iSHINGTON DAILY NEWS
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WASHINGTON N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OCTOBER 20 W* No. 91
MISS PRICE
STILL LIVES!
II
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IS ?11
K-X PHR8HED REGRET THIS
W'BNINO OVER HER RASH
_ ACT YESTERDAY.
SWAIN ARRIVES
Mm Who Wm to Marry ' Her Ar-,
rived In New Bern Yeaterday.
Dwnbfoanded Upc
Sewn. DpUIU Of Shooting Oir
(By Eastern Press)
New Bern. Oct. JO.?Dol He Price.)
the girl who yesterday morning shot
herself in the Gaston hotel In this
elty, preferring death to marrying
a man she did not love, la still a
llve. although there -to little hop*
expressed for her recovery. She ex
pressed regret today over her act.
hot had little else to say.
Mr. 8waln, who was to have mar
ried Miss Price, arrived in the city
yesterday evening. He was dumb
founded when he heard the news,
bat would give out nothing for pub
lication.
Miss Price, It was learned today,
had been in New Bern alnce Satur
day. staying at the Oaston hotel. On
Sunday morning she received a long
(ltstance telephone message from W.
P. Smith, of Ooldsboro, whom she
js said to have loved. She told one
?f the waitresses at the Oaston that
she had intended going home on
Mondsy, but Smith told her he
would be in the city on that day
and that she must be on hand to
see him at that time.
. Monday morning she went to Er-(
nul to visit her mother, but return
ed to the city late in the afternoon.
Smith arrived in the city Monday
-and spent the night here. He had
a long conversation with the young
woman.
Tuesday morning Smith returned
to Ooldsboro and slnco that time1
M las Price had been more despon
dent than ever before. Monday af
ternoon she wrote a letter to one of
her friends In this city, stating that
sho wss dissatisfied with life; that
Swain was coming to marry her in
the afternoon and that she preferred
to die rather than become his bride,
and Intended killing herself.
Earlier In the day and while a
reporter was talking to one of the
clerks In the hotal, Miss Price came
downstairs and gave the latter a
purse containing seventy dollars,
which she requested be held for
her. after which she returned to
her room. Manager Cherry, who
happened to hear part of a conver
sation that the young woman was
carrying on over the telephone with
someone In Ooldsboro, ran up to
her roofn. The door was locked. Ho
tried to rater the room and request
ed the girl to open the door. She1
replied Jhat If he attempted to force
the door, she would shoot herself:
Later her brother, Who hsd arrived
on the scene, managed to get to her
window. >ie talked to her and en
deavored to persuade her to put
down the gun, which she.held In her,
hand. While be was looking through
the window, she pulled the trigger,
and Ml to the fldor.
IDEAL
Pressing Club
We do dry cleaning, and
French dry cleaning We aleo
clean Hats. We cell for end
deliver promptly. Our preea
Ing In done entirely with elec
tricity, cleaning done by elec
tric racuum cleaner.
Ladlee Saltu end Skirt?
epeclelty.
Phone my
E. G. Wealon
m m
s!
I. B. BIB LAND HAH J l/ST COM
PLBTED TRIP ALL OVER
COUNT* IN AUTO.
ALL ROADS POOR
Travelling M an State? Tint Komi*
In Beaufort County Arc in mm l*oor
Condition mM Any to be Found in
North Carolina. '
That Beaufort county resources
are as great As those of any county
In the 8tate, hut that we also have
as poor roads as there are to be
found in North Carolina, was the
statement made this morning by J.
B. Bl?land. of Norfolk, a prominent
travelling man, who has just been
all over the county In hls?automo
blle and who arrived In Washington
last night. * ^ . ?
"I visited every little store In the
county during the last two days,"
stated Mr. Blsland, "and I was both
favorably and otherwise Impressed.
I could not help but marvel at th3
fertility of the soil and the excel
lent quality of crops that you raise
here, but what was brought even
more to my attention was the poor
condition of the roads.
"1 don't know as I ought to make
the statement, for I may get mobbed
before leave your city, but I can
truthfully say that your roads are
as poor as any 1 have found any
where in the 8tate. In some parts
they are practically Impassable. They
are filled with ruts and mud holes.
I cannot understand why. with fucIi
excellent farming land, you do not
still further enliance its value by
keeping your roads in good shape.
"During the last two or three
years, I have travelled all over the
Southern Atlantic State?. I neces
sarily havo noticed the roads over
which I have travelled and the farm
ing land which abutted them. 1 can
truhful'y eay that the best kept, tho
moBt prosperous looking and the
finest farms were always found a
long the tKst roads. In fact, the
condition of the farms was In direct
keeping with the condition of the
roads: the poorer the roads, the
poorer the farm.
"Ton all have some fine farming
land h<re, and with good roads
throughout the eounty, you* would
surprise yourselves In a year or two.
by the changes for the better that
have taken place as the result of
betUr roads. Good road? are the
biggest boosters for any community
anywhere. I certainly hope that
Beaufort county will realize this
fact before long."
1U'II4>ING CAMPAIGN IN WASH
INGTON CONTINUE8. TWO
NEW STORE* TO BE BUILT
ON MAIN RTREKT.
Washington's bul!dlng campaign
ww augmented this week by the
announcement that Mist Lids Rod
man would Kar down the old build
ing occupied heretofore as the office
of the fas company, ^nd erect a
modern brick building, having room
for two etorca on the ground floor.
Work ha? already been started at
tearing down the old building front
ing on the street, and the one in
Uie rear. The Ught and Water Co.
will occupy one of tho stores as th?ir
olfioee. - w
Wjth five rew rftores In the course
<f construction on the Fowl? mrop
?riy ou Main street; three bf M M
Bmwn on Market, and the two b>
Miss Rodman, Washington is taking
j-tb" biggest step tu building that ii
baa erer taken in m> ?bon a period
cf Mrot,
JOHN D JR IN OVERALL
0 time that he was
the most powerful young man In in
dustrr In America, John D. Rockefel
ler. Jr? son of the great Standard Oil
magnate, dressed In a suit of overalls
and went down Into the coal mines of
Trinidad to eee for himself under what
conditions his men labored, and to in
vestigate the causes of the great
ft<rike which practically cauaed civU
war in Colorado.
EDMONSON
TO BE TRIED
ON FRIDAY!
WILL NOT ENTER NOLO CON-I
TE.NDERE AS WAS ANNOUNC
ED YESTERDAY. CASE SET
FOR TRIAL ON ABOVE
DAY.
Although It was announced Id
yesterday'? Issue of the Daily News
that the attorneys for F. A. Ed-1
mondson would enter a nolo conten-i
dere. later developments show that
the Intention of entering this plea
was withdrawn, there appearing to
hare be-n some misunderstanding
on the part of the attorney who gave
out the Information which appeared
in yesterday's paper.
The Edmond^on case, it was an
nounced in open court this morning
by counsel for the government, and
also the defense, would be ready for
trial by Friday morning. The court
ordered the case set peremptorily
for trial on that day.
DELEGATES ELECTED
TO ATTEND STATE
SUFFRAGE MEETING!
Enthualastlc Meeting of Local Suf-I
I rage League Hcl<l Yeaterday.
Course of Studuy Derided
Upon.
At the meeting of the local suf
frage league yesterday afternoon,
plans for the coming year's work
weie d??ceu?9od and a course of study
decMcil u^on. The league will d'*
vote ? considerable atentSon to the '
study of city, county and State gov-|
ernmeat and also other branches of,
political knowledge. Those present
expressed themselves as being great
ly interested in the work and state-1
that a number of other ladies in the
city, who are not at present mem
bers, had made known their inten
tion of joining the league.
Delegates were elected to attend
tho State convention at Ashevllle
this fall. Among those who will go
will be MIm. Llda Rodman. Stat?
treasurer, Mrs. H. W. Carter, presi
dent of the local league and Misses
Adeline Mayo and Fannie S^tchwell.
HAYS RAKER.
Photographs are somewhat like
family furniture. They are mort
cherished when new.
BAKER'S STUDIO.
BOBS FREE
TONIGHT at the
New Theatre
In addition to an unusually line
programme tonight at the New
Theatre, each patron will be given
FREE a dainty souvenir^ box of
'4JIOnH,, the new and exqulalte pep.
[termlnt. randy covered chewing gum
?made by FLEER, the originator
of randy covered chewing gum.
/?BOOB" WH'L WlJf VOTO HEART
A8TOMHHMKNT EXPRG8MEf>
OVER THS H1ZI OK CH01*8
GROWN IN THIS COUNTY.
r A BIG BOOSTER
K*HhU at Pair Ha* Bern Hcrfl
lently Arranged by Mr. I-*thrvm.
1? a Fin* Advcrtliment of the
Resources of Thl* faction.
(By Special Correspondent)
Raleigh, Oct. 20.?The Beaufort
county exhibit at the Bute fair U
attracting considerable attention and
favorable comment. County Farm
Demonstrator, J. F. Latham. ha*
shown great skill in arranging the
several exhibits, sent by the differ
ent Beaufort county farmer?, and ?
the display is a moot pleasing and
attractive one.
Many questions have been asked
Mr. Latham regarding the various
crops and soil of Beanfort. Several
men have expressed the desire of
visiting that section and seeing for
themselves Just what kind of land
it takes to grow such large crops.
One man from Haywood county,
named F. C. Noland, appeared es
pecially Interested and when he saw
the Beaufort exhibit yesterday, lie
asked Mr. Latham a number of ques
Hons regarding it. Mr. Nowland
also has a very nice exhibit at the
fair and is one of the best farmers
in his county. He was looking over
the Beaufort crops on display and
??vas led up to the point of ques
tioning aboqt our large corn, cot
loo, peas, potatoes, peanuts, beets
and soy beans.
"How do you all grow such large
com down in Beaufort county?'T he
asked. ^
"Well, III tell you," replied Mr.
Latham. "You see that bunch of
com over there (pointing to some
that was grown in the woods). That
corn was grown without a particle
of fertilizer or work other than Just
sticking a hole in the ground and
dropping a few grains in it and cov
ering It up."
"How much do -you grow like
that?" asked Mr. Nowland, inter
estedly.
"Thousands of acres."
"I want to buy a hundred acres
of that land if I can get it.' That
beat? anything we have in our coun
ty/'
Many other persons have express
ed astonishment at the size of the
Beaufort county crops and there Is
no question but that some excellent
advertising has beer, given the coun
ty and has made a drep Impression
on the farmers and residents of oth
er sections of the S'ate.
HAD WEAKNESS
[FOR WIVES
Alex of (ireonville In Arrested
on tiio C'liars;o <*1 Hlgnmy. Salcl
to Have Two Wlvee, Who
Were Perfectly ttatlsflcd.
(By Eastern Press)
GreenvllW\ Oct. 20.?Because he
lmd a weakening Tor wives, Alex
Jones, a negro, who lives In Caro
lina township, n-r.s arrested today
by Constable Whlchard, and will be
arraigned on a charge of bigamy.
The information that Itad to a
warrant being sworn out for Jone?
was secured by a white man living
near Jones, who had noticed that
on some occasions. Jones would be
with &ne woman nnd than ext time
he saw him he would be with an
othsr one. Upon Investigation at
was learned that Jones was keeping
one woman in one plaoe and the
other In another. He visited cach
of them in tarn.
It Is said thst both of the wives
wers squally satisfied with ths af
fair, and the constable seemed re
luctant to break up such a nice
family union.
RAKER BATS.
1 see lote of strangers upon the
streets of Washington this (homing
If thsy Just knew how line a post
card ws are putting out for one dol
lar per dosen ws would hardTy have
standing room ln# oar studio for
?VCb | niM. BAKER'S STUDIO,
COMMTTTKE MKT LAST XKiHT.
AKHANUK tU? DETAIL8 OF
TOOPOrtB 1'ROUUAM.
AT ELKS' HOME
MeeOmg Will Ui-kIii At Sfvon O*.
Clock- 8ap|M-r to be Served Flr*t
wid Will Be Followed by Ad*
drrwwe? froai Prominent Mt-n.
At a special meeting last night of
the C ham bat of Commerce commit*,
tee, appointed for the purpose Of
making arrangement* for a smoker,
to be held ander the auspices of the j
chamber. It was decided to change
the data of the event from Thursday,
October 2Stb. to Wednesday, Octo
ber 27th. This was done because of
another attraction at the Rika hall
on the first mentioned date.
The committee last night also
planned a tentative program for the
occaalon. The meeting will be held
In the Elka' hall and will begin at
seven o'clock. The guests will be
tendered ft light supper, which will
be followed by cigars. After that,
a number of addreme*. by prominent
local and out-of-town men. will be
tnade on various subjects of Inter
est. including topics In connection
with the general upbuilding and
bettermeot of both city and county.
Invitations are being ami out,
which read as follows: "Your pres
ence Is earnestly desired at a smoKer
to be given by Washington Chamber
of Commerce at the Elka' Home on
Wednesday evening, October 2?tb.
at seven o'clock. We trust you will
make a special effort to attend.
Chamber of Commerce."
Arrangements were also made
last night for providing supper for
the guests. While the meal will not
be a pretentious affair, It will never
theless eouslat of an attractive menu
and be of sufficient weight to satisfy
the appetite of those who have not
had sny supper at bom".
The committee will meet agalr
tonight, when they will definitely
decide upon the speaker? that are
to be asked to make addresses.
INCOMPLETE ItETITlNS SHOWS
THAT VOTE FOR AMEND
MENT LOSES BY IHO
MAJORITY.
Jersey City, N. J . Oct. 20.?-'De l
feat of woman suffrage in New Jer
sey wan conceded last night by Mrs.
E E. Feickert, president of the New
Jersey Woman Suffrage association
Suffrage Lom?*.
Jersey City, Oct. 20.?Complete
unofficial returns from 285 election
districts out of 1,891 In the state a*
10 o'clock last night gave 20,010
votes for woman suffrage and 27,591
against It.
Town? Agalnnt the Ciuw.
Jersey City, Oct. 20.?Unofficial
returns from 18 district* In Jersey
City, Elisabeth, and Plalnfield, give
1.020 votes for and 1,719 against
adoption of the woman suffrage a
m'ndment.
Complete unofficial returns from
threr districts In Trenton and par
t!al returns from seven others at 9
o'clock last night give 633 votes for
and 1,128 agftlnst the amendment
EPWORTH LEAGUE
MET LAST NIGHT
Inter*?*Ing Devotional nntl Bnidnro?
Meeting Held. Social Meeting
ArrnngM for November ft.
The Epworth h"ld ltd
regular Monthly devotional and bua
Inena meeting laat night In the Ba
nc* room of the Methodtut church.
Although not all the member* were
present, there wan a gtnnraT enth'j
?laam existing among thona who
were, and the meeting wae a moat
Interesting one.
Mtaa Beaaie Harding had charge
of the devotional settlon. which
tr ated of (he prophecy and oomlng
FAVORS LARGE NAVY
Senator Lee 8. Overman, chairman
of the senate rules committee and one
of the administration s leaders In the
atsnate. bas announced himself as a I
supporter of a program for military |
preparedness. The senator called at
the White House a few days ago and
after his call announced his position
on the m&tter. "I am for a large navy
for the United States and I am heartl-,
ly In favor of legislation that will i
make our roast defenses stroug enough |
to ward off all kinds of attacks from
the aea." said he. This picturo shows
Senator Overman leaving the White
House eieeutivu offices.
T
t.HAM) JI KY FIX 1)8 NO BILL
A<;.\IX8T YOUNCi MAX ( HAIUi
FI> WITH SFXDIXO OI1SCFXF
MATTKR THHOI (.11 MAILS.
FHswor'h Thompson, of He'.haven,
young man who wan charged with
having sent obscene letters to a Mis?|
Respess of Panteeo. and whase case j
was brought up in th - Federal con-'i
In session In this? city, has b? r. n
?Ifnsert. The g ran i jvrv 4li<i not
fir.rl a bill against blui.
HUN i ED r ><.()
STli!, AT LARGE,
hlmi and llndly Wounded ConMatik
nt Tarlx?ro. I'osws Are limit
ing for HI in. Itnlirvr C?|?
ture I* t'ertaln.
(lly Fas', rn I'renM
Hocky Mount. Oct 20- The ne
gro who Monday shot ar.d badly
wounded Oonlflable It. It Lniigl?*y.
of Tarboro. 1s still at large. I'osse*.
aided by bloodhound?, are still
searching for the man. and It Is be
lieved that li* wilt be tinatal? lo
elude his pursuers.
Lai.gley wa* shot when be at
tempted to arr?^?t the negro, who
op?*n'd fire on hi in with a burkshot
gun. The ghoi look effert in hi*
arm and body It 1* believed he will
recover.
of Chrlat. It wan thoroughly ex
plained with the unp of the black
board. After thla. the preeident
took charge and explained aome Im
portant polnta In League work,
which met with undivided attention
on the part of thoae preaent.
The 11 m?, of meeting wan changed
from the first and third Tueadaya to
the flmt and third Friday* of each
month, which change will he of groat
benefit toward? aemurlng better at
tendance at the meetlnga.
The next meeting will be of a ao
clal and literary nature and will be
held at the home of Miss Mary Cow
e!| on November 6th. A large num
ber of member* are expected to be
preemt 8perlal committee? ba*e
been appointed to arrange matter?.
Their plan? will ba made known In
detail a little later.
TEUTONS ARE
V1KNNA DKMKS IlKhUlT THAT
A 1> VANCE IN HKKIIIA HAS
IlKKX H \ I TI.D.
BLOODY BATTLE
Serb* Making Flerco H<w1k(?oc
AtiiiiiiM Utilitarian?. An* Kxhauxt
ing Ijm Ounce of Strnixth In
IU*|k> Ung Advances of Enemy.
Home. Oct 20 ?Italy today de
i*i a red war on Bulgaria Explaining
the action of tlK government, It was
said Hulgaria had no: only attacked
Serbia, but Joined Italy'* enemies.
In HUnhI) (Vmillrt.
Athens. Oct. 2o?The bloody bat
tle between the Serbians and Bui
gar*. Is still rasing along a ten-mil'*
front between the Serbian towns of
Vranla and Klstovatz Tlie struggle
If for po?s<>ssiou o: the Nt*h-Saion
Ikh railroad.
AuNtro*(icrituui? h<u|{niiNlng.
Vienna, Oct. 20.? Keports that
the Serbians had r* pulsed the Auf>
ti o Herman* along the Danube wore
today ?iHic!ai)y denied. It was an
? ounce?! that lb?* Teutons are mak
ing steady prnKrcSft in the Balkan
campaign Th Serbians are report
ed to be retreajtr.g in the Madva and
A vala region.-*
NfuhlMun l(r?iMaiu'i' ??> Seri?.
London, Oci. 2? --Serbs ure put
ting out their iast ounce of *irengtl?
to delay the Austro-G rman driva
from the north io Constanimopl?
and repulse the Bulgarian Invasion
from the east. Dispatches stated to
day that aged men and many wom
en and children are lighting in tho
Serbian lints- The Serbs are yield
ing slowly over hrokt-n country, in
fllctinc heavy losses on the Teutons
ar.d ihoniselve? muttering heavily.
IDS DEFEAT
WEIGHT AM) SI* K K D OK THK
?r:r;H schooi. hovs I'Movfis
oo Mini run corxKii*
IATHS. SC CHII-: 37-0.
Wii ?*c!ri"? liieli School defeated
.. Washington Collegiate Institute
lootball learn yen!?-rday affrnn'jn by
i h? score of Th?* buy?
p aved a fast game, but were tinab!?
to rop? .ifra'QM the vp??wl and *u
P'rlor skill ?itd we ght of the Highs
Cartel and Mirk? wore especially
good "ii the Hieh School toam and
Trade repeated run* around ends.
Moat of (riuns of Hi*- High* were
mad" n i-n.l run^ The (natituln
boy* worn able to carry the ball fnr
twfdve to Iwonry yard?1 at times. but
were unable to push it over the
lino
T Coliofflal' Ir.a'Uute la nrrang
Ing T'jr a 2" in p 10 he played here
Saturday with WiniPrvir.e.
TODAY'S COTTON
QUOTATIONS
S?ed cotton- $4.7.
I.int eotton - ii ft.ft to 3 4
Cotton seed- -143.00.
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