THE DAILY NKWB PRINTS MORE LOCAL MIWS TB.vX ANT OTJYT* PA.PITI IX THB STATE : v ' \ ' S ? i - - = ? ? WASHINGTON, N. C., SATURDAY jyTERNOON, DEOEifBFR 18, 1915. I BOND OPPONENTS "MET TO FIGHT "SLAVERY AND BONDAGE" CAPTAIN STUDDART, MARSHALL LEGGETT, E E. HODGES, AND COLONEL ROD MAN MADE SPEECHES. RESOLU TIONS WERE ADOPTED. At a snettlag held this noon la the court fcoase. at Which close to one hundred voters of Washington towmhlp 'wwa present. nod which vae called for the purpose of uc?r tolniag the ieitim?oi of the voters - . retarding the proposed bond lasue tor good roads, some forcible apeech ?e were delivered, setting forth point, why tba iaette abould be *tr nuousty opposed. The meeting wm culled to order by Marshall Leggett. ft. K Hodge* moved that John ? Ball be elected chairmen. Mr. Bell took the chair end called for the election ot f^MC retary. C. H. Hardlsoa wee selected to flH thfa piece. Tho first speaker waa Captain Studdart, a resident of thle city. "1 am for .good road*," began, ike captain, "but not as laid down by the committee which has ths m^ve cXuLtf IB WulliiUfi township. If Washington wsnts to grow and prosper it mue\ help thoae who hetp it. There le no use of ba. ins In a groat hurry In thle matter, for we can Well wait until the next \ seaston or tho leglelature, when the great war may he over and when' conditions will ho, mot% settled tt this country of ours. - < " "t have no quarrel with ttj- )t??? men who are behind this m^rSBM&t. In their teal, however, they have overlooked eome important things, l^et th m watt a while end 1st them > y; coasvU. wit*. some * o t jOldew beads, bafors attacking, a. meaearo ol thhr trthd. Their proposition Mt not "a fair one. it^ij^ajrea out Choce winity and Long Acre townships, which help to pay the bills of Wash ington. But that, my friends and f< How cillsens, ia not all. These people wbo are here today say that they do not want a bond issue. Ara they going to force It over these man? ^1 "I say to jrou, my friends. don't *ote tor taxee^f any kind until you have running water Id your homti, until ypu have cemfcot stds walks s round your houaea and to your baras and can males eondltlona easier for your wives in the oountry." Marshall i<?|iett followed Captafa Btuddert. aad made a highly Inter acting address. "Gentlemen," he began. "1 cannot understand this proposition of the townspeople taking up good road* on behalf of the country people, f have followed thii good roadi move ment from the very beginning. The Arst thing I knew, however, waa when a committee got together and the next thing 1 knew they had sent out Invitations, Jtf.k am ok sr. <t> rope Irf the poor suckers. I Vent to tell you, my friend*, that whenever you aee thie uotnmlttes or thta crowd to gethsr and making love to you, kssp both eye! open aad -peep alert, for you may be sare that they want to do yon for something aad that they hare gotten aomsthlpg up t|telr sleeves. 1 tfll you my fTiaads, the people of Waahlngtoh ought to J>0lld atreete In their city before they e?6?e off to the country and try to build roada for we fermere. "From the standpoint of taxation; we are gro*nlng under It. An<J for na to now go up to the ballot box and ask for more to be put on us ? is that consistency? Row many pee pie of the rural districts will get nui. h benefit out of good roads? We've sot no more reason to believe that the proposed bond Issue will 'be Judiciously spent thsn the \monsy m the past has been. You won't find anyone In the country who Is In favor ot the bond 'issue, but who had something to .do with the spending of the money in the past. "This meeting was called for the purpose or letting the people of Washington know how we farmers feel about this thing. I am the last man in the world to raise any hard feeling between the people of the city and of fhe country^ ? i hare heard silver-tongued lawyers say tbut\,anyone who opposed th* bond taeue did eO to create a sentiment between the people Of the city and the people 6} the country, but that la not so. We are Ignorant and we are eorry -for it and 'if we want to he taxed, we want to be taxed for education and not for aitibipQijiile roads. The men who own automo bile* are behind this moveinent. my friends. "They say that 11 will enhance the value of your property. That only means that your taxes will be doubl ed. This bond issue will not raise one more grain of corn on my farm, or allow me to get any more cotton | oft an acre. 1 urge you, my friends, lo register and to down this prop osition." / Mr. L*f getl's remark* were greet ed with h early ^ applause. - He *? followed ?br H. "3 Hodges, who spoke a* follows: ? . ;.r-f ... n , "My friends, this bond issue is a serious . qcoation with, me. If bonds issues keep coming in on us the way they have been doing in the past, It1 will not be many years before we are serfs and slaves. They tell you tliat It will er.hance the value of 79ur property, but what will that do! It will cause the property to ?!*? into fli* Ui<ndr. ni a few. .nto the i.auds 01 tiitj u;o;ifc/eu uiuu and the corporatlous. "Did you ever hear anything about $50,000 bond issues before the au. tomobiles came Into style? 1 want to tell you that our forefathers fought for Iibrrtj and freedom and that they shot hell oat of those who would oppress hem. "They say (hat our present roads m Beaufort county are a disgrace. ^That's no excuse for thier bond issue*. We have a chain gaing. we hav>> .paid thoaaande of dollars In taxes, and yet we have nothing to show for all this expenditure. We ought to kick against this while we have the opportunity to kiek. My friends. 1 want to teU you that I am a nat ural born ktekcr. I've been kicking ?for fifty years. ) I want to tell you that I have gone up to the ballot box and voted against a meaaure and that 1 was the only white man who did so. "And now they trjc to bring this method of bondage f la very up on us. They want the pdople of the rural district* to take -Che .word of a few bob- tailed lawyer*, who are al ways looking ouj for No. X. Some of them even come to yon and tell you that bpnds are a bleeding. Rog iater. my friends, so that we can avoid this additional ta* against ourselves and our homes." Mr. Hodges' speech was exceed 4 ingly w4l delivered and he was fre^ quently Interrupted with applause Are You Interested In ; HOME? A new SeriM of th? Home Bald ing and Loan Association "will open ob ' January 8th, 101O. * -Vviy- '? " *' SEE '? + ' ? ' j W. ? SWINDELL, Pres., or J. B. SPARROW, Secy. end laughter, when lit scored torn* particularly strong point. Col. W. C. Rodman was the next bpeaker called ufoa. He took up the ??aeure of rood legislation and gave hJs views on how the food road work ghould be carried out in Beau fort county. Ha bagan by stating that he had no feeling in thla matter except to act for the beat Interests of the ? unty. He also added that he had no criticism tor those who fa vored the bond issus and that he believed that- they believed they were working for the host interest of the county. HJhstated that there was not a stronger advocate of good roade in the county than he. (Ow ing to the necessity for harrying to press, we are unable to give Col. Rodman's talk in full. He covered those points which be mentioned in his talk befors the Good" Roads As sociation ^meeting and which he brought out in various letters that have been published by this paper. ? Editor.) At the conclusion of Col. Rod man's talk, Marshall Leggett sub mitted the following resolutions, which were adopted by the meeting: Whereas, a bond issus of |60,000 for the roads of Washington towrn. ship has been proposed and hae been submitted to the voters of said townahlp under the public lawa of ll>8; And. whereas, we, the citizens of Waahington, Long Acre and Choco wlnlty townships, present at this meeting, are opposed to the propos ed bond issue at the. present time, under present conditions and the surrounding circumstances; And, whereas, we wish, at the name time, to express our unalter able desire tp &<e good roads all over the county of Beaufort. Now, in order thst the people of the city of Washington. Washing ton township. Chocowlnlty and Long Acre, may know our views in this matter. Therefore, Be it Resolved : (1) That we hereby pledge our i allegiance to the cauiie of gocu< roads' throng', out the lengh and oreadthj of Beaufort ;<hunty and er.jHreaaly | state that we will use our utmost endeavors to see the roads of Bean fort bounty improved in every prae j?ioua<*l?l w?j. ( 3 ) Thatv in our opiniun. the tajC' h heretofore collected for Long Acre. ' Choeowlnity, and Washington Townships, have not been economic ally expended, but on the other hand, have been wanted and frittered away to the detriment of the tax payers and those who have been compelled to use the roads. <3 That we favor the consolida t!on of Long Acre, Choeowlnity and Wanhlngton townships into one road district, and that the taxes from the city of Washington be expended In a fair and equitable manner for the Improvement of all the roads lp that district. (4, We deem it unfair for the people living in tht city of Washing ton to tax the farmers of Washing ton township for th?* improvement j of certain roads solely for the bene fit ami pleasure of automobile own-j ers. (5) We believe that the roads' should be improved for the joint: bnnelit of the farmers and business men of the city of Washington and we farmers living outside of the city ] limits in Washington township, earnestly request our friends in the city not to vote these taxes on us against our 'will. BENT OVER STOVE; HAIR IS BURNED / j ? Ml** ML M. Cherry of River I toad Narrowly Kfcrape* KertoMw Acc* dest While Light lug Fire. i Special Correspondence) While starting a fire In the atove. Mi*?r M M. Cherry of Hirer Head, recently met wfth an accident Which. | but for her quick work, might have reealted In a fatality . Mis* CherrV bent too close oror the stove. Mr hair came In cpn tart with th* flame and In a secoftl It waa abiaco The flamea reached a large celluloid comb and this also catmht fire and burned Bpar'ts settled In hrr clothlr;; and this aho raufht Are. "Fortunately there waa some water close by and without loeli j? her pre nee of mind Miss Cherr threw It or?r herseu and quietly had the fanci extinguished When she- took an Inventory of the damage demo i( wae found that part of her hair tUd been burned Off. the melted comb compactly gued to the top of fcgf head and part Of her clothing burn I i 3 ? y ? Miss Lowery, one 'of le popular teachers la the Aurora schools, pass ed through the elty todsy eh route t^ h*r home for the holidays. WASHINGTON NOW HAS TRAFFIC COP Excellent Idea is Being Carried Out. O?orr HtaUoaed at Omar of Market ?ad Mala Streets. Washington today ueamod an other degree ot ? metropolitan sp pearatfce. We tape a traffic policeman at the corner of Main and1 Market streets. ar^p keops the ?s-j hiclec straightened out and whose duty Is to preve&t^sny collisions or mlx-t^p in traffic. Officer Nye was i the flrat man to be assigned to UUf duty. The Idea la an excellent olM^and it is hoped thst It Will be kept up. It la of especial benefit on .Saturdays, when the traffic is hsa^ifr than uaual. WILL ASSIST MILL CHILDREN Huperlnteadeat of Education in Le. noir County in Isapm^ed by Nura ber Who Have to Work. Klnaton, Dec. 18. ? Prof. Jos. Klnsey, Lenoir coqpty's veteran su perintendent of echoola has been Investigating the status of mill chil dren. He finds that "work they must, most of them, but why In darkness?" He passed a cotton mill while the operatives wore pouring' out. and was impressed by the num ber of boy? and girls in the crowd. "ShoulA't that host of youngsters be in Bchool?" he asked adults leav ing the mills. TheVrown"uP opera tive* readily convinced him that they should not. Practically all of them, he was informed, "labor to support widowed met hers and younger al*J ters and brothers, ami some, of course, to keep sorry fathers." Professor Kinsey today declared his intertlon of starting a cam?-, s: jfor public night school, at i/S t .. latti'ndar.ce might or might no b i n;;de compulsory. He wa^ts tiv I Salens a week, between the hours | of 7 and 9 p. m. ' /? ( MINUTES OF THE ?? CRESCITE CLUB Mi*. Worthington Kntrrljtiu.il Or K?nlzMllun Thurmlay Aftwnoou. (Contributed) Hostess, Mm. Ma'colm Worthlnjc lon. Papers, "The Modern Wonders of the World; a. Wireless Teleg raphy and Wireless Telephone, by Miss Janet Wetmore; h. X-Ray. Ra dium. Antitoxins and Anesthetics, by Mrs. William Rumley; c. The Aero plane and Submarine, by Mrs. Harry McMul'an. After business part of the meeting the hostess served s delightful luncheon course, assisted by Mrs. E. K. Willis. The club was also glad to have with them Mrs. James "Cor i doo. of Raleigh, as their gu'-at. HItRAKS ARM IN -?TRAXKIXli" AUTO John (\ Thoina* Hnffers Painful Ac cident Near Maple Cypreea. (Hy Eastern Press) Nev Bern, Dee. 18. ? While at tempting to "crank" an automobile near Maple Cypress yesterday after noon, John C. Thomas had the mis fortune to break one of his arms. Mr, Thomas, In company with [George A. Nlcholl, had gone out to t ry : heir lock with dog and gun? and wcr< preparing to return when the sncldant occurred. Mr. Thomas was carried to St. [Luke's hospital where the injured iriember wag given medical atten tion. WOULD DIVIDE THE STATE CAPITAL AT GREENVILLE . * ? 'm't Greenville Judge Declares That State Will Have To Be Divided Some Time. i( By Eastern Press) Green vH'.e, Dec. 18. ? If the plan which a local Judge unfolded today was carried out Greenville would have no kick coming. Since learn ing of the proposition to "swipe" some section of this county, a piece of Craven and a little from another to enlarge Lenoir, the juflge has fig ured out a much better proposition, and it certainly sounds more reas onable, he says. The p'an is to divide North Car olina into i wo States. One part of ?.ha present State would retain Its original naiue. while tho other sec tion would be universally known nte Eastern Carolina, and would have for its capital. Greenville, of course. The plnn Is a mighty gr>od on?. according to the way tho judge vlewa it. and he ?ays that ho does not i *',,d stating that he experts to ?ee i li.M done some day when things become congested in this country and :t is found thai the states are too largo to bo controlled by one Slate gov ernment. Of course, this plan a* proposed by the Judge, can not be thought of at this time, night row North Car olina /in getting along pretty well with one governor and the others that are always trying to lie on Her. tlon year. "It will be expected." said the judge, "that were such a proposition as this to be put through some time Mo the future, ther<- will be a 'iong and loud wall beard from certain neerby .ci?- - *urse, the 'moH' ^3^ * lQ Ea8tern Car* o . the one to be favor ed ?* me State government de partment. and we all know what town that is. Of courae. It it (Jreen vlile." he concluded. Whil? the plan may seem a little wild to some, folku n?'ed not regard it as being such, for Just such a thing as this is inevitable, it is said. I after several years, possibly fifty, when the population of this Slate has increased to twice or maybe three times what it now is. Thea there will have to be something done. Already, it i? naid. the population of some of the northern States is so great rhnt o:k? government "a pat to it 10 handk- a.l the p?*:ty State ' vialneaa. Hut local people will prefer to wait until further developments be for takirip any Initiative in this matter, neither need any public spirited citizens offer land for the go'. erunieni buildings jubt at this time. . IIRY. i?. K. I'l'TOAM TO l?ll EACH TOMOItKoW llev. It. F. Putnam, paster of the ltnxborn llaptist church, will conduct ? ?*rvieo* at the local Haptisi church 'tomorrow The public ia cordially invited to hear h m. ! CASES BROUGHT UP SMOOTH STRONGER | 1 BE1 1 XI RE( OR OER HAD GOOD GRAFT A nu***S * of can?s w- r? cvted and ii.spo?o<*. o; .icforo the ecorder yes terday aftc*'ioon. ?William Hlggn. colorod, charged Ivtlth a pkir '6T glove's from Huss Brer stove, was found ' guilty, and recommended to b? hired out. Ed. Red.hck, ?idlnp bicycle on the sidewalk, \ 4H fined costs of court. Joe Cherry, soliciting, was found not guilty Ka'hcrl:.* Mo-.>r? anJ Mary Sort! eet. assault. were enrh flood and oiip-half the COr.tf . Carthene Moore, carrying ronceal ? d weapons, was found guilty and lined S5 and costs. Orleans, fr>r Setting pony run at large on tlri at reels, wa * Sued costs. SERVICES TOMORROW AT THE CO I' NT V HOME K?t. u. B, Searight will conduct services at the couuly home toranr- ( row aftermon at three o'clock. Thn public Ib cordially invited to d present. \ Siiiren In Now ' llern ?n<) <"??|l?fcte*j Quinine ?t n Small Price. < By Kasi- rn Press! NV.w Here, Dim*. 1R. ? A vnioot h talking- stronger cleaned up a n?at mm in New Hern nevem! <lay* ap<> wlieti he visited a largo number of firtjes op- rated by foreigner*, pos>rt u* a government agent and secured mj a mmll price the stock of quiui'i** v% nich these dfalera had on hand. According to Uic atory being tolJ.' the stranger would enter an eniab* t I bhinout. tell tbe proprietor that he ] was a government officer and that 1 the government was takin* lti all the qutniive that waa to be had H* would inquire as to the price paid ' for the article by the storekeeper and agree to refund thta sum. In the majority of caa- n h!s ai trnipt proved successful and he is believed to have necured a number of pounds of qululne which is now worth many times the price paid for It by the dealer* who were buncoed INVESTIGATE! Choice lot* are offered for Male by un on Drowu and Char lotte Bt?.. extended all lot* have 75 fer-t or more frontage, with 190 feet depth to a 20 foot alley, and are high and dry. Hps ?onablc restrictions assure your living among white people on]v with desirable n' tft?ibors. Pe!*ct the Socntfnn n* ? ? i' b" where you will be free ffom either natural or artihcia. uui ?anc?s. Inveetlgate our property before buying elsewhere. BEAUFORT FARM CO. * By W. T. HUDNF.LL. Frqm The Savings Account to The Christmas Stocking" How many stockings are you going to fill on Christmas morning ? In how many of them would you like to put biirijer, hetier, prettier thing* ? Don't we all wish every Christmas that we coitVi give father a nicer house coat, or mother a finer dreiM, of the dozer ?r. , one ortie: n> i iljers of the family, sou.eiliing a lot richer than our pock* r b. >ok -allow f To help all who ^ vu such woftiiy desires ?? e hi^ve opened Oar HoHuay Saviujjs Fund Which Starts December 27th This plan Is so.admi>abl? that saving becomes sn easy matter. You pay only a few cents a weel; for 50 weeks and then receive out check two weeks before Christmas, for all your saving*, plus 4 per cent interest. , Come to the Rank any day between now and December 31st, and start your savings / account in <ntt Holiday Fund. It if the one sure wny to "(ill the stockings" w ith the things you Want the one sure way to have the kind of Christmas that makes us Merry. THE SAVINGS & TRUST CQ, WtLLIAMSTQN TO GBIAFTER DUPONT MILL MARTIN COlJfTY CITY IS SAGS* 1^)9 KHTAHU8KLMKNT OF I'UXT YEAR IT8KLP HAS MADE BID I-pWw Hm Hfdt |*? Head of Powder ('ompaay mt WUmlnctoa. k?ry? Tract of K\rHlnit Laad Is \ rallablr. 'By Ktsteru Hre?| Willlamsion. Dec. 18. ? On There day. the ChanAer of Commerce wlr *d '.k? Dupont Powder Co.. at Wil mington. Dal., asking it locata ths proposed ?1orvb Carolina plant ar. \V 1111 AiriHtori Thi* iiKuwage hat beea followed by a letter to which are pet forth the advantage* vf the town With a magnificent water front on a river on which freight Meatus re go out into the coaraerct of the country and yet the pound will not admit of the paaaagu of tho modem u arsblpa to this point, and with tha Atlantic Coast Line touching alt points. the town can offer .tha Wet proposition to the Dupontl, which can be made In this eastern section. The Wilson farm .with its hun dreds ol acres, lying ou the rlrer. is the Ideal place for the e?ta?>ll*h rnent of auch a plan*. The people of the town are an* f ou b to secure tbli? plant aud will olTf-r a ilte and other consideration" to induce It to come to WUmlnsttua. CITY SCHOOLS HAVE CLOSED Touchers mid Papil* to Have Two Wcekx HoDdny. Fundw Itai***! lor Orpliaiiuw'tt and 1'lajr grutuidH. The city graded schools oloMd yesterday afternoon for the Chrie? mas holiday* and will remain cloaed I unit] jBiiuary 3. giving the teacher* an J papil* a two-weeks vacation. ' The pupils yesterday raised $16.4 ? a* contributions to the Masonic and Oxford Orphanages. Pifty tloliurH have b?eu rained by the pupils for equipping -a phtv ground. The Second Y?-ar High School raised, the largest fund. giv ing $15 00 to the project. Work mi ih playground will be xtarted *s I aoon a? weather conditions are fav nnlil?. ITItST BAPTIST CHl'RCTI. j Rev. I). F Putnam, of Roxboro, j will preach at the niortiinu and ev ening services at the Plrnt Baptist church tomorrow All of the church members are urnoii to b?- preaeat We extend a cordial invitation tn the public. Sunday School at ?:*6. Bv alt means como out io the Hara<* Ma** W I,. Vuughan. eTarher Miss Kdna Willie. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S P Willis, la home tr> spend the Christmas holidays JUST LIKE m (s the way we always re ?urn your garment af er cleaning, pressing and re pairing it. We await yr Mr command to call for your ? lothes WRIGHTS STFAM PRESSING WORKS PHONE 2.11 TO-NIGHT ENTIHK CHAKttK OF PROOKA51 TONIOHT PrltMCAlt

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