Vol.7
WASHINGTON N. C MOl
'noon August 2. iw
ANNOUNCE
PROGRAM OF
MEETING
/ :? A ' . i . > i
t ?
INTEREST! N<i NUMBERS AR
RANGED SOB I. O. o. r.
?3^-^ CONVENTION. ^ ; J
TWO SESSIONS
Wi'I Mett Here Thursday A ft crayon
Md Etc mtng. juny Dclccatrs
Arc Expected to Attend from the
6cco?d District. . ^ J
The oommfttee in charge of ar
rangement* for *he -uecemA district
convention of Odd fellows which
will W held in this city .Thursday,
hare arranged an interesting: pro-i
gram ior, the occasion. . A number
of excellent addreaaee are Included.
; There will he two sessions: one held
1 In -the afternoon and the other at
(night. The program in full will be i
Mv follows: |
Aftcntoon Keen Ion.
| Will open at 2:30 o'clock. 1
| 1. Opening ceremony, conducted
by D. Q. Berry, president.
8. Soil call of officers.
I 8. Reading of minutes of last ses
sion. ?
4. "Shall we continue the district
convention?*' a discussion, led by 3.
G. Skinner, of Farmville. N. C.
! 5. Presenting the <N. C. Odd Fel
low, by C. G. Morris. f
| 6. Deciding place of next meeting,
j 7. Miscellaneous business.'^
I 8. Good of the order.
9. Adjournment.
x K veiling Measion. |
1. Address of welcome. N. L.
I Simmons.
? H. Response, D. G. Berry, of Ay
| den, N. C.
8. Instructions In secret work, by
a member of tie Belhaven lodge.
| 4. 'Instruction in second degree,
| by a member ?f the Ayden lodge, |
5. Instruction -in third degree
| work, hp a member, of Eclypse lodge, j
I 6. Instruction In first degree i
I work, toy a member of the Phalanx I
lodge.
7. Miscellaneous business.
8. Good of the order.
9. Adjournment. |
Negro Stirs
Up Excitement
Made Things Lively Around Choeu
wtnltj- YssUrdsy Morning Willi
a Big Revolver.
Mlago Jones, colored, a readout
of tbla city, was the cause of consid
erable excitement at Chocowlnity
early yesterday morning, when he
began to feel the effects of several
liberal potloqs of liquor which he
h^d Imbibed earlier in the evening.
Jones was (brought into oourt here
Saturday afternoon on the charge of
being drunk. He was placed under
|10 bond for appearance In court
next Saturday. He took tbe early
morning train yesterday for Ohoco
winlty and when he arrived at that
?taUon, proceeded to show the pns-j
eengcrs some touches of high life. I
WiUr ttfe aid of a big revolver and
numerous cues words, ke accomplish
ed this successfully
Conductor Lynch, however, eould
* n't see things in tho same l!ght that
Ifinio did. and he placed the latter
under ^arreet and took him to New
Bern. "Phere he was placed In Jail
aPd will be brought back to Waah
ington this afternoon by apeolgl
.? Agent George Heward,
Mcf-ting at Cowt Hour.
The county board of education
and the county oommlajioneff are
holding their regular meetings at
the eonrt houee today.
House of Happhuan.
BELLMO
Theater
TODAY
Heat# Of Prteeeea Marsarl"
Two Part*.
' ? "Hike's Bopftawt"
Comfdy Flhm.
"Ford Weekly"
' ~ kr TfJBM>AY. ;
'?Tim OF THE HOUR"
WILL BRING
TOBAGCO TO
THIS CITY
FAXtMRKS ALL THROUUH THE
tXHWTV FAVOR WA&HIXU.
TON M MlRkT.
OPEN AUGUST 18
Prrdlctcd tliat the Sale* .Will (jo
B6y<n Mf S, 000, 000 4'orn *<L< Crop*
Arc iii. E3?<f?2Wnr Kiutpe nt tho
- MGStt TUllr. ' L
* ? 'r- * * ?
That the .saloe at the Washington
tobacco hiarket would thl? yfcar run
beyoud 6,00Q,0Q0 pounds, was thai
stat' raentN made ,thl8 morjWttg by!
Walter B. Wlodley.'ope of the local1
tobacco then. Vlr. .Windley states
that indications point te an eyeilent
crop and that he and other tobacco
men, who are" Interested in the
Waehingto* market, f&ol confident
tLat the market will be moat suq,
-eeysful.
"We have visited pracMcally ev
ery nook and cornror of the county,
with the exceptipa- of BelhaVen, and
we're going down tftat way Wednes
day," said Mr. this morn
ing. "We have, foucftl that there ap
pears to' - be a general sentiment
throughout the county in favor of
?<he Washington market and practic
ally all of the farmers have announc
ed their intention of bringing their
crops here to market. We have gone
as far a* tbe Pitt county line and
even the far4ners In that srctlon de
clared that they would bring their
crops 4o Washington.
"The crops are excellent. The re
cent Jiot weather has worked won
ders and has improved the stand of
tobacco Immensely. In fact, every
thing points to the blggost and best
market that Washington .has ever
had."
1 3\48Z. Bales of
Cotton Raised
Above Amount liaised in lleaufort
OiUtUy I^t Yew. The t'ooaty
S(aB<ln 21th on the List*
/ \
A report of the cotton rained in
North Carolina during 1914 ha? Jus'
Hoen srfu' d and shows that eBaufort
county is 24tft In order of produc
Mon. Robeson heads tho list with
74, If 8 bales. BeaUfort raised 13,
J87 nalcB, an Increase of 51 percen*
since \90l>. r* ?
Indications (or this year's crop
joint to n big Incrrase and It is ex '
uectcj that at least 15,000 bale.^
will be raised In Beaufort county.
GENERAL VON HOETZiNDORF
Gen. ttmrad von Hoetsendorf. chief I
of the XUetrO Hungarian headquarters |
staff, ntudying the plan of tlio cam
palgrt against Italy He designed the I
fortifications on the Austro Italian |
frontier.
?arleus Thoujyht
TUva you arer thought aortously ??
OAt-f^ags sir?" ' U.dniKi. I hart:
-incs ths oawMfcf T"
PUTS WHOLE
FIRE DEPT.
TO FLIGHT
A <;REEXV1IjLR Rf?IDt?VT
MU n < .HP into COURT OS
UNUSUAL CHARGE.
OBJECTEDTOBATH
When the Ftremcn Inristod Upon
| Staying Hint, H? bhed Hla Oont
Mill Hwrwi Urirka nt Tnra.
(By phone to the Daily News)
Oreenrille, il._ C., An?. 2. ? As
s-ailing the Greenville Fire Depart
ment yesterday afternoon was the
somewhat unusual charge brought
against . 'J. E. Malktne of this city
??adf y in the local court. The case
was one of the most amusing th&t
'\a? been tried in court here for eome
'inie. The spectators were kept in
% constant roar of laughter^
It appeared from the testimony
that was given at the trial this
rooming thayrcalkins puts the fire
lopartmont to flight y?fcterday by
he simple expedient of, flinging
bricks at them. The .department had
been called ont to answer an alarm
from the Atlantic Coast Line depot.
Matk!ns was one of the spectators
it the blaze. Becoming enthusiastic
over their work, the firemen zeal
ously sprayed he building and ln
-identiy, they sprayed Matk'ne. "who
-.vas standing cloee by.
Matkins didn't much like the
1 howcr, but be didn't say anything,
'n a minute or two the game thing
lapp ned again. This time Jriatktns
-ot mad. He walked over to a near
ly pile of brlcke and after shedding
I Ma coat he proceeded to Bhow both
he fireman and the other spectators
hat Matty had nothing on him when
t came to speed and control. His
| \im was must accurate and the fire
nen were forced to desert the hose
trxj.f.'-e. Matkine waa left victor of
thfe combat. ~ He aaPfinr'1
??nd -notified to appear in court this
Tiorning. Judgment was suspended
ipon payment of costs, which ar
nounted to $14.75.
2 M o*-e Games
Won By Small
Dpffiitcd Bayboro and Grnntsboro
lir.st Week. Team Hm Enviable
ltocoitl up to DaUt.
m
Th'? Small baseball team added
-.70- more victories to their 1oug
?rinjc by defeating Bayboro Thurs
lajr morning. 8-1; and Grantaboro
in the afternoon of the same day,
1-2.
The latter gamo was an exciting
opt .M from the flrst to the last in
nings. Th? two teams were tied at
lie cm! of the ninth, tho score be
ng 2-2. Small's sft^erlorlty was
hown lp the 10th, however, and the
cam won out In that inning.
Tho Small baseball team, although
composed of mere boys ? all local
oroduct ? has made an enviable rec
ord this aeaion. The boys have
olnyed a total pf 20 games and h?ve
only lost flte.
FAITHS CHY OF F1RR
ON aoi'VD htk.ameh
Man j Women and Children Knocked
Dewn gud Bruised in Panic,
New York, Aug. t. ? The atewn^r
Grand Republic, from Rockeway for
New York, put In at Coney Island
tonight, where several hundred pas
senger# left the vessel following a
panic which started with a falsa cry
Of Are. Before the craw succeeded
iu assuring tho paaaengera that there
was no fire aboard many women and
children Mad been knocked down and
slightly injured In a mad ru?h for
life preservers and the boat*.
The Grand Republic Is the slater
?hip of the General aiocum, -which
hurned with a loss of nearly a
thousand liv<c several year* ago.
PKEVRD H. P. ?. A.
Peever, flk Dti Aug. 1 ? -A hired
man milking e cow et a farm near
here became Incensed when the fata
lly eupplyer of hotter end cream
sr. at' d a fly with poor aim and
struck him. WKh a clever twist he
broke tho oow'a tail, and he la now
speeding a time in Jell tor cruelty
to enimala.
Volunteer to
Teach Adults
Teachers Eastern Carolina Train
ing School WID Aid Movement
to Wipe Out Illiteracy.
Raleigh. N. C., Aug. 2.- ? One hun-'
dred teachers of the summer school
at the Bast Carolina sachcrs' Train
ing School at Greenville have vol
unteered to teach lb the moonlight
schools of the State during the fall,
according to Dr. J. Y. Joyner. who
returned yesterday from Greenville,
Kinston and LaGrange.
Every week the number of teach
ers volunteering for this work brings
added encouragement to the leaders
lr this social service movement, and
justifies the early promise of Dr.
Joyner that the teachers would tako
a loading part In the elimination of
adult illiteracy.
Last week 123 volunteers were
accepted for the service from the
jUnK?r?it>. -an? m ar-Scaodtrw ^ ?
\
ROBERT WARWICK IN
"THE MAN OP THE HOl'R"
Will Be Hhown at Local Theatre
Tomorrow.
"The Man of the Hour," a play
which enjoyed a more phenomenal
series of performances than any the
American stage had seen for years,
have been made into a five-part photo
play under th?r diroction of Wm. A.
Byedy who. was responsible for the
original presentation of "The Man
of the Hour."
Here are some of the lines ap
plied to "Ths Man of the Hour," by
critics and men of affairs:
'The play of tha day."
"The drama of the pressst."
' * "A photograph of life as we're, liv
ing It."
"A play of real siRnllcance."
At' the Bell mo tomorrow.
Aldermen to
Meet Tonight
Hi rt+t Work WOl Be Owe of the
I to b? drought up ?i
Tonight's Mwiim.
The regular meeting of the city
bo#rd"o( aldermen wljl be held tp
night.
Several Important matters will be
brought up for discussion, among
them being the Improvement of the
streets in the city. It la understood
that the board wll make prepare*;
tlons for oooslderable work In the
near future.
YOUNO MAN SACRIFICED
HI ft Mime IS ATTEMPT
TO HAVE THREE GIRL*
AH Four tHwewl at PnitM'i D?Mh
Del , When Rowboat Capetaed.
Wilmington. Del., Aug. S. ? Three
girls and a young man were drown
ed *at Fenton'a 'Beach, aoroea the
j-Delawaie River fvom bare, today.
Tbo man, Irvln MoCalt, 11 years old,
saertfleed hie life In an unauccteaful
attempt to save Rath Craig, 16, the
only one of the girls whoae Identity
la known.
MaCall, John J. Murphy, Miss
Craig and two other girls were In a
rowboat that capalfd. Murphy.
Who was the only one of the party
who oould awln. managed to aave
one of the girls aad himself.
The fourth victim was a young
woman who loa* her Mf? a short dle
tWM ?nf wWle bathini
"Pay the Costs "
Says Recorder
Three More Violators of Traffic
Uhh Were Brought up Into
Court Sat utility Aftciliuu.
The dally procession of traffic
violators to the recorder's court
dwindled to three Saturday after
noon. However, Chief Robert save
out (he Information this morning
that tomorrow would And a somr
what larger number adorning the
benches in the court room. Satur
day's procession consisted of the fol
lowing:
William Cherry, no rear lights.
Fined costs of court.
James Baugham, speeding Fined
cost* of court.
Glen Walters, speeding. Fined
costs of oourt.
Free Tuition
Is Offered
Daily News H?s Two Free Scholar
ships to Xornwl School, Which
Wl'l Bo Given to Those
Who Desire Thrtn.
The Dally News In in a position to
give two Ire? scholarships for young
lad lr i. who are desirous of entering
the North Carolina State Normal and
Industrial College at Greensboro.
Those appointments are given on
condition that the young ladle* will
t'acli In the schoolg of the State af
ter !eav!ng the college The regular
tuition for board, laundry, textbooks
and nil other fees is $150 a year.
The two scholarships are given
absolutely fre?\ without any 'strings*
to the offer. The young ladles whe
aro interested ar? requested to not?*
fy thijj office.
?;mr.s givk chask in
BIRTHDAY 81'IT*
Girl MM her*, Dwl In Hun*lilne, hir
sue Men Who Hlolt* C'lutliN.
(Trenton, N. J. Dispatch to New
York Press).
Co.-.tunrd only in Ihe *un rays,
two pretty young women caused
something akin to * riot when they
left ihe oijio river and gave chase
after several men . who had stolen
(lit clothing of the' girls, hung In n
bonthoupe moored aongside the
wharr,
Thg girls had not run a block b?t
fore a great crowd was at their
hcele. Policeman Frann a.u<p*on was
standing on Main street, three blocks
from the river, when the mermaids
overwhelmed him with demands that
ha 'get the!r clothes."
"I will." said 81mpion, "but coma
with me Into this feed stora." There
he r quested the girls to don gunny
racks and sent them to the police
station.
FRANK OUT OF DANGER.
Wellington. Aug. 2. -Iveo M
Frank continues to Improve steadily.
accor.Ung to word today from Mll
Pdg*/!lle prteon farm. Vui wonnd
In hi.- throat dealt by hie fellow con
?let WIIMam Green. Is considered
paat the posetbtllty of causing far
ther serious trouble. Frank's com
plete recovery tor confidently e*
peetcd.
BOUGHT CX>\T*NTH OF HTGRK.
Th> stock in the ?tor? of Cutler A
i Jllhn wae sold thtn morning to M.
Jonei>h, of Falson. V. C.. for $1100.
The aale waa held on aoeount of a
petition for bankruptcy -which was
reevotty fled by Cutler 4 John.
Spent Day at
Pamlico Beach
WaAhiiijrton Party Knjtijed !>aj at
Kainou* Summer lU*?ort Vewtcr
day. Made Tilp on the
tlio "8u<rlln{."
Pamlico Beach was again storm
ed by a party of Washington visitors
yesterday. About tw nty-flve mad-i
the trip !u tlie "Sterling." leaving
here at 7:30 a. m. and returning
shortly before eleven last night. Vac
Ioub method* of amus'tnent helped
to enliven the trip to and from th<"
beach.
Parties from Aurora and Belha*
en also were at the beach yesterday.
The Washington boys did not make
much progr? hs with the Belhaven
girls this time, but they did manage
to ewkpe a watermelon from the
Belhaven fellows.
A most substantial dinner waf
provided by the ladies at the beach,
to which the Washington party did
mor. than justice. A rising vote of
thanks was extended to Mrs. FuT
ford. Mrs. Jacobson. Mrs. Uoss and
Miss Cozzenx for the excellent re
past which they Imd prepared.
Among those who made the trli
"?n the "Sterling" wre Charles Al
'on, John Mayo, D O'Neal, Carl
?Joereh, Charles Meekins. F. Gile?
A. Squires. Ben 8*ddW. k. l>.
Simpson, T A. Rosa, Druce Wilkln
?oii, Mr S: fer. J. R. Starling. Ku
:eue Harris, Archie K'lly. Sam Sil
. erthorn. Golden Burbage, Fred
Hooton, C. H. Sterling. T. utfetjfy.
' A. Warren, H. B. Charles
Martin.
Many Present
At Revival
I.a reo Cimi(rrK?tk?n .\tlrnriwl Firs'
of Scrim of S<'p*ic?f? iipIiJ h>
A. II. W. |*m Night.
A large congregation won prwni
a? the revival meeting last night,
tfhlch was held by the Aiurrlcan
Kee-'ue Worker* In the Masonic Hall
An InteroHtlng aerniuii was preached
by Cnptaln GoAEeit.
These aervlcri will be held night
ly (or two tferkK. The public l* cor
11*11 y invited to attend Ihom They
begin at eight o'clock.
Polltenesa Personified.
Nnt long ago a popular Masaarhu
aettn avenue tailor, who tlpa the besm
near the BOOponnd mark, attempted
to force hlo way through a line of au
tomobile* which wai movini around
th? Circle and toutta into Meridian
etraot. reports the Indianapolis Htar.
Incidentally this tailor la of a rather
nervous temperament and ii aaiily
embarraaaed whan publlo attention is
directed toward him. He daahed
across the a treat ahead of a large oar
aa faat aa hla arotrdupoia and abort
lege would permit and atapped In
froDt of a anfcll machine. The ear
?truck him with a thud, wbfezrd and
came to a stop, while the tailor rolled
In the dust. Scrambling to his feet
and without regaining his hat. which
had rolled to the curb, the avenue
merchant turned to the driver of the
little puffing machine and exclaimed
In his escltemont: "1 be* pardon,
air!" and want hastily on his way.
"KXPUHT8 OF BI/AINK"
MOW THRATRK TONIGHT
The New Theatre will offer their
patrons a five reel program tonight,
with the Exploit* of Blaine aa the
main feature. Thar* will atoo be
threo other reels of interesting pic
tures. hla honee will have vaude
[ Title the la* half *t this weak.
i.
*T STRIKE OF STANDARD OIL WORKERS
Seen* aLCfc* c?|?bMe Hook plant of the Standard Oil company at Bayonne, N. J., during tho strike of 6 000
?mpio 7?n. which vaa accompanied hj rioting. homicide and anon.
WARSAW
ISflOTYET
CAPTURED
Rl'K<*IAX8 CRE MAKISG 8TTB
KN REMITTANCE' TO THE
.'AKCIXG GERMAN'S REFORM
the cm.
CUT OFF RETREAT
r?>ufouft will Not Bo Satisfied With
Cspturp ot W umw, Bat Are Aim
in? to ffc-ixe the Rkitlm Ilunslaa
Army.
I London, Aug. 2. ? The Russians,
wording to Fetrograd hav? stop
ped General von Bnelow'g advance
n Kovno province, toward the VII
fetrograd railway. If Grand
'Julie Nicholas is to hold the Brevt
'In* ;ifter hla retirement from War
aw it is absolutely necessary that
tGenera von Buelows offensive should
S?- arrested for should he reach the
ailwiiy he would seriously interfere
v!th (ho Russian communications.
It is not yet certain whether the
iu?9lan armies can make good their
? iirotner.t from Warsaw. Certainly
!:o> Aubtro-Gcr maris are doing their
'-.est to prevent it and have moved
ip v-ry strong reinforcements to
lasicn their encircling movement.
The appearance of fresh troops also
a gg Ob u? thai the German staff will
io: be satisfied with the capture of
hi? city or even the destruction of
iart of the Russian army but. should
.hit> be accomplished, will attack the
'Irest line and endeavor finally to
Tush the entire Rusnlan forces.
German* Successful in West.
Meanwhile, the Germans, who ap
?ar to have an inexhaustible sup
ply of munitions are fighting des
perately tt? retain every position
which they hold along the western
rout. They have recaptured part
if (he treuchcs which they lo?t to
h > British near Moors and ar* mak
n? an effort to regain what they
lo*-i to the Kr'-nrh In I he Muen;-ter
-err in n In Alnacc
05.000 Rus-inn* Captured.
l>urlng th" month of July Rerlin
ays the Grrmann captured more
lian DS.Ofm Russians between the
' "'jKr.'ii riwr and the Baltic alorvi
Three Games
This Week
cucnl* u III \ ancf Imrn,
linn and Kit her
Or Il4tll?*r?(i||vl|lf.
Three game* have b; en arranged
y the Washington team for thU
veek Tomorrow nfternoon the lo
?a1? will play Vnncet-oiHi on the locaj
I'.mnond Thursday New Bern will
?!?lt thcfle part* and try conclusions
wl?h the locals. Fr!duy's gam;1 hai
not yet been dftfltvtHy settled- Eith
er tlie locals 'Will play Greenville at
Greenville, or els^ the Koberxonville
i<am will come to WMKhlnxton aod
play at Fleming Park.
Cil'fCHTH AT IfOt'ftK I'AIITV.
M!k2?pn Aleez. Temperance, Doro*
thy mid K*?lier Aycock. of Penteget,
are entertaining a number -of young
ladle* at n hnneo party, at tbelr
home. Among the guests are Mlssea
Evelyn White, of Hertford; Ix>Bda
Shanburffter, of Hertford; Carrie
Bell Blount, of Wllllamcton; Zada
Wynne, of Everett; Mabel Harrla. of
Roxbnro; Hlxle White, of Oxford,
and Helen Weaver, of Rich Square.
Trappe*
quarreling. "Well,
eftitt rxy ] r?n after yon," seirf
?lfe. ' Neither iloos a mous-;*.r?p r
iftar the mtce. but ft ratchee )v
f-tma" rAvltod
New Theater
TOMIOIf
17th ICplHode of
?NFTW KXPlvOlT* OF Kf.AINB"
8? OTHER RKKLS PICTURBfl? 1
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