WASHINGTON N. C TUESDAY AFTERNOO^ SEPTEMBER 1?. ItU
No. 60 ?_*
UNANIMOUSLY
VOTE FOR THE
CHAUTAUQUA
DBTITH7D AT LAST NIGHT'S
MMIfiHO or THE LOCAL
- V?GUARANTORS.
SEND CONTRACTS
At a moat enthtstaette and wit!
attended meeting of the Chautauqua
g us red t ore left night, it wu unani
mously decided to here the Chau
tauqua here a fain next year.
About 16 of the* guarantors were
Hreaent. A report waa made on the
card? which had recently been sent
out to the gwarantore, and ehowed
that a big majority were In favor of
having the Chaatavqna here again.
Many were moet emphatic la ex,
prcaalng their approval ot the en
tertainment.
The secretary wa< ordered to for
ward the 00ntract? to the Swarth
more company at once. The con
tracts are algned by lit names of
prominent local dtleen?. who have
agreed to act as guarantors for next
year. It waa decided to favor Jnne
16th aa the moet favorable day for
the opening of the event. Other de
tails, In connection nwlth the con-1
tracts, were also decided upon last]
night.
OVER TWENTY-FIVE
SUITS WERE Sf OLEN
ffU>r? W 1?.
PoUoe Hmv* Foud
MoM of OooOs Stole?.
The police are ?till on rhe trail
Of the colored boys who entered P.
Orleans' store Saturday night, and
they expect to have all of the stolen
good? recovered In a day or two.
The Identity of the boys Is known.
The boys, who range In age from
fifteen to eighteen year*, entered
Mr. Orleans' store by smashing two
-windows. They helped themselves
liberally to clothes and gtole several
hundred dollars worth of geod?.
Twenty-five suits have already been
recovered.
15th IS THE LAST DAT.
The llth is the last day you have
to pay electric and water bills,
ttfty ccnts will be charged for re
oonn actions.
Municipal Electric A Water Dept.
?-lt-ttc.
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Intensely Interesting and stirring
two-reel drama, full of tense
situations and human Interest
"HIS MOTHER'S PORTRAIT"
Kay-Beo Feature.
"THB SILENT CO-RD"
Pal staff?1 Reel
MAKE EFFORT
TO "CLEAN UP"
IN WILSON
wuii try tu wire *irr -red
?LKilfT" DISTRICT 0
' ? THAT CITY, j - "? - tj
STERN MEASURES
Judfe Daniel? Org?? Placing OOcer?
in fVomt <of Howe? and Taking
Nunc* of Ail Who Botcf Them.
Wilson, Sept. ^ 14.?^Astonished
when the Information came to him
that 21 houses or alleged 111 rejfate
were countenanced In Wilson. Judge
Frank A. Daniels delivered an in
teresting bit of advice to the city
officials. The Information came to
the presiding judge and the solid
tor ae the result or the trial in Su
perior court or on? of the unfortu
nate women.
In his remarks to the mayor and
chief of police. Judge Daniels ad
vised the placing of officers in front
of each suspected hpuse, who would
take the names of every individual
seen entering before the court
witnesses. Further, he suggested
the cancellation of all licenses
granted the women to ^ sell soft
drinks, the taking ont or the tele
phones, and that watar and tights
be refused them by the city.
Speaking from the bench during
another trial, in which two young]
white men were charged with
minor offense, Judge Daniels waru
ed them against the district of 111
repute, stating that for 40 Jefrs
Wilson people had permitted the ex
istence of this condition, the result
of which was the ruin of the young
men of the commtftolty.
After, giving his advice to the
mayor, Judge Daniels told blm that
he would probably make/enemies by
following the icourae suggested and
asked him .ir. he had j^be courage to
attempt"" It. *tfayor ftrilette~ replied
that he would certainly try it.
NEW STORE OPENS
SEPTEMBER 20THI
Walter Orcdle & Co. Expect to bej
In Their Quartern by that Time.
Walter Credle & Co. are making
arrangements to move' into their
new store?the building formerly
occupied by Bowers Brothers Co.
and expect to be In their new quar
ters by September 20th.
The new ftore will be up-to-data
in every way and will be composed
or several new departments, con
sisting or fancy groceries?foreign
and domestic?green groceries or all
kinds, fruits, fresh meats, sausages,
dressed poultry, crockery, glass, tin,
enamel, wood and willow ware. In j
the spring the proprietors will also)
open up a delicatessen department,
which will be of great conveaienca
to housekeepers during the hot
weather.
The fixtures In tho' hew store are
already being installed and are so
arranged that the wants of the cus
tomers may be supplied with the
smallest amount of delay.
"DETECTIVE"
GETS IN BAD
AT KINSTON
MAM WHO TK1ED TO ARREST
LOCAL BOY GETS HIMSELF
INTO A BAD FIX.
HAS LEFT TOWN
W as Arretted tcx Cmrrjims a Coti
ccaM and Alio for Pan.
Ing Bogus Check?. Recorder Lef
Him Off Cpoa Payment of Cost*.
_ (By EMtern Press)
KJnston, Sept. 14.?E. L. Duke,
the "detective" who 8unday morn*
las attempted to arrest Eugene
Harris of Washington, N. C.? fori
alleged personal reason*, was tried]
before the recorder yesterday Af
ternoon. he Judge termned his ac
tions aa "frivolous and malicious,"
and released him upon payment of
costs.
Immediately afterwards, Duke
was arrested on the charge of car
rying a concealed weapon and also
for paaalng several checks, which
were declared to be worthleaa. He
was placed under 9300 bond On
theae two charges and upon default
of payment, spent the night In Jail
Owing to the "hard luck that
seemed to hare befallen Duke and
the fact that everyone appeared to
have turned against the unfortunate
man," the recofdor this morning let
him off npon payment of co?ta, pro
vided that he leave town at once.
This Duke has agreed to do.
WAS SUCCESSFUL IN
TAKING HIS LIFE
Man Who Shot Himself .\rar Rocky
Mount Yesterday, Died In
Hospital Today.
(By Eastern Press)
Rocky Mount, 8ept. 1*4.?R. L.
Skinner, who yesterday attempted
[to commit suicide at Westerly* by
firing a bullet through his brain,
and who was later taken to a local
hosrpltal, died today as the result of
his wounds. Skinner Is survived by
a wife, three children and a brother.
NEGRO "MAGICIAN"
SENT TO ROADS
Thiratftwid to "Cttrae" Another
M?rmbev of the 8ame Rao?.
(By Eastern Press)
Greenville, Sept. 14.?Joe Brad
ley. colored, who pose* as s magician
yesterday called at the home of a
member of the same race and hold-1
Ing a red ball before the latter's
face, stated that he would "ourse"
him If he did not come forth with
five dollars. He came forth.
The negro complained to the po
lice and thin morning Bradley was
arrested and sent to the roads for
two months.
One negro woman and four men
were tried this morning for crap
shooting and were sentenced to the
roads for four months.
HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW
Redfern Models? -
DEMONSTRATION ONLY I
! ; FOUR MORE DAYS.
Thev are marvels of oorsetiy-beautiful |
to look at and delightful to wear, with
shaping qualities that make them quite the 1
corset (or the new figur?.
Although bonded they are light and flexi
ble, and they wiftii the firmness neces
sary to mould tne figure into a perfect con
tour?a combination that calls for the
highest skill tn designing and making.
There It ft wonderful range of models??
style for eveiy woman.
Red fern Corsets
Our oorsetiere will skilfully fit you to
your model, and there it one for you.
Mil? Ball Corse tier a
BIG NEW DEPARTMENT STORE.
MOHAMMEfeAN TROOPS AT PRAYER IN ENGLAND
A picturesque scane which jp wiuioeefl at the mosque at Waking, near London, when n targe number of
Mohammedans, principally Brltfp Indian troops, assembled for prayer The picture shows the "prostration." I
Mah worshiper wtth hts face to tip) east
NEW WAREHOUSE
IS BIG SUCCESS
Farmer? Pleased With the Tit?
meat They Rarrtrr at the
> . Central.
Although their warehouse Ik the
newest In the city, having only been
in operation this season. Messrs.
Shelburne and Baugham have prov
en themselves to be most capable
managers and they are dplng what
Is probably the largest tobacco bus
iness In the elty. Their sales have
been Increasing dally and the farm
ers are all loud in their praise over
the treatment they have received a*
the Central warehouse.
The new bouse Is a. big factor In
the local market and la doln? much
to make Washington a successful
tobacco market.
"Prices on all grades of tobacco
have advanced In the past two dpya
"?wry nrooh," ?taU4 ..Mr.
this morning. "Some of the grade*
of bright first pulllngs in good or
der. and free from burnt have ad
vanced from $2 to $4, the advance
In prices on the second pulling*
have been from $3 to $5 a hundred.}
Tips also In the past two days" havo
advanced from $3 to $4. and are
now selling very well, therefore we
can see no reason to hold them back
"The weather for the past week
' has been fair and the market has
about gotten rid of th" sour and
mouldy stuff that was graded dur
ing the wet spell of ten days ago,
and price? are much better tha.:
they have been at any time this
year, except on the common first
pu'.l'.ngs and hard faced green to
bacco. These two grades, and the
burnt tips, are low and will remain
so for the balance of the year.
COMMITTEEMEN
HOLD MEETINGS
Met lil Richland Township Yeatcr
day. fhocowiiiity Men Are
Meeting Here Today.
A well-attended meeting of the
echool eommltteemen In Richland
township was held yesterday at Au
rora. The mert!ng was conducted
by County 8chooi Superintendent W. I
0. Prlvette.
The compulsory attendance law.
plans for next year's county school
commencement and "moonlight"
schools were discussed. Great In
terest was manifested and the meet
ing was a decided *ucce?f.
Today the committeemen of Choc
owlnlty township are meeting nt
the court house Tomorrow the
committeemen of Pantego township
will meet at the Pantego high school
hntldlog.
IDOPE REND
WAS ARRESTED
Tried to Bt*?l Morphine Oat of
8Um> of Parmvllle l>rux Co.
(By Eastern Preea)
Oreenvllle, Sept. 14.?Frank Bat
tle, ? habitual user'of morphine, wan
arreated at . Far m vl lie jreatcrday.
charged with having atolen morphia?
oat of the ?tore of the Farmvlll*
Drug Company H* wan tried be
fore the local court thlc morning
and eeatenced to alx month* on the
rea6, on lea* he left the eounty at
one?. l<eter. the clerk of the court
was ord'red to bur him ? ticket for
Norfolk, where he will b# place?! la
?4 |ty!?tn (or tr*fttmeg(.
ASHEVILLE
TRYING TO
BACK OUT
WnntN Intcr-Statc Chniiipi<?OAtii|i
<;amct to bo of "Later* League"
Variety.
Ar
J By Eas.?rn Press)
Kocky Mount. Sept. H ?Accord
ing to word tbat ha? b'-en received
by the managers of the Rocky
MoVint baseball team. Ashevllle.
champions of the Carolina League,
refuse to play an Inter-State serit-s
with the top-notchers of the Vir
ginia League, on a straight basis.
Report has It tbat Ashevllle desires
to make the series an inter-league
affair; that Is they desire to make
up a team composed of picked
p!ayera from both leagues. Instead
i.Of using ihe_j>r?8eni*9erHonel of the
teams. It i* hoped that the affair
can be straightened out and that
straight series, with the players of
the Rocky Mount and the Ashevllle
teams, can be arranged.
PAVE THIRTY-FIVE
BLOCKS IN KINSTON
Important Str]' Taken It) K<iur(l of
.Aldermen In That City
Iwuit M slit.
(Py Eastern Press)
Klr.ston. Sept 14.?At the meet
ing of the Board of Aldermen last
n'ght, !t wan agreed to pav?? 35
b!ocks. ranging In width !rom 30 lo
60 feet, with rheet asphalt. The
I project will cost in thr neighborhood
I of $100.000 Two-thirds of the en
l.re amount will be paid by- the
[ j rcperly owners along the streets
(hat are to be paved.
Over 100 persons' were pr?-*ent at
the. meeting and not a single dls
, Renting voice wan raised again*t the
proportion. The act'.on taken will
[ make Kloston one of the best pav d
iftreets of Us size in the South.
I .MI'IHK'S DECISION CAISKH
A KHOWKlt OF l*OP IMITTLKS
Naahvllle. Town., Sept. 14.?Un
popular decisions *r.?l removal of
Kircher from the coaching line her*
yesterday brought on a disturbance
that caused Umpire Pfennlnger to
forfeit the second gaine of n sched
uled double header to the Chatta
nooga club.
A fchower of pop bottles greeted
Pfenn!nger's refusal to b<* moved by
the protests of Manap?er Rchwartx
that Klrcher should be allowed to
noach, aftd a part of the crowd
swarmed Into the field and was dis
persed by the police. Later Umpire
Brelteneteln ?wlce reversed a decis
ion at first base ind the disturbance
broke out afresh. Catcher Street
was struck by a bottlo aimed at an
umpire and when the game was de
clared forfeited the crowd again
broke, into the ^ field threatening
Manager Rlberfield. He was struck
on the head with a pop bottlo but
was not seriously hurt.
M.OOO Por KO!J>
O.V I.IR MM'AI, MARKET
Prl??* at the loeAl ?i*rk?t irtlll con
tlllu? high. About 61,000 pound?
wore told today At th# thr> ? w?re
housea, running as follows: Jft.OOO
117.000 tnd 11,009 pound*.
E. K. WILLIS TO
MAKE CHANGES
Will <)|mh Ilr&nch Star* ml ihr Cor
ner of M ?In and GUildcn
Sirwt*.
The firm of K. K. Willis is to make
a change in the near future, accord
ing lo information given out this
morning Th< y will operate two
stores: one located at their preae.it
stand on Water street and the other
at the corner of Main and Gladden
streets. The new Htor-\ which w il
he ready for occupancy by the firsr
of October, will be under the man
agc-ment of Albert Willis. It will
handle fancy groceries aud meats
LIVELY SESSION
OF COURT HELD
Recorder Kept Itu.sy YV'?lc*rday Af
ternoon in IMnpoMing of Cases.
A number of cases were brought
up at the recorder's court yesterday
afternoon. :t being on* of the bus
i st aessinns that the court has ex*
perienred in *ome time.
William Haugham, charged with
having no rear light on his auto, was
fined costs of court
Haywood Grimes, disorderly con
iluct. was fined 12 and costs.
Richard Gorham. riding train
without a ticket, was fined cost*.
i J aim s Kelly, disorderly conduct,
was fined $2 and ensts.
Lindsay Dudley, carrying c n
c a led weapons, was sent ?i
roads for twelve m^-'hs.
William Mil'e" car -g c<--*cff:(
weapon, W." ? '-fr. to t'l ? roi. ' i'J.
six mr: til?.
BIG FinE WAS
15 YFARS AGO
Washington \ l*lte?l hy IUk Confln
(p-allon on September IS. I (MH>.
Yesterday war the loth annlver
??ry of "the big Ore."
On September 13. IDOO. Or?*
started In Brabble's restaurant on
Water street, ?wept along this
street up Market and as far hh the
Rodman home on Main sireet. Many
dwellings and business houses wer
burned to t'ie ground Thr damage
ran into thousands of dollar* The
Are started at about noon and w
not und??r control until Ave o'clock
in the aftornoon.
IIOTKIj ni KN'H.
Colorado Springs. Col.. Sept. 14.
?Flro early today destroyed th"
Mansions Hotel at Mantlou. one of|
the largest In this region. The prop
erty was valued at |t50,000. The
hotel was c.osed last week for the
season.
HAYS BAKKR.
I waw a young m?n call for a
pack*?* (lie other day In the po*t
oflVce. I thought It looked Ilk? It
might bf a photograph of Rome one.
The^young man moved up In the
corner of the room and began to
Open It. All at 'once I aaw big
?mlk* begin to loom up. I said to
myeelY, "That mutt be fhe klad of
pictures I try to make." Too can't
help from goatling back to them.
PAXWB iTUDio.
GREENVILLE
MILLS GET
iBIG ORDER
WIIX HEN D HHlPMXirr OP GOOD?
THROUGH At, EXT TO
SOUTH AMERICA,
m 3*? ?
50,000 LB. ORDER
Lk-llcvetl Ttuu Other* Will Follow
Rapkll). Arrafl^rmmM IMng
Mart?* to IncrtMf 1*1 an t la Onkr
to Turn O* Work lUpldlj-.
t By Eastern Pre*?)
Green* llle, Sept. 14.?Consider
able elation among (he bu$lncaa
men of this city this morning fol
ow?d the news of a 50,000 pound
>rd'*r of good?, which has been
Iu#ed by the Greenville Cotton
Milts through their agents, C- M
"ovnen & Co. of Philadelphia. The
<ood? are to be shipped direct to
iiuenos Ayres and from there will
probably b" sent into the Interior.
W. H. Norris. manager of tho
oral mills, this morning stated
JiiU work on the order would begin
at once Ht- aUo said that arrange*
.uents were on foot for securing o it
??nler of like size In the near futur?.
If.- also expressed himself as con
'.dent that other orders would fol
'<w Preparations are under way for
-i pora'. In g tli? mills und*r full ca
nity and. In case It Is necessary,
-.n'.argements will be made to tho
>lant.
Tli v re lias hern much talk In
Sort h Carolina oxer trade with
South America, but n* far a* can !>?
'.earned, thi* la the first order from
:iiat country wjiieh Sag been r??-.
.reived in thin section of tb<* S'at**.
CLEVER NIGGER
GETS CHICKENS
imitated ("row of m KmiMrr aud In
ducer! tilO llt'flM tO C't lllf
to lliiu.
Ai:iDi!0 Mich.iitlb, colored, who re
<.d * about ten utiles frcm town,
.ias boon having chicken for dinner
practically every day, duo to Ms
?ihiiiiy to imitate the crow of a
luotier. II.s ne'ghbor* have dis
covered hie talent, however, aud
"rooi nu* on tt would se?*iu that the
jnly ciilcken* that AI ouzo nnd h la
family will have to ,-at are tho^e he
talc** Imn.-Hf or puriha*?-? :u town,
Alonzo'* meiiiod of operation wan
n*. ;.t unique Ho united until a
? t three or four o'clock In the
'? tiR and would 'h n atoal up tt?
' ' hi* ne Khhor's hour**. taking
?ile . tuition near iIih lion coop 'i<*
*"ou 1 then begin crowing a;wl keep
; u|> uuiil lie ]e*ari|?d by
flooring answering i ickle& from the
oop. In a minul" or two a couple
->f hon* would invariably Ftroli out
from the coop to hold convciae with
'he strange "rooster." As soon a*
hey came clone enough. Alonzo
i raked them tn with a fishing net at
he end of a polo.
| Alonzo kept rhis up for n month?
liul Ins' w ek one of h!i neighbors,,
?rlio had losi -.eteral fat h^n?, and
?vhosr suspicion? were aroused, lay
awake one night to see where hla
poultry was di<nppearlDg to. He
r-aught Alonzo in the act. adminlft*
?er?-d a h vere drubbing and uttered
such dire threat* again?! the nlg
?er. that the Utter promtaetf 4
knees that.
for the h?4
would desiq
ID the f
Mr Mo8orlf-y. re
Dunn Publishing Co.
I* in the city today
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