VOLUME 7.
WASHINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON
:<? V
DAILY NEWS
THE DAILY NEWS PWNX8 MORE LOCAL NEWS THAN ANY OTHER PAPER IN THE STATE.
NUMBER 14*.
WD ICMPHEffiSS:
miMMSMTtlWK
BIEI 1*1 BIG SUCCESS
?*,K* 0** HtlDBKD MEMKKRg
""Wot PRK8K.VT AT
?MIS HALL LAST NIGHT.
?. HAD BIG TIME
B?n^r ?tw-t """-a "r l?m?
AM g?rie?7. Go^ M.rfc Enj?rrt.
M"V' hr
J . ?
U * 'i!**1' Impressive speech at
the Baraca clan, banquet last night.
?toAri eapresaed himself a.
<?""" to the proposed
h?*e ?J.-nd^?Ee of fands for largrr
?rmy and oar). \Bi BrfK, ,he B>
raca c!.m. together with oth?r sim
<?-*?"ImUob. throughout
country, to msk, their Influence felt
?nd endeavor to stop thl, uncalled
for and extravagant eipmdlture ?ar
war.
"It la against the doctrines of
Peace and the teachings of the Bl
Me." stated Mr. Ward. "It l. pro!
poae<t to drag oar young men a?a,
from civic work and put them be
hind guns and on board of ships to
alajr other men and to destroy ?prop
erty. Should not a claw, such as li
** tonight, do everything In Its
power to chock such a work and do
Its utmost to prevent this lasueT
"I believe In protection. I believe
?hat there should be stneag ^ort.
b*l***n boundaries of (every
country. Bat they .hould be\such
for t, a? are between Argentlne\nd
Chne in 8outh America There, high
in the Andee. (here la a fort that hit.
proven most highly effective In call
In* a halt to all possible warfare
between these two republics. It
consists of a huge base, made In oc
tagonal ahape end of the /purest
on U ther^ST? st.tuo
of . the ChjinU. one hnnd raised to
wards heaven and the othejfltfrfsru
lug a croat. That Is the kind of a
fort thki Hhould be placed upon the
boundaries of other countries! ' If
there had been such a fort between;
Germany and Belgium, the latter]
country would not have be n devas
tated by conflicting armies. If thcro
had been such a fort between <Jer- 1
many and Russia, there would -not
today be over a million men in Po- 1
land. It la towards tftablishliig
moro of the*e forts that the Baraca
classes of this country can do the
most effective "work."
Hpemks on Oily Moral*.
Mayor F. C. Kugler, wh.o also
called upon for an sddre*a at the
banquet, apoke on the moral con
ditions In Washington.
"When I first came to thia city.**
he stated. >Uh?r? wrrftr twenty -on* I
saloon* In Washington. Bach saloon
was a place for drinking kind loafing !
on the art of our young men. Ten
or fifteen years ago there were rronr
ten# to twenty arrest* rvery Christ,
ma^because of drunken'Aefts. This
ChrlsFTbas there were only three.
There is^ess liquor druhk in Wach I
Ington at preent time than ever
before. An^? -man? who say* there I
Isn't, does t?o because S* Is against 1
our present laws' and Wants tb see
the bar-rooms and old condition* re>
turn. Our moral condition IS hh- j
proving; of that there lir no qurs- ,
tlon. There is still much llqpo.rl
brought Into the city, but what we,
should especially guard againit and
try to break up Is the manufactnre
of liquor In our own county. There
are many moonshiners here. and our
lawful citizens aro not doing all they
might do towards breaking up thia
practice. Some of th#m are afraid
that they will lose some of the
country trade If they become work
era in the 6a use for temperauce. But
I tel! you. my friend*. If every mer
chant and cltlsen of Washington
would do hla utmost towards break
ing up this violation of the law, H
would not oo long before the entire
country was did of the practloe of
dlstlllli^ liquor, and we would all
be better off for It.
tlanqiset a file Karma.
Thf*Bareca class b4A*uet proved
a big success in ever* way. Over
?_ona hundred members gathered at
tho Elks' Hall last nlgftt and enjoyed
the excellent repeat that had been
prepared by the members of th'
ladles' Aid Society olfthe Methodist
church. Throughout tfee meal. *
-number of vocal and Instrumental
aeleetlofis were rendered. Among
those who sang were Ml** Mabel
Dalley. Krs. O M C.atW. .rJfi*tt
Lewis and n quartette of young la
4IM- A vole sf ibaabs was
to the ladles at the conclusion or 'lie
banquet for their kind assistance.
Goofl Addri?rw Made.
After the supper was over with,
Toaatmast'r Harris msde a brief
Introductory speech and stated
therein that a letter had been re
ceived from Congreaaman Small,
who va? unable to attend the ban
quet sod which would be r ad by
Mr. Prlvette. The latter read the
mlaslve, which proved highly inter
esting aad expressed the writer's
regrr 1.4^-40* being able to be pres.
banquet. Among the
dther speakers called upon were J.
H. Perctykl of Petersburg, Va.. Itev.
H- B. Sebright ud W. M. Kear.
BEGIN MISSION AT
Episcopal church
Mr. Matthetvg Regan W'wk'n Ser
vice* Last Night. Large Congre
gallon Heard Discount.
A large and Interested congrega
tion attended the first services of
the mission, which opened last night
at St. Peter'e Episcopal church. Itev.
Mr. Matthews, the evangelistic
preacher, who Is conducting the ser
vices, delivered a most impressive
s rraon, taking as his text Matthew
1:10, "Whetf they saw the utar they
rejoiced with exceeding gTeat Joy.**
Mr. Matthews dwelt upon the char,
actera that 'were about the manger
at th" birth of Christ. The lntellec- j
tual characters were the wise men <
"Who rcached Bethlehem by the
mean* of astronomy, the simple
characters personified In the form
of the good bhepherd who adopted
the bavior by the act of simple faith,
and the motherly character, repre
sented by the BUssed Virgin.
L/ Settrtoai' trill continue for a week.
The 'nightly services will be held in
ihe future at 7:30 o'clock Instead
*(. eight. Bible r adlngs will be held
every afternoon at four o'clock. The
public Is cordially invited to attend
'all the services.
?'NATIONAL KMKIU1KNCV"
I.N ABOUT A YKAIt
New York. Jun. 7. -Re ?o'u)!on??
callin* for luIlKary pr< jrr.Uuea?. U?
meet a national emergency which
will arise "within the next twelve or
thirteen months," were passed today
at the first meeting of the advisory
board of the Arocrloan Defense So
ciety, attended by Col. Theodoro
Roosevelt, his cousin, Philip Roose
velt, Hudson Maxim, David Jayne
, Hill and several other well-known
j advocates of prepar-' dness.
?HIP RKK.MH TO HAYK
RRACHKI) ITS HRKaHT
That the grip epidemic in Wash
ington has about reached Its height
l*>tbe opinion at local physicians.
One doctor sald'^today that from In
quiries he had made he had be^n
j unable (jfe find that the disease was
increasing and that he felt sure that
there are. no more casrs In Waah
ington, Is as many, now as there
| tfcfre ??'J**1 day" aR0,
PHYSICIANS WARN -
AGAINST KISSING
Oeculation b, Help Ln Caunlng Hpread
of Lagrippe, II la CUlmrd.
If kissing fives us all the grippa.
The beat of salve, we think Is "Lip"
bo. tearless of the harmless worms.
We have the nerve, brink on tlie
germs.
To kiss or not to kise Is of the
important questions now being, dis
cussed ln Washington. Since the
"wave" of lagrippe spread over the,
country and scbrrs of Washington. (
isng in order to be "ln .style" have '
contracted the malady, local physi
cians have warned against practic
ing the gentle art of osculation,
claiming that this is one of the worst
methods .of spreading the ailment.
However, this Is leap year and. as
might be supposed, kipnlng, is said
to be a popular pastime and to re
frain from stealing a few smacks
ro* and then Is, so it is Bald, a
pretty hard matter.
; Of courBe, everyone who Is afflict
ed with a case of sneezes and
wheezes d!d not contract It through
indiscretion along this particular
line, but there are, probably, a few
"who can trace the origin of the at
tsck -back to such and to these the
medicos are pointing as a horrible
example and urging others to be
ware.
"THE CHOCOLATE SOLDI EH."
"The Chocolate Soldier" is enjoy
ing its fifth season of unabated pop
ularity and has broken the old rule
that "familiarity breeds contempt."
ln the case of this masterpiece of
Oscar Straus and the Viennese school
of music, the familiarity that the
American people possess of "The
Cho<?>late Soldier." with its capti
vating melodies and tts scintillating
wit. has only made them more eager
to repeat the experience of an even
ing in the company of the Chocolate
Soldier.
This explalnB the* coming of the
? xquisite opera bouffe that Oscar
Straus and his associates fashioned
from George Bernard Shaw's Ira.
mortal comedy. "Arms and the Mau,"
to the New Theatre on next Thurs
day night.' Not content with the
strength of the companies of pre
vious seasons and he widely remark
ed beauty of the scenic equipment,
the producer of "The Chocolate Sol
dier" has sought to surpass former
achievements and to Increase if
possible. the power of spell that the
romantic Bulgarian atmosphere and
the witching music casta over every
udlence.
SUN DAI 8 IHtY OHIO CITY
TOPPLES OFF "WAGON"
gteubenville. Which Abandoned
Liquor After Revival, Goee
"Wet" Aiculn.
Steubenville, O., Jan. 7.-? This
city, which went dry In 1911. fol
lowing a revival held by Billy Sun.
day. returned to the- w t fold this
week with a majority of 271 votes
out of a total of 4,653 voles cast. I
The election, one of the most ex
citing ever held, followed a cam
paign of bitterness that has never
been rivaled In the State.
Attorney Ira C. Blackburne. coun
sel for the Steubenville Dry League,
filed many affidavits charging voters
with frsudulent r-glstratloii and II- 1
legal voting.
The election overturned a dry I
regime In the city for the second
time In the past ten years.
HOLD "MASS MgpiNG
TO DIS(|USS BALL PARK
Meeting to be Held at the Cily Hall Tomorrow Nght
at Which Project Will be Brought Up.
A mas meeting, for the purpose of
deciding upon the purchase of a park
for Washington, will be held at the
City Hall Saturday night. Th?r*com
mittee in charge has sent In the fol-.
lowing notice for publication:
"8hallr,we have baseball In Wash
ington nnxt cummer?
"You. the cttis' as of Waehington.
are the onoh to answer this question
right now. We have the mo?t
promlslnr material' for a good team
hat we have ever bad and to de
velop It we must have 'suitable
sronads.
."We ha>o an option on a w^ole
14 y block at the corner of WttB and
Cbarlottp streets on the Hudnell
property, which option will expfre at
midnight. Monday, the 1 Oth. We
are laformed that we raanot renew
the eptlen. We can buy fr#p
?*rty. a whol* Work, four Keren, end J
buy 1^ right. You all want good
baseball and by buying these four
seres we will not only havo a base
ball park but we will have a fnur
scre plot of lend for a play ground
for ti:e boys, sod girls.
"D n't we need guch a playground?
"W wsnt to form a baseball as
sociation In Washington and w?
want as many of the residents as
csn to meet us at the City Hall Sat
urday night to discuss ilia matter.
We have o make a oaah payment of
9500 as J 1 ave one and two yrATa In
whloh to oar the balance, whleii Is
$1,000.
"B? sure Mnd come to the meeting
Saturday night. We will have to
get ai once or It will -be too late.
"P. P. MAXXVEU..
"?. R. CLABT,
"e. ?? nu/'
UttskUfMiOttiisiA&ii! .
SLIDING IN THE BALKANS.
? tv*,u in Baltimore Amjcit.-rt
GARRISON OUTLINES
HIS MILITARY PLAN
Secretary of War Would Have Congress Increase Stand
ing Army to 140,000 Men and Create Con. menial
Arniy of 403.000.
W..hl??.o?. Jan. 7 ?Americans
ntus. .dep. volua.a^ mimary ualn-,
log or face conniption. Thi. ?a? i
Secretary ot War Garrison', warning
today when he opened .he array na
tional d tense hearings belore the
,ioure ml itary committee. j
Ho declared a largo standing ?rm> ' ,
undesirable and "utterly tu.il. Vjnd
,m?rrc? "r?U?noe upon ..ate nSMKta
- utterly uaw arrant d" and *n
sUbl. foundation." HI. continental
irmy plan, he aald. was the only
e.-ouable . ternative It compulaory
Jllllury training and conscription j
or service la 1o be avoided. .
"??It you adopt a system based on
oluntary .don Uh.
-rmy p'.anl ot th- people and .ha.)
.lis, then policies based on imiv.r
al service or some torn, ot compul
,ory service will be enacted a? the i
3?1, remaining rtrordy." "Id Oar- 1
tson.
The .'cret.ry Ot war read a .ong
statement to the commltte..- In op
? ning his examination o?tl...lng Ih
administration army prepares
?rogr.m. Including Increase ot ho
standing army lo 140.000 ??? ">e
ror'ln ntal army .t 400.000 vo -
a incrpBRo of munition *up
teera, and Increase 01
nileg and strengthening ot coast tor
'ideations. HI. grilling by coromit
member, will follow.
Garrison did no. argue .. length
he ceceMl'y tor .he pr parednes.
program.
??The people are no- Insisting >ha.
such proper measures "lor
v)!ry existence may depend
!ipon whM la done thl.
r;r;?r,rrr7r.orC..
" Iof .necessity tor such action,
"-ay not .owe our problem
ay "gu'?; """T'
ntLAtDOtiCK UBP of
er.We>.?b^ of .olunt-r. would
?SiXt? I. ? disposition among
UttfekM we are now facial a
Th-*W ?? XT ah?oM
? common s?r..me.. th.t we an
h.,e 5M.?00 men .ubl.ct tt ma""
call." impossible.
..rwouM be enormously expenslv.
?..i. . .landing army ?'
nam her. declaring
-"O". T" Th""h '.t ot . halt
d?".uVi!l?"lmpo..lbl. uad-r P?a*
1 C, demoersc, th. nation'.
zrssr. ssr 5
h. * <n%t
cause the government lack* author
?:y over th? states' militia. He dU- 1
approved the fed ral militia pa.
bill.
That the mi'.itia be given the rig.;
to eater the continental army "grade |
tor grad w&s recommended.
"Thus fre discretion and choir
would be a:?orded. either to stay In
the national guard be
aaserv. J and built up cn an even
more liberal sc^le than at preso.
f>r cnt r the continental army w.
jut any lu.i* of rank," Garrison ?a-.'S
lie de nied tha: the militia would be
injured by the continental army's
atoan'^aion.
Recruiting cf the continental ar
r.y ri in private military fchojl
pnd high fhoot'l can be expected,
fiarrlfoc pr dieted. That all United
Slates military experts were united
in endorsing the eoniiueutaf army
plan was ast.erud.
"There Is a>solute*ly nothing new |
iti this suggestion," said Garrl?'
"If is mcr ly a system of fedcra! j
vo'uniters, raised, organized, cquip
ped and Jra:nnd in time* of peace.
I "The occasion calls for a wide,
sensible, adequate military policy on
pcrinan' ut lines and for definite
end*.
j "If compulsory service is now do.
?sired for th? country, th-n a short
provision in the act will accomplish
it
"A small, highly trained, hiph'.y
| effective regular army expansible In
j e-haraclir, f d ra] volunteers, rals*"l
j yfTlr? red and rained In time of
J peace and the national guard for
\ state usns in the be*t solution.
"1 IhlcV it Is our Imperative duty
to justify the expecaioi ? of th peo
ple on this great subjot."
GAVE BRIDGE PARTY
I Mr*. ^'ortlilnKton Hn<i!r<i<i Yesterday
Afternoon In Honor of H?*r Sis*
t?*r, Mr*. Itowlnnd.
I
Mr* M. M. Wor'Mw'nn on'w
|tuinod at Lr.uge >?:-lir.'.i/ a?'?.rsir>o.
,i In honor of her sister, Mrs. Horac*
| Rowland. of Sumter. S. C. There
< wora seven tables. High score ^.'s
made by Mrs. C. M. Ca npbell. Jr.
A de'lrthtful salad course followed
the card playing.
Among those who worn pr*sen'
were Mesdamea D. T. Tavloe. A. M.
Duiuiy, Jonn Gorham, AA D. Mc
l/as, W. II. Williams, B. F. Bow
ers. John Hodman. Harold W??h
| burn. Walter Greene, C. M. Camp
?bell, Jr., C. B. Bell, Jack Nicholson.
!a. C. Hathaway, Harry McMnl'.an,
' Waller Wolfe, Carl Richardson, W.
1A. Blount, J. G. Blount, N. L. Blm.
noni. Ed. Malllson, James Rlllwon.
E. Ij. Brooks, ffenry Hrldiceman, 11.
G. Mom. Tom Prltghafd; }(lsses
.Hill, Unle Hill, Julia Hoyt, J01IM
? Taylae, Tinman Mil Miss fa
m
GtifllG CONGRftTUUIES 110??
FOR CJIRHYIMG BOND E1ECTIBH"
IN WASHENGTON TOWNSHIP
CYCLONE DAVIS
MAKES SPEECH
I'icturvequt* Texan Dmounovi PIm
of I'rvparcdncas Which Calls for
It g Army and Navy.
Washington, Jan. 7. ? With pro**
ml pooay Cojigresbinan "Cyclone"
| Javiji, picturesque Texan. today made
Is maid- 1: bpewh In the home, a
o!?>nt assault upon prepar dnen
nd tuilltatlcu:. The veteran Popu
?t \*u.hor/o 501 a Jig "hand." He
aad< a u.ii-.uv app nrance with h.a
teard. Mack collarless
-i.. t. a: J vehement Gesticulations.
hU; ;j rporation was the follow
f . all g'.n thunders never cease.
\nd dv;np millions moan,
;.j. we fei d the dog* of war,
On hi.. nan flesh? PJosh and boue?"
Aftor vigorously denouncing ail
? ar and rpeparatiun for it. Davis
ilJ:
"It is sa'd that when the war in
'u.'opo shall have end'.d most of
he world'* free wealth will be in
his cour.try Do sot be deceived;
hat little squad who constitute leas
'?~n a mtll.onth part of tho couu
'* population, but control a tenth
ill its wealth, when the crucJal !
Sour strikes, will again touch knees |
around that famous table at Judge j
(Jarys and lay out the plan., and !
neci".cat!onR . 'or making Bure that;
ot much or that wealth will reach;
the common than.
"It la a well roncelv d plan of j
ho protected Interests to Join In the
'?lamor for preparedness.
"A commercial conscience is war
mad ? mad for great world power,
and the millionaire magic of our '
ountry Hre holding conclaves and
ojvmlx^ cab'ea to torts upou tho
town try a stupendous program of
nilStnry preparedness, hoping to pu:
: the Wail* House a dictator to
X'-tu it. Give th'tn an Imperial
srmy and navy, reinstate the Repub
lican party In power, put a man at
'he head of the nation of the roat.
5* and ambitious spirit of Rooae
.vl: and w- will have reached tho
beginning of ihe end of the rule of
h- people. These war traffickers
,r- lined up for a billion dol'ar raid
on "he treasury In the sacred name
of national defense "
NEW PASTOR AT .
BAPTIST CHURCH
Mr. Ilifmer of South <>ro|lna. to
I'lvarh at Local BaptUt Church
Sunday Morning and Kvoniag.
j Rov. A. E. Rlemer. of Allondale,
8. C.. will preach at the First Rap
es* Church Sunday morning and
? cnlng. Mr. RJenirr cones most
hit,; y recomuionded nud la said to
he a most Sal nted preacher and
era lor.
A full attendance of the church
roc-inhera la requested at Sunday's
*<2Y:r?9. Tiie public is a. so rordial
Jly invited to be present.
LIST OF LKTTBR8
Remaining unrft'l rt for in this of
fice for tho week onding
I Washington, N. C.. Jan J. ll?16.
MKN
Rrooks Studio. O. D. Hroan. l<fl
.vie Bryan, Robert Brown, John
I'vwcl' f'nhh, Nirk Carroll.
A. H. no. dm, C. 1. Hluka, Jos. Hun
tor. Charlie Ks'.ng, Arthur J. Lewis.
!(>. lie Ma-leay. L D Patterson.
jC mi nee Rupert, Charlie Smith,
iRtonkn Wingard. Jr.
WOMEN ?
Mia* Minnie Clark, Mrs. Anna
Cheiry. Miss Radio Davidson, Mrs.
.. F Ford. Mrs Nora Green, (2)
Mr*. K. K. Hardin, Mrs. Katy Hii
lon. Miss Lular Johnson, Misa Jan
ice Leary, Misa Fanny Loyd, Mlsa
Mary Latham, Mra. John McGay.
Miss R^ba Morton. Mlaa Mandle
Pluminer, Mrs. Mary J. Robinson.
\ Mra. K. J. Sparrow, Gertrude Selby,
Mrs, Mary Spencer. Mra. J. H. Tar
rar.t, Mrs. Dave Wlllia.
These 1' Iters will be seAt to the
d^ad letter office Jan. 17. 1916. It
1 hot delivered before. In calling for
the Above, please say Advertised,"
flivina date of list.
1 N. HBNAY HOORB, ?, X
GOVERNOR WRITES LETTER
PRE8HISO ma DELIGHT OVER
SUCCESS OP MOVEMENT.
HIGHLY PLEASED
SlMOH TlUK No Conunnnlty !? t|M
State Ha* Ev?r Yet runiiii j
R?-^crr< [t^ciuiH Ronda Wen la
su*<l for Improving th* Road*.
I A letter from Oofwnor Locks
Craig, cor.gratulatlng tha voterg of
, Wwhingtoa township upon hav.ng
, carrlod tbv bond election for good
, roadb. was received this 'morning
' and reads as follows:
Slate of North Carolina
Executive DcfMUtttcnt
RaieSgb
January
r % sixth
NUxet<ea sixteen
Mr. Carl Qowftfcf
Washington. N. C.
My dear 81r:
Wa.Hhlngteji Tawnshlp can' oa
Loihlnj that wftl contribute more to
its proBpr-rlty and to the walfara of
lte people than the Improvement of
the roarla No community In North
Carolina ?o far aS I know has ever
yet xpresaed any regret at apendhsg
money for the building of gtX*
roada. In many places good paqtfa
have opposed the Issuing of boudtfT
but after the bonds were iasned and
tho mads were built, the dlfferenoo
lioiwcn 'he new foad and the old
n>ad made such a vast Improvement
'for the we'faUB of ftll the people that
iu:i diksatiafftctloti disappeared.
1 notice that yod have voted $5Q,
000. for the improvement of the
roads of Washington Township^ 1
do not know the oaoditfcms on wtlc*
these bonds have b<en laeued, b#l I
luume that they are to be Issued
about as tthar r**1 bonda. aui ?f.
?o,'l am Farlsflcd that the lmp'rovod
-?.nd win demonstrate the wisdom
of the bonds.
Y ourg sincerely,
LOCKS CRAIO.
IIR1DGK PARTV WEDNESDAY.
Wan Give? in Honor of Mr*. Wi
burne and Mine Tillman.
A bridge psrty. consisting of
eleven tables, was given by Mrs.-/.'
L Nicholson a&d Miss tygBJ HUi
Wednesday afternoon in "l*$uor of
Mrs. Haro'.d Waahburne aid Miss
Salil" May Tillman. High score was
made by Mrs. James Cordon. De
lightful refreshments, in two court**,
followed the games.
ROOSEVELT GOING
TO TUB WEST INDIES
Now York, J aft. 7. ? Col. Theodore
Roosevelt will start on Februarj 16
on a trip to the Weft IndUa from
which he w'.r. not return until April
1. It vad announced today. ' He wlU
[be accompanied by Mrs. RooaavaM.
CARD OF THANKS.
We want to thuuk the neighbor*.
I doctors and nuraea and all others
who so kindly aasleted ua through
, ihe alckn' sa and death of Oacar Raaa
The expressions of sympatbf flW
so many are a great aource ?f com
fort.
Father, Brothers. 8s tot era,
Wtfe and Sou.
Ha* H
n a man says "i doat want
*>mpl*ln." It m*ao* that he t?<?
plain* nrwi o j Cia ????*? ? n rnhlaea
Vols