WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS
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LETTERS BEING SENT OCT TO
THB VOTERS IX WASHING
TON TOWNSHIP.
TAKEfiTRIP FRf.
~Ro?te Hm Bee? DeekUv*
PPW. Alloa Wl'l Um from ?
?f Chamber of Oonnmr
M Ktme O'clock.
Following up the resolution ?
dotted by the Washington Townshf'
Good Roa6? Association at- the'
meeting on Tuesday night, to hav
?n automobile excursion on Friday
December 3rd, the following invlta
tlon haa been mailed to voters ii
the township, and outside the city
of Waahlngtoo:
Waehlngton. N. C.. Not. 14, 1916
Dear Sir:
You have perhaps been advisee1
that a Good Roada Automobile Ex
cnralon la In contemp'.atlon for tb
purpose of enabling the voters of
Waehlngton township to compar<
the good roada of Pitt and othoi
counties with the preeent roada of
Waehlngton townahlp and Beaufort
county.
It was orglnally intendedvto have
thla excursion on Sunday. Novem
ber 28th, but after maturo reflec
tlon, it has been agreed that this
would not be the proper time, and
the time hat been changcd to Fri
day, December 3rd. Please note
this change.
A number of cars will go out by
the cemetery and by Mr. R. E.
Hodges home to the old Washington
and Jamesvllle road. They will turn
there, and go by the home of Mr.
W. H. Standi! and Freeman'a farm,
and they will then go on the cross
road leading by the home of Mr. O.
B. Rawls to the Washington and
Greenville road, and from there on
out to Old Ford, Tranters Creek
church and Latham's cross roads.
Another line of cars will leave
Washington, and go directly to Old
Ford and around to nearby public
places. All cars will leave Wash
ington not later than 9 o'clock on
Friday morning. December 3rd, and
after taking on all those who desire
to go, we will get together again at
Old Ford, and go in a body on up to
Pitt county and other places. Lunch
will be provided, and it is earnestly
hoped that every voter In the town
ship will make a special effort to
avail himself of this opportunity of
making an actual comparison of the
dlfferenco between Oood Roads and
Bad Roads. It makes no difference
whether you favor the proposed
measure or not. We want you to go
with us, and your doing so will in
no way be binding on the character
of vote you shall cast in the coming
election.
Please advise us at once on the
enclosed postal If you will go, and
Where you will exprct to meet us.
The excursion in a body will leave
Old Ford not later than 10:30 oV
clock.
Yours very truly,
EDWARD L. 8TEWART,
Secretary.
Enclosed in each of these letters
is a postal card, reading as follows:
Dear Sir:
1 will be g!ad to go on the Auto
mobile Oood Aoada Excursion on
Friday, December 3rd, and will meet
you at *
Tours truly,
It la desired that these portals
ahall be signed and mailed as aoon
as possible to the end that the As
sociation may know approximately
how many expect to go onNhls ex
cursion, and provision made accord
ingly.
It Is possible that some voter mny
have been overlooked as the method
ot getting names of all voters Is
very limited, and the Association
take* this method of assuring all
those living outside of Washington
that they have a cordial Invitation to
go ob this excursion whether they
received on* of the printed Invita
tions or not, sod If they will be At
some point along the proposed route
next Friday, the Association will be
glad to have them go along.
This excursion Is being given prl
marlly for the benefit of the coun
try people, and It s earnestly hoped
and desired that the town folk'
owning autornefcUes will furn'st
them 19 response to the eall that t
also being sent o?t for theee. Tbir
|# ft important !? thi
battling in the clouds
Nothing in modern war far* it mere
dramatic than the bettlee between air
ornft The photograph shows ao ac
tkm between a German aeroplane and
e French dirigible airship
NO WRECK ONN.S.
1 Startling Reports Were Current
Tliroughout the City Yesterday.
Wreck Wai on Southern
Railroad.
A number of report? were current
hroughout the city yestrrday to the
ffect that a wreck had occurred on
:ha Norfolk Southern near New
Bern, that the train had been
imashed and that Ove or six prysone
md lost their lives. Whero the re
>ort originated no one koows but
the local N. S. officials were forced
:o answer a number of telephone in
iulrle? from anxious persons who
leslred Information regarding the
"wreck."
There was no wreck. The train
out of New Bern bad some troubl
with the engine and this caused a
delay In traffic.
It is believed that some person
heard of the wreck on the Southern
railroad yesterday and when the
morning train from Raleigh was
late, surmised that the wreck had
occurred on the Norfolk Southern.
BARAGAS MKET
Will Hold Regular Bu?lnc?? Meeting
Tonight In Clans Rooms.
A business meeting of the M. E.
Baraca class will be held tonight at
tho clas* room. The meeting willj
atari promptly at < ight o'clock. The j
officers, committees and as many of
the members as can possibly do 10
are urged to be in attesdanco.
OHITUARY.
Sirs. Sarah B. Higson.
(Contributed)
Belhaven. Nov. 26. ? On Saturday
morning, Nov. 20. 1915, Mrs. Sarah
B. Higson. the devoted and affec
tionate wife of the late John W. j
Higson, pat.6*d away. She wan only!
confined to her bed three days.
Mrs. Higson was born Nov. 6th, ,
1881. She leaves behind four sook|
and one daughter and a host of rel
atives and friends to mourn theii
loss. Her sons are E. W. and H.
M. Higson, of Sidney, N. C ', E. J
Higson, of Be'.haven, and B. W.
Higson of Henderson, Vancn coun
ty. Her daughter being Mrs. An
nie E. Linton, of Washington, N. C
She was 4 member of the F. W.
R. church and attended. as often at
she could. The funeral services were
conducted at the grave Sunday af
ternoon at four o'clock by the Itev.
J. P. Linton, amid a throng of grief
stricken relatives tnd friends. Hoi
remains wrre laid to rest In the
family burying ground.
TODAY S COTTON
QUOTAtlON.'
Lint ? lie.
Seed cotton ? $4.60.
Cotton Med ? 138.00.
right direction. It will not only do!
a vast amount of good for the cauoe'
of better roads, but will furnish a ?
splendid opportunity for the termor i
\n<\ town man to get together on s 1
basis of harmony and cooperation
for the betterment of the wholo
community It Is to be hoped there
.'ore that every automobile own< r
n the city will hsve his car in front
of t&t Chamber of Commerce bnlld
tot On Friday morning, December i,
st nine o'clock, provided with s
drttw and lunch for the occupant
of 1*14 ear, and that the country
will respond generously to
TlMUOB t0 go 98 this ejeur
IIAltNES FOVSV GUILTY OF
BREAKING INTO TWO
LOCAL 8TORES.
OTHER CASES
.Superior Court Opened Wednesday
Afternoon. Only Jail Cases to be
Tried. Judge Cooke Presiding.
i
Superior court convened here
Wednesday afternoon. Judge Cooke
arriving from Elisabeth City at
4:80. The docket waa tak^n up
imracdlate'y after swearing in the
grand 4ury. Upon motion. It was
decided that owing to the brevity of
the present term of court only Jail
rases would be tak-n up. All cases
where defendant la-out on boud have
I been continued, defendants being
'required to renew their bond within
r fifteen days.
The court also convened yester
!ay morning and afternoon. The]
I ollowlng cases have been dlEpos d
?f:
Mitchell Pender, colored, cari'y-J
ng concealed weapons, $20 and
osta. I
l.lnd?ay Dudley, colored, carrying
onceoled weapons, defendant plead
lullty of aHsault, $5 and costs.
Sam Blount, colored, three case 3,
wo for carrying concealed weay
>na and ono for maliciously lnjur
. ng personal property, sixty days in
ach case.
Jack Staton, colored, carrying
-oncaled weapons and assault with
teadly weapon, two months. Attempt
:o commit robbery, six months.
Tom Mason, carrying concealed
weapons and assault with deadly
weapon, 939 and cost*.
Ben Burrus, colored, assault with
deadly weapon, one year on the
roads.
Lem Barnes, colored, housebreak
ing, two cases; sentenced to five
years In the penitentiary In the flrjt
case, Judgment dismissed in the sec
oud case. Barn>-a is the negro who
Is alleged to have broken Into the
stores of J. K. Hoyt and Pegram
Watson Hardware Co. this summer.
It Is expected that the grand Jury
*<111 *ubmtt their report today.
Court will adjourn tomorrow after
noon.
"nEWpremier of ffuSce"
Aristlda Brian d, who has succceded
Vlrlanl as French premier, baa held
rarlous cabinet poaltlona and waa pre
mier for two montha early in l?ig.
Ha ia known aa an exceptionally
strong man In national and Interna
tional affaire.
TWO TRUE BILLS
* irand Jury F1d<1j* Bill* Against
Dave Grlmmago atul Jim HUton.
True bills have been returned by
.ho grand Jury in two murder cases,
one against Dave Qrlmmago and the
other against Jim Staton. It is ex
pected that these caaes will be die
posed of by Ihe court either today
or tomorrow. Judge Stephen Bra
gnw and J. D. Paul have beca ap
pointed aa attorneys to defend Sta
ion and JL. C, ? ? -?* w.
L. wki?i?7 ?? ?.Pr??>st Qrlmmago.
The grand Jury will probably
:i;ake their report tbls afternoon
HAYS BAKER.
A young man said to me the othor
day In my studio, "I am just golug
to have this done for a special lady
friend. I never thought any person
would be able to persuade me to
have my photo made. But I'll tell
you wo do things w? never thought
we would do, especially when the
right person gets after ua."
BAKER'S STUDIO.
DAVE TAYLOE ENDS
FOOTBALL CAREER
Yesterday Was His Last Game One of the Grea'est
Stars That Ever Wore N. C. Uniform.
One of the most striking flguroj
>n the Carolina squad is Capt. Dave
I'ayJoo, left halfback. The Thanks
giving game will mark the end of
>ls football career. Four four yearn
10 has been a momber of the Car
Una squad, for three years halfback
r.n tho Varsity eleven. To be elect
d captain of the squad for two euc
snivf; years la but one of his minor
ch!ev' men (a. As the old saying
oi-s Captain Dave has been trained
o p ay football from his youth and
ipwards. Sljce his flrst debut an a
ootball artist in the fall of 1912.
le ban been one of the heroes of the
Jarollna gridiron. Whrn playing In
Rood form Captain Dave Is well nigh
nvlnclble. The Georgia game in Af
anta last year la an example. To
ise the words of tha Atlanta Conatl
utlon "He (Captain Dave) Is about
he best right ha!f In the South. In
h? game he side stepped, dodged,
itlff armed, pounded the line, tack
led fiercely, executed forward pass
?s, backed up the line, and In fact,
played a wonderful game tn every
Jepartment of play." The lamo
?vords might apply to the contest
with V. P. I. year before last. Fol
lowing la a list of the gains in yards
made by him In one balf ? SO 36.
20. 2, 4. 5. 16. S, SO. IS.
Captain Dave was at his best In
Atliinta last year; and he, too, euf
ferrd a slump after the Georgia
gHine from which he did not fully
recover throughout the remainder of
lh? season. This year the Carolina
coaches predict that he will be In
perfect form on .Thankeglvlag after -
roon. Aad they further predict that
he, Captain and ex -Cap tall Dave
Tayloe, will make this, lift last eol
lope gam*\ the greatest of hl4 foot
D?ll WW l-??t 7??r CltlM pl??
passed under opposing goal lines for
thirteen touchdowns. During his
three active years on the Varsity
eleven he han scored 120 points la
touchdowns and han kicked two or
three goals. Last year Captain Dave
did all the punting and did It well.
This year he han given place In this
respect to Quarterback Long. As
captain of the Verslty eleven for two
years. Tayloe has shown that rare
quality of leadership which hr so <-s
sentlal to a team's success. For two
year his one hope, ambition. an*l
aspiration has been to lead a Caro
lina eleven to victory In that great
Thanksgiving Day contest? News
and Observer.
QUIET THANKSGIVING
Day Was an Uneventful ()nu in
Washington. Many Attended
Church Herri cea.
Thanknglvlng paswed quietly In
Washington. A large number at
tended the morning services at the
various churches and liberal dona
lions were made to the different or
Vhunagn funds. At St. Peter'e Epls-I
:Dpsl church $100.81 wns contrib
uted ror the Thompson orphanage ??t
Charlotte. It Is expected that th!n
sum will be Increased as a consid
erable number of envelopes sent ou;
to the congregation have not yet
been returned. Amounts almost
equally as large were raised by tl;e
other churcbes.
Many apent the day out In th*
country, others took auto trlpa u
round town and a goodly number
witnessed the performances at tin
New Ttaeatrg. Moat of the stor.,
wtre tbrvwboiit tb? 4?r
III1P MKT
CALLS WILSON
mm
HPOKE BEFORE LARGE ASSEM
BLY OF TEACHERS AT RA
LEIGH TESTE*** * . C
FINE SckMON
Wilson "Raised Up for the rrwr
vMlon of Peace With Honor."
"We Cam Thank God for That
Christian Gentleman."
P.&le!gh. Not. J?. ? At the Thanks
giving services of the North Caro
lina Teachers' Assembly, In conven
t!on In thi? city. Bishop Thomas C.
Darst yesterday preached a bacca
laureate sermon of exceptional In
terest and lnstructlvenese. He was
accorded the closest of attention and
was personally congratulated by
many of his audience for the lnspi.
lng Ideas he brought out.
Bishop Darst, the youngext of the
Episcopal prelates, took hla them'
from First Thessalonians, fifth
chapter and the eighteenth verse
"In everything give thanks." Ha
began at an hour when the call of
dinner was loud. Prellmlnark* in
music and In the making of an
nouncements deferred the sermon to
1 o'clock, but he lost only the mu
sicians who volunteered to tuak<> the
program today one of the assem
bly's features. The Peace and Mer
edith singers with an orchestra led'
by that wonderful ti iglau, Mi&s.
Ruegger, gave the auditorium the'
touoh of another world.
n?m onnV.i laai than 30
minute*. In that half-hour he had
|t|me to preach a finished sermon Jf
thanksgiving which reversed the
custom of the fathers in the making
and complimented the wisdom of the
! sons in Its preservation. Abundant
harvests he found, manufactories
busy, trade and commerce brisk, th*
overworked many but the unemploy
ed relatively few. Prosperity in
llelde, In shopB and factories, in
?.nines and on the high B aa, in these
ill he found cause for gratefulness
because they made for education, for
religion and for civilization.
The Other Side of the Picture.
He saw the othor side of tho pic
ture, the. shattered idols, the wasted
areas, th" "cruel and unnatural
war, and tho dreams that have not
come true."
"But if you could only see God's
purposes you would be thankful,"
he said faithful to the exhortation,
"In everything give thanks." Grrat
'hings have come to the nation, wss
has spared "our children, men and
women are exalting righteousness
the poor are taught and littl* chil
dren are blessed with opportunity
that never came to many before
them."
"Wo can thank God for lhat
Christian gcnt'eman who rules tho
destinies of this nation and for rais
ing up a Joshua who has l*>d this
nation to peace with honor." For
thoBe whose sdn9 have been 'oat In
the malestrom of war the nation h*
declared has a tender sympathy and
n dream of a peace soon to come.
For those who think they have no
cause for gratitude b^ brought com
fort. thankfulness for the acourglogs
and bufTetlnKB that smite aid sting
when thoy turn a training for spirit
ual efficiency Into mere skill In
making themselves comfortable.
Thankfulness for the rall to work
and danger that constantly awakens
men out of their srleep and summons
them to perilous snd arduous tasks
which make Ihem men;
For the defeat of ambitions and
plana which realised would wi^ck
the highest possibilities of human
natures;
For the pressure of work and re
sponsibility which holda men and
wonion In their placp* end steadies
them under the allures*' nts of ease
and luxury; J
For the quickening of the public
conscience, the steady growth of an1
Independent and healthf,il public
sentiment, a deepening aense of In
dlvl'lual obligation to aoclety, for
the a*archlng of soul that comeR with
every good and perfect gift, for the
Teachers' assembly, those Intellec
tual guardians who hold the futures
In their generous handa.
He vent his hearers away with a
glorious Injunction to work .pon the
Immortal ohlld'a mind, "not (or king
and ?outcry, tvt for Oofl "
HER BACK A POSTER
| The daring band of "sandwich wom
en" who Invaded the New York scb
way during the rocent campaign, bear
ing placards Imprinted with the rea
sons why one should vote for the
| cause," were outdone by the most
startling manner of appealing to the
I voter. which has up to the presunt day
been used by the suffragists.
A beautiful and very attractive
young woman is MJps Dorothy Newell,
the young lady who made all New
York sit up with her appeal fur 1
"Votes for Women." It required con
siderable daring to promoto t!ie pub
licity Miss Newell had mapped out lor
the cause.
In lending hotel# aud Broadway
cafes where the usual election ev*
crowds assemble. Mssa Newell dis
played her charming tack with the
alluring appeal "Votes for Women
painted In large Mack letters thureon.
2 AUTO ACCIDENTS
Automobile* and ilic>ctr? (<u Tc?. I
g get her on Basin? .? Htre^ts of
City. *0 SeHous Injuria.
Two accidents, in wblcn* Hutomo
bl'.es and bicycles collided, occui*^,)
In the city yesterday and today.
Fortunately, In both cases, no one
was s riously injured
Yesterday Mrs. E. L. Stewart,
while driving her car along Second
street, collided with the Bon of Mr
and Mrs. Dick Roberts, the boy be
ing on bis bicycle at the time. It is
stard that the youngster turned
suddenly and was hit by Mrs. Stew
art's auto before she could stop the
machine.
This morning Churchill Bragaw
while coming along Main street, hit
another boy with his car In practlc
a'ly the same manner. The boy also
escap d serious injury, although Ms
wheel was damaged considerably.
PUT ON FINE BILL
r?lroM 1 f 111,* Xmv Theatre Raw
Two Kxcflltst Performances
Yesterday.
Large aud'cncca were present a'
both the matinee and night per
formance at the New Theatre yes
terday and enjoyed twt> excellent
program!.
"The Submarine Girls" continue
to please and their hill y sterdny
was one of the host seen here ve*.
The poker pantomlne of Frat. k
King ;wa* an except!onaJ!y el ver
piece of acting and accomplished in
u rnnnnur that mnde every move
plain to thone of the audience wh'
were acquaint' d wlih the "natl na
gume " The "crap shooting" p:?n
:omlne work of Jea$o Myers was a- -
other bit of clever work arid loudl> ,
applauded Mis* Hazel Mason,
playing (h?> role of the bank thai)
girl, was recalled repeatedly. She |?
a big favorite. Merseroau, LeC'dlro.
Mers reau and King, the talented
quartette of the company. *f?r? al?o
forced to give many encores. Th?*
'horns work wa? of a high order and
taken altogether, the company has
more than lived up to Its reputation
and are proving themselves to h?
one of the most popular attractions
I. ever shewn In Washington.
An entirely new program will ?*
? put on tonight. In addition, th'
I feature film. "N^al of the Navy"
, will be shown
Have ChuutMiqHn
A)d?i ? Ayden's boosrter chairau
qua will open Saturday Lieutenant
Governor K L- Daughtrldge wi
raak* an address on Tuesday to b
a feature of that day's grogr^nr
Two4*jr It to be known as "Agrj
cult#**! D*r "
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SMS Mil
OVER 17.000 CAPTURED BY
GERMAN'S, SAYS BERLIN
STATEMENT.
ITALIAN VICTORY
.amber of Austrian Trenchon Wrrr
C?|> Cured. Al ie? Are Prrparinx
to Remain At SalonlkL
Berlin. Nov 26. via London. ?
I.arge numbers of Serbians were
captured by th- Austro-Uerman fore
<f* at Mltrovltsa ar.d Pristina, the
if ipat'.on of which was announced
ytf'^rday.
The war office today announced
the capture of 10,000 Serbians at
Miirovitea and 7.400 at Pristlna.
GtTmans Capture ItuNsLan Town.
Berlin. Nov. 26. ? Announcement
was mad' by the war office today
that the Russian town ^of Beree
muende was firmly in German hands.
The number of prisoners has been
;r.crcaaed to nine officers and 760
n. Three machine guns werw
?ale ij.
Important Victory for Itnliaiut.
Rcrne. Nov. 26 ? An Important
victory for the Italian* was scored
yesterday when Austrian trenches
leiweeu :he fourih summit of Mone
.San Mlchelc and the Church of San
Martina were^takeo by storm and
b id fci spite of desperate counter
attacks. fays an Italian offloial
statement.
Allien Stay hi Hxloniki.
I on dor. Nov. 26. Heuter cor
respondent at aurich nays that ac
I carding to reports received there
from 1 Jenca the allies ar^ prepar
r.-.f, to remain at Salonikl for an In
deftntie period, a? they are landing
machinery for uu electric powar
station besides awarding contractu
tor exteLiivp and smb6tantial bar
rucVg.
HOLD MEETING
OF CIVIC CLUB
1 ml) in Meet Tomorrow Afternoon
Willi Mrs. II. W. Carter.
The Civic Ciub will hold an im
portant. niffilng at the home of the
president, Mrs. H. W. Ca.';<*r. to
morrow afternoon at thre o clock
Several matter? of Importance will
*aken up a^d it is earnestly re
Vios'id lhai every aieiub'r of the
1 .? b fe present
DANCING CLASS.
M;ss Little Hill will op'n hsr
nnring school Tuesday evening at
? 80 iu the Armory. There will bo
i special class fjr children in tin*
.fternoon.
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NOTICE.
I a :; peri ins liavJr * buklnpsH with
the rounty Superintendent will
plra?<> t?k?- iior|r*? that from now un
j il th- public frliooks riose nrxt
=pr'-jf th' off. re wl'.l ho open regu
larly only fin Saturday*. Any busl
I of ep^rfai Importance may b?
?akm up with nif on other days by
:?pprv!n*mf'nt. Of pouthp. 1 shall b?
-'.ad io Sr.t?-rviow any one on day?
it:.?-r than Saturday if 1 should bo
ln :h? olfifo, but would Bt>KK' *t that
you make an appoint -nent to r?v?
wniraolf ,*? probable inconvenience of
orn.'if 'o town and finding me out
ti tin country (Signpd)
\\ r, PRIVETTE.
County Supt.
I 1 Sti-lwr