North Carolina Newspapers

A Want Ad In THE DAILY NEWS Brings Sure Results. WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS nrg I>A1LV N*W8 PRINTS MOKE LOCAL NKWS THAIS' ANY OTHER PAPER IN TUB STAT* THE WEA1HKI rmlr tonlfht *n4 | Som?vh*t cooler Friday. VOLUME 8. WASHINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 7, 1916. NTMBEB 80. hard fight ISr WAGED FOR PRIZES EACH CONTESTANT 18 DETER. M1XII) TO WIN ONE OF THE r FREE TRIPS THIS SIMMER. VOTES PILE IN Rooo I, Getting CWr Dally. cap) "?*?!? In Country Are Staking I P*pecUll> Big GlUnj Ah?? F?. The Mm, brtl0)1 of coo ?1CZ'V? mik0 ?'?" Bl? Horn should bo on tap ?0d ay. Cooimunt, competing for! XT" "" VrL LIZ ri i ?;- ?"d "llect every subscript Ion, and realise upon every promise. I The remaining time of the big of fer 1. now reduced to a matter nf :rTrd?:? ?? With your friend*, expoin to them the value Of turning the subscription In this week. Explain to them how yon are trying to make every prec oma minute count for something, that 1/ yOU haVe t0 makc seTcl-al tr| - "T!' "Jb,cr!pl,on *111 prob ?My fall to collect other support you *?? in view. dn. t0 th. ? , ?t a Ter7 al">rt time is loft ot the M vote oner. Tlie Offer. wniT/v "?rth ""Elision, will be known as a "club." i? mik. Lfe.lU|PJ!e.i? d0llar*' ""Ascriptions 1 ? L S h" ""T """l- Just *? t"?r mako a Ifcial of ?lj. Bach club will earn PNK Bun 52S AN'D P,PTV thousand VOTES. The big votes are In addi tion to the number of votes that will ge given on cach subscription as shown by the vote table. Dtf n&t hOld subscriptions back un-l '? you collect a total- or ten dollars, but send thorn to as fast as you pro- ' ?jure ,,,e?. Wo ke,p , r<.C()rd .o determine when you have turned in enough to make a total of ten dol vou. "" "'r* 160 <><"> GET AS MANY CLUBS AS YOU STOP W'TH ONE GET EVERY AVA1I.ABI.E SU^ O PTION W"?-E THE OFPPlt IW KFPEf'T. IT WILL HE GREATLY TO YOUR ADVANTAGE w?r.:?'OU ,aT" subscription, we Will give you Ttlt. b.Ilotl mna 70u may h.-.ld the vole ballot hack to vote ' la,er time if you wish. You may also hold hack tbe extra votes given for the club Publish only what you desire All subscription, turned In .incc the beginning of co?(p,t , coont toward making np the clubs The offer ends at oVloc> lid ::r"f or s,,"dw- ?th. and It Is absolutely guaranteed to he the biggest and best offer of any """ wl" he made at any time during the contest. Mall Subscriptions. If you cannot coroo to the office Saturday night. Just mall your sub scriptions at yonr home postofflre. ro the envelope will bear a postmark I of not later than nine o'clock In th.1 evening of Saturday. April 8th. Thei subscriptions will be counted <m the1 big clubbing offer even If they do not reach this office until Monday Or yoa may repor' your subscriptions over tbe telephone Saturday night and they will be counted on the big offer * VrH* Tnhle. ? Vootho . ., ,.?oo Votes t Tear g.10. . . . 13,000 Vote. ? Tears. ...| h.m JJ.oo# Votes - Tear.. ... $ p.nn 41.000 Votes . .<0.000 Vote. Teaf. .... ft 8.00 .*80,000 Vote. ARE AGENTS FOR NEW BEVERAGE Ono of our local progressiva Job bore lias b?K n fortunate enough to tocare tho agonrjr for "Bl?-Mac," the non-alcohoMo bererage that soonn to have created *uch a sensation and niftdo surh a h'% nit throughoyt tb< ?tate. TSey have lu? rWa,?? two LOCAL STORES ENJOYING BIS SPRING TRABE HAVE LARGER 8+OCK8 Qi' WRING aVt) SUMMER MEK CHAXDISE THAN EVER BEFORE. ADVERTISE GOODS ** Merchants Are Drawing Trade to Washington^ from A Radius of Twenty-Five Miles. All Are Well Pleased. With Easter but a short time ajray, local Btores are enjoying a spring trade which la declared by many to surpass that of any previous year In Washington. All of the dry goods and clothing stores are stock ed with the latest spring and Bum mer merchandise. A number of the store managers, who made northern trips a month or two ago, declare that they have put In a stock far larger than any -they have previously arrled. The early spring buying has been heavy. Both men and women are inding'that the local stores can supply their wants at prices as low is can be secured anywhere. Mary ?hoppers hare come here from near by towes and a'.l have gone away ?veil pleased with their purchases. ~ Washington is fast becoming rec ognized as the shopping center for miles around. With Its large and well-stocked stores, trade is being drawn from a radius of over 25 miles. Most of tbe merchants have al ready begun advertising their mer chandise and tbe majority of th^m have selected the. Daily Nows as the be9t medium. With a circulation that covers ail of the districts from which,, possible customers may bo secured, they haveTOund ou* that "it pays to advertise." "I'm going to start in with some heavy advertising in a few days." staled one of th<* local merchants today. -"and. I believe that I will get results. I havd been inquiring of my customers 'how many of them ? got your paper and I have found a ! very small percentage anHwer in the t negative." ARElN TRAIL | OF EO. HARVEY! Ilur.il Mail Carrier Saw Negro Yeo terduy la Pamlico Connty. Sheriff Is on Hunt. (Special to the Daily Nows) Aurora, April 7. ? Ed. Harvey, the negro who recently js alleged to have killed Silas Anderson, also colored, near H. C. Mayo's store, was Been yesterday by a rural mail carrier in Pamlico county. Tho sheriff of Pamllc was notified and came here yesterday in order to secure a do I Krlptlon of the wanted man. He believes that It will only be a matter of a day or two before the negro Is captured. AURORA CONFIDENT WILL WIN THE FLAG Boll Ten m Is Showing Up h* Good Form. Diamond Haa Been / Put In Shape. <8poclal to the Daily News) Aurpra, April 7.? When the. East-' cm Carolina league season opens, 'Aurora er.peots to have the strong est team of any of the other clubi. The local dlemond has been pvt In shape, aid the members of the teem have been Indulging In dally practice. They are showing up In good form. Wltfi the addition of three outside players, on whom the club already has strings, local fans believe thst the Aurora team will be well-nigh Invincible and that they .jrlU c?p the pennant wltkont any great effort. IJNKR 1ft HUSK. 'j 1. (By United tuth l^ondon, April 7.~^Tifsn Asiatic 1 members of the'.crew wete drowned ' when the Peninsular-Oriental, flfra ' is. was sunk today in the Mediter SMELT MINK CHITIMS IF HIDIE) , Pplonol Giyes Out First Defiuite Announcement Re-j ?- gardrng His- Platform And Intentions Oyster Bay. April 7. ? Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has dispelled all doubt as to his attitude toward the ^lepubllcan Presidential nomination. In a sharp declaration of prin ciples, he announced yesterday tho tortus upon which he would accept ?the Republican nomination. A candidate for Congress in a nearby. State expects to attend tha Chicago convention, as a delegate, called at Sagamore Hill yesterday,. Several other guests were present In the famous trophy room. In the presence o I these, the caller, after a | general discussion of the convention! outlook, said: . ? _ "You know, Colonel, I ra&p'niake up my mind that we wilt" have to nominate yon." What reply was expected is purely conjectural. There have been sev eral attempts recently to smoke tho Colonel out. There was silence for an Instant, and then, his eyes snap ping, and his jaw hard set, Colonel Roosevelt in crackling sentences stated his terms. Roosevelt's Statement of Principles. Colonel Roosevelt replied substan tially as follows: ???Well, now, let me give you a piece of advice. If you have any doubt on the subject do not nomi nate me. Get it perfectly clcar in your head, if you nominate me it mustn't be because you think it is in my interest, but because you think it Is in your Interest and the intere*t of the Republican party, and In the la.t?reat of tho Republican party bo cause-you think it in the interest of UNTfftalted States to do so. "And. more than that, don't you do It you expect me to pusry foot on an)' single Issue I have raised. "And don't you nominate me un less you are prepared to take the position that Uncle Sam is to he strong enough to defend his rights and to defend every one of his people wherever those people are. and he can't be strong enough unless he prepares In advance. "I am not for war; on the con trary, I abhor an unjust or n wan ton \rnr r^rd * would use every hon orable o-.T'-iiient to avoid even a just w ar. "But I feel with all my heart that you don't In the long run avoid w.ir you are afraid to fight for your own rights." George W. Perkins in Conference, j Georgo W. Perkins, chairman oft the Progressive National Committee., spent two hours yesterday with Theo dore Roosevelt at Oyster 'Bsv. L. I. It is said they discussed th? terms i under which Colonel Roosevelt would . accept the Republican nomination for Presidest. Colonel Roosevelt was assured by Mr. Perkins that with Hughes elimi nated he would have a majority of the Republican delegates, liven if Hughes is a candidate. Chairman Perkins told Colonel Roosevelt Ufa*, the Barnes combination could r.ot keep f irty of the eighty-seven dele gates. WHEAT chop is LOWEST SINCE 1904 REPORT / (By United Press) Washington, April 7. ? A reduction of 24 per cent in the winter wheat crop, as compared with last year's report. Is indicated In a report toJjy. from the Department of Agriculture. The crop is estimated at 495,000. 000 bushels. Due to bad weatber and a reduc-| tion of acreage, the production is | lower than for any, year since 1904. THE 0. HENRY GLUB: Meeting Held Yesterday With Mrs. C. M. Campbell on East Muin Street. Mr*. C. M. Campbell entertained! tfc? O. Ilenry Book Club at a moat enjwj'able meeting held at her home on East Main street yesterday after noon. The members were ushered into the hall where punch was serv ed, Mrs. Campbell being assisted by h -r sister. Miss Allison. I After the roll call and a short bus iness session. Miss I, Ida Rodman, in t'.:<? absence of Mrs. J. K. Iloyt, rend a most interesting paper, prepared by the latter, on "A sketch of fcaesar and lifa in Rome at that period." The reading was thoroughly enjoyed. Hie members were invited Into the dining room and partook of a de licious RHlad cource. The table was beautifully decorated in the club e.rora of purple" and green. The guests at ?h emeeting were Mrs. Mc Aithur, of Winston-Salem, and .\Ilss Madison. sin EEiwn resduo MttT II. S. MINIS AMBASSADOR GERARD DOES NOT BELIEVE INTERNATIONAL, SITUATION SERIOl'S. TONE HAS CHANGED Reichstag, Which Was Formerly Anti-Aim rican, Hun Changed in p Attitude Since Von lk'tluiuuui ' i llollweg's Speech, * . By CARL W. ACKKUMAN, j United Press Stall Correspondent. Berlin, April 7. ? Ambassador ? Gerard does not believe that the | German-American situation is ser-j ious, In spite of reports to the con-, ! trary, coming from England. lie stated that he believes Germany will meet Amcrlra with complete willing ness to settle the question regarding tae five Balp?s, which is now pending. Dr. ilecKMuer, of the Reichstag ' foreign relations committee, said to day that the r.hole tone of the Reichstag, which was formerly strongly anti-American, had changed since the chancellor's speech Wed nesday. CLEVER PROGRAM WELL RECEIVED Excellent Acta Were Put on at New I Theatre Last Night by Local Talent. An enjoyable program, for the] benefit o! the high school debating! team, was rendered at the New Thea tre last night by local talent. A large audience applauded the var ious numbers. Herman Carrow opened the pro gram with the singing of "I'm from Dixie." Mr. Carrow, who is known a'l over the State as "The Washing j ton Caruso," surpassed himself last j night and his sweet tenor voice was | never mors alluring or vibrant. Mrs. D. M. Carter also sang a solo which was thoroughly enjoyed and loudly applauded by the appreciative audience. An exce'lent suffrage oration was delivered by Miss Florence Harris, and was well received. Miss Robena Carter sang "A little bit of heaven" with pleasing expres sion and was also heartily applaud ed. Sing:::* by Ida Tucker and Mary Baugham and a clever dancing art hy a popular ar.d well-known cou ple, concluded the program. TRY AN ICE COLD BOTTLK OF "R18-MAC." make Interesting report OF RESOURCES OF BEAUFORT State Publicity Bureau Shu \ v o ? a i I L/CitU '.Oil (^OUliL^ Has Made Rapid Strides In Wealth, Agricul ture And Live Stock That Beaufort county is anions the foremost In the State, is shown by a statistical report which was re ceived this morning from J. C. For ester, secretary of the North Caro lina State Bureau of Publicity. Som? interesting facts are brought out in Mr. Forester's report, which read-4 as follows: Beaufort County. Population, 80,877. Growth 1900 1910, 4,473, or 18.9 per cent. Formed In 1718 and Aamod in honor of Duek of-Tleaufort. Value of real estate, 84,759,969; personal property. 84,807,358. No. of rural schools: white, 72; negro, 82. Area, 840 square miles; contains 587,800 acres. JRftrms* and Farm Property 1900 compared to 1910, by U. S. Report 1910 lOOO Number of farms 8,951 2,431 Av, acres per farm 84.4 A*. Improved aqres per farm 28.9 I Value of farm """?as ?????.?? P?r cnl'ln. cC "? Ar. value of land per acre $15.91 Av value of all prop erty per farm S 1.972 Agricultrual Report An Advertisement is A Promise It it made openly In public print You have a right to expect a full measure of quality and a fair price. Yon have a right to expect the advertiser to keep the promise In every particular. No sane man would spend money for advertising unless he expected lo. the advertising wouldn't pay him The pubP.c would not respond the next time he had something to offer. Patronise the store* which advertise in this newspaper.^ Total. value of all crops, $1,837,112.' 1010. Corn 630,969 ba. Oati 14.272 bu. ' Dry peas 3 1 . . in. Peanut 33,199 bu. . Hay and forage 4,4 74 bu.i Potatoes, Irish, 75,943 bu. ' Potatoes, 264, 857 Tobacco 1,347,841 \b*. Cotton 8,918 bale** Apple* 12,181 bu. Peaches 7,756 bu. Grapea 450,807 lb*. Figs 19,629 lbv 8trawberrle* 6,217 qts. Nuta 11,570 lbs. Llv? Stock Product* nml !<lve Stock. Value of domestic animal* $561,665 yalue of cows 1.09,414 Value of horses 208,135 Value of mule* 171,540 Value of hogs 67,672 Value of sheep 2,975 Value of eggs St jwultrr 87,412 Beg* produced, dozen 310,520 Dairy cows reported 1,679 Milk prftdoced. gallon* 224.815 Butter, pro4nc?4 ??.?S0 M,l?5 ENGLAND llil'T ACCEPT TERMS OP CEBMJSS niUTlSH O. * ^ SCOFF AT IDEA OF CONSIDERATION OF TERMS 8l*GGESTEI>. PEACE NO NEARER German Chancellor' * Speech I* Ik 11c ved to Hiiro Been Frultleaa as For a? Bringing About Peace Is Concerned. (By Coiled Press) Berlin. April 7. ? The papers are generally interpreting \<?n Bethmann llolweg's Reichsta, . ecli as lay ing before the world Germany's terms for ending the war.' Scoff at Idea of Peace. London, April 7. ? Peace is no nearer as the result of the German chancellor's Reichstag speech. Every British official Interviewed on the subject today scoffed at the Idea of England accepting or agree. ng to the terms suggested. It is believed here that the terms of the chancellor are a cnsiderable modification of his former suggestions. Two reasons are given for this: first, the Verdun failure, and second, the increasing seriousness of the food problem in Germany. WILL INSTALL NEW OFFICERS Elks to Hold Meeting Tonight. Other Important Matters to Bo Brought Up. The new officers of Washington lodge. No: 822, B. P. O. E. will be' installed tonight at the regular meeting of the lodge. All members are urgently requested to be present. Other matters of Importance are to be brought up and a full atten dance is desired. PRAISES PROGRESS MADE BY THE SOUTH "You people of the South can't begin to imagine the progress? and development In this part of the coun try." stated C. H. Fuller this morn ing in a conversation with a Daily News reporter. Mr. Fuller 4s a prominent resident of New England, who has been visiting Washington annua'Iy for a number of years. "It Is positively amazing to the northern visitor when he comes back a few years after his first visit and sees the advancement that has been made. Few people In the North real ize what the South Is doins, the ex tent of the manufactures, the agri cultural resources. Not only the large cities, but the smaller ones are also progressing in a truly marvelous fn^h'on. be proud of the progress they are making " ELECT HARDING REP. CHAIRMAN j by United I'ipir) Washington, April 7. ? Senator1 Warren O. Harding, of Ohio, has been chortn temporary chairman ->f the Republican national convention. A unanimous vote in his favor was, given at the meeting of the commit-; tee on arrangements at the meeting of the Republican national commit tee here today. Harding Is In Chicago at the present time. Republican leader, Representative Mann, was slated. Whether he was unacceptable to Roosevelt la not stated. RKST A KODAK FOR H1NDAY. Try your luck for the first time In verfr life. Take the picture of your home. Picture of the family or some lived you you will probably call upon. Kodak* for rent every <!*f In lt)? *??*, Bmkor'i Studio. * PREPARE TO GIVE EIGHT REPORTS BEACH EL PASO THAT VILLA HAS GATHERED FORCE OF 2.000 MEN. AMERICANS CLOSE Advance Detachment of U. 8. Force* Are Hut Short Distance Off. En KiU!<'ni?'Dt I> F\|Mvted at Any TlllMV II) E. T. CONKLE, United Press Stuff ("orrwpondrtjt, E! Paso, April 7. ? Villa has gath ered 2,i?ti0 men at Parral for a stand against tlit* Americans, according to nformatiua reaching here from Mex ican sources. Dodd's advance cav a'ry Is reported to be nearing there. Tlie reported number of Villa's followers is somewhat uf a surprise to officials here, who believe, how ever. that there may be some exag geration of the true facts. Americans Further Southward* San Antonio, April 7. ? American advanced detachments are believ.ed to be near Satevon, forty miles south of Chihuahua City and hot on VlU*'t trail. L BATTLE Sink Turkish Steamer and El ttrrm Other Vest*el*. Cruiser la Put to Flight. (By United Prdss) Petrograd. April 7. ? Official dis patches today state that the Russians Hre advancing on Treblzond, the Turkish Black Sea port, from the east and south. In a naval battle early today Rtn sian submarines sank a Turkiah steamer, under protection of a tor pedo bft, and eleven sailing ves sels. laden with coa!. A Russian bat tleship bombarded the former Ger man cruiser. Breslau, now used by the Turks. The cruiser was forced to flee. FRENCH POSITION IS IMPERILLED tnptnre of Hnnrr>urt by the (irnssns Pulx French In a New Hanger. (By United Press) London. April 7. ? The French [ position at Ilethlncourt is greatly [Imperilled by the surrender of Hau against this p.a'lent ax the next iuuvu In the New Verdun drive from the Northwest. 1WANT COTTON EXCH \NOR TO RE INVESTIGATED (By United Pre**) Washington. April 7. Represen tative Heflln today Introduced * bill asking for an Investigation of the %? ... vnpV rrtton "xrhanfe and to - -r^-ke* Is ?>n . trolled .it a cubbp.racy to lower prices.