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IMPORTANT WORK "Any merchant In Washing ion, who woald not gladly lib eorlbe towards bonding the Tied Hill road, ought to move out of town. He 4>nght to go to Ocra- j . coke or aoma othar place where ] ?he wouldn't ba subject to- any 1 taxation." Th,~ above statement wa^ made this morning by Dr. J. O. Blount when asked tor hla opinion' on tha plan tor Improving the CXoeowinlty read "Ttlara la no mora important road of Washington are conaoraed," con tinued tbo doctor, ,rWe gat now Wn?s tm WnM than ?othar that laada lata tha city.. It wa ?pond 110.000 towarda patting It loto shape, so that It win ba yaaa lklo year la and year out. It woald bo tha baat HO.OO# that tha a^tl tena 0/ Washington have ov?r ?pent f?r hay one tn,:._?^.V "I .tfeiqk ftlie plan suggests l? ?n excellent o?^., f am wtr.lag to -Op my part and- I believe t>?t exw progressive roildeos lo Washington wUI"aay the same for Mmeelr." Or. Blount was in DsC P *. Nich olsons' olllce at tha time ~he made tha abOTa statements. Dr. Jltchol' *-eon also expressed himself as bftrn ' heartily In favor of baT.dtn# |Tr- #o?d and offered to make a cash contribu tion on the spot. 80 Jar, there has not been hsorq a single expression 41 seatinient #? gainst lm prorlng Uo5Toed. Iverf^ ?ne appeara to be In favor of It. Tbe matter wlU be brought up In the Chamber of Comnwroe at the neat meeting and action win ba taken at that time ? If' not before. j w J. Harding, who llraa along I "the Red mil road, was In town thla morning and^ asked whether the peo ple in his neighborhood .were willing - to help In the work. He eta led that he for one was wiling to do all la Ms power to the way of hauling rock and providing a team for the actual labor on the road. Ba added thy. he believed hla neighbor! weald bo willing t(> do the eame thing. All of them aro anxloua to aae the road ,/ Improved. ' A . . ANOTHER WEDDING AT HOTEL LOUISE Th. Haul UilH l|ili obtained publlc'.tr u a matrltrfonlal lonii r Btorday when MleeTknnl. Wooi?t?, head waltreu of lSl?" hoeLlrjr,' cam* the bride of Arnr jukaotf, UiMUt engineer OS Mm at th* Old no m talon stMmship 11m i-oate Th* w ddlnt took p)a?* I* the Hotel par lor. In th* preaenc* of a tow tm mediate friend. ft* K. I C putor of th. Methodlat eh?t?h. of flefnttd The couple WjJ natt trlfada la thU nactlor (or a day of two and wl(l than make th.li home la NM tou ? gjt' ?>: ~ " l| J. A. fuehw, manatw of the ho tel, fa a* forgotten whether thia ? M tko ninth or th* twenty fltth wed that haa taken olaro la Ua which the bride waa an th. hotel. 1 . ? - . din* that hi hotel .at la < employe of U dent'* letter Hw^turea WafWttfpa ?*} Volcano" Will Break Out :.a Con grew Today at a letter'Vfntfei by President W1PJ son to Congressman Edward w. Pou1 or North Carolina, acting ehalrmaa at thfchodkB rule* committer, asking that Immediate action be UUt U> deeUM whether Congress was with the President or agajast him la hll latest Holler toward the foreign power*/ was made public lnte yes terday afternoon. Coming a* tt doaa leea * than ? week trom the date of (b* White Home MAferrhce between Speaker Clark. Majority Leader Kitchln and Chalnbsn ol the House Foreign Af fair * Committee Flood, when thae* gentlemen were asked to use their nlloeBoe to prevent disentails aad action of Oongrest on the proposed reaolatlon to Warn Americans from sailing on boUlgerant vrsaels, the President's letter last night came as a distinct shock to those who toot the chief executive at hi word. No jpe h re last night even at tempts to minimise the gravity )f ua none Js lovni to doubt, that the Trealant rtmtiaa that hls .letter baa sat Waahlngton altrr aad HOSTESS AT BRIDGE Main nrxt y*a tarday afUrnoon la I honor o( MlBa Mas Afin. Thar* wkre |onr tab:et at bridge, the MM t? U*,j?nianlaatly unbM la ' the pleasant inn parlor, the neapilon hall, parlor and library. MlM Aran was praam ted by Mn. Oorham with a beautlfnl ribbon travelling b?g. Uefreahttent* were aerved la two oonMaa, Mra. E. W. Ayera aaalatfng Mra. Pumay u4 lira Oorham lu wrt?|. ? - Thora prea at wm MeM>ur> Jf?? Harrington, Lee Davenport, HTBBkm Ramley. James EUlaoa, writer Wolfe. Haro'.d Washhuroc. Ed. Willis, Maaon Smith. Oeorge Hackney, Jr., E. W. Brown, Llndaay Warron, Sam Etherldge, Mra. Whit ?klr, of Sonth Carollln. MUaea Mae Ayer?.C*ddto Fowle, -Mary Tankard, Elisabeth Warren aad-fcoalae Part ridge. London. Mar. 1? Th. BtfUrt Government today uuDtd control of pnwtlcallr ?U marnkant att?m ?hlpfl m a molt of <J?rmany'i an nouncement that aha womld atrttna r!a? without warning all armad mer chantmen la coaatwlaa trad* or Hooe Of lea* Una M# ton>/,-. All oilier bun Mm Soouwllfd to obtain Government Uo^kM* ebeforo they will be able to Mil. It la Mated iWtMa draetlc >tej> may b? ?ol iowa^i by htotber *oTar?ment?l 4?-, ? Him fr-lght c bargee on British 'in tw?a reaplag lortattae Hire 111) tr meBdone lncreaie S ratee o) Alpplng. *? SSjg* 'XV\ ?ftt* to ?tMirtl4p*t!r .elroag Mil of ?!? teele. In wblch Labia will preemt a I-fee) ftbtiira ea tit led "A Weetera *Ool<irn(>T'? HimMrtly." with en ?n'^ tW>Hi out, end protalaea to M M*' ' ' " rlremae and oomedr Tblt boUM la now )PWtll| a ep'endld program ?fry night, wHk wmi of the boat tbree reel fgatare plctnrea ev*r ?hawa I* tbia city. Tba at* i ' " ??tMn, elje could bate done. The ltd on detwte. wWeh Speaker, wk and Claude Kitctoli hare had htlj olapjwd since their conference ' tie President ffiM; off. JTary l WV both sidae^ are almost to "t^ome at tfce flrat opp 6r Ity attd what jeeterda j aeemed to | quiet la* down of the turbulent nts t>rer the submarine contro laat ntght appears to ha a irurhlng volcano. -V ?? v PUN TO FORM COUNTRY CLIiBl Ladlaa at the C? y" Aw Making El ?wrt to Bin Oifululioa Formed la Wuhlngta*. jg" .? A movement, foaterjg. by ??Hwl of the prominent ladiet ? th?*Bl.v, l? on foot to orcaalM a country club for Washington. Altfcouih It wl'J cated ? at W^?hlaitoa Part. It la. alao asserted that arran?emrM* have J already been made for a bulldln? A meeting of the :?dle? wee held today for the purpose of fulthev dle cu??:u* tho plan/ Borne of the le*? '-*? ?M*. Of the town wjfl" thea be breached on the.' atiMMt uf to enltit their enpporL k u wi in via ;sm ?ert with the ^ approval a ?uffl -? ? ?* ? ITALIAN TRENCH "PILLED . JN|". 40 HEN CAPTURED ? ~ Berlin., Mar. 1.? Something new in t^<jnqh warfare . la related la to day'* official Austrian reporte, 'which tell or fighting on the Italian front aa follows: . >j."At dawn, aa Austro-Hungarlan detachment from the Gorlaia hridge A?ft3 . gafXiw. a tUcked surprise the aleeplng Italians near Peuma, filled , J* bWi*t back forty-flTe prlaonera. ' "At1?? * hraTT artillery prepara tion. the Italian infantry adraflJ fcfd again at onr positions ^'IroCfc^ltiies of Monte San Mlohela and eajit of Ano. The^-Kallana were repnleed with Hap^t?inary loeeee, beat dee leev IngytfQ^r handa 187 prlaonera, a tnong v^m were six office re." 910.006 FIRE DAMAGE * TO HIGH rOINT PLANT FlanftW Destroy Part of Plant of B *aktn COIh nd C?ket Co. ?w c lP*af? ^ *U1? Point, Mar. 1. ? Fire of M I unknown origin l?it nljht dltroy ed jthe machinery room. mt'.n? aid H?l|?rvraoBi and dry kiln of the Catkin Coffin and Casket company, . ? ?m thkucmb cap. ? Chapln In 81. L,u? R.p?bllt LEFT HERE LAST NIGHT; WILL MARRY ON JOURNEY Tho many friend* of Miss Haiti? Cozxens ?nd Woodsen VanHook were greatly surprised this morning to learn of their departure from "Wash ington last night with the intention j of jetUng Bwrrled "hj>fw-cn here and nprlda. Absolnti!* nothing was known of Xhe Intentions of tbe cou ple until news ol thW leaving town waa learned today. Relative# of Mr. VfnHook stated this morning that- the couple Intend ed getting married, at the first sta CONVOCATION AT BATH TODAY I Hwrtm Tlxm Vo&mf and.. Toaoorrmr. r ? ? number t>f the c'.ergy and prom inent laymen of the Episcopal church paaeed through Washington' yester day and today en route for Bath tg attend the session of the. Convoca tion of Edenton, which Is to be held In St. Tboroas' church in that city today and tomorrow. - Among those who are there are Rev. R. B. Drauo. D. D.. of Edenton; Rev. O. A* Ash by,, of Elisabeth City; Rev. John R. Matthew a, of Greenville; Rev, C. ? Pafier, of Hertford ; Rev. C. D. Ma lone. of Chocowlnlty; L. P. Zlegler, I of Edenton, and Theodoro Partrlca.j Jr., of Clinton. PROMISES TO KEVKAL . - BIO GRAFT IN CHICAGO Chicago, Mfcr. 1. ? Asserting that the Eaatoa-Rowe graft- controversy was a minor ovent compared to rev ?:atlon?~Wh!ch he would make Sey mour Stedman, attorney lor Mri. Walter Page Eaton, former head of the 8oclal Welfare Department, who haa charged she had been o^apelled tc give up part of her salary for the benefit of a member of Mayor Wil liam Hatf'Thom peon's family,. tqday declared <he wo^'d bring forth a witness who would reveal expensive ?alary splitting In the city ball. Today's hearing on the Eaton Bowo case Itself developed llHle of ERHDH IN NUMBER OP HILLS OF TOBACCO tfe* written :k)T. Mr nv*. p*Krin*tv<]'7. I that *1?. tfc*. >tp bmcou Ut t toot * te?h n>w?, la II la.tk* kill mi topped [>l?*. ItwaaM |t? aMst 100 kl'.lt to |U?'?r?. This ibnll hm ruJ, i?*a-UUt. IfUMi at t00. . Qow* tnrtllT it th? vtlcl?atM;kUI> ????, DMBUaMd. Tkl? ?tioa|} ?tto Jm(i? tiU HiottHkf ilbui H u. Ml m?4. Itmt I.OM. t tlon at which the train stopped long enough to g'.ve them time to have the knot tied. It Is believed that they wll! be married at Charleston, 8. C., however. Thry will go 10 Jacksonville, Fla., where they will make their home in the future. Mr. VaoHook and his bride wwr* both employrd In the Bank of Wash ington Is thla city and are well known. grocsp thereon ot Mc? ji.'B. VanHoofc. Hie brW? s tho daughwr-of-Mts Blackwell Cos tens. ? GIVES LEAP YEAR BlRTHDJff PpTY Although Jack Harris was twenty yare old yesterday ho has only been able to celebrate at four of his birth days, the reason being that he waa born on February 29. When this day djjea roll uround every four years, however, Mr. Harris makes up for lost time and celebrates In a most fitting Hty'.e. A large number of friends were present last night at a party, which was given 1n commemoration of Mr. Hairls* natal day. Various- games helped to enliven the ocoafton. Mlu Kathleen Willis won the first prize in the leap year proposal contest by gating the largest numbor of ac ceptances. Miss Florence Harris won the booby prise. The following wire present: Misses Margaret Wicks Kathleen 'Willis, Anna BcUe Cfiffk; Gladys Alllgood, Mary Bragg, Hattle Cooper, Cottle Wilkinson, Vema j Davenport, Emily Mitchell, Ruth Everett, Florence HarTla; Me^9a. ' James Howard, Hubert Bills. Wal t r Warner, Russell Willis, Archie . O'Neal, Pat Foreman, Henry Web ster. Rngene Harris and John John son. I Affect Small Portion of Shipping New York, Mtfr. 1. ? Only a small proportion of the shipping plying between American and European porta ? a fleet of armed Italian mer chantmen ? apprara to be menaced by the new Teutonic submarine pol icy whleh goe? Into effect at m'.d I night. British and French ships that have arrired here and at other Atlantic porirf during the past j ar hare etr | ried uo fcuu*. "Ev.rjbwljr worti bit r*lkw."l kit XNTttM *?*? *h?n h*j cmpM daveevans WAS SHOT TO DEATH BY PITT COUNTY MEN Significant Events Followed Murder of Joe McLawhorn, Which Tend . to Prove Negro is Dead f THE WRONG MAN AT BAYBORO Sheriffs From Piti and Beaufort Counties Went There Yesterday on a Wild Goose Chase. Man Who Was Held Has Been Released. That Dave Evans, the negro who killed Joe Mr Law horn !n Pitt coun ty lata ipouth, hufl be n shot to death by one of the pongees, which started on the hunt for him on the day fol lowing the murder, was the infor mation obtained thl? morning by the Daily N?>w* from a reliable source. The pertonH who gave out this in formation made public three impor tant points, which have not been known to til* general public but which are * specially significant. 1. .lfter the flrtt dnj's hunt, tiw wiurh for Evniut was aban doned by (lie poeara. with the exception of a few Individuals. 2. Thirty or forty pistol shot* were board in the wood* that afternoon. 3. Chio of the three negroea, who was captured, la allied \o hikvo hero threatened with 1b ?Vnt death trnleus he told ?bwe E^viuu^Wm hidden. It. the Information which the Daily News received this morning la Authentic: ? and th're Is little rea tor doubting It, aa 'resldenti of JS*I ?r? ?r.eg*4 ??>*??. mentioned the same facts ? the lncl don ts which followed MeLawhorn'a ? death and I'd up t# the deash of Kvans were pro^hly as follows: A pose? of dtlsen* captured one of the other negroes who had escap ed and threatened to Bhoot him if he did not at once tell them where Evans wan concealed. The negro gave the d Btred information and the posse scattered to hunt for t(^ mur derer. When they found him. they stood him up against a tree and shot him to death. MEAT INSPECTORS BADLY NEEDED Ralelgb, N. C., Mar. 1. ? Because a number oi towns in North Carolina have recently been deluded by un scrupulous meat dealers and In con sequence have been eating diseased Tneat, the Stato Board of. Health feels moved to call attention to a 1 few statements and figures contained In the' report of Mrv J. H. Epperson, ! meat and milk Insp ctor for Dur- ' ham. Probably the most noticeable figures contained In tUe report is the number of pounds of meats unfit for food found during- the seven months Mr. Epperson has bren on the Job !& Durham. According to the Og ives, 2.35ft pounds of-, pork were condemned; 845 pounds of beef ; 144. pounds of liver; 175 pounds of spare rfbs; 60 pounds of sausage; 73? poumdM-of fish and 110 /pofcQds of brains, a total of 4.4 ft? poinds. Besides this work <*f the Inspec tor, and that necessirf Mo ^obtaining sanitary dairies and- pure milk', his report sho*s fuat all aarkeH.*?id 1 lidtela *ua la. ertr. ?c "rt-. ; a nv ' i ptuto, whjl UK1 aud storaga ao J.at, , ?ton* mod fountain! in regularly lu?p?ct?4 U4 ?r? rated tocordlni to th? acore irrtoto. Mr Bpporaon I# Hay elW bactor lotojut, wblch offlce nit only aida him Im malnUloln* a pure milk and rood eujply. . but la of *rakt aealat. inc to. tit* bealU oOoara In *no* ft* a.1^, Utf?rtlon ailata mod u> |koo*ta? ?W?? ft ??r?ad mm' wis omet ! mOORlM TOR THIS GKHMAW* An explanation of th? shots. which . f re iired lhat afternoon. 1h to the effect tlial the nhootlng was don? 'n order to get the crowd together. How v?t. as- It ]g alleged that about thirty or forty sftota were flred at puictlcally the aame time, it would appear that inont oi the crowd had already assembled. Went After lli?* U'ntrig Man. It wai> found out late y? ati-rday afternooD that the negro at Bay "jpro. who was suspected of being Evanr. wax not the murder dr. Sher ff? Windl??y and McLawhOrn Jn>th ?.fnt do*n to Bavboro yestefday and a??sur'd ve? tUaV * lJR~ man who wat. bemg held there -*r?? not ? he ont> whom they wanted. He has be?n turned loose. MRS. COLE UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY lecture Which- Wm to Qm 9een Given Thin Afternoon Ha< Ikca ?" ^o^tpoaed Until The lecturo, which wir to ha?e l?**u given at the New Theatre this aZfernoenby Mrs. C. M. Cole on the Subject of "Novels, Good and Bad," has be n postponed until Friday af ternoon. A telegram wan recetSB* thin mort.lng from Mrs. Cole, *ho Is at present in Florida, saving that It would be impossible for her to be her-' today. 3he will arrive here Thursday night. The lecture will be given at the. New Theatre Friday afternoon, beginning promptly at 3:3C o'clock. OHIO PItOHIBITlOXl8T% DIVIDED OVER DELAY Columbus. 0 , Mar. 1.? A majority of prohibition leadors here Tor the | Ohio Anti Saloon Lrague trustees meeting tomorrow, favor postpon ing re-8ubml?Hlon of a prohibition a in.endmHnt utitfl 1917. They said hey thought tbQlr cause would be .stronger In a year without general | Stat- and National elections. By next i year as??er*ed the present finer?*?lai {stringency of Ohio cllititis probably will been relieved. | Those who favored submission I next fa'.l contend that the presiden tial i-lertion will bring out a large rural vote. AV8TKM AI.BO TO SINK ARMED M KRCHANTMEM ? yjenii.i. Mar. .1.- ? T1 Opvernlr^n* tod*y put oriler similar to ,tiul by Germany by which all rbsntm?>n belonging to flbns will >?e submarined wjtho iff '?* t*>? vanMl* w^mon ? ??? - ? - tn-Mf.HTl A W#*?ni Ootjtq HutnMaliy" *T I r^i f?ttnr? ?Th - Pinoi'i Birttoa M.tohW? 1 r*I corner "Hurt'i DMlro"? YyAel Chutlr Comcoriltll M?lda' 1 rw?l Pilu?
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