WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS
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^ - WASHINGTON N C. MONDAY \fTERNOON NOVEMBER 15. WIS N?- 1?
HELD BP BY
LOCAL MICE;
MY [fill 11
POLICE HELD UP MR. DAW AT
THE OOUHTT BRIDGE, LOOK
IHG FOB LIQUOR.
DID NOT FIND ANY
Uw ww on Hto" (o Balham
to Attend Fonenl of His Brother.
Ta Highly Indignant Oror 'the
Matter.
While od hl? way to the funeral
o' hli brother la Belhaven, a Mr.
Daw *u held up by several mem
bers of the local police force as he
wa a starting to crowf the comity
bridge In hla automobile. It Is said
that the officials held him up at the
^olnt of their guns. When be bad
toroaght hi* car to a stop they made
a search of the vehicle for liquor
and after finding none, allowed Mr.
Daw to proceed on his way.
He Is highly indignant over the
afTalr and It la reported that he has
threatened to bring suit against th<~
clty for what he claims is their un
warranted action against him.
fllOOUT
usas sw
ppy'. -rfr ? ? .
Great- latere** U Being Shown
Throughout the County in the
Educational Work.
indications are that the moonlight
school work In Beaufort will be aa
successful as that In any county In
the'' State. A number of teachers,
during the last few days, report that
they have visited a number of per
sons who were unable to read or
right and that practically all of
these were eager and willing to bet
ter their education.
The classes will start In severa'
of the schools tonight. Th^y will
meet three nights * week: Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. Everyone
who is interested In the work ??
rugently roqu?-*ted to be present at
the meetings this week.
HONOR ROLL AT
HIGHLAND SCHOOL
Continued interest is evidenced at
the Highland School and all of the
scholars are making good progress
under the able teaching of Miss Lu
cie Peterson. Following is the lat
est honor roll of the school.
First gradA: Catherine Bed. Mar
garet Leggett, Mary Perry. Elisabeth
Latham, Mannle Beddard, Ethel
Davenport, Elisabeth Hodges, Leon I
Beddard, S. U. Leggett, Jr., Bllwood
Carson.
8eoond grade: LydJa Dell Dixon,
Selma Hodge*, Zeno Beddard.
Fourth grade: ~Bainbrldge Leggett
Annie Mae Williams, ?. O. Williams.
Jr., Ruth Clvlls, Mary Ricks, Mar
eta Williams.
Fifth grade: (Catherine William*
Sixth grade: Alma Clvlls, Alma
Leggett, Ophelia Latham. Emma
Louisa Leggett, Julia Leggett.
Eighth grade: Frank Leggett.
A SL'OCKSAFUIi BALK.
James K. Clark'* Big Hale la Meet
ing With Good Patronage.
A large number of shoppers have
vlsltel James E. Clark's store dur
ing the l**t few days and have taken
advantage of the many bargains that
this store Is offering during Its pres
ent big sal*.
A window decoration of "wlnd
brellas," the sale of whloh Is being
featured at the store today, Is at
tracting considerable attention. A
large number of these patented um
brella*. whfch cannot turn Inside
out, have alreadx. been sold.
TODAY S COTTON
QUOTATIONS
" UMdiini ? 1016.
?ma MttOft?
DISINFECTING SERBIAN SOLDIERS
:nr"'T*,r,' ?!?T Amerlc.*" Rcd Cr0M 10 Serbl? "Paying troop, with dl.
Infactant after their return from a lonn stay iQ tbe treiicb?*.
PAY TRIBUE TO
E. K. WILLIS
Doorv nt Episcopal Church Dedicated
to his Memory Ye?t?-r<1ay
Morning.
Two walnut and glaes stained
doors were yesterday, at the morfilnp
services of St. Peter's Episcopa
Episcopal church, dedicated in mem
ory of E. K. Willis, who died last
Maroh.
The inscription "on the door* read
as follows:
In Memoriam.
Edward King Willis
1867?1815.
Hev. N. Harding, in making tho
dedication address, said In pari: "It
?# my privilege 'this morning to re
ceive, dedicate find set apart from
ail secular and unhallowed use, the
memorial doors, situated in th'
western end of the church, In mem
iry of Edward King Willis, for
many years a vestryman of thi?
:hurch and one who, in his life, war
'quiet and peaceable, full of com
oasfflon and ready to do good to ai.'
men according to his ability and
>pportunlty.' "
The door* wore presented by thf
'ate Mr. Willis' family.
COL. WHARTON DIED
THIS AFTERNOON
Co*. R. W. Wharton died i lii.t
?fumoon at 2:30 at the home
of hifl <1*DRhtcr, Mrs. John H.
Small. He wa;i born February
10, 1R27. Funeral acrvice* will
he held tomorrow aftem<?on at
three o'clock from the Presby
terian church.
NEGRO MURDERED
AT GREENVILLE
Tragedy Oorarrtxl Saturday Night at
Picnic II ?d Two Mile* from
That City. Acnwed Man
ronfeaaed to Murder.
(By Eastern Prees)
Greenville, (Nor. 11. ? William
Langlcy. colored, shot and killed
Aaron Cox, another negro, at a pic
nic which was held about two miles
from thle city 8attirday night. Lang
ley confessed to the killing, wan
arreeted and is now In Jail.
He claims that Cos started for,
him with a knife and that be (Lang
ley) thc.n shot him with a shot gun.
Italian Volcano In Era p< Ion.
Rome, Nov. 16. ? The ropal obser
vatory at Catania reports that the
voloane of qtromboll was In violent
eruption Saturday morning, accord
ing to the 8tefanl agency. Great
bloekt of lava and ashes have fallen
over th? entire Island. The town of
Liparl, oo the island of the same
tame, felt a shock wbtcb lasted for
It ?bort time,
BARACAS HAVE
ACTIVE DAY
Seventy-one Men Pi Out at Meeting
Yesterday. Trip Taken to As
bury Cpaarch In Afternoon.
With seventy-one members In at
endance, seven new members adde<
o the roll ? one for the Rods am
Ix for the Blues ? the M. E. Barac;
-Mass held another highly succcse
'ul mepting yesterday morning.
Yesterday afternoon seventy-!!**
nembers left Washington In flfteei
lutomobilcn for the ABbury church
he trip being taken for the purpos
>f Increasing Interest in 8ur.da:
School work In that church. Th
:arty left here at 2:30 and returned
lome at 5 o'clock. The trip wan f
nost successful and ?njoyable on.
undoubtedly will aid the worV
T the Asbury church.
f.ocaJ Merchants Are Pre|>nring for
tlir H I gi; cm Holiday Trade In
History of the City.
With the holiday season fast ap
?roachlng. practically all of the lo
?al merchants are getting In their
lock of goods for the trade which
hry believe will be unusually large
his year.
Last S'ason the buyers were cau
"ious In regard to the purchase of
arge and elaborate stocks. Thl*
eason they have gone the limit and
iavo secured an assortment of
oods that la varied and elaborate.
These goods will be marked and
?laced on sale as early as possible
md the various establishments will
oon assume a holiday appearance.
Women's Clubs of City to Katfertaln
Federation of Club**. Commit
tee* to Meet Werinnwbiy
Afternoon.
Members of the local women's
.clubs are hard at work planning for
the big meeting of the Federation of
Womdrb Clubs that Is to bo held In
Washington Friday.
A meeting of the chairmen of the
various committees will be held
Wednesday morning at 10:30 In the
club rootas over Cherry"* store on
Market street. Every member Is
urgently requested to be present.
The business session of Friday's
meeting will begin at three o'clock.
A most Interesting and entertaining
program has been arranged ad the
public Is cordially invited to attend.
The meeting will be held it the New
Theatre.
On Friday night, the loeal clubs
will tender a reception to the vlalt
in* delegates *t the Elks' Hall. AIL
the members of the different club*
are invited to be present. They will
hare the privilege of brteflnf one
Win) or Mcort with m??. _ ^
itu miEin
II Mill
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ThJrf Eit?nd Home Of Dr. H. W.
Carter La* Night While Mrs.
Garter Vm Aloae in
%*? BM j
An attempt to bnrtUrfM the home
of Dr. H. W. Carter" on Harvey
street was made last' sight. The
robbers succeeded In Ukklng their
plunder out of the house but were
unable to make their getaway with]
It.
Mrs. Carter happened te be in the
house alone early last night and was
reading a paper wben^she beard a
sllgh noise. Directly afterwards,
she saw * negro tlp-toelng through
the next room. Wthoal. letting the
thief know that she wais aware of
his presence, she continued reading
her paper and after * mlcute or
two. an??e and went to the front
door. ?he crossed the street to Mr.
Little's house, Informed him of what
was taking place and after telephon
ing to the officeri they returned to
Mrs. Carter's home. By this time
the n<gro had made his escape. He
had tied up a number of articles of
lothlng and household goods In a
ted sheet and these were found out
? the back yard.
This morning O. A, Herman's
tlood hound was taken to the scene
nd l?ad the way directly to a shan
I y car a short distance from the
iome. A negro was found in the
?ar and the dog leaped upon him.
I lot seeing any of the stolen goods,
iflicer llarcifeon, who was with Mr.
larmAn at the time, did not arreBt
lie man.
It Is believed that there were twe
uen engaged in the robbery, neigh
<ors having reported seeing another
tegro waiting outside of the houa'
it about the time Mrs. Carter w*
he first man.
?OSTMAMTER8 EXPRESS
_ # THUR An*I?9lATIO>
Washington, N. C., Nov. 15, 1915
Editor Daily News:
We hope you will allow ub spar
n your today's issue to express ou
ippreclation to those who helped u
n our Parcel Post Exhibit, Aurora
>J. C., during the fair, especially th
nerchants who so kindly loaned ar
icles or packages for the exhibit
This exhibit was held upon requee
)f the Post Office Department wit)
>bject in view of better acqualntins
he people with the advantages tha
night be derived by its use, to dom
jnstratc the proper packages to be
used, and how to wrap an] tie, so
that they may be safely transported
through the mails.
More than one thousand people
visited our booth where they receiv
d postal information and literature
pertaining u> parcel post.
Very respectfully,
E T HOOKER.
P. M. Aurora, N. C.
N. HENRY MOORE,
P. M. Washington, N. C.
NO BOOTS; GIRL ARRESTED.
San Mateo, Cal., Nov. 15. ? Where
a woman's riding habit ends and
masculine attire begins is an Issue
that Miss Eva McComb, pretty
daughter of Alden McComb, chief of
police of San Mateo, is trying to set
tle with the Burlingame authorities.
Miss McComb was questioned and
sent to her home in a taxlcab the
other night by Policeman James
Madden because, according to the
officer, she was masquerading In a
man's suit.
MIjw McComb indignantly takes
exception to the policeman's conclu
sions.
"He was mistaken," she said. "I
was planning "> go riding and was
wearing my riding habit. Miss
Eleanor Sears was not disturber:
when she did her shopping In Burl
lngnamu while dressed In her riding
Oiltflt."
Policeman Madden says that he
is certal'i that the young woman did
not wear bootB.
"I know nothing about tho cut or
pattern of the breeches," says Mad
den, 'but no riding outfit is com
plete without riding boots, and I
am sure Miss McCombs did not have
bocis."
TO HOIiD SHOOTING MATCH.
A big shooting match will bo held
near Plnevltle Thanksgiving Day by
fanner Jackson, to Which the pub
fit II cordially Invited. The shoot
Will start at o'clock. Turkeys.
tofctekfM, djeki and pigs and oae
in.
WAR SPARES NEITHER AGE NOR YOUTH
This photdgrapb, taken recently near the battle line In France, shows
an eighty-year-old matron and her two grandchildren, all that remain of a
once happy and prosperous family whose home was destroyed by German
?bells.
IEM LEADER
nsu iin
looker T. Washington, Mom Promi
nent Member of ih^ Ra?-o, Died
Early V extort lay Morning.
Tuakegee, Ala., Nov. 15. ? Booker I
\ Washington, the noted negro ed-|
cator and founder of Tuskegee in
tltutc. died at hi* home here early I
esterday four hours after hl8 ar
val from New York. Death was
?je to hardening of the arteries fol
iwlng a nervous breakdown.
The negro loader had been In fail |
ig health for Beveral months, bui
;h condition became serious only
ast week while he was in the eas*.,
Ip realized the end was near. bu : I
?as determined to make the long J
rip south to bear out his oft ex
ressed statement that h' had o<*er. I
born In the south, have lived alii
my life in the south and exprct tc |
die and be buried in the south."
Accompanied by his wife, his
so<rretary and a physician. Washing-}
ton left New York for Tr.skegee Frl
day. He reached his home Friday |
al midnight
Specialists who had examined I
Washington said ho was suffering J
frbm nervous breakdown and hard
ening of the arteries. His last pub- 1
lie appearance was at the National!
Conference of Congregational |
Churches. wher? he dollvored a lec
ture October 25.
Washington Is survived by hi?|
wife, three children and four grand
children. His brother. John H
Washington, 5s superintendent of I
Industries at Tuskegee Institute.
Th? funeral will he held at Tu*
kegee Institute Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock.
I
Orange County I'p Moonlight
Work In Farrtest. Htudento
Offer fro Teach.
Haleigh, Nov. 16. ?Three hundred
illiterates were found in six ?clio.?ls
of Orange county within a raidus of
four miles last week and a rail for
50 University boys to t^ach there
was answered by inore than 100 ea
ger volunteers.
Fifty four teachers wer<* selected
?nd school* assigned. Thomas C.
'loushail, of Raleigh, graduate of
'he 191 A class and secretary of the
University Y. M. C A , wss made
;eneral superintendent Six prln
Ipals were elected.
Rig Fire at Mt. Air).
J Mt. Airy. N. C., Nov. 15.? The of
Sleet of the North Carolina Granite
( orporation and others were destroy*
cms ?
Hi ?pit
Kouivl lt<?iiiAloe of What Believed
to fliive Been B<*1> of h \pw
Born Rob).
A gruesome discovery was made1
near Cbocowlnlty yesterday morning
on the road leading out to Jeset>
Hill's place A aheet was found,
stained with blood which. from ap
jeurances. had held the body of a
tew born baby.
The discovery waa first made by'
ome negroes They told Joe Kobbs
?f their find and he Investigated the.
nauer. It is believed that elth r
ings or buziards did away with the
.ody.
DAILY PAPER HERE
FOR 21 YEARS
Washington Ha* Had a Daily Jour
nal ft?r Ovpt a Score Ymm. An
niversary I.om Friday.
Lasi Friday marnea twenty
first anniverp- ry of .1 d? :>? new -ta
per in Wa-hlri 'no
The first d?. y j,.;,.er '?..,r pub
lished In t) is : ty turned out Its
first edition November 12th, 1854
It was called the. Evening MesfKn
ger and was a three-c-olumn shee*.
printed on a small hand press. John
Arthur waa Its editor. Mr. Arthur!
Is at present editing the RHhavnl
Journal of Belhaven
Z. V. BABBITT DIKS AT
BAYIIOKO HATIRDAV
Well Known Attorn*-) Succumb* ?o|
? ?in|i|lrn(|r?n of Ai)in?ni<?r
I By Rastern F'ressi t
New II' rn. Nov 15 ? After having
undergone *n operation for app??n
dMtis und suffering with an attark!
of h?m'irri<!tgic fever. Z??b Vance
itabbilt, a well known altorney of
Baybnro, dlM s> his home at thai
place Saturrlny morning at in 10
o'clock
Mr. Babbitt wa? wi-ll nnd favor
ably known ail over f'ainllro and
surrounding count leu and the new*
of hi"* demise is resetted. Th?? fun
eral will probably take plara at
Bayboro
BOX Sl'PI'KB AT THF
OLD F'HID SCHOOL
There will be a box supper at thf
Old Ford ?chool building Friday
night. November 19th. the purpo*
of which will he the Improvement (f
the school building, fencing in front I
of achool property, ate.
Everyone la Invited to coma and<
help The girls are requeatel to
1 bring baskets and the boys are re
minded of the fact that they ma
hava r.aad of thalr pockatbooks
O. K. BTn.LEV OK EDWARDS EN
DORSES EDITOHIll. IN THE
DAILY NEWS.
GIVES HIS VIEWS
8a)b Oti?er P??ple of lh? Country
Art? AUo U|?|kki?1 to IIu?e Ex pen.
ditun<w for liicrmsln^ Smvy A|?
ItroprlAtiouN.
Editor Daily News:
! 1 note your position on war pre
Daredn bs, ami 1 wish to aay as a::
humble cttlzeu of the county of
Beaufort and thereby a citizen of
the United States, that I am In my
little sphere entitled to apeak my
bailment as much a? John Gary
Evans as Governor of South Caro
lina In reconstruction days said, "law
or no law. constitution or no oontsLl
.utlon. the white folks had to rule
'he Slate of South Carolina " So 1
*ay. Dally Sows nr no I>ally News,
newspapers or no newspapers, that
Wm J Bryan ar.d Claude Kit chin
are everlastingly right In tb'ir op
position to the Wilson administra
tion policy of war preparedness. So
say we all ? who pay the bill, wheth
er by direct or indirect taxation.
If only a compass line divided ui
from the wnrrng rations, then
Wilson would h right. but when
Europe get? through with this Btrug
cle she will j.ejther l'e able nor
willing to war again In fifty years;
ar.d ;? 5* worse than folly f.nr our
fovernmer.i to put a billion of dol
lars cf lis people's money into
dreadnaugh:* :hat will only tie lit
sublets for il.e junk pile before an
other war I am an admirer of our
president, ballotted my little ballot
tor him and am willing to do so a
galn If he displays that amount it
common genu* that 1 have accredited
him with I am willing to excuse
film for play! se i!ip dunce In going
o his home S at- . New Jersey, and
voting for wo mar. suffrage and ge*
;ng der>tt:ly licked ar the ballot box
by the voter* who th-uiBht other
?viBe, anil aJsn 1 am willing as or.e of
his employers ? f-. r we :h?? d ninwats
;t tr.e naiion employed hini at a sal
ary of ITS.f'M p?%r year to attend to
'he business ot our government) '??
pardon him for taking our tlrr.o .?r.d
running out ar.d courting an 1 ar
ranging to g^-t married. Ins*, a.i of
staying in his office and watching the
Turl ? and Germans; hut forbear
ani ill cease to he a virtue if he
ner* *?, these war gingoes to hypno
zc. Th-n count me on*, and
lour ui."> or iwo million oth'r scrub
\orers, because I know all we every
jav f<ilk?- think and feel largely along
the same hence wh'n you have
the Rf>r:lm"nt of one you have that
?if the oih'-r
O K STILLEY.
BEN EDWARDS
ARRESTED AGAIN
M"<|f KaIiI on HU Homr Sat
urday N I k 1 1 1 nnd Inwulliiyl
K?mr fiHllon* ??f l.irjiinr.
l.tMn! polir* r.fTHial* Saturday
nl*ht ? r h ! f| on ill* horn" of
!*?*:. K I* ir is, nlomd. ?n?l found
four gallon* of rnonn*Mni* l!'juor In
hi* posMMminn KdwfirrJ* *?&* ?r
tMtffl *nd will !?<? flvpn n hf*r nR
IIiSb ii'-orn"..
IIp 1* ?n old offpii'lor. havl'iR It^an
arr' nu-rl on ?.i" o !i .? r k** ? violating?
?li" liquor )aw on wvprnl nrraalons.
!1p v :- ri" ? ?'-nt to thp roads
for a t*?rm of |?-o|vp month*