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OON, MaT 8, 1916. MO WITHDRAWAL OF AMERICAN TROOPS FROM MEXICO 3 MORE MVS TO WIN Dill IH CONTEST tfjtibCBBft OF LAST WBKI VQRK DEPENDS UFOIT WORK THAT OOHTK8TAJIT8 DO KOW. V t ' * TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERY MINUTE Wvot > *W Hoin !>?? Haf HM tha Poaalble Defeat of Tinas Who tire Hopca of T?*ia? '?#>?' 1T*? The remaining time qt the contest liiso short that every minute should' ho utilised. The success of your uorl during the past seven weeks depends upon the effort you make this week. Ton can make yourself the winner of one of these splendid hie trips, or you can cast your op portunity to the winds by falling Wo do your best work between now' and ?fce closing. v' No (%eck> A?x*ptwL From no yr until the end of the eontest all subscrlptlonB must be pirid with cash <or money order. Con testants who take cbacks from sub scribers should hsve them msde psy sMe to themselves and get them OMhed. and turn the cash in with disbecrlptfom. Suoceee vs. Failure. There is little difference between what it takes to secure either suc cess or failure. - In the content the lesfr-fe* dabs of- six dollars worth or subscriptions will bring SUCCESS* which Is one of the big summer va cation tours. Possibly some of the OMfcUdates will neglect to secure' some of the subscriptions which they fttfght secure, thinking, a few sub- 1 ?eruptions won't make them win anyhow. Now, won't those very contestants be chagrined to learn thst those very subscriptions would have been enough to land them In Urst place, and give them one of the Don't oome to the closing wish ing you hsd another hour, or a few Mdr? minutes so you could see a ^people you overlooked. Do your httstltag while you hsve time, and you won't be disappointed. Final Offer. Tor the remainder of the contest the following offer Is made. There WiQ he qo further change of any llM- ? Bach club of six dollars worth of Mlscriptlons will earn sixty thous s?d extra votes. Hie Prises. There are six big trimmer vaca tions tripe, one for each of the *ve districts, and one of the ladles may take a companion with her. The Hfllilitee having the high? t vote ef all will he awarded the extra trip. Also there are five gold watches, one for each dlstrlot. And live -dia mond Iavallerei. one to be awarded fafc each of the Ave contest dlstrlets. The watches and lavalieres were phrehased of and may % b% seen at (Be jewelry stores of the following; ft.' L. 8 tew art, J. 8. Campbell, Wm ?all, WASHINGTON MARK m Corroetod br ft. n. HCmon BmwoT to H. B. Muro. Sprite Chickens JOc (o tte Old Rmlm 7? Old Itu Its Hm Kfga 9tierllng? JOc Wool (frae from llat)' tie Wool (ban?) .lie to too UM Cotton llHo ft* W? I... ...He Tftllnw * 6c Cara. hnrtiel ofr?ta caw Ult Cow HUM .1 ftrr Co* hum lit a RMw (green) lOo BMW (flat) SklDR |1? t0 ??? Sklai .ate to t#e Skln? . . . . jjjk i.t . . . lie t ftc per hnndrM . . .* 7to por bundrod (Oo ? Taboo ............ to 1* sr, we hoofs HE WISHED Tl OUEUJIDTIKG BIO STRIKE IH PENHSYLVAJflA CAUSES RIOTS AMD DIS I... TUttBANCES. TWO OF STRIKERS HAVE BEEN KILLED Many Are Out of Emplojteait Expected That 1( 000 Will DcMtt the Monition Works Mere Nlfht ' faK Beat llnde. '* (Bj DnHod Preaa) Pitt*?** *?.. May I Slate troopa by (He hundreds are bolo? rwhtl to tke Turtle Creek Tailor ?trlke dtalrlct, \rMtk tke acene of bloody rioti ft* yesterday. Nino Staffed loaders of ths strike have been arrested, Including Anna Bell, Fred H. Merrick and John HaU who are charged with being acces sories In marder, based on the deaths of John* Vargo and Michael Hlrllka, ths strikers Vfco were killed yesterday. The movement of 100,000 muni tion workers for an elghtrhour day is gaining strength. Several thou sand employees of McKeea Rocks Pressed 8teli plant . are out on ?trlke. 12.000. it la expected, will be out by nightfall. In all there are 40,000 munition workers out. BIGKET HEBE 1 ' S'WSJB I v . ? ? In announcing the date of Mr. Bickett'e appearance in Washington It' was fldst published that he would be here Saturday and yesterday It was stated that he would apeak here on Monday. Both of these statements were In correct. Mr. Blckett will apeak at the court house on Tuesday, May 9. INVESTIGATION OF "?ACE WIRES" LIKELY :? (By United Presa) Washington, May 3. ? A Federal investigation to determine the source of money for the recetn flood of tel egrams urging Congress to prevent a break with Oermany seemed likely following a conference between Sen ator Hustings and Prealdent Wilson. SEE THAT OLAS8 AT STEWART'S 'Jewelry Store. S-S-ltc. PROMINENT " WILSON MAN SHOOTS SEIF ' ______ 8. J. * WALLS 18 IN CRITICAL CONDITION AS THE RESULT OP BULLET WOUND. DROVE HIS WIFE FROM THE HOUSE Claimed That He Wm Under the Influence of Liquor When He Went Home Lut Night. Married Prominent Lady of that City. (By Eastern Press) Rocky Mount. May S. ? 8. J. Walls formerly of Rocky Mount, bht who for the last year has been a resident of Wilson, where he has been oper ating a tailoring establishment, last I night wdnt to his home while crazqh under the Influence of liquor ? so ' the police declare? drove his wife and child from the house and went into his room, where he flred a bul let into his brain. Physicians de clare that there Is very little hoje of recovery. Walls is a member of a well-to-do Wilson family and married promi nently In that city a few years ago. To Put On Play Atftew Theatre I ""~~ New Bern Actors to Appear Before Washington Audience Tonight f I in "The Misunderstanding." [ At the New Thestre tonight will be presented that masterful play, "The Misunderstanding." This play abounds with varied emotfon, hav ing that happy combination combin ing all that is needed to bring forth |spontsneous laughter and In the same' breath tears. It is a mlsun-l desrtanding in more ways than one | and must be seen to be really appre ciated. This body of Thespians presenting "The Misunderstanding" having had professional training for the last three years certainly are classed w!th the beet in the state. Curtain will rise promptly at the appointed time, 8:45, and as/ the Thespian Club has a reputation for such there I will positively be nd waits between the acts to bore patrons. I ' ? ? ? BUY A DOZEN BOTTLES OP "BIS- MAC." 5-1-1 wc. BIG FISH BEHG CHICHI f IT FCKWU OF OCMICDKF < _ New York Millionaire Buys Large Tract of Hatteras Land. Bradford O'Neal Drowned. Other News From the Island, (By Joseph Bell) Ocracohe, May 3. ? Two severe hall storms with violent winds re cently visited the Island. Ben Fulcher ayd crew lately caught 8000 pounds of drum fish; Lum Oasklll. 6.000 pounds of tront, and Warren Williams,, 1800 pounds. Tom O'Neal caught a sturgeon worth worth about $176, as caviar It now worth ft.SO per pound. Stephen Taylor has been confined to -his house for past three weeks and Is considered In a critical con flWMjfo/foaW; ? v '?? >fi Bradford O'Neal, son of the late Tllghiwaa O'Neal wa# larked .vw board by the a&ahor huoy rope oa a Philadelphia tag boat and was drowned although he 'was recovered la 11 minutes. His body was brought home for determent. Genuine sympathy by the entlr* community la felt for Mrs. O'Neal over Mm recent loss of husband, father and only aoa. ? millionaire New Yorker haa bought larga tracts of laad In the noke Island. His erop of peaches raised near Manteo sold for |1700 last summer. The gentleman also owns considerable land In Florida but said his North Carolina land was better. It Is his Intention to set ont large orchards and vineyards. When the writer went throagh tho. Plnehurst region in the seventies he thought it the most uninviting sec tion of the 8Ue between be cpsst and Tennessee line but on going through there in 1896 was greatly | surprised to see the lareg vineyards with vast suantltlee of grapes and extensive orchards. The Hatteraa lands referred to era more fertile and wll) under favorable seaaoos produce truck and fruits from three to four weeks esrller than the Piae hurst section. A few days ago I saw garden peas in the former place ?koulder high and will myself here M Ocracoke have peas and potatoes to aat wlthU* a week. ' TWO riGTIDNS IRE TRTIRG TD MICE THE KtlSER'S REFIT ONE 18 FIGHTING TOR PEACE AND THE OTHER B FOR DEFYING THE UNITED STATES. ?; HOLWEG WILL HAVE LAST SAY Von Tlrpltx Group FUtoti the Con tinuation o4 Ruthlees Torpedo la? of Shipe, Whether They Be Xeu trid or Belligerent. (By United Press) Berlin, May S. ? The K&lfter, ac cording to German reports, Is wav ering between the advice of the Von Bethmann Holweg and the Tirpita groups in determining the future course toward America. T^e latter class demand defiance to 'America and rnthleas torpedoing of 411 ships, neutral as well as belligerent. Holweg to Hare Last Bay. Berlin, May 8. ? Chancellor Von Bethmann Holweg. returning this morning from a conference with the Kaiser, is expected to have the last, word to say Jn the preparation of the American note. Wofi't Meet Bemuds. London, May * I ? Special dis patches from EngtUk correspondents In Holland agree that Germany ifrlll not meet president Wligqn's .. Ae mands. They wffed that Ocrrtniuiy*B" answer will make certain conces sions both for the purpose of delay and to throw up on Wilson the re sponsibility for any break, but that In the main it will be both argumen tative and Indecisive. "Acceptable," 8a yn Benowtorff. Washington. May 3. ? 8o confident' is Ambassador BernBtorff that the German reply will prove acceptable that he todsy completed his plans to remain in Washington all sum mer to carry on "necessary nego tiation." Advices reschlng the em bassy today from Berlin cause the ambassador to believe that "Infor mal conversations" will be resumed. There Is a strong Intimation that the administration officials be'.leve that negotiations like those of the past are at end. This may upset Bernstorff's plans. The embassy . staff today arranged for accommo- j datlona for the summer at Rye, N.Y. 1 PEACE RIOTS IN GERMANY (By United Press) London, May 8. ? The Berlin po lice are being forced to make many arrests, breaking up Workingmon's May day peace demonstrations, Am sterdam correspondents today wired to^e Telegraph and Central News Ejuftiange. Disturbances are report ed\;in ? Munich, Kiel and Ghexnnitx. Sweet Family < Well Received Kr*. Sweat and her family of tal ented ( ? ) daughter* were moot fav orably reoeived at tbe New ThWUfe last night Miss Bessie Conley, who played tho role of "Ma" Sweet, was especially good *n her part and dle-| played, some exceedingly clever tot ing. Mrs. E. R. Wind ley, la the} character of "Francis Fedory," also proved a favorite wtth the andisoce and reca&sfd most ilbatal applaaas. The other characters, Miss Halite C arrow, Hits Mason, Miss Rota War ren, Mils Flore no? Harris. Miss Madeleine Ellsworth and Miss Adele O'Brian, who composed the remain der of "Ma's" family, woro-^good In their parte sad evoked much laugh ter gad applaose $73/ IS LOSS THROUGH FIRE FOR MR mCTIC4JJ,T ALL COVERED BY ' INSURANCE. PIRK CHIEF MAKES ANNUAL REPORT. EIGHTEEN FIRES SINCE MAY I, 1915 Actual Lom In Money During La*t Year Would Amount to Very Little After Insurance Is Deducted from Damage done Through Fire*. , The condition of the local Are de partment, the number of fires dur ing the last year, the lots and Insur ance. number of building permits is sued au?! other Interfacing informa tion Is contained In a report of the Washington department, which has *uat been made by Chief O. M. win Held. The report In full reads at follows: To tho Honorable Mayor and Board of City Aldermen: As Chief of the Fire Department 1 beg to make the following report:. We have on hand 3700 feet of hose, about 2000 feet In good condi tion, the remainder in fair. The motor truck is in excellent condition. We have deemed it nec essary to purchase an additional bat tery. at a coat of $34.62, delivered The steamer Is in good condition. The West End equipment la fine condition. The Nicbolsonville Hose Co. Ja In excellent condition. They have re cently purchased a second hand au and converted it into a Cruefc. ""'rtils was made possible by a donation of $160.00 from the Board, the remainder raised by pri vato subscription. The hook and ladder truck is no' In as good condition as I would like to see it. The ladders are old and consequently not as safe as they onc< were, and the truck la rather worn and shaky. The two colored companies are In fair condition, though one of tlx companies only have 350 feet ol hose. They should carry 600 feet. Fire*. There have been eighteen fires since the first of May. 1915. and classified as follows: Twelve residences, one lodge room, one boiler room, one restau rant, one lumber yard, ono work shop, one outhouse. The causes of these various fires were as follows: Six were caused by sparks from chimneys; two were caused fry de fective stove pipes; one from an open fire place; one by waate in fire room; two were casued by matches; two by short circuit; three, causes unknown. Lowe and InaaruHr. Lose in buildings, $488.50. Loss of contents, $249.00. Insurance on buildings, $1,750.00 Insurance on contents. $40.00. Kecotnmomlat I on* . I beg to recommend the foMowlng for your consideration: That the moto{ truck be Insured. By placing Pyrene Extinguishers on It the cost Is reduced 15 per cent. ? An order has been placed for 600 feet of !.*m, same to be delivered June 1st. and payable October 1st. 1918, at $1.00 per foot. That this pvrcbaee be confirmed. That the Supt. of the Electric plant be named a* Wiring Inspec tor, and require all wiring to be dos? according to hln plans. That a hydrant be placed either on Bridge Street, between Second and Third, or on Second between Bridge and Pierce. As the conditions now are we have not reasonable lire pro tection for the school building. We haVe one hydrant In easy reach, th ? next nearest la on the corner of Vain and Bridge, 500 feet from the aohooi banding. It la eeeaeeary that a new Door he placed In. the West End station, and the building should he called. I beg to report further that nine teen permits hare been Issued for new buildings, or alterations to build ings. repreeentlng a cost of HO. n*Wltted. W1KFIBLD. r a ML' Respectfully IRISH REBELS EXECUTED ( By United Preaa) London, Mav 1 "'resi dent of th- ' tktJ Co^biic, Jas. C commander ot the rebels, and an un named third man, weie court mariiaied ami shot to death this morning Fremu r Asqu'th announced. Match Went Only / Fall Referee tiave l)ecl*lon to Hjinscn When the Lai lor Secured Toe llold on Will is. 1 The match between Joe Wllllsl and Fritz Hansen ai Plymouth last! night, ended after the tlr&t fail, Willis refusing to continue the match because of the referee's decision. I According to Joe. who returned home last night. Hansen secured the ;oe hold after the end of about 3& ! minutes' tuallng on the mat. With out waiting to see whether Willia would be able to extricate himself 'rom the hold .the referee slapped Hansen on the back and announced 1 him the winner of the first fall. Joe claims that he had no intention of jiving up and that he gave no sign .o the referee. The latter, however, refused to change his decision and nsisted that Hansen was entitled to the fall. That ended the match as tar as Willis was concerned. THE PRETTIRST A WD CHEAPEST wedding presents ever shown. Stewart's Jewelry Store, 5-3-1 tc. MEXICAN ISSUE IS SETTLED AGREEMENT BETWEEN SCOTT AND OBREGON WAS REACHED AFTER 12- HOUR CON FERENCE CARRANZA WILL NOT INTERFERE | rrrmiubm for the U. 8. Troops to I se Railways In Northern Mexico Was Also Granted by Mexican Military Lead or at Yesterday's Meeting. Bjr'E. T. CONK LI, I'nlted Preaa Starr ( orTPMpondept I El Paso, May 3. ? American troops will remain In Mexico with out Carranzlstu interference, ac cording to an agreement reached early this morning after a twelve hour conference between Generals Scott and Obregon. The latter grunted permission for the U. S, ex pedition to have full use of the Mex ican Northwestern railroad In trans porting supplies and men and prom ised to "co-operate as fully as pos sible" with General Pershing's forces. COMMISSION MAKE REPORT f IN ROAD WORK IN TOWNSHIP Report Was Submitted iO County Commissionem Yes terday. Advise That Work be Done With Help of .State Highway Commission. At the meeting of the county commissioners yesterday, the Wash ngton township bond Issue commis iloo made a report of the work that had been done so far nnd also rec- ' i ommended to the board what they thought would be the best method of procedure In building the roads i of the township. E. A. Dante'., Jr., chairman of the commission, who made the report, stated that in the recent trip the . members of the committee had taken through adjoining counties, they had j found that sand-clay roads cost on an average of $700 a m1> for a 30-' foot road, while LUllngton gravel ' rost $ 4 , F? 0 Q a mile for a 15-foot road. He also stated that bids had been received from different road con-' structlon companies to do the work { BIG OUTBREAK j OF SMALL POX IN WILMINGTON (By United Press) Wilmington. Del., Mar 8.? All theatre*, dance halls and other places of amusement have been or dered closed by the health authori ties to prevent any further spread of 4be smallpox outbreak. Twenty one saloons in the affected district have also heen closed. Two new cases were discovered today. Qover nor Miller, and Attorney Oeneral Wicker sham are conferring on til? advisability of calling oat the mili tia to more effectively enforce the quarantine. "BIS-MAC- rONTAUTS *0 ?l A KM. rvt, niMTucn. . *? ? on a hauls of the contractor# fur nishing the teams and equipment with drivers at the price of $4.50 h day and extra help at the price of $1.50 a day, with foreman at the cost of $4 a day. and foreman of the right of way spuad at the price of $3.50 a day. The commission also reported that W. S. Faille, State highway engineer, advised that the township purchase its own equipment, which should consist of about 30 mules, scrapers, whee'ers, etc. Mr. Daniel concluded his- report by stating that the commission be lieved that the proper manner for constructing the roads in Washing ton township would be under the supervision of the State Highway way Commission. He also advised and recommended the use of the con victs In the work. THY AN ICE COM> flOTTLK OF "BIS-MAO." 5-1-1 wc. I.AD1E8, WK HAVE Jl'ST R!* ceived the prettiest lot of glaftn that we have ever 9bown. Come. Klve un a look. Stewart's Jewelry 8tore. 5-8-1 tc.
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