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WASHINGTON N.C FRIDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER M. It?* " No/?
OCCURRED AT lO O'CLOCK. WAS
I4H7DBR THAN REPORT
OP A CANNON.
NO EXPLANATION
YimL Police Inveetlgattag.
' The moat oft repeated question
la Washington today Is "Where was
the explosion?" As far as we know
tcday, no one has found an answer
for It, and as a result, the whole
town Is mystified and on edge with
cariosity. ? " .
Last night, at about ten o'clock
th* echoee were awakened by a re
port which equaled In noise that of
a large cannon?louder. If anything.
It rattled the window panee In al
most every home and for a moment
It oaused considerable alarm.
One of the operators at the tele
phone office stated this morning that
her switch board was a blase of
lights direcCTy after the explosion
occurred.^ Almost everyone In the
city wanted Information mm to Its
source. But no Information could
be secured.
A crowd Immediately gathsred on
the streets, the majority of them
going dbwn to the Episcopal church
yard, where, in the opinion of many
of them, the explosion had occurred.
A "crowd of almost a hundred per
sons gathered at this spot, but noth
ing could be learned. The police In
vestigated the matter last night and
aro continuing doing so today, bat
they have been unable to learn any
On the streets this morning,
number of person? answered the
query by staling that it was prob
ably the naval reserves, practicing
shooting. Captain Morton, however,
when asked about the matter this
morning, stated that the naval mi
litia were not engaged In any prac
tise last night and that he did not
beHcve they had anything to do
with the matter.
In the meantime: What Waa It?
to Establish Camp Him
liar to Om te PUttobwg.
(By Parkar R Anderson)
Washington, Sept. 14.?Senator
Overman, of North Csroltna, today
will ask Secretary of War Oarrlson
to establish a business men's train*
lag camp similar to the'one held ?t
Plattsburg, N Y., this summer. In
North Carolina. The oamp, estab
lished, will be located either at Ashe
vllle or Morehedd City. Both placts
?re being considered.
If the secretary decides to allow
one of the?? camps to go to the
state It would be of grrat talne both
to business men who take advantage
of this exceptional opportunity to
get valuable military training and
also da an advertisement for North
Carolina.
AUSTRALIAN FIRING A TRENCH MORTAR
This remarkable looking weapon, which la being used with telling effec
against the Turks In the Dardanelles campaign, is a tronch mortar, one or thi
new engines of war which haa been brought Into play during tbe present
European war. It Is mounted on boxes, and Judging from the way It le
bandied when fired there la considerable risk to the pointer or operator o'
the weapon, for while one arm directs the fire of the mortar the other arr.
pulls the sin# which sets It off.
MOTHER SAVES CHILD
AT EXPENSE OF HER LIFE
Mrs. Sam Cobb of Snow Hill Burned to Death When
She Went to Rescue of Five-year-old Son.
(By Eastern Press)
Snow Hilh Sept. 2J.?Mrs. Sam
2obb was burned to death yesterday
if tor noon in trying to have her flve
rear-old son. She lived only a few
hoars after receiving the burns, and
luffered untold pain before she pass
ad away.
Mr, Cobb was buaUy Lai
the kltcheh of her. home and the
boy was pfaying around on the
(loor. She was not giving him any
thought. Vben he suddenly uttered
i terrified scream. Turning, ?he
taw her by enveloped In flames. Ho
VENTERS IS
NOW IN JAIL
Man, Accused of Bigamy. Will Be
Held to Aw?4t Action of the
Superior Court.
Charles Venter?, who vm arrest
ed Monday In Belharen, charged with
bigamy. I? now reposing in the local
Jail, where he will be held to aw&lt
trial by the Superior court. Venters'
case 1s a serious one, and 4f he is
convicted of the charge brought
gainst hlta? It will probably go hard
with h1m.
S etero W?Bt?l at Pulman. 29. C..
Wm Located te Washington by
Chief Robfrtii Yewtrrdajr.
Chief of Po'.lce Roberta yeetrrday
afternoon arretted William Oorbam.
colored, who I? accused of. stabbing
hie wife and' Inflicting serious In
juries Oorham comee from Palman.
N. C , where the cutting affray oc
curred.' The Chlrf aetod upon the 1
following telegram whleh he reetlv-|
eff several days ago from the ehlef
of police at Pulman*
"Arrest for serious assault. Wil
liam Oorham. colored, brown skin,
thirty year* old, (Ire el* or
seven, and 140 pounds. ?matl mus-,
tache, cook t>y occupation. Rela
flre? Ure in your town. Left today
for Washington."
Acting on the above Information.
Mr Roberte mad* s&me investlga
tlone and located hie man. The oilier
of polloc at J?ulman ha? been in
formed and a man Is eipeeted here
today to take Oorbsra awa*
had upset a can of kerosene on the
kitchen store.
With a cry of horror and fright
Mrs. Cobb sprang forward and eel*~
ed the child In her arms. 8h4 press
ed him to her in the atteihpt to
smother the flames, and beat at
them with her hands. In doing so
bar own clothing caught Are and
when neighbors, attracted by her
screama, arrived on the scene, they
found her lying on the floor, horri
bly burned. She had succeeded In
eavlng- her son. who waa not very
Berlously burned and who will live.
IS PREACHING AT
HAW BRANCH
Rev. H. W. 8tancill Will Hold Meet*
ins* There Until the Knd of
Meet Week.
The evangeliste meeting at Old
Ford closed Monday night with ten
confessions of fslth. On Tuesda>
night. Evangelist R. W. SCancill de
livered a most eloquent lecture on
"Courtship and Marriage." A large
srd appreciative audience was pres
JR.
Meetings have been begun by Mr.
8tanclll at Haw Branch and will
continue over Sunday and during
(he next week. The public is cor
dially Invited to be present.
For the benefit of his many frlendf
who are anxious over the condition
of bis hand, in which blood-poison
ing has set In. Mr. 8tanelll desires
to say that his hand Is at present
Improving rapidly and that there If
no danger of any further offecte
from the wound^.
?WHO PAYS" AT TUN
NEW THRATRB TONIGHT
In their tlx reel program at thf
New Theatre ton'.gbt the atxth aer
ial of tha "Who Pay a" carlea wir
b- ahown. entitled "Thjj Heaae of
O'an." There will alao ba another
three rael feat ur?1 entitled "The
Way of the Tranagreaaor." With
this ?plendid proftrapa they should
have a full houa?.
HKNOKHHONVll-I/K HOOW TO.
HAVE A NEW HOMIKftY MfLI,
Hendertonrllle, 8ept 14. Jam**
P. Or' y and aon, James P. Grey. Jr.
of Johnaton City. Tenn , hare an
nounced their plana to have a $10,
000 hoelery mill In operation in
HenderaoatlUe by the flret of the
coning year. f
A alte baa been ^nrobated on
Fourth atenue, near the Southern
railway track*. ? t
um
MAX CXJHEX PIKD 1? THE KE
Hi'i/r or iH LLir* wound
AT TfTUA.
WAS WELL KNOWN
Served an Captain ~ dm (ho Staff of
Col. W C. Dodnutt. Waa Alao
at One Time CHtf of Goldaboro
Pire IfepartMrtt
(By Eastern Press)
Now Bars, Sept. 34.?Informa
tion has been receive^ here that
Wax Cohen, of Goldsrboro, was shot
\nd killed Tuesday night at Tulsa.
Oklahoma. Mr. Cohan had gone to
)klahoma to purchase some oil
?roperty. Details as to the shoot
og a ere not given 1? the menage.
The body will be brought back to
?oldsboro for Interment.
Cohen was wall ksown throughout
his section of tha State. He was
\t one time chief of tha Qoldsboro
ire department aa4 Ala? served as
aptaln on the staff of Colonel W.
iC. Rodman, of th? second Infantry j
M. C. N. Q.
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PAJAMAS GALORE;
NO USE FOR THEM
Sailor* in lT. 8. X*ry l>ook Ankaurt*
H UanntBU latcnded for
"Nlffhtftw."
Washington. D. <3., Sept. 24.?
Seventy thousand cults of pa>araap
ace going to waste in the United
States navy. Every battleship and
rulser has bales of them stored in
'heir slop ehsta. The reason is that
h tars refuse to wear any auch con
raption. The Arofcy and Navy Jour-,
ttal la authority for tbia statement
Two years ago orders wer$ issued
hat pajamas be provided for enlist -
d men, and It was aasumcd that
his article of night apparel would
oon become very popular. 8ome
hlng like 100,000 pairs were pur
haaed, and sailors were notified
hy could draw them whenever they
lked.
For a time there was no demand
?>ut finally some of the men discov
ered a use for the garments. About
30,000 pairs were distributed- Then
t was found that seamen were using
he pajamas as underwear; other?
vore them while coaling ships.
The navy department will soon
iqer 70,000 suits of pajamas for
ale to tho highest bidder.
ME L VIN HORN K CONVICTED
OF FIRST DEfiRTCE MURDER
Wilmington. Sept. 24.?After de
Mberat'ng two hours the Superior
:ourt jury which had In hearing the
case against Melvln Home, formerly
leputy sheriff, for the murder of D.
l>. T. Cappa on the streets here July
:1 last, at 9:30 o'clock last night
returned a verdict of guilty in the
first degree. He appeared not to
>e perturbed In the least, and when
'.old to hold up his right hand 14
receive the verdict he Jokingly re
marked that he could not as hlr
arm has been\amputated. He used
his left. As he left the court room
i "?turning to Jail he threw up his
'.eft arm to the several hundred
spectators and cheerily remarked,
"boys, I'm gone."
CKLKDKATKD loth BIRTHDAY.
Miss Mary Baugham yesterday
afternoon, from Hve to six, enter
'.alncd about fVfty of her friend* In
honor of her tenth birthday.
Tfco guest* were inrtted through
novel invitation cards. on which
*m depicted a little girl flyln*
through the air, under which was
the following vere?:
To my party you munt hie.
Be the weather wot or dry.
Kr'n If you havo to fly
. . Uke an ajr?htp. thro the sky!
Game*, music and refreshments
were enjoyed. The cutting of the
Lbirthday cake proved quite an ev*nt.
I.tttlo Mice I.-Miieo fthclbume so
cured the friendship link for guete?
Ing the nearest number A boa of
candy was given to the boy whq
tilt clo
MASCOT UNDER ARREST
Michael, the maacot of the Second
and Sixth battalions of the Royal
Fusilier?, put under arrest for mis
behaving himself. On his forehead Is
the sllrer shield presented to him by
:he marquess of Anglesey.
Prominent Citizen of That Country
Predict? That Anarchy Wl?l Fol
low Recognition of Carranza.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 24.?A
gloomy picture of what would hap
pen In Mexico in the event of the
recognition of Carranza by the
United States and other Amerioan
lepubllcs is drawn in a statement
Issued by 'Roque Oonzales G aria,
jne-tlme president "Of the Const'.tu^
.!onal government aifd now in Wash
Ington to forward the peace conven
tion pfan forward shrdl oZ cmfw
:lon plan which the Villa and Zap
ata element? have accepted at the
Invitation of the Pan-Amrrican con
.orees.
Garza urges that the convention
be held to set up a provisional gov
ernment In Mexico in spite of Car
anza's refusal to participate and
declares anarchy soon would follow
cognition of Carranza. Describing
.at length the present military sltua
lon he denies Carranza's c'.alm to
control the greater part of Mexican
territory and expresses the belief
'hat Carranza continue to de'ay his? i
removal to Mexico City because of I
fear that such a move would be fol
lowed by occupation of Vera Cruz
by his enemies.
ft * niTii vin ? m w m 11 mami
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LAKfafCKT KAL K OF WEEK;
OO.OOO LBS. SOLD TODAY
Fifty thousand pound? of to
bacco was sold on the local
market tods? Prices averaged
at about eleven cent?. Farmers
uy that the? will have larger
quantities to bring In next
week snd that It will probably
be the biggest week at the mar
ket so far.
One o' the business men In
Wp-' "" who happened to
ille yesterday. met
aort county farmer at
^ue of the Greenvlfle houses
and a?ked him how his tobacco
was selling. The farmer replied
that he had brought loads to
the Washington and to the
Greenville markets and that aa
far as hn could see, there was
absolutely no difference In the
price. In fact, he stated that he
believed the Washington mar
ket gave him a little the better
of the deal.
It Is reported that during
the last two or three days, the
number of farmers who have
taken their tobacco to Green
ville has decreased appreola
tlvely.
LUMBERTOX SCHOOL BOY
DIES SUDDENLY YESTERDAY
Lumberton. Sept. 24.?Guy B'.akc
16 years old, died very suddenly
iere yesterday afternoon about 4
/clock. He had returned from school
n apparent good health, had eaten
i hearty dinner and went to work
n the garden. Soon his mother
leard h!m scream and upon going
'o the door saw him lying upon the
ground, and upon going to htm
found him dead.
Charter (irantcd Tjiis Morning to
t ho Klnstoii Stmt. Railroad
rom|>an) at Raleigh.
(Special Telegram)
Raleigh, N. C.. Sept. 24.?A char
ter was tpd&jr Issued to the K!n?tor
Street Railway Company to c ;rat
a street railway In thr' city. The
charter contained the p.o '.slon ihat
the railway opcrc.to five rai'.le* in
each dire: Ion. Th romr' -y In ,
corporate-! for ^2f?"0, Local m n
form the corpo -.lion.
CAROLINA BEATS 'EM ALL
BUT PEOPE ARE TOO LAZY
Kinston Physician Says Resources Are Here but Are
Not Taken Advantage of as They Should Be.
(By Eastern Press)
Klnnton, Sept. 24.?Dr. W. F.
Hargrove Is back from an extended
visit In Ban Francisco. Seattle, Sit
ka, Denver, Kansan City, Ch'.rago,
Cleveland and several dozen other
placra. He spent three days in Ashe
vlile before winding up his trip,
which waa commenced about Juno 1.
Dr. Hargrove, who travelled hel
ter-skelter to suit himself and ?aw
pretty roach all that was to be seen
In thirty Stat ?, declares that North
Carolina la the best of all. That la,
?o far aa resources and advantagea
ar? ooncerned. But, he asaena un
qualified. "oar people are the las
lest of all." However, he admits,
there la this much to be sa'.d In their
favor: "In the past decade they have
been humping. Another generation
will aee North Carolina leading the
Nation, and then the gvrfaoe will
have Just been aeratahed."
f ''Yea, for a genuine, dyed-in-the
wool beauty apot for reat, Aahevllle
has any place In the Weat beat, bat
the Weat Carolina mountain? are
hill* compared with some of the
Western ranges, not nearly ro rug
ged nor grand." he said.
Dr. Hargrove noted that th^ fll'.J
wero still In evidence in Kinal?.:.
He saw them everywhere, be:a?rc
a<* an anti-fly advocate he wan In
terested and took note. "But In
Rochester, Minn., a town an big an
this, there are only 12. Juat a
round doien." And he knows, he
state*, because he hunted all over
for them.
AT THE
BELLMO
TONIGHT"?Be and 10c?TONIC1HT
'Tho DIAMOND FROM THE 8K Y"
11th Chapter.
"To the Highest Bidder"
VTHK MOUNTAIN OtRL"
2 Reel Majeftl? Drum*
"APPLIED ROMANCE"
A Beauty Novelty
CONDEMNS
CARD PLAY
MORE WOMEN INTERESTED""!?
THE PASTIME THAN IN THEIR
SALVATION.
STRONG SERMON
IMrldc? Thow Who Find Amu*e
mcm Id an L'ntort?lnBieat Tlu?t
W?? Invented by a Chine?? Prlnc*
to EnUtfMn II In Concubines.
With practically every p^w fl!led
o Its capacity limit with a keenly
attentive and appreciative congre
gation. Evangelist Loftln last night
prcached the most impressive and
the most Intensely Interesting ser
mon that he has yet delivered at
the present revival. His text was
"The lost one'? home coming,"
which he Illustrated from th? par
iblo of the prodigal son. He opened
ills sermon by reading this parable
ar d niso quoting a number of pas
isjics from the scriptures, showing
(jod's love for man and Hla willing
acu to forgive them If they bul
iO:ue to Him.
"God goes after the sinner, my
Jri?nds. He wants you to be saved.
Arid I might say right here that if
Jod came personally to Washington,
lie would have a lot of 'going, after'
o do. 1 thought at one time that
i-Jlzabeth City was as near to the
neart of the devil as any city could
jo, but during my four day?* stay
.n your city. 1 belle\e that Wash
ington is as nearly Godlea? a.? auy
city I have ever seen.
"1 honestly believe that there are
more women?your so-calkJ "nice
women'?who play cards and war.?
their time in Washington, than thero
are women who care anything about
heir salvation or the hereafter.
They spend their time at an amuse
ment that was invented by a Chine**
prince in the eleventh century to
amuse his concubines. And thfede
iame 'nice' women, through their
actions, give one to think that th<*y
ure not different from those very
same concubines.
"When our jaws get decent, they
will go after these women just as
ju d n* th?y now go ufter the poker
pin;- - i f. and the crap shooters. The
?ad f attire of our laws today is
tat i'tey are severe enough o:i the
.ree i. four negroes who are caught
Ambling, but wh n some of the
porting set or your influenzal cit!
iis get caught, the matter Ib hush
.1 up.
"But these women, and these In
? uentlai people are prodigals in the
ghl of Cod. Tliey nred salvation
a* much as the worst sinner in our
mntry today.
"Your town is one of classes and
of factions and In thin alone It shows
itself in the wrong attitude There
are only two clashes in the sight of
God: the saved and the unsaved.
8o many prr3ons, when they are
asked to Join the church, say: "But
you people are too atrlet; I don't
want to tie myself down I want
n llife freedom.' IFreedom. my
friends? You will never know free
dom until you entr-r the doors of
heaven. Then Is when you will be
.ree. I)o you rail it"freedom* to
obsosn your soul with ?In and shame
and fllth? Is that freedom?
"Now let us nee. turning again
to the pro'l'RRi son, how the plan of
?alvatlon workn out. lie says: "I
will arise and go.' There in the
first turning point?the desire for
salvation. Then he thinks of how
much better ofT are the servants Jn
hit father's house than he la at
prevent. There Is repentance. And
then he says: 'I will confess unto
him.' And there I? confession. The
desire; the repentance, and the con
fession? the three Important *teps.
"Won't jrou come to the Father,
my friends? Won't you go away
from tho hof-pen of dirty sin and
fllth and enter Into the door that
gives you liberty, nourishment and
swtenafice? He will )>e on thi
look-out for you. He will welcome
I you and me?t you. Woi't yo?
MlfM
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