Vol. 7
RALEIGH IS
VISIltD BY
BIG FIRE
NEWS AND OBSERVER BUILDING
AND OTHER BUILDINGS
BURNED TO GROUND.
DAMAGE $400,000
Started Thl? Morning at Five O'
clock. Cause Unknown. Wiped
Ont Half a Block of Buslnees
Houm.
(Special to the Daily News)
Ralrlgh, No*. 6. ? Fire, which
broke out in Ut sell's printing hous*
this morning at ahout five o'clock
caused damage to the extent of a
bout $400,000 and wiped out half r
block of business houses. A heavy
wind aided in the spreading of th
flamri and it was only by hard worV
that the fire department kept th'
flames from doing further damage
The News and Observer building
was completely destroyod. All of
the new linotypes were ruined a?
well as the other equipment of the
newspaper plant. The damage !e
estimated at not les? than $100,000
Henry Bagley, business manager
was badly cut in breaking through
the door of the office, when he at
tempted to save some valuable pa
pera. His injuries are not serious
Uxzell's printing shop was alsi
completely destroyed. It is estimat
ed that the State of North Carolina
lost about $50,000 in court record;
and other papers. The Wake Shoe
Company store was also practical!}
burned to tho ground. The Central
Theatre waa entirely ruined. The
Raleigh apartments were destroyed
and the stationery store of H. 11.
Storr was also ravaged by flames.
An undertaking establishment was
also burned down.
Tho cause of the Ore is not known.
This Is th* second time within
thirty-one months that the News
and Observer has been burned out.
The paper will probably be printed
in the office of tho Raleigh, Times
until able to make other arrange
ments.
MIT AGENT
IS APPOINTED
Ml*? Emily Guilford to Superintend
Home Demonstration Work In
Beaufort County.
A letter was received by Mrs. H. I
W. Carter this morning from Mrs.
Jane 8. McKimmon, State Agent If
Home Demonstration Work, stating
tbat Miss Eml'.y Guilford of Aurora
had been appointed county agent to
superintend tbe work In Beaufort
county.
The announcement wbb also made
public this morning at the meeting
of the oounty teachers at the court
house and was received with ap
plause.
Miss Guilford will take up her
duties on November 16th. She Is
well known throughout the county
and haa many friends, who are glad
to know of her appointment and wbo'
aro confident that she will make a
success of the work.
MR8. RICHARDSON
ENTERTAINED
Enjoyable ilrhl^e Party Given Yes
terday Afternoon In Honor of
Vlaltlng Ouwrt.
Mrs. Carl Richardson wan host dim
to a number of friends at a most
enjoyable bridge party, which was
given at her home on Market street
yesterday afternoon in honor of Mrs
8 D. McPherson, of Durham, who
i) visiting Mrs. N. L. Simmons.
There were six tables 6f bridge.
Mrs. John 11. Small made high score
and received as a prise a deck of
cards In a handsome case. The guest
prise was awarded to Mrs. McPher
son and CTbtlstea of a prettily hand
painted dish.
Refreshments followed the card
pitying. Two courses, an Icc and a
??lad course, were served.
PRESIDENT WILSON LAYS CORNERSTONE
President Wilson is shown tn tbe accompanying picture officiating at
the cornerstone laying exerciees at the huge memorial amphitheater now
being built tn Arlington National cemetery as a tribute to tbe heroes
of the CItII war.
VfOTORMAN IS
exonerated
WUe??d of All Blame in Tt-atfc<l j
Which Occurred in New Bern
This Week.
(By Eastern Press) '
New Bern, 'No*. 6. ? The coroner'r
ury ? mpanelled to Investigate the
oath of little Virginia Hagood, who
van run over and killed by a New
<ern Ghent street car in charge of
Motor man Phillip Weiss on Pollock
.reel Wednesday morning, today
;xoceratrd Mr. Weiss from all blame
?f the accident, but suggested tha:
he New Bern Ghent Street Railway
'ompany equip their cars with safe
y appliances which will prevent a
epetltlon of such an accident
liTi
Great Inter cm Shown in Moonlight
Bchool Work. Home Ikmou
n trullon Work is Discussed.
Over a hundred of the county
school teachers and other citizens
Interested In school %t ork were pres-i
ent today at the meeting thai was
held In the court hou?>e.
County Superintendent SV. CJ.
Prlvette presided und af'.er - xpiain
log the object of the meeting in a
conciso Introductory speech, intro
duced Carl Goerch, editor oi the I
Dally N'ws, who spoke brief jy on!
the relationship of the county paper
to the moonlight school work. lie
urged the teacher# to send In as
many Items as possible regarding
the progress they wre making In
this direction. .
Congressman Small also maao an
Interesting talk on what the various
counties of the State are doing to
wards reducing the number of ll'.lt
erat ? within their borders. He
highly endorsed the work and ex
pressed his desire that it be carried
out successfully in Beaufort county
Mrs. Bain, of Fayettevllle, who >b
greatly Int rested in the homo dem
onstration work throughout th
State, addressed the meeting >n
connection with this work. She ex
plained the plans of holding the
meetings and urged tho teachers to
assist the movement in every way
possible. ?
After a general discussion of the
school work In the county, the meet
ing adjourned.
DELEGATFS ARE
APPOINTED
At the meeting of Phalanx Lodgo, .
Sc. 1., I. O. O. F., held this week,'
delegates were appointed to attend
the second district convention that
is to be held at Farmvllle on Nov
mber 11th Tho*e appointed were
nS follows W. Scott FrUxell. E. i,.
Stewart. Thomas Davla, J. E. Ed-,
wards,* Ml. lard McKeel, C. O. Mor j
rl?, Wiltor.1 Whltlev. J F TlicimM.
Th^ Farmvllle lodge la making
elaborate preparations for the con
vention and expect to make It the
moat ^ticcsaful that has ever been
fctl4 It) this district.
1 4
BISHOP MAKES
STRONG ADDRESS
ligh Official of the Colored Church
Spoke at the Zlon Church Last
Night Before Large Audience.
At the Zlon church last nigh*
>lahop Alexander Walters, A. M. I?
delivered a highly interest. n
ecture on "The Open Door," whic
vas heard by a larg-^ audience c
olored people untl several whit,
visitors.
The bishop spoke i?r the great war
jf the wor'.d and how thoy had I:
reality proven to be a blessing tc
tl?' people of at] iiHtions. He men
Honed the defeat of the Persian ? b:
ho Greek*. out of which resulted :
higher civilization, a greater field o
orators, statesmen, sculptors anc
ji&int r?. He upuke of the defeat o'
.Napoleon at Waterloo, which over
threw the Little Corporal's drenm
or a military government of lb
world.
"And, getting down to modem
times, we had in our country tha
great war :hat everyone must admit
proved a blessing to both white atu*
black." stuted the bishop. "You all
hear mention of the fact that till*
war freed the black man, but, in>
ftle::d.?, 1 also tell you that it fre'd
the wUlte man as well.
"The great war In Europe holds
the attention of the world at the
pre:ent time. When wo think of
the slaughter, the loss of millions of
ilvts ar:d he devastation of proper
ly, It Is bard to see how any bless
ings will result. The cup of iniquity
of those countries engage*^ In this
great war is filled to the brim and
1? 1h being spilled now. France, the
nation of pleasure and frivolity If
realizing this. England. the natior
that has oppressed many countries.
!s realizing this. Russia, which
oers cuted the Jews and tortured
prisoner* la Siberia, Is being madr
o pay for its transgressions. Even
Germany, with Us great philosopher
ind scientists, Is being made tc
?allze that Its ambltloss for rui
ng the warld are not to br accord ?f
vithout the fierce opposition of th
ntlre world.
"Out of this great war, there it
;ouni to come forth a higher clvlll |
iatlon a better Christianity and a
better people. History repeats It
?'f at>d history will repeat Itself it
thla ca?e."
'I he bishop wont on to tell of th
many opportunities that were pro
sent d to the members of the color
ed race In the way of aecurlng a bet
ter education, greater wealth and a
more Influential standing In th<
community. He urged them. In 'lo
quent language to take advantage
thrse opportunities and use them to
their full limit..
Bishop Walter* will conduct aer
vices at the Zlon church Sunday
| morning In th" afternoon, at three
[o'clock, he will make another ad
dress, to which the white people are
cordially invited
Good Looking Men
ATTRACT ATTENTION
Clothe* Well Promnl
( 'leaned nnd K^ptlrwl
HHp to Make the Mnn
WE CAN HELP YOU
W RIGHT'S STEAM
PRESSING WORKS
PHONE Ml
MK 11
IEEI IU
KIUIfEl
EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
. TO W. O. DRAINAGE ASSN.
TO BE HEIiD THBRK.
MANY DELEGATES
Expected That Large Noiuh?r Will
Be in Attendance. Interring
I*rogram Hu Been Prrpared. To
Vlult Mnttamuskeet.
There will be held at Belhaven,
Jeaufort county. North Carolina, on
November JOth and December let,
915, one of the most important
conventions that haa been held !n
he State during the past year. This
a tho eighth annual drainage con
tention which will be held under
ho auspices of the North Carolina
Jrainage Association and the North
arolica Geological and economic
survey. More progress has prob
.bly been made in drainage work
hrougbout tho swamp and over
owed areas of North Carolina dur
ng tbe past year than in any year
.^Ce the passage^of the North Car
j'.'.na Drainage Law. Questions of
very great importance In connection
with the drainage work of tho State
'ill bo taken up and discussed at
hie convention. Those attending
Ms meeting will have an opportun
y to visit the Lake Mattamuskeet
rainage district, which Is cot only
lie most unique drainage proposi
ti which has been undertaken In
be South. This work is nearlag
ompletion and tho delegates will
,ave a splendid opportunity to see
.hat drainage can accomplish in re
al'.rc'.ng swamp areas and making
no re productive lsndB already under
ultivation. Delegates will be In at
endance from nearly all the coua
les In Eastern North Carolina and
ery many of the Piedmoixt bounties
at here the people are interested lnj
he reclamation of overflowed lands.
All citizens Interested In the re
clamation of these swamp and over
lowed areas, whether from the
standpoint of health or of Increasing
heir value as agricultural lands, i
ire cordially Invited to attend and
ake part in the proceedings.
CRESC1TE CLUB
MET THURSDAY
Report of Meeting Has Been Delayed [
on Account of Illness of the
CJuh Reporter.
The Crenelle Book Club held an |
?njoyable meeting Thursday after-.
iood at the home of Mrs.^Harry Mc-J
VI u. Ian. A large number of mem-!
borB were present and the meetJng
*as one of the moat enjoyable ones
:hat has bern ever held by this or
ganization.
Two very interesting papers were
read on woman suffrage. The firs'
was by Miss Adeline Mayo, which
old In a most lucid manner, the
progress that the cause Was making.
'hA second was a sketch of the lives
f three prominent suffragists, and
.?as prepared and read by Mrs. Jesse
arrlngton.
A social session fol'owcd the bus
tess meeting of the club. A dainty
d appetising salad course wasj
rved. The club will meet next
ith Miss Mae Ayers.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
On October 6th God In Hla Infln
te wisdom oa'led our ulster and co'
vnrker, Mrs A. R. Jarkaon, who wan
i m' mber of our Sunday School
clans. Therefore, be It resolved,
let. That In -the death of alater
lackson one neat In vacant and while
we understand not our Father's dis
pensation. still we bow In humbl"
lubmlMrion to Ills will believing
"Ho docth all things well."
2nd. That we shall miss her/pro?
cnce, but site has left us an example
of patience and faith through suf
| ferlng /
3rd That we extend to her hus
' hand and son our heartfelt sympathy
In this dark hour and pray Qnd to
b? their constant guide.
4th. That a copy of theae resolu
tions be sent the family, a oopy to]
the R. C. Advocate for pulfldfctlon
and a copy be placed on th^jplnat**
of our Sunday Schoyl. .. .
MRS. J. E BRI8TOWK,
MRS. LUCY ARCHBBLI-.
MISS SARAH TRIfP.
Committee
\
BELGRADE'S FORTRESS WALL SHATTERED
II..- eitts.i o, Dt'avy artillery tire on ittc- ?ali? ot ? tort In wen ,ho?ti m
'!ll? pnmojrapli 01 part of the (orlre.8 ol Helgrade ifior It bad been ilie'MU
ih? ? ? ? ?rn ???>' r:?n jjimis
WILL OBSERVE
WEEK OF PRAVER
Daily Mertlnjrs to be Held Next
Week by the Womran' Forrlpj
Missionary Society.
According (o their usual custom,
h^e Woman's Foreign Missionary
'ocity will observe next week as a
'me of prayer, thanks giving aud
elf deslal. Arrangements have been
nado for holding dally meetings at
the homes of the members of tV i
society and at the church. The meet
ngs wl'.l begin at four o'clock and
all members are urgently request d
*.o be In attendance. The meeting?'
will be held as follows: I
Monday, with Mrs. Ellas Bright
Tuesday, with Mrs. T. F. Smith.
Wednesday, with Mrs. G o. Spen
cer
Thursday, with Mrs L, II. Mann.
Friday, all-day services at the M.
E. Church.
Saturday, with Mrs W. P Baugh
&m
SEWfiR STCIEI
ISJCEPl
City Officials Last Night Adopted
the Xew System. Muni Testa
Prove Satisfactory.
At a meeting of tho Board of Al
dermen laat night, the new sewer
pyatfm was officially adopted by the
city. The nnal teats of the system,
which took place yesterday, proved
to be highly satisfactory and the
hoard expressed themselves as being
highly pi ased with the results.
A code of ordinances, relative t:
plumbing and sewerage was also a
dopted last night. It Is Important
that all plumbers and drainage lay
ers be familiar with these ordlnanr*fi
before th"y engage In any new ?ork.l
BANNER DAY FOR
.SUNDAY SCHOOI
<;eneral InrltAtlona Extended to Ev
eryune to Attc-nd Sunday Hchoo!
?t Methodist Church
Tnmorww.
Members of ihe M thod>t Sunday
School expect to make tomorrow *
banner day In attendant. Clrcu
Inrs have been distributed through
out the city, urging every m?mb t
of the church. fnmlllea and friend*
to be preaent.
The ItajNrra rind Phllath?a r'aaRf
extend cordial In rllatlona to visi
tors. Th?re aro fourteen claMM for
children
KXCKM.KVT PI(TI HKH
AT XKW TIIK'.TRK
The Now Theatre in kjv offering
their patron* aome of the be*t pho
toplayi that ha* *vpt b?< n abown In
tbla town Last night* program
waa among the beat ever ween here
and every one present came out
praising the program to the high
eat. The entire week's hill ha? been'
far better than they have ?ver
ahown, and the management alalia
.that they will continue to give only
lie heat picture* (hat they ran se
cure.
IS HID:
I! JB
MEETING WAS HELD L.AS1
NIGHT. GREAT INTEREST
SHOWN IN THE WORK.
PLANS DISCUSSED
Vlr. Hn|* hiii] >lr. Siu'OI Make A?l
ilrcKmti. School Will M<yt Tlirtt
Nl^ht.* a \V?*k. To Start \o\t
WiMinetdjty ?.
Fifteen persons were present a!
bo tncollu* which was held at the
ichool building ]nwt night for the
jurpose of organizing a night school
in the city. Great Interest was dis
played by those present and twelve
men announced their desire of tak
ing up certain branches of study
during the winter. It lit expected
lhat a clasg of at leant fifty persons
will be formed, as those present last
night stated that they knew of sev
1 ral others who were anxious to b?-l
:er their education, but who were
unable to attend the meeting.
Prof. C. M. Campbell. Jr.. super
intendent of the city schools, presid
ed at the meeting. He explained
:he work that is being contemplated
and called upon those present to
jtate what sublets they would Ilk'
o take up. Everyone gave his cholc*
ind the majority appeared to deslr'
rreater knowledge In arithmrtlc u !
om<* of th' other branches of el
ncntary education. O.herg d -slret
:> rake up a few h:gh :^..iol studies
It wo" dc !ded hat s hoo
eet three n -hts a we . Mon lay
.Vedneaday a: ' 8a:i -day. and tha
he first m? <?tl : be held next Wed
Tesday nig^1.
Rev. K. V Hope, psslor of th
hrJgtlan church, was al?o amon:
hone present and made an Interest
g talk, offering several valuable
uggestlons.
Congressman Small commanded
ho m n for their deidre to better
hemselves and ?poke of what re
ults other rltlrfs were getting froin
?.ight *"hool work. He urged those
resent :o talk the matt r over with
hern, who might desire to Improve
heir education, and endeavor to
av* ihern join the class.
All those who are desirous of Join
ng fh' night school arc requested
o attend the first night's session
oxt Wednesday. It will h" held a
he school bul'.dlrg and will begin
it 7.30 o'clock .
Hrst I'resbjtwhn I 'hlirch .
Bervic ? at 1 1 * 00 a id and 7:30
i. m . conducted b.v the pastor. Rev.
?I H Rearlaht Subject of the
?lornln* sermon. ' Hehulld'.ng the
Temple '
Sunday ScliO'd a? 3 Ou p m., (!,
M Brown. Jr . Supt
Osorl music. anrl free M-ats
SfrsnRerw. rorrtlally invited lo all
h'*e servlcAn
TODAY S COTTON
QUOTATIONS
l.ini rjHon 10 il-4c
Seed cotton - 14 <10.
Cotton teed? $118.00.
AWAIT NEWS
OF ACTION
BYjREEKS
FYEH OF WOKJ.I) A HE TURNED
TOWARDS THAT COUNTRY
AT PRESENT TIME.
FRENCH DEFEATED
Art- Humeri by Itulgarlan Forces.
J.ui t?*r Troop* Are Now Within
Two Hours' M arc It of City of
NUIi.
London. Nov 6 ? Bulgarian troops
advancing northtast of N:eh. were
?r:ibin two hours march of the city
yesterday, acc-jrd.ng to a Sa'onlkl
despatch. and their artillery was
olenlly burnt nrdlug the outer de
ait'?.
la Southern Serbia the Bulgarians
re being held buck lu their push
.wards Monasr.r by Serbian renlat
:ire :n Babuna pass. rear Prlllp,
ur:s hears through Saloniki.
Two British divisions are ap
: caching the Hu'parian front and
thc-r u:.:ts are fallowing, the Brit
?h 1 gat:on a: Athena has an
.ounced
Confer.
Leaders of a.L the Greek parties
iave b"e;i -unrronel by King C'or.
='aaline for u conference nn the slt
-ation created by i&u overthrow of
lie Zaliiils estbi A speedy end
np er the ministerial crisis is ex
?ct d. ii". A t :i j:s .lexj-atch state*
Wutchlng Developments,
The course of events In Greece is
being followed with evident concern
!ti th capita1.* of all the bel"gerent
power* There appear to be few ex
pec'a'.ions. however, *o far a? the
despatches from l.ct.do'.i ar.d Hurls
show that M. Veniselos. who favors
Greek S n t - n estiou In fa\or of Ser
bia, will be returned itf power. The
Berlin pres* mcta* confident that
the neutrality policy of King Con
stantino will l?e maintained.
Itul^jirlii* Hcfi-flt French.
Berlin, Nov. by wireless :o Say
vllle, N. Y ? 1 1 So officially reported
that the Bulgarians have completely
defeated a: a point northeast of Pri
l:p the French forces which w- re
anded a: Salonik'.. Parr of the
French contingent was routed and
I he others were made prlsor ?* "? The
:rst of ihe French prison nave
I rrlved at Kusiendll.
Ulisron Authorities Are Looking
Into the Work of American
Hwuo Workers.
i Ry K??-ftrn Pros*)
Klnston. Nov. 6. ? It hpramo
known today that *h American n*R
r\ to Worker* wpr^ pro'crlb^d !n KJn
s'fln by ih* Mayor's orrtrr Th?
Workers. an orenn'.zatinn of conald
prp.hlp Jnflurnre In lh?? roitniry. took
wo yo*ing Klrls from Klnslon, on
t'rslNy 'o a r^xrup horn* 1n another
rjfy. and aSand^n^rl tb?>m !- fJ^'d"'
oro. it 1* said- Th? local authorf
p? Ifi f?r?1d?iToro fimnd 1h* girls
1 v{n? In cxtrrm" fjualor In a npgro
m>^ ih"rc The pa?r wr- lockrd
d nf^rward* R?nf to ;i )nm?
?oinnivb',r<? 7}jf? Salvation A-roy in
"hf* section ia understood to havn
|rn??unrrfj i>i Wnrknrs an an outfit
'it n riior 1 1