1HE DAILY NJCWF PRINTS MORE LOCAL fiEWS THAN ANT OTlIKic rAl'ER IN THE STATE.
volume 7. '
- ? ' WASHINGTON, N. (-., NVEONKSDAYAnrp.MXJ.N, DECEMIiEIi ?. 11.15.
NUMBER IS*.
YACHT SINKS IN SOUND; CREW RESCUED
ENGINEER DIES OF HEART FAILURE IN SWAMPS
COLONEL RODMAN REPLIES TO EDITORIAL IN TFF DAILY NEWS MONDAY
IGNDAANGE OF EDITOR
RESPONSIBLE FG9 TIE
VIEWS AGAINST COLONEL
SAYS THAT 18 MOST CHAIIITA
IIIiK OOXTSRL'CTIOX THAT OXK
CAN PLACE ON MONDAY'S
BDITOHIAL.
GIVES MORE FACTS
Upholds the Article Which Wns
Published Ln TlUa Paper Sutur
day. "If They Ik- Wrung, Prove It
and Don't Muddy the \Vater,"
Hays Colonel Rodman.
Washington, M. C., Dm. 7. 1915.
Editor Dally News,
City.
Dear Mr. Editor:
The most charitable construction
Ujet one can place upon your edi
torial of Monday, i? that:
(1) You are not familiar with
any of the* provisions of the law of
1911.
12) You are entirely Ignorant of
the law of 1918.
(3) The owner of the Dally News
(Mr. Mayo) has not called your at
tention to the letter written to him
by myself on February 4, 1915, while
he was representing this county in
the General Assembly.
(4) You failed to read carefully
article, to which you attempt to
make reply. -I would not chargo
you with attempting to dUtort It.
You charge me with the follow
ing:
That I am mixed up on my facta
as to the revenues;
That 1 have some ulterior motive
In opposing the bond issue, and. you
either display a lamentable lack of
information or else seek to creaf a
false Impression when you ask "Why
didn't Colonel Rodman express "his
views at the very beginning of the
movement "
In answer to your first charge ? 1
ask you and the peop'.e who read my
former article to say who It wrong.
1 say that the figures I gave are
absolutely correct. The road taxes
for Washington Township. Including
the city of Washington for 1915 are
95861.41.
Of this amount the city pays
#2982.80.
Isn't that what I said? Hereto
fore, that . sum has been supposed to
be divided isquaVr between Ix>ng
Acre, Chocowinity and Washington.
Isn't that a contribution?
If the proposed bond Issue car
ries the city of Washington taxes
will be exactly doubled.
Twice 12981.80 makes the sum
of 15965.60 which the <*,lty of
Washington will contribate exclu
sively to the roads of Washington
'township each year.
Isn't that exactly what 1 said.
Again. I that this sum
($6966. 6<j) would pay the interest
on an issue of one hundred thousand
dollars worth of bonds and that this
amount divided among tire three
townships (thirty three thousand,
three hundred and thirty-thrre dol
lars and thirty-three cent! to ea ?h
township) would be sufficient to Im
prove all the main thoroughfarea or
roada in each townahlp I f,,r
tfcer that the taxe* which it is pro
posed to collect from the city of
Washington aloae would pay the
interest oo theae bonds and #ould
provide a alnklog fund for their re
tirement at maturity.
00 read my article again, Mr I
Editor, and aee if that lin t whaJ. 1
aatd
1 will 1H>0 It to tba poopl" and
I challenge yon to dlapnte the |
"'it thoy ba wrong pro,. It. Do
not try ta mu83y tba
In lino to row i?*4 charge
wherein yon aak tbe-^ueatlon *'
to "Why I m' *?*"
at tha beginning of the ?oiemeat.
and wbaraln fon ?????? that I Ha?
eon* nltarlor mot"" In oppoalng
thl* bond tuna, V aeblng "mo
tion aa to "What waa my trna Ob
jeet lt? oppoalng the i?eue at this
late heart" - /?
i For your information, let me say.
your brief sofcurn in^tbls city is.
pci Uaps, sufficient excus" for your
tKDoxanco on this subject.
As far back hs the fall of 1910 F
took and successfully maintained the
tame position thnt 1 ftow liold.
1 drew the act of 1911, and the
net of 1913.
These acta incorporate in them
selves every principle for which 1
am uow contending and every prin
ciple for which you say you are con
tending save only ? the id?-a or prin
ciple. if you ca!l It that, of allotting
to Washington township exclusively
nil the taxes collected from the city
of Washington.
To this idea. 1 have always ob
jected. it was unauimously decid d
that 1 was correct in 1911. I have
uol changed. Some otherB have.
Why?
There was no ulterior motive then.
Is there on ? in asking for the
change?
Early in January 1915, after the
"meeting," so called, to which you
refer, 1 saw, with others, the "hand
writing on the wall."
At the request of citizens of both
I.ong Acre and Chocowinlty town
ships, 1 wrote a letter to our Rup
rusentaUve (the owner of -the Dafly
News). It w*s written and mail'd
on the 4th day of February 1915 and
was duly received by Mr. Mayo.
This, letter correctly states my
position, then now. and in the be
ginning. 1 enclose a copy of it
herein and 1 respectfully ask you
to publish It as a refutation of your
Implied accusation that 1 have re
cently assumed my present position
for reasons other than those stated.
Mr. Mayo never honored me with
a r< ply fc this letter.
I have been told by Mr. Von
ttbersteln of Chocowinlty, who was
familiar with this letter before it
was mulled, that he subsequently
saw Mr. Mayo In Raleigh. I ask
him to state in thes<> columns what
was aaid.
With reference to your charge
that there was a meeting of the
citizens of Washington. Long Acre
and Chocowinlty Townships and
that they unanimously asked that
the townshipa be divided ? 1 ask
you. Isn*t it a fact that there were
not more than 20 people all told
prosent and that subsequently and as
soon as the people from Chocowinlty
and hong Acre who were present
had been advised of the purpose of
the meeting that they unanimously
repudiated It and so advised Mr.
Mayo. Will you deny that?
If you do - ? produce one man from
Long Acre or Chbcowlnlty.
I have been Invited to be present
at a meeting of the Washington
Township Good Roads Association
fomorrow (Wednesday) night and
have accepted with pleasure. 1 will
be glad to have you print what 1
have to say and I think they will
cover your other propositions an laid
down on Monday.
In conclusion, permit me to say,
that I am glad my article hap caused
discussion. It was intended for that
purpoaf. 1 do not think any reas
onable man objects to my stating
my views on a public question, iu a
respectable manner, especially when
I have entertained those views for
-five years or more and have not hes
It at d to express them whenever th-?
opportunity offered. No one is
asked to do by me other than his
own Judgment dictates.
Very resptct fully,
WILEY C. RODMAN.
KltKOK IN INITIAL8.
In yesterday's Dally News an ar
ticle was published, which was sign
ed "L. L. Hodges." This was a ty
pograhpical error ard escaped cor
rection. The article was wgpten hY
J J. Hodge*, artl should have been
signed that way.
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GETTING THE WAft MOVIES
This la a ^rench official cinemato
graph operator at work tn the Aral
line trenches. In making moving pic
tures of the fighting the operator has
to take as many chances as the sot
dler
WILL DISCUSS
RIM PROBLEMS
WET MIGHT
WASHINGTON (iOOD ROADS AS- j
SOC1ATION TO HOLD IMPOIt- [
TAXT MEETING TONIGHT.
RODMAN PRESENT
Colonel Hm? Accepted Invitation to
K\pr<>HH His Views Regarding
Ex tension of Work into Long
Acre and Chocowlnity Townships.
A meeting of the Washington
Towpship Good Roads Association is
to be held tonight. Thin will prob
ably be the most important meeting
that has yet boon held by the asso
ciation. Some sensational develop
ments are expected.
The fn^wing notices of meeting
have been sent out:
"It has been thought best to caII
a meeting of the Washington Good i
Roads .Association for Wednesday ,
niRlit, December 9th. at 8 o'clock at
the Chamber of Commerce rooms, j
Discussion will be had and some
action taken relative to eztondlng
the Good Roads movement into
Chocowlnity and Long Acre town
ship*. Please arrange to be pres
ent.
E. L- Stewart, Secy."
Colonel W. C. Rodman, who lias
recently expressed himself as being
In favor of Including Long Acre and j
Chocowlnity towsnhlps in the good
roads movement, ban announced his.
Intention of b^lng present at to-j
night's meeting and discussing the
situation. " 1
SMALL APPROVES
DEFENSE PROGRAM
rn<l<?r?too<l Tli (Vmfcrcwuniui from
Tliln IM^Hrt Will l*en?l Mp?*urf
III* Hearty ttnpport.
Washington, D. C., Dee. The
North Carolina delegation to Con
gr<*s?, unanimously expreaeed them
gelvea as being in favor of practlc-'
ally every part of President Wilson's
message.
Congtensmsn John H. Small, of
the first district, heartily approved
of the whole document and It Is un
derstood that he will give hi* rap
port to the passage of the defease
MITTIIHKEET
ENGINEFR HIES
WALTEU K. C1.AHK, IX C'HAIUJE
OF OPERATIONS AT ITM1M.NG
VI.AST. MEETS sn>I?KX
DEATH.
BODY IS HERE
I .
I \\ III lie Sent FYoui Hm* to HI*
Former Home In Chicago. Whm
??? Hunting Trip. Death Occurred
Motuiay Night. Body Found Yea
terdaj.
Walter K. Clark, engineer In
charge of the pumping plant at lake
Mnttamuskeet, died of henrt failure
iu the swamps of Hyde couuty Mou
day night. His body was brought to
this city this morning iu the launch,
Koaetta, R. E. L. Daniels. captain.
It will be shipped from here to
Chicago, Mr. Clark's home.
In company with a party of friends
Mr. Clark started out ou a hunting
trip Monday In the Rosetta. They
landed at East Point Bluif. The
other men in the party b*gan build
ing a goose blind while Mr. Clark
started out on a hunt for ducka and
gteue. Until fpur o'clock Monday
evening, Mr. Clark was constantly
In sight of the other hunters. When
dark came, and he failed to arrive,
guns were Qred and a search made,
but no trace of the missing man
could be found. Finally, at about
rlne o'clock, the searchers gave up
their hunt and returnrd to Swan
Quarter.
Yesterday morning, reinforced by
a number of other men. the launch
returned to the point where Clark
hud* b'en lost. At four o'clock yes
terday afternoon, I)ave Patrick came
acroEs the body, lying among the
reeda. One hand was on the gun
stock. the other on the barrel, aud
11 ie weapon was cocked. The entire
position of the body indicated that
dt-ath had come just about as Mr.
Clark wan getting ready to shoot. It
!b supposed that over-exertion, In
milking his way through the reeds,
brought ou his death.
Mr. Clark was 52 y?-arg of age.
He married Miss Maude Slgmon. a
prominent young lady of Hickory, a
little over a year ago. A three
months old baby, a Bister and his
wife survive him. HIb wife arrived
here today and will accompany the
body to Chicago. The deceased has
hi>en a resident of North Carolina
for about eight years. He was a
mechanical englncr and associated
In business with Thomas Whltted
of Charlotte. He wan a 32nd degree
Mason, a member of the Carolina
Consistery, a Shrlner and a membr
of Oasis Temple In this State.
SCHOONER HIGH
AND DRY ON SHOAL
>1*) ami Anna Iteawlrk" Ooen
Ashore While ('oniinK to
New llern.
t By Eastern Press)
New Bern. D^c. 8. ? Lying high
ami dry on a shoal thirty Ave mils*
below New Bern la the schooner
"May an<l Anna Beewlck," Captain
J. W. Knowlea, In command, wbl!e
standing by her waiting to give aid
as soon nn the wind shlfta and the
ttd<* cornea In, la the U. B. Coaat
(luard cutter, Pamlico.
The schooner went aebore InH
Friday as she was en route from
Norfolk to New Bern to take on a
cargo of lumber. The cutter was
Informed of her plight end went to
her assistance and for eerenty-two
hours the men worked valiantly In
an attempt to pull her Into deep
tor. However, all attempt* proved
or no avail and the work waa, for
the time being, abandoned. *
Thla afternoon the cutter, which
had come Into port to take on coat
end sup pi lee, returned to give the
distressed reaeel ai? and Will aUad
TO MAR" * " r<0E
In almost every walk of life, from
.hose high up in tlie councils of the
government to the very lowest laborer
who earns his living by the sweat of
tho brow, the stories by Edgar Allen
Poe have thrilled the hearts of count
less readers. Qreat as this American
Author has become since his death,
bis remains lie in an obscuro little
cemetory on Fayette street In the city
of Baltimore, Md.
Virginia Pearson, an actress of
prominence, has taken upon herself
the organization of a campaign to
raiBe a fund of $16,000 with which to
erect a fitting memorial over tbe al
most neglected grave of the great au
thor.
Miss Pearson finds time from the
arduous duties of her profession to
study the lives and habits of the va
rious animals of the zoo, and very of
ten she can be found, as the camera
man found her here, with the ele
phants in Central Park, N. Y , on the
most Intimate terms with the four
looted inmates.
SEPTEMBER MORN
GOOD BURLESQUE
A crowded house witnessed the
performance of "September Morn"
at the New theatre Ipst night The
opinions oxpressfd refcaid'ng the
play were as varied aa the charac
ters of the persons who saw It.
A a whole, it was no pl?v for a
minister's daughter. The title "bur
lesque" would be a good deal more
appropriate than "musical comedy,"!
an the play Is exactly of that type
which may be seen at Miner's. Mur
ay Hill or Columbia burlesque
houses In New York City.
The best part about the olay wan
the dancing, which wss extremely
well done. The singing of th? quar
tette was another highly enjoyable
reature. The comedy was light and
Ihere was considerable suggOBtlve
ness brought In. The girl* had good
figures and the play was so staged
that they had frequent opportunity
of making liberal display of their
proportion*.
hy until shr* 'has been taken off the
I shoal.
NEW YORK YACHT SINKS
IN PAMLICO SOUND; CHEW
SAVED BY NEAR-BY SHIPS
VOTKKS ARK CKUKD
TO KKOIHTEIt EARLY"
Will Not Iw I'mrvilti-d to V'tHr
At Coming KUvtion t'nlemi
Th??> Hnve Hefjih
Anew.
The importance of registering
ear !y for the coming bond in
due election, cannot be urged
too forcibly upon the mind* of
the voters of Washington town
m!iI p. Advocates of the inane
no matter whether their names
are on th<* old books or not,
cannot rast their ballot at the
election unless they have reg
istered anew.
With Christmas coming on.
and the usual holiday rush. It
will be far more convenient to
register now than later. The
books are open.
PLANNING TO
! BUY BALL PARK
Will lie LocattMl on Charlotte ftirret
l*ropo?itit>n BHug WorkMl mm
A Stock Company.
A movement Is under way for ihe
pure-base of u pall park in Warfhins
ton. The following account of the
proposition was received this morn
lug:
We, the undersigned, a committee
ou organizing a baseball association
w>h to announce that we have se
cured an option on four acres of land
on Charlotte street which la a* close
as we can ever hop? to get a ball
gronnd to town, or in towu. It will
be convenient and accessible, for
w ? have been assured that Fifth
street will be extended and if
It- will Intersect Charlotte street
right at these grounds. The lot Sr
one whole block, and may be used
by the boys for a play ground, and
we surely need a place for such.
Owing to the purpose for which
we are buying thin block the men
who own ]t made tin a mighty reas
onable figure on It, and to prove the
worth of it all of the men have
taken stock in the association. It is
to be a stock fompany of the young
men. young ladinn and all who want j
to see good baseball in Waahlngton
from now on. The Investment Js I
not speculative although we are I
buying property that will increase J
In valu^hll the time, and we will
have three years to pay for it.
P P MAXWKI.I.
fl R. CLBARY,
C. R RF.1.1.,
V.U'HT MONARCH CACOHT KIRK
30 Mil. KS FROM IIKI.HAVKN
AND WAS OlMI'LKTKt.Y IIK
STROVKD.
VALUED AT $15,000
CaiiM-f] by Kvplonion In tnflno
ltoom. Nenne] Sunk luim?dl*t?ly
After I rrw Were Iteacucti. Owaeri
Were in llfilinvro. Ilouiitl f<?r
Halteru?.
i Special to the Dally Nwhi
lb* I haven. Dec. 8 ? Word wa* re
ceived here today of the destruction
lire of the yacht. Monarch, bound
Irotu New York to this city. The
ve?*el batik Saturday. Captalu John
1.. Webb, Engineer Robert Snflio
and the crew of the Ill-fated vessel
were taken off by the tug Qallatler
and the schooner Keza Paul and
brought to Belhaven yesterday. Tha
Monarch sank Immediately after the
crew were taken oft. The vesBal waa
allied a? <15.000. She sank oK
"The H!tr " ' m Ph,t?' . i h-uind nbout
3o miles front this eit>.
The Arc waa caused by mii f-xjilo
iiou in the engine room. The tug
and choouer saw the yacht's plight,
happening to be only a few miles
distant.
The Monarch was to have put lu
at Belhaven and taken on board
Charles D. Richard and Howard L.
Wadley of Elizabeth City, who ar
?jvetl h- re by rail Sunday. The two
men were going on a hunting trip
to Halteras When they learned of
he destruction of their yacht, ther
immediately chartered the Neza
Pearl and left for Hatteras on ttle'r
trip.
TO GIVE DANCE
AT ELKS HALL
Taken Place Tonight. In Under
A aspire*. of <>riu)uatinK CUhh
of High Srli(K)l.
The member* of Ihe graduating
class of th* Washington High School
will give a dance at the Elks' hall
tonight. Music will be furnished hy
Forbes orchestra and It Js expected
that a Intae number will he present.
Kefi <-<ihrnentH will be nn yal*? and
wil be included ip th ad
mission price of twenty-live cents.
BASKET PARTY FRIT>AY.
Thetfio will be a haaket. party at
Highland arhuol hou*e Friday night
Fund* realised will be uned for the
benefit of the basket ball team. The
public Is cordially Invited to be
present. * good time Is a**ured to
all who attend
"YOU TOOK THE FARMERS;
NOW TAKE THEIR WIVES"
Kdltor Dally New*.
Hoar sir:
A nnmbi-r of the farmer* of thin
section enjoyeri the auto trip Friday
afternoon. They all report?d a fin?
time on their return and everyone
heartily enjoyed the day** outing
1 don't think that the city people
have yet done tttalr full duty, how
ever. They have given the men a
free auto ride and now 1 think they
should give the old farm woman a
trip too. Whllo she cannot vote the
oan do her ehare of the talking, and
wa know that a woman can aay more
In one minute than a man can In
ten.
If ahe could have the pltaaure of
seeing the difference In good road*
and bad onaa, the conld aft right
down d in ten rolnntee ahe coyld
eaaily talk "hubby" right Into tbe
notion ?( voting for bartter roads.
Now the thine for th? city peo
ple to o. if thpy want *ood roadt.
Is to rom? out with their nutorrnv
bi|p? Attain and glva tha old farm
woman a daya outing and than thay
can jjo hark home and raat aiaurad
iliat th? Rood road? ara a guaranteed
fact.
COIt RESPONDENT.
TODAY S COTTON
QUOTATIONS
I.INT? 11 7-* <????.
RRJin COTTON |? 7l
COTTON 9RKf> ? 146.00.
?akMrlk* to tka D?llj Nm.