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BBjjl ' M 1J 10 M. JOHN HOI TKS HOWrOWF i Jubtt to Take OaM l.io T>" ml ? ?'"* certain sunt ol ?"M*n "' ? ?o^H?ht the ueiihborhood with their inelodtoue harp the reel deuce of M. John o? Wftb "'"-'v. .Last night at about t,en tlilrL3T or * eleven o'clock, Mr. John was awak i ened by the noise of dancing and sliiB < ins going on at bis front door He leaned outjQf the window in the up __ per story ofrae building and lnqulr ad who was there. \ ; No answer came In retfty to hit question, the young men. of whotr there were four, having conio up on the porch and were making all th< noise they could. M. John called out again but could not snbd.ua' the ? racket- The noise had .jiwakened prrr:?bis children and they were crying loudly. Finally, almost beside him- i self with anger, Mr. John went back Into his room, grabbed bis revolve] and bred two shots out of the win" dow; The shots had the desired effect and after one terrorised yell thr gang lied from the house as fast at they could. When seen this morning, Mr. John j said that he had the names of the ecrenaders and that he would bav? V- warrants Issued for them and makt out a cose ogaf^st rhem. ANOTHER BIG LEMON T-'- *-?- ? ' 'ml' WMth Hnrpw Thai .? i w Editor Daily News:?In yuster- 1 day's issue if the Dally News it If < fitated that "Fred Latham of Belhav- : en claims to have' tho largest lenior that was ever grywn in North Caro- j Han." This is not written for ' th( j nfpbae oT det^actmg a slugle thing j MVU. waiuuui ciaiui, om uiere- i ly In order ta set history straight. Hit is certainly not the largest lemon 1 ever grown in Norffc. Carolina, as I know to my knowledge. A few years ago, jus?"whaf year I cannot now recall, Mr. W. H. Harris, of Rox- . boro, Person county, N. C., raised ounces. One tipped the scale at ^ . \i 21 1-2 ouncea-and the other at # 29 ounces. They wyca of the Ponderoaa variety. If any one doubts th< truthfulness of my story they can VWte to Mr. Harris in regard to the matter. Very respectfully, < H. M JORDAN. Tfie palaco of Acblleion waB built \ for the late Empress EliAbefh " of \ 'Austria, who -war murdered In Oe- ' 009.00?. It was sold In 1008 to the . Kaiser for a much smaller sum. A Swiss syndicate of hotel proprietors < wanted at the time to buy the pal- ] ace and conVert it Into a large hotel, i as It has 188 rooms and a large chap i , el, but they could not find the money. : The movement Is making progress* hut there has been as yet no deflnK- } tlve offer to his Majesty. II the British legislature were to I roe Thncn propoeal of a tan i on bachelors over thirty yaara of as* i I *?-> *.M?1?1 man la Bngland aid Walee t . tfw but coins returns i1 PW -vjf V Card lull Marry del Vll, the Pupal i Secretary of state, will (o as usual I to U? Villa Blumeatbal at Montamaflo for late vacation, coming to Rome o?ee a week to supers Ike the work I of the VaUoaa'a Btate Department Cardtatnl Agllardi, one of the oldest I members of the Sacred college, it : taking the waters at Fluggi Cardl- t ...If- oat Horn polls la again going to Bin- l Kef; stadia. In Swttserlaad. I " ^ Farmers frc ? . ' ki ? &y - -A. ; . # w 1 ? . y t^ i l~' 4} ^ ^ " ? -?-? BABY SHOW ( LOtiK* BNtlAGBI MRNT AT I.YHIC TOMOHHOW | t Today and lomorrov all) b? ' the it two days to make your'~V?tat | rty^wd *4* h* yr,m fcl ,h, ? The final count will be fiinde Sat- < urday night and the prises a warded i Monday nlghtst 0 o^clock to the ? ffie market was on tho^ flse'lnsi ' night fo^Btlng and the contestant! 1 took a rise whiltr'several other* tol- 1 tow very closely. |^"0| ' , Master nu ir leads today-wjtb 1 count of 395 to his credit, with tw< others pressing for plaoes. ] Tho motion pictures la*t night war ( rery much enjoyed. Special matinee j will be given tomorrovfr from 3 to ? J Nurses^ admitted free. TtnJ J admission prices frOThe' 5 and lOr 11 Today's program offers ancrthet j clans of pictures that cap be depended on for good entertainment. Next week's program offers excellent van 4evtlt*. BEAUFORT WATERWAY FAVORED R'AR DEPARTMENT RECOMMKXF , HllPEXDITTRE OF *20,000,000. TO BUILD 12 FT CANAL s Washington, Aug. 14.?Congres slonnl expenditures of $20,000,00f Mass., and Beaufort, N. C., was recommended to the House today "bt the war department. The plan con:emplates a construction of a 12-foot anal, with later improvements to s sea level canal 25 feet wide. Former Chief Engineer Blxby, in making this-,report to the -House tit flay. urged Federal purchase of th? Chesapeake* ana Delaware canal between the Chesapeake and Delaware bays, at a cost not exceeding $2,514,290 and Its enlargements to a sealevdl canal of 12-feet depth, and 9C reet bottom width. In this enlarge J ment, he Mild, there would be followmUtfaa mrthQda Indicated by a. spe- J elal engineer in c board at a cos which Including the first year's maintenance, would amount to about $8,000,000. . Central Blxby, reviewing the $20,- j 000.000 project lor a waterway fr on: the Delaware river across New Jersey and *Peiinsylvacia contribute \ $3,000,000 and $7,000,000 -tOBpec lively, advocated early construction of a lock canal with 12-foot depth and 90-foot bottom, v,J4th In^edrtb i sections of about 56 "feet width in leeks fmni the?nelMram to Mow _ York Bay. Recommendation was also made \ that further depenlng of the Chesn peake and Delaware canal to 25 feet at an extra cost of $4,500,000 should swait further observnee of th c6m- i mercil changes resulting from the first Increase in canal depth and release from canal tolls. oat of the abpve appropriation, if | made, will he used north of Norfolk Senator Simmons and Representative Small having alrAtdy secured approthe Chesapeake and Albemarle canal i already turned over to the govern- ( ment as a free tail canal. i EF ?. A moTdmwt has been started by i the Greco Americans engaged In the war to raise a sufllcient torn to purphase the Achllelon palace at Corfu From the German Kaiser, in order to afford .a home for the wounded 3rec{i officers after the end of the ' ear. A i . - a -zi >m adjoining trown in Beau 1 | m b i -. l ,.1 Vabhmotox. n c.. ffu - ~ Preparati For. SVA-tUKUKTH WIIKWU FOR 01-4] ? ANTIC hl'NDAY sCHOOI. pV; ' / RALLY. , . r I WD IfEIIItt IAS! N1CBT, r.hrraarlr A?Q. Fl.h,. tnCmrtB Limit, bnllnil Sermon Heard ~ The greatest Tabernacle on Beat I Seeogd street laet night reeehed an.tlujLl caoaclty audience. " For more 1 ban one and one-halt liours"*"the < treat audience eajoyej) the mrtaage i ?{ gospel In seemon sad-song. The 1 eeiuon^on "Christian Union." war I bought provoking and elicited man)' t nvorabla comments, klanv out o( Vhr evangelists are assisting lb preparing for a great Sunday school 8 tally next-StHHlay moralng -at 9.45. 1 ^herliato how the ifromiee of 70?|* micg present. They are work?t>,n c or X.000. "Tags'* ore being placed ? vlth those ybo promise to attend. * )nly 300 riiore promises ore requlr- * d. Thjee boat excurs^ns are com- ' ng to the rally and the 8unday ser- P ricof. Also, whole country -Sunday h cbools srfl coming tn-wHh-teach?u> J? ind literature. No doubt ibis will ll ;e the greatest Bible school demon- ,n tration ever known in}thi? par* ol ho *tate. A large Sunbeam Chorus _ >f children will occupy tlio caorif I >'atform and lead the tinging. Two I lianas and an orchestra will back op 1 he singing. Mr. and Mrs. Howe rill use the great organ chimes klaoy extra teachers are preparing o help In overflow classes. The big rabcruacle, the churoh hull Lag u rosa tho street and the pavilion back if tho tabernacle will be used for :lassts. Possibly a large . canopy *111 he constructed at the side of the ( abfrnacle for classes. -With all the nhltrtude there wll'l be or'der and lystem. l.et evertWdy UiL.r a B1 ? lie with the lessons. Tho lessop ext for the Hiblii school ts, Exodus L3th and 14th. chapters, "Israel Crossing the Red Sea." More about the rally will be told >y the boosters tonight at the ser- > rice. Be. on tfme to get a good seat. jlght. On this Instrument he Is a UUltr. lie u?gnu wuvu u iiuiH uuy ?n?l ba? studied it all his life. Evangelist Organ will use as his sermon loplc "What must I preach to be :ave<L" .Meeting begins at eight >'clock. Below Is given tho "battle song** jZ the Rnndav Rehool workers: RAMjY DAY SONG. (Tone: "When the Roll is Called up Yonder." When the signal sounds next Sunday and beginning time is come. And the hosts are gathered prompt and bright and fair; When the many voices singing, representing every home. And the roll is called next Sunday, 1*11 he 'there. When the Bible School embraces "all the church and many more," each heart. In love, performs its fuliett share; When the church of Christ Is crowd ed from the pnlptt to the door . Don't you know It will be glory tc to be there? **or my Savior and my Bible and my soul this work I'll do. And for others I shall Strive to do mf share; For 'twill not be long till all my earthly toils and troubles Thr, I'll be reedy for the roll-call "over there." , The Pope it taking a' rest The -| ke'sninuier vacation. OW PI^M atoa who arc not imperatively re J lulred for the Vatican daily routine J sill co on a vacation. The Pope t ilinself will give no receptions. He f will rest completely, spending the J sarly morning, in the Vatican gardens t ind taking a siest In the afternoon, t chile in the evening he will receive i isits from his sister or Intimate J riends. j ? ; Comities are" ifort if they w next season PAY Arthlljffir^AUOUBT 1?. : JM1K TOlScBT Mkil Twaotrov.Big^Rally 1,000 til-N.VEiaf IK *00,000 CUK*. Camp Prrrj, O., Aug. 15.?W'kat iromkses to be the greatest rifle tour lament ever held In the United State 1. In extent of the ?day and continues until September. 1 . England la the only power that s.B declined"t<*seod~a~ teiftfiT TiTdpUolug to send representatives the ^ilitay authorities of Great Britain raakly gave ah their reason the luerlortty of their army rifle to the o the service rifle of the United tatee. Among tbo nations which hare ent teams tt> Gamp Perry to con-| est tor the International supremacy $<f the PalmiPtfOphy are France, lormany, SwlUerlaud. Sweden. Arrentlnc. Uepubllc, Pern. Canada, fcxico and Cuba. For 20 years imericanteama bavo won practical r ewr international match of Importance and the other natlonB are aapt their erack riflemen to lake herolyeffbrUto llfttho Pal to a rophy and capture the International lllltary rifle championship. VIR.D0UGHT0N RESIGNS ASHIER OF IIANK OK WASHING TQ* XJ^nKrtrtJlFSItiXATli)N KB mm INTERFERED ft*. Do ugh Urn Hays in Resignation That Hb Leaving is Due to the Amount of Time Taken un bv Outside Interests. It was announced today that J. K Houghton. who for the past year hat leen cashier of tho Bank of Washiifg: on, has resigned his position, and vill go In business elsewhere. Mr. Houghtoiffe" home is in- Alleghany :ounty, where he has interests that or some time have required a-part if his attention. It> speaking of the matter to a re?orter President Havens- stated tha'. bo bank has grown rapidly under >fr. Doughton's management and 1 low in a most prosperous and satisactory condition. He said ho knew f no better way to make the an louncement than to quote from Mr >ought"on's resignation as follows: "I regret very much to sever reations which have been so pleasant iut, as I said to your board when you sere good' enotfglTTO UEWi me an iwrease in salary. 1 find it necessary o be away a good deal, both for bus! toss arid personal reasons, and I fee' his an injustice to the bank. I herefore, regretfully tender my resgnatlon, to take effect at once so hat my successor can take charge ?efore the busy season opens." Mr. and Mrs. Houghton will be In Washington for several days, after rhich they go to Raleigh and then irobably to the western part of the itate. Both have made many friends lit* By win; u theli leneiag is d?p* In regardTtAke <lepnrt\lrf? of Mr r. K. Doughton, Judge Brown a di ector1 of the Bank of Washington sxprosaes his regret at the pros pec :lve loss of Mr. and Mr* i&oughtoo o our town. Judge Brown stated hat Mr. Dough tonis a man of ahisual ability and of magnefch and atTact Ire personality; that he la t progressiva citizen and his removal Will be regretted oy our people. il r ' I a Invited to c ish to purcha . . Quality is ] )AILY Hl?. rural m in we a is. nips IMPORTANT CHANUE IX SYSTEM DKCINS TQOAY.. "y " 9EBUCTI0N OF WHET' " Tcrif-Juible Ooo-d* >Uy be Sent Any where Within <4 ISO Miles. Washington. Aug. 16.?Important ebnugea in the operation of the par- . eel post system, recently Inaugurat J td by Postmaster General Burleson j tx-e^me cawiive. rauc;. * uv; elude au increase In the maximum -wdn*n-limit on packages from eleven to i vcnty"" ptftllRlsr a reduetiouln tl?f rates c? postage within the flVst and sc-ceJ zcnea and the substitution c.' ^ a convenient rate chart for the elab ora-* parcel post map in determining pcM&ge rates. The second part of the order t? that perishable goods may be seut anywhere within a radtns- of?fW- miles. Heretofore 'perishable gooth were received only for local dellv- s <ery. The third section of the order.and the section which is causing the railroads Ho 'protest vigorously before Congroes at Washington, is the ^ marked lowering of the parcel post t rates. 0 The first pound costs 5 cents fot mailing within the 150-mile radius ^ as neretcioro. but mrhnrnn, unrlrr flu _ old order the cost was 4 cents fot . each additional pound, costs only 1 { cent. ?! As an example o?~tJha decrease iq g rates after August 15. eleven pounds ^ ?f niAt^r may be sent by parcel post for 15 cents anywhere d'llUlU a in- ? dlus. of__160 miles from St. Joseph, j. Under the present rate the same delivery would cost 40 cents. ? Postmaster General Burleson has , received a great number of protests ( from express companies throughout f the country, but announced that they would not afftrct-lti?-de?t6ioii^_iKhj?h_ _ is supported by the Interstate Commerce Commission. < HPORTOflRAPHS. 1 Athletics. j I. Wendnll, Wesleyun, *13 j a member of the American Olym'pit , team In Sweden, has quit athletics ( 'while he is good." , Chicago is coming out as. a rival , of Peoria and Pouglikeepste as ar , .attraction for rowing clubs this sum- j mer. : -] Abel Klviat will resume training i In a few days, and he will point fo: j the senior metropolitan champion- ( ship on September 20. Klviat maj meet some stiff opposition in the se- , niof mile from Frankle Joyce and , Bob Hales. ] Alt Shrubb, the Harvard crosr j r 11 *i 11,111 tVj to practice as soon as college opens. Shrubb anticipates little trouble in , repeating Harvard's 1912 Intercollegiate bill and dale victory. , Tom Halpln will positively start , In the quarter mile straightway race at the Greateh New York fair garnet at Empire City, August 22. Halpln is being specially groomed for the j race against Haff, and he is reported to be digging Che cinders at a record breaking clip. When Hans Kohlemainen scored his?Olympic victories Isat summer pf "massage used by the champion Finn. The question of rubbing, however, Is still an open one. There are many athletes who are not strong for message. George Bonhag, the greatest dlstancer 4ver developed In thla country, never thought of being rubbed either before or after hlc races. Billy Queal ie another champion who can run fast without masome and insp< ise land or rai High Grade. iy Augu 1 - . ================ vro, , AUf* HISTOKV. ' ' I1I04--V. .* begun on the first public road through Georgia an<! I Tennessee. 11816?Great fire at Constantinople. 11824?Lafayette on a visit to the V I UnlletLfi?alsg. lands. coloreil population rrom ^thr ? limits of th? city of CincinI natl. Il854?The fete of Napoleon cele- it brated~liTParis, hul Napoleon ft1 I III and hla court werfe not e: present. . hi |vi. A. HUGGINS: RESIGNS AS ;h ^PRINCIPAL I . __ an iesh;nation accepted at thf BOARD OF EDUCATION MKET* lb 1N(* LAST NK1HT. *h A. ft. McKAY ELECTED * bo lUrcsRor HniK Fr?|i? Mnxion, X. C.1 in And In n Graduate of the North ru: Carolina Vnlvernitj. by At a meeting of the Hoard of Ed- ;o ication held last ntglit the reslgna- Ev ion of ?.* A. Muggins. as principal <'; >f the Washington Public Schoolr ytj; ras accepted and A. A. McKay was tJ : lected in his place.,, er Mr. Hugping rent hi.s resignationi ce o the board sonill weeks ago. but | wi t was not definitely acted upon untl! set ast night. He has accepted a poiitlpn-of tko Home nature in Knlon-en ,'niversity.' Jackson, Tenu. in: Mr. McKay is ??young man whe ' no ernes Hem Iili.il!?. iff iniiii. mli ! 111. , lome is in Max ton, N. C. and he is Ion i. graduate of the University o! Tli forth Carolina. He will teach Ens-1 he ish in the high school here. He ir | ga xpected to arrive here on Septembei Irst. 1 At R. BUffOPFIN NF.WH AND VIEWS. ] u, fn: London, Aug. 15.?A few sporting jr. ivents.of interest keep a number of: jj, iromlnont people in England andiir He general exodus will not be com- j? >lete until after next week. Amer- rj cans have had something of u trl- j imphant wlndup of the Reason. King Heorge and Queen .Vary having enicrtalnsd a number loT* prominent ^ew Yorkers during the past week. gt Vlr. cr.d Mm. Cornelius Yandprbllt l< Being among the number. Queen p Mary has hten careful to exclude jj, !rom royal functions any guests with ^, <nov/n tolerance of the suffragists q( ind their cause. j The stiff' formality ar.d peculiarl- j( ties of English etiquete are so puz- p, sling to foreigners aeciWtcmcd to behaving like rational human beings, A Instead of like a lot of automatons. ^ ?r TT*nrT''ng coats and top Bats by clock work and saying "Sorry!" at regular intervals, that the B University of London has establish- B ed a course in English etlquetee for the benefit of foreigners. There art R now 250 members of the class, rep- rc resenting seventeen nationalities. ? The thing that foreigners find ~ most difficult to understand is the cj rule of English dress. There are q| few men from beyond the sea who can comprehend v/hy a top hat and morning coat are Indispensable at Lord's for the Oxford-Cambridge q cricket nj&tch and at floodwond lor the races, but tabooed at Henley, ? which is quite atr fashionable an oc- g] casion. Then there is the rule that re- y nnires the stick to he carried only Q In the right hand and calls for a u straight stiok with morning coat and g allows a crooked handled stick only Hh InunrA inlt Them ( (hp rule which demands that the hat I shall he worn on the back of the J t set the grades se tobacco for tV-- 'tv ' .V -f , r.'- ' , ? St aorn. J t No. Vins Locals D IX TOI* .NOTCH FORM AXD .J ALIX>WH WAHH1XUTON OjlLV FIVE HITS. WAS 1ENJINING CAKE 1KITOKM HtlTllNfl 14 HlVK (1YV I1AHNKH. KKIIOUH GAVC Al'KO. ^ lUiUMl^lt^RULl^ll. ^?Urdar's g?u& b?tu-o?n Waihgton and Aurora was tie best seen Fleming^ Park this seaspn. For citement and thrills it couldn't n ,vo been boat. Aurora, took the lead and scored run in the first intiypg. Tfco man 10 scored reached flrst base after i iving been struck out. llarnea 1 r o w ing u low one at the IIU riiuo, WillCIl iwe:i WHS UU?le to corral. In the second lnng they scored two mere on Smith's fd pea to home, the $&!l being low '' ' "ft d- wide. Washington did no scoring untif e seventh inning, in Inct, through r p first six innings not a single man ached first. In the seventh. Lewstar.cd things with a single, vrnes also hit nufo and Carrow " V jred Lewis-with a whopping- t wo - - 2: gger. The loeals tied the score the ninth, getting the two needed ns on a couple of lilts and an error J. Hooker on first. Excitement ' t!3 is at fever hent when Aurora came hat in the beginning of the tenth, cms. the first man up. flew out to :ow. McAdam grounded out to *3! i:',h. Then, with two tren down. :> began to happon. E. Hooki4rgled and rcored cn a two bagr ly Hiartd. J. Hooker came along -ft* th another KnTe single and tiland ^ ?red. making two runs. Washington tried valiantly to evthings up L11 their half of the -'j# ling and cumc near doing it. Joy- r?M r struck out. Davenport walked. litil v v 1 if f.'ft Thnn wtih uv;i men the bases. Lewis flow out to It. lompscn and P. Brown took three -.'.vaj althy swings at the ball and the me was over, score 5-3. The Summary, srora. AF-. .H. E. Thompson, if .... 6 1 w tnlec, cf 5 1 t> ^ Thompson. Cb . . . . 5 2 0 " ~lj| S. Thompson, c. .'. 5 o 1 . ^ raps, rf. . . 5 1 0 Adam, sa 4 "2 0 Hooker, 2b 5 2 1 nnrt. 2 b 4 2 0 Hooker, lb. 5 1 1 Total 44 14 3 ashTdgTbTT AB. H,?V, .J nith. ss 4 u 1 .wla >?, k. a n Brown, lb f? 0 0 ?fo*s, p ... 4 1 1 irrow, cf 4 1 0 well, c, rf .. s i *. 3 1 1 Brown. If 4 o 0 >yner. 2b 4 0 0 ^ avonport. rf 3 O/O Score liy Inning, urorn .. .12 0 000000 2?5 4 a&hlngton.O 0 .0 000102 O?3 SiriieK out. bj Bland 11. By nines 4. Hit by pitcher, firfcAdaih,1 '"i land. Oo^vell. Base on balls, off landBarnes 0. Two base its, Bland. Carrow. Stolen bases, . Thompson. Lewis. Umpires War- * .*3 jn and Wallace. . v-v'S ead?whatever thle style of hat and ills for the facial expression to be r the utmost vacuity. From all accounts the movies hare sased to be a popular draw in Oerlany and the cinematograph theater wners throughout the country, with few rxoontinns loin in a wail of J bad business." Indt^OTS of lump are given by the general deline in receipts shown by the hair early balance sheets of the leading J lerman film factories. Many the*srs have closed for the rest of the ummer for lack of public support. O'i it is thought that the Kaiser who ave up his trip to Corfu thts year. J iay s^ept the same sum he paid for KA AphlUlnti : v of tobacco I J I
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