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WASHINGTON N? C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON ? OS TRUE BILL IBUSi 1 TO BE PELD THIS WEEK r< - Former Greenville Banker to be tried in the Federal Court, which is in Session at New Bern. CASE AROUSES GREAT INTEREST .. ? ? , Edmonson Was Tried In This City Last Week, But| Jury Could Not Agree on Finding of a Bill. Case First Brought up in Greenville. ? - * (By Eastern Press) New Bern, Oct. 26?r~The grand Jury today found a true bill a*ain?t F. A. Edmondson, the former Green vllle Danker, who to charged with violating the white slave act. Ed mondson's case will be tried here this week. When the gfland Jury investigated his case this morning, the court room was crowded %ith a large number of persons, who eagerly a walted their verdict. They took conalderable time and when their deoislon finally became Known, there was a distinct stir in the court room and a buss of snrprlsad conversa tion followed. There waa considerable conjec GOOD COMEDY HERE TONIGHT "Brlnciag Up Father" Will Be Seen ?V?us N^r- Theatre T^ntglit An fcwdhit Mmfcal Comedy. Patrons of the New Theatre who are used to nothing bat the best In the war of attraction* are In for another ^genuine treat. Announce ment la made of the 'advent of Qua Hill's best of all cartoon plays, "Bringing Up Father," scheduled tor tonight. This production attributes its phenomenal suocees to the original ity of the theme, treatment and con struction. It Is comedy pure and simple with a thoroughly digestible plot, unique features, catchy music and & wealth of fun, that is both Infective and lingering. It Is di*> tinctlve In that it differ* from the cut-and-drled plays offered for ap proval. The cast Is thoroughly Broadway In Its competency and general .make-up, each artist being engaged for their particular ability to portray a certain type or charsc ter. The piece is based on Oeorgr McfManus's wonderfully popular cornice, and In selecting the company Mr. McManus' wishes were religious ly observed. Wh<y It Is understood that it required three months alono to And the proper performer for the role Of Father, an dea of the caro and trouble exercised in mustering the right players may 'be had. Stop AniMtlou* Young Americans. Washington, Oct. !?.? Bo many adventoreous young Amerieaas hav? beep working their way across the Atlantic on the horse and mule transports with the purpose ef en listing In the Britieh arcs y that the British embassy here gave nottee today that hereafter such persons would not be allowed to land on British toll. ? ? 1 ? ?* ? ? ?' ?' ? ? IDEAL Pressing Club Our work is fast proving tq be popular with our patrons, anJl as a r4?a:t our business U Increatlng Every suit or drsse that comes to us for cleaning to ghr?o oar personal Inspection aod csre. Dry Cleaning, Freneb Dif Clean Ing. Cleaning b f Blactrlc Vacuum Cleaner, Pressing bj electricity. No pdor. Tailoring by Edward IL Straus Co. of Chicago. Ladies wort s specialty, CMJB RATKH ? gl.OO PER MONTH rhot>e3W).~ I ?'# G. Weston jture on tb? streets this morning as j to what action the Jury would tako. 1 In 'Washington, where Edmondson's case came up last week, the . Jury ! could not agree on the finding of a bill, and it is understood that eleveD members of the Jur? were In favor of not a true bill; while seven fa vored a bill. A large number here were of the Impression tbat Bd mond?on might be clearcd. Miss Eulalie Duduley, of this elty Is the plaintiff In the case against Edmondson. She asserts that he took her to Norfolk for immoral pur pose*. The case was first brought up In Greenville several weeks ago, transferred to Washington and fi nally brought here. The outcome will be awaited with great Interest. WILSON APPEALS TO KITCHIN President Hai Aaked Majority to Ooafc* With Him Over Pro posed X*r?l bwoei. (By Parker R. Anderson) Washington. Oct. 26. ? With prac ticaiiy all of the moat prominent Democrats in the house pledged to the administration's national de fense policy, 'with the exception of Majority Leader Claude Kltchin, the President wjll now mako'an ecort to get the support of the North Caro linian on these measures. With thiB matter foremost in his mind the President will ask Mr. Kltchin to ?islt him at the White House at his earliest convenience when he will appeal to Mr. Kltchln's patriotism and party loyalty in an effort to have him lead the administration's policy along Ihfc. line. Mr. Kltchin has always hern a small navy man and in recent inter views he has expressed the hope that there would bo no e^tenslvo build ing of battleships of the dreadnought ype at this time. He, like many others, considers submarines, torpe do boat destroyers, mines and cruis ers of the lighter and faster type would be sufficient for defensive purposes. While Senators Tillman and Cham berlain, chairman of the naval and military affairs committee, and Messrs. Hay and Padgett, holding similar chairmanships in the house, will support the administration measures. It is known that at leasi two of them are not in favor of the President's plan. Th^y have con sented, however, in the interest of party harmony, to adopt the admin istration views and dq all in their power to put the plans through. Because of these' compromises the Presldont hops* Mr. Kltchin will do likewise, and, as stated, he will be invited here to aonfer with the President In order that Mr. Wilson may personally urge bim to support his program. FIRST FROST OF MASON OCWHRSD SUNDAY NIGHT The ftrst frost reported this fall for Tidewater Carolina occurred Sun day night. Although the minimum temperature waa only 44 degrr.es the other weather condition* were favorable for froat and made It pos sible for it to occur. , 1 The ftoatt tn the county 8unday night were light. There were kill ing frosts in some sections, where the minimum temperature was ten degrees below thst here. Shortly jJt-r midnight the thermometer MaKed up again and by morning it was ftOMlderably warmer. Warmer and fair wettber f? scheduled tor to MM M>4 This photograph taken along a road In Poland illoatifctea the dramatic tragedy that occurs every day In Eu rope ? a divided road; on one aide, ablebodied, rigorous man inarching to the front; on the other. Red Cross ambu lance trains toiling toward the rear laden wflh broken bpdles. So long as the first line moves forward, the second line also,, moves ? to the rear. TOMORROW NIGHT'S MEETING . 18 ONW A PRELIMINARY 8TEP OK PROGRAM. HAVE BARBECUE Expected Tluu Plans Witt Be Per f rated Tomorrow Night for a Big Barbecue or Oyster Boast at ' " Which All wm Bv tarttnt. The smoker to be given tomorrow light by tho Chamber of Commerce i* simply a preliminary step ? a gathering together from various neighborhood In town and country of a general dommittee to confsr with respcct to th^ best means of bringing closcr together those who livo In the country and those who live in town. It i? expected that at this meeting plans will be formu lated to oarry out the idea suggest ed. It is probable that a big bar bfcue' and oyster roast will be held, \t which all the white men of Waeh 1 ington township and city of Wash ington will "get together" and talk abour matters of mutual intercut. It is impossible to ifave so largo a ?rowd at this first meeting as can be gotten together later, but those who meet tomorrow night will make plans for tt^e larger meeting here after to be held. This is only the' first mooting and it is confidently ' believed that at this preliminary meeting definite plans will be made which will In clude first the whole of Washington township and which wfll in a short tim spread to the entire county, and result in grest good to city and country. The question of good roads will be considered at tnis% meeting as well as other matters affecting the welfare of tho people of Beaufort county. LIBRARY ASSN. MET LAST NIGHT tHnr?iiilon Held (her Strained PI nudal < < >11.1 in. .n . More 8ab> iKTUifm for Fund* Are Badly Needed. A meeting of the local library fe*oclatlon was held laat night In the rooms of the library in tb" Brown building. Plana and Ways for adding to the adpport of the In stitution were diecuaaed. The finances of the library aaao elatloh have dwindled oonelderably and out of ICS original subscriber*, th re are now only thirty left. A diac anion of how to Inereasc the number conaumed moat of the time at last nlght'g meeting. No definite aetlon waa taken and another me*t Ing will be hold at an nearly date. Tboae p|eaent last night were Mra. W. P. Baugham. Mra. Stephen Bragaw. Mra. H W. Carter. lffe Frank Rollfna, Mra Bette, Mra John Rodman, Meeara 0. M. Campbell, Jr., Carl Ootrch, J. O. Bra?aw, Jr , *nd Jotii B. 8p*rr?w, BULGARIANS DEFEATED BY INCH HORR1RLE WAR I}EIN<. WAGED. BUlXiARlANB KIEL WOMEN AND OUJf MEN. GERMAN^ GAIN Berlin Claims Successes In RowU untl Serbia. Bulgaria Amumex Offeiulve AxaiBfit Serbs at Velm. Kng ish Aeroplane Destroyed. Paris, Oct. 26. ? Horrible cruel ties by the Bulgarians In Southern Serbia are described in Salonikl dis patcher Quarter is seldom granted by either elde. Neither the Bulgar-^ ians nor Serbians expect it and they ' invariably fight to the death, it is said. It seems they are actuated by a deep personal hatred. It is de clared the Bulgarians are slaughter ing non combatants, Including old men, women and children. French Defeat Hungarians. r Vienna, Oct. 25. ? The French de feated the Bulgarians 8unday along the from from Ondovo to Krivoiaka after a 24-hour battle, according to Salonikl dispatches. The Bulgarians retreated toward Rabovo sustaining heavy losses, and pursued by the Fiench. Bulgaria Assumes Offensive. Bulgaria has assumed the offen sive against Serbia at Veles, ^cord ing lo 3nlonlkl dlfcpatches. The French and Serbian forces are re ported to have united at Krivolak. They are attacking, the Bulgarians' left wing. The Bulgarians retreated In disorder on Strumitza, hotly pur sued by the Franco-Serbs. The Ger mans arc reported on the defensive. Germans Claim' Success. Berlin, Oct. 26. ? Teutonic suc cesses in Russia and Serbia /irs an nounced at the War office. German aviators bombarded .Abbeville and Verdun. An English aeroplane was destroyed in an air flght near 8t. Quentln. In the storming of Uluxt, the Germans took S.000 prisoners. THRASHER HIS WIF1 WITH GUN BARREL Negro by Name of Adams Oav? His Wife First Rate Licking Yes terday Evening. (By Eastern Press) Greenville. Oct. 86. ? For some unknown cause, a negro by the name of Adams, who rune a pressing olub here, picked up a gun barrel yes torday evening and proceeded to 0Te his wife the thrashing of her life. The n egress* terrified scream brought neighbors in who at once secured a warrant and Constable Whichard made the arrest. Smith wm confined, tn Jafi and will be tried today. It l? said that the woman suffered many braises and cuts from the gun btrral i I iffiffl 11 MB MEETING PROMISES TO HE ONE OF THE LARGEST EVER HELD IN WASHINGTON. GOOD SPEAKERS State Highway Engineer and Rep resentative from the Government WU1 Make Addreeere. Reception Committee Appointed. A large number of members were present at last night's special meet ing of the Chamber of Commerce and discussed arrangements for to morrow night's smoekr. It is expected that between thr?.o and our hundred residents of the' township and outside Invited guests Suesls will bo pres nt at the Elks' Homo tomorrow night. A light sup per. served by the Rector's Aid Society, will commence at seven o' clock. Addresses by prominent lo cal men and visitors will fofiow. A committee was appointed at iast night's meeting to welcome tha guests at the smoker. The commlt jteo consists of Frank Rollins, Goo. T. Leach, A. J. Cox, C. G. Morris, O. B. Wynne. J. F. Tayloe, F. S. Worthy and B. G. Moss. A. M. Du may was requested to look after Mr. Fallis, State highway engineer, up on his arrival here tomorrow raorn I Ing. J. H. Small consented to do ttio same for Mr. Wlnslow, the gov ernment road man, who will com* here from Washington. Both of these me& are expected to make talks tomorrow sight. MEXICAN BANDITS FIGHT TR<#OI*8 ACROSS BORDER I Brownsville, Tex., Oct. 25. ? Sol diers of the fourth United 8taten In fantry and Mexican bandits engaged In a skirmish last night shortly af ter 8 o'clock at the scene of the train robbery and murders last Monday. One American soldier. Private Her man E. Moore, was woundea In the fight, according to reports received at Port Brown. A detachment of the sixth United States cavalry stationed 40 mile* up <he Rio Orande from here, was fired on from the Mexican side of the! river late Baturday night. The Mex icans fired 85 shots The American troops returned the Are and the Mex ican firing ceased. FRRNCH TROOPS ARK ArDING THE HKRHIANH London, Oct. 16. ? French troops' are fighting beside the Serbs in the southeastern section, and reports from Athens say that other steps are being taken by the allies to help their tfmall partner. Additional troops are being landed at Saloalkt; Bnrgarian ports In the Aegean and Black sea are being bombarded, and H i* believed that men and muni* I tions wlU he sent to Serbia by still another route. Without t?* active cooperation of Greece and Rumania, however, tha allies, It la feared here will sot be abl* to do much for km It M.J ' , < E. ? 1 HUE [0 WEE 111: 11 rill IS SUSPECT? New Stirred Over Baffling Mys y, Which Took Place Early Yesterday Morning CAR BELONGED TO AYDEN MAN T.E. Cannon of that City Seen In New Bern the Day Be'ore." Believed He Was Robbed of His Money and Body Thrown In the Trent River. (By Eastern Press) New Bern. Oct. 26. ? The mystery of the deserted auto, which was found half off the bridge over the Trent river early yesterday morning has not yet been solved. It has been learned, however, that the car belonged to T. E. Cannon, a mer chant of Ayd&n. who was seen In New Bern the night before. Mr. Cannon's hat was found near the machine and It Is suspected that foul play occurrcd. Some time between three and four o'clock yesfrday morning the keep er of the draw on the Trent river county bridge heard an automobile roar by his houBe on the bridge at a terrific rate of speed. About two hours later, a five-passenger Bulck. bearing the license number 13884, was found hanging over the side of the bridge a few hundred feel dis tant. In the bottom of the car was found a derby hat. When the police were notified of the accident they Immediately sent a telegram to the Secretary of State. Inquiring as to the ownership of automobile No. 13884. An answer was received soon afterwards to the SHOULD PAY TEACHERS TO ATTEND MEETING South Creek Citizen lK-clar<* It Is I'njunt to Make Tliem Liw a Day In Order to Attend Meeting Here. , Mr. Editor: If I am not mistaken I notlccd Id the last report of the proceedings of tho Board of Education that th y made a ruling that our school teach ers meetings without com prrr. alien, i In my judgment this ruling Is an Injustice to our teaclu-' This meana an extra expanse to th teaclu ri in this sect '.on cf abe t twe !ollar.; per month, ft la i wei knov'.i fact tliat a good many ??? our i ?ach are not overpaid ami ll:ey hi/e a good hit of expense. In my judgment the Board ahould reconsider their rul ing and at least pay the teachers for their actual expense for th?^t day. Yours very truly, W. I. AUSTIN. AT* RALEIGH TO VISIT THE FAIR, NOT WED, HAYS DIKE Hondernon, Oct. 26. ? "The ld*?a of marrying Miss Blanche Taylor, of Klnston. never crossed my mind." This wast ho assertion torlay of Ed ward L. Duke, manager of Tho Southern News Company, of this place. In denial of the charge* by Sheriff Taylor, of Lenoir county, contained in a dispatch from Kln ston several days ago, which quoted 'the officer as having Information that Mis* Taylor had lanned to wed the local man at Raleigh. "I went to Raleigh on last Wed nesday to see the Governor and to attend the State Fair there," Raid Mr. Duke. '8everal day* before Miss Taylor wrote me that she would attend the fair on that day, but 1 did ot see her there. The reort that (we had planned to marry is untrue." BAYS BAKER. We are not leaving any stones unturned when It comes down to real photography, for we have got th? goods In quality and styles: only waltiDf for roil tocome *nd make your selection. Do U now. *fl?e thermometer may soon go dowo and rise m mm this year. i -??#..?? bakvr'b itudio. i .... I '* ? effect that the license had been is sued to T. E. Cannon of Ayden. Telephone communication between here and Ayden revealed the fact that Mr. Caunon had left that city the afternoon before. Investigations made by the police load to the b- lief that Cannon came to this city and hail several drinks. It is also known that he had between $lf?0 and $200 in IiIb clothes. It la believed that he went over to James City, the negro section, to buy some whiskey and flashed his roll over there. The theory is that he was held up and probably murdered on ; the spot. The murders then put the body in the car. took the machine lo t*he Trent river, threw the body overboard, tried :o push the car in. but were unable to do so when one of the wheels became caught in a bridge timber. Living afraid of get ting caught, they left the machine where it was and made their escape. A large crowd gathered on the bridge this morning and watched the efforts of the police in dragging the river for Cannon's body. Cannon is said to be about thirty years old and has a wife and several children In Ayden. POLICE MAKU A GOOD HAUL Two Loral Men Are Alleged to Have Hrouuht 72 Pint* of Liquor Into the City from Norfolk. Seventy-two pints of 'ir;..^. jn i wo suit crises ami a hand 1 nr.. wore taken off the Norfolk Southern train y erday afternoon by the local po ll. . A. S. Wallace and Guy Gab ri c under $200 bond as the al l j, I owners of the liquor. It stated that one of the police iTictro hoarded Ihe train at Pine town and watched rh<; two local men. It Is also reported that the men had a rar waiting for them at Htmyon. they evident !y Intending to If.avo thp train at that point and come Ito Washington via auto. The pr sence of ihe officer on the train, however, made this too rlftky a pro ceeding and they remained on the train and when it pulled into the depot here, the poltcc grabbed the mi I teases. LET'S BUILD IN WASHINGTON PARK. 10-2^-tf- Tues. Sat. TODAY'S COTTON QUOTATIONS BCWT- ? Lint cotton 11 1-2. 8eed colton ? $4 76. Cotton seed ? $38 TO-NIGHT Th?? Benaatlonal Bur ets* of thn Beaton "BRINGING UP FATHEK' A Mualcal ('nmeily Oirdkd with Olrln The BiKffAM Hit of a Decade CURTAIN? 8:30 SHARP Price*, 60c, 76c, (1.00. $1.60 THE ENDLESS CHAIN IN THE WAR REtiiCN
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