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AILY NEWS T HE WEATHER Unsettled toalfht ud Sunday. PtobableSai*. J WASHINGTON, N. C., SATIRBAY AF I KKNOON, APBIL 2u, 19J?. NUMBER 9?. lillNltbl WILL CLOSE AT TIE EH WEEK * ONLY SIX MORE DAYS LEFT IN -WHICH TO SECURE VOTES . V > AND .WIN PRIZES. < THE CLUB OFFER WILL END TONIGHT -BUI1 Time to Turn In Clubs. Ter minate* *t 0 O'Clock. Next Week Subscription* Will Count for Straight Votes Only. ji* Tonight st nine o'clock tbe great remalntog vole offer of tbe contest will come to aa end. After today only one week re mains of the oontest and -.the rote offer 61 the final week will repre sent tbe poorest inducement of the entire 'campaign. The value of get ting your support in while the large votes are given 'la something you ouanot oonsider too important. To Fricads. Friends of tbe lady candidates should come to their support now If they wish* to aid them In a ma terial manner. The fact that a sub scription uow earns more votes thun It will next week expftdns why tbe ladies are making s great effort to oollect everything, possible. People may subscribe as many tlmss as they wish and the subscrip tion will be extended. Many people , took a short aabscriptlon at the furt of the contest aod are about ready for renewals. Contestants will receive tbe best vote value on their extensions j?nd it would be well to Bake |ui effort to get them. The l>oat Coupcn. The last coupon to be published Is in this paper. From now until the end^ there will be but the one way to secure votes. That i?. by taking renewa's and new subscrip tions to the Dally ITewa. And col lecting back accounts. The Vote Table. ? Months. .9 MS 8.000 Votes I Tsar $ a. 00. . , .12.000 Votes I, Years $ 6.00 St. 000 Votes ?' Tsars... $ 9.06. .. .46.000 Votes 4 Tears $11.00 60,000 Votes 5 Years, . . .-16.00 60,000 Votes IM tHGERED ran By CARL W. ACJKERMAN, United Press Staff Cunsspbadeat. BeMln. April 19. ? The publica tion of President Wilsons' memoran dum regarding armed merchantmen, csuerd a flurry of excitement here, today. The avarac* Berliner is an gered at the definition that armed Merchantmen be considered peace ful ships nntil It U positively known differently. GREEN SALTED HIDES 14 Cents Prompt Returns Made F. G. PADL & BRO. This folding periscope for um Id Um Trenches is easily portable and is used largely by the Bill Ish. WHEEL! MIRTH DIED LIST NIGHT Fromineot Citizen of WUllamaton Was Wall Known All Over I . tbe Htato. News vaa received here this morning of the death of Wheeler Martin, age 55, of Williamston, who1 passed away at ^hls home in that city l.^tf ji^ght. He euttered -from a stroke of paralysis Thursday morn ing. Thft funeral services will be held tomorrow. Rev. Wm. Burr el', rector of the Eplscoapl church, of fl elating. Mr. Martin was one of the most prominent Republican leaders of the State. For five years be held the [Office of otfleetor of internal reve nue. He was also solicitor for the] First Congressional district and of late years had been actively engaged In tbe practlv* of law at Wllliam iston. He leaves a wife, one son, one daughter, a sister, two brothers and a host of friends all over the State to mourn his death. , -. SUES MAIL ORDER BRIDE FOR LINGERIE HE BOUGHT HER (By United Press) Clear Lake, 8. D? April St.? The suit of Hammond B%an to get back the pretty filmy lace things he : bought for his mall order bride was to be beard In municipal court here today. Dean hired two attorneys and a detective. He alleged that immediately after the wedding his bride ran back to Minneapolis. CONSIDER THE OWEN BILL (Bf United Press) Washington, April 29.? 80 II Hie coming election can be held un der the strictest corrupt practices act in the country's history, the Senate privilege end elections com mittee today began the consideration of Senator Owen's bill. Following a meeting of the steer lag committee, the foliowlns legis lative program is probfcble: The pa* ? sage of tho corrupt practices act, the passage of the child labor bill, I action on the conservation. Immi gration and ahlp purchawo bill* and. I other meanures are in order. The disposal of the rural credits bill will probably precede *11 others. The corrupt practices act will rpobably forbid the Heading of iboney from | one Stste to aftothsr to influence congressional elections and prevent any public official from acting on a committee soliciting funds from ? commercial Interest. B a beer i be to tbe Dally Newt, !;< - '? * v tZ [ Minn. BIG SHIP FOR (ISITjNG [IKS LIGHTHOUSE TENDER, HOLLY, TO UB DETAILED HERE FOB THE CONVENTION. ? / WILL MAKKTRJP DOWN THE RlVERl Telegram Received This Morning by Joe Tayloe from Congrrasnuui j j Small, Announces Success 9! their' Hffcrta in ~ Washington City. ^ | Washington, D. C., April 2S. O Joseph P. Tayloe, Washing: on, N. C. Lighthouse Bureau wi:i prbb ably detail tender. Holly, n>r seventeenth and eighteenth. See letter. SMA"DL. The above telegram was rccolved this morning by Mr. Tayloe from | Congressman John H. Small. In tere^.ed In providing the -visiting 1 Elks at the convention here next inonth_wlth an enjoyable time, Mr. Tayloe, whi'.e in Washington City, took up with government officials the matter of detailing a large ves sel hero for the occasion in order that the visitors might have a chance to enjoy a sail down the , Pamlico. Mr. 8mall oo-operated jwlth Mr. Tayloe and the Bucceas of, I their efforts Is shown In the tele gram whlgh Mr. Tayloe received, The Ho'.ly Is at present stationed at Norfolk. She Is considerably larger than the Pamlico and draws less water. The vessel will be able to -carry six or seven hundred pas sengers and more if necessary. Other arrangements for enter taining the visitors are under way jand the, local lodge state emphati cally that by the time the program Is completed, they will have a series I of events arranged which will sur Ipass any form of entertainment that bas ever been extended to Elks at any State: convention. - - T. I. BICKETT TO SPEAK HERE Candidate for Governor Will Make | Addrt*a at the Court House May ?th. Hon. T. W. Blckett, Attorney Gen eral of North Carolina and candi date for governor of the State, will apeak to the Democrata of Beaufort county at.the court house Saturday, I May S>, at noon, Immediately after1 recesa of the criminal court. It Is expected that a large num ber of Democrata will be present to hear Mr. B'.ckett. A cordla! Invi tation !? extended to the residents 6t the county as a whole to be present. ? To Organize Another League Reported That Elisabeth City, Hert ford, Kdenton and Plymouth Will Be In It. L , - ? ? Arrangements are under way for the formation of another baseball Jeaguo la eastern Carolina, Swdrd Ing to iaformatfon given out by, one of the local fans who was In , Elizabeth City yetterday. A meeting waa held In Elisabeth City Wednesday night and plans for forming the league were dlscassed. Eden ton. Plymouth. Hertford end KHaabeth City wll compose tbe league. It ts understood. Three of the cities have already entered, bat word has not yet been received from Hertford. ? SlllilH THE IRISH REELS from two to ten thousand SINN PEINRRB HA VH BEEN UKSIEGED. TRAIN AR I ILLERY ON POSTOFFICE Is Hopwl, However, 'to Capture the Rebels Without Destruction of the Building. Many Rebel Hands Have Surrendered. . (By United Proas) r* London, April 29. ? Rebel forces, \ ously estimated from two to leu sand, are surrounded in tho V of Dublin by British troops. TV ?vernmcnt forces have la!t! 8.6 q ? the general postofflce lu whi^ ?? e rebels have their head quart ?. Sevcraf near-by buildings have been captured by the Stun Feiners. Light artillery has been trained on tho postoffice but British officers hope to capture the bui'.dlng without further destruction. Press dispatches say that many rebel bands have surrendered. nun note BtHTIIKK ?* Hollered That Answer WOl He Friendly and Accompanied by ?'.? ? - VmwuI Aanmncffl, By R. J. BENDER, United Prees Staff Correspondent. I Washington, April 29.? A marked ? relaxation in the tension of admin istration circles over the Interna tional situation is in evidence aft the time draws nearer for the ar rival of Germany's reply to the U. B. note. The note is expected by the middle of next week. The reply Is also expected to be accompanied by personal expression of friendship from German officials. There Is much conjecture here sb to how far the Kaiser has gone In meeting the American demands. It has always been Oermany's policy never to meet any demands fully. SAYS BRITISH PRISONERS > BET AWAY CLOTHINfJ Berlin, April t9. ? The semi-offi cial Nord Deutsche Allgemelne Ze!t ung, replying again today to charges of ill treatment of British prison ers in the Wittenberg camp, says that if, ftt the beginning, some of the priconers lacked clothing. It was I due to their passion for gambling, as they many times put their wear- 1 ing apparel at ^take. "THK BATTLE CRY OF PEACE" COMING. 4-28-2tc. ATTENTION DEMOCRATS: IF YOU DO NOT PAY YOUR POIX TAX ON OR IIEFOKK Monday, may in, you CAN NOff VOTK EITHER IN THE PRIMARY OR TIIE i i i;ction. DEMOCRATIC FX. COM MirittOF BEAUFORT COUNTY. JAN CHRISTIAN SMUTS Gen. 'aa Christian Smuts, who wii ? daring and resojrreful ;eader In the Bo?*r war. has been appointed to com- , mv.nd tho British frrces in East Africa to succeed General Smith-Dorrlen. Smuts was for many years war min uter or Soui!: Africa. VERDUN DRIVE IS RESUMED ? I Two Heavy Attacks of Germans Re ~~pulaed. French Suller Greatly. (By United Press) Paris. April 29. ? The Crown PrPJnce resumed the Verdun drive last night and the German forces are heavily attacking the French positions along both basks of the Meuse. Two heavy attacks have been re pulsed, with the attackers losing many men. Liquid Are !s again be ing used. The French In the ad duced trenches are suffering ex tremely. I tic mcusE i mst scut Inc.~aae In Wages, Beginning on' Monday, Will Amount to 104,500,000 Annually. (By United Press) New York, April 229. ? May day wl'l usher in an unprecedented la bor situation throughout tho United States. A daily Increase of wages, amounting to 1240,616, has been granted to laboring men, beginning Monday. Statistics gathered by the United Press show that 692,500 I workers will be affected. Tlie yea ny increase in wages will be nearly SS4.000.000. Saunders. Goes To Washington Will Start New Paper at C apital Cltv, Called "Saunder's Weekly.** I According to an announcement which aopeat-ed In thin week1* Elisabeth City Independent, W. O Saunders, wha has been oditor of that paper for tome time, will inau gurate a new paper in Washington i City, which Is to be called "Saun . ders Weekly.0 The first Issue of | this paper, afccordlBg to Informa tion givtfn otit, will be off the press | within a few days. Mr. Saunders. In Mi announce ment, states that It U his Intension j of revealing to the people of the s <4>nntiy some of the Inside working* at th? national capital, "to tak* the lid off/' in other words. scon TO IKE 2 SUGGESTIONS ATCONFERENCE REFUSAL TO WITHDRAW U. S. TROOPS AND I'SK OP KAIL ROADS TO UK UKOl'tiHT HP. MEETING TO HE 111 LD TODAY lU?ch Cnrratizi>(.i.- uml Aim riruu Aro Mobilizing; Their Troops. Chihuahua cit<l Scours Arc lU-kag Garri?onr<] By Ciut?ii/*, II) E. T. COXK1.K, I'nhtnl IVpkk Stuff I'omti |ki n drnt. Ei Paso, April 2i>. ? The refusal to withdraw U. S. troops an J the suggestion that the use of 'railroad* and other facilities be granted the Americans will be among General Scott's proposals to Obregon today. Indications are that the administra tion will even weicotno a protector ate over northern Mexico until Vil la and his bandits are exterminated, caving Carranza free rein to cleaa up the foes In the South. Obregoa is known to be opposod to the latter course. Meanwhile tb# mobilization of troops by both sidea for show ODntinueS. Americans haw approximately 16.000 inside Mexico. Carranz'.stas, garrisoning Chihuahua and Sonora state*, number abo<x? 40,000. Kcott Gets His Orders. Washington, April 29. ? In tha conference with Obregou, General Scott will be authorized to propose that American troops will matt northward while Mexicans pursaa. the Villistas In the South. He haa also been instructed not to treat on withdrawal proposals but to tell Obregon that this jnatter must ba clone through the ustia'. diplomatic channels. Scott's orders deal witk co-operation. He has been further instructed to emhpaslze the need for It both for effect here and i? Mexico and has been ordered to teU Obregon that American will brook no further border outrages. The S'ate department announced today that Obregon had asked thai the conference be held at Juarex. The request has been granted. "THK RATTLE CRY OF PBACV* COMING. 4-28 It* WE WANT MEN AND WOMEN To permit on to rare for tlwrfr rloth<-?. We don't ecdrch, burn or gloss any garments while prpsaing them. Instead wo make them look like new. The difference will delight you. WRIGHTS STFAM PRESSING WORKS PHONE 231 Moitftcrlb* to th? N?w?. "THE RATTIER CRY OF PRACR*? COMING. 4-28 2lc. fk TO-NIGHT F.MMETT COR RIO AN in the grlpp iiK drama Grpator Love Hath no MaA9 in G >ct? Matinee every day 4 p. >? ?J PrioMdAin
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