VOL. 4. : ' i r ' TOBACCOWET MR. GRA Mr J. O. W. Gravely of the tobacco firm of Brasswel), Lory and Gravely. one of the beat known and mote successful tobacco ^rma in the State, will bo here Tuesday to discuss the local tobaoco aitnation With men ? Titebi of eulng la the tlimrter tha rearaiar mooting of the Chamber of Commerce. All the stockholders in the mow warehouse, and those in the old ooe. are Invited to attend thla meeting > 1 A mnA in su agu, a Juiii iiwwtnqr ~ was held between the Chamber and the stockholders, which speedily adjourned because the presence of Mr. Gravely was desired. Matters of vital Importance will be arranged at the com in a meeting. and/it is therefore Important that everybody who has any interest at stake ehenld be on hand. ureTHiDisi cnuHca SERMONS TOMROW Rev. B. H. Broom will preach at the morn Ins service of the First Methodist church on "Joy, the CbrtstJoaflowsaot Strength." In the evening, his subject will be "The Way of Salvation." j. The Music at this church Is always a feature, and an inspiring service jr': and sermon may be promised to all who attend. Sunday school will be he'd at the usual honr( I o'clock in the afternoon, and a delightful and belpfnl service has ben planned for the chll" dren. Any grown people who choose to attend will be apt to go away considerably' refreshed spiritually. SBfPPIfIC NEWS "1 There are comparatively few vessels in pert today, there being scarcely any new ones and few old ones stlQ hero. The Clara of Philadelphia, Capt Harvey Nickorson, owned by Charles Grlnge ?of Philadelphia, is making preparet1.ms to sail with a eorgo.of lumber. - ? The Lillian of Falkland. Capt. Deupree (colored) Js again in port today. ?^ The Columbia, a fish boat from Hgtteraa, Capt. Styron, ariverf In port this morning. # The barge Myrtle, owned by J. D. Armstrong' was being towed up the river this morning. K The Ash boat Sterling, owned by I the fish company of that name in Washington, Is still In port. ? The oyster boat Julia v., of Vande* mere, Capt. Vollva, which won fame resently fey hauling up a king crab attacked to a pint of whiskey, is again In port. The ftytoy hn?t Casey Jon.es,. nf PawHeoCouhly. Capt Whitfield, Is > lying la port. The gas heat Elleh of Norfolk, Capt. A. B/*roler, is In port today. P CLEAN SHAVEN CABINET ' 18 NEW PRESIDENT'S. Washington, March 8.?The pic inras of the new Cabinet have brooffet oat comment on the smoothfaced administration. President Wilson and eight of his ten Cabinet ministers are clean shaven. Only one, s Secretary Redfle'd, wears whiskers. Secretary Houston is the only other one not to keep a smooth^Ja^ He wears a mustache.' Secretary Redfleld and bis spinach look like relics of the Cheater A. Arthur period. President Harrison was the last chief executive to wear and Taft all had mustaches. McKlnlsy waa smooth shaven. y This clean-faced administration Ip ~ ' {fert.rijrtbe p?opl?th BttrotMS**)?? come to Identify smooth-shaven trav^ elers as Americana. Secretaries Bryan and Lane, the " two strong men of the Cabinet, are the only baliheads. M1B8 ROOSEVELT'S WEDDING IB ANNOUNCED. Oyster Bay. N. Y., Mareh I.?-TlJ date of the wedding of Miss Ethel C. Carow Roosevelt, daughter of Col. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, to Dr. Richard Derby, of this city, has been and u Friday, April 4. The wedding will be in the Episcopal church here, and a reception will follow at the Roosevelt residence on Sagamore Hill. y to- Tfeg Bridal miauls Win mt\ tlie nest WK dag for a honeymoon trip to Xnrope. /ASH ENG TUESDAY VELY PRESENT BIG CHECK RECEIVE!) BYFMtl BUREAU Mr. J. K. Doughton. treasurer of last night received from the Crop Improvement Committee of Chicago a check for $1,000. This ft the money furnished by the Bears, Roebuck Co., or its treasurer, Mr. A. H. LoeD, for distribution over the cnnntrv tn tho^ sou a ties which are sufficiently interested In farm improvement work to raise not leas than $1,000 by private subscription, perfect the proper organisation, etc. Readers of the News will recall that a few weeks ago this wcyk was undertaken by Mr. Dooghton and o number of other local eltisens, with the reanlt'that $1.200 was soon subscribed by the bwsiftopp .mcn ol-A&B town and oomrtyi "ttt beufq of County CommiBsioners saw the merit of the splendid Idea and subscribed $1,000. The ^J. 8. Department of Agriculture will a!so provide not lesi than $40 per month, and will maintain a general supervision over tho work. All this monsv tn to cover a norlafl of not leas titan three rears. Its expenditure is In the hands of a commlttee of five, vis: C. A. Flynn, C. S. Dixon, P. H. Johnson, E. R. Mlxon and W. T. Hudnell. There is also an advisory committee, composed of three men from each township in the county. Harry McMullan is president and Jno. F. Latham is county agent. The organization will oe devoted to thorn things^ which tna^e lor better fanning and bettcnffural conditions in Beaufort County. ? HIGH SCM NOTES The Senior Class of Washington High School were charmingly entertained by-the Freshman B Class at an informal banquet. This afternoon at'2:30 o'clock. The co)op ccheme of purple and white was carried out' in the table decorations, the center-piece being arranged of beautiful royal purp'.e hyacinths, emoedded in a rosette of purple crepe paper. The guests Immediately found their places by smart hand-painted place cards fastened with dainty bouquets of fragrant, snow white blossoms. The seats or honor were occupied by Mrs. J. T. Lawson and Mr. M. A. Hugglns, teachers respectively of the Freshman and 8enlor classes,, and Mr. N. C. New bold, superintendent of the schools. Speeches and toasts were made by the following: Mr. M. A. Muggins, Mrs. J. T. Lawson. Mr. N.^J? Newbfld end Mf.'Pmce Dr~lTodges, pres Tdent of the dais. The menu was as follows: Salad Sandwiches Olives. Chese Tid Bits Chocolate Jelly and Cream Cake Those present were: Misses Sallle Carrow, Bettle Spencer, Elizabeth Tgylnff. Jnw1f> Mrrnllshs Malan Bhaw Rena Harding, Mabel Dai ley, Margie 8paLn, Louise Bright, "Puss" StlPey. Ella Lee Wright and Olivia Jordan; Meeers. Bruce D. Hodges, Garland Hodges. M. A. Hugglns, N. C. Newbold and Mrs. J. T .Lawson. TURKISH CRUISER SINKS GREEK VESSELS. Vienna. March 8.?The Turkish cruiser Hamidloh yesterday sunk three Greek transports loaded with Servian troopsbmhe way to Scutari. according to a Constantinople dispatch to the Neue Frele Prene. The attack on the transports or, sazred. it was said, near-.the. penlnsula of Haglon Oroe, in the Aegean sea. From this It would appear that the transports were proceeding not to 8eutarl but to GalHpoll where it was proposed some time ago by tbe Balkan allies to make a flank attack on the Turkish troops defending the Dardanelles. The convoy hf Greek transports was a large one, consisting of 14 Tease'r, which carried 84 guns. They were encountered by the Hamfdleh shortly after they had left the poast With her battery of powerful 4.7 Inch guns she was able to create havoc among the practically unprotected transports loaded with soldiers. according to the report received hare. r - Mr. Fames Wsslard e> BtolUag's Cross Roads Is here today. [ngtI ? i p. . WA8H.W0TC ' I ' m w mis B FEE IJorlOik,?Warth 6.?Acting upo order?, the lopal agent of the Bout! oru and" Adams Express Compsnte L. EUieon, sotlDed the Snail ord< liquor houses in ihe city that It yrl . ,'ftf irngtorHiV tii i -r-o?t rnntiigp " 01 liquor td houlb Carolina; and ft -omc sections of North Carolini where the dispensary act is in effec " This stnte of affairs is & develoj meat or the Webb bill's operation. . will he rhcaKed that the Webb bll forbidding thu shipment of whiske into dry territory, was vetoed durin ! the waning dgya_uL Jus-admintotn lien by President Taft. as an nnctq i stltutional measure, but was passe over-his veto, and is now operative. South Carolina will now put int enforcement an act on its statut books, covering BhJpment of liquo into that territory, which has hfcr< tofore been a dead measure on c< | courft of the Interstate Convnerc | laws. The W6bb bill, however, mak?| I It possible for South CarolIga tj I stop the shipment or wblsgey Int that State except to the d'spcnrar system. The local mail order houses. aw those of Norfo'k and elsewhere in'th State Intend to flvht the constftxitlgn allty ot the Webb act The llouo men haven't been inactive ?n th matter, though they were under *h Impression that the Webb bill would n't become operative until JnTy 1 Now that ho express companies hay refused--?OBBlgnmonte to- Ponth Ttltna and yrartu of NortirCarottm, tb liquor "men have determined to a restraining order, and will te? tho'constltutlonallty of the Wob act. W. L? Loag, a moH -ordenhlppdi stated last night that the liquor me wH ask Judge-WedtHlhfer an inlunt tlos In^he Unrteff ^BtateaUourt o Saturday afternoon. " "Ho addedthat Eastorr^and (>t tral North Carolina, where the dls penaary act la not In effect, i. to receive 11 quench'omenta, and the are going forward. On*v ufew nine in the North State are effected hy th express companies' refusal to,accef shipments of llqnor. GOOD CLEAN W" n*~ As a well balanced act and on that pleases the general run c amusement seekers, the act at th Lyric for the last half of this wee was far beyond the-malorlty.^?7"Bllly ft Peggy Malin" was tlrg a traction in vaudeville, presenting very clean and clever singing, tall ing and musical number. The entlr act has been loudly praised bywyer one who has attended. The str.gln of Mrs. Ma'tn *as very gonv ? C.-even -Fon???**? end m"> n "ft, A. F Fttmrn ?o?! ??>n. cf (t "BF. *P-" ?? *1?n?' TT n Tn?i>? Q o tr^noorV TI w Vo? ??d C T o^tn^py, o Boenfar*" * * ' t Rev. Tbom&t Green of Pantego. i L former Timber of the?Board o County Commissioners, Is among th< p day's visitors. * Greatest Value 0 ; Ever Offered y *1 For One Penny ^ The power of a p?any Is ^ truly wonderful when o.e e^ui s.tiers what it w.li L . f I j , (1 It w. 1 buy an o.entug's entertains.cm. it will buy pages of eiovtf written >nc.dents J] happen. u? .throughout the ; J* world. it w.U buy complete moriet. of adventures in the dally lives of men and women. It w'H buy co ales and Indl^ ^ orous features that "bring hap1 p ness o declining years and eratie the fingermarks of time from wruakled brows " A i. It W.1I buy the ates; news - - tta-jsoerat** stage, the baseball and gr diron feats of skill and strength the review of the latfst Pwks and music. y T)o you know or a greater 1 ? value for one penny than your *^he pfrny you invest in The i- j Dai'j News wi'l pay dividends i- a hnvdrnt fold If you will read r, . Its. a^ve'rt sements close y and p .e*nt*auMy every night and take I- riflvsntar** ef the money-saving oono-iun'tiee thoy afford. s- Vt >h . 1 it i ^ ? ? - cotton makkbt. ib _ uijtjjajtoii. lie ir Heed t'otion, 4 1-lc. J gotten Seed. flg.QO. IfiV-. 7. ' - , t&S* ' ' . ... : * . * Ejjj AFTERNOON, MARCH ?. U1J <1 Warmer mmmrn: . m TESTING ; jsci h New York, March 8.?Tho flrs g demonstration In America of Dr. F it F. Frledmann's treatment, which th? i- visiting Berltn physician declares ii d a euro for tuberculosis, was given b; e Doctor Frledmann himself yeaterdnj -Tmsr 3SSSS of phyalciab* repre r senting the city, the State and tin ' staffs of hospitals of several cities. Three patients, two men and i n woman were selected by Doctoi 0 Frledmann from GO tuborculoslB suf forers gathered from all parts of the f city, all hopeful that hoy would re1 ceive treatment. The woman hat - been 111 three years. Her'a la lc case of the dise&Bo at the knee and &_ was-the most serious -of the three chosen. The two men have tuberou - iuhib ui iuu lungs. ine:r cases are not beyond the lnslptent stage, according 8 to - authorities of the Poop'e's Hot1 pital, the Institution where the dem1 onstratlon was given. Each of the men patients bas been showing lm9 pro.TOment and gaining we'ght since 1 beginning, several months ago. the best recognised tuberculosis treat' irent of tho day, it was stated. ' WWUcWw" BIJUDINC . IS BEING AGITATED > Tho fol'owing. In advocacy of a . pub'.ic library building, was hand'a i a Nows man this morning: Tfco record made by our public I tibni^p during tho past 1 JT. rnonthii has bee^most remarkablo. J It would seem that every man, e woman * and child in Washington II must feel a Just and pardonable pride 1 In thlB Institution, when they realize r that it is aend'ng its refining tnd uplifting influence into overy /JItoIa of * tiffr town. And It costs nothing to patropize 'itho library. It Is.here to do gocfiL * to hold up-through its written page* high.and nob e tdealsN^or our young men and ovuicn; to send cheer and * sunshine tnto homes where only sad ness and clouds have been; to in* spire the thoughtful ones to deeper * thoughts and to urge the student on o greater and more serious research. f aims to croate in our midst a beta?r and higher citizenship. We must not be content with what \ has been done, but must press vigorf jusly oil toward greater things and B never be satisfled until wo have orected a beautiful building in which our # library may bo permanently Z placed. k is there not some one in Wash ngton -who would love to kwp grccc forever the memory of & dear loved one, and while doing this would like at the samo time to benaft the who'c town? Can there be a better way than by donating a lot on which tc build tho Washington Public Lb orary? MNEwliSiirin nr niniT m u/iirnu IU Dt. Dull I in fjJLoUn Wilson, March 8.?Architect* have drawn the plans for tho Moore-Herring Hospital. The structure, the rec"on ot which Will be commenced by April 1, will be modern ip. ever? partlcu'ar. It will be built on the Tyrbe lot, at the corner of Bprlng and Green streets, and will cost something over |20,000. The building w'll have room for 86 patients. II will cover a ground-space of 85x105 feet, will be two stories with a base mo'nt and tn trr be of" the Grecian 't hid style of architecture. Every i modern sanitary device will be Installed and the building will have an electrfc vacuum system for renovation. I BRYAN ONLY JOKTNO ABOUT HT8 TENURE Washihgton, March 8.?What Sec ; rotAry Bryan had to say about tenur? ]of office In his flrnt tallt with official of the State Department referred ' only to those officials and not to the I Secretary himself. This was made plain*by Mr. Bryan today, when I< / was snggeatod that his words mlgh' _ he construed to mean that he did not - expect to remain long In the Cabinet He explained that the mention of hit own tenure was merely a Joking reference to the fact that his appoint m?it had not than confirmed by th< Senate. ~v d ifyimii -r I gjiglUg.^ - : r NEV ELFRIDA OFF PAMLICO H New Bert, Su.,. feu>u Librae. I Elizabeth City, MUHjHfr i revenue cutter Pamlico arrived al I Elizabeth City at 9 o'clock yesterdaj morning with the United States - steamer Elfrida iu tow after a hnrfl 1 battle for her life. ^ The Blfrldn left Washington, N. C., last Saturday with the North 8 Carolina naval reserve* on board to ' tako part in the inauguration parade L it Washing! Mi*Oi| mi MmiU 4Ue c after he had been assured that when tho motion was heard there would be a "brighter day" for him. This was not Floyd's first offense and his " deMfflUhftllon to escape jail nt all hazards and without regard to conse| quence.8 was well known AT AGE OF EIGHTEEN 18 DOCTOR OF PHUiOHOl'HY Cambridge, Mass.. March S.? Norbert Weiner. who has for yearn past born the sobriquet of.the "cleverest boy In the world," was today, at the astonishing age of 18 years, 'n connection with such an honor, awarded a degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Harvard University. Young Weiner. who, despite a studiousness and scholarly nocomnUshment that began before he was out 6t pinafores'. Is a 'sturdy youth aod nthlotic: entered Turfts' College when he was 11 years o'd and graduated when he was tpurreen. filnco hen he has studied at Cornell, specializing in philosophy and mathematics.' During the present year, at an age when inost boy* arc entering their freshman year, he received his third year degree. ) Weiner was born In Columbia. > Mo., Nor. 28, 1894, hi* mother being I a Missouri an, his father a Russian, J who la now a professor of Slavonic - languages at Harvard. 1 When he was 18 ihonths old Nor1 hert knew his alphabet and at three t could read and write; at six he had mastered arithmetic, algebra, plane ?' and so'ld geometry; at eight ho read *?ooka in Latin. Gcrmaa, French and - Russian; at nine he was solving pt\?ht 'ems in trigonometry and calculus at 12 he was an expert In chemistry vs ' AT LAST; ijj AS HER IN TOW H| i Jm ied. In the?meantime heavy '\L: .* rB **crc cent aboard a> rapidly f "Mm- possible and secured. In thin' r position the mightiest efforts of the :3pow?d Fiowldeui i nrtrp to vcn?bj ela. Francisco Escobar, consul general of Colombia, said yesterday that 4U? government had three naval vesse's patrolling the Colombia coast, which had been instructed to thwart any landing of a Castro force. | General Caetro. who arrived in New York last night from Washln; !ton, where he witnessed the Inauftu ration ceremonieB, laughed at these reports, reiterating his denial of anj intention to engage in fometlng revolution in Venctucla or NicaraguaHe said ho would depart shortly to rejoin hia family in Europe. He contracted a severe cold upon return ins from hift recent trip to Cuba and expeels R KUbIu quteuy at his hotel ..... here for several days. JiOTK IN BOTTI,E . . STARTS ROMANCE. / Newport, Ky., March 8.?A note found in a bottle floating in the Ohio river * two years ago was the beginning of a romance that culminated in the marriage here yesterday of Clarence England, of Constance, Ky., and Miss Mayme Jarrott, of Charleston, W. Va. Two years ago England was rowing on the Ohio fiver near bore When- jm 3 he took a bottle from the water and found In it a piece of paper bearing the address of Misa Jarrett and a note asking the finder to write. England did so and received an answer. The correspondence thus begun continued unttk recent'y when Miss J4r war* married.