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ASHINGTON DAILY NEWS ATHJ2R?Mr tonlfht ami Friday, U*ht oortb??ut wind*. WASHINGTON N. C THURSDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 10 1915 ; ?' . NfcilS EXPLAINS HIS POSITION V. *. Ctaaaa* ?? to ?1 III I \ y jut*" \ D. C.. Juno 10.? to f? to tha my Halt 1? m*#arnm7. Um idnisiatmUon to pro pazin* a ao? to Oroot Britain la no >iwtmi t?m adalnat Um British blocked? of aaotral port?. Tto o?oct of IMa n?Uf who? It NfC ma ? Mull draft of A boa I but It in potoHrtU I tkot tto aoto will bo rood? tor 1 to London wKfatn thro? noto i?d probably mudi ?ooi?o. ?|K%o Protodot ?Uadi nnaKarouy r vtotod, o? Uo prlnclpto that 1 ot tftto otovo la r mto * Ua rtgfcU? that tbo Janr ' to lilt for ift-tt axylaOaUMr *T Brna ? ??M ttoat tha rrtoUaw bad no' ? ten MatMad 1? a4?*t IX two rag VfMttoaa na?a br Mi Saeratarr ot tat*?lb? ?m oV?r rfhoald ba madr < i* to nbmlt Um qaaattom ) I lllli? wtth tb* United BUt? U a laltooHnail conaMoi tot ht MUiaMon d orlu? a year's ttw and bat toaaawuia Aaarksaa aboaM (; proclamation ba waraad aot to tak? ta?aga on aar ballKaarat *bt?a or mm. iwMcu iwib oarrrlac aa anWll. Tbaaa ?raioallluai Mr. { Brjao acpaeto to area apoa tv Hao ? (*a "la (to b?*a of Moartac aaeh ?? rniplm?am at paMM MUiaaat u will aappatt fka PtaaMaat la ?a< ytofta? thaaa noadlaa M fa Iba fa t ara ha ?n4a It eaaaUtaat *iu> bl 1 ? *otT ta favor ?kaa." ,t m MnntD.iT i ArtWIlH OaSM. t>*r n> lie HUM Ot?d? BaMtr, p?r lk? lic Jamom"* Mar H?, y*r IV. lte V. r. Rom, wm tk ...Me Kinu & Ormr HwaMan. Ik., l<s MM ?M tok. M* It ...IV? yi?Mt VtkM PmwMM. Wtu It?.' M* *?* ???I lit V? M trt**. WW* lie. ptt ?*? |... u... lie ?mUMMitk 1U. ?r lb., tlHr Mtnx UN, miu 11^ Ik., U? IW teat. It M Wru at ... .I*c ?I* MM* U 4tr It** Onifli M I Onwdwfl IM ONMlll M. . . .4*1 Vmr tow rka ? n< Mr ?>Ir SwaH* K**? tor ?n ?. *. mw * oo IT. un um ' ' ~- M j - ?>lfc MMiBrlM. OinXlMIIIH M 7?< mM ak?. All fed, wmt BOUNTY COMMISSIONERS DECIDE ON A TAX LEVY Are Liberal m Don#borw for County Road Purparts. Other Important Matters Token Up. ?t the meeting ot the eounty com miartoaera thte wl, tke tu ls*y (ar tko mr of If 18 was fixed, funds w?fe donated for "good rang'* work in tke const j, n requestor e special ?ckool tu olooUon wu granted end n number of other important mat ters wscs decided npoo end dls The nnmsilsslosM ? ordered tut Ike board do sate epou tke comple to of the rl*er, the earn o? ft 00 and tkat a like sum be 4oeMHd upon tke oom ?lettuu of a good Mad on tke north tide of tke rlrer from Leaekrtlie to and Wjni, roe A of Wtoffctncton tow: before the board and for tke lack of money Otoj ooeki not nee the oonricts for Ike month of July- It *U ordered that tke eonrtota be hired out Rich land township next month. *I%e foil owing taxee were ordered [?Tied by the board for the year 1818: Lerfcd for 8tate purposes by an tot of the General Assembly on *? try $160 worth of property. For ?tete purposes, St 8-8. . For Pensions. 04 For School?, 80 . [*; Total. 47 8-8. That there be leried for county purposes in addition to the 8 We Omersl purpose? .It Bridgm, .11 1-8. Internet on $11.600. bond Issu - 1901. sinking fund. .01. Interest on flS.000. bond Issue tfOt. Kinking fond. .91. lat??* on $10.000. bond issu^ if 11. sinking fund, .03. Which makes the tax leried by V*h State and oounty. $.8?. Uerte* by ttie State on ?each poll 'or schools. $1.80. Leried by. the State on .each poll 'or lensloaa. $.11. t?s4ed by the oownty on each poTl <or connty impulses; 8.88. That f.80 on cach 8100 worth of nopetty and 8.80 on each poll shall M 8rrisd an'collected for tne fol *w4ng school districts: Spring* "Jteek, Oregon. Campbell's Creek 4oyftl, Idalia. Preecott. Small. Cay ?on. Edwards. Ohocowinlty. Penny ?Ocktln, Iffoore. Old Pord. Plnerlllr. r*sit ham's Cross Roads. North Creek ?a*ord*. Wlnsteed. Magnol'a and Plnetown. -t That $.08 1-8 bs leried pf*r acre 'or the stock law districts In Wash agton towtufliip for fencing said Hetrtct.' That $.85 be leried on each $100 Big Season For Ocean View J. A. Tucfccr, Mjuurr of "The* V?r Ktnla B?F,"PNdloU Socw* for R?ort That Ooean Vlerw, "The Atlanta! City of the Booth, -will bare the bost year of 1t? extatenoe this rMoo, w?i th? ?ent<mant mpflwU mom - Hi? by I. A. Toeker, manaxtr of ttr Hotel boaUe of Waahtagon. Mr. Tucker returned this morn lag from Oeetn View, fearing Mr? Tucker and daughter there, wber* i Hey *wtll remain during the greater, pa* of tha i???! ii. He atated. thai' ?ntparationa are being made for the j opening of tfca Vlrgltvta Bay hotel *nd that a large a umber of Waah ingtoa ?tepla bare already told him of their intention of a??n*ng their raoatton at than popular hoetelry Mr. Tudker alec said that the <Uo? age. aaaa*4 by raaeat atorma, he? been entirely repaired, and that thr beach la mora beautiful than erer. WAR nOTUVUM -^ONTIiHT Tk? Mr Tim m nrr ?tron* bltl Mr tonight. Th. rtotorlal newa will be ahowa tonight fa ?H(?h there *111 be a good many war ptaturen ?f Borape. Then Cetama." a wy strong aa well aa "By a dtrange a ajfeedtd Meaeau p!*tara. la mov valuation of property in the stock law district? in bone Act? township for fsactag-aaid- district. Tfant f.to on **ch 9100 worth of f*o?or<j bo levied for road purposes tn Washington, Long Aero. Both and Chpeowlnlty and 9.10 In the eity of Washington. That 91.80 on each poll bo levied for road purposes la Long Acre. Chocowlnlty and Washington town 8hlp, outride of the city of Wwh Ington That 9100 on each poll be levied for road purposes *n Both township That 910 on each 9100 worth of* property be )ev*d for road purpose? In Belbaven road district. That 940 on eech 9100 worth of property be levied In Richland town ship for rotfd purposes. It was further ordered that th* maximum apeclhi taxes upon Trades. Businesses and Professions be Verici for^be use of the county as con tain ed^n the acts of the general as sembly. The tax for general county pur poess, which rwas 88 cents, has been reduced to 86 cents. v A petition, signed by the required number of free holders In the sec tion of Btounts and Teatea creeks, asking that en election be held In that territory on the question of special taxes for school purposes. Ths commissi oncers ordered the elec tion for Thursday, July 15th. Th? voting place will be at L. O. Cratch's new house. I?. O. Cratch was ap ??ointed regie*or and A. S. Cratch vnd D. B. Cox were appointed poll lolders It was ordered that the attorney to the board request the engineer >f the War Department to relieve '.he county of the burden of main taining a draw in the bridge acros% Rnnyon's Creek. This Is not r? Vorfolk Southern railroad company, whose bridge Is a few yards above the county bridge, henoe no servV-i Is accorded to any possible traffic through the said county bridge. The board of education appear?"' before^ &h^ commissioners and re quested the board to levy a spedsl school tax of seven cents on th" 9100 valuation of property and 2 cents on each taxable poll In accor dance with section 8, chapter IS, o' ?he public laws of 1813. The board. \fter a carefull consideration of th tnestlon. passed a resolution, find ing the tax unnecessary aud to the effect that the total tax rate, Inrlud Ing school, road and drainage tax*-'' is already exoessive. and any further Increase at this tlms will only worl a hardship on the tax payers of the county and also Impair the ?*r of the county. The request for th levy was refused. Robbery At P ant ego H moke Houw* of 8. V. Small Kntwrt ?nd 1 AO Pounds of Me?t Stolen. TtUef SUH ?t I/*rge. The smoke bouse of 8. V. Small, of Pantego was broken into and 150 pounds of meat stolen. Mr. Small, a* soon as he dlsco^red the rob bery, notified the sheriff and a nearcto was made in all of the ool ored houses In the vicinity. No trace of the meat was found. Tho next day a bloodhound was brought from Elisabeth City to help the po lice In tbetr search for the guilty party. The animal proceeded dl rectly from the smoke houae to the 1)0ma of Oeorge Russell, a negro Russell ,was arrested and carried baek to smoke house. A large footprint had been discovered near the smoke house and Russell's pedal extremity was compared with tU? track. It was found to begone-half itch shorter. Nq meat being found at his home and no farthar evidence being against him. he *aa released PAID KOH Country Egg*. Cash or Tirade. J. K AT>AMS A CO. ; ? . ?? ? "howin* tw?? wrn pMorm *r?ry T ho ixt?, ntrhl No donbl Ibtj will ??T| ? (all Mum tmrifM.* ' DRILLING GERMAN CITIZEN ARMY Head? of boy?' school* in Germany sod some of their pupils la Improvised trench receiving Instructions from a drill sergeant. GITY ISSUES REPORT ON TAX LEVY TAX RATE FOR THIfl YR\R 11 A REDUCTION OP FIVB gsnrrs. rcK; ^ * RATE NOW $1.50 HU(? Preptrnl by Board o< Alder - rneu, Hhovrlng WhM fa Itelrm Duo*. To the Cltlaens of Washington: The Board of Aldermen are pkas od to announce that we eaa take care of the addlional bond Inae for 1 the sewerage and the Are alarm sys tem without Increasing the tax rate.' / In connection herewith I would like to say that to take <mre of th^' issue of bond* of $150,000.00 leaned on January 1st, 1013. our tax rate rmounted to $1.65. I also wish to say at that time there had been but one sinking fund established for all the previous Issue?. We have since thhi time estab lished a sinking fund for all issues according U> law. We have Issued $60,000.00 worth of additional bonds for water and electric plant; Issued $25,000.00 worth of wharf bonds; purchased a motor truck for $6,000.00. paying $2,000.00 in cash and $1333.33 (first installment with 5 per oent interest) paid out an ad ditional $2480.00 for resurfacing streets and are taking care of the 'additional bond Issue recently voted upon, reduced the rato five cents last year and leaving the rate re* main as It Is. In other words there has been Is sued $120,000 1n bonds and sinking funds established for same; paid for resurfacing streets, purchased mo tor truck and paid part on same and reduced our tax rate flvs cents. The revenue? derived from th?* city utilities have/taken eare of this differ nice. Y. C. KUOLBR, Mayor. U8T OF LKTTHM Rem an 11 Of uncalled for In this office for the week ending June 7ah. 1911. Men. A AmentJEarV; Brown, W. A.; Qass Alex; Gruna, Alfred; Glbbe, Rufus; Malom, Z. T.; Newbpold, Jerry: Robbin, W. R.; Staton, W. A. (2); White Hdw. Co.; Washington Tail oring Co. Women. Brown, Miss Carrie: Chatman. AIIOs. -Carter, Miss Annie; Hoi to well Miss Annie; Lewis, Mrs. Jan I# These letters will h? seat to the dead letter office June Jlst, 1916. If not -flellvered befons. In calling for the above, pleaee say "Adver tised" g'.v4ag date of Mst n HINRT MOORR. P. M. POLICE SEIZE QUANTITY OF' LIQUOR TRUNK CONTAINED ON K HUN DRED PTNTB OP HIGH onflf IVOBKIT. 2 TRUNKS SENT ?re ?1 Depot Utt Night. Ownm MaM*c<yl to Rmoggle One Oat of Kemch of PoMc?. Two trunk?, each suspected of containing ft largo amount of liquor, were rhe4t?d ?t the Norfolk flewch cm depot yesterday. One of the trunk? was taken away lut n'gljt. the- other 1? at present ftt police heart quartern. The police noticed the shipment of th? trunks from thla city to Nor folk about two weeks a?o. They suspected t&r what purpose th??y were going to be used and put a eareful watch on all freight and ex press shipments that "have been com ing to Washington since then. I/a?i night the two trunks arrived. Of ficer Hodgte was at the station tel lay tor the man who was miKpect?Hl of b*lng the owner. He trailed one man around the station and while he was jgone* eomeone"Vmuggled of ?>ne of the trunks. Pie othrr opened by the police and found to i contain one hundred pints of liquor,, bottled In bond and of a high qual-l Ity. The police are bnstlr engaged on the case aoday ai>d ?*p?et to sol re tl?" mystery of the ?*olen trunk and bring the guilty parties to court. \feetina Of Commission Public imlf? Commission of Otty H rid First Mm(1U T?Mt Wight, Th? n*w1y *tect*d public ssrrlce commission. <*omipos?d of Messrs. Hoyt. PVrwle and Bowers with Ma*or Kugler as sr-offldo chairman, held their first meeting at the dlty hal! last night. A general discussion of elrle af fairs was Indulged In. but no defi nite action was taken on any pro I left, fh* meeting being held ct?l*Wy for *he pnrpose of getting the com mlaslon togethsr snd making ar rangements for t ho coming year. It wss decided that the r?*nlar ntw' Ing nlrht of the oommlsalen be th?* first Trfwdsy after the first Monday of each month. Dally THovftrt. Teeth oomes but enoe In a Mf*?ei?v i (Orators. 1st us so aujoy K aa te M still J WILL HOLD MEETING 10 DISCUSS ROADS MEET TONIGHT TO DISCUSS LIGHTING TO DBGLDK ACTION REGARDING THK "WHJTO WAY'4 MUVKMKNT. FINAL DISPOSAL Remit* of Timlftit Will I Settle FW of th? Project. A Uif? Attendance Urged. Definite action regarding the pro posed "white way" movtment In Washington -will be decided on at a meeting which la to be held tonight In the rooms of the Chamber o( Commerce at 8:30 and which si: tervants arid property owner? along Main street, from the A. C. 1?. to Market street and from there to Second street, are requested to bt present. t The project will be thoroughl' discussed at tonight's meeting Th' cost of the system, the method o' lighting, the cost of alntenanr?* and the possibility for raising the nee? sary funds, win all be taken up aut jfene otxrr. It *1? urgently requested that all the interested parties ir this project be at tonights' m^*t1n In order that the general sentlmea* of the people may be ascertained Couldn't Shake Wife And Kids (k>lored Resident of IWlUvrn Finds lila DrwinM of Hepptnefw nad Peace Hnddwilj Shattered. Belhaven. N. C., June 10.?On? of Belhaven'a colored citlKen* on Mon day morning decided that be would like to take a trip to the great city of New York and keep his wife in Ignorance of his Intention ?r where ahotrta. Monday morning the head of th' houm donned hte "Sunday-to-to Meeting*" and with grip in hin<! winded his way to the Norfolk Southern wtntlon where he purchta ed hl? ticket for the metropolis. Ev erytbing bMng all rmooth. he set lied himself snu*ly down In a sea? and waited for the announcement of the conductor "All Aboard." Ala* hla happiness and content ment soon changed for his wife with no loss than a dozen kids appeared and seeing her husband screamed out: "I don't care a cuss whether you pro or ?tay. but you am not *o Ing away from din town unleen yon take those kid?.** Not desiring to be burdened *o heavflly. the husband with a discon certed countenance decide return I home with wife and children. No Mew York for blra it. sefms Just now but he says he wtll depart later. WOTHTNO BIT TTTE TRT'TH. There are three grades of truth namely, the truth. the whole truth and nothing but the tTuth. The truth by Itself may be false because of what it leaves unsaid, or becausc whrfk* technically correct It Is de signed to mislead The w<hole truth may be Hieffec tire because H leaves one asking "Well, what ara yo? going to do about ttf" 7 Nothing but the truth Involve* a grasp and sorpresslon of right fun damentals. rounded knowledge, fair play. Irrealstlble appeal. Nothing <>ut the truth Is the .stan dard under whkfh we are advertis ing and are doing hutrfnens We are not oatlsfled unless our customers are satisfied. If you ge< unsatisfactory goods from us N?n fhero and get your money J R ATI Alf ft ft OO. / Enjoying Life. He alone appears to ras to live am k enjoy life who, being engaged l| some he sla sea, seeks re-utatten bf aovte ll)Mtr*ous action tor bom ww fEV-Tffrair *4,000 ALREADY PRAOHCAIXY Afi8URKI> AH STARTKR FX) It MOVEMKNT. MANY PRIVATE SrBSGROTIONS ARB n. PBtTTED. TO DISCUSS PROCEDURE Mr?Aim: La to be Held In this Ctty in Ne?r Futwe. KtmhckmtM of City* and County Inrlted to b? IVeenL Wtth $2,000 alKaady contributed by the people of Aurora,$1,000 from the board of county commissioners and the probability that over $1,000 will be raii?ed by the resident? of Washington, Indications are that Beaufort oounty la about to make the liveliest flght for good roads that has ever bw>n waged in recent years. The amounts are erpected to be In creased substantially by the varlou* road commissioners and private sub scriptions. In all parts of the oounty the de mand for good roads Is daily becom ing more urgent and Insistent. Al most every farmer who comes to the city announces the fact that he 1a willing to do his share and that he hopes the work of improving the roads will bpgin at once. Report? from Chooowinlty, Aurora. BHbaven and other towns in the county, stat? that the rpsideuts of these locallles ^re m|T"r for road developroene and read) to lend any work .4 n this direct ion their lir-arty support. "Good roads" Is the principal top V of ronvoraatlon on the streets of :ho ciiy. All classes?business men. orofeeslonal men. and others?are discussing the movement and offer ing suggestions as to the b>??t meth od of procedure. Numerous mer chants iftate that they are willing to contribute liberally^ in having the y work "pushed along. The sptrltrfs practically unanimous In favor of improving the roads. A committee, composed of CajK. Oki T. Leach, A. M. Dumay and C. G. Morris, appointed by the Cham ber of Commerce, aro at present at ?he head of the movement in Wash ington. Within thonext week or wo. It in planned to hold a meeting n this city, to which r*?ople from ill over the county, and espedslly ?hose residing along the route from 'ierp to Aurora, will be Invited. It s planned to Improve the road from Washington to Aurora flrwt. as ar -angements have already hsrn made ?fir funds to cover a part of the ??oat of the work. It la expected 'hat tho road commissioner? of ^hocowinlty township will also lend Inancial aid 1n having the work lone through thedr district. The h^st method of proceeding wtth" "he road work, the class of road that "?111 prove most serviceable, the amount of money required to oon 1?ct the work and many other de 'nllr will he discussed at the meet the exact date of which will "nnounced 1n a short while. OOnVrsT RTIT/Tj ARAfTgnrO TNTRRRRT. Rusa Rnos ' gra/flanola contest IS ororr^ssinr splendidly and rreat In-? forest In being tak?n hy the con testants In securing the gTesteSt j^umhrr of vnt#w Their Interest Is a* 'ever point Just now and every e# : fort 1a being made to seenrs thla and | other prlres. The nuaMty of the ?vrlies Is of the highest order and j ?hose who have h*en fortunate In | winning them are loud In their | nrarise. New Theater TO-NIGHT. 1 I HBAR8T18BUO NHW8' Rttrsnts of the World. "cupid'r COLUMN" Vita graph "BY A flTIWNOlC ROAD" Factory "Close-out"" of Shirts at Greatly Reduced Prices*
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