The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-04-21
1900 DELEGATES EXPECTED
Many Citizens Open Their
Homes and Others Offer
Contributions; Boston Bond
holders Sue Company
Whose Bonds They Own
May Preclude Other.
fSpecial to The News and observer)

Durham, April 1S.-Today a week
before the opening of the V
ton of the BaracA and Philathea
classes OF North Carolina, the local
committees have about completed
their work Of securing homes for
most Of the delegates. This is the
biggest convention that Durham has
ever entertained. and the work Of
finding homes for the 800 dele
gates who are expected 10 attend has
been a big one.
The people OF the city have re-
sponded finely during the past two
days, and it was announced today
that most OF the delegates bad been
provided for a week in advance. By
Monday evening most of the prelim-
mary work Will have been done. AT
that time a meeting of every organ
ized class i'll the city will be held,
aud at that time a general report
will be made TO the city union and to
the committees in general charge Of
the work.
People Are Liberal.
Yesterday "a large number Of peo-
pie telephoned their desires to enter
tain some OF the delegates to the
union headquarters at the Y. NJ. c. A,
from which the work of getting ready
Tor Ia convention is being carried
on. Another man gave $50 to De used
lol the entertainment OF as many
delegates as il would look after. Still
another man told the committee to
lind places for six delegates and
charge h bill TO him. The lady
solicitors who nave been canvassing
the city found little trouble in get
ting homes for another hundred peO-
pie.
Convicted of Usury.
II. l. NaLce. the real estate man,
who was tried and convicted on q
charge of usury Friday morning, was
tined 500 and taxed with the costs OF
the action, by the recorder this
morning. 1t was charged tina Nance
was lending money to a negro man
and charging about 200 per cent in
terest. He was lending the money
al a monthly rate Of interest of 81
Tor a fifteen dollar loan.
Nance protested his innocence Wig.
orously, and fought the case with at
torneyS before the recorder. He
claimed that he was not lending his
own money but merely negotiated the
deal, and the renewals of the loan.
An appeal to the higher court was
taken.
BOndhOldcrs Sye Water Company.
Notice that another suit will be
filed by the bondholders of the Dur
ham Water Company against that
Noo iiiSo VI tIt ClSIk Oh
court yesterday. This is the latest
development of the interesting cam
paiSn for the municipal ownership
OF the water supply Of the city of
Durham.
AT the present the Boston pond
holders hold court judgments
amounting TO about $3OO.O GOO against
their own company. The amount OF
the new suit has not been announced
nut II Is said on pretty good author
NY that the bond holders will ask
Tor more than 500, 600 III this final
suit.
Judgment Against Themselves.
Mayor BroSden. in discussing this
the latest development in the rathe,
unusual history of the Durham Wa
ter Company, said that this was rhe
first case he had ever heard OF in
winch the people who owned a com
pany, or owned the controlling in
terest in a corporation asked 70,
judgments against themselves. Asked
the probable cause of his new suit
the mayor said he had no idea hacef
on facts, but that he presumed The
bondholders were asking for tbese
new judgments because there had
been some suggestions that there
would he suits against the compap,
on o of the recent fire. which
grew TO such proportions hat it wa,
uhcoHtroilaofe Nnen q water mair
burst. n mayor said these claim.
Of the Boston ~bondholders would &C,
as prior judgments and would bt
the first collected should other dam.
ages be awarded against the
his will make the Durham Wate,
Company all the more inaccessabi
TO Durham people who may wish Il
sue them.
Campaign Closes Monday.
The mayor has announced that tn,
campaign for the water bonds will