hmalJ rfrlaitr* to Tbta Mattrr.
? v VIU 1?K HKHK 1IKKORE AVO. B.
Cu -Only Be Her? for One n?y. Owing
to Ikiuaml of Hi* ?crvio?*.
T^reoKFEB WITH >'H. KWgiE1*.
Will 'na? !*!?? fur < ImproTing
'%,'f ' ThtialwTHtfotM IB Oie Clcjr.
IP* ' > ' 7 . :
Pa letter noa oecn reoetvca ny Harry
KcMulian. Irom Hon. John H.
Small, relating to the building of the
proposed demonstration roods Oflt oT
jfeyhlngtou. which la As follows:
|.r Washington, D. C\,
?*'" / - Ji??* 19th. 1913.
Kfej V Mr. Harry UcUnnan',
BK'fiS Washington, N. C.
S Dear Ifhrry:
I had a conference today with the
Chief Engineer"of "the Bureau of "Pub^
He koadff, with reference to furolshv
log a road engineer in connection
| with the construction of sereral miles
jr'-- of roads leading." out of Washington.
The demand is so insistent that It M
r becoming more difficult to secure the
assignment of road engineers. ox-j
plained the local situation, namely,
r that it was proposed to iratee a fund
of approximately % 1,500, with which
^ . ; to construct, pr re-construct, several
miles of good roads, leading out of
Washington. 1 also stated that' you1
--Ssiahed this engineer at-least, for a
day at the earliest date, in order that
yonr committee might confer with]
htm with regard to preliminary plans
and road Appliances, and that later
you would wish him to come dows
and make defiled plans for the con trwOoe.
Mr. Plcxca. the chief En>*v
glnser, <h*alW agreed fa nuf reqUMtJ
and stated that he would send an engineer
down for a day between now
and August 6th, earlier if possible.
1 expect to be fit my home next Tuesday
and Wednesday, at which time I
will see you and give you further detail*.
.
I will also lyUJi the engineer to
omitarwith MayorKuglw'and suggest
plana by which onr unpaged
street* in Washington may be Improved
and maintained in better eon-V
r-.'. 'ditlon.
Very sincerely.'
J NO. H. SMALL
SMa wlHboread with later?t by
those of our people who are working
on this project. It I* proposed to try
to have a meeting of the subscribers
to the project; and others who may
be intc'resled in the building of these
-pr- ?- - goads, sometime during the limejaen
tinned by Mr. Small during which he
will be here. Notice of tbo time and
; place of thft meeting will be given as
* v. ' ooon as It Is determined upon.
(Lp* . Tho work at securing subscriptions
- has progressed very nicely. Quite n
- ? Inrff, namtifr n< wnalB lo. ttie.c&aa;
try .have shown their Interest in the
echeme by promising financial assistance
and team to work ou the roads,
v V - - r;
77 fTO^oo Bath for Goddess.
^ Washington.' D. C.? July 12.?The
Goddess* of -Liberty, tfcd portly daiue
^ ? on top of tho cap'.tol,.Is receiving her
triennial bath. .7 . ." ^ "
For the bathing and gilding of the
fe&V 7 goddess nnd her approaches and
foundations Ccagresa has appropriated-$16,000.
Charlee Macnlcol. who
has Swiee hefero- washed and gilded
the great metal figure on the capito),
j - has the Job.^ ',r ' .
Thousands of persons wntthed
Mseniool and his men today as they
ectubbed the goddess with soap and
- water. %n?} "v .
?La 1
- 1DEI IH" ? " '
FRIDAY, JULY SMTH.
Wash]
The
'jLoco/s Have S
Rev K A I owther proa, h <1 tw<
intensely iritcrettinS tenaofis at the
ChriaOaa Church yesterday. The
thorn lug services wore excellently attended
tail a moat attentive congregation
Hsiened to Mr. Lowthor*S address.
In ttie evening, although the
I attendance was not as large,-on -tic- 1
count of the severe storm. Mr. T.owther
delivered another Impressive .
sermon. Good music was a feature
at both rertioej. _ I
PINNED IN IRES HE
When PntHd* Asoaicerf P}?^
: - of Young ' Snellen', He Cat Hi*
Throat With Kaifc.
WAS SOON TO WEJ?.
Decatur, Ala., July 20.?Caught
under an overturned locomotive In
tho Louisville and -Nashville yards
here last night. Huston a. Fleming,
n 26-year-old engineer whose wedding
date was set within the week,
killed himself hy cutting his throat
from agony he was suffering. With
his legs crashed and steam fairly
cooking his gody, the young man
begged fellow workmen to kill him.
The-men refused, though they could
not rescue him from the wreck.*
"For God's sake," the young man
cried, "put me out of this living hell;
kill roe."
Beneath the tangled mass of macl/nrry
the man's white face was
e*en by the <?owd. Then, with half
paralysed hands, he 'taanaged to'
grope toward a pocket of his coat.
Out of.it he brought a penknife. He
opeaed n glade of it with his teeth.
'Well,*i he sobbed, "if none at you
trieh have the nerve, I'll do it my,
-^2
Without hesitation he drew Ahe
blade across his throat. He made a
deep wound that severed the Jugular
vela, and that instant the suffering
roan escape jdfela agony.
John Smith, a fireman, who was a
witness to Fleming's terrible and
dramatic death, said:
4^ "It war too awful fo look at. And
we coalda't do a thing for Fleming?
cne of the beet liked men among us.
We lost no time getting the wrecker
down here and trying to lift the engine,
but the wredker wasn't big enoUfta
to lift such a big locomotive. I
. And at| we could do was to stand
there and see him suffer and hear
him beg as to kill him. He was in
fearful pain it seemed almost right
that somebody should do as he asked.
But, of eource, none of ns could
bring onraclvca to do that^ And finally
the boy got out his own kniCe.
Wo were all too sick and weak with
wptching hi in for any of us to think
' of taking the &nife' away from him.
We last stood there staring while he
cut his throat."
The wedding of Fleming wits to
have taken piaco"in a Te"\v 'lay:, gfcd
his fiancee is prostrated by the tragedy.
. uxtm tom H rainy.AT .
THE LVRIC TOXIQHT.
"XJVig of the best and strongest fea
iures in real good cdmedy is thaf oi
"Uncle Tom's Cabin," a burlesque
eomedy rippling with fun to be
shown at the Eyrie Thoatre tonight.
This feature has a guarantee to
. nmiikP wtftrr lover of cood enmedv
and the climaxes in this, feature are
g+eel." It fa one of those side split- ?
-ting comedy j^cturcs that has bushels
of laughs and then some to carry
home.
Amoni ollfer features on today'a II
bill are two other picture* that are t
very good and fully up to the stand- I
ard of the reputation this house has.
The last half of the week offer* 1
vaudeville r.ad motion pictures.' The
admission prices are 6 and 10 cents
ington
V
Highest Prices Pal
. r. ' : y'- '
L JL _ K _
*>V/ .'
^ 1</ vilvWvC*^ Greenville
Team
iAK.XK* AND W ATKINSON FARM. J
Yillt Will bk iuttkry for
|- 1.7;T' WASHINGTON.
lmiceB?f These Two StiO-s Have I
XltiQB Kcet?re<l hjr I^oeal Masl***- 1
r" ment and Tliey Will Figure in I ntun
Cornea. J
FTKKIt mPOBIAXT rgANKES 1
MAl'K 11KLA MAIIR It 1,13 f,-l I' '
OF LOCAL PLA VERA.
^ih'.nstfa will play "-Greenville
omorrovr afternoon at Fleming
?ark. 'fho locale have changed their
lne-up considerably and with the
lew team, will endeavor to turn the ~
abies on the Greenville boys, who
ire getting rather chesty over the
lofeats that they have administered *
o us this season.
Earner, and WatUlns . will pitch
ind catch, respectively in tomorrow's _*
tame. They bail from FarmviHe and t'
ire well known to the" fans hero. ~
James Is acknowledged to be one of
he geat twirlcrs !n this section of
he state and Watklns holds him In n
treat form. The latter also It a gear tl
tt pegging to second.
Cowcll will be given a trial at first *
>a#e. This is, v/ithnut queBtlcn, the a
>roper place for the biy boy. He'r c
t bit slow for the field, but ought to
nakc good on the Initial bag. He's a. p
lure catch. * _
Moore will caper around second. g
Uthough a bit uncertain at times,
^red can usually be relied upon to ?
lo the-right thing at the right time. h
de'a picking up at the bat too. 0
That Gardener can take care of a
ihort stop goes without saying. A ^
W?F p?nctlOe. and he'll be aa gobj? "as ^
my short around here. H^s -ft ter- ^
or at the -bat and can always be dcjended
upon for a hit when It is
leaded.
P. Brown h?3 been Been red for
bird base and J. Brow for left deld, I
Both know the game from start to
lnish and will strengthen the Hne-up
onsfdBrablyr - 1
Carrow Is all to the good In center
leld. Tor a "fatty" he's mighty fast
>n hia feet. It's a rare occurrence
tor him to let, a fly get away from t!
lim. . t
Dave Tayloe will take care of the b
leUT garden, although ft anneam to n
m that he would fit In bettor in left a
leld. He can run like a deer and has n
nade several sensational catches in H
he game played here. V
Weston* Wallace and Bonner a\e P
good men to fall back on and can be ii
lepended upcfa in the-pinches. They
ire a trio o? excellent utility men. bene
able t&iploy at almost any posiion.
c
With the above Hne-up, Washing- t
on has increased Its strength" more i:
ban one hundred per cent and If {"
hey don't win tomorrow's contest.-vso
miss our guef#. jt;
Game will be called at 4:30. .The }
;ra?d stand has proven a popular ; fl
tddition and many ladles aro taking f:
.dvnntcge of It and Rre coming- cut
0 tfcf games. It Is expected that to- n
uorrow'a contest will . bring out a c
orprd breaking crowd.
James Fowle is slated for eubsti- w
ate pltctfer. *
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| TTfR Wf? KVlSXT " ?1?
FRIDAY, JULY 25TH. c
1 ~m - - ? ? o
,,i. i ... . ?'? * ' 9
No Damage to Crops. ; ?
It was learg^d today that the local t<
ia.l ^uornT'featurday caused very lit- t:
lo damage to the crops In the adjoinns
rnnnff? n
r
lETKIVED ANOTHKIl IA>T OF tA- i
dies* Crepe Gowns; pink and t
blae, to sell for 98c. J. K. Heyt Ji
Tobac
Vedncsd
d For All Grades.
Crop 1
1 I
I B I
m 9 1 B j
-^?>fc JAY
AFTERNOON, JI L.T II. li|lf
*
WEATHKB! fAir tu4mj Md KMX
i i i?aBoise
Ball
Meeting
T onight
jEp' v' __!_ ';
A meeting of players, rootor\
was and cvoryonoelee Interested la
aceball In Washington will be h- I
iis evening at the CUy Hall. The
oetlng is to be called at eight
"clock.
Baseball and Ita prospects in Wash- <
igton will be discussed and a nnm
*
it 01 prominent rooters -will matte '
iMmm. Jt is hoped that a large
unite: will be present to attend ilie ,
Post Office
Will Move
Tomorrow
Irtft Moil Will He Given Out In Mew 1
Oflico Tomorrow Muraiun.
CONTAINS ALMOST 500 DUXES.
Tescnt Office Will Close After Carrtera
are Dispatched tn the Mujh- ing.
Tho postoffioe department will
love from tljelr old quarters Into j
be new Federal building cn Second
treet tomorrow. The first mail to be
ecelved in the new cffico will te the i
t'i'.ahington-Yandeniere mail at 10
. hi. The present office will be |
losed tomorrow morning at 7:30
Iter- the carriers have been diEatched
on their routes.
omest In Eastern North Carolina. 1*. ,
i completely equipped and Is handoniely
furnished throughout. Keys
eve boon given to the patron? of the i
ffice for letter boxes, of which there
re almost five hundred. There will
e ho cHahge in the preheat force, al- I
hnnglfc.it uuhnp?d.tr>, lTu?lefcfc?.li Jh- .
efon. JUNIOR
AID SOCIETY
LAWN PARTY
'o lie Held Tomorrow Night at. the ;
Cornet' of Kijchth and Market
Streets.
The Junior Aid Society of the Bap- '
1st Church will hold a lawn party at I
he corner of Eighth and Market
treets tomorrow night. The cowaittee,
which has the party in charge
re working hard in the endeavor to i
lake this one of the best parties of
ts kind that has ever been given in
Vashington, It will be an Ideal
lace in which to spend tee evenIs*.
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KASTRRx DOt'BLKS TOURNEY.
Boston, July 21.?The tennis
hctnplonship of the East for doubles
nd the twenty-third annual tournaidat
fef "Singles bega trio day on the
ourts ot the Longwood Cricket Club.
ftlUniah7 o7 the leading players or
;e country in competition.
The prizes in the doubles will be
irat, second and consolation. The
rat prizes will b?__nworded to the
dinners, and the second to the maera-up.
The consolation will be
pen to oil pairs defeated in the first
latch, actually played. In the Longood
'Tournamenr_~lJr?J"'Slxlh Loagood
Challenge Cup Is offered by the
lub. E. P. Lamed won the first leg
0 the Cup in 1911; M. E. McLoughn
won the second leg in 1912. The
up wUl become the property of any
ae winning it for three <not noceserily
consecutive) years. *Mrsfr and
econd prizes will be given, firBt prize
a the wtnriers, and second prize to.
he runnerrup.
All matches will be three In five
(Wantage sets, except the first two
ouads of ttfe ajngles and ail concoBtion
matches, which will be two in
hree advantage eeta. Edyin Sheafe
b referee.
:co M
* . ? Jk "J
ay Augi
All Farmers Nee
ATlll Be Taken Ca
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FROA
Wl
MRMER8 TO HKAR
OF PANAMA r.hXAlu j
College Station. Texas. July 21.?
fct the Texas Farm era' Congress
nrhlch opened here today Oovernor .
lolquith will address the farmers on
'What the Panama Canal Means to
rexas Agriculture."
WRITES RECORDING
CUTTM TOBACCO
Mariner Gives Valuable Information
iicgarding Manner ami flesi
Time df Outtinjc Crop.
Bditor Daily News:
Ft.-.\ycaia a^o I tb
worh <31 grow lag tobacco. After * o
few yearB I decided, or rather discovered
that there wore certain days bet
ter than others for cutting tobacco
in order for It to cure up nicely and '
have a "heavy bedy" and bo oily and >
"waxy."
To explan, I'll say that tobacco has
a uip Just as a tier, and tobacco alao has
at Intervals an oil substance,
which is Its natural possession. Whoa
the sap or water rises in tobueco- It i
pushes cut the oil through the pores t
of the leaves on the principle that oil $
and water would mix, and tobacco (
cut in tbls state will be light hndj(
"chaffy," when cured. Prom ' the j
fact that sap pushes the oil out of t?- j
baoco :s why It is so "gummy" at certain
times and will barely stain
your hands at other times. t
?But cut, tobacco when full oi ell ,
and it will core up nicely and have (
a "heavy body" and be oily and t
"waxy." When tobacco is full of oil f
and it can not evaporate as sap does f
in curing, therefore tho tobacco Is*
compelled to be rich and heavy, j
Farnu?? bnve experienced cutting to- j
Baacttvore. week and .do well with It. j
and theiy again the next week and j
off of the same piece of ground and <
have altogether different luck. j
fr <
Giving Service ;
la these Utile falks 03" advertising
It Is our main pur- t
pc-ae to jcint out to our read'- J t
erB the benefits to be' gained ;
from the careful reeding o? our t
advertising columns.
Wo have called ettenticn to
- the economy?if?
and intelligent shopping and
a'.co to tire surpassing fund of
useful information and education
contained la advertisements.
In present->g tVa ??Tnf?cr fr;
our readers, oyr ain fa to be
of tei'vice? to help every one
to get til's west possible good j
from hlo^newepaper.
Likewise. frcia an !nt:sictc
knowledge of the ir.tere&tn
and pHTjHivim of onr ahw?r?>?'
m; this Idea of serving
patrons is a controlling bne
with then.
The most prominent fcrtTerUsers
oTTSTT day mtcag? the!.*
burners?; and plan their ad- j.
vertlsiag from, tho standpoint
of helping their patron's.
Co soffit, convenience and intelligent
stOTO arrangement go
Hand in hand and are advertised
together with la?hions
and are advertised together
- with iMfciSM aad valuta.
Successful advertisers give
^otvioe. aa well as values. (
niivK A jieHcmvr TAdjpR
here who will take measured "Tor
the next three days. Fit guaranteed.
J. K. Hojrt. ,
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THE BIG EVENT * *
FRIDAY, JULY 2BTH.
arket |
ust 20th
ding Aid In Housi:
I
ii m a i I 'i ii i Wi I
> 1 . 111
JER jrn
f irr'S. T
IILE CRi
SOUND
DI
_,ouis Phelps Escap
Charge of Offic
Washingto
fitter Having Obtained Pe
Windley to Have Hand Cu
to Rear of Train and
I.ouis Phelps of Roper. Washing- c
:on county. Jumped off the Norfolk
Southern train yesterday morning
S'hilo it was crorsln'g the bridge over
ilhemcrio Sound, and wfrs drowned.
Phelps some few mouths p.jjof relided
in thi3 city. He was employed
it Otis cf the factories here. About
:?o months ago he was charged with
iteallng a rifle. He was brought up
>eforu Recorder Windley of Wash*
ngtou. who placed him under a one
lundred dollar justified bond. Hogert
Dillon, a merchant of this city, acted f
is his bondsman. '
Phelps skipped his bend and Iff: v
he town. His whereabouts were kept IP
tecict lor some time, but recently 1/
Dfflcer Chcsaon of Washington Conn- &
y was notified that ho was in Smith- ^
lo!d. Vu. The sheriff went to Smith- 1
leld and found Ins man. 1
Yesterday he left Suiithfie'.d with P
lis prisoner with the intention of *
wringing htm back to tills State u
gheltia wife accompanied them. 'On n
he'same train with xheni. coming t!
?ut of Norfolk, was Recorder Windley.
who had been spending a few b
veeks' vacation In Virginia. Ches- t
ion called to Mr. Windley and toid 1:
lint of the capture of Bhelps. who li
ias seated beside aim. handcuffed, h
Mrs. Phelps tearfuljy ^beggfd thejp
ludge to ask the sheriff to fake off | a
.he hand cuffs and allow hey husband o
i little freedom. Windley. finding |
hat the prisoner had committed no y
jffense in any other court beside hisjt
.IIT.Y 21 IX HISTORY.
1773?Pc-pe Clement XIV. signed
bill pronouncing the extinction
of the Society of Jesus.
LS04?Emperor of Germany eoncrar
uJatca Napoleui on his auc
-?-e??#lon Jo?tb?- -throne - _oi
Franco.
181*1?King Ferdinand re-establish- '
td the Inculsition in Spain.
IS31?Heavy fighting romintTos at j
Battle of Ball (tun. i
18SS-?Mills' tariff reduction bittj,
CntselT <ho House.
IOC?Kici* Edward and Qnwr^
Alexandra uarroly received in t
Ireland.
1311?Senate pa^ml the Canadian J"
reciprocity 1 111.
1912?Republican "loaders In. so*, oral J
States begin negotiation* toj
conciliate dir&atisiieri voters]
bolting to Progressives.
xoTicr,
Notice is hereby given that I!.
IV, Tarkingtnn is no longc-r connected
wuu the firm u w. n. Suain, Sun fe:
Co.. the co-partnership now con- ?
slstr. df W. R. Swain and Pairy Swatn. ^
uaumg u> nr. Aronailli OUil K i. O. {
Thiii the 2st day of July, 1913. {
W. R. SWAIN, SON* & 00. ,
T-Si-twc
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FRIDAY, .)W,Y 25TH. j,
THE BUI EVENT * I,
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'
Will
r * ' \ ' V.s'.
ag Their Tobacco
R AFN
DSSING
AND J
IOWNS
es Law While In |
:er Chesson of
n County
rmlssion From Recorder'
tfs Removei Phelps Ran Jj
Jumped Into Water
wn. granted ljcr request and the ofleer
rcdlovctl the cuffs. Wtlle therain
wa^crossing" the long bridge
iver Albemarle Sound, Pheips rose
ront Ills seat und strolled to the rear
utldenly sprang forward when a few
arda from 'the rear plat'drm*. \
utaped over the rear railing and
raped into the waters below. Three
lerHOCB, Including the porter on the
ain. saw'the man's act and see amid
loudly. The porter pulled the
ignnl cord and the train stopped. Mr.
rhesBcn, accompanied by the conduccr
and several -of the -passengers
rent back up to the bridge at the
io:nt where the man had jumped off.
ilthough they searched lor about
lalf an hour, no trace of hint could
e found. He failed to appe'.r above
he surface of the water, and al- ?
hough the party looked behind every v,'j|
io)e aud underneath the trestle,
hey could see nothing .of, him. Fin- . .m
1T}\ "they were torcod-to- ctveWt-up - !?
nd returned to the train, which con- I
Enued on its way.
It ia believed that JPhelps fcms ;W|
rooULtig over what would happeu
o him when he returned to Wasbngton
and was also worry jr. g over
laving to fare his bondi-man. whom
ie hud defrauded. These facta, couiled
with the disgrace he was under,
rtf behoved to have been'' the cause
f his act.
The deceased was twenty-eight,
ears of age and was well known in
lie county where he resided.
Prof. H. Howell
Elected Supt. |
Of Ashville j
Schools- J
Prof. Harry Howell. who was suri-i-.
of r..->
;:adyd school* for i?n y^ar- and re- ^
;gr.cd to accept the pos'.f.on of su- ^
Krir.vndent of the Hi?h Point grad- _ j*.*v5
d sthools, hna been elected head of a
he school sy.ts.n at Asheville.
After sertlng as superintendent at
Ugh Point for about two years. Prof.
- i ?
acepr
another with a large publishing .'J
pncein. When ho learned of the vaancy
at Ashevil'e. he gave up hU portion
with the firm nr.d or.co more
[r.tered the field of pedagogy.
Dr. A. C. Hoyt, who has teen ill
or sonic lime at the residence of his
nothhT-vQtt Market street, was taken
o the Washington Hospital yester- . .. " ?
lay for treatment. His condition this
norning was greatly improved. :/^3H
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* H THE BIO EVENT *
* ' FRIDAY, JULY 25TB. %
K*feSAA*a*?*
Open I j