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WHY PARKER DECLINED THE OFFICE OF BISHOP DM >wl Feel Health WnU Permit— SoiMtkiai About Fh» of New Biibapi. Or. K. N. Parker, who declined to accept tk« uAca 'if biahop after hi* election by the Hwurn General Methodist Conference, in aeeeion at Atlanta, ha* a precedent in tha ac tion of Bishop Atticu* 0. Haygood, who waa elected at a general confer •N bald in NaahviUa yaar* ago, nay* aa Atlanta pa par. Biahop llaygnod at that tuna waa praaidant of Emory aailege and at onra declined the bish opric. At the next general conference ha wax again elected to tha hiahopric and acceptod. The r eaiton* caaig~ed by Dr. Parker, among other*, were that he did not fael that hi* health would permit hi* doing the arduoua work demanded of hiehopi'. and he ia devoted to the work .f teaching, a* he ha* been en gaged for name time, both in Kmory aniver ity and Trinity college. The rexpon libiiitie* of the office are .10 great and the burden* to be borne are *0 heavy he declared he ha* nev er had any inclination to de*iro the poeition. After the finit ballot he a»kud hi* friend* to withdraw hi* a&mc. Five of the New Bishops. R*v. H. M. DuBose, of Nashville, who was elect~d • bishop Wednesday, ■ wid.ly known thruout the entire Soothe, n Methodist church. having ax a connection*! offlc.tr on different boards, havin* l>ee„ sta Honed in eral different conferen —i. He in declared to be one of the """ »n.l polish®,) men in the Methodist ministry. For two ami » half year he ha., been book editor *nd editor of The Quarterly Review. He ia the author of sever,) volumes •nd is f»0 old. l-'r. W N. ,4,n„w„rlh of Savannah. '' <"■■»* « Wesley Monu nU,1 thurch- P'ior to that time he president of Wcdeyan Female en <ge at Macon has been a dele t*'" *'"">•«' conference!, was fratern.il ires enier to the Canadian *1101 I <V,is\ , „o in wa.s „ d(i(. rate to the World'. M,.sion.ry Con •" '''',"',urKh. and delegate to e Ecumenical Conference at Toronto, He is !•; year old. J'r- W. {■'. McMurray has been for last t»->|ve y*ar,, at the head of the church extension work, in which has met with gi*at success. prj„, to that time he wa, pastor of Cen ary «*«*. St. Louis. „e w», r mg "1,i" th' St. Louis con. •ren, ,. f0r hve y«.„ af R. ^ f"ur' • f'Ur Oa„ " '"J"* ■* «»• Joseph three ffe is .r,l years old. ^ ha, been for wv. eral ,ar„ sc .etary of the Home M,*. "°n bonrd at Nashville. Tenn. „e is » ^ uukiun by birth, "orece.ved e«re* fr»™ Vale in 1892. He also ;;;'";),n „d Ml^ r ,He ha"servH m tr; turch-st- Lou": w« fa k church, San. Antonu,. Texas. J f-rat ihurch, Dalas. „e w„ ' ,h; vrommiMion to prepare the m "nd W"S " tim, manuring editor of The N.Avi„. ^ nst,an Advocate. He is 51 years Bishop W. V. M Darlinjfton was *7 *">'<»*■ He joined the Ken «< y conference in 18a,;. He served enurches at East Maysvill. and Wart «*on fou, years each. He next went to M.llessbur, f„r four thfin ^ f'1 S,re" rh,^h. Covington, for J"*"' »' transferred to West Virginia and was stationed a, I ^| S1 thurch '»r four years. re he built a ureal structure, cost "" ,le *» then elected president of Morri. Harvey college. , 7' from which he comes ,h° b»h»Pric. He is 48 years old. Indians Good Soldier*. Minneapolis Journal. The record the "first Americans" •ave made since the war began is no aifilc. Approximately 5000 Indians are in the ervice, and of these at least 75 per cent are volunteers. Cato Sells, Commissioner of Indian Affairs say* tl.at Indians are to be found in evory station of defensive service side by aide with the w'.iite man, not as Indiana but as American*. A* a •lass t: tj are manly, brave fellows, - quitaiy raapanai»a to military dtarlp-1 I ma Hut that w not all. Tha Indian Kan a ataka la tha country. Of tha ft rat and aaeond Libarty band la—la. ha purrhaiad naau-ly $1U,0U0,)IUU worth and no doubt the rtguraa la tha third loan will nhow equal raauita. Mean tima ha haa incraaaad hia aaii produc tion by an avaraga of AO par rant over an la-war ylcUa and haa iloublad hia llva atork production. Those who ara intaraatad in tha Indian and hia work, aaparially aa It touchaa tha war, ahould raad ("ommiaaionar SaU'a arti ral in the Review of Rev lew a for May. Inatead of a raaa of "lx>, tha poor In dian," It ahowa Lo aa tha wealthy, patriotic and nna-hundrad-per-rant Amaricana. > - RAILROADS WILL SPEND NEARLY A BILLION FOR BETTERMENTS IN YEAR. Cenerou* Sum* Provided by Railroad Administration for Eastern Trunk Line* to Cope With Flood of Traffic to At-^ Ian tic Seaboard. Weshington May 19,— Railroad* un der government operation thin year will spend parly a billion dollar* for addit'onii, betterment* and equipment or approximately three tim*e aa much a* in any one of the laat three year*. Total capital expenditure* approved by the railroad administration a* r.n noiincement today are $037,'.#>1,3'.8. Of thinbi* <um $440,071,000 will be pent for addition and betterment*, urh a tat:.<ns and other property improvement*; *473,18*,000 for equip ment—car* and locomotive* already ordered through thv railroad adminia tration, and $18,203,000 for track 1 i-xU-n ions. * The figures disclose Director Gen eral McAdoo's determination to let Yt r a. 1 roads make improvements iich they ' ad neglected during the last three year* through permitting track* to run down, and postponing all possible project* requiring big ex penditures of capital. It is also hown that the railroad administra tion is not c-couraging many exten 1 ions of lines diirii.tr 'he war eUler , :'ency, as practically all *ums approv ed for extensions are to continue th«*e already under construction, and in some case* project already under way have been dixr.ppro.ed and work dis continued. Ask d More Than Hu Approved. Railroads, in submitting budgets of proposed capital expenditure* this year, asked much more than was ac i tually approved, and the railroad ad ministration eliminate<l $349,247,01)0, • •f nearly one fuorth of the proposal.'. In paring down the budgets to this ex tent, the administration made it plain that mci-t of it* decision* are tenta tive an«l may be reconsidered later in the light of any growing neces*ity or I lack of need of betterment*. In general, the eastern trunk line" i were given generous «ums for improv ment* and equipment, to enable them , Ixjtter to handle the great flood of [traffic to the Atlantic seaboard for movement to Kurope. In many cases, however, the budget* of the eastern roads were cut charply. Part of the capital necessary will b« supplied by the government, from the $500,000,000 revolving fund of the railroail administration, although ad vance* will he repaid eventually by the individual railroads. Wherever possible, railroads will finance their own enterprises, without government aid, but the railroad administration may buy the bond* or other securities issued by the railroad to finance the capital propositions. Kadroad* were nsked two months ago to submit estimates of proposed capital expenditures this year making theirfigures adequate to cover really necessary project*. They were told, however, to bear in mind that many better-nents and extensions which might appear necessary under private management could be dispensed with under common control and pooling of facilities. In disapproving certain items, the railroad administration ex plained that they could be postponed until after the war. Not only does the railroad adminis tration exercise a restraining power over railroads' expansion of capital projacta but It alio has authority to' com pal roads to make certain exten sions which appear necessary. ami ii Tupaka, Kan.—April ami the Drat 10 <lay» of Slay thi* year have been tha most favorable far wheat In mora than JO yaara in Kan— hutory.fe.vary acra in llta .State haa baan aoaliad with timaly rtina and m May tf an averaca of naarly ona inch fall over tha greater part of waatern and t*entral Hanaaa. Within thraa waafca not an unfavor able report haa baan received t y tha State Board of Agriculture or at tha headquarter a of tha Atchiaon and \ othsr railroad ofllcea in thi» city. In spector* aant ovar tha whaat belt re port thia yaar'a yield of wheat cannot now be accurately eatimated, becauae millions of new planta have stooled out in field* where wheat waa thin, and now a rich and thick carpet of I green cover* the ground. Kvery day the probable yield i« eati-1 mated by aixne elevator man or expert or aaeociatioa o4 giww ud is atrk' caee til* crop I* advanced amrtl mil lion burhela. The ronreneua now la thai Immm will harveet ■ round IB*, 000,(*>0 btteheU if wheal. Already man power of town* and rttiea at the •tala ta help harveet the crop la bai»( organiiaL The problem of labor in the harouit flrlda ariaing from the call to the eolora of thouaanda of the beet workera la aeriona. Farmera are ruahlng rom planting on a record acreage. The aoil la in prime condition and warm weather uT moat favorable for ffuick germination. Prom every atandpolnt Kanaaa prom iaee thia year large and profitable wheat and corn crope. NOTOCK. Thia ia to inform my frienda that I am a candidate the Republican nom ination for the office of State Senator and will greatly appreciate their aup port in the primary election June Int. Very truly, 8. K. Marshall. ICE! ICE! Beginning May 20th 1918 the following prices will be effective: 10 pounds 6c 20 pounds, 12c 30 pound* 18c 50 pounds 30c 100 pounds 55c 300 pounds Si .50 200 pounds of 10 pound tickets $1.20 We are forced to make this advance owing to the high cunt of fuel and other expenses. Sunday hours at factory from 8 to 12 Sides Mill & Ice Factory ." **H9 "A great net of mercy drawn through ,y^ - an ocean of unspeakable pain" FIRST of the American Army—they died m France! Gresham! Enright! Hay! They died for us. And willingly! But not, pray God, in vain! For the sake of them, if for no other reason, will you not give to the Red Cross which will care for the men that follow them ? For the sake of what they died for, will you not give—and give till the heart says stop? J J None of us here can give as greatly as they gave 4 and as others are yet to give. But can we not sacri- * fice ourselves a little? Will you take a little from i the comforts of your life and give, not a mere "con-> science gift" that salves your pride and lets you say to yourself: 141 have given to the Red Cross"—but a gift that cuts down into the quick and hurts be cause it makes you deny yourself ? > Remember—they gave till they died! Every cent of every dollar received for the Red Croat War Fund goes for War Relief. The Amnrtmn Red Croat la the l»r|Mt and moat efficient organization for tha rallaf of eufferlnf that the World haa ever eeen. It la made up almoet entirely of volunteer workers, the higher executive* being without ax caption men ac cuatorned to large affalra. who ara In almoat all caaea giving their aervtcee without pay. It la eupportad entirely by tta memberablp feea and hy voluntary contrlbutlona. It la today bringing relief to aufferlng humanity, loth military and olvll. In every War torn allied country. It plana tomorrow to oelp la the work of reetora Den throughout the world. It fa*d* and clothsa anilra population* la timaa mi jp-aat calamity. It la thara to hatp roar soldi«r boy la kAa Una at iml With Ita rhouaanda of workara, tta trocnandoua atorrrt and smooth running transport at ion facilities, tt la wrvlnf aa Amarloaa advanes guard and thus balptn* to win tha war. Conpraaa authortaaa It. Praaldant Wilson haada It Tha War rtmer.t audita Ita accounta Tour Army, your Nary and your AIMaa anthual aatlrally andoraa It. Twanty-two million Amorteana hava Jolnod It. This Space Contributed by F. M. POORE
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