WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS i i ?- , .?*' m - ' ? ii _ \ THE DAILY NEWS PRINTS MORE LOCAL NEWS THAN ANY OTHOTt PAPER IN THE STATE. VOLUME 7. ? WASHINGTON, N. 0., MONDAY .^EIOCOOX, DECEMHKlt ?. 1915. -aft. 1 ' * rffr"!fl ' ? '? IF I \NTMBEB 190. DAVIS ATTACKS THE DAILY NEWS i**rr ...... -? ? , S ate Superintendent of Anti-Saloon League Made Address Yesterday r < MASS MEETING AT SCHOOL R v. C. E. Dinwiddie Defends Constltutonality of Pro-j hibilion Amendment Is Strong Advocate Of National Prohibition. ? Before in audience of about S-JSMnu-Uve persons, Re?. k. I,. d?v Ib. St.te superintendent of the Ami 8*loon League. and Rev. c. E. Di.i *ldd!e of Washington city, made totereetlng talk. In favor of an amendment to the Federal eonstltu ?Mbr "*t">n" prohibition r.M . Th? Wat* held |n the high school auditorium. Mr. Da via made a brief talk on present condition, in our stale and What measures should be taken to *r.;;r H* ,,,,ed th" ?"? ' *hk>h permitted a man to re e ? Of whiskey every fif teen days, was Ineffective and that *t the oe* aeeslon of the general assembly the people should Instruct their representatives to vote for a law which will entirely prohibit the shipment of liquor Into this state from other State*. "We should stop thla delivery of liquor wttbln our borders," he said. I "If. through our own laws, we for-1 bid our own merchants from selling! whiskey and rum, why should we allow some Virginian to sell it to' our people? Aa the law stands at! present, it Is a continuous tempta tion for violation and It la violated' by hundreds. There are express' agents who violate the law. who j Pigeon-hole ordera and thus enable' ? man to secure his quart of liquor1 orery five days, if he wants it that1 often. There are reputable business1 ??n who have a quart shipped to them at one atation. another quart ?t some other station and still an ather eomewhere else. "We should also ptit a stop to the advertising of liquor In papers that ' circulate In our 8tate. We should make the Norfolk 0r the Richmond papers clean themselves of liquor! advertisements before we allow them ' to be sold to our people. in this I way we would also be assisting tha ' press of our own State and repay them for the help that they are giv ing us. I forgot, however, for you have a pap' r in your own city which for a consideration, publishes plate matter sent out by the National Li quor Dealers' Association and which Js opposed to the Anti-Saloon League It la the only paper In the StatV which accepts thl* matter to All out Its plate-stuffed columns, ? and I don't blame you for not reading It." Mr. Davis concluded his address ' by again urging his audience to see to it that at the. D' xt general as sembly these two measures bo pass ed. I Mr. DinwJddJc'M Tajk. Mf. Uinwlddie was introduced by p. A. Daniels. Jr., and opened his remarks by stating that the question was often raised whether the "pro hibition agitation should be 4<9 cusaed lp the cburcbep and on the Sgbbgth. "I bellave," be said, "that tho pul pit ahould be practical. Christ said '1 have come to destroy the work of the devil,' and if you know of any particular work of -the devil that Is greater than the whfskey ?v1l, I wish you would tell me about it. If It were a question of party politics, I would ssy that the pulpit had no business Interfering, but when It cornea to a question of morals and whether our government should take the right position In the matter which so vitally affect# the peace, TO-NIGHT BiSO to |1 ' Cabaret Show -AT The Palms Professional Sinking and Dancing . i By EVELYN REED JOSEPH MITER mmmmmmmrnmmmm me nappiness and the morality of our people. I believe It Is not only P' rintssable but it is our duty to discuss these matters as we are do iug. The Sabbath was made for man, and subjects which make for the well being of humanity and for the eradication of evils that destroy souls, are subjects which men of the pulptt may welt concern themselves with at any time. "In anything that 1 have to say thig afternoon, it is not my inten tion to attack anyone. I know most of the delegation from North Caro lina to the national capital. I am well acquainted with your own Con gressman. I noticed his article In yesterday's paper. I wish to say light here that 1 am willing to me^Daily News. Mr. Gay stated that he felt obliged to disagree with the congressman. "I regret to see Mr. Small's as sumption o( superiority In this mat tor for it does liot afree with his letter to me, in which he puts the provision that Mr. Dinwiddle be fair and courteous In the debate he ask ed for. 1 have discussed National prohibition in the churches through out t lie firm Congressional district | in the presence of the' pastors, men who are zealous in Uie Interest^ of the church and Mr. QfeaU's criticism Is the Dm 1 have M*rd- on this queation. While this matter may be one of politics, it is also moral and spiritual and therefore within the precincts of the church. "In the prohibition campaign of 1908, Governor Glynn and Hon. C. W. Mitchell arguerl In favor of State prohibition in the churches. 1 have yet to hear a single expression of lack of reverence on the part of t-hese men and they were certainly Mr. Smalls' equals in intelligence and as competent aa h" to decide i what la right and moral. "At the Methodist conference, they set January 19th bh Temperance .day and urged that the pastors offer prayers and ask the various church es to adopt resolution*, asking Cob* KrMb to ubmtt the amendment to the States. A::d nmr>ng our legion of great preachers there are cer tainly men who are aa competent a*' Mr. Small to decide what la proper and improper In the house of God. "I make these remarks without any unkindly feeling towards Mr. Small. 1 am making rio assault a gainst hJm nor have 1 tried to take his Beat In Congress from him. I am simply desiring to influence his constituents to make him change his vote aa tl?e majority of his peo ple want him to do. The sentiment for national prohibition in the llrst congressional district 1s even great er than it was for State prohibition.' ELKS HOLD EXERCISES Paid Tribute to Memory of Departed Brethren at Impressive Ever el*** Yesterday Afternoon. -The B. P. O. E. memorial services were impressively conducted by the local Elks lodge yesterday afternoon at the New theatre. The members )t the lodge assembled at the Elks' Home and proceeded (0 the theatre In a body. A large audience were on hand to witness the exercises. . Exalted Ruler, John Smith, pre-! sided at the meeting. The speaker,! Mr. Turner, of Elizabeth City, wasl introduced by John Bonner. Mr. Turner made an eloquent address. He paid fitting tribute to the de >arted brethren and also spoke of he great work and influence that he women of our country are ex iting at the present time. Mrs. D. M. Carter rendered a baautlful solo, In her usual talented manner. The singing of the choir was an added attraction to the ex '?rcises. ? ,, 87 BARACAS AT MEETING ! Yesterday's Hesslon of Uie ('lass Was Beat in Attendance Mince organisation. Eighty-seven member* of the M B. Hsraca class were present at the meeting which was held yesterday morning. For the last two months the attendanoe has been increasing regularly and yeaterday's number of members was five In excess of the previous Sundar. The new quarters for the clua, provided by, partitioning off the an nex. have' provided considerably more room. There are now accom modatlona tat wt two hundr?d LOOK WHO'S HERE AGAIN! OUR FRIEND, "TEC" DAVIS Many of our residents have prob ably wondered what lias become of j "Detective D^via," \hat energetic sleuth who held the lime -light of, publicity in this city for a short A-hile. Mr. Davis disappeared from the city Hume months ago. In order to Hatisfy the curiosity of his former fellow-citizens, he hag written a letter to the Dally News, which explains things. It rtada as fol lows: Editor Dally News. ' Washington, N. C. Dear air: | Will you please allow me Bpace enough In your paper to state that the report that I am in the chain Rang in all a fake report as are all, others that have been spread about me for the last few months. It! seems that some of the good cltiiens of Washington are greatly interest ed In my welfare fi>r which, I sup pose, I ought to b" truly thankful. But I wish to stale that i am not through with expoRlng and trying to convict the blind tlgera. I will r be glad when I set hark to Washing ton. N. C.. one more time, although they know nie. But I will make jthem shin'1 Just the same. It has been nuiie a while alnce 1 had a ! whiskey raRe but I get others and I j don't work with nipn who get cold feet at the threat of a gun. And, what Is more. 1 may be a "mean man/1 but no blind tiger or other criminal will buy me off :ui, as Col. Hodman, the celebrated whlakey lawyer said, the mea.sley sum of ten dol'nrs. Hut I value (he ten dollars more than I do one hundred dollars of money gained by violating the State law by selling booie. Thanking you very muctf, I am, still that old detective, DAVIS. I'leane filr, have lhln publUSisri for the benefit of the Washington peo ple and when I get in Jail or on the chain gang 1 will then have nomn photographs taken with utyneif tn convict's uniform and send them to the enemies of mine thcr doctrines and Intentions of our con stitution. It will deprive a certain number of our States frd u dual form of government in :h great Republic by which the St.. it'tained control of their local affair* and Rave to the central gov ernment the power to exercise such governmental activities aH could not be effectively exercised by the BLate?. 1 have always considered It dan gerous tu make any vital change ?n the fabric of our government." Mr. Dinwiddle's arguments yes terday were childish. He endeavor ed to show that the proposed amend ment would not deprive the States of any more rights than the change In the election of Senators or the n> w income tax. How he can pos sibly see any comparison in thes* Issues is hard to understand. Mr. Davis, who is probably doing more harm for the cause of prohi bition than any other man in the State, made the remark that this paper was publishing plate matter, 'furntphed by the National Liquor cDalers' \ssoclation FOR A CON SIDERATION. which l? not true. Even if It were, It would be per fectly to Bay that the consid eration lb not one per cent as great as that which Mr. Davis receives In his iteld :>f work if they suddenly ? ? I'pprd his pay check, how long do you udK' '.'avis would be po enthusiastic a boo: tin? of pr r Ml itlon* Mr Gay has forsaken the work of God In the church and has enlisted his services in the political field. He has conducted a number of meetings throughout the first Congressional district in the hope of stirring up sentiment against our Congressman tor voting against the prohibition amendment at the last session of Congress. These were political meetings and they were held In the thurches to give them the appear ance of being religious gatherings. What is Mr. Gay's reason for this change of work? Wo can see no other excepting that he is offered a greater remuneration for his prea ent efforts than a* a minister of the Gospel. The whole system is a farce. If thesis enthusiastiastg want prohibi tion. let them go about it in the right way Their very presence 'n North Carolina causes dissension end dissatisfaction. They are arousing sentiment against themselves. If the liquor interests knew of tbe work these men were doing they would gladly put them on the pay roll to have th*m keep It up. ENTERTAINMENT AT ELKS' HALL ( Contributed ) On Wednesday evening beginning at 8:30 p. m. the graduating class of the High School will glre nn en tertainment at tbe Elks' Hall. Every r guest will be served with delicious refreshments, an orrheatra will play continuously throughout the entire evening and all who desire to do so can danc? to their hearts content, and as Ion* as tliey please. There will be a small fee of 2E? cents which will entitle you to all these pleas ures Come out, bring a friend or two with you, and enjoy yourself on this occasion. In addition to help ing tbe clans.