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ASHINGTON N. C. SATURDAY AFTERNOON WAY 19 1915
WASHINGTON
MEN SEND
PETITION
Atk Governor of Georgia to Give
frank Life Sentence.
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PETITION SIGNED
. , B* 75 NAMES
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'Signers Include Practically All of
Prominent Men^f the City.
A petition to the Governor of
Georgia, Pricing that the* sentence
of death to Loo Frank for th<
killing of Mary Pheaga!n be com
mtti^d to life sentence, was sent
fromx Washington last night. It
was signed by 75 prominent men
including Judge George Brown
Judge S. C. - Braguw, SheriiF
Windley, Mayor Kugler, Clerk of
the Court Paul, Roister of'Deeds
Rnmley, practically every lawyer
% and phy?fl#n in tlio city and the
'looAl pastors.
The petition was started by B.
'L. Sussman. No trouble was en
countered in* securing signature
to it Everyone appeared to l>c
of the belief that a death sentence
'should notimposed upon die
accuaed ?lajer.
Local Churches
First Methodist Church.
Wt?t Second street, Rev. E. M.
Snipes, pastor. Regular scrviops
at 11 a. in., and 8:00 p. m*, with
aermon by the pastor. . .
Sunday school, E, JL Mison.
superintendent, will moot at 9:45
a. m., Bareca class, W. M. Kear.
teacher, meets at the same hour.
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First Presbyterian Church.
right,^pflUtor. -RegulnY ' gervfct*
at tt-00 a. m., and 8:00 p. m.
with sermons by ?be pastoY to
which tHe perioral fmblltf has ? cot
, dial invitation.
Sunday School,-. C- M. Brown.
Jr., superintendent, jyi 11 meet ir.
the morning at 9:45 o'clock.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
Bonner street, "Rev. N. Hard
ing, rector. .Morning and even
ing prayer with sertnons, at 11:O0
a. m., and 6:00 p. nj..
Sunday School, E. 1C. Willis
Jr., superintendent, and Bible
class, H. S. Ward teacher, meet?
at 10 a. m.
All most eordiallv invited.
First Baptist Church.
Market- street, Rev. R. L. Oav
pastor. Regular aorvices at. 11
a. m., and 8:00 p. m., with ser
monA bv the pastor.
Sunday School, W. G. P rivet t
superintendent, 9:45 a. m.
Morning snhject, "Qualifica
tions and duties of a deaeon."
Evening subject, "What shall 1
do to bo saved." ?
Visitors and tivangcrs cprdiid
ij invited.
Christian Church.
East 9w>Tid street. Rev. R. V
Hope, pastor. Rtegular service*
at 11:00 a. m., and 8:00 j>. m..
with sermons bv the pastor.
The Bible School meets at 10
o'cloeV, W. O. JJllis, sn^icrintcji
dent.
The public is cordially invited
Are Holding
District Meeting
Christian C'anvention w Being
Ueld at Masadtmia Church.
t
" A'he Roanoke district wmvMi'
tjfiu of the Ohriatian Church Is
^uoing hold todly at:the Maaodian
/ Ohriatimi church. About fifty
. I churche?,'?it,i*'und?nftood, "?K>
represented at flin convention.
The meeting will .?ontimic through
tonfcnww.
' Mi? Carrie Bright of Eaat
Main-Street, return?) home thl?
morning {torn Raleigh, where ?he
h? been Utching ?t Wiley's
MAY BRIDGE
THE PtJNGO
RIVER
Surry Parker Suggests That Mai
ter be Taken Up at Once,
***??t?
WOULD SAVE .
TWELVE MILES
Enough, Money From Bridge
Bonds to Enable Beaufort to
Pay for its Part.
That steps should be taken for
the construction of a bridge aerose
the river near Belhaven, is the
suggestion made by Surry Parker
one of Pinetown's leading citizens
and well known throughout this
section of the state. Mr. Parker
believe* that this bridge would be
of inestimable value and of jrrea'
benefit'to Beaufort and adjoin in:
counties.
A. bridge acmes tlie river ueav
Belhaven to a point in Hyde
county on Greely Brinn's farm
would promote the interest of
everyone in this section to such an
extent that it is hard' to undo*
stand why it ha? not l?een built. l>e
f? fe this/' stated Mr. Parker.
"Them is money enough left
from the nale of the bridge bond;
of Heaifort county to enable thi
t'ountv' to pay its part for thi
I improvement 'without having t
wrrnnrre for funds and there is n
ffawbt of Hyde county raising it
[ part of tiic money."
j "This bridge." said Mr. Pnr
t*?r. "would reduce the distance
' Swan Ouarter twelve miles ppd
way. Twenty-four miles in
round trip would 1*? almost
I much benefit a* a railroad. It
*'*on)d unite Hyde conn t v husineasl
?r? oonntv hnainc*4 more
| ckisely and add value to each, un
rhr?>?r?hr*of bv either."
^'Tt would be of incfttimrthlr
j vflne to tb? present oeoplc of
both (^rmntiea and to the genera
II ion? to romn."
"It ^vonld l^e of ?o much use.''
I <tate* Mr. Porker, "that every one
would wonder how we have gotten
along without it so many year*.'"
Boy Scouts
Entertained
H ere Hosts at Party Thursday
Night. Large, Number
Present.
The boy' scours of Washington
delightfully entertained Thuiv
day night at the home of the Sec
retary, .lack Warren on South
Pierce street.
The guest* were received at the
door by the Scout Master Kol km
Fowle.
The reception hnll was decorat
ed with pot plant? and carnation*
'the center piece ou the dining ta"
hie was Maiden TTair ferns and
resets. During the evening pro
grossivo convocations were pi a v
ed.
The scouts .were Capt. John
Johnston, Lieut? Mack Kohhiiir
Secretary, Jack Wiarren. TrGn.
urer. .Lewis Snsman, Regular?
KoKt^ThtiH Josh Rhodes, Chas
Daily. mifl.?. Weeks, Robert Ilodf
??s, Ooley Tankard, Giles A. V
l?s, Lloyd F>ewis, Bruce Tank grd.
1 Henry O. Handy, Cha?. Hard**
Eugene Taitkard, Frank Bland
and George Leach.
' The invited trriest* were, M i sac;
Fdna Bryan, Thelnia Mayo, Per
I othy Brown, Frances Leach, Sal
lie Bright, Mar} .Rhodes, Athali'
Taylor, Doria Jones, Annie T.
Archbell, Miss TIodgeA, Ellen
Lewis, Addell O'Brien, Grac
Jones, Trelma Loggett, Bertha
Sttsman, Reda Warren, and Sim
Taylor. Tlie party wanjMper
oned by tyis* Mat,tie Wiswal ana
Mm; "J. L. Warren.
Polightfully and tempting re
freshments were served hv Httf.
Mjspos Sonora Jennett, Mafy an?1
| MartHa MacLean.
DEATH OF CBMJV
The lft-mAnths-oM child of
Williefn Lee, who reside, in tt>e
vicinity of Beaver Dam,
burfed yesterday afternoon, Rev:
It. V. Hope, pastor of the lor a1]
C hristian ehurob, officiating nt I
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STEEL PONTOONS FOR THE YSER REGION
.... .Mcn ?f 1,hc ',rlt,Bh en*lneer ?rp; loading on r?Hw?y cars the specially constructed steel pontoona designed for
u. e in crossing thp Yser and the cana'H of that region.
FIND 2 STILLS;
? OPERATORS
MISSING
Officers Made Haul in Chocowin
eily Township Yesterday.
ARE OLTT AGAIN
THIS MORNING
Expect to Malce Arrests. Havel
Word of .Location of Another
stat.
Revenue Officer Ed .Tames, as
rested by two deputies, vesterdav
discovered two "stills" in Choco
winity township, about five mile#
from Washington. They also dip l
? ovpred a quantity of liquor and
n number of jugs ami bottle?. N< J
<?no was at tlio still at the time o'
(the raid.
The officers left town again this
morning, having received wnrd of
? he location of another still in thr
??einity of the other two. The;
:i)ao expect to discover the opr
i'lors of the two Mills which wcr?
found vesterdav.
Make T wo Raids
Both Successful
Police Found 17 Pints of lAquoi
Yesterday in Istcul Store.
The old saving that "lightning
nevor strikes in (ho samo place,"
was found to l?e untrue yesterday
wJTen the Joeal |M?lice made tw?
raids on tho store of Scott & Ber
geron on Market, street, for th<
purpose of seeing whether any in
fringment. of the liquor law war
l>eing made.
Chief of Police Roberts and
Officer Traylor went in tho store
yesterday morning and fount!
t ight pints of liquor stored, awav
yi the wife of the store. In the
afternoon they suddenly pppcared
at the store again, went straigh'
tho safe and discovered iiini
pints more.
The case will he brought up i
the recorder's oouft Monday.
WORKING ON .ROBBERY.
The police are still working on
the Hoy t and Pegram-Watson
robbery cftse. No new develop
ments have takerl place since th
arrest of RanrUH Thursdp.y.
EVANGELIST PREACHES
TOMORROW NIGHT
ftev.' C. E. Lee, the. evangelist
pf the Roanoke district, wij
preach at the Christian church to
morrow night.
Iitjanlot*, Y4vn0?t?r.
* A lltite boy cam? noar ?
fwxJ ?ponklnR tcf answering hla fatb?
mtf'fart way. bat aacaptd t>r aaw*
"Whan yoo war* a amall boy, 4aA
<MA T?? (M M4 Ml
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Hove to Preach
Through Week
Will Hold Nightly Meetings ai
Christian Church. Next- Week.
Ticgimiing with Monday night
and continuing throughout the
week. Rev. R. V. J lope, pastor of
the Christian church, mill conduct
a series of meeting?1, Ijcginninp
promptly at eight o'clock. Mr
Hope has select?! a nfimber of in
t crest ing topic? and it is expected
that a good attendance will be
present at each iiieetimr.
Charged With
Blackmail
Wilmington Young Man Said (o
Haw Threatened Late, John
J. Fowler.
Wilmington, N. ('.. May 20.?
[ Probable cause hnving been found
Justice George Harris? held
trial before the Rerorder on
'?harge of blackmail Leonard
Sterne, a young white man. win
is alleged to have attempted t
'?xtort money from tho late .lohn
-T. Fowler under throat that if the
money was not forthcoming h'
would exposn Mr. Fowler's alloc
?d immoral conduct. Mr. Fowler
did not "come across" with thr
tnonev and was indicted by Stem?
as it is alleged he threatened t<
do. if he did net receive the "IiurI
money. Two days after the in
dictment Mr. Fowler committal
suicide. Sterne bus been in "?ai1
since MondaV. nimble to give lxmd
The trial Kofore tho Recorder will
be held today. Tho ease is said
to he without para IM in North
Oamlina. It is stnhhornlv con
tested on both sides. Ren Morris,
also a voung whrto man. who was
indicted with Stem*, wsa releas
ed hv Maaristrato TTarria*. who
stated that the evidence adduced
at t)? preliminarv hearing was
HOt inflect lo bold hi*.
HOLD "SHOOT"
HERE ON
FOURTH
Local Gun, Club it Planning fr,i
Big Event on Holiday.
(iOOI) SHOOT WAS
HELD YESTERDAY
Dumaxj and Davenport Tied fop
First 'Honors With Percent
age of 88.
The Washington gun cluh is
planning for a l?i^r "ahool." on the
Fourth of July. Detail* of tin
event have not. yc? been umiotinc
ed. hut it is understood that i
will 1k? one of the bipprcst an?
most. fTnhornto affairs of its kind
that has ever hren liehl lion*.
ninnber of "crack-*" will he here
from other cities in this section
At the shoot. held yesterday af
t? moon. Dnmay and Davenport
fieri for first place, with Maxwd'
thir<l. The complete s#ore** wcr
?S follows*
.Varne* Rird* / KillM ?.f',
Dnmay 5o 44 .&S
Davcpnort 50 41 .SS
^Maxwell 50 43 ,Rf
Etheridgn 50 40 .so
Mnora 50 37 .71
fStewait 25 10 . T ?1
Sterling 50 30 .7:*
Tirnice* 50 36 ,7'J
Elliott 50 30 .72
Oallachcr 50 . 30 .00
I'helps 50 25
M cekina ?rf 13
MAY PAY BACK TAXES.
..f
p for Failine to List.
Durham People Clival Chance to
Make l"p for Failine to
Durham. Mav 20.? The eith
*.etis who failed to get their taxc
listed for last year ami against
whom hills of indictment havi'
11 teen drawn, will ho piven an op
portunity to pay the sheriff their)
haek taxes, and also pav the cler'>
r?v court the eontn ,'n the eases
gainst them..
This ha* ln-en decided on n
the liest way to^ni*pose ?-?f the 50'
or inoro cases in which Durltain
people are held under criminal
charge* of fnilurt) to *li??t their
taxes. Mo*t of them will lie elad
of fife opportunity to tret- out of
their tmuhles in this wav. Tf
thc*c taxes are not paid by the
next term of court, the actions
a (rain*! them will prorced and
thev will have to answer to r
inderc and, a jury for failure t.
list their faxea.
Enjoying Llf*
Hm &)on? *pj*>am to row to llr* and
to ?n)of Iff? who. bHng engagm) l|
?"n? botlneKs, s^kn reputation bf
?ono Illustrious action for somo u
fttl arc?Sa.u>-st.
terioua Thought.
Ton ?r*r thought seriously of
narrow ?trr "Tndnftd, I hftTo; *t?t
*?? tfc# ttmmauf.- Batom Trav
WILLIAM STO N
IS FEARING
SMALLPOX
Vaccination ?V Proinruj Very Pop
ular in that City.
SEVERAL CASES *
A HE REPORTED
Arc &aid to be Light, However.
Eruptions Are Few.
Williamston. N. f\. May 29.?|
For the finit tinio since the aov"
?r.tiea. smallpox is reported to b<
m town. Health officer W. E
Warren hung out the warning
Sap ami place?! placards at thre<
mines this* week. The rush f<v
I'uccinutitm, ?specially among th<
?hildrcn, has Ix-en great.
Tt seems tliat several pupils of
'he graded sch?>ol* liml the Iron
Me. which was <fi:um??*ed as small
pox. and from theso the disease
int our into town. There have
l?eon some ca?es at Ttrar G ran*
M'd fr??iM there it tnav have com?
here. The eases are very light
'nipti?tii<i Inline few.
It was n??r deemed neecs?ary t?
?top the s<-li?M?l ?-? ?o many of tic
hildrcn had taken vaccination
nnd oidv a few day? remained of
'lie term. ITnwever many parent
have kept their children at home
?ven the enrollments at 'lie Run
lay schools were reduced lo some
said ? ?f tin'- attendance at thr
1? irroe mi Snndiiv. The same can
moving picture show-.
Short of Money;
She Gives Kisses
Kansas City H'omcn Finds H ay
of Getting Even With
II usband.
KanspT City, Mm., May 20.?
A woman's wir. and u woman'? in
ifpunity are illustrated in the oas?
of Mrs. I.. K. llar?J i up of tliit
j-ity. whosr h'.ishund roooiitly lof*
? ?i) a l"iip hnsinoss trip. leaving
bor slmrt of monoy. and proinis
inp t?? mm id hor a ohit'k?which h
forgot t>? do. Tim rent came dm
and she telopraphod:
"Pt-ad hroko. Landlord insist
? ?in. Wire mo monoy."*
Mr. ITardinp* answervd:
"Am short. myself. Will aent*
?hook in 11 few day?. A thousam
kisses.''
Exaaporatod. his wife r<*j?li?^i:
"Xcvor mind monov. I pav
landlord one of the kis?w. II
was moro ?luni sat iatiod."
Try to Get
Convention
" "n/ Ti. P. O. E. Convention
IJrr*. Bin Meeting of Elks
Friday.
At tho Stato convention of I?.
P. O. E. af Chariot to noxt month
:i determined effort will ho mad?
hy tho delopatos from Waahinjr
'on to aeon re tho next ronventi >
r( r this eit.y. T t i?; believed tha'
Washinpfrm haa an fxMlent
??hnnre of securing tho convention
sufficient "pnah" is put hr?h?i:<
the matter.
.Tho looal lodcro will initiate 12
members nt tho mooting TYidav
i:split. Thic is or?o of tho largo?'
mi m nor that ha* ovor horn put
through nt otio t i mo. Tho lod?*
now bontN of a momVrebip of
And is grow inp rapidly ol'
tho timo.
CLASS MEETS TOMOTTROW
Tho "one-occupation" cla?*a of
tho Christian ohnroh Sunday
acb<?ol will moot ?train tomorrow
morn inc. A permanent n*me for
tho rla.?M will Iv derided upoa.
Twolvo members attended th'
mooting laat Sunday. Moro ar?
expected tomorrow.
WAS SHOT IX HANI).
Mr*. Dan Tolaon and am, Mai
colm, of Ocraooke, aro in the city
today. Th? boy is rooeivinp
treatment at tlie Washington boa
pi tal f<* a rifleshot wound in th<>|
band.
GERMANOV
ANSWER
TODAY
Diepatck SoAfB Note i* of Tem
porizing A'afena.
ROME FEARS %
AEROPLANE ATTACK
Three Mure Vtitles Suede by Sutr
marines. No Action m
Nebraskan Case, ;<
< J
German A newer Today.
ixmdon, iUy 29.?A newt dis
patch fn-iu tbe Hague states that
i Germany'? reply to the American
i note will be presented today. The
dispatch also states that the note
will bo of a temporizing character
and will ask the Fmted States to
either attinn or dc *v
Uuiiken Lusitania c.
lions for tho allien.
>' ub ma ri nee C oni vnue
liOndon, May 2D.?Wo.
Iwn received here of the h.
of two more British mere
men and a ?Swedish bark by
niun subamrinw.
,
Sink Austrian Submarine.
Rome. May 29.?It was
tally announced hejse May that
an Austrian submarine was sunk
by an Italian torpedo boat yester
Hav.
Official* S ti mL
Washington. D. C., M*v 29.?
NTo news wa* received from offii^
ial rirele* today retarding whit
irfion the government will take *tf
the Ncbraskan ca.0o. It i# not
? ??; definitely known here whether
ho vessel was torpedoed or hit t
driftine mino. "Pntil definite in
A-?-n>n*ii?n is at hand, action will
U* deferred.
Rams Fears Aeroplane*.
Rome, May 20.?Fear that
Austrian aeroplane* ma v attack'
T?ome has caused that city to take
?neeial measure* of protection. A'
?|??e watch is heing kept over the
Adriatic. Observation points
'?''VP boon established at various
nlacc* along tho Appenines.
P. O. Closed
On Monday
Windows Will Only be Opened
For a Short Tirne. Observe
Lego) Holiday. {
Tomorrow, May 30th, being s
Irgal holiday, the postoffico will
observe the day on Monday. Tho
locai office will bo closed during
the day with tho following oxcefv
t ions'
General delivery window will
1k? open from 12 to 12:30 p. m.
and from 8 to 8:30 p. m. The
carriers will alpo serve at their
windows from 8 to 8:30 p. m.
Regular collections and dispatch
es of mail will be made. Tliere
will be no Rtreet. or rural delivery
? >f mail during tho day.
.??
Building Bridge
A cross T ar River
Utrurlure is Being Erested in
Pitt County, 30 Miles From
Washington.
M. M. Jones returned today
from Falkland in Pitt ootinty,
where he is in charge of putting
r bridge across the Har River,
?bout thirty mil&s from Washing
ton. The structure is a substan
tial affair and will be completed
and open for traffic in about three
weeks.
T. W. Phillips, <T. R. Proctor
and R. F. Butler returned from
Now Rem yesterday where they
hnvo been attending the district
council of the I. O. R. M.
New Theater
TO-NIOHtt 9
Associated Filma Only
? 3?REEMM^
Monday Night
Eighth Rpiaode of
'Tke BXPLOFrt OF ELAimp
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