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.7 - WASHINGTON N. C.J FRIDAT AFTERNOON OCTOBER 15 IHS No. 87
LOCAL MARKET IS MAKING A
GOOD SHOWING IN AMOUNT -
OF WEED SOLD.
EIGHTHON LIST
Is Selling Mor? Tobacco Than Many
of the Othar Marketa In tbe State
Ttiat Hare Been Established fori
Loafer Period of Time.
That the Washington tobacco
market la one of the leading mar?
kets In the State, despite the fact
that this is the third rear that the
warehouses here have been open. Is
evidenced by the fact that nearly a
million pounds of the weed were
disposed of here during the month
of September, only eight markets in
the State, and each one of them es
tablished for years, surpassing the
local market In the amount of to
bacco sold.
More tobacco was Sold In Wash
ington last month than at Goldsboro
or LaGrange and at both of these
places the warehouses hare been In
operation for years. Winston-Salem
on# of the leading markets In the
StAte, also fall behind the local mar
ket.
The following Is a list of the var
ious markets in the State that have
sold over 600,000 pounds.
Towns Pounds sold
Wilson .. .. 7,017,148
GreenvlUe 4.587.878
Rocky Mount .. .. .. ..3.309.717
Klnaton 3.309,717
8mithfield '. .. ..1,681.008
Farm vl lie 1,463.686
Fairmont 968,865
New Bern 965.767
Washington 9 6 4."2 4 5
I .?Grange 926,825
Warsaw .7- 900,014
Wallaee 872.110
Goldsboro 722,884
Winston-Sal' m .. .. 717,610
Wllllamston 660.052
Snow Hill 641,614
RobersonviUe 684,946
Plnetops . . .. M .. .. 602.968
Fair Bluff 642.859
LUMBER IS
OPENING UP
Local Men Declare That Conditions
In Lumber Buninean Are Im
proving Rapidly. y
The demand for lumber is grow
ing, according to managers of local
mills. The market is opening up
rapidly and much optimism is felt
over the outlook.
? Immediately following the out
break of the war many mills were
closed down, and the trade was
harder hit than any other line In
this part of the country.
Turks Capture Hoetlle Airmen.
Berlin, Oct. 16.?An official com
munication from Constantinople saya
the Turka have ahot down a hostile
aircraft east of B! Arlah.
TWO RUSSIAN BARONS HERE
Baroni Jacques and Richard de
8tackelberg. ions of Baron and Baron
eu de Stackelberg of Russia. photo
graphed in "New York on their arrival
for a grand tour of America.
IL
PLAY Kill
Although Team i* Lighter Than
Last SoaAon, Washington Boys
Confident o/ Victory.
(Special Correspondent)
The local football team is look
ing forward with keen interest to
today'a football team with Klnston.
The boys have been getting In some
good work durlug the last three or
four weeks and are in fairly good
shape for th,o contest.
The team this year la very light
and-composed mostly of . new men.
In spite of this, however, they be
lieve they will bo able to defend the
reputation won by W. H. S. in for
i mer years. ?
| Klnston . ha? an exceptionally
good team this year and a hotly
contested game is expected today.
Following la the Une-up of the local
boys for today's garne:
Center?James McKeel.
Quarter-back?Edward Fnrb**
Left Half-back?Armstead Hui
nell.
High Half-back?Clay Carter.
Full-back?Rhonda Ricks.
Left End?Mac Whealton.
Left Tackle?Jo? Wilkinson.
Left Guard?Bruee Tankard.
Right Guard?Solomon Everett.
Right Tackle?Robert Cole.
Right End?Jack Meekin*.
Substitutes?Seth Cordon and
John Johnson.
The boys were accompanied on
their trip today by C. L. MIdcap.
COTTONSEED SELL FOR
FIFTY DOLLARS A TON
Montgomery, Ala.. Oct. 16-?Cot
tonseed for the flrst time In Ala
bama's history sold today for $50 a
ton. This price was offered and paid
by several concerns, but prospects
for further record prices *iept most
of the-planters from offering tkclr
seed.
"THIS IS THE LIFE"
SINGS THE FAMER
Correspondent Tells ol Joys of the Country as Coir
pared to City life in Washington.
(Tli? following fa part of the cor
reapondence ??nt ua today from Big
Swamp. W? aro giving it apeclal
prominence on account of tba ex
cellent ld<*a* it aeta forth.?Ed.)
I reckon that tlia city people think
that they aee lot* of pleaaure rid
ing around ali th? enmmer doing
hut very little work hut they don't
know what pleaaure it. |f they
would come out dn' th? farm on?
year In early aprlng and help to
prepare th* aoil and t baa halp to
plant the crop Mid cultivate It and
then to houae It?eapecldlly tobac
co?and get gummy to their eyea
and ?till enjoying the freah air and
?unahliie, they could tben begin to
realise what plrasrare h.
? The bent of It la to have good old
fried ham and corn bread for break
fast, a pot of peas and yam potato??
for dinner, and a pan of vice bin
cult and home-made butter for sap
per along with a few glasses of
sweet milk. That Is what 1 call
living like a king. And when hul?
by comes hi to bis meals he know/
that his wife did the cooking and
70? kn#w he can eat It with a much
bettor stomach than If a colored
woman had oooked It.
So. tako everything in etfasldero
lion, I think we farmers have got
tho city -people skluced a rol!e a*
we take o?f work at a pleasure.
?MRS. W. 0 W.
CIRCUS NT
BIG PARADE THIS MORNING
WAS WITNESSED BY HUN
DREDS OP PEOPLE.
2 SHOWS TODAY
Afternoon Performance Will Open
at 8 O'Clock and Evening Per*
forauincr at S. Doom of 8ho?v
to Open Hour Earlier.
"Ta-ra-ra-ra!"
"Here they come!"
"Oh, mamma! Look at the funnv
cow with a tall-on each end!"
"He/, Jimmy! Look at de clown!"
"Ta-ra-ra-ra!"
"Mamma, Willie swiped me pea
nuts!"
"Popcorn! Balloons! Hot Pef
nuUr!"
"Quit yer ehovin'!"
"Mamma, glmm? another nickel;
I want a balloon!"
"Ta-ra?-ra-ra!"
And the big parade,?a stupen
dous and awe-inspiring conglomera
tion of world-famous and unparall
eled attractions, all of whom and
which have appeared before ths
crowned heads of Europe.?passe1
on up Main street. And as It pass
ed, hundreds of eager cltlsene?all
kids?stood on the sidewalk, cheer
ed. clapped their hands and roarel
with laughter.
It was some pee-rade!
It looked lik<5 old times hero to
day. The circus attracted thous
ands to the city from half a dozen
counties. Excursion rates on all the
railroads Induced hundreds to come,
and a big part of tbe population of
Beaufort and adjoining counties
tilled Main street. Toy balloons and
the like were.i^ evidence, rura
blacks wandered,.aimlessly around
and negro chlldreif and dogs were
gleefully present in droves.
The soda fountains and the res
taurants did a fine business. Flvi
fishes and five loavr8 nor one hun
dred times as many could feed those
hungry throats, for many a man, |
woman and child had left their
homesi n the country breakfastles?.*!
At daybreak a majority of the
small boys and young darkleB in the
city were on the Norfolk Southern
yards to itee the big curcus unload.
The minority left at home must
have been pitifully small. Every
small boy and every. darky wanted
to help In some way, but few "comp"
ticket? .came their way. The show
men wanted to water the elephants
themselves.
Incidentally the H.-W. circus, is by
far the largest that ever came to
Washington.
There were 400 performers in the
afternooi^. performance, and the
whole bill without a single cut, will
bo repeated this evening at 8 o'
clock. The door tonight will be
| opened at 7, so that patrons may
[have a whole hour for the big Ha
genbeck menagerie and tho band
concert which is a feature of the
show.
SNAKE CAME IN
TO SEE CIRCUS
Wan Hern Slowly Meandering Along
S Main Htrcrt I<*?t Night.
When the circus corn's to town,
we usually expect to see a large
I number of persons come In from the
MUtrjr. They came, alright, but
??onethlng else came with them.
Last night, In front of Styron'e
store on Main street. Mr. Morris,
advertising manager for J. K. Hoyt't
?tore, noticed a large King snake,
about three and a half feet long,
ilowty proceeding along Main street.
Mr: Morris attracted tbe snake's at
tention and It said "C-e-c-clrcue-a-e!"
Juet as plain!
However, a number of negroes
appeared on the scene Just about
that time and thc<y put an end
the snake's hopes of ?eelng today/%
attractions, by gently thumping him
with bricks.
. o
l^ndon. Oct. If.?In another Zep
pelin raid last night over l,ondon
eight persons were fcMUd and thirty
Jour
1 DAY LEFT
MERCHANTS STILL HAVE MANY
BARGAINS TO OFFER LOCAL
b HOPPER 8.
BIG WEEK'S TRADE
BtuUnesM at Various Local ft t or??
Till? Week Hm Kxcoedcd Any thla
SrAMto. List of Leading Mer.
chant? In City Given Below.
Only one mor? day in which to
take advantage of the many special
bargalna offered by trfe local mer
chants during the "Drees Up Week"
campaign.
Tomorrow la expected to be th
blggest day of the week, for every
one la desirous of displaying thai
uew suit, or hat. or shoes on the
streets of the city and at church to
morrow. The merchants are making
special preparations for one of the
heaviest day's trade of the season.
"Dresa Up Week" ban been ob
served In all of tho adjoining cities
with almost as much success as It
has been In Washington. Mercian t s
o* those cities have also made spec
ial offers to the buying public in
:he way of clothing and accessor
ies. The same thing is being done
all over the country.
We especially desire to call the
attention of our readers to the fol
lowing merchants, who carry the
most desirable stock from which
selections of wearing apparel ma)
be mado.
Bowers Bros.
I J. K. Hoyt.
; 'Jas. E. Clark.
Rusa Bros.
The Bazaar.
J. F. Buckman & Son.
Lewlu & Calais (bath itOfM).
Spenccr Bros.
OUTWITTED
HER PARENTS
WlMton-Snlcm Couple Marry
Against Mamma's Wishes
In Klnston.
(By Eastern Press)
Klnston, Oct. 15.?Bryan Lum
ley of Winston-Salem, came here
Wednesday, loeated his fiancee, pret
ty "Miss Annie Levy of the same city,
securrd the license, and took her to
the Neuse hotel at Queen and King
xtreets, where Magistrate H. C. V.
Peebles married them.
Miss Levy, a niece of A. Diamond
of this clly. had been spending
some time In the Diamond homo.
There was no little trouble In Mr.
Dlamond'R family establishment
when the elopment was discovered
Miss Levy's mother in Winston-Sal
em was corresponded with, Mr.
Diamond refuard to let his nicce
"have her trunk qnd there were a
lot of objections enterod. Lumley
Is a gentile, hla bride an attractive
brunMte Jewess. For that reason
principally the protest was stren
uous.
Mra. Linn ley's mother wired?too
late?that the bride was under the
legal age. Sho was coming to
Klnston immediately, the Winston
Salem woman said. Diamond wired
back that ihe birds had flown. They
were to be krrented by the mother's
Instruction, but- when the message
arrived here Mr. and Mra. Lumley
were on a westbound train.
J. H. McCaw and son sustained
only slight injuries when their horse
took fright and backed the vehicle
over the bank near Mount Airy.
SIXTH CAVALRY GETS A MASCOT
This young burro strayed fro^a the Mexican lines Into the United Btatcs
and the boys of the Sixth cavalry. U. 8. A , adopted him as a mascot.
The More the Merrier.
"Who Is that old fellow who says
everybody ought to own a homo?"
"That's old Mr. Graspit. 1 fear he's
talking from a Hellish motive."
"Yes."
"He holds a mortgage on moro
homos .than any other man In (own. '
Mistreating H la Wlfs,
"I understand Mrs Daubaon po9ei|
for a number of Daubson'a painting*
"Yea There never was a more)
striking case of wifely sacrifice."
"Surely, you exaggerate her sei v
Ices."
"Not at all. I've teen the pictures
MEN ARE NOW MAKING FINAL
TESTS OF WASHINGTON'S
r f .NSW SYSTEM.
COST $65,000
Is Most Complete of Any City of
the Size of Washington in the
State*. Work Ho? Been Under
Way for the La?t 14 Months.
Washington's now aewer system
!a practically completed. Tho engin
eers are now making final tests and
inspections and It in expected that,
by the end of next week they will
have finished their contract and
turned their work over for the city's
approval. i
The new sower system is one of
the most complete that has been In
stalled In any city, of tho side of
Washington, in the State. Work has
been in progress on its construction
for the last fourteen months and ft
large force of employees have been
kept on the job. The entire cost of
the work will amount to btlwosn
sixty-five and seventy thousand dol
lars. The construction of the sewer
has been under the personal super
vision of Engineer Arthur Rlllctt.
BECK ETA It V MrADOO PLEAIW
FOIl AN ADEQUATE NAVY
St. I.ouls, Mo.. Oct. 15.?An ade
quate navy with at least 400 mer
chant ships are auxiliary vessels is
an Immediate imperative need of
I the United States, according to Sec
retary of the Treasury McAdoo, in
a speech here today.
"We can do longer rest upon t!i^
delusion that we do not need a navy,
for national defense," lie said. "The
time has come when we mtist put
ourselves in position to defend our.
country from any aggressor who
may attack us. Wo want an efficient
navy for peace?not for war, but to
I protect ourselves In event of war."
SON OF GEORGE ALBERT .TONES
OF SNOW HILL, HAD A
NARROW ESCAPE.
WAS JUST TRYING
Saw R<>|m* Hanging from Limb of a
Tree and Wantod to Hee How It
Would Feel to Have it Around
His Neck. He Found Out.
(By Eastern Press)
Kinston, Oct. 15.?George Albert
Jones. Jr.. of Snow Hill, almost kill
ed himself by hanging, according to
an account by his father. Georg
Albert Jones. Sr.. an editor o.' thru
town, here today.
Young Jtin' B wis -ie guest of in
auto owner who loi?c i:lro fer a ri? I ?
While thr tnac'.1 :ie vvm Mnp.' il ant!
the lirat \ as iv. men >rily engaged
at so.i.ethli ' eh . the youth's wan
dering gaar fastrr.ed upon a limb
overhec, 1 from which was suspend
ed a ropu with lis end In a halter
He put the halter over his head.
"Just to see how It would feel,"
having to pull down the branch for
the purpose. The noose adjusted
"comfortably," the young man turn
ed the branch loose and was jerked
six or eight feet into the air. Ills
predicament was discovered In the
nlek of time and he was cut down
unconscious. It took some time to
resuscitate him.
Editor Jones today had 'his to
say of the occurrenc ? in his paper:
"The son of this religious guide,
Mr. O. A. Joiior. Jr.. came near
joining St. Peter's choir recently
The story follows, after which is
stated:
"It la said the shoemaker's wife
la without shoes, and the doctor's
wife without cures, and so, the wis
dom of the Square Deal editor, like
the prophet's honor. Is at low ebb
In his own home."
'1 had warned the dod-ratted ras
cal that he'd be hanged some day,"
Mr. Jones said In commenting up
on the affair.
AMERICANS TO FEED
2,000,000 BELGIANS
The Hague, via London. Oct. IB.
?The chief of the O? rman army
staff In the east and west Flandera
none of operations announces that
an arrangement for the provisioning
of about two million Belgian civil
ian? In that district has been eon
eluded with the American relief
commission.
In the place of oats and rf* the
joermans will famish the eoriml*
slon with whont.
"GOOD TASTF,"
Crystal ice cream
?AM. THR rOPIlUR FLAVORS
It is Fine. Especially Our
Scuppernong Grape Cream.
?TRY IT
Crystal Ice Company
PHONE 83 WASHINGTON. N. C.
BRITISH ARE
UK t (LIN REPORTS THAT FIERCE
ATTACKS HAVE BEEN
REPULSED.
AID BALKANS
Given Out ThAt Italy nad Kim Miami
Will Aid Their Balkan A Ilir? to
Withstand the Attempted Inva?
jf the Teutonic Forrnt,
JP.
London. Oct. 10?The British
have made h general attack along
nearly iho entire front from Ypres
in Belgium to Loos In Northern
France, the German war office an
nounced today. It declare? that all
the attack? failed. *
The line of the reported new at
tack extends for more than twenty
five mile.? If it proves to be a con
certed offenblve movement it repre
sents one of the moat extensive that
the British have undertaken.
The attack was accompanied by
a boiuburdnu-nt of th>* Belgian coast.
Italy to Take Part.
Paly probably will lake part In
the allied movement in the Uaikans.
Rene Vivtani, the French premier,
told the French senat'' today. That
Russia would partlcipiUc In the
Balkan operations of the allies al
ready had been announced by
Premier Vivian!. Sir Edward Grey
in the Bntl.?h huu8> of commons to
day made a similar announcement,
Maying that the Russian troops
would be sent as soon a;* they were
available.
Russian.?- Aid Unikati*.
A possible clue to the methods by
which Russia may join her allies
in Balkan warfare i? furnished by
a Bucharest newspaper. wh4ch
stales that Russian troops have
been withdrawn front Bessarabia,
and are being concentrated at Odessa
for a movement against Bulgarian
Black Sea ports.
Heavy Fight ing in France.
Violent artillery Aghtlng con
tinue? in the Souchez rerion in
Northern France, where IV* Ger
mans recently penetrated .ome of
rhe trenches in the Giveneliy woods
A-hlch ihey had previously lOBt to
.1:? French Today's statf*ment by
Paris war office mentions par
c.. ar y se v re actions between
K .jrhez and Gitehchy to the north
Wfcot of lull S'o HO.
In the Champagne a German at
tack to the west of Tab lire was
checked by artillery fire, llie French
report assert?. The French rear lines
in the Champagne district have
been subj'cted to asphyxiating
bomb attacks. It is declared.
I .Martial law In partial form has
been proclaimed in the Hague, the
measure affecting workmen in
trades furnishing military supplies
In Holland, compelling these work
era to obtain military permits to go
to other district*.
Serbian Reslntanre Severe.
S rttlan resistance south of the
Danube is described in the current
Austrian war ofllcr sta'cment as
"most severe " The Austrian attach*
however, are reported as everywhere
progressing The Serbians^ c?unte
attaeks are declared ?o h?ve b"en
repulsed wllh heavy loss* s
John Hose, of Mount Airy, prob
ably will lose |ho vl^rRl in both eyes
as the result of molten lead flying
into his face today.