WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS
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WASHINGTON N C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 11.1*15
No. uo
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MAY DEFEAT RENOMINATION
OP WILSON FOR PRESIDENT
NEXT YEAR.
"bTgifollowing
En own That Commoner Exerts Big
Influence Over Many DemJcrats,
Who Will Re Guided by Him In
Their Action^
Washington, Nov. 11. ? Politicians
are of the opinoln that ths itatement
Ibsued by William J. Bryan la con
demnation of the administration's
preparedness programme is not
nearly so great a menace to the suc
cessful culmination of the defense
plan as it is to the desire of admin
istration leaders to renominate Mr.
Wilson for a second term.
Fed here doubt that the long-pro
dlcted political break between Wil
son and Bryan has come or that it
will result in a serious split in the
Democratic parly, in hie statement
Bryan has thrown off all pretense of
having a high personal regard for
President Wilson and makes his at
tack one of personality
Those who have talked with Bry
an since bis return to Washington
have gained the Impression that
*hen the time comes he will declare
Mr. Wilson is bound by the one-term
plank in the Baltimore platform,
drafted by Bryan himself.
Bryan Ha#? Big Following.
Democratic leaders are convinced
that If Mr. Bryan allows his name
to go before the national convention
next June, or if he becomes a can
didate in the states where presiden
tial primaries prevail next spring.
Bryan will openly dispute his right
to renomlnation.
Bryan still has a large following
in Congress. WWh the Democrats
having. only 25 maorlty In the House
13 adverse Democratic votes would
defeat and purely partisan measure.
Bryan undoubtedly controls two or
three times that number of votes.
President Wilson has Indicated
that he realizes It will be impossible
to make national defense n party
measure in the face of the Bryan op
posltlojfl,by his appeal to men of all
parties support It on the ground
of patriotism.
Will Adopt m Defense Plan.
That Congress will adopt a na
tional defense plan, In spite of th?
Bryan opposition, U a foregone con
clusion. Polls of th#> members of
both houses disclose a satisfactory
majority who favor Increasing the
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HIGH! SM
II BIGJITOS
rwroty-four Member? Attended Lust
Night. Work ProTe# to be
Highly Interesting.
Twenty-four students were preu
3Ht at the high school building last
ntght and took up night school
work. The results of the flrv
night's lesson was pleasing to a!
and there 1b no doubt but that tb
school will be highly successful dur
Ing Its course of Instruction.
It is expected that many more
will enter before next week. Many
of those present last night stated
that others bad spoken to them a
bout taking up he course, but wer r
desirous of seeing how the first few
lessons were received.
The school Is free to all who at
tend. There Is some charge for
lighting and heating tho building
and It la hoped that soem of the pub
llc-spirltcd citizens of Washington
will aid In covering this expense.
The school will meet again Friday
light at 7:30.
PAMLICO IS
COMING BACK
Repairs on tUn-onae Cutter Have
Been Practically Completed
ut Baltimore.
I By Eastern Press)
New Bern, Nov. 11. ? information
comes from Baltimore, Md., where (
the United States Coast Guard cut
ter, Pamlico, had for several wee^cs
been undergoing repairs, that this
work has about bo< n completed and
jthat the ship will return to New
| Bern at an early" date.
The cruising season for the Pam
lico is near at hand and she will re
main In port but a short time after
her return here. The Pamlico is
now the only Coast Guard cutter
stationed in North Carolina waters,
the Seminole, which was located at
Wilmington, having been sent to
Southern waters.
USED FISTS
ON REPORTER
Court Houw Janitor at Xtw Hern
"Was Offended at Wrlliugit That
A]?|>eared in Local l*a|ier.
(By Eastern Press)
New Bern, Nov. 11. ? Becoming
riled up because a Sun reporter had
written up an account of alleged ir
regularities ai the co ty Jail in
which Policeman Fulch-r had charg
ed that prisoner* sent there by May
or A. H. Banger t to servo terms]
were allowed to roam the streets. |
Thomas Smith, who whiles away his
spare time acting as Janitor of the'
court houafl and as a deputy sheriff j
when the occasion arises, took ac-:
tlon which he thought would Btop
further write ups of the matter by
attempting to annihllae the reporter ,
who wrote up the article In ques
tion.
Assuming the responsibility of the
entire county. Janitor Smith sailed
In and, considering the fact that he!
goasts of being an enx-prlre fighter,
he did a pretty fair Job, showing to
the satisfaction of the scribe that
his flstlc proweress la all that ho
claims, especially when his oppo
nent. as he knew, had not the slight
est chance to land a knock out blow
on his hulking anatomy.
FORBES
Orchestra
-AT
The Palms
FRIDAY EVENINC.
8.30 to 10.30.
DANCING PERMITTED
navy and army appropriation*. Pres
ident Wilson ban declared that them
Is nothing sacred about the admin
istration programme and ffugpcestioa*!
I for Improvementa will be welcomed
from whatever the source.
FRENCH BATTERY IN THE ARGONNE REGION
?>Ura.lleuae battory In the Argonne region, well concealed and firing *n the enemy
HOW CITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA
OBTAINED THEIR PRESENT NAMES
,1
Origin of Names Has Been Traced by United States Ge
ological Survey. Names Obtained From
Many Different Sources.
The story of the naming of lb*
thriving cities and towns of Norta
Carolina is one of romantic int.r
ost. The early English settlers
transferred lo the new country the
names of their sovereigns, noble*,
and native towns or shire*. The
French exporers have left traces of
their mother tongue. Some of tho
State's most beautiful and betowned
by the first Americans, the Indian.;,
who generally made use of phrases
descriptive of the landscape. Many
towns bear the names of their. foun
ders, while others honor the memory
of famous American soldiers and
statesmen. The origin of these
place-names has been traced by the
L'nlted Stat s Geological Survey,
with the assistance *of history at i?
dents within the State.
The State Itself was named for
Charles II, King of England.
Charlotte was so called in honor
of the wife of King George III. of
England.
Wilmington owes its namo to
Spencer Oompton, Earl of WKmlng
ton. for whom towns In Massachu
setts and Vermont were also named J
Kalelgh is one of several places in
the oountry named for Sir Waltor
Hal igh, the English explorer and
favorite of Queen Eliiabeth.
I Winston-Salem wa^ formed by the
union of two cities. Winston wat-|
named for Joseph Winston, soldier
of the Revolution. Salem which was
settled by Morvlans, was given th^
Hebrew name for "peace," in the
hope of enoyicg peaceful security in
the new home.
Concord took its namo from the
Revolutionary battle of Concord.
Durham was named for Dr. Barth
olomew Durham, owner of the town
site.
Elizabeth City is a namesake of
Queen Elizabeth, of England, whose
name figures prominently on thr
map of the United States.
GoUlsboro took its name from M
T. OoldBboro of Maryland.
New Bern was named from tho
town of Berne, in Switzerland
Edenton owes Its name to Charl's
Eden, Governor of North Carolina In
1714-1722.
Fayettevllle is one of the numer
ous geographical namesakes of the
MAN TO SLEEP
FOR 24 HOUHS
!? Calmly l>ozlng In the Window of
Karri* lfnr<lunre Co. Store on
M?ln Street.
Fnyssoux, the hypnotist. who will
Rive an uxhlbltlon at the New Thea
tre tonight, last night put a man to
Ble'p In the window of the Harris
Hardware Company store on Main i
street. The man will continue to|
*'eep until this evening, when he
will be awakened at the Now Thea
tre.
Hundreds of persons, who pasted
the window today, stopped to gaze
upon Ihc sleeping man.
Marquis do la Fayette, who aldeJ
the American Revolutionist*.
Uastonla was named for William
Gaston, a judge of the Supreme
Court of the State.
llendersonvHle derive 11b name
from Chief Justice Leonard Hender
son.
Hickory wa? named for President
Andrew Jackson, wfco&o nickname
was "Old Hickory." 1
High Point derived its name from
the circumstanoes of iur being the
highest point on the old North Car
olina Railroad.
Klnattra wsrs so" called in honor of
King George III, of England.
Reldsvllle was named for David
S. Reld, a former Governor.
Wilson is a namesake of Louis D.
Wilson, State Senator and officer (n
the Mexican War. ^
Abedreen ia one of nunl^rots
places in the country named frvm
the city in Scotland.
Asheboro was named for Samuel
Ashe. Governor of North Carolina.
1795-1798.
Beaufort derived its name from
the Duke of Beaufort, an early land
proprietor.
Bessemer City la one of several
places in the country having thej
name of Sir Henry Bessmer, who
invented the process of reducing
iron ore.
Carthage, with many other towns
In the United States, derived Its
name, directly or ludirecily, from
the ancient city In North Africa.
Chapel Hill was named from a
colonial ichapql of the church of
England, built upon a bill.
Dunn derived Ita nam from a
prominent resident.
Greenville Is one of several places
named for Gen. Nathenal Green,
Revolutionary War hero. The city of
Greenville, lllionls, was named from
the town in North Carolina
Graham was named for Senator
William A. Graham, Secretary of
the Navy under President Fllmor?
Henritta was named for th? w|f
of S. B. Tannor.
Hertford owes itn name to ("on
way, Marquis of Hertford.
Leaksville derived Its name from
a w"H-known resident.
Lenoir was so called in honor <>t
Gen. William Lenoir, a Revolution
ary officer
JAS. E. CLARK'S
SALE OPKNS
Store Ik Attractively ItecoratiMl.
Many Hhopper* Vlnl(o<l Kntali
liuhmont Thin Morning.
James E Clark'* big Hale opened
today and wan patronized by a largo
crowd of whopper* who took advan
tage of Hi" many exceptional values
offered |
The store presents a moat hand-i
eome appearance. The atock Is clev
erly arranged and the decoration*
are extremely pretty. It la expect
ed that a hip business will ho done
at the vale.
Lexington in one of many pluc-rs
in the country named in commem
oration of the battle of the Revolu
tionary War.
Llncolnton was named for Gen.
Benjamin Lincoln, an officer of the
Revolution, for whom townB in
Georgia and Maine are also named
Loulaburg was named for the
fortress of Loulaburg, captured by
the American colonists in the French
and Indian War.
McAd^nvtlle owes Its name to
Hon. R. L. McAden, former Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
Mayodan was given a combination
of the name of prominent resident
of Virginal and of the river Dan.
More-head City was named for
John M. Morehead, former Governor
of the State.
Morgantown oweB tt* nam^ to
Gen. Daniel Morgan, an officer of the
American Revolution.
Murfreeeboro was named for an
other Revolutionary officer, -Colonel
I Hardy Murfroe, for whom Murfrees
boro, Tennessee, was also called.
Plymouth had its nam? transferr
ed from Plymouth, Massachusetts,
which was named from the town of
Plymouth In England, where the
PllgrlmR were hospitably entertain
ed before emigrating to America.
RamBCur ow? Its name to Gen
eral Stephen Ramsour.
Randleman was named for a
prominent citizen.
Rutherfordton took its name from
Gen. Griffith Rutherford, a noted
, Indian fighter.
? Sanford wag named for Colonel
Sanford. a civil engineer.
Slier City took It* name from a
prominent family of ihe ne1ghbor-|
hood.
Smlthfleld was named in honor of
John Smith, a State Senator.
Southport derived l'? name from
its situation In the southern part of
Ihe State.
Tarboro took Its nam? from Tar
river.
Wadesboro was so nam?d in hon
or of Col. Thomas Wado.
Warrenton owes 1 tn name tn Gen.
Joseph Warren, who foil in the ba'
t|p of Bunker Hill.
Washington took Its nam* from
' George Washington and ws* th?
first poRtofllc* In tho United States
to bear that nani?*
HAS RETURNED
FROM NEW YORK
fhiwct'N ItroA. Arn Showing l.nrg<<
Stock ?f Vfw WcuinK Appnrrl
for
A I. Hotter* returned la*t night
from New York City. wh*r? he pur
chased a large atork or ladle* contR,
co?f suit*, RklrfR nnd walata Thnae
good* were received by Rower* Hroa
tbl* morning and are now nn dis
play at their ntore. They are of the
lateat de*|gn anil Rtyle*. The *tore
carrle* a nperlal ad v rtlaement In
today'* Issue of the Dally N"ws
3t Battle to Serbia Still Favor* |
Teuton* ?od HuJgjvrUns
Other War New*.
London, Nov. 11. ? A 8ofla report
by way of Budapest and Berlin saye
-hat In ? battle between Krlvolak
*nd Prtllp In 8erbta the French and
Irlllsh were badly d' feated and ?uf
ered heavy losses at the hands of
he Bulgarians The allies are said
o have been attacking the Bulgar-j
an defensive positions.
The town of Velea In Southern
Serbia has been recaptured by the
""'rench, according to advices re
ceived by the Serbian legation In
Uhens. forwarded by the Athe.is
?orrespondent of a London nuwa-|
paper.
Rome has a report from Athens]
hat orders will shortly be Issued ?
demobilizing tbe Greek army, the
plan being to leave but 50.000 men
under arms. Advices from Athens
!.o London state also that newspap
ers supporting the Greek govern
ment declare that the dissolution of,
the Chamber Is imminent.
Great Britain will have appropr1a->
tcil 18.310,000,000 for war purposes
including the $2,000,000,000 t he
House of Commons 1m expected to j
vote as a result of Premier Awjulth's!
resues! today.
Parla reports the repulse of h 1
German attack in the forest of J
Givenchy In the Artol*. There hn?
been a violent artillery duel north- j
east of Tahure In tb? Champagne
and grenade and bonib fighting in!
the eaBt of Argonne.
HIE S50.il
?DIM
mi mn
CARRIED YESTERDAY IN* CAKO.
UNA TOWNSHIP BY A BIG
MAJORITY.
174 Itaglstrred Voters. 50 Voted
Agatn*t Uir Imu<'. lmpr()Tnnni(?
on Rood* to Ikviu al Once.
(Hy Eastern Pressl
Greenville. Nov. 11. ? Another
township in Pitt county has added
its name to the list for good roads.
Thin is Caro'ina Township which
yesterday voted $50,000 road bonds
te Improve its roads.
The major portion of the people
voted string for the issue. There
were 174 rpglstered voters In the
county aud i>nly 59 voted against
the lasu*.
The work that will be done first
is on the road Joining the Robereon
ville and Orppnvllle highway.
With the townships In the county
l'nlng up a* they have been for the
past few months, It will be only a
short while until Pitt county cau
?nam of some of thi* best road# in
?he State.
I<ouIm Hu#. Ilcni Wrecked.
London Nov 11. ? The British
torpedo boat destroyer Louis has
been wrecked In the Mediterranean.
OPPOSED
THE POWER OF THE PRESS
Mr. Shipman Tells of the Value of the Town Paper to
the Entire Community,
(By Geo. It. Shlpman)
We are all talking today, of the
ateat Inventions for making com
munication easier and quicker, than
t ever has been. The wlrclesa tele
graph is about to bo surpassed by
:be wlrclese telephone, which has
ilready demonstrated lta great jk>s
libllltles by carrying a message from
Mew York to Hawaii, a distance of
>ver four thousand miles. But the
icwspapers of today are after all
ho greatest power In the world for
luick communication between man
ind man, and In putting h'.m In
louch with his neighbor as wMt as
the most remote parts of the world.'
And the town paper, or pap?ir 01
:he sma!| cities are only a l!tt. be
hind the great dalles of ne m ro
polltan cities, for : ey reflect t'if
i?ame news only a Iiw hours lat . .
and g'v? . f lot of lo. ill new; which
is or nor* Inter =t lo ua than any
thing else cuM b. ; h? nc*> our home
town p.i >er is .Hie c.ne we depend
upon foi moat of the every day
rrwH. News about what the stores
have to offer in the way of bargains
and new styles, those two things
that make life worth living to most
of us. and then there Is that party
'hat Mrs. was going to give.
"when Is 1t to be?" ? "(let the pa
p?-r tonight and kt'tr see." says some
member of the family; and if yo'i
don't And what yon want, you ar*
sore to say something avaunt. W?*
net to expert a great deal from our
town pap?r, at-d Its right that we
nbon'd, for if. tells us so many
?hi'iRs that we want to know abo.it
our r.^lghhor* and It tells our nelgh
bors and friends so much thai we
want them to know about us We
notify our friends of the d?*nth of
some friend or relative, or of the
nd vent of h new baby, or the brt
troihal or marriage of som? popu
in r young roupi" wo can our in
?rary and bunlne?s meeting* through
fho town paper. It la quicker than
? he telephone and eaaler for ua. Wo
' xpppi to find the religion* notice*
there, and tiro disappointed >f we do
not for wo forget about the tlmn
and the hour, or strangers would
often miffR an opportunity to hear
some one of apnclal Importance at
church or hall, If It wan not an
nounced. And If we do not read the
town paper every evening, we flome
llinoR ml** a great treat, na I heard)
a prominent man nay he did, by not
knowing that the paper had given
the tlmo and p!aco where Rlahop
Walter* wan to preach laat Sunday.
In return for all that the town
paper doen for ua. let ua take prld*
In doing our part toward making
the paper more Intereatlng. and eftl
clent, yrgr after yaar. for H roflacl*
the town, or should Jo i*o; and If
the town Is progressiva and lie peo
ple are kind aud religious (Instead
of uiiklnd and Indifferent in tbeir
habits) and do all they can do to
help the Editor to make his pap'-r
reflect a good town, then you will
have a good town and mutlnue to
save a good paper.
HOPES FOR BAII1KH
REST* WITH MOTHER**
Philadelphia. Nov. 11 ? Speakers
at the annual conferen'- ? _ f the
American As*or!atlnn for tlie Study
and Prevention of Infant Mortality
r-hich began her- today agreed that
*h the mothers rests the hopes of
;h;Htlana in their battle to save
lite lives of bahles. Either too much
riabJng or not enough, too much
cold air or 1a.*k of it. and the fail
ure of moih r* to treat seriously
little oolda were said to be the prin
cipal causes of respiratory disease*
resulting in many deatha among
children.
COTTON" ARE NOW
CROWDED WITH ORDERH
Wilmington. N. C , Nov. 11 -The
'"?leaflo rot inn mills ar^ now helng
run at nfgl^sln ord' r to catch up
with orders. Tbis Is but one of the
many sljrns of Improved business
conditions in this community As
<?1her steamer. the Itaiinn vessel
Alcana, arrived this wpfk for a ear
jro of cotton. thU being the i?*nth
v r.sc; o he loaded here 'bis season.
St r i k i n *r Employes Return to Work.
Greenville. ft. C., Nov. 11 B. K
O'er. president of the Jud?oii Cotton
mill here, today was notified that.
4M? of tljp 700 striking employes
were willing 10 r'-turn to work The
mill will resume operations Nov. 15.
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