DAILY NEWS
Baton* aturii T\
No. Ill
WEB
18 PRiOIE
feme ruu
EFFORT BEING MADE TO CALL
MEET1NO OF OFFICIALS OF
NEUTRAL NATIONS.
GET TELEGRAM
^ President of Local Oirie Club Re
?rived Telegram This Morning
A -king to Ami*t to the Moimwt
Awmr Seal.
An effort U being made to aeeare
a conference of ofltela'.e from neu
tral nations of the world, dedicated
to finding a Just settlement of the
present war. Telegrams have been
sent oat broadcast throughout the
land, requestng cltlsens to urge
President Wilson to call this ooa
lerenct.
One of these telegrams was ro
eelred this morning by Mrs. H. W.
Carter, president of the Washing
ton Civic Club. It reada as follows:
Mrs. H. W. Carter,
Washington, N. C.
For ths sake of all the anxious
mothers dreading that thslr sons
may he addsd to tho ten million men
already killed or crippled in this
war, will 70a strengthen the appeal
to be made next Friday by Ethel
8nowdm, of England, and Roalka
Schwlmmer, of Hungary, to Presi
dent Wilson by telegraphing him
Immediately at Washington some
what as follows: "We urge a con
ference of natural nations dedtaatrd
to finding a Jut ettlement of this
war." '
JANE ADDAM8,
Pres. Women's Peace Party.
ANNA SHAW.
Mrs. Carter answered the telegram
as was requested.
ORGANIZE CLUB
Sixteen Members form Royal Tem
perance Legion. Meeting Held
Yesterday.
The W. C. T. U. organised a Royal
Temp' ranee Lefton at the home of
Mrs. Z. N. Leggett yesterday after
noon at four o'cock. Sixteen young
boya and girls Joined. Mrs. Leggett
was el cted superintendent of the
work and the following officers were
elected: Miss Bessie Potts, presi
dent; William Byrd, vlce-presld nt;
Th??ma Leggett. secretary, and
Miss Mary Thomas 8tewert, treas
urer.
Great interest was shown In the
format on of the organisation and
it Is b lleved that many others will
Join.
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining uncalled for In this of
fice for the week rndlng
Washington, N. 0., Not. SO. 1915.
MEN?
O. C. Bennett. J. F. Caraway. Ban
ford Chrlrtman, O. K. Denmxrk, Ar
thur Johnson. Wllley Jones, R. H.
Locke (S), E. D. Moore. Taradely
Maekey. Z. It. Powell, Hallard Rlckr
J. F. Wllllford.
WOMEN ?
Mrs. Mary Lisa Archie, Mrs. W.
H. Hudton. Miss Ava Jones, Mrs.
Eltsa Phillips, Miss Bthc| 8. Btan
ce'.l, Mrs. Darkler Satterthwaito.
Mlrs Edna L. Swrndell.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office Dreember 6, 1915.
If not delivered before. In calling
for the above, please say "Adver
tlsed," giving date of ltart.
N HENRY MOORE, P. M.
NO NIGHT SCHOOL.
There will be no session of fl?e
nlgh\ school tonight or Friday night.
TODAY'S COTTON
QUOTATIONS
List ? lit.
Sm4 tottol? (?.??. ,
Cotton Mtd ? ?I?M
DECIDE ON AUTO TRIP
GIVE BIG BARBECUE
Giod Roads Advocates to Inspect Roads of Adjoining
Counties Week From Friday. Barbecue Dec. 15
?t the meeting ot the WMhing ton
Township Good Roads Association,
which ?u held at the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce !a?t night,
definite plans were decided upon for
an eeto excursion, a barbecue and
sending a committee before th~
board of eounty commissioners at
the next regular meeting to decide
is to the expenditure of the bond
inane.
R. W. Stanclll, president of the
aesoclatlon. presided in the chair. -
After a long discussion over the
i advisability of having the proposed
auto excursion ovr some ot the
good roads in adjacent counties, i
Judge Bragaw made the motion that'
the trip be definitely d elded upon
and taken. The motion was carried.!
The question of date met with con
siderable talk aud argument. Upon]
[motion of Captain Leach It was fin
ally decided that the trip ba tak
en Friday morning, December 8rd.
Tho auto? will leave here at nlna
o'clock. : -w
Whan the matter of having a bar
becue was brought up E. L. Stewart
moved that the event be carried out.
at Old Ford on Deo mber 15th. The
motion waa carried and tho follow
ing committee was appointed to at
tend to arrangements: T. E. Hodges,
W. M. Cooper, John Gray Hodges,!
W. H. Ellison. O. B. Wynne. A. S.
Robinson, O. B. Raw Is and J. J.
Hodges.
? resolution waa drawn up which
will be presented before the ycounty
commissioners at the next Aeetlng.
The resolution, It Is believed, will
bring about an arrangement of tho
expenditure of the funds that w'U
meet w*.h the approval of everyone
in th^ township.
MISSIONARY TEA .BISHOP TO MARRY
Wu Given Yesterday Afternoon At
the Home of Mrs. J. W. Dalley.
A social meeting of the Women's
Missionary Society of the Methodist
church was held yesterday at the
home or Mr*. J. W. Dailey on East
Main street. The oceaalon proved a
moat enjovable one and was attend
ed by over forty ladlee. Varlout
nations were represented by artistic
and realistic costumes, Mrs. Baugh
am representing Japan, Mrs. Spen
cer, Mexico, Mrs. Lewis. China, and
Mrs. Nicholson, Brazil. Refresh
ments of chocolate and cake were
served. ? silver offering was taken
up for the work of the aoclety.
ri'lXMAK IS HERE;
WILL LEAVE TtWIGH*
Excursion Ut>< to Norfolk Can Get on
llo*ril at Nine O'clock.
The Pullman car that is to carry!
the Washington excursionists to
Norfolk tonight has arrived and Jij
now at the Norfolk Southern sta
lion. It wll! be ready for occupancy
it nine o'clock tonight and all those
who so desire may get on board at
hat time. The car will be attached
o train No. 4, leaving here at 2:25
i. m. tomorrow morning. Returning,
.he car will leave Norfolk at 11 p
n. toxrorrow night, be'.ng attached
to the through train to "Raleigh. 1
will bo dropped off at Washington
JUDGE ABSENT
Superior Court 11m Not Yet Been
Opened. May Start This
Afternoon.
Superior court is still waiting or
Judge Cooke to arrive from Elisa
>eth City before opening the term
- n this elty. It was stated this morn
ng that the case the Judg-^ is trying
n Rllsabeth Cllty wou'd probably
>e brought to a conclusion today and
'.hat he might arrive on the 4:30
rain this afternoon. In that event,
J.ourt will open lml&edlately upon
his arrival here.
FIRE LAST NIGHT
Destroyed Home and Furniture of
Elijah Woolard Near Hun yon.
PJrs last night completely de
stroyed ths home ? and a'l Its con
t< nt? ? of Elijah Gray Woolard. near
Hunyon. Mr. Woolard was away at
the tlma the blase started. His wife
and children managed to escape from
the house before the Are gained very
great headway.
In addition to the home and fur*
niture, Mr. Woolard also lost sev
eral hundred dollars, the proceeds
of his season's crop*, which be kept
.locked up In a tin box In the house.
WILMINGTON WILL LIKELY
GET IN VIRQINIA LEAGUE
Wilmington, Nov. 14. ? It seems
aleo certain that Wilmington will
Announcement of Engagement cf
Ills hop Darst to Young Lady
from Wi'mlngton Lb Made
Public.
Wilmington, Not. 24. ? The en
lagcmcnt of Bishop Thomas C. Dar*t
jishop of the diocese of Cast Caro- 1
lea of the Protestant Episcopal
hurch, to Miss Laurlston Hardin,
laughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Har
Jin; of thl? city, was announced yea
.crday evening. The wedding 1* to
ake place in the early spring. The
irhJe-to-be is an accomplished young
Wilmington woman with a host of
.'rlecds h.re.
DLNNER PARTY
Wiui Given \ewterday Evening in
Honor of Mrs. Xnelncr of
Piiiladoyhia.
Mrs. J. B. Moore was hostess at a
Jicner party yesterday evening,
which was given in honor of Mrs.
Frank Nuelner, of Phlladelhpia, who
4 the guest of Mrs. H. B. Mayo, of
his city. The attractive home was
cuutlfuily dccoratcd with cut and
ottf d (lowers, artistically arranged,
lie color scheme being carried out
u yo.low ar.d white. Unique place
aids, consoling of chrysanthemums
n which little mirrors wore arrang
d, directed th": guestB to their
accs at the beautifully laid table,
n amusing feature of the dinner
as a turkey guessing contest.
Covers were laid for twelve,
?hose present were Mrs. Noulner,
Irs. E. W. Ayers, Mrs. H. B. Mayo,
| !rs. James Hodges, Mrs. W. A. U.
'.ranch, Mrs. Geo. T. Leach, Mrs.
. M. Dumay, Mrs. Frank Rollins, J
Irs. W. P. Baugham and Miss Juliai
loyt. ? I
It. KITC'IIIN DENIES
ANOTHER STATEMENT
Wilson. Nor. 24. ? Claude Kltcliln
lenles having said to a rcprcsentx
've of the New York Herald, "I
now I am right and I don't care If
verybody in my district is wrong."
In this letter Mr. Kltchin state*
hat he did havr> a telephone Inter
view with Mr. Martin; of the Her
i"d, *nd gives the substance of his
onversat'.on, which with the excep
'on of the statoment denied, is
practically tho same an sent from
iere to the Herald and a copy of
which was furnished this correspon
ient immediately after the interview
vas telegraphed.
lave league baseball next year If she
'.an secure a berth in the Virginia
engue. Two-thirds of the amount
required has already been raised a
iong the fans. It has been propos
d to orgrffclce a stock company here
*llh $5,000 capital and two-thlrda
of this amount has already be?n
pledged. The meeting of tho Vir
ginia league directors has been post
1 poned to December ? and local fanr
hope to have all of the $S,000 sub
scribed by that time.
SUFFRAGISTS TAKE "LITTLE WHITE HOUSE"
Cameron house. Ht'Wastjmgton. somvitmcs called tbe "little White House,' because bo tunny famous put
have occupied It. wblob ban been rented by tbe Congressional Union for Equal Buffrage aa it* headquarters (or tae
great suffrage rally to be beld In Washington beginning the day congress convenes and lasting for a week or
more. This bouse la 'just across Lafayette square from the White House Tbe "little White House" will bo
.be scene of many cQnrorences. mass meeting* and aocial functiona^durlng suffrage week, and Mrs O H. V
Kelmont of New York, whose portrait la Inserted, has already arranged to hold a big reception there on the
Tin* of th<* dnv thit
DANCE LASTsNIGHT
I-argu Number Attended Function
of the Halcyon Club at
Elk's Hall.
The Thanksgiving dance of the
he Halcyon Club was given last
night at the Elks Hall. A large
number were present and enjoyed
ihe dancing, the music for which
wan furnished by Forbes* Orchestra.
Those present were M1b?. Emily Har
ris with L. C. Warren^ Mls3 Mary
Hill with W. A. Blount,^ Jr., Mlsa
?-aura Branch with P. vtafoids. Miss
Elizabeth Carrow wUtwvun Laugh
iilghouse, Miss Corrine Bright with
Garland Hodges, Misa Mildred Davis
lrom Wilson with Dave Carter, Miss
Mildred Rum'.ey with Joe Mayo,
Miss Louise Myers with Elbert Wes
ton, Miss Mary Cowell with J. D.
Calais, Miss Caddie Fowle with
Charles Moore, Miss Bessie Connolly
with John Bonner, Miss Eleanor
Powell from Tarboro with Fred
Moure, Miss Annie Grist with F. S.
Worthy. MCss Fagun with W. B.
'todman, Miss Mary Fowle with
Russell Clark, Miss Elizabeth Tay-,
loe with William Baugham, Mlja
Mae b,ount with D. E. Gray, Miss,
fowling from Wilson with Char! s|
Cowel'., Miss Evelyn Jones with Cou.
uucas, Albert Willis, Tom Lltch
'leld, Tom Hackney. Cyrus Thomp
son, Jr., William Fleming, James
Williams. Robert Fowle, H. C. Bon
ner, R. D. Kear, Mr. Mldcap and
Henry Moore. Chaporons: Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Bragaw. Mr. and Mrs. J.
?J. Bragaw, Jr., Mra. M. H. Bonner,
Mr. and Mrs. St ?hen C. Bragaw.
I Mr. and Mrs. Harry McMul'.an and
} Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Brooks.
WILL GIVE ALL FOR
PEACE, SAYS FORD
1 Washington, Nov. 24. ? Henry
Ford called on President wi'.son to
day in support of the movement for
a neutral conference to attempt to
end tho European war and r?tabllsh
1 a permanent peace. He told the
President he considered Christmas
the b st time for such a movement,
but declined to say how the Presi
dent had received his suggestions.
"I am willing to give all the
money I're got and to go anywhere
IT my dotng so will aid this move
ment," said Mr. Ford as he camo
I from the White House.
? NEGRO WOMAN BIT
? OFFICER ON HAND
? Inflicted Injuries That Are Both
* Painful and Dangerou*.
? Relative to an article which
? was published In the Daily Nawv
? yesterday, It was learned this
? morning that the negro woman
whom Ofllcr Nye arrested yes
? terday morning, camo at h'.m.
? with a bottle In her used ?n?f
? afterwards, while be was trying
? to subdue her, bit him a num
? bcr of times on the hand, !n
? flicting Injuries that reached
** the bone. It was after this that
? the officer struck her glancing
? blows over the head in order to
? quiet her.
? We publish this statement in
? ordr" to give a fair presenta
? tion of the facts and a low the
? public to form their own opln
? Ion as to whether yesterday's
? article did Mr. Nye an lnjus
? tlce or not.
SOCIAL MEETING
Mason* Kail En.'oyable Time LaAt
Night. $50 ItalMNl for
Orphanage.
Orr Lodge, A. F. & A. M. held an1
enjoyablo social me ting at the Ma
sonic hail last n.'ght at which a large
number of members acd visitors
were present. After refreshments
i and cigars, a number of excellent
addresses weer made, Ret. R. V.
Hope presiding as toastmaster. A ?
mong those who spoke were H. S
Ward. Rev. C. I). Malone, _W. 8.
Frlzzc'.l, Mr. Nichols ar.cl several of
the visitors.
Fifty doHt'rs was , rtlsed as a
Thanksgiving present for the Oxford
Orphanage.
EMPEROR WI I. I.I AM TO MAKE
PEACE OFFER, SAYS REPORT
London, Nov. 24. ? A Pull Mall
Gazette di.-patrh from Berne says:
"Ther^ \a declared to ".*? jndoubt
ed foundation for tho report that
Emperor William will make an open
offer for peace through Presldest
Wilson aft?r the emp ror's coming
state entry Into Conuantlnople."
Remember "Good Taste"
Crystal Ice Cream
Can be had any time Time Thanks
giving Day. Just call 83.
Crystal Ice Company
PHONE 83 WASHINGTON, N. C.
CHAUTAUQUA CLUB
lutcrcMtloic MevtiuR Held L??t
Night. l.c?Hun<i Arc Proving llot'.i I
Educational uud Entertaining.
The Chautauqua Literary and'
Scientific Circle b*ld a regular;
ueetlng last nlgLt at which a large
lumber of members w re proton'.. J
In the dlscutalon of aows ev?u'.<. !
be case of the Chicago woman, wlu!
vaa wll'lag for her deformed baby
o dl . was brought up and a lively
irgumc:.t ensued. Miss Windiey
iIpo road a highly Interesting letter.
The orgaulza^lon la still studying
he early religion and politic* of this]
country. Last night's study has]
wrought them to the beginning of
iperaUons on the part of Tammany
4a:i. The lesson* are proving edu-j
atlonal and great Interest is being,
ihown. At the next meeting Miss
Rodman will read a paper on thel
lfe of John Randolph.
THE SUBMARINE GIRLS"
SCORE ANOTHER HIT
"The Submarine Girls" scored
mother hti at the Now Theatre last
light wh n they preeenied their ecc
>nd performance to a crowded
?ouse. There was a complete clianpe
3f bill throughout, and every ni:.n
:-er was equally as good If : .it bft !
er than Monday n!gh:. ThU troiip-'l
Is proving Itse'.f to be the be?t tab-'j
old eornpary this hoi;?*", has ever
offered '.heir patrc^s, it d the pat
ina are prolog t .. Mr appreciation
by large hou?r i every night.
There b a comp'ete change
'f program each night during tho
week. Tomorrow there will he a
special Thanksgiving matinee at
3 : no p m sharp, giving six reels
>f good picture with a special!
Thanksgiving b'.li by th^ company
TO TRANSFER f . ( . IMMEI.S
TO ANOTHER RKPAKTMFX r
(By Parker it. Anderson j
Washington, I). C . Nov. 2.?
Congressman Edward Pou. who ramej
here today to attend to some prlva'e
business matters, said that the ;rto-|
pie of North Carolina are fltroiip y
'lacking fr'Hldent Wn*oi?'s national
defence program. RuMucss co: dS
tlons he said weie improving stoal
ily and everything looked good r? .r
the administration politically
If Attorney General Gregory -an
llnd a position that will suit r ?'
I'anleli. at preennt employed ft*
special attorney to Inveaflgatn tli*?
White Earth Indian". be will be
transferred from hla present p's-*
Mr. Danlela' cervices now are not
satisfactory to the department. and
as stated In this correspondence. he
will not be allowed to keep the
place.
Influential friend* am busy In nn
effort to have him transferred to
other duties, and if possible, this
will be done.
NO BLOCKADE
IN EFFECT
ON GREECE
mimsn foreign office gives
CONTRADICTION TO GEN
ERAL RELIEF.
AUSTRIANS WIN
\rc Snrreesful in Their Cnmpai^u
Aunlmt the Italians. French
Avtatoi * Win Rattle In the Skies.
Lordcn, Nov. 24. ? In an official
"atcraent today the Rritifh foreign
.Wee uiv s a uradlction to
In* jr? an informal
. iiad been decid*
.!??? allies. No blockade
.cek port* has been Instituted
or !> tn fjree and no Greek ships
are bvny or d talced In Un
tfd K.ngdoni ports, tho foreign of
Jic?? statement declared.
Priarend. n?*ar th* Albanian bor
(itr, Is tbe Serbian capita), dlp'.o
r.-atiMs lu Athens are advised, tbe
r.c-t of government having removed
!.om MItrovit??a, row threatened by
? T? utonic advance.
Auitrmai IVnrirute Line*.
In t.ie desperate battle being
wuged 1'jr Gorlzia it is d clared bv
ltoiE'.? that rl. ? advances scored la
the 0:!avla Hector and elsewhere
liove been r faitied, doyplte violent
. ounter gi'acki*. Tfi Asutrians pen
? i rated :n' n> w Italian lines several
l;: but oil *:>ch occasion wrre
tack. General Cadorna's ro
Add.t'oual prepress on the Carso
p;:itv:.u tK-ar >lur.te han Mlche'.e and
?;i 11 Martinu also is claimed by the
|;a.L1&iw. # .
Turk* "ii Defensive.
Ti.e lat< st Turkish war office
itai-un- ut do'S not indicate a con
tinuance of offensive op- rations on
nn extensive scale by the Franco
llr'.iith forces. It dec'.urcs, however
.lie Turkish artfll ry Are drove off
uanfport?! a: tempting to approach
he coast of the Galllpoll peninsula
possibly with reinforcements for the
allied forces.
French Av'ators ltu*y.
Today's Fre^cli official s:at meat
alludes only to operations of the
aviators. Fr?n<h airmen have he?n
>ucci'J>fv.l in several enp: :.unts.
Five Gcrtrta:: a. mien were v .imted
o!n thai buxKt if arria' enrount'rs
j.? the rhaiur.ignc dli'.rlct. It Is de
cl x-. J.
MI ORE AT AURORA
Kiiinous Pitcher Is Spending 8ora??
Time VHHliyi Friends In
That City.
Aurora ;* entertalnini: ? celebrity
tli's v. prU '.n the pnr?-?n nf Kmest (I.
Shore, pitch' r for the Boston Amer
??-a:.p h '? ?? liTO of the r rent world's
? .'!r. -S. i ?? vr?lilng friend1*
11 Aur rn ;t: 1 has hp^n there for
tin* las' f w <lu> ??.
Aur. - 1 l.i- lts.i *;sthu?'antiv are
n! iiurinr to hnv?? hitn slay over
?? ?'1 n vi fprlne so liiejr ran take
ftdvairaro r-oin** of his riachlnp
nnd also rLtiy hint into some of the
crimes tiia' tii?>y are K'''ng to plav
agaln-t \Vn>!i inpton.
Rior I hrPP HflV Slyllp Both Stores. Shoes , Hosiery , Underwear , Silks, Dress Goods ,
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