Opportunity is at HandFor 7 'hem to
Ifififrrove Road Within their Limits.
DELAY MAY FRUSTRATE PLANS
After Bonds Have BcenlMcd and Sold to Washing
toll Township* May be too Ule legally fordOjr^
B*K4. a? Utility g?*UH ^
the meeting to. tofc-^ejd th? flrat
Mfctday is FeWufc^p/JWia thue pave
the jtkf*fGf theni to g*t their share
ofithe town t?? | l??a>'4?opf? of Che'
to*r? ere thoroughly la favor of
8?h a plan, and will aid In every
way poudble to faigfpipllah It. I
kttow till a. ChocaSlHp3Qd Long
A<r? and #m nJH^E*Batfc and
ean^ >y ob
On the other hand, delay la das-1
g rouv If tbe cttlgeai of tfcaae
taernahlpa do aothfpc wptil after the
honda have been leaned and sold. It
may b? too lata legally to provide
for them to participate la the fu&de
M' t *xee in. W*
* None Ub deny th? *q?d far good
f roads in the entire county. Each
[township. by this plan. determine
' *vm*r It will join in this
ImoTtmMt. J
Let the Washington *" Township
mtBb w >ads Association continue its
? a*#" efforts under a more
name, and "co-operate with
eh township which will signify its
wish end purpose to start a good
[road# movement.
Conversation with member* of the
board of CoQQty Commtseloners
cosrlnccB me of their readiness to
respond absolutely to the wishes ot
i the people, but the people most ex
y?
Let petition* be started at once
jad let tke feoals szkms them
Wim
| wish to come Into .the movement
hao?. ACT AT ONCE.
Do not *Vmais Idle untU too late
"and'then complain if the opportun
ity Is lost by delay.
Bids hare been Mk?d on . theee
bos d?, and what la lo.jy 4ene at #11
present to-ihe" Cenwirisaioners on
F<bruanr 7 th Its petition % signed by
SI per ?^g| jot Jtt qualified ' voters,
asking for an election, and that the
sale of bonds be postponed until
such elections can be held.
? STEPHEN C. BRAQAW.
HAVE ARRANGED
THE PROGRAM FOR
FRfUfelHIGHT
- ?
OWmUw at LmJUiw BlithdAjra
to W Mtl .Mr Amp taw
The eelebiatlmTJ-Oti LM-iut
een blrtMV uisMrurlH wul W
bald 'hi VtiklMUtil ntttr lb* *?
ptoee oj POMUea Cfcptea. il J -B. C .
i smorTow nlgbt at4ka~JDart koute.
?e lnterenlU? and entertain! e? prj?
(real. <*>nel?tln? o( . m?le*i eelee?
tlane. rMdlnc* elyi .eddreeeee. .Wlfl
be rendered eed*It). befjp pro*p(J[T
at elckt o'eloofc. ' Tfc.o public ta cor
JUIIy : lo?JK4 -W b* preeent The
Urogram ?U1 be u i?IIojr?:
*?*?*?: ?Mcffjt/fi. *?pw.
3o??. ?"T*t, 9\4 NodH _.*?ale."
Children #! the CnUdt^mef
Remdlpu; Mee. H*rol*^?ebbamc.
?elo: Ml.. Bee? Coewftl 7
letrpductlon of ipeaker: Freak
?r*aa.- - ... *i W T ;
AddreM: H Q. Cartefe it.
Role: MIH Olnxl^r. .K '
Htm*,. br fte okolr.
' Henerttetton. Ren. N. Kardlat ,
???<?, ot mremognle., Jlr- Call,
rt. ? ,?"? "< * " ,
PMA1FHM MKWTI?<; tpSHIHT.
Affrayer ee.vlce^wlll.k* k?M at
Ike Parae Meaioejjj. ekafek tonight,
k'ik?MB( ?l Tiifca'clMfc. Rev H.
R. Seartfbt will, conduct the W
yoSIGHTi
BfJXdwty-CnlWMI rMUrM
MIM8 MABIK TKMPBBT
?ntWBd'a mom ?ot?d eomwll
?une IB ? wcnd?rf?l i rtm
I'turt ^nad)
^OM'SiPU&DipQ"
Kd4U Li w u< Uf Mm* .
. "'?ii11 1 ^v, ^ 1 1 " 1 *
MATtKEV EAnt? I r. M.
u ?OB OOI. < HIU>HCV !??
PltlCSS Se nd lOr
iMM ,
DREAMS COMES TRUE
AT NEW THEATRE
Play at Local Houm Toaigfat b One
16i ih* Bm t of IU Kind o?
Um> BosmJ Today.
When' the curtain goes up prompt
iy'tt V.'SO tonight on the big mini
da) comedy, .'When Dream* Com?
N?w Thwure the v-t
roai "of thl^.houie' will so* the beet
oatWltyj? eomedy^that has ever been
-o &Ja city. ' The company coming
her 6 1? the eaitao pile that has mads
all pf.'&e larger cltlee of the south
during the past ave mouths, and the
&0lng and dancing numbers are
'beyond the average that are
'?angily ren In the beat musical
t<*>ou?dlec. The mannfenest of the
Me* theatre statee that i^my do not
hesitate to full? guarantee that ev
?ry- one pr^eeni tonight will go away
after the \ performance feeling that
thejr hiVo' seen the beet ehow of the
Mason. It ts hoped that they will
,ha?e a full house, tonight. ?t<4 Is
hard to Secure 6fher good attrtftfiona
'mi,i h?"w
. Mr^kjk." t: >',.*!??*
? , T
W??Wi?(on. J?i?. 10.? ?
?unity, .in pr*?m4aeM "uMMN'
bety**a WlllUm of PruMl* ud
Item of N^braska^' was advocated
ca the senate floor todfcy by Senator
Cummins, apeak lag on his resolu
tion Iqx a government monopoly tn
munitions manufacture.
. la thti cone, he said, the great
"WHEW a VILLA NEEDS A ER1EM0."
: U. Si
-Fltx?.r.ld in ??. Lout* Post- Dispatch.
WONT OPERATE
SPECIAL TRAINl
Wwehhigton Only1 City .Hong Nor- |
folk Southern Willing to Bend
Bufflck-qi Number to Raleigh.
Norfo^t Southern, railroad officials
annoujreed today <?at the proposed
epeplfcl train to Raleigh on the 24tli
^^mf^wjilch time* tJefaiaine Farrar
will" sing at the capital city ? will
not be operated. *
W&rd was received In this office
this morning from the general pas
senger agent to the effect that only
very few of the cities along the linr
had expressed any great desire to
co-operate in the matter. It would
cost 9200 to run the train and
Washington 1* the only city which
was willing to do its part, over
twenty persons having signified their
"ttntion of going to Raleigh from
;ero.
Those who deslTe to hear Farrar
sing will have to leave here on the
early morning train on the 24th and
retuqa home the following morning.
THREE MEMBERS CREW KILLED
London, Jan. 20. ? The liner Ryn
dam. damaged at sea, arrived today
carrying" the bodlea of three atokers
killed and four injured persons.
ARE ARRESTED FOR
RIDING ON WALKS!
Cfclaraa Who Oatiy Pumped Th#ir|
Hlkee Along Skkm-alks Are
Brought Into Ooort
"Riding sidewalks" wss the prin-'
clpal charges against defendants in
the .recorders' court yesterday after
noon. ^he following eases were
brought' up afflTdtspOied of:
Randall' Brown, colored, riding
'dnwalk^ costs.
Joe Cherry, colored, soliciting for
passengeA; eosts.
Henry fcarr, colored, riding side
walks; ootfs.
Tom Dpfts, riding sidewalks; costs
E. L. Roper, riding' sidewalk*;
ostn. V""'
J. H. Ackl< y. allowing dog loose
1 the,#U|j?U; costs.
mmm snougn Any My.
Omar-1 say. old man, you are not
suparetltloua, are you? Parker ?'J
should say not Bnt why do you aak?
Omar? Because I want yoo to lend mo
?13 until next Friday.? Indianapolis
MftHllfO CRAFT SUBMARINED.
Loads*. Jan. IS.? Tho UwMtoft
.shine have beea submarined. but
their crews reseued probably. In the
, North Sea. ?< ' V * k Y
I i / ' t 1 - j nTr^r ,,'
TWO ZBPPOMNA DAMAGED.
* Ajneterdam. Ja?. to.? Two ?ep
ELECT BOWERS
PRESIDENT
Meeting of Stockholder of Wash
ington Building Mid Loan Asso
ciation Held J-ast Sight.
At a specially called meeting M |
Washington Bonding and L,oar. |
i natation, vblfti ?rarttir?ll7 all.
' <h K8"lt was represented, officers
and dlrectota -Trere eltcted a? to!- j
j ows:
President: B. F. Bowers.
1st Vice Pres.: J. Q. Bragaw, Jr.
Jpd Vice Pres.: W. H. Ellsworth
Secretary: John A. Mayo.
Tr asurer: A. M. Duruay.
Attorneys: Simmons & Vaughan.
Directors: Capt. Geo. T. Leach, A
II. DuniAy, W: H. Ellsworth. D. T.
Fowl?, p. S. Worthy. Lee Davenport.
B. F. Bowers. C. F. Harris, C. M
Brown, Jr., James A. Hackney, F.
T. Woolard, F. E. Mayo, N. L. Sim
mons, John H. Bonner, J. O. Bragaw,
Jr
It- was decided that the Initiation
f<"e be paid In and due* commence
on the first Saturday In February.
Over 1.000 shares of stock have
been^subacrlbed to the association,
and it Is expected that this amount
will be Increased by several hundred
by the time the organisation It
started.
l?RO AD WAY-UNIVERSAL
FEATURE AT BELLMO
Miss Marie Tempest, the most
noted comedienne on the English
peaking stago Is appearing In a su
perb 5-reel feature comedy at the
Bellmo, this afternoon and tonight.
"Mr*. Plum's Pudding" la the tlt\e
c?f fchla feature, and Is one of the
?erles of Broadway features od the
program of the Bell mo avarj Thurs
The story was written by Al.
Christie, -director of the^famoua Nes.
tor brand of comedies; and ' Miss
Tempest 1* given excellent support
by Eddie Lyons and Lee Moras, two
prominent comedians of the same
company
Regular prices will prevail, with
[a special school children's matinee
at 4:00 p. m.
I IXC7RKARK IN OATTLR
AND HOOS IMPORTED
Washington, Jan. 10.? flaw De
partment of Agriculture's annual es
timate of farm cattle in the eofcntry
January t, I aimed today, shows Il?
?8,000 nllk cows, aa Increase of
if. 4 per ?^nt over itlft; Jf.4M.000
i other cattle, aa increase of S.4 per
cento 4 1. 141,000. sheep, a decrease
| of l.i par oent. and 41,047.000
swine, an laerSaae of l.t p m 4*nl
TURK* HALT MJMIAXS.
London, Jan. fO. ? The Rnssler
ausus was halt
Turkish rein
a*
STRANGE ASSYRIAN MAY ?
BE WORKING FAKE GAME
r r
i 4
Is Raising Coutribuiions for "?Jiphauage.M Refuses to
Have His Credentials Investigated
There are probably a number of
business men In* Washington Triref, |
? ltber yesterday or today, contrrbut- (
ed to an "orpbange fund," petitions
for which were circulated by a j
strange Asayrian In the city. Wheth- '
er they have thrown their monoy j
lway or not Is a matter of consid- .
rable speculation. '
\ Lt la stated that an Assyrian. who
taUcs broken English, arrived here
yesterday and visited a larse num
ber of tpe merchants here. He bad |
:r: dentiaia signed by men in vario-.:*
aru of the country and also phot-v
;raphs of the "orphanage" and the
^?hjldren in it. for vtiwiii bo claimed
o be j-als^B funds.
ThiB inaiTITvl?lf*d one of the mer
chants on Main streot and explain d
lis proposition to him. The mer
chant looked at his credentials and
then proceeded to make a note of
signatures. The Aee;- r!an imme.
LEAP YEAR DANCE
GIVEN LAST NIGHT
A leap year dacce, co'iipllmontar '
to the a nbers of th* Iiulc>jn elu
*nd iii\:.u4 gucs s. was {rivet by th
>oung iaJks of the city lasi night
at the Lika* ball and proved to In
,jue of the luoat uucccbsiul dunces of
the S'aton.
A? the couples lined up for the
grand march, shortly af or nine o'
clock, the bpectaiors and chaperons '
?vere treated to as fine a spectacle
jf stalwart womanhood and sweet
and dainty mauhood an ever gath- ;
ered In one place at tho same tlm\
l he >ouug ladle* were stared In
jonvenilonal evening clones but ill I
attractive, handsomely designed au-: I
beautifully p; tternad garments c.
.he men cal'.cd forth titi&nj cxclawa- j
i'ion-: of d*.ight cd' the 'part of th>l
witnesses at the handsom- aaaem- 1
b'q. Some of the eu&tome. '?re
;>eclai!y worthy of mention;
Mr. Albert Willis was attired la '
Mack, with the coat cu? away In'
rront and drooplrg "rac M'y :n lh.
?*.r. Ic u, a V l.v ;!nv r*?:
COi.un.O.
Anct'itr leaut.iul stilt was thut o*
Mr. J. D. Cain. a. A Bilk facit.g over
the bodlnf added a dle'.inctl . e anu
aristocrat . fouch 'O the "feet.
Mr. W. ;J. Redman's att.ro a'so
caused mi?ch comment. The coat
was daringly cut away ia front, bat
jtherwlae the costume was . most
-onservatlve.
Mr. William Bauhgam wa^dalnt
'.IT clothed' In black broadcloth. Ar
original feature of his attire was a
handnom. ]y figured white vf at
which was cut low in front vlth a
row of pearl buttons holding It !j
j lace.
Mr. Llnd ay Wsrren's costv.me wr?.
exceediug'y striving and s^vereiv
simply. There wm absolute'y r
crcpe d-? chine, mr^alinn or chiffon
used is the trim-Rings.
Others wore equally beautiful
garments. A striking feature of
th;tr attrfe, nnd one which
noticed generally, was that most of
tbe attractive men present had
scorned the use of any superla'ive
trimming to their g irme:its. There
was very Uttl? laco or embroidery in
evidence.
R. Carter made a most evident
and capable floor managrr and saw
to 'It that the dance was run off
smoothly and without a hitch of any
kind.
Among thoso who wJ*r? present
were R. Carter with Mr. Oormon, ol
New Bern, E Berry with Mr. Ed
Ayerw; M. Nicholson of Path with
Mr. Wll am B^ichm. I. Curt r
iwlth Mr. J. D. Calais, E. Harsh w?t?
Mr. Abrams, I. Warren with Mr
Francis Charles, R. Tayloe with Mr
William Ellsworth. Mis* Hornthall
of Plfmouth with Mr. Thomas Eth
eridge. M. Carter with Mr. J. Hodgtfff.
8. CarroW with Mr. Henry Jackson.
H. Shaw with Mr. Roy Kear, E.
Jones with Mr. Thomas Laughlng
hotise. M. Burbank with Mr. Jarvls
P- Harris with Mr. lister
Savage. E. Harris with Mr. Llhd?ay
Warren. E. Braswll with Mr. Albert
Willis, M. rowle with Mr. J. Wll
llama, R. Simmons Wfth Mr. P. S.
Worthy, L. Branch with Mr. Jesse
dowers. C. Powle with Mr. Henry
vfoore. M. Ellsworth with Mr. Carl
looreh. M Blount with Mr. Allleon
Iray. E Carrow with Mr. Donnaa
iny. W. Wnrron with Mr. Mldcnp,
M., Ruasley with Mr. Joe Mayo. A.
rayioe with Mr. Herman Carrow.
A. L. Ellsworth with Mr. J"*
dtately snatched th?* papers awejf
and asked what ha meant. TM
merchant replied that he merely de
sired to write -to the men who ha4
signed the document* and find out
whether thoy were r?*"1- Thlj
at?* . n lft
ex thai
?Men investigation wm entirely un
necessary and that If the merchant
did ncK desire to help him he couLd
say so. He then went out.
This afternoon, another merchant
on Main street did tho same thing
rnd the Afeyrlao again became very,
my c-s^I'td and angry. He left,
h 'a Lu.-ry.
\. ^ ;-r? !s a- HI In town or not
1? nr . k owrn, but th residents of
the ciiy are warned that they a ra
rurn'rg ct miderable risk in con-;
tributing to his "orphanage." for the
man's ai'.una evidently speak for
th* aisolves.
TO TAKE CRUISE
ON THE FOOTE
Xnral ?? il?!a In Planninj? to Run
1 mn i ? Ocracoke Saturday Night
on 1 rjHOd# Boat l>e?troyer.
v crts. * to Ocracoke is being
| . un:?e:l ./ the local naval mllltia
They exp: "t to leave hero at 10:30
o'c'.ook S -tarda? sight on the tp*-'
pedo boa1 destroyer, Foote and re
turn late Sunday night. The trip
will be or. ? of the longest that tl)f
militia hare ever taken In the Foote
will b*>an excellent test of sea
manship and their ability to ward
off seasitftc rt. as the sound will I
T?robab> kick up considerable fpaa.
XhcT crf.ft will be In charge of Com
mandei C. L. Morton.
tfftC MEETING
Wm Held Yesterday Afternoon at
tin Home -of M1m Mar i- La Myers.
.Lu ;nt< rcAiIng Scission.
U D C. m t ye?
? ? :. ?vM8-cia Myors and
liii.d a ires Interesting and enjoy
| Me iiftHlnf 3<*vpra' new members
t re ^le t' ?'
! \t tfc< ? .er inoe'lng of the
C*. pV a decided to bold all
fi? -.ire T. . l at the homes of the
diff r:?nt members. A number evi
den.ly did not understand this ar
rangement yesterday and were not
prsr.enL
\ speaker for the Memorial day
ix rciRes, which will be h?ld on May
OtV was decided upon. His name
?aril: be withheld from publication
until it . id known whether he will]
arcep'. . he copter alio ordered a
BJinbur of n^w books for special
'.uciy. Miss Myers served delicious
! *" hm -nts .nfl an en>oyable so
ial "lie fo'.lowtd the business
i -.J. :n ming The aext meet
eld ai;h Mrs. Henry
?".It ???.!.
Pi ?'! aiM'nriw Advocate* Moet.
Wash In art on, Jan. 20 Prepared
ness advocates from many Btatcs
gathered here today to attend ttye
irnt congress of the National Becur.
ty league which begins a three day
? cation for discussion of th? nation
al defense.
NEW OFFENSIVE MOVEMENT
INAI'GURATED BY RITB8IAN8
Tterlln, Jan. 20. ? By wireless to
j -a will#. ? A new offensive movement
' - r ' "'??n'rn,rd by the Rus
sians to the of t zerhowlts. near
he F'ea -arablan frontier. The offltilil
Austrian statement of today says the
Russians made four suocesetje at
tacks at several places, but were re
pulsed.
Smith, M Watson with Mr. Wtyllaa
Patrick. Mr. J. M. Hgven*. M. kv Is
of Wilson with Mr. B. KiflMl,
M. Myers with Mr. Frank Mm,
Mrs. and Mr. Harold ^aahbniS V.
Haneoek of New B?hl witb* Mr
Charles Moore, B. (hamons with
Mr. Hugh Phelpe. If. Will with' Mr.
WiJllsm Blount, Jaeet Wbetsaore
?1th Mr. K. SaoadeA*. Mtee Braawell
with Mr. Marry Bfert. L. HU1 with
Mr. r. S. Burbaak, W. NJcMoleoa
with Mr. Detty el New Ben. Mrs.
aid Mr. Oe&rge Hackney, J. Whet
more. M t. Oarlani Hodgea. fta**,
Utk Orlffa, L. llouet. R. W?n% M,
j McMul'aa of Bdealoa.
pifflTBW
?imnaani
FBDPOSEfi TRIP
v Amors keahoMk twani
K)B HIS DBCUKMt TO
? TO THB PEOPLE."
A POLITICAL TRIP
Hoatm Thlmk That It WUl Btf mm
Preparedness C'uuptlgi. Otto arm
Btftieve Hint Preparedness Pro?
gruui la To Be KtpUiaed.
.... Washington, J a a. 10.? Til# U<
AUl*irai.ua program of eatlanM d?
("?? i? tsllcved In danger. The ao
tiv? Opposition of th* paciflsta, lad
by Brynfffl^lua the wide difference*
of vis* among those who think aoma
Mepa 'for national d fenaa should be
taken, .are said to be Jeopardising
the administration's defense propos
als. The continental arniy, u pat*
linsdf. , by Secretary Garrison. ItjJ
ma tittg with strenuous opposition.
That one of the purpoaea of the
Prealdent In making his cnntemplat
v J trip throughout the country to to
fortify his legislative program, fta*
eluding preparedness, rcveaae
latlon, and other matter* la aooqplM
here. When he was governor of New
Jersey, h" usoj to go otU and appeal
10 the people on state teatl are. Be
has been told, ao it laeald, Uxal in
the present situation the people of
the eotntry are looking for lea^ar*^
ship, and that if he will go out' and
talk tor them he wiii snoot an eetkn.
slastiC r apoose.
But the political wiae ones tare
refuse to believe the President <a
going (to tour the country solely for v
! glslative reasons. They think big
politic! is wrapped up In the newly
tefeloped plan.
aee in It, flret, a direct chal- ^
!OTNTT W Bryan, a -cbaflpsge t<?the'
nomles of the Prealdent within the
Democratic party. They aver that
President Wilson Is going odt to
"mop the earth" with Bryan and all
D-mocrata who ar" trying to stiek a
in'fe in him 'as a candidate fo? re
uominatlo^, and thus to clinch thla
renomlrat:on.
Further, they take thaNvtew that
In addition to making a' prscoirven
Mot compa.gn at this lime.the pres
ident Is going to make *,iarfe sfeere
of his pre-election campaign no*. It .
thla viewpoint is correct*, eyery calif .
of the Pretfdeptje tour is expected
to possess political value.
SCHOOL NOTES '
Prominent M?*n M?<le Addressee.
Htwkmta Are 8 Landing Mid
Term Exaiaa Thla Week.
Rev. John R. Matthews who haa
been holding a mission in the Epic
copal church made a very tntereatr
ing addr ss at the morning exer
cises on Wednesday. At the close
of the address Mrs. Wolfe sang a
very appropriate solo.
4B grade carried on the following
pxercla ? on Friday morning:
Reading of the 23rd Psalm.
Hymn, ''Wake Sweetest Strain. '?
"The Windmills," a part of the
grade. . v
"Dolly and Her Mother?' Mamie
Ross.
Hymn. "Praise Hi appeals* Him."
"The Night Wind," Lauise Bhel
burne. ? -v?.
Hymn, "Waking Out of Bllsnce."
On Monday morning, Rev, Mr.
Jenkins, of the ftapilet ehtfftfc of
AsheVllla, visited the school and
made a short eddrr**
The who)e school 1? standing the
mid-term examinations thla week.
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