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STATE SCHOOLS TO SHARE II FUND INSTITUTIONS URGED TO STUDY SMITH-HUGHES ACT PICKED NIGHT WATCHMEN. DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of North Carolina Peo ple, Gathered Around the State Capital. Raieigh. The federal authorities have ac cepted the plan submitted by the North Carolina state board for voca tional education for the use of the fed eral appropriation to this state under the Smith-Hughes act and the North Carolina board is now calling for the various educational institutions in the state to show their qualification under the regulations if they would share in the distribution of the fund, which will Increase from year to year until 1923. The coming year the fund will be $19, 105 and increase periodically until it reaches $114,900 in 1925 and thereafter with corresponding state funds there will be available for this work $229. 800 annually. Dr. J. Y. Joyner. state superintend ent of public Instruction, is urging school authorities all over the state, wherever there was failure to observe North Carolina Day December 14 be cause of severe weather conditions, either to have the day adequately ob served on some other convenient day. Insistence that night watchmen In big manufacturing and other plants should be "picked men, not derelicts" is the burden of a special folder that Commissioner of Insurance James R. Young is sending out. The batch of 10 Christmas pardons announced by the govenor with an in timation that there may be a few more before Christmas day are as follows: H. C. Williams, Mecklenburg coun ty, served since 1914 on an eight year sentence for manslaughter. A typical case of too much liquor, the governor says, the killing having been in a drunken quarrel. Hh has a wife and five children and has made a good prison record. J. Adam Hartsell, Stanly county, serving Bince 1913 on a 10 years' sen tence for second degree murder. Mit igating circumstances about the kill ing and poor health and good prison record of the prisoner along with ad vanced age are cited. Tommie Carr, Wake county, serving since 1910 on a 10 years' sentence for manslaughter; was only 15 years old when sentenced, has made a fine pris on record and was discovered by the governor recently while hunting rab bits on the state farm where he had gone for a visit and inspection. Henry Pope, Franklin county, serv ing since 1909 on a 12 years' sentence for manslaughter. Was 19 years old when sentenced, and has made a model prisoner, the killing being In an ordi nary fight over a crap game. Charles Logan, Buncombe county, served since 1914 on a five years' sen tence to the roads for housebreaking and larceny. Pardon urged by all county officers and others on fine pris on record. Ben Hazel, Guilford county, served since 1910 on a 30 years' sentence for murder. He Is a 70-yeartold negro with a good prison record. Pardon was urged by a great many people famil iar with the case. Enoch and Frank Pope, Sampson county, served since 1909 on 10 and 12 year sentences for manslaughter. Pardoned at the urgent request of many citizens familiar with the case. Lonnie Mooring, Robeson comity, serving since 1911 on a 12 years' sen tence for manslaughter. Court offi cers and others urge the pardon and that the killing was in a heated pas sion under great provocation and with mitigating circumstances. Bob Alexander, Cabarrus county, serving since 1913 on a six years' sen tence for manslaughter. Pardoned on recommendation of court and county officers, particularly for the fine prison record of the prisoner. John Thomas. Durham county, serving since 1907 on a 15 years' sen tence for assault with intent to com mit crime. Excellent prison record snd chief of police and others urge that there is doubt if the crime was really committed as charged In the trial and conviction. The other pardon is for William Lasslter. Northampton county, serv ing since 1915 on a four years' sen tence for robbery. A reasonable doubt that the prisonpr was really the one who committed the crime through evi dence that has developed since the trial constrains the governor to grant the pardon. Governor BIckett announced two additional Christmas pardons. The most notable Is that for Matthew Mc Bane, serving since 1911 on an 11-year sentence to the roads in Wilson county eince 1911. His crime was carrying concealed weapon, assault with deadly weapon, and robbery. He wrote the governor an appealing letter that the jrovernoi - declares had a "genuine ilng," and the sheriff of the county wrote the governor that after reading the letter and knowing the man he -ir? Prttnt th pardon "a quickly as North Carolina Crop Report. Raleigh, N. C The North Carolina office of the Bureau of Crop Estimates of the United States Department of Agriculture has made public the fol lowing figures pertaining to the crop for this state. The figures complied by this office, are based on those an nounced by the Federal office at Wash ington for December 1 conditions. The Wheat Crop. The forecast for North Carolina of fall sown wheat is estimated by the Washington office at 1,180,000 acres, compared with 1,025,000 acres last year. This is 15 per cent increase. The crop's condition Is 91 per cent of a full (normal) crop, compared with 89 a year ago, and 91 the ten year average. The Rye Crop. The estimate for the state is 91,000 acres, compared with 86,000 acres last year. The condition December 1 was 93 per cent of a normal (full) crop growth, compared with 91 a year ago and 92 the ten year average. Less than one-fourth of all rye acreage is harvested for grain, and the percent age grown for grain is increased due to high priced seed and food crops. Apples. The proportion of this year's apple crop shipped from the apple producing counties is estimated at 29 per cent of the total crop produced in the counties west of 'line from Mecklen burg to Stokes. East of the Blue Ridge Mountains the crop was fairly good, but westward it was quite short. The prices received caused a greater percentage to be shipped than usual. Firewood. The estimate of the average amount of firewood burned per farm In this state in a year is 18 cords. This in cludes the quantity used by an average farmer and one tenant family. The value of this wood is averaged at $2.80 per cord, which is supposed to be the value to the farmer, allowing for stumpage, cutting and hauling. The value varies according to locality, from $1.00 to $5.00 per cord. The Soy Bean Crop. The state acreage of soy beans was greatly increased since last year, es pecially in the Piedmont counties. The crop made only 70 per cent of a full growth and yield per acre. The Coastal counties showed lowest condi tions. The Peanut Crop. The Eastern Carolina peanut Acre age was less than last year, partly due to the decreased plantings of Spanish varieties. It is estimated that 84 per cent of the crop in the commercial pro ducing counties, was threshed. The Pecan Crop. There are few commercial orchards of pecans in this state. Most of the trees planted are scattered in groups of from 2 to 20 trees. Four-fifths of all trees are seedlings. There is less than 30 per cent of a full crop of nuts The Cotton Crop. The December 1 forecasted yield of seed cotton for the state was 550 pounds per acre, compared with 640 last year. That of lint cotton was 191 pounds per acre, and last year it was 215 pounds. The estimated produc tion for the state is 570'000 bales, last year it was 646,000 bales (U. S. Is 10, 949,000 bales). November Weather Conditions. The November weather conditions were the coldest and dryest since 1910. Only one-third of the usual precipita tion occurred and amounts were light throughout the state. The tempera ture average 3 degrees below normal The sunshine was about normal. Safety for Old and Young. A warning for the safety of old peo ple and little children is contained In a statement issued by Insurance Com missioner James R. Young. "I believe it is timely," the commis sioner says, "to warn the citizens of the State of the necessity for especial care, during the severe cold weather, in looking out for the safety of those who are unable to properly take care of themselves. During very cold weather little children are generally kept closely in the house. Where there are open fires they are con stantly in danger when every means of protection is not provided. Where stoves and heaters are used, when the extreme cold calls for very hot fires, a child's dress against a stove red hot may cost the child's life. A fire 1 screen costs only a few dimes and I may save untold suffering and sorrow. j The screen is the safast plan but where screen are not available strict care should be taken to see that a child is never left alone in a room with an unprotected fire. Infants sleeping in carriages or cribs have been burned to death by a coal pop ping from a fire. A screen would pre vent this. "Old people frequently fall into an open fire or against a hot stove wifn fatal results. Every winter numbers of cases are recorded of deaths of old people from this cause. A fire screen will prevent a report like this coming from your home. A little forethought and care is all that is needed. 'Safety First Is Man's Humanity to Man'." The farmer with a good wood lot can serve his country and his pocketbook as well this winter by cutting w-d selling wood as he can next summer by growing foodstuffs. Employers of labor may well give consideration to Henry Page's sugges tion that men be fired out from all Inside jobs which can be filled by women. As the draft progresses there must be a readjustment of labor and j the sooner it is begun the better ii ,wlll be for the country and for th If' mmn m&t ft f - if.., Two Types of Two different types of suits are rep resented by the conservative models shown in the picture given here. The next offerings of designers will be made for wear In the spring, and, the chances are, will show little variation from these, especially in the case of he plainest suits. These two mod els are not presented as novel, but as representative of the styles that have won approval and are worn by the ac tive and busy women of today during their usual rounds. In line with the conservation of woolens, women are depending upon tailored suits for two or three seasons wear, and for this renson the plainest models are the safest choice. Coats for these work-a-day suits are of me dium lengths and skirts somewhat nar rower than those Introduced for fall. Bone buttons provide the finishing touch and fabrics are selected with an eye to their fitness for withstanding wear. The rough finished worsteds, cheviots, twills and serges, gaberdine and glove-finish cloths, stand up well under the hardest usage. A model of simplicity appears In Aristocrats Among rags rntide of ribbon continue to flourish and they account for immeas urable yards of ribbons that flow In a glowing pageant of colors across the busy ribbon counters. Beginning with the most popular of all, tho knittinj.' bag, ribbons contribute their beauty and elegance to shopping bags, sewing bags, opera bags, and every other sort of bag and there is no end to the variety. From the little powder bug up to the capacious knitting bag there are all sorts and sizes. The knitting bag appears to have reached the limit In size and facetious men declare it will carry anything to be found in a furnished flat, except the piano. Like the flivver, it thrives on jokes. The most elegant-looking shopping hags are shown made of heavy bro caded ribbons hued with the richest satlas and mounted on silver or gilt mountings. The body of the richest brocades makes them available for bags of this kind as a su''tute for leather. A pair of aristocrats in this particular bug family ;. ;ir in the Illustration. Heavy black satin ribbon brocaded with gold, is used for them. The bag nt the Iff is made like a leather bag. with fip 1 scrims and u lining of go(l-rlwjl plain statin. It has a gilt frame I -"ttily chased sus iio.'.mI by n rllt chain. w " - f ' - ' r Tailored Suits. the suit of chic, unfinished worsted, with straight belted coat and plain skirt. It has one of those high, muf fler collars that may be buttoned up about the throat for warmth, at the same time adding a touch of smart est style. The big patch pockets are practical If the wearer chooses to use them, but are really placed to carry out the severe style of the coat with a masculine detail. Such a suit, with a little variation In the collar, will pass without criticism from season to season. For dressier wear a suit is shown made of Polret twill. The coat shows ingenious cutting, but hangs almost straight at the back. The convertible collar Is edged with embroidery In several subdued colors, and has an inlay of kolinsky fur. Cuffs of fur and lines of buttons elaborate the sleeves. A more or less dressy hat worn with a suit of this kind, will emphasize Its character. In the picture a small hat with crown of stitched silk and brim of velvet contrives to look military by means of Its shape and Its trimming of cords. Shopping Bas. right Is of gilt and hinged so that it opens in n square. It is also lined wrth gold satin in a dark shade and sus pended by a gilt chain. A long, slen der gilt tassel hangs from the bottom edge of this handsome example of rib bon artistry. Similar bags, made of silver bro cade, are lined with satins in bright green or deep rose or vivid cerise, and are as splendid as those In black and gold. They are more gay in color and therefore more youthful. Then there are the dark brocades in satin with raised velvet flowers. Considering the richness of appearance of these bags they may be considered inexpensive for it takes only short lengths of wide rib bons to make them. Sometimes a shell shirring of narraw satin ribbon makes a finish for the lining at the top of the . batr. Mink 13 Liked. Mink takes a special prominence in this winter's furs. It is worked with so much silk and comes in such won derful colorings tiiat the wraps uud scurfs of this fur are of unusual . ' - i ' x. 1 STATE PROHIBITION CANVASS, To Create Pro-Sentiment for Nominees to Next General Assembly Opens at Asheville, January 6. Raleigh. Starting in Asheville on January 6, the prohibition forces of I NTu r ii i j v.. vi m aiunim, icinioi ceu uy a num ber of well-known National speakers, will begin a campaign in the interest of nation-wide prohibition, the imme date objective being to create suffici ent sentiment to nominate members of the next General Assembly who whole heartedly favor the ratification of the amendment. Superintendent R. L. Davis will largely direct the campaign In this State, although half his time in the fu ture Is to be devoted to speaking In other States. In Asheville and the other large cities of the State field days "will be observed between the opening date and the latter part of March. Five speakers will open the campaign in Asheville and three weeks later ten speakers will invade Charlotte. Every town of more than 250 Inhabitants will be reached and between 325 and 350 speeches will be made by National speakers. Superintendent Davis will speak every Sunday during the cam paign. Everywhere the meetings will be free and will afford the general pub lic an opportunity to hear some well known orators. Included in the list of speakers will be Capt. R. P. Hobson, of the Merrlmac and Alabama; Malcolm E. Patterson, former Governor and United States Senator from Tennessee; Dr. Sam W. Small, Georgia evangelist, newspaper man, lecturer and one time partner of the late Sam Jones; Dr. Adam Clarke Bane, financial secretary of the Anti Saloon League; Dr. Madison Swaden- ew, the gentleman with the sunny smile and glad handshake, a veteran league worker who lives In Indianapo lis; Dr. George W. Young, Louisville, Confederate veteran, Methodist preacher and prohibition fighter; Dr. Edwin I. Stearns, a good talker; ex Congressman Minor Wallace, of Little Rock; ex-Mayor Fred G. Hale, of We8tervllle, and Rev. Edward Hanson Dalley, a young man who has done notable work In the cause. Union County Canning Clubs. Monroe. The home demonstration and canning club work in Union coun ty, under the direction of Mrs. B. H. Griffin, has just closed a most success ful year which began March 1. When the work began this year there ware only 25 members and now there are 204 and all taking an active part. Dur ing the canning season they filled 65, 000 cans and 70,000 glass Jars. The estimated value of the goods Is $10, 825. In carrying out this work Mrs. Grif fin traveled 92S miles by rail and 4,042 miles in auto and buggy organizing six home demonstration clubs and 11 canning clubs and holding 140 meet ings, the attendance at which is esti mated at 6,554. Johnson Engaged to Women. Raleigh. It developed that L. J. Johnson, a dentist of Middlesex, whose wife last week died mysteriously in Richmond, Va., and who two days later took poison at Wilon, N. C, on his re turn from Richmond, was engaged to a young woman at Middlesex. It is said that Johnson will recover. Letters were found in the room at the hotel wehere the doctor took pois on which make the case more sensa tional. One of these letters was to a young lady In Middlesex to whom he made profession of love; another was to Doctors Powell and Lewis, of Mid dlesex, telling them of his trouble. In one of these letters he said that he had ruined himself to protect the char acter of another, and that his troubles were more than he could bear. NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS. A statement given out at the state department of insurance Bhows the department has during the past year investigated 131 suspicious fires and carried 4G cases for burning into the courts. Of these 17 were convicted and 17 acquitted and there are now 12 of the cases awaiting trial. The remaining 85 cases were either con sidered not guilty by the deputy in vestigating, or there was not sufficient evidence gathered to warrant court procedure. Eighty-eight quarts of whiskey, all of the best bonded variety, one trunk, five suit cases and two bags, together with two men, constituted a day's haul by the Asheville police for violation of the "bone dry" law. Dr. Kemp P. Battle Wednesday cele brated his eighty-sixth birthday, still full of vigor and of love for the uni versity. For nearly three-quarters of a century Dr. Battle has been closely connected with the life of the Uni versity of North Carolina. In 1845 he entered as a freshman. After the war he was elected president of the in stitution The old ladies at the state home for Confederate women, near Fayetteville, ire doing their bit by the American soldier. The latest box of knitted sup plies sent to Southern Red Cross head quarters by the local chapter contain ed 11 pairs of beautifully knit socks, the work of the ladies of the home, whose fingers have not lost the deft ness they acquired in knitting for the boys who followed Lee and JackBcn in the CO's. Fate Rankin was shot and killed by Fred Lineberger in the "bull pen" at the barracks at Snencer mountains are i-rfd Roth rnn werr npexoeH TEAT THE GIST n m ADmii ON IVIRY FACXAW . FORDS START EASY IN COLD WEATHER If you use our new 1918 carburetor ; 34 miles per gallon guarantee; 1-3 more power. Use cheapest gasoline or half kerosene. Quickly starts cold motor, even at zero and moves right off with full power. No spitting or popping. Slow speed on high. Fits exactly. At tach It yourself. 30 off list where no agents. Big profits selling our goods. We fit all motors. Write for 30 day trial offer and money back guarantee. 1 The Air-Friction Carburetor Co. 70S Madison St. Dayton, OM Halo for Satan. Certainly most of us would be sur prised to see a picture of the devil with a halo above his head. We have become accustomed to recognize the halo as a perquisite of sacred persons, most of whom are painted with this I aura around their head, states a writ er. But In the olden times the devil also- was painted with a halo of his own, as medieval pictures will bear witness, and long before his satanlc majesty came to be a figure In Chris tian religion, other men were repre sented by painters and mosaic work- ( ers as having a halo over their heads. I In fact, this custom antedates Chris tianity itself. The halo, sacred now, was a pagan Invention. Roman em perors and other personages were al ways accorded a halo by painters. It was a symbol of power. And what more natural than to invest satan with a halo when Christianity, took hold of men's souls? For he was the supreme embodiment of wickedness, of power diverted to bad ends. Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness, and that is by a constitutional remedy. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE acta through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Catarrhal Deafness Is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining- of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is Inflamed you have a rumbling: sound or Imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed. Deafness is the result. Unless the Inflammation can be re duced and this tube restored to its nor mal condition, hearing may be destroyed forever. Many cases of Deafness ' are caused by Catarrh, which is an Inflamed condition of the Mucous Surfaces. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot be cured by HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE. All Druggists 75c. Circulars free. T. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Met Him Face to Face. One of those persistently wrong headed persons who voted against votes for women was asked by a cow ardly acquaintance how he had dared Vote as he had done in face of the fact that his wife was an ardent and lead ing upholder of the cause. "Not only that," said the wrong headed person proudly. "Not only that. She was actually n watcher at the polling place where I voted." lie added that the world was going to the dogs. New York Post. CUTICURA HEALS SORE HANDS That Itch, Burn; Crack, Chap Bleed Trial Free. and In a wonderfully short time in most cases these fragrant, super-creamy emollients succeed. Soak hands on re tiring In the hot suds of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub Cuticura Ointment Into the hands for some time. Remove sur plus Ointment with soft tissue paper. Free sample each by mall with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv. . Quite True. Wife Do you know, deary, thai minds are vehicles? 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When you have decided to get rtd ot worms or Tapeworm, use "Dead Shot." Dr. Peery'a Vermifuge. One dose will expel them. Adv. . Humanity Is more extravagant with anathemas than with praise. When your Eyes Need Care Try Murine Eye Remedy ffo Smarting J"St Kye Comfort. 60 cent at trvigin ut mall. Write for h're B; Book. IXLKIMC E1K liEMEDY CO., CU1C AGO
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