To Pay Old Debts * STRUCTURE. BUILDING IS TOO SMALL Jury Claims Thfit County Is Growing Too Rapidly to be Accommodated In the Old Building. No Place for Keeping the Record*. SUBMITTED ida COURT ICQS1NG In the report of the grand Jury, submitted to th&8uperIor court this week, strong criticism was expressed regarding the condition of the court house and an urgent appeal was mad. tor a structure that would better supply the needs of the county. The report follows: To Hon. H. W. Whedbee, Judge Pre- I We^your undersigned Grand Jury, beg Ism;* to submit the 'following re- 1 Mt>& . ? We .have made final disposition of all bjQI* handed us by the Solicitor. Inspected the Coftirt Houie,' Jajl, Coutny Hons and Con We deslMLtoicall the attention of the County Commissioners Ten* strongly to the attention of th'e County Commissioners rery strongly to the urgent need Beaufort County has of a now court house. The pres ent building is Inadequate, antiquat ed, and wholly out of keeping with what a county the size of this, snd with the ' progressive spirit of this ' county, should have. The overflow from the court room can, of course, ftand outside during eourt, the court room, aside from Its other faults, ts altogether too small. Ho'weter, the , overflow from the vaults of th? Reg- 1 ister of Deeds and Clerk at, the 8u- j perior Court can not be thus accom modated, and every available spaoe In these two vaults seems to be used op. The county business Is constant ly increasing and this need of addi tional space is a present and pressing matter. -It will not be so much a matter of years as of months before there wllK hardly be standing Toora In these vaults. It Is useless for us to mention the appoarance of the Court House, either outside or In, as this fairly shouts aloud for itself. There ca* be no question but that this. county Will at some time .have to make additional provision ' to take eare of lip official briefness, and to us It seems Uiat Its present facilities are taxed to the utmost.. With reference to our Inspection of the offices of the Register of Deeds and Clerk of the ?u perl of Court, ss to the manner In which these two officials are performing their duties. wi^'.Jcan ttd so fault with either,' , Th*lr r*wr? totr-ITn nfto* ?ad prisoner** jFXW itw?1 &T j*n ?>u!Mln* H?#lf (? In aboot iba urn* The Armenian and tyrlan relief Yttnd. as reported today by Treasurer, John O. Bragaw. Jr., Is as'follows: Previously reported $116.86 Mrs. A. D. Tanfltld . 1.00 S. P. Alllgood 1.00 Margaret Bragaw .50 ?Lou Gilliam Bragafr , 50 Total .$120.86 * Gulf eight be the one States test. ARMENIANS NEW EMPEROR FACES MM UHIONORSPUT WASHINGTON. ? The Austro Hungarlan Embassy have notified the Stmte Department of the death of Emperor Fran* Josof. Both the Austro-Hungarlan and German em bossies flew their national flags at half-mast. ' ?. x Change? of far^reachlijg conse quences, It la believed In Teutonic circles here, will follow the ascen sion ot Karl Franx Josef to the 'tLijbnerf of Austria and Hungary. It la considered improbable, however, Ja??w?Rf jvmsym , cimmr* will be, effected before the claso of the war. The various possibilities BoriOusly considered here are: A parliamentary union embracing Germany and Austria-Hungary; A federal state; A complete separation of Hungary from Austria; Abandonment of the dual agree ment or modus vlvendl; An artificial arrangement for a personal Union. U Is, considered Inevitable that thero it ill 1>? a greater liberalizing Influence in Austria-Hungary under the new regime; that pofttleal eon cessions will be granted to-the Czechs of Bofcstal*. the Croats, the. Serbians and thO'^Poleii. These concesstrfiil^ however, win not, It Is though t, oe practicable until after the- war, al though earlier promise of thenf Is looked for. The nationalistic sentiment has been growing In Austria-Hungary, and is recent years has won consid eration from the Austrian and Hun garian parliaments, although both have been hostile to It. Hungary Is said to have been fairly successful In extinguishing It to a large extent Lln that kingdom, while Austria has jbeen less successful. "DANCE TO BE OTVEIf , A* THE EliKfl HAIJj The German clu1? will hold their flrst dance of the season at the Elks Hall tonight. It Is expected that a large humber of members and In vited guests will participate In tfco dancing. ? , , Poor Out Irt?shrf*i4jn ?? Mnii ?r??nt r.H#?*nre made for UBM at ?M Count? Horn* u>4 the *!low?njM for r?4oads. Rd. Manning, violating search' and nelstiro law; ftot guilty. ,Rom#q Dadley, color**, ????? irlUi deMljr we,p?n; lodgment ?u? ? -too payment of cool*. ouiud. color <-<1; ????*?? kr threr-taontbaon United Promt) Kit i? The American Podevatlbn of Labor today reiterated vlftoroufl oppoaltlon (o all coinpuliory arbitration. "Th? men. Individually and collectively, are entitled to "to? work any day tend at any time la a free I>em?t**?y. Their right to do .it) la ahflnld ne?er be'anrrandercd.' [T1H??a? tVe tfatement limned RAILROADS NEED BILLION AND HALF x: DOLLARS YEARLY (By United Press) WASHINGTON.? A billion and a half dollars yearly will be needed by tho tall roads in the United States during the next tea or twelve years. Alfred P. Thorn, counsel for the rail roads declared today at the resump tion of the hearing before the New lands congressional committee. Of this amount, one billion *nd a quar ter will bo needed to Increase facili ties in order to keep up with the commerce of the country CAR SHORTAGE FEARED (By United Press) WASHINGTON. ? To. fttfve off a ' disastrous car shortage all railroads In the country have been ordered by the Car Shortage Committee of the 1 American Railway Association to re turq to the owner lines all foreign truii and refrigerator cars on their ! lines. I- .'f. ELKS COUNTY FAIR WAS WITNESSED BY A LARGE AUDIENCE I "Tho Elka County Fair" at tho Now Theatre laat night waa witnesa I ed by a crowded houae. The event was a "acream" from atart to finish and there waa continuous laughter | anjlk applause from the audience. It ? ppired to be one of the most humor oua* entertainments ever: staged la I the New theatre. The Fair waa put on under tho direction of Mies Annie Sara Bock. I Tho choruses were exceptionally well drilled and It was very evident that M!s3 Bock did her work in most ; thorough faahion. All of tho charactera were good. J. ;F. Tayloe made an Impressive 'BcBa' J Jones. B. W. Taylor, as the widow j er, was one of the best features of ' the play and aroused much laughter, like Hughes, as Uncle Jako, Warren Shelton, as Aunt Mary, Whiting Mc Ilhenny as Handy Andy, Rota Warren | as Giggling Sal, C. A. Little aa the dutch woman and William Baugham as tho country groom and Miss Elsie Kelly aa his winsome brfde, all made good in their parts. I The musical numbers were splen [didly carried 'out. A yodelling spec ialty by Enoch Simmons and LaMotte Blakely Waa encored several times as was also the quartette, composod of Enoch Simmons, LaMotte Blakely, ( John 8mith and Dave Smith. Miss Cassle Lewis, William Baugham, "Miss Elizabeth Mcllhenny, Miss Ad | delle O'Brien and Miss Mabel Dalley aang boIos In most pleasing faahion. ' A spanlsh dance, by Misses Dorothy Brnwn. Adelle O'Brien and Thelma Mayo also pleased tho audience. A unique electrical display to the ac companiment of the "see-saw" song, cohcluded the play. ? I, A BOB FEDKRATIO*,. ? ? favor# tow R?mhior> * ? (By United Praaal > _ .ft !'? BALTIMORE. ? Thaftfcaq*-.--*' ? cm Federation of Labor tow. Hiram Maxim, li OT and automatic fire i*' ? FRANZ JOHEf-B LAST < ? MESSAGE TO PEOPLE ? ??*** he meeting. DEATH OF INFANT Ml of Ur. Mrs. W. ST/ fleWtf of Greenville, ? 4(117 UHa The Man who wishers to pay $20.00 for a SUIT should see our beautiful selected line for met cmd young men tn the very newest styles qnd, colors Calais Clothing Co. *'??* '' "f *' ?' > ? ? ? "