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"WASHINGTON : ? FIRST IN HEALTH; FIRST IN WEAL TH, AND FIRST IN THE RANKS OF THE REST CITIES
THE WEATHER
Fair tonlf ht and Bandar. ]
Northeast wlnda
NU1IEEH 130.
W. M. BUTT FOR REPRESENTATIVE WINS
OVER P. H. JOHNSON IN PRIMARY SAT'DAY
MAJORITY IS ONE HUNDRED
AND EIGHTY FIVE
Twenty-six Precincts Out of Twehjy-eight
so far Heard From Gives Windley 983
Votes, Hodges 156 and Jackson 17 for
Sheriff. No Contest for Register and
Treasurer. Present Board of Com
missioners Renominated.
Warren and Davenport
For the State Senate
THE COUNTY TICKETT.
Representative:
W. M. BUTT.
Sheriff:
W. B. W1NDLEY
Register of Deeds:
GILBERT RUM LEY.
Treasurer:
E. R MIXON.
County Commissioners.
W. E. SWINDELL,
CHARLES P. AYCOCK,
W.vS. D. EBORN.
H. JC. BRAGAW,
w/h. WHITLEY.
Senators, Second Senatorial District:
"C7NDSEY C. WARREN
of Beaufort
H. S. DAVENPORT
of Washington.
As a result of the Democratic pri
mary held In Beaufort county last|
Saturday the above ticket was nam-'
ed and will be elected at the polls
in November next. I
Out of twenty-eight precincts In
the county up to this hour, tweaty
six have been heard from, giving the
following vote for the respective
candidates:
For representative W. M. Butt re
ceived 675 votes while P. H. John
ton received 490. Butt's majority
is 185.
For the office of Sheriff. W. B.
Windley, the present Incumbent, re
ceived 983 votes; J. S. Hodges 156,
and R. B. Jackson 17.
For County Commissioners the
following vote was cast: W. E. Swin
dell 953, Charles P. Aycock 987, W.
H. Whitley 694. H. C. Bragaw 886.
W. S. D. Eborn 860, B. B. Thomp
son 4$v. There was no contest for
the office of commissioner with the
exception that B. B. Thompson w.is
running against Commissioner W
H. Whitley.
For the offlco of governor all the
precincts have been beard from ex
cepting Puifcgo, Leechvllte and Old
Ford. From 'hose heard from llio
following vote was cast In tue
county: Blckett 701, Daugbriiitfe
336.
Lindsey C. Warren, of this coun
ty. has been named for the Senate
in this Senatorial district wlthuut
opposition. He carried every cou.t
ij. H. S. Davenport, of Washici;
;on county, for the Senate, cirricd;
the bounties of Pamlico, Martin.
Hyde, Beaufort, Tyrell and Pamilcoj
and lost the county of Washington i
to his opponent. J. Van Martin, by
twenty-one votes.
This will make the tenth term of
Register of Deeds Gilbert RumUv, ,
who has been register of the county;
l8 years next December. This will
be the fourth term of Treasurer K.
R. Mixon, the second term for Sheriff
W. B. Wlndley and the third teim
for the present Board of County
Commissioners
STRONG SERMON HEARD
AT METHODIST CHURCH
Rff. O. L. Road, Prpsl(lin(t Kldcr,
Did Xoi Mine? 1 1 in Wonln
Last Night.
Thoee who attended the F*Ir?t |
Methodist Church Sunday evening r
had the pleasure of hearing one ofi
the strongest sermons delivered In 1
that church In quite awhile by the,
presiding elder. Rev. C. L. Read. !
The speaker did not for a moment
mince his words in denouncing sin. I
He layed special stress on the evil of 1
dancing, card playing and theatre
going. His appeal was strong for a
higher and purer citizenship.
The discourse from start to finish
was listened to attentively by the
congregation. Mr. Read la one of
the first speakers of his church and
his coming to Washington la always
hailed with pleasure.
EMPEROR TO REVIEW FLEET
Berlin lAngtiinfr at the Claim* of the'
British in Hocrat He* Fight.
(By United Presa)
Berlin, June 5. ? Emperor WI1
11am, It la expected, will review hla
victorious fleet at Wllhelnp Haven
today. All Berlin la laughing at
tile British elalm of a technical vic
tory. The Garmana say that the
Brltlah can't name the Oerman ships
?ank.
ACCEPTS POSITION.
?Ilia L. Roper, formerly with the
l^ally News ha* accepted a position
frith the Cherry Furniture company.
He entered ufron hla new duties this
aaoralng. He hae the beet whoes
COL A. L BLOW DIED
GREENVILLE SUNDAY
YV or the Father of Mrs. X. 8. Ful
ford. Formerly of Wanliln?rt?Ni.
Colonel Alexander L. Blow, clerk
of the Federal Courl of the Eastern
district of North Carolina, passed
away at his home In Qreenvllle late
yesterday afternoon after an illness
of less than n week. For years he
was associated with the late Gov
ernor Thomas J. Jarvls In the prac
tice of the law and since 1912 was
clerk of the Federal court.
Colonel Blow wrb born In Oreen
vllie January 29, 1851. He is sur
vived by hlB wife, six daughters, one
son and one sister. Among his
daughters are Mrs. N. 8. Fulford of
Hertford, N. C.. who for a number
jof years was a resident of this city
"SKIN GAME" NABBED
BY POLICE SUNDAY
Rlx Colored Offenders Will be ttlven
a Hearing This Afternoon.
The police pounced down on a
"skin game" Sunday afternoon at
the end of McNalr street. The par
ticipants were hard at It In the I
woods when the officers suddenly ap
peared. They could not ran as tha
cops were on the ground and too
near them for oomfort. The offen
ders, six In number, are now In Jail.
They will have a hearing thla after
noon before the Recorder. Those
arrested were: Thomas Cotter, 8r..
Thomas Cutler, Jr.. David Latham.
Richard Morgan, Frknk Holmes and
Jlp K.II,
- At*. v.- < ?
CHEMR.CO
IS A BIT TO
MANAGEMENT
Their Branch Store in tho Fowlc
Building Is .Modern And
Up-to-Date. * <
It was the pleasuro of a Dally
News nlan to pay a visit to tho branch
store of the Cherry Furniture Com
pany this morning located in the
Fowle building on West Main street
and was agreeably surprised to see
such a modern ar.d up-to-date placet
of business. The News doubts if any)
town in Eastern Carolina can show
a more attractive furniture store
and. too, where a more elaborate line
of household necessities are carried.
The company occupy all three
floors of the building which is 110
feet by 35 feet. All three of the
floors groan with furniture of the
very finest quality. They carry a
stock that compares favorably with
those in the larger cities.
In charge of the new store, or
branch store, is Mr. M. Cherry and
Mr. Bllis L. Roper, while at the old
stand in the Blount building Messrs.
Charles Bell and George Ball arc
ready to meet the wishes and desires
of the customers. This concern is
also in the undertaking and em
balming business and have their par-'
lors In the Brown building on Mar
ket street.
The Cherry Furniture Company
has been organized for . about five
years and are now one of the larg
est furniture concerns in this section
of the state. From a small begin
ning they have waged their way
rapidly and today enjoy a large and
lucrative patronage all over the
county.
QUIET WEDDING SATURDAY j
Mat F. Hardee and MIsn Maltle Mar
ion of Greenville Married Hero.
Mr. Mat F. Hardee and Miss Mat
tie Marlon, of Greenville, N. C., ac
companied by neveral friends, motor-:
ed to Washington last Saturday af
ternoon and were united la marriage
at the Presbyterian Manse, corner1
of Second and Respess streets, the
ceremony being performed by t iie
Rev. H. B. Searlght, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. In the
presence of a few witnesses. The
happy couple returned to Greenville
the same evening and will make their
future home In that city.
PEPSI COLA PLANT'S
GROWING BUSINESS
Hu Increased Over One Hundred
Per <'ent During Puat Year.
One of the growing Industries In
Washington just now Is the Psps;
Co'.a Bottling Works. During the
past year the concern has made groat
strides and t^e outlook for the com
ing year is propitious and encourag
ing.
The company here has now install
ed' machinery which makes tho bot
tling of this well-known drink ab
solutely sanitary and wholesome and
In consequence the consumers are
? dally being increased.
Before being refilled the bottles,
aro placed In a tank of hot water
and caustic coda which removes
Impure substances They are then
washed thoroughly and run agalif
through ,a rinsing machine.
The plant here Is now bottling
two hundred and fifty dozen dally
of Pepsi-Cola. They have a capacity
of four hundred doxen dally.
! The popularity of Pepsi-Cola has
grown so throughout this section and
state that It* sales are second to
none, both at the fountains and in
bottles.
i . It ta gratifying to know that the
business of the local plant has in
creased more than one hundred per
cent daring the Hast year. In con
sequence of thla the plant has been
I running at 1U full capacity.
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T. W. BICKETT
Raleigh, N. C.
Oemocratlc Candidate for Govern*?.
FIVE PKKSONS KILLED
BV liOIl.Elt EXPLOSION
AT BREWTON, ALABAMA
(By United Press)
Mobile. Ala.. June 5. ? rtve
persons were kllJed at Brewton,
Alabama, today caused by the
explosion of a boiler at &. saw
mill. The plant was razed.
LOSSES HOKE
SAYS BRITISH
IN SEA FIGHT
More (Jennnn Klilps Were Dettroj-od'
Tlian at First Ciiven Publicity. |
(By United Press)
I'ondon, Juno 5. ? -The hopo of
many families that some of the pall
ors were rescued after the naval
battle are now crushed. Pride Is
growing hourly with Insistence In
the British admiralty that the Oer
man losses are heavier than at first
admitted. It is claimed that the
Germans lost, two battleships, two
dreadnaiifrlit battle cruisers, three
light cruisers, nine destroyers and
submarines. The Germans admit
the loss of 32.500 tons, while tho
British claim the German loas wa?
113,500 tons. The Hrltlah admit
the loss of 114.000 tons.
HAS SENT MARINES
Efl QUELL THE ROW
/
The Rebels Are Strongly Kn trench p<i
OuUdclo of Porto Plata Tl* Haiti.
(By United Press)
Washington, June B. ? The rebels
are strongly entrenched outside of
Porto Plata. Montechrlsto. This was
occupied a week ago by American |
I marines with the Ions of Captain
iHorbert J. Hernhinger, say dispatch
es to the State department.
The navy department has aent ma
riner* to Santo Domingo hecaune It
is feared that serious damage has
been done to American and foreign
property This was admitted this
afternoon by the department. Plans
are also competed for the sending
of additional marines If needod. It
Is belle* d, however, that those thorn
Will keep the insurrection down.
COUNTY ( "< >M M IHHIOVKKA.
The County Commissioners are to
day meeting In regular monthly set
sion at the court house. They will
b. In mmIob tntll tomorrow Ut?r
Ittil i'l I'll ll 1 I ' I*'
POST OFFICE
RECEIPTS ARE i
ENCOURAGING
Marked Increase Shown tn Receipts
fur Pmi Year and Also
for Month.
There Is no better Index as to a
city's growth than to show what the
postoffice Is doing In the way of bus
1Q6B8. No doubt It will be gratify
ing to the citizens to learn that the
Washington postofflce is still forg
ing ahead as the following figures
will show. i
For the month of May 1915 the
receipts of the office were $ 1.565.07. i
For the month of May 1916 the.
receipts were $1,632.95.
Showing an increase of 167.87 for
the month of May 1916 over the cor-j
responding month of 1915.
For the year ending March 31.'
1915, the receipts of the office wer&l
S20.97l.71, and for the year end;ng
March 31, 1916, the receipts were
$21,992.24. Showing an increase of
$1,020.53. This is surely an excel
.cm showing.
5I-B0TTLES WERE FOUND
Police Searched the Place of Buai
ne&M of IL J. Dillon Saturday.
A raid was made on the place of
business of R. J. Dillon on Kespass]
street by Chief of Police R. J. Rob
erts and Policeman J. S. Hardison
Saturday afternoon. Fifty-one bot-l
ties of beer and one-half pint of!
whiskey were found. The crate of'
beer was marked in the name of an-!
other party. In consequence of this
no arrests were made.
CHAUTAUQUA TICKETS
ON SALT TUESDAY
A Canva* of the City Will be Made.
Purchase Your Ticket* at Once.
The sale of neason tickets for the
Chautauqua start tomorrow when a i
canvas of the residences in the city
will be made, Tickets can also be
,secured from either Messrs. C. A.
Klynn or John G. Bragaw, Jr. Citi
zens wishing to secure their tickets
for this attraction ought by all meanB
to purchase them during the week.
Hy doing this you will aid the guar- '
antors. The attractions this year
promise to eclipse those of former
years. Let's all rally to the support,
or the guarantors.
PARIS SAYS GERMAN
ATTACK REPULSED
French Trench** fialned by the
Kalaer Forcen loiter Rernptuml.
(By United Press)
Paris, June 5. ? Th? Germans at
tacking Verdun continued their as
saults at Dead Man's Hill, mn No.
304. Fort Douamont and Fort Vaux
were repulsed everywhere, states a I
Paris official report.
The Infantry attackers captured'
the French trenches near Vaux hutl
they were ousted In a counterattack.
BRANDEIS IS CONFIRMED
New AMOrlst#, Juatiee. of ?nprom*
<Vmrt Took the Oath Today.
(By (Jnlted Press)
Washington. June 6.- ? Louis D
Brandels. the first Jew to sit on the
Supreme Court or the United States,
took the oath of office today at
noon. Chief Justice White adminis
tered the oalh. The new Justice sat
through the regular session His
wife, daughters and hit brother. Al
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BICKETT ISNAMEDFORSTATE'S
NEXT GOVERNOR
Had Majo- " ..in Sixtv-seven Counties of
^ ' *
Tv* , >>\iree Thousand. Union is Ban
v
County. Lead of Crimes for Secre
tary of State Increasing. Friends Say
Will Have 5,000 Majority. Lacy. Young,
Sliipman and Lee \\ inners.
Manning Is Leading
For Attorney General
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THE STATE TICKET.
Governor:
THOMAS WALTER B1CKETT
Lieutenant Governor:
O MAX GARDNER
Secretary of State:
J 13 It VAN GRIMES.
Treasurer:
B. R. LACY.
Auditor:
W. P WOOD.
Attorney General:
J. S. MANNING
ComalS5.: ner c Labor am! Pr.ntJng:
M. L. 3HIPMAN.
Corp-ratlon Commit 5oner:
WILLIAM T. LEE.
Commissioner of Agriculture:
W. A. GRAHAM
Insurance Commissioner:
J R. YOUNG.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
J Y JOYNER.
It seems that thero was a very I
Ugh vote polled all over Nortli Car*
ollna in the primary Saturday la?t. I
In the face of unofficial returns from I
sixty-three counties T. w. Dlokett1
for governor. has a n:ajor;ty In for
ty-elght. The E. ,L. X'aug'htridgp
managers have now conceded tiie
victory to Rlrkett In the state. R.
It. White, Dickett's campa.pn maa
taper, declare* that the seventy-two
counties beard from give Blckett a
majority of over 23,000. He claims
e.ghiy-aeven out of the hundred
counties. Union Is the banner Blck
ett county with a majority of 2,000.
The seventh la the banner congres
sional district with a majority of
C.Oi'O. It teems that Bickeu has
rarr:ed every congressional district.
The lead of J. Bryan Grimes, for
Secretary of State, seems to be In
creasing. Fifty-two counties have
Ibeea heard from and Grimes leads In
j thirty-three of these His friends in
|Tta1e'gh are claiming a majority of
.*>.000 over both of his opponents in
| the state.
Manning's lead for Attorney Gen
eral P lows majority in twenty-four
counties.
Graham for Commissioner of Agri
culture. has a majority In twenty
four counties.
Lacy. Young. Shipman and Lee at
this wrltitsg seem to bp winners In a
walk-over.
The congressional fights in th?
are such as io leave no doubt
about the victory of Claude Kitchln
i: the second. Gotlwln seems to De
in the lf>ad in the sixth district.
Small had no opposition in the
first.
TIN CANNERS MEETING
GREENSBOROLAST WEEK
A Most Instructive Midline Held at
the Ktntc Normal College.
From May 29th to Juno 3r<l the.
'Canning C'ub and Home IlTmn^ra |
1 1 i r>n agents all over North Carolina, 1
'also many sub agf?nt??, wort? ai th<* 1
State Normal at Greensboro enjoy- {
Ing a most instructive meeting un
der the supervision of Mrs. Jane S
i.McKimmon, State Agent, who 1*1
known all over the country anil loved!
by rs many as know her Demon
strations showing fho convenience*
of IcelesR refrigerator. flreless cook
er, and the well-known home-made
fly traps which have proven to l?e
three of the substantial* On whirl*
the efforts of the Home l><-monstra
tlon Agents have provi n successful
This In a most wonderful work which
Is heir?K more arid more appmriafed
over the entire union. This meet
ing was attended bv the State Agent,
Ml** Tarter, from Texas, Mr Kilgore
from Italeigh. Mr. W O Martin from
Washington, and many others. |
. The social functions e*t<-n<!?'d br
'the faculty and Chamber of Com
merce added much "ppice" to the
i busy (hough enjoyable session, and'
were much enjoyed. One afternoon I
was devoted to automohlllnK overl
Guilford battle ground* and other
places of Interest and beauty. On
Thursday evening a musical pro
gram. prepared by th* faculty, was
enjoyed, aft^r which punch was de
lightfully nerved The doors of (he
State Normal were thrown wide op
en, and every courtesy extended by
Dr. Foil at. President of that college.
AIiDRRMKN tonight.
The Hoard of City Aldermen will'
me*t In regular monthly session at
the city hall this evening for the
transaction of the city's business for
the past month. Mayor E. T. Stew,
?fl Fill preside. .-J
GERMANS MUST CUT
HEAT FOR 3 MONTHS
This I* tJio Order of the Food Dicta
tor, \<!ol|.li Von I tat rack I.
rny United Preaa)
IWIIn. June f>. ? r.prmnn civilians
must not rat meat during the next
eight weeka, po^lh'y thr*p meet ha.
Adnjph Von Itatrarkl, th" German
food dictator, told the United Preaa
today.
Ther? wn* no reasnr 'rr > arm.
?aid he. hut we must cnnaer\? th?
resource*. ro flji thcr T,f "
through the winter.
LIQUID FIRE USED
In tlif? Snrml Attacks im Fort Vtoi
t>> t ho l.rrmnn^ I.&M \'|ght
(Hy United Preaa)
Pari*. June 5.- The Oorman In
fantry used liquid fire in their aev
rral night attarka on Fort Vaux hut
they wore rppulsod. Rays official
Purls The fighting la heavy Hae
galn