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WASHINGTON, NORTH. CARifcULlNA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 26, 191*. ^ NO. 71
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SUBSCRIPTION OF ANY PAPER PUBLISHED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
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4 w Samuel Wtudley, crdelty
Not guilty.
State vs. Elijah Hardlson. adw,
guilty. The Judgment of the court [
was that he be recognised la (be m
of **0* for bis appearance at court
today- He la reqtftred to leave the
county of Beaufort aad adjoining
rountiea but If he be found in said
counties a capias is to Issue and h$
required to serve oa the road for a
term of two year*. v^ - ^>ijf
State ve Henry demons, larceny;
j' i6 <-?
State vs Henry Clemoos. larceny;
not guilty. . : ,r i? ^^1
State vs J. B. Jones, larceny, guil
ty. Sentenced to two ysare In tkl
stste prison.
State vs David P. Cutler and Jus
tin C. Cntlsr. affray; guilty. Justin
Cutler fined ISO and eoet; David Cut
ler |20 and eoet.
State vs Fodle Peed, ccw, pleads
.guilty. Pined $15 and cost.
Stale vs. Oeo. Mar hey. larceny;
pleads guilty. Sentenced to two years
Hm> Lecture Tonight.
Washington Is looking forward ?">?
the lecture 9t Miss Lillian Phelpj nt
the Opera House tonight on the sub
ject of temperance with great pleas
ure.
8he Is to speak under the auspi
ces of the Woman's Christian Union.
On account of the meeting of the
county superintendents at the Public
School Auditorium It has been de
cided not to begin the services In the
opera house until 8: SO o'clock. This
will give everyone a chance to attend
both services. . ~ ~ > w
While In the city Miss phelps will
be the guest of Dr. and Mrs. H. W.
Carter on Bast Main street.
Miss Phelps lectured In Wilson
last night. She eomes to Washing
ton bearing with her the highest en
dorsement as a lecturer. She has
spoken In all the leading cities of
America and thoee wbo are fortun-]
ate enough to hear her this evening
will be highly repaid.
As an entertslnsr she sustains
national reputation.
All the different church choirs of
the city are invited to assist in the
music of the evening.
In addition to the lecture of Miss
Phelps short talks will also'be made
by Major Wiley C. Rodman. Hon. 8.
C. Bragaw and Revs. J. A. Sullivan
snd M. T. Plyler.
The occaalon promises.to be <
of Interest and the speaker of the
evening should be greeted by a large
aiigdlence as the cause she repreeents
Is a worthy one. ,
Remember the hour Is 8.SO o'clock
sharp.
Prayeru
On account of the temperance leo
ture la -the opera house and the ad
dres of Preeident Wright of the Beat!
Carolina Training School. tonight,
the prayermeetlng services In the
different rhurchee will close earlier
than usual 46nliht.
The girl who hesitates may ^ lost
In thought about her wedding drees.
MOT H'TY
OF ACCB8
PACT TO THE
ELMORE.
THAN THE
London, Oct. 15.?Btbef Clare Le
Nbve was acquitted of the charge of
belns an accessory after ;ha fact
in the murder of Mm. Belle Elmore
Crlppon, in Old Bailey court'this af
ternoon after a trial that lasted less |
than a day.
It was for lore oLMiss LeNcve that
Dr. H. H. Crippen, now under death
sentence, muttered his wife. Tbe
crown's counsel could sot show that
Miss LeNeve had knowledge of elth
er the Amerlcan's>intentlon or the
crime Itself.
There were no witnesses called by}
the defense. 1 [~~
Immediately upon the conclusion
of the speech of p. B. Smith. Miss Le
Neve's attorney. Justice Alverstone
delivered his chares to the Jury aad
they retired, returning in JT2 minutes
with the verdict of acquittal.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Hos. Zeb Vssce Walser will address
the ciUssns of Beaufort county at
Belhaven, N. C., Oct. Jf, at 8 p. m.
Everybody invited to hea? this
gifted speaker discuss the Issues of
the ,day.
O. A. CONNER.
Chairman RepUhllesn Ex-Coo.
Ctmnty Superlntenil.jit*
Washington welcomes the super
intendent# of the different rounder
in the Northeastern section of North
Carolina, meeting here in annual ses
?ion.
Theirs first meeting was held in|
the public school auditorium last
night to which quite a number of
visitors attended. The business ses
sions are devgted to roun? table
discussions of th? great problem pt
public eduoatlon. '
Business sessions were held thin
morning at 10 o'clock and thVj after
noon at 2:80 o'clock. A
Tonight at 8 o'clock President
ert H. Wright, of the Astern North.
Carolina Training School, Greenville,
will speak. His subject .?'it,, be:
"Public Schoola as they relate to Civ
ic Life."
The puhllc'ts cordially Inrlted.
President Wright is a most attrac
tive speaker and no doubt all who
hear him will he highly pleased and
instructed. f
After the address of President
Wright a bariquet will be tendered
the superintendents by the citizens
of the city under the ausplcos of
ths Chamber of Commerce, at Hotel
Louis#. ' . # ' *
A most pleasant occasion Is antici
pated. '
President Wright's address will be
delivered in the Opera House begin
ning at 7:45 o'clock. After his
talk Miss Phelps will deliver a lec
ture oft temperance and esveral lo
cal speakers will make short talks.
This was decided on by those in
charge so that all desiring to hear
both speakers could do so without
any inconvenience. It is to be hop
ed that a large number will be pres
ent as both addresses will be worth
hearing.
\K~ I" tt? Way.
"In our house we follow William
If orris* leeching." she said. **Ws have i
nothing tbnt is of no one "
??Rut that always maknt a house
look so be re."
| "I know-it; but. tbsn. w* Imro rpur
children.**
"Extra Trousers"
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Weil Made, Full Peg Tops.
Patterns consist of Neat Stripes and Small Checks.
Rricea from $3.M to 17.51.
Agents for Interwoven Sox.
THIRD PERIOtf GOING; ENDS NEXT
SATURDAY. A WORD TO
?wise.
Reduced Vote Schedpfe Woyld Mean Great Loss
Take Advantage of Third Period^For Your Can
didate?One YeafjMeans 1,350 Votes if New
?Race is' Drawing Close
A* the lull follows the ?tons, so It
1* in tho tour conteet'efter the atorm
from the aecond period. All la aj>
parently qultr with the exception Of
the*) active candidates w&e are oc
casionally. depositing a few thouaud
fotee for the leadership It'e ap
pereotljr quiet, hut not valet la bet.
The Voting Indicate. that their
frWnda know they ere atlll la the
rue end mean to Bake a fight for
the leadarahlp when the flnal count
'a made br the enaotlttee of Judges.
Active cooteatanta are making it
and thoae who are alncere
feaalon of friendship ire
p porting their favorite
with a goodly number of
a is earn eat ana
ulnc^fer tauee to.- her with their
your Influence In behalf
Of aoa?Candidate. She ll appreciate
It and rtmi be (lad you did It. when
the end of tbe race la reached.
TiMartv there wara saw leaden
la ?aeh*4l?Wct. Today than la fatU
ar*at ahlftlus In evidence Tha top
ahowa whether It'a boll
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One woman was recently heard to
say of a contestant: "Haa ibe ever
travelled much in this country7" The
reply was in the negative, whereupon
she of the abundant travel Informa
tion said: "Well. 1 can't see why
she should endesvor to go to Europe
when she could see so much of this
country." The reasons sre simple.
First, she lives In this country and
can see It any time, while a free
tour of ICurope is not so easily ob
tslned. Next, no person of educa
tion for a moment doubts the fen
TO R^0KKX BY SEWS'TOl'IUSTS
PAllbCS AND HlKTOHIC TOWER BRIDGE. LONDON, ENGLAND.
more and more interesting. Those Ing or not. The shitting of tho vote
who will be found the winners are j standing Is a aufflclent indication
not letting op this period on account that the contest kettle is boiling and
of tl^e reduced vote schedule, they're |hat many surprises will be In store
not waiting for "something big to- at the end Of the race.
ward the flnlsh." they aro npt look- Europe la not ao far off. Think
Ing forward to winning on strength what Is within the poasibllltles of any
of the efforts of the last period one of these young women who are
alono. That's not what they're do- at work for themselves! Think what
Ing. Instead, they're busy, working a delightful trip Is theirs If they
hard and Interesting friends in their would but, grasp the opportunity!
TO IIE StKKS BY SEWH' TOt MSTS
erally superior educational advant
ages of a tour of Europe as compar
ed with a tour In the United States,
although no one is so unpatriotic
as to for a moment doubt the value
of touring thla great country of ours.
The woman who "couldn't aee why"
was unfortunate.
Watch the vote standing and
BOOST. WORK. HUSTLE now If
ever?now or never.
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View atom the Rlrer Seine. In P?
irt?, Prance, ehowing Notre Dime Cutse dral In bnckcronnd.
./ghuuiim)
Mr. B. r. Clark u< daugtitor. of
K. C.. *tr? in
Mr. P. H. JobsiKK WMt to ?Mb
l?*ton Hoaiu moralig. Ho r.t?r?
?4 Monday atUraoon ? ?"
Mr. Phiaaor etrnn ofBBM
brought a party at trimUt to |
so Bvadiy malni <m Ma (a> Wt
Tboro woo * nocro uoanlon
train ma from Waahingtoa bora Sun
day to atwad tba wrt.i?wM|r
at tho B?ara DUctplo cbtmta.
d
Hmn Clifford and Bufuo Harrli
went to Sl?de??llle Binder Mr*.
Clifford Harris returned with them.
She hH boon Hiltlar her ptruti at
8w*n Qunrtor for Iho put month,
kr. H. P. couch wu la toon San*
tu. 'ay -
Mr,. MUM. O. D. Old lad Mlu
AdeUlde at MWoa ?pmt 8und?r
with rclaUroo, Mr. C. T. Ajooch end
temllj. ??? ? ?! ?
A nooUl wu (ITM Martir olffkt
In P-. H. 8. ondltotiuB lor the bm
at of the Junior ?ocletr of tk* Ctrw
i^tsaSiaa^g^
planned to fire an old time "epeltlng
bee* In the Pantego High Bchool Au
>r1um next Friday evening. Re
ihmeota are to be aofcl aftorwardr.
Everybody la cordially Invited.
Mlaa Lucy Berry, of 8*u Qoarter.
la In town Waiting her alater, Mn
C. W. Smith. ? ?. ?
Mr. Harmon dark of Bdentoa paid
hla reHHtee la Paatego a Tleit from
Saturday to Moodey
ilea J ante Thompw
arday from Hyde coaaty where a be
v, V , ? p? *'*
7B-M1LES Ml
FLEW TVH1C AROl'XP THE
COCR8K, AT T1>IK? PtTTlSG
HIS MOTOR AT Vt"LL KPEKl)?
MAKING 70 MILEH PER BOIR.
GRKAT RIVALRY BETWEEN
CONTESTANT*.
Aviation Field. Belmont Pas|^
Y. Oct. 2&?With fitful gusts ofS?
?weeping over the International
course. Bakiwin .aviator, risked .ife
and linb In a daring flight here to
day. In the "Red Devil," his speed
biplane, he flew twice around the
course, at tlmea putting hl? motor at
full speed and attaining a speed of
seventy miles an hour.
After Baldwin descended he de
nounced the aviation course as
menace to the contestants and pre
dicted that If the contests took place
as planned th?t there would be log*
of life.
"This course is the worst I have
ever seen." he declared. "It Is a
menace to life and limb, Down at
the northeast corner, where the trees
are, the wind Is very treacherous snd
this point has been well nsmed "the
graveyard."
As a result of Baldwin's attack
on hte course, the proballty of a
strike of American. French and Eng
lish avfatom grew more pronouncea
today.
The blrdmen are worrying over the
existing conditions.
J. A. Drcxel seems to be the only
contestant who was not kicking to
day.
Following his siicreKsful assault
on the American altitude record yes
terday, he announced this morning
that he would go after the world's
record of 9.186 feet, now held by
Wynmelcn, a Dutch aviator who re
cently won the flight from Par}* to
Brussels and return.
?niiRMAX TO HPEAK
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Utica, X. Y.. Oct. 25.?Vlco-Pres
Idcnt Sherman left Utica Monday
aftornoon whore he will sjjend n
weel: making speeches in behalf of
the Republican Congressional candi
dates.
He will visit llaleigh, Greensboro
and other leading cities making 0'
addresses in all.
REVIVAL MEETING
Revival meetings will be held at
the First Bsptlst church, beginning!
next Sunday night. The pastor." ReT.
J. A. Sullivan will preach Sunday J
and Monday nights. On Tuesday1
night. The Angelus Trio, composed
of Baptist pastors in Baltimore, will
arrive and aasist' in the meetings.
This Trio la part of the famous quar
tette that sang during the last meet
ing of the Southern Baptist Conven
tion In Baltimore.
Their singing is characterized by j
deep spirituality and devotion. Their
aim will be to sing the gospel as well j
as preach the gospel, and hope by
this means to roach more souls who
might be drawn by this added at
traction.
The accompanying cut Is that of
Rot. Oscar Loo Owens, pastor of the
Memorial Baptist church at Walhrook
Baltimore, Md., who Is director of'
the Angelas Trio.
HOME WEDDING
THIS MORNING
One of the most beautiful and Im
pressive hog^g^dings of the fall
at the home
y on-- Eaat Second
morning at eeven o'clock,
when her daughter. Mlaa Clara W.
Kelly plighted her troth in holy wed
lock to Mr. William A. Barry, pro
prietor of the Variety Store, this city.
The ceremony waa lm preset rely
performed according to the ritual Of
the Christian church, hy the pastor
of that church. Rev. Robert V. Hope.
In the presence of quite a number of
friends and acquaintances of the con
tracting parties. *
The home waa attractively deco
rated for the auaplcioua event. The
parlor in which the nuptials were per
formed waa darkened and the num
erous waxen tapers shedding out
their soft rays made a scene impres
sive and long to be remembered. As
the couple entered Miss Janle Har
ris skillfully played Lohengrin and
during the solemn words uniting"\wo
hearts as one Trammerel was heard.
There were no attendants. The bride
was becomingly attired In a hand
some coat suit of Copenhsgen blue,
with hat and gloves to match.
Immediately after the marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Barry drove to the At
lantic Coaat Line where they board
ed the 8 o'clock train for a three
weeks tour of northern cities, includ
ing the former home of the groom In
Pennsylvania. After their return to
Washington they will reside with the
bride's mother on East Second
street.
At the station a large number of
friends and edmlrers were present
to see them off and to wish them ev
ery Joy. Showers of rice and old shces
were in evidence on all sides.
Miss Kelly is one of Washington's
moat beautiful and popular young
ladies. From girlhood to woman
hood she has counted her friends by
the score and no woman ever plight
ed her troth carrying with her more
well wishes. If this is an omen of
happiness then her cup of joy is sure
to be full and overflowing.
The groom. Mr. William A. Barry,
is a native of Kittannlng, Pa.. For the
past eight months lie has been a res
ident of this city aa proprietor of the
Variety Store. He also owns consid
erable interests In his native state.
Since his residence here he has great
ly endeared himself to our people.
He 1b a young man of sterling worth
and has a bright and promising fu
ture.
Mr. and Mrs. Barry have the well
wishes of a host of friends and the
Daily News joins In extending con
gratulations. May their life's after
noon be their brightest and best.
ALL OF HER 40.OOO
PRAYERS AXKWEREI*
Goldfrldge. Me., Oct. 25.?Known
throughout this section of Maine as
"The Praying Woman or Aroostook,"
Mrs. Ruflna M. Osgood, has composed
4 0,000 prayers and can repeat every
one of them from memory. She was
born In Sherman Mills in 1859, and
has taught fifty-four terms of com
mon school.
Since she joined the Baptist church
in early life each one of her 40,000
prayers, Bhe says, has been answered.
She has composed over 200 sacred
poems.
In 1891 she entered the Western
Maine Normal School in Corham and
was graduated in 1893.
Since receiving her diploma Mrs.
Osgood has devoted much time to so
liciting money for new churches in
remote faiming communities. In ful
fillment of a vow she is now laboring
zealously to build two more churches
in the northern pnrt of the county.
THB OEM THEATRIC
The Gem Theatre oilers for tonight
another exceptionally strong program
among their feature picture being a
(Biograph) "Little Angels of Lack".
They also have others tonight that
are equally as good, being a (Vita
graph) comedy.
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