LITTLE MESSENGERS I 11 THC D t *•*■ * fo, DEC. U, It!* - - .. .... -_. ____ c_ TUESDAY FIRE DESTROYS SEVEN STORES ENTAILONG ESTIMATED LOSS OF $100,000 LOW WATER PRESSURE HANDICAPS MEN Half of Broad Stmt Block Burn*. Entire Uuuiku District Threatened WAREHOUSES IN REAR ALSO ARE WIPED OUT MuHi|ill, Mr*. Gainey, K. M. War ram aad Daaa Haat aad Light Ca. Ara Haaaiaai Laaara—Christina Charah Saaad By ChesaicaJ Tanks. Littla Insurance Carried. Losses estimated at close U> $ 100, 000 were sustained in s fir* which swept seven stores and sc-renl ware house* in the Broad Street block be tween Clinton ind Wilson Avenues hern early Tuesday morning Among the known losses are: P. T. Maassmgtil, three buildings.-..*10.000 Mrs. M. F. Gainey, thm building* .....*10,000 James Jordan, one building *4,000 N. A. Ball, one building .... _*4,000 Warren Brow stock _ *4,000 R. M. Warren, stuck _ .$(,000 M. C. Butler A Co . slock $8,000 M G. Cook, stock.$4,000 * .Will Lucas, stock_ (1,000 Clif Hamilton, barber shop $400 N. A. Butler A Co. slock_$6,000 Butler Bros, stock in ware houses . $6,000 Dana Roofing and Cumice Co., tools .. $800 Dunn Heat and Light Co., stock_.........._$G,000 Jeaai* Butler, vulcanising plant...$1,800 Carolina Telephone Co. cable and wires ...$1,000 Town of Dunn, wires and . ... . ...... -fJtWI Little insurants was carried. Prob ably leas than (10,000 was carried by the losers Mr. Masaengill bad (1,000 on bis buildings, Mr Cook carried (M0, Warren Bros canted (2,000 and Mr. R. M. Warren carried (1.&00. Insurance carried by others is not known, but it was stated that few carried any at all. The destroyed buildings were tome of the oldest of Dunn, many baring boon moved from their original sites during the brick building boom of several year* ago Except the ware houses, which wore of sheet metal, all of them were of wood. Most of th< stocks lost wore groceries “and all of those were lam In anticipation of a big Christmas business «££ ■Sife’T^rs.'lKSj •ssMMIMMMMh grocers. Those abutted the J. L. Hatcher store, which is of brick. Prom there it spread eastward and southward to the adjoining stores and the warehouses in thv rear, threaten ing the Proctor residence and the Christian Church to the isiuth and the large wooden stock barns of W. T. Monde to the east. At d crucial moment the usual water pressure provided by the muni, dpal stand pipe gave out, reducing the hard-worked fire fighters equip ment to a rfngle high-pressure stream from the fire engine. Two other puny streams werr played on the smoking buildings surrounding the stricken araa. Even the single high-prcsxuru stream was cut off for a time when two sections of hose ripped under the tremendous strain. Firemen armed with chemical tanka saved the Chris tian Church when its steeple Ignited from the terrific heat to the north. For a time the entire business dis trict and City Hall were threatened by the blaae, and it was only through the heroic efforts of firemen kd by Chief John W. Thornton that it was confined to the relatively small area. TOM UPCHURCH RUTS LITTLE RIVER PROPERTY Harnett County New*. Tom Upchurch, prominent manu facturer of Rat ford, bought the Little River power *Re laet week from Mr. Hiram Baggett Thia ia known a* Rich'* mill property. Mr. Upchurch aaya he will develop the property, and the proepecte ere thet he will build a cotton mill near Lillington, which will be furnlebed with hydro-electric power from Little River. PROFITEERING AS IS. Oxford, Eng., Nov. 29.—The flrat complaint to the proRteenng commit tee of thia town came from Or. Ed win Canaan who naked for the prone cutlon of the chancellor of the exche quer on the ground that a trcaaury note which "eoeta lean than ona penny to produce la being told in thia town at ona pound." Mm Them Billion Peuade I Sugar tiywlad Paelain. I Shevtaga, Claims Maaari I Washington, D. C., Dec. 21.—In [ the face of a growing scarcity of I sugar, more than a billion and a i ! quarter pound, of sugar, valued at I I nearly 997,000,000, worn exported ) I from the United States during the flret ten months of the present I ! year, a Department of Commerce I i report Issued today shows. Export* which went largely to I J tha United Kingdom and Prance, l tha amount seat out ef the country I sac ended la quantity 990 par coot i during tha tame period last year. I While this sugar was being diip- | pad out ef the country American importers brought in mom than i right and a quarter billion peonda, i 1 reload at Mil,424,0*0. The lm i parts Increased only 27 per cent, I which la comparison with the mack I I laager export Increase, - officials I were of the opinion, undoubtedly 1 accounts at least la part for tha ! dtteoMas tha American house. . wife la haring In obtaining augur foam her grocer. AT 82, EPISCOPAL > PATRIARCH CALLS ■ HIS FLOCK TO WAR naibr(kMk.Mi TlwRtlM.DuiUllTeHb.DLOL P«t«ortto*d3drerJC*i: **" WQa>"J “Duaphne the reermta. FurrMl the manitw end the euppBm. Speak to American Churchmen that they to far wart. _“The Sea of God nee forth to aw. The American Church (oca with Hka." TMiUthiayofthtodiabhhoa the Twrfareh ofaw of the Right Ret. '' A2~Xi& SS^SL1*®* Sasir*-"*" "]ASil7t5 lOCLOOO «» «ad va oeeth tbi banner of owerthe Untied State* tightji-toor Epaacopal i__ dowry dttirict* for the — bee pat the entire Church _ movement, through the limiting body, tha trt-ennial general ccareation. which recently met la Detroit and gave it ho me I approval The spirit of "The PatrionhTMore to nave gone Into the Nation-Wide Cam paign. For hire It H S dimea to the work to which he gave half a century ego. iuL wai re quire JOB OF SUPERVISOR ReMfMtiea Rucbtd Wuhinf loo Late Yesterday Afternoon STATE DELEGATION IS DUMFOUNDED BY MOVE Wire* 51na*u m»J Ormaa That Ha la Going To Eatar frhaU lati Bnaai Frank Hampton la Sanait •d Am Paaalbta Successor Ta Gene ralissimo al Raraaaa Faraa* By R. E. POWELL in New* and Obeervcr Washington, Dec. 20.—Cel. Aleton O Watta, generalissimo of the intam al revenue form* in North Carolina sent his resignation to the Internal revenue collector today, and notified the Kotth Carolina Senator* that be ia going t» enter private business. Politically and every other way. it ha* shocked the Tar Heal colony in Washington like no aorpriar it haa receiv'd in year*. Coming lata this afternoon It atraeh with aoch force that all attempt* to appraise tha sig niflcanc* of Colonel Watt's move have hern futile. It became “news” through a leak, but there was no hesitancy on tha part of tha S. natOTi in confirming tha r* pwib uwmi irw ovnitwit tapioatai lurpriro and Senator Simmons aatd that ho know of no nuoai prompt ing tho resignation. Motive I. Not Glveu. Effort! tonight to And if the rao ignntion had reached thi Department wero mad* without race cos. The mo*. from Colonel Watt* to the Bon ■tors wore aubotantlally the same ami contained no detalla beyond the elate moat that he wan "Allng" Us rongna ion and exported to enter buslnaa fat himself. A' Sough It became known late to day, the announcement nf hi* retire meat from tho sorties spread rapldl) about Washington and tonight t earning mock mas elation Havtni served boTO as Ctvrk to the poworfu 'inane# committee of tho Senate whm that body was hoaded by Senator Shu mona. Colonel Watts is wall known In odftetal c he let and among g la nr number of Wsshingtoalan*. -As supervisor of one of the large! revenue districts la tho country, am •we that pours I Mo tho United State IrMaury a comparatively largo t Mount of Fedaral taxes, his poaitio waa iwgarded as oao of the most In portent la the Internal revenue d« GERMANS TO SWD OUT THEIR MINES Navigation in North Saa Still Dangerous To Navigation By Ships London, Dec. fi.—Until the Oerntan* (vnpUtr thr (weeping of mis* Acid* they laid in the North Baa there will t>« considerable danger to chipping la water* ajacent to the Britigi laics, -“y Britieh and American naval au thorities. Even after that work has ended, which trill not he earlier than next lummir, there will be eeaae dang er which, they predict, will gradually dimmish. "The American barrage fc iwept as completely a* humanly pomiblc,*'Ad miral Harry 8. Knapp, of the Ameri can navy. *ald to The Associated •Teas correspondent. “After our area had been pro Bounced UK) per cent dear w. reewrpt 860 *quare mile* of it (about 1$ per cent) end found only £onr more mine*. These were at a booyed spot where the sweeper* be ileved they had miaaed waa"^ “The greatest menace now,” mid Lieutenant Commander Benson, of tn« InicHBlifinal Minas «-« Committee, “to the unswept German •'*>»' Until that field hae been olaar ed there will be a good many drifting mine, about. Afterward there will be "*c «■•"«•» bat it wlU rapidly dbaln w a. the elements destroy the riTc-e fweneta of the mines.“ Me said the committee accounted for m nun as follows: five per cent ex pu made in •n addreaa before the Merchanta’ Ae rostation In Wilaon Tuesday a Lett, und brings to an and the controversy that arose some weeks ago batm.su the Commissioner and the merchants of the State. The regulations are as fotlows: I. “The praties of having differ «•"« **«•• w different people will or considered a violation of tha Laver Act; there must be one fair price ta evarybody. *. ’To offer for sola any mareh amtisr that does not bear the sailing price m plain flgnraa, provided the form of such merchandise allows spsca for amrkln, will be cotn ndsrad n violation of tha art. cent on invoke coot is allowed ea men's furnishings, hats, aad all shoes. To charge more thaa 60 per coat ia indictable under the act. Tide ia Dot to be construed to men that all merchandise as classed above should bear 60 per cent profit, sines, tf he found a merchant adhering to this rule to escape the chi tehee of the law. It weald be counted against him. «0 Par Cam Far Women. 4. "A maximum margin of 00 per cant on Invoke ia allowed on all wo men'e ready to wear. To chafga more thaa 00 per cent Is to violate the amended Lever Act. 6. "Pall replacement value will be allowed, but the men but will be expected to average coat of clothing, •been, etc,, in determining new and advanced price. (Mr. Page wxplained this by saying that a sorgo salt par. chased last spring at ISO might coal the merchant 140 If purehaeodteday This would aot justify the marahaal la marking a regular percentage el profit oa the S40 suit and tbenbria* the price of the suite carried over a| to thk level.) 0. ‘Tlieee regulations ore sffectivi December IS, aad My mere hut win wilfully exceeds the share miry* of profit or violates above regulation will be rub I act to tndktmeat and trie before Federal Judge and Jury. partes eat Unofficially It la state* that his as buy had reaeatfy beei j rojaad to f 6,000 annually with aspdna Jut why CoionaTwsttt to snddrnl i determined to antt the revenae aerrlp - la a problem that had a great meb - friends of the Oelenai gnsmtng es Joud. Tho raakraatlon of ■ collector of a rawanua dlatrlet, oadar tho oM irruftaiaU, woaJd tan eromtad bo Uttlo eimmawt hot that of a tanarrla or, aad partleatorty SaaanrtoarWatte, to a M« happaala* ta North OaroHaa affair* aad. aa rlowad hora, aaaaathif of a aanmUoa Anothar form tha apaimtoHoa aa nuaod ta»jrht^»u regarding a mtt .TTiT’aiaa of tha job aad tho'polMmi promlaanaa that H naturally augfiati ■ava rtoa ta aa Intimation toalfht Sat Frank A- Hampton, boot aarr* tary ta liaataa Pimm, may ha satoatad ta aaaaaad Cal Watta SdiMtor 8(flffotii, nn—^iomd iWft a yaobahla aaaaaaaar ta Oalaaai Watta, ■aid taalfht that tha latUr*> raHf atlo* aoma aa aodd—ly aad aa aa axaoetadly MM ha had ftrao aa oaa tldarottoo ta Ihto phaaa ad tho matt at. Htaytaa to aamathlaf ad aa aw I thortty go raaoaoa matlara. Ha wua ehlaf Hold afoot la North OaroHaa, prior ta hto appal atm aat aa atark to , tha Finance rommtttaa. whtoh placa I ha hold aatll tha Democrat a tool aoo i trel ad tha Sauata. Than ha aaaaaad > ad Laoraaaa Mac Boa, ad CharMta aa •aarotary U tha Mat SawdOP. ■a would, la an ptababOHy, wan I oaaaajtohda ta hath fanataru AffacV > tap tha aatfara Mata aa H daaa. It to f not aa apgatotmaat that waald ha MARSH-MeCOftMICK. Mr. i. L. Mtnk mi LiUinyton u< M*a» Jan la McCormick of Waiter* Human, daughter of Mr*. S B Mc Cormick. war* mamad I* Jonaahora Tharaday after**** by Sav L. A. Mel^*n*. A recaption «M atvcn far tba bridal eompte 2 Mr*. W. V Hack •day’a rail da at* Tkaraday m*k|. w. aad Mra. Manh hum yon* to kouaak*«p4ny I* thair new homo which w*a rae**Uy parthaaad by Mr. Marah and Attad *p Tka happy couple hum tka alncarr bate wiahea mi tk* entire community |»IX HUNOM0 MABIHU WILL IPBND CHRISTMAS AT HOMS Philadelphia, Pa.. Da*. 10.—All -hondrad mariam aad ■!** oAccra ar rtrad at tka PMladateMa aary yard today a* th* United State* haute ‘ Dataware, from Portaa Princa ara already*‘ampliMnjj daaJari at fern paaadc p*i I nmmxmmmmtmmmttmm HRISTMAS | • By C. A. ASHBY FI bra this Bay he the City ml David a Sevieur, eUB < ; Lord.** Lake Sill. , , ip vbbmg UBe of the year than cian this season. « . of old, which God haa gtvcn to yroas the darkaam J ; ‘I. and io the presence of a Baby's birth to sot < . iso and Joy upon ua. . ] ! itt tains of life from which we may drink sternal J ,1 ed oasaa sot for ear comfort. Lee too have their j -t I the stars set. The baas of nu tunes give place to 1 \ Dismantled hopes of love aad truth an sleeping < • the pethway of the pom e’er which wo my mot i ; oice of prayer, the soft tears of these who weep, I , and those is decay, bring the seemingly wide spaa f • -Itioa to the Uene when within the heart of a vieKoc 1 __ and Gad each* to mok* ns glad in the common 1 ■a childlike day. j ‘ r writs*: “A gran’ mealin' match is goin' on mi J , —i' c Ivy lysed globe, an' we're all ia a tangle, flgbtia', < hbiag', plnn datin', or murdrln', accordin' to aar 1 , hat Hogan calli tHs’ struggle f'r existence, an* It'D < ► I while acre's a dollar ia the erarruld. a woman, or j ; wear on oar eputa. But oa a' three hundred and 1 , 7 suddenly we bear a voice: 'QlntUmoe, gintllmsa. j > be lyre a#* childher*. An' we get np an'brush th' J ; lathee an* shako haas, pretiudin' It was all fun. Th’ 1 . i In. j ’ i we consider a* contribution sf tbs children, j flftw aa open • wedding day. It ia one's birthright te ] * ad tpduMaad te inherit the blessings which came from little . jlUfthHlMfi will reconstruct the votcea of their childhood; > tetfe aad^Hjhand are building eaatlae by h baby'* hide. It U the , , , •Mt^HdV Infancy. "Except ye be converted and became aa < < > « > male cMSto, y* cannot enter In." . TW dBrnkw itself te the present life, to the present hear. , . . < « , It tells O^brthly joys. At Easter the thoughts tarn to iaunor- ' ' lality; thBVctter heaven "where death shell bo no more." At . ChriWonBar he pen art for this world, bees see the children have < ■ > h • . We. th^fedsr folks, have told our tale. What wo an, we prob- < • < n I ahty Bet a child mmkve the world new. Mo ons can rack an < its poeslbflfree ita worth. Humanity elueten about the cradle , , , and tha Bd, its dearest concerns are the babies They are < ' ' < (be barhitBa at hope. They mold aad make a better civilisation. ; They reasB the miseries of living. They an a moral force with- < « > . , outran ejB eeilTl* ^maet'wlad ***“k*V ^ J a kaigh^Bdcb goodly eytre may see. aad hope make meist with • < « , ' gtee; *»■ • life’* teak may fat in fallow fields aad wondan ; break; aB magie voice, Hke the purple epriagtime, which shall , . > , , , noble m«B Mart withla the seal, and soar on victor over half. « ' ■ ■ In the kdB *ad Under teak of dally love, which makee diviner ; , the morbSs health, tha chants tha heme, the school, the roiigiaa • > > < i » far kittle it lies aad those who do an ah things Aad at Christ ; mas-time ,B*wxl of thair vows aad strength to carry an. , > > . . , Tha oaiSt of a child brings a aanec of gratitude U Ood, mf < III vender revenues At such a item, from tea cabbMotto , , ’ of a Ctn^lbl to love. VKStK* 4““*" *• w““- S Btyal by co Ms aad wet with uare: . i , Brtcred by pins, aad tortured by (dan,” the kaH-A^V story fUh two hurts in closer bonds thus bspptnms | , nJAsme (Bod kd furs w a^das wnnderad buck J : to lot*. MM it tor wuv U Bos, ate taU It to* m to 4b, Atetfm Taff suddenly bet *fiv# Maacad Ikti* JaagirtnA.- J | . Hi* goad wuo writes, “Now constantly, with aar dally Mayor* wo > •ay tiu thanksgiving and eaauscmoiatioo for thoas: ‘Lord, Thom • hast 1st Thy little ones depart In ponce. Lard Jeeua, Than ham . , . received thair spirits, aad hast opened unto theas the gate* af ' ' > < > . everlasting glory. Thr loving mbit lead* them forth la the land af ! ;■ righteous****, onto Thy holy MU, into Thy heevealy kingdom. . ■ I . . , Thou didst send Th- anglewto meet them aad to carry them lato ' » Abraham’s bosom. Thou bast plaead thorn la th* habitation of , , . light end peace, and given them an inheritance with the mint* ■ ■ > > > in hght. There they rein with Thy elect angels end Thy Warned | mints dspsrtsd. Thy bolv prophets and glorioas apoetlm, in all . I Jay, gtoryt felicity, and bleeeodneas, for ever mad ever. Ameer » ‘ • May every parent with an empty place her* open this earth. Im , sock esudsset in Christ toe God's sure ears apon this Christmas 1 ■ > ’ Christmas every mother gars her shorn. Tbs prudent and 1 . wine tsfl many things. Bat • woman, in bsr deepest pain, ' ' ' « ■ brings l»*k weak and struggling ckild, sad is numbered with th* . ! •turdWet rhkmplBBs of iwrf deeds. < ■ . < n i It Is tp« the children and the mother* w* hep* for parity aad the aristf God; th# rad of war, the fall of wrung, calumny's , . , , bUt ■ Tuan* now tbs resources of goodnsss 1 ■ > • > W* ask for Bdea weather; w« soak to link oar hands with a ! | ! guiding mride, and the ambition to Hv* for little children Joined • ■ > • . . os la th* way, th* Ideal which proclaims the mlvmtiae of man- ! 1 <' uad. !;: ! ! ! Tbo reetiees little figure*; their velvet touch; lisping tongues ' < Which wish to stake as undersUnd. Ovsr this world of babyhood ! • great and glorious expectation set Use down. How much is sUk- « ■ > < j , ed^upoa Chnttmas day! Th* vast love which will express itself ] 1 ! ! “It was tho night before Christmas, ■ < i And all through th* boose. I ’ „ Boms will speed beyond their means Extravagance breeds « < > . discontent. The pore, liberal gift of the Just gives the true setting. ' ' ' f ' ""ffums to iu side by Joyful commoaion of toe heart, which la the , ! ! ! f«»bnl of ■ believer, Free from vexatious hardens, the serf citing < i , , of eaehemr**, a kindly disposition loomed from ebOdren makes ‘ ' i • meet for Ah* permanent well being of the world. “For onto us < { I J ; bhore tIda day ia the City of DsvTJ, a Saviour, which la Christ the ; J t ’ Millions of HtUo one* deserve our gesd wIB os r**-J-»wsi day i i ’> TonotMte, ourmWea, thinking of other*, making th* universal ! } > crown of gladness which ovary baby wears, may wo ouaa the doer ' : *“** *““;/* doo^fcoW* ofto* •eeeoe be mved ] ) from seif fretting and eotf *»ae*m, with enmities, sin aad hatreds 1 ’ forsakes, may the spirit of Jesus usher in. < “Th* hope# and fenrs ef all ths year*. )< Are met in then tonight.” ! ...“1^******.--TTiittmnnii URGE THAT LAW TAKE ITS COURSE Mr. mtU Mrs. AihWr lUnsUy. Parwwts of Child brrolood. Write Oo GodUy Cam To Tbr Nrwi sod Obaarver •—Fre quent reference hat been mad* la the New* and Observer to the case of State va. C. L. Godley.ln which Godlcy Baa been Indicted, triad, found guilty and sentenced to be electrocuted, for rep* upon a nine-year-old child. The News aad Observer has published let tan fraai God ley, also, aa a matter of now* hai publr idled the laying* aad doing* of others, aad baa stated that certain minister* of the gospel are taking a fecial interest In U>* petition for commutation of sentence now pending befure the Governor. Now, for the father and mother of aa outraged child, won't yoa bo ae kind aa to permit a* to mmak our word to public, through your valuable paper, la explanation aad j unifica tion of Godisy'a sentence and in reply to roam statement* published? Godlcy was indicted for the crime by an Intelligent grand Jury of John ston county. He was triad by a petit Jury of twelve honeet citiiens. He was represented by faithful and able conn sal That eminent aad Christian Jurist, Judge J. H. Kser, prcjddsd at the trial aad controlled the proenod Ingt aad the conduct of the ease. God ley was found guilty and sentenced to be electrocuted. Ha gave notice of an appeal to the fcipresar Coart,i ftbllt bhgnnnii msR Plum- mm wn - could bo found in tbo trial, and bit caw it now ponding before tbo Goo amor apon petition for commutation of rontoneo, apon the ground* of mental aad legal irresponsibility at the time of tbo eomuauuuon of tbo crime. Tbo evidence upon which Godley wan convicted was plain, direct, un mistakable and indisputable, aad all the orltaeiaw were of good character. Godley wo* toon to pick ap tbit child from the greet, ja the suburb* of th* town, about 1 o'clock p. m.. put bor la to bit aatoonobHo. aad carry nor on a bach gnat, in a round about •?*.««» of tbo 1town in the direction of Wilson I IMt; was scan and roc ognlaad with the cbdld at ho pawed through Wi Won't Mills, tbsn.be wrnl •oat about three miles, woods being ot both oidos of the rood, aad took tbo shod from the Xhe protonw of putable phygriaaa, after a critical examination, testified at to the eon tumraation of tbo crime. We bar* boon informed that God* lort counsel, In their plan before the Governor, did mot and do not deny tbt guilt of Godlev, bat claim that be it a moral and sexual pervert, and not mentally or locally responsible for hit acta A delegation of leading citizens of Smithflsld have waited open the Governor aad roqaeatad him to permit tbo law to bo enforced, and that be do net commute tbo sentence imposed upon Godloy. They stated to the Governor that they bad never hf*Arri Godltfv’i tiaHv oaMflAngJ un. til after the commlmion af this erimo. Wn now challenge may reputable or woman to Mate that Go dixy was not then and U not now of sound mind. For poors prior to the commission of this rape, God ley newer did an hon est day’s work, but lived upon the industry of Ms faithful wife. Within two weeks previous to this offense. Godley assaulted three'other Innocent children of this roenmunity, with like intent, and only desisted by bssig frightened by the approach of sasae passerby the Ooweraar hue this infor mation before him, and If ft is doubt ud, the fathers,nod mothers of them children will furnish the proof. To commute the sentence of this man will encourage sad laud to lynching. No sun of Anglo-Horen blood wfll •tend with folded anas and ooo inno cent children dsAled whan he has raa joh to bull era the law it hnpotaat. Agala, we wonder If those preacher men, who so feelingly and clamorous ly prured far the commatatioa of God ley's sentence, seen for one awu cni thought of sending up a petition for a little child, nine years of ago, who will go through Ilfs with the ■'scarlet" (otter indelibly stamped apon her brow by th« debaunehed man of a lecherous beast la the shape of a man. We wonder If thorn squeamish and anmbid souls who am busying them ••h"* to about Justice, bare one than thought of the sorrow, the grief, the anguish and Um humiliation of an humble father and mother, who eon m ocipair ui«t uh (Uin upon their innocent child to wnnhed away. It la encouraging and eoneottag to pray when we here faith nod hop* that out prayers will to answered, hut whence la tho ray oi light to causa when are rueliao that cron the glror of Hfa cannot main atoaa th* dcftlomont of ear child? Whfl* th* pulpit in much ogaroier. nad disturbed over th* Hianatatiu of ooatonca, nad not GodUy's crime wo mookly and humbly hoc tw kito Pother to gtvo aa strength to towi aar aurrow alone. If tho ooatonca ol the Goto river lind bean curried oat ui •a* Maodur. aa was at aw* Una or dciad. God ley would haw* dlad a* Ip had Hvad, oafargtvan and antopont Mit, bocauoo Inkle letter ha at tempo to deny Ida guilt W* roancat you to paMel) this lot tor as teforamtloa fog tho puhHl. ’ ABELEY BEASLEY. MBS -ABBLEY ‘BBABLEY B-HIS^d. N. Ov MONROECHAMBER REGRETS LOSS OF SECRETARY RfflDLE Pant! CONGRATULATES DUNN ON HIS DECISION Admits L>n «f ITiisimlsiea fiaatai in aad UUmI Mm Whs Km Dm« Gnu tad VtWta Wwkhr C—attHy riaiai la Dm Or* ItainttM leaaeey I. Following aro resolution* naaasd by the Monro* Chamber ef Commerce on the resignation «f T. I*. Rtddla who in to corns hero as uaemtary of tha Dana Chamfer of Cilsaaoii uWhoroat, Mr. T. L UMU was plartod Secretary of tha Maaroa Chamber of Comm errs In Janaary. If It, and doer that time has SIM this important position meat aeoayt aUy to the Ckambar of CaaMMcno sea to tha City of Moatm. having hy hi* dfligane* and ability discharg ed tho duties devolving upon Ida Mar ti® n In each rnannar an ta daamsMMfa hit thorough fitness for tha noeitlaa. and hy hi* amftlc diapodtiaa and ob liging manners having andsarad Mm stir to the hssrt* of the meashare af tha Chaasbv-T of Com mere o, and tha people generally of this eoausoalty) sod whereas Mr. Riddle has luaidio ted Secretary ef tha Chamfer af Caas merxe of Urn City ef Dana. M. C.. and has aeeopUd this psaitfon. and the Board of Dimeters af tha Moa* roe uuaarr li vmmnw as am -cnaesl baa aiiratcd Me reeignetioa. •O become sMaetiire Jan nary lat: aad Meraa. it la Ike uaw tf tba Beard ef Director* of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce that there dkeald he entered upon the miaatee at the Uoard some exnreoMea ef in which Mr. Kiddle ie fa ally, end the high Board rntectaiw ef “Xow, therefore, hr the Boetd of Director. “1. That we the radgaetia of press to him ov faithful aad ■ - a--o -«■-- nT iVHWfTTM MKW BIB “t That to I Mr. Biddk. the ef the r ii aaaeelli That we initial ehte Mr. Bid dle wpoe the recognition ef merit, which has epaet to aim, ead that we congrats Me the Duaa — Commerce upon « ef so epleodid a_ “4. That a copy of £ tiotti bo mread upon the the Board, aad that coatee be furnished to Mr. Biddto aad the newspapers of this city, ead ef the city of Dane, of which he ie seea te become a resident. _ ‘‘W. M. Gordon, T. P. DOIee aad J. J. Parker, Cemaslttae.” FOCUS OF TREATY FIGHT IS HEARER Two Metros For *j V11lfcowl Pooco Bride Mr Oe 5mm •t*** Renos eif Day SENATOR UNDERWOOD SEEKS COMPROMISE w««i4 derail OM Ratid eti.e, CIII lalllia Ftnrt _ sf Da. •alaratiaa at War mm* MaU Oar many Ta lawlti mf Treaty WaahinirUta, Dm. n.—Tba aaaaa treaty coatrarem was trrivad ta Its /ail vlear today Jaat before tba Baw Otr KttMal far Cbrlrtaaaa. Two aaw mores far tba feraead so (abHOuaant of paaae, oaa by laiWat tion of the treaty and tbs stbar wttb pwt. wars tba agencies which rnyaa P* tba VM ajaony tba Ihmiai ala amata of Baaata aadtrdta, NaMbac wwl rot any whets, bat it oaw eralTy waa coacedad that the day's »ort> would help briar to a fosse early is January tba treed of Banata apiaioa toward Mae aart of a mill Mat. Tha aaceaatiaa which teased the nrlSrsuSift'jE z 1 ■ < k