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WASHINGTON N C. T^'ESDAT.AtTERNOON NOVEMBER 9. 1?S
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IS BEING HELD
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LIQUOR CASE BEING BROUGHT
UP BEFORE FEDERAL
AUTHORITIES.
LOCAL WITNESSES
Number of Waahington Residents In
Norfolk to Giro Eidcnee. Out
come of Trial is a Matter of Con
nidcrablc Conjecture.
William 8wanner, formerly of
this elty, si being tried today in
Norfolk In Federal court, for having
violated the" Federal liquor laws.
Freeman Spencer, bookkeeper for
the Williams liquor house In Nor
folk, will also face trial. A number
of local men are In that city today,
giving testimony In the case.
The outcome of the trial is doubt,
ful. The evidence against Swanner
is of a strong nature and It is gen
erally believed thai he will have a
hard time In convincing a jury that
he Is Innocent.
FORGET THE BIBLE;
DIVORCE FOLLOWS
Wife Says Sbe W*s Too Busy Read
ing Husband's Spicy Diary.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 9. ? Their fail
ure to read the Bible every day or
to pray resulted in breaking up their
home, declares Ooorge Oyer, presi
dent of the Prudential Building Co.,
whose wife, Mrs. Florence Oyer, now
In Pittsburgh, has filed petition for
divorce.
'"I was too busy reading Mr.
Oyer's diary telling of love scenes
with other women." declared Mrs.
Oyer in refuting the Bible charge
before Judge Pearson. In common
pleaa court.
Mrs. Oyer is seeking a decree up-|
on a crois-petltlon filed In answer to
her husband's suit. Oyer charges
his wife with neglect, while she!
charges him with cruelty.
ABE ADVERTISING
A SPECIAL SALE
Lewis A Calais' Main street store
la having a special sal*, of ladles
dresses and coat suits during the
next few days. This sale will begin
tomorrow. A special advertisement
is being carried in today's Issue of
the Dally News, setting forth some
of the big reductions that are to be
made in these garments.
AUSTRALIAN FIRING A TRENCH MORTAR
This remarkable looking weapon, which Is being used with telling efTcc
ugalust the Turks In the Dardanelles campaign. Is a trench mortar, one or th<
new engines of war which has been brought Intp play during the prcsem
European war. It Is mounted on boxes, and Judging from the way it It
bandied when Bred there 1b considerable risk to the pointer or operator o
the weapon, for while one arm directs the Are of the mortar the other srr
pulls the slug which sets it off.
HI DEVISE
IJM TAX
Tax Mm> lie Extended for Allot It 01
Vw. Ha gar Will Not Go on
the Free Lint and Wool is
Likely to Conto Off.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 9. ? It is
pretty well understood by bouse
leaders that the war tax law which
expires by limitation tho last day of
December wlU.be jcv|*ed~ and tK?
expiration llm^t extended for an
oter year or longer. It Is also un
derstood that the law when revised
will Include many mor^ articles for
taxation than the present law.
Sugar will not be put on the free
list and there la a strong probabil
ity that wool and many other arti
cles will be taken oft the free list
and sufficient tax Imposed to raise a
much larger revenue than is now de
rived from the Underwood-Simnions
tariff law.
Just what thes* articles are to be:
and the extent of the tax will not b->!
decided until the administration
leaders llnd out definitely whether
they will sell Panama bonds or a
dopt some other m'ann whereby suf
ficient revenue may be had to meet
the additional expense of tho enor
mous appropraitlonfr for tho army
and navy. Both questions are ron
? sidered dangerous, politically speak
ing. Mary leaders fear the result
of additional taxation and they are
in doubt as to the wisdom of selling
bonds.
A bond Issue for th? purpose of
national defense under the present
program, would mean an issue each
year for five years. If the program
which President Wilson how advo
cates 1? carried out. On the other
hand if the people can bo taxed e
nough through tariff reviidon and
war tax 'measures to ralBe this revo
nue It can be done with one law In
stead of flv? attempts br would br
tho case If bond Issue* are resorted
to.
JAMES E. CLARK
TO HAVE DIG SAI.E
/
Store Is Carry Inf f^arRc Adverting
ment In Torfny'g Imup. Many
ItargiyiiN Are Offered.
James B.J Clark's store Is today
advertising a big clearance sale,
which will open Thursday. Owing
to a change In business on January
1st, they are denirous of reducing as
much of their $80,000 stock as pos
sible. and they have made big reduc
tions in every department In order
to induce heavy buying during the
sale. v .
The store carrlea a two page ad
vertisement In today's issue in which
many bargains are enumerated.
HA YH BAKEK.
Present your loved ones with a
fresh photo In 1916. You wilt never
regret It BAKBR'8 SJUDIO.
Exhibits Are Alj on the Ground
Carnival People Are Ready With
M?ny Amusement*.
(Special to the Dally News)
Aurora, Nov. 9. ? Although th< ,
Aurora fair Sb scheduled to open to |
day. numerous attractions will no:
be running "full blast" until tomor
row moraing. Owing to the slz& oi
the fair this year, there la still con
siderable work to be done. Moat or
this has been completed today. B>
this evening everything will b
ship-shape.
The number of exhibits is truiyl
astonishing They embrace every)
variety of fruit and vegetables. Th
live stock exhibit la also highly In
terestlng.
All of the carnival people are ov
the ground and will be ready to fur
nish fun and amusement for th<
people tomorrow.
Tho special train will leave Wasn
ingfton tomorrow morning at 10:30
and returning will leave Aurora at
4:30.
HAVE OPENED
NEW GARAGE
Dixie Garage, Located on Water
Street, in Latent Bnftlne** En
terprise In Washington.
The Dixie garage, located at 124
Water street, opened for business
today. The garage has a complet*
equipment for repair work and am
pie Htopage room for cars. It is un
, der the management of W. O. Black
and W. L. Candy, both of whom are
expert machinlcs.
ZAPATAH ARMY IN HOUTH
RAPIDLY DISINTEGRATING
Washington, Nov. 9- ? Zapata's
army In southern Mexico Is dlalnte
gratlng rapidly, according to cable
advices received last night by the
Carranza agency here. General Pablo
Gonzales*, marching through Moreloa
at the head of a large force, Is ex
pected (o meot with little resistance.
"Three thousand members of Zap
ata's following aurrendered yester
day and were given amnesty," said
the messag*. "and for many days
groupn of soldiers lately In armn
have been bringing In their rifles."
Other dispatches told of renewed
activity In the petroleum Industry.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF MARRIAGE.
Mrs. A S. Kelly
requests the pleasure of your com
pany at the marriage of her daughter
Matilda Elisabeth
to
Mr. Heber Grey Wlnfleld
Thursday morning, November the
eighteenth, at half after
ten o'eloek
At Home
Washington, North Carolina
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limit ih
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MRS. CORDON, ONE OF OLDEST
RESIDENTS Of THE OOL'N .
TV, IS DEAD.
WAS 86 YEARS OLD
-
Spent All Her Irffe In Beaufort
County. DfMh Game La?t Night
?t U O'Clook. Funeral Service*
Held Thla Aftlai Km.
Mrs. Eliza Ann* Cordon, aged 86,
widow of 8eth K. Cordon, died last
night at her homo on North Bonner
street. The fuaaral aervicee were
held this afternoon at three o'clock
from the St. Pater'a church, Rev. N.
Harding officiating. Interment was
In O&kd&ie cemetery.
With two exceptions, Mrs. Cordon
was the oldeat lady In Waohlngton
and one of the oldest In the county.
She was born In the lower part of
Beaufort county, near Pungo river,
and liaa resldod In Washington for
over sixty yean. She waa known to
i practically every retldent of the city
and county and waa loved and re
deemed by all who knew her. Up to
\ few .days of her death, she ap
peared 4 excellent health and wap
n possession of all her faculties.
Mrs. Cordon waa an active mem
ber of the Episcopal church and a
conscientious worj&er in lta interests.
She had been a widow for the last
forty-five years, and waa the wife of
Srth K. Cordon. She is survived by
wo sons, John G. M. Cordon, of
Waynesboro, Va., and oJseph D
Cordon, of Brunswick, Qa? both of
whom were In the.ctty today to at
tend the funeral trfrvlces.
The pall beareri 'Wlll be W Scott
I Friztell. J. L. Peal, M. T. Archb. ll,
| Wax. Chauncay ??*T. J". Harding.
ENGLAND PEEVED
FlritoiiN Mad Over WllaonV Mramice.
Berlin Thinks It "Too Mild
and Too Late."
London. Nov. 9. ? England is very
resentful over the President's note,
protesting the British blockade a
;alnst Germany. The comment of
he "man In the street" lg harsher
han that of the newspapers. The
attor are careful *.o explain that they
lo not foresee any trouble. Bitter j
ndividual utterances show a belief
hat the President is catering to the
hyphenated vote that puts American
iroflte higher than vital British nec
essities.
German Criticism of Wllaoa.
Berlin, Nov. 9. ? "Too mild and
oo late." Is the local criticism of
he American note to England pro
testing the British interference with
\merlcan trade. It Is admitted that
i* President, preeened good legal ar
Tuments. He Is criticised for hln
'allure to back h!? demands with a
"veiled" threat, as he did In the
ioles to Germany.
CASES BROUGHT
BEFORE RECORDER
The recorder disponed of a num
ber of cai*?H yesterday aftarnoon.
Moit of th'm wore charges of Intox
ication. The following were brought
up;
Georu?' Hoel; carrying concealed
weapon. S2f> and costs.
Dave Sermon*; Intoxicated. $3
and coats.
Allen Brighf; intoxicated, and
coats.
Frank Nobles; intoxlcatod, coats.
, William Crawford; intoxicated,
costs.
Oeorgf Ml* as and Carry Coward,
aaeault. costs.
Charles Cherry; Intoxicated, conts
SAYS HA K Kit
If you get a Christina* present and
It la a nice photograph from ?o?e|
friend of youri. it will be a gift ;
stppdard supreme, Biker's Studio.
WOMEN HELPING TO DEFEND RIGA
Russian peasant women digging trenchcs for the defense of Itig? |ii
S?!Uc seaport which the Germans aro trying bard to capture.
CHEATED NEGRO
OUT OF $50.00;
'lever Pair Worked Ancient Game
on Innocent Colored Man In
Greenville.
(By Eastern Pre?H)
Greenville, Nov. 9.- -Frank John
on. a local negro, was flim-flammed
?ut of fifty dollars on the floor of
n? of the local warehouses tLls
nornlng? Johnson had Junt dlspsed
if hltr tobacco and was lovingly fin
:ering the fifty-dollar bill he receiv
d for It, when he was accosted by
wo other negroes. They told him
hat they had Just found a hundred
ollarg and offered to "divvy up"
villi him.
Johnson was tickled to death.
He went to the rear of the ware
louae with them and when they pro
eeded to do the dividing. It was
oend they did not have the right
imount of change. When ask'd if
le had any money. Johnson replied
hat he had a fifty-dollar bill. One
>f the others took this and went
lown the street "to get It changed."
W minute or iwo later, the other
legro also left on some pretended
>U8lnes?.
Johnson waited. He's still wali
ng for neither the negroes nor his
If ty dollar* have shown up The
natter has been reported to the po
lce officials.
INTERESTING
ENTERTAINMENT
Rayitfroux. Reniarkabl,. Hypnotist, to
Give Demonstration of ITI* Work
at New Theatre This Week.
Fayaaoux. the psychic marvel, will
begin an engagement of three nights
ut the New Theatre next Thursday
evening. The performance? given
by the brilliant young demonstrator
of the occult sciences are wi.olly
different from the exhibitions here
tofore given in Amarlce. Fayssoux
haa made a new departure. He acorns
to employ the well worn methods of
the old time hypnotists and mind
readers. Everything in new. An
evening of mlrttt and mystery is
promised all who attend the Fayn
soux performances.
Fayssoux. the psychic marvel,
whose demonstrations havo created
mite a sensation In the leading clt
?es of America, has been secured at
heavy expense hy Manager of the
New Th'atre.
Fayssoux Is acknowledged lo be
the superior of any hypnotist now
before the public.
ELEVEN TEAMS KTAHT IN
HIX-DAY mntXE it ACE
Boston, Nov. 9. ? Eleven ridTR
representing as many fam* started
th? annual nix-day bicycle rare r?n
the arena track today The teams
will ride |pn hours each day. The
teams are;
Alfred Or- nds. the Tasmanlan,
and Fred 11111. of Watertown. Mc
Namara and Spears. Verrl and Cor
ry; Grim and I.inart; Bedell and
Magln. Cameron and Kaiser. Root
and Hanley. Walthour and Carman;
Dupuy and Moral); Raton and Mad
den Sullivan and Holbrook
If \M>MOMK NKW HI(*V
J fl. Campbell, the JeiroW. Hhn
ereet?r| an nrtlatlc n?w ?lgn In front
of hi* place of baslneM on Main
street. Mr. Campbell In also mak
log other changes In hit utore which
will grr?tl7 Improve the ?pp*aranr?
pf tty* Mtab1l?hment.
OYSTER ROAST
FRIDAY NIGH1
Will B* C.lvcn at Hawll 8upply Co.
llull<tinR by Members of th?*>
it&raca CIm*.
a business meeting and an oyster
roast will occupy the time of the
members of the M. E. Baraca cla*s
Friday night. The business meeting
will be h??ld In the Baraca rooms
and aftor its conclusion the mem
bers will make their way to the
HasseM Supply Co, building on Mar
ket street, where the roast Is to be
held.
The occasion promises to be a
mighty enjoyable one anfl it 1* ex
pected that fully a hundred members
will be on hand to enjoy the edible
bivalves
DISTRICT SO. 10 ST. A TF. FEDER
ATION OF CLUBS HEBE ON
NOVEMBER 19TH.
AT NEW THEATRE
RuftinoftN MMind to be Held in the'
Afternoon. Public InrliH. Re
ception Will Ho Held In flic I en
Ing at Elks' Hall.
A highly interest i'v program h.. 4
been n'ra /ed l > the ! -al clubs for
the K^lpr 'lly ineettitt of District
No. 10. N. t Fed-; at leu of Women"*
Club*, w (ilc'.i Is to be li*td at the
New Tlicrri Friday afternoon, Nov
ember l!Mh. The public In cordially
Invited to attend the neaHon. The
program will be a* follows:
Invocation. Rev. H. B Bearlght.
Song, "Carolina." by the Aw m
bly
AddreM of Welcome from the City
Clubs: C^Vlc. 'league. Addlgco. O
Henry and Creacite Clubs, by Mrs
Samuel R Fow|?.
Addreaa of welcome from the
rltlzena, by Jurtgo S'ephen Rrngaw
Response
Mualo ? SoS'j by Mrs Marry Mr
[_M ullan.
I Andrea*. by Mr* T W. Ungl*,
I ->res!dent of the t n ? ?- Federation of
riubs.
Greetlnga from Mrs It It. Cot
ton, president of the Kta?* federa
tion.
Music -Solo by Mm I?. M farter.
Reports from the president* of
oach cluh In District No 1ft
Music- "My Country Tim of Thee
by Aaaemhly.
Benediction, Rev N Mardlnr
Planlat* Mrs Rollins and Mr1*.
Raugham
l're?ldlng Officer Miss I. Ida T
Rodman. District chairman
Hecrptton at th" Klks' Hail from
*:30 to II o'clock, given by the
Woman's clubs of Washington.
TODAY S COTTON
QUOTATIONS
Middling 10 Sc.
Seed cotton ? 14 10
Cptton need- -f SB 00
'INVASION
OF SERBIA
COMPLETE
(iEKM.W ALLIES HAVE IMTED
THEIR FORCES HOLD OVER
HALF OF SERBIA.
MANY PRISONERS
Teuton* an<1 Bulgarian? tstl'l Con
tlnue Their Adraorr and Are
Taking Henry Toll of Serbian
IViwdm,
Loader.. Nov. 9 ? The fall of Nlsh
has unl'.-d solidly the mala Bulgar
an furcen and 'he Austro-Gerruan
armies advancing from the north.
Hlthertu tb'lr communication con
Misted only of tetativ* reaching out
of advance g-iar:1s.
The Bulgarians ani their allies
now hold cons'dcrabiy more than
half of Serbia, and command the
Ni?h railway, one of the chief objec
tives of this campaign From Nlsh
th?* Bulgarian lin#> runs north In a
l.'ght curve encircling the Morava
r-.ver '.i Krlvlvir. where It joins the
malL Au-*r<- German forces. From
that pom! t;?e invading lines turn at
a right a r? r : ?* and run west aero3P
:o the broatl s*. par: of Serbia.
T: -.?? rouch *eiu> circle made by
the 2!ne > continuing. and as
thin doe-? i?o uncording to German
report?, is raking a heavy toll of
Serbian primmer*.
In Houth-rn Serbia *h?* fortunes of
war ar less auspicious for the In
vader* There the Bulgarian at
tempts apparenfiy Ivave received a
severe check from the 3erbian? as
sisted by tii- French and British
troops.
No official confirmation has been
received, however, of a decisive de
feat of the Bulgarians, who are at
tempting to advance Into Macedonia
through Rabautia pa**- South of
Str^mitsa tli French are lighting on
Bulgarian soil
The crlh.d or-', usioned by t'.ie resig
nation o: the fJnrk cabinet has been
met temporarily, and if the Chamber
of eDpuiles accep* ih*- new Skoulou
dla ministry, the present sti "i* may
be continued Indefinitely ?. *h no
change In the annouced policy of
Greece of reiterated of benevolent
t j ? nrallty.
? ?n the eastern front severe but
. ; -Isive figh'lng continues before
R and iJvjn'.k The off'nslve
[movement of the Russians la CJallcla
a'.ong the Strlpa has been halted and
I the long battle in that region has
; ended. There ar* no developments
I of impormntv nn the other fronts.
Tlir?-?' Men Kit tally Injured in \rrl
<lf-nt Wlilrti Ormrrwl l.?M
VIkIh Iii Wllmln^mi.
? My KaK'ern Pr^p*)
Wi'.mlnK'fin. N* C , N'r?v ? Th?
f">nn'J hn-i?" "f the AHnn'i Ooaal
Mm a' f 3A ritpfht,
'!???!:>? In jurliiK \V F? W? h whit*
nn'1 '*?" rcgri rifmen.
Tf?"y wTf MirlM in th?- lohrto of
hrfeka nnd mm-mr
AT THIS
Bank
YOU GET
Safety,
Courtesy
Accommodation,
Advice,
Interest on
>your time de
posits, and
haoney when
you need it.
Savings & Trust
Company.
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