North Carolina Newspapers

DAILY NEW/ THE DAILY NEWS PRINTS KOBE LOCAL NEWS THAN ANT OTHEB FAPER ? *| " WASHINGTON, N. C., SATURDAt A FT EJRNOON", JANUARY 29, 191?. . / NTJICBBI ITT. KRT MRK MDSTMSSIST JHKHHE t XX'A L MAK. INTERESTED IN OP - l-OSITION TO MR. SMALL, GIVES OCT STATEMENT. DENIES THE REPORT ?ay. No Stepe Are Bain? Taken In Mr. Small is Not a Fmosuri One. That reports, to the effect that a fund is being raited In Washington to financ? Judge Whedbee's cam paign agalhet Coogreeaman Small, ere false. vas the statement given eiA for publication -thin morning by ?no (X the local men who Is said to be interested in the 8mati opposi tion. * ''There is absolutely ho truth in this fact,", he stated, "and you can Inform your readers that no steps have be' n taken In that direction. It is tree that we are planning ot oppose Mr. Small at the next elec tion. but the fifht Is not in any way ? personal one. "I don't fcntfjw from whom the report originated that we are raising the money here In Washington to ?saist Judge Whsffbee. I noticed that you mentioned this in the first Interview you publish? d regarding the matter. There haa been some mistake made; Whether deliberate or accidental. I cannot say. At any mate* you can fest assured that the report Is false." SFEIK BEFORE UFMIEIK 4. W. Pxofflt W1U Inspect Point* of Interest Here and Make Ad drnw on Frbruwj 3rd. Mr. J_,W. Prolllt, of Providence, R. 1., who la traveling in the Inter eat of community interest and com munity advertising:. hat included Washington in his Itinerary through Eastern North Carolina and will h in thla city on Vebrusry 3. He will, arrive here in the afternoon and will sf*nd the afternoon visiting the var_ ious points of Interest In the dlty and at night h * will make an address to the Chamber of Commerce. MKJ*roflft"l# JMr fn New Orleans where he is fcoofced^for an address before the National Foreign Trade Council.' Mr. Profflt has already spoken at Raleigh, at Kipston and ft New Bern. On the 4th of February he all) leave for Wilson -where he wl]l spend the day an<f appear before the Chamber of commerce on that nlghi. and on the 6th he will be in Eden? ton. _ .Tb^ vUrit of Mr. Profflt means a great deal looking towards the up building rff Rastem North Carolina, as h? If in. position to give publicity 'to fh* progressive towns along the Norfolk Southern Railroad among the moneyed Interests- of the Kast where people are feoklng for an op portunity to Invest their money In Hurh lands ^s we have In Eastern North CafWlna. Total British Oa*a?|tles Half Million London, Jan 2?.?Premjer Am <tvith says that the total British cas ualties In Be'.ds of operations np to January ? were 54ft,4?7, of whleh 24,112 were officers and 515,345 of other ranks. BELLMO TODA Y hank mann In ? J r#?l L.KO Comedy 'UNDBR THB TABMT '? ?:? > .VICTOR POTBL in an I^p Cotn*djr . "BY RRTURN MALB" J-KK MORAN-KDDIR LTON8 \ In ? N?stor t "Her friend, th? MllUman." NATHIM DAILY?4 P. U. SCHOOL OmiiDRBN Ac ANTE-BELLUM RELIC HAS PEALED ITS LAST Bell in City Hall, Put up in 1356, Give? Way to Modern Improvements. Has Warned City of Thousand? of Fires. For sixty year? a guardian over Um home? in Washington; ever faithful and ever ready to mtt?, the old ball in the city hall tower, -which has warned the eitteana of lire since the year Jt'lS? has pealed Ita last Modern Improvement*. In the way of fire alarm ay stems, have doomed the hell to make room for the mor? np-to-date "tapper." It will still ha remain In the tower, but 1^ the fu ture it will be'stationary and nut allowed to swtag. There is a world of Interesting history 'connected with the old relic and there ar? probably a few of Washington's older realdents who will remember when tt vas Install ed. Previous to 1855. th? alarm of fire waa given by means of hitting a hammer against a huge Iron wheel. OFFER HELP TO GNMMTr Washington Good Ro?k A^ocUtioa m? ~ - - sen to Ltad Amd?mm ce. : ' A series of letters to the promi nent residents of Chocowlnlty towu slilp, regarding the good roads pro ject in that district, are being pre pared and sent oat by E. L. Stewart, secretary of the Washington Town ship Good Roads Association. The purpose of .the. letters Is to advise the 'parties to whom they arc addressed that If they -will take tb? responsibility of advertising tfar lttnttrr and freeing foe voters ^and tax payers In person and Arranging for a representative meeting at an early date, advising the Washington Good Roads Association of the time and place, the local organisation will arrange to take one or two car loads of our most enthusiastic workers, go over to the meeting, outline plans under which an elec tion will have to be held and.asfljst hem in perfecting s working c iganlzat'.on In addition to this, ,af ter the organisation is completed the secretary's office of the Washing ton Oood Roads Association will be. open to tho Chocowlnlty association at all tlmee and the secretary and other members of the local associa tion will be glad to render any practical assistance In their power in the way of advice, speeches, writ ten articles fc?4 otherwise tending to mske a success Of the proposed election for good road9 in Choco. wlnlty townships. "XBAL ^ NAVY" DKRW A CAPACITY HOI,'HE "Neal of the Navy," with the oth-' <r splendid pictures at the New Theatre last night drew a capacity house, and every one went away feeling that they had eertalnly re ceived their money's worth "both as to quality and quantity. This house will tonight offer another splendid five reel program, in which there is nn exceptionally strong thfte. roel feature by the Vltsgraph o^fnfcany j oa t lied 'Through Troubled Wateoa" Any one, attending the performance at this'fiouso tonight wfll see one'of the best programs of the week. CrOIiDHBORO KIJCVATOR BOY MKftTH A HORRIBLE BBATH OoldsbOro, Jan. t9.?Floyd Went, a young white man employed at the Borden-.Cotton mills. of this city, met a horrible death this afternoon, when his head was torn frovr-fe^kls shmTders The aeo4d*m occurred while West was leaning out "from an elevator he was operating , In the cotton mill, his head Being caught between the flooring and t}e eleva tor. on the second floor. FIRST BAPTIST CfllURCH. ROV, Geo. B. Spralll. of Slier Cltv will prvecb morning and evaalag at the First Baptist chnrcb. Mr. Bprutll romSe as a supply and cornea most highly recommended. ? Morning nubject: 'Getting Things from Ood." Evening subject: tabllshe(f Thoughts." Sunday School at 0:tfl a m., W . ?OP? '%? Vai There ?m do regular Br? depart* mem at that time, bat when the men of th* city heard the clank of the hammer agaiaet tie wheel ev eryone who coald crabbed a bucket and lent assistance. Realising that the method of ?Iv in? alarm was not of the beflt kind, the ladles of the eity canvassed the city for contribution* and during the year of lgSS, Che bell waa pur chased. On Ita side Is the Inscrip tion: To the Cfty of Waablngton. Prom the ladlea of the city. ' tsn. During the civil war. the'bell was uaed several times as a danger alg nal. It bee been used for cslllng various meetings and 1iaa probably warned the residents of Washington of thouaanda of Area. It is atlll In excellent condition. URGE PREVENTION OP AN EPIDEMIC OF WHOOPING COUGH * One of the prominent ladles * Of Washington this morning * telephoned this office to the ef * feet that there were several * cases of whooping cough In the * city and that the mothers of * those children who were suffer * ing irom the sickness should use * every precaution to keep^them * at home and away from otjjer * children. ' ILL ST A K COMEDY BILL AT THE BELIiMO TODAY Today the Belimo la presenting \U sll star comedy program. Headed . by Hank Mann, the iambus.Universal eccentric oomedian, who Is appearing j In a ?creaming L-KO comedy 1? two, reels', "Under the Table." Victor Potel, the former star of the Essa-: nay "Snakevllle" series, bctt-jr | known as "Slippery Slim." has Join ed the Universal forces, and is ap pearing In an Imp comedy. "By Re urn Male." Eddfe Lyons, Lee Mo ran and Miss Blllie Rhodes are seen in a Nestor comedy of many fanny situations, entitled. "Her Friend, he Milkman." GENERAL WOOD WANTS TWO MILLION RESERVES Washington. Jan. 29.?The posi tion of the United States In a war torn world was described to the House military committee todsy by Major General Leonard Wood as like that of "a ship at sea, with typhoon signals coming from dlany directions." "We are living In an era of war," be said, "and gradually are accumu. fating most- of tVe troubles .of the world. A regular army of 220,000 fully trained and always under srms with at least two million reserves behind them should be pfovlded he urged to meet thla situation. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Services at 11:00 s. m. and 7:30 p. m., oonducted by the psstor. Rev. H. B. Searlght. Sunday School at 2:00 p. m.. B. O. Moss, Supt.. J. B. Sparrow, A sat Supt and teacher of Men's Bible clats. Strangers and travelllbg men are cordially tavlted to all the services of the church. Watching For "The" Ad! As mod m tha inclination to buy a homo begins to get hold of people, they bfgla to read ada?Mid to \ak^ Itttle trip? to look over advertised prep ad lee. The real eeiate ads come to be heavily (relthted with personal Interest for them. They watch for "the ads '?tha ona which la to de scribe their fetare home. For Oftay think they'll know It whan they aaa It. And?this will latareat yon?It Is quite pos sible that yoa can wrlta, to day, an ad of property yoa have for sale which win be "THU AD? which tomeooe Jo looking for. .> ? ? OF THE TWO OWNERS WHO IS THE HAPPIER 7~ ?R?^H in N?w York A'orld. 688 MOONLIGHT SCHOOLS 5,540 PUPILS IN THE STATE Former Superintendent of Local Sc ools Congratulates ? Washington Upon Night School Here Raleigh, Jan. 28. 1916. Editor Daily News, Washington, N. C. My dear Sir: t Several week.? ago a friend of mine in Washington wrote me a vory enthusia&lic letttr. telling about the beginning that wtfs being made in the night aciidol conducted there, and requested that I make some statem nt concerning It through your columns. Naturally, 1 feel a hesitancy In complying with this request because of my non-residence. However, I am very much de light d to know that Washington Id conducting a splendid night school. I was in Washington a few days ago, and had the pleasure of conferring with Supt. Campbell about the Wglit school work, and wag delighted to hear from his that the school is wo'.l attended and that thTe Is much In. tereat. It is very encouraging to have these reports coming to this Department about the night school work, particularly the effort on th> part of many adults to learn to read and write. It may be interesting bo your fe&defa to know that to thia date 638 moonlight schools have been organized and conducted in fifty countles In North Carolina and 1000 teachers have been at wcrk In these i schoola. and that 6,540 persons have j been enrolled. Reports from the' other counties have not yet been 1 recoived. This means, as you se<\ that a good start is being made In this work to reduce our adult Illit eracy and place North Carolina In the column of states having tli? least pcrcentace of Illiteracy. Very truly your?, N. C. NEWBOLD. / ALLEGED MULE BEATER WAS TRI! D YL STERDAY Testimony Introduced Showed That Smith Had Pitch fork in His Hands. No one Saw Him .Slick the Mule, However. Charged with cruelty to one of his mules, W. B. Smith, of Plnetown * aa tried yesterday afternoon before Recorder Vaughan. Mr. 8mlth, ac cording to an article whleh appear-1 rd in thia paper a few days ago and which wan sent In by a resident of j Plnetown, stuck a pitchfork Into the-i mule and injured it lo such an ex- j tent that the animal died. Among those who testified in the! caeo yesterday were C. K. Jefferson,' Asa Respass, Mr. Harrison and M \ Btubbs. Jefferson stated that he had seen Smith with a pitchfork but that h? had gone back into his store. When asked whether he had seen Smith thrust the fork into the mule, be replied that he had not; that he had turned away bo as not to see It, Harrison testified that he heard a noUe in the stable at'Cbout dusk, went there and saw Stnith poking at the mule* with the ptteh-fork. He did not, however, see Smith ?trike the mole, nor did he see any blood on the animal's bide. The testimony of Sttibbs was tr I .the effect that he happened to be pasting Smith's stable and saw the mule with Its head betweea two j planks. He went In and told Smlth'r wife, as he feared the animal Would oboke t? death. "V ? Jeffrrson stated that the Mile was one of the most contrary he had ever seen and would always kick |when an attempt was made to bridle Mid h. atrcr ? Smilit . a pitchfork Into lb* animal. StDlth alao tkal k* itmck the an'mal and claimed that It died as the result of bruises and Injuries due to kicking against the barn timbers. Mr. Vaughan heard the testimony and decided not to pnna sentence until Monday. GOOD CI OXHES r A R E i? rital to the life of youf garments. We clean, preae and repair them In a most palnxtaVirf* manner. THE WAY ?OU LIKE IT. WEIGHTS ?TEAM PRESSING WORKS Phose 231 BPMTIi ?HI FIIR Asaociatlua '"'111 Hat? Ca|>iuU Stock of flO gharea ImumI in ^AtiOD? of 95. wiflcate of Incorporation for ^ aurora Agricultural Fair ?sal tation 1? being drawn up and the charter prepared by Stewart & Bryan *M this city. Tbe association will have a capital stock of 910,000 and a paid In capital alock of 9300. Sharea will be Issued Ln denomina tion? of 99 each. Tbe incorporators are W. H. Hooker. R. L. M. Bonner. B. H. Thompson, S. T. Wilkinson, C. L. Stewart, W. A. Thompson an>l others. J. T. Wilkinson la the efficient secretary of the organiratlon ar.d anyone desiring to purchase atocK can take the matter up with him LoCal eltlsens are cxpected to inter* eat themselves In the project In a financial way. theteby assuring its permanent, since It contributes a great d< al towards the advertising of Beaufort county and Beaufort coun ty products. BEEN BIG WASIE Resident of Choeowtntty State* Why People Aro Dubious Ai to Futurv Work on the I loads. Wllmar, N. C.. Jan. 29, 1916. Editor Daily New?, Dear Sir: I notice that quite a lot it being said in regard to the road bond is sue, but It seems that the recent load meeting held at Chocowlnlty, has cast a gloom over the bond pro 'ec'. so !ar as Chocowlnlty township is concerned. I further notice, ac corditg to an article In tho Dally News of late date, that It was In ferred, If not plainly asserted, that the poople of Chocowlnlty township a'd u_t want good roads. In regarl >o this, 1 with to state in behalf if every man in this township (who pays road tax) that not one of thesn is opposed to having, or doliig their part in order to havo better roads. I jflll say further, that every man wlfc observes the present condition oJTroads, will tell you that they are ^olng from bad to worse ail the tlma in spite of revenue going into the treasury for road improvement. Of course some work has been don^, but it w II be Been that the very worst roals now to be found are the enri wh'ch have been worked by convicts, or county labor. 8uch work l.a?- been principally that of digging down or leveling clay hills, and as a rocjlt much of tho roads which hard before, have been heaped iwj;h el?) which becomes sticky, miry and alnfost impassable, as soon as they get wet. It Is generally con ceded, as a matter of course, that' | rainy, freetlng or thawing weather I takes serious effect on roads of mud or clay. However, all this goea to show that most of the work prev iously done has been done so unwlso |y or unskillfully that the roads have become oven worse jn consequence than if they had not been touched. A very good reason why the people | over here maintain their present at titude toward road bonds, Is because the present road scheme has turned out to be such a farce, and who can i be sure of the success of a road bond IssueT i Yours very truly, t VICTOR O. WILLIAMS [ I Mokr >'nn,? Himn*!?*?*. Memphis. Jan. 29.?A thousand families are homeloas because of flooded Arkansas rivers. Train ser vice In sections Is suspended. "GOOD TASTE" CRY STA L ICE CREA M Makes bad feci in k people feel good. And good feeling people feel better ^ This good sunny weather. TRY IX. CRYSTAL ICE COMPANY Phon* 83. Washington, "N. C. CHI?! Mill ffltJW CONTINT'l Mmr RELIEVES THAT GOVERJfMXNT SHOULD DIILD UP AND STRENGTHEN NATIONAL GUARD. GIVES INTERVIEW Ikx* Not Bollrrp President If Def liil(<?Jy Committed to Um Oonti mutfll Army Plan. Nati+f Cm ' IVjkwI Upon the National Q\lard. Ra'.elgh. Jan. 29.?Governor Lock? Craig ]? opposed to the continental army plan. He believes the federal government should cooperate with the sta.es to build up the national ?'aard and In tbla way the United would soon have as large aa army (or defense as we will need. Governor Craig d'cTsred he did not terleve thai President Wilson had definitely committed hlmaelf to the continental army plan. "You may say that I am apposed to the continental army plan, and I und rstood President Wilson has not indorsed this part of the general preparedness p'sn," said the fove^i**^ nor. "The bete policy would be for the federal government to oooperate with the states, da It is now 4otng, for the purpose of making effective the national guard. The guard ahould be used by the atate govern ment and be under state control In time of peace. The guard should be used locally for the preservation of crdor when the country la at peace with other countries. At tha aame time the guard would be an effective force, available at once for the fed eral government In the event of war. "During the Spanish-American war, 1 believe, every North Carolina military company volunteered for service Immediately upon the decla . a*.ton of hostilities between thla country and Spain. If the law aa at (rosent does not place the fuard under tne control of the federal gov ltimcnt In time of war the statutes ou'.d bo changed very easily, ao as wo in a V: p tie state m'.lltia responsive .0 the fed ral government In case of natisna'. necessity. "Thore is no necessity for two military organizations independent of r-ach other. The guard should be available for state use In time of peace and for the national u#e In limes of war." \KFR 8 STUDIO OPEN TONIGHT from seven to nine o'clock. REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING There will be a meeting of ? tli? Republican County Execu- ? tlve Comraltte? In Washington ? on Friday, February 4. at 11:00 ? n m . for the purpose of calling ? a county convention and the * transacting of such other ?osl- ? n*RH aa mar come before lb* * committee. ? HUGH PAUL, ? County Chairman. ? Bubnr.rlbe tO tba Dally Ne"