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WASHINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNO0N, FE3HUARY M, 1?16.
NUMBER 188.
J.B.FQWLEWILL
SERVEON BDftRD
SAYS WILLING TO ACT
IF THE OTHER MEN
, PONT DROP OUT
PRAISES R.LHODGES
ftorry to Learn Mr. Hodge*
Has Declined to Serve
on the Board
Vh? Interviewed tMi iliornlcf
aid "km whether he lateoded
aertlng on the bond iMtM oomtale
MPh, jobs B. Fowle Hated that uo
leae the other appolataee dropped
oat or eomathlag elae occurred that
would pretest hie acceptlB( a place
on the board, he would probably
ceaeent to aarra.
"I did hot eeok a place oa the
bfard." aald Mr. Fowle, "and when
Hr Warren broached the matter to
!*e. I rafoaed. Now that aj aaae
baa been pat on the Itat. howerer. 1
teller, that 1 via accept the honor
It the ether don't drop oat "
"Hare you heard that Mr. Hodxee
haa refaerd to atKayt a place oo the
beard?" ha waa aahad.
"Tee, I heard that and 1 wai
RlJsbtr aorry to hear It. Mr. Hodgei
ja one ?* thw Snaat men to tba town
afclp to aerae on the eommlaalM^ I
alacrrelr hope that ha will
?id t hie deeleloa and will ooaaant
to eerea oa the board."
POLICE DESTROY.
MONKEY RUM
Of the Liquor \V*?
Poured Out on the Geoand
VcttmUj- Afternoon.
Several citizens who pansed by the,
cKy ball yesterday stopped suddenly
a?d sniffed vigorously several times.'
When th^lr olfactory nerve* had <
been satisfied, they proceeded on!
. their way, some of them staggering
?tfghtly.
The cause of their action* was
tie fact that the poljce yesterday did
?way with a large amount of mon |
key rum, which they had seised on
J various occasions recently. The odor
of the stuff was evident several
( black, away ? I
RECORDER'S COURT
. v .
*cgro Womb Gete Thirty Days la
Jail for Retahiag. Other
Case* Brought Up.
Before the recorder yesterday af-j
ternoon the following cases were
brought ap for trial and disposed
q t:
Daniel Webster Goss, throwing
bricks on the street; costs.
John Wallace, assault; costs. ^
Elvy Bason, retailing; $10 "and
oosts. The woman not being able to
pay the fine, she was sentenced to
jail for thirty days.
Hess leas Uslsisi la Persia.
Paris, Feb. 11. ? Russlsn troops
?re steadily pushing back the Kurd*
and T?rk*s. commanded by Germans,
throughout Persia, It Is reported.
liADllS, STOP BY HMD 8KK THAT
pretty Glass and China at Stewarts
Jewelry Store. ' : 4 ? *
i-iintc.. v* ?:
BELLM O
nrat SpliOde
"Tint BLACK BOX"
thrilling myitory Mrlal
with Harb<*rt lUvlluod
lit Anna Mule
All (twr cut la a k?c* thre^
rael faptara
"Whit the ^lr?r foretold"
mill# Rhodaa In K^ator com d r
?rATHBRS U>CKV E8CAPB
MATMM DAILY ? ? f, M.
Cnil.DltKX lit
BLa*w; ikiL
COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS
ARE DISCUSSED BY BOARD
>" .
Board of Education Held Regular Meeting This Week.
Several Important Matters Brought Up.
The County Board of Education
hold their regular monthly meeting
this week and took up several mat
ter* of importance lit connection
with the school work la the county.
The matter of nailing a special
tax election la District* Nos. It sad
11, which was laid over from the
Jaaaary meeting was disposed of.
Nothing farther being presentd by
those parties who asked that said
election be postponed, the Board re*
commanded to the commissioners
that they call the election for March
11th.
U appearing that district No. S,
Long Acre township, had not receiv
ed all that wis due It on the new
building, the. Board appropriated &n '
additional 980 In final settlement,
this to give s school term of Ave
months.
In balancing up the account with
district No. 4. Pantego township. It
was found that the building fond was
due it to the amount of $13.80,
which was ordered to be put to the
credit of the district.
Pgtrona of district No. 10. Choc,
owinity township, having failed to
PlffiD WITH
HIS VISIT HERE
Mr. Protttc Think* Washington Hu
* Wonderful Vafan Before it.
Coloaei Lmrd Write*.
,r- That Edward W. Proffltt, of Pro v
Idtace, B. L, *ko prid Washington
a Visit and made a short aftdresa a
few days ago, waa very favorably
impressed with the city and tta cit
izens. la shown in the following com
munication which b. A. Flynn, aes
rstary of the Washington Chamber
of . Commerce, yeaterday received
from Col. H. 8. Loard, general pas
senger agent of th? Norfolk South
<rn Railroad Company, who acoom.
pan led Mr. Proffltt on bis tour
throogh the State:
"Dear Mr. Flynn:
"Mr. Proffltt and myself have Just
returned to Norfolk from our trip
through North .Carolina.
"I wish to aaaure you that the
kindness shown ua by youraelf and
Mr. Leach, your president, was high
ly appreciated.
"Mr. Proffltt thinks that you have
a wonderful city, and that with the
energy and posh that la being ahown
by your Chamber of Commerce, with
the help, of the Ladles Civic League,
that there la no end of the possibili
ties of your progressive town.
^Hr. Proffltt is very much Inter
ested In Washington, and I hope will
be the means of bringing eome man
ufacturing Interests to your city. I
? ant to thank you again, not only
for ourselves but for the Norfolk
Southern for the kindly way In which
rou gave eo much pleasure to myaelf
ind Mr. Praffltt."
TO GIVE CONCERT
MONDAY NIGHT!
' ?-*
I'upUa o t Miaa Olaacow to Olv. E?
hlbMoa of TMr Tak-nt at High
f Hchod AtxVturhun.
A coocrrt by the puplll of MIm
Mac?* Olaagow -wtll be liven at tha
lillh achool auditor! 11*1 Monday or.
anlng, baglnnlng at ISO o'clock An
aicallant prtgrfm conalatlng of
name roue Inetramental and vocal
ealaotlona wIlTte rendered. Admla
alotr will lw fraa. The program -will
bo aa follower
V Dual. "Oh. That Wa Two War*
Maying." Walter Warnar. Rrneet
t. Sals. Sonata C Minor. Clinton
Marah.<*
I. Solo. "Bobolink," BMo Kelly
i. Bo'.o. "Oypay Dance. Salbr
far baa -4
I. Solp. "I Haaf Ton Calling Ma,"
Mra. Uao. Phffltpa
?. Qnartat, "Trt??:*| i Throu#?i
tha Heatier," Flofance Harrla. Ethel
1 F.lllott. Kathleen l^tbaai, TfcclaM
- - ' ? " **;~L
- . 'Vfjl
defray one-half of the expense of,
erecting a new school building. and
the term therein having been cot to
i three month*, came before the bovd ,
asking tor additional apportionment
jTb run their school four months. This
i equest was turned down aa not be
ing Just and fair to the other dls-j
irlcta.
In making ftnal settlement with
district No. 1, Panlego township,
the hoard found that said district
was still doe $150 from the build
in* fund, which amount was ordered
placed to the district's credit.
Deed for an old school bouse In
district No. 15, Long Acre, was ex
ecuted by the Board and turned over
to the purchaser^H. A. Bo wen. upon
payment of the purchase price of
$20.50.
On -account of the failure Of the
sheriff to make proper settlement
with the school fund It was neces
sary for the Board to negotiate a
loan of $1977 to meet current ex
penses. This loan was secured at
the First National Bank of Wash
ington.
No other husinees being brought
up, tho Board adjourned.
OYSTER ROAST FOR
* JR. BIBLE CLASS
Ktent' Wu Enjoyed Last Nigfac.!
Came as a Reward for Increased
Attendance In the Class.
What proved bo be one of the *oat
enjoyable occasions ever participated
in In this city was an oyster roast
given last night by E. R. Mlzon and
JMand te- kbm Junior Wesley
Biblsf' class of the Mfcthodlst Sunday
School.
Three weekB ago there were eight
niembers in the class, and a propo
sition was made that, when the class
reached twenty in q?mber an oys
ter roast would be given. Last
Sunday the c!Ai had warmed up to
whlto heat, and had even gone so
far as to canvasa the town in an au
tomobile In order to have the re
nu'sltn number. There were twenty
' In be in the class last Sunday, so
promptly at 7:30 last night at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Bland,
the fun began, with the following
boys: Mac Robbtfs, Charlie Dailey,
Lee Wynne, W. T. Bailey, Jr., Joshua
Rhodes. Frank Bland. F. B. Lewis,
Robert Dail, W. Norton. J. C. Wise,
Geo. Howard, Jr.. Frank Baker, Earl
Robbins, Willie Bragg. Edgar Rob.
bins, T. p. Alllgood, Jesse Giles and
Charles Harding. After participat
ing In, and doing full Justice to. the
oysters, pickles and crackers, served
on a tabl* provided In the back yard
the class was taken to the Bellmo
| Theatre, where they enjoyed the
motion pictures. ??
j The boys returned home about
10:80, with the dettormflbation of
harlng at least thirty boys preeent
next Sunday, at which time a pic
It ure of tha class will be taken.
8. Solo, "Nspo'.l." Gladys Alll
good.
9. Solo. "Sprlng'B Awakening,"
Mabel S. Dallay.
9fllo, "Valse Arabesque."' Re
becca Orleans.
1). Quartet, "Bedtime 8ong."
Miss Msaon, Mr* Phillips, Madeline
Kllsworth, Bernloe Nlcboltoa.
12. Solo. "Souvenir," Annie Mae
Harmon.
13. Solo. "So Saran Rom," (Mel
ba Walts), Mr* Walter Wolfe.
14. Quartet. "From Calif of Bas
ted." Annie Mae Harmon, Gladys
Alllgood, ftoloy Forbes. Mr. Wallace.
II. Solo (a) "What the Flowers
Says." (b) "Fro of the Land of the
Sky-Slue Water/' Jack Smith.
1?. I>no, "Thanhooser Grand
March." CHaton Marsh, Rebecca Or
leans.
17 Trio. "Mendelssohn Op. ?1."
Annie Mae Harmon. Gladys Alllgoed,
Selby Forbes
It. Onet. "A Night m Venice,"
Mabel S. Dally. Elsie B. Kelly
1? Solo. "The Holy Oily," Annie
Mae Harmon.
SO. Chen**? Capri.
II. Qusrtet, "Overture to Zam pa;"
Rebeeea Orleans. Ball Wy Brlgl*
Oladys AUIgoort. Katbleeu Jackson.
sstesfjwes
Ml* aioacow. Mt Sb?w.
WHILE CONGRESS IS MAKING THE SELECTION THE EXPO
SURE. MAY PROVE FATAL.
? Marcua In N*w Y?rfc Tim**.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH PLANS
TO PENSION CLERGYMEN
I
Steps Being Taken to Assure a Pension to Those Who
Have Attained a Certain Age
Tire Episcopal church of-' this
cauntry has entered upon an under
taking which la sal<f to he the great
est. single financial enterprise over
attempted by that church, and one
that promises to work radical chang
es for good.
For more than six years a com
mittee composed of some of the
strongest men in the church ? bish
ops. priests and laymen ? have bren
engaged in working out a plan
whereby an equitable, workable and
stable pension may be assured the
clergy of the church upon attainment
of a certain age or In the -event of
physical disability before reaching
I che retiring ago.
Realizing the usefulness of a sya
Um based oh sentiment, this com
mittee began 'by employing as its
actuary Monel) Sayr--, formerly ac
tuary of the Carnegie Foundation.
iDd recognized as one of the ablest
experts In pension matters in this
country. After a mass of work in
preparation this commlttn was ab'.e
So present to trie General Conven
lon of the church held In New York|
n October. 1913. a p!an which has
the approval of the most astute fi
nanciers of the country and which
t Is agreed will result in securing
.he end desired. If properly taken up
and carried out by the various dlo
ceaee and parishes.
General Convention adopted the
plan and already a sufficient num.
ber of dloceaqs have endorsed It to
Vsnrc its being put into active op
oration. Up to ihis time forty-four
dioceses, all tbftt have yet aoted ?
compulsing 4 SOft out of 680 D elergy
i? have agreed to enter the fund.
It is a scientific plan whleh, ? In
brirf, assures a retiring fund to all
ministers in active sorvlce when they
reach the ago of 68. pays annuities
I to those becoming disakM before
rolling that age. and pays a pension
I to wido#s and orphans of clergymen,
j Ta^rovide thi# pension to those
THE 0. HENRY CLURi
Mrs. Carter Wan H oeUwe to the dub
I at Enjoyable Mr^Ong Held
t Yeetee<1ay.
.y MTe. M. W. Carter *M b oaten*
nj tWO. TMar* Beok club yeeterday
,afUrnoe?i A larga number of mero
| bwr>* were preiK-nt and a moat toter
oatlng meeting was held. ?
After a diacuaaloo of several bua
rnesn matter*, a Tory Interesting
paper. "A aketeb of llamlet, was
tiu ttadnw Ml or *'-.h
???? ?bl7 prepared. war rjfc. ?>?
l|oy*d. A ?k!kk town ?*d tk\
who will becom<~qptltled to it 1b the
future an annual aweumeot will be
laid on each parish of about 7 per
cent of the salary paid by uft parish
to its own minister.
In order to make the pension
available, however, to those who are
now or who will in the next few
>ears become eligible for It, a fund
of $5,000,000 must be raised, to
covor what is known as "accrued
liabilities." It is this task to which
the Church Pension Fund Commis
sion has now set its hand. The mem
bers of the commission, being men
of Judgment as well as of vision,
have realised fully the size of the
task and have gone about the doing
qf It wltn characteristic energy.
The chairman, Bishop Lawrence of
Massachusetts ? worthy successor of
Phillips Brooks ? has thrown him
self into the work body and soul.
His diocese has relieved him of his
other duties for a number of months
and he has moved to New York
where he will devote his whole time
to putting this great plan before the
people of the whole church.
'The diocese of New York haa al
ready appointed Its local committee,
naming thereon J. Plerpont Morgan,
Btephen Baker, President of the
Manhattan Bank, Wm. Fellojree Mor
gan, President of the Merchants As
sociation, and others.
Last Bundsy In Raleigh the Ini
tial step was taken for enlisting the
diocese of North Carolina, when
strong addresse were made in Christ
church and the church of the Good
Shepherd on behalf <tf the project.
It Is probable that the Dtoceee of
Bast Carolina, which Beaufort
county belongs, will likewise pre
pare to do Its share In the matter,
the council which met In New Bern
last year having endorsed the fund.
The subjcct will In all probability
be thoroughly discussed when the
? annual council meets In Kinston noit
I May.
THAN a ATI ANTIC TRIP
*T.f#fflL VK mtAdb tH VKRT
FEW HOURS, PREDICTS
London, Fab. 11. ? In twrety year*
travelera will go from New York to
London In fifteen hoar* on giant
a^roplao** capable of flying 100
mtlea an honr, Claud? Graham-White
declared In ft pabllahed article to.
day.
chocolate wea served Mra. Colin
I Harding of Washington city, and
Mrs J agger of New York, ware
gueeta cl the clnh.
fto next meeting will be held with
t'A\ m i.ida Rednuin on February 14.
OPPOHTHmn Ml) BE OFFERED
TO BET MUTMT CO. HERE
LOCAL TALENT
PLEASES AUDIENCE
Man r '
^ _.r=n for tbe Cl?lc
^ w**uo Uat Night.
The Civic Club realized a hud
some fund from the benefit per
formance which was given at the
New Theatre last night and which
was featured bj a number of home
talent acta.
The "kid", acts proved to be the
favorite attractions for the audience.
Mary Baugham and Ida Tucker,
tinging "When a little boy ? #" made
a big hit with the audience. Helen
and Francis Dalley also sang a doll
song In excellent harmony and were
well applauded. Mary Thomas
Stewart and Eva Haekney did a song
and dance oomblnatlon with Mary
Thomas doing the Terpslchorian fea
tures. All of the girls were remark
ably well possessed and not one
showed the slightest symptoms of |
stage fright or embarassment.
Mrs. Harold Washburne recltejl
"Bobby Shafto" in a manner which
kept the audience Intensely Inter
ested ? from start to finish. Mrs.
Washburne'B Interpretation of the
story, her gestures and delivery were
extremely good. She - 4? - without
question the best elocutionist in this
section and her recitations are al
ways deeply appreciated by her au
diences. She was at her beet last |
night.
?n exhibition of modern dances
by Miss Llzxle Hill and Harold J
Washburne concluded, the program.
Both are excellent dancers and went 1
gracefully through the Intricate ]
steps of the maxlxe and one-step.
President Wilson Will Take No Ac- j
tion In Effort to Induce Sccrtv
tary to Change HLs Mind.
Washington, D. C-. Feb. 11? That
President Wilson will take no action |
in inducing Mr. Garrison to recon
sider hit resignation as secretary of |
war, was learned today through of
ficial circles. It is stated that the
president expressed hlmsolf as re
gretting to learn of Mr. Garrison's
decision, but that he had nothing
further to say.
Secretary Garrison resigned from,
office yesterday, giving an his reason
the fact that President Wilson has
refused to "Irrevocably" support the
continental army plan and because
be opposes the administration's pro
gram of setting a definite time for
Phllllphie independence.
NEW EVAPORATED PEACHES 3 1
lbs. for 25c. E. K Willis.
t-n-Ste.
1
NEW PRUNES AT 10c LB. E. K.
WILLIS. 2-ll-2tc I
BUSINESS MEN
MEET TONIGHT
Important Matter* to he Brought Up
at Hewlon. Merchant* Urged
To Br Present..
The Wash'ng'uu liuMiinit M'n'X
Association will meet tonight In the
Chamber of Commerce rooms. J.
K. Hoyt, president of the associa
tion, stated tfeTfc mornlnfc that there
were a number of things he desired
to bring up before the members of
the association left for the North
on their spring purchaalng trips and
that be hoped a large number would
be present at tonight's meeting.
ANOTHER LOT OF FULTON MAR
ket Corned Beef just received. E.
I K. WTLLI8. Ill-Itc
W* RECEIVED A NICE ASSORT
meat of Cut Glass and Hand
Painted China today at Btewart'i
Jewelry ?tore.
S-ll-l^a.
WWW CORNED MACKEREL ? FOP
1 IS?. B. K. WUUa. t-U-St<
COL. RODMAN URGES
THAT WASHINGTON
GET BUSY
OTHERS IN LINE
28 Different Towns in State
Want to Organize New
Companies
Washington. N. C., Fsb. 11, ltl?.
Editor of the Dm.llr Newt.
City.
Mr. Editor.
| It dow appear* possible that an
opportunity maj soon be offered for
Washington to ssoure a company of
infantry.
In order to do thla, It would be
necessary to secure slxty.five men
willing to enlist, and three men of
[.requisite military ablTlty to l>ecome.
| commissioned officers.
Under the present law, a captain
of a company receives from the stats
for his services in maintaining the
organisation J 100 per year; the
quartermaster aergeant f&O per year
and each enllated man 25 centa for
<acb drill attended. For all actual
service on encampments, both of
ficers and enlisted men receive the
tame pay aa officers and enlisted men
of like grade in the regular army.
It Is reasonably certain that Con
gress will pass at this session what
is known as the "Militia Pay Bill,"
which provides that captains receive
about S600, first lieutenants $500,
and second lieutenants (400 per year
with full pay when on active ser
vice. Non-commissioned officers an^
privates would receive 25 per oeut
of the pay of the regular service.
All would receive full pay wlille on
duty.
The opportunity which may be
presented will have to be taken ad
vantage of at once as thers are ap
plications from twenty-eight differ
ent towns now on file for consider
ation.
The National Guard of today^ls
very different from that of yester
day. It is now a service of duty and^
of patriotism and I believe that we
of Washington are as patriotic as
any poople in North Carolina or elsel
where.
Should anyone be Interested In the
urganizatio nof a company, I would
be very glad to hear from thom and
would cheerfully render all the a?
nlstance in my power.
Very respectfully,
WILEY C. RODMAtf,
Col. 2nd No. Car. Infantry.
In connection with the above let
ter, the following article, which ap
peared in this morning's papers,
brings out several points of Interest:
Washington, Feb. 11. ? President
Wilson was told flatly today by Re
publicans of the House military
committee that they believed the
committee was practically opposed
to the continental army plan spoflL
Bored by the War Department. They
said they believed the committee fa
forevd strengthening the National
? Guard and empowering the Presi
dent to draft it into the regular
army In time of war.
The Republicans left the White
house with the Impression that tho
President still believed the continen
tal army plan the best so far de
vised. He showed no disposition,
they said, to attempt to fores adop
tion of any particular plan, but ex
pressed the conviction that the com
mittee would bring out a bill for an
ndequale army.
8?b?crlt>- io tbe Daily Newa.