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VOTE Of 35 TO 20 Ttoa Item tn the Hirer and Harbor Mil of 91,000,000 for the Inland Waterway from Norfolk to Beaufort *m adopted today la the Senate. The fight upon this Item waa prob ably the most rigorous that has been made up to this time against any SB to to. ' The engineer* estimate that this appropriation will complete the oaaal from Norfolk to Albemarle Sound to a depth of twelre feet, and a bottom width of ninety feet The completion of this oanal will giro Immediately a free waterway from Norfolk to Beanfort of ten /eet depth. Tha .project coutpm plates opening the ronte to the aame depth af that of the Chesapeake and Albe marle Canal so aa to give a minimum deg*kJ*n?l?bo?t the who la route 6t twelre feet.' ? Tha abore item, which Is of spec-! iai Interest to .the citizens of thla section, waa sent this morning to the Dally New* by Joseph P. Tayloe. eblef clerk of the Senate finance committees The pasalng of the ap-; proprlation la t?e Senate Is of spec-, lal Importance to this part of the State. Mr. Tayloe hae kept in close t?uch with the project and. realis ing bow rital It was, he lost no time tjl giving. the news to the readera of t%e Dally Ndws. IU COMMENCE WORK ON PLANT BY NEXT WEEK FLAH8 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOB LARdB BBDUTIKG PLANT TO BE LOCATED H*RK. BUILDING M 80 FT. Wm Be Tertrd to Front at Stor?|? WanhoM? on the Commt Linn. Plant "Will Be Completed by the Fir* of September. _____ One of tbe -principal topic* of con versation Among the basinet* men of the city today was the discussion of the oozing of (he new tobacco re drylng plant to Washington, which will be put in b y Flcklen A" Webb, now located at Kinston and -Green ville. Everyone is greatly pleased with the action of thle firm In mak ing this the location for their plant | and the highest optimism Is felt for the snccess of the Washington mar ket The plant will be located In front of the storage warehouse on the At lantic Coast Line. A switch will run right np to the door of the house. The building will be built In a most substantial manner, two stor Is# high and with a concrete floor. It will be 80 feet long and 60 feet wldf. The plans have been com pleted and active work on the con struction of the bulMintf will begin, nest week. jt l? tftaemlly .believed that con siderable more . tobacco will be brought to the local mtfsfcet this season on acconnt of the plant be if locaMJur*. A Urj;? 9g*?tUy tie *Hd will alio b? iMpmrmrs from neighboring smaller markets for redrylng. 018 CABS 8TRA WBKRRIK8 FBOM NORTH CAROLINA (By United Press) Washington, May 26. ? Telegraph ic reports to the .Department of Ag riculture show that 618 cars of strawberries have been moved from North Oarollna up to May 21. 160 carloads end a liberal shipment by boats, have moved from Wrglnla and the Oulf States. The season is closed. TO THE VOTERS OF BEAUFORT CO. With the exoeptlon at my an no uncemont u a candidate for re nMnlnatlon for the SheiitTa office, I harve had nothing to say. I hare not adfced a man directly to vote for me, 1 thought It jf%a unnecessary, be cause I did not (and I do not now) think my friend* will put me out of offloa. aa everyone knows I have only had It. ona term. 1 presented my reoelpt from the State laat year and alao from the county showing I had settled In full. I have my reoelpt (ram the State and have settled three-fourths of the ooonty for thla Jfear, although it la reported In ftlch l*nd Jownahlp that ^ was hotding hack , the school money and the com mittee ? could not settlb 'With the tfebchers on account of me not set tling with the Treasurer. f paid the schools laat year $1,188.94 too much and the Board of Bducailon ?tad myself had quite a llttlo trouble to get me relieved, and they did It Hy giving their notea. 1 have eettled with the general Sbhool fund this year, less my , Insolvent list and I have settled three-fourths of the 4^ases (or the special graded schools, cod efuld' settle the whole amount toad the finance committee checked 2 my account. 1 have made a spec-' effort toc help the schools of our , county when our "Treasurer" called 6a me for mtrhey. t have also helped the schools la contributing myself personally and to the county com-, jfeeaoement and to three new school) what and this I did willingly I fad shall not advertise myself ae I **at Mttoeto I ??<? to and w Amount, bMHM t did tt /with IMnkirx of ur political tnJ*. | I bar# mad* m? aoamfaa la ad T??ltlD| tWr land for taiM, hut toy .raatonabla man would not mad. baeauM th? lav MM win a Ml hit ItTlni * TOM able [occasion and I did not get mad be-| cause 1 had not paid my taxes. and| I hare' through orror advertised a few .men who had paid their taxes and as soon aa l found It out, I took their names out of the paper and did not Mil and wrote each party. W ehave a small crowded office and bav^ to wait on ladles, gentlemen, prisoners in Jail and the telephone sometimes all at the same time and in there a man living under such circumstances who would not make a mistake? To the taxpayers of Beaufffrt county: I want to give you an Ijlea as to the progress of your county and the Increase of work on the Sheriff. In IMS the total tax?a col lected by Sheriff Ricks wait $85, 095.84. In 1914 the total tax col lected by Sheriff Ricks and Wlndley was f86.0S0.4t. li 1915 the total tax that 1 am to* collect and have collected moat of it, la $164,984.76. 1 had $87,000 drainage tax to col lect. I had to s*ll the drainage tax t^is year in February, when hereto fore Jt was adrertleed right along with the State and county taxes, which necessitated my hiring .extra help. 7 had to hire an extra man to get op our State and county ad vertisement, as our tax books do not show the number-of acres, or ^ho it adjoins and I wished to keep the peo ple satisfied about their taxes. In order to do this I had to go* to the Register's office and get the de scription ^ from the abstract book. Now in regards to the office: I es pecially want It one more term and that will give MO *mpl? tftmo to collect In lijta of Httls accounts ow In, m. paraoaallr. I har* don* u much (or mr frlanda ul tba party M ur man In tb* ooanty of R*aa t< ort for th? mm lon.nut; and I hop* mr frtand, will, nominal* m* for on* dm* t*rm aa roar Bharlfr With bant wlahM, w. b. wi wu*r. an.nr ????) kniA,*"-.. ? -:i . ' GERMANS ARE REPULSED BY THE FRENCH 'I HAS BEEN NO CESSATION FOR THIRTY -SIX HOURS IN CAN- >\ NONADING AT VERDUN. FRENCH REGAIN TRENCH / Attack* of German* oa Wert Bankl of Mouse Repulsed. Farther Gains | Reported by the French on K Site or the River. (By United Prese) Park. May 36.? The French to day repulaed a new violent German attack on the west band of the Meuse. northwest of Verdun. Qafo on the east bank qf the Meuse are also reported by the war office. J. By smashing countes attacks the French today also recaptured the trench which they lost yesterday near Tblaumont. There haa been absolutely no cessation for thlrty six hours In the cannonading around Hill S04 and Avooourt. ? LONG SENTENCE EORMURDERERS White Man and Negroes Get long Tonne for Murder of Merchant. (By United Proas) Durham. N. C.. May II.? C. B. Brttrgln, white, was sentenced to 80 jreare and three negrogs were given tOr tears each, being- found guilty of second degree murder in killing E. B. Cantrell, a merchant of Wln eton-Salem. '.n Tl? BEAT W1UIS Ix>cal Mm Made Good Showing but | Was Thrown In Two Straight Falls. ' Joe 'Willis was defeated by Joe Turner last night In two falls. Tur ner outweighed the ^local boy by about ten pounds and also had con siderable advantage In atrength. An arm lock spelled rwpilis' downfall for the first fall and a combination of the same hold threw him the s ond time. The first fall went 45 mlnqtes and the second 50. A small crowd of fans frere present to wit ness the match. TO STUDY "CYMBELir New PU; to bo Taken Up by O. H?*iry Club. Meadng Held YMtotUf. The O. Henry club wis entertain ed In a most oharmlng manner by Mrs. W. C. Hodman. A larjce num ber of members, were present and en}oyed one of the most interesting meetings that the club has held re> orally. xjt Many cut flowers were In evidence In the 'beautiful home and were at tractively arranged.. In the various rooms. The guests were served punch In the reception hfcll, after , which the business part of the meet ing was taken up. Mrs. 8. R. Clary, a delegate of the club to the Federated Club meeting at High Point, read a highly Inter esting report of the proceed ln|ftL.ot the convention, whloh received t?e closest attention of those present. The tost act of Shakespeare's Othello waa than read by the club. Thd next play that the members wiu read and atudy will be "Cymbe llne," by the same author. -"Mrs. A. M Dumay read a most ?ompsehen |slve outline ofr the play. Her paper showed flareful preparation and was also well read. A short social session concluded the meeting, Mrs. Hodssan '-serving an Ice course, being assffsd by her, two daughters. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. A. C-JiaHseifi zl" Z' GUNS CAPTURED FROH THE VILUSTAS ?M achtne ?un? ud rifle* taken bjr United 8tat? troops in a recent encounter with a band of Villa's bandit* ^ Will Soticit FundvFor The State Home Society L. H. Putnam. sau Superinten dent of the North Carolina Chil dren'? Home Society tad Cornelias Thomas, field agent, Will be In the city Sunder for tfcfr ' purpose of bringing the -work of the society be fore the various churthes of the city, preparatory to making a can vass of the citizens next week. Mr. Putnam will - Hake a short talk on the activities "of the chil dren's home society a*?the Epslcop&l church at the moniii\|; services and at the Methodist church at night. Mr. Thomas will appear at the Presby terian chucch In the' morning and at the Baptist church at' night. During the course of the week's TELLS OBJECT OF DIE PEACE LEAGUE T?ft Says I titration l|i Not to Stop (By United Press) Washington, May 26. ? Ex-Presi dent William H. Taft, speaking at a jurist, placed his "O. K." on the platform of the League to Enforce Peace. He declared that It would he perfectly constitutional for the United Btates to bind itself with other nations to declare war on any any country that declare* war, wlth-( out first resorting to arbitration. He took a direct Issue with W. J. Bryan's recent statement on this subject and aald that the League will not try to stop the present war but will follow its distinct purpose to prevent the recurrence of such a disaster to ciTllidatlon. WOULD TURN PARKS INTO POULTRY FARMS \ ? *r By WJIAUR 8. FORRE8T, United Preas Staff Correspondent. * London, May 10. ? Give the ben a I chance. With eggs at soven cent? each, Mrs. Lionel Guest, daughter of the late Johzf Bigelow, American ? Ambassador to Paris/ la urging a' plan here today to turn London's J public parks Into pdultry farms. An enthusiast on poultry brfced-. ing, Jrftrs. Guest has started a ohl- ! *ada to gl*e the hen a ?<chance. 8h? Is telling the authorities that every! n&flOvfc 4h#?ld have its chtcken i larm #ith'a Woman expeft ih eharga to thov public low to get the baat ?o't at biddy. Oraan' park and St. Jamaa' pat-k. tiaar BocMnrbam palace; Hyda park abQ "aLhar ? panaaa of public t raaaaVy J hat* baan aelacfad by tba Amanitas *0 maa aa tba bait locatloa'a upon wblah to try tba poultry ?TpWlnaat*. , ?ra <MM daclarc* *? baa pVw? ad har tfcaorlaa by aanwUfal Sul try farming M Cad?A tfld anlpkfc ?laaa that Brttlab taena ara aquat to tba taak of providing avfletaat agga if aaovcb paopla would bacoma In taraatm In han caltura. aba baa ?K praaaad har wllllnfoaaa to kaap poaltry vtthhi tba rarda of bar owa Mim naar tba faakloaabl* Marbla Arab dlakrlct, potiaa rncalatloaa parnltyng campaign* they will be assisted In their work b> Miss Bllyeu, solicitor for the Association. The North Carolina Children's Home Society has accomplished A splendid work in the past in caring for the orphans and destitute chil dren of the State. They hare taken about 27 children from this county. To supj>ort these orphans, It would have cost the county over 910.000. Only 9300 a year is at present con tributed by the county and the citi zens toward the support of the In stitution. It Is expected that through their work here next week, a mater ial Increase in donations will be re ceived by the officials from the home. TAFT WILL BE FOR COL ROOSEVELT FVkBHli Clahn Thai Roowrtb Will GiC Support, U |U b Nominated. (By United Preaa) Washington, Ma y ?#. ? If Roose velt wins the nominaffoi at Chicago. Taft will be for him, According to information from friends rer y close to both men. From the same source/ however, it is said that many west ern Progressives will refuse to fol low Roosevelt if he does not adhere strictly to* the Progressive route. Taft has refused to confirm the report. When seen today he merely chuckled, saying, "Why should I comment on such a violent hypothe sis?" WAYOME CLUB MEETS Matty -Verw Members to b? Taken into the Club. Interest is Increasing. . -wi'" ' ' . _ . , ? The Wayome Club held a special business meeting In their rooms last night. 8everal Important matters were brought up. Among these was the naming of several candidates for membership. Most or these are now off al different schools and will be tileJl in wh'nh tfiey return. It was also decided to Install a telephone lb one of the club rooms. This Is & convenience thit the be*s hav* been wanting a long time. By the number present and the In terest shown In the meetings It is essy to see that the boys are work ing bird to uplift the standard of tft* club. RUM IS POURED OUT flail on* of Strong Fluid Do ?froyod by tiio Police VftUr d?y. The >61toe yesterday Afternoon pbured 'out several gallons of mon key rum In front of the city hall. A large crowd of spectator* gathered to "lineae the destruction of the at off. So highly odoroiM was the liquor that men -who worked on the river front claim thart they could amell it. A negro attempted to carry aome of It Off In hla hat. hat the police wtre M? nslUai The neorlv h?I t Debt ?Mk*t MMw. Mil ova CAM MX bnmht *p Tor dlipoMl. 8. O Mom, charged with ayMdlni his ?utomo hli?. wmt ?n*d coat* of Hnl, to br??d IntlntlM **?t It *u 0?r-l mtoi ?nilrc#* th?t lto*Ur*4 th. rnmar. tll?M it th. obiMt n??n?? lod.r u< mini to bn frrirfriiihrrii lit ?' witi 'A , . WAITE CALMLY CONFESSES TO MURDER PLOTS "DOBTT CARE WHAT BECOMES OF MB," HE r wVk>>.VFORMfl SsN'T DENY GUILT Wlwo Aiked Whether He la In? e, 1 Replies Thai "Ho Tliink* Not." Haya Tliat He S'mer Ha* Denied H la Guilt. (By United Press) New York. May 26. ? A calm ad mission of the fact that be planned to kill hta wife, as well as her par enta, Mr. and Mrs. John Peck of Grand Rapids, and also Miss Cath erine Peck, her siBter, was made to day by Dr Arthur Waite, when he resumed tbe amazing confession In the wholesale poison plot, through which he hoped to gain oontrol of the Peck millions. When asked if he waa craay, be, | replied that ho thought not. "l| don't care whnt becomes of me," he continued. "I want to do what'a' right." Under cross examination he de nied the tombs conspiracy to fake Insanity. "Do you dieny your guilt," he waa asked. "I never denied It," he replied qnletly. "What la yonr defense?" "I am making no defense." GOOD STAND OF TOBACCO Local Banker Stale* That He Haa j Merer Seen a Better Stand Than That In the County. In discussing tbe tobacco crop In the county, A. M. Dumay, who has recently made a trip through the county, stated this morning that he never remembered having seen a lluer stand of tobacco than that which Ib now above ground in the | vicinity of Washington. "I don't know about the size of the crop," stated Mr. Dumay. "but It appears to me that the acreage le about the same as last year. With a good season, boweber, I believe that a larger quantity of tobacco will be ralaed. "There is another thing that muBt be taken into consideration, and that is the lack of potasb this season. What effect this will have on the crop, Is uncertain and we'll have to I wait and see.',' "MILITANT PACIFISTS" MEET WASHINGTON (By United Press) Washington. May 36. ? America's militant paclflnts who, some un friendly soul remarked. "Intend to bring about International peace If they have to beat op t1?3"~ whole ?world to do It." convened here to day for their first national conven tion, under the banner of The Lea gue to Enforce Peace, American1 Section. Ex-PreRldent Taft presld-l ed. Mr. Taft will begin a series of | speeches this afternoon on National Policies. George Grafton Williams of Harvard will discuss thA Monroe doctrine. Entangling Alliances will be dealt with by Talcott Williams of Columbia. John Bate* Clark of the Carnegie Peace organization- will talk abont Euroeoan conditions. Other speakers today: Thomas R. ? White of Philadelphia. "The Lea gue"; Oscar Straus of New York, "Force, A Support of Law"; Edward A. Fi'ene of Bonton, "The Soul of 11m T'n'.tod States"; Hamilton Holt j of New York, "Armaments." The effect of the League on Amer ican Interests will be the general subject for discussion at the session tht ? Yen ln?. Secretary of war New ton D. Baker will he the principal I speaker. Other speakers will he R. O. Rhett of Charleston, 8. C., Presi dent of the American Ohamhsr of Commerce; Sathoel Oompera of the' Federation of Lehor, President Ol iver Wilson of the National Orange> from Peoria, HI., and others. The eoarentioo will oonclnde with ALLIES TO BEGIN NEW OFFENSIVE IN SOUTH TO WAGE DRSPKRATI ATTACK WITH INTENTION OF FORCING ENEMIES TO MAKE PEACE. ARE CONCENTRATING French, English, Italians, Serttea and Hnaataan Are Getting Troop* Together, Waiting for Lbe Word I* Strike. (By United Press) Rome. May 26. ? A terrific sraaab - ? within the next few we^u, Riming at the elimination of the Tsrka and [ (he *ubJec|ion or the Bulgarians, I will be the allies' firet groat stroke for peace. A heavy blow by the alllea from Salonikl and at Mesopotamia will be followed by a tremendous offensive against the Austrian* and Germans In the attempt to end the war be fore the winter. French. English. Serbian and Italian troops are concentrated at Salonikl, waiting for the word to strike. In the meantime, the Rua Blans are pressing on toward Bag dad. 1 WITHOUT ROLL CALL ' (By United Press) Washington, May 26. ? The con firmation of Jodge Brand* in' ap pointment by the Senate this after noon without a rote against him waa forecasted at a meeting of the Re publican members o fthe Judiciary committee. Senator Sutherland waa the only man to voice a protest against euch a program. The plan Is to have the confirmation com* without a roll call. " I CELEBRATED HER SIXTBKlfTH BIRTlfnA Y WKDNRRBAV NIOHT Mias Bertha Congleton vti hos tesa to a number of friends Wednes day evening in honor of her six teenth annnveraary. She entertain ed from eight to eleven thirty o' clock. The gueat* were received at the door by Mr Ed Congleton. Amusemnnta of various kinds were enjoyed by al] preaent. Several musical selections were rendered by Miss Gladys Alllgood and Miss Ber tha Congleton. The home was beau tifully decorated in green and red. At about ten-thirty delicious re freshments were served. The gueits began to depart at about eleven thirty, voting Mlas Hertba a most charming hostesa. Those present were: Misses Blanche Alllgood. Gladys Alllgood. Clara Burgess. Josephine Burgees. Rosa Spain. Rosalia Morgan, Lucy Congleton, Annie Campbell, Inda Paul. Estelle Meekina, Janle Butts, Ida Green, Annie Chauncey, Bessie Adams, Jennie Alllgood, Messrs.' Harvey Burgess, Milan Roberts, Vernon Alilgood. Elbert Everett. Charles Weeks, Willie McDeVltt. John Spain, Mae Black. Willie and Ed Congleton, Joe and Johnnie Wil kinson, Jack Cherry, WLB Jefferson and Johnnie Wise. MURIEL OSTRICH? ? I? ? -A ItauchMr o# tba OW Saeond npUo4? of THIt IRON CLAW _ TO-NIGHT, ? p tn Ntclt I p. ?. 1 PrleM tAH ' a
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