North Carolina Newspapers

BICKETT ES MORAL G TS fV1L8 OF IDLENESS STRONGLY STRESSED BY GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA. DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Coins nd Happening1 That - Mark the Progress of North Carolina Peo ple, Gathered Around the ' State Capital. Raleigh. In an address to the people of North Carolina Governor Bickett stresses -the eVils of idleness as meaning death to the soldiers in the trenches,' and asks that so much talk about idleness be stopped, and the Individuals go di rectly to any idler and explain that idleness, means prolongation of the war. If the idler will not take the hint and go to work, then the governor urges that he be reported to the coun cil of defense. The governor suggests that the local authorities take steps to enforce industry, or report the names of the idlers, to the governor, who will "in turn report to the federal authorities, and the list of idlers be used as amendment to the draft law to call into service all idlers between 18 and 50 years of age. Governor Bickett has instructed all police officers to rigidly enforce the vaerancv laws, and all neraons who do not work at least 50 hours a week he prosecuted. He asks the court to enter judgment where, an idler does not come under the vagrancy statute -for punishment, that the vagrant is a moral idler, not punishable under the statute, and that he be so recorded and listed in Washington as "Aslack er and traitor to our soldiers, and on, the- records of the community in which be lives, as a moral vagrant." Five Pounds Sugar Instead of Ten. Five instead of ten pounds for the country consumer, two instead of five pounds for the town or city consumer, twenty-five instead of fifty pounds upon certificate and pledge for can ning and preserving purposes with larger quantities aiiowea witn ap proval of county food administrators this is the new sugar -.-program as an nounced by State Food Administrator Henry A. Page yesterday upon receipt of advices from United States Food Administrator Herbert Hoover regard in; the growing seriousness of the sugar situation as a result of subma rine activities which are interfering with the shipments of sugar from Cuba and Porto Rico. In addition to this rather radical ad Justment in the sugar distribution pro gram, Mr. Page invites beverage syrup works, soda fountains and other corn manufacturers, owners o f bottling mercial users of sugar who are pro ducing less essential articles to Join an honor roll of non-users of sugar until the situation is relieved. No More Collections by Proxy. At the suggestion of Governor Bick ett the state's prison board has made an order that will prevent any attor ney, or agency, other than the prison er himself, collecting the commutation money that, under the state prison system becomes due the prisoner as his term of imprisonment is satisfac torily served with good behavior. Attorneys have been undertaking to ecure commutations or pardons, and have prisoners assign their commu tation moneys as fees for this service. The governor and, prison board con . tend that this Is a misuse of the fund Intended for the relief of the prison ers' dpendents. Make Change in State Museum. Visitors to the State Museum are Impressed with the reecnt changes which have been made in the arrange ment of exhibit material, and in reno vating the interior of the halls. -For the past month Curator H. H. Brimley and his assistant, T. W. Addicks, have been busily engaged with workmen in rearranging all exhibits. Coal Mine Zone Enlarged. The coal mine zone from which North Carolina may buy coal has been Md,. . tdegram recelred by Fuel Administrator A. A. Thompson feo-m State Fuel Administrator Mc Alister of Greensboro, stated. Previ ously the zone included only the New River and Pocahontas fields. The en largement of the zone, Col. Thompson balieves should have effect of making It possible lor more people to com ply with the government's appeal to buy coal now. Three More Pardons Issued. Governor Bickett added three more Pardons to his total yesterday when Q granted freedom to John Henry Brynn, convicted In Craven county No vember, 1904, andsentenced to 25 years in the State Prison for murder; Luther Long, convicted in Rockingham county, February. 1918 and sentenced to twelve months on the roads for tore breaking, and Mattie Coleman, cenvlcted in Guilford county Decem ber, 113. and sentenced to ten years to the State Prison for larceny and hos4ittinf. Fine Work N. C Extension Service. Nearly oiw million and a half pei sons in North Carolina were reached dnring the year 1917 by the workers of the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service. iooJVecords 8h0w that a total of 179 887 demonstrations have been held m the growing and. handling of field crops on different farms; 98,235 dem onstrations have been given in han- feeding and breeding live stock; , 296 clipping vate and silos have been constructed by the workers, ol with their assistance, and' 6.620 animals dipped; services have been rendered in handling, buying and distributing icmuzer, manure and lime to 57,825 farmers; the county agents have placed 723 demonstration home ' or chards containing 60,425 trees, to aid their co-operators in the question of fruit supply; a total of 12,826 or- cnaras nave been inspetved, pruned, sprayed, or otherwise handled, and a total of 449,600 trees have been con tained in these orchards! 320 farm buildings, such as sweet potato stor age houses, barns and outbuildings have been constructed with the assist ance and suggestion of the workers; 674 buildings have been improved, 238 plans . have been furnished for use later on; 629 water systems have been installed; 921 farm lighting systems have been put in; the home grounds on 1,614 farms have been im proved with the assistance and.' sug gestion of the workers; important san itary improvements have been made th the aid of the workers in 18,467 cases; assistance has been given in establishing 1,336 telephone systems: a total of 639 drainage systems have been established, in which 4,195 acres have been tile drained and 10,360 have been drained by open ditches; 481 pastures have been established, or renovated; 1,955 farmers have been aided in terracing their sloping lands, With a total of 35,098 acres being af fected; 19,775 home gardens have been established and Improved ; assist ance has been rendered in the pur chasing of 17,431 farm implements; a total -of 20? various farm organiza tions, with a total of 6,332 mambers, have been worked up, 31 per cent of the counties in North Carolina now having a county or central farm or ganization; over 71,838 visits have been made to individual farms; 691, 936 miles have been traveled and 9,- 626 meetings held, 3,874 of these be ing addressed where there were a to tal of 585,877 people in attendance, which does not include the 99.165 con ferences and calls made on the work ers by individual farmers; 4 divisions report writing 120,231 letters, and there is an average of from 60 to 65 thousand, multigraph letters, and cir culars sent out eacn month from the office of the agricultural editor, 1,788 articles have been written and pub lished by different divisions, other than that of the office of the agricul tural editor, articles from his office have averaged one a day for the en tire year; 52,222 circular letters have been sent by the county agents; 342, 250 copies of bulletins and circulars have been issued by the Agricultural (Extension Service- alone during the year, and 363,594 bulletins, including some from the Federal department. have been mailed out by the workers during this time; over 7,800 canning demonstrations have been held, and a total of 8,978,262 containers have been filled; 228,563 gallons of products have been brined and 657,853 pounds of products have been dried; 22,998 boys, andvgirls have- been regularly en rolled in some one of the different clubs,, and many thousands of others have ben reached by the activities of these club members in disseminating the knowledge gained by their club association; in cotton grading 25,025 buyers, farmers and mills have been served, with 77,442 bales graded; at the short course 560 members of the agricultural clubs " were present and received Instruction; last fall 207 of the fairs of the State co-operated, and 439 judges were furnished these fairs where there were a total estimated at tendance of 676,000 people; 300 food and feed surveys were reported from the various counties in the first sur vey requested by the government, and much valuable information gained as result of this; at present there are a total of 75,000 names on the various mailing lists maintained by the work ers, and these people are constantly receiving instructive circular letters and other information as It is being worked up. Will Soon Begin Target practice. The Training -Detachment at : the State College of Agriculture and En 'lT Fire drills have been started. The first one was entirely satisfactory. These drills will be held at frequent intervals. Rifles have been issued and the men are rapidly learning the manual of arms. They will soon be ready to begin target practice. In spite of the absence of a band, formal guard mount was held yesterday. Grand 8sle of Saving Stamps. Over a million and a half dollars, $1 560,000, represent the sale of war savings stamps In North Carolina dur ing the month of May. While this number is not as large as the amount of sales for April, it is more gratifying to state headquarters for the reason that sumpsi sold . this; month on their own momentum. The efforts sof both state and county war savings com mittees during the month haVe been At-A toward the war savings dmt of June 23-28 rather than to selling stamps. MODIFY FREIGHT LE RATES APPLICATION OF RATES ON STATE AND INTERSTATE FREIGHT UNCHANGED. PRESENT RATES TO REMAIN nils Order Radically Modifies Gen eral Order No. 28, Increasing Rates In North Carolina. Raleigh. Confirming the under standing reached between the corpo ration commission and the national administration of railroads in Wash ington last week, that there would be such amendment of the general order providing for increase in freight rates before the same became effective on June 25. that the nrnf hasla fit intrastate freight rates would be con tinned, and that the general increase of 25 ner cent wmiM v ad tti this basis, the corporation commission received the following cablegram from B. L. Wlnchell, regional director of! transportation, Atlanta, today: Am just in receipt of telegram ad vising director general will modify general order No. 28 to provide that Increases in freight rates as warned therein Qn both classes and commodi ties shall apply to the rates In effect dn May 25, on state and interstate traffic, respectively, leaving the appli cation of rates as to state or interstate traffic as at present. Both state and interstate class rates will continue to be governed by same classifications, exceptions and minimum weights ap plicable on May 25. And the minimum carload charge. wrS not apply on, brick cement, coal, coke, legs, sand, gravel and on stone, broken, crushed or ground." Stamp Drive on In Guilford. Greensboro. The campaign in Guil ford to sell war stamps Is on. Thomas R. Foust is chairman of the commit tee for Guilford county, and he has enlisted some of the best workers in the county with him for the big drive. The county has been divided Into units, using the school district as the basic unit, and the amount that each unit should, aubacribe haa been appor tioned. - Greensboro itself must bu' $346,018 if it is to do its part. Chas. H. McKnight, chairman of the merchants' committee, has called a meetting for the merchants of Greensboro at the chamber of com merce to make plans to co-operate with the other organizations of the county to sell war savings stamps. Several prominent speakers will be present. Date For Fall Fair Chosen. Raleigh. October 14, 16; 16 and 17 have been selected as the dates for the annual Fair of the Carolinas, which gave its first showing at the Fair grounds last year under that same. It also has been decided by the fair directors to join with the Mecklenburg Poultry association in the chicken show next fall. It is be lieved that by taking this course both the fair and the poultry association will be benefited, and that one of the largest poultry shows ever held in this section can be arranged. B. Y. P. U. Convention Has Adjourned. Winston-Salem. The state B. Y. P. TJ. convention, which has been in ses sion here several days, adjourned after electing officers for the new year and awarding banners of the Junior and senior unions making the best report of last year's activities. Rports of committees were also made at the session, and the convention closed with a conservation service conducted by Rev. J. C. Owen, of the home mission board, working among the mountain schools as evangelist. Durham. , Asheville, Rockinghaa and several other towns In the state, have extended invitations to the con vention to meet with their unions next year. No, Longer Berlin, Now Pershing. Washington. The little town of New Berlin, 19 miles from Wilming ton, no longer exists so far as the railroad company serving it and the Inhabitants thereof are concerned and no longer are these same inhabitants ashamed to look others in the face and advise of their home address for they are now citizens of "Pershing" and proud of it. While the town Is still designated by the postal authori ties as "New Berlin," agitation Is al ready under way looking toward mak ing the change of name universal. Meeting of N. C. Bar Association. Wilmington. Secretary Thomas W Davis has announced the complete program for the twentieth annual meeting of the North Carolina Bar as sociation, which will convene In the Oceanic hotel at Wrightsvllle Beacn. and will.be in session through Thurs day morning,' i As announced several weeXs ago one of the notable features of . the convention will be an address by M. Frederick Allain of Parti, counselor to the French high commission in the United States. , SGHEGU CHANGE MA1E 111 SUGAR LIMIT AIM Distribution Hs Been Curtailed Approximately Fifty Per Cent. Raleigh. Five Instead of ten pounds for the country consumer; 25 Instead of 50 pounds upon certificate and pledge for canning and preserv ing purposes with larger quantities allowed with approval of county food administrators, is the new sugar pro gram as announced by State Food Administrator Henry A. Page upon re ceipt of advices from. United States Food Administrator fHerbert Hoover regarding the growing seriousness of the sugar situation as a result of sub marine activities which are interfer ing with the shipments of sugar from Cuba and Porto Rico'; In addition to this rather radical adjustment in the sugar distribution program. Mr. Page Invites beverage syrup manufacturers,, owners of bot tling works, soda fountains, and other commercial users of sugar who are producing less essential articles, to join an honor roll of non-users of sug- t ar until the situation, is relieved, this, of course, involving a shut-down of their establishments for time being. Mr. Page wants it very clearly un derstood, he said, 'that the food ad ministration does not desire any cur tailment in canning and preserving, but he does desire that the utmost care and economy be exercised In the use of sugar even for , these purposes. It is to1 provide ah' adequate supply of sugar for households, and for can ning and preserving that all of the restrictions have; been Imposed. Mr. Page, with jhis characteristic bluntness, stated that not only will his office take drastic action against dealers who disregard the new pro gram, but that purchases by consum ers will be scrutinized as well. With a complete record of all movements of sugar intd the stae, it will be very easy to check the sale records of sugar by all consumers, BanK, Continues! Aid to Farmers. The Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. of Winston-Salem- Is continuing Its policy of co-operating with and aiding farmers in the western section of North Carolina in their agricultural progress. Through; the efforts of Mr. Bruce Anderson, cpunty agent of the Agricultural Extension Service, a solid carload of soy beans was dis tributed to farmers, In Forsyth county after the bank had guaranteed pay ment and had purchased the beans in the eastern part of the State. The sale was mad tcVnaking ars sav ing of from $1 to $1.50 per bushel to those farmers taking part in the co operative arrangement. - A Special Taxes? Being Voted. Raleigh. Special school tax elec tions are on the increase in North Carolina, according, to Dr. J. Y. Joy ner. suDerintendent of nubile instruc tion. Many elections for increasing' m for th maintenance of schools In special tax districts In the State hv. wn rrid and nthers are still n.nHnr at Pi' T(itA school dis - SVmvamq m w O - trict in Robeson county has passed a special tax. likewise the Huntersville district in Mecklenburg county. Deserters Give fUp in Mitchell. Raleigh. Thirteen deserters in Mitchell county haye Surrendered and have been turned pver' to the author ities at Spartanburg, S. C. Major John D. Iangston received this telegram from; Mr. Handy, of the departmeut of Justice: "Every deserter: in Mitchell county delivered himself to me Saturday and I have Just turned them over, thirteen In all, to authorities at camp. (Signed) "HANDY," "Department of Justice." Prominent Ship Building Men Here. Wilmington. Lorenze Dilks, presi dent of the Carolina Shipbuilding com pany, and John W Towle, represent Inglng the emergency fleet corpora tion, are spending several, days in the city and have told? the people of Wil mington that the ' extent of the ship building development here is only lim ited by the housing capacity for work men. They state that the capacity of the steel shipyard Jwillbe doubled, If available housing space can be pro vided k w . New Hanover Teachers Get Increase. Wilmington. A. flat increase of 20 per 'cent in all the salaries in Wil mington and New Hanover county has been authorized by the board of edu cation for the next school year, this bringing the grammar school salaries up to $&0 and $72 a month, while high school teachers will receive $90 and $96 a month. The School year will be based on eight and a half months with eight months of actual school work, two weeks being allowed for the Christmas vacation, for which the teachers will be paid. No Ban en Flour Sales. Charlotte Close upon the decision of a . representative massmeeting when County Food Administrator Plummer Steward was directed, in a resolution adonted to issue an order prohibiting the sale of flour In Meek lenbfctfpapnty until the next harvest is-availa$l came a telegraphic replj to Miss Julia'Alexnder, city food ad ministrator. . in which State Food Ad ministrator Henry A. Page said: "No authorization any ' resolution affecting Charlotte will be pad without your aint and commendation." 1 BY OFFENSIVE Such Must Be Plan of Victorious Army, Says Foch. Allied Generalissimo Declares Well Or. ganized Reserves, Delivering Blud geon Blow at Proper Time and Place Will Destroy the Enemy. London.-- Victory con be won In the end only by the army that takes the offensive, and success In this depends on husbandihg'&nd instructing the -reserves. So declares General Foeh In the weekly journal, the Field. "Modern warfare, to arrive at its end and to Impose its will on the en emy," General Foch says, "recognizee only one means destruction of the enemy's organized forces. "War undertakes and prepares this destruction by battle, which brings about the overthrow of the adversary, disorganizes his command, destroys his discipline, and nullifies his units as far as their fighting power is con cerned. No Victory In Defense. "Our first axiom must , be that, to achieve Its object a battle'must not be purely defensive, A purely defensive battle, even well conducted.does not: resu1' In a victor and a vanquished. It ls simply a game that must be begun over again. "From this it is an obvious corollary that an offensive, whether' started at the beginning of an action or whether it follows the defensive, can only give results, and, in consequence, must al ways be adopted at the finish. "To maintain our position is not synonymous with being victorious and even prepares for a defeat. If we re main where we are and do not pass to the offensive to fix the direction of at tack, to guard against the plans of the enemy, and prevent him from carrying out the same maneuver, we must un dertake to carry on and sustain numer ous combats, each with determined aim." All Depends on Reserve. "But since there remains no doubt that decisive attack Is the very key stone of a battle, all other actions which make up a battle must be en visaged, considered, organized, pro vided with force's In the measure In which they will prepare, facilitate, and guarantee development of a decisive attack characterized by its mass, its surprise, its speed, and for which, la consequence, It is essential that there shall be the maximum, reserve force possible of troops of maneuver.- ;The reserve that is to sayj th prepared bludgeon ls organized and kept carefully Instructed to execute the single act of battle from which re sults are expected namely, the de cisive attack. Surprise, Mass and Speed. "Reserves must .be husbanded with the moist extreme parsimony so that the bludgeon may he strong enoug . to make thfe blow as violent as possible. Let loose at the finish, without any lurking Idea of -saving them, with a well thought out plan for winning the : Dattle at a point chosen and deter- 1 mined, reserves are thrown in all to gether in an action surpassing in vio lence and energy all other phases of battle, an action with proper charac teristics surprise, mass, and speed. All our forces really participate, either by preparing it or by carrying it out. "In this, our supreme aim, we must not be deceived by appearances. Al though theory falls when applied by feeble hands and when accessories ob scure the main principle, history and reason show us that in battle there is a single argument which is worth while namely, decisive : attack, which Is alone capable of assuring the desired result the overthrow of the adver sary." Inverted Point of Vtew. There was a rush of wind, a cloud of dustf and the car rushed on, leaving the old gentleman sprawling in the roadway. He picked himself up and dashed up to a policeman, yelling e cltedly : "That motorcar knocked me downIH The policeman took out a business like notebook and said : "Did you notice the number, sir?" "Yes," said the injured one. "It was number 66." Just then another policeman, who had seen the accident, came hurrying up and said: "No, no! The number's 99. This gentleman was standing on hi head when he noticed It 1" ' r Work That Will Pass. Some young- people are satisfied if they are doing work that will "pass." They are conscious of its. defects, but if these are passed over without a challenge, they feel that they have done well enough. ; That ls a mistake. We cannot be perfect,; but should uQt be satisfied with imperfections. Set your standard at the highest. See that nothing passes you that does not represent your best Girls' Compan ion. " . Made Him Devout Christian. Gen. Lew Wallace said 'that before writing "Ben Hur" he had no fixed re ligious convictions but as the story crew and the Christ figure assumed reality his. whole, life was affected by it and when the work was completed he found himself for the first time la his life a devout Christian. . 81 Ightly Mixed. Mrs. Mix Thee was a time when you' minded what I said, but now If a like water on a duck's back in at oat or and out at the other. r SCOIiTS (Conducted by National Council of th Boy Scouts of America.) "ALL OUGHT TO BE SCOUTS' "If I had my way," says Edward Bok, "I would have every boy on his twelfth birthday become a boy scout. I know of no single Idea in our modern life that has in It so many possibilities for the development of the best qualities in a boy as the scout idea. "It has been the making of several boys that I know ; it has awakened even a larger number. My own boy la ' a scout, and so I speak from personal experience. "The scout idea fits Into these busy days for fathers with particular force, since where the father cannot give as much attention to his boy as in normal times, or is away from home on serv ice, the scoutmaster comes in with his steadying influence in a peculiarly hap py way. "The entire fundamental structure of good citizenship lies in the Idea: obedience, a respect for authority and himself, consideration for the'other fel low, honor, courtesy, and a love of 'country. Where is there a better secut lar code than this to instill into a boy of thirteen?" SCOUTS IN REAL WAR WORK. The Boy Scouts of America Is growing at the rate of 1,200 a day. A regiment of youngsters is being re corded each 24 hours at the national headquarters In New York city. There are now 353,048 of these scouts twelve years old and over. The reason is that the government has given the boys who are scouts many real things to do to help win the war, and they have found out that as scouts they can have a definite and clearly recognized part to play in the winning- of it. While other boys are simply tossing their hats up or cheering from the "side lines," the Boy Scouts of Amer ica Is being called upon by the presi dent, the secretary of the treasury, the war department, the food 'adminis tration and other branches of the gov ernment, the Red Cross, the Liberty loan committees and all factors in winning the war. ASSEMBLY IN THE CAMP. Scout Routine Is Rigidly Observed at the Summer Gatherings. WHAT THE BOY SCOUTS DO. - The world Interest in the boy scout movement challenges the Intelligent understanding of every one, and yet many people still aik "What is scout ing?" and "What do boy scouts do?" The boy scout Idea is a movement rather than an organization. It alms to supplement existing organizations euch as the home, church and school by engaging the boys leisure energies in outdoor games and activities of cultural and practical value. The aim of the scout movement is to . Inculcate character, which, though essential to success in life, is not taught within the school, and being largely a matter of environment is too generally left to chance, often with deplorable results. The scout move ment endeavors to supply the required environment and ambitions through games and outdoor activities, which lead a boy-to become a better man, a good citizen. GOOD TURNS BY SCOUTS. Every pound of tin used In this country is imported. By saving tin we also save cargo space. A manufac turer says that the Boy Scouts of America can patriotically save the empty tubes from tooth paste, cold cream, etc The scout drive in Waterbury, Conn for books in co-operation with the Ro tary club brought in 60,000 Wumea, Cleaned up the town and hauled out 15 loads of rubbish Is the report from Stlem; BL .