BEAUFORT, N. C. THURSDAY , OCTOBER 7 WW
VOL IX
nrn o herb
Candidates For Congress
Met At Jacksonville
Monday
fi. M.Brinson and the Re
publican nominee for Congress
pirWd L. Herring took place
Jast Monday in the town of Jack
sonville. This is the same town
?n which Mr. Brinson and Mr,
&wnpfhv had a hot debate
nuwvMi r .
crwnp months aCO.
ftnth Mr. Brinson and Mr.
owririo-had an engagement to
sneak' in Jacksonville Monday
5rr:w irniw the other was
A.Ka tWe. On their arnva
however it was seen that the
w wav to handle the situation
was to have a joint discussion
and so the matter was soon ar
ZrroA Mr. Herring led off
with a forty-five minute speech
?L lhrh he discussed from the
Republican stand point th?
t jamn aw5. Revaluation
pVices and the Federal
i i. I V. T Pterin 4Klll
Reserve nan --r;
of Nations, tie aisosaiu
S,K?t that he thought it .was a
Not Huch Damage From
The Storm
The southeast storm - cf last
Thursday afternoon was about
he worst that this section has
experienced since the bad one of
August two years ago. A. vio-
ent wind which lasted for an
hour or more accompanied by a
terrific rain were the, principal
features of the gale. A half doz
en or more telephone poles were
Mown over, some limbs broken
off the trees an a few window
panes broken out but , no more
serious damage so far as the
News has learned. At one time
the wind seemed to have a velo
city of fifty miles an hour or
moe but fortunately it: stayed
that .way only, a 'few inmates and
soon began - to subside. 1 There
was no injury to the boats in the
harbor of any consequence.
The electric light plant was put
to some inconvenience and on
Thursday night the arc ' lights
were not used but by the, follow'
ing night the lights were, going
Free Examinations May
Be Had If Desired
Big Dredge Boat Here
For a long time . workers en
gaged in the fight against tuber
culosis have realized . that early
diagnosis is the most important
step in the cure of the disease
For the last six years a clinic
has been held at the State . Sana
torium every, morning, Sunday
excepted, between the hours of
eight and eleven A. - M i. where
residents of North Carolina
could be examined for tuberculo
sis without, charge. The ser
vicesftrf this clinic have been
sought by such a large number
of people that it became necess
ary to require an " appointment
for examination aa only a limit
ed number could be examined
each day.-' " , . ,
In or er to provide anaddition-
al opportunity for free examina
tions for those desiring' it, the
State Board of Healtll the Amer
ican Red Cross and the North
Carolina Tuberculosis Associa
tion are'eooperating by holding
Commissionere . Meeting
The board of County Commis-
sioners were m- session nere
Monday and Tuesday and had
before them about the usual run
of business. M . T. Royall pres
ented a petition from freeholders
of Smyrna asking that a stock
law be held there on November
the second. The board on ad
vice of the county attorney re
jected the application on the
ground that the time was too
short now for holding an election
at that time.
;s Thos. Nelson and David Jones
asked that an overseer be ap
pointed for the Marshallburg
Gloucester road. Captain Steve
Davis was appointed to the place,
W.A. Mace reported that the
plumbing contract at the county
home had been hnished ana pre
sented the bill "of
EIIS11 PRICES HIT
RAILWAY IMiE
HEAVY ADVANCE IN COSTS OF
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS
USED BY RAILWAYS
REPUBUGII
A Number Of Meetings
Planned For Th s Week
HIGH COST OF RAILROADING
Writer In Railway Age 1 Shows Mow
mo Koaas Have Suffered From
High Price
Company. C. G. Bailey who in
spected the .' work said it was
done satisfactorily and the board
ordered the bill of $917.12 paid.
C. K. H6we was appointed coun
ty Surveyor. ' K. N. Bell of Bog
ue asked the board to consider
its former action on the Bogue
Sound road and give the petition
ers , a spur road. The board
Dolitics because it would have a . The largest dredge boat that
tendency to make politics purer ever visited Beaufort came into
and better. Mr. Brinson i- the harbor Saturday, evening
H with a forty-five minute speeui . . . .. Vp.r(trfiav wuen
in which he took up the matters ghe lelt for Croatan Sound. The
brought out Dy n.- name of the dredge is the P, S.
futed Tabeh She came here from New
oso.aathe ase may w lhat was at
-.?&,5C5KS tack to the St Paul Minnesota. The ;yessel
' subjects oi tne etcuuvn is itt iuuk uu s uk -
valuation and the League of Na- a two story, house. She holds
tion. Mr. Brinson closed the de- the recr1 in United: States
bate with a fifteen minute dis- for moving dirt the same being
cussion of these toP.J? 82J0 cubic .yards in twenty
which the speaker ' got four hours. "From Croatan Sound
ter of the aigument that is large
lv a matter of opimon, some r. ---- - -
thinkinA one way ana ine
' thinkingdifferently. The debate
.rennaliftMi n (1 ITowift nf Richmond Va.
no onensivc i- . . :v : ""j.L- tU.
c nwnff oi any auv. is nere tnis .weeK auumiiK uic
Ul UiUU o - , i - -
Parh weaker presented the s- county' books. He is working
"rYCrT.,. ,mrii7n as he saw nn the sheriffs books at present
them and left the audience to de but g0 through all the otlicrs
liver the veraici. c before he stops
house was well hueamosuy mc
being present. Probably fifty
women were there. No arrange
menu have been made for any
further jomt discussions.
diagnostic clinics at any point in adopted the Bogue Sound road
Worth Carolina where six r or from Rocky Run to the. mail box
more desiring an examination esat the junction of the road
can be gathered. T,he Clinic leading to Stella as a spur road.
Phvsic an. )r. T. T. .Qnniiii u hi s were audited and otner rou
fumUWhvthArth iVi;, tine matters attended to. after
Tuberculosis - Association?' He which,the b3ard adjourned
is a skilled tube"ifculosisr tdiagon
stician having been; for ; three
years clinician for the State San
atorium. The nurses are fur
nished by the State Board, of
Miss Willis And Mr. Davis
Wed
Auditing County Hooks
A lartre crowd was out last
Health and ;ihe-MwfcW'"-5SSSffi
Cross, and have a wide expert
was
were
ence in public health nursing in
the State.
Since May this year clinics
have been in Burke, Edgecombe,
lladison, Swain and Washing. on
counties, and in the , cities of
Asheboro vand Spray. During
these clinics 721 examinations
were made, of this number 248
were found to have tuberculosis.
Registration Of Women
Voter -"
M at
elet
Evidently there are a goud
rircus Comlni Tuesday many women in Beaufort who
V V""" 1 1 ..4 rttAA itn lh.iir
nave HV Jcl iuut; vy Mi.H
:,. nrt trt rtavc " a I minus lu TWC UU lire stwiwwi
auion j if i M 1. tUm ar
a hp 1 11111 oil iKouwii m . " ii.iv.
us.
o to Mew licrn w "n" ."pVl W; Hassell
t?l stated yesterday evening that so
soon, ineym , inn ua ,nK;r
uwrenA EL A. Paul the pastor
One hundred and seven showed -rfc rhurch was nicely decorated
signs but had no definite symp- U0T the occasion and presented a
ons ana lunncr examination Dy vfery pretty appearance, bix
he aia oi me A-Kay ana tuber- . U:pnA of the
culin tests were adved. Three Lil ' a hriw
hundred and fortyight were L,,;h anH wrnomsmen and ore-
ound fo be free of the disease. CCuCu the couple to the altar
-1 owns ana counties aeiumg wj,jie the organ tounded tne
6 hold clinics may stcure ap- drains of Lohengrin wedding
pointment bv applying to the march. Mr. and Mrs. Davis
North Carolina banatonum, ban- K,u. m9nv friend in the county
A 1 IIH1V .MW.J -
aionum, i. c ,
bants,
here In full force next l uesaay iar oniyo wu w
' j -ir-id? the school boys are names on'Tne doos. ne esu
ffi?i!li7I5Sd Tand sufficient mated that there were about
reasons why they shouicVnot go equally divided betweenthe two
to school that day. The old folks pann
to scnooi iu ... jps Saturday. . .
of course win nave w v, .w I . ,
' that the children get there ail Miy'Atate Here
riaht and that the lions do not , v
eat tt'em up. No doubt most The News is Informed that the
evbody will be there. The Pcpsi-Cola Company of Ne-
r ,nl. of IH show is SangyV Bern I thinking of locating one
Greater European bhows a, jtf bottling plants in Beau
next Tuesday it tne oay. i fort xhiconcern which has
r.. ...... Ftrf,ir hWauarteri In New Btrn and
is a well Known ononas rcccn
o'docfc at Davis to witness the
marriage of -Miss Ethel' Willis
and Mr. W; T. Davis of that
place. Miss Willis is the pretty
and attractive daughter of Mr.
Wm. Willis and Mr. Davis js a
prominent young business man
and ia the Democratic nominee
tor sheriff. The marriage cere
monv was performed in the
Missionary Baptirt church by
Republican meetings were held
last week at four places in the
county namely Morehead City,
Davis, Wilhston and, Marshall
burg. At each of these places a
large audience was on hand to
hear the speakers and much in
terest was manifested in the
meetings. Ail of the rallies took
place on Friday evening. W. B.
Rouse of New Bern spoke at
Morehead riry,K. J. Respess and.
W. G. Mebane at Davis, C. R..
Wheatley and Sheriff Thomas at
Marshallburg and D. M. Jones
and E. Walter Hill at Williston.
This week there will be speak-.
1 -The public knov that the prices
of almost all the things It buys have
advanced greatly within recent years,"
says the Railway Age. 'It apparently
does not realize .that the- prices ol
most of the things that enter Into the
yt- of living .f- tha rallwavi have
Increased much more in proportion ing at; the following places all at
than the prices of commodities in gen- night; Thursday at Venolia
eral, but this is a fact, and It is the school house. Holly Spring3 "
principal reason why such large ad- school house . and- Mill Creek
vances !n rates .are necoseary. The school house. Friday the places
public knows preuy wen how much will be Ctway, Bettie and Wire
the railroad payroll has be increas- (jrsss. Saturday meetings will.
ed. Here are a few Illustrations ' of f1,a l-o A K,
and rHarkers Island. Posters
have been ent cut announcing '
the date3 of the gatherings and -the
names of the speakers.
Those who are expected to ad
dress the voters are C R. Wheat
typical Increases In the prices ol
things that railways have to buy: ,
A , locomotive which in 1914 cost
127,878 wllPnow cost $75,750, an In
crease of 171 per cent. In 1914 a rail
way had to pay only about per cent
interest on the mony it Invested in
a locomotive, while' now- it must py ley, J. F. Duncan, E. Walter Hill,
about 7 1-2 per cent Therefore, its Tudcre K. J. ReSDCSS. Sheriff.
Interest charges : on locomotive ' ' - 4
bought six years ago were $W4 a TnomaS, IJOn. U. M. JOneS U. W
year, while on a locomotlva bought r) mean and-W.G. Mebane.
now they will be about 95,681 a year,
an increase In fixed charges of 310 pet
cent.
An average box car bought In 19141
cost about $1000, while now it would
cost about $3000, an fncrease of 20CI
nr rant. Tha Inlarakt AB th Invest
ment in u ear in 1914 would nav pendent vcters are also invited
been about $5 a year, while now to cone out and hear the discus-
would be about izz year, an m
crease of 250 percent. - -
statistics JUustraU
Ladies are invited to come out
in J hear; the speakings and at
nostof the places they have
1 een attending in t considerable
numlers. ' Democrats and inde-
sions.
Tk returns tor Carte-hv rm the market SI .500.000
ret county were given out thU worth 0j common stock which U
week. They are noicwim , en'anting.the com-
tverasCrlslandwasleftcwt wwuMin CoUk u
ntrCapptarsthat Beaufort's one of the bcA known soft
iulatSw)w'U2y68 and. thai drinks In the country today and
o( Morehead City Is 2. Ten its tales are said to be very large
years ago : Beau fort had Z4Sj i will orooahly be about Janu-
Rnior&"d S twt other Unr the first before the location
iv rt.tv Txt IcA the tilant will be decided on.
week.
Did Not Hold Meeting
un account ot tne lacK ot a
quorum the board of town com
missioners end not hold a meet
ing iucsday nignt., uniy com
missioners Doane and Potter
were present and Mayor Bushall.
A meeting will probably be held
tomorrow night. . .
Examination O! Teachers
flnaMsnsawssB
ApplicanU for County and
State certificates will be examin
ed in Beaufort at the court house
Tuesday and Wednesday Octob
er 12th and 13th. .It requires!
two days to complete the exam
ination. Examination begins
promptly at 10 A M,
, L. U. Lnnett,
.County Superintendent.
U in
who are wishing tnera
happiness.
much
Atkestes. .
The earliest use of asbeetet wee
for tplufllDg tod eevleg. to make ta
etibttHbl thrvad and rani WP
doth, and this bss eostianed t be the
seet ttpportant uie of esbeitee tvef
since the dart of the Greeks and ft
nana. Only tha best grade a be
ad for thin par-note, according W
tba Cnlted Slal iolflrml wrrey,
departnent of tn Inlertor. Threed
mi toa ta anon m flue that U IU
ma ebit SZ00Q tm te the pound.
rrelleeeme iife fd FlsMt.
The etaee 1l (mure lierlf mm
timt by niRn'nl mid N Hit! end
throwing smart 4 Wtl of
weod Inte t air. Oiht water blrOt
nn any Mine be Ktvrd at tbeit
froiica. elrtvtog the ttr fllu
fter ears tr.
IVmtt AUr.'t"
as a.'wsrt tw- t "r !
rmetlH W frWw whd lr
lirtt Ve, m 1U way ilentei ibt
amming. li pmtt f tla fHI"t
I tt -.frtiilr wiu- aii f til lfclf
i f.na tl' iwiiwVi !'. I ll
Cu f.. a l. ) "-.nrlti ()
Sunday School Rallf
The thifd Sunday, Octobef the
17th.. Rally Day will be observed
In Ann Street Methodist Sunday
SChotJ. AH church members
Mot hen. Father and the public
are invited to be present. Exer
cises will begin at i:3 A. M.
Afrtt
ft k rif rrH U I i
tiia men will be Was tha) a-
It Ha a Oaaf Name.
I th yeJtow tdila megise, blr
loha BnrrMght lias poetically aryM
fawa Ifly." tier ia a twofold mr
tirtatMeM of MM ey tb Amr1r
rorvttry MagatlR ef WiMnr'-
the im! ! aa ! N-en r
i the ear of nul 0e. wt
ih nwnthat rwlwra, Hh a ltli
faa reior wert of M evWMir
m lU wtstil f th ailMaiere f lw
Mm, aauy wwii lb asm. v
Hftl Pnvtfni In CWea.
tlonrviy U a pmalltng vlrle tmnrng
NMt Olitaotrn. f"tt of im In
tlMtr eallva Inaw and fill !
tte iliy gi ff fwe ea twr er nre.
itMinM mimnr errtt In lb
flre thy Snl lb lrre ut
(.i. hir ftaarfcM. Hrt nb t'f t
n4 ihn Mp mtMff foe tHrttv
MpaavtaaanaMaaaaawpkBaaMnaaBnamianM
Kary t im
If yen t ba eonwlhtef Kb a
lift n II lte'e I" 9t'n1 er
tftim 'wwit T.t r vt
MUL - . I .
III! turaguiug uilinilCB iuuili.lI l m ...
the advance which hare occurred If GtO, W. Scott I'aiaeS A Way
iha nrlcea of eaulmnent and tn the In
tereet that must be paid on th in 1 Mr. George W. Scott, an old
vMtment in it Th incraset tn th n wejj known citizen of Reau-
Rtrss-fjaays: tcAeMv,
been very target , at his home here. ;IIe was sev
"in iDi$ a Kkfoot through girdei enty-6vc years t of age. Mr.
bridge eouia be bought and install j d jn feebIe heath .
not including manonry for 16,427 , - . , . .
it would e,t now $is.iH. an incr.M for several months and kis death
of iss per ee&t. Tn figure an was due to a general break down
based upoa records of th actual an(j fa informitles Qf old age.
pena lures or a wruuo rwaa. m
this road pa $11,860 per mil. fo, H ffi ? JSn. J
merely th rt.ii trsck tartenings, ti at the home Friday nvJrning at
and ballaH wed In the constructlot cn 0(clock by Reverend R. F.
of a new caln track. The same ma Rlimn,. r(,ictH .hv Rvrnr1
trrial. would no. cost $2,22S. an I. ,1" .7i: . 7' 71 I
mas of 110 per eent. For rk H.A. uay, iu wiiwm
dam of material used in buiidin the Episcopal cemetery, isy re
m l of lid track. Including .! ,, M Leslie Davis Sana a
main track turacuU, thU road In WIS Up-uui sol0 "Ovtr The Li.
Mid $,$:o. Th tame materiali D?auI',u JT. JjV.. k:t .T
'Tm .i lM Mr. Scott is survived by his wid-
"i u J. ranL ow Mrs. 'rnscilla bcott. lour
or ft per cenu 1 -c iir;n:-
"One Important cause of th In laaugmcr-, jviis. oaui u-i3 v
erease in raUway expease la th ad Morehead t-tty, Mrs. WIIL bkar
vane m the price of att M ren. Mrs. Arthur Newklrk. Mr.
Ue and twrtior m in araouma iij-i mm . mm r W
.. . l... i. ... I.. .. n CLUd Kl liua BUU v '
damage lo frelgtit: ,
'A ccra'.n railway (rtcenUy
predated a claim for IUH foe
loss of a rarload of beet Th hltb
value of beef of court, priaelnal
ty du to th laetease In price 1th
in meet years. Tie ireigbt earn ng
from ih shipment r $!!.
Therefore, If lb raflway ba la pay
the eallr claim It UI tak h rv
au from fri similar enrWd ol
freight aa emir lralnleld. .
-Tber to aardly a branch of rail
ro fpmt'ca In which nalt eoats
bav It Incteaetd 104 t $90 per tent
wiUUa tb lt fi
Atitu AVa,
frohmitton has develop! an apr
ratoa low a tb uinvp
wbtcn shoKiS nrmrttely the bWHai
pninl of I'fn'd blrh hrewev
and varfttt'for rklif -f-an4-
tmlM!tAi( f th a'elK reiih
f th tf VtIle If peadtKt la till
hi M isnt. fctMUbef le.immi
na th Tyei,
m artlf Tf frX.
thwipg th varying oXHW e-f It
,Mi t th fr'I f0"'. fof
aarertslalef ,Uiy
BBSBlP,',
TM Fsrtewlsr 0.
Ita. t!t If Cora'ia caned Mr
rklldrm bH- eK M b be
l.tnpfd e ef her hy. I bant lato
teare
Wll rt.Ur '
Wat It I
fcott of l,e3ufot, Mr. Scott
had been for many years a mem-
5 cf 1 he M ;tl,o list c'lurch here.
"Cettterw'u." . '
Tlie nem wet Brsi sih'V
er Ca It rum la. and preoaMy ae take
from th nam of a ftrtiUoua lalsnd
abound tog la gold tnd prectee atone.
wbkb wat datkrlbea tn lb Epaalta
remaoe, 1am Sergat da Caplandlan,
putlished la 1&10.
f , -; aaannnntit
' (taaaiiM.
r,alm git ef a very etpiaaivw
viKr, even al ordinary temprntare.
This vapAf I hrler than air a4
n.y I prtt nar th fkr of a
rmmn fm fcrii th dot f g",lr ,
ararcvlf Natlabl I a MMI
vtand'ng. ,
WtfMxgie Value e OH
TtVre tat hn rwntly diererl
knr f tlrr WiMttni la.
lihtl h tirf gft lotarral la l
(a,t,ltil trf an "at fHi ia V
f kia tnipt ta ll tii.rtnre ef
Ui Altar.
lecee'stancy.
Tari ntl Doilltlfi f K ktir
ntea ! Will (m l!h any nl llnt
ef tgoor,k rvfuwd r eat mtV
rootBe for tut a tuti tee l.i m't' t
gvl mlied la.