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Washington, n. c., Monday a ftkenoqit, januaey ?i, m?. TOKIEFTIF rilKtilDE.NT WaSON WDUL HOT INSIST THAT COKORK88 SHALL ADOPT THK PLAX. ? UP TO CONGRESS Bettered That If Matter I. Lrft^o Confmu, Additional Army WUI Be Provided Through Che Natfefel tiuwd toeraaseu--? > ^ ' Washington, Jan. SI. ? President Wilson h?? decided not . to insist that C on gross .shall adopt the continental army feature-*! the administrations national* defense program.? ^ Convinced from recent talks which he has had with Democratic leaders -of the bouse and senate that thertf' - Is at present an overwhelming oppo sition to this plan, he has decided aome of his advisers declare, to cou ceotcate.on th-o needs of the country for 500,000 trained" men, leaving it to Congress to decide oa the organ isation of this force. It wlU be for Congress to decide whether the number Is to be made up by sn lncresse of the regular srmy or of thb national guard, or both, or by a reeerm system. It Is well known In Washington that if the matter Is left to Congrees tfe; matter of raising an additional army will be provided Jot' 1?7 Increase Ing the national guard. Chairman Jamee Hay, of Virginia, head of the bouse military affairs committee, has always contended that the state militia Is the only Way an adequate army force can- be raised. Mr. Hay "proposed some time ago that the prl vstes in the national guard be paid an .annual salary of not less than 148 a year. Ife is still in favor ofi 129 BARACAS WERE ! IN ATTENDANCE Largest Number Hwr Prw*M at Any Sunday School Cliu*? in WoahiiSxton. Attendance - records ate being broken every Sunday by the M. E. Banuy class. Last Sunday th*re r were 129 members aim two. visitors present. Both the Army and Navy bad 63 men Ogre. The 8ei Fighters brought in twelve new re cruits while the Land Lubbers couM only add sis to their list and this half-doien had to be held in their scats In ordej to Tjr6ve*t them from jumping ovrr to the Navy tide. The Army still leads In .Mtyiring new members' but their margin ,1s grow ing smaller and smaller every Sun day and wlthhi another wqelr or two H Is expected that the Navy will 6e in front. " *'? BELLMO TODAY The brilliant Italian Actor MR, ALBERT C A POZZI In a ft r*?| masterpiece ??CRATERS OP FIRE" -'vTt ? ? . ' - , LEE HORAN\ In a Senior Comedy "AN H RBI KM FOR TWO" MATINBF. DAIIT ? ? P. M. " SCHOOL CHILDREN 5c - vr "Backers" Read tl CAR] If it tr??." ind ??? ? "JfcwHwaf Opport.nliy" .d AgJ rttjfl, men with MfflKi m to Dad ? GOOD foi .Ibtjr h* to find ? b.ckor. go , en ?o,h.t, PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF SUN " WILL BE VISIBLE FEB. 3RD Can Be Seen In Washington Shortly Before Eleven O'clock Thursday Morning. Will Last ? , For About An Hour. partial ecllpae at tbe an will be viaible to reajdcata ol Waahlng too on ThuredaJ morning. On that day tie moon irlll be directly be tween the aiu and the aartk OkMTTera at Waahlniton wUI eee the partial ecllpae a little before ten o'clock In the morning. By eleven o'clock about two-flttha ac the tun will concealed. The obaenration will then cteadlly diminish until tbe ecHpse end*/ a UtUe after twelve o'clock. The eclipse nay be wstohed with out Injuring tho eyes by looking- at ' ,v- ~ - - the fan through a dark-colored glajs or through a piece of smoked glaai. Jf the Utter is to be used. prepare in advance by holding a straight edged piece of ftess, three *r four inches long either war over a can d*e uarae. Hold at a slant a little above the. flame, it la less likely' to be cracked b/ the heat. Wheat smoked so that the sun may be rea 1 l)y viewed through it, it Is well, though not neceaeary. to gut a Ilka, shaped place of clear- glass a*al**t the^ -smoked surface and fasten the two together by pressing a rftrip of gumjaed paper around the edges. A PAIR OF SHOES - WORN 140 YEARS FORD 8BT8 NKW RJBCORD OF 3,087 CAR* IN A DAV And He EspecU to BalK|/??00 When HI* Big Plaat Employ* 100.000. **;? Detroit, Jan. 81.? Henry For J established a record Tuesday by bonding 2,087 cars. He vq ?? sisted by sbout 14,000 other men. but gets ercdit for the output Mr. Ford announced that he 1s gf>ing to branch out. the present will only lncreas# the ca (psctty of his factory td'-'?^Hfcsfs I per day. Later ?n that number is ?tc be Increased, and Mr. Ford re marked that within five years 100, ,ooo workmen weald to PRBACH1NO AT THE primitive baptist ! Elder Lun 4r will pMMrtl M tl.e Primitive Baptiat church Tp^aday 'evening at eight o'clock, , the" pub lic ta cordially lntiteJ^td Ads Every Day Ed. Merrill. of this city, today re ceived a letter and a newspaper clipping from hla cousin, Col. C. S. Merrill, of Kenuckyt,., notifying blm of the Anal disposition of a pair of shoes which have beon lu the Mer rill family for over 140 years. D?r_ lng the last generation these ahoes have been In the possession of var Ioub members of the Merrill family. Mr, Merrill wore them when he was about seven years old. The news paper clipping, which the colonel sent his cousin here, and w^lch ap peared in the Lexington (Ky. ) Leader, reads as follows: A unique and interesting relic ?n the- shape of a pair of homemade baby shoes, made back In the good 0!d plonefer days, Was presented to the Kentucky Historical Society at freakiest by Cek C. B. -MsrHK. -the widely known* former Confederate and retired Journalist of, this city .. The shoes were made by Col, Mer rill's great-great-grandfather afcd have been worn by three generations of the Merrill family? his great grandfather, his grandfsther and himself. These shoes hsve an interesting fsntl'y history. Since the beginning o? their career, 14 0 'ears a^o, !n tb ;anyard of Andrew Merrill, wl? served with Oen. Washington In tb war of the Revolution until the sur render of CornWallls st Torktown, the shoos hsve been pISeed on the .ieet of 200, babies o\ the Merrill family. They have traveled (broug)} aeven States, and had be?n returned from Texaa only a . few days ago, when they* were sent by Col. Merrill to loin the valuable oollectloh of relics In the museum of the Historleah So ciety of Frankfort. H?w Been VMd bjr aoo (Ublea In - Uk> Merrill Famll*. lUde In V ItowWlMifj nmu. DOGS ENJOY HOSPITALITY Break Out of Owner** Yard and Scratch on Door of City Pound For Mmhrioa. Because of the hospitality that the poltco show the dogs which they find running at large on the streets, Al ton Gray, a local tobacco man, fa "out" seven dollars and "in" a lot of worry and loss of time. Gray has iwp fine hunting dogs. One of them recently broke out of the yard and waa nabbed by tiie po lice. During the annual's short so journ in* the pound at the rear of the jail it was given a straw bed Ou which to lie, a number of other dogs to play with and two or three *ne meals. Gray paid the fine for letting his dog run at large and tork It home. The next day the dog again broke loose andOtay.was forced to pay another- fine. Yesterday both dogs got a*ay and an0er tho gui dance of the ope which had strayed off before, t&ey trotted up to etty hall, went around to the rear and scratched ay the door of the pound until thepr' *;ere admitted b j one of thepolicemep. ^ Gray got t!hem both out this morn ing. although they appeared loath to leave, the pound. He fnxssted another dollar and a half in a cou ple of strong chains ahd^ leather belts. - ?' ? ' "I ?UZABETH CITY TO HAVE BIG FAIR WlttKLKtM PHONBH , | ON C. 8. WARSHIPS Organisation Pcrfcctnl for Holding fllg Agricultural Fair {n tliat City Next Fall. Elisabeth City, Jan. ?t. ? That ?\lsabeth City will have an agricul tural fair next fall Is noWvaasurpd. A goodly number of the Ttaalness men are cealously interested in thin project and they have caused to be circulated a subscription 1 1st ^ which has reached such proportiona\as to place the movement beyond a v^p ture. A cha/ter has been obtained under the name of tftfe Albemarle Agricultural Association, Inc. Thin charter was obtained under a special apt of the General Assembly, of North Carolina carrying with It an appro priation from the state of |500 an nually. This appropriation is for tho ptfrfpose of eoeouraglng agriculture, manufactures and domestic arts. The promoters of this enterprise ^propose to ?&ke this more than a county fair. They contend that Elizabeth City '1s the. best point in Eastern North 'Carolina for the establishment of a fair on a large scale. Add that this city is the undisputed metropo lis of a region embraclag IS fertile Of diversified resources and of these facta it Is possible te a fair is a class with the tural fairs of Frederick au4 itown, Md., Richmond, Vs., and Rklefgh, N. 0.' ?*i: THE PROPER USE FOR THE HYPHEN. ? Evan* in Balti mora ,Am?r lea iy < WHAT IT WOULD COST 1 FIGHT ' Coat of Intervention in Mexlcojfould | Be Terrific to the United Would Be *2,000,0)00 a !>?} . ? i Washington, Jan. 31. ? An army if 600.000 men; $ oost of f 2,000,000 i day; a^total of |b&0,000,000 the Irst "year; almost certain loss of ,'50,000 Ameflcaps by death or In Jtary In . battle , and tfy Wphns ? fever. That, say our experts on Mexlcoh ifralrs, will be the result of any Vniericpn attempt to Intervene in Mexico ? to Invade and occupy tha* ?ountry. For Invasion means occu pation; mere defeat of the scattered haffdit bands by the handful o? Unitod States troops along the bor Jer will not t>Ving peace to the coun try; the mountains and valleys must be policed to prevent the descent of now brlgauds from their .secret fast nesses. The bulk of the army of interven tion must be volunteers, for the ?5,000 regulars now on the border are practlcally^all that can be spared for duty In Mexico. Experts expoct half ot such a volunteer army to disappear in the first si xmonths ? and tho^aet si xmonths as the prob length of a campaign of conquest. Typhus, smallpox and yellow fe ver will be the three worst foea. Me nstricken with typhus at noon are often dead before night. And because northern Mexico has no clean water supply, danger Of scores j of diseases 13 always present. - (iltrvr ITALIAN STAR AT THB BKLLMO TODAY Mr. Albert Caposs!, the foremost Italian actor. Is featured In ? mar velous three reel masterpiece?, 'v'Craters of Fire." Some of the screen settings and the night pho tography la this picture are said to be th*> equal of any yet produced. The burning to. -the water'* edge, of a tremendous' float. In the Grand Canal, in Venice, while it la crowd ed with a gay party of young people, constitutes one of the moat daring pieces of screen acting that has eter teen attempted. You will miss a rare treal, if you do not see , thi:. wondetful picture. Another one of those tnoompara Me Nestor comedies, featuring Lee Moran, "An Heiress for Two," com pletes thft all Tttr program at tht> Bellmo todag. > "THE BROKEN OOW" AT NEW THEATRIC TONIGHT The "Broken Coin" in lta second episode will be shown tonight at the New Theatre, and ahoald pack thfc house, as it l? among tlif best ?er-i lals that has ever been (eelased. There Will also be Ave other reels in addition to the seft^l. ,13 o every one may expect an excellent program at this houae for their attar supper amusement. * ?", ?,???,. Oet ?oey. | are ro? n* t* ?ar* rtp for a Friends of Judge Are Awaiting An | Announcement Prom Him With Interest. i By Eastern Press) New Bern, Jan. 31. ? New Bern friends of Judge Harry W. Whed bee, of Greenville, are taking a great deal of interest In the persistent rumor (hat he is to toe a candidate for Congressman to succeed Con gressman John H. Small, and are awaiting with Interest some state ment In regard to the matter from Judge Whedbee. A few weeks ago tUs same rumor was going the rounds but at that time but little credence was placed in it. However, since it has become so persistent, there ar-j many here who are of the opinion that the Judge will be In the race. Judge Whedbee has many friends here who will support him should he desire to "throw his hat into the ring." STOLE GREENBACKS EUT LEFT GOLD Thieve** Were Choice in Their Twte, Seventy Jive Dollars in Gold ' Thrown Aside. (By Eastern Press) Tarfooro.^Jan. 31. ? According to the testimony of Lewis Battle, whose house at Klngsboro was entered Thursday afternoon and his trunk brAten open, forty dollars In paper money w^s stolen- The '"thief or thieves were a" little choice. Small chance In the box was left and a large rag In which 976 in gold were wrapped, waa thrown aside. i . The te&tljpony against the three charged with the theft, Lewis BHi lnck, Jr., Willie White aod Brldgers was not very strong before Squire Pender. In substance it was that .they were seen in the yard after | Battle had left 1 Bulluck /waa bound over to the Superior Court. White and Bridger* have not yet been arfdfeetd. A Matter ef Age. Ella? She is a Daughter of the Reso lution. Bella? She looks old enough to be the mother of it.? Judge LAUNCH SANK I YESTERDAY A. M. The Louise Went Down Off Choco winity Bay. rtmtm in and Crow Bared. The launch, Louise,' of Washing ton, sank off Chocowlnlty Bay San. day morning at 10: SO o'clock. The crew and passenger* if the boat were saved by . _ork of Captain "".,uvai) V ? ?r Pln . ore In another* launch and ?ao saw the distress of ths Louise. The Louise had been chartered for a Sunday excursion. The exact cause of her sudden desire to visit the bottom of the rlrer Is not known. She Just appeared to fall apart. The loss Is covered by Insurance. SOME NEW FACTS - REGARDING BATH \ Mr*? Midjett? Wt;:? Up Hlrtorlc Old Beaufort County Town. Out New Point*. Some Interesting facts regarding the town of Bath, have been prepar ed by Mrs. Jessie Bryan Mldyette for nabHettion. Mrs. Mldyette brings cut SMpe new points regarding this historic spot and also uses a num ber of the paint* brought out in a historic calendar, which was Issued by Miss Llda T. Rodman of this cJty. This town is built at the janctlon of Bath and Back creeks. The original name of Bath was Pamlico Town from the fact that the >lsce, before being settled by the whites, was occupied by a tribe of naxns ct/.led Pamtlco. a k' iak for 12,000 acres of land Aai granted by Gov. Seth Sothel to hin-self November 10, 1681? This grait men'ions 'Pamtlco Town' and inc jded tl;.- slie o I "Ye Old Bath town." Bath *?s icorporated in 17067 On iron, of St. Thomas church Is a tau.*t with the following: "IB memory of John Lawson, Joel Martin and Simon Aldprson, foun. ders of -Bsth town in the year A. L). 1706." Another tablet on this church has this: "St. Thomas Church Built 1734." Another tablet has this: "Thomas Boyd born March 7, 1774 Died Near Long Acre Bridge January 3, 1864." ? The bell formerly used in St, Thomas church was presented to the church by Queen Aune, and was so slated on the bell. Some of the earliest settlers in Bath were French Hugenots. The Inhftbltants of Bath came near belsg exterminated by the Tus cororas in the Indian war th^t broke out Sept. 11. 1711 (O. 8.). During this war there were ten fortified places. Among which were Bath, Core Point and Garrison Polnt_now owned by Mr. W. M. Butt. BRIEFLY TOLD NEWS OP NEARBY PLACES The Wlnterville and Delway High Schools, the latter* a Sampson coun ty Institution, are to bedate the sub ject, "Preparedness," at Wlnterville In the spring. New Bern is planning a big trade week for out-of-town shoppers, to be held in February. Seventy-five men are to be em ployed in the plant of the Adams Cooperage Company, a new lumber concern at New Bern. A baby was left at the front door of Graven County Commissioner C. J. Heath, who lives near Ernul, a night or two ago. It is being cared for by the family. I FRENCH ANNOrNCE REPULftE OF TWO OERMIN ATTACK* Pari*, Jan. 831. ? The repulse of two Oerman Infantry attacka upon French positions near Domplerre, ronth of the river Somme, was an nounced today by the war offlca. "GOOD TASTE" CRYSTAL ICE CREAM Makes ba? feeling people feel good. And good feeling people feel better .This good sunny weather. TRY IX. - CRYSTAL ICE COMPANY Phrme S3. Wcahmgton. N. C. IMUCH INTEREST II* PRBFFITT'S COMING VISIT SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL 8EXTATIVB WILL ADlSlia CHAMBER OF GOMMElPi, BE HERE THURSDAY Evrtxt Will Re An Imporun* Oml Has Already Appeared la lililtfT Kins ton. New Hern and Other Cities in This Section <tf flMM. Edward J. W. Proffltt, special In-, dustrial representative of the Nor. folk Southern Railway, who la to ad dress a meeting of the Chajgber of Commerce in this city Tfeartdfk/ night, is a man of engaging persoif* * ality and' has a remarkable aptitade ror the work in which he it equated. He will come here from Nef Bern, where February % 2nd he will deliver an address on "community Interest and community advertising before a representative gathering of that city's business men. His approaching visit to Washing ton 1b arousing much interest ajaoag those who believe In communftj^pafr llclty; for, through the variova med iums at his disposal, he can d# macji for the city's good, and every effort is being made to make his vfelt one in which he will get the b (it. pr^selonB of those things whieh show-*? Washington to the best advantage 4h an industrial centre. Mr. Profit will arrlve here Thurs day afternoon, and will be ? guest of the Chamber of Commerce, under v. hose auspices he will be ahoaratha city'* principal places of Interest^, lta manufacturing industries and other enterprises and Its natural advan tages. After his speech here he will leave for Wilson and other East Car olina towns, where his work will b* similar to that done here. . COLONEL HOUSE STUDIES THE GERMAN SITUATION Berlin, Jan. 31.? -Colonel E. If. Houm Is devoting the laat two <3aja of his visit in Berlin to an lntenator* study of the situation here frtfflgpto German viewpoint, meeting: ?' tim ber of the leading officials and bus iness men. At a luncheon at the American embassy today ho converged with Dr. W. S. Solf, secretary of State for the Colonies, and Arthur Von 6w}n- ' nor, managing director of the Dent" sehebank. REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING There will be a meeting of * th* Republican County fexecu- ? p tlve Committee In Washington * ? on Friday, February 4, at 11:00 ? ? a. m , for the purpose of calling ? ? a county convention and the ? ? transacting of such other boil- * ? ness as may come before the ? ? committee. ? ? HUGH PAUL, ? ? County -Chnlrmaa. * ? ? ?,????? t ?utwertlM la u* Dkllr Mtvi