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MONDAY AFT
AFTERNOON JULY 12, WIS No. 9
SUFFRAGE PROVISION
Action in Oklahoma Case May Ef
fect Constitution of North Carolina
Says Mr. Small
SHOULp_BE DEALT WITH
If Amendment ?s a Whole is Nullified, Registration
Under Same is Also of no Effect .
That the actlou of ih" Supreme
Court re'atlv? to the Oklahoma en
?t i tattoo amy present a prsv* prob
lem for other southern states. In
cluding North Carolina, was the sen
timent expressed by Congressmen
John H. Small In an interview with
a Dally News representative. Mr.
Small stated that this problem wa?
of too eerioua* nature to be neglect-;
ed and tkat stepe ought to be taken
. at once to eoo what actual effect!,
the Oklahoma case may have on o?>
own State constitution. His remarnr
In part were as follow?:
The opfplpu or the Supreme Coor.
of the United States construing th
suffrage provision of the Oklahom
Constitution aa contrary to ,thc Fed
eral Oaoatitutlon and making tb<
same void, presents a serious proL
lorn for the consideration of severe
eoathern States, Including .NortL
Carolina. The first question pre
?anted la as to the effect of thi
opinion upon Article ?. Sections
and f of the Constitution of Nort)
Carolina, as amended In 1*00, am
usually raftred to as the grand
father. clnuee. 1 prefer* not to **?
pm? it ths time a definite oplnon
but aliapty to etatp that a very se
rous q nest Ion la raised as to whether
iha opinion of the Supreme Cour
in tha Oklahoma case does not mak.
?told the suffrage amendment of our
Conat((otlon of lite. If thla amend
oaant as a whole Is nullified, thej
the registration under the same Is
also of no effect. CI In the oplnloi*
of tha Attorney Oeneral and oth >
ahl# lawyers oar apffrage amend
meat of 1900 cannot be maintains'
under the decision of tha Supreme
Court a i the Unlta* Skat's, then a
serious end very Mftag problen
Is ptanrtsd for solution.
?Shall wo pursue In thls contln
gency the policy of "watchful >alt
lng"? If ^>o quail fleet lona of euf
rage ae they, existed prior to 190(
ar? r< stored. What will be the attl
tnde of t|ub republican organisation
In ths next*flection? We may as
sume there are numerous republl
oaas In the State who are satisfied
with prroeut conditions and will
make no effort to have registered
the eolofci voters In the State but
it Is squally certain that the autlop
al republican organisation will net
pnieriflu this attitude sod that they
will bring pr< ?sure to hear upon the
Stpta republican organisation \o
tsks advantage pf the situation and
Ifirfgiptar and vote til negro* a?
id fonupr days. If suah a oondltlon
shall psaterlgtlpo tha eltpgtl<m will
fro greatly cowplioatcd
Jp 11 npt whip to n*t alt?*
tlop frpnklp and ?ean?spo*4ft * 1
tha suffrage amendment of It or
h?? been jeopardised and made vpld,
aught we pot tQ sot about at one
to effpet p reie#yr If the eoselu
ploM ahpll he reaebg* tkal our a
xueudment has boon nullified. than
I submit tha Governor should eall s
special seeslaa of tha Oeurrftt As
pembtf the purpose d t coast*
Houts of Happbi*??.
BELLMO
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' "THE RBKBOADK'
Brontho dran* In Mo ?U
"1?Q QUARTBR"
BMUty Com?drxlr?mm
I TOMORROW
"THB VrtBHUfO RINO"
IkgtMTt fMll't I? ? MH
"THKR (OOI/U. mVIMm" *
' KrrMMM C?m*4jr
The Belimo.
ITOQfc, KTOffOWMW*;
?ring and adopting another amend
ment to the Constitution which will
<tand the teat of legality. Such a
usndm-nt, when presented should
re submitted to the electorate of the
State at a general election for state
jfBcers to he held in August 1916.
.he Constitution, Article 13, S'C
Son 2 provides that any amendment |
o the Constitution may only bo sub
uiitted at a general election, wh'.oh
vould make neceesarya legislative
,u*el ment -providing for the election
? f state officers at the same time the
amchomeat shall be submitted. This
-ourae was followed in submitting
he amendment of 1900.
The people of the Btate are now ]
*( peace politically and we are pro
reeving educational y and In ell
he material activities of the P^ate,
The best men In each political party
are Satisfied with the pre?e>nt euf
rage qualifications and the demand'
>f the best ideala in our civilization |
iqulre of ua to maintain the pres
nt status and to avoid racial coni
-U?t. Our colored cltiaena realiu; |
that their rights of perron and prop
;rty are wen guarded, ' *hat flfPTfj
children are being educated and the;- '
are happy and contented. I repeat
why should we delay consideration I
of this acute and basic problem? |
Why should we not meet it at -
time when the people of the Stat? j
are at peace among themselves?
HAVE MAHE IjAHOE
SHIPMENTS OVER
THE COAf^T LINK I
Laigr Quantity of Oucumlterw an<l |
i'ototoM Havr Keen Sent
Uiroogti Washington.
It Is stated that over 10.000 pack
agea^of cucumbers, consfotlng o
arrets and basketa, and 10,000
barrels of potatoes have been shlp
I (d over the Atlantic Coaat Line
through thla" cliy. The shipment?
have dropped off lately, most q*
these crops having been shipped
Corn and cotton la being shipped |
fat present In fairly large quantities
MOTOR R(> TO BATH.
A party from this city , motors
:o Bath yeaterday and viewed the I
many poiota of historic*) Interes! |
n that city. Among tho?a who too
the trip were Mlosof Ella I<e W'ifh
Justine Cgrjnalt, ftejlg Phillip
?Margaret Dlckprfgn, Mr?. Dlckarson I
Mr. apd Mre, ?. y/ Taplor, Mr. tni \
Mjs, Merrfmgg, C. B, Jordan, Jr.
Chgrlet Wrlfht and PHI* Phillips I
PfOUC ?ATVWMV, -
People Bfenr HMrklai1 School lliws
Had Rajoyftbie TW Saturday.
A community picnic wm lieUI b;
he residents of n jr Hgwhlga'SChoo
houbs Saturday. A Urge numbe
Wire present and an enjoyable tlm
was had. Dinner wg* ffrvttf undc
the tr ee god the afternoon ?>
?pent la pitying a numbsr of game
Rev, R. V. Hope was ,1b? guest c
honor at th# plcnlo and waa oalle
upon to make an address. He fr
rfponjled with a moat intereitln
*pe ch, which waa Well appUude.
NOTICB TO RLEfTTHlC
LIGHT AMD WATRK PATRON'
Patrons of tfee El ctrir and Wate
deoartmenta will please be notified
that our collector will not call t
oollect their water and light bill'
as haa bees the custom in the paat
All bills are due on tho first of th
month and payable not later t ha
6 o'clock o A. the evening of tha flf
teenth. If Ml paid, service will b
discontinued on the uoraing of th
16th and a fee of fifty crnta viK
>? charged or re-connect ton. %?'
prescribed bf law. ^
h. .
'ATMBarfi *4N* U ?? .?
flerbcft 8. Houston, vice-president
of Doubled??. Page & Co.. who was
?Ire ted presldont of tbe Associated
Advertising Clubs of tbc World at the
recent convention fn Cblcagfe Mr.
HoostoR was born In Illinois and bs>i
been In newspaper and magatlne work
all blsbuslnes* Hfe.
WASHINGTON
NEGROTAKEN
JIM BLATON, CHARGED WITH
MIRDHH, FOUND AT
NEWPORT NKWH.
Actum?] of Hiring Sb?< mm) Kill?4
II?ii ?Mi ob
November 18, 1914. ftbirtff
Gone After Hhi.
Word was received yesterday af
ternoon from police officials at New
port News, Vft., that Jim Slaton, a
Washington negrvo. who is under the
charge of murder, had been taken
in that city. Deputy Sheriff Wliid
icy left for Newport News this
morning and will bring Slaton hack
with him.
8laton la accused of having mur
dered John Howard, another negro.
!? thla city on November IS. 1014.
He shot Howard through the head
ar.d- the latter lived But for a few
hours. Slaton made his escape and
since then has not been h srd from.
U'acr'.ptlons of him were sent to the
various police courts In this section
of the country.
DOl'llLK MAKRI AUK VEHTKKDAY
' Miew Ine* TettTtoa and Mr. Clyd
t'aul and Berth* Carrow?)
*nd Mr. Ad. Windley were united
marriage yeeterday. Bev. K. V.
Hope, pastor of the Christian church
officiating. Bpth couple* ?re resi
dents of Washington and trill mak
their home here,
BXniCT LAffUK Nl'MllRR
OK llf/uwrw AT THK
WABHnStrro* IWHT1TI TK
t(?*t of ()f?l #tp<J?-pU H?T* Pnwn
Iscd Ui K^uin Vrer New
(?m i Will AHp Kntcr.
Present indications are to the af
reet that the enrolment ni tho
Varhlngton Collegiate Institut?/next
?ar will h? tar larger than daring
??e last |ftm. Word ha? bo*n H
?Mred from ft Iftrfft majority of the
?id atudenta that they will elme back
o Washington ?ftat jrear and a nurt
er of them have stated in their Met
ers to ?uperlnt'-ndent Fletcher that
hey ar* bringing new atadeata with
%ym The Institute is looking for
ward" to a most aaeeeoafal tern.
AllF MOTTLING TAXKft.
vard of Oupsatfaatocwr* la H wing
ComjM*!mi* To6*j M Oowrt ? ? ^
*?**.
Quite a number of resldenU of tW
maty were at the opart hoase thlr
or* tag in .order that thrir claims
pardipg the valuat'.on of their
property might he presented ?e the
?board of rommleelcerre. H t? not
sieved, however, that there W!U
?t aa many eomplalnts this year a*
(Hon w.rc l*?t Th? iiyi
BUM. ?UIJ **< ??T>
HEADS ADVERTISING CLUBS
S. C.
COMMENTS
ON NOTE
MAY HK Jl'STItK'ATlO.N KO?
STAHD T \KK.N BY
MAXY.
IS "TIT FOR TAT"
Briknr*. TtuiC If Blockade
'ommt, CI ?| j H-h
R%t* to Btorftl** the
In a discussion, UMs morning over
the content? of the German noto to
the- United States, which vh made
public ta Saturday newspa^rt
Jud#? Stephen Brafaw stated this
morning to a representative or tli? j
Daily WeW* that there might be som
justification tor Germany's method
of submarine warfare and ber ef
forts to ebtai* her enemies from
obtaining assistance
"If It ie true tbat England has
blockaded the coast of Oertaany and
prevented (he shipment of food aup
pile? loto that coaqtry," said Judge
Bragaw, "then I dft not see why it
shouldn't be Just m fair for OerT
| many to blockade the British coast
in order to prevest England from
I tecurlng ammunition or war aup
plles from neutral nations. There
i are always two sides to a question
md It la usually 'the bit dog thai
hollers.'.
"As for the 'horrors of warfare/
of which one reads so much In the
oapers. I don't see mush difference
In a man getting shot with a rifle.
I b Ing pat under the Influence of
I chloroform and gaeses or being sent
I to the bottom of the sea In a *uh
juarine. In our earlier ware It was
V common praetfee flor one side to
dig pits, cover over with
cover tfcea
w* ***
would rfd* and then be slaughtered.
"I have not given the matter
much thought and cannot say what
may be*the results of Germany's
hope. 1 am convinced, however,
that the entire cause of the war Ir
wrong, founded on no Just cause,
and I sincerely hope that the United
Slates will not be dragged Into it."
liOCAL BAJJi TEAM
IS ARRAXUING FOR
GAM KM T HI H WKKK
Kvpect to Pl?)' Plymouth, Green-'
Ay den and Ellz*be1li j
City In Near Future.
Letters bare been written by the ?
manager of the Washington base
ball team to Greenville, Elizabeth
City. Ayden and other teams In this
section, asking (or games. It ts '
probable that the locals will Jour-1
ney to El >abeth City the latter part'
of this week and will stage a con
test with.the Elisabeth City club on
tbo latters' ground?
Efforts are alio being made, to
?ccnre- the Greenville club for a
game at Fleming Park. A return
gsmo will be played with Plymouth
next week, according to Information
Kivsn out th'.s morning, the locals
planning t? make the trip to that
^iy rta automobiles.
MOT0R8D TQ JttM'ffY WOVWT.
A pleasant autowoblle trip to
Rooky Mount WM enjnped yesterday
by a party of local autoists. They
left here early yesterday morning
'and returned lMt night. The tr'.j
I war, made without accident. Thvse
? in the party were Mlsson* Lathsm
Janet, H?ciyn Jones. Hybttla Orlflln,
Mm Hlount, Qrace Jones, Meters.
William Knight nad Johnatban
Havens* They vlsRed Mrs. & B.
Trenholm la Rocky Mount.
ADVOOATM TEACHING OF
RPAN1BH IN HIGH BCHOOLH
Ashevllle. July 11.?HeT. Harrv
Bar dwell, president of Candler col
Havana. Cuba, was the prin
cipal ep'aker at the Southern Meth
odlet conference today at Lake Jun
alutka. Rev. Mr, "Bardwell is. en
thuslastlc over the missionary ou'
look la C?ba. and advocates the
teachlB? of Spanish In our high
echoola in order to bring the next
generation Into closer loach with
L*tln-A?ertenas la general. He de
clared that. Cuba offers the most
fertile mtsetoaary field In the world
at
Boford asking enr opinion ol the
war he gooff enough to state yoar
?W*. W? w
MRS. J. M. THOMSON IN BRIDAL GOWN
Uenevleve Clark, daughter of 8peaker Clark. ?bo *i\i? marrlrrt on Jim
SO to James M. Thomson of New Orleans, photographed In her weddlu.
fo*n
POLICE RAID
CRAP GAME
ELEVEN XEUUOES arremtkd
IN OREENVlMsE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
8U Escaped In Spite of Revolvcr
ShutH of OlUrtrs. Offender* ?n?
Ik-InK Tried Today.
. (Spt-clal to the DiHy News)
Gr-enville. N. C.. July 12.??AI
5:30 Saturday afternoon local pn
lice official* made a raid on h (ram
bling den near the big mill on the
A. C. I.. tracks in the southern part
Of the clly and capturod eleven ne
groes. The negroes were sitting on
the tracks and are alleged to Iih\:
been engaged In shooting era|?a. I
The officers. It is ntated. had been
notified of the gambling Eight of
them secured an automobile and
drove out to the tulil. Th'y made
thulr approach in a cautious mannc"
and tho negroes w re unaware of
their perscnce until the command of
"hands up" wu given. *?he crap
shooters looked up Into the barrels
of eight revolvers, which were lev
elled directly at them. 8ome of the
negroes made a break for cover and
the officers fired. It Ib b'ileved thai
five'or six of them made their e?
cape. The others were taken to Ja'l
and will be tried this atfernoon.
A ft on g the crap stioptern wa* Paul
Dixon, the negro wtio hit another
over tho head with a gun -on the
Norfolk Southern train lar*
the gun going off and wounding two
other negroep. There wa* also a
woman amonff the K?mbleri.
IU AHANTOltrt MHKT 1WIURT*
fcyerjr Chautauqua guarantor la
urgently requested to be pre*' nt at
the meeting wjlleh ?? to t?o held to
night in the Cbtmber of Cowmwre
room*- Oflloera for the ensuing year
will be electct) end other Important
matters will be taken up for con
?I d era t'on. The meeting will atari
prjwptty at (1:80.
OOWB <JO PAR TO MOl'RN.
Wander H?ve?i Mile? to Spot Wher
Calve? Were Killed.
SHOOTING
mtULMDn
XKUKO IN NHOT BV ANOTHKi
OX ACCOUNT OK "NAGUISti."
KrncNt Braviun put* Builet Ttiruup.
.lint JolinMHi WIkmi littler He
tn?ca (o <Juit Joking.
(Special to the i?ally Xewe)
Greenville. N. t\. July 12.?A
lite colored cliureh near A v J en, J:
Johnson, ;i negro. was* *b<
and Instantly killed by Kmc
I raxton, another member ??
the same race. The ahootli
occurred when Johnaon and a nun
ber of other negroes were jokli.
Uraxton. The taller replied in
sullen manner to their remark? am
lold th<ni that they'd belcr "kei
tholr uoutlii? shut." The negro
kept up their launts. however, ai.
r.raxton dr w his gun and fired.
After i h? ahootng. Uraxton wei
home. Offlcala aT Ay den were nr
tlfl d. They drove to Krax-or
house and found him there, lie *a
brought to Greenville nfld 1? now !
jail. He will be tried a! the ne?
KC8i*1on of the Superior Court.
*
FIND KOADH KXfKl.l.KXT.
l\V*>lii|ixton I'nrt) Mnti.nil lo l.nk
>l?ttMiiiuhke<'t Vnh'riU).
Three autoi left Washington y<*
tardus for Lake Mattamuakcct It
Hyde county. Tbey left Washington
a'. 1:30 yealcrday morning and rt
turned at 7 o'clock yesterday evei
Jug. Th'y report the road* In ex
ccUent condition. Thoee in the pa.
ty were W. K- Proctor, J. 0. Proc
tt?r, J. J Klk?, Mr. Edward?. He;
bert Jenkins and P. J. Bland.
"The crops aH along the route ar i
pear m be In (he finest kind o '
ahapc," said Mr. Bland this morn
Ing. "We couldnt' Irlp bul notic
?he excellent stand of corn, tobacc
and olhff crop* and M looks an I
the farmers of this Motion of th'
State were tolng to. have a most sue
ceaeful season." ' p
(Philadelphia Public Ledger)
XT. Employe? at th? oattle pena at
Pa oil freight station were puaaled
the other day when they found two
?tray eowa near the pens when they
reported (or work. The cow* were
lowing and wouldn't be driven away
When P. H. B^rnhelael, a oattle J
dealer. Of Newtown Hqoare, arrived
he'aald the cowa Ver? the mothers
of two calve? found trampled dead
Wodtieeday when a car containing a
herd consigned to him was onload d
at r.^ The eaivm were burled
eoon ?Mer the unloading and Bern
ie'.Ml'a employer drove the herd to
hi* farm.
The two mother eowa ?of ?way
from tka paatnre during the Bight
and made the ee ven-m lie journey te
their "kUM" ?t Paotl ta darkness
TOItACCO BE % HON NK ARIXfJ.
WarrhotttM of Kaat Carolina Oper
Next Month.
Klnaton. July 11.?The K'.nator I
tobacco market will open for th
nalet aeaaon on Tueeday. August 17
There hag been no meeting of th
tnbacconlata this year to a^ *njf
the daf. as a.certain time wn mad<
a fixed date for opening th^ Ea?
Carolina market* each year at r
meeting of the varloua tobarcr
boarda of-trade two yeara ago. Th<
day fl*?d at that time for opening
the markMa In OrMnrlllt. Klnaton
Wllaon, Rocky Mount and roiuo ? V
er town? wan the necond Taeaday
after the flr?t Monday In Auguat.
The wage grumbler I? uaually paid
In proporUet t<* tart Ices >
I. VVIIiL MILI/KK TOOK HIH (WX
liFK THIS MORNING. F1KKI*
1ULLET TIIKOt'tiH HEAD.
WAS A1X>NK AT TtMR
(EASON UNKNOWN
.m?tlKati?|p 1? li^HK MmIo of 111?
Aicounl* in the Hank. Appear
ed to In- Pftfeilly .Normal
in Kvv) Wa>.
(Special to the Daly New?)
J. Will Miller, ca?Ui*r uf the ba/k
t Oriental, shot and kjlled himself
?t his home this morning at about
.Ine o'clock. He, usod a .32 calibre
-volver and abot hitns-if through
\e head. kit* watt in lila room ai
ie time.
His wife, wlw wag downstairs,
?nrd the no:?e of the ihot and ln?
wliately rushed to tho room. She
Mind Miller lying In a jwol of blood,
? .!h his brains bca'.t red o\cr tbo
oo r.
N'o reason hHs be?n found as yet
- hi* act. Miller appeared to bo
ai:tl In every way. An Invosti
toii lb being made of Ilia an'ountn
sen whether ther- h any short
:e. It is auHpected (hat this ma;
j ihe reaaon for the ?u^c?<1e.
I-KKT FOR <M*KAOOKB.
VMiltiKton I'art> to S|icuil Tin
!>a>n on iMlnm! ou Co?*t.
A party of Wa*hi:igtot: young
ur*n left Saturday night for (X-ra
?ke. where tliey will spend
n days. They left ?-in the'miicnner
ellff. Among those who i-onipuK>.<
ip part* w?re Jeiwc Rowers. John
lloyt. Jr.. Josh Tayloe. J. ('.
iylur, William Ke*p;iHH, Clay Car
r Hilton Hudntll. N. Henry Moor??
ml Hay Warren.
'(O.MK KISS T1IK imini;."
uiit Wa? tJenrron? AdvcrtlM-u.
Xr* HunImiiiI Hung (hit
of Window.
(New York Hr.raldl
Adopting tki0 philosophy that "It
ays to advertise," friends of J. W.
a-jghn, who married Miss K. Hes
>r. arou-ed Hie curiosity of many
? sldents on the heights section In
rooklyn by hanging a number of
Knit on the brirleRrooin'B house. 165
llnton Htreet. Th" couple wero ?
tarried In Koman Catholic church
f the Nativity, Clasron avenue ami
Madison etreet.
From upper window? of the house
sung Inscriptions which read: "An
uther man led to slaughter," "When
you are married and trouble begin
tit him on the b*ad with a rolilug
?In." An Invitation for "all to
??im? In and kiss the brldo" also
flaunted In the wind before n laugh
ing crowd.
nrKftTN AT HOl'gR I'AHTV,
Mrs Weidey Dudley, of 21$ (Had
|-r. Htr et, |m hostess at a housq
Darty at which Mrs. Poerr and Mrs.
T H. Hnilth. of Portsmouth, Ohio,
\cd Mrs. Koy Bailey, of Huntlng
?on, W. Va.t are guests.
JUST RECF.IVFD?1500
Rogue Sound Watermel
ons, for sale in Small,
Mac Lean Building. Price#
right.
New Theater
TONICJHT ?
Uit Rplaod? of
THE EXPLOITS OP EIJUNE"
"THE LYNCH TRIO"
Ringing and Dancing
"BUTLER AND RWAIf*'
81nglng, Dancing and Talking
mc^a?ud *??.
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