the Election To
DAILY NEV
THE DAILY N*WB PRINTS MORS LOCAl NEWS THAN ANY OTDKK VAPElt IN THE STATE.
WASHINGTON, N.. C., MO:
.Y A FTERNOON, JANUARY 3, 1918.
-V. *
DO MUCH HARM
taw Written to the Mir
Cimlalar View, of
Th? U ???<. D ?MH^r Voter*
,,? o< the twadil? Tomorrow.
??"i* ? -f .* ? ^
Washington, N. C.. Dec. fl.
Mr. Editor: . ..
; j Since my return home after ttje
Adjournment of the 8upreme "Court
I have been naked my opiaton M to
the wisdom of thle city voting to
issue fifty thousand dollar* |n Wash
ington township bonds fd?; the Im
provement of the township roads.
In view of the apparent fact tftuU
a very large majority of tfre cotantry
people are against the fcropertMoa
I think It la a great mlstafce for the
buslnee* men and citisens pf the city
to attempt to force It on the edim
try. Aa a rule the roadjr.ln thin
township are vory much hetter tftaa
in the other adjoining twwjifhlpa.
Besides the city has far greater Med
for money to. improve its streets. A
walk around-, the principal back
streets and some cross streets will
disclose that they are in mQch wor?
condition than the country roads.
It wl\l,do the business men of
this city more harm to force this
bond Issue and ita extra tft? npop
the country people than It will Jfe
t ho. city good, 1 have voted for-tttf
various bond issues of thle cfty.t I
Cannot vote for or agalnj^^ijj^>s
1 did not get home in time to rtogl*
tur. If I was registered I would
vote sgaitist it.,
GEO. H. BROWN.
ARE PLEA5ED WITH
THEIR NEW PASTORI
l ance ( owe I m?tlo?w W err Present |
at Christian Charrh VoMtmlay
to Hear Mr. S?cfcnt>rc.
Hev. Mr. McBntyre, of Chatta
nooga. Tenn.. who has b^en called
tt> preach at the Christian church
during January,' conducted eervleee
in the elty for the first time, yester
day and made 'a mosft favorable Im
pression upon hta congregations.
A' large number were present yes
terday mottling to hear the new
pastor and at. the night services*. 14
was necessary to refuse admission
to the' lale-cpmers, evry pew and
chair Ih the church being filled.
Mrs, McRntyre, who accompanied
hpt' husband here. Is a singer of
exceptional ability and will greatly
add. to the efflci hey of the choir. It
Is 'bdjileved tb?f Mr. McEntyre -will
be retained permanently. -He <M a
r nisi man of plfltslng apptantsnce
artd'he and M ri. JieEntyrc^fcaire kl
rHftf madf mrtoy friends since their J
arfftcr in Washington.
?. '? -i i, ?.
J.t .WAIitlNGKORn ''
? " MAIN TONH1MT ]
The New Theatre opens tonight
with a Ave reel program, In which
they .yrl II offer their patrons the
seoond series of the J. Rufue "Wal
llngford adventure*- TBIs plctpre
ma.de a greet hi flast Monday night
wl*en U*e first was Ahor.n.
Tfclfle jrUl ?l'?o>n tjiree #'elfc of
sMvnxu*
UCH DAMAGE
Ifii: - ? Xltli
Prr*oM Are
iMh l-vni.rt)! Dm
?"****# $?? i, ' I
Columbus. O., Jan. t. ? Beveril
Hundred persons Are homeless and
rnMMfrable. propfrtf damage V*
dnfie by floods tttrfiTiVhout OU? u
dlnr. No ^ of life Vfigi
hut <b.
as series
(DAILY NEWS GETS
PRESS REPORTS
I OVER WIRELESS
U Plrst Paper fas State to OiXaia It a
3few? Direct from the Wlrdm.
It Is believed that the Dally Newt
tablished a precedent today a
the papers o( the State when
Iveda number of apwa dls
yia wlrslasa. It mjft be seen
7naJ article* bear tbm head,
[log, "J* Wireless," Sad "
h hat some ef omr
JWl
kpatu
art 1
wisatoee ,
MlJ' the thlel
he l^P*^
m0r?l^jW' of the
|t*V?i*r !<ptaet -sheet" which the
cutter reoelvfe dnlly,. It la through
n^..^Wln dallfiSueh with
?^iWhrM. >
Aa far aa (a known, the Dally News
Ur the 11 rat paper to receive its preset
report! direct from the wlrsJe?*.
NATIONAL WATERWAY
Or>MMlWnO?f IS I'RGED j
Presu- Hays There Haa Been it?ada?j
lous Waste by Pork lUrrH
Method*. V*,
Washington. Jan. 3. ? Kepfesen.-.j
tatlre Prear, of Wlaconaln, haa pre
pared and i will Introduce on next
Tuesday a bill providing for a na
tional waterway commieelotfc.' He
ran ten da that the present 6'ystetn
promot?? scandalous pork .har^rl
methods and haa been responsible
for a waste of two-thirds of ^h?
1850.000.000 already spent on our
waterways.
Concerning the proposed bill Its I
of Inspection and approval by subor
dinate army engffaeera haa been
thoroughly discredited. Of the $50,
000,000 on the average and annually
appropriated, two-thirds la for rivers
which In the aggregate carry a frac
tion of the waterway commerce
bandied at any one of several lake or
sea porta. He say? the entire sya
toro thould be thoroughly overhauled
and a elenttfle comprehensive plan
adopted In. that Important waterway
projects may be cctnplr.t d to he ex
. .union of ec>rii of wasteful pro
jects, which now monopolize every
river and harbor Mil. In order to
place such appropriations In a bud
get with other legitimate govern
ment expendlturea the bill proposed |
the control and presentation of wa.
terway appropriations ahall be plac-|
'd In the hands of the appropria
tions committee.
To overcofto present evil he pro- 1
poses a commission smlllar to thel
Interstate Commerce commission, i
that shall have control over all wa- 1
terway. improvements and shall pre
sent Its recommendations to Congresa |
at the beginning of every aesslon.
His bill provide? for a commission
Of, Ave members, not more than three
to be x>t the same political party.
w,|th teriqa of extending seven years.
It is authorised to employ civil en
gineers and other help and upon re
quest the secretary of w^r Ji per
mitted to detail army engineers to
aid the commtsalon whenever /apefr
detail does not Interfere wl^fa fagw
la^ military duties. . 7. .
,
MANY INJURED & ; ,
IN BIG $pfc
Bell?vue AparUneata la Philadelphia
' r?mpletWr Destroyed by Plre
Kariy Today.
. (By Wireless)
[ Philadelphia. Jan. 3. ? A woman
and -f.jfo children ere mlsalng end
| two other peruana are expected to
die before morning following a Ore
which destroyed th? Bellevue Apart,
jments here early todey. and resulted
i In Injuring twenty persons.
4|o the People w?u Better Reads?!
I "I em In fevor of good roads,]
j but" ?
And then he proceed* to makel
' some kfed of an objection to eny
tnlng that le proposed. Do yon
think such a man Is really In favor i
of better reeds? We to tot.
This county le going to stand ab
solutely stM nnttt U begins some
sy*4n*t1c road improvement plan.
J Nay, Jt >U1 not stand etlll. It will
'fo b?ckwtrd. -Monroe Journal.
SEVEN STARVING
AND ONE DEAD
AT LIGHTHOUSE
SUPPLY SHIP DID NOT VISIT
TRIANGLE LIGHTHOUSE FOR
OVER POUR MONTHS.
RESCUED BY SHIP
H4cwm?hjp Picked Up Snrvlroni Af
ter They Had^c^n Without Pood,
Except for a Few Flab for Orer
Fifteen Day*.
(By Wireless)
New York, Jan. 1. ? Two men, two
women and three children, all starv
ing, who had been without food for
^ftiore than flft'?n days, except for a
?few fish, and the body of a woman,
it victim of starvation, were found
itt Triangle Lighthouse, near the
Yucatan coast, in the Gulf of Mex
ico, on December 23 rd. by officers of
the steamship Mexico., which arrlv.
1*4 here today from Mexican ports.
ta*he occupants of the lighthouse, ac
cording to the ship* officers, had not
IM4&* visited by a supply ship for
Emore than four months.
fv- / ' i
: RESCUED ?LQ0?
Uttttcr Pamlico, Airlved in Port La*t
Vlfcht, WlAVrr^Jked^Slooii
In Tow.
veThe coast guard cutter Pamlico
arrived in port last night for a briof
stay In Washington. She will sail
thlp evening after replenishing her
stores.
When seen this morning and
(juorl'd regarding any incidents that
might have happened on the last
cruise of the vessel. Captain Cant
well replied that the Pamlico had
towed the sloop Spindrift into this
harbor and that the vessel had been
plated on . t jje marine railways for
repairs.
The Spindrift was found by the
Pamlico ashore near Mldd!eton, iu
Hyde county, and .was half full of
water when the cutter sighted her.
She had been caught in the recent
storm and sprung a leak off Gulls
shoals. When the craft was in dan
ger of sinking, her master, Captain
Peurson, ran her on the beach. The
crew of the Pamlico assisted in
pumping the sloop dry and by keep
ing the pumpv working, succeeded
in keeping her afloat while she was
being fowed by the Pamlico to
Washington.
Captain Cantwell also mentioned
the fact that one of the dogs, kept
on board the cutter, had disappeared
during last night and asked that an
item be inserted in the paper urging
whomever finds the animal to return
it to the cutter at her next visit
here. The dog I* a red female set
ter, lame, in the hind quarters and
had on a yellow leather collar with
a number of tin disks on It.
: i
CHOCOLATE SOLDIER
L"
Thefl'are few things so enjoyable
a? hearty laughter ? fr?w things so
i&tich deal red as an opportunity to
Kd|fh. ; -A splendid opportunity for
Oyer tWt> hours of continuous laugh
let wllf 'trtcur when "The Chocolate
Sdldler^* accompanied by an army
: oY tonfltf 'opera aoldiefs and soldier,
esses Intranet at the Naw j
Theatre on Thursday. Jan. 13. 1916.
While this army la eortpowed of Bul
garian and one lfttte Serbian, ths
only defensive " prepared neas" nec
essary will be some protection a
gainst exhaustive laughter. With
the comedy Involved In a whole
some, consistent story, l? the de
light of hearing . some of the most
exquisite music ever written Into a
light opera. Oscar Straus has writ-*
ten the music and the twenty or
more musical numbers Include the
famous "My Hero.*" "Sympathy."
"The Letter Song." "There Never
Was Soch a Lover." "The Tale of a
Coat." "The Chocolate Soldier." ote.
The famoas Whitney Opera Com
I paay presenting this plec* for the
sixth seaaon retatftt !*? high at an
not. ?
Tijnifr** .0(1. . ???ptuow
CMtamlof of ?*?
IS CHARGED WITH
STEALING $40,000
OF DUHWTF PLANT
K Mt Mo ow, AH* ?. W. fa?ti. u
field at Rockar 'Mouc win
Fi^tu spaOiftjai.
(By Press)
Hock/ Mouat.uea. I. ? Allying
that he is a partfjto and sharing the
loot of toe trortpy of the Dupont ;
Powdar plant at jiopewell. of which
his part ie eaid B have been |40,
000; a party of Bve yesterday cap
tured F. M. Scotti alias V. W. Pugli
at Croatan In CriiVen oounty and
hilted hare last 'night. 8coti has
been lodged in the local police sts. j
tlon and Pugh bts engaged Con
gressman E. W. >on ob hl? counsel
to fight extraditMs
It is stated that Pugh was em
ployed in the all iillog department
of the DuPont pli at "until. several
weeks ago. fllncd then be has been
on a hunting trl ' through Eastern
Carolina. He defties having misap
propriated any funds and state* that
the charge against him Is the work
of others higher Jjp than he Itt' the
powder plant, wh# are using hlifi as
a> means for detracting suspicion
from themselves.;
Pugh. when seen thl* morning by |
a- local newspaperman, was espec
ially bitter In bis charges against j
the detective*, headed by Joe M
Dallon. who captured him. He charg
es that they made blm drunk and
drugged him in the attrmpt to carry
h)m back into Virginia without his
consent. He is a well-dressed young
man, claims to be s graduate or
Washington & Lee and Is of pleasing
speparance.
The DuPont plant claims to have I
lost between one hundred and one |
hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
PRESIDENT- IS
TOLD OF PERSIA]
DiHpatchr* Acquaint Him With IV- j
tali* of Tragedy. Will Leave
Soon for Washington.
(By Wireless)
Jlot Springs, Jan. S. ? Dispatch*. ? I
received by President Wilson from |
the state department today are un
derstood to have Included a report
of th? torpedoing of the British
liner Persia, on which an American
consul 1* believed to have been lost.
No eomment on the news was given
out. The president and his wife are
pr paring to return to Washington.
MARKET RE-OPENS
Central W'arehonw In Again Helling (
Tobacco After lining Cloeed
for the Holiday ft.
The Central warehouse re-opened I
today after the holidays and will ]
continue sake as long as the farm
ers of the county have any tobacco
o- bring In. Practically all, of the
bdyers. who were here at the be
ginning of the season have returned
and the farmers may be assured of
as good price* as thty received be
fot the holidays.
HTATK SATlOXAIi OtJAIU)
WILL MKKT THIS WKKK
Association. It fc Said, Is Oppoeed
to the (VfeHdi of a Ootitinfti
tal Army. *?
A good delegation of officers of I
thin Mir ?nu Attend ?? Natlo'ial
Oimrrt Am'ffrtfc<lofc of l?k?Utv which
win %a**t Mr OrwwrtwflfSfnii nesday j
and ThurMay.
Thfre will probably be about 150
officers at the meeting.
The association will take up the
matter proposed legislation by the
federal government. The gaard (n
this State, It Is ssld. Is opposed to
the creation of a continental array
Its position Is for tho government |
to furnish additional money and
facilities for increasing and making
stronger the National Guard branch
of Uts service.
If fund* were avatlabls. It Is said,
thft Ouard In North Carolina could
he materially Increased aa there are
oa ft lie applications for tha forma
tion " companies"* the State
and tf'tbe* were mnsMtW In the
BUI* tllro. u MtlN'<brt(?d?
l> Mm #*ir'for Mtln MTTlWt^*?c
3
FORD DECLARES
THAT HIS VIEWS
: HAVE
PEOPLE |N THE TRENCHES .YRK |
HRSPONHlltLE FOR C.tl'SE
OP WAR IJf El'ROI'E.
TALKS WITH BRYAN
Cunfmnrc U Hold in New York.
Bryan Came to New York Upon
Special Request of Ford. Detail*
of Meeting Are Withheld.
(By Wireless >
' New York, Jan. 3. ? William Jen
nings Bryan conferred for more than
an hour here last night with Henry
Ford, who returned on the stearuvr
fjord from his peace mission
Europe. Mr. Bryan declined to
reveal the nature of the discussion,
bfot said be had come to New York
from Washington on receipt of tele
graphic dlrpatches from Mr. Ford.
Ford's Views Changed.
Mr. Ford declared his views re
garding the causo of tho war have
undergone a change. When he left,
he said he was of the opinion that
bankers, manufact urera of muni
tions and manufacturers of arinn
ment .were responsible, but he re
turn* with the belief that it is the
neopie themselves, those now being
laughtered. who are responsible.
Th - men doing the lighting have
been too rontent to let those that
rule them do thelf thinking and they
have not taken advantage of '.heir di
vine rights to say for themselves
what they shall do and think, the |
pacifist 8t?ted.
JUSTICE LAMAR
DIED LAST NIGHT
Paaeed Away at HI# Borne In Waah. j
hi gi on, D. C., After an llltiem
of Several Mouths.
( B%wi relets)
Washington, DVi^Jan. 3 ? Jo
seph Ruck' r Lamar. asaSN^te Justice
of the supreme court of ihVlJn'.ied
States, died at his home h^rVlast
night after an illness of sov^yal
months. He was f>8 years old anil
had be n supreme bench for
over five years.
ANOTHER POEM RECEIVED.
R. A. Jordan Joins Ranks of Poets
Over fKxxl Road* Movement in
the Township.
^-Another poem on thp goorl roads
mov ment, in which Caesar and
Marshtll Leggett play the leading
parts, was received this morning
from R. A. Jordan and reads a?
follows:
Not what Caesar did In Home,
But what Marshall doeg at hom?*
la what tho people want to know
Just now.
He roams and ponders both day
and night;
And he haa wand' red far frotn
the right
To stir up a mighty useless j
row.
He has sat and peeped into the
sparkling ashes,
Until his eyes have leaped clear
through his glasses.
When nothing Is sren and nothing
Is ?=n'd.
We can Ihen be sure that old
Marshall 1? dead.
MBS. C. J. STRICKLAND, OF
WILSON, IH EH VKRY Bl'RRKN
Wilson, Jan. 8. ? Mrs. C. J. Btrlck
land, of thi* city, d ed at h-r ho n
on I*ee street Saturday afternoon,
following a severe attack ' of pnen.
monla. The end came suddenly, her
family and friends hoping that, she
would survive uoill a few hours be
fore her death. She was a devoted
member of the First Baptist church
and Identified wilh Its every fea
ture. The funeral servl<* was held
ai,the Baptist church Sunday after
noon, and the service was conducted
by the pastor. Rev. T. W. Cham
bliss Interment was at Maplewood
I cemetery. The members of the board
, of deacont acted aa honorary pall
NEED EVERY VOTE
TO CARRY BOND
ISSUE TOMORROW
Itnull VVIU O Kwnnrlr (W.
Voter? Ar ^ ? to to
Poll* Ei. "Trow.
~ </y
If those who favo utB| Of
bonds for good road* jO,"?**6
the election carried tomorrv. . it will
be necessary for over)' Voter to cast
: hi? vote.
An estimate of the rote In Ihe
township indicates that the election
will be extremely close even If all
thoac who are In favor of the bonis
turn out aud rote. Therefore it wlli
be abso'utely e""'(ittal for every
man to go to* the polls and caat his
ballot. If a fi w of those who favor
hsulnp the bonds do no* -vote, it
will moan thtft the election wilt not
go through.
F very man who fails to vote, votes
ax* n?t the bond issue.
As matters now stand, it Is the
Fame as If 846 votes were cast
AGAINST THE ISSUE, (that being
thr number registered.) In order to
carry the election. It will be neces?
sary for more than one-half of the
above number to vote In favor of
the bonds.
VOTE EARl.Y! ! !
ENGINES ARE FOUND
Schooner Mary K. Arrived in Port
Saturday With Fn-inc* of 111
Kutod Vacht. Monarch.
The schooner Mary S.. Captain
TIL Willi n:?. arrived in port last
:gh* wit i valuible cargo, con
sisting of tbo two engines b longing
to the yacht. Monarch, which was
destroyed by lire in Pamlico sopnd
a month ago.
The yacht aamli after tho Are aktf
about all that was '.eft were the en
gines Captain William*, being ln
foram d that the^ craft had sunk In
low water, sailed to the sci ne of th*
accident last week and caught the
engines on hie anchors. They wro
hoisted on board the Mary S. snd
brought *nto port. Their value Is
estimated at several thousand dol.
lars. They were in good condition.
MR. RUSS VERY LOW
Is Critically III. Condition Today
Itcportcd as llcing Much Worse.
R port of the condition of Oscar
Russ at two o'clock this afternoon
wan to the effect that he was very
low and that grave doubts are en
tertained as to his recovery. He Is
extremely weak and Is said to be
gradually growing weaker. Physic
ians have not yet given up hopes,
however, and are doing their u'.moat
fo keep the spark of life alive.
Later Rnlletln.
Information wan given out at three
o'CiOCK th;H afternoon that Mr. Ru.?*
had died. ArranRfinents for the
funeral service* had not b'-en made
up to tho tlmfe of going to press.
KANSAS IB A STATE
UtT OF DKRT Ti)l).U
Topeka, Kan , Jan S.- -Kansas
got #ut of debt today. State Tr*a?
urer Earl Akers took up the last
outstanding lords lotallnK I1R9.000.
HCF.RTA IS KERIOCH CONDITION j
El Paso, Tex , Jan. 3. ? Oen. Vic- j
toriano Hiierta, former provisional j
prosid??nt of Mexico, who underwent I
an operation hore yesterday, was 1
?^rnnou'-c-d In a serious condition j
last right by hit physician, Or. M. [
P. Schuster
TIUK?P8 OF CENTRA I, POWERS
ORDERED TO INVAOK ORRKCH
Rerlln, Jan. S. ? The Morgan Post {
today publishes a report that orderfc-i
have been given to the Oermhh and*
.Austrian troops In M'-rbla to allVahcoj
Into Oreece and attack the French
and British A Bucharest dispatch
to the Morgan Post credits thla
statement to the Outro of Sofia.
It la ?a1d the German minlaer at
Athena told Premlor Skouloudls lhA]
best interests of Oreece demanded j
the removal of the French and Brlt-j
Ish Inasmuch as In the existing tlr
rumf^nces Greece would be exp6s*d
to danger froitt the troops of tht
central powers, which have been or
dered to pvsne tho allUa op Qreek
territory.
IKK
WHS LIS
IN IDE HI,
NORTH CAROLIHIAJI OJt BOAKC
THB PERSIA IS CERTAIN TO
H A VK LOHT tlFK. ?
LAND SURVIVORS
Over IftO Surrirors
Tra^tsdy LmkW at Ale
Offirw on Ship Haw Wake of Mb.
marine and the Torpedo.
(By Wireless)
Washington, Jan 3. ? Advices
from the state department today
concerning dispatcher fr?n Ameri
can consul Carrels, jj \ ilexaaxdrta.
Egypt, Indicate that Robert W.
Nee!y, American consul al Adet^.
\rnbia. who wi* on the Keamsl^jr,
Persia when sh" was torpeftpl^iap
suuk In the Medlterra%?aatb%(M toft.
He was last seen In the
ihs Persia had aunk.
report* that Charles
Do?W^, another
ge r was saved.
Persfl saw the
marine and the wake
which sunk the ahlp,
rjne ItFplf was not seen by
l>aefteng'-rs or crew. ..i4 .
Survivors Are Larded.
London. Jan. 3. ? UncJlciat dla
patches from Alexandria atate that
tha Pt ?la was torpedced without
?Aorrtn, and tank in five, nalnutea
aft r 1 *lng struck. Between 160
and 1 6 survivors have b**a landed
at Alexandria. Egypt. The SUTVIIOIS
comprise tha chief
xmcm, seven ouglneors,
peamen, sixty-three
mr.e pa*seng?rs.
bi? campaign
BEING WAGED
One ami Half Million Men Knga^j^d
in Warfare in I U-nn Arabia, ftjus*
alann on the *<s
(By Wire: ear)
Lor. don, Jan. 3 ? Russia's cam
paign in Beeaarabla cootiaupa to be
ihe moat Important war *fUTt!?L
Along' the Roumanian frontier,
a front which ext nds for three hun
dred miles, a huge RuafHuf' force
with a great appearance of eon ft* #
dence Is hurting sledge haxntxtat
blown at the opposing force, which,
arrording to all account*, totals at
leapt one and a half million men.
MUST PUT STOP TO
U-BOAT WARFARE
f'onirnwi lo Take I>nwUc Action te
See Tlu?t l'w*x?t ArOrlUN of
Rubrnarlm- Warfare "E^d
Washington, Jan. 3. ? There is a
?tmng Intimation here that drastic
a<::nn will b?! taken, by Congran
when It meets tomorrow to stop for
all times the submarine warfsre
which has resulted in th? loss of
millions of dollars worth of Ameri
can property and llvea. It Is ?aid at
l^am half a dozen congressmen Wit
Introduce resolutions in tye bob**
(liking that an embal^o b* plarM
on all arms going to the ?)llot
other Europron powers no* at *?r.
It U also Intended to take anch 4?
tipn. It Is saTd, as to fofbf both Ow
msny and Au?!rla to alwi^or 000*
,in-l for all the InhuiwiSfftpiAlf