North Carolina Newspapers

A Want Ad In THE DAILY NEWS ferinfta Sure Results. WASHINGTON ' DAILY NEWS THE DAILY N*WM PRINTtcHiORE LOCAL EEW# THAJ1AET OTHIfn PAPER tj* THE STATU 'OLu me A _ WASHINGTON, N. C., TffESDA'f AfTEBNOON> APRIL 18, 1916. " ? ? ? "i i'.r- - ? ?- ? ?' ~ ? ? NXmBfeR 89. MSI HAVE VOTES IN BY 9 O'CLOCK cum OFFER IX BIO CONTEST W*, LCLOSE AT THAT TIME TOMORROW SIGHT. A FINAL RUSH OonteHanta An Urged to Male Tbetr AndMriptloos Count ts Loat Offer of As Kind That will Be Given in the Contest. Wbfen the clock strikes nine o' clock ?tomorrow night (Wednesday) the bit Cldbblng offer will be closed. The tftne of biggest vote values will be goie forever. Make your supreme effort during the fete remaining hours,; don't rest mlnite until you have gathered ev ery Available subscription. Work . right ftp to the very end of the time allotted to the offer. You have the privilege of mailing your subscrip tions 4a late as the closing hour or of making your report over the tele phone by that time. To Subscribers. Pay up your subscription -while yon can assist one of the young la dles to win one of the big summer vacation trips. It costs you nothing f to bel^ as the votes are given free with each subscription payment whether for ronewal of back dues. Hand the amount due on your subscription to one of the contest ants. or send it to the office and the votea Will be credited to the lady you nMne. Contestants are authorized col lectors and will give receipts.!? Th4 Offrr and Its Guarant<?* Each twelve dollars worth of sub scriptions that are credited to a con testant will earn one hundred and fifty - thousand voles in addition to the- schedule ^elow. The offer -ends at nine o'clock in the-even'.ng of Wednesday, April 19, and,. 1* positive'y guaranteed that thiaJ[B;the bost offer of any kind of the remainder of the contest. \ ote Table. ? Months.. | 2.26 ... . 8,000 Voteo I Tear S 1.00 .... 12,000 Vote* t Yearft % 6.00 .... 28.000 Votes J Yearft 9 9.00. .. .45.000 Votea 4 Yearft. ... $12.00. ... 60,000 Votes ( Yearft f 16.00. ... 10.000 Votss BID WRECK Oil .TUNED ji? fBy United Prcw) KSw Haven, Conn., April 18. ? Five p4saeogera were killed, three of whofci wero burned beyond recog nition fend 31 were Injured in tbe collision of two passenger trains at the Bradford station. The cause of the acdldent la not known. Four coaches and the passenger and freight elation* were burned. DOINGS IN THE , RECORDER'S COURT NmiflW of Minor Offmi*e? Drought Up Ymt^rilny. Police (M More liquor. The Recorder was kept busy yes- 1 terday afternoon with a number of | eases of minor offenses, among which were the following: K. H. Jefferson; dog running at large, ctoste. John Page; Intoxicated, coats. Honrfr Hill; intoxicated, costs. Joe Harvey; intoxicated and thus! re to officer, 1 2 and costs. John Harris, colored, assault, $2 tnd co As. J oh a Hardy, colored, intoxicated. It and costs. Wile^ Mill*, Joe Cherry, Warren Crawley, soliciting (or passenger* at Norfolk Southern, costs. Selaed More Uquor. 8. L, "Hebrew, of Vandemere, la the lostr of 13 quarts of liquor, which the police took a#ay from him g| the Norfolk Southern, station. . Two Other suitcases,' containing 6 g Alio tit. Were also found by the, of ficers at the Norfolk Southern. The ?W?er ii not known. FAVOR FURTHER . OPPOSITION TO UNITED STATES I x By United Preaa) j aerlln, April is.? Reichstag loaU ere, lnsesslon today, are favoring a vigorous submarine warfare and an opposition to all furthe? concession! h America*. "The Kaiser la support In gthe Chancellor In ' desiring to ! maintain frlendlj relations with th?; United Statea. TANKED UP ON "SUBSUMES" Sir Men in Kin* ton Declared Ten* porarllj Insane u the Remit of Strange Drink*. ? (By Eastern Press) Klnston, April 18. ? Judge Woot-| en stated today that {Jiere are alxi tnen In Klnston who ar* temporarily Insane as the result of drinking es sence of lemon, 70 per cent alcohol, sp'.rlts of nitre, 92 per cent alcohol and Jamaica ginger, 93 per cent. One of the men lias threatened to com mit suicide... Another, who filled up on the essence of lemon Is of a pale yellow color and In serious condi tion. Officials are looking for an agent from Pennsylvania who loaded up the stores on the outskirts of the city with the stuff. BOMBPLDITEDS BEEN IIOICT1D (By United Press) New York, April 18. ? Wolf Von Igel of New York, secretory of Cap tain Von Papen, and fifty other men have been indloied. by tho New York "grand Jury in the Welland canal plot the Justice department announced to day. Von Igel handles all of his. em ployer's correspondence. When be wt?9 arrested in New York be^ fought four officers. COMMITTEES TO HOLD MEETING A Joint meeting of the three com mittees, appointed by the Chamber of Commerce to solicit funds for the work on Red H^l! road, will be held either tonight or tomorrow night, j There are several matters of lmpor- ' tance that Rome of the members of the committees desire to discuss and these will be brought up 'at this meeting. After the meeting everything will reading for starting active work in soliciting funds. ? SUBMARINED CONTINUE ? THEIR DEADLY WORK * (By United Pnit) * London, lAprll 18. ? -The ' British liner, Zent, was torpe * lined without warning and 4 9 * were killed. The Dutch steamer ' KJdIJk was also submarined and ? was later beached. CELEBRATED 6th BIRTHDAY Harry Charles, son of Mr. and Mrs. I H. B. Charles, celebrated his sixth natal day on \ Saturday afternoon from 4 to 6 at his home on East Fourth street. Those Invited were: Fenner Phillips, Hettry Rumley, Lewis Curtis, Abbott Morris, David Busman, Beverly Moss, Lindsay Moas, William Hudnell, Lewis Mann, Ben jamin Meeklns, Jlmm'.e Mayo. Jr., Kd Malllson, Jr., Wilson Credle, Wal | ton Waters. Norwood Simmons, Jr., I Charlie Brown, Jr., Caleb Bell, Jr., I Edwin Kugler, Ras Daniels, Loyd Chapman, Walter Wolfe, Jr.. Fred Arthur. Otla Wlndfleld, Jr., Fred John, Frank M. Hodgea. Jr., Benja min Rosa, Tom Lew!s, Tom Talty, Jr. Thomaa Bailey, ?1*. Morrfs. Eva. Haekney, Mary Respass Cred e, Nel lie Steward, LllUan B. Ellison, Bthel bobbins, Margaret Bally, Clnrtlsa Bally, Mutlne BeiVy, Ha*el Hodges, Bl'en Lew!^*rBlltf'?L*e Tally, Grace Jones, Margaret Wcbo'.son, Elisabeth Johnson, Mafion MArttn, Marie Chap man, Lou!se Respaas, AUeen Charles, Lora Charlee, Kathleen Jackson. WD TO 5PEK it mm Large Number of Democrat* Expect* ?d to be Present at Meeting Here Saturday. . A large delegation of Democrats , are expected to be present at the) county convention,' which la to be I held at the court house Saturday morning, beginning at 11 o'clock. The main purpose of the conven-| Hon wlU.be to elect delegates to thej State convention, but several other important matters will be taken up. The executive committee has iasued , an earnest Invitation for all Demo-| jcrmtv'to be present, whether they bei de egatee or not. 1 L. C. Warren, chairman of the oounty erecutlve committee, stated! today that H. S. Ward had consented' to act as temporary chairman for, Saturday's meeting. Mr. Warren, also stated that Mr. Ward has pro-i pared a strong speech for the con vention and urges as many Demo-' crats, as can possibly do so. to at- 1 tend the meeting. TO ARRANGE FOR MEMORIAL DAY Daughters of Confederacy to Meet Tomorrow Afternoon and Decide on l>rofrram. Final arrangements for Memorial Dajr, which will be observed on the 10th of May. will be made at the meeting of the Daughters of the. Confederacy, to be held tomorrow af ternoon at three o'clock at the home I of Mra. W. E. Swindell on Second street. It Is planned to render an Inter esting program on that day and to fcave the exercises on a larger scale than ever before. All members are I urged to be at tomorrow's meeting and are also requested to bring a ng for the Shi'.oh ROOSEVELT XOT PLANNING FOR STUMPING CAMPAIGN (By United Press) Oyster Bay, April 18. ? velt has not as yet made ar rangements for attending the Chicago conventions. He will mfiake no stumping campaign and contemplates only two speeches before the conventions take place. BENEFIT FOR FIREMEN AT THE SKATING RINK | The skating rink will be operated Thursday night for the benefit of tin jWanhlngton Fire department. It l! expected that a large number o| skaters will be present. CLARENCE SMITH SHOT BY NEGRO * I Prominent Man of New Bern Shot ' . Wlille Out Riding in HI* Automobile. (By Eastern Press) New Bern, April 18. ? Clarence Smith, a well known local young man, was shot and painful'? Injured last night by a negro at LarksviUe, a phort distance from here. Mr. Smith claims that he was driving a'ong In his automobile when a negro! suddenly stepped out Into the road, put a shot gui^to his shoulder and biased away, why he should have takon a pot shot at the automoblllst Is not known. Smith claims that he had had no difficulty with any negro. The wounded man has been taken to th? hospital and It Is believed that ,hls Injuries will not have any per ( manent effect. ' POSITION WANTKft TO CALL COWS AXD SHEEP ; To the reader* of the Dully Newc | If any o t yon want a man on your farm or around the lots that can hollar laud please call or write 409 Weat 6th afreet, Washington, N. C., and 1 will take the Job. I can call your cowa and iiheep for you be oaoM on Saturday, .Aprfi IS. I called paaeengera at the etatlon loud enough for a man to hear me a block and a half ar two block* away; ao ^ would be a good man on a farm to call oowe and ibafp. JOB CHERRY. ? 4-1 8-ltp. I STATE MEETING ? ELKSHERE ON MAY 17-18; OFFICERS OF &OC4& LODGE AN. XOUXCKD D.VTE if OOW'EN. TION THIS MORNING HAVE BEGUN WORK Ape Planning to Malt* Coming Coo | vention the Beet Thnt Hm Etc* j Been Held In the State. 1,000 I VUlton Expected. I The annual State convention of Elks wttl be held lnj Washing ton on1 March 17 and 18, According to an nouncement made this morning by officers of the local Ibdge. At the convention held In Char lotte laat year, there were 1,500 wearers ?f the horn* In attendance. Washington's location In the extreme eastern part of thp State, however, will probably cauee a decrease In the representation from the mountains and It is fstlmated that the atten dance hero w!U bo In the neighbor hood of 1,000. - A representative of the Dally News this morning called upon B. W. Taylor. Exalted Ruler of the Wa&hington lodge, ^or further de tails regarding the convention. "You can state for me," Bald Mr. Taylor, "that we're .making prepara tions to give the visiting Elks the ')lpgeBt time of their lives. We're toing to make it a convention that :hey will never forget. The various I committees are lined up for their work and are tackling their jobs in x thorough mnaner. Washington nay be a little bit smaller than some of the other cities In which State conventions have been held, but be lieve me. Washington is going to make good ? and make good with a vengeance." GLASS SEEKS TO I IDENTIFY GYPSY BUY AS JIWMIE Providence, R. I., April 18. ? Con victing stories were told today by Lizzie Mitchell, a gypsy, who claims to be I lie mother of the golden-halr led boy thought by the police to be 'the missing "Jimmy" Glass. | Charles L. Glass, father of tho mlss'.ng boy. wired from Jersey City for further details. I The boy In the hands of the gyp I slos answers the descriptions in pos session of the police, with the fxcep I lion that the boy has shifting eyes. | The al'eged mother at first Raid I tho boy was born in Oklahoma. To day she said a "Jack" Mitchell, of | | the band. Is the father. Liz2le Mitchell coddled the child and protested against interference. "I am tho mother. You won't take I my darling away from me," she told | the police. MRS. GLASS WANTS HUNT CONTINUED Write* Chief of Police She U Confi dent Her Boy Wu With Here. (By Eastern Press) New Bern. April 18. ? When Mm. Kdn Glass, mother of Jlramie Glass, the missing boy, learned thnt her Kon was not In Kentucky, as ' clew a had led her to believe, ahe ye die rdey wrote a letter to Chief of Police ton of this City. nrjc!ng him to con tlnne his hunt for the boy In thla edctlon. flfte stated In the letter that ehe It confident the boy Is with the gypsies, who were In this vicin ity recently. VON mSRNBT^ItFV ABTCR C - FOR A COXFKRENOK (By T7n1t?d PrM*) Washington. April 18. ? Am bftMtdor too B?rnitorff h** aitktd TW a ronferanea with Meratary jLan*m th'# %n%r dob o nthn Snnax tltaatlon. 'HE TO Dilll rami fbii >? - ???? ContcMa Will Xot Be Rerralr*] CaLfl That Time. International Law I a Live Iuao. (By United Press) Washington. April 18. ? The note to Germany, which may possibly* break relations with has been completed and will reach Germany on Friday. Its contents will riot be made known until then. The cabinet approved of the action ?t the last meeting. It is sieged that the abuse of the international law lg a live is*ue. as the Austrian, submarine attack on the Russian! bark, Impcrator, shows. I HAIL AS LARGE AS WALNUTS AT Avn Storm Occurred Yew tenia? After nun. Completely Covcral tile Ground. (Special to the Dally News) Ayden, April 18.? The worst haK storm that has occurred In this sec tion for the last 14 years, took place yesterday afternoon and lasted for about twenty minutes. Hall as large as waluuts completely covered the ground and are still to be seen in shady placcs this morning. Much damage is reported to garden truck and crops that are above ground. The storm was purely local, al though a slight hall Is reported to have rallen In Pitt and Beaufort counties. WILLIS TO MEET LAREAU HERE Tomomnr Night's Wrestling Bout I*ron.'lAe?i to I* the Be?t of the Season. The final wrentling match of the season In Washington ? and what promises to be the beat. ? wll! be held tomorrow night at the old armory.1 when Joe Willis will meet LaReaa of Plymouth in their second bout here. The first match between "the two men resulted In a draw, neither being able to secure a fall. Since, then, however, Willis has Improved considerably and is now in the best of physical trim for tomorrow night's affair. He Is confident that he will be able to p!n his opponent's shoul ders to the mat. DESPERATE NEGRO BEEN CAPTURED (By Eastern Press) New Bern April 18. ? With the electric chair staring him In the face, Walter Qritnes, a desperate negro who about a year ago shot and killed ?his wife, is on his way to New Bern from Norfolk, where he was captur ed. Upon his arrival here he wl!l be placed in the county jail, to await at the June term of Superior court. HWH IIAKKK. We want ten of the prettiest ulrlsi in Washington to have the!r pic ture? t*ken this week. We have all the latent mounting In photography. Everything up to the very minute. BAKER'S 8TUDI0. Does Newspaper Ad vertising P.iv? A l?ircr |mlnt mnnufjw larw Mknl thin qoMtlim of rrtetler* throughout th? <M<untry : NO. I RAID: "We believe rlxht'y con ducted newspaper advertising to be one of the very best form* of advertising open to the retail d??*ler ? p??rhap? to any dealer or manufacturer. We believe also that poorly conducted newspaper advertis ing meana money nearly wasted. "By rightly conducted we mean well written advertise ments having the local flavor, written in vleW of local con dition* and needa, well dis played, appearing but one or not to exceed twice in the earns ?Ap4r-t? that ta. In ona or two laittaa" (Coot!%.ja4 tomorrow) ARMY BILL IS SCHEDULED TO PASS SENATE (By United Pre**) Washington, April 1?. ? The Cham berla.'n army bill 1b scheduled to pasa the Senate today. It provides for 180.000 regular! and a $16,000,000 nitrate plant. SHOT 8T WOMAH: DIED THIS (. M. Klmton Man, $hot by lnmat? of Keacrt lii T^iat City, IWtl Away In IIo?pit*l. 'astern Press) 0?^11 18. ? Harry Stein. . tulsen, member of several fraternities and well known through out the oaunty, died In the Parrltt Memorial hospital early thla morn ing as the result of bullet wounds. He was shot by Margaret Partello, invate of a resort In South Kinston on March 29. The woman Is being held under a heavy bond. She claimed that Stein promised' to marry her'last summer, but did j not keep his word. She also states that abe shot him in self defense. j FEU COURT CONVENES HERE The April term of Federal court convened here this morning with Judge Henry G. Connor presiding. There are four criminal cases on the docket and all are for Illicit dis tilling. The defendants in the c&f>ei are J-sse A. Tuten. Richard John son. Ralph Perry, Floyd Perry and W. J. Taylor. W. A. Edmundson. the Greenv'.lta. man, charged with violating the Macn white slave law. will not be tried at this term of court. His rase will be brought up at New Dern next week. "GET A COW AND PLANT A GARDEN" 1* Advice (riven Out to Every Section of the State by (h?r Board of Health. "A milch cow for every family in Bladen county" is the slogan that has been adopted in connection wlrh the anti-pellagra campaign that t* now being conducted In that county by the State Board of Health. A bulletin on "Pellagra. Ita Cure and Prevention," prepared by the State Board of Health for use In th'.B cam paign. advocates the "community cow" idea In teaching the importance of fresh milk and butter in the curc ind prevention oW pellagra It says 'First and foren^ost in Importance la fresh milk and Tfcjtter. We want to hasten the day when every fam ly In Bladen county, whether land lord or tenant, will have a milch cow which will provide fresh milk every day In the year. Furthermore, we hope that the day foon comes when the head of a family that does not possess a cow shall be considered a public dependent "Another thing we would espec- j ially emphasise," says the bulletin,! "la the Importance of everjr family in the county having a^cpod garden and growing plenty of peas and beans. l?et every farmer In the rounty make bis garden "king" In- 1 ?tead of his cotton field. Further-! more, raise chickens and eggs. For every dozen eggs ao'd, let a doxen be kept at borne and eaten by the fam ily. "Finally." the bulletin continues, "get that cow and plant that garden now. Don't wait until pellagra ap pears In your family to provide these every day necessities To fight thla disease does not require an outlay of thonsanda of. dollars, hut almply a. little Intelligent forethought and ef fort on the part of every man. wo man and child In the oounty." 8AV8 BAKKR. I have ea!d It and I run repeat It I again; and again If It l? neeeeeary: ? That every true ton and daughter! should aee to (t at onoe that thjj have a good portrait of father ^n!l mother Jutt u they are today. cuin lUOEHTEWf ti ifflimun II. S. FORCES I' AURAL FIGHT Is DES&tlBKD AS DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO KILL AMERICAN*. NO NEWS OF VILLA Heport That HI* Body HA FWn Discovered Is In verified. With draw Troop* .U Soon Am Arc lirokiti l"p. (By United Press) With Atueriran Army, wtre Icvm to Columbus, X. M., April 1M.? Men, who were en^ged 111 the i'arr&l light, deacMbcd ll hm a deliberate attempt of C'airanzaVi men to amUhlfete Totupkin'n command. The Car raiizUtiui attacktxl llvo .Imerl can*, killing one. By E. T. CONKLE. I'nlted I'n-M HiaiT Currotpoadeiit. Kl Paso, April 18.?' The protec tion of tbe American troops was the foi)emotit co^iideratlQii. of army heada In the Parrai attack. The icquest of Carranza for the with drawal of the United States Sol diers, makes the situation critical. General Pershing is understood to have reported to Funston. The failure to verify the Identifi cation of the body, claimed to be that of Villa, Is aald to be due to telegraph wires be:ng down In the Interior of Mexico. Must llr<?ak l*p Villa's Rands. Washington, April 18. ? It Is stat ed that the U. S. troops will be withdrawn from Mexico as soon &s they hav? accomplished tbe task of breaking up Villa's bands. The reports of Villa's death are received here with considerable skepticism and are unconfirmed by Americans. Reports of further clashes between Mexican civilians and Americans may delay the with drawal. American* Concentrate'. San Antonio, April 18. ? Atone ed detachments of American* are concentrating a: Satevo and ar? planning for new stepa In the Villa chase. Funston asserted that the troops will be unable to advance beyond Satevo. Use of the Mexi can rai ways must be obtained or a hang* of base will $4 necessary. Carrnnxa to Htond Pat. Washington, April IB ? Carranza will stnd pat on his withdrawal re quest t^"Yl be receives a formal rpply from Consul Rodgers at Mex co City, according to information received iby the State department today. A report of the Parrai fight has been pent Rodgera. Vll'.a'e death Is unconfirmed. "ALL MEN NOT BORN FREE AND EQUAL" - CY. THOMPSON (Ry United PreM) Durham, N. C., April 18.?r?-"No greater Hp was ever penned than that , fttatr?mrnt In the Declaration of In dependence, which Bays that all men ari? cr*at?d free nnd equal," stated Dr. Cyru* Thompson, member af the Stat* Board of Health, In a attrrtng addrcaa today at the annual coaven tlon of the State public health of flcera.