JTERNOON, DECEMBER *3, 1915.
DAILY
nfS THAN ANT OTHKR frAPER IN TUB STATE.
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GOOD ROADS PROJECT
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James R. Puikhani Makes Affidavit.
Answers Charges That Have Been
Made Against Capt^Leach.
It la a mu Pity mat * uumbaei
of our cltl tan* la Waablngton tow*.'
ship will permit tkemaelvrs to be
duped, and blind ad to thalr on In
terests, bjr the alraa mi ol. Irra
sponslble politician!, wbo taaTa toot
favor with tbo nubile, and IS * num
ber of instances are unabls to make
a llviog for tbamaalTea and thalr
famlltee. and, therefore, hate noth
lus to do tare to aland on the street
corner* and preach their elclous
economic doctrines to an Innocent
and unsuspecting public.
Below, wa *tv# an affldavlt of
Jamea R Plnkbam. who la not event
a realdent of Waablngton township,
but, patriotic citizen that he 1*. de
?Iroua of aeelng Juatlce and fair
play, In all questlona Involving the
progrea* and development of the
community In which he livaa, feeta
called upon to give the actual facts
In repudiation of the charges made
by Irraaponalble peraons, purporting
to be oppoaed to the Good Hoade j
Issue, agalnet Innocent partlag, for j
the purpose of making political cap- j
ltal for themaelves.
Thta affidavit was made out with? .
out the .knowledge of Captain Ijeach s
and la reproduced here for the pur-j
pose of- answering ?ome of the ri- i
dlculouc, Insinuating and degrade- 1
tlve assertions that have recently
been bandied about by m?s who have
deserted true facta and figures and
seek to gain their end by sslty^
the- character and reputation of l?
dividual" bo have done more l? one,
- ? veer toe Ike wellasa ??. Ilia ana. ,
munlty tha? they themselves have
done in all their existence.
Affidavit of Jsaies R. PinUiam.
Jamea B. Pinkham. being first
duly sworn, deposes and says: Tbat!
be Is not a resident and lu payer j
of Washington Township, and baa
no Interest whatever in th- outcome I
of the election for Oood Roads lu
?aid 1-owushlp. except in ao far aa I
ha la In. crested In the cause of good |
toads, and being a citUrn of B ??>
tort county, naturally dealres to aw
*ood roads in at least some part of
his native county:
That he waa Secretary and Treaa.
urer of the Road C.ommlsslonera of
Washington, Long Acre and Choco
wtnlty townahlps undri" the law
pawed by Col. W. C. Rodman, in
1911, for the years 1?11. l?M. 1?18
and 19i?.' -dllflng which time Cap
lain Geo. T. Leach was Road Com
mlealoner for Waahlngton towoahlp.
That It was Impoaalble dorlng tbla
time for Captain tjeeoh or any one
else draw any funds from the (
road tkxoa or any other moneys ap- j
rropriat' d for the wording the
roads of salt) townships under said
law, yithout the signature of this
alflant to a vouoher drawn for this
purpose
That this affiant Is reliably and
authoritatively Informed tbat certain
of those who oppoae, or pretend .o
oppose the preeent bond laau- for .
good feeds in Washington township,
among which are numbered soon
wbo made speeches sgslnst the
measure at the court house on laat
Saturday, ar? making the alatemaut
that Captain l.earh drew during the
lime he was Road Bupervlaor aa
aformld. and tor th. time afore
said, the sum of sis hundred dollars,
or some other large amount, pef
year for his e'rvlces as said Road
Commissioner. ~
And knowing and rHlWnl tl**1
Raid .?l*tfli?ent? *re mad? without
proper Information, and. wholly and
absolutely contrary to the real facta
la the cam. and apparently for the
purpose o! crest la g prejudice against
Captain Leach and the good roads
la^ue tor Wubtngtfo township:
And believing in the spirit of
truth, Justice and fair pfey In all
things. and parti culjLrly all ques
tlona of government. and all meas
ure* that make for tiu #rogress of
a ooatnunUj. this affiant Joels it in
cu?*64nt upon blip Jto make thla af
fldairft. to-ibe* and tjCint. thla falsehood
may W Corrected, and what may be
a serious stumbling block. In tha way
of a s.occewfttl iisue of tfi? coming
good roads election, because of falsu
hood and Irresponsible statements,
removed.
Captain Leach actually received In
money and vouchers as follows, and
this Is all he did receive during all
the time he served aa Road Commis
sioner ir Supervisor for Washington
township:
Dec. 18. 1911 ? $12.00.
May 2. 1912 ? 110.00.
Aug. 29. 1912 ? 9 4.00.
Juna ?. 1912 ? *20.00.
Aug. 80. 1912 ? $ 4.00
Sept. 24. 1914 ? 824.00.
974.00.
It Is further a fact that Captain
Leach at the time, theeo vouchers
were tendered him, declined to ac
ctpt a number of them, and after
receiving tbrm. donated fifty dollars
t? the working of the roads In Long
^cre township. It is further a fact
4 hat Captain Leach built at his ow? '
expebse, four lorf road drags, and
donated these to the roads of Wash- 1
ington township. Captain I.each,
therefor', actually returned to the
toad fund or the three townsbipB.
rnorf in money and implements than
be received, to say nothing of the
time he devoted to the cause. It Is
the honest. Lrauk and impartial op.
inlon of this affiant that Captain
I.each actually lost money in t'me
n :fd : availiH wHic li ? w?*> Road Su-j
petvlsor.
J. R. PINKHAM.
-Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 21st day of Doc. 1915.
GEO. A. PAUL, C. S. C
COLDEST DAY
OF THE YEAR!
Tt?ern*oju?t?r Krgtstercd 2d Karly |
? pTliit, Morqis/t. Ice is Plentiful
op Hmall Ponds.
Old Winter 1b here for keeps. This!
morning provrd to be the coldest day |
of the year and at 8:89 o'clock th
mercury . was. silvering around lh.?
21-degree mark. * Ice covered all of
Mta shallow pools of- Water in the
vjtlnlty of the city and. a small fringe
ofr it bord: red the . Pamlico.
Weather reports indicate that thei
cold spell will continue over Christ- 1
man.
TI RKH CLAIM VICTORY IN *
UALLIPOLl KVACl'ATIO.^
RerJIn. Dfc. 22 ? Constantinople
claims s great Ttirklsh victory In tha
withdrawal of the British troops
from the Suvla Bay snd Ansae re>
glons of Oalllpoll. The Turks are
on the ogensive In the violent fight
ing around Anafarta pnd Aribunl
and the enemy is fleeing. Counter'
at tasks on Seddul Hahr have been
reposed
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re ,You Interested In a
HOME?
A,.p4i* ot the Home aid
ing! and Loan Association will
open on ?>
January 8th, 1016.
' ; ISEE
W. EL SWINDELL, Pres., or
J. B. SPARROW, Secy.
GATHERING UP THE VICTIMS OF WAR"
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?UeTrt tartSl" GOrm" dCld u? 00 ,h" "?Xjj' ?o6 placed OU . .a, on to b. carried u, it.
TRIED TO ROB
EXPRESS OFFICE
Bold Attempt Occurred in (ireen
ville Last Night. Pro vented from
Carrying Out Intentions.
(By Eastern Press)
Greenville. Dec. 22. ? A bold a;
tempt at robbing the Southern ex
press company, located on Dleklnson
avenue, occurred some time last
night. The would-be robber cut the
g'ass panel in the rear door with tho ?
Intent. It la supposed, of unlocking
the door from the inside. Fortu-j
nateiy there wa? a pad lock aod a
hasp on the door which prevented j
him from carrying out his intentions.
There were in Die office several
hundred quarts of whiskey, and had
the man succeeded in getting In. lie
would have probably been able to
punch his thirst.
A larger number of packages are [
being stored up in the express office '
than .ever before at Christmas time.)
which 1b probably due to the fact j
that drink' rs of the corn juice can
only secure a limited amount at the :
time, consequently, a '.arger rturo- ?
ber are lu the business of ordering, j
HENRY FORD
IS SICK ABED
I'wre Part) Will Slay In Xorivii> ?
I'litil He 11)11 Recovered. Si lit I.
ment Ha* Changed.
Clirls'.lama. L> c. 22 ? Henry Ford,
it sick nbed. His illness is scrlou*. I
and it is possible that the peace
party will remain here till he re
covers.
Public opinion veered sharp y to- J
day In favor of Ford. The n' wsj?a
pers are praising, but still ridiculing
his idea. Spies are thought, to have
been sent here by the belligerent*.
A Norwegian p ace delegation is
certain to Join Ford's party.
NEW THKATHK WILL
OPEN AGAIN TONIGHT
After being closed for two nights
the New Theatre will open tonight
with an exclusive picture progrnm
They will ofTer a very high class 3
reel feature tonight. For tomorrow
Mirht *nd tho balance of this week
the "Harry Stewart Musical Comedy
Co." will All the boards at this houa"
giving a very hilgh class musical
comedy each night. The perform
laneee will run about two and one
|**a1f hour?t. so that there will be
but one performance each night,
the curtain will rise at 8:30 sharp
ach night, so every one should try
j*nd be on hand promptly.
BIG REDUCTION
IN JEWELRY
Owing to death In the family,
which necessitated his store being
closed, and also due to the fact that
only two days are left in which to do
Christmas shopping, J. 8. Campbell
announcea today that he will offer
his entire stock of Jewelry at a big
discount.
Those who have not yet purchased
their Christmas gifts will And a big
rarlsty from which to mske their
selections st Mr. Csmpbell's store.
Remember, everything bfct been
reduced In prlee. A large stock of
Christmas goods Is in the store and
all of this must bs sold. (adv)
?Frank Johnson, of Wilson. Is In
the city today attending to bu?!nssl
matters.
WHISKEY MAKING
IS BROKEN UP
Relieved rhat There Are Few If Any
| % St ill ii Now Operating in Pitt
County.
(by Eastern Press)
Greenville. Dec. $2. ? Stills ? in j
other words ? manufacturing plants
for whiskey, better Jtnown as booze. '
are b coming a scarce article In this
county according to the local county
officers who say that about a'.l tho '
t-'iils which were recently being op
erated in this county have either
been broken up or the owners have
grown faint hearted 'and deserted
their work.
Early In the fall ao?less than Ave
stills were taken by the Pin county
officers, and at an av^xage of about
one per we?k. Deputy sheriff Hymaa
this morning stated taat so far as (
he knew at this tlra? that all the
?tir.it had been taken tftat were one1
in operation. "There may be a few
Hcmterlng ones," he said, "but they
are far apart and none o i thu county
officers have gotten ,wlnd if their |
whereabouts."?- *?' *
It was expected last spring when |
the quart law went into effect thai J
Ulic.it distill* rles would spring up all j
over he different countlra in the
State and this was true, hut owing,
to the never-ceasing effoits of the,
re?pectiv- county ofTcers, these 11- "
licit distilleries are a thing of the i
pan. except in very isolated lorall
;<>* where It is almost impossible 1
lor the officers to r ach.
Klnytun >!an Ha* Disappeared. !
Kin.-tor, Dt-r. 22. ? Th re is great j
grief in the little house at 408 North :
Heritage street, from which J. T. |
Barnes, 40, the husband and fa'herl
of a family of seven, disappeared '
Sunday morning. Barnes is a * c
tlon l>n?s of the Norfolk Southern
railrnsd. lie was last seen, so fnr
as the fuuiily knows, about 2:30 o".
clock Sunday afternoon. He was
, then at a bridge over Neuse river a
mile or two from the city. in com
pany with two strange men. Mrs.
Barnes dec aroB that her husband
had $75 with him, and she fears
1 Ihere haw been foul play.
FORM ANOTHER
BUILDING-LOAN
"Progrewaivo" Lb Name of Lntct>t
Organization. Will Have Office*
at First National ltauk.
Another Bui'dlng and Loan Asso
ciation Is to lie formed In Waahinc
lon, making throe of theso organi
zations jn the city. The Progressive j
?luihl jig and Lean As'orlatlcm w.:j
be the name of tfc-"1 newest poc'^ty,
which will have Its offices at the ,
First National Hank.
The names of the charter mem-,
bcrs are now being secured anil * j
me ting will be held in a week or i
t'?n days at which time the orcanl- .
iat'.on will be definitely formed.
WILL GIVE MONEY ?
TO CHARITIES
Amount Riiisod Ik Not Hiillleit-ut t ??
Curry on Work of "V'jni'lj'
Fui'l."
a?'nce yuhll.-li'ng inc 1! - 1 ">f tho-a
who aui>sCi :.l; ?d to the **Emp y
S.ocklLg Fund." on addirlo'.al co ?
1 ; out Ion el two do'.'.a:fl w s :n ? ' ? >
: '..ngrcssman Sins 1.
Tii? fund a? it s*.and* w present
however, is not sulhcient wi-h which
to undertake th- wor'; t'.a' .. m
planned, li will bo tur ed o* -
the .\esco!a:eit riia-i:; a tu i*
tl;ey s:-e lit. TUuse v.-hj do;. a: u
a:.d object ,o ;hi& mc:3 id. mi.y h;?v
?heir money refunded them
TOBACCO K.ILKS AT WILSON I
HAVE BROKEN ALL KECORDH
WiUon. Dec. 22. ? Wilson is break (
fng al" records with leaf tobacco ;
taJ s this soanon ? to date the tots'. '
sal^s are 31. 249.664 pounds ? an
adviinre of 204.74 4 The Increase
over th" sales to this date last s'-a
>-on 1* 4,828.637. The tobacco mpti
are happy.
'help is given
I THOSE IN NEED
All Four Cue* Hrpuc led in the
J D?Jy ?w? Have B eo Taken !
Cure Of. j
All oftae four cujvo of families
| in nerd. which were reported Id
Mooday'a and yesterday's issues of
the Dally News, have been taken
care of. Several telephone calls
w?re received yesterday afternoon,
shortly after the papers were deliv
ered. asking for the name* of the
p raor.h whose cases were reported.
Other calls were received thia morn
ing
This goes to show that while there
may be a number of families In tho
city who are In need of h? lp. there
sre a^a many persons who are wlll
iug to give them aaslatance.
We urge our readers, if they know
of sny cases that are worthy and J
ne d help, to let us know of them so .
that they can be published and aid |
?? vrn.
The following cane wnj reported
ri i? morning:
Com No. 5.
An aged widow, with on* child. j
who tlnds It exceedingly hard to
make a living.
Ca?e No.
Parents In poor circumstances,
t nrj.r fntnlly of children. Are sup
pl'od with the necessities of life, i
Toys and gifts suggested
C ase No. 7.
Man has been out of work for ?
?om time, but hu? recently aecurod
|i.-l'lon. Ia In debt. Several small
c'ltdi.n * '.to will be without * at.y
('.iriicioas joys.
CHECK RECEIVED
FOR INSURANCE
|
fjtick Work lu Setllhig Claim of
Old Ford School Houac. New i
Building Vrlll Coat
A uhcck f'.r one thousand dollar^'
v ab roc. lv?d by WiT.lam Bracaw A
t ?>. t'.le mornlJE to :t>ver the lit
of the GJ.I ford School
l.oiti. . v fetch v.-as dob.roycd by fire
ll li.i] o.Tr h w ?>#?]{ ag:-.
Ii ; rx{er:ed that ihe n? w arho.)!'
?:1" I g v.. I roit In th* r.e'g- t?cr
I .ol f fi I Apjm ilr a--jly ,2 'C
it u rr.<dy Lr-t.n ?ub^orioed by p .
vate Individuals tow..rda 'he re
h?i d ng of the struct >re. Work on
:hc ni w building will begin aa soon
u; p fible.
rK.NY.TUR MVMONR
HOME FOIl HOLIDAYS
'. rriv?'?J from \Vu*hinm?n I??*t Night,
(.lad to l?* Hark in New Item. J
t Dy Eastern Preaa)
New Bern. Dec. 22. ? Looking
mure iiale and hearty than his friends
have seen him Id many montha. S> n- '
ntor F. M. Simmons, chairman of
| the F nance Committee of the United i
.states Senate, arrived in New Bern |
last night to spend the Christina*
holiday* and is at pr sent the gueit
of hi* daughter. Mra. Wade Meadow*.
Allied today for an interview.
H??'iator Simmon* declared that h<? i
?ad nothing to gay further than that J
ih wan glad to be bark In Now Bern1
,ind that he Intended staying here
uat as long as possible.
Mrs. Simmons did not accompany ;
h? f'er n'.or but will probably at'lv
ii '.lie tli> iif.u WMjhlug.ou hs r In
the week I
HAYH DAK EH.
l>on't for?r I your coupon tickets
I you hold against our studio. Only
?two moro days and they will be no
* pood. BAKER'S STUDIO
I
CANDY PRICES SMASHED
40c CUOCOLATE8 Mr
30c CHOCOLATES .v 20v
?Oo <?HOC*>LATE ALMONDS BOc
MAR8HMELLOWR . . . v 20c ll?; 2 for JUSe
EY<B (o SIZE a for 2?V
Mlltt vi-i.l
IIS IflKAIJi FHE8H NEW STOCK.
iHWOrB OF THIS YRAIt'S Nl TS.
. J. RHODES, JR.
Savinys Account
Christmas S tock mg j
How many stockings are you going to fill on Christmas morning ? j
In how many of them would you like to put bigger, better, prettier things ? J
Don't we all wish every Christmas that we could give iulh<?T a nicer house com, or j
mother a finer dross, or the dozen and one other membirs ol the family, something a lot j
richer than our pocket hook allow ? j
To help all who have such worthy desires we have cra ned I
Our Holiday Savings Fund Which Starts December 27th j
This plan is so almi>ab1e that savin? becomes an easy matter. J
You pay only a few cents a week for 50 we^ks und iLen n c^ive our check two <
weeks before Christians fnr all \o.n sm jnirs, | iih 4 ,?ei cent ir*ene?t.
Come to the'Baiifc any daj Wtw- e>i hoa* n ci l>* :t n;>o;.ll t, and votir s?vi^*s 1
#ac jo unt in our Holiday Fund. It istht one ?ur* wty i-> #\U' tbo j o k a^s ' with the1
things >ou want? the on? sure way to have the kind f Cmistn is ilia' mhkcs us \tviTv . '
tfe s* viyj^ & rn rsr coJ
RUSSIANS Tfl
MAKE ATM .
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Til OOPS ARRIVE OX BULGARIAN
COAST. VEMKL8 BOMBARD
CITY OF VARNA. i
BRITISH WITHDRAW
Oallipoll FtodU Kfaru?l?d Wltli
Casaaltlea. Bellrroa Th*t
Aiwlro-Gfrnuuw WflJ Crm? thm
Ltrr<*k. Kromlrr.
London. Dec. 22. ? Russia has
brought troop* by sea to the Bul
garian s< a comi, according to a clr
| cumstantial report from Athens to a
! London newg agency. Sixteen trans
port* filled with soldiers arrived off
I Varna under escort of a cruiser and
| two destroyers, which he can a bom
bardment of the city, tho despatch
states.
Unofficial accounts from Con
stantinople of the British with
drawal from the two Ca'.Ilpoll pen
insula fron(? evacuated derlere the
British had been driven to the sea
by a Turkish general - offensive
movement in whl^h heavy loscci
were inflicted.
British accounts of the Q all! pel I
withdrawal reiterate thet it ?si
vffHried with frw casualties.
Serbian officials arriving In Re?'1,
aays a despatch from tbst city,
agree that the disaster to Serbia
wan largely due to the failure to
attack Bulgaria before the latter
wns ready, owing to ioFlstTice by
the allies that such a step be avoto
ed.
Everything Indicates that the
Orcok frontier will be crossed by
the Ausiro-German. Bulgarian and
Turkish forces as soon an th?y are
ready despite the protests of
Greoce, a correspondent at Salonlkl
d 'claret. The Tur*"i ar repined *o
fcvv*? ei>*c, atraiou two d'.rMoai to
tf'e border
fu: y ov.3/7
THE F OS ' ) ICE
. .. t ?- 5 J
Til.*. ? a.j-1.
<\i Jin
The po^tofl'.ce ? sip],.>t4 ar? grail
fkd at the eomuions^ns* ih*? lora.
public is shoving In "mailing early.'
The past three or four da>B have
bfen busy ones at the office, which
d<ctat s that the rurh of the 2.1d and
24th will not be so great. Deliver.
:ea are large for four clays before
Christmas, and the car. '.org thiuk
there will not be nearly ?o much for
them to do on Saturday an on Christ
mas of last year.
? Th< public, however. Is no? posted
in the matter of addressing. Wrap
ping generally is vefy good, but one
,?fmplo requirement J* often nerlect
j ert ? the marking of the Dfcckagr with
ithf return 'address. Persons who go
to the window wilh packages with
out the sender'* addrvss are wasting
! jUHt so much of th< lr own the
rl?rk's end raur a;>t than not, o'h- r
1 ij*-> ? - : ;ve That return ad
I'drusn must be there, aud It Is uap
lesa to try to get a package through
the window without It.
IH lifiAKH INTRK.VCIIINO
NEAR Mtl'KK BOHDI'lt
Amsifrdam, Dec. 21. ? B?ilgnr'?n
tr?>r>p* ,irp retrenching on the 8*?r n
Gi*-ek front ier, anj lO.oOO or roof*
Auatro German troop# are appromh.
?n* thr border.