HAS 2
Local Oflce Ls Now Estab- j
lished in the Federal
Building. .
change wax made i-ast night.
first 1ia1i.s wkrk delivered
in nkw office this \ f ?
| . j'gl _|v, morning. v .jj..*
Tho residents on tho Eut side of
. " " th? town ore happy this morning.
Those on the West side are,?wall.
gVS? they're happy too, but not suite as **
- mot h ?o ? tho East aiten- n
has moved Into t!t Federal Building fJ
on Second street. Instead of having ^
to go away down to the west end of
^ Main street, the gast Slders now have ?,
the oincc right" in their midst. OH" ~
tho other hand, the West aiders, who
_ Itfft&Jlifi the laqgb on those living on ^
the other aide, for Bevaral years, are
bow forced to walk afcont a quarter
of a nulla further. ' 5
This Issue, however. Is only of a
secondary nature. Tho principal ?
i - thing Is that Washington now has b
3?; one of the finest post offices of any
town of Its glie In the State.
Last night's mail woa the first to
be delivered at the new office. A **
number of patrona continued to go
to the old office this.morning ana tho ^
absent minded ones will probably
"contnue to do sq for. a few more
weeks.
Makes a fellow rather cheap r
though, to walk into tho old office
and then suddenly wake upend have ?j
to go back to Second street.
AUTOMOBILE^
ACCIDENT
SUNDAY I
* ? MGHT-M
OCX LRHKD IN HALIFAX OOUX- d
n. VICTIMS WKRE T.UiBORO d
.. - - . PEOPLE. J
MRS. HOLIES INJURED ]
MR. AND MRS. PKRKV JBNKINB ?
AND CHILD B8CAPR WITH U
mr BRUISES. ^
Mrs. Howell - and Mr. and Mrs. ie
? Ferry Jeafclna and child of Tar'boro w
-were victims of a serious automobile a
accident Sunday night. The party w
had left Tarboro and werfftrfcaded
for Panacea Springs. They wore
caughriirtlre itorm and Mr. Jenkins.
Jl _arha waa ilr1r1ng.*\a^ted hla car- 4a i
- order to get to Weldon a. mon as
possible. . The car caipe to a sudden 1
curve and struck a iree, which had
"*T?e*k-aijffooted by the storm and lay 1
^l.mn.iry^WaN lh> inur^ Thw mn. ^
chinb was turned over, thb-ladies and ~~
y v the child being pinned underneath, i
.. Mr, Jenkins was thrown sleas at Ihh ?
car. He assisted the other from under
the machine and upon examination.
it was found that Mrs. Howell \lr~
was the only ofte who wrf? seriously
Jy; Injured. The latest reports state
that while her injuries , are* very j,
painful, they are not fetal and thai
she will recover.
: v
fid What Artmil.hiyi l<-g?l Bvpea.
"The Declaration of Independence
? to a wonderful document." smq tut? ?
patriotic citizen, "Yes*" replied the
V 'legal expert: "Its one of the ablest
documents I oyer saw. And the t^ost
remarkable thing is that with all jibe
* ability it represetats, nobody appears Bt
to bare received a cent for drawing p
Hup." * w
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Tl^BlO KVBNT
fi? rnin.W, rei,V BSTH.
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Washi:
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ORIS TURNED:
lllll TO BE HEM :
IB DiSCillSE ' 1
IOT I OLXOWEI THB D1MOVBRV.
BOTTLfs AND I1KKKH J
FLYl HO. fOUCKMAN
' INJCRKD. I
Washington, July 22.?Ono police- J
Mo* 'Ia in tho K?- ?.? -*< J
fe nursing timings and awaiting f
en* uniforms, and parr or tin- Union ~
eagne,baseball pars ia a wreck to- J j
ay. aa the rwalt of the? cicu at a t
und&y bzccball gome ' when 4,000 f
nthusiastG discovered that a team of t
hkmtwr" gfrl? rm r? ily mw-4)?
SbbuIec. The team was taken to an ^
astbound .train under police protects
ke the manager of the "girls'_"
ggregation -had acquired the gate reolpts
and disappeared. 1
The trouble started when tbc 1
girls' *' center fielder, a husky young S
lends, threw a ball from deep con- i
ir to the home plate, catching the* 1
uoner. The spectators grew bub- c
iclouB. , t
A moment later a small boy slip- i
ed up behind the supposed divinity 1
hat presided at third base and gave
cr golden locks a vigorous pull. 1
hey came away in the form of a wig, i
evoallng a chunky young man with 1
n Elaborate make-up ending just 1
bove the eyebrows. The team fied c
(trough a storm of bottles and bricks t
> the shelter of the club house, *
here the police massed. ?
The crowd then stormed the ticket
jndows, demanding their money i
ack, venting their Ire on the pdrk I
roporty. Several persons were hurt t
i the melee and a number of arrests 5
ere made. c
'AKM Kits DESERT c
CHURCHES FOR AUTOS, t
Manhattan. Kane.. July 22.?What 3
i to become of the 1.200 country t
lurches in Kansas, abandoned and t
?sorted because of a lack of later- J
sc~m church work? Rural pastors,*
ducators and scbbol teachers have
let here and during the next four
ays will try to answer the question. ;
[otor cars are blamed for much of t
le trouble, it being claimed that =
irmers use them to take their famW- 1
es to the city churches. where there 1
i a ripe organ and a choir, and
nere tne pews are more comfortble
than In the country houses of
orship.
JULY 22 IX HISTORY. q
uf Hfmhrr surrendered to
the P'urrlans.
804?British began operations
ngaiuct . Martinique.
854?Treaty of Kqnagua between
rallied. '
864?Battle of Peach Tree Creek.
II (US MANS of operations |f
around Atlanta between, the
Federals and Confederates.
894?Burope hears that China has
declared war against Japan
over tho possession of Korea.
#16?Germany .ordered the expnlsieir-df
twenty-one Mormon
^^missionaries.
912?Twft Ea?t fllrto
? . i,l - . ? D?" ?" I
rested In New York in con- J
nectlon with the murder of 1
"grain Bwiwhil. the gtm?- 2
lor. 3
to
Ot*ml to Walrd off ftvfl Eye. J
Italians, who are natyfally super- j
Itlous, wear as a mtWcot a piece uf J
Ink coral, this being supposed to d
ard off the evil eye. J
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THE BIG KVBVT
. FRIDAY, JULY 2STH.
A 9
- 52 * , \ngton
ft s V
[ighest Prices Pali
I ? ?lj
IN . ' !
' Carrow, if. - '
Watktn*. c. % ' jT' "-> 9
I tt*n. P. Jr-.
' Omroll. lb. . ^
' Tayloe. 2b. 7^
Walker, as. .* . .. ?' li
tirown. 3b. ft
r PbV*e,rf.
Uavenport, cf. ^
V >
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SAHTHQr.lKTM BJiAjTti " "T~'l'1
CP GERMANY.
Berlin, July lt.~BeaMe tho sharp fl
mocks of earthquake folt throughout
Vurtomburc yesterday tremors were
ixpcr fenced alV over Southern Gernany
extending from Straasbnrg by
fay of Frankfort to Munich in BaJrarla.
and as for ao Zurich la Swlti-T
IflWII fa flip street* and fanndreds rnn _
n terror out of tholr house*. At .
Itraaaburg tho setsmic recording tn truments
were put. out of order by
he violence of the disturbance.
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WIN. PAXKHl'ItSY
fXliKK Aim EST.- London.
July 22.?Mra. EmroePne
'ankhurst. tbe militant suffragette
eadcr, who outwitted tbe police on
Saturday, eras arrested tfels^^Hcr- j
toon when she was cnterlnc -a public
tall to attend the weekly conclave
JT" the Women's Social JW4 political .
Jniou. She had intended at the
neettng to lasuo another defiant rhnl- P
engc to the government. - a
. tIves *po>ineed on Mrs. Pank- ^
itint with dramatic suddenness, and
rbisked ber away In a taxtcab. A c
ew of the weman accompany Mrs.
3ankhnrst made an attempt to restue
ber and in doing ?o vigorously
rounoed the detectives with their ^
imbreJlss. Stx of tbem were arrest-, c
A
A big force of uniformed police- e
ajUUCloeed up hfthlntl Mr?" Punkiurst
and her captors and stemmed i
ho rush of infuriated women whose
rolls of "Murderera!" "Assassins;" lfc
irew -great- crowas to tne scene. k>m?
of them used hatpins as weap- '
>ns of offenee and several persons 11
rare -badly hurt. . c
When she arrived at Hollow ay Jail c
ifra. "Pankhurst refused to leave the a
azlcab and was carried la by da- *
actives. '
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rFJLAS UAlLUOADS FACE Sl'IT^. [
Austin. Texas, July 22.?The *
Lxnendmcct to the loading charge 8
egnlattr>n? which relieves shippers
roxu paying wharf charges became ^
dTeettoe today. The State com mis- *
liotk has secured many cases where *'
be loading charges have been made 5
>y Shippers and suits will be brought. *
o determine whether or not such
hlpiuente are interstate of Intrastate shipments.
. It Is expected that the
nits will go to the United States Su- c
ireme Court before they are ended. *
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FELL OF FBUIT ? j
' oanumnyS' pt) ?
c
San Jose, Cel.. July 22."?At the J
;row*>rs which began here-today, *
;reat attention will be paid to the f
rouble which fruit, men Lave with
Jnr?ra??ii?ta?rchanta in the sale of *
heir products. They will also take *
taps bm help carry -on the ftght?for- inre
food laws as ttfey relato to the
reserving of fresh fruit.
The state 'association of horticdl- 1
aral commissioners is meuJ&ff ar
he same-tithe.
OL'THKRN DENTISTS
IN SESSION.
Old Point Comfort. Va., July 22.?
tentleta from fifteen Soutrern States
re here attending the fifteenth anluai
convention or TEe Southern"
ranch of the National Dental Amp- ^
iatiou which opened here today. b
he business sessions will bo inter- u
persed with pleasure trips to spots a
f historic interest. The war cn fake b
entista will be renewed with greater ]e
15CT?emsn-TTyrr p|
HAVE A MERCHANT TAILOR J
hero who V7l1\ take measures for J
the ne*t throe days. Fit gruaran
teed. J. K. iioyt.
Tobac
Vedncsd
i For All Grades.
Crop ^
life
MUM iniTIAH
imm
i-r i ;
IT ft THAT KAILHOADS MJl'KT DO
J18TWE TO HIS PBOTLKi
lakes Address at Black M run tain, j
Resolution.': Are Adopted Endorsing
Rls Staad and Course.
Bk <. jflBi
1
;?;*_ (;<)VFJ:\OR CRJUf^
Aehevilie. July 21.?In his first
ubllc utterance since the calling of
n extraordinary session of the Lcglsature.
Gov. Locke Craig, speaking
t Black Mountain at the blfc /rally
elebratlon today, declared that
rhile he Is governor his energies will
e directed towards securing Justice
rom the railroads for the people of
!orth Carolina. '"Governor Craig delared
that unjust freight rate tlitriminat'on
against the people of this
ection has prevented them rrom gating
the beet results from their enrgics
and resources."
"While I am Governor." said GovrnvT
Craig, "all tbe energies of my
ieing s*hall be directed towards ceuiring
the railroads to do Justice to
07 peoole. 1 will not lay the weight
f my hands on the railroads or any
ther corporation unjggtiygb any
cor* than T would upoa~nie ftraer.
ho merchant or the hoarding house
:ecper, but they muet and shall be
eeuired !o treat ?he people whom I
eperesent with Justice and give unci
them CKjuaJ rlghts to make'an honst
living which the people of other
Itaies hare "
Following the fpeecb of Governor
esolutios commending the Governor
or the stand which he has taken and
iledgin g approval of what he has aleady
done. The resolution nrkB the
legislature to enact each laws as
rill maintain and enforce the aovreign
powers of this commonwealth,
ompeneating the people for the
rrongs and discriminations which
tave been Imposed upon them and
orever* preventing the injustices
rom 'which North Carol in faun have
lares that the railroads of this State
lave taken, millions of dollars unusily
and have deprived the Tesicnts
of the State of.the right to get
egitimate 'returns frbm, their eaeries
and resources. The resolution
ras adopted without a dissenting
ote.?News and Observer.
lAliil TO
PLAY BATH
TIJIi _
Ttnfh WtlhiBfitOO Will O.-OnS
ate at JPerolng Park tomorrow afjrnoon
at four o'clock. The bath
ggreghtlon wil! make the trip here
y boat and expect to bring along a
irgo cro\/d of rooters and.-fans. It.
romiae* to be an exciting game.
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THE BIG EVENT I
FRIDAY, JULY 23TH. I
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:co M
t
ay Augi
^Ull Farmers Nee
em roads
jeflg ,
lO BE HKl.l) AT MOREHKAD
CTTY JCLY 31,
WASHINCTONJEN ATTEND j
| Interest in good roads in Eastern j
North Carolina should reach floodfctlc
stage with the meeting of the J
plate Good Roads Association, which 1
lis to hold a thrco day session at
.1 f'tv I1!
pr fiint. * ,uut,u?'' I
For reasons tl^at aro difficult to %
bnderstond, tho poodle or Eastern
NorthCarolina have not shown the
interest in good roads construction
that has been demonstrated by the j
people ill tho-western counting both north
and south, and west to the
(Tennessee line, _ Jrnvg made rapid
progress in building of good public
road*. A-wave or enthusiasm' seems
to* have- rapidly spread over these
counties and the people ot the eastern
counties should aid ihe contagion
in ita tprea-^Fto.the seaboard.
Good roads would be of even more
possible value-in the eastern part ot
the- state than in tlia west. Eastorn
North Carolina is noted for Us large
farm crop production and all this
uiepnc a tonnage haul from the farm
to the market. Under present pnblic
road conditions this farm haul (b
at an excessive cost to the farmer,
and should be lessened by the construction
cf better roads.
&very county In the eastern part
of the state should rouBe itself to an
interest in the coming State Arsociation
meeting at forehead City. Those
interested in the good roads project
ofcottid wee that county repre&en'latives
attend the sessions of the association
and enter into the consideration
of tch subject of good roads
building.
Low raiirohd rates are In elTect for
the meeting and special arrangements
have been made for ample hotel
accommodations. Interest in the
meeting will be heightened by a few
days' stay at Morehead City and as
the fishing season is now at its best
the trip can be made pleasurable us ,
well as profitable.
Full information ' regarding the ,
meeting can be had by addressing
Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Secretary of (
the Good ftoada Association. Chanel (
F?ll. K. C.
About ten delegates will attend (
from Washington. . (
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_ Bath-Room Arres-iorie-i -Ui
and Summer Comfort \'
There is nty time in the year
whea the Bathroom is as much
in use as in midsummer. l>ur- 1
Jng the hot days the shower
bath and the cold tub are in
constant demand.
? Have you arranged your f
* bathroom so that you aud your j
family can have the benefit of i
modern convenience? r
Have you an adequate shower
bath? Have you soap,
sponge, tooth-brush and drink'
ing glaee-holders? -Have you-' ;
glass Shelves. toilet prepara- *
juijb ana a mcaicine cabinet? '
Have you bath mats and a good '
tuppTy of rough towels??and
to on, ad lib.?
I
There are many bathroom
accessories on t he market planned
for convenience and sanl- . _
tation. The Hat la far too long ^
to enumerate here-, bnt. if. you (
are not already entirely fanill- (
Jar with what la to be had In
this line, turn to the) advertising
columns of The Daily
News and learn something on
the subject. Ydh will be astonished
to find how much real
comfort you can procure for
7 our self and your family at
very moderate cost. ?
^
arket
list 20th,
ding Aid In Housfc
re Of
.
rTTT 7*'. J I
\t THEN. S moskxgbk
agent has kehigx*
I KD HIS POSITION WITH THK
NORFOLK SOTTHBEN .
I After having been general- passe i-:er
agent of the Norfolk Southern
llmilroad for the past four years, W.
IV. Croxton resigned his position last
I Laturday. H? will accept the name
lioaltion with tlio Atlanta, IJIrmlngI
am and Atlantic Railroad. His resignation
111 become effective August
I St.
I H. P. I.ehr. tho division pe^cenger
I gent of the Seaboard Air Line, has
l?ecn appointed to fill the vacancy
ISUMd by S?r. Croxton'8 resignation.
I ml vlll teto ho pojli'.en ? BuunTrj
t Is ypcatcd. Mr. l.ehr Is at prcaenttatloued
in Italcigh.
:X?LAXi>K FAMOIH OltDTK IS
5O0 VKAltS OLD.
oday reviewed -thu-cijremony of In?
tnllation in the Order of the Hath,
vhlch has been -in disuse since IS 15..
The ceremony took place at King
ienry the Seventh's Chapel in WestMinister
Abbey, which was first set
ipart for that purpose in 1725. Toluy's
ceremony, carried out with appropriate
pomp in tho presence of
he King und Queen, and antler the
llrectlcs of Prince Arthur, Duke of
?onnaught, _ Governor-General . of
Canada, who is Grand Master of the
;rder, 13 rather a beloved observance
>f tho 509th anniversary pf the fountation
oftlio Order. .
The Order was reconstituted1 tinder
Seorge I. The Great Master was the
)uke of Montagu, and the First and
Principal Companion was Prince Wiliam.
afterward Duke of CuinberantL_aniLYlcinr
oi' -Culloden,
Those who arc made Knights of
he Bath at the installation have to
ollow the ancient ritual, which includes
the actual taking of a bath
lefore undergoing the vigil end presenting
themselves for the accolade
>f a knight "in?the name of God. Our
*ady and Saint Goorge." Whether"
ce ceremony is purely ecclesiastical
inu symbolic in its origin is not
dear.
Prior to 1725 the Order of the
3ath did vie in rank with the Order
>f the Garter, and Knights of the
Bath were rarely created except at
he time of a coronation. In 1812
?xtra knights were authorized and
:reaied at odd times. In 1816 the
)rdOr was divided Into three classes,
he then Knights Grand Cross, while
Ihe new members of the order were
iistribuied among the newly formed
Masses of Knights Commander and
Mftmnaiiinna On?eleven?or* asione
ince then the claBHes have had new
liembeis.
Difference in Failures.
A Denver capitalist said bitterly,
ipropos of aT dishohesf" liquidation
wherein he had been caught: "There
ire pessimists who say that ntar ingo
la a failure; but between a marriage
and a failure there's this dlference:
In a marriage the wife
;akes the husband's name, while in :
'allure the husband takes the.wife's
_ ?
CLKKKK HA\"E DIFFICULTIES.
The clerks in the postoffice had a
nais this morning In the new buldiig.
BMng unacquainted with the
boxes, it took them some-iime to And
wt; tifein y??.e iur me cirnereni eiers.
It won't be long, However, before
they^get the "hang'* of things.
Riches nntl Happiness. ~
Qeelt uut to be licii, hut happy.
rhe one lies in%bags, the other In
fontent, which wealth' can never
I've.?William Penn.
John Cox and daughter. Miss
Louise Cox, of Philadelphia, are visiting
friends In the city. Miss Cox
is the guest of Miss Sena Taylor.
FRIDAY, JULY 2-YTH.
THE BIC; KVENT
* * a * _?#. *
Will
?
ig Their Tobacco
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tlg^T
" UIIUU IH1UU
REp
ABOUT FlFTY ATTENDED MEETIMG
WHICH WAH HULI> IK CITY
HA LI- LAST MM) I.
| $40.00 WflTcOLlEGIED
KIIO MOItK IS NEEDED TO HEM*
I'AI?FOE NEW ISATTKKY
WHICH HAS KEEN SECTTIKD.
A meeting cf the baseball enthulr.gta
of the etty " "? li^lH nt fti**
City Hal! last night. About fifty were
present.. T4u>?first?business-Of tfiC
meeting was the election of officers.
fST H. Cleary was elected president,
land Thomas Hland. secretary-treasjurer.
The ehoico - of captain and'
I held manager was left up to the team
j to decide.
I Several Interesting addresses were
'made regarding the baseball Interests
!in Washington. Much enthusiasm
'was manifested over the outlook. The
officers stated that fends v.ere needled
for the paying of the new battery
jwhlch Bad been Becurcd. $150 is
;nocdeif. $40 of this amount was
| pledged at the niQPting last night,
jit is believed that no serious difficulty
will be encountered !n collecting
the balance. ?
Fiffjii a
A DAY OF ENTHUSIASM
Washington's most representative'
firms will take part in this great
etfttt.- Every man and lady should
do the same. Th? ~?i.? " "
. ? vviuuiiis oi ims paper
will explain fully in due time
just what in necessary to enter this
contest.. A prl2e of.iXS.Ad will be
offered. Mighty little work Will be!
required to win it. The following
are merchants who will take active?
part in this great Friday-Contest:
Bowers-Lewis Co. _
?J. K. Hart :
James E. Clarke Co.
Brown Drug Co.
Worthy & Etheridge. . 'Jk.^ r
Blount'b Pharmacy.
l?. L. Brooks.
Barren & Tnmflgf>- . M t / ?
-Miss Hattie Hcnby.
R. L. Stewart. ^
J. E. Adams.
Ru^s Bros. r>
i A. J. Cox Co. > *
I-WaHep-Gredie-^ Co. ?^?4.
| Harrison & Phillips.
1 Jefferson Furniture Co.
( Globe Furniture Co.
Southern',Furniture .Co.
D. M. Carter.
SPANISH \VA It VETERANS IN
Hi\StS ? ?
Leavenworth. Kans.. July 22?The'
annual encampment "of the United
|Spanish Wsr Veterans besrati here r/v. *r*
day and will last three daya. The
camps have been pitched on Merritt
Hill, a large camp being provided for
assembly and smaller ones for delegates
to the reunion. Col. Roosevelt
has been invited to visit the veterans,
but it is not certain if he can reach
fyere before the meeting roses.
Equal In Earthquake Zone.
As far as earthquake activity is x
concerned. Italy and 7apan are abont
. on a par. '<
THE RIG EVENT
FRIDAY, JITLY S5TH. *
RETE1VRD ANOTHER I.OT Ol? UUdlos'
Crepe <3owns; pick antt j
blge. to sell for 98c. J. K Hoyt.
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