rh? had ordered hla .hip ahead at MO
peed to avoid the on-ruehlng bow
at tha Merchant, and Miner.' etaamar.
"
Baltimore, Feb. Preeldeot loaeph
a Whitney, ot the Merchant,
had Miner. Staamehle Company, leaned
a etatement ta which ha eald
that every precaution en .geared by
; ppoper aeamanahlp had merchant
i marine practice, ae wall a. thoee
raaalrad by law, wag observed in the
taeaaln. and equipment ot the NanI
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f ARB BRIGHT
f ?mrnm
^Praapeeu are blight tor a public
library building la Waahlngton It
one lo to Judge by Iho eutbaalaeUc
. and highly encouraging meeting held
I at the puhiie library rooms on Frl Kym
day night |gm whoa lh? Uganda!
nr^K aommltue dimnted ways and maane I
| ol Ua praaaat flnaaclal condition ot
the library gad what it hag acoomM_w_v..a
rymmt ihrM vaari
Thoee preeept were, Mrs W. f.
ikm, Jpks O. Bragaw, 'Jr.,
. Ward, Mr., T. H. Rollins. EUXOh.
Mm. A. BeUa, C. r.
a, Mr*, dtaphen c. Bragaw. Mr.
Iiltu and Mr* H. W. Carter:
e workings of the public libra'
ace tta organisation ni gratlto
tbe committee. In worth
raahlaftba was wrestled with
erery new point. That it hu
valuable adjunct -to tbe pub:hool
puplla ae a source of ref
wu beard with pleaeure.
tact aloae baa made the libraconspicuous
success. A bulld?r
tbe library I* the hope of the
lit tea and U tbe cttlsou wlU
rally to Its support such a bulldls
only a question of a tew
ha. These of our clUaena who
to contribute to a cause moat
17 could do nothing better then
tosrurds thle betiding fund. .1
ill# aerernl of tbe cltlseno here
In the ceuee more ehoutd folTbe
Public Library la now doFi
tag work, the outeohee of which for
good ol tar-reachlng.
J BOARD OF EDUCATION
1 U MEETING TODAY
LA At TH BOOCJtTHOCSE
, jflfc " The County Beerd of Education Is
today footing tn regular monthly
eeealon la the county superintendent
J* ?f school's otbee at the Courthouee.
, TM The boeVd will formally eloct Mr.
) -jB PrlTotto M superintendent of roan
Ln^L ty schools Mr. PrWotte won .electMK
o<5 by the board ot their specie! meet
[ loioi Botordey, Jonuory 14th
Hfl ?. A. IWLUPK A BRO.
moving thkib offices
I fl I The mammoth two-etory brlel
moo the 00 Beet Water street tor 0
P* A. Phillips A fro .-to ootr practical
FH^ ly completed end the oOeeo of tb
W*.H . BteUra mmS 1? ? cr^41t oo
/ / VV LgJ
B. r'fL
Officers
I For Disaster
let Libe) Suit Agamet MerrtutioH
Company Atk'mg jor
Declares Negligence and
antucket'e Oftkere.
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Th. greatoot 'of all wdether 1
ohedow todar la dotal hla aaaual
ahadow today to dolog hia annual
atuat of paaalog oa Ufa weather w?
art to bare (or the enaulng a la
weeke, aedaa the people arouad thia
tectfoa hare great roopoct (or hla
Hla theory of Jha matter la, that
If exactly at high noon the ens la
?bluing?that la to. aay. thai If,
whan ha emargea from hla hole, he
eeee hta abedofc," the weather for the
next forty dare will be Terr dlaeAMabU.
On the other hand If the
ehlee are orercaat when he etarte
on hla parade he aeae through hie
prophetic eye a period of all weeha
of good weather gad bidding a eort
of wtrelcee allea'to hta eubterasean
jpoe. he without looking back,
moron en to the enjoyment of thinge
terreaytal until the return of cold
weather next winter. Hla hogahlp
baa gean kaown to allp a cog la hla
weather propheaiee bnt he la generally
refer led aa hrawey ahead of
anyone alee In hla Saataaae
- - *
PWOMBWa M?W hiurrs.
Aa the Market Demand Ineraaaea New
Venetian Will Be Oeveleped.
Aa the huelueee aapecte of fruit
growing racetre mare definite recogniUoo
reriittee pill be planted more end
more to meet particular condltloaa
end tor epedal rather than for geoaral
pnrpoaaa. gtataa the agriculture departleant
yeah, beak la dlacumiaa aama
promlalug new frulta lor laatanca.
under preeeut coodlUone one of the
meat Important,requirement! df a wlutar
apple In many aartfoua la that It
hare good cold aturaga quelltlm. Bom
near applaa were for a long parted a
minor commercial coueldaimtton. but
for tha peat ten or llfleeu yearn aa Important
demand for them haa derelop
ad In tha aaatarn uarkrta. which haa
greatly atlmulcted the planting of ear
where formerly tbup were little Tel
ML
As the faathet. demand for newer
fralto Increases and their culture be
oomoo of motor commercial lmpor
tance, BOOT mod better varteOaa or t*
rtotloo hotter adapted to eommsrda
needs will probably be developed. la
the cose of such fruits es the erocadc
end the mango, the commercial en I tun
of which Is compere tlrelp new. then
ere es pet but few rarletlee In cult]
ration In this country.
V The Bsstmen apple, now being col
tinted In the upper If Isstmppt valley
was planted and deretoped foe the pe
collar needs of this rsgloe. which 1
cbarnctsrtsed bp Ion*, dtp, cold win
term. It has prored to be a reuarka
blp earlp, regular ipd .proline bearer.
Wonderful Exempts of Intensive Pete
' SO Cultivation Reported by Former.
A few years aso an Incenlou gat
doner near ona of ear eastern title
woe Inspired to test the poeelbtut
at (rotting potatoes In e barrel. Th
barrel had formerly contained Um<
hot net much of this remained.
The experimenter placed In the txr
torn of the barrel, from which th
. heed had bean taken out, Ere or el
Inches of rich sou end embedded I
thle e single whole potsto. As th
Tinea grew fresh earth waa adda
from Urn* to ttnw and tlx plant* wei
watered whenever the aotl appeare
drr. .
No lasecta or bU*ht troeblod then
, and early In the fall, when the vlut
aoetnod to be dry. the content* of ?
barrel war* turned out and 13S lan
line tuber* ware found, all attacba
to the dead alee*. beeldea a kalf pec
of email potato** not of martwtabl
! ^ ^ ^
1 ^wTwmto'wirejInto i dTtofrwth
r ed for the production of the nert year
1 flar tbla ran little aaed compar
tltaly would be reunited, rery lltt
- labor In preparing the bed. no we*
' atonal' addition*1 of l"ZI &?.
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INGT
WEATHBR-JFtir 1
' WASHINGTON. N
KUK
SERVICE W
1?ES
On Wednesday evening at ..the
Mrst Perebytertan otttrch tbe Minister's
Union of this city will glee
a weloome service to Rev K. It.
Snipes, the now pastor of the Pint
Method 1st cburcb. Rev. H B. Searliht,
paator of the first Presbyterian
church will preside and the respectlre
pastors of the cltr win make
abort addressae ?of welcome. The.
sermon will be delivered by Mr.
Snipes. A most Interesting progrem
la being arranged and til are cordially
Invited to bepreeenL
MB. PACL APPRECIATIVE
Dear Mr. Editor:
Please allow nve space la roar
paper to . express thanks to Honorablss
H. & Ward, Norwood L.Simmons
and W. K Jacobeon for their
ynucb and highly appreciated kindness
In making their kind remarks
before the Board of EdncaUon ^ln
behalf of J. D. Paul who eras s candidate
for County Superintendent to
succeed Mr. W. U Vanghan, also
keek.1 ass nr Whllul Prnf PflllRt
and Mr. C. K. Burgess for tbetr Uetimopisla.
I also take this means
| bf thanking friends throughout the
county who wielded their lnflscnee
I in his favor either In person or by
petition or were desirous of bis sucJnst
a word about him. He has
always been interacted In edeoetion
Oven when a child I never bad to
tell him to get his books or study
He woald sit np late at night long
after an. had retired and study.- He
never attended school that he did
not win honors and prises. Studying
seemed to be his chief delight. I
have always taught him to n^t meddle
wfth whiskey, cigarettes aor polttes,
which teaching he ,has aftrajw
heeded. His taaehlng career proves
his interest in education. I desire
to say-here that we all regret more
that we can tell the lose of onr energetic
end efficient superintendent
$T. L- Vaughan. The progress of
the schools'of the county duirog the
four anl a half years that he has
been in the office has been wonderful
and far boynod expectation. Local
tax districts have been established.
New school hodhss built, libraries)
Instiled. etc. etc. These Improvements
have been made only by hard
peiplstent efforts. His work will
bo a romombarnco of him In years
to oomo. While ho leayes as as a
pablle officer Wo with him ovory
success pooslblo In hla new work.
gain thanking all of J. D. Paul's
friends for their suport. 1 am.
Tours truly,
r ur WATTf. RR.
Ex-Confederate Soldier.
| TOMATO PULP IB
, CONDEMNED B YTHK
> v DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Washington, D. C.f Feb. i?Near
Ijr 800 oases of canned goods were
destroyed recently at Augusta, and
* Savannah, Ga., the oourts having de
, clarad the products unfit for human
i. consumption. At Savannah, Qa.,
r 100 cases of tomato pulp, shipped
by D. E. Foots A Co., Baltimore,
Md., on October 11. 1818, and 800
eases of tomato stock shipped October
8. 1818. by Greenabaam Bros
> Co., Ins., Seaford, Del., were de
stroyed on the ground that the pro*
ducts were filthy, decomposed, and
? unfit for food. Si* cases of butter
shipped abont December, 3,1818, bj
^ V. Lopes A Co. .New York, were al
e eo deetroyed at the same time, af
x Savannah, on the charge that th<
u product contained extensive qua*
titles of water,
? At Augusta, Oa., a short time prioi
J to the destruction of the above a|i
doles. 480 cases of canned peas, ship
3j pad by 8, H. Levin's* Sons, Philadel
is phta. Pa., were destroyed, after eon
is damnation on the ground that the:
J were filthy and decomposed.
' nm FOURTH OIUIA1
NORTH CAROIJNA FAIR
* OCTOBER IB TO MTU
r Tha flftr-fonrth araal North Car
' otlna Stata Fair will ba hold at Raj
lotah N. c.. Oetobar uu to nth
j, 1914. Tka attraction tW yea
a. promlaaa to anrpaaa all former oner
a- Bl( crowdr aro atpocted to attaai
Of from all aootlooa of tka atata.
or aamaT'ltoefftaa.. aota^jalktaotaoloB
^ OOME AN1> NEB TROftF. ST1 I,It!
. BOW Sprint NKlrta ? hava jut
roeeVtred and .markad at the apt
ctal prtaaa 14.9* to 99.Y9. J. H
V .
qnj:
C., MONDAY AFTEBI*>ON, FEBRl
IXi.-"*?* v.v v*\^B5Nvr' " V/
V
"WITHIN 1
One of the genuine treats of thlocal
theatrical nuoa Is foreshadotrod
in the announcement that "With
In the Law" Bayard VfUler's ab
soring new play of modpftt American
life which ia the dramatSi sensation.
Of ?jo pear tn NWW fled CMca
go. ia to be presented/by the'American
Play Company at tho New Theater
on Wednesday* February 4th.
This deservedly successful drama
which has been critically commended
aa possessing the most, ongosalng
t human Interest atory glvon the stage
I In a decade, has for Its central character,
a pretty and qoick-wltted
young woman who Is falsely accused
and wrongful]y convicted of steal
Ing from her employer. She serves]
there years in prison, comes out determined
to "go straight;" Is betrayed
time and time again-by the police.
and finally Is forced to abandon
the effort to honestl v^earn a livelihood
Hm hr wit a.
Trail
AlfSM
The entire county will regret to
learn of the critical Illness of Mr
' R. R. Warren at his home near thli
| city. Mr. Warren was taken with
an acute attack of indigestion severi
al days ago and the reports from hit
gedslde today are anything but en
| couraging.
For years he has occupied an en
' viable place among his neighbor!
and friends. During the war be
1 tween the states he was among th<
| bravest of the brave and since tht
surrender has been an "Unrecom
-TjU.I ? Nnt Afilv h<
r BIX ucmu o*n757r-?.vj*1. _
proud of wearing the grey but ha
bren a loyal and true cltisen of hli
county. Several years ago he wai
chairman of the County Board o
Commissioner*. In every tmfc
cbmmltted unto him be has alwayi
been faithful and true. The newl
of hlo illness carles with It genuine
regret and ell wish him a speedy re
eorery.
OOUWTV COMMI9BIONBM
KBETING IN RMDUR
mbmion at ootmraorsi
' The Board at Coontjr Commission
ere ere meaUiXlA recoltr month!:
eeeloo et the cottrthouee tod*.
Among the bunineeJ coming gefor
the board will ha the election of
1 hooper of the Waehlngton hrljge t
' eucceed keeper H. o. D. Hill, wh
!* bea tendered hie ggftgaatlon. Thee
T are eeraral appitcaaU for the pom
tloa:
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JABY J. IH4. I
IY GRAY
[
nnt
rHE LAW"
' ~
She prospers by the use of many
ingenious devices, outswlndlep swindler^,
conducts a blackmailing operation
on perfectly legal lines fortified
hereof against pollco Interference
by effoctlvQ lawful defence, and
la^ ekert, prop* Upon society at will
as a l&w-breakur but remains herself
always "within tho law." At
.last she revenges herself upon the
man who sent her unjustly to prison
vy luring vis sod into marriage.
And Jhen, of course tse falls In lore
with him.
"Wlhtln the Law" employs the
services of one of tho most carefully
celected and evenly balanced agt^
Ing organisations gathered In many
sermons land the elaborate scenic
production provided by the American
Play Company, producers of the
play. "Within the Law" Is a world
wide success, as the play Is at present
equally popular in England. Germany
and Australia.
BUMS
liS HIS
i AUDIENCES
( Large congregations heard .with
. pleasure as well as profit the sermon*
i of the Rev. Fred J. Jones, State
i Evangellts at the Christian church
. Sunday morning and evening. Thli
\ Id the first visit of this gifted speak
- er to Washington since he was elect
ed .to his position. Bearing with
- him a reputation as apulpiteer h<
i was heard attentively at both sor
. rioes yesterday. All present wort
j charmed and delighted. Mr. Jonei
hag only recently come from thi
1 State of Illinois, where he was Stafc
" Evangelist of that state for the pas
i eighteen years. A cordial welcomi
i awaits Mr. Jones In Washington a
j any time. The music was one of Jh<
, features.
[ v . _ VISITOR TODAY
I 8. H. Gay of Bath, N. C., was her*
i today on business. Mr. Gay li
, among the most popular and high!:
? esteemed citizens of the county.
ALDERMEN WILL ELECT
NEW CHIEF OF POLICE
AT MEETING TONIGH1
5
At the regular monthly meetln
. of the Board or City Aldermen a
f the .city hall Ihle evening thermos
Important business t<j be transacts
? he of electing achtef of polio
i to succeed Chief Howard, who "ha
0 tendered bis resignation for the put
pose of accepting a posUion wit
e the Norfolk Southern. Chief How
? ard's headquarters will be la Ralelg
having work between the eapltal clt
<T
r NE'V
TIE (MIL
IHLEIIIUS
BffiMEg
The Capitol ^^len MlllB Company
ha# moved of buatneea
from the building street
fornmy occupied by vixens 1
market to the Rodman buiraHMfe t
Bast Main street' next to thewaaiS 1
Plumbing stand where the Hear 1
Real Estate Agency formerly was. <
They have a most attractive sttnft 'I
and will be pleased to see thttr numerous
friends and customers at '
their new home.. _ >
This concern la doing a mammoth !
buclneaa in their line.
. I
CHIEF OF POLICE NYE J
OF BEIHAVEN BRINGS
' PRISONERS HEBE .
Chief of Police O. J. Nye of Bel- i
haven, N. C., la a Washington rial- ,,
tor again today. He brought one ?
Henry Parker, colored, who waa sentenced
to the county roads by Recorder
Leigh for a term of twelve ,
months. Parker waa convicted in ]
two caseB; one for larceny and one
for carrying a concealed weapon.
In each case he waa sentenced to
the roals for six months, total (
twelve mpntbs.
Saturday Chief Nye brought to the
eonnty Jail Joe Oillam who was tried 1
in Belhaven before a Justice for the 1
larceny of 1170, the property of W.
D. Morrison. Failing to give ball '
ho waa committed to the coutny Jail 1
to await hla trial at the next criminal
term of court.
CUTLER AND JOHN NEW
. FIRM RECENTLY FORMED
IN WASHINGTON
Messrs. Cijtler and John- la the
style of a new merchntle firm formed
here. They will handle* dry
| goods, notions, doming, gnoua, ??.,
besides a full line of house furnishings.
They are located at the South
west corner of Main and Market
streets. Mr. Cutler was formerly *
"partner with Hudson and Cutler on
'Water street. Mr. K. John has
been In the mercantile business for
years here. Both of these gentlemen
are popular and possess fine
Uuslnees ability. This paper wishes
them abundant success.
PERSON ALA
Miss Margaret Clark is visiting
her father Mr. H. B. Clark on Bonner
street.
L. M. Lewis and wife of Norfolk,
Vs., are guests at Hotel Louise.
Miss Arlene Joyner of Greenville,
I N. Cm who Is teaching music at Auro'
Ta. was among the visitors to the
fclty Saturday.
( Deputy 8herl!f Claude Roberson of
Aurora, was here Sunday on business
Miss Corlnne Bright who Is at1
tending the East .Carolina Training
i School, Greenville, Is home for a few
i days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Bright on West Second street.
H. A. Ellison and wife of Wllllamston
N. C., were among the Washlng1
ton visitors yesterday,
i C. A. Bowen of Gcreenville, Is in
- the city today.
? 1 D. U. Martin Of Royal, N. C., Is
j here today.
f County Commissioners W. H.
? Whitley, Bonner ton; H. Churchill
t Bragaw, Obocowlnlty; W. S. D.
& .Eborn, Bunyan; are here today *tt
'tending the regular monthly meet?
ling of the board of commissioners.
W. M. Butt of Bonnerton, N. C.,
Ms in the city attending the regnlar
meeting of the County Board of Edd
ucatlon.
B B. 8. WombleT a prominent attary
ney of the Winston-Salem bar is the
gueet of Rev. E. M. Snipes and wife
at the Methodist parsonage.
w w fitubbs. J. A. Leigh.
J. A. Wilkinson and Jordan WUkinP
son of BO>taaren, N. C., are In the
city today on business,
g Miss Mamie Worrington of New
t Bern, la visiting Mrs Annie Holt
brook. %
a Mitfs Addle Lecvett of Wllllamston
la the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ira
a Warren.
k WW WAISTS?A SPECIAL NEW
>- lot Of wMta Waieta, neatly trimh
rand and In the latent (trie.
7 priced npeetal at 11.11. J. K
Hoyt.
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PASSES AI mm
1
Ex-mayor Stewart and wife, Mlaa
Pearl Campbell and Messrs Edward
and R. Lee Stewart went to Greefi
rille, N. C.. Saturday afternoon
where they attended the funeral of
he late Capt. A. J. Grlffln one of that
Lokn's beat known citsena passed
away at his home - there
pasftd away at hla hom there at
?.S0 o'clock Saturday. Capt. Orlfan
was 73 years old and one of the
lurvivors of the famoua MerrlmacMonitor
naval duel In Hampton
[toads during the Civil war. He has
been a resident of Oreenville for
.he past thirty-two years following
he trade of jeweller. He was for
naay years at the head of the "fire
lepartptent In'Greenville and organised
the first volunteer company
here. He was a consistent member
if the Episcopal church and also a
Mason. The funeral took place yea- ,
terday afternoon. The deceased was
well and favorably known In tbla . 3
city,, and the news of his going la
rogretted.
ACCEPTS POSITION j
L. W. Smith of New Bern, N. C ,
has accepted a position* with the
Brown Drug Company. He was connected
with the drug firm of Wood
ft Lane in New Bern and comes to
this city highly endorsed. He succeeds
Mr. Samuel Reld who.has resigned.
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IS Olid :
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The series of meetings which bav^
been In progress at the Payne Me* * .
mortal church for the past week . **
were attended by large and appreciative
congregations. Sunday* both
morning and evening there was a
feast of good things at this church
and those present heard sermons
.full of gospel truth by Evangelist
Mc O. Shields and also listened to
delightful music under the direction
of Prof. Burr. ? On Sunday evening
there was no service at the First >
Presbyterian church, that congregation
worshipping with the payne
Memorial. Considerable interest was
manifested and great good accomplished
In the community as a result
I of the ceries of meetings. The ^ w
meeting closed with the service last
I night.
Mr. Shields nreached snlendld ser
roons at both services. Two members
were received into the communion
of the chnrch at the morning
Bervlce, At night the house was
packed, eery available space being
occupied. Evangelist Shield's
text was, "How Long Halt Ye Between
Two opinions?" The sermon . ?
was an earnest plea (or men to accept
Christ as their Lord and Savior,
and take their stand on the
Loyd's side. He was closely followed
by hiB auditors and a deep
lmpreselon was made on their minds
and hearts.
These services have done a great
deal of good in our city, and we believe
that the good seed sown will
soon bring forth frnlt unto life everlasting.
Mr. Shields and his singer
won a warm place In the hearts
of our people and will always be
welcome In Washington. They are
true and faithful stewards of the
Lord, worthy of all honor-.
Two Witt and a Street
Craren street, Btrand. London, once
produced qotto a competition among
epigrammatists. James Smith, one of
the authors of the "Rejected Addressee,"
who died there In 18S0, wrote:
la .Orasen street. 8tread, tan attorneys
And place.
And ten dark eoal barges are saosred
Its bass
fly, Honesty. Ay; ssak seme safer re
treat, .
For there's craft on the riser and ersft . /j
an the street
To which Sir George Boao iet?
l.tod: "
Why ShooM Hooeety Ay twsorne safer re- ^
treat. 'J
From attorney* and barges, *od ret "etaFor
the lawyers ere just at the tog of the
Un.taroa ar, Jort at u. hMtom