CIVIC CLUB WILL
mm BEFORE
BO. MERMEN
HAVE NUMBER OF REQUESTS
WHICH THEY WILL ASK CITY
FATHERS TO GRAXT.
ARE EIGHT IN ALL
Miwrli the 6lnb Wu Held Y??
Unk) Afternoon ?t Which Civic
Imfroremcou Were Diacuaaed and
U Vm Decided to Aw?r Before
the Board.
When (he board or Aldermen hold'
their regular monthly meeting Hon
day night, they will be tinted by ft
delegation of member* of the Civic
Club who will ask thai they grant!
the following requ ?ta:
1. To permit akatlng on the
part of the children of the city
with cartaln reBtrloAys..?
2. To prohibit chlckgfc* from
running at large on the stress
5. To creato a law, making
women who take in washing
register with the health phy
sician. v? * " -T ?
4. To have the city market
aervaaed the eatl tf year, and
not only during the summer
months.
fi. To push the question of
a play ground _for the chil
dren.
6. To .force the residents to
place garbage In proper recep
tacles.
7. To prohibit anyone hang
In fronu^of . their
stores.
? > I*. JCq. deajaaatejfi for
"Clean.up Week." A ^ w J
held y-sterday ...afternoon at the
home of Mrs. H..W. Cjarteg on Har- !
%e*y street. Th?. meetlnk wm well
?wttanded and considerable fhtercat
was taken In tTie matters that were
brounht up for Alscussloh. An en
joyable eoclal session was held after
*ho business had been disposed of.
Delightful refreshments were served
J>y-the hostess. |
The civic club haa several" other
projects which thT expect to bring
up at.' a, future date and which ar*
for tie best interests of the city. |
REV. .CRAWFORD
HERE TOMORROW
VUl , Oondoot fltnlcw at the Prw
bytcrian Church Tomorrow Aforn
is|. A Forcible Speaker.
Th- following announcement of
eer rices at the first Presbyterian
church waa given out this morning:
Services at 11:00 a. m. and 7:3<}
p. m. At the morning service Rev.
A. W. Crawford, of Greensboro, will
preach. Mr. Crawford is General
Superintendent of, the Home Mission
work ofsth* Synod of North Carolina
and doubtless will present some|
phase of the great work In which
he la engaged.
. At fttght Mr. Crawford will preach
gt the Payne Memorial church, and*
Rev. 11. B. Searight will oonduct
pervlces at usual at the First Pres.
byterlan church.
Sunday School at S:00 p. m.. B. Q.
Moss Bupt. The exeroieca will be
conducted by 'the Vanguard o!aas(<
and a ft pec! el program of music and*
addresses will be rendered.
A cordial Invitation 1s extended
to all sfraflgors and Ura veiling men.
BELLMO
, TOD A Y
r f HOB ART HENLEY
In ? ma*nlflc?nt S pwl^ituffi
"THE MEASURE OF LBON
DUBRAJT"
? < ? r
PBOOl* PRARCR
In % roaring L-KO Comedy
"Father's Firtl Murder'
MATINEE DAILY? 4 P. M.
NEEROnOT
WHITE UHfll
TIIEOJ JOKE
TRAGEDY OCCURRED BETWEEN
TRAIN AT HOBGOOD LAST NIGHT
ovra whjoor shipment.
NEGRO ARRESTED
?_ 1 1 ?
Wfcite Boy Mute A* If to Cmrrj Otl
? Om at t be Packagn of Liquor uil
tb? Negro Dm Revolver. IWlJt
Followed * Few Minutes Lptcr.
C Br Eutm Frets)
Hobgood. Feb. 5. ? Left to guard
several gallons of liquor, which had
been shipped from Norfolk and were
bojw* for Tillery, Tom Abrama, a.
young colorco. ooj, ihot and killed ^
Ebb Burnett, a^ white toy of about
the nma ago at ,the local railroad
elation last night.
Burnett, it ta stated, picked up
<ono of the packages of Uquor which
the young negro was guarding and
of which he was part owner and
made ont aa if to walk k>c with it.
Adams thought thaf Burnett was in
earnest 'and was trying to steal the
liquor. He drew a pistol and fired.
His -aim waa true and the victim
died a few minutes later.
The negro disappeared but waa
later found at Tillery. He waa given
a preliminary hearing today and
bound over to the term of Superior
court in Halifax county without
bond, v ? . ?
"SALEM EVENING"
TO ALUMNAE
WM fflw IjMt Nlirtit B, Mm. John
? Gorhnm at Home of Mr. and
Mr*. Dumay.
A delightful reception, Id the
form of a ,JSalem evening." was |
given last night by Mrs. John Gor
ham to the alilmnae of 8alem Col- j
lege for Womrn and at which Dr.
Howard Rondthaler, president of the '
college, was guest of honor. Thj t
occasion proved^ to be one of tho j
Isrfreet and most <-nJoyab!e gfcthn- 1
ing of gPftduH os fro^n "th! wa-l
known e >llege that has ever been
hkk \n Ui* State. Several well play
ed selections on the p'.ano by Miss
Mary Clyde Hassell, an excellent
recitation by Mrs. Harold Wa&hburn.
which was extremely well delivered
and heartily applsuded and short
talks by Dr. AondthaUr and Judge
Mragaw, who was a class mate of
{he doctor's, were among the fea- '
lures of the evening.
Dr. Rondthaler expressed himself |
as highly pleased with the large '
number or graduates present. Ho
stated that to a!l the large cities. |
gatherings similar to the one hero,
only probably not as well attended,
were being tield in observance of the '
fiftieth anniversary of the granting
of the' charter to Salem College. He
also dealt briefly with the history
?od work of the institution.
Judge Bragaw remarked that
while ^e had never attended 8a!em
[College, he held an exceedingly high
opinion of It, wbloh was formed
through meeting those who had grad
uated from It. The Judge slso
touched -upon a few personalities in
a highly amusing -manner.
Refreshments In tw?N>onrses were
Rerved, Sirs. Ayers assisting Mrs.
Dumay In the serving. Punch was
served in the sun parlor thr?ugho?t
! the evening by Mies Mary Carter and
Miss Caddie Fowls. .'
I?" Among the members ^or the local
iHslem Alumnae Association are the
| following; . Meedames Pattle Baugh
sm McMbllan, Kmtna Carter Moss.
Bess Nicholson Mann. LocUf Nich
olson rarter. Hattle Jones Carrow.
i. Linda Moore Btheridge, Eva' Hassell
j'Hlrttney. Lena Bell Mcllhenny,
f/sura Kllleon Bfowa. Mate Btonnt
Ellison. Norfleet Bryant Daniel, Car
lotta Nicholson, Washburn, Ids
|i Wharton Grimes and Rfba Dumay
Oorbam, Mlaeet Caddie Fowls. Mary
FQwle. Mary Calmer, Mary ? Clyde
[iHMHll'aod Po!lr.Elll?oii.'MlM Elli
son th? oM??t klnmna
having left there In ISflS. OUrr
I . guests (resent were. Misses Katie
I Ibor, of lUr-ld., 'HI.. M.rr N.oh
sv
henry mm :
DIED SUDDENLY
mwm
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1'ROMINKXT TARBORO LAWYER
PASSED AWAY IN HOSPITAL
AFTER LONG ILLNESS.
STATE SENATOR
Was On? of the SUo?|f?t Political
Powers in the Second Congret*
ttlonal District.* Weil Known
Throughout the- State.
(By Eaitarn Press)
Tarboro, Feb. 5. ? State Senator
Henry A. Gilliam of this city died
last night at a Baltimore hospital.
He had been convalescent for sir
greeks when a re'.apse occurred threi
days ago.
Tho deceased was a prominent law
yer, a former representatlre to tli
State legislature and later senator
from EdgeComb county. He was one
of tho strongest political powers in
the second congressional 'district.
His funeral will be held fron*
Tarboro tomorrow at two ' o'clock
Iter. Beaucbamp Brown officiating
BARACAS HELD
BIG MEETING
Had Knjoyable Tim? at Meeting,
Auto Ride and Banquet Lut
NightT Largo Number IYeaedt.
An extremely well-attended and
enthusiastic business meeting of the
Baraca class of the M. E. church was
held last night In the class room.
A feature of the evening was an
Interesting .address by Dr. Syrtus of
Peitia. He <poke at kegfii of the
progress made by his native land and
at tt& conclusion of his address gave
each man present a beautifully 11.
.ustrated book on Persia. He also
made a gifL of several dozen silk
handkerchiefs te the members, stat
ing that he had often heard of the
Dai aca class of Washington and J
wlfih> d to give them" a email present;
in acknowledgement of the splendid
work they were drfTng.
Upon the conclusion of his ad-,
liefH, the meeting adjourned and ,
he m< mbers stepped into waiting (
automobiles and enjoyed a rldo j
'through the city. The ride lasted
about an hour, after which an ele- ;
gant banquet was served, consisting
of flvo courses.
The affair was one of the most
successful ever held by the Baraca
class and thoroughly enjoyed by the
large number of men who were pres
ent.
The occasion was somewhat of a
surprise" to the members of the class |
as no advanco notice of It had bern
given, except the calling of the reg
ular business meeting through the
co'.umna of the press. Those who
saw the notice and who attended the
meeting were oertalnly wefl reward
ed for their- faithfulness.
Shaking Ha no*. __
Few people know liow to *|iaka
hands well. Tl?e general ruu of foil;
either give ? limp imvr and allow It U
be shaken or else yours iu theirs
?ad nearly diaJoeate it with ffieir slo?
,Jet?Ce.? London World.
\V. Mcllhenny. Judge George Brown,
W. H. Ellison/ E. A. Daniel, Harold
Washburn, J. D. Grimes, John D.
Oorham. Judge and Mrs. Stephen
Bragaw, Mr, and Mrs. C. H. Rich
ardson, Mrs. W. P. Baugham, Carl
Ooeroh, Mrs. D. M. Carter, Mr. Md
Mrs. A. M. Dumay, Ed. L. Merrill
>ud I>?may Oorham- ' ** ? ' ' "i
"OntLt YOUBE66AR. WILLr
? Weed In Philadelphia Public Ledger.
INTERESTING FACTS
. ABOUT WASHINGTON
(By R. T. Bonner and Miss Lottie
?lale Bonner.)
Did you- know that:
The territory occupied by Wash
ngton was formerly Occupied by the
^QECorora Indians?
Tkjj nt-xL owner* were*?Ts Lord*
">roprJetors under a grant from
Jharles li?
The Lords Proprietors July 30.
'725, Issued a Grant to Christopher
Dudley on which the origln*T\VaWi
ngton was built? ""(See Book 25.
->ago 218, B aufort County Records)
MaJ. James Bonner Introduced and
had passed a bl'.l Nov. 80, 1771, foi
; having a town erected at the head ot
Pamlico River on his and William
I Boyd's a mlcor plantation? (See
[Vol. IX. pp. 152 and 163).
i In 1776 the original Washington
i was laid off on thirty acres, set apart
I by Col. James Bonner?
Washington, N. C., was the first
poetoflice in the U. S. to bear that
name .and was christened by James
Bonuer Dec. 7, 1776, being the first
town in th* U. S. named for {3eorg
Washington? (8ee.*:as Lid a Tun
stall Rodman's article* on Washing
.ton, N. C? 1914, and Book 4, page
258, Beaufort County Records).
The first- commissioners of Wash
ington N. C.. were James Bonner,
John Cowper, Robert Baiter and
Hmry Bonner? This wss in 1776.
(8ee Beaufort County Records, Old
Book 4, page 615).
j The first map of Washington was
drawn for John Gray Blount on the
folds of a military cape of an officer
of rank by Mr. * Pasteur? (See Miss
Rodman's article on ashingfon) .
New Berne nicknamed Washlng
;on, N. C., in Its Infancy "Pea-town?
(See Miss Rodman's article).
Very Unusual.
"Tbeu jou ?ay you hara n modal hu?
baudT"
"Quit*. Since we bav? baan married
lie bM uever glveu tlt*? uclsbbora a mo
m<>ut'* anxlatj." ? LotilaTllla Courier
Jouma! .
Ori'j,.'. ... '
The uuinp 'Tw.:- . j f:u :i$ :ib liufl
? II WoM. . ! r'},'* liV\JUI?M'
. ' *b * nine# of ?'?
Bubaorlba 10 lb* Dally Newt.
NOTICE
- ? ?4 ? ? ? ?
Members of the Washington Building ?nd
Loan Association will please call at the Hirst
National Bailee, and pay their Initial dues,
Saturday Night, February Sth. Subscription
to stock still open.
B. F. Bowers, - President
John. A. Mayo, Secretary
Washington, N. C., carried on
trade with the Old Country by ves
sels sailing direct from Its port?
An Act was passed in 1786 requir
ing the Free negroes of Washing
ton, N. C., to wear badges on the
left shoulder and a part of the slftY&p
to wear tags? (State Roc. VoL XXIV
pp. 725 to 780).
At Washington, N. C., daring the
Revolutionary war John O. Blount!
and Tliomas Blount handled the
6tores for the government? (\Vol.
XXII, pp. 597, 698). I
Washington, N. C , was called bo
fore namod by "Col. James Bonner
In 1776, "the Forks of Tar River?"
(Vol. XXIV pp. 458, 459).
In tho early days of the settle
ment of Washington, N. C., the peo
ple lived mainly on the outside of
the present limits on the low hills
surrounding the town [n hip-roofed
houses? (A row Recollections and
Traditions by Mrs. Lucy W. Myers).
The firs* Court held in Washing,
too, N. C., after the removal of the
county site from BatB In 1786 was
"held at the school house which
stands on the public lot in the town?
(Vol. 84, pp. 764 and 5.)
Pri* s wore brought 'Into Wash
ington, N. C., during the Revolu
tionary Wer? (Vol. XV, page 673 )
Tories occupied Washington, N.
C., during a part of the Revolution
and sent their prisoners there? (Vol.
XXII, page 585). s
A number of descendants of Al
fred the Oreat live in Washington,
N. C-T (Mr. E. ?. Daniel. Jr., at
torney-at-law).
A number of the descendants of
the famous Governor Bradford of
Massachusetts llvo in Washington,
C.? (Capt. Charles L. Morton.)
EN ERTAINED AT
DINNER PARTY
(Jtr? By Mm. J. O. Mount In Honor
of Mr. and Mm. Lindsay,
Warren.
Mrs. J. G. Blount wu bosteM at
a dlnneh party, which was given at
hsr home ou Second street yesterday
?fgnlng In honor of Mr. Lindsay
Warren and hit brfde.
| The beautifully appointed home
was attractively decorated, the color I
?cheme being carried out In pink and
green. Dainty bridal bouquets held
the place cards and a profusion of
carnations and narcissi adorned the
table. The bride's ehalr was desig
nated with a shower boutuet of nar
cissi. Those present wars Mr. and
Mrs Llndaar Warren. Misses Elisa
beth VTerren. Isabel Carter, Louise
Nutt Myers, Miss Baerson of Wll
mington and Messrs. William Rod.
man. Prank Bryan. Richard Nsal
and X. ? Worthy.
flsbssrtb* ts Ike Daftr NMk
kress snu
OPPOSED TDTHE
nu OF WIESlIf
OUTLOOK FOR PRESIDENTS DE
I FENSE PLAN GOING THROUGH
IS LESS BRIGHT.
RESENT HIS TRIP
Some of tb? Congressmen Are **
to Not Have Liked the * V "
Mr. Wilson Going Int'
tricts and Try "to Disc* " I
Washington, Feb. 5. ? President
Wilson returned to Washington yes.
terday from his speech making trip
In the middle west to And that th*
situation in Congi'eaa is even worse,
so far a* the prospects of putting hit
preparedness program through is
concerned, than when he 1ft here a
week ago. Benators and members
of congress do not like the idea of
Mr. Wilson going into their districts
in an effort to discredit them with
their constituents and they do not
hestitate to say so.
Few If any congressmen have
"hear dfrom home" since the Presi
dent's visit to their states. A few
letters have come in, but In each and
every case they were written on the
letter trad of some large business
firm, many of them Interested la
selling something to the government.
None of these letters were written
with pen and Ink. They were all
typewritten, showing, the congress
men say, that the President's mes
sages had not reached the fellow
back In the small townB who will
have to do the fighting should fight
ing be necessary.
Beforo Mr. Wilson reached Wash
ington he intimated that he would
take a trip through the south and
far weat within a short time. If he
sticks to this decision he is going
to vlalt North Carolina. He will atop
at Rocky Mount or Raleigh as a
compliment to Representative Pou
who is leading his fight for prepar
edness in the house. It is also prob
able that he will stop it Greensboro
and possihly Wilmington.
VANGUARD CLASS
HAVE EXERCISES
Interesting Program Been Prepared:
for Tomorrow. Public luvited
To lie Present,
The public as a whole, and the
members of the other Bible clauses
of the city eap-clally, are Invited to!
be present at the class exercises
which will be conducted tomorrow
afternoon at three o'clock by the
Vanguard class of the Presbyterian
uhurch. An Interesting program has
been prepared and wil'. be rendered
as follows: .... ?
Selaotlon ? Vanguard orchestra.
Hymn ? "The Church Is our Foun.
datlon." I
Prayer? Rrv. Mr. Crawford.
Vocal ? Vanguard quartette.
Addross ? Mr. J. B. Sparrow, class
teacher.
Vocal 8olo ? "Purer Yet and Pur-|
er"^-Mr. John 8mith.
Agrees ? Mr. E. L. Stewart.
Selectlon---Vanguard orchestra.
Anthem ? "Bcliold Now, Praise
the Lord."
Hymn ? "Onward Christian Sol
dier*."
| Benediction ? Rev. H. B; Searlght.
ALARM SYSTEM
BEING INSTALLED
8lx Boxm Have Atrmdy n?n Put
Up. Byitfem Will Be M-t Com
plete In Erecx W?y.
The city's new fire slarm system
Is being rspldlj Installed. Six of
the twenty-six boxes bar? already
been pat up through the business
section of the olty. The central ap
paratus at the flrehouse Is being
tested dally a?d Is working perfect
ly. It Is expected that the entire
system will he completed la a week
or tfro.
When finished. Washington wtlj
hew* the mod modern and complete
fire alarm OTtem of nay dtp In
Casteva Carolina.
HI HOPE FOR UN
MSTMEIIT IN
: ram USE
omciAis at Washington
DECLARE THAT WAR WITH
GERMANY 18 IMMINENT.
BOT" "STAND PAT"
I ^
-?per* Are Urging Imperial
. ? cram cut Not to Yield to United
Demand*. Entire Matter
I Hang* on Word "Illegal."
(Special to the Dally Newt)
Washington, D. C., Feb. 6. ? The
Lusltania situation gfows mor" crit
ical hourly and there Is now appar
ently no hope of the United State*
ai;d Germany coming to an agree
ment over the Issue. Several offic
ials declared this morning that war
was Imminent. A breach between
the two countries Is inevitable.
German papers are urging the
| Imperial government to "stand pat."
President Wilson declares that the
United States cannot back down
from the stand which this govern,
ment has taken. The president may
iwalt the return of Colonel House
before further action, although thV>
Is uncertain. The entire mgtttf
hangs on that word "meg*!" "re*
gardlng the sinking of the Britiah
liner.
LIBRARY ASSN.
ENTERTAINMENT
To Be Given at the Elks' Hall on
Washington's Birthday, Begin
ning at Eight O'Clock.
Tho finance committee of tho Pub
lic Library Association met yeater
Jay and held a most enthualastie
meeting at which plana (or a unique
entertainment w re made.
The committee arranged for a
Washington's birthday party, which
will be given at tho Elks' hall on the
?veiling of the 22nd. Rcfr-Bhmenta
of all kinds will be served, a musical,
program of instrumental and vocal
selections will be rendered and danc
ing will bo p-rmllted. Some of the
old Colonial dances. In which all
will be invited to Join, will be a fe*
:uro of the evening's entertainment.
WILL EXPERIMENT
WITT* SOY BE \N8
New Bern Cotton Oil and Fertilizer
Mills to Try Ont New Dan.
New Bern, Feb. 6. ? Just a> soon
as the present supply of cotton seed
has bepn used up, the New Bern Cot
ton Oil ar.d Fertiliz r Mills of this
city will begin experimenting with
joy beans, crushing several hundred
tons of them each week.
This will probably be started some
time in April and If the venture
proves a success the mill will keep
up the'work all during the aummer.
It has be n proven that the man
ufacture of these beacs into oil and
meal can be done and the manage
ment of the local plant Is anxious to
try out the plan locally.
EXCEEDING
THE SPEED
LIMIT
Isn't practised by us when
cl antng, pressing and repair
ing clothes.
"QUALITY" Is our by-word.
We spire to serve again. To
serve you would be a pleasure.
WRIOHT8 STEAM
rRF.SSnftt WORKS
Phone 231