WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS
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WASHINGTON N C. SATURDAY AFTERNOON NOVEMBER TV. mi
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11. SIMS
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R 8 ?WRING NECESSARY
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- TAX GASOLINE
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e revenue
aT.flclt 'J* l0TerameBl <?> meet
,n<1 co rer tho Initial ex
5" 'rm' *?1 ??7 Increases,
w.r. Ind0rl,d t0?? by SeM(or
Simmons, of North Carolina. chair
man of the finance committee, who
W ***** Washington to
consider revenue problem, which
Ki iMmmlttee must aid in solving
Whllo Senator Simmon* was an
n sundae his views. Senator Smoot,
of Utah, Republican member of the
Unanoe committee, gave out a state
ment attacking Secretary McAdoo'e
(?ural financial statement issued
ye?terday The Utah senator u
aerted that all 0( the secretary's
revenue esUmates were too high and
those for expenses too low. and that
misleading bookkeeping changes had
been resorted to.
Differing from hla fellow North
Carolinian, Rcpreeentatlve Kltchln
new majority leader of the house!
Senator Simmons announced himself
as an earnest advocate of adequate
defense and merchant marine legis
lation. and expressed the conviction
that the present Income tax exemp
tion was far too high and that gaso
line and automobiles ahould share
the burden of the war tax.
"Although I have not had an op
portunity to Investigate closely the
details of the administration's de
fense program, '? saM Mr. Slmmone.
"1 approve he general Idea which I
understand underlies It. With ref
erence to preparedness generally, I
think that the sentiment of the peo
ple of ray state would bo against
what has been characterised as
frenxled preparedness, but over
whelmingly In favor of what might
be termed common-sense prepared
ness; that Is, preparedness that
would enable us to protect ouraelves
If attacked and to defend our rights
upon the high seas, as well as the
land. If these rights are Invaded. I
would have a navy adequate not only
for defense, but adequate to assert
our rights.
"1 think the reasons why the gov
emmsst shonld provide for a mer
chant marine are even greater to
day than they were when the bll
which failed at the last Congress
was introduced, and I believe that
the reasons will be stroqger when
the war closes than they have been
during Us continuance, becauae when
the war cloves and the scramble for
International trade sets In, as it In
evitably will, our position will be a
pitiably helpless one If we have to
depend for ?he transportation to
accommodate our yearly Bve billion
dollar International trade, almost
wholly npon our competitors In that
trade.
."I am not In a position to express
any dellnlle views about revenue
needs because- I have not conferred
with Presldsnt Wilson, the secretary
of the treasury or members of the
finance committee. Assuming that
the deficit Will be no larger nexl
year than this, U la evident that we
will have to provide for raising a
considerably larger sum of money.
"I assume that the present tax on
sugar will be continued. I aasume
that the present war tax will. In the
main, be continued with serine poe
sible changes. I see th? suggestion
that gasoline and automobiles shonld
bs taxed. I believe that these two
artlclea can well afford to bsar a
shars of the burden that has been
impoaed by war conditiona.
"I Incline alao to think that the
Inooas tax exemption la |00 high
It ha4 results* In lass- than (00.000
people out of a total of 100.000.000
W'M t?o Wtlre tax derived from
incomes. That does not seem to me
to be quits fair."
Turks Fall Back Before British.
London, Nov. 1?. ? Turkish troops
resisting the British adrtnee In
Mesopotamia ars falling fcuk, ac
cording to an oBoUl announcement
last night, reporting a Turkish re
OB nnr Bagdad
ASKS CONGRESSMAN SMALL
FOR VIWS ON DEFENSE PLAN
Farmer Claims That Residents of His Community Are
Not in Favor of Proposed Expenditure of M'mey.
Editor Dally Newt, 1
Dear sir:
I have been following up the
Items of news in yoar paper about
tho national defense plan and have
also been reading your editorial* on
the subject with considerable Inter
est.
This matter Is meeting with a
good deal of discussion on tho part
of the other farmers In my section
of the county and after reading Mr.
Kitchin's statement in the Dally
News last Saturday, a good many
persons have expressed themselves
as bring in sympathy with his
stand. In fact, I have not heard a
single farmer in this vicinity favor
the proposed enormous expenditure
of money for useless battleships.
We are all In favor of improve
ment in the navy, but not to the
extent that Pr?sideut Wilson desires
to make. We also feel that some
thing should bo done towards Im
proving our army. The army Is far
more in need of appropriation than
the nary and our Bt&ndlng army
should be increased to about twice
the sixe it is now.
1 don't know which way our con
gressman Is going to vote oa the
matter this fall, but I hope he will
take everything Into consideration
and give the matter careful thought.
I believe he knows more about th^s
matter than we farmers do and I
would like to see an article in the
Daily News from him. giving us
some more information about the
proposed national defense plan and
how he feels towards It.
Yours very truly,
AURORA.
HOLD DEBATE
Will Be Given by the Iinraca Glass,
Business Meeting of the Class
Held Last Night.
At the business meeting of the
M. E. B&raca class, which was hold
Id the class rooms last night, a
committee, composed of the carpen
ter-membors of the class, was ap
pointed to confcr with the board of
stewards regarding the work of par-j
tltlonlng off a part of the annex of:
the churih for the accommodation
of the class. The new quarters for
the class will be in readiness for
occupancy by next Sunday.
Plans for a debate were discussed
at last night'c meeting. It was de
cided that the debate be held at the
next business meeting of the class,
?he topic assigned being, "Resolved:
that the manhood of America is de
clining."
LOCAL TEACHER ELECTED
TO OFFICE BY TEACHERS
Miss Kelly Read Historical Paper
Before Teschen' Assembly
nt llafeijcii.
Mls? Minnie Lou Kelly, superin
tendent C. M. Campbell. Jr., and |
Mr. Johnson, of the local high school
faculty, returned last night from|
Raleigh, where they attended the |
teachers' assembly, held in that city.
Miss Kelly read a history paper
before the meeting and was elected
secretary and treasurer of the city
blgh school association. Sh* was
\l?o appointed to the position of
'hairman of the High School History
Teachers' Committee.
GETS FIVE YEARS
Negro CWrgrd With Incest Was
Tried and Convicted In Superior
Court Yesterday.
Although four cases were tried In
Superior court yesterday, only onr
sentence was given. The other ca?eF
will be finally disposed of today.
Jack Cheatham, charged with In
cest, the defendant being his daugh
ter, was found guilty. He was sen
enced to five years In the 8tate
prison.
KAISER SENDS NOTE
TO POPE BENEDICT
Rome, via Paris, Nov. 17. ? It was
asserted In well Informed quarters
here today that Cardinal Von Hart
mann, Arch-Bishop of Congress, who
arrived in Rome yesterday, was thr
bearer of an Important messagv
from Emperor William to Popo
Benedict, In which the war situation
was presented from the Ocrman
point of view.
' In the message the Emperor Is
reported to have disclaimed respon
sibility for the war, Qr-rmany being
described ae having been forced into
It in self-defense.
COAST GUARD CUTTER
PREPARES FOR CRUIMINU
New Bern. Nov. 27. ? The officer*
and crew of the coast guard cutter
Pemllco, are today engaged In
cleaning up the ship after its long
voyage from Baltimore and for th'
neat few days they will be making
preparations to begin their winter
cruising season which begins on
December let.
The men are glad to be back In
port and are utilising their time off
IB frnjing their van/ friends
M. L MEETING
Quarterly Conf?rence of Local
Church Hold Last Sight. Want
Mr. SdJjxn* Here Next Year.
The quarterly conference, of the
local M. E. church was hold last
eight and new officers for the ensu
ing year were elected. The samt
board of stewards were re-elected )
E. R. Mlxon was re-elected superln
tendent of the Sunday School and
C. F. Bland assistant superinten
dent. An advisory board was also
appointed.
The stewards unanimously adopt- 1
td a resolution which will be sent
to the annual conference, to be held
at Wilmington next Wednesday,
asking that Rev. E. M. Snipes b<e
leturned to Washington next year
us pastor of this church. W. J.
Janutaou was appointed an delegate
to attend the conference. Mr. Snipe?,
Mr. Reed and C. F. Bland will also
attend.
ItUSQLl'TJONS OF KHSPIXT.
Whereas Almighty God in Ills
wise uml mrciful providence hn
tulceti out of tills world the soul of
our beloved friend mid brother. Col.
It uf U2 Watson Wharton, the senior
oiilcei and oldest member of th*
First Presbyterian church of Wash
IrKton. N. C., the action of the said
church desires 10 reocrd
1. Its gratitude to Ood for the
long, useful and godly life of Col.
Wharton. He was a righteous man.
and as such shall be In everlasting
remembrance. Of him it could be
iruly said that h" adorned the doc
rlne of God our Saviour lu all
hings. His ideal waa to do justly,
to lovo mercy, and to walk humbly
with bis God. and in him was Illus
trated the remark of the Psalmist,
'Mark the perfect man, and behold
he upright, for the end of that man
b peace."
2. To testify to our high esteem
>f Mis life an a clttzen of this state,
md to his exemplary conduct an a
number of the church of Ood and a
. ullng elder therein. Col. Wharton
as a typical representative of the
culture, the chivalry, and the Chris
tianity of the old South. He bore
without abuse the grand old nam^
it gentleman, and the memory of his
iprlght life, liki* a benediction, will
lve on in hearts made better by Its
>res' nee.
3. To bear wf.'nesa to his falthful
j ness as a member of the Session* of
I our church. He loved his church,
i was loyal to her principles, and
faithful to every duly Imposed on
him. He was constant In his atten
dance on the services of Ood's house
until prevented by the infirmities of
age, and has left us a noble example
of fidelity In thin particular. We feel
oooAdent that he has been gathered
unto the spirits of just men made,
perfect In the heavenly Jerusalem;
and, while he rests from Ills labors,
his works will follow him ?
"For all Thy saints, O l.ord.
Accept our thankful cry,
Who counted Thee their greut
reward.
And stfOve in Thee to die."
H. B. 8EAR1GHT,
C. M. BROWN.
J. B. SPARROW.
M. F. McKEEL,
8. R. FOWLR
TODAY'S COTTON
QUOTATIONS
LINT? H He. i
SEKD COTTON? ?4. 80 1
COTTON W8&? MMO, .
WILD COUNTRY IN WHICH TO FIGHT
?"? ? ?- <" o, mucb o, *.
LEWIS IS IN BAD
Man Who 8oId Medicine Hero Re.
cently, li Accused of Having
Passed Bogus Checks
in Greenville.
J P Lewis, who spent several
veeks in this city recently. 13 ac
used of passing bogus checks In
IreenviUe. He is giving the offl
?ort there considerable annoyance,
is tbe following article from yes
.erday's Greenville Reflector will
;how:
"J. P Lewis, the South Carolina
nan who was arrested here recently
m a charge of flashing bogus checks
*nd who was placed In the county
all to await the arrival of an officer
from the town of North, S. C , on
.vhich bank Lewis gave the checks.
-ias given the South Carolina officers
1 hard run for their man.
"When arrested here he told Cap
ain Smith that he would not require
requisition papers before he would
50, but that he would go with the
officer when he arrived. Relying
upon his statement the officer arriv
ed here without the requisition pa
pers and Lewis promptly refused lo
go with him.
"He was one mad officer, but a*
the law says a man can not be taken
trom one state to another without
the uec-'ssary papers, the officer wr.s
forced to go for them- An exchange
of the usual red tap* between the
North and South Carolina governors
is now in progress and the arrival of
ihi* officer with the papers ia ex
pected every hour.
"In the meantime Lewis quietly
awaits his arrival."
GIN 6,334 BALES
Report .Made on Amount of Cotton
Ginned in Beaufort County up
to November 14.
The amount of cotton ginned In
Beaufort county "p to November 14
Is still in excess of that ginned last
year up to the same time. The re
port forthls year ehows that 6.334
tales havr been ginned so far as
compared with 6,692 In 1914.
In the entire cotton belt, for the
same time, this year's report shows
that 8,777,794 bales have been ginn
ed as compared wUh 11.668.240 for
last year.
MAN AND WIFE IN COURT
FOR IMPRISONING DAUGHTER
Easton. Md . N6v. 27. ? Frank
Marshall and his wife today were
bound over to the county grand Jury
on char*es connected with the al
leged imprisonment for 12 years In
their home, of Marshall's daughter.
Grace, now 28 year* old. Marshall
was charred with assault with In
tent to rommlt murder and Mrs.
Marshall with assault
Bond ?f 12.600 each was furnish
ed by a delegation of 8t. Mlchacl*
residents
Grace Marshall'? condition wa* re'
ported today as itnrpovlng
Jolt Brings Down Sparkler.
? Dixon, cal.? At the result of a *11*1. t
earthquake shock recently Mrs. Gif
ford found her |2fi0 diamond ring. S,*
months ago she missed her ring ami
presutred It had been stolen. 8> e
found It on the floor beneath a pi
tore hanging on the wall She th
retard -red she had placed the rti
Mind the picture, fhs Jolt ?ho<jk
frm,. ^
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Mrs. John Frankllu Graeber
announces the marriage
of her daughter
Carrie Belle
to
Mr. Leonldas Harding Redditt
Thursday, the twenty-flfth of
November, nineteen hucdr- d
and Qfteen
Salisbury, North Carolina
The following account of the
wedding was received th!? morning
IJplditt. ? G rubber.
Salisbury. Nov. 25 ?In a very
pretty wedding solemnized ?: th
bride's home Miss Carrie Relk
Graeber this evening at 7 : 3t> o'clock
became the bride of Mr. Leonidaa
Harding Redditt of Edward. N. C.
The ceremony was witnessed by h
large as^emblege of relatives and
trlends from In and out of town. Th
home wan beautifully decorated for
the occasion, the color scheme being
white and pink and green. audi
chrysanthemums and feme wer-,
used lavishly in the ban and parl.-r
Just preceding the ceremony Mr.!
Hampton SUrewalt. of China Gro\e.
sang "Constancy." with accompani
ment by Miss Ada Stirewalt of China
Grove At the fir3i touch uf Loh< n
giJn's \v * d<K:.h .March re:id"r*d by
Miss Stirewah the member* of the
bridal party began to rake their
places. First came Mieses Annie
ktid Mabel Graeber. sister and cousin
of the br:J< . wearing white dresfes
with pin I; girdls and carrying pink
and white carnations. Then came
:ho groom and his b st man. Mr.
Neon Reddltt, of Edward. Nest
?ame Utile Mi=s Margcret Cilne,
uicce of the bride daintily dressed
in white with pink ribbons, bearing
thv ring in a handsome white chry
santhemum. The bride entered on
'he arm of her sister. Miss (JeuUh (
Graeber, who wore pink and carried |
pink chrysanthemums. The brld^i
was never lovelier than In her wed
ding gown of white silk and chiffon '
tr'mmed in pearls, Hhe carried a|
lovely bou<|uet of bride's ros's and
feru. The ring ceremony of th?*
Lutheran church wrb used, the vow*
being said by Dr. M. M. Klnard. pas
tor of tho bride. During the recital
of th1' marriage vows '?Traumerl"
was softly rendered by Miss Stlre
, wait.
The numerous presentg of silver
ware and china and linen arteBt the
popularity of bride and groom.
The bride Is the oldest daujr^'er
of Mrs. John Franklin Grabber She!
wm educated at the State Normal;
College and has been one of the I
State's succssful teacher*. having'
been k member of the Graded School
faculty for the past rhr???> v"nr?. Mr.
Redditt 1? a succe*?fi,| merrhai. . and
farmer of Kdward
Immediately after Die eeremony
a reception was held, afier which
Mr. and Mrs Redditt left on *helr
wedding tour to Washington. Haiti
more, New York and other northern
cities.
Among the out-of-town R?;ea1?
w<re Mr l.eon Reddltl. of Kdward,
Mr* K W. Graeber. of Charlotte;
Ml?n Anni?? Graeber. of Roberdei;
Miss Mabel Grabber, of Morven Mr.
Hampton an<l Miss Ada Stlrc^nlt.
and Mlns Agnes I.lpe of China Grove,
Miss Danish l-yerly. of Granite
Quarry; Mr W. A. Cllne. Mr. ('has.
Stirewalt. Mrs. Mllas Stlrewan. cf
Faith; Me??rs. I. R. and T F Grae
ber, of Kannapolls and Spartans
burg. 8 C.
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LKT'H Hl'Il-D IN WASHINGTON
PARK.
10-ll-tf. Tuas. flat
ViIU(ll\I>l Uliu T "
l-nrge \ umber PrmwDl m "The
1'aIiim" I.a.st Night Riid EnJojtMl
IMea?ing Eiiteit-Hinnient.
Ad enjoyable entertainment ?'?J
provided at "The Palms" la?f r.igiiti
irom 10 io 11:30 o'c'.ock. lForbea
orchestra played a number yf sck-e<
lons and dancing wan enjoyed. The
quartette from the company now
playing at the New Theajfre were
present and sang severer selection*
In a highly pleasing^fiaaner U\er
? hun.lr d person?*^*vv?fre prp-tui 'j
i-njoy the entertainment
li t* understood that the niauag? I
n?er.t of ",Tliii? I'ajiu*" i- endeavoring
to aecure a cabaret team and tin.:
ihe act *?.; be here in n short um??
FOOTHILL STARS
hktikm:ii hkmk.
Tax |u?* and I'owell Here lor u Ki-m
Hay-. Came Down from
Ricliniouil.
Litre Tayloe. captain and rip-.;
half-hack at the Carolina f iotl>n/:
team, and Horace Coweil. one of the
stars' of 1 he I'nlv -raity's line, art
upending a few day.1 :n the city,
fuming here direct front Richmond,
where Carolina played Virginia
Thanksgiving day
TO HOLD RALLY |
A. M. K. Zlon Church to Hi I I S)> ?
lal Sen-let* Tomorrow. White
Residents Cordla'ly Invite;!
t-? In* I "m" ;il .
A spe al : rvlc. ;s to held to
morrow a* th A. M E. V.k on church |
to which iV ?? ill* resident of the1
rity are cudiailx invited. The ser
vice Is termed "a grand cand> and
altar rally" a;:d Is particularly
beautiful and Impressive. Ther*
will be special music by the ehurrh
choir and eongr gat ion.
2 ARRESTS MADE
I.oral Men Charged With llAvlng
T?h> Much I . i> | ii < ? r in Their I'o*
se?nlon After Triji to Norfolk.
The excursion to Norfolk on
Thanksgiving day r' suited in two
arrest*.
A S. Wallace was nrros'^il on ti?e
eharge of hasing too much liquor
In his pofiRPBvion. nine quart* helnj;
found
Isaa^ Hloon* wa- m!ho arrested on
flip xnniM charge, he having thr^e
vnllon* an?l r?r.e pint with hhn when
tie was arretted
Trials will lie he'.d Monday
| local T??lt\c < o >1 UtKK'l
TO RBOPF.V <?N MuMlii
No SmI?-s mi Any itf thr Wim-huu-*
Slnco Tuwl?) ?
T)ip la*i aal??* on I lie local market
w r*? hei<i Tuesday A number ?.f
the buycm left town Wedneada* ' ?
pend Thnnkaitivlnit in varlou* < '
le* Many of them h?vc return- rl
and all will b?* here In time for Hie
big wal* tbni I* ??xp??cted lo Ulte
place Monday
The aa'.ea on the lr?''al market ai*
well above thai of 1AM year and Hie
warehousemen ar? confident that
th#y will top last ?eat on * icptket
by a food p?rctnug*.
SCHOOL HOUSE.
OTHER CLUBS
Vfr- Latham Abo Awlirfn] in Lh??
Organization of |loyM* Corn (Tuba
jui<I Girls' < juiiiimj riuh ?t
Under the dir ctlon of Farm
H'tiiouftrator J F Latham a boys'
orn club has been organized at
'hocowicltv a:.d a girls" canning
'"ub baa a'?o b?en formed Great
atcrest is being shown in both in
stl'.ution* and a large number have
jolted.
I.ast nigh:, at the Little school
hci!fc>?\ Mr. Latham, with a number
af o". her prominent farmers, organ
ized a Farmers' Club, which will
met on ihe same nights as do's tho
moonllgnt school. Agricultural
'..?pica of Interest will be discussed
iy thi? club ar.d It* members expect
to derive considerable benefit and
[ instruction from the discussions that
ar>- t ? be held during tho winter
It :? planned ic organize other
cubs of this nutii' r throughout the
county to in#': h: the differon
hool it :: ?.] at the same tlm*
a* the itu^i".! c.;; sfh-.o". classes.
DR. HANCHKR TO
PREACH HERE
\\ >11 IMlu'r s< mum ut the Mcdiit.
i liurcli Tomorrow Mgbi.
I- a T"li*n|e?l S|K'aLfr.
Ti.' ? jiiprepatlnn at the M. K.
v .tuich torn ?rr iw : . i e i: - will have an
? pportualn ox hearing a sermon de
livered by l)r John Handler of
N? ?* \ 'irk 1 >r ilujieh?*r is a
L .r. : ^ :.v::v';ng speaker anil
thai a large number
w.ll !? . -i.iti.1 :.i listen to his s*-r
i I In K 1.1 ? TO l)| ATII
\V:llla:ii.-5f?:.. v v 117. ? Friday
morning, wbilc >!:? A :i Griffin was
butdly employ. a* home ;n Griffins
jtowrinhlp her l::t'.e child, ' year
, old. fW a llihV. ? ?J half a p^an-it. which
lodg d Ir. tlie throat. aud before
CuuM bt n-ndvred th?* child
d The parents sire cru*b?>d with
gj o> er th- tragic ?!???* !i nf their
b.'il1. a::J g !" .i t ?> : i . ji ' by t* felt
ui* : i' ai.
T''linr?"? lt<-Miri(*r ioiiM Itcinovtil.
Washington. Nov. 27. ? All re
srriiTlnns p'.need on export r?f to
bacco by Yh* Netherlands. Ov' rsea*
iru*r l:?v? been removed for tho
present Hi refloats* to represent**
l!on? ma1 ? ? Ti''' Netherlands gov
ern m?nr American tobacco may
i: nw b" shipped to an) person In
Holland mt to order of anyone
'here 1"r ni Holland. American to
bacco nmy *n'er Germany a:id Aus
tria f re |y
WE DON'T WANT
T.-> fo*>; i ii :i* your rr.j'uard ap
P'-arftn?f ?* holntt n*p" riprt.
Tlii-ro !?> V?? \r?l of It.
Tilt- ^ny w il#>un. pr#?ap and
r'j.a'r rj. [L tip lo-rtn-fl
nri-l Mir f.i'f-ns ar wiihln yiiir
rn**:?ris
C A"?J wr fM 1 7
WRIGHTS Srp AM
PRESSING WORKS
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