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WASHING i Or* l>A1LY NEWS PUBLIKHEi) EVKKY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAYS ?nterad M Moood-clM* matter, August 6, J?0#, at the p.?tn?oe ?< Wxhuigtoa, N. C., under the act uf Much 8, 1R70. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: - ?? Ye" ?.00 Bnbecripticma muet be paid for in Advance. If paper is not ro dwd promptly, telephone or write thi& office. Subscribers desiring the pcper dieoon tinned, will pie**4 uotify this office, otherwise it will be eau tinned at regular subscription rates. * VICES L. MAYO CARL GOKBOH. Paorai?TOR . . . .Editor WASHINGTON, NORTil C.VROI.TNA, APRIL IT, 1916. PHOOLISH PHEELIKGS. I Your first appearaneo 011 the streets after you've been away from town for a couple of weeks ami have taken the opportunity of grow ing a brand new moustache. Query: Why- is it thai Governor Craig always finds business else- j where when he is extendi*! an invitation to visit Xew Bern ( ? New I Bern Sun-Journal. Hush, centle friend. J" he reason probaMy is j that he'* been to Xew Bern Uxf'?re. Over in Kinston, ^..farimr - lUiietil v died on his front |>.?ivh when j an automobile atrnit endeavored to sell him a car. While our cur iosity may Ikj considered s^im -what morbid, we'd appreciate i* greatly if someone would inform u* what kind of a ear tin* ajrent wa- trying to sell. \\ I)i*i hor we re g?>in#r depend* upon whether ^?<*1 thing when it i* !<? haw r hut i:upr?>vc<i tho hit-im-sM uir-n nf poinr.-.l ..ut to tliom. r? -ai'l to Ro<) IliSl or not n-?li iikirtoti can see a j "A travelling man. >;iv, r lie Was! i ii.tt* ?ii News, remarks about the beauty <>f the delicious (hum* ??!* that i-i?v and comment:* on the super iority of their pulchritude ? ver tL U a : : i . I t'll . * at New Bern ami other Eastern Carolina leti-*. I 'an t!?" Now# tell us what the gen tlemen had been drinking; N?-w I5? ni.,Sniv. Journal. As far ha we know, li<- tjidn'- r. ?lch a drhp wliile here. but heHl probably drink himself ath uft?*r In- ire r- -it li?>k at a couple of New Merit's "beauteous Ik I i ? - . ** THE "IN AN I MOPS .iritY." Although a hoiiiIkt of Sm'i - fiav?- already discard* d the eu?tom of having a unanimous vcrdi**! from 'h<- jurv in ?? i v i ! cases, or else haw the ca-e n^ult iii a mistrial. \orih I'aiolina ill haiur* on to t3i- ? custom. A< a result. rlt??i>amU "f d- -liars art* liisi tvery year and much valuable tinn- i- ? -n - ? i ? : ? I in the trial of iIi-m- ea>r> win re .1 jury <-Hiir)4>t cme to an aemmom. Tli' ciiitoin in a-; unju-f a- it i* exp i>;vc. 'r i-. ??\? r?*u?t*ly ?-a-> for the defetw to have ;? m-.ii'U r ?ii" ????>, ii" m-n on tin* front r?. v in th*- t'ltiin r<H.m ami :.r i>r.aily ?iian?mv-d 'but "ii ? ??f the*e it: 11 i plaoixl ? n the jury. On.-.- Ik- ear. it out airain*t the oth?*i eleven, thi- jurors- find fijio rhi-y ri-.'inot ajrc ?. tin y report hark to 'If court and tile ea-o cm Is in a ini.-lrial. A majority verdict in civil ra*e* would hr much more satisfaetorv It would do away with :he prc-rnr fmpuuev ?'t* mistrials and justic would I);* apt to ho rendered more frequently rhan it i^. It would not be ncee?.*ary t make ii a hare majority. Let th law be a I re rod so that th^ de^is-ion of nine or ten -?f the jurors. wn?? come to an airri-eiuent mi a >a-e. taken '<?> tin- court as the final verdict. Then, if then* an "in- --r two tmii ??n the jury who hav heen plarcd there by either the defendant* >>v :he plaintitfs. they will be powerless to do anvthiuir. THE DEATH OF MR. SWANN'ER. C on-wlcraUe (vininicnt ha* ]-?<?:> nuvl* l?v nnni'iN-r of local citiz n over tin* rireu instance?* whirl* r? suited in tin ?h-ath of William Swan nor, a former r'>ic|enf of r hiv ? ? i r y. Much critieictii has* heen made o' the uetn n of city official* in r-i^riusr ?ourch hi* *?iore f'-r 1 iq itr?r and bringing liiin up into ??. rrt ><n rli.- rhiiriri- of violating tin* Stat liquor law. The court lui- al-^ l---n ciitirUeil for tin- aenrnec it iru p<*eil upon him and the prohiMn>.n law ha1* been In id up aa an c??c aniple of what eft-cu i? e?m rr*nlt in. The term. "lmiimlhiiy ? man to fleath," ha* also 1*<-n hear-1 - n the -fr* ? t? -evcral time.. Mr. Swanner'n rjeafli is to h rt gretfeil ami wo Ho not 1 i?-vr* *hqr< i* a -ingle resilient in Wa-hinsiNMi who ? l? nor regret it ?le?*p|v Npvwfhfh"**, neither the p??3i?*** ? flirisil-.. rli?* jnrv which impose*! th sentence npon him nor the prolii I ?i t i ? -n law - 1 : ? ?i 1 1 ? 1 U- erilicUt >1 -?r hf'l'' responsible for the i|"p|oraMr irag'-l; Mr. Swannrr waf* not *"1i??ini?lcf|." n? r was the ver'lirt ? * f the rour' an unjiiHt one. He \ca- nia?l<- f" pa* "In t>?nal?y >.{ h vM-itun of the Stale law? a law for which ? !>? u>:it<?vif?- of p ?r-on* in the Staff voted. The court* or the law cannot !.< nlaniorl for the ei remittance : it. wan fhe violation of fhr ton -|,:ir >??! up t< . rh" *|e,ith of Mr. Swan nor. If a law in pa*ser| hv the p' ??!?-. ?? m??<t l? ? .rcr .1 , otherwise it! mipht just a* well not. lo n i?- ??!. If !;? p op!?- 1 . not lik'* the law. nor its enforcement*, then i ? t them repeal i?. * \ T I r v. kk* *ici" it I sa ri;om.K\f Prosperity arid military reeppr iter ? I >n " r -er-rn t?? go together. I? spito of the strenuous efTorts run ?Pr l?v n *rn ? t iit ^ offifrrfl recenllv t? fill up thfs rank* of the hhiiv. i!i?ir effort* arc 1'-* fruitful than the^ were a year ago. Th? re i* >? pir>tui" -"pif M'viran eamnaicm now r? stimulate internal. There is mor* ho?i"r f-r flu- ior**? profession And yet word or?mo<* from nrarlv overv ?eet.i?-n of the country thaJ eligible men, while manifesting ji' j?'l' r- inli ici in military matter*, are extremely reluctant to enter the army. In the whole metropolitan district of Ww York. for mat a nee. in?*ln?l ing Jersey City, the ^artiest e (Tort a ?f ? I ??? reeruiting agents 'luring the month of Mareh resulted in only 7h enlistment*. again?t 238 the same month laat year. The proportion** in many other cities, ontsid of Ohieago, have l>een the untnr. Ohieago, for some reason or other, ia always the ttk ?nt. productive wmrcn r.f arm v ami naval mat -rial. The explanation given if that today t.he eligible men have go<"n| joK and don't, want to (five them up for jobs that don't pay so well and don't advanee them along the line* of anv permanent civil-life ocen patlon. It isn't likely ?unless a war crisis comes that the arrm and navy can be recruited up to the strength palled for bv the new preparedness measures without added inducement in the form of bet-i ftflf pay and facilities for occupational training. In faet, thia. "ocen - 1 pational training' is something which is badly needed and which it ia hoped can bo provided for. I United States Tire Show ALL THIS WEEK All next week we will have a special exhibit -of United States 'Balanced' Tires ? the tires which give such low cost per mile. This is your opportunity to make a first-hand study of United States 'Balanced' Tires, and to learn the story of United States Tire economy. This is your opportunity to learn why the United States Tire Company makes five tires ? 'Chain,' 'Nobby,' 'Usco,' ' Royal Cord,' 'Plain'? a tire for every need of price and use ? the only complete line offered by any one tire manufacturer. Drop in. We can show you real tire economy, and the way to better tire service. PEGRAM-WATSON HDW. COMPANY ALLEGED PLOTTERS . TO BE TRIED TODAY (By United Press) j j New York. April 17. ? The tr:al of, 'Lieutenant Robert Fay, Walter achulz and Paul Daeche. the trio of illeged German bomb plotters whose | supposed comprehensive plan* for i /.owing up allied munition* ships in' New York iiarbor was nipped in the oiid by secret service men here Octo-j jcr 24th, were scheduled to go to, rut! before Judge Howiand in U. S. ! rimlnal eour: bore today. ! With the trio was arrested Max ?rei'.ung. nephew of P. X Fsreitung. li.? Mich'gaa millionaire and copper ;ing, a staunch pro-German. Young Breltu::g is charged with laving supplied the alleged plotters aith money. The elder Breltung furnished bail cr his nephew and pu: ills mi lions >i ic sources at liis disposal for de -nse Young Breltuug has been rran'ed a separate trial. He came . New York from Chicago and gave ?imself up voluntarily the day after e learned his supposed associates had been arrested and lie was being ought. Fay at that time, was said to have nade a confession stating that he .1 ad been taken from his field duties is a German army lieutenant and ?ermltted to come to the United States, with the knowledge of his uperlor officer*, to organize the ship >onib plots In thn United States, '?'ay is said to liav* claimed he had in invention, which he tried on ships ii New York harbor, whereby he at 'ached explosives to the screws of vessels In such a manner that they *ould blow up the bolts :ift??r Ihev were outside ihe 3 mile limit on the American coast. Fay also is paid to have stated thnt as soon as he had his bomb plot* 1 MEAT CAUSE OF KIDNEY TROUBLE, Take a fflau of Salt# if your Back hurts or Bladder bothers? Meat form* uric acid. If you must have your meat every day, ?>ftt it, hut flush your kidneys with salts occasionally, saya a not/yl authority who Win ns tlint meat formn urio arid which almost paralyzes the kidneys in their ef forts t<j expel it from the blood. They become slugginh and weaken, then you suffer with a dull misery in the kidney region, sharp pains in the back or sick headache, dizziness, your stomach south, tongue is coated and when the weather is had you hare rheumatic twinges. The urine gets cloudy, full of sediment, tho channels often get sore and irritated, obliging you to seek relief two or three timo during the night. To neutralize these irritating acids, to cleanse the kidneys and flush off tho body's urinous wnste get four ounces of Jad Raits from any pharmacy here; take a tablespoonful in a glass of ' water before breakfast for a few days j and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts la made from the add of i graphs and lemon juice, combined with Fithia, and haa been uaed for generation* to flush and stimulate alnggish kidney*, also to neutralise the sctda in orins, so It no longer irritates, thus ending bladder weakness. .fad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in jure, rjid makes a delightful afferreaeeat H this- water drink. ? Advertise la the Dal] 7 New*. i ready for actiou hero ho was going to extend bit operations to Canadian ports. I It also wan Mid Fay claimed the I two German embassy attaches who have since been recalled at the .American government's request, C upialns von Papen and Boy-ed, ; knew of his presence in this coun try and of his bomb plots. It is considered possible that -the 1 1 r la* will be delayed today by the at ?f?mp. of Daeche to get a separate !r!a!. The point may be settled in a moment, however, and^ the trials A l?f IMHTRATOR'H NOTICE. 1 have this day qualified as ad ministrator of the estate of Mary A. II. Cutler before the Clerk of the Superior Court. All persons holding Claims against said estate are re quested to present them to me, duly verified. All pernous indebted lo paid estate are requested to make an Immediate settlement. A. R. CUTLER This 11th day of March, 1916 COLDS gnCKLY RELIEVED Many people cougn and cough ? from the beginning of fall right through to spring. Others got cold after cold Take Dr. King's New Discovery and you will get almost immediate rallef. It checks your cold, stops the racking, rasping, tis sue-tearing cough, heals the Inflam mation. soothes the raw tubes. Easy to take. Antiseptic and Healing. Get a 50c bottle of Dr. King's New Dis covery and k-ep It In th<* house. "It Is certainly a (treat medicine and 1 keep a bottle of It continually on hand." writes W. C. Jesseman, Fran roiilft, N. H. Money bach If not sat '?'l hn? lr n arly always help*. LIST OF CANDIDATES NOTICE Until farther notice the list of Contestants and their L * 8 will be published thiee times each week. For lk? next published count no candidal* mar pablleh a (renter number 0f ,otee than three thoaeanrt a bore the blfheet rot* la the ?t?? of today. Should a conteatant Mod In for pabUeatlm* a ballot larger .a.. ean be pobllabed la on* day. part of It will b* ?a*d la each o*nnt aatll tall eredlt baa b?en (Itm. Thla limit will b* ramored later la the ooateea - DISTRICT XUMBW OR Thla dlitrlct embraoea all territory within tke limit* of th* oity of Waahtncton aaat of tb* middle of Market street. On* Bis Tour, On* Diamond Larallere and Oa* Qold Watch aaat (o to tbla district Mra. H. W. Carter ??.??# toM* Mis* Iftrftret Handy T4.K0 *ot*e Mle* Ma>(l* Spain ......... . ..... 74.S10 rot?a Mlsa Mabel Dally ' "... ??.??0 rotee Mlea Battle S. Harrla (7.(10 tone district number two This district embraces all territory within the Units of the sity of Washington west of the middle of Market Street One Big Tour, One Diamond Lavallere and One Gold Watch matt go to this district. Mlsa Lillian Ellsworth 74,920 votes Miss Corlnne Bright ......v. 74,720 votes If im Stella Phillips 74.490 vote* DISTRICT NUMBER THREE This district embraces all territory or the Townships of Bath, and Pantego, and Hyde County. One Big Tonr, One Diamond Lavallere and One Gold Watch m?st go to this district Miss NancV . Marsh, Bath ....... ^ 45,820~votes Miss Oladys Hlgson, Ransomvllle 74,860 vote* Miss Mattie Windfleld, Pantego *. .. 21,760 votes Miss Ruth V. Eborn, Bath *)' 74,110 votee Miss Annie Cutler, Sorry 38,410 votes MIbs Marie Jones, Lake Landing 74,820 votes Miss Sallle Bateman, Creaswell 86,610 votes Miss Minnie Hodges, Mackeys 74,180 votes Miss Bernlce Pagan, Roper 62,860 votes Miss Hattie E. Sixer, Bath 64,680 votes Miss Blanche Cox. Lake Landing 4^, 160 votes DISTRICT HUMBBR FOUR This district embrace* all territory Id Washington tewnshlp except the city of Washington. Long Acre Township and adjoining territory. One Dig Tour. One Diamond Lavallere and One Oold Watch mast so to this district Miss Heulah Starling, Washington IIFD 30,180 votes Miss Hattle W'ebster, Plnetowu R-2 1-s_ 41,660 votes Miss Eflie Woolard, Plnetown RFD 44,090 votes Miss Eva Paul. Plnetown RFD " 41.060 votes Miss Lillian Hodges, Washington RFD T 67,830 votes Miss Mae Cherry, Washington RFD 21,640 vote? Mrs. A. D. Woolard. Washington, R.FD 12,030 voter Miss Mary Ella Jackson, Washington RFD . . . .^ 22,390 vote* Mi its Ruth Hodges. Washington R-3 76,180 voter Miss Janie Webb, Pactolus 31,760 votes Miss Helen Hodge*. Washington R-l 74,640 votes Miss Anna Belle Glarlc, Washington RFD 64,690 votes Miss Lynda Leggette, Washington RFD 60,160 Votes Miss Gwendolyn Wilkinson, Washington R-2 38,660 vote* Miss Lucy Hardlson, Washington R-l. v 6, $10 votes DISTRICT MUMMER FIVR This district embraces the townablps of Chocowlolty and Richland) aod adjoining territory. One Big Tour, One Diamond Lavallere and On* Gold Watcb most) go to this district. Miss Bessie Mae Bell, Aurora 20,410 vo Mrs. W. 8. Tyeon, Blounta Creek 21,690 vo Miss Lor a Lane, Edward RFD .... 58,610 votes] Mist Fannie Price, Aurora 19,360 vo Miss Katie Tolen, Blounta Creek 22,990 vo Miss Charity Swindell, Aurora 16,020 vo Mies Eleanor Cuthrell, Aurora 20,190 votes] Mrs K. 8. Bonner, 8outh Creek 47,490 votes] Miss Lillian Rowe, Edward RFD 74,990 vo Miss Fanny Allen, Royal 19,300 vo Miss Mildred Johnson, South Creek. 46,210 votes) M!ss Ol'.le Austin, South Creek ^ . r. . . 60,020 vo Miss Maud Hollowell, Aurora 74,410 vo Miss Mollle Stllley, Blounta Creek 21,460 votes! Miss Emma Rolllnson, Cash Corner 30,180 votes) Miss Rovena Fulcher, Edward 50,610 vol Miss Grace Warr?n, Blounta Creek 63,890 vol Miss Elhel Phelps, Orlmesland 42,670 votes J Miss Byble Martin. 8onth Creek .74,890 votesj DRINK BIS- MAC Made of imported Bavarian Hops, Malt and Barley. No dope or harmful substances. NON-ALCOHOLIC AT ALL DRUGGISTS Business^ Cards ()????????, o' DR. P. A. HICH0L80X ? ? Hu moved bit olci to tb> IM ? ? floor of tb? building ho law kMa ? ? occupying In tb* put ?t * ? 14S W. Mnta MM " ? o DR. L H. SCHUBERT ? BtoWrBldf. Plaga* 1M ? WASHINGTON, N. C. ? Offlw bourt ? 8 ft. a. to II m. ? 1 p.m. to I p.m. ? 1 p.m. to t p.m. ? and by appolntimat ? ? J no. K 8 mill A. D. HQ ? ' ? ?. 0. Brum* W. B-Rtdnu,*. ? 1 ? SMALL, MnaLKAS, ? j ? BRAQAW * RODMAH ? 5 ? tlfumtui ? . ? (MM. OB Mu-kot It., Oltl^n ? , k 0K7 B?M. Wwblsgton, K. C. ? { " ' # J H. WTOABTEK. M. D. PraeUe* limited f lumu It ?T?. BAB. Noam * THROAT u? tba FITTING or OLAS8M ?? rat Brown'# Drag ll?> How. ? to II am.; I to I ? onopt Moailw. WASHINGTON N Cl B. B. Ward lulu D. IiHh WARD 4 GRIMES ?ttorn*7M^.I?v WASHINGTON. N. 0. W. pruUo* In th? soorta ot U* Vinrt Judicial Dlatriet u4 tt? IMml ooarU. W. 0. HODMAN Aftorn?r-*t-LAw WASHING TON. N. a HARRY MoMULLAN ATTORNHT-AT-LAW L*u*hln?hou?? Building. Conur Bscond and Market la R. 8. SUGG, B.8..D.V.M. WA8HINOTON. 0. VeurlB*r> lirtm Physician and Dratlst OBoe WInfUlcr, flubu 141 M*rk.t at D*j Phon. II. NI*M PkOM III ?. A. DtftM, Jr. J. I. ] L. O. Warren W. W. DANIEL A WARREN. MANNING k HTCHXN Attoin?ra-*t-L?v PrwMw la Bnpwrlor, Mm and Supreme court* of tfcu ? nt? A.D. MieUu, Wmthtarumjf.o. W. A. TbonpHK, Aurorajf.o. Mclean & Thompson Attorn?r?-ftt-Lav Aurora and W?#hlnf ton, N. 0. m. U stawut r. H. Bma STEW ART * BEYAK WASHINGTON. N. a > ?. u simmoai w. L. Tllfku ( ; aiMMONS JkVAUOHAjr uvrau I Rooms lt-14-lf, L*mhlashew I Bull disc. Wuklittm, M. a. , G. PHILLIPS * BEO. rnUD INSURANCE WABH1NOTON. N. o. JOHN H. BONNKB Attora?r-<kt-Lmr WASHINOTOM, N. 0. noticb. A Convention of the Democrat* ol Beaufort County U hereby oalled U meet In tho Court Houue at WuH Isfton on Saturday. April St, l?tt, at 11 a. m. o'clock. The purpoee of this convention k to eeleet deleiatee to the Democrat^ State Convention/ and to traneadl other buelueea. On behalf of the Democratic E# ecutlve Committee of Beautoffc County, 1 cordially and earneetlir arte every Democrat In Reaafotf Count yto attend this Convention ' This April let. 1911. BY ORDER DEMOCRATIC STAT* EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. LINDSAY C. WARREN, | Chairman County Em Coat 4|4-?-7-10-ll-14-lT-lt-ll
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