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(S. R. Winters.
Chapel HfU, Feb. 4.? An active
Ml vigorous fighter at the age of
?f. Dr. Xtttp Platanfbr Cattle,
former president of the Unlverilry
of North Carolina, la championing
the anti-enffrage movement in this
state. He la storming the argu
menta of the eqaal suffrage *dvo
catee with fcaaamar And tonfrt
H* tkr*ad* hit uiuanli tk op
poeltlon to sartandlng the ballot to
woaaa aronnd the preservation of
tha home? the baals of all olflllsn
tlon. Ths preservation of the home
lergsly rests In the leads of Wqw
an. IBxtaod the ballot to woman
and Ton eeatter the foreos of her
concentrated efforts In maintaining
- tlx Mm*. Her widened lntareet
Ir. political camp.lnni. attending
politic*] ape*1rlut?. and on the hnnt
lafts -would ultimately iMit to I
of tk* family o(*cle. ~T'~^
mm and attention of tk* chllrfr
ao emta*otly Import* tit la **rlr W<
voald k* etdly ne(l*oUd. ' J
"Wkr *<a*l aaffrag* douhlea fh
rot* of tk* m*rrl*d Ban," aaM D
Battt* Tk* woaa*' wlH attar I
h m ??lf to tk* politic*! faith of k?
hvabaad. or tk* itren* personality
of tk* woman will kar* a t and* no
to eoanrt her huaktad M'tk* par
ty of h*T affiliation*. Kilr.n^r
tk*lr political affiliation* and tk* u>
erltabl* oona*quence li (llword Ir
?b* bo?a*kold. Tk* Introduction of
dlaoord hi tk* home Iff* atrlke* a
fatal blow tt the baala of ?It?1b*
HOB ? the preeerraf Ion of * poire
ful. harraonloue family.
Bqual - ia(ra?* would lotroduee
loUmtaable ?l*pnte* and wran*!ln*
r?*r WWellon. T>*f**t*d raidl<li>te.
would MOtaat the d edition Of tke
USE AND
E YESTERDAY
Hat of ConMmtt ?oMlorv
S. B. (IT, Dftrdaa tor bottar *a
fnrcpm^nt of the prohibition fasnf.
H. B. lit, Thomas, paovlda foe t?a
incorporation ai^d maintenance of
co-operative orgarliations.
H. B. 629, Wltherspoon. relating
to development of public road* of
Murphy township, Cherokee coun
ty. ? .
H. B. 610, KlttrelL relating ip
the recorder's court of VanA coun
I y.
H. B. 631, 8cott, to protect ramo
In Rocky Point township. Ponder
coanty.* . ..*?* ?'
M. B. 631. Dearer, relating to the
recorder court ot Transylvania
eounty.
H. B. 6Bf. Carroll, to appoint a
Justice ot the peace for 8tokee coun
ty.
H. B. <14. Beawell. to place the
lolidtora of the state on a aalary
basis and provide a fund for paying*
H. B. CSS, Xnsooe, to. abolish the
DtRoe of county treasurer ot Frank
lin.
H. B. 686, Insrce, to amend act
relative to the Lonlsburg Medical
[depository.
H. B. 637, Valentine, to incorpo
rate the town of Bast Flat Rock.
H. B. 636, Valentine, relating tc
bunting: game in Henderson county
IT. B. 639. Sellers, to establish *
recorders court in Robeeon county
H. B. 640, Mints, to establish
Mount Olive road (^strict.
H. B. 641, Mints, repeal the road
law ef Brogden townehlp, Wayne
eounty.
? ffr*: 64*, SeHars, provide for ru
ral policetnen tor Robeson county.
H. B. 643, Stacy, by request. V
prohibit working on the gabbath.
H. B. 644^ Stayy. ame?d yt flee
rounty on a salary.
U. B. 84 5. COUghenhour. provide
full compensation for State witness
es where defendants are convicted
and given road sentences.
KOW J. R. \h\MH * COMPANY.
vote "for his opponent. Electioneer
ing would develop Into an art ?
talking sweet to women and pleas
ing devices . would capture their
votes.
The ability to enforce a law If
fundamentally important. Women
unequal to the task of enforcing
laws, would often unite with the
minority party of men and writ*,
cn the statute hooks laws that
would remain dead letter statutes.
The cry^Ttor equal suffrage to all
in far-fetched. Many young men
under twenty-one easily capable of
exercising the suffrage, -are debarr
ed. Why should . women not more
justly entitled to the ballot be ex
tended the privilege 7 y j
p Ex-President Battle Is confldqn'
In his .belief that not over
twenty per cent of the women or
North Ctirolnia are desirous of the
privilege of voting. The number ;
of women vigorously clamorln? for
wmot are sMo&ully In the min
ority!
Chilli
KICK IF VOT MVI ANYTHING
to Hick ?about The more you
kick the harder We try to please
Iron J. E. Adams ft Co.
Kn*
Mr. J. B. Adams, one of Washing
ton's most progressive and enter
?rising merchants, announces ths
Mr. B. H. Whitford of this etty. 1
now a partner In the business, hnf I
hereafter -the firm name *111 be ifl
V. 'Adams ft Co. Mr. Whitford ha
Lost of -friends here who are gladl
?o learn of his being connected win I
Mr. Adams in this business, snd Mr f
fdama Is to be congratulated apor |
'be acquisition. , , ?
Th*?e gentlemen. a* heretofore |
vlll keep on hgnd an op-tb-dfcte lln<
rit staple anil fanoy groceries, dr?
rfts and shoes, and will continue
J 'he usual enstom of Mr. Adam* o*
offering special prices on various ar
tides on Thursdays, Fridays a
Watch for their ads In the Hall* |
News on thesn days, snd you wir
find that the prices offered on ntund |
?rd commodities srs an unusual ad f
van ge.
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Beauty Chonu In The Muncal Soectacle "The Prince OfTonitfu," New Theatre,
s?mrd^ Nieht, February 6th
The 8tate Highway Commit
bill has emerged from the Road*
Committee of tho House unanlmous
y endorsed! It Is bow before the
Committee on Appropriation*. The
lentlmeat in its favor Increase* ?lal
y as the purpose and provision* of
he bill are mote clearly understood.
The bill creates a State Highway
Commtaslon on a basis that guar
inteea _ impartial administration of
trust. At It* head 1* the gover
nor of the state. With him are three
Mvilians. one from the eastern, one
eon
remaining three
it the profession of engineer
the State Geologist, a profe's?
'rom the University and another
from the Agricultural College. No
salaries are attached to these posl
Mons. expenses only while attending
0 the businees will be covered- The
Appropriation of $30,000 Is to be in
vested In expert engineering servl
es. which are to be available In any
ounty In the state without cost
t Is optional with the county to
wail itself of these services or not.
The purpose Is to try to stop '
appalling drain on the State's re
ourcee due to the mud-tax and to
"he undeniable fact that a large pro
ortion of the $5,000,000 expended
>ieh year on roads in the stste I*
wasted because of improper oonstruc
?ion and neglect of maintenance.
The office of Public Road* of the
"nlted States hss made a oerefu'
*tudy of the roads in all the st^toi
<sd has published Its findings- 1*
?tataa that N6rth Carolina pays a
nud-tax of more than $l3.000.00f
1 year In Increased cost of hanlkgo
-ver fbe cost were the roads Improv
er It also states that the enor
?nou* expenditure upon the roads Is
"practically thrown away." This
does not mean that no benefit re
alts. but that permanency of fa
ult is not secured. It attrfbutes
't to the fact that men are charged
?lib the responsibility of building
permanent roads who have not the
-rquislte training; ami the remedy
hey suggest is. the expert road en
rineer.
That the remedy suggested is e
*medy, ha a been proved 'in forty
??stee where a Stat*- Highway Co?
?lissloh 1* in chars* of *orh
Vorth Carolina H much older than
lost of the Stale*. b?t 1t is not t*o
,ld to learn. Tho State 1* not stfh
?d to taks up soim "new-fangled"
motion, an untried experiment, It
iss been tried ont for many yeare
Wwwhere. No *tat* that baa ?rtad
f has given It ut>. The profrosltlor
s tor strengthen the present arrange
ment so lonf In operation here;
upplementlag It. not supplanting It:
?nd remedying the stngle defect,
he lack of the expert englne#rk by
fferlng engineering service*, with
out cost, to any ?o??ty bo*rd that
equeat It
Should there be healtaaey to add
> burden ot $80,000 a year to the
sadiet tt must be remembered that
n reality the burden will he great
r reduced, a vital eoneldaratloa In
that, an asrfnl war 1*
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Bet u
to follow
commeBM
held In Washington
| educational upbuilding of tho rural
then they will rally to It*
[support, and atop with nothing short
of the highest standard yet attained
by any county.
Respectfully.
WILBUR H. "ROSS,
Chairman Pohllcity Committee.
IS MBRMT
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Searching parties dragging Shoal
Point rlrer off Engelhard for the
bodies of J. W. Murray, of Burling
ton, Mm. W. B. Porch of Beauforr.
and O. P. Qodeon of Norfolk, V?.
irbo loot tholr Htm when the yacht
Julia wont down two weeks ago in
that locality, hart found a section
of tbo boat.
(A week ago a chain especial) v
constructed for tho dragging pur
poao wa# taken to tho scone, of the
tragedy and It was -with this thst
the section of tho "Julia" trough t
to light was looated. This part of
tho boat was charred by the flame*
and had broken off from the op
tion in which tho enclno was locat
ed. It was fov?d eereral huodre '
'yards from tho point at which the
craft wa a anchorod when the Are
occurred. Dragging for the bodies
s rt toln# on.
WHAT YOU BAV1 HIRK Olf ONK
bill helpe to pay for the n?rt. J.
B. Adams A Co.
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OK MONDAY NIGHT.
"Tho Merehant of Venice Up-to
Date" will bo presented In the au
dl tor turn of the TO?hlaftbn Pobllr
School Building. Tho different
character* will be pertrafod by j
Washington's beet theatrical talent
which la an aeeoranoo that tho pre
sentation will "bo pleasing and on j
tortalnlng. The benefit derived wiUj
%o towards the support of the ecfeool
megaslne, WphlsgQ. Admission re
served seat*. 80c: general admit
?Ion, 8*c. Bach school pupil will
be admitted for S6c. Further de
tails with a full cast of character*
will bo published later.
j high grade Men's Halo' cheap at
Motion 1. Tlx ?Mh4 UtIo* Hn-|
?at lumdut of Vilw. who bu
?ot no*lT?4 a Crw, Mr rmlTt|
It tm ur ooutr. (Hut dn ati
?roar of eligibility u th?t i*?ulr*d
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If there i? no living lineal de
scendant of Veteran, or in case the
oldest IhtMl descendant doee not
demlre the the widow of Up.
Vots^n may rec^Ve the Cross by
preeentHfl^xltir^her application,
written avowal of such descendant,
that he or she waives right to the
Cross, provided said widow endur
ed the hardships and privations of
the period from "sixty-one to sixty
five."
Blank certificates of eligibility I
will be sent on application. Please)
do not wait, as time la required.
LENA WTNDLRY.
Trosldent Pamlioo Chapter U. D. C. |
Washington, N. C.
' R BRIGHT!?
TOMORROW
Tn? reneral eerrtcee of the lau
Mr. H. R. Bright will be conduced
from St. P?Ur'? Churob by Rer. N."
Herding at 1:80 o'clock on Friday
February Itb. The Interment will
be *t Trtnity church yard, Choco
wlntty, where bis forefathers for
eeroral generation* ham been laid
to reet.
The following will net at pa??
liitiw.
Active ? B. O. Mom. MtlUrd Mc
Keel. Norwood Simmone, Henry
Rmnley. Hoyt Moore and Harrey
Kye*.
Honorary? Chae. M. Brown. Sr..
?l. C. Bragaw. Jhn Oriet, B. T. Stew
art, I>r. D. T. Tayloe. Dr. John
Blown t. R. R. Warren. Ott Rowley,
ti. J. Studdert. and Harry Mayo.
do itt wmw vi wvnif tot
need Hay, Hominy. Meal. 0. 8
Meal, Halto. etc. J. B. Adam* <
Ce.
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OUR BELIEF
Our MM **?t tlw c.n b.
*orn with baramtai aflact at th.
uraia ttaa that thay *t?a ?arfaa>
.?omfort la what fenm oar aalaa
tin* of laaaa. and aaaatlaga. Will
roa taat Oat ball.f?
<Xar I k"J HaytV Mora. Oat
Starr Moaday aad Taaada?.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
IN MONTHLY SESSION
MONDAY AND TUESDAY"
The Cocoin isadoners of
?Mt 7 met tfcie day fea
moBthly Mssioa. Pr-anU
W. E. Swindell. tkHma. W. 8. D.
Ebora. H. C. Bra piw, C. P. Ayoock.
and W. H. Whitley.
MlOUtee of la*t
Ordered that W. H Retell ff?. over
mr of Road Ho. ? , Both township,
to allowed 770 (Mt of lurttr for
feofvay over Pung? CfMk road at
Prank Calloway of
lp, bo allowed i
p| 9ir Wjmm. regular. (Phy.l
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ttM R B. Clark of Choo
bea Uowed It per
?IKI. ro#olar. (Physical disabil
ity.
ft tjHTlf to the board that W
B. Paul pnrohaeed at a ta! sale
tfeoe of land in Clayton School Dis
trict ,and it appearing that tha laad
ras Ueted and tax thereon regularly
Mi br Ifri J. W. Stow art, it Is
WW
Ordarad that W. V. Paul ba re
funded tha amount of taxes eo paid
which amount la ft.tl.
Tha ordar paeoed at tha Jnauary
?yoltne of this board providing for
4e convict* to do certain work at
/> Bridge and to ro from then-e
Is hereby revoke
^ . that Bett'e Rice of the
town /f Bath, be allowed $2 per
month, regular (Old aire.)
Ordered that Adilie Sprulll of the
town of Bath be allowed $2 per
month regular. (Old age.)
By order' of the Board the follow
ing person* are relieved of certain
axee for tha reasons stated:
Daniel Leggett, Washington town
IhfJ.'flW 6d oror valuation of real
sfctate. Amount of relief $1.47.
J. N. Ratcllffe. Bath township.
IJ6.00 over valuation personality.
Amount of relief IS cents.
Thos. Webeter, Bath to wr ship,
nver valuation personality $300.00.
Amount of Tellef $2.64.
E. B. Ecklin, city of Washington,
poll tax, $2.00. (Over age.)
8. M. D. Flowers, South Creek
school district, poll tax. $2.00.
(Non-resident.)
H. B. Williams, Chocowinity town
?hlp, $1,115.00 over valuation real
estate. Amount of relief $10.fl9.
J. F. Bright, Jr., Chocowinity
nchoot district. r?1'ered of s.hool tax
cn property erroneously listed, being
In township at large. Amount of
relief $l.$9.
Oliver Moore. Chocowlnty town
ship. over valuation personality
$279.00. Amount of relief *2.72
John T. Everett. Bath township,
$150. AO over valuation real estate.
Amount of relief $1.47.
Albert H Waters, 1245 00 real
estate In PTnetown school district,
being In township at large, relieved
of school tax, 72 cents.
W. B. Smith, Plnetown school dis
trict, $1,200.00 solvent credits
'Error list taker.) Amount of re
lief $19.20.
Geo. Wilkin*, poll tax listed both
tn- Washington and Long Acre.
Amount ef relief $4.00.
Mrs. Sue E. Clayton, TdalK school
district, real estate valued et $7K0
name being listed and taxes thereon
?aid by J. W. Stewart. Amount of
relief $$:$$.
H. E. Res pass. Belhaven precinct,
*160.00 over valuation real estate.
Amount of relief $1.0$.
Wilkinson heirs, Chooowtnlty
township, listed twice. Amount of
relief !$ $$?
Po r satisfactory reasons the Board
\lVows tha following persons to list
?heir property for taxation for the
row lilfr
Edward Lee, ft acres, Bath town
ship. valued at ttdP.00. $2 $4.
Km. J. W. Charles, city of Wash
ington, $2,500.00. solvent credit*
MT4.it/
R. R- Warren. Chocowinity town
ship. 1SI acres valued at $S00.P?
14.10.
Ordered that Mrs. Julia Power*
of South Creek, he allowed '
par moath, regular. (Old ft?e.)
U appserHi to the Board of Com
m las toners that a petitloa signed by
fourth off the free holder* with
in the following heoadartee, te-wlt:
Begtsnlag la Chooowtnlty Creek
it ?. ?. Moore's north Una; running
bis North ltae to O. T. Leech* or
tlrtif Oeapany** Booth
" Itoe to J
iMoore's Mort* Uoe. theooe to T. H
Mo?r?-? (M ll??. mm- South
ad to Um OOm4
57H?H
nw to Cboeserta
wardly to Oil Tar Moor*'* Mm oar*
W, thence with Oliver Uteri's seat
era line to Riley Brown'* South (Ha^j
thence with said Brown 'e South Una
Blountt Creek. thnM with
Blount* Creek road to Um ODaa4
roadr^theiTee^Vlth
to Rill's creek, to
thence with said rt\?
lty Bay, thsoee with
CfcooofwiaMy Creek and with Mfti
I Creek to the beginaia*. B. *
Moore "e North line la ObMSBtffl
Creek, has been presented %e the
board uklif that an alection
held wltmn faid territory on thft
question of Special Taxes for setae!
purposes, a nd It farther appeeriac
that the board of education has en*
domed said petition by
the same*
It !s now* ordered that an
be held within seld territory
Tur^day, March 16th. 191S. and that
at said election a question of wheth
er or not a special tax shall be tor
ted in said district -for the tnppert
of public schools therein, shall b*
submitted to the people. That alt
thoee in faror of said tax shall sale
a ballot readln* "For Special
Tax;" that thoee opposed shall rote
a ballot reading "Against Special
Tax." That said election be con
ducted according to law. That the
\oting place shall be at the Meor*
School House. That Henry H. Hill
bo and he Is hereby appointed Reg
istrar, and that W. K. Moore and J.
R. Jones be, and they are hereby
appointed jud^s of aald election.
That a copy of this notice be pi'*
lfcehed at the Court House door and
st three pihl!o places In the abr
described territory.
Tho Commtslsoner* of Beaufort
county met this day pursuant to
adjournment. Present: Messrs. W.
FT. Swindell, #hatrraan; W. 8. D.
Ehorn, C. P. Ay<fock, and II. C. Bm
eew.
Whereas, the Bfoard deems It nec
essary to pV^co^aJock on the ware
house at the public landing wharf
at Bonnerton, for the protection of
the public using *a? 1 warehouse, and
the clerk to the board Is hereby In
rtruoted to cr.rry out the prortslons
of fhls resolution.
Theretoro. It Is enacted by the
Board of County Commissioners
il-et any person forcing or breaking
? s'd lock shall b? guilty of a mtsde
icfanor and upon conviction iha?l
pay a fine of $5.00 or be sentenced
to the county roads for a period of
30 days, or both.
Ordered that the conrlcts be hir
ed to J. A. snd S. W. Wilkinson for
the month of February for ftflO.ftO
snd expense*: and. !n the event *f
extremely bsd weather, said Wtlkirt
eon shall psy tli>C.C9 and all ex
pensee.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY MKKTPtO
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Methodist Church will meet
tomorrow afternoon at the parson
age at four o'clock. A good atten
dance Is desired.
HKST BH'ITKR, t'HRKHK, OOFFUl
and canned goods at lowest pilaee
at I. R. Adams A Co.
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HELP!
The State, County m4
Schools are calling for
money. Help roe by pay*
tag your taxes promptly.
Do It Now!
W. ft. WIND LET. Sheriff
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N. B.? -It may be a long,
way to Tlpporary. but
everybody must go.
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New Theater
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