North Carolina Newspapers

HINGTON! daily news - "--yxt ? I : (fWv * Mr! ? ? XHB DAILY NKWS PRINTS MORE LOCAL ijlWS THAN ANT OTIIKK PAPER IN THE STATE. m ? -r WASHINGTON, N. C., MONDAY AFtERNOON, DECEMBER J 7, 1615. NUMBER 1M. MOT NHS 1 " > 'fl XO liKT-UP OF VKllLAMCK ALOftO TUB BATTU4 VUOMT O.V ~ thb artolb. TOUCHING SCENES Several ConoMt Glvra by Setdlsr* ' Holdies. Tried Xbetr BMUIV. tuk? of tbc flpMl of flMUlWI Imler l>UTIcialtlee. Paris, Dec. IT. ? Btalt Clitt and the Christmas spirit, notwithstand ing the war, war# in evidence nvery where alone the Artol? battle frraC where the correepondent passed Christmas ere. They were in tk* trenches and shelters with the sim ple soldiers; In the temporary barracks where the traditional Christmas eve theater was replaced j by an improvised concert and vaude ville that almost rivalled ths beat Paris conld do In time of peaceo la the quarter* where the officer* cele brated with no les* simplicity and dignity. In the first little church, still de fying shell fire, that one finds behind the battle front midnight mase was celebrated. From the road rtumlAf almost parallel to the trrnchet rock ets shooting np into ths air from both llnea recalled the Fourth OX July firework* la America. AntVffefc explained that this was partly due to habit. ; "Fuees are set off every tight," the officer explained, "even when th* moon jthinet brightly as tonight, and besides the Germans may, a i last year, havo an idea that we are going at them before morning." The fuves multiplied at th}- ap? proach of midnight and on the ?ro* or 12 the line as far as the horlsoa waa Illuminated as by a long line of brilliant stare. Flashes of dl? Mil colore conld be ?eea far away to the north, although no reports were heard. "They are llriug away up there aruund touches," s lieutenant ex plained. Several miles up the deep wide ditch with 12 inchee of chslky mud at Its bottom, Just far enough from tho Herman line to permit tranquil sl'.epa, soldiers entertained each other with simple folk songs of . their home regiones, and *xp<*cfcd parcels from home and talked of vic tory. One soldier read a little note from horn?* which said: "This year it is I jrho play fath er. This year I broke open my sav ings bank and am sending parts to papa at the front." The soldier didn't explain who the writer was. but his Jjilck, coarse besrd failed 10 hide a touching smite with which ho accepted the reversal of Christmas role*. "They're singing over there," said a soldier Just back from the first line trench. "They've got an or chestra and they're ahoutlng to beat all. but it doesn't sound very gay." Meanwhile, the impromptu con cert In the trenches went on in tones that were llpht, gay and confident. The same phrase was heard In all the toasts given here. It was "peace through victory." A little farther from the trenches In a bombardment barn covered by ap Improvised root, the midnight watch waa preceded by a concert n which the soldiers who Joked the military on thfc stage in peace tlmas, r vereed the order of things end with the gresteet seest caricatured the civilian behind the sone occupied by the armies. All along the roads In this region I wo lines paased In different direc tions. Some with pick, shovel and rifle were going to t*ke their tarn in the trenches, while others were going; back to the old village church to awe* the eongffgatlon. OAeer^ including generals. colonels, cap- ^ taiafcaAd lieu tenaa*a, Aith a efr i?k-1 llnJfcf HVme as and ??m*n w?4 ' I* fcH*?4a?r? k A* In th. quarter, of th# settlor* nta? th* tr*aok*?, ?rtrrtklu la tka ?rtihjd? o( il? MVT)M-krs?ckl oat' th* (am* wU: "P?M* tkroagh toW," A cliaplaia wHk tha rod rib. b?a ol tb? Ijoatoa of Hoaor on hi* ?ur?He*. who had l**t anal broth-, are and haa four aior* la tk* army, all iii Whoaa hara b*? cited In or dara'^f Via da; and ha klmaalt twle* elt?d for B*?>. cond**t. ?ra*?kad *n' ?*<?? throat h A ?tr*tah*r b**r<>fr wllfc a tilll tarjr modal and a j??aadlar with a war t roa* n? W Waa* aaaf tl , Ckrlatmaa aatheta. to th* aeeon>**h GOOD ROADS ARE BIG NEED IN THE FARM DISTRICTS No Other Business Except Farming Could Stand Loss Due to Bad Roads Without Bankruptcy. That the back-to-the-farm move, ?peat will never be entirely a $ut cess In this or anj other state until [a largely increased outlay of money and labor 1b expended on roada In the agricultural sections. is the be :ief of George W. Coo ley. engineer ol the Minnesota Highway commie #0? To show what an Immense money (actor good roada are to the farmer. Mr. Cooley quoted from figures pre pared by the United States office of public roada- to the effect that be fore the European war caused a rlso In shipping rates. It oost the Ameri can farmer more to haul a bushel of wfceat nine and one-half miles to the railroad station than It coat tho buyer to ahip the same, bushel of Wheat 'from New York to Liverpool, 4l distance of 3,000 miles. Comt Much Reduced. "The coat of hauling over th? railroads ta one-ninth as much as It was 60 years ago," aald Mr. Cooley. "The average cost of hauling a tdu of farm produce or a ton of any thing else over the average country road Is 2S cents a mile. "With wise and equitable road lawa and a good business manage ment. It would be entirely practic. able for the people to save themselves on this factor the enormous sum of 9200,000,000 annually, or enough to bui'd 19 dreadnaughts. No other business Lot farming could stand ?neb a waste as this without facing bankruptcy. ?* ? Getting Product to Market. "Highway experts of the depart ment or agriculture believe that the main cause of agricultural distress I* the enormous drain of getting the stuff to market, the waste of roads In wear and tear on machinery, the sacrifice in trams and the ineffic iency of Hervlce caused by Impassa ble roads. "Tributary to every town or rail road station are what are called zones of production.' From the first of these zones all products can be delivered to market at a profit, and from the rest one class of products after another must be eliminated be cause of the prohibitive cost of haul ing. Aa the roads from the market towns are imrpoved there is a great [increase in their business and a cor responding increase in the prosper ity of the farmers, greater traffic for the railroads, better supplies and lower price? for the consumer. "It does not pay to raise crops that cannot be marketed cheaply, and farmers and residents of market towns arc getting to understand this mora clearly every day. Good ar terial roads spell prosperity to the towns as well a? to the farmers." 805 REGISTERED IN TOWNSHIP FOR COMING ELECTION Ketftatratloa hi Largest of Any Ever I Listed in the Township. Eire, j tion to be Held a Week ..... tYoa Tomorrow. According to information given oui this morning, the total registra tion for the coming bond Issue elec tion is 806. ' This is said to be the largest registration that has ever been listed in the township at any previous election. Considerable speculation is being made as to the outcome of the elec tion. Advoeates of the lssun claim 'hat they w'll p.?rty t by from fifty So one huitdr;,(|. majority and those who are opposed to It seem to be equally sure that the good roads ?movement will be defeated. The election will be held a week from tomorrow. TO GIVE CHRIHTMAS IMNCE. The Halcyon Club will hold their annual Christina* dance Tuesday ulght at the El' J home. The chil. rtrens' dance will brgln at 8:30 and the "grown-ups" will start their dance at ten o'elock. THE WRONG -KEYES. A report wsa carried In Friday's Dally News to the effect that ft still was found on Shade Keyes' land. The officers made a mistake in glr lng this item to the Daily News rep resentative, as It bscr been learned that tha still w*fr found on Wiley Keyes' land and not Bhade Keyes". James Cordon, of Raleigh, spent Christmas with bis sister, Mrs. D. M. Carter. Intent of the modest old organ played by a simple soldier with such a mas ter hand that the strains were quite as Inspiring as th* beat cathedral music. The laat notes "peace on *srth. ?ood will toward men." died away as the congregation was tiling out of the little charch, while In the distance the boowfnfc of cAanen re called "do trued for Cftrtatmas." BAKACAS WILL BANQUET FRIDAY lit tin to Give Banquet to the TSIu<>m. Auolher Membership Content to bo Started. On Friday night, at the OddU-l low?' hall, a banquet will be given by th** n<?d? to the B'ues of the M. K. liaraca class. The banqu't will mark the rinse of the present mem bership campaign, in which the Hlucs secured the more members, j which entltl a them to the privilege of being guests at the banquet Fri.i day night. On the first of the year a new contest will be started, the claps be ing again divided Into two sides, rh'.f contest will iast until April and h winners will receive complimen tary ticets to Richmond, which it la planned to visit this spring Scvemy-Ave member* of the cla?s were present at the meeting he'd yesterday morning. Rev. C. L. Road preached a special sermon to the Harsca class at the church services yesterday morning. The choir was composed of members of the Daraca clans. A feature of the service wan the singing of "Onward Christian Soldiers." during which the members of the c'.ass joined hands and com- ? pletely encircled the auditorium. BOY RUN OVER BY POLICE PATROL i Hurry Mclllirnnry tiuflrriiiK From llrnken l-<v an Itcwiilt <>f fir (kilt In Norfolk. Mr. ard Mr*. W W. Mcllhenn>:y yesterday received word from Nor folk that their ten-year. o'd son. Harry was run over by a police pa trol wagon on the strrets of that city and ..is- suffering from a broken leg. Th4 boy waa spending the holidays with his slater. Mrs. Thomas Hill Duffy. He was taken to 8t. Via cent's hospital, where the l*g was set. Mrs. Mcllhenn^y left thla morning for Norfolk. Are You Interested In a HOME? A new Seriep of the Home Build ing and Loan Association will open on January 8lh, 1910. : V SEE W. E. SWINDELL, Pres., or J. B. SPARROW, Secy. HOT DINNER FOR THE MEN IN THE TRENCHES *Ut'?n1.P'"> KI"J'" UwPOtl regiment about to tane to the njon ;n the trenche. to FT?nc? ? hot m?U prep&rea oy tne traveling kttr*h?na. FEU ARRESTS E III CITI 1UY WAS MOST i ORDERLY OF ANY CHRISTMAS IX lllsTOliY OF THE CITY. ONLY 2 DRUNKS No Accidents Reported Front !?*. Crackers. Shooting Srrn|w l>c I curn*d but Was Accidental. Very | Mtllo Disorder i-f Any Kind. Christmas pass d away very J quietly in Washington ? more qulet 'y than any year in the past. There I was vety little disorder ahd that was chiefly confined to members of the colored race. * Only. two arrrais ftr drfinkenmiss were made Thursday and Friday. Very few intoxicated persona w.;re seen on the streets Saturday aud on | both Christmas eve aud Christmas night the str ets were practically deserted by el ven o'clock. k One shooting scrape occurred. I Will Wiegins, colored. bei::g ah.'jt .through ih" thigh by Will I>oug!art. another negro. Douglas ran away immediately aft r the sliootiug and has not been found slnoe. Wiggins, lwawever. testified that the fhoot.ug was purely accid. n'.nl. I Although a larg?* quantity of 1: <iuor was shipped here by expr-s1-. those who construed It either <111 no without excess or else kept with in the confines of their h-nmo. PI nty of fire crackers, rotiwn candles. sl:y rorketa and balloons ware set off Christmas eve n\>l Christina* night, hui no serious ac. cidents have been reported. Tak?n altogether, it was ttK muM quiet Christmas that Washington h?* ever experienced. Allie l.amb has returned home af ter a visit to Wilson, where h** spent Christmas with relatives and fripnds MARTIN COUNTY IS AFTER HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK Effort is Being M..de lo Secure Appropriation From County CommiiS.o, ers. Letter From Cong. Small | An effort to install Home l?eui ct;?ti ution Work in Marun county, ??'is a similar basis as tuft uorL; 10 ot carri d out iu this county, It being m aUe, by the progressive ladles m WilUnnistOD It is believed thai ill* movement in Mar:in will b ? sue ?.?est Jul and tbat the county co:n 'nissloners a:jd bwa;d of education ?vif. make the required appropriation i *500. In connection with this ls^ue a .eit?r from Congressman Small r.p. ?oared In last w ek's edition of t'.n Williamstou Enterprise. It reads a . lOLiuwt: I Editor Enterprise: ? My attention , waa arrested by a s?ta-.em**nt in a r? I ?' til issue of the Enterprise that | Mrs. J. G. Slaton appeared before ' the Hoard of Commissioners of Mar ? .in couu y on the llr?t Monday In December and adtoca'ed an appro priation by the county for "Ca&uipg club Work." This id known oth> jiaily iia Home D. uionstratiou Worn. | A trained wainati is employed who not only organise* girls cacnlrg but who vinita ihe homes of ho county und organizes ti?e home l At opera into ciiiucit for the.- purpo-t* of t aching the f urnJa:r.'jntAls of j r-O'ikinK and other home work. Suii-. >u.ntiaKy buch a wnn.un bccom* si the b uder fur n bef??r :ind happi-r) .couttry life. Usually the county ?p-" J proprui'.oH tit oo. which avioun*. ia' ? duplicated by th*? Fed ral Govern lin&nt out of the Lever Fund, and in part by the atata. The money *oi :n!r"tl makes u total of not lea* than I I $1000. ai d is so used to puy tiiel j a pi; ii s<$ of such county agent, i<?sp a! ismall sum which is set aside for the payment of sub-agents. Much depend* upon the woman I ?elected a* ag^nt. She wliottld be a vvoir.au who Ih well trained, who j pos* Raen knowledge of domestic! -cUnce. and who above all, 1ov?-h j tnh*r wi?ro?n and is conseoraJcd t:? ' I per work. It Is true as staled that thu entire uat allot :ed to Norh Carolina has already been distributed and no fur. ther ium will be available until the *.;or par; of 1916. Mrs, Jane S. ?IcKtmmon of Hateigh, is the State .,'tnt lur the Ilomo Demonstration ? oik und hus made a conspicuous 1 lake the Liberty of directing tbo I .i.tenlion of tbo Hoard of County ?jiumisgloners and of Hie intell.gcm ??n and women of Martin county to1 e importance of thin work, to the .J that they may make tnoir plan* .0 appear b foro :he Board of Couti y Commissioner* abou: September ?-.xt for the purpose of presenting ;hls matter. , The activity of Mrs Stnton la worthy of all commendation. Very respectfully, JOHN H. SMALL. NO PRISONERS ARE GIVEN HOLIDAY >n Trusties in Jail or on the Road* to Take Advantage of Governor'* Proclamation. None of the prion em in the coun ty all nor any member of tbe road pnnic In D aufort county were given ad opportunity to take advantage of Governor Craig'* proclamation to ti-.e sheriffs of the counties in ihe Slate. This proclamation allowed t!ie sheriff* io give tb-?ir "truatlea" a two days holiday to sp- nil with' their folK. None of the prisoners or road cfw of thin county are on thn trusty list, however, and the sheriff felt ? tnat if he allowed any of them th* design at- d holiday they would ex- 1 t-?nd th*.r freedom for nn Indefinite ' J- net a of lime. J. I O-TS WAJ.LINCiFOKD AT NEW THKATltE TONKiHT | Th- N-rv TV.'tt': ?- V*V w"li nn exclusive picture program For; tonight they will present the first | K'-rles of that gr??af rom?dy series of > |:>ture*r "Th" Adventures of J. Ru-' fus "Walling ford." There will a'so: |h? thr >e other rerl* of equally In- j t^restlr.g picture*. So any one that' IwNhas tr? <*ei? an exceptionally good it'll of photoplays tonight shou'd at- j tend this play house. roi? rohijj ri.WKus. I'njr Duly 18 AO Ahrnd Aflrr Herrn! Vrarfl' <?ain?*. 91. T.onla, T>ec 27.--8ev?n yoara of r^Ru'ar poker playing. Iea01nir to | drinking. which wrecked h^r hus- , band'a health. cauaad all tfc* domes tie trouble* of Mra. Katharine Hoy, whose milt to divorce Charles P. Hoy. traveling freight agent for the Southern railway. In on trial In ! JarlR" Shield'* court. Mr* Hoy told of th* rotnlir weekly meeting at her home of the poker r.luh of which her i.uahaud wan a niemher. Whan aaked by Henry Kortjorn, Jr.. Hoy'" attorney. If her huahand had not kept ftccounta of hla win ning* %nd lo*aaa, which allowed that h? had won IS dnrlng the aeven year* the poker club txMeA, ?be admltt?<i that wa* true. Use That $5.00 Gold Piece TO JOIN. ? - Our Holiday Savings Fund Bring the $5.00 Gold Piece you received a mong your gifts Saturday to open an account in our Holiday Savings Fund. Or any other money jou rc ce'vcd Irrg" rr small?will open a savings account in the new Fund starting today. The Fund has met with tremendous sui cess ? hundreds are joining- hundreds who will have more money next Christmas than they had this year. The payment* are made each week or may be made In ad vance. You do not have to come youraelf -a child may bring: your depoalta. Bverythlng about the pi .in Ib eaay. *aff?. convenient. Come down today and Join ? -get your friends and neighbor* to Join ? get every member in thp family to Join Make today the starting point for noxt year's M< rry Chris* matr. . ^ , The Savings & Trust Co. NEWIIH: SOY BEAN OIL SUCCESSFUL MAKVP.tl-Tl'RE OF OIL ANO MKAL WITH DOMESTIC BKAX8 AT K1.1ZABETH CITY. A NEW VENTURE Output Find* ? Rcadr Sale. More iuiui a lluiidml Tuu of Mml ttolil tu Kwrncru for I'ortllialng l*uri*uM?. E.txabeth oty, Dec. 27. ? Ine Urge extensive iijuiiuf*.. t ?re of toy boan jail and uua. ?it*i domeeiic boa 'it la -be UulluU Stains aas juat b >eu b^gun ?d Elisabeth City I i-att year ue production of ?oy : eans In North Carolina r?.ic..e<l :h point *hcrt a.l dt-uiaudit for ? b-> herd were IS i led. ih.s >e*r, due to lite fact tuat there was a gi-af. re duction to the aci age ov voted to ooitou a ud that t. j \?Le of | Imhu? as a foruft crop baa bob' itmply demonstrate..'. the supply of ?*u> L' an? wa? even greater than ;bat of one year ago. Soniethinfc bad to be done to prevent such a val uable crop from being a drag on tbe market before the average farmer o: tbo State were acquainted with iheir uae. As a result of Invesilga '.lo n a by tbe L'lw&loa of Agrunumy, the tuai.uiaiiure ot tbe boaca into utl and uit-al baa no* UvO begun. For the past ten days the oil mill ji Eiiza'ietn .'jiy bat b^en runalug alghi aud day usinc about twenty >ot.a of toy bcaua per day. This change from tbo manufacture of co; tcitr.tfed oil to soy oean oil was made without any j?reai expense aa the machinery had to be adjusted but iitiie to handle the bt-aiia. Tbe a*.i )>eriut?mdL-ui oi lite m'.'.l estimated 'bat the labor expenditure required *u ma*)ng thj aaju.tuien: v?a not o?er $5.'?0. Uefore the mill had ground a sin gle bear, t?*y i'.ispo.sed of their out put of u:l lo utif of tbo leading man ufacturers of tue country at a very reasonable price. They have sold ul itady more man a hundred tons of their :xi*-al for fertilizing purpose*. At pri-a nt. from a ton Of 2,000 p' unda of the boana. they are secur. lug no.nethlng like ?.? ga'.lona of oil and 1,650 pounds of meal. The dif ference In .he combined weight of oil and meal r presents the loss due to cleaning and evaporation of moisture driven off after the beana have been ground and heated for the expression of the oil. A good many loea" farmers In the vicinity of the mill l>ave purchased the meal for fertilising pnrposen and for feeding their live stock. Rome of them have been up ok It like corn m al for making mufflaa. One far mer. In particular, reported that he found cakes made from the aoy bean meal equal to those produced by buck wheat. 7,879 BALES Ov COTTON GTNF.D < r??|? U I'rnrtirailjr All In. Wl I N?t (?o AIk>%?? bales in the County. The cotton crop !n Bcaafon mini fy tliln s ?nnn will probably not ro fur above R.600 bait*, aec#rdt?K to fb<* ln*t report Up to D*c?mhrr IS. 7.R73 l>n l?Mr l?a<1 b*??n glnnort k? conuafd with 9.293 balea In 1914 |'ra<*'b-a|1y ?'l of thu crop In Ir and \ fir >? little ift left for % Inning Arlvcrflpw* In 1h? Dally N?w*.