HE?*
VOL. 4. |.;>V v-f.
II II
_ ; l" V - V t
n 11 ir t it ...
cid6^ to Agrce to
roMteetleoi.le. Ja. 33 -The
pu? eowctl ol the Ottomen . mpir*
voted jrreterder H tevor ol'accepting
the prepoeetn pot forward fif thj Europ.ee
power, for the jjypope of'
?l_ ttrlegldg eboet the ^duelon of
??* . .
Hb V 11 J* \n(c ,.t Iho Piimn.
it,he close of the morning hour
lEflMG TQIOfiROW NIGHT
IN MTEREST OF BASEBALL
i 1 ;?
-* ail mwhlll?fant, attend the
irfeeting in the town*hall at- 8 o'clock
tomorrow bight Fgyettevillo and
Coldsboro are already actively interested.
Fayetteville to- determined
that i! there it an Eastern Carolina
League that town shall he in it. This
iftjj-' r waa., dsmnnatratai when the paopoati
tton was broached in the chamber of
^ \ commerce and$600 was raised within
a few moments.
3 . Washington business men do not
wish thin city left out.
w " "
* Mr. B. L. Susman. president of the
I Washington Horde Exchange Co.. returned
last night from Bt. Louis. Mo..
I I * . where he has been to purchase stock,
u 7 =
ON CCTTON GINNED
Tne government issued this morning
its offlcal report ot the cotton ginned
up to January 15. The amount
sinned during the season, as shown
by the report, wm 13,091,600 bales.
Mr. P. B. Parr, of Raleigh, was a
I visitor yesterday.
LpTthT
1 / s .#& /
HjoJ'S /i'v'
the note bended to the Porte on
^ ' January 1 by the European ambassador?
at Constantinople ceiled the Ot_
toman government's attention "to the
i grave responsibility it would assume
it by resistance to their counsels It
' should prevent the le-establishment
of peace. It wopid only heev itself
to blame if the prdldngetlon of the
war bad ee a consequence to put tn
r question the fate of the capital and
perhaps to extend hostilities to the
Asiatic provinces of the empire."
The document contlneed that "In
I Aat case the Tj^klsh government
* | Jeduld not count on the success oftfte'
'=*=
HOUSE III
rut mviTiTinH
ttHrtfffHiHiUH
rnmrn
Raleigh. N. C., Jhn. 23?Efforts 1>y
^Representative E. J. Justice to secure
/ the adoption of a resolution introduced
by himself to invite Presidents-elect
Wood row Wilson, William J.
Bryam aad Robert M. La Foil?ttt to
^ - address the House bjp?*hi.?boot
yet
heard lathat body during: this sesiutroductlon
of this resolution, to be
acted upea by the House only, followed
the defeat of Mr. Justice s Joint
He said he considered tht action
| 1 of the Seaate In defeating the Joint
. resolution Tuesday with reference to
this subject as a distinct discourtesy
|> to the eminent gentlemen whose
names were mentioned in th?\ resolution#
He waa proceeding to further
1 ram a she when M>i Peeghtnn arose fn
* the point that Mr. Justice was opt
of ordetr, as a motion for unanimous
consent was not debatable. The motion
was held by the speaker until
>
-r
;nt fakes Advic
in Powers and De
Terms.
efforts of the power* to prefer*?, I
from the dangers against which the
had already warned it and whlc
they once morp warned It to avoidThe
powar* 4hen advised Thrkey t
consent to the cm^don of Adrlanopl
and to lear? to them the fate of th
*- -*
Heavy Turkish Ixmea.
The Turkish loaeee in the nava
battle with the Greek fleet off th
fcardanellea January 18. totale
four officers and UHHy-stx men kit
ed. while 16T others were Wmraded.
lit the course of the light a Oree
shell exploded inside one of the tui
rets of the Turkish battleship Torgn
Reis, killing and wounding every ma
in It nod disabling both, of the 11
inch inns, . .
. The Tnrktah battleship Aassr-1
Tewflk was also badly damaged. Th
Turkish gunnel's declare that they ii
flic ted important losses on th
Greeks
ROOT GIVES
EJBEIS#
Hit/ tHi lit/ ult
uuLjcrvii
Washington, Jan. S3.?"Shall w
Inform the world that the Unite
Stales la false to Its agreement
falsa to Its pledged word? Shall w
baVe it mad^ knoov<
of you? That It Is astute, cunuinj
slippery?" f
. -With this vigorous.denunciation .c
the attitude of this country In th
Panama Canal controversy^
Great Britain. Senator Elihu Roc
closed a two-hour speech In the-Sor
?lo jesiUfUay, with an appeal ISF U
submission of the Panama questlo
to arbitration or the repeal of tha
section of the canal law, that woul
give free passage to American coast
wise ships.
8peaklng from the experience of
member of President. Roosevelt'
cabinet, whea the Paaima sees! see
was purchased, and when over 25 ai
bitration treaties were mtfdfe-wlth foi
elgn nations, Senator Root delivers
the most vigorous speech that he
been heard in the Senate for aom
time. i
Ho said in hla speech that Senate
BrandegOe wl]p call a meeting with!
a few days to take up^Snator Root
amendment. Led by Senators^ Ro(
and Brandegee. both of whom'o]
posed the original passage of th
provision, "a determined effort will I
made at this session of Coggresa 1
change the law before It "tfSss inl
effect at the canal, so that the caus
of dispute with Qreat Britain will \
removed.
Senator Root declared that tl
UAlWfBUfltr would violate-dirof i
pledges and promises to the work
would be guilty.cf "false.pretenses
in its advocacy of arbitration, an
would proclaim Itself indifferent i
National honor and integrity, if
"refused to submit to arbitration or i
retreat, from the unjust position
had taken.
PARTY AT MULE FOR
juntiif umdtqv ruic
mm wrolWwWa
There will be a party given by tl
Woman's Betterment Association
the new school building at Pinevil
Saturday night, January 26th. Th
is for a worthy cause and the publ
is cordially Invited to attend.
Mr. w. C, Mob. or Rtebmond. w
In the city yerte'r/r
City Ha
.
J
iLc a
* .
* Items^ef Interest .
>/'; 1
the Surr
*35 /X**, 7 * ' .
FMtOO. a
Tba Rev. Mr. U>Haca Blind hia res- .
nlar appointment at the Christian
church Sunday morning and evening, b
5 ?Mosafs. Israel Dtmbar and Bertrtey
Btatesberry wore buainesH visitors ta T
I Washington last week. They pur^ U
F chased a horse each.
J1 Mr. Blden Allen and Miss Iha Dun- p
bar, both of this place, were happily h
married at Pantego last Wednesday. 2
[? Mr. Topping officiated.
d Misses Delia Jjpien, Ruth \llen and
?. Beasio^Manning, and Messrs. Tommie
r? Allen, jAumie Allen and Charlie
:? Misses Delia and Ruth Allen were a
5^ 'visiting friends and also waro doing 61
tjome shopping In Rop^r last week. il
Gray-to sM? working ow ?
? his house and hopes to have it comV
pleted soon. ^
^Mr. D. R. Paul is doing boiuo buildf
TMF-T1IT. vm. ' C
^ Miss Sarah Patrick, from Mackeys, **
n is visiting friends at this place.
^ Mr. O. F. Davis and wife were vis- ?j
d iting friends around Mackeys Satur- nj
f- day and Sunday.
Misses Margaret Tuteir and Ella a
a Hooker, our teachers in District One. ^
a attended the teachers' meeting in ^
1+ Waguliigluii flaiuiday. *
an. iuuiuub liaw uuu .hiss l.cjul
^ Carter, of Pjmtego, were the guests of
ld Mr. F. J. Harris and family Sunday *
afternoon. P
> Mr. Herbert Allen left Saturday for
Washington City on a free trip given n
>r by the Hon. John H. Small for hip u
n success in corn growing.
T " " h
4- ~ . wan. t<
9- . ' ? ^ ' """ e
i?. Miss Myrtle Peacock spent Sunday _
)ft afternoon and night with Miss Lil- a
Han Oden.
to
je Miss Emma Cutler attended service F
)e at 8t. Peter's Episcopal church, ii
Washington,' last Sunday.
ie The parochial workers of Zion
18 church heW a targe meeting at" the
*1 home of Mrs. C. H. Cutler Saturday
Afternoon. B
Mr. M. Whitley attended service t
Lo at the Episcopal church in Washing- r
lt ton Sunday. a
to The friends of Mr. Ralph Cutler
K will regret to learn that he la again u
very lit. ^
The friends of Miss Nannie -Cutler,
who is also on the sick list, hope
M she will 890n be out again. ^ j
jg Mr. Edward^ Sparrow arft Mrs.
day last week with Mrs. M. H. Cut- 3
ler.
Mr. Arthur Cutler, of Jessama, t
,n gave an oyster roast to the young r
,e people Of Zion and Jessama Satur1
. day evei^ing. All present report a <3
,c delightful time. 1
Mr. Ifitonry Harvey spent Sunday ?
afternoon krith Mr. J. M. Alii good.
a8 Mr. John Bragaw held service at y
Zion Sunday, and was greeted with
11 Friday
ARE YO
CAROLINA. THURSDAY AKTERNCK
t T" *7
?A rr?A
.: jj f,?'' ; ,
From
MfVtdmt/ Country
Ij^^H^E-AttrAMYe congregation. J
A gr^at jnany zfan people attend-11
B aerVlVe at Batljlast-week. hffldM
y Rev. John R. MlBthews. J
. -JiSbi^, 1tr4Matthevs spent f
horiday night with Mr. and Mrs. 11
[. H. Ctttler. i
im puDiic is cord ally Invited to a
arty at Woodard' Pond school
ou8o the ftlgh*t of Friday, Januarv
4th' ,
Tb^Pe
? night, Janury
XSr-Tor the beneHt of St. Stephn's
Episcopal church. The publictis
ivited.
SUM. AriilMDttItt, Of gMMMi
>n, spent part of lost week with the
[isses Congleton.
Mrs. Cabe Cutler and Miss Dora
ongleton were visitors at the heme
rMl. P. Q. Alllguud lUBl TftursthtTr
The friends of Mrs. Prances Alllood
will regret to learn of her illess.
/
Mr. and Mrs. Will AlUgood. Capt.
nd-Mrs. Edward Bell, Miee Ardell
Waters, Miss Llllie Alligood, and
[essrs. Garland and- FraQk Baker
QT"> ?? *?"> h .* xtrilllam
A. Congleton Sunday.
The afternoon Sunday school was
el] attended, many visitors being I
resent. ?
Mrs. F. G. -Alligood and Mrs. J. T.
lobertson wore visitors in town Satrday
afternoon.
The friends of Miss Juliet PinklDrft6'lin
been vtny 111.rare glad
o learn that she Is greatly iraprovjr
"Mlas Dofa"Congleton was a guest |'
t the home of her coubIii. .Mrs. w. it.
Voolard, Sunday morning.'
Mrs. Gilbert Bright and daughter,
lertha, visited friends in Chpcowinty
Friday and Saturday.
PINETOWN.
Rev. Mr. PrescOtt filled his regular
.ppotntment at Shiloh Free Will Bapist
church Saturday and Sunday, and
reached a noble sermon Sunday to
. large and attentive audience.
Messrs. Rufus W. H. C. and Samlet
Boyd were business visitors to
Vashlngton Saturday.
Quite a nthnber of our people at^hded
the burial of the late Artillery
raters Monday evening,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Boyd and chllAr.
H. H. Waters.
Mr. Hardy Harris made a business
rip to-* Hunter's Bridge Monday '
nornlng.
Mr. Samuel Boyff, wife and ctailIren,
were the guests of Mr. Boyd's
>arent*i Mr. and Mrs. Rufus W. Boyd,
luhday. y r
Mr and Mrs. Geo. V. Boyd made a
n?lt 'to Vr. O. M. Whitley Sunday
Continued on p'.ge 2.
Night B
U~A BO;
i- r. _ .% ' . V'-- '
y v .-^
AILV
>
W. JANUARY IS, ills.
ow Colder
7""~
yy, owffrvtnr ra^EgES|s|5g^
Bfti J11
I
?Goldsmith in Boston Globs.
[iO. HOME PROSPEROUS
INMftTESJLOOKED AFIE
Aab^Im If becomes my duty to brit
Iwtore you a report of the work i
be County Home. Another year h~
)atsed with its opportunity for doir
good. ??
Standing at- the threshold of ll
iew year may everyone feel that it
i privilege to administer to the nee<
>f others.
We ilnd this need to the weal
>neg of earth the inmates of tl
bounty Home. We feel glad to repo
hat the ministers have each rospen
*d to the Gospel call when required
Service Is held.atHhe
nira SfUftHidf afternoon oyone of tl
xOfilslarB of odt town. Some of'11
nembers of the W. C. T. U. and m
i?lf attend CTcry service.
The meetings are very much.ei
fjyra v? TTOThCfftf esnsrnrpr o^rsT^p
ul to all of as.
Mr. Eliar Bright Is still superi:
endent of the home. There are 19 li
natoj, 10 p'nd 9 colored.
Five persons died at the home du
ng the ye&r; two white and thr<
colored.
The home is kept clean, and tl
nmates comfortable.
Mrs. Leens and MIsb Rumltfy st!
arry the money, frbm the cbur.ch s
Metles. which gives each white i
nuti* zn cents JJgr ttlfmtli.
Dr. E- M. Brown has just flniBh<
lis year as county physician.
learn ho has been very faithful at
kind Through his efforts he had tl
rounty commissioners to screen tl
borne, which has proved such a coi
Tort to the inmates.
Another physician has been a
pointed. "If He ddes~in>t ^lo h1s"du
kve shall know it. Last summer a
other convenience was added to tl
home?I wrote n pot it ion, and had
signed by some of our citizens, as
ing the commissioners to placqatel
phone in the homer LawyerSii
mons presented the petition for tr
The request was granted wbi
makes it very convenient fof t
keeper. ti i
During the holidays Mr. J. H. Sli
mons and myself gave a Clirlntm
tree: fruit and confectioneries, wi
suitable gifts was presented to t
superintendent and his wire Ail t
inmates, both^vhite and colored, ai
hired help. Mr. J. H. ^Simmons ga
the confections and fruit. Mr. Zoi
Leggett distributed the gifts. M
Simmons the confections. A suits!
program was carried out, >Revy R-"
Broom was in charge of tbV?ei[ercls?
All the ministers of our town made
sh or t nddreSs, amlw<r ?had - "spec i
Christmas music. Miss Bessie Cor
ley presided at the organ. The mm
was fine and the talks were goad,
felt proud of my ministers. Sin
January, 1912, Messrs Brdo'm ar
Hope have preached twice.- Rev. I>i
ton once, as he was away, he had
visiting minister to fill his second s
pointment.
Mr. W. B. Harding held \wo sei
Ices. At each service hatf fine mus
aseball \
OSTER
. aT |
, T
r M? V
r'\'' -r:V":;J^BSp:i*fj+rjw')" -.*>-*j.' /1
i f
immr
juutntoti IffliDU
i epcopu m run
-?AiT.ni.li 111 I nr.
Ul liUUlI 111 llltl 7
~ ISIAL STYLE
Columbia. S. C.. Jan. 23.-? Before
the legislature in Joint session and
& crowd that completely (Hied the
assembly hall, Gov. Cole L. Blease
was Inaugurated for the second time
as Governor of South Carolina yes_
terday. The oatl) was administered
by Magistrate P. Caskey.
In his inaugural address the gov_
erndr severely arrakanl the newsnapers
of the State; advocated the
abolition of football at the State University
and charged that the president
of the State University had tried
to divert an appropriation from the
Peabody fund from Wiuthrop College
to the University.
In his inaugural address, the governor
said that God had never given
any man more truer friends than he
had and spoke of -his well-known
motto, "Of what shall a man be
proud if he is not proud of his
friends?" While he was makiDg his
remarks concerning his friends, the
governor held In his hands the Bible
which had belonged to-his father and
on which he took the oath of office.
RHc scored "aristocrats" and said
they would applaud the curse words
and vulgar songs, of little "Yankee
show girls." but when the Governor
oi noil in i arowna useu ine worn
at
? "Hell." they Faid.. "ain't it awful."
** He reiterated his well-known reiR
marks about never - ordering out a
military, company to protect a negro
>? who lays his hands cn a white wontis
an. He scored the press, espeeally
is denouncing the three leading daily
papers in" thp State.
ry He Hald that he was not through
1G pardoning people, hut -referred to a
rt request from some legislators asking
for a pardon for one person and the
transfer of another from the peuiten10
Itni.IMX?i AMI l.OAN SPH K- HOI.PKI1S
AUK M^ktina;
i!is__lcsaj.
>* Building and Loan Associaton are
holding an Important meeting this
afternoon in the building of the Savn"
ings and Trust Co. The meeting be=
gat, al liitii?
r?e
- - - , -
conducted by Mr. Edmond Hurding.
?? who presided at the organ.
Ke>. H. B. Searight preached three
-II times and conducted the funeral servo
ice over tl*e remains of an Inmate, a
n- foreigner. Rev. ft. P. DaUon couduclc(i__
the Idh^rrJ UI'MIss
-d Pinie Merry on the morning of the
f? 30th, the same afternoon wo had the
Christmas tree, -so on the same day
ft? was mingled sadness with gladness,
ft? We, highly appreciate the service of
n- those who have been kind in carryin
gthc ministers, and others to assist
P- in ih** meeiags.
ty - Th?~To*luwing-Hsr hare- been falthn
ful: Mr. Zoph Leggett. Mr. E. It.
Mixon, Mr. C. G. "Morris. Mr. J. 11
JLL Blimnn > Mc?- W- n MitUrMrftPk
Wilis. Miss Rachel Kuniley, Mrs.
I'e" Leens. Mrs. Hannah Banner. Mr. Edwards,
Mrs. J. P Jmkson, Mrs. John
'? Pulford. Mrs. W. T. lludnell. Mr.
John Sparrow. Mr. Frank Kuglor has
he been kind in sending his surry. also
Mrs. M T. Archbell. Others have
m" been kind in attending thfc services,
as On?? of the greatest favors we have
th had bestowed in the work was given
he by Washington Daily News. All the
h? .pieces and notices have been printed
nd free of charge, not only at the pros
v? ent time, but for years past. Such
[>* kindness can never be forgu'ren: we
'r- highly appreciate the service ?lven
1? by The Washington Dally News.
H- We * have given a sketch of the
iB- evangelistic work at the ?CounT>
1 n Home.
BF" Till1 ?iy tiaaiiuf nlwmys -brer
i?" smooth, but we feel that much gooc
dc has beer done, and the service hni
1 been helpful to others, and to us.
>?? May we all be more faithful an
id other year, and regard It as a bless
*1- ed privilege, to work for the Mastei
a In brightening the pathway of others
LP- MI8S BETTIE FURROW,
Superintendent of Alms Houtte Worl
*v- of the W. C.-T. U.
ic. Jan. 1913.
VillBe D
9 ,
vs ~1
*0. 1*0
i . '
" ' '* -m
IvFIiimF"
Unfllb raitilfm Z m
TiEinsm m
i till 1
. . . .?- ,
Washington, Jan. 23.?The. Nary _3gM
! Department is considering plans to
attach the naraf militia to the fleot
which will make the . Initial trip ? 'H
i through the Panama Canal.
The naval militia on the Atlantic
coast will go through the ills ditch in
their own ships, while the Great M;
Lakes organisations will foru. part of
. ')"- <-rc\vs oi Lilt Atlantic rtmnrxn
1 fleet.
This information has been commu
nieated unofficially to officer? jof tho I
naval militia so that'the militia will have
sufficient time to arrange for
the trip. As in the mobilization last
October, tliu navai-militia u ll- be en
' listed temporarily in the regular
. navy aud will be discharged at tho
conclusion of the cruise. |
While the program for the trip has
i not yet been determined, it ii.probai
ble that the lleet will sail from New
York, down the Atlantic coast, proceeding
to San Francisco after going "jM
through the canal. At San Franciseo
a grand review and sufficient shore
leave to give officers and cmwb of
all ships an opportunity to s*h tho
exposition grounds wltl be Matures
of the expedition. 9
l.ieut. Martoli to ( ? With Tht*m.
J Lieut. Charles L Morton, of Washington.
X P., who 1s in the naval reserves.
will make the trip through
the canal to the exposition ia San
"Francisco, thus making the Initial
passage through the ranal.
PRONIINKNT COUPLE
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
Yrsterdny afternoon Miss __khnly
Mar JoTteg? Of*AurSra."Vas r.:xrried
to Mr. John Boyd, also of Aurora, at '
the home on Fast Third street of the v
cousin of the bride. Mr. Laurence
The ceremony was performed by
wrv j ^i.'t'rewy.fgfwfnr wr* *cpiw-- ?^
copa! church at Franklin. N. t\. who
is an old friend of the family.
Besides the slater of the bride.
Miss Cecily .Inna? n <wm- ^
mate friends witnessed the marriage
aarvica. Yuaturdav afternoci. the
young couple took an automobile
spiu alone some of Washington'*
good roads, and last night they left
for Washington, D. C\. and an extend-'
1' ed trip North.
The father of the bride. Mr. it. a
JtUlfV tn ll tltghtv nTHt'lf'T ttH' 'W
ten of Aurora, where Mr. and Mrs
Boyd will make their home in future
LOCAL FIHAI RECEIVES
SHIPMENT OF STOCK
The Washington Horse Kxmango
Co- received two car loads of horses
ajid mules. The .Washington stork*
" market ? real stock is usually very ^
active, and these animals are expected
to be shortly disposed of.
lilt; S|\(.l\(. AND DANCING '
ACT AT LYHIC TONIGHT
^
Today's program at the Lyric of- "
> fers new vaudeville acts and an eni
tire change of program throughout f.i
> the bill.
I Shaw & Swan in a high-class sing
ing, talking and. dancing act head tho J.
i list as vaudeville entertainment, of- <i
' fering new and latchy songs and a g-wj
i good comedy bill that is fully wortli
your time.
j The motion picture program also
r has some of the best subjects that:
can possibly be secured, both comedy
i sod dramatic, ib*? feature picture of ?
I the evening consisting of a roaring
i comedy, "Mixed Trunks," one of
those side-gpiltting smashers.
Today's bill at the Lyric is far be
yond excellence and if you are lookr
ing for a good laugh and an hour's
. entertainment you will certainly find
It at the Lyric today.
Mr. J P. Rawln, o? Suffolk. V*..
was among yesterday's visitors.
iscussed j
Jj fj
Mitivm Xlch ^s