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. V I V i'AGEFOTm- THE MORNING- HERALD, DECEMBER 5, 1915 Sttyte ftev T SHOD T ij - f i If ! i. ' 1 DAILY, EXCEPT MONDAY. A H. King and K. T. Rollln. , OwMrt nid Publisher!. ' UISCRIPTION PRICEii Cm Yar .... ... ... ...ZM ; om Wmke i.m .... m J. H. KINO Editor E..T. ROLLINS.. BuilnaH Mar. Entered at the Pogtofflce at - ' Durham, N. C, m ootid elaaa mall matter. Smothers to Death.. Today , the four-year-old child of Lee Drum was smothered in a pile of cotton at the home In Caldwell town I ship and when Mrs. Drum sought the child she found its lifeless body head foremost In a hole in the pile of iint It had asked permission to play in the stuff and the mother granted it, little thinking a tragedy would result. I Newton special to Charlotte Obser ver. smm. DURHAM, N. C., DECEMBER 5, 1916. John A. Barnes a Suicide Late this afternoon a telephone message to the sheriff's office stated that John A. Barnes, of the Southmont section, had been found in his yard with his head practically torn away by a load of gunshot. According to all available information, Mr. Barnes, who had been in ill health and fail ing mind for some time, took his own life. He was past middle ae and the father of several children. He formerly owned a flour mill on Abbott's creek, this coun. Lexing- For some reason or other Andy was ton special to Charlotte Observer. not on hand to see them off. Negho Boy Kills Companion. Wilile Jones, a rather weakminded negro boy, it is said, aged fourteen, who lives on the farm of Mr. H. W. Brothers, in Institute township, shot and killed Courtney Harper, a twe've- year-old negro companion, Thanks- Greece perhaps, has in mind the way glvlnS day- u ia said .the boys had Deen otu nunung, ana nad stretched themselves on the ground to measure 'Even those who take the thine as to see wno was the longest, when a Joke wish Mr. Ford and his party Jones got up and picked up the rifle , Of course It may be that both sides wanted to dispose of iServia, If Captain Boy-Ed is the goat he is one goat that will be taken care of. the allies kept the faith with Servia. Wltfr tfrc Editor. Mostly Politicians. By the way .things are being ma nipulated - In the democratic caucus some one may get the Impression that it is composed of polltlclans.--Wil- mlngton Star. Little Will fie Left. . Ex-Senator Beveredge writes a piece advocating a protective tariff. What a funny old fellow he must be. Doesn't he know that all our most prominent preparedness advocates have decided that when Europe gets through with us there will not be anything .left to protect -Greensboro News. M ESTflT E Do you Want to own your home? Do you -want to own a desirable lot on which to buiid your home in the future? Do you want to invest your money in a lot that will pay you much great er interest than your savings account? The Ford Party. The belligerent nations,, evidently puzzled about the coming of the Ford your 'building and I loan, stock? peace ship, have made inquiries of the state department as to what It all means. The information forwarded should be calculated to disarm-sus picion. of Mr. Ford's party will be supplied wiflh little silver-framed " tags con taining their names and these tags may serve a useful purpose in case any of the wearers should stray out side peace bounds. A good deal of fun has been made of the enterprise, but the fact is that Mr. Ford will carry a representative party of Ameri cans on his ship and at this time it is not safe to discount any possible good result that may grow out of the expedition. Charlotte Observer. Dd you want to buy a lot that will give jyou far better returns than Do you know that the lots sold on the 8th and 9th are the best lots ever offered at auction in the city of Dur- It is said that all members ham for residential purposes. Do you Know that property in. one block of the property to be sold on the 8th has more than doubled in value in the past seyen years. Do you know that everybody should own, some real estate. A juia you Know that more -money bad been made' out of suburban real estate than any thin? else? all possible success. It seems that it is up to Mr. Wrd to do most of the talking as well as to furnish the money. and said he believed he would shoot Harper. Harper and the other boy begged him not to do it, but he pulled the trigger and the bullet entered Harper's head and killed him La- Grange Sentinel. If they are going to do anything to Mr. Kitchin it is time somebody was making the first move. It is hoped the town already knows where it will come in on the new court house proposition. A Cood Proposition. Many a fairly good farmer would be much better off within a few years if he would only urn over about one-ha!f of his farm to some enterprising real estate concern !to dispose of for him, and then devote' his energies and means to more in tensified farming on the remaining na i. a live real estate concern modern methods of sale get the owner a fancy price for about one-half his plantation, and the Did you know that real estate was the basis bf. all fortunes? Do you know that It would be ffood judgment to take your 4 per cent money out of the bank and invest it in " real estate that will double in value-in the next few days. j However, a great deal may 'depend upon the manner of Mr. Ford's re ception on the other side. But if the . war is stopped before Bomebody is whipped it may have to be enacted all over again. If Mr. Ford should happen to be successful Mr. Bryan is in position to claim his share of the credit. Servia may not feel good over it when she wakes up and finds what she lias been fighting for, but who cares. If reasonable preparedness is what the presidenf wants we fear his pro- . Mmm nm v run no Tit i n 1 1 1 u r win 1 1 n H t I S -v . --- ' 5 ft He. .a t - 18 those Hamburg-American Hue of r jnclaus can stave off that jail sentence -... ..until the war is over they may dodge it altogether, Plumber Victim nf etas Mr. Amos Matthews, a gasfitter for could by the Tidewater Power company, was aSDhvxiated bv cas from n iHnpnn. nected pipe under the residence, of money thus secured would place him Mr. L. F. Gore, No. 709 Grace street, yesterday morning . about 11:30 o'clock. He had been sent withjhis helper, Mr. W. Kellers, in response to a complaint to remove the cause of poor sras Dressure at the resident and after their arrival.it was found 'Dispatch that an additional fixture was need ed. Mr. Sellers went to the main of- Blockaders in Evidence. flee of the Tidewater Power comnanv Tne shooting of a revenue officer to get the pipe and upon his return ln tne mountains recently: and the found Mr. Matthews . lying prostrated shooting up of a home in the edge of under the house and although every Wilkes last week, in which women Do you know that it -would make you feel good to take your wife or sweetheart out and show her the pice lot you bought for her on the 8th and 9th? , in independent circumstances in handling the 'other "half to much better advantage and greater profit. After thinking it over for a while it may not seeirj, like such a bad proposition after all. Henderson Do you know that one-fourth cash and the balance in two years is mighty easy terms to buy land on? Do vou know that you can buy a thousand dollars worth for two hun dred and fifty cash? available means was used to resusci- as well as men were fired on because P - tate him, no signs of life could be they were supposed to have reported detected. Wilmington Star. an illicit distillery, is evidence that blockading liquor has by no means The Usual Result been exterminated in North Caro- Do you know that the Walker home place on Alston avenue is the 'most valuable place on this street and will be sold Thursday, Dec. 9, for one fourth cash and the balance in two If you failed to register you had as well keep your mouth shut about it, so far. as the good or harm you can do the school bonds. Certainly Mr. Ford could not count' on Mr. Bryan's presence unless he could have assured him an audience on the other side. ' Servia may have been deserving of all she got, still those who helped her into it should have made some offort to help her out It seems that the king of Servia has discovered what has happened to. him and has some sort of idea as to who amount of money taken from him. Po- Train No. 78, last night south of Una; that we haven't even made as Fayetteville reported the kiting of much progress as we supposed, for an unknown negro man and that he there was reason to think that in this was ran over; on the (tracks of the locality at' least .the blockaders had company after being thrown from the sot past the s6oting stage. All of buggy, which with the horse had which is evidence that it will take been driven over a nine foot embank- tIn)e, eternal vigilance and rigid en ment of the company. The accident forcement of the law to suppress this occurred last night about 8:30 at a e'ement of the lawless. It has ap point between Fayetteville and Pern- pcared to the Landmark, that within broke, and according to the indica- tne past few months there has been tions the negro must have been more drinking in evidence and more drunk. There was no crossing of the and bolder violations of the law than railroad anywhere near the accident usual; and we have had occasion to and the horse had been driven overlremr recently that so far as Ire- the embankment and the buggy was e'U ls concerned the punishment of turned over on the double tracking those convicted in the courts isn't as and the negro thrown out over the severe as formerly. These two facts northbound tracks, where he was De related, or they may not. run over by the engine. The horse Statesville Landmark and buggy were not damaged. Rocky E I il i u ' nil-AIL I 11 f N r2 V 1 I KI K I 111 Tv ' I I S i i v no - m i x i K I 11 II H II irilll n II If II Efll II I ill "M.y ! " wP YA 11 ' ' rinnv ..inonninvonn UD III MddUb dl IHII .'liJMl, n .... r-- - - i I I IU 212 PAEEISH S' DURHAM, N. C. JJI I, - I , J nf II Tha T.nrorAfif. "Meoprn Tniranno f!nmnritr in I I i 8 .r fT the World. I I I WRITES INSURANCE THAT ASSURES J I j r wich is evidenced by its rapid growth in busi- 1 i,., f $1UU,UUU deposited witn tne insurance ue- l? fl , 3tV J partment for the protection of all SfV y ;' a ; Policy Holders. r f - JOHN MERRICK, v Pounder and President. i ! - X A A, M. MOORE, M. D., h Secretary and Treasurer. ' ' ! ' i f C.C.SPAULDING, f A;M 3 M i I Vice-President and Gen. Manager. vf,. MA . TO'N m i i i i . mi- Do you know that other beautiful and very' valuable residence lots will bo sold on Alstpn avenue very near the Walker home place Thursday, Dec. 9, on; term.? of, one-fourth tash and balance in two years? , . r . - , Do the ladies of Durham, know! tli a they are most cordially invited to at tend both of these sales, Wednesday at 10:30 ''a. m. on Trinity avenue; Thursday, at 10:30 a. m., on Alston avenue. , r -i)iii . X Andrew Carnegie says: "The wise Men and women of Durham if you man or wage earner of today invests are, at. ' all,,inclidljto want to., buy his money in real estate." property that is' bound Vo enhance in v.lue attend these sales because ' J. H. Clark left last night for Ral (;his property is splendidly located. eigh to visit relatives. Mount Telegram. STRAND CHANGES MANAGEMENT Another Greenville Robbery. Mr. Jim Britt, tobacco planter, was robbed today about 11 o'clock in the tobacco section of. -town and a large ls responsible for It So far as we can see, all the prog ress made in the war is that the side that wins will not have as many to whip as at the beginning. - Talking of taxing gasoline, why not make the Standard Oil company turn - over the five cents a gallon It is now filtching from the consumer. While we may not think much of the proposed segregation laws, we are perfectly willing for the farmers to settle that for themselves. 'As these bond issues are for the benefit of our children it is perhaps no more than right that we leave ihem for our children to pay. It would be a hard matter, to make .Wi believe that in a county where - 'blockade stills flourish the county au thorities, are doing their duty. - Mr. Bryan's campaign may not be conducted solely in the interests of the people but he usually manages to make them bear the expense. Looked at from any standpoint, it would seem that Main street is enti tled to a little better lights and etreeta than the balance of the town. Congress will, as a matter of course, fcsve to pigeon-hole the usual num ber of Inconsequential bills before it can art down to the country's business. ' Although many do not take Mr. Ford's project seriously, so far as we bate seen there has been little harsh criticism, .'n fact there was no occa sion for H. - Let it t understood that all auto mobiles found with aa anlawfal c mount of whiskey aboard will be 4 -ted and it ill sot bo so nr to "borrow" them. V. 6o not mind admitting to the u:?fv;: Landmark that vi would ret ni-rlre a negro aa next door rr yt w are not aaking aay- ? - to a Uw tF&!nt It. lice officers and the sheriff were noti- . A. Davis Assumes Management on Resignation of Mr. Goodrich. Eeffctive tomorrow morning Mr. H. A. Davisi one of the stockholders in the Strand theatre, will ibe manager of the Strand. Mr. Davis comes from ned with tne result that Mr. George Raleigh where he has been in the Clark and Sheriff McLawhorn brought motion picture business for some in two negroes which they captured time. He was manager of the Crys along the river front about 2 o'clock, tal theatre before it was destroyed One of the negroes, Jim Fleming, had by fire. a number of bills on him. Mr. Britt .'Mr. Goodhich is resigning to ac has been sent for and is expected to cept a position in another line . of identify the negro. The other negrc work. He has been manager of the may be turned loose as there was Strand since its opening and has buili notnmg found on him to Incriminate up a good patronage mm, Mr. Britt, it is said, was enticed into an alley by the Fleming negro when the money was taken from him. Mr. W. F. Clark has also been no tified and some say they believe he will be able to identify the Fleming negro as the one that helped to rob him last night . This is the fourth hold up robbery that has happened here this week. Greenville Reflector. Will Investigate Mountain Light The cause of the "light" on Brown mountain will be determined if pos sible by Lenoir men next Tuesday I th future. mgnt wben a party will go there. The proposed expedition Is explained by Mr. H. C. Martin ln the Lenoir Topic: The plan ls for those who wish to go in machines to go, under the lead ership of Doctor Wilson, who will go to Loven's hotel on Jonas ridge or that vicinity. Dr. L. H. Coffey will also have charge of a party and will probably go ln his machine to Graggs, or some point in that vicinity. Others 111 go by rail to Gorge and then wsJk to the summit of Brown moun tain and establish two or more camps on that mountain. Any reliable par ties who wish to join the expedition ar at liberty to do so and can re port to either of the rent!emen men tioned, or to me. "Each one can select and croridp his own equipment and take just such things as he likes, in the war of hi ding, wraps and food. A roeetiar of thoee Intending to go will be held Sat urday afternoon at Lenoir drur store at o'clock to arrange final plans." tiiciory Kecora. Today And A Generation llenco Splendid Influence off a Well Known Remedy And Why All Expect ant Mothers Need It r- ana rs. Albert Hckard left yesteraay afternoon for Korfo'k wner tbey win rwiide in the future. The flight of time raakc3 us think of Tha baby of today reflects what greatDCss may ta acquired when be Crows up. And any iu2u?ncc that brings relief to the expectant Ciotlicr li trie first enj pTcatct, cf obligations. There ii a splendid remedy known at "i-'cihzr's Friend " th-t has boon a pifeguard, a helpful daily influ ence, to a host of women. Applied exter na!!y to the nmsdr tncT become DlianL iney Ktrercn tnioout undue p.-un, there u aa absence of distress, the nerves are soothed by taking avay the burden of leavinf all L Just catural conditions. We do not know to what extent the com fort and ease of the expectant mother Influ ences the Dental development of the ctuid. Its physical nature, bovrcrer, must be areatly tided. And It cay easily be understood wt.J r-ith a restful ncn was system, a cz'.n anOj patioa and a Joyous err ccta'HT. there can be nor of those harassing disturbances to pn oka nervotu conditions. There fs fn "WWi Friend" the direct . ad immediate beip that all expectant moth, ers require. Cscd by their our band, guided by their vw a Blinds, they learn at oaee the bleaaad relief from morainj srV3ea result ing from tzrxtiie atietililng. They eiierlfneg diry raha and nietrtry rest. It h Indeed "Mothers Friend." Get a bottle hv lay cf airy drnrxIsL Tbra w rite Bradflctd Renlatnr C, aia Lamar Bid- Atlanta, Ga , for on of the araet entertaining and vatonble Vtt) " e r pnauited. It Is ortii srrftxi foe J&Mmm A. F. & A. M. Meet Monday Night. There will be a sjpeclal meeting of Durham lodge No. 352, A. F. & A. M., Monday night at 7:30 o'clock f of work in trie third degree. All Masons are urged to attend. Mrs. iM. ,W. iGilbert, of.haleigh, who' visited her sister, Mrs. L. Rawls, returned to bier home lftst night, be ing accompanied . on the return trip ;hy i Mrs. Rawls who will spend, S up day. wlthher-sister.- " i-, i ; .' v HI la If Uliy)lfl MIDI uiuiyu ten HUF&ML: -.S .9 V - ... r- -J Willi ' f -LI tm Buy serviceable, sensible gifts our store is head quarters. - ' Eead the list of useful gifts below, mark the ones you want and come early before our stock" is picked. Bath Robes ... $5.00 to $10.00 House Coats . . :' . . . . . : . . . . . . $5.00 Lounging Robes ; . . . $10.00 to $12.50 Collar Boxes-. . . . $1.00 to $2.00 Umbrellas . . . ... $1.00 to $5.00 Silk Hose 50c tb $1100 Silk.Handkerchiefs ...... 50c to $L00 Initial Handkerchiefs .... 15c to 50c Walking Gloves .$1.00 to $2i00 Men's Traveling Sets .... . . . . $5.00 to $6.00 Pullman Slippers $1.00 to $100 Mufflers $1.00 to $3.00 Pajamas . , $1.00 to $150 Hand Bags ; ... . . .. . . . . ..$5.00 to $18.00 Suit 'Cases .. .. .. i i- $5.00 to $2.50 Ties, Silk and Knit . . ... . . .'. . . . .50c to $2.00 Shirts . . .... . . .$1.00 to $3.00 The best gift, you can buy for the automobilist is one of our union overall suits, $2.50. You-can't buya more appreciated gift than one of our high grade ready for service overcoats. . We know there are none better at the price.. s ' . Let us assit yoii in making an agreeable selection. Sneed-Marltham-Taylor Gompahy i 4
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