THE DAILY N1CWS PRINTS MORE LOCAL NEWS
WASHINGTON, N< O., TUESDAY AFTERNOON
TOO MUCH TAXES
Waahlagton. N. C.. Dee. 1<, fill
Editor Dally Neva:
1 ask space in tout paper to ?x
press my views upon tbe good roads
boad Issue. 1 hare read with much
interest the many expressions for
and against name in your paper for j
the past several weeks upon this
Important question, apd while I am
In flavor of good roada and other
public improvements, yet 1 am op
posed to bond Issues, because 1 am
Is favor of Preedom and Liberty.
Bonds mean Bondage and Bondage
means 81a very, and I do not believe
J* single, orie of the lesrued and able
lawyers, bankers and corporation
representatives who are advocating
the bond Issue will deny the above
facts.
-I admit It ie?ms to bq an mit job
for a shrewd lawyer to flgure out
that It will cost each Individual a
few cents or dollara at moat by sec
ting aside a sinking fond for the
redemption of thoae bonds, yet I
want to say that before thoae bohdo
with their lnteraat are paid, many
poor man's heart will ache, with
house rent Increasing every year,
with cost of living Increasing every
day, with prospect of >belug out or a
Job any day, with a mortgage on
the homes of many of us. With all
the above facta atarlaf as In the
faoe how. Qfc! Jm?? can you, Mr.
Lafryer, Banker and -Corporatlonlat.
hare the heart to wsk ua to add more
t>acdeas to (be load we are already
carrying? U looks like adding in
ault to injury for yon to do so. I
want to aay to the poor laboring
men of the town and township thut
It Is our duty to ourat-lvea, our fam
ilies and conntry to see that the last
one of ns who are qualified to do
so. see thut our name* arc on 1)1
registration book*. The v. rjr frf ?
that a new reffatration is ordered
for the bond Issue, ahowaathe "nig
gers In the wood pile." "Oh," says
the lawyers, "the law requlrea It."
I admit it may b? law. aud 1 sub
mit that many frauds and r^acally
tricks have -beeu committed la the
man of the law. There la a great
difference in law, as It Is sometimes
practised, and in Justice. 80 the
only thing necessary to kill thia and
all other bondage and alavery moves
**le to aee that wa it's properly reg
latered.
I want to aay to the poor taxpay
er of. thia township that when ac
cident or misfortune overtakes you
'aad for one cauae or another jou are
unable to pay your taxea, that thia
claae of men who ait urging with
you to vote $60,000 bonds will not
come to your relief but will have
their aganta or repreaeataUvee
standing at the court honae door to
take advantage of our mlafortuae
or poverty abd buy our land by
BberHf aale through main force.
Behind this move are lawyere and
you ill knOw they are no better th*an
they were 1.000 years ago wheil It
wag Mild of them by one wbo knew
what be w?" talking about: "Woe
be unto you lawyers for you heap
bnrdeas upon man's shoul^prs, grev
loua to be boraa you toueh not
one of tfcafla With your hands" Are
. tiey any 'better now? 80 ,lf we
should naglaet or refuse to qafcllfy
auraclvee against the evils that I
have referred to and the disasters
aad mtefortunea of whleh 1 ,havo
spoken should overtake ua then we
will have ao one to blame but our
selvee 9J ' '
80 let aa wotk while ItTsjyet day
for the nlftrt oometh when do man
can wor^^od that alfht li .pot far
dletant in rase We atprake fr*fc our
alumberi W?d> prepare ouraelres far
the batfl* fhltoi la sure to oome.
I,et da ha*a*o?r guoa, In the term of
white ballots, ready so at to
ward off thl? battle of bondnga and
alavery wvhlle we hav# th? oppor
taaiiy
Too all knew of thoae manir<??t*
tlona of love and gymfrathT ind re
spect that have ao recently eoma
Into ealetance ta all caused by the
n f th? automobile
nston
K PUN FIR
IETOO TOWNSHIP
I i ' I
T. K. "GIANT MOTBER
OOOSK," BY T1LUKA*
Washington, Dec. 14. ? Describing
William J. Bryan at '?Imply o fa
sce^ed' ' and Theodore Roosevelt as
the "giant of mother-goose," Chair
man Tillman of the Naval commit
tee. addr??eed the Senate today and
assailed what he characterised as
tho greed of private manufacturers
of war material. Senator Tillman
upheld Secretary Daniels adminis
tration of the Navy Department.
mb. ran
BDTMUML
moras
iktrmt poadcnt at Bdhavni
Hendi* in Prtedpal Folate For
mer CImuhuui Brought Out
Is Bis Talk Sunday.
In his talk in favor of national
prohibition through a constitutions!
[intendment. Rev. R. L. Gay Sunday
at Belhaven made several highly in
teretfing remarks. A fortef sum
mary of his talk regarding the Daily
Nes and Congressman John H. Small
was received this morning from a
Daily News represents! ive In that
city.
(Special Correspondence)
1 interviewed several parties and
tried to learn if Mr. Oay had said
anything about the Daily News snd
J. H. Smalt and And, that he scored
both a little but not badly.
He remarked that J. H Small was
[opposed to Federal Prohibition. Did
not know whether he would be re
-elected or not tout wanted every
person to writ* to Mr. Smull asking
him to work for national prohibi
tion. Said that he had written
Small asking him to endorse it but
he refused because h? thought It
would be interfering with states
rr'.j'litr. ' "Mr. Gay did not come out
(.1 I <t.~ :ur l.ii people- to vote a
?,n:nst J. H. Soiall If he refused to
endorse their plan but he left them
to understand It wan the thing to
do unless he (Mr. Small) "came
across." Scored him 'in a fairly de?
cont way.
He said that the Dally Washing
ton News was against prohibition
and that the cause had that, pafter
to fight. That was about all he had
tp say In, regard to the above.
EDITOR YAWNED;
DISLOCATED JAW
Acckjeat Ha|>peur<l In WfLtoo Yee.
I?rd*j Afternoon to Ton
f ? ? Kr?rdon.
Wilson, N. C.. Dec. 14. ? Yester
day afternoon Tboffias Reardon. who
Is the editor of tbe Catholic News,
published in this city, was reading
an editorial when he yawned no vio
lently tha' h* dislocated his Jaw.
Mr. fteardon was sitting 10ml dl*
tance from his tub and acting edi
tor, which is a food Idea because It ?
keep* them to their place, when ho
suddenly made aounds like:
"Ung ? ungoluniah ungo ungo."
He waved his hands, grew very
red In the face and acted quite as
if be had either Just written some
thing that be liked or was about to j
pas* Into the great beyond.
The sub-editors tried everything j
from wringing their bandir to put
ting water on tbe chief's 'temples,
with no svail. Then a physician wat
sent (of. Dr. Augenbllck, of Vol- 1
untfer Hospiui. rapped Mr. Reardon
on tke aide of the Jaw end gave him
the use or hi* tongue, which he flr*t
d' voted to a few words of congratu
>tlon on tbelr ?p?ed.
end we all know who It la that owaS|
the buttffc?pttftolpslly lawyer*,
I bankers, corporations, wealthy mar
cbant* Once lb a great while s
I poor farmer owns one but f will ven.
tare the assertion some of thta class
are under mortgage for them. There
'are tome notable exception*. There
(Continued on page 3)
HUE POE
Ml! ENTER
HUE FOR GOV.
?
UliUKVKD THAT KALKIGH EDI
TOR CONTEMPLATES THROW
ING HAT INTO THE H1KO.
CAUSES TROUBLE
Dr i**? and the 8t*te Farnmr?
Union Gtrtng Democrats Good
Demi of Trouble and Anxiety in
Stand The j Are Taklnc
(Bjr W. T. Boat)
lUlelgh, Dec. 14 ? Dr. Clareaco
Poe and the Farmers ' union are glv
ing the Democracy a good dual oi
trouble.
They bare been at it a long time
Fps Is the chlcf >ffender. And r
"there Is a teason" i.s poet totftler '
and Frank McNlncb vrlts In the ad-'
vertlsements. Poe's paper wh ch U
the official organ of the Farmers'
union is aga'nst this ponderous pre
?w.duesn business at Washington,
supposed to be backed by the statr
and national organisations and Poe ?
paper is much In favor of som?
measures upon which the party had
been a trifle aubsequent In taking a
positive a?and.
The trouble Isn't immediate. Ev
erybody understands that Poe has
no unripe aspirations They have
keen accusing him of casting furtive
eyes in the direction of the gover
nor's office .several years, but each
time Poe was able to prove each
ramor without basis. More recently
bfctter credentials have been fur
nished. Ho has been pursuing a line
of thought, indirect as It is, that
looks much like a move In the gub
ernatorial direction.
Where Poe Trouble*.
Hut here is where Poe and party
trouble: The Farmers' union has
talked much of rural credits, town
ship organisation, a juster system af
?asartim - segregation be
tween the rac?K. The Democracy
made n pass at a better tax system
:ast veur. but that indisposition to
amend tb? constitution that express
ed Itself in stand putism upon the
word "rebellion" In the constitution
sod against a six months school law,
asserted itself vigorously against an
uncertain tax system.
The farmers were overwhelmingly
against any change. In that, oue set
of leaders who bell' ve them the
most favored of tax-payers, think
the farmers were wise. Since the
union believes the farmers are dis
proportionately taxed, infinite room
'lor argument comes in. The juster
system of taxation needed is the
puxxle of all the dominant party
politicians, while the Republicans
are planning for a terrible assault
upon tho Democracy for raising tax.
es and running in debt.
So, while the taxes trouble the
Democracy - and the farmers are
taught that they are too burden
comely handled by the system fn
force. Republican politicians are go
ing to promise a tax amendment
that will exempt m?-rt from th* pay
ment of the- poll t?" and assail th.?
Democracy 'or not taking care ofj
the "fello'wi back n the gt'.eto."
Kfghty one per ceit of the North i
Carolina population dwells -'back'
there.
AID MR. ALLIGOOD
TO BUILD HOUSE
Hubucrlptioa Iii?t Circulated Vwtcr
ilaj. Oyc*t $lOO IUI??I in
tbf City.
Mr. Widjner. one of Ueaufort
county's farmers. yesterday. circu
lated a petition about the city, ask
IBK the business men to eubscrlba to
a fund to aid Ab. Alllgood to erect
?? new hotss?. Mr. Alllgood was
burned ont last week and sav^d but
very little o( his furniture.
i The btitlnees men subscribed lib.
?rally to Mr. Wldmer s list and In
h short time he r*lssd over $100.
htokka to kbbp opbn
BmilMIIIHl MOMMV
The principal atorea of ike city
Will on DMt Monday b??ln keeplutt
opin until a 1st* hour. In order that
local rnllMll, who ?? unnbla ??'
do thalr nkopptnx darina the day,
may fee able to do ao ofMlnca. Pram
Monday noraut until Friday, all of
the atorea wilt be op*a alary alfkt
tlttil ten or eleven o'clock.
CROSSING THE GRODNO ON PONTOON BRIDGE
Tl|ls photograph sbo-,76 a co'umn of German Infantry advancing across the Cro? v.n ri_ver on n Uurrtedly coo
strncted pontoon bridge. The Iron bride* *Jovn ux? fc" th ? 'tuft-siuiis Is joon in th< La.-ki;*>)tin4.
MASS N\m hi iEEN CALLED
TO DISCUSS BOND ISSUE
We the undersigned vo'ert and
taxpayers of Washington To^neblp
request tbat a Mass Meeting be held
in the , town of Washington, N. C.,
at the Court House, on the 18th day
of December, 1915, at '* o'clock a
oi., at which time the trua senti
ment of the voters can be expressed
as to whether they will vote for a
bond issue for pood roads or not.
All the peoplo should have an op
portunity to hear the Issue discuss
ed, and be ' made acquainted witbj
the real Issue that confront* then:
In this matter.
J. C. Latham
A. L. Crisp.
W. M. Powers.
Jim Uaker.
REGISTRATION
SLOW IN CITY
No One Will lie Allowed to Vote at
the Coming Election I'nkn
They Have Rejirtfrwi Aih?\t. j
Registration for fha bond !ji
very Blow in the city wards. Only ^
a very small percent age of Tvobtrx
have registered
There appears to he mistaken idea
regarding the registration. Some
appear to think that thfty do not
have to register because they regis
tered under the Grandfather rlause.
Others imagine that if they register
ed ut any previous election. tliey will
be allowed to vote <?n the bond is
sue.
It is a positive fact, however, that
I no one will b^ allowed to vote pt the
coming election unless th >y have
registered their names on ihe bool:*:.
(which opened December Ilrd ai?il
I which will be op??n until ('hrlstma*'
| night. Every voter cv>*? registry
If he wants hid volt- to ??? ou.it". |
ANOTHER IK'ILDIXC; N )
LOAN A 3 :iATIO>
I
According to inform; t.ca giver,
out this morning, piano r.-e unc|.*r 1
way for the forming of another i
Building and l*oan /.'?oclatlon !n ?
the city. It is ?xp r'f. t. nt definite j
Information regarding tbea rrnn?*-i
ments will be made public within
next few day*.
Paul.
.'.V. J Hollaed.
R. !!. Hudson
'.cm Jenjtlcs.
" sy I,. Uosgettc
H. T. Cbaui:f*?y.
A. A. Moore.
A. M. Paul.
J. Hodges
IT. E. Hodgd*
r? 1, Perry
A. T. Perkins
J. :i Qi>ddcrd.
*r. I. Durrought.
Wiley C. Rodman
V.". M. William*.
John T. Hell.
J. J. Civil*.
M. n. L g?e?t
PAID OUT $20,000
IN THREE YEARS
Ciirlaiinn* ("lull Members Arc ll??ap
Jiij; H?np!S| nt the Rank of '
U .vliln-r'on. |
Saiieft- ii pa rnns arc Keltic out ofj
the- Hank of AVnshlnjjtoij : hcs? days
with a broad in:l!o and a n??nt littl ?
roll of bill* in their hand a. They arc
1ho*if v !:u I .is i Chrlx'me* joined tb?*
V^iii^a Christmas *;?>.? Club. aa<>
Wi.ft ;ii<? now drawing rut Mi< lr ;
I weekly aavlogg for thin year"?
I Christmas
Tun t>?nk has pa'd out over 520.-1
|r-C0 in the three y^ar* ;ha* this club)
ha been in existence. h j* sniningj
in popularity evary year nrd it is
xpvctid thai a larr;#- number v^i !1
Join for n?xt year.
Tlier** 3? ::'i i-ost connected wJrh
Wiling ;he j'ub. and ih? bank makes
the first dap-'tlt.
CRT, SCALPED
BY 1CT WATER
j Jla rvnon. 'he young daughter of
j y. and Mr?. George Tyaon. wan
yninfully burned yesterday when ah*
d- d with a tub of scalding v;.
jtT, which poured ovejr ^ r. a -f
i ? r. ... ??? i
?; si J ,
MADE ATTEMPT TO
BREAK OPEN SAFE
Hur^lnj Caught In Williams' Mint
Whop uu (>ladd<'u Street. Wu*
Frightened Off.
A thief broke into *. .e .shoe shop
of (J. E. Wiillanis ou Gladden street
Sunday evening, attempted to break
open th" safe, was uusuccessf ul in
his attempt and dud upon the ap
proach of the proprietor of th?j *h?p.
\Vt!liams Lapp-tied to be in the
iciniiy of the b!<o|i and went in for
h drink of water A- b ? entered
tbe front door, the thief, who wax at
work on t lie *afq, tied through th?
r??r door. William* gave chase but
was unab e to catch Hi- burglar.
Upon invest i^a'.ion, it Mas found
that the robber had opened the out
*ide door of tliu sale by the combi
nation and had broken the knob of
h?- ate.-l doors .naide the outer or.es.
?vhtcb he was trying in set open
when Williams caught hi ill.
j There was over 5100 In the *af- at
I
BIG BARBECUE
| ON T0MGRR0W
I Kvcry tiling is in llriidiiK^s fur the
Fvpnl. Will Start tin* Meeting
ut
Tomorrow Ik the big day.
Willi fa ? oralde weatii- r U 1st ex- 1
pfcted mat elo>.e iy o.OOU per-oim:
will attend th" big barbecue at Old
Ford, which it; bciii^ bcid in con
nection with lhc good r^ada ti'ovo
;aint In Washington township. Sev
eral huiidid w.li attend iryiu
Washington and ??wry pprt of U<-au
fort county will lie reprcM-'fued
Many will be there frt.nu I'iti uu<]
Martin couul.t-.H.
No mean* are being pro.
"..dull ror iikirg tii?- people to I he
oarl:ri:i;.!. 't'bf?Bo who rend-? in tlie
?*oiiiitry wll! hitch up their team*
and drive 10 Old KorcJ und those In
iho city, who own automobiles, will
take aa many of their friend* an pon
I '!Mo.
? ii eling will be called to or
1 1 30, at which tiuie the
.-hodtlled to besin
? ? '1 from one o'clock
LMT'H IRIj.O N uASHIXUTOX
r I'ARK.
1 0-22-tf- Turn. Sat
KMiri.AK MKKTINfi OK
( II.WinKU OK CDMMKKCR
Member?; of the Chamh*r of Cora
merce ?r* ?-?njeo1ally reipieMted to be
j?re*eru ?i the regular ni?eMnr of
I the Chamber thm .v to be held to
uighi, beftinninp a' <- li* ?: t o'cWk.
I<o>hI Temp'innre Legion.
The Loyal Temperance legion
will meet (tomorrow afternoon at
3:30 at the home of Mr? 7 X. \m%
.ffctt. All members urg'd to be
f?re?enf.
OWIXd T<> A TOWN OIU?IXAN?*K
reran tly passed thin will be the
last Chrtetmaa fire work* of aHJ*
description will be permlttejl^for
aale Only have a fejir ?4 offer.
T?ett?fr buy now n* they will prob
ably all be none bx Christ raaa eve.
CHA8. M. U19U.
11-14-StC.
BULGARIANS
PREPARE TO
MORE
A L ViU.h .\ KM V IS NOW WITHIM
A FEW MILE8 OF TUB
(?IlKKK FKONTIKR.
/ .
NO RESISTANCE
Grctvrs is Withdrawing Hep Amy
Into the Interior. Plan* to }fe
main Strictly N??utral. Hltoatfo*
111 SMTbl* l? I)W|MTSU>,
Sa.ouikl, Greece, Dec 14. ri*
Loudon ? The n^wspap^r L'Opinioa
averts that Bulgarian troop* at*
orepariuj; in itohb the Greek fron.
tier and that Greek troop* are mol
ing toward the threatened point, ap
parently with the object of dlaputlng
a Bulgarian Invasion.
nulgATh Par nut Alllm.
I.ondou. Del- 14. ? The SoJonlkl
orreHponder.t o I Keuter'a Telegram
ornpnny Ir. a despatch dated Sun
Jay relative lo the lighting in Soutis
?a*um Serbia Hays:
"The evacuation of Boiran and
'llevgeli wa* completed today and
the Hulgartarib are r*>ported to fee
within five miles of the Greek froa
tler follow. ng ?*ry slowly la the
wnke of the ullies "
Situation in Serbia Drxpmite.
Parli. Dec 14. ? The Athena cor
respondent of the Havn? agency
sendb the followine uudt r -itr.da)'
dat?:
"Member* of the diplomatic corp*
Here describe the situation In Serbia
as learned from reliable source*
There i? the greatest desolation over
the entire territory occupied by tha
German* and Bulgarians. The Bul
?;ariitn. Austrian and German aol
dJera and uier chant a fefuite to to*#
Serbian money except at a discount
of fifty per cent or more, In apite of
pouters officially deslaring t,hat Ser
bian paper money and colna retain
their face value.
^ "Aurttralian, Bulgarian and Ger
man merchants already are over
running the country and boosting
that Serbia never again will be a free
nation Their procedure if increoa
Ing the misery of the Serbians left
!n the country which in becoming in
| dt scribable."
Greece Not in Kealat Invasion.
London, Dec. 14. ? The difficult
effort of Greece to maintain neutral,
ity in the face of the allied retreat
| on Saloniki and the pursuit of Bul
garian* and Germans oontinues to
be the chief matter of Interest at the
entente capitals.
The latest dec.bioH of Greece, ac
cording to Athens dispatches, ia to
! withdraw all Considerable bodies of
n<r troop* Impartially from danger
of contact wi;h entente troops i?
I Salonikl and 'lie ent.-nte troops In
. Salonikl and the Germanic allies oa
?he northern front
Wbal?v> r the future holds for
Oreer? her * pori to i.lear her poai
. ion *ow?r?l the hplligerents seem
?ng]v dispone* or arv idea that th?
? 1 1 . d forces on Greek territory are
ocmipj ?. O".'. ileg-d pr?'iltlon with
anything in the nature of ope*
? I . ? ? k *upi>ort
r.u:r> ??i- rtnvK*.
W" 4l??sir t'i ro tb* publir
our aiiif-rc* 'hank." for Ihnir klnri
n*?#i In n* >u our roc?ni herf*?**
nent.
T K- Hmilb.
Mr urxl Mr*. W. Woularrt
TODAY S COTTON
QUOTATIONS
LI.V7~ 117-8 ?Bti.
3KPP rOTTON S4 7Ii.
COTTON SF!FI? I4R 0?
BEGIN YOUR NEXT
Merry Christmas Now
If you had started waving ? ceaita A iiMt * T9AT ago to- '
day, bow muoh aaaler would it be to buy tfcla year*
And how much menier would the ChriatniM bft with more
and better gifts to hand to father or mother, Abtw or eweet
heart. wife or daughter, or to the little klddlea thfci' ih?m |
mofrt?
Join Our Hobday Savings Fund i
Which Starts December 26th.
And be ready with a nice anug bank arcount when ChrHtmas oom?*
again The plan la simple, easy and nallsfacory in every deMil.
Every member in the family may loin- -your friend* and neighbor* ire
sure (ojoin. The Fund Stnrta MONDAY, Dec. 26th. Come Into fh?
bank and- let oa tell you all about the plan.
THE SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY.
TO-NIGHT
I'nthe >
?'KOH HKK PHOP1-B"
Jn 4 ;wb '
Mil is Korwd to Wotte**
1 K?*1 COOKMJf
Vrlco?6*l*