NUMBER 161.
NEWS
WILL BISK
BEST PUN LOB
WORKJN ROIDS
Washington good roam as
i JIOCIATION TO HOU> MEET.
. ^ WO THURSDAY NIGHT
MR. F ALUS HERB
Huoc tlghway, gii^ian r to Im Pm
eat it MwHig and CM*e HI*
OptaftOB vm Dm Mr got Pro
c?dw? on Road Wor' VMsmM*.
"tjpil ir h*s b ? ht to W. 9.
FatfJ* 8Uit? Highway Bafiiieer.
ukta Mm to ba prevent at the
meatfg. It la ?pectfd that M will
aitaad and b? able to gl?a the aaao
rlation tome excellent aogfaatlona
rocargja* tha methodc of pro
Ona.o^the moat lo^artalM matters
to b^braurht vp will b? the belt
metbaf at having tha ?ct*?l*work oa
ba raide done; whether HtttKt
or d# Tabor. Mr. ralBa, whs is
aeaaalated with all tbr' datalla or
road work, and who haa bad Kt?o
aal taper vision of operatMM In Mar
lowe parts of tha Stat* ?m ?erj
likely be able to offer that aaabala
tloa aome excellent adrlca along lUa
Una ' f
The mealing haa haao' calfad'far
eight o'clock. All memberi ?ra es
pecially arced to ba proaa**. Noa
metnbart are also la >1 tad it attend
?*d aid gUft Wulr-Tlajaa ??
JESSIE B. CALDWELL
TO GO TO foWA
Hm B?m Tfdwwl and Has Accept -
- M liajMNimi *'?* *? Mtaktcr.
U (Mhv M Dae Mu tot I. .
The following I fem, taken from .
lite Reg lUtf and Leader of Dee |
Moines, low*. Will be of Interest to1
near of oair feeders:
"Jeaae B. Caldwell. president of
the Atlantic 6ifcr4tttaa College, Wil
son. N. C . for the last nine year*
ha? been elected dean of Che college
of the Bible of Drake University. We
will come to the local tftfhoc^at the
'beginning of a<Aoo} next Septem*
ber.
'-'The annonnoenent of hla elec
tion and of hie aeaeptaaoe of the
poeltlon waa made to the etudent*
of the ministerial department In
their weekly convocation yeeterday
morning. Mr. Caldwell has become
such aa Important factor la the Uf#
of th? so nth , that one of hi* eo.
wor^rt has applied to him the title
of The Blahop of all the Carollnae.*,
"Mr. Caldwell Is a western man
with wide ednortlon and experience
?both in the ministry and aa a teaeh
er. Probably ao man ever haa come'
to Drake wlh higher recommendation
; from the men with whom he haa
{ worked than President Caldwell."
CASES OF GRIP
ON THE INCREASE
I Wntto Make* ( viAm mm*
' Ori|i Mow Prevalent In
WMtefloa.
f Local weather condition* are mak
ing the epidemic Of la grippe in
[ Washington Vorae and bbe number
of eaae* are increaaing every dav.
there now being In the neighborhood
of one hundred within the city
limit*. I
Local phyuteiana are warning the|
rltiaeaa to bb carotui. to avoid going
into unventilated place* where their
la a crowd of people, to keep their
foot dry. to avoid alooholic bever
agaa and to take care of themaelve*
ia other waya.
, Reporta from towns around Waah.
tngton ere to the affect that the mal
ady at theee place, it also graving
wertb.
KEEP AMERICANS
OFF BELLIGERENT
SHIPS SATS BRYAN
Editorial la Um Com mtmrr UrfM
COMTM to Take Actios Km
gmrdlng Ate Matter.
Washington, Jaw. 11. ? -Former
Secretary of State Bryan iriU nrga
Congress to take drastic action to
keep <s?erteen pomn|w> from
salUngon lingered ships In an ed
itorial which will be published oyer
)fr. pryan's signature In thle month's
issue of the Commoner.
The editorial will urge that bel
ligerent ships -be denied clearance or
entry if they carry Americas paasen. j
fers and that ehlps of nentral conn
tries, Including onr own, should be
denied clearance and entry lr they
carry contraband.
The editorial, a oopy of which hae
been furnished the Washington cor
respondent of. The ?alfy News, will
say:
"The of the 'Persia' which I
has brought to our over-burdened
President a new embarrassment and
to the Jingo press a new opportunity
to ebed their red ink on imaginary
baAtlefte'.ds, cells for Immediate ac
tion by Congress ? not a declaration
of war, but a measure of protection
' agaihst war.
"Amerlcaa citisens should not be,
permitted to travel on belligerent
ship*. Whir should en American, by
his fool-hardinasas drat hi a oouotry
Into war or erea to the rare* of a
diplomatic break? If bo has bo con
sideration for his own safety or for
hia goreramebt's welfare.' he should
W restrained by law.
"What wouil we think of a ottK
^11 who. in times of riot, insisted on
minftll&ff with the mob while the
mayor we* trying to restore ?f*er?
i iiiu -ai Brtukt bisdS to Mm
tight to. walk the street, et such a
time; he Wovftf be reminded of hie
dnty i^'^sslst his government and
his fello# men.
"And ?o today, when the world >s
h> riot, when Burqgf* Is a slaughter
house and when the blood of the
slain redden# the sea beyond the
three-mile limit? this is no time tor
Ani'rlcans ,ti> ta!k about the abor
tion of rights in sach a way 4s to
meoaoa^the nation** pesce. h is I
lime tp oooBlder dnty to country and
'a follow -oUlsmp; and. It is thodn y
|.df Congress to act and to act at once,
.before new complications arise. Does
lit impair a mayor's right or power
to suppress' a mob. If he keeps cltl
*?n* off the street while he does so?'
No mare would It keep our Presl.
dent's right or power to deal with
pending problems, If Congress pre
vents new implications.
"The captain-^ a belligerent ves
sel may at any moment forfeit the
lives of the paasengsrs by trying to
escape, or by making reelstance.
Why ahould American citisons ? be
permitted to take such risks, when
they risk their nation's peace as .well
as their 'own lives? This nation is
not *stek1ng a cause of ww; then
why permit a few cttlacns to supply
materlst for sensational papers?
"Belligerent ships should be de
nted clearance orentry if they carry
A bier I can peaeengere ? that will keep
this country out of any controversy
that may be hereafter raised by sub
marine warfare. But to make cer
tainty doubly, sure, clearance and
entry should be donled to thl pas
senger ships of neutral countries -
Including our own-? if they carry
I contraband with passengers. Pas
sengers are entitled to the entire
attention of the ship's ofl&oers at a
time like this ? the thoaghte of the
o floors should not be diverted from
oare of paawngers to care of a con
traband cargo."
CHANUK HADE Df
DATS OP MBKT1NG
tfitfatrra of Ooafederary to Hold
Meeting Tomorrow Afternoon '
Insfead of Friday. I
In yesterday'* issue of the Dally
News It was announced that tfce
Children of the Confederacy add
those eatttled to belong td this or
ganisation woqld meet at the home
Of Mr* H. W Carter Friday after
noao This date has been changed
and thf meeting will be held to
morrow afternoon Instead It wlfl
stait at three-thirty
CITY WATER IS -
IN GOOD SHAPE
1 ?an 1 fhkmtmm Hm Bee*
(*rt?U) Redwvd. Win Be S?r
null at Next ExamliuUoa.
The city water appears to be is
c*c< Il#nt condition a gala, practic
ally all of the ?alty tkate harinf dis
appeared.
The last report from the State
laboratory shows that them Is no
sediment, odor or colon bacilli and
that the chlorine has been reducod
to 2 62 parts. At the time the most
complaints were received regarding
the water, there were 2,760 parts of
ch'orlne ' In It. Superintendent
Charles expects that when the next
! report Is received from Raleigh, the
i chlorine will have been reduoed to
10 part*.
Chlorine 1* found in the water of
pranttcally all of the cities of fftts
section. Is Elisabeth City It ranges
from 400 to 1,600 parts all the yeprr
round; at Edenton it averages 62
parts, at Wrlghtsvllle It runs from
121 to 670 parts, and at New Bern
It Is In evidence from 40 to 9C*parts.
Washington consumes on an aver
age of close to four miltloe gall6n?
of water every month.
? . .Mi ; .1. i : ^
INTRODUCES BILL
TO PRtiTECT GAME
Cp?p?p nan Mmall Offer* McaMrc
Up Before the -Howie
Yesterday.
Washington, Jan. 1 1.? ~Represen.
tative Small Introduced yesterday %
'bill which authorises the President
?to set aside a part or the whole of
the Jand* purchased- by the Upited
Slates la the-1 mountains of tforth
Carolina aod kirtnrn sa the Appala
fhtan -wly isaaiwtan tot the onu
t?ct1on o7 game>ird* a^d^to*.
The bill further authorises --the
Secretary or Agriculture to make
roles and regulation* Cor hunting
and fishing on the lands in snch re?-?
-er ration, to the end that such game
and flsh shall be properly consorted
and *ven Increased. , '?
This legislation by Congress is
particularly neoessaty. and appro
priate at thla time, because the gov
ernment is about to come into pos
session of thst valuable body of tywd
recently purchased by the Vandor-;
bilt estate, sud which had been lib?
erally slocked with many varieties
of game and 'birds and gtreams stock
ed with fish during the life time of
Mr. Vatid^rbHt. Writes*- "tuch a law
is enacted there Is' a strong pro|pb
ltHy that huntsmen and fishermen
may destroy this game and. thus sac
rifice the foresight exercised by Mr.
VsnderbiH.
The Legislature of North Carolina
at its la^t session passed an act flv.
ing the consent of the 8tate to the
enactment of such a law by Con
gress. Not only the people of t$e
State, but of the country, have an
interest in the preservation of the
forests and also of 'the game upon
this reservation In our North Caro
lina mourwtaina.
HAVE LEFT ON
HUNTING TRIP
* . .. t
MuMfl <m ?h? <Ora for
IWIw Soajad. WU1 Br (KM
l!?U Exl of Hila Weak.
A hu!d1n? ,partr lafe HondCy .l*h'
for Roaa! Bar. on Panlloo Ho%?d. 0.1
. >Hk> oMi.g. ll?r MM, l?
rotorn la WftaMatto* about1 Haturv
*?T atoning. Tho |?Ir MOCIala ?t
W. r. Clark, carta* DUnn, Dak?
Kuw, Mr. Thompaon.MV ?A^'WIIklll
aon. Lrnwaod Hanell an*' Capiat
Dii* HH1. Thar t? makiag tha
crulaa la (Iw racht Cora, and agpact
to brtnc back a Ma Load of blrda.
hummxci mnixo.
Ij0?al IrgUm to Bold Iterator Mert
Ing Timhiw Jltnaoon
An aiambrra of tha lxral T.?
paranea Laglon ara aapacially r?
qaaatad to M praaant at a meatlog
which la to ba bald tomorrow artar
aoon at toar o'flock ?|tk Mlaa
Oladra Alllgood- oa But 8?cond
atraat.
THE EUROPEAN MAGICIAN.
WAYOMTCLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
V- ; ?
KlerUon Hcid LMt Night. Hubert
SBII* Elected Impor- |
t mat IIuaIucm Transacted.
The Wayome Club held an impor- ]
taut business meeting last ntgUi.in,
teWf ne^?5oms. TBI vu the first
meeting of the year and the time for
the election of officers. The follow
ing officers were electeda
Hubert Ellis, president.
Clay Carter, vice president.
Walter Garner, secretary.
William Campen, asst. secretary.
Joe Wilkinson, presg reporter.
As the treasurer holds office tor
one year David Whitley still holds
that 'position.
After the election of officers the
new president took the chair and
several Important topics were dis
cussed. Some committees were ap
pointed and several young men's
names were brought up and voted
oa fo become members Of the club.
There was much Interest shown
at thlc meeting and most of the
members were present. More Inter
est is being shown each day, aud
I boys a rr working hard to make the
club a success.
FORTY BARACAS
ATTEND MISSIO^
Mr. MaUh?WR Preached GxctUegL
Hwmon to Large Congr?g?tlon
at Kpincopel Church
l?t Night.
Compared !? lattfP* aft With that
of *t? many people In the world to
day He showed how mea will'
blaapheme God while they are In
good health but how entirely chanc
ed their attitude will bocome when
they learn that they ere to die wlth
ta a abort time.
There la ao queetlon but that Mr
Matthew* made a deep Impreaalon
KM* cewrefat'fW Waited
hi* t-ext with aeveral teucktag lad
den t? of real Ore aod bit hearers
gave him the ctoeaat* attention'
throughout fets dlaoowi^i,. , .J- \
Oyer forty membera of tha M. E.
Baraca clMf w< re present at the
Epltfoopal church laat night and lla
vnod to a moat highly interacting
aermon by bev. John R. Matthews,
who la, conducting the ralaeien there
The c'gaa met at the poatoflcc cor.
ner and marched to the chare* la a |
"'T iwii *? f1
?$?33$#**.
' v J# -Ma
? ln?Hv>om?M of St
A4r?rtlM la tk? D*llr N?w?.
? Laman In 8?. Louis Po?t- Dispatoh.
WILL LECTURE AT
METHODIST CHURCH
|
Public Invited to Hear J. M. Way
! Talk on Suuday School Work
Tonight,
| J M. Way, divisional field secre
tary t.o live general Sunday School
Board of Nashville, Tenn., will de
liver a lecture tonight at 7:30 o'
clock in the Methodist church on the'
I graded Sunday School and Its work. I
Mr. Way is a most interesting
talker and those who attend his lec-:
turo tonight will b" botf entertained
and Instructed. The p ;.lic is cor- 1
dially invited to be present and hear
r him.
COUNTY AGENTS
TO HOLD MEETING
- I
Member* of the Eastern District Are
to Mwt in Elbalidh City on , I
February Kilt to 11th. [
1 The County Agents In Demons! ra
(tion Work will have meetings in
j their three districts as follows: j
! Western District, at Waynesvllle,
N. C., February 1st <9 4th. 1
j Eastern Distrlet, at Elizabeth City,
N. C.. February 8th to llih.
I Central District, probably at Pine
hurst. N. C.. February 22d to 26th.
?4^1 datfa Bisfusive.
^Thftfe Important meet
*ffcgs for thefe/Workers. Inr addition
outside to a few g neral lectures,
we will spend most of the time in
relating exporlence* and discussing
ways and means of conducting the
work.
Ono of the Important features In
the Eastern District will be to pro
mote the swine industry and to em
phasise the handling of hog cholera.
At all of the meetings the problem
of rural betterment will be upper
most*
FRENCH AEROPLANES DROP
BOMBS ON CITY OF ftOVU
London, Jan. 11.? -A dh-patch to
tho Exchange Telegraph from Salon
Ik! ays that a fla* Ilia of French
a'roplanm ha* dropped bombs on
Sofia, oauslnft considerable damage
and an Indencrlba^le panic among
the Inhabitants ' of the Bulgarian
| capita*.
LITTLE HOPE FOR HL'ERTA.
E) F>so. Texas. Jan. 11? 81l(ht
hope for the recovery of Gen. VIo
orlano Huerto remains today, ac
cording to Dr. M. P. Schuster, his
physician. Dr. Schuster said his
patient was gradually loelng strength
and that bis liineas find reaohed a
critical stage
MANY "IFS" IN
SAD TRAGEDY
OP YESTERBAY
.
IK CHARLES POWELL HAD USX
TWO MINVm LA TKK, AOCI
DEJfT WOULD MOT HAVM
NAlTIXm
to repaIr wire
Hoth Mr. Chtrlei bJh] % LtnaoM
Were on Their W %j to the 8 mm
to Itepalr the Wire Bat Arrived
T?k> Late to Prevent Kl?vr?c?.
tlon of Uoy.
The fat's played an Important
pail lu the electrocution of Utile
('hallux Powell by a live wlrft y??
terday afternoon. The startling ar
ray of "Ifa" that fcnter Into the caae
tire Komewhat staggering.
If H. B. Charlea had been fifty
yards ahead of the boy, instead of
that distance behind hiih; If o&e of
the business men of the city had Dot
stopped to talk to Mr. Charlea; if
the lady who called up tho light
atf'cfe had only done so a few mln*
utes earlier, or if some of those who
saw ihe wire had stood by until a
man could have arrived to repair It.
the boy would have been alive and
well today.
From Information that wa* obtain
? d today, it was learned that the
wire could not have 'been down
uiore than fifteen minutes at 4h4
outside. One of the business man
of the city, who paaaed by the spot,
states that it was not down whea
he went to dinner but that he noticed
it wtyen on hie way back to wfttfc -r1
Thla same gentleman stopped Mr.
Charles, superintendent of the else
trie light works, and told him of
tli wire. Mr. Charles, It Is stated,
was going down Main street at the
Lime, and was only a short distance
lichind youtg Powell. By the Umfl
ho arrived at the corner of Main and
Academy streets, however, the acci
dent uccurrod.
i: vraj! a'.ao learned today that at
i-btaliiw time the tragedy oc
?i.i . .1, & au/ called up the light
.?(. auj .nljrwcd ih.m that a wire
? u "djwa a_d that it had better be
>.?..cd Lj?oro bomeooo wan elec
. ojul.d. At Hi? *amc moment the
M'^scge grrlveV one of tho linemen
ca.sie into the office. He was Imme
df-UCly d.ipatchtd to the place, but
arilvod too late.
The entlro case was evidently an
unnvoldfble ccldent. The wire, It l?
believed, was subjected to some
strain, which broke It off at one of
the pegs. It was not acrdea ^he
sidewalk and the boy had to atep to
one side In order to rtaoh it. He
was probably attracted by the spot,
wring of the end touching the t.
ground and did not realise th? dan
ger.
The funeral of Charlea Powell will
ho h*ld tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock from the Christian church.
The pall bearerg win be Milton and
Oonner Jefferson, Jack Oden. Roy
Mayo. O. BuUry and Fred Tatter
ton.
Anil -Prohibition P? llwttoi.
Denver, Colo., Jin. 11. ? A mtn
meetlnr followed by a demonstration
on the state capitol grounds and a
parade, was held here today by a*r
eral hundred people repreaentlnc
persons unemployed an a reault of
prohibition.
?oa ? 1 re?l
. rnc??BAii
TO-NIGHT
"Her Slight MUUk*"
1 reel
K?1wb offer*
"A QIRL'8 QUIT"
1 r??l
VKagrnpb off' r?
The B?tt?rfljr'i L*s