JS&sfcaSF" r
1. Til? ni*tm highway commission
to lost* ssd designate ths road.,
thus s voiding 1?*1 contentions and
friction; ad sec* county through
whl*h the Voad puim to be authoris
ed by legtslstlve pctlon. to sppropri
ate not exceeding fifty thou wind dol
lars per mile of rood In Mid county
tovm t?i taWM ooeatTfc^
I. ' Tbe road fotcee Mw controlled
by each county, whether convict or
hired, may be used by the county
constructing the portion In that coun
ty.
3. Voluntary contributions will be
received from public-spirited citizen*
owners of automobiles, garages, ets.
4. By volunteer work, to be done
on one particular day. to be feereaf-j
ter named by all persons who live
within live miles of the 'road and who
"Tare willing to contribute to the pub
lic iRod. Qovernor Kltckln has rec
ommended -the legislative program to
the Geaeral Assembly: and It Is be
lleved no trouble need be anticipated
In procurtng legtealtive action of the
scheme. ' : ]
For the purpose of reaching a com
mon agreement and the appointment
of suitable persons to have charge of
the work is each county, a convention
1a hereby called to meet In the court
house in Raleigh on Tuesday, 14 th
day of February, lftil, at noon; andi
each coynty, city and town along
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
LOOK OUT FOR No. 1
\9vcr lose sight of $b? fact that
you have your own way to make In
the world ud that no one feels dis
posed to help a man who does not
help himself.
ft Is very pleasant to be a "good
fellow" and spend money freely, but
you will find many more people will
ing to accept your generosity than
willing to help you when yon need
money.
Don't forget your own Interests.
Own your home. -I bare, four- reai
den<*eafoj> sale at very reasonable
Trices, which will yield a good rata
?of Interest on the tnveatment. utoo
rapidly etihance in raiue.
K. R. ROBINSON,
' 24SS 14th 8t. Waablagioa. D. C.
A hunting, b.lnc ?u
?k <M?trlrt and eoun
ifrtbed ra|w ?* to
kUKxt on .
bunting mmoiu don
intrcKiucnon or hiiib.
Graham^oT Orange: In reference to
habeas corpus proceedings. Revisal
committee. V
Relnhardt, of IJ?coln: Prescribing
punishment for making .Jalse state
ments to obtain credit Judiciary.
Cotten, of Pitt: Relating to tax
ing dogs. Propositions and griev
ances.
- A messasre was received from the
governor transmitting reports from
the North Carolina Historical Com-;
misafon and the Eastern . Carolina
Training School giving salaries pakl. j
Representative Latham, if Bean
fort, offered the prayer at 'the open
ing of the house at 11 o'clock.
A. H. Greene, of Halifax' county I
presented his credentials as returned
from Halifax to succeed the late Rev.
P. N. Stalnback as representative, and
was sworn In.
Petitions were presented by Rep
resentative Grier, of Mecklenbarg,
from the ministers of Chsrlotte
against the desecration of the Sab
bath and in regaVd to the sale of 11-;
quor by clubs.
The committees on counties, cities
and towns, and on agriculture, were
thereon. An amendment by Turling
ton, striking out second section of
the blfi which mskes it a misdemean
or to throw refuse on the lands of
another, being lost. The bill was re
commlttedr
Encourage growing of livestock 1n
Beaufort.
% Amend law relating to killing cat
tle on range. .
Regulate service of summons, re-:
quiring sheriff to leave copy In all
Joint resolution Inviting Logan ,W.
[Page to addreaa legislature on Roads
January 26th.
I Senate bills passed final reading In
the house: Regulate fox hunting In
Wayne county; Increase compensa
tion of court stenographer of Pitt
* A. omi la tatatAjfMf (or Ac
eeeaoty to ?<*r of a Me?lca?
Win nwowm Ian* vaa.M.'i
Halla Proaa Uie RUM <*
Mexico City. Jan. 1*. ? Aliens in
human treatment by authorities of|
the Mate of Zacataeaa et 1.
rail, aa American aalalag engineer,
to being lnreatlgeted by the Ameri
can Embaaajr following tbe receipt
of a protest signed by eighty foreign
raaUonta of W Rio. ' "
rkrr.ll to under arm* It Guade
loupe. Kanatarte, charged ?IU being
arc? ary to tbe murder of a MezJoan
?tf?er.
_Mjn o? ?*>?. ,<*?? obtained ???
Ambassador WUeos ladlcate that the
kllllnc waa dona laat November b y
Amello ^anglot, ?tOMM>per of the
mining company by which Farrell
waa etaployed., with a pistol belong
ing to rtrnlL paagtot waa Imme
diately arraatad and he told the au
thoritles that the shooting iu Acmi
In self-defense and that the miner,
a discharged emptoye, he?>e*o?*ttr
made threats against the llree of him
self and Parrel I. Two day a later Far
rail was arreetedaad for tea days
kept In solitary coaflnement la a dark'
and vile cell. He 1
more sanitary ^nartors, but has!
Parroll alleges that ho permitted
the storekeeper to take his pistol on
ly after the storekeeper had repeat
edly complained that the discharged
man had ahnaod and theatened him.
P'arrel came to Mlxlco from Mis
souri
Ray's hill to prohibit the sale of
?ear-beer in^Ucon came bjck frost]
the senate^.|mh an amendment per
mitting the sale of sqft drinks and:
thla was concurred In, the bill belag
passed Anally.
Senate resolution endorsing New I
? i r r-irsa'afisr r~ ? ?*
Eipoeltkw ratified. ?
THE LUCKY Nl'MIIKIJ .
No. 131 is Entitled to the Salt of
Clothe* at Hoyt'n Store
The contest for the suit of clothe*
or the coat suit ended at Hoyt'* store
last Saturday, night.
The No. 1S1 a* drawn out proved
to be the lucky number. So far no
one holding this number has called
at the store.
Anyone holding this number be
tween now and next Saturday can call
at the Hoyt store and receive the $15
suit. of clothe* as advertised in the
Dall? News or a coat suit if the
lucky number Is held~by a lady.
If this number Is not returned be
fore Saturday night next another
drawing will take place on next Sat
urday night at 10 o'clock. Mr. R. A.
Q. Barnes waff charge of the draw
ing.
Mr* Hoyt is to donato either the
suit of clothes for men or a coat suit
for women to the one holding the
.luck? number regardless % whether
they trade at his place of business
during the week of contest or not.
Every one calling at his store was
presented with a coupon.
Moderation Is the silken -string
running through t?? pearl chain of
all virtues -Bishop Hall.
arteaies Against
NWwtlslos."? .
Cry Reporter,
i Magastne." ? .
editor 8onthern
There will also to general discus
sion on the following subjects among
others:
"How to Maln^in a Profitable Ad
vertising Rate.'V^
"The Cash Bfcsls for* Subscrip
tions." "*1^
"Do Voting Contests Pay?"
! The above program is simply ten
tative, and Is subject to change and
Additions. ? %
The meeting In Wlnston-8alem
Will be followed by an excursion over
the Southbound , sad Atlantic Coast
Line to Charleston, where the mem
ber^faoSHS^flSatdty 8ever
1 al short stops will also be made on
the trip at other places.
Indisposed at Hospital
The many friends of Mr. Thomas
i Bland, superintendent of the Wash
ington Light and Water Company,
will regret to know that he is con
fined to the Fovle Memorial Hospital
suffering with his eyes.
\*TJille his condition is precarious, it
is the hepe of his physicians that he
will soon be on the road towards re
covery. ,
for the Kline ordeal she had steeled
herself.
. Miss Kline is a slight fragile look
ing person fn her early thirties. Her
voice Is as soft as a child's and it
was easy to see from her manner
how she might have won the confi
dence of Mrs. Schenk.
She told of her installation as a
nurw by Dr. Hupp acting under the
instructions of the ..prosecutor and
how she had set about gaining the
confidence of the suspected woman.
8he began by refretenting that Al
bert Schenk had to sign some papers.
It was then that Mrs. Schetfk said to
her:
"Now Miss Kline, if Albert comes
with what you' think is a will, tele
phone me at once. Theft on some
pretez get him out of the ropm and
keep him out until I arrive. And if i
John ? should die, go to his trousers
and get a bunch of keys you will I
find there. They open his safety de-|
poeit vaults, and If Albert gets them
he will go, grab John's stocks and
bonds and dovote them to hla own I
J IT" |-| \r rP Washington's
? ? * " ^ J A ) Greatest Store
Ol'S SALE SALE WILI, CONTINI K ALT. THIS WEKK ? EXTRA SPK
CIALLS WILL. BE OFFERED
Greatest SHOE Bargain Ever Offered
Ladies $3.60, $3.50 and $4.00 Dorothy Dodd * | QQ
Shoes. Sale Price - - ? ? v-l ?70
EVERYTHING REDUCED
that Jobn Schenk Is dead. And there
are time* Mlaa Kline, when I feel like
killing him myaal */ "
'T, laid to her then: 'Well, why
[don't yon; you have every chance.'
She looked at me a moment and aa[d
*Wotfld yon?' I replied: 1 don't ifnow
But I can understand how yon fael
in the matter. ' "
"What would you take to giro him
him a pill?" the aaked.
"1 hesitated and said: 'Well. I
uaed money badly enough, Mre.
Schenk. I'm in debt and I've got -a
mother and a little chlid to aupport.
tt looks good to me. but ? I don\
know ? you might glre me away.' "
" 'Oh, God,' exclaimed Mrs. Shenk.
'I'd give anything in the world to be
rid of him T-11 ? - *'?? ?
Af>VHRTIBK IN THK KltVI
him some
" 'I'd bar#
her.
" "Oh,
oot got $5,000
000." ??
Ml Ha Kline
?aid abfc would
her a written
later. Mr*,
any promise In
would Re the 'atuff.'
|The Electric IronXasts a Life Time
and can bo used in the house or on the porch ? Tuesday or any other j
or every day ? for any kind of household ironing or pressing
j-fcprtc. Alwayi ready.
Heat Quickly and stay hot even on heavy wet Ironing. The heat can
be regulated to suit the work ? from incca to table cloths. The air '
jacket beat Insulation of the cover prevents the heating of the hisnd,
amHhevlutndle Is always cool.
The Electric Iron saves time, fuel, energy ? the most' economical'
Iron to use ? the leading labor-saving device for home workers. Is
perfectly clean ? "floats" over the work and gives the smooth 'or |
glossy finish that pleases. And It lasts a lifetime. ?* - "
We are offering this iron on a free trial basis. Tell the manager - J
of the Electric Light plant today that you wish to try the Electric' j
Flatiron. (Hundreds of thousands have been bought this way) sad !
recieve our handsome, nickel-plateed six-pound electric flatiron with
a "pull off'attaching plug, 8 feet of approved asbestos conductor ?
cord and socket attaching plug. A non-heating three-deck stand Is j
sent free with each iron. . ,1 ; . "j 1 >J|
Washington! (Electric Plant.
r H ? GEM T H EAT R E
The bwt place 1 1
f I"
X.OOKIXG KOlt AMI SKM^NT?
? spend the oild hour In the evening is at this
E?-TO-DATK MOVlG PICTVIIK SHOW
?lr^%5Tv'
i
We put on the best selection of-,
you'll find eyery moment spent
here one of pleasure and enjoyment.
Enjoy yourself ? Call tonight, you
will flnd the best bill ever offered Is
running at this PICTURE THEATRK
GOOD HKTURE8
AT THK
GEM THKATRK
tokioht
COME OUT
GOING ON NOW
k Reducing Sale
^ FREE! FREE! 'FREE!
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