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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
DEATH OF REMARKABLE MAN
MIR. JOHN y. LYON PASSES AWAY
At THE RIPE AGE % o..

The Oldest citizen OF Durham, Mr..
John r Lyon. passed away bis morn
ing az the home OF his daughter. Mrs.
W. A. Blount. al Washington. y. &.
Mr.. Lyon had reached the ripe age Of
y years. he was well known In DIR
ham, where be resided for some time.
No particulars of bis death are
given. Mrs. >. ~ Dickson. his daugh-
.er in this city. received the telegram
giving Just the announcement 81 hts
death. ne was a staunch democrat
IN fact was one 81 the Warehouses
q democracy as long as be was able
70 get about He had been making his
home in Greensboro with his son. 4.
A. Lyon. and had recently gone 10
Washington. In the past few years
be had been in feeble health. The
older citizens Of Durham VIII remem.
Der him with pleasing recollecflons.
a. he was man Of means and wide
hospi ality.
He il survived BY four daughters.
Mrs J. n. Dickson. 81 Durham. Mrs.
!. v Watkins. Of Hlllsboro: Mrs. r.
&. Watkins. 81 ~, Airy. Mrs ". A.
Blount. Of Washington, and By three
sons. Nessrs J. 4 Lyon. Of Durham:
r A. and W. $. Lyon, % Greensboro
The remains will b. taken to
Greensboro FOR interment
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
WILL INCREASE LICENSE
LY,cHBrRG cornell EXPECTED
10 NAME TAX - 800 4 YEAR.

Lynehburg. Va. March 2o.-Twenty.
three notices have been fled here a.
basis f0s applications Tor retail
liquor dealers licenses. 10 do business
aGer May Similar notices have
also been given by three applleaB J
for brewery agencies Judge Chris
ian viii consider these n the cor,o.
ration eyuri between April II and III
All fhe nfsi day II The April term.
which comes 81 April /. Judge Chris.
tan VII get iii expression from the
l9ral tar Il ID hi judicial right III
limit lhe number of retail places "
Hfieen. which Re sayg b. VIII a. II NJ
eJnclHdes that bis court Il clothed
with that power
4 meeting 4 prominent business
men recently adopted 4 resolution r..
qussting thai 10 saloons BE- located
~ fifih. loWer Niush 81 Twelfth
streets and thai fheg be confined 10
Main street Eighth. Ninth. Tenth and
Eleventh streets. between Main and
Church. With 4 further request thar
10 over tweuig.seten licenses BE-
given
The cts council has YET 10 Ok the
city licenses. aud this il expected 10
be $500 o. more When The saloons
closed NO years ago the city license
vas sls0o
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
Mr.. W.J.LYNNPAssEsAWAY
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN or DrR.
hin Did sryDiY.

One Of the most aged citizens OF
Durham. NJ W J. Lynn, passed away
Sunday morning after an extended ~
ness. The deceased was about q
years Of age. lie IL survived BY his
wife and one son. SIR. n. J.. Lynn.
lie vas one Of the staunches, sup
porters that the democratic party ever
had. Jusf before the last election he
suffered a severe sroke OF paralysis.
In spite Of this and the weight OF 20
years, be begged 10 be taken 10 the
polls that be might once again reg
isieF his vote for The party Of Jeffer-
son. Al automobile was sent 10 con-
sey the enfeebled man to the polls.
b. bis physician Informed him that
I ride 70 The polls Ii an automobile
would BE- fatal Ne then teIephoned
tie democratic committee 20 send a
carriage for him. This was done and
willing hands assisted the sanity
democrat tenderiy 70 the polls.
The remains wcre taken 10 the old
Lynn cemetery ID ,he country this
morning for intefmnns.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
THE NEW TELEPHONE LAW
~ uT TO PREVENT riMpEI,.
ING WITH THE WIRES.

The local telephone company has
experienced mueh trouble and annoy.
anee recently from persons uho
make tonaections u various kinds
with The telephone wires and add az
iarhments 70 telephones without the
permission 81 the proper authorities
q the company The last legislature
PISSED IN act making this misde.
meaHnr copy ~ which reads a.
follows
The General Assembly 81 North rag.
0iina Do enact
section That II shall " nniaw.
fns f0r any person n tai 0r make
any connection with any WIre W sp.
psfaiuk II any telephone ~ teIc.
Efsph company operating in this
state e1cept snrh connection "a may
~ authorized by The persons ~ ror.
pnraiion operating Aueh sire or 1T.
Iarstns and any ss,erson violating
ant q he provisions ~ ibis ~, snail
be guilty Of misdemeanOf. and
upon eonsiction shall BE- fined not
more than ten dollars or imprisoned
hot more than ten days for each 81.
Tense.
Section 2 That each days con.
iinaance Of such anlswfal connection
shall be separate offense
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
A BRILLIANT
SINGER COMING
Miss Christine Miller. ContraltO
Get Busy for the Event

In case sufficient subscriptions are
secured by the Durham Festival as
ISOLATION to bring Mr.. Walter Dam
rosch and the New York symphony
orchestra TO this city on Wednesday
evening, April 10. he will bring with
him as one of the soloists. Miss
Christine Miller. Who is considered
by many OF the most astute critics
sthe greatest contralto in America
outside of the grand opera.
When a singer enters the profes-
sional field possessed OF beautiful
voice. intelligence in using il. good
stage appearance. health and ability
TO look after her musical and busi-
ness affairs, advancement ami reeog-
milton are certain. and an assured
position in the artistic world the in
evitable reward Miss Christine
Miller is pittsbnrg eontralto. who,
during the past years. had made
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
she READ HER
own OBITUARY.
A DistItciion that Came 70 Mrs.
Mabe Johnson Of East Durham
A PECULIAR CASE ARISES
Husband Was Killed by Falling
Tree and II Was Reported That
Mrs. johnson Had Died OF
Broken Heart--Reccived the Cold
shoulder Wherever She Went.

To apply for charity and TO be re-
fused on the grounds that one Is
dead and therefore needs nothing
wherewithal TO ciothe and feed the
body and In substantiation OF the
claim TO have ones own obituary
notice read 20 them Is a distinction
that comes TO few people. But that
is what happened TO Mrs. Mabe John
son. of East Durham, who applied
at the Office OF the associated char
tiles for aid several days ago
Some time ago the husband Of Mrs.
Johnson was killed BY falling tree
while al work on the Durham and
Southern railroad some miles In the
country. The Durham papers had .
full account OF the accidet which at
tracted much attention at the time.
Several days after the accident.
one OF the Durham papers had long
account OF the death OF Mrs. John
son. The account stated that her
death was caused By broken heart
because OF the death OF her husband.
A very romantic story OF wifely de-
yotIon was told and this brought the
supposed death to the attention OF .
large number OF people.
A short time afterwards. Mrs.
Johnson. who had no thought OF be-
ing dead. became In distressfui cir
eumstanees on account OF the death
OF her husband. She began a sys-
tematic canvas of good people OF
Durham for charity. Al every place
that she went, she noticed that on
telling her name the charitabIy In
clined Immediately became cold to-
wards her. Al number OF places
she met this same experience. peo-
pie who had been inclined 10 re-
spond 20 her appeal Immediately
turned away with mystifcd look
when she would give them her name
Entirely mysfiacd by this strange
coldness on the part OF the Durham
people. who are usually 50 responsive
20 appeals for charity.
Finally the poor woman applied
10 the Office Of the associated char
tiles for aid.
why. you are dead" Mrs. Thomp-
son informed her. you have been
dead for some time. "
The charity seeker insisted that
he was Till very much In the land OF
the living. In order 70 convince her
that she was dead. Mrs. Thompson
read 20 her the obituary notice that
had appeared In the paper. II finally
dawned upon Mrs. Johnson that she
had been the victim of a grim mis-
take. This newspaper article en-
planned the many rebuns that she
had received. At the numerous
places al which she had called she
had been judged a. an Imposter and
had been treated accordingly.
The GOOD woman finally succeeded
IN convincing Mrs. Thompson that
she was not mn lmpostor and her
needs have been satisfied.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
A Durham Jewelry
Firm Changes Name

The hrn name 81 The snider-Ifm.
stead Jewelry company Il hereafter
70 be known AZ TIE snlder. Wilcox.
Fletcher company
The change ii The hrm wa ~.
nounced some time ago, SIR Wilcox
having acquired the interest 81 Mr.
bmstead IN The firm. The exact name
under which the new firm was 10 be
known Was net announced. however.
nhiil Saturday The company Is nov
corporation, a charter having been
received last week.
The firm IL nov composed OF
Messrs. s. " snider. A. l.. wilcox and
X, L. Fletcher Mr sBlder has been
In the jewelry business for foriy.one
years; Mr. Wilcox tweniy.eieh, and
NJ. Fletcher tWeniy-seyen. ana heir
combined experience make very
strong firm.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
THEY WANT REAL
PROSECUTORS
To Conduct lnquiry-PrObe
Should be by Men Of Experience.

Washington, Mareh 20.--Former
prosecuting attorneys, men who as
lawyers have been accustomed TO sift
to the bottom OF things, are TO be
on the committees named by the
democratic house to investigate every
government departments. This was
learned today.
According 10 present plans, sub
committees OF those charged with the
task Of probing the manner in which
the business OF the government has
been conducted. will be headed.
whenever possible. by an experienced
prosecutor. The democrats believe
that the investigation OF the depart
ments. ought to be conducted with
the same zeal that would mark the
conduct of an-issue in court.
Martin Littleton, member-elect
from New York, is regarded as a
valuable prober. SO is William
schley Howard. of Georgia, who is
to succeed the veteran Uncle Lon
Livingston. Mr.. Howard's energy as
a prosecutor is doubtless responsible
to great degree, for the fact that
he wrested the laurels from Mr.. Liy-
ingston down in the fifth Georgia dis
trict. He would go after depart
mental extravaganza with the same
avidity.
Representative Henry N. Gold
fogle. OF New York, now the rank
ing democratic member on the. COM
mittee on expenditures in the depart
ment o. justice, is another who may
head an investigating committee.
Mr. Goidfogle formerly was judge of
the fifth New York district and later
one OF the judges OF the municipal
court in New York.
Representative Rueker has been a
prosecuting attorney and circuit
judge in Missouri, and he has had
something TO say of the need of an
investigation OF the departments at
Washington. Saunders. OF Virginia,
was a circuit judge when elected to
congress. Garner. OF Texas, now a
member OF the committee on expendi-
trues IN the treasury department. is
still another who once graced the
bench. The roster OF lawyers In the
next house is an imposing one.
Outside OF the matter of dollars
and cents. the democrats viii ask
number Of questions. for instance.
Why hasn't the department OF JUS
tice prosecuted the steel trust? How
about the dollar diplomacy of the
state department? Why the maneu-
yers on the Mexican border?--a ques-
tion that may be put separately to
the state. war and navy departments.
What OF the alleged political ma
chine kept oiled By means Of patron
age by the postoffice department?
How about Alaska and conservation.
down at the interior department. ana
what OF the reported maiadministra-
ton of the Philippine laid laws. upon
which the departments OF war and
justice have individually passed?
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
WANT STREET
SIGNS REMOVED
ACorrespondeni who Talks Out
In Meeting

Editor Durham Sun:--The, Dur
ham Civic league is, without doubt,
ldoing much good in Durham in
cleaning UP and identifying insight
| ly spots. and TO their attention, as
well as to those who are perpetratine
the nuisance, I want TO call attention
to that, which TO my mind. makes a
most unfsyorable impression upon a
visitor to the city of Durham, and
which can be removed IL the business
men Of the city will have little
patriotic pride.
! refer TO the unsightly signs In
front of Main street business houses.
AS visitor turns into Main street
coming from the depot his vision OF
Main street is blocked by sea OF
signs as big as box cars swinging
across the pavement. the ugliest that
any city was ever afflicted with.
These sign nuisances predominant on
Maine stree. between shIangum and
Church streets, and on Mangum
street from Parrish TO Peabody, and
exist throughout the business por-
ton of the city
The next thing that attracts the
ATTENTION OF the visitor and that il
an eycsore 10 every loyal Durhamite,
Is the great big cloth sale" signs
which the merchants on Main stree,
persist III covering The fronts OF their
stores with II these merchants
haven't the pride In the town 70 dis
continue this disgusting way OF ad-
vertising their business. then All ap-
peal should be made to the owners
OF this property TO prohibit the piac-
ing OF such signs on the front OF
their buildings by their tenants. that
the city may not be disgraeed with
them. do not believe in boyeotting.
but the writer not long ago visited a
community of $4,000 people which
did not have merchant In il who
would countenance these nuIsances.
and upon inquiry as 10 how this was
accomplished | was informed that the
people of the city refused 10 trade
with any merchant so lacking ii
good taste and home pride and the
merchant who maintained such a
nuisance had to move on for lack Of
trade.
Another eyesore is the Interstate
Telephone company's Bridge OF
Signs. hanging over Main street fac
ing the depot. an unslghtly nuisance
that should never have been allowed
and which the business men ownlng
the company should not be willing
20 allow 70 longer mar the beauty OF
the city. II II Is not voluntarily re-
moved. then Il Is within me power Of
the board Of aldermen 70 order Its
removal. and this should be done. as
Il Is unsightly and the first thing that
meets the visitors eye as he leaves
the union station.
Let the Civic league take up these
matters with the merchants and bus
mess men az once. Stop putting up
the cloth signs with their calamity
howls. gentlemen: take down the
signs swinging across the sidewalks
aud let's try and pull together 10
make Durham as pretty as II Is pro-
gressiye. Is.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION
IMPORTANT MEETING TOMORROW
MORNING ATY. c. 4.

A very important meeting OF the
members % the Durham Civic asso.
citation n TO be held ,omorrow morn.
ing n the Young Mems Christian as
socia,ion building, and all are urged
10 be present. The work Of city
Identification. which has been going
on for several days. viii be reviewed
and further plans laid.
The work Of cleaning np the city.
which was scheduled 10 stop satur-
day, has been continued v,day aud
will DO continued this week until all
paris u the city have been covered.
All who desire 70 become members
- The association are requested to
attend the meeting at the v N. g. A.
tomorrow. as well as al who are nos
members.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21

Portland, Ore. March 2O.-The FIRST
annual Pacific Northwest Live Stock
show was opened at the Union stock
yards IN North Portland today. 10
continue until Thursday. The exhl-
billion Of beef stock is the largest ever
held west Of Denver. and there Is also
= large display 0f horses. sheep and
hogs. A students Judging contest and
settles % lectures on live stock
topics are features OF the three days
program.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
They Have a Slate that Already
Contains the Names Of Several
SEEKING THEIR STRENGTH
4 Call Has Been Placed In Different
Parts Of the City for Signers-i
Mass Meeting Has Been Called Tor
Next Monda, Night 10 Put the Ball
in Motion.

The broadside which Chairman H.
A. Foushee. of the democratic com
mitiee, let fly Friday has caused the
independent and republican sentiment
in the city to crystalize into call
for a mass meeting 10 be held next
Monday night. March 9th, for the
purpose of getting the followers OF
the citizens ticket in line for the
municipal campaign.
Ten copies OF the call for meeting
has been placed in different parts Of
ihe city in order TO have all who are
III sympathy with the movement 10
sign the reques. Up TO the present
time several hundred voters have af-
fixed their signature 10 the different
papers.
II is the purpose or the opponents
Of the regular democratic ticket to
call their party the Citizens" parry.
Al the convention next Monday night
a date will be set for the holding Of
the ward meeting. and also date for
holding the convention 10 ratify the
action Of che ward meetings and to
nominate a mayor. police and fire
commissioners
Among those more prominently
mentioned for the mayoralty nominee
on the citizens ticket al the present
tme are: Messrs. A. X. Umstead. J.
: II.n - " De- n " c,--nfl
The name OF Mr.. J. II. Sou;hgate has
also been mentioned in this connec-
zion. but il is hardly probable that he
viii make the race. Mr.. Souihgate
has been urged 10 make the race for
mayor in several previous elections
but has always declined with thanks.
The citizen slate contains al the
present time the following for alder
men First ward. Z. Z Thompson.
VI u. Fallow. I. r Allen. j. s Hall.
Second ward, J. r Royster. J. S.
Perry. J 5 Christian, Jno w Proc
ior. p l. 0'Brians Third ward, VI.
+. Cole. A W. sorrell. w. r. Hall.
VI A Carr. X A Honeycutt. Fourth
ward. u r. Perry. j. r. salmon. Geo.
II Beall.
Following Is the call which Is being
circulated Tor signers
Relieving that 10 draw political
party lines in the affairs Of our city
viii NOT work TO the best interest Of
is people as z whole. and believing
thas each ward should without out
side interference name is aldermen
aid that such aldermen should, as in
the past b elected on a non-par;isan
platform-we hereby call mass
meeting Of al our citizens who are In
sympathy with this plan TO meet in
The courthouse Monday night. March
9Th, a. : O'Clock. for the purpose Of
fixing date for holding all the ward
conventions on the same night az the
sane hour. that each ward may name
IL choice Is candidates Tor aldermen.
This mass meeting 70 adopt rules
governing The holding 81 the ward
conventions, ard ! platform Or decia-
ration 81 principles tina said candi-
daies shall hp bound by
Also 70 name 4 night following the
aard conventions f0r The meeting III
TIE city convention 10 ratify Tie XVI
ZION b TIE wards aid name its candi-
dates for mayor and poliee and IRE
commissioners
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
ON At
RALEIGH TODAY
Whether or MOI the City will ADOPT
Commission Government Act

So = = Z = = = = 4 = = = = = =
= Raleigh, March 20.---2 p. Z
1. m. AT o'clock this afternoon =
= every indication is that the =
= commission government will be =
= defeated. The only hope, its 4
I. friends claim. being that oppo- =
= nents lined up their strength =
= for early vote and that during =
! the afternoon the voting y
I strength will shift 10 majorities =
= for commission government. In Z
= most wards. thus far, there are Z
4 heavy majorities against II with Z
= CLOSE votes in remainder. =
= = = = = = I, = = + i = 4 = = Z
Raleigh. March 2o.--The past day
or two have been especially charac-
terized by strenuous campaigning In
Raleigh for and against the adoption
OF he commission government act
passed by the recent Legislature for
the capital city TO adopt or reiec, at
the polls The opposition which has
developed considerable strength Is
sued a number Of circulars and had
opponents Of eommissionism on the
streets talking about defects Of che
act as they interpret H. The CONF
mission advocates also quicked their
pace. aud il Is nip and tuck" In the
matter OF aggressive effort. A nota-
BILE circular against the commission
ac. calls for It's defeat AZ the polls
today on the ground that the "inltia-
tive and referendum" was left out OF
IL 50 that the people will be IN the
hands OF the three commissioners for
their terms OF Office except for the
recall" feature. which they consider
inadequate. Il Is insisted that Greens
boro has the Initiative and referen-
dun" and that Raleigh should also
have II. Then. too. they figure that
the cost OF city government will be
considerably increased with commits
sion government. They figure that
the increase will be az least $500 and
can be grgatly Increased by the CON-
mission through retention OF the
police commission. board OF audit and
finance and. other departments which
the act permits Furthermore there
Is inslstenee that Raleigh is In no
need Of he change. the present city
government being eminently safisfac-
tory Advocates OF the commission
form are insisting that the present
city officers. who will have TO step
down and out II the election carries.
are earnestly supporting the act. and
hat the recall Is all that IA needed,
leaders OF the opposition having 20
declared themselves IN legislative
committee hearings The fight Is on
u the polls today.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
Ieurnameni al pInthnr.i.

Pineburst y 6, March 2oThe
l'alted North aud South Amateur
championship. which for ten years
past has been the banner golf even,
81 the spring season here. opened 10.
DAY With field Of contestants repre-.
seniing many sections OF The country.
The play viii continue through the
entire week.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
Escapes BY tii,ing Property to Vile.

Paterson. \. J.-For beating his
wife. Israel Wilson chose the alter
native offered him BY the Judge OF
making over all his property TO his
wife and quitting the state perms-
nently to going 70 prison for three
years.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
sermons Dry as Lectures,

CambrIdge.-The Harvard Advo-
cate says that students do not attend
Appleton chapel because the sermons
are so dry that iii is Ike adding an
other day of lecture work to the week
days"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
4 New Brand Of Immigranls.

Boston, Eighteen men, wear
Ing drum major hats. quilted blouses
and high boots. are held by the immi-
grafton authorities until they can BE-
classified. No one has been able to
understand their language. They are
believed 70 be from the Caucasus.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
$4,000 For Lever Limbs.

Mineola. l. IA damage verdict %
$4,000 against the New York Central
has been awarded Michael carmody.
! l5-year-old boy who lost both legs
while stealing a ride.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
pormer I.nhIIs 0nIrlaI on TrIaI.

indianapolis. Ind. March 90
Oliver 2. EnsIey. former county
treasurer. was afraigned IN court 20.
day 70 stand trial for the second time
on the tharge Of embezziIng public
funds. The case Is one OF the 10.
called Marion county graft cases. IN
which several fofmer public officials
and others are involved. EnsIcy vas
indicted 10 1908 aud his hrst trial
took place a year ago. The Jury
failed 70 agree. standing ten 10 two
for conviction.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
Day Of encouragement Dawns.

Auburn. \. y.--The day of Tillman
and Vardaman has gone forever and
We are aow meeting with sympathy
and encouragement for the negro
lace. declared Booker 7. Washington
in an address here.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21

Washington.-Edward Hartley. a
farmer. gas yesterday released from
jail as The most unsophistica;ed man
or the biggest liar on earth" He
srore he didn't know whiskey would
make him drunk.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
Workers IRON Orange.

Ten prisoners from Orange county
we're brought over this morning 10
serve their time on the Durham
county roads. All of these we're sen
fenced Tor long terms and will help
10 make roads for Durham county.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21

Montreal IT wenty-three Gloucester
fishermen passed through here en-
route for Washington. declaring that
Canadian reciprocity would kill fish
ing in Gloucester.