is making; whether or not
he is advancing and all because , he
understands the details of the busi
ness. - --" .. .-.
In this contest, as in every" other,
the early work is important. It is im
portant .to start early and important
to be .thoroughly familiar with every
condition in the great race. Early
work in every, contest is most effec
tive as the field is then open and , the
territory has not been -covered. This
is just a plan case of properly ap
plied intelligent, directed effort; the
more alert, persevering contestant
reaping the greatest . benefits. This
is not a , beauty contest but the" can
didate , that gathers in the largest
number of votes is. the one that
harvests the benefit.
JIM TILLMAN IS DEAD.
Slayer of Editor Gonzales Dies Sud
denly at Asheville.
Asheville, April 3. With only' his
physician and a . young nephew .with
him at the end, Col. James H. Till
man, once lieutenant-governor, of
South Carolina, died here Saturday
night at 9 : 45 o'clock. The end came
very suddenly. He has been here
for his health for the past six months
and has been apparently getting bet
ter. A few days ago he- became worse
and reached the stage where it was
hard for him to take nourishment.
Late Saturday afternoon he became
much weaker, and about 9:30 o'clock
had a collapse, the end following al
most immediately. For years he w ajs
one of the political leaders in South
Carolina, rising to. the position of
lieutenant-governor of the State as a
follower of his uncle, United States
Senator Benjamin R. Tillman.
In 1903, following editorial criticism
in the Columbia State, he shot anc?
killed on the streets of Columbia the
editor of that paper, N. G. Gonzales.
A jury later acquitted" him of the
charge of murder.
Thebody was taken to the old Till,
man home at Edgefield, S. C, fo
burial. Mr. John G. Cox, of Kinson, was
here yesterday. '
Mr. C. G. Weatherly, of Nashville,
was in Wilson this morning,
Messrs. Thos. P. Powell and G.
Dudley, of, Middlesex, were in Wilson
today.
THE WEATHER
Washington, p. C -, April 3. For
North Carolina: Rain tonight and
Tuesday. Moderate easterly winds. "
ASEALL
A. C. College Club Returns.
The baseball club of the Atlantic
Christian College returned yesterday
from their weeks' trip when they
played the University scrubs, Oak
Ridge, Guiiforrd College and Bingham.
Saturday the A. C. C. boys Jost to
Bingham at Mebane five to four in a
ten inning game. Bland pitched a
magnificent game for the college Sat
urday, but his support was not up to
the standard.
A. and M f 2; Wake Forest, 0.
Wake ForestrN. C, April 3. Two
rotten errors in the first inning, aided
by two-base hits by Robertson, gave
A. and M. the game Saturday by the
score of two toy nothing. The game
wask fast and cfose and exciting from
beginning to end. Robertson was on
the mound for A. and M. and pitched
a superb game, striking out fifteen
men. Smith, for Wake Forest, could
not be found -.when hits meant runs
and but for the two. rotten errors of
Short at left field, it is 'doubtful
whether the game would have been
ended.
Wilson Boy FTarks Ball.
Chapel Hill, N. C., April 3 In a
snappy game replete with interest and
devoid of disputes, Carolina Satur
day afternoon completely turned the
tables on Laf ayette.wjnning by the
decisive score of 8 to 2.
The first score for the locals came
in the first inning, when1 Edwards,
second man up, slammed the ball
over: the fence beyond left field for a
home lun. r
Trinity Defeated Swarthmore.
Trinity College, Durham, N. C,
April 3 In a fierce batting rally
Trinity College won out in the last
three innings Saturday over; Swarth
more by thex score of 8 to 4, after the
game bad stood 4 to 2 in Swarthmore' s
favor for five innings. A total of 14
hits was pounded out by Trinity dur
ing the game to Swarthmore's 4.
State Banks Statement.
Raleigh, N. C., April 3 The sum
mary of the condition of North Caro
lina State ; banks just issued by tne
Corporation Commission shows the
total resources $63,594,450 and an in
crease of $170,510 in capital stock ;
$182,205 in total resources and $114,
147 increase in total deposits during
the past three months. The number
of banks has increased during that
time from 350 to 353. The statement
just issued is based on- reports of
condition of banks March. 7th. The
deposits at that time were: Time cer
tificates of deposits, $7,004,013; de
posits subject to check, $28,900,742;
demand certificates of deposit, $3,014,
222; savings deposits, $7,885,743. The
total : capital stock is $9,200,757; sur
plus, $2,162,742; undivided profits, $2?
013,248. In connection with the state
ment of resources interesting features
are: Loans and discounts, $44,887,159;
overdrafts, $526,623; 'United ' States;
bonds, $10,900, and North ' Carolina
bonds $263,500; all other stocks, bonds
and mortgages, $1,363,418; banking
banking houses and furniture, $1,827,
555. VISIBLE SURJLY OF COTTON.
Hester's Statement Shows 4,230,580
Bales World's Supply. .
New Orleans, April 3. Secretary
Hester's statement of the world's vis
ible supply of . cotton issued shows the
total visible to be 4,230,580 bales
against 4,162,237r last year. Of this
the total of American cotton is 3,098,
580 bales against 3,159,906 last week
and 2,803,237 last year and of all oth
er kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, In
dia, etc., 1,132,000 bales against .1,
149,000 last week and 1,299,000 liat
year. "
Of the world's visible supply of cot
ton there is now afloat and held in
Great Britain and continental .Europe
2,506,000 against 2,240,000 last year;
in Egypt 218,000 against 143,000 last
year; in 'India 549,000 against 760,000
last ' year," and in vthe United States
PoS.rOO against 1,014,000 last' year.
DIAZ IS FOR
REFORMS
MEXICAN PRESIDENT. SAYS HE
,. BOWS TO PUBLIC OPIN
' ION
IS AGAINST RE-ELECTION
. Mexico City, April 3. Committing
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himself to the advocacy of many of
the. reforms demanded by the revolu
tionists, although professedly bowing
to the influence of public opinion,
General Diaz answered his critics
through his semi-annual message at
the opening Saturday of the national
Congress., '' s ' '
The principle of no re-election of
the Chief Executive and incumbents
of other, elective offices and the re
form of the electoral laws, so that the
privilege of the ballot may be enjoy
ed by those citizens "who are consid
ered capable of voting," were advo
cated. -.
The message refers specifically to
the application of "the no re-election
principle to the naming of Governors,
one of the chief contentions of the
discontented element through the re
public, - the President stating that if
a bill providing for, the "periodical
renovation" of the officials in question
should come before Congress it would
have his earnest support.
Abuse of Power.
Abuse of power by jefes politicos,
another of the evils complained of by
residents in the rural districts, is to
be abated, according to the plan out
lined by the President. '
The president? .proposes to improve
the efnciency-of the judiciary through
a more careful selection of its per
sonnel and lengthening of the tenure
of office. Efficacious punishment of
judicial functionaries for malfeasance
is to ; be brought about through the
enactment of more stringent -measured.
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On the subject of the division of
the great private - estates; first
broached by Minister Lamantour in
his Paris interview, the Executive de
clared his determination to find ef
ficient means for bringing about the
innovation. .
In no previous message of the
President has there been anything, in
the nature of a ; recommendation.
Until the present his messages have
been resumes of things accomplished.
The public knowing that the Presi
dent would in his message to the
Twenty-fifth Congress, depart from
the ordinary course and suggest spe
cial legislation, has shown the most
intense interest. -This feeling of ex
pectancy found expression in the
members of Congress, and from the
minute the Chief Executive entered
the Chamber of Deputies until the
last word of his -r message, every man
on the floor, as well as those persons
in the galleries, listened intently.
Every available seat in the galleries
was occupied, either by diplomats,
public officials or. by, those fortunate
enough to have obtained cards of ad
mission. Chicago, April 3. Wheat opened
heavy today, priiees being off a half
to 5-8 of a cent. Selling was general.
Corn opened ashade lower, but the
undertone was firm ; oats were slight
ly better;-Provisions -opened lower. .
The opening was May: Wheat,
85 1-2;. Corn, 46 3-4; Oats, 29 7-8;
Pork, 14.95.
NEW YORK STOCKS.
New York,' April 3. The stock mar
ket opened dull today because of the
possibility of a decision in" the anti
trust cases. Canadian Pacific was a
feature of the .lisc; opening up two
points. St. Paul was up 1-8; Steel 1-4;
Reading, 5-8; Union Pacific, 3-8;
Smelting, 1-8. Amalgamated 'unchang
ed. .The curb market, was quiet and
steady.
HARVARD AND THE,kV.
Twelve Million ". ..ar Subway Con
r' .jj Cambridge.
Cambridge, Mass, April 3. The
Cambridge sub-way is now complete,
and the annexation of Harvard Uni
versity to the city of Boston, via a
white-tiled way of wonders will be an
accomplished , fact as soon as ; the
tracks have been laid, the subway sta
tions fcave been properly furnished
and the Boston end of the work has
been finished.
The big Cantabrigian bore is prac
tically all in, so to speak. N,
The thousands of Harvard gradu
ates, in all parts of the country, re
turning to" Cambridge at commence
ment or other times the past year or
two, have looked with wonderment at
the wooden flooring across Harvard
square, the derricks, the dump carts
and dirt-grimed workmen delving
among thefoundations of America's
oldest university. Some learned
with surprise that the excavations at
one point unearthed the foundation
piles of the original Harvard College
building, the exact location of' which
had been forgotten.
Now the digging is over. Just be
fore the 1st of February Major Gen
eral William A. Bancroft, Harvard
'78, president of the Boston Elevated
Railway Company, presented a silk
hat to Harry P. 'Kawn, in charge of
the construction company, in conse
quence of a bet as to the date of end
ing the. job. What little the public
sees looks good. An entrance, with
handsome colonial brickwork that con
forms closely to the style of the
older and better buildings in the Har
vard yard, has been built for the
connection of the subway trains with
trolley -services to the northward.
There is talk of utilizing the space'
over the other trolley entrance, to the
western suburbs, by erecting stu
dents' apartments above it.
Within a few months, at all events,
the Harvard undergraduates, the visit
ing graduates, and one and- all of the
thousands of other Americans who
from time to time' take in the historic
sights of Old Cambridge, .will find
themselves at Harvard "Square only
eight minutes away from the heart of
the Hub.
$4,000,000 Is Needed To Repair Dam
age To New York Capito .
Albany, N. Y., April 3. An expenf
diture of, $4,000,000 will be necessary
to restore the State Capitol to its con
dition before the fire, according to a
revised estimate submitted to Gov
ernor" Dix - by , the State '-Architect, Mr.
Ware. This figure is based on the
most thorough examination of , the
smoke blackened pile.
While the entire west side of the
imposing structure will have to be re
built, the examination showed that
the walls and foundations in the im
mediate fire zone were - unimpaired,
and that water in the building had
not done as much damage as was at
first supposed.
Another discovery received with
satisfaction by Governor Dix . and
State officials was that many volumes
and historic records in the State li
brary at first thought destroyed had
been found intact and but slightly
damaged. Workmen cleaning away
the debris have found thousands of
books that can be repaired .at com
paratively little cost, -but the great
bulk of the six hundred thousand
volumes had been reduced to ashes'
Oliver Acquires Lines of Sa isbury
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Company. '
Salisbury, April 3. Announcemenf
was made here Saturday of the pur
chase by William Oliver, of Knox
ville, Tenn., and a number of asso
ciates of a controlling interest in the
Salisbury, Spencer and. Concord Elec
trie lines, including the electric 'and
gas plants of this company. Thr.
concern operates a street railway and
Is building an interurban line to Con
cord. .While the p urchase p rice is not
made public, It is understood to be
more than $200,000. The deal , is one
of the largest ever consummated here
Friendly rivalry may be civilized
jealousy.' ,
WILL BE ,
HARMONIOUS
THE REPUBLICAN 'CAUCUS TO
NIGHT WILL SHOW NO PARTY
FACTIONS
MANN WILL BE LEADER
Washington, D. C, April 3 The Re
publicans of the House will hold their
caucus in the hall of, the House of
Representatives tonight, -The indica
tions are that the caucus will be even
more harmonious than the Democratic
love feast on Saturday.
The leaders of the two Republican
factions are anxious to close up their
differences at least temporarily.
The insurgents held a conference
today, but the indications Ufe that
most of them will attend the caucus
tonight ' -
There will be no opposition to Rep
resentative Mann for minority leader.'
Nearly all the members of Congress
are present now and ready for the
opening tomorrow.
Important changes in procedure,
and a general reorganization of the
House will result from the action of
the Democratic caucus held Saturday.
The power of naming committees was
definitely taken from the s peaker
by the new rules, and lodgod in the
House itself.. Committee members
are to be elected by the House, not
only Jn the first instance, but also
in the filling of vacancies.
A' saving of $182,000 in the an
nual cost of running Congress " 'Is
promised through the cutting out of
superfluous employes ana m active
committees; -and through the abol
ishment of the time honored "extra
month's pay," Appointive places all
are. put into the hands of one com
mittee, a s pecial body to b e known
as the committee on organization;
and the Scramble for . Congressional
positions will center about its door.
The important changes In the r ulea
under which the new Congress will
operate were made.
A Quesitnon.
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"Men who always wear their hat 3
soon become bald. I've always no
ticed that." '
"You're mixing up cause and effect.
What you've noticed is that bald men
jire always careful to wear their
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hats.
ioieao Blade.
Cynics are people who are unhappy
only when they are saying something
mean.
TODAY'S MARKET
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qOTTON.
New York, April 3. Influenced by
steady cables, cotton opened firm up
one to three points. Futures at Liver
pool were steady and spot was In de
mand." On the local market May was
up two points, July three and Octo
ber one.
The opening, was: January, 12.47;
May, 14.30; July, 14.11; August, 13.61;
October, 12.58; December, 12.50.
At twelve o'clock the market stood:
January, 12.52; May, 14.31; July,
14.il; August, 13.62; October, 12.62;
December, 12.50. '
The market closed: January, 12:48;
May, 14.29; July, 14.08; August, 13.60;
September, 12.93; October, 12.60; De
cember, 12.49 (steady.)
Bunn-Kemp.
Yesterday at the Oakridge school In
Nash county, Mr. D. H. Bunn, who re
sides near Middlesex, and Miss Menta
Kemp, of Middlesex, were united in
marriage, Mr.. W. O. Williams officiat
ing. .
When a woman borrows trouble she
Insists on paying it back three or four
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