DECEMBER 7, 191S.
NEWS
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PLAN TO KIKE
IMPROVEMENTS
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ALDERMEN MEET
MAPE MISTAKE IN
ADVERTISEMENT
Krmtlar tit-wing of Board of Alder
Mien Held Lm( Kfcfcf, WW
Wliteo Market Street >Wut?i
JCiHhth nod Ninth Street*.
The Board of Aldermen at ' their
regular meeting last hlght decided
to take steps toward* Improving con
ditions at the ctty hall, a motion
fTM made' to have Architect "Miller
draw plane and specinactioos. for re
modeling the city ball annex sn.1
submit samp -fee a committee-. The
committee, immediately recelpt
of same, will advertise for bids and
these bids will be taken up at a
special meeting of the board- It in
planned to move the city offices to
the ground floor, shift the Are de
partment and make a rest room for
the firemen where the present of
fices are located. \ <
H. 8. Ward appeared before the
board and asked the alderme^ to
authorise condemnation proceedings
relative to condemning the property
the width of the sidewalk on Market
street between . Eighth and Ninth
streets, A motion wag passed to the
effect that the ctty attorney be autb-i
prised to /tart condemnation pro
ceedings unless an agreement is I
reached regarding the removal of
the houses and widening the street,!
said agreement to be satisfactory to
Che board.
The motion was carried that Of
ficer Hodges and Hay be paid sixty
dollars a mopth and that Officer Nye!
be -reimbursed $*.60? far ^-doctor's \
bills, due to injuries inflicted on him ;
In arresting a colored woman, Maryl
Cooper.
The board decided to borrow
000 to pay a' note for $1,600. due
to the Bank of Washington* and $500
tor necessary expenses.
The motion was made that the
mayor and the city clerk sell to G. j
C. White one bond for $1,000 at par,
and accrued interest. No further I
business being brought forward, the I
board adjourned.
North Carolina Congreamnan Given
"Rebel Yell" as He Blue* in hie
Seat at Opening Session,
Washington, D. C., Dec. 77^? At
the opening of Congress yesterday
when Mr. Kltchin arose in his seat
to offer a resolution notifying the
eenate that the house had been or
ganised, he received an ovation
equal to that given the President
himself the last time he appeared in
that body to deliver an address to
Congress, assembled In joint session. !
Under the enthuslsstic snd aero-'
batlc leaderhip of Representative
Heflln, of Alabama. Mr. Kitchln's
colleagues favored^him with some
thing cloaely resembling the "rebel
yell"; Indian war whoop, and other
demonstrstlons of explosive affec
tion. '
In their advertisement In yester
day's Issue of the Dally News. Jaw.
8. Clark carried an announcement
rof a Kale of $1.60 (loves for
cents. This was an error, and
should have read $1.29.
Aj a result of the mlsfrlnt. Mr.
Morris, manager of the . store,- was
forced to answer innumerable tele
phone calls this morning a&4 tell
anxious customers that he could not
lay the gloves aside for tb*m at the
price that was mentioned la the ad
vertisement , . ; ' / V
They are excellent values, bow
at the $119 and among
bargains that are being
r Ihl. rtor. during th?ir
, k. -
GERMAN PORTABLE SEARCHLIGHT
... A??n?,lh<' ""?? <>?"?? ?Uh which/ the German inn; I. equipped l.
thta portable MaJJWlcht, small but powerful, which, when not In use, la
taken apart and distributed among flve men.
JURORS DRAWN FOR TERM
OF COURT BEGINNING JAN. 3
The Jcounty com ml >m1 oners held
tbeir regular session at the court
house yesterday. A number of im
portant matters were brought up
and the proceedings were highly In
teresting.
A resolution, referring to the ex
penditure of the money from the
road bonds, was the principal matter
of Importance and was discussed at
length. The resolution will be found
on another part of this page.
The following named persons were
-drawn to serve as jurors for a spec
ial "tern^j?f__th? Sqptj-ior coum of
Beaufort county which convenes
January -3rd;
First Week.
Henry Waters, W. H. Rubs, J. T.
Henries. R. L. Winfleld, Rnfus Bar
rington, W. L. Selby, Charles Bay
nor. John H. Dixon, R. M. Gaskill,
G. G. Bonner, I,. R. Hardy, John N.
Paul, J. B. Everett, Anderson Wa
ters, Charles ' Ferrsll, W. H. Von-.
Rberstcin, C. 0. Cayton and T. M.
Smith.
Second Week.
J. T. Hooten, J. W. Hallowell. Wr
H. Wsst, A. L. Johnston, Guy C.
Harding, W. J. Lewis, C. A. Little,
A. L. Bower?. Bonner Waiters, O.
D. OayVord, J. H. Brantley, E. W.
Latham, W. O. Lupton, J. H. Bish
op. J. T. Dixon, J. P. Buckman. Sr..
W. L: Judklps and Elijah Alllgood.
It waa ordered by the board that
;no Jury be drawn for the term of
court beginning December 20th. This
order was amde upon, the request of
the Bar of Beaufort county, as the
date of the court includes Christmas,
making It inconvenient for witnesses
jurors and all concerned.
S it- appearing that- -there ? isa con- 1
flict- as t6 whose duty it is to make
out tax receipts and stubs, it wasi
yesterday ordered that the bill of'
W. B. Wlndley, sheriff, for 11500
for filling out receipts and stubs for
taxes be refused. It waa further or
dered that the sheriff be allowed
$150 in full compensation of said
bill In consideration of his contin
uing to fill out tax: receipts and
stubs for all property listed in May
1915 and for all property subse
quently ordered to be listed by the
board.
HRfflV HI MMO.VKD ItEFOKK
/f SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
I New York. Dec. 7.? William 1 J. '
Bryan, former aecrotary state, has
been eerved at his hotel here. It was
announced today, with an order
aigned by Supreme Court Juattee
Glegcrlch requiring him to appear
Saturday for examination regarding
transact lona connected with the sale
by the United States government to
I Greece of two battleships.
Mr. Bryan Hr to be askbd whether
; sny secrets of fire oontrol, aiming
i or other control of the guns of the
j war vessels so!d were eonflded to
the Greek government.
PI NEVILLE MOON MONT SCHOOL
FARMERS MEET
AT OLD FORD
Community Uplift Meeting to be
II rW There Thursday KJght.
Large Attendance Dew i red. V
On Thursday night there will be1
a farthers community uplift meet
ing at Old Ford school houae for the
purpose of discussing osme of the
farm problems of that soction And
to organise a farmers community
I Or agricultural club. Jt tar expected
that Miss Emily Otillford, the can
ning club ageflt, aad a lady from
? Goldsboro who la assisting her will
alao be present to talk to the women
j and girls relative to the canning
club work. All the farmers and
| their TanUlet specially Invited
to be prttofl t and participate in the
meet i i g. Tell your neighbor* about
It and doSlot fall to dome.
Tours very trnlfr,
J. F. Latham, Beaufort County,
i. L. HoTTTday, Martin County.
NOT "MOO" MEAT
BUT "BOW-WOW"
Indiana Knlighteaed Dr. Hpillm&n ns
tu Nature of Palatable Dish.
Klnston, Dec. 7. ? Dr. B. W. Spil
| man, fleld secretary tor Sunday
| school work of the Southern Baptist
I convention, is telling another joko
on himself. It Is said. The doctor
was powwowing with Indians In the
west. He was dined, and "heap fat
man" enjoyed the repast. One par
ticularly palatable meat aroused his
enthusiasm. "What* 1? it?" he ask
ed his hosts. They did not compre
hend. "Moo-oo?" Interrogated the
Sunday school worker. Head slTakei.
"Quack-quads?" More head shakes.
"Baa-aa?" The Indians began to get
hltr meaning. The bom of the tribe's
' yes widened with understanding.
"Bow-wow!" he said.
CABARET SHOW
PLEASES CROWDS
New Venture Opened at the Palm*
I** Night. Will Continue Kv
ery Night Ifertag the Week.
The cabaret show at the Palms
last night attracted ft large crowd
and furnished a high class and tal-{
entsd entertainment from 9.30 until
It o'clock.
Evelyn Reed and Joseph flitter j
aro the entertainers for this week.
They sang a number of selections
last night and will undoubtedly con
tinue to draw big crowds while they
are here. Miss Reed is a dainty and
attractive little lady with pleasing
manners and a good vole*. Mr. Rlt
ter Is also a singer of ability and
was forced to give a number of en
cores.
| Tonight, on account of the show
I at the New Theatre, the cabaret will
{not start until 10 o'clock.
1TERDAY
' CIVIC CLUB OFFER
MB AS TO IM
?NTH NEEDED.
< Kwellmi Idnrn Arc
Will AU1 fJ'jm.'j
i|?i Organise m Junior
a greater work for
|*aa the principal topic
ol diaoqjbl^ taken up at a well-at
tmd?it lulling Of (he Civic league
yesterday afternoon.
At a^rerlous meet-tug the mem-!
bers wcr* Jhuested to write tug-'
geatlons, Udfclng forth their ideas
a* to Whuf the League should
take up. : "phfene suggestions were
read and commented on *at yester
day's meeting. Borne of tbeui were
as follow*: \
Kfff Cblrknis Home.
"'The Board of Aldermen should]
be asked to area te a law forbidding]
chickens from running at large."
Help the Library.
"The Cf*I<J Club should help to I
create a more active sentiment for |
a large library building."
Th* Servant Probleaii.
"The Civic Club should ask the
Board of Aldermen to create a law
compelling -pll women who take in
washing to-*r^gister with the proper
person and have the health doetor
nee to the home oondltlons."
Ataiat Wayotne Club.
"The Clflc Club shoald take some
interest In; the Wayome Club, the
nmnai.M? ?falib that has recently
been organised. "
Clubs to Aid Library.
"Let us start the four clubs in I
town to work towards improving the|
library."
, - Literary Work.
"The Civic Club should psy morel
attention to literary work and de
vote certain nights to literary meot
Ings."
Put Traali in Boxes.
"The chairman of the press com
mittee should write something each
week asking the people to put paper
and trash In baskets instead of
throwing refuse loose in front of the
houses."
A Clean-Up I>ay.
"We should try to better the con-|
ditlon of our town by having a rep J
ular clean-up day every Spring."
Help Canning Clube.
"The ladles of Washington should
try to co-operate with the Beaufort
county canning club and buy all of
their canned food from them through
our local merchants."
Sell Cook Book*.
"Everyone ought to try to sell
cook books for Christmas presents.
Tell yotir friends about this."
Moonlight Hchool Work.
"I suggest help for the moonlight
school work. It Is an excellent
movement and we should endeavor
to assist it in any way we can."
Keep Street* Clean.
"We should try. to have the city
provide enough carts to keep' tbe
streets clean."
Help the Library.
"The library is established. It Is
for the public good. It has made a
brave struggle for life. What bet
ter work could the women's clubs
do thsn all co-operate to keep this
splendid opportunity alive and make
It flourish. Try to buy a lot, erect
* building and show that we are
broad-minded Intelligent women. 1
have seen fourteen children In one
afternoon doing reference work.
Most of these children had no ref
erence books at home. Let us make
'Library' our slogan."
Organise Junior Oub.
"Let os organise a Junior Clrte
Club and teach tbe young children
elvlc pride and how they can keep
the city clean."
"Upon motion it was decided that
the club assist In the organization
of this Junior club and that Mrs. H.j
Carter be appointed leader She
children
SUGQESTS NEW PEACE MJIN
Dr. David St jut Jordan, president of
Inland Stanford, Jr., university, called
at the White House aa a representa
tive of the American Peace society to
?uggsst to President Wilson that a
conference of neutral aatlona be
called to act as a voluntary court of
arbitration to receive and consider any
plans that may be advanced looking
toward -*eace in Europe. This Is a
part of the program agreed on at th?
international onventlon of the society
held in San Francisco.
URGES FARMERS
TO OPPOSE THE
I AKMER CLAIMS THAT METH
OD OF EXPENDITURE IH TOO
INDEFINIE AND VAOFR.
? ?
WANTS THE FACTS
i'laim* Tliat County Cowiulseiouere
Would Not Appoint * Committee
or Tell Where They Are Going to
Evpend the Money.
Mr. Editor:
1 am a farmer and live in Wash
ington Township and 1 was present
at the meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners yesterday
and I want to say a few words in
your column about what occurred.
The first thing 1 found before the
Board of Commissioners was the
representatives of the bankers and
lawyers. 1 soon found how things
were going. 1 would have been glad
1 11 eovry farmer in the Township
could have been there to see how
[they were itrying to n*anage the
thing In their own interest. We
farmers of Washington Township
tried to get the Board of County
[Commissioners to say how and
where they were going to speud the
money that they get from the |60r
000 bond Isaue and they said they
[wtuld not appoint a committee or
| say bow they were going to spend it
until after the election.
For one farmer I do not want te
vote taxes on myself and my chil
dren to be spent by people that I do
not know how they sre to spend it
or what they are going to spend it
for. It the bankers and lawyers of
Washington want to carry this
election, why aren't they willing for
the County Commissioners to say
now who Is going to spend It and on
what roads they propose to spend It
so that the voters ean know what
they are voting for. Unless they
Ac this. 1 think the farmers of
Washington Township ought to vote
tgalnat this bill.
Very respectfully,
L. L. HODOKB
MASONIC MEETING.
I Orr Lodge No. 104 A. F. * A. M.
w.ll hold a regular communication
this evening at 7: SO o'clock. Busl
neas of importance and work In the
Third degree. All Master Masons
fraternally invited to attend.
W. B. Singleton, Master.
O. M. Wlnfleld, Secy.
TODAY'S COTTON
QUOTATIONS
Utri?lt 7-1 MOU.
8EBD COTTON? -*4.7*.
COTTON BEKD ? ???.??.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS -
WILL APPOINT COMMITTEES
TO ATTEND TO flOAO WORK
SPECIAL THAI!! TAKK8
NHK1NERS TO CHARLOTTE
The "Sbrloera* Special," a special
train on the Norfolk Sontbern, pass
ed through Washington this morn
ing at 4: SO. bound for Charlotte.
The train had a Jolly bnach 00
hoard mod expect to have a royal
good time. There will be an abun
dance of "fre?h meat" awaiting
them.
riSTir
DINNER TABLE
Mm. T. F. Huitth P?wd Away Hod
dealy Tlii? Afternoon. Dvath
Du?* to H(?rt Failure.
Mrs. T. F. Smith died suddenly
this afternoon at the home of her
niece, Mrs. W. D. Woolard on East
Second street. Mrs. Smith was at
the table eating her dinner, when
ihe passed away. Death is attrib
uted to heart failure.
Announcement regarding the fu
neral will be made later.
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH
. FRANCE WILL MAKE PEACR
Paris. Dec 7. ? France will not
make peace until Alsace and Lor
raine are won, Belgium and Serbia
restored and "German Imperialism
?nd Prussian railtiarism are put b>*
ond the possibility or resurrection. "
Alhert Thomas, under secretary of
war said yesterday. The declaration
of M. Thomas is attracting wide
spread attention as it is one ef the
Orst statements from a responlble
cabinet official concerning the atti
tude of the government in regard to
peace.
MR. SNIPES AND
MR. REED RETURN
Rev E. M. Snipes has been re
turned by the Methodist conference
as pastor of -the local church dur
ng the coming year. C. L. Read
will also serve again as presiding
elder. Following are the appoint
ments for the Washington district
as they were made yesterday at
Wilmington -
C. L. Read, presiding elder.
Aurora circuit, W. E. Trotman.
Ay-den circuit, Daniel Lane, Jr.
Bath circuit, J. J. Lewis.
Bethel circuit, H. E Tripp.
Elm City, L. B Pattiahall.
Farmvllle circuit, S. T. Moyle.
Fairfield. J. P. Bros*.
Fremont circuit, J. L. Rnmley.
Greenville, Jarvls Memorial, J. M.
Daniel.
Mattamuskeet circuit, W P Con
stable.
McKendree circuit, Ivey T. Pool*.
Mount Pleasant circuit, U. R.
Perry.
Nashville circuit, J. W. Autry.
Rocky Mount. First cbttrch, R.
C. Craven.
South Rocky Mount and Clark.
Street, to be supplied.
North Rocky Mount, to be sup
plied.
Stantonsburg circuit, D. A. Fu
trell.
8tokes circuit, to be supplied.
Spring Hope circuit. W. T. Phlpps.
Swan Quarter circuit, R. R. Qrant.
Tarboro. H. 1. Glass.
Vanceobro circuit, W. J. Coving
ton.
Washington, E. M. Snipes
Wilson, W. A. 8tanbury. |
KKSOI.I/TIONS TO THIS KI-TECT
WERE ADOPTED AT YESTW*
DAV'8 MEETING OF THE
COUNTY lloAKD.
PLAN A~G00D ONE
Believed Ttuu Action Will Meet wit*
the A |>|tfobt- of the Voter*. Mw
Tlnrt' Not Yet !i?*en \ anj<-d Hr?
?. ?n for Tltiw r? Given.
At the called meeting of tU?
Washington Towuahlp Good Roads
Association held at the Chamber of
Commerce Rooms, on Thursday
night, December 3rd. a committee
was appointed to appear before the
Hoard or County Commissioner* at
their regular'meetlng on yesterday
and introduce a resolution adopted
by the Association, and which in the
opinion of the Association, should
meet the inquiry that has been
raised by several voter> as to how.
aud by whom ths work Is going to
be don* In the event the election
carries. The resolution which fol
lows. was adopted by the Hoard:
RESOLVED: That In the event the
Dond Issue tor Good Roads for
Washington Township shall carry at
the election called for January 4,
1916, this Board will retain gen
eral supervision of the Issuance of
such bonds in compliance with the
provisions of the law relating there
to. and expenditure of the proceeds
from ihe sale of such bonds, and
thai this Board will select aud ap
point a commission, which shall be
.'u!rly tuid Justly representative of
ihe Tom i. to i . '0'.. rn?nd what
roads shall be improNcit and htm,
and the amount to be expendod ou
each road ? said commission to liav#
general practical super^'slon over
and direction of the work, with the
assistance of a competent englne> r,
to be selected by this Hoard after
consultation with the Slue Highway
Commissions: The aald commission
to have the benefit of the co-opera
.ion of fhe mon-parttsau advisory
committee referred to In the reso
lution paused by this Board at lta
regular November meeting.
It is confidently believed and ex
pected that this position on the part
of the Association and the Board of
Couny Commissioners will be en
tirely acceptable and satisfactory to
all those who profess a desire to
tfupporr the election .but have been,
as they say, deterred from doing so
heretofore, because of their Inabll
Ity to ascertain definitely by Ju*t
what method it was Intended to car
ry on the work. From this resolu
tion It will be seen that the law
under which the election is called,
makes it mandatory upon the Board
of County Commissioners to retain
and exercise general and final su
per vis! on and jurisdiction ov<t the
ssl* and issuanee of the bonds, the
-i-.?ug of the work, :.nd tin- ??xpendl
>ire of the pro<>c;l derived from
thfl salt of the bonds. Uuder this
resolution, the Commissioners go on
record In advance of the election to
the effect that they will appoint a
Road Commission that will be fairly
and Justly representative of the
Township, to RECOMMEND what
road* shall be improved, and how
and the amount to he expended o*
each road, said Commission to have
gsneral practical supervision over
the work, with ths assistance of a
COMPETENT ENGINEER, to be a??
lected by THIS BOARD, after con
sultation with the STATE HIGH
WAY COMMISSION
In addition to this, the voters
will recall that, at their November
meeting, the Roard of County Com
missioners went on record to the
effect that, regardless of whether
they undertook to do the work In Its
entirety themselves, or, appoint a
Commission, as they did on yester
day. they would, nevertheless, ap
point a non-partisan advisory com
mute* from all sections of the
Township, to sit with the Commis
sion in an advisory capacity in the
selection of roads to be worked, the
amount to be expended on ssoh
road, and In the determination of
all other matters relating to the
building of the roads. Thla gives
the people from all sections of the
Township an opportunity to bg heard
through their representatives on
these committees, and tassres a
double safegaard to a wise, J?*t.
and economical expenditure of ths
fsais.
(CoiUtasI os pegs foar)