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ASHINGTON , DAILY NEWS :r? _ , . ' 1 WEATHER? Shower* Tbuigbt Cooler Tomorrow. ? q, . ?? \, ? AB3r?>?y WASHINGTON N. C. FRIDAY AFTERNOON M AY ; l?U^. Mo. 82 ore SINES 10 CLOSE Of Ml 111 ? . hegal Holiday and Joint Picnic Will Take People Out of Town. POSTOFFICE. AND BANKS TO CLOSE ! Secretary Flynn Suggest* That Mercantile Tfbuses Close x Shop for the Day May 20th promise** to bo a gen eral holiday in Washington- On -account of the day, ? Mecklen Doclaration ? the banks of jity and the postoffice will be closed. In addition to this, all of the churches will hold a grand joint picnic, which will probably he largely attended. TaKing all these Jporints into fonsi deration, Mr. *lynn, secretary of the Cham ber of Commerce. has suggested that the various mercantile estab lishments of the city close their door on that day ? if not for the entire day, at least during the af ternoon. "I believe that business on that day will be ^pfiuced to a minimum and that the merchants would be just as well of! if they closed up shop. A good many people? all who cam ? are going down to the park and have a good time at the {>ionic and there won't be many eft in town to do, any shopping* If the merchants don't want to close for the entire day, let them give their clerics the afternoon ho that they too marv join in the fun at Washington Park." ? ? Hornets Win First Game Charlotte Baseball Team Tastes Fruits of Victory * After Twelve Defeats. Charlotte, May 6. ? Amid ap plause that would make even a newly elected President blush, the 1915 crop of Hornets left Wearu 1 field About 10 minutes l>efore 6 o'clock this afternoon after hav ing placed tho first mark in the won column for the season. Tho Durham Bulls for onoo were the goat^ and the Hornets rode home to a f victory for the first time in i 13 starts, the, score being 4 to 8. i But the Hornets who won tho i frame today Are not the same ones I that lost tile procoding 12, not hy quite a majority. JThe new blocm j shipped down in largo lota from ! some ball player jobbing house in Philadelphia, delivered the goods, although they were ably as sisted by Pitcher Ingle, who ha* Wen here all saason and, notwith standing the ba*l example set by his comrades during the first two! wfleks, has not forgotten how to1 hurb Washington Sets Example Building of Warehouse flere Makes Other Cities Sit up And Tatt- ji^ticc, SPEAKS OF PROGRESS MADE IN WASHINGTON IN LASt THREE YEARS Philadelphia visitor is loud in praise over civic improvements 1 r' , TELLS OF CHANGES IN CITY That Washington has made eon| siderable progress during the last' there years in the way of civjc| improvements, was tho statement 'made by H. K. Taylor, a promi-| nent business of Philadelphia, who was in the city on a brief vis it yesterday. Mr. Taylor ex pressed himself as amazed at the .various changes that had taken Elace sinoe his last visit here, a on t three years ago, and added that never had he seen a greater change for the better in any com munity during that length of time. "When I was here befor6'' he said, "Washintgon impressed me chiefly as being a might pretty town. At that time the new fed eral building had not been built and a number of the buildings on Main and Market streets that to" day are among the most imposing in tho city, had not been crected. The streets were in rather poor Public Invited T o Exercises Large- Audience Hoped for at Me morial Day Exercises To morrow Morning. The Dughter* of the Confeder acy extend a most, cordial ami hearty welcome to the general pub lie to be present at the Memorial Day exercises tomorrow. The exercises will bogin promptly at 1 1 o'clock at the New Theater. The program is published ajrain for the edification of th?>se who did not seee it in our issue of Wednesday. Program. Music ? bv the baud. Prayer ? Rev. Robert V. llopo. Hymn ? Choir. Resolutions of rcspect to dead comrades ? Rev. W. H. Call. Resolutions of respect to Mrs. "Stonewall" J actfson. Introduction of speaker. Address. ? Premutation of C'rosnes of Hon ors-Children of Confederacy. t Hymn ? Choi r. Benediction ? Rev. ft. Harding Music ? by the band. The parade will form at the Xew Theater and march to Oak dale cemetery, whore the graves of the veterans will be decorated and the usual exercises observed. Order of Parade. Chief marshal and aides. Rand. Naval Resorves. Confederate Veterans. Bryan Grimes Camp. , Speakers in carriages. C | Tidies Memorial Asgociation. DaughtArs of the Confederacy. Returning, the veterans and in" vited guests will march directlv to the armory on Market street, where dinner will be nerved. Immediately after the dinner tickets will be given to the veter an? and their wives to the matinee p t the New Theater, through the kindness of the managers. 14TH F.PT90TVE OF "ZTTDORA" TONTGHT The fourteenth episode of "Zu dora" in the $20,000,000 mys tery will be the maih feature in photoplays at the New Theater tonight There will alto be three other reels of Associated films. The 8impl? Simon Company will present/ another one of those side fitting comedies that thev have Iteen offering afl of this k ?e* There will be two performance* tonight 6 Atfi BAKER Don't forget we neU picture frames./' Don't forget we ?an eopy and enlarge your picture here in Wtftfcington. Don't have STUDIO. ! . ? condftioit too, ^ I remember ihem. "Since my arrivui herre this morning a have seen a good bit of the city and on every hand | T have seen marked improvement c Yon have a Federal building that is one of the handsomest I havo ever seen, new building* have iiecn erected on Market street, greatly improving the appear* pnee of Vtliis thoroughfare, two new theaters have opneed th?ir doors, the hotel has l>een cjreatly) improved, a now light and water! plant has bora finished and con- 1 I s:derahle -improvement has l>c?r. I mado in tlie streets. I am also! told that a complete sewer svs | tern is being installed and tha*l I a fire alarm system will W put in I in the near future. By the way, t'ljt certainly is a liRndsoine nnjo liiobile fire truck that you have here. '^Wiafchins^on is moving f >r "?ard fast., air' if it keeps up the pace for a few years longer it will! l>e hard to find its equal any whore." Mr. Taylor, who arrived here rfom Raleigh, has left for Xor folk. from which T>r>int lie will re turn to Philadelphia. ins vest nil is unmt in in lady of That Section Complain n of ^Annq^ances . ? AUTO RAO I NO GOES OK AT NIGHT Hoi/8 Hide Bicycle* on Sidewalks. Police Absent. Autoiri s Don't Blow Horns . | Reckless auV> driving at night, I lnok of protection, bicvcle riding on the sidewalks, conspicuous al> ,b??ce of police officials, failure of Automobiles to bjpw horns at the crossings and various other and l sundry raffinoyanees in tho west | on'1 of the city, were complained . of by a prominent lady resident of that section of the city thin morning. She stated that the automobiles l?egaii their racing at the bridge crowing and tore up Main street at n furious speed to the danger of children and all pedestrians rvho happened to be cm the etr? at tho time. "We have a large number nf Children here,' continued the la My. "and wo should be protects!. T never see a policeman here at nierlit and J think tast some pro vision should be mjfne so that One would make thisy^ection prat of his regular patrcifcfc^'noy? ride hi cvelos on the sidewalks and those \vb?? .are walking h?re to get out of the way. Tt is an outrageous condition of afTailfj and T hop that a stop is put Jp it noon.'* LOCAL SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Interesting Happenings by the Week THE CR BSC EXT- CLUB Enjoyrfbtr Session I laid Yester day With Mrs. E. L. Brooks. The Crescent Book Club met yesterday afternoon with Airs. E. I.. Brook* on Market strict. Mrs. Brooks proved n most charming r. { the most* pleasant meetings that the club has hold. Interesting pis|M?rs were road us follows': "Xorth Carolina, the health n* >orr.** Alius May Belle Small. "Selections V?f descriptive North Carolina poetryi" Mi-s. Wm. Rumley. The roll call was answered with interesting current event news. Xo special business t?f impor tance was brought tip. The club discussed plana for the coming year and what subjects to take up for study. After the meeting Mr*, Brooks ?served refreshments and a de lightful social sesion was held. The club will meet next with Mrs. lloyt Moore. The delegates representing thr I club at the mooting of the Worn-, I en's Federation of dubs at Golds-I born ar Miss, Adeline Mavo and l'Mis8 Caddie Fowle. THE A I) DISCO CLUB Mr*, f harlr s Entertained Club Yesterday Afternoon. ' The AddiscQ Book Club met yssterdiay afternoon with Mrs.1 John Charles who entertained the Club on her spacious veranda a mid growing plants and fragrant flowery a fit setting for the gra cious hospitality of *he hoetess. The president, Mrs. B. 0. Moss presided. Tn the albsence of the( Rocretary, Mrs. Frank Qollius aet ed as secretary pro tern. The responses to roll call, as always were bright and interest ing. The minutes were read and approved. Miss Marcii Myers read a paner on "The City of Art gels; A Mexican Paradise." ffhe described in beautiful language the miraculous founding fo Pueb Is, or aa it wWorfarinallv called. "Puebla de los Angeles," (the dfr of angels.") sti^ of the vision of the good KHec. Julian O arris, who selected the site to which he was directed in' the vision. fOte told pt ^ , hostess and the occasion was n is one to tod trees," ? a veritable Mexican Par adise. It was a charming paper! clothed iu exquisite diction. Af ter the program a refreshing icei course was erved by two attractive! little maidens; Man' TTarceyj and Barbara Grey Myers. Besides the club memebors, MVs. I'amden Melick of Elizabeth City and Miss Man* Virginia Bonner were present. 1 SO MKKTTNG HELD. O. Henry Club Will Xot Hold. Meeting* for Next Three Week*. On ccount of hte banner of two of the club officers, the O. Henry Club did not hold it* regular meeting yesterday. Tn fact, it ? will 1m three or four weeks l>efore these social and instructive gathff icrings am held again. Miss Lida T. Rodman, president of the club, Mrs. TI. W. Carter, vice president and Mrs. S. R. Clear v are at tending the meeting of the State Federation of Clubs which is be ing held in Goldsboro. W. C. T. U. MEBT8 Interesting fleexion Wtut JT eld Yesterday Afternoon. ? The W. C. T. TT. mot vcv.terday afternoon with Mrs. O. B. Car mault. This earnest. faithful body of women, which is compos ed of 41 paying members, is quiet | lv doing a great work for our town. Tbejx, ministrations to ti e sick, to the f.1 'linger in our mid#t, to the afflicted in our county home, has bean going on so long and so regularly that we have al most forgotten to notice. "perhaps the most important work for the last year has beeu ah ng edncationsl linea. . Last fall a priae of $5.00 in gold was offered in oyr graded schools for the best paper on the ffecla of al cohol on the body. This jrill be rroested for the coming year, wUh the subject changes) to "The " fecta of cigarette*. " Thafc Mk benefit of this study by so matjv ef onr school e.hildrrsi will be far reaching, no one can doubt. At this last meeting, it was unanaimoualv dceided to offe* the i*me prize for the county sehool Tbe first vear the snMeet is to be the effects ef alcohol. TW ppflert tad oh#rt? which IHiiaNlHtettiiMb [have been used tin* winter in the praded schools, lx>tb colore"! and white. in our oRlora and on our streets, havo also l>ocii pin up bv the W. C. T. F. These present facta, whirh ever vine should know, in the mo??t condensed and startlinp form, tliat "he who rim may read." IT. A. Watson has very kindly roopcraied in tihs work ami his help is deeply appreciated by the Union. All honor to these good women who are doimr ?o much in th*i making: of our citizens.4* CLVh IJAXQ1RT f Tonight at *8:30 oclof-k. the graduating class of the Wash I ington hierh school and invited i?niest?. will enjoy a banquet in the! kindergarten rooni of the school , "Invitations have boon issued,' .which road as follows: Club Banquet Kindergarten Room Mfev 7th. R:H0 P. m. Ola* of 1915. EXJOVABLK FfFMXf! .1 frsfinff of 7/? Ornrlr. The members of 7B era do of tbp Washington school, and mem" bora of the school faculty wore most delightfully entertained 1 n -t nisrht at the home of Miss Nfr-lilr IMavo. the ponnlar grade tranher. A most enjoyable musical pro gram Was rendered which wns fol lowed bv ai banquet, pt which p bout thirty* person a were seated. Tn addition V> the pupils of the 7B grade. there were present th? Junior high school teachers, "Nff. Johnson, prieirtpnl of the hicrh school and Prof, and Mrs. Camp bell. Among the musical numbers were piano polos l>v Misses "Doris .Tone* and Alice White; both ex onirfitlcv rendered and -well An nlanded. a select ion bv the noar tefte, composed of .Tolin Knnin. Bruce TartkaM. T.e*lic ftonghtv ami Ernest Clark and songs in whi?h all present joined. ClasH president Tlfelmn Lewa^tt. nWv n resided nt the! ban quet acd Pro/. Campbell tn?d* a most ?4ficienf toastniaster. The occasion was ? delfafctfnl one #ro<n.sterf to finish isd thowmflb* PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUE DECIDED BY COUNTY OFFICIALS Commissioners and tax assessors held joint session this week _____ , , . TO HOLD ELECTION IN AURORA At the meeting of the county i 'commissioners this 'week, togeth er with the list t akcrs and tax as [sesora, a schedul? of tlit* value of ? i certain personal property .was decided upon as follows: No. 1 fann horse and mule. $200. No. 7? farm horse ami mult'. *1.'?0. No. 3 farm hor?c and mule. $100. No. 4 farm horse ami mult'. *50. , ? No. 5 fann horse and mule. $25. Pleasure honors. stallions and jacks at the discretion of the- lis' taker*, subject to the ratification of th? hoard. No. 1 cow? and ealvcs. $40. No. 2 cowa and calves. $30. No. .1 cows and calves. Stock cattle. $S.oo. Hlonded hit] 1^ $40?00. No. 1 oxen $40 and upward*. No. 2 ox*?n $30 nnd upward*. No. 3 oxen $1f? and upward*. Large steers $25: sheep. $1 : coats. $1: hoc*. $2.50: corn. $3 per barrel: lard 10 cents per ?pound: wool. 10 cent* per pound : cotton $30 a hale; forage, 75 cents pur fwt. ; pea*. $ 1 . f?0 per l>u?hel ; oats. :.0 cent* per bushel ; Wans per hu-hel : hee stock.' $1 : hriek. ]???* thousand : auU?in.< I "ilw i?i 1 oanl. J. (?. Brnso. "vc memlter <?f 1 1n* roinni. \ tendered | tiis resignation. wi. n-pted. .1. II. r;ilJ.,w. - ap pointed r.? till flu va?-am Titer opir! or* tin* niri-tr.tr audi iixlilis i m tin* ?d?vti??u fvr a ?p?w ri.il tax ill the srlu?'l district )<? ratted in ChtMifwniif y township, reports! the following rcHilt r.f| ih?? election* Voters re;?Ntered 1ft I For -p^ial rax ll| Ayainsr Tin* eh*'*tion having n->ult'*il| in favor "f the lax. tin* eommisf ?goners ordered that the lax peti fi? n<v1 for )m levied at tin- next | r? anilar lime for th?- levy of far. fir-wit* ftft cent.* Mil tin- sk l < ? va!*| .nation of pr^poriy mul 0" c cnN oil the poll. A petition, *vjn?*d hv .T. ,v ? . ? ? i-. AUiir"'*! anil other-. asked per- 1 mission be trranted fur lm i hliiiir | a pnhlio road neros? flic lands Howard Wi-wall. *aid p?ad he laid out on either side >- 1 ditch or canal. lendihsr froit; Win -toad'< >t<?re to the Little Creek road. The petition represented l ho road as beinj?" essential a n't needed in the connection of tlu proposed now ??'lir?"l Imildintr. The c<?imiriais<inoi?s grunted the and tin* ?dierifT wa.? order- 1 (-.1 t?? summon a jury ami lay ofTl '!:?? road lUfonliiifr to flie law and| v.ithout c-iM.t tn the eunpty. A petition heiti^r pre- ented to 'HfiitU'r- ? ?f tin* eoniiiy lioard ofl i duration. a<kimr that an e|oi?tion| !c called for the purpose of -ul u-ititner a proposed hopd i*-ue of $7.;"00 in Anroni lown-hip f??r ?ehool purpose*. the eotnittisjion ers pir-pared a resolution rallint! tlw election for .Time mIi. 1*. S. f'uthrell u-.'is appointed reirUtrar a* the election ami -I. P. linker flii'l J. IT. Urantley. jiidfft* of tli< ? election. ? TT. 11. T?rootr? rr-sitm^d a- ^enrel e.niiiiift.?i'?per. Ili< re^iimation I was arecpted ami fleortrc \\\ I .eel wa? appointed by ?lie lioard to filll the vacancy. It Wif- ord'-red that ^"0 l>r np-l r-ropriateil f.?r the use of tin- 1 Wa*?himft'?n Xaval T?e-cr\*eti and| a similar amount fop i4ie T^el ha^rrt company. It wa< al<o nr?]ered tlint fh' ? r.nvietc he hired to l/tn? A ere tou*n?hip for tlw: month of J in?e muI to Waa1iit???t?Ti tovinlop f>r :hr month of July. A nnmlicr of "relief-" were| granted from tnxation on neeonnt >f di-al'ili tv. old niul similar | en"?es. Tho#o of f'.e rv.inmi*aionrr? |n| n ?.-n?dnre were W. Tv Swindell, ehnirman. nn 1 ATee^r". T'horn Ave'iek. and Tlrafrw. Kinaton Passes Anti-Fly Law Kin&trm, May 0. ? Th#? nntl fly law. tho onaetment of whioh hv the rodent administration eaun ei1 an uproar in some "rirrdoo, io rxpeetprl to pro into eff^et today or J Saturday. PtihlimHon, in ae ieordaneo with the charter's pro ViRion, is all that ia peerled to! Jmako it a law. The ordinance] i was int.roduee?l in March, held in '^hevanee until last, Monday liijsht and wan finally pawwl then. | Then, with a law>here wasn't a [person in or out of the administra tion who knew what wa? in the law word for word. The copy of 4hc ^Ipoenshoro onlinrneo that had hoen adopted alm?w t vnr Ivat im had l*>en loat. and could not lie located Anywhere. A new eopy will b o monml fnmi the Oat? City for publication. . wA I 'rl'f j "riri Judge Claimed Thai Se^ro Act' cd in Self Defense. ^ mJ \ \ mistrial in x' LITTLE CASE Jury. After Briny Out 'All Night Fail to Ami re at an Agree N . merit. Th" jury, aft*'.!' discussing the* ifiw of Tinnitus I-itf.lt* all night, I failed to reach .an agreement and i returned i<? the court rntm 1 thi* nmrtiirifr. Little \va> accuscd of l'< ?rircry. Another trial will have !?? he -firon hint. A verdict of not jcniilty was ren dered in the o?ft? of Charles Fa can. chunks! with the killing of Andrew breakers. This candid not 1*0 to tin* jury. It was de jcided that Kajran acted in self de fense. Blount C?ord'?u. charp*d with |h-sjh?1i wirh n doarllv weapon, plead piiltv and was fined $100 and cosf?. , A verdict of jruilty was brought ? in the fftsc of State vs. Char Douglass. eharccd with seduction. This ease complied the criminal Civil cbms 're lacing tak n up this afierwton. ?* ' Suing Roper For $30,000 \>uit Ago his/ Jitt per Lumber Co. Stilt in I'rogrexx at New fh rn. New J 'cm. May 7. ? The en tire yesterday's awsicn of Cnitetf States District Coitru which it* l'.ir?t' held here this week with Judge If. (r. oCntmr presiding ws coiisnnun! in iking evidence for the defence in the <iase of ?1 antes A. Rrvftn against the I?o ncr l.uinlier Company. XotM'it.h-^ -landiiur flu- fact that, the entire\^ week's session Jul- N-en consumed ?n the hearing "f tlii> case. there ^ re ^till a nnnilx'r of witnesses to he examined on both sides, and jt was rnmor^l in the court room vesterdav that a Sunday's session would lx* necessary in order for lie4 i-a^f to l>e finished before ?Indire Connor leaves for Wilming toil. on Monday where he will eon ? ? ne the May term of District f oiirt jit l hat place; The su mof thirty thousand dollars is heing asked ofr in thi# action for dauuurc Jlone to th? plaintiff's property by fire orig inating from n sparlc from a lo comotive engine of the defendant et.mpany. SAYS BAKE It \ If eamc under my ol>scrvaf?on the other day to have the pleas ure lr> unite n whole great big fatirilv into a nice photograph. KAKETt'S STUDIO. HOWARD IV TOWNT. 4 Former Chief of Police Geo. X. Ilowai^! arrived in town today from Xew Ttern And is -baking hands with hia many friends. Tb? Poatry Did It. won't pay on* cant for ad*?W tiling this waak." declared tha ator? kaopar angrily to the editor of tbd country papar. "Tou told ma you'4 put tha nottea of my ihoapollib U with tha reading mattar." "A-d dldal I do Kt" inquired tha adltoi. 1fv ?1r!M -oared the advarttier. "Vo, el t\ you did not' Ton put it In the col umn wi-h n man of poatry, that'# ?h?>ro on put It 1 " New Theater ? 1 TONIGHT SIM ei.K SIMCt.M COMPANY In Si rif^i n?. ( 'timely, l>ahnin?. PHOTOPLAYS , j Fmirtwnth F.pimdfl of "< "ZUDOHA" "1 'Th? ?i0, 000.000 Myrtery. f 3 Unfk Other FiUro S W 1 ... K-.
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