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IN:? FIRST IN HEALTH ; FIRST IN WEA LTH, AJQ> #|SBT ? tAJtttS OP ,i ...... WASHixoroir, n. c, *into*f*i>TteRNooN1 ootobrims. io: FARMERS CREAM BENEFITED BY SPECIAL LEGISLATION HI THEIR FAVOR, STATES BICHT Wilson's the only Administration that * ii * ' 1 * ? * * * i Has Ever Given Direct Attention to the Need of the RuraLClaases GIVEN BIG RECEPTION AT AUROM Before an audience of about 1,000 . persona, and- greeted with the heart- ' teat applause, Hon. T. W. Blckett. Democratic candidate for governor, nuuje one ot the beet and strongest ?peeches of his campaign shortly af ter noon todfy at Aucocs. Persons from every part of the county were present, many travelling thirty and forty mllea. Enthusiasm raq high and as Mrv&tckett stepped from the special train, which was operated between Washington and Aurora, he was given an ovation which was one of the best that ha a been accorded him since he announc ed his candidacy for the governor ship, Over a hundred persons went from Washington thla morning on the special train and many travelled through the country In automobile*. It was a great day fqr Aurora and the cltlsens of that progressive city did everything in their power to ? make Mr. luickett's visit an occaaion | which would long be ftttSuBttered, A big barbecue and plenle followed the speaking. Mr. Blckett waa Introduced to the assembly by Lindsay C. Warren, can didate for 8tate senator from this district. As the next governor ap peared on the platform he waa given anothor ovation of cheers and hand clapping. Mr. Blckett confined him self to a discussion of national Issues in his address. He said In part: "I want to demonatrate to you people here today that the biggest fact In the world is the fact that the United 8tatee Is the only first-class power in the world that is not at war. And the second biggest fact is that while the people of Europe are ' accumulating debts that will take 300 years to psy we are accumulat ing wealth that for 800 years will give the United States the command ing position In all great financial transactions of the world. "These big facts are facts because of the wisdom of Democratic legis lation and the courage and patriot* ism of Democratic efficiency. In sub stantiation of this proposition, 1 re view . the history of the Federal re serve the rural credit bill, the Income tax; the Federal trade com mission. the ship purchasing bill, the agriculture extension aet. the crea tion of the office of markets in the agricultural department, the good f&ds act, the bonded warehouse act HON. T. W. BICKETT. and the cotton futurea act "These show that for the first time in the nation's history, sn adminis tration has given serious and specific consideration to the peculiar needB of the farmer. Since Mr. Wilson has been president, there has been more legislation enacted for the express bneflt qf the farmer than was enact ed befc ?re that time from the day | that Christopher Columbus discover ed America until Wood row Wilson took the presidential chair. "Never has there beqn given any study to the need# of the farmer and no legislation was ever framed that had the farmer alone In view. In the past, he has always taken his bene fits incidentally, and not objectively, i "The Republicans denounced the Democrats on tha floor of Congress for passing this legislation, claiming I that It was 'class' legislation for the benefit of the fsrmer. "In view of this record, every man who is In principle a Populist or a Progressive, owes it to Ha.&wn self respect to vote the Democratic tick et this year." U-53 IS REPORTED TO BE OFF NANTUCKET SHOALS (By United Press) NEWPORT, R. I., Oct. 13. ? The raido station her? today received a import from an uhknown steamer, stating that she had sighted the U-58 off Nantucket shoals at seven o'clook this morning. The message was brief and except for the above information, it gave no other details. The information was received here with con siderable surprise, as it- was generally thought that the submarine LL notiCtrm Ki.Brrrnir tioirr OONSrMBRH. Lighting bills ar? going tip this fall, m usual, due principally tb longer olshts, staying in doors after supper. less Joy riding. the cfclldto studying at night, and a great many are substituting the 100 watt type C. lamps for ?0 watt old typ#* g * tfifi iiiii l iMjnir Hi ifli i> i r We are willing however, to investigation* for you if jrou think I roar DDI !? high, bat before making | /our kick consider theee autcefltlone. Municipal EltcMe * W?tor I>?p??. H. B. Cbarlee, Hnpi. 10-10-ll-l4r/K. R .J - . , r < Uv '* * - "S-1- " ADVSRTtM WTHB &AILT NBW9. Of ALL FOOL STUNTS, HERE'S ONE THAT HAS THEM ALL OUTCLASSED r-\ ^v, r ? t I To be sitting peacefully In front of an open flr* and thsn to hare a black e*t suddenly dart tn through ail open door, spring across tire room fat. fireplace and scamper up '(he chtmpey amidst a shower of soot end grltue, was the experience of J. 8. Campbell at his home last night. By putting a screen over the Are and pouring water on It. Mr! Camp bell forced the cat to come, down again. When ebe did. she hit "the j pfcteen with a bank and, regainf*^: Mc-feet, she Jumped across the room, out or a window and has not bdftl iaoah or heard of aince. ? What caused the animal's strange' action is a mystery to Mr. Campbell, i WILSON WELL PLEASED! (By United Press) Harrleburg, Pa.. Oct. 13. ? The President is swinging homeward through Republican Pennsylvania today, well pleased with the recep tion accorded him In Indiana. Indiana is still believed to be an uncertain quantity. GENERAL ^RESAN General Press n lapoe of the promi nent commander* at tlM armlet of Koumanla. GERMANS WITHDRAW - HEAVY ARTILLERY ? ? ? ? ? " 1 " a Guns Have Been Moved From 1 to 5 Miles Along the Somme Front, Aviators Discover. OFFENSIVE OF ITALIANS FAILS (By United Press) With tho French Armies on the Sonnne, Oct. 13. ? The Germans have withdrawn their heavy guns from one to five miles behind the S >mme front, tho allied aviators discovered in recent flights. Tho withdrawal was made to save the pieces from capture. Tn recent infantry clashes into the German linos many heavy guns were capturcd bcfe>rp thoy could be withdrawn. The Germans now have 2100 puns on the thirty-mile Somme front. ?*h 4?}inst 2500 used in the Verdun offensive. 1250 of these are opposing French advance and S5Q oppose the British. More than 5000 guns have been captured from the Germans since the beginning of tho allied offensive. HADE BY ITALIANS. Vienna, Ogt, J2<? 1 The Italians 'have gained six miles south of| Gorietz in a vielrtitH>#pt?'sW?-?n the Carson, but they left 2700 pris oners in the hands of the Austrians. ITALIANS FAIL IN PI'RPOSF.. Berlin, Oct, T3. ? The new Italian drive on the T*on?o was launch ed for the purpose of .relieving the Austrian pressure on Rumania. It has utterly failed in- its poTpoee. according to a Vienna dispatch. TlukyAustrianft Mocked reefMrtetf^tarks without summoning a single '?"'WWt from fb* water* Mm. Th* British and Serbian .attacks in Macedonia, intended to divert t h? .Rtjlgnri an offensive on the Romanian^ also failed. Falkenhavns' drive through Transylvania, and -the invasion Rnmsnia is expected to deal a crushing blow agafeuttlbat country. BRITISH- AWKATTOKS Oet 18. ? Thf! I)P??i?Uft*T? adr*ncc<i on a front extending court to I>esbon?ffl ? %fcou t half a mile ? in severe fighting $omme. Gains wo$e ajso made northwest of Guedecourt ELECTION FRAUDS CHARGED r ' (By Tfnited Preea) WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. ? Charge* of widespread election frauds in a score of American citie* in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana are today under investigation by the Department of Justine. The department hope# to 4itp&? of the oasea before the coming elortion in' order to j>reyea* any .planned corroptiona from taking place. CITIZENS ARE HIGHLY INDIGNANT OVER FACT THAT WHITE MB iffigS TEACHERS OCOIPPlf SAME ROOM Indignation was rif? among many prominent local citizens today who happened to pass by tlie Laughinghouse building on Market street, where the county teachers' examinations are being held. Both white and colored teachers were in tLe same room. They wore separated by only a few foet of floor space. There were about eighteen white teachers and pbout thirty-six colored, ? all in the same room. number of those citizens who witnessed t ho soone were extremely J fitter against County Superintendent Privctte for allowing such a condition to exist. Others came into this office and urged that the matter be taken up through the paper. We are going to take it up; but wo are not going to blame Mr. Priv ette for something that he could not help. The law prescribes that the examinations V held on the same days. Mr. Privett? could not use the court house, bceauso of the fact that Superior court was in session yesterday. He had to rent a place, and the Laugh inghou so building was about the only available plncoj* and the most convenient. This, in the first place, should not have l?een necessary, but it could not be helped. We admit that the condition of affairs, as they existed today, wore outrageous We admit that the white and colored teachers should not have l>een seated in the same room. HUT WE DO XOT ADMIT TITAT MR. PRIVETTE WAS ALTOGETHER TO BLAME! On the contrary, most of those very people, who did so "much com plaining today are the ones to blame for this condition: ? they and many others like them in the county. The board of county commissioners have attempted on more than one occasion to ercct new public buildings in Beaufort county, but each time they wero toiled in their elT -rts bv the opposition of the voters and taxpayers. And this is why negro and white teachers have to be put in the same room. A majority of us in Beaufort county are Democrats and the Demo cratic party has always condemned any practices which tended to bring the two race*? on a social equality. And yet, we Democrats! have been jn control of county affairs for 16 years and all| that time we have never done anything to relieve such conditions as existed this morning. Don't blame Mr. Privett? and don't blame the county officials ? I put the blame \vh?re it belongs ? on those peoplo who oppose measures' ? ?f public improvement when they are brought up. A WWmACEFUL MTl'ATION. 1 (By W. <3. Prlvette) 1 understand that there has been | { considerable' comment ou the way In which the county teachers' examlna- J Lion has been conducted. This be- , ?ause of the fact that the white and :olored teachers occupied the same i hall during the examination. i 1 wish to say that your County 1 Superintendent was tho first to real ze the situation, and everything was lone to change It. I wish to mak* Lhe following explanation: The law ipectfles that the second Thursday tnd Friday in July and October shall be the dayB on which public examl latlnns for the teachers of both ares shall be held. It Is commonly ;nn*n that Beaufort county has the noorest public accommodations In the way of a courthouse of any coun ty In this section, or any other sec tion of North Carolina which at all lays a claim to derency. The law specifics that these examinations *hall he held at the court house, but this plan has been abandoned lone ago because the court room Is the only room In the courthosue large enough to accommodate the crowds. At the July examination arrango ments nre always made to us? two separnte rooms In the graded school building for this purpose. At tho Octoher examination the auditorium of the court house Is used, tho white teachers occupying the bar. and the colored teachers occupying any place that they can get outside. Yes terday morning when the examlna tlons began court was In session and the graded school building was be ing used, and there wan nothing to do but to rent a separate hall In which to hold the examination. The only one available was the hall In the Laughlnghouse building and ar raa?gmeiU* were made for this. bkrs m4 cfcalrs ^ere rented from tfr* furniture Btnrea mnd tho white teach ers occupied oifc side and the col ored teachers the othor. 1 felt that the county, and not the school authorities. wer*> due the white teachers an apology for the situation, and I tried to explain to them that we were doing the beet we could for them. I am glad that others had an opportunity to pe*p In on the situation and see "how tfery badly public facilities for taking care situations of thla kind are need-! Jd. I wish to say In thla public way that I do not at all make apologlcn for myself, nor for any other school >fflrial. I am one of those who am leartlly In favor of our county com missioners taking any ateps necpg iary to get a decent and respectable "ourt house. The xltaution above related is only on of many which needs to be reme ' 1. I hope that ihe public will co -ue to criticise,1 but to criticize th>' proper ones. ? : :he county as a w^ole. ? for altua lions of this kind, '.ot us hope that the reflnln? process will continue to II. S. FLEET SEARCHES FOR BASE ON COAST REPORTED THAT A HELLIOER ENT TOWER H AS ESTABLISH ED NAVAL BASE NEAR HERE. DESTROYERS LEAVE NEWPORT Will Scour the Now England Coast. Relieved That Admiral Mayo Has Received a Private "Tip" la the .Mai lor. (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 13. ? Tho suspic ion that a belligerent government might be maintaining a naval bu? off the Atlantic coust has caused a sudden dash of destroyers from New port. They will scour the coast as tar north an East port. Maine, near the Canadian border and will search for all possible secret submarine bafteB and wireless Ktallona. "We aee no reuson to believe that any belligerent is maintaining a base on pur shores." said Secretary Oaa 4?rta, 4*bnt we are going' to investigate all reports, nevertheless. A number of *u<h reports have been received of late. Tha order for the sudden trip to sea. however, was made by Admiral Mayo on his own initiative. It is believed by Newport naval oflleers that he had been "tip ped off" that such a base was locat ed near the coast. Agrnth of the Justice department and tta eoast guard service are co-operating .fs the search. NOTICE. The tax books of the city of Woah Ington have been turned over to. the rlty collector for collection of,4ai?e tnd taxes are payable at the eity hall or to J. F. Flynn, tax collector. W. C. AYERS. City Clerk. 1 0-3-1 Otc. iu <.'>r public r o.i. rlcnce until ire | ; <; jaal He rjTHing adequate to our i need* an I a pride t r? car people. German Editor Says Wilson Made Attempt To Woo German Vote New York. Ort. 13. ? Victor F. Rldder, editor of Ihe New York Staats Zuitunc. yesterday made these accu sations: 1. Thai In April and npnln on Sep tember 16 last. 8t::le S?-nntor Kent V. Keller, of Illinois. :ir nn emissary from Wnnirow Wilson and Colonel R. M. House, Invited him lo visit thy President at the White Howie, " bo that he can convince you that he Is friendly to Germany." Mr. Ridder declined to meet the President. 2. At a fruitless all-nleht confer jence In thin city on September 16 and 17, United States Senator Wil liam J. Stone, of Missouri, ns spokes man for the President, declared to si lenst elithl lofluentlnl Germah Americans that the "antl-0?rman Aaierlc?n -policies of the Wilson Art ministration were only for public consumption" and that Wilnon inon were "ready to work privately hand In-Rlove with th* Gorman-American leaders" In return for their supoprt of Wilson for re-election. B. That ten days later Postmaster General Albert E. Burleson called a conference at Democratic national headquarter* "to accomplish what Senator Atone failed- to aoeomplfsh." All German-Americana. except Goo. Rylvester Vlwrk. editor of (he F.iihei land, Ignored B*.j; I' son's In vitation. 4 That Wilson. Stftne, Rurleson nml KH1*m have been conducting the nanio kind of 'hyponitlr.il campaign' In th?* West that they tried to proaf* cute in New York. RtmaCRIBR TO TUB DATLT khcw?. . TODAYS PROGRAM AT ? New Theatre ? 2nfl ppl?r>(l? or "TTnC GRIP OP KVIL" and Triangle Koyntt>ne Comedy" "Til K VII.LA<iK VAMPTRIT Prnumtln* PR KD MAOB v. A Fine Program Promla?tf i AOMMtttlON .He and l*e Rhow start* at 7:4B ihtlf Mauris dully *1 4 A NEW SH CQlOR$, ASSORTED CLOTHIERS. FURNISH ERS V HATTERS . iHKr . ?*
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