DAILY NEWS
WEATHBR?Showara Tonight. Cloiriy Tobmrvw.
WASHINGTON N.C. FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY 18 1915 *?.?
YY 1 L/L/ itovl/Amh
OVER 90.000
- ACRES
Droutagt Work at Lake Mala
mutktri Programing
.* > * ~-j Satisfactorily. /
START PUMPING
Br JANCAKT 1st
Prnnpt Witt Have Capacity of
1,000,000 OaUons Per
- ? . Minute.
The gigantic work of land re
qlunatiou at Lake Matamuakeet
U progressing in a rpost satisfae
toiy manner. Moat of the canals,
according to information given
out this morning, bare been ootn
- pleted and the pumping pliant ia
; ^also practically done. It is ex
pected that the% plant will start
pumping the water out of the lake
and jbto the sound by January 1.
^ The figures in connection with
ftfcfe woi^k arc stupendous. 00,000
'Mflp-will be reclaimed by" the
(ffaieftgto of the lake. The watet
will be pumped through the can
als at the rate of one million gal"
lops jjer minute. The shortest
estimate on the length of jthe time
to drain the lake is 10 days; tho
'. longest, v30 du*a,. There are 1ft
pumps, said to be the largest in
the world. They h^ve a 108-inch
suction and a 72-inch discharge.
Twentv-five acre* ofL. the laTkc
have already* hen reclaimed, and
are'being used as a demonstration
fnrm by the Southern Land Re
clamation Com pan v. It is stated
that over 2,200 different kind of
plant? have been planted on th;
tract for the pnrpefee of demon
strating tho fertility of tho soil
and the diversification possible.
The work nf draining tlio lake
and keeping it drained in a gigan
tic undertaking.. . A network of
canals will lead into tho lake and
when these beoonie filled with
, water they will lie pumped
throuarh the lead-canals into the
sound. In this manner it is a'
H^ired that the rrclaimed land will
always be dry. although it will he
necessary to keep a crew con
stantly at the pumping plant in
order to pump out the water dur
ing rainy seasons.
It is the jJlaiv o^tlie Southern
T ?nd Reclamation Company to
sell the land to farmers as soon a.*
thcT*drainage work is completed.
TVmgla* R. frravea of Boston^ is
the president of this company.
?*lr ? ; ?
Speeders Are
Brought To Court
four dates of Traffic Violations
Disposed of Yesterday.
"Four cases of violation of trnf
60 rule? werer brought lip in the
recorder'? court Vesterdav after
noon. John Slade, sppeding, was
vo1?hm-<1 upon payment of costs.
Hobert Henderson received . ?he
m verdict. Willie Gray Waters
toot an appeal. Dave C arter,
charged with not having his lights
Hi after dark, was found ? not
guilty. -
CONTESTS AKOUSE
' BAT I
GREAT INTEREST
Tl>e contest V>oimr conducted bv |
Tinas Tiro?.' Variety Store is n
romine considerable inttttflt Sil
verware prize? are (riven fcwav
t n"ti week and a watch la given
each month until . the content
'cl.*en. ' The urafanola contest ia
also 'aronsing great interest and
there ie a ereat. clamoring for
vote*. The names of the winner?
/># na?t contents are mihliaed In
die advertisement of this ?tore In
tod ??*? twa?.
MAGNOLIA TO?AT
BATH BATX mVM
,'Tn tKe awoxint of the h?H earn"
Vi?t wok Iwtwon TlatVi ?nd Ms?-|
W??. it ?-?? th?t TJstK >i?fl
Mnmphfxl oror IfttnoH*. Thu
h?? *ip-?)he<ni fmmd to (? ? ml?
trt?. Tfc flUO* ? ? 10
to 8 victory for Magnolia.
_ utttT. mow* U
? h* *??<? Ip'wM,
m*t *: l w
Steze 60 Pints
Of Liquor
Palice Took. Large Quantity of
WkUcfy From IforfMr ? ?
. Southern DflSut.
Uodw the search and seizure;
law, the police yeatordar confis
cated*}^ pints of wkiskev, which |
v the Norfolk Southern de
pot, rem signal to R. ,W. Right,
colored. Right is at pr^ent be
ing held in jtuL His one will
come up before the recorder tliis
afternoon. The shipment of li
quor was sent here from Norfolk
and labelled "crockery."
Breaks Arm In
*Fq11 From Buggy
Young Lad From Fotdh Crerk
W<u Victim of Aeement Yes
terday Afternoon,
Adolph, theN eight-year-old boh
of/ Mc. and. Mre. L. T. .Tone?, of
South Creek, Whd the misfortui
to break his left arm above the
elbow yesterday afternoon.
Ho was driving a horse and
buggy and the animal becaui?*
frightened at an automobile. ^
turned aiamnd and began to nu
away. The boy climbed out over
the back of the buggy, fallire
heavily, Tfe'was^taken to his
home by J. E. Corey and J. L.
Movo, of Washington, the occu
pants of the automobile and from
there wfcs taken to Aurora, where
Dr. Potter set. the broken linitf
Last Meeting Of
Bank Officials
vi. M. Puma i/ Attended Fina?!
Meeting of Association at j
Raleigh Wednesday.
Tho last mooting of the Nation
al Currency Association of North!
Carolina was held in Kaleifrli i
Wednesday. A. ^f. Dnmav, cash
ier of tlio First National Bank of
this city, represented the local na
tional liank at the meeting.
From the tinal report of tho ex
ecutive committee, it was show
that the number of hanks that is
sued additional circulation was
40.
Tho number of application* for
additional circulation received
was 100.
The total amount of additional
circulation issued was $3,1)40."}
050.00,
The total amount of additional
circulation available wan $5,104,
22ft.O0.
In the opinion of the committee
the operation of this association j
prevented the most, disastrous re-j
suits to tlio financial interest? of |
this section, that would have fol
lowed the outbreak of tho war in
Europe. 4
Following Wednesday's meet- {
ine, Joseph G. Thrown, president!
of tho Association ami president
of tho Citizen#' National Bank of
Tlaleigh, 'tendered a luncheon to I
tho othor members.
NEW FEME
A number of favorable com
menu were heard thia moriiiup
regarding the aermonette publiah
ed ln-"TMterd*y'? iwue of ti
Daily New? and which wae writ*
ttfi by Rot. II. B. Sea right, paator
of the Fjrtt Prwbyterian church.
In additoi, two lodiea called thl?
oflfce on the telephone thin mom
ing knd exp reused their approval
, of the new feafnre iti the paper,
urging tbat it he continued regu
larly.
The lermonetta next week jrill
j h? written by R?#. R. E. (Jay.
pflntor of the Pint Baptiat church.
Mr. Gay will (elect whatem
them? *1H k? wort fitti#*,
ARREST MANI
ON ROBBERY
CHARGE
Sale of Stolen Pidol Leads Arlhut
Randall to Jail.
POLICE AliK HOT ON
TRAIL OF OTHE11S
Believed That Solution of Rob
beries WQlBe Revealed
. Shortly.
One has been made in'
connection with, the robbery that
took plfice Wednesday night. Ar
thur Randall, a negro, id in jail
under suspicion of having been
connected with breaking into the
stores of J. K. Hoyt and the
Pegrain-Watson Hardware Com
punv. His case will be brought up
for trial either tomorrow or Mon
day. In the meantime he has htid
very little to say, although it is I
i.nderstood that he denies any|
.connection with the robbery. j
i A nogro came to Mr. Watson
I yesterday, bringing with him a
pistol, which he stated had been
sold him yesterday. by another
negro. Mr. Watson at once rec
ognized tho revolver as one of
tno#c,which was stolen from him.
He asked the negro whore ho had)
secured the pin and tho latter re" J
plied thiat it had been sold him by
Arthur Randall. Mr. Watson at
once communicated with .the -i*>-!
lice. Chief Roberts got busy and
in a short time Randall was land-i
ed i n^ jail. The police also have
other information at hand, which,
it is believed, will lead to the cap
ture of Randall's confederates.
HIDES 30 MILES TO
ADDRESS ONE J50Y
Kansas Governor Finda the CI rad-.
tinting Class is Com posed of
Single Student.
Topeka. Kan., May 28.?On?;:
lone boy graduate at Maple Hill
was honored, when Gov. Capper
drovo thiryt mile.? through tli?
mud and rain to deliver a oom
fhenetynent add resa to liim.
Some weeks Bp> the Superin
tendent of Schools at Maple Hill
exacted a promise that the Gover
nor would como and addre&s the
graduating clnes. Yesterday the
Governor learnqd that the afore
said ela.u<* conaiated of one lone
hoy. But. the Governor kept hi* j
engagement, just the Mine.
LOCAL SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Interesting Happenings of the Week
Mrs. Annie Guilford, who re
cently moved to this city from
Aurora ami lian built a most at
I tractive home on East Main St.,
[ was pi ven a most, agreeable anr
i pi'iso party Wednesday night in
the fonn of ti miscellaneous
i "shower." ,
I About thirty of Mrs. Guilford's
i many friends in the city assem
bled a short, distance fjom the
Guilford home snd pfoceeded in a|
I body to die residence. Those who
had articles of tinware proceeded
to wake up the neighborhood snd
announce their coitiing. Mrs,
I Guilford and her sister, Mrs. ftal
li? Gallagher, wero overcome witli
surprise when the delegation of
their friends came ii. the front
door. The oocasion afforded an
inAnite amount of fun and amuae
zhflbtk
A number of s^ecHes added
knuI.v to the jollity of the occa
sion. Mra. Dumn v, M m. Blount,
if rt. H. W. Carter, Mr*. J. R
Moore, Mrs. E. W. Avnrs and
MiM F annio Satchwoll al?o made
bright and witty addresw?.
Tonight
Music at the "PA LMS"
Forbes" Orchestra
THOUGHT THE!
"SUFFERERS"
WERE OUT
"Showrr" Parly Canted Con-aid-.
arable BxciiemijU Wednes
day Ifight.
ANXIOUS HUSBANDS
BEAT IT FOR HOME
Made kure 71mi Their Wives TJad
JVfli Joined th* 'Tniw*"
WaaMngt<m hosbamls were on
the warpath Wednesday night and
for a short while there wen* sev
eral indication meeting? held by
thooo Benedicts who had wives us
pirinp to 'wiffra^>ttc honors:
i The isAooent cause of all the
[trouble wip a "shower" party
I tendered W< a local ladv by her
I many friends in the city. When
, several reprwentativos of the
sterner sex taw this delegation of
'ladies* proceeding: down the street,
carrying brobms, beating on tin
i pans and malunff other demon*51 ra
II ions of a t*m?v nature, they nt
jonee surmised tiiat the sufTrajrotte
leause had broken looso in Wn?di
ington. Several of the men im
mediately shovad for h^me t<?
ipiike snre that their wives had not
I taken up arms in tho "<iansr
| Eren when th^y found their help
mates ealmlv davnine *oeks or rn
"ajrod in other household duties,
they wore not appeased and scv
oral lecture? aw reported. Of
crurse the husbands of those T
S dies v^fo were in the "pared
I were n,-aro of what was up.
thev didn't have any cause to
wowrv. "Rut there sure was
ROME excitement o^er the parade
by those who weren't? "next** to
the identity of the jflfrrfefpaifts.
RAYS BAKER
For the last two vrars T have
made it quite a??tudv how is tlir?
beat wav to make hftbv picture*.
For I dearly love* to make picture*
of the* little tots. T found nfforj
rnrrful investigation of nil the.
studios I over visited, and over
read about and from personal ?'*
ncrienre, tlie onlv wav to cr'? fllwutt
it was to make instantaneous pic
tures of them. fco in order to
make a success of this it renninnl
ll'o most rapid lens, the ffl-ro.it
plates. and a bir onen sVrli^ht
"?vine nlentv of licht. All the=?
?)?ir>?"5 T hnvr? "nnrplicd to to th?
vcrv letter. With m v lonp oxp'r
Hold Last Meeting.
The O. .Henry Book Club will
' hold its last mooting next Thurs-j
I <lay afternoon with Mr?. II. \V.
I Carter. This organization has
had a most successful year and |
interest has never lapped in its.
activities. Several matters of iin",
portant business will be brought;
up at. next Thu-rtwlay'a meeting.
# # ? ?
Blount -Trickclt.
Announcement, has been re
ceived by' numerous friends here
of the marriage of Thos. Harvey
Blount of this city, to Miss T.nla
Belle Trickett, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James A. Trickett of
j Fort Smith, Ark. The groom is i
1 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tlonrv
Blount of Washington. The cor-'
emonv took placo at Fort Smitli
on May 13th.
Mt. and Mrs. Trickett are well
known in-Washington, having re
sided here in past years. Miss
Lull Belle will also be remember
ed by her many friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Blourrt will make
their home in Salliaaw, Oklahoma.
COLLEGIATE
INSTITUTE ^
CLOSES
Commencement Exercises to be
Held Xe.rt Week.
INTERESTING
^ "OGHAMS
nacrnlaurcale
Mr. Small to Malce ( <>..
meitcement A (Mr?a*.
Commencement exerci^c* nt flu*
Washington Collegiate Institute
will begin Sunday night. when
the baccalaureate pennon will l?e
preached by T?m-. "R. V. TTope.
p n s tor of the First Christian
Church. of this city. Sp*-cial mus
ic by the choir, which will l>e as
sisted hv an orchestra. will be a
feature of the services.
% On Mondav night an ?tit??re-st
inc program will ho render*,] in
the way of mu n?ical recital. A
number of excellent instrumental
ami vocal selection* will l*e fca"
hirpil. The 2rl?e club. which lni*
done snl'^dM work dnrinir tin
year, will also sing n numVr of
selections. ^
On Tne?<l.nv nirht .1 joint jvnv
croin will l?e rendered by the lit?
crarv sociolics of the Institute.
The program will consist of instru
mental and vocal music. readings,
recitations, nelertion* by flic rpiar
trtte, a comic plar: "Axin* her
Father," anrl many other inter
esting numl>ers.
- W?lne?rlay torght. which' Th
lcno>?n as commeneenicnt niirbt
the feature of the exercise?? will
!?? the wddres? by Ci'rnBres-iTuan
Tolin TT. Small. A declamation
contev* will also 1 held in which
.T. T,. Chanov. C. W. flarlc. A. \\
Frv. J. W. Chanpcll and T C
Tver vili t?W- part. Awarding
? r ??ri/^ and dinlomr* will coir
clndo the
\ mo?1 enrdial invitaMni i< ??v
tended to the trenersl public t? ? l?r
Ttrc*-'>nt at any or all of these cv
r-rci?es.
icnr? and the cxcollont help T h?vft|
in tho .?tndio. don't. fonr< t wn nrc
rich t on tli? if>T> to ttir vnrv min
ute. BAKU'S STTTDTO.
Entertains at RonJc.
Mrs. W. T. Litchfield, of A11-,
mra. was host??!? at a rook parly
at hftr home Monday evening in
honor of her niece. Miss Mutti?*
linker, hor erne*t, Miss Xanpni
TFolidia, ?od Mr. ('harlo* T.it.dr
field. A most. inforr^stinir seri? s or
;rnines was enjoyed after which
refreshments wer served. Tli<?:"
invited inelndcd Mr. and Vr?.
?Tohn TTooker, Mr. and Mrs. T. V.
Tlefk. Misses Mnry Ronn^r. II" ;
l?eofa T?onnfj\ Xinn "Redd i ft. ^'ora
Pnul, Ciarnft Bonner. Xaomi TTr?l
idia. Emma TTooker. Mattie,
II or ?k or. Minir^.llulfev Thompson
T?alph Oixon.l
Jr., .f. Tf. fThapin. W. T. Bnan.
Jr., IT. .lones. 0?<*ar Panl. -I. A I
tv nn^r. Charlrm T. TTardintr and
W. T. T .if ell field.
Anno)inrr "\farrinqr.
Tho follnwin?? rmnouncrmrn**
hflrp r<v?p?v(*H hv frini'ls ?n 1
rHn+iy?i in ?>??* citvr
"T)r. rtuI Mrs. K<1win .Tour*
Xixon thr hrmor of vnnr
r>rr>??r*Ti',#? nf tlir* mnrrinrrp of th^ir
|"i?Rfr?r V?<*? .Ton'a T,niii?o Pnfrinlr
** Mr. fW1f* T^l?nd r.n
tl?o pvprttni* <?f WwlnM/lnv, th"
?r*4*nr1 r>f .Ti??w?. n* h?>lf nftr?r ?r>Vrn
oVlfwV Rf "PnulV flmrrli. TVtor^
r%, Vn."
i^frXrifr C*Jnh ,lf
T H p ^rw'fp Pliib vill
T)wr*#?ar nfforno^**
V* William Fnmclv Thin will
Iv. fhr Inut TTinotin?? nf tho acn?r>n.
with til?* ipfirm tyf p t?i*ip<?pa
n*orH^f iy% K> HMd following
A of ?!?# <ym>inc
will be the rmtHnp of the
Hens Break
A1) Records
At River Shore They Lay Two
Efjga a Day?on d Double
Yalked Ones at That .
The hens in the vicinity of
River Shore, a few miles from
\Va*hiiigtou, have evidently heard
of the fight that it being made
; irainat the hiph cost of living and
have determined to lend their aid.
Frank Wilkinson, a resident of
that section, has nevera! Plymouth
?k* that lav two eggs* every
Not only that, but the egp*
:ti. double'volked.
Contrary to the opinion that
most of our readers may hold up
on rending this, we will inform
tliem that thin i? no ''nature
faker" story. It's a fart.
Resigns
Position |
Miss Estelle Davis Gives Up Po
\i t inn at Hit' Uitfh Cthool.
"Nfiss Estelle Davi?, who for the
U?j?t oijrhl years lift? In?en at tho
head ?*f tlu? mathematical doj??r!
11.?mu "f tin* Washington high
school, has tenders! her resigna
tion ?iii.l left today fc>r her home
i i.- Atlanta. CSeorjria.
Miss Davis, during her stay in
Washington. bas made innumer
able* friends who -will deeply re
trrot. her departure.
report of the Kc^pratinn of Wo
men** CTlnlv* meeting at U?l<|slnn?
hv Minn Adeline Mayo.
* * * *
A "MLtcrHawnw* Shoirrr."
A number of frienda of Mis?;
.Tanie I'll trick temle ivd lna* $ mi*
peTTaneous shower ^fonday even*
uiir at tlio home of Mr. and M'
IT. C. Brafrnw, at their ostal
"Five Oaks," Chocowiuity. A
mort pleasant evening was enjoy
ed hv those present. Card)* formed
thi? principal uieih??d ??f diversion.
Tfcfmdimeul* followed. Tliw
pr? sent. wore Misses Von Kl>er
alein. "Emily Patrick and Marirar
et Tlriuruw. "Mcsdames F. IT. Vein
FlN?r*rciu. Win. Vi.ii Elierstcin,
W. O. Fnueette *oj<1 Joe Patrick.
# * * *
To Jlfccf Airxt Thurtflnif.
Ar rli? meeting of *ho Addiseo
"Book Cluh next Thursday after
noon, the* principal matter of bus
iness taken up will be the decision
r?f tho course of study to l?o taken
np dnrinir the next year. Tho el ill i
will meet with Mrs. Ilerher TJon
ncr.
TTHEX PTXxEK COMES
One Ought to If arc n Hood
A ppctitc.
A j;o?h! nppotite in the host
sail?*. Jr itth*h a Ion* way toward
lirlpinjr in tin- di'iri*stivo nnices?,
and *lnit i< alHolntolv essential t??
health ari'l atreneth.
Manv jiorson* have found f'tat
CJrane-Xut* food is not only nour
i shine* hut is a front npprtizrr
and children like (lie tn^fe of it
and prow st.ronp and rosy from its
use.
11 i? especially flip fowl to make
n weak atoma?'h strong and ereatc
an appetite for dinner.
"T am 57 venr* olil," writ?*? ;?
| Trim, jjrandmnrher, "and have
ihad a weak atnmaeh fnnn child
Ihoftfl. T?v rrmit eare a? to mv
diet 1 on ioyr'd a reasonable degree
of health. hut never found any
I thine to rrpial On?|K>"Xiit a? ?
> slandhv.
"When T haw no appetite for
'ircalcfaat and jnafr ent to k or p nn
Ti,y itmnfrth. T tako 4 toaapooiifnb
?f Orapo-Xuta with jpood rich
milk, and when dinnor comes T
am hunjrry. While if I tro with
out my breakfast T never fool lik"
~atin<? dinnor. Orane-Nuta for
breakfast aeem to make a health v
appetite for dinner.
"My little prandaon wa* aiek
with atomach trouble during the
past aumrrier, and finallv we put
him on Orapo-Nut*. Now ho is
"rowin" nlnmp and well. When
a?kod if lie want? hi* nurae ot
Orapo-XutA. he hrichtena up ?n<1
point* to the caplwnrd. Tie wa
no tn>nl?lo to w*an nt all?thank#
to Orapo-"Nnta."
X?n"> ffivrn hv Postuitl Co.,
Pattlo Creok. Mirk F'ad, "Thr
"Road to Wellvile." in pkffB,
"TVore'a a Reaaon."
Rv+r rtod fh? nfrnwti T H
*/??> ovp nppmm from time iti
/ime. They air <frnmnc. true, atyi
UU *{ human fMereaf.
BOARD MEETS:
DISCUSSES
SCHOOL
Decided to Take Kindergarlif
From School Support. , ;
DOMESTIC SCIENCE H
TO BE SUBSTITUTED
K indrrgarten in Future Will
Maintained by Tuition.
At the meeting of tlie board of
education of the citr school*, it
was decided to aboliah the kinder*
marten ir* the local school and re*
etotablish domestic science. How
ever, die board will permit 10^
Ellsworth, the kindergarten teacb
er, to retain her present room and
thorte children, whoee parent? pity;
tuition for kindergarten inatruo
ticm, will bo grv?m credit for the
work they do- in this department.
The kindergarten will in the fu
ture bo entirely sustained by toi
'tion.
The board, in taking this ac
tion, divided it was following ?
course whicJi would do the fcroaF
est good to the greatest number*
The amount of $80,.which was the
sum set aside every montli for
kindergarten purposes, benefitted
but 35 student*. The same money,
used for the domestic scicnceNde
partment, will reach over 100 stu
dents.
It was also'decided at thd
meeting to put. the business school
in the high school as part of the
regular course and to make it free
for tli'?se students who take up
this branch of study. Diploma?
will be given to those scholars whek
?m i plete the pour?e as outlined.
Tills wifTho an elective course in
only. the third and fourth year?
of high school.
"No new teachers for the white
school wrro elected.
In the colored school, Mrs.
Flo'ria Pay ton Mask was re-elect
ed as teacher, after a year's ab
sence from sohwl work. Ida L.
Kurope, of Washington. D. C.#
was another nev; teacher elected
on the colored faculty. She will
teach in the primary department.
New Phone Books
Are Distributed
Xew Directories Are Larger Than
Ami Previously Issued.
The new Washington telephone
dimtfttries wore distributed
amonfc ihe jocal Isubscribers to
day. They are larger than any
previous directory that has been
issued in Washington and contain
h lnrpe number of new subscrib
ers. The local exchange now
serves alx>ut 700 subscribers iri
town.
Them aro still several old-faah
ioncd persons who persist in call
ing the party they want by name,
instead of asking by number. Thii
necessitate? being connected with
information" and eanses consid
erable delay. Many numbers have
been changed in the new directory
nnd subscribers are urgently re
quested to look up the numbers
liofore putting in their call.
"zrnonA" rx TtrF ^
?20,000,000 MYSTERY!
The Tfew Theatre offer? their
patrons tonipht a five reel pro
-am headed by the 17th episode
of "Ziuloni" in the $20,000,000
mvstorv. There will alao be three
leeli of Associated filma. Thl?
h on a e ia now offering the amnae?
ment ?eekera of Washington a Una
of photoplavs that ia hard to heat.
The house ahotdd be crowded to
ni arbt.
New Theater
TO-KIGHT
TO-NIGHT. v !
17th Epiwde of
"ZTTDORA" !
The $20,000,000 Mystery.
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Price*?6c and tOf
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