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FRIDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 14, 191?
to
Mffi
That means a wonderful reserve vote
Is sura to M In readiness to be ckst
on the lp?t day of the content* When
one Stop* to consider that Bubscri#
tions for one year counts for 2,400
Votes this iferiod, if new, it can reaa
fly hie seon what a difference )>st a,
few subscriptions make.
Every one is just as busy as can
be getting promises fulfilled, and
that is the wise plan. Delay Is dan
gerous. ( VS,
Of course a subscription after this
KILLED HAS THAT
f . BEAT HIS MOTHER
Raleigh. N. C.. Oct. II.?-L^e Cald
well, a young white man of Warren
?county, who tired six yean in Man
chester, Va., In the furniture busi
ness. proving a very good character
there, but who served two years1 of
a six-years' seatence In the State
penitentiary for manslaughter, re
ceived today a pardon tyom Govern
or Kltchln conditioned on good be
havior. . ( ?' ' -h)'**
Tho man Caldwell killed had a
few days before the killing beaten
Caldwell's mother Without apparent
epod reasaty ami when Caldwell met
up with him he told bis mother's as
sailant that he proposed to beat him
or get beaten.
The man then struck Caldwell
with a hoe, and the fatal encounter
was on. *
Caldwell got the boa from the
man and struck him w!}h. it, and
then his antagonist used a knife
with telling effect.
Caldwell then ran backward until
be stumbled and fell. It was then
that he drew .his revolver and shot
the man. ? v;" -j ; :A
The governor stateg-that the man
has maintained a pne record in the
penlteatiary and that In Manchester
he was regarded as honest. Indus
trious, temperate and polite.
The pardon Is recommended by
^Judge and solicitor.
TfflCTH or PUBLIC SCHOOL
CHILDREN TO DH EXAMINED
Superintendent Joyner has given
out the following: . V; ?
"The Wilmington schools are t^
'king a forward step in health mat
ters. ? |
"The dental association f of the
.city has" arranged for the examina
tion of the teeth of all public school
children, free of charge, and a re
port of each child's condldtlon, that
is as to Ills teeth Will be sent to
every parent, ..
"The eyes and ears.of pupils were
examined last yesr. In accordance
wltlhsthe suggestion of the state su
perintendent of public instruction
lt? one of the public school health
( "Superintendent BUir Is intereat
ed in this phase of*his work, and ha
and his committee are pushing It."
districts--particularly >
fcadare.
Thla la Indicative of a coming atorm
of ballots that Ha aure to turn things
topay-turvy. , 4 1 ?_
?' Europe! The dreams of a llfotlme
realised! And the whole thing de
pendent upon the results of thla pe
riod. That'a just wliat lt.amonnte to.
and those who.really take advantage
of It will he (fed.
c Determine to make fOnr candtdate
a winner, apeak, a word In her behalf
to Tour friends. It ceata yon noth
ing and la certain to mean much for
[.tori rr,:- v?* ?* ' ?
MAYOR OF TOKIO SAYS THEY
HAVE SO GRAB Is TOKIO.
New York. Oct. 13.?Yukio oaakl,
mayor ot Toklo. accompanied by hta
wife, amred here today ten the
steamship-Adriatic and amued his
Intenrtewera* by declaring that he
had never heard of and dliT not
know the moaning .of the word
"graft."
"What la thla graft?" he'nsked
Be waa told that It a pollcattan
of Toklo should arrest the man, but
aftarwarda accept moaey fro 19 1 his
prlaoner to let him go, that Would
b? graft and the policeman would *oe
a grafter. y&j&ii'
The mayor laughed.
"Wo haven'a anything like that
lp Toklo now," he said, "but we are
progressing rapidly, and. as you'
probably know, with \rogreaa bad
things aa well as good thlnga are
bound to creep In.' Doubtless Toklo
wfll hare Ita 'graft' soon."
He waa aaked If any of the mem
bana, of the Japaneae legislature
could be bribed or "bought" hy cor
[poratlons.
"No, that coufd aot happen." he
said pMltlrely. /
Mr. Oaakl la known aa the "reform
mayor" of Toklo. and he itaa elected
to ? second term of six yeare. h4
la on f alx months vacation and after
a one day stop here will vlalt presi
dent Taft In Waahlngtoh.
The mitor and PrealdenyTaft are
faat f lien da, the latter having been
the gueat of the Japanese In Toklo
during the prealdant's round-the
world trip.
Change of Kceldenceu.
Mr. w. M. Keer and family have
moved to the residence formerly oc
Blpled by Mr. H. R. BHght and fam
ily on East Main street and Mra. h.
R. Mayo and family hare moved to
the realdence formerly bcupled by
Mr. Keer, her old home on Bast
Main street. - .
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CtooJp Practice.
The members of the M. E. Church
snd the Episcopal church choirs are
requested to meet this evening af
.the usutl Aonr for tegular weekly
practice.
All 'the members are urged to be
"c?nt. - '< /
CHILD'S AND MISSES
COATS AND REAFERS
:
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v Bl?& Caracul Coats $4.00 to $4.50 &fv
Red Golf Coats *2.50 to $3.98
Teddy Bear Coats, red, navy and wlite $2.00 to $2.75
The Gem Them
h. q. hparhow,
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TONIGHT 8 ^ ?; . v, *v
v** <??;.! W.
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Oct 18.?Stubborn
' point, attorney*
_f. of Alasourl RJJd th*
railroads thereto today began ar
gument before the Supreme Court
or the United Jtatee aft to the yalNk
My of the i-cent paaaenger rata and
m**lmum freight rate Uwi of that
pagsed 1* 1907.
8o important did the court con
alder the case that It extended tSe
time far argument to a* to include
practically ?U of t**yeourfe time to
It u claimed by counsel in the
kc.bg that the lB?uea In controversy
it* 1 affect State lobulation fegard
ing railroad* in -nearly ev^ry state
of (be L*aion. The ca*e Includes
question* of jurisdiction of Federal
courts oVer state legislation in re
gard to the railroads, and the prop
er basis of urrlvlng ^ the remunera
tion guaranteed die railroads under
j Federal constitution' The cir-'
cult eonrta totf the western district 6f
Missouri held the lawe ware unre
munerative and enjoined their en
forcement.
WILL RECOGNIZE
NEWJEPUBLIC
Lisbon Oct. 18?The German ndaJl
later to Portugal today acting uj^H
Instructions from Berlin, took lm^
tlal steps to enter into semi-official
relations with the republican provis
ional government of Portugal, fol
lowing the official recognition fro*n
Brazil and notification by the??wia*
government that the Alpine republic
pis now ready to recognise officiary
the provisional regime. I
to
VHUWAlj* "Winlu^^W^fl^ra
will recognize the new government
aa soon as It la convinced that the
revolution i^ practically at an end.
The International status of the
Pqrtuguese situation yas , brighter
today than 4t has been at any time
r*., ?
It is believed that France and It
aly and the other Important conti
nental powers will lose no time In
recognising the V new government,
now that England 'and Germany
have Indicated the coursea which
they will pursue, and that the Unit
ed States will then fall Into line.
A Bis Difference.
The population of England and
Wales la II.600.000. The. population
of Denmark la >,600,000. .Sat th?re
are nearly as many men, woman and
children drawing their daily bread
from the soil of Denmark aa there
are drawing sustenance direct from
the aoll of England. This Illustrates
one of the moat striking differences
between the two countries.
One-flfthiof the population of Den
mark llgpa in Copenhagen; one-fifth
I Uvea In the country towna; three
fifths live on the land. Eighty-eight
[per cent of the population of Eng
land and Wales lire in citiee and
towns of more than 20,000 inhabi
tants; 23 per cent Uve^ln^lhe conn
try.
Thes^Vfigares are intereatlng to
the ?Jnlted States because this coun
try is gaining chlofiy in urban popu
lation. It Is following the trend of
England's development. England's
factory employes. /The United 8tatea
la developing giant Industries more
rapidly than any other wealth pro
ducer. There la nt> objection to in
dustries. But experience dees not
show It to be healthy for a nation
to devote' a majority of Its energy
and capital to them.
To Meet Here.
The second regimental division ot
the North- Carolina National Guard
is to meet in this city on November
10th and 11th.
, Captal^ Paul Jones of the Tar
boro Company is president of the di
vision. .V X V y. f>a ,
About sixty officers of the ?aif
is expected to b*-jM*eent. Company
O. is providing for an elaborate en
tertainment of the visitors and the.
occasion Is anticipated with pleasure
by the Members Of the military or
sanitation here %? well as the cm
sen.
WO" ?- m
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FtGKEH ABE ti^PPIRR
than at; any tdik mince
? RELIEF 18
IK RAPIDLY NOW IN
if ok PROVISIONS.
>tt*; Minn., Oet. U.?With
Elberhart passing energet
r them, slapping tbe haf
i on the oack and speak
of encouragement -here
I and the heroic women who
i- complaty the -flro refugees
ppler today than at any time
terrible disaster. / .
Is becoming to come la
Itlon to the 8t. Paul train,
rived with Uovornor E^er
1 a number of state officials,
' special from Winnipeg ar
okaton pe4ple brought tk
kvqa of freshly baked bre^d
general line of groceries,
[ and |1,000 la currency.*"
t arrival of Theodore ^tar
| S5 miles south on the
practically aU of the
. the. Beaudette Are zone
accounted for.
ckea and his two rousing
'7 miles through burned, for
that three cabins
burned in their vicinity
nad been lost
en had an especially har
erence when the fires
him and his family Fri
tting the approaching dan
istlly constructed a rart
and hMkmlly pushed out Into the
RapM
\ almost met In the mid- I
r stream.
Bhers of the family kept
consUdflE splashing water on them
Belveaf^Jid at one time Starbacken
to all but to submerge
>ld twin boys In *he
passed, a landing was made and the
whole family lay around a camp fire
in their wet clothing all night. In
the morning they made their way to
an unburned cabin, a distance of !
three miles, where they joined other
refugees who were fortunate enough
to escape. ''
HAW BRANCH lTfcMS
- We are having some fine weather
at present.
Messrs. N. F. and C. R. Nobles
were the guests of Mrs.' Harmoq
Hill Sunday evening. *
Misses Annie Edwards, Llssle I.
Lewis and Lillian were the guests
of Lilly Warren Sunday afternoon.
Mr^H. O. Warren and dMftfeter
wero guests of Mrs*
Nobles Sunday.
Mrs. I.' F. Lewis was the guest of
her sister Mrs. Q. F. Nelson Monday
night.
Miss Lilly Warren was out shop
ping Monday afternoon..
Messrs. O. F. Nelson snd I? F.
Lewis went to Greenville with to-|
bacco this week. They were well
pleased- with prices received.
Mr. B. O. B. Barr some days ago
saw a pack of wil geese flying In the
shape of an A. They were sarnear
the ground he could see their eyes,
snd then he did not catch one.
. Mrs. Juda Nelson and Mrs. J. O.
Nelson were the guests of Mrs. H.
O. Warren Thursday sftenioon.
KANSAS R08R.
THE GEM.
Those who witnessed the program j
at the Gem last night' pronounced
It on0 of the best of the season. |
"Tafce Me Out to The Ball Game."!
This picture alone was well .orthi
the money snd kept the audience In
a continual roar. v
The program for tonight * * 1-h
will be found en front page daily
la oqnallv as good. This theatre ix1
now presenting som^ of tb* ilnest;
pictures thnt bare ever Seen shown
here and Is one that can be opre-j
cfated. 4
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Democratic Speaking
I
The (Democratic candidates in
Beaufort county rlli address the peo
pie or tho count;/ at the following
times a*d places: )
The opening of the campaign tak
es place at South Creek, October 17,
at t p. m. %
The last 3?polAt0ent to Pungo
.November. - >.}/; >' > ..'r-I
Eeveryoae Is cordially lavttM tp
be present art hear the Isaais of tbe
t will find tkaAm
hot ?!???, Tote u t|
i wji.. jit
BUNKS DOORS
; HUE CLOSED
?Raleigh, K. C.. Oct. 13 -Th.
Bank of Hop? Mills wm clo*e?l this
morning by 8tate Bank Examiner J.
It. Doughtou, acting under orders of
the corporation oommlaalon
From ? recent examination hy A?
alatant Examiner C. V, Brown It
appeared ti the corporation com
f*"*"1 1,1,1 the capital atock had
b?ea Impaired, and an order wei
drawn directing Bank Examiner J.
JC: Bongbton to Uke charge o? !ho
?*ali? ol the hank unlesa the oHl
core and atockholdere would .n?k?
?ood It, cpiu, .tock lnaofar *, it
bad IMeh Impaired by bad loam.
So far aa la known now there win
be no loaa on account of the 'I.log
of the door, of the bank except to
the atockhoWew, aa tho nio'jrco,
appear ampl. to take care of the de
posltors.
The Bank of Hope Mllla tu c.r
ea-nlWd and began bualneaa In t?,is
The Officers are J. c. Gilbert, real
dent and L. B. Fleming, enable-.
la It ?o,th what it costs a mih ti
be popular?
CL0lll0LDS~
- FIRST DUNCE
i
The opening dance of the Halcyon
Club was held last night at ,he
Elks Hall and proved to be one of
the moat pleasant social functlona
ever siren by this popular club. For
yaars the Halcyon Club has added
no little to the pleasure
enjoy
ment of Washington aoclety. Danc
ing began at 10 o'olock. C
The music of the evening was furn
labed by the Washington Concert
The leader of the evening was .Mr
Prank H. Bryan who led the ccrm.n
with Miss Katie u* Banks "
Brjnan Is a leader of enviable re,.u
tation and on last evening added an
other atar to his akin |n thla role
The chaperonea present were Mrs
ir.8', K?0rJ' M? A' M "????.
Mr.. John H. Small and Mrs. Her
M,s!Th ,Th?M ?ere:
Mis. Katie I.ee Banks with F. H
Bryan.\
Mi., Reba Oumay with D M Car.
t?r, Jr. . L*r
Mlaa Caddle Fowle with Dick Cox.
Mies Katie Moore with James El
if son.
Miss Winnifred Nicholson with
Walter Oodard. '
| ^Mlsa Julia Moore with E. H. Hard
Ml.. Julia Mayo with s. H. Wil
liam.. **"
Mis. Matilda Haughton with L C
Warren. '
Ml.. Fannie Lamb Haugbton with
??. h. Bryan.
Mlaa Carrie""Slm?ons with Jay
Hodgea.
Caluia B*" Sm*" T'tb J- D.
w Ml.. Mary Hill with s. B. Ether
Mia. Elisabeth Hill with >J H
Bonner. '
Rum'lTy0"" Burb*nk wllh William
Mlaa Augu.ta Charle. with Will
lam Patrick.
Mlaa Alice McCullcr, with Robert
r owle.
Small" f r*?CM L*"r wlth Robert
New rtrkU,h P"'0n *"h Sm*"'
Mlaa Mary Clyde Haasel with Wll.
Ham Knight.
Mlaa Ethel Fowle with Herbert
Bonner. . *
Mr,. 8m?h P|rmouth w|(h Jam
Cordon.
Mr. and lira. N. L. Simmons.
Mr. and Mra. C. D. Parker
Mr. and Mra.,J. It. Nichoisou.
Mr. and Mra. J. 6. Bragaw.
Stags: Messrs Harry McMullen.
Henry Mooore. George Hackney Mr
Thomplon. Wlnaton-Salem. . Mr.
Bland, ntipky Mount, p. s Worthy
Mid William C. Ayers
A Rtinftvrajr.
A pony attached to a cart belong
ing to Dr. E. M. Brown, on Teeter
da/ wu frightened by an automobile
and In conaequeace ran down Bon nor
street at a rapid pace. Poriunatelf
no one waa. hurt.
Seed cotton, ?,??. ? ;?
Lint eotton,
Cotton eeed.^l.&O per hundred i
' .f'"1 >/
ITS TRUMP CARfl
EjS&jj V 'J i f'-\ ?' 'v
RAILWAY SYSTEMS OF FRANCE
ALL 11R1) UP AND THE HHKELH
OF INDlHTRY THROUGHOUT
THE RKPIBLIC ARE STOPPED.
DRASTIC MEASURE* TAKEN.
Paris, Oct. 13.?Martial law prac
tically existed ''throughout France
tjpJay as a result or the great rail
road strike which threatens to broad
en into commercial paralysis touch
ins every trade and completely shop
ping the wheels of Industry through
out the republic.
Leaders In the strike this morning
declared that by night not a wheel
would be turning on any railroad
system. k
The minister looks upon thr.
present strik0 as a political revolu
tion rather than an industrial dis
aster.
So menacing do President Fal
liees and Premier Briand derlare the
situation to be that the. army today
is on a war footing.
. Nearly 10Q arrests have been made
Premier^ Briand declared today that
the strike leaders would be dealt
with in a severe manner and orders
were given to Jail men making in
cendiary speeches.
Paris feared a famine yesterday j
snd today it faced one.
j* The authorities said that so farj
the suffering extended only to thej
poor although the serious condltifeijB
which will follow today will 'react
upon rich and poor alike.
8lx strike leaders Including Mons.
Lemerne secretary of the general,
committee of tne strikers was ar-1
rested today at the office of the so
cialist newspaper Hummanlte. arter J
the police had been openly defied. I
Mons. Jaures, leader of the social-|
ists in the chamber of deputies and
part of his fellow members gathered i
at the office of the Hummanlte to dis
cubs ,the progress of? the strike with
the leaders.
The police raided the office' but
they did not secure entrance until
?fter _* ?tout resistance jftndix
made"
Afterwards Jaures denounced th|
arrests.
Foreign visitors in all th0 French
cities are leaving as they are able.
I The employes of the subway system
?f lhc *nd Medlterranena
have voted to Join the strikers.
All of the trunk railroad systems
were tied up todsy slthough efforts
wfere made to run trains uisng sol
diers as trainmen.
The employes of the Metro^cd s
subway or Paris and the suburbs
have declared In favor of the strike
although no tirae was set fo?* the
walkout.
Poor Ijearner.
The negro boy was up for the fifth
time on a charge of chicken stealing.)
This time the msglstrate decided to
appeal to the boy's father.
j "Now. sec Tere. Abe." said he to
,the dsrkey, "this boy of yours has]
| been u?j In court so many times for,
stealing chickens that I'm tired of
'seeing him here."
"Ah don't blame you. sah," re
turned the father. "Ah's tired o'see
Ing him here, too."
| "Then why don't you teach hin:
| how to act? Show him the right way
j and he won't be coming here."
| "Ah has showed him tl\e right way
sah," declared the eld man, earnest
ly: "Ah has suttenly showed "lm de
right way, but he somehow keeps
getting caught . omln' way wld dose
chickens!"?Central Law Journal.
A gray day Is a pay day that falls
to materialize.
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- ? PSy
BopsiaE
WITH AtCIOENT
. %
, William Augustus Respeas, Jr.,
the ' 11-year-old son 6t Mr. W. A.
Iteapess had a painful if not serioaf
accident yesterday afternoon. While
his physician Dr. John G. Blount,
thinks his Injuries are precarious^
he hopes thej will not prove se
rious.
? Young Respess works for the firm ?
of Rubs Bros., and yesterdsy after
noon he attempted to ride horse
back one of ^thelr hoses.
They boy while riding on Market
street met with the accident. The
hone became unmanageable and he'
was thrown heavily to the grounJ.
.a falling the, foot of the hors?
struck him on the back cutting qfiile
a gash. He was knocked senseless.
Friends seeing the accident took
him at oncc to the Fowle Memorial
Hospital and Dr. J. G. Blount warf
called and medical attentlou prompt
ly rendered.
While his condition is some bet
ter this morning he Is not yet out
of danger
The many friends of his parents
and "also lil* friends hope that the
wound will not prove serious and
that h? will bouu be out again.
No Reception.
On account of the deatlFof Mrs.
Nancy A. Russ. mother of Mr. C. W.
: Russ, there will be no reception ten
dered to the friend* at the marriage
of Mr. C. W. Russ to Miss Lillian M.
Warren "on Wednesday October 19th
as originally planned.
The marriage will be a quiet one
In consequence of the bereavement
in the family of the groom. While
the Invitations announce a reception
this will be dispensed with In con
sequence of the death of the groom's
mother. /
Fifth HtterJ .
The street commissioner and his V
hands are now engaged in cleaning
Fifth street. The work so far shows
a decided improvement.
Detailed Here
Sergeant Wadington of the regu
lar United States army has been de
tailed to be in Washington on or
about November 6 for a period of 10
days to instruct the members of
Company G.
His coming is looked forward to
with pleasure by the members of
this military organlatlon.
Roosevelt at Peoria.
Peoria. 111., Oct. 12.?Former
President Roosevelt came up from
the South Into Illlnol^ today. de
nounced corrupt legislators, and
commended work which the Catholic
church is doing. Leaving St. Louis
today he traveled across the South
ern end of Illinois, speaking at sev
eral places on the way. In Peoria
he was the guest of the Knights of
Columbus, to whom . he made a
speech at a dinner tonight.
It wss Colonel Roosevelt's first
public utterance to Roman Catholics
since the,. Vatican Incident last
Bpring.
He said that he favored the broad
est measures of religious toleration.
Colonel Roosevelt went to the
Country Club for luncheon and then
visited the home of Archbishop
Spauldlng.
A public reception to the Colonel
followed.
JUST ARRIVED!
Big Assortment of >v"
RICH CUT GLASS
Prepare for the near approaching Weddings.
' See Window Display!
Bowers-Lewis Co.
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Raleigh, N. C.
North Carolina's Leading Retail Dty Goods Store In
vite yen to come to the GREAT STATE FAIR
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