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The Washington herald., 1911-04-08
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
BE PRUDENT,

Accept this tip,
My worthy friend,
Avoid La grippe"
And do not send
Your fannels to the attic yet,
Lest you regret, lest you regret
Although the spring
Is gay with buds,
You'd better cling
To winter duds;
Assume no gear of gauze or net,
Lest you regret, lest you regret.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-08
Almost Acquainted.

Mrs. Upperten says l may present
you. You are fortunate. She docs not
care to meet many strangers"
"Oh. she always allows me to be pre-
sented. I have been introduced to her a
great many times
The Washington herald., 1911-04-08
Where Women Vote

How does the ballot for women work
out?'
Works all right. We have to allow
the ladies a little leeway. Occasionally
one of them wants her ballot back for
the purpose of adding a postscript"
The Washington herald., 1911-04-08
A Civic Duty.

Every business man should belong TO
the Chamber Of Commerce and be on a
committee. Such is a civic duty
What committee are you on?"
well. I can't remember Just now"
The Washington herald., 1911-04-08
Usually Mt Home,

Some men will fume and fret
At trifies chafe:
And very peevish get
When il is safe.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-08

Floors may be kept clean b
going over them twice a day with
a damp tooth brush.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-08

A few dozen Arizona tarzntulas let
loose in tire house viii drive away
all the flea
The Washington herald., 1911-04-08

A piece of limbu-gr- cheese will
lake away that musty smell in the
clothes closets
The Washington herald., 1911-04-08

To prevent the odor Of frying
onions from pe1ading the house,
cook cabbage.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-08

CARPETS may be kept clean b.
using ruEs.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-08

To keep the bookShelTs clean. stick
To American authors
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14
BRIDE TELLS HOW IT ALL HAP.
PENED IN DECEMBER.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 1S.-When
pretty Miss Lottic May Benson and
Aubrey Rcdell Carter left here De
cembcr 20 last on a train for WASH
ingion. d. C. they expected to get
married in the national capital, but
they had laid no plans for the events.
on the train they met Detective A.
j. wall. OF the Atlantic Coast Line
railway service. and he spotted them
at once as a couple smitten by Dan
Cupid SO Detective Wall piloted them
ia his home III Washington on arrival
At 2:l5 ,. nj. and one hour later the
knot had been lied by the Rev. james
NJ. Little. OF that city.
Mrs. Carter. who came here last
year from Reidsyille. n g.. where her
father. ]. II. Benson. i j prominent
merchant. holds i position In the sub.
postal station here. and on that ac-
count delayed announcing the news oi
her marriage until today She has
sent announcement notices 70 friends
| in ReidsviIle and also In Greensboro
Carter. who Is Just 20 years old. i
stenographer 10 General Freight Agen
Drake. OF the Southern railway.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14
Movement for Pan-Ameriean
Republics Trade Development
Conference Began Five Days Session in Washington Today
Commercial Organizations oi Large Cities
Well Represented

Washington, Feb. 13.-Results Of
an important and far-reaching char
acter in relation to the development
of trade among the republics OF
North and South and Central Amer
lea are expected to follow the Pam
American commercial conference,
which began a five days session in
Washington today. The conference,
1t is expected. will be particularly
productive OF good results on account
of the opening OF the Panama canal
within comparatively short time.
President Taft addressed the OPEN
ing session of the conference which
was held this afternoon in the audi
torium OF the magnificent new build
ing OF the Pan-American union. form
erly known rs the international
Bureau of American republic. The
Pan-American union made the ar
rangements for the conference and
its directors, John Barrett occupied
the chair at the initial session.
In one respect the attendance at
the opening differed noticeably from
that at almost any national or inter-
national conference that has met in
! the national capital in years. This
was the small representation of So
called publie men. Among the 500
or 500 delegates present there were
scarcely a dozen men whose faces or
even whose names are familiar TO the
general public. The president, one
or two members Of his cabinet and
several congressman were on hand to
take part in the opening proceedings
but the main body OF delegates was
composed OF business men and mer
who have made trade and commerce
their life study.
Commercial organizations in near
IIy all the large cities Of the United
States we're represented. Diplomat.
and consular officials were there u
tell the results OF their observations
on the conditions and possibilities o
trade in the southern republics wher,
they have resided and these republi
in turn we're represented By thei
diplomatic and consular offers &C
Icredited to the United States.
The opening session Of the confer
ence was devoted TO welcomes an,
responses and 10 addresses OUTLINING
the purposes of the gathering. Sen
ator Root, of New York. and Repre-
sentative Champ Clark, Of Missouri
were among the speakers. as wa
also John II. Farrell, the new pres
ldent OF the United States Steel cor
poration.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14
The Worlds Biggest
Dog Show This Week

New York. Feb. 13.-This is the
week when society goes 10 the dogs
More than two thousand OF them.
2,100 to be exact. are to be seen in
Madison Square Garden. where the
lhirty-hith annual bench show OF the
Westminster Kennel club opened to-
day. The display embraces big dogs
and ,l;tlc dogs handsome dogs aud
Eomcly GeEt. aai dogs Of every color
and cyc.y variety of breed. The only
thing they have In common is that all
are OF most ar,siocratic pedigree.
In the number OF Its entries he
show this year breaks all records. the
exhibits exceeding BY more than 100
the numbe- al the great Crystal Palace
show in London last year The Boston
erriers lead the list. with collies. fox
terriers. French bulldogs, cocker
spanicls and bpagles following In The
order named. There Is also an unnsn.
ally large representation OF the small
and rare varieties of the canine king
| dom.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14

The Sykes-Boyden highway COM
mission bill is adopted for favorable
report by the joint committee on
roads and turnjikes as substitute
for the Sykes bill to encourage road
building In North Carolina and the
Boyden bill for highway commits
sion, end II is to have combined
strength of both bills In preventing
passage through both houses. The
substitute bill adopted this evening
provides for state highway COM
mission TO have supervision OF road
building in state, issues OF state
bonds of 100000 every six months
at per cent. TO be loaned TO coun-
ties at per cent. running Al years
with automatic sinking fund to re-
tire bonds without cost to state.
There Is machinery to enable in
corporated road districts and town
ships 10 avail themselves of this state
aid separate and apart from county
uniIs. by elections.
The committee decided to have
the spainhour bill for working state
conyicts on roads through district
chaingangs revised by q sub-commit-
tee and report II favorably later
with changes that would leave pres
ent county chaingang system intact.
The senate and house finance COM
mittees are deyoting much time "a
hearings TO various corporate inter.
ests on questions OF taxation. They
heard a committee from the State
Bankers association Friday after.
noon. representatives OF the South
ern Express company last night and
will hear the representatives from
the telegraph and telephone
companies OF the state Monday
night. The bankers contended
that the banks are alread,
taxed too much and far out oi
proportion TO the general taxation
scale the state over. Express anC
! telephone companies are opposini
especially additional burdens Of fran
chise tax, state or municipal.
The Diilard bill to create stat
game commission TO succeed the Stat
Audubon society is having a har'
road to travel. The house committee
on game. after hearing lasting sey
eral hours today. decided TO repor
II fayorably with eight members o
the committee exempting their coun
ties. Secretary T. Gilbert Pearson
Of the Audubon society. advocate,
the bill before the committee. I
provides three game and fresh waite
. fish commissioners and retains tn
$40 nonresident Lcense.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14
IDENTIFIED As
LEWIS WEST
Sheriff ana Deputy Of Cumber-
land Make II Sure
FOUND IN A RESTAURANT
Officers Cover Him With Rcvolvers
and Make Him Hold Up His Hands
Had Nine Pistols on His Person
Was Carried 70 Raleigh This Morn.
ing for Safe Keeping.

Maxton. Feb. 11.--2:29 p. M
About 9 o'clock last night Lewis West
entered the restaurant Of Henry Nc
.oSs ssssM AsI kLls&Jf pus sIolsId
10 peqqol uesq pgu eIols ssoqM 'uou
-uIYoK % " o. p9llod5I GIslgIpsu
-mI puB un5 aql Ioy IIlIop suo ls9M
pred oqM 'psIoIoo 'uol5ulMsIa sHigqD
10 slois sql OF mIq Yool InpqdoK
pool JoJ IolsId sprn o. pslueM pun
.lSslls uolSuImE.M no 'psIoIoo Insud
McKinnon found Chief Of Police 5. II.
Dunlap, and they found West at a
table. Dunlap covered him before he
could reach his pocket, which he
tried to do, but the stern command OF
the officer to throw up his hands was
obeyeG. McKinnon went through the
outlaws pockets and found nine re-
golyers and two knives, one OF them
bloody. West claimed TO be Frank
McLaurin, half-brother, and said he
worked at Nayassa, near Wilmington,
and came up on the Seaboard train.
He had a pistol wound on the left side
and arm. and had been shot in the
rear of one leg. Murdoch Smith. OF
Cumberland. was here and identified
he prisoner as West. but DIR. Harris
who seven years ago had a Lewis
West in his employment in Cumber-
land. said this was no, the man. Tho
advertised height OF West. too. was
misleading for instead Of 5 feet u
inches he Is s feet 2 inches high
Sheriff Sharpe, OF Wilson; Sheriff Nc
Geachy and Deputy Monaghan. o.
Cumberland. arrived this morning ant
made It certain.
West confessed shooting the Wilson
officers and said he was at Selm;
when Stetson was arrested and hs,
come down about Pembroke and up Il
aaxton last night. He was taken &
Raleigh for safe keeping by officers
leaving Maxton at 5 o'clock thii
morning
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14
RE|DsVILLE ROMANCE WAY FOR OLD WAR CLAIMS
ABANDONED PROPERTY AMEND.
MENT PUT THROUGH.

Washington. Feb. 1S.-Civil war cot
ton claims. amounting TO approxi-
mately s5.o0o.O0O. may have to be paid
10 owners OF abandoned property"
seized after the war. under the terms
Of an amendment which the democrats
Or the south succeeded in tacking TO
tie Moon bill in the house.
Representative Bartlett. OF Georgia,
and fellow-democrats caught the re-
publicans mapping late yesterday af-
ternoon. and before members from
the northern states could be sum-
moned the house. by a vote OF 125 70
s5. had adopted the Bartlett amend
ment. It gives the court Of claims
jurisdiction over suits brought againsi
the government BY those whose prop.
erty was seized and sold subsequent
to June 1. 1865. Such suits hereto
fore have been barred.
Thousands Of bales Of cotton wer'
thus seized and sold as abandoned
properly
The Moon bill, a technical an,
yoiuminous measure. has had tn
right OF way every calendar wednes
day this session. There was const
quently d slim attendance when n
house met.
Before the republican forces coul
be marshaled, the amendment ha
prevailed. thus opening the way &
the filing Of claims BY those IN q
south who lost abandoned property
after the close OF the struggle
Under the act OF March Il, lS6,
Il was provided that the federal go
ernment might collect and sell aba
, doned property found in insure
. tionary districts. Much property
, this character. mainly cotton, vi
! found. and the proceeds from Il
sale turned into the treasury tn
/. may now have to be refunded
: claimants in all sections OF the sout
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14
ONE NEGRO DYING AND ONE IN
JAIL AWAITING RESULTS.

As the result OF some rather sensa-
tionai gun play ia walliown yes;er-
day evening Charlie Taylor. colored, is
In the hospital In a dying condition.
with a bullet hole through his chest,
and Mallory Powell is in Jail await
ing the probable charge Of murder.
Powell has been playing the part
of desperado In the settlement for
some time. handling his gun in care
less manner and at sundry times in
order 10 impress upon the community
the desperate nature Of his intentions.
Yesterday evening Powell's wife came
home and he refused to let her enter
The house. She demonstrated with
| him but 10 no avail. She sought en-
trance through the window. As she
lad so her spouse sent bullet crash
ling through the pane in her dircc-
,lon. Fortunately for her the shot
went Wild Of the mark aud struck
Taylor. who was standing some yards
away. an innocent bysiander.
When the officers arrived Powell re-
fused to give them entrance in th'
lname OF the law. He had exhausted
| al of his ammunition. else there nigh
have been some more gun play Th'
loficers finally forced the door AMI
succeeded In landing the desperate
minded character behind the bars
where he will await the outcome Q
l,he Injuries inflicted on Taylor.
TAYLOR Is said by the physicians Z
be ~ a very precarIous condition an
there is not much chance Of his re
lcnxery.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14
SENSATIONAL GUN PLAY PAYS PENALTY THIS WEEK
NATHAN MONTAGUE WILL BF
ELECTRocuTED WEDNESDAY.

On Wednesday OF this week in the
state prison at Raleigh, Nathan
Montague, the notorious Granville
county criminal. will pay the penalty
OF his unspeakable crime by having
several thousand volts of electricity
sent through his miserable body.
Montague was convicted at spc-
cial term OF Granville superior court
OF triple murder. criminal assault.
arson. burglary and larceny. in the
killing of Mr. ]. l.. Sanders, his
daughter, Miss Matte Sanders. and
his grand daughter. little Irene Over
ton, assault on Miss Sanders. looting
the house and the burning Of IL.
The electrocution of Charles Ply
Ter. OF Union county. has also been
set for this week. Plyler, who Is q
white man. was convicted Of the mnr.
der Of his brother-in-law Ills
friends are attempting TO have hts
sentence commuted. II he is electro
cuted he will make the third thai
has met death In the electric chail
recently. Phillip Mills. colored. th,
Transylvania county negro. hayinl
been electrocuted on Friday Of las
week.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14
WadesbOr0 Minister
Tenders Resignation

wadesboro. Feb. Yesterday
morning at the conclusion of the
preaching service at the First Baptist
church. Rev. I. W. chamblIss offered
his resignation az pastor and asked
that Il take effect May 1. No action
was taken on the resignation by the
church. bn; II sas referred 70 the
board OF dcacnns. NJ. Chambliss
came here In 1907. ard during his
pastorate the church has received 1872
members and has raised for all pur-
poses over $1,000. The church build.
Ing nas been remodeled and consider.
able Improvement made III the prop
erty. Mr.. chanbliss has not an.
nounccd his plans for the future. The
resignation was he cause Of much re.
grct. aud many Of the members aud
citizens Of the community have ex'
pressed sorrow al the determination
Of Mr.. Chambliss 20 change his loea-
tion.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14
Alabama House
Passes Local Option

Montgomery. Ala. Feb. l3.-By .
vote of IS to a the house Of repre-
sentatives al } o'clock Thursday af.
,crnoon passed the Parks local option
bill. As the senate Is known to be
overwhelmingly In favor OF local
option bill. Il Is believed that the
Parks bin VIII bc rushed through that
body and become a law before the
end Of next week The Parks bill was
80 amended yesterday as 10 make /
imperative until regulation measures
10 accompany Il arc enacted.
The bill provides that As per cent
of The number that vote for governor
can petition for an election on tn.
question OF wet or dry. Il also pro
yides for distillcries and brewerics
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14
Two Torpedo Boats
Visiting New Bern

New Bern, Feb. 13.-The torpedo
boat Tingey reached port Friday af-
ternoon and tied up beside the De-
Long, which came In earlier In the
day. The boats came from the Char
lesion navy yard and are In COM
mand OF Lieutenant Commander
Freeman, Of the reserve torpedo
flotllia. They will remain here for
several days, during which time the
sister ship, Dupont. whose home port
IA New Bern will be inspected. This
sight OF three torpedo boats side b.
side in these waters Is unusual. The
Tingey and DeLong came through
the new inland waterway canal from
Beaufort.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14
Promotion Comes
10 Mr.. F. l. Ferrel

Mr.. Y. L. Fcrreil. the popular gate
keeper at the union station. has been
promoted TO the position OF baggage
master at the Raleigh station. He
viii leave within the next few days
TO assume his new duties.
He will be succeeded at the station
here BY MIR. ". Jones. who has been
Ieiarloyed by the Durham Traction
company.
The many patrons OF the station
here will regret exceedingly 70 see
| Mr.. FcrreIl leave. lie has given gem
erai and widespread satisfaction to
the travelling public on account OF MS
uniform courtesy and obliging man
ner. His many friends will wish FOL
him much success In his new Held.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14
SoIons Clearing Up Calendar
Imporah ills in the House
Friday In the Senate Was Dt Mainly 10 Local Matters
Torrens Land Tile System fed FavorabIy
by Committee

Raleigh, Feb. 13.--In the senate
an immense amount OF work was
done In clearing the calendar and in
advancing bills on their readings,
nearly all, however, being local
measures.
Senator Cotton's bill to provide
the Torrens land title system was re-
ported favorably by the committee
on agriculture and sent TO the COM
mittee on judiciary.
The bill increasing the salary OF
judges received favorable report
from the committee on salaries and
fees, but action was deferred.
DIR. Kent's house bill prohibiting
the sale of near-beer, beerine and
other like drinks was reported fav-
orably when an amendment by the
committee on propositions and griey-
ances was made special order for
next Tuesday at noon to give Senator
Bassett time to prepare an amend
ment relating 10 the sale Of cider.
Senator Martin, OF Washington,
introduced bill TO establish a state
fisheries commission and protect the
fisheries OF the state. being dupli-
cate OF commission bill pending in
the house.
Senator Gardner introduced a bill
10 provide medals after 15 years
service in state militia and exempt.
ing military men from civil or crimi.
nal liability for acts committed un.
der orders.
Senator Boyden introduced a bill
10 provide for medical inspection oil
school children in towns having .
population OF 1000 or over.
Epecially notable bills introduced
In the house were by Sykes to Il,
salaries OF supreme court justices Al
81. 800: by Spainhour to appropriate
100000 additional 10 publ,
schools: by Priyatt TO assist farmers
BY cooperative field experiments; b.
Kent 20 prevent carrying revolver
and sale OF them except to officers o
the law.
The house passed on second read
ing the Battle bill to allow cities an'
towns 10 change charters or amen'
charters at will without Legislative
enactment. This Is the bill aske'
for BY the North Carolina Municlpa
league as allowing adoption OF com
mission or other form OF govern
ment. Out Of precaution IL Is beinl
passed the reading q day only b
roll call.
A Joint resolution was passed ask
ling congressman to support a parcel
post bill.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14

Tomorrow morning the real busi-
ness of the conference will be taken
up in earnest. Formalities will be
dispensed with and the delegates will
indulge in the free interchange of
views on wide range of subjects re-
lating to Pan-American trade and its
development. This main subject will
be discussed from all viewpoints.
Not only will the opportunities of
the United States to extend the sale
OF its products in Latin-America be
considered, but the export trade of
the Latin-American republics to the
United States likewise will receive
attention
Among the matters relating TO in
ternational commerce that will be
brought up for discussion during the
next four days are steamship routes,
samples, credits. trade marks, bank
ing facilities, packing, advertising,
catalogues. tariff regulations and the
laws of the various countries govern
ing statesmen and samples.
Charles NJ. Pepper, who shares
with John Barrett the reputation of
being probably the best-posted man
in the United States on everything
relating to Mexico and the republic
OF South and Central America. will
tell the conference of the commercial
benefits that the west coast OF South
America may expect to reap from the
opening of the Panama canal. Henry
L. James, who, like Mr.. Pepper, is
one OF the commercial experts of the
department of state, will also speak
on the commercial situation on the
west coast, with special reference to
the countries of Peru and Chile.
Mack II. Davis, another prominent
representative of the state depart
ment, will speak on the trade rela-
/ tons with Latin-America in general.
Charles Sheriff., United States
minister to Argentine, will tell the
conference what the United States
must do If she hopes to overcome the
1 lead OF her commercial rivals, Great
Britain and Germany, in the great
South American republic. Other rep
resentatives of the United State:
diplomatic corps who are scheduled
to address the conference include
julius G. Lay. consul general at Rie
de Janelro: DIR. Frederick G. Goding
United States consul at Montevideo
Uruguay, and Isaac Manning, consu
at La Guayra. Venezuela. Othel
speakers sill be the ambassadors o.
: ministers from Mexico. Brazil. Ar
gentine, Chile, Costa Rica and othei
of the Latin-American republics.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14

Providence. r. l.. Feb. l3.--Chureh
leaders representing many dcncmina-
ticns are gathering IN Providence for
the eighth general convention Of the
Religious Education association,
which will begin tomorrow Bishop
Lawrence. cf Massachusetts,, Dr
Charles W. Eliot. of Harvard. Dr. Ly-
man Abbott. OF New York, Miss Jane
Adams, Of Chicago. and many othei
men and women Of national promi.
nence will address the gathering.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14
Major Guthrie on
A Trip 10 Richmond

Major VI. A Guthrie left this after
noon for Richmond. where he Is q
appear for the Norfolk and Western
Railway company In the case brought
against the company by the United
states government for violation OF
the safety appliance law. The COM
pany was indicted on account Of a De.
aclency In thr air-brake on q car oi
tobacco that vas brought here. The
company was convicted In the circuit
court and took the case TO the circuit
court Of appeils. which Is now In ses'
sion at Richmond,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14
Lonrshorcmen IN Session.

Detroit. Mich. Feb. 1s.-The Inter-
ua,loual Longshoremen's association
met in annual convention in Detroit
today with President 7. Y. 0'Connor
presIdIng. The session will last about
a week. Little other than routine
business Is slated for transaction. as
the wage and other agreements for the
coming season Of navigation have al
ready been setuedr
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-14

New YORK. Feb. i3..-The new
George VI. Cohan theater. the latest
addition TO the long list OF first-class
playhouses in the emtropclis, was
formally opened this afternoon Will
special Lincoln's Birthday matinee
performance. The new theater !,
located in broadway. Just north o.
AID street.