J AMES a I*. MAYO , ? Peopri*toh
CARL fcOERCH Editoh
WASHINGTON, NO^TH CAROLINA, OCT. 12, 1916.
Editor Cram pier, of tho New Bern Sun-Journal, made the state
meat in; an editorial yesterday that "it y? impossible to get married
and be happy." Seeing that Editor Crumpler is tied to the ma^t
himself, he qould uot very v**U be expectp4 to make any different kind
of .a statement.
Months
not re
SIIOt'LD EXTEND THE LIMIT.
Accqr$ng to international law, a nation has full jurisdiction overj
the actions and movement* of any vessel within three miles of its!
shores. This is known as "the three-mile limit," * phrase that is
known to everyone.
When, this limit wa? established many years ago, it was done with
tho intention of protecting: the coast and preventing enemy ships from
coming inside of the three-mile limit and engaging in battle. In
other words, three miles wa* considered at. that time as tho maximum
distanoe which a cannon could thoot.
Since that time, however, vast . improvements have been made in
gunnery and the rane-e of a warship's big guns is far above three
.mile*. A ship could sail just outside the limit and shell the coast
towxiq without the slightest; difficulty. Or Enelish and German ves
sels could engage in a littUi fight of their own on the other side of
the line and if a few balls crashed through a seashore resort or two.
and the United States entered a protect, both of the other countries
could politely call attention to U10 fact that they were outside tho
limit and" that they would appreciate it if Uncle Sara attended to his
own business. Ten miles would be a close enough limit. Three,
miles is ridiculous with modern naval equipment to contend with.
A PERMANENT COrXTY EXHIBIT.
At the Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday night, it was de
cided to endorse the openinar up of a special exhibit room in tho
Lnusr'ninirfioiise buildintr. which is to be used for the display of Beau
fort county crops ard *oil. Many of the exhibits that are now at the
State fair w'll be u*ed in makinjr up the display for this room.
The idea 5? a r ?xerllent one and it i* hound to be of considerable
interest and benefit. In the first place, it will give many of the resi
dents of Washington an idea of the versatile qualities of our soil and
the large number of crops that can l>e raided. Then again, it would 1
?0 on interesting place to tako visitors. They could sec at a glance
just what the agricultural resources of the county amount to. It
would bo an impressive displav in every way and it is te be hoped
that the farmers will ro-oporate in tho movement and endeavor to
brine a few samples of their best crops to town whenever they come.
It will also be an excellent advertisement for them.
THE LAW REGARDING THE "U-5S."
While it is admitted that Germany U taking a groat rifle in pending
hf?r submarines over to this side of the Atlantic- ? a* far a? her rela
tionship with the United State* j* concerned ? it arnvaw that so far
no laws have heen violated and that strict rare has l>een exerci=od by
the "F-53" and other submarine* in seeing that they did not offend
this eonntrv.
The JTague convention of 1007 parsed a number of articles which
refei to matters of this kind. Those articles were acre#*! to and sign
ed bv the representatives of Great Britain. France. Germany. Austria
TTunpary and the U nited State*, a? well as of nearly even* other na
tion, and snhoer|\ientlv formally ratified or adhered ti> by the govern
ment* of these conn trie*.
Tn thia connection, wo reproduce some of the provisions of thia
law. which were recently published in a New York paper.
Article No. 10 provides that "the neutrality of a Power is not af
fected hv the mere palace through its territorial waters of warships
Article 12 provides that such warships "are not to he permitted
to remain in the ports, roadsteads or territorial waters of the said
Power fqr more than tweitf$r-fonr hours."
The visit and departure of the U-53 were therefore strictly in ac
cordance with the law of nations, expressed in the Hague Convention
and formally agreed to by the United States and Germany, as well
as the other Powers.
The Hague Convention ? Article 20 ? also provides that "the exer
cise bv a neutral power of the rights laid down in the present con
vention can under no circumstances be considered as an unfriendly j
act by one or other belli parents."
As territorial jurisdiction, the law of nations limits the terri
torial jurisdiction of any nation to waters within three marine leagues
of the shore. Outside of that the waters arc the high seas.
The U-53 operated an much as ten league** from the American
shore. She wa?. of course, on the high seas and in no way subject to
our territorial jurisdiction.
As to the right of rapture, the law of nations provide* that a war
fhip must warn an unarmed merchant vr*sel to heave to, and can de
*!rov it summarily if it. trie* to resist or to escape. Tn case the
merchant vessel obeys the warning to "top, the captor has the right,
of search to establish the nature of the ship, of its cargo and of its
err end. Tb?* captor may confiscate contraband cargoes, whether ship
ped by neutrals or by enemy subjects; it may put a prize rrew on
board and take ship ami ?^rew into a home port ; or. if the commander
deems it hazardous to attempt to send the prize to a home port, he
may destroy it, having first secured the safety of the lives of crew
and pao<*engcrs.
This is the settled law of nations, first apreed to in the Conference
of Paris, in 1856, and subsequently expres?ed and ratified in the
Declarations of The Hague and the Declaration of London.
The commander of the TT-53 has evidently observed the provisions
of the i?* without exception.
ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE
DAILY NEWS GIVE RESULTS
i ..._ ? 1
Fop Health, Vigor, Strength" & Energy!
T>? HUM ???<!. y? *-JI? AIM >hr?M h&Tt> myli?n Thn joudt
Wachingtca P*k Wfll B? the Ptwe F? Ml
A. C. HATHAWAY, Owner
The Oldest if Trm
Ae to the ?(?? of treaa, It la not the
oak which Is. aa Dryden, or anoLher,
has It, the "patriarch." Tha oldest
i traaa on earth ara tha tremendous con
ifers standing In one of tha Call
fornlan valleys. Older than Abraham,
they have rolled around with the
world, alive, tor many more centuries
than any sere oak; and not lone MO
" one of them fell. There he He* and
you climb his side by a ladder. And
the rest ? or many of thsm ? ara Is
their last few centuries, aa la evident
from their dwindling to pa.
That la what surprises the tourist
* ? that having lived through human
hlatory they are now dying. They
are now cared for. If thlnga ao strange 1
and eo august ean bp said to owe any*
thing to man's care; but man for hun
dreds of decades gave them hard
uaage; their hollows are black with
the Arcs llguted within by Indian na
tions leng vanished.? London Chroni
cle.
WASHINGTON MARKET
Corrected by
R. H. HUDSON
Successor to H. B. Mayo.
Old Rooatera 7c
Old Hena ...lie
Spring Chlckena 17c
Egga J 5c
Sterlings 20c
Wool (free from lint). 18c
Wool (burry) 12c to 20c
Lint cotton 14 V4c
Bees Wax 25c
Tallow Be
Corn, bushel 80c
Green Hides 15c
Salt Cow Hldea 14c
Dry Cow Hides 18c
Deer Hides ' (green) 10c
l>e?r Hides (flat) 22c
Sheep Skins 35c to 60c
Lamb Skins 25c to 50c
Goat Skins 15c to 25c
Rasa, per hundred SI. 00
Rone, per hundred 60c
Rubber Boota and Shoea 4c
Auto Inner Tubes Jc
*?lo Tlr?Mi (out#?r rapine) 1c
MICE DO SMS
FimCQRWS
Chlcmn. Oct. II. ? U ? thW VfU
tt?m EUafU* ni ? I^lturt. So h*
??t to (Xfwwl ?ne^M.
Ho tii convicted of larceny in Chi
cago In 191* and sequenced to Jeliet
for oea to tw.jrearp. JL| JoUet he
met a mouse. Ordinarily -one would
not think of attempting to scale the
Jungfrau of success on s mouse. m
the ascetic life of the cell had trans
formed Rankin the thief iato ffsnkln
the thinker.
He fed the, mouse., Thar became
friends. Other mice came along; He
befriended theqi. Then hs_sj^u~td to
train them. He taught .them, to loop'
the loop, perform high dives, play
"dead/' answer to their individual
names, hunt peanuts aad cheese. .
Now Rankin has a mouse circus,
said to be one of the oddest "mena
geries" in existence. He wants the
world to see It. He hasepllstsd the
aid of Dr..TF. Emory Lyon, head of
(the Central Howard Association of
1 Chicago, in an effort to gain a pa
role. His case has been prjpaaled to,
the state parole board.
VIRGINIA STATE FAIR
RICHMOND
Tickets will be sold from Wash
ington at gS.lS, for the round trip,
for all trains from
October 0 to 14, Inclusive
w m.
4Tm>T>c (XM#9| fcarc
The SU|^fpri IVUlrt^d^f South
I Propo^Lqnnte Fax?t,bj>Ck3?term?
jdlatepoinU. TJckcl* wllLhs jlmitwi
' returning until mldnlg btc<kf # onday.
, October 16U?. 1916.
i For further detail^, ^gk^ts. etc..
apply to 8. R CLARY, Agent,
WaHhlngton, N. C.
10-7-lw.
COATS
For children and for
Misses. Serviceable and
stylish garments at pop
ular prices.
We arc also offering some
special inducemems in chil
dren's Shoes.
THE HUB
Suskin & Berry
The Town Gx)ssip\
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
I WENT out.
IN THE country.
FOR AN auto ride.
AND I didn't ret back.
BEFORE LATE.
AND I went off.
WITHOUT WRITING anything
FOR THI8 column.
AND I thought.
THAT I'D g^t up real early.
THIS MORNINO and do It.
AND THIS morning.
WHEN I wokfl up.
AND PUT a foot
OUT OF bed.
IT WAS awfully cold.
AND 1 drew It In again.
AND COVERED up.
AND WENT to Bleep again.
AND FINALLY.
I HAD to get up.
AND I Bhlvered.
AND I hnd to build.
ROME FIRES.
AND THEN I walked.
DOWN TO the office.
AND IT wan Mill cold.
AND WHEN I got here.
NO ONE had come down.
AND THERE wan no fire.
AND I'VE been.
RUBBING MY hand*.
AND TRYING.
TO GET them warm.
ANT) NOW.
I WRITE a few lines.
AND THEN I ?top
AND HAVE to rub.
MY HANDg Nome more.
AND I'M vtlll shlrerlag.
AND UNCOMFORTABLE.
ANI) I wish.
THAT I hadn't gone off.
ON THAT ?at? rld?.
AND I'M never.
GOING TQ d/LU Ag^in.
AND JUSjr*?a 40011.
AS I flniih^tni^
I'M GO r>.*G *down the Htreet.
TO. SEE John ?..Calais.
A ND ASK him.
WHETHER Jifg Kot.
ANY FLKISCW-Uaed oiws.
ANI) I hope he has.
I THANK yoq.
COMMANDER OF SUBMARINE
WAS MOST POLITE IN HIS
DEW WITH VICTIMS
Bart* n. Oct. II ? The commander
of Abp^Qerma* eubmarlne U-tt lias
the pglll? > way of doing a disagree
able thing.
ThU Lb reported by Oustav Aamodt
steward of the Norwegian tanker
Christian Knudaon. one of the sunk
en ships. The crew was brought In
with others to Newport by American
destroyera and came here yeeterday.
where they ju-e sheltered at the Nor
weglan Sailors' Home.
"At 8:30 o'clock 8anday morning,
we were thirteen miles west of Nan
tuoket lightship when held up."
( " 'Nod, take your time/ said the
submarine captain. 'We are going
away for a while to sink a British
ahlp (the West Polnt)v Lower your
boats, pot everything In them that!
you want to and stand off out of
range. "We will come back and after ]
we alnk "your ahip we will tow yon
to the llghtahip."
The Knudsen's crew leisurely
packed up everything they could put
In email boats *nd rowed about a
mile away. There they wltneaaed the
deetruction of their ship.
"We waited for her to come and '
tow us," said Aamodt, "but she did
not, so after an hour we started to
row to the lightship We got there
at 6 p. m. As we neared the ship, the
submarine came up, and the Captain
hailed us again.
. "'Why didn't you. wait?' he said;
'I told you we would tow you.*
"Captain Orotneas said he thought
the submarine was too busy. c
- " 'Oh, you need not have been a- 1
(raid of that/>:shouted . back t'ho Ger
man. 'We would have taken you
here if you had waited. Well, you r?
all right now. Oood night.' "
The crew also wlin?? rd-th* sink
ing of the Dutch steamer Bloomem
dijk and the Red Ctom liner Bte
phano.
A lltUf TIMKLY ad\ertUU? AS
SURES the continuity of that little
Income you derive from thai fur
nished room.
GUNS
Oiled, Repaired
and put in the
best of shape for
the Fall Hunting
ALSO GUNS
FOR SALE
D. R. CUTLER
Bicycle Shop
4. LKOIl WOOD JAMKH W. UULK
Nr? Vttrk (Vhum Kitbanco.
J. LEON WOOD & CO
BANKERS AND BROKERS
Stocks, Hood?. Cotloo, Grain and Provision?. Tl Plum*
Carpenter Bnlldln*. Norfolk. Va.
Prlvato wlr*?? to N?w York Stock Kxcbanc* Chicago Hoard Trada
tod other financial cantor*
CORRBSPONDBNCi HKHPBCTrULI.V RUMCtTBD
irnMim?nt aud marginal toeounU given careful attention
Get A
FAVORITE
And you will
have complete
satisfaction.
SELF FEEDER
and Oak style.
| Large line of
Wood and
COAL HEATERS
McKeel-Richardson Hdw. Co.
Washington, N. C.
It 2S lever Gets Too Cold.
THE8F! DATS.
WHEN IT'ajMlfc* MM
IN THR morolniC".
A FELLOW.
WILL i;8UAiA?Y.BM?on4.
TO THR InnUlUM:
'WAVE aOMBTHINO to drink?"
WITH THB WOrda:
"NO. THANlC-fO?.
"JT'8 TOO ctfld.
"TO DRBW&|rt?fSf.
"this Moiwaro."
AND HE'LL, frolfebly.
BIB RIGHT.
UNLESS HE lUlpa.
TO BE A P^-CoU drinker.
AND IN thftt
lit WOULD M7:
yiQO BJBT I will.
"I rp NEVER too cold.
"TO DRINk Pepsi -Coin."
AND -HE'D b? right.
AND MOST drinks.
ARK BOUGHT*.
BY THE drinker*.
TO KEEP them cool.
IN WARM WMthor.
AfND THAT Isn't all.
THAT PEPSI-COLA does.
AND THESE cold day#.
TOU^LU FIND.
THAT THE trickling.
ajvwsi"
DOWM XOVR throat
?HAS A moat Invigorating.
AND REFRESH I NO.
INFLUENCE.
AND YOU'LL forget
ALL ABOUT tha cold.
AND JT will make.
TUB BLOOD.
OOUR8R THROUGH your T?ln?.
AT A more rapid r*t?.
AND YOU'LL feel.
I.i K K HUflTLINO.
AND BEZNO choorful.
AND WHISTLING. ^
AND IT n?v?r goto.
TOO COLD.
TO DRINK.
PKP6I-OOLA.
AND YOU'LL And.
THAT 'IT'S tra?.
I THANK >011.
a. b. kkuu. w?hi?f o?j>.a
w. A. Thomxwoa, . . AgrwaJLO.
Maclean * Thompson
Attoni<7H^U?
Aaron ud Waablniton, N. a
lao. H. Small. A. J>.
S. C. Bragaar w. a. Bodmin. Jr.
^.SjylsiP*
Offices on Market St.. Oppoalte
City Hall. Washington. K. C.
JOHN H. BONNEB
Atlornejr-at-Law
WASHINGTON. N. a
H. 8. Ward Junlya .D.,OHiuea
WASHINGTON. N. C.
We practice In the court* of the
Flrqt Judicial District and tbe
Federal courts.
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W. C. RODMAN
Attorney-at-Law
WASHING a ON. N. C.
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L C. Warren W. W. Kltebln
DANIEL & WARREN
MANNING & KITOHIN
Attorneys-at-Law
Practice In Superior, Federal
J and Supreme courts of thU atate
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I HARRY McMULLAN
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Laughinghouse Building,
I Corner Second ud Market eta.
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STEWART & BRVAU A
Attornejra-at-Law f
WASHINGTON. N. C. \
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SIMMONS & VAUOHAN
LAWYERS
Rooms 13-14-15, Laughinghouse
Building. Washington, N. C.
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FIRE INSURANCE
WASHINGTON. N. C.
Cut Flowers
FOB ALL. OCCASIONS
Rosen, Carnations, Valleys,
Violets, and Orchids the load
era. Wedding Flowers, arranged
in latest art. Floral designs
artistically arranged.
Fall and Winter bulbs a#e
now ready, plant early for best
results. Rose bushes. Brer
greens, Shrubberies. 8hade
trees, and Hedge plants In
various varieties at
PboM Ht.
J.LO'Ouinn& Co.
RALKIGH, N. a :t
I n here ready to asm |m
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