Unsettled tonight. Prob
able showers tonight.
VOLUME EIGHT
WASHINGTON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AbTERNOON.SEPTEMBER 20, 1916.
NUMBER 4
TOO MANY
MESON
ROAD WORK
- - , >?,
-ROAD USER" DECLARES THAT
NO MAN COULD DO ANY WORK
WITH BO MUCH DICTATION.
"in mm do it
In Lotter to the Dolly News, Local
Citizen States That there Are Men
In the County Who Are Capable
of H milling the Work.
Editor Dally News:
It's very evident that ottr town
ship road work Is over-losded with
tosses and the fund Is not being
spent as the public would like. It Is
Impossible for any foreman to serve
fittoen. or twenty* booses. I see that
there aro meetings being held by
bankers, grocerymen, editors and
lawyers to stralghton out the curves
grades and to save the mules. I
hear these bosses will now make an
effort to contract out the work to
some ono away from here. As a tax
payer. I am opposed to 4t. It Is a
reflection on the ability of our cltl
sens. We have plenty of capable
men among us who can build dirt
soads. If the bosses will get to
gether. and employ some., local man
for as long as they have the auth
lty, put him under bond and turn
the whole job over to him? ^nules,
money and all. We will be more
likely to get the worth of our mon
ey In roafls. Then, If this man needs
doctors, grocerymen. editors, 'mlll
mon or lawyers, let him employ
them. We can not expect to get a
good man If he Is to be handicapped
Wl& fifteen or twenty bosses and the
Job is 'good for ohly a few months.
If they would employ a man for Ave
or ten y^ars they could get a good
one. A (nan, constantly on the Job,
will bo necessary to keep up the?road
Why not educate a local man? It's
a disgrace and drawback to our
county to have our first road efforts
a failure. *
A ROAD USER.
DANCE GIVEN LAST NIGHT
A delightful <dnnce was given at
the Elks' Hall last night by W. E.
Baugham in honor of MIbs Mathilda
Hancock, of Now Bern, who has been
visiting Miss Eliza Branch.
The dance began shortly after nine
o'clock and continued until one.
Punch was served during the course
Of the dance and the occasion proved
tt> be a most enjoyable one. Miss
Hancock is well known In Washing
ton. 8ho is one of the moBt popular
and attractive young ladles of New
"Bern and her popularity has spread
tb Wflflhington.
Supper ^fter the Danre.
Miss Eliza Branch -entertained
Hiss Hancock and Messrs. William
1). Baugham and Bayard Whltehurst
of New Bern, at a supper, which was
given at her home after last night's
danre.
M!sB Mae Blm*nt was slso hostess
a i a late supper last night, those
Jfresent bclnfc Misses EVelyn Jones,
fcllsiheth Carrow, Messrs. Tom
Laugblnrfhouse, Reg. Fulford and
Mr. Armistead and Mr. and Mrs.
Oarl Ooerch.
It. S. HOI OH SUNKEN SHIP
Officially StaUxl That Two American
Soamon Were on Hoard the
fttrath Tay.
(By United Prese)
Washington, Sept. 10.? There
Wi r9 two American teamen aboard
the. British steamer. Btrath Tay,
Which waa totpedoed In the English
dhnnnol by a Gorman submarine on
September 6. Consul tfUnner. at
London, reported to the State De
partment today. The steamer hau
previously reported sa having been
rffcnk. but the fcause was not an |
nounced.
Itnc VKHY ItATVMT PAltmffft.
>Doo't fail tp see tbem.
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[FOUR IMF
ILLNESS, SMS
ML ANDRSO
SHERIFF EES
1IIR0M FEAR
NOF A LYNCHING
BKST SERMON OP THE REVIVAL,
SO PAR, WAS DELIVERED BY
EVANGELIST LAST NIGHT.
) 7
GIVES "SERVICE" AS CURE
Illness of the Soul Divided Into Four
Port* ? Loneliness, Doubt, Selfish
ness and Worldllnees In Christian
Life.
Arranging hla - facta in a logical
and ord^fly manner, Dr. W. M. An
derson, who is conducting the revi
val meeting at the Baptist church,
last night delivered an extremely In
teresting and instructive sermon on
tho theme: "Ai-e %ou 111?"
Dr. Anderson explained to his con
gregation that M?r subject did not
refer to physical Illness, but to "soul
illness." His discourse was taken up
under four different kind of Illness:
loneliness, doubt, selfishness and
worldliness in the Christian life. And
the cure that ho gave for all these
was? Service.
Taking up the- four points in the
order named, Dr. Anderson's sermon
was very easy to follow and at. the
same time, it brought each argument
out in a most distinct and impressive
manner. Prom a rhetorical stand
point, it was a masterpiece. It was
tTn question ably the best sermon that
has been delivered thus far at the
meetings.
Under "loneliness," the evangelist
illustrated his point by referring to
those persons who entered a strange
totfn and did not mingle with the
residents pr attend the chur.ch of
! their faith. Because they did not
give the people an opportunity of
meeting with them, they soon be
came embittered and estranged from
church life.
"Doubt," Dr. Anderson explained,
was the cause for much "soul 111
neas.' Even good, Christian people,
he'atated. were sometimes obsesRed
with doubts as to the hereafter and
other doctrlens.
And ".selfishness." said the evan
gelist, caused murder, robbery and
other crimes, which are done for only
one reason ? self gratification.
"Worldliness," with its many en
ticements detracted the mind from
Christian work and tended to deaden
the desire for a life of true useful
ness.
And the cure for all these, Dr. An
derson explained, was activity, ser
vice, helpfulness. He illustrated this
giving a number of personal Inci
dents, which Proved his argument.
Tonight, Dr. Anderson will preach
a special sermon to the business men
? ^but to which all of the residents
of Washington are invited. ? on the
IkuMeo^^ "The Biggest Business in
; the' Wtfrld.'*
STUFF THE
HID!
KEYHOLES TO
IE CORSET DISPLAY
(By United Press)
Chicago, Sept. 20. ? The keyholes
to all the doors leading Into the cdr
set display rom at the Fashion Art
League Show here today were stuffed
tip to keep mere men from' seeing
pretty models put on and take off the
very latest In corests for the women
prtlsts and buyers. Designers de
clared the new corsets will make the
feminine figure more perfect and dis
tracting than ever before.
Before the Recorder.
The following caees were disposed
of before the recorder yesterday af
ternoon:
William Bright. carrylngvconoeal
ed weapons and Intoxicated, $1.45
and costs. 1 > '
Charles Oreen, colored, carrying
concealed weapons, not gulUy; dis
orderly conduct, $S and costs.
Willie West and Henry Jones, col
ored, who snatched $S1 from* an old
negro woman a few days age, were
also tried yesterday and were sen*
teneed to 90 days and to also work
out the cost of court, which amount
?o * in
OFFICIAL OF GREENE OOtJNTY
TAKEN WITH 8TROKE~OF
APOPLEXY WIULb AT WORK.
? DIED AT 57m. TODAY'
Delay of Deputy in Bringing Prisoner
to Jail Caused Sheriff to Believe
llut a Lynching Might Have Oc
curred in tho County.
(By Eastern Press)
Kinston, 8ept. io. ? William H.
Williams, age 46. sheriff of Greene
county, died suddenly nt G o'clock
this morning as the result of a stroke
of apoplexy, with which ho was tak
en Tueeday night at 9 o'clock.
Sheriff Williams was a man of ex
tremely nervous tempernment. On
Tuesday a deputy arrested Will Sas
scr, colred, who shot and slightly
wounded four persons near Snow
Hill. For some reason or other, the
deputy was late in returning to the
jail with bis prisoner. Sheriff Wil
liams feared that summary punish
ment might have been Administered
to the negro. In other words, it Is
"believed be thought a lynching would
take place and that he would be re
sponsible for It. 1)3 was greatly
worried until the deputy Anally ar
rived with his prisoner.
The sheriff put the prisoner in jail '
and then, as he was going outside, he
fell on the sidewalk, the victim of a
stroke of apoplexy.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS -
RETURN FLAG TO YANKEES
(V United Press)
Newark. O., Sept. 20. ? The battl.
scarrod flag of the seventy-sixth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, lost in a hartf
j fight with the "Johnnies" at Ring
gold Gap, Georgia, more than fifty
j years ago, will he returned by the
Confederate veterans to the union
survivors of tho Ohio regiment at
their annual reunion here today.
I The seventy-sixth was ambushed
at Ringgold Gap by the Confederates
'and suffered heavy losses before re
creating. Every color bearer of the
I regiment, save one. Sergeant Mont
!gomery, was killed. The flag war.
captured by the, first Alabama regi
ment which charged the Buckeye
soldiers who. in the face of superior
numbers, fled.
i Visitor from Richmond.
Thomas P. Howard, of Richmond,
a former resident of Washington, is
the guest of his daughtor. Mrs. L. E.
Kldd on East Second street.
INVESTIGATE j
SYSTEM OF j
BLACKMAIL
MANY WEALTHY AND PROMI
NENT MEN AND WOMEN WILL
ue dragged into case.
REPUTATIONS TO SUFFER
Victims Will He Made to Tell All
fhoy Know Regarding Grounds
KvhJch Furnished Blackmailers
Excuse for Attacking Them.
(By United Press) <
Washington, Sept. 20. ? Drastic |
plana, tending to force the victims of j
the nation-wide blackmailing syndl- ;
cato to tell all they know, regardless
of how such testimony might pub
licly soil the reputations of wealthy
men and women, is one of the chief
obji-cts of th? conference here of
oflUlals from the Chicago, New York
and Phlladelphai offices of investl
gation.
Officials have admitted that the
very nature of the system, by which
wealthy persons wero forced to sub
mit to blackmail, made It obvious |
that. In obtaining the consent of wlt
ne.e-es to testify regarding various
Incidents, they were paid heavily to
keep the matters a secret. This will
bo one of the most difficult features
in the fight to send the blackmailers
to Jail.
t Results wUJ be obtained with the
least publicity possible. However,
the cases will be pushed without
consideration of reputations. Attor
ney General Gregory, with A. Bruce
Bh-lnakl. chief of the bureau of in
MpUf^Uoa. is in personal charge of
t jfeucafe. Indications are that the
department intends to "see the thing
through. "
WIRE MARRIED LAST NIGHT
R. E. Crutchflold. Jr., and Miss
alome Iludd, of Burlington, were
tarried la3t evening at 7:30 at the
.ome of the bride's parents. Rev.
D. H. Tuttle officiated. The ceremony,
?vas a quiet and simple one and was
??.itness'jd by only the Immediate rel
atives.
Mr. Crutchfleld Is manager of the
Washington Gas Company.
Itmi EPISODE IRON* CL.4w AND
"THE KED WIDOW" TONIGHT
The 19th episodo' of "The Iron
Claw" and a five reel Paramount fea
ture, "The Red Widow." with John
'larrymore as the leading actor. Is
I hO program for the New Theatre
tonight.
ME GOOO nilK FOB SOU
MUST BUI niSSHBS
Are o^ered by Law to Erect Sign1
Posts at Cfoss Roads and Put
up, Mile ?osts.
W. ?. Mish. yho bM glvej^ notice
of suit agalnjt the road commission
ers of Long Xere {owhshl$ uhless
the commissioners eirect si ga post* at
the various cross roads, bases his
suit on two articles in the State road
laws, which read as follows:
2722. Mgn Pomts Put Up. Over
seers shall cause to bo set up at tho
forki of their respective roads, a
post or posts, with arms pointing the
way of each road, with plalb and
durable directions tp the most pub
lic places to which they lead, and
with tile number -of mile* frdm that
plaoe as near as oan be computed;
and every oversoor who shall, for ten
days after notice of his appointment,
neglect to do so and to keep the same
in rtptlr. sb*ll forfeit and pay for
fVery such neglect ten dollars.
ins. Mile PoMta Put <Jp Courtly.
Hhrer? overseer of a road shall fcauso
the same to bo exactly measured,
wbffre It has not already been done,
apd at thus end of eacl^ mile, shall
mark In a plain, legible, and durable
manner, the number of tulles, ?*t?
ning, continuing and marking the
numbers In such manner and form
as the bdard of Supervisors shall di
rect; and every overseer shall keep
up snd repair such marks and num
bers of his road. If an overseer shall
neglect pay. Of the duties prescribed'
la this *eotton. for the space of thirty i
days after his appointment to office,
he shall forfeit and pay four dollars, !
a q4 the like sum for every thirty
days thereafter the said markings'
NEW PLAN FOR
COMPLETING
WORK ON ROAD
SUGGESTED THAT R. E. HODGES
HAVE SUPERVISION OP AC
TUAL CONSTRUCTION WORK.
WOULD SOLVE PROBLEM
?
Believed That Mr. Hodge* Couh* **
dertake the Work Sue 1$***
Derive Better Result* ^uy'
Other Man Who Could be Secured.
To permit R. E. Hodges to
either pu^hase the equipment
and assume the management
and supervision of the road work
under Engineer Snowdcn, or else
to allow Mr. Hodge** to take
charge of J' *he equipment, un
der the same conditions, was the
suggestion made today as a so
lution of the road problem of
the township.
It is believed that Mr. Hodges can
be induced to undertake the work,
and he would unquestionably meet
with the approval of practically ev
eryone In the township. He has the
executive ability to carry on the
work and. with the engineering done
for him, it Is generally believed that
the work could be completed success
fully.
This system, it Is pointed out.
would do away with the necessity of
contracting the work and it would
also enable the citizens of the town
ship to get rhe greatest value for the
money expended. It Is known that
Mr. Hodges is eager to see good roads
bulll In the township and as there
Is now an absoluto necessity for some
change being made and aB he is con
sidered the bent man for the posi
tion, it Is hoped that he will be in
duced to undertake it.
AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.
IX) .MOVE OFFICES SOUTH
(By United Press)
New York. Sept. 20. ? The
American Tobacco Company is
considering the removal of their
factory from New York to point
In the Carolines. Durham and
Richmond are being considered.
Unsatisfactory labor conditions
are given as the. cause for this
action.
' WILSOn to visit west
Will Deliver ?? Few Set Spewhw. No
Attempt to Make Extended
Tour.
(My Untied Press)
Asbury Park. N. J.. Sept. 20. ?
President Wilson Id preparing for an
Invasion of the west.. The timn and
place where he will deliver strategic
blows designed to overthrow Candl-'
date Hughes, are still undecided but |
the line of attack lias been thorough
ly mapped out. A conference was
held with Vance McCormlck, nation
al chairman, Inst night. It Is prob
nble thnt the President will accept
no western engagements before Oc
tober 1.
The "Invasion" will consist merely
at a Tew set speeches. Half a dozen
-rumors to the effect that the Presi
dent will "tour" the west to offset
Hughes' campaigning, havo been
emphatically 2?*?led.
'/? r Announcement Received.
Mr. Gustave Alphonzo Allison
Invites you to be present
r rmt the marriage of his daughter
Marie
to
Mr. Philip Jefferson Johnson
Wednesday evening. October eleventh
at seven o'clock
Methodist (episcopal Church. South
Mocksvllle. North Carolina
heave* for Rorky Mount.
O. E. Edwards leaves today for
Rocky Mount, where he baa accepted
ft position lfl'ft bftrdware store.
?? *
RECEIVED TWO MORE BOXES
Sterling silver flatware and Hol
lowware today. Stewart's Jewelry
Store.
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WUfflSFAIL
10 RECOVER
10STMND
OOrXTEB ATTACKS ON HOMME
ARE REPILSED EVERYWHERE
BY THE FRENCH KORCE8.
SERBIANS ARE ADVANCING
^ COj??' rmy, Which Oppooeri
l.i Almost Completely Wiped
Out. Cavalry Plays An Important
Part- Rumanians Also Victorious.
(By United Press)
Paris, Sept. 20. ? The Germans
continue hurling violent attacks on
the French Hoes, north of the Sownie
from Clery to the river. The war
office announced this morning that
the Teutons everywhere were check
ed by screcn fire, except at tho
trenches on the northern slopes.
Pierce Fighting In Balkans.
Paris, Sept. 20. ? The Serbians
have captured a strongly fortified
hill north of Berne. the highest peak
of the Kamakachelen range, after
violent hand to hand fighting. Tho
Bulgarian!! resisted desperately, but
were almost totally wiped out. Only
fifty prisoners were taken. The
French also dispersed the Bulgarians
near Corenaiko.
Tho Serbians have advanced with
in seven m>lcs of Monastir and are
engaged in sharp fighting with the
Bulgarians there. For the first lime
since the Balkan fighting began,
large forces of cavalry are operating.
The Serbian cavalry played an im
portant part In the capture of the
villages about Fiorina. Berlin dis
patches indicate that a great battle
Is expected to develop along She new
Russian-Rumanian front, south of
the Constanza railroad. The German
war office also announces that the
Russian line has been pierced at
several point's.
Rumanians Victorious.
Bucharest". Sept. 20. ? The Ruman
ians were victorious over the main
body of Bulgarian, (German and Tur
kish troops in ths tlo near Engea.
says an official statement.
Allies Lost Mgnj Men.
Berlin. Sepf-T^? Anglo
French losses on the 8otn offensive
are estimated at half a i .lion. The
British are said to havi lost 350,
; ooo.
MORRIS HAS BOUGHT STORE
Him Succeeded J time* F. Clark to
Ownenihip c?f IjuIIpr' Store on
Main fitreet
I. H. Morris, who for (he last three
years or more has been manager of
James E. Clark's store. has purchss
ed the entire atock of thla store. -
or rather what was left of It after
the conclusion of the hie clearance
sale. Mr. Morris h.-'a just returned
from New York City, where h*? or
dered a large stork of ladles suits,
mats, hats, dress Roods, etc. He will
have active management of the es
tablishment In the future and the
store will do business und-r the
name of "I. H. Morris."
WE NOW HAVE THREE COM
plete patterns In sterling silver.
STEWART'S.
9-20 2tc.
STTRRCRIRE TO THE DAILY hHTW*
TODAYS PROGRAM
AT ?
New Theatre
IfMh Kptaorte 'Iron CTlaw* and
Thf Rod Widow* a Paramount
Show HtariB at 7:45 p. m.
ADMISSION Re and 10c i
Q FRIDAY ^
, ^ ? NIGHT r ^
"Mittt w AW
J3F and JEK,
Wk JFFF" yW"
floats on tale Wtdnmday morn
ing at Worthy k Ktherldga'i)