North Carolina Newspapers

OPIRE WORKS THIS CHRISTMAS J5MM1SSIONER TUUNU PLACES Aflt4 Ml A A A BAN ON USUAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION. SPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Lngs and ' Happenings; That Marjk the ProgreM of North Carolina Peo ple, Gathered Around tho 8tate Capital. Ra)eigh. There wil be no fireworks this Christmas in North Carolina, says Lnes R. Young ( insurance commis- oner and flre marshal, to jeopardize vs and property, but the Christmas e9, with their candies and infiam- ble decorations, are sure to get In ,eir toll of lives and property in lead or maimed loved ones, and de moted homes unless unusual precau ions are taken in seeing that Christ Das trees are securely set up, the ,andles safely, setr in their -. places irough the tree and that no Inflam n&ble decorative material is used. Xm't use cotton for snow. If you taust represent snow, use asbestos We, and don't have cotton or other inflammable material about the cos hme of Santa Claus if he is to have n't leave matches where children n get hold of them and be tempted 0 try lighting; and re-lighting the andles in the absence of their elders. hue risk is too great The child may le burned to death or injured for life and the home destroyed. "Altogeth- er," says th commissioner, "for a jChristmas season free from fir as and accidents." Munificent Gift to Schools, I A $10,000 gift from J. P. Alexander, ?a prominent business man and former member of the legislature, is the big- 'gest bit of news coming into the cen tral office of the million dollar cam- paigii for the Baptist schools in the State thus far this week. Of this amount. $5,006 goes to Wake rorest College, and $5,000 to Mere dith College. The interest on this in vested fund is to be used in keeping boy and a girl from Rutherford county at these institutions each year, u long as time shall last, or during the life of these institutions. AgrleufoireJ Department Budget. ... The cudget for the department of agriculture is a slight advance over the budget for the past year, and amounts to over $300,000. The board adopted resolutions offered hy Dr. Clarence Poe congratulating the peo ple of the State on the adoption pf the six months' school amendment to the State constitution. tetters-From-Home" Week.. New York (Specie,!). The week of December 15 has been designated by the war department commission on ' training camp activities as a time for special letters to be written by moth ers, fathers, sisters, wives and sweet heart of the men now overseas. The week has been called "Letters-From-Home" week, and the purpose is to apply the "home touch to a broad- fauged military program for maintain- tof the morale of the men who find themselves idle after weeks of strenu es fighting. The war department hopes through these letters, to keep the men contented, "straight,' and ambitious to live up to the high ideals of American manhood. A model letter such as the govern ment wants the mothers and fathers especially to write baa been prepared by the war department. This, with totters from Secretary of War Baker and Raymond B. Posdick, chairman of the commission, indorsing the plan. Ms 'been mailed to newspapers throughout the country. The letter Particularly asks that the men over direct their attention to whole some recreation and activities, instead of to the unwholesome influences that mieht result from the enforced period f idleness wherever large 'bodies of troops are awaiting orders to return home. Governor Inspects Camp Bragg. Accompanied by Fayetteville busi es men, who were his hosts, and of ficr of the camp, Gov. Thomas W. Bleu inspected Camp Bragg. The Pernor visited the administration ooildine TPBS shnwn rvl Maxwftll MUT- Maior John K. Thomson , wiiouuvHUft -- ter. aod Captain Leigh K. Lydecker, were shown over the cantonment site and travplafl -Viq yrtniaiv mnp'o and vited the water power dam on Lit- A list of soldiers reported prisoners f war in Germany, issued by the war apartment, include the following: Reported in good health at an un camp; Corporals Joe Nathan 1 Pearcy, Robersonville ; John Hin Seawe11. Sanbury; Privates Esaor nna. Brown, Seagrove; Ambrose Un Pierce, "Reddies Rirer; John war h r xiu. umw. taiil T"Wt- , -.. vii ecu, jhi. , te, Othert will follow. ' J Daggett Named Director. Prof. P. h. Daggett, head of the department of electrical engineering at the state university, has been ap pointed district director of the S. A. T. C. for the South Atlantic states, to succeed the late President E. K. Gra ham: President Mathewson, of the Georgia Institute of Technology, who was tendered the appointment by the committee on education and special training, thought it unwise to accept at this time. Professor! Daggett, hav ing, been intimately connected with the work of the S. A. T. C. as chair man, of the committee and special training at Washington. -..b wo pan summer and director of.'thfcS. A. T. C. committee at the university this fall, is eminently qualified to fill the position made va cant by the death of President Gra ham, He lias been acting director of the S. A. T. C. pending the appoint ment of a permanent director. Baptist Convention Meets Jan. 14-17. The Baptist state convention, which was to meet December 3-6, but was postponed on account of the influenza situation, will meet in Greensboro, January 14-17. This date has been fixed by the officers of the conven tion. When it was ascertained that Greensboro would not be able to en tertain cthe - convention at- the time appointed, Charlotte very magnani mously offered to take it, but in de ference to Greensboro the committee decided to postpone the convention to a time when it could meet there. This new date of the meeting of the convention makes more certain the completion of the million-dollar campaign for the Baptist schools of the state by that time. This is the big objective now before the conven tion. Perhaps never before were the Baptist people of the state so aroused over any question. In many churches throughout the state, in the cities and in the country places, an intensive drive has been put on. A cablegram, just received from Shanghai, China, sent by Eugene Turner, a Wake Forest boy, shows how far-reaching is this campaign. The cablegram states that 18 mission aries are sending a substantial offer ing to the million dollar fund. Glad Wilson Will Be Present. Governor Thomas W. Bickett. in his address at the massmeeting of Bap tists of Charlotte and their friends at the First Baptist church, referring to the peace conference, said, "I thank God' that Wood row Wilson will be there and we can rest assured that when he sits down at the peace table this nation and the earth will get ex actly what we fought for. I tm glad that Woodrow Wilson will sit there. I am glad that Lloyd George will sit there. Woodrow Wilson is the son of a Presbyterian minister; Lloyd George is the son of a Baptist minis ter. Not one thing will go into that J conference but what Is asked for by the preachers' boys." Tornado of Prosperity Coming. The great wave of prosperity which the country has been enjoying for the past months under the loosing of bil lions for war work is but a gentle zephyr to the tornado of prosperity which is on the way, according to many who are students of the busi ness barometer. Judge R. W. Winston has caught the inspiration, largely from his old friend Ralph Louder, of Philadelphia, a big lumber dealer, who stopped over in Raleigh on his return from Chicago where he attended a meeting of lum ber men from aM sections of the coun try. Judge Winston advises every body to get ready for ultra prosper ity. It's coming with a whoop, he says. Mr. Louder informed the judge that the president of the First National bank of Chicago said to the lumber men that the demand for lumber, for food stuff, for coal, for iron and steel, for clothes and shoes, cotton mill sup plies, hardware, and for labor would be beyond the reach of the imagina tion. Next year, he said, must supply the world's wastage of four jea.n and the change from war to peace will be in full swing in the next few months. Not a flash -of cloud , in the financial sky. Mr. Louder said he felt 500 per cent better than when he went to Chicago. To Build .Community Houses. The Loray and Osceola Cotton Mills of Gastonia are planning to build at once community houses for their em ployees. While these two buildings) will be different in size and design, they will be designed to better the conditions of the employees of the mills. Both buildings will contain medium sized assembly halls, shower bathrooms, day nursery rooms, room for teaching domestic science, reading rooms, and well-equipped kitchens and lunch rooms where employees may procure warm food. Competitive Exams, at Shelby. Representative Webb t announced that preliminary competitive examina tion of candidates for West Point and Annapolis will be held at Shelby, De cember 21. Of those competing, one principal and throe alternates or An napolis will be chosen, and two prin cipal and two alternates, each, for Wart Point Mr. Webb sakl he would fee glad for those who have, written or taqmired in person about the ap pointment to the naral academy and West Point to PPW tat toe exam, nation POLK COUNTY PRO TEST AGIST INCREASE 111 M ARGUMENT THAT INCREASE IN TAXATION MEANS DECREASE IN CONSUMPTION. THE CONSUMER PAYS THE TAX Conservation in Use of Tobacco Will Inevitably Result . In Lota of Revenue to Government. Winston-Salem. The Winston-Salem Tobacco Association has sent a letter to Senator Simmons protesting against my proposed increase in the tax of tobacco products, declaring that it will prove a heavy burden upon the manufacturers and also upon the con sumers. They argue to Mr. Simmons, chairman of the senate finance com mittee, that an increase in tax must necessarily be fallowed by an increase in the price to the consumer and that such an advance will necessarily mean a decrease in consumption. It will then follow that the government will receive no more revenue from an In crease. Decrease in consumption au tomatically decreasing the tax collect ed by the government. Cattle and Hogs Arriving. Charlotte. J. C. Anthony, swine specialist of the state animal hus bandry department, arrived here to make final arrangements and look aft er details for the state livestock meet and to be here to receive shipments of cattle and swine which are arriv ing. Mr. Anthony could not estimate the number of cattle to be sent here for exhibition but he said about 50 head of swine are expected. The cattle and swine will be kept at the fail grounds. Suit Against A. C. L. Wilmington. Matthew C. Riven bark has started suit for $20,000, al leged damages against the Atlantic Coast Line, as a result of the death of his son, A. B. Rivenbark, whose body was inflated by the careless misuse of a compressed air hose. The young man lived for several hours afterward and died in a hospital after operations in the hope-of saving his life. Garfield Retains Office. Winston-Salem. State Fuel Admin istrator R. C. Norfleet received a tele gram from Washington stating that Dr. Garfield, who tendered his resig nation a few days ago as national fuel administrator, had decided to remain in charge of the work and that all the state and local administrators would be continued at least through the pres ent winter. The telegram from Wash ington says: "Dr. Garfield will continue in di rect charge of fuel administration as long as there is work to be done, and to discharge fully his duty to the public. He relies on our assistance." Big Time for A. T. C. Elon College. The Elon S. A. T. C. unit had its banquet at the Piedmont hotel, Burlington. The company also drilled in Burlington in review before the mayor of the town and other offi cials preceding the banquet, which was attended by the officers and men of the S. A. T. C, and the S. A. T. C. faculty of the college. The unit will be mustered out with in the next few days and this banquet was the concluding social festivity as enlisted men in the service. Skip Stop System Abandoned. Charlotte. The "skip stop" system has been abandoned on the Charlotte street railway. Some months ago the street railway management was instructed by City Fuel Administrator Julian H. Little and State Fuel Administrator R. C. Norfleet to establish the "skip stop" system in Charlotte. Immediately the system was put into operation, the stops which were to be "skipped" be ing arranged by a commission rep resenting the fuel administrator, the city authorities and the company. Increase in Fort Caswell Garrison. Wilmington. That the war depart ment is planning something for Fort Caswell, and on a larger scale than has yet been the case there, is assert ed by unofficial news and Col. A. W. Chase, commandant at the fort, does not deny that something is being plan ned, but is unable to say what. Ru mors have it that a garrison of some 1,500 men will be maintained there, more than twice the number kept there during the war; and that con valescent camp will be established for casuals. Fayetteville Man's Fortune. Fayetteville Dan Hollenga, former secretary of the Fayetteville chamber of commerce, who enlisted in an .Am erican hospital unit and is now over seas, has fallen heir to a fortune of three or four million dollars, accord ing to a letter from a member of the unit The news comes "from Miss Sue McNeill, a nurse, who writes to -her mother of Corporal Hollenga'a good fortune. The bequest was made to him by a reiative in Holland, the na tive land of the former Fayetteville NEWS, TRYON. N. C. PR0PRTY VALUES INCREASE Mecklenburg County, Charlotte In- eluded. Shows Gain In Taxable Value of $4203,214. An increase in the valuation of taxable property in Mecklenburg coumty for' 1918 over 1917 of $4,305,214 is shown in figures given' out by Coun ty Auditor Floyd . Gresham. Thia is one of the largest increases in a sin gle year recorded in this county in many years, he said. The increase was chiefly in personal property and cotP9ratiovaiuesnnotably cotton mill property, Vaid Mr. Gresham. While a decrease in poils of 51J for 1ST18 in comparison with". 1917 ia shown. Mr. Gresham explained that in reality the number of polls has in creased about 700 because more than 1,200 Mecklenburg county men of tax able age are in the service. The num ber of polls last year was 9,677 as compared with 9,165 for this year. To Swallow New Hanover. Wilmington. At, a smoker and in formal get-together meeting of the chamber of commerce, the chambex went on record as being against carni. val shows ever coming into the coun ty again, and indorsed a movement just starting ,to ' consolidate- the-city and county governments. This proposition is strongly advo cated. Wilmington, with a popula tion now of some 35,000, is virtually New Hanover county. It pays near ly all the taxes. M. P. Conference Appointments. i Greensboro. The annual confer ence ofm the Methodist Protestant church in this state closed after a four days' session. At the last session President R. M. Andrews announced appointments for next year including the following: jAlabanme, G. W. Holmes; Albe marle, J. H. Motion; Asheville, T. M. Johnson; Buncombe, D. A. Highflll; Burlington, J. E. Prichard; Charlotte G. L. Curry; Cleveland, J. H. Stowe; Concord, E. G. Lowdermilk; Cabarrus, J. F. Alexander; Davidson, J. W. Hulin; Denton, B. M. Williams, For syth, C. H. Whitaker ; Greensboro, O. W. Bates; Greenville, J. M. Morgan; Halifax, N. G. Bethea; Henderson, S. W. Taylor; High Point, G. R. Brown; Littleton, D. M. Loy; Lexington, D. A. Braswell; Lenoir, H. D. Garwon; Mecklenburg, Atlas Ridge; Mocks ville, T. F. McCulloch; North David son, C. A. Cecil; Reidsville, L. W. Ger ringer; Rockingham, James Trollin ger; Shelby, H .F. Fogleman; Stan ly, yi. D. Reed ; Thomasville, H. L. Isley; West Forsyth, J. M. Ridenhour. Superannuates S. S. York, George TT TJ.... 4- XXT SI T- t TIT X3 Uo. I iu. xxuui, YV . vs. xveuucti, . -i. . mar tin, J. F. Dozier. In hands of president at own re quest Wm. Porter, E. M. D. Watson, D. A. Fisel, J. F. Allred. H. S. B. Thompson, R. L. Hethcox, J. T. Sisk, Lester Helms, J. H. Abernethy, J. T. Hiddle, P. E. Smith, C. G. Lind ley. Left without appointments at their own request M. F. Hinshaw, J. W. Self, J. D. Morris. Loaned to Yadkin College W. D. Totten. Loaned to Westminster Theological Seminary Dr. C. E. Forlines. Loaned to Mission of Good Samari tan, Asheville J. L. Williams. Editor M. P. Herald J. F. McCul loch. Secretary Board of Young People's Work A. G. Dixon. Supernumerary Richland charge, W. F. McDowell; Westminster semi nary, N. M. Harrison; J. C. Auman. Elks Hold Memorial Services. Raleigh. "Gone West" was the theme of Lieutenant Max Gardner in a memorial address which many Elks declare the finest ever heard by them. The address took place in the Acad emy of Music and was placed midway in a musical program. Lieutenant Governor Gradner spoke 30 minutes on the great Christian hope, and in referring to the soldier who died for the allied cause, de clared "the proudest page of Caro lina's history will bear the names of those great souled heroes who laid their lives; rich f with promise and bright with hope, upon the altar of civilizaton." New Insurance Company. Statesville. Plans for the organiza tion of the Merchants' Mutual Fire In surance Company of North Carolina were perfected at a conference of of ficials of the State Merchants' Associ ation and the Southern Furniture Mu tual Fire Insurance Company, held in Greensboro. J. Paul Leonard, state secretary of the Merchants' Associa tion, says the new company expects to be ready to put its policies in force .with the beginning of the new fiscal insurance year, which is the first of next April. : Robbery Brought to Light. Charlotte. Ed Brassell, young ne gro, is a prisoner at. the police bar racks, where he is being detained pending an investigation. Officers Broom and Shorter are working on the ase and haye recovered about $300 worth of merchandise stolen from the express company. The private room at the barracks resembles the interior of a variety shop. Among the valuable goods re covered is a handsome ..plush coat with fur collar and cuff s. A conserva tive estimate on its value is' $60. PEACE CONFERENCE EARLY IN JANUARY DELIBERATIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS. KEPT ADVISED BY WIRELESS President Has Not, So Far, Approved of Anything Done at Supreme War Councilyat London. Paris. The opening of the peace conference at Paris has been set for the first week in January. It is ex pected here that the peace delibera tions will last about four months. Un less unforeseen obstcales arise the be lief prevails in well-informed quar ters that final action will be reached toward the early part of. May. . President Wilson will be informed by wireless of the plans for the as sembling of the interalliod conference and the meeting of the peace, conf er- ' ence. He will also be advised con cerning the recent gathering of the supreme war council at London. In the meantime, reports that the Presi dent has approved of anything done at the supreme council are premature. The plans concerning the peace .meetings are the results of Colonel Edward M. House's long talk with Premier Clemenceau, following a con ference with Baron Sonnino, the Ital ian foreign minister, and the Earl of Derby, British ambassador to France. 300,000,000 STOLEN FROM RUSSIA HAS BEEN RESTORED London. The afternoon newspapers in London make a special feature of the impending demand for the extra dition of the ex-kaiser apparently aris ing out of an interview with Premier Clemenceau in Paris. It is declared President Wilson , is being kept in formed and consulted. Also is featured the fact that Ger many is beginning to surrender her loot, having already handed over to the allies for safe keeping three hun dred millions pounds in gold exacted from Russia. t, WANT SOLDIERS' KIN TO HELP MAINTAIN- MORALE OF ARMY Njew York The week of December 15 has been designated by the war-department commission on training camp activities as a time for special letters to be written by mothers, fathers, sisters , wives and sweet hearts of the men now overseas. The week has been called "Letters-From-Home" week, and the purpose is to apply the "home touch" to a broad guaged military program for main taining the morale of the men who find themselves idle after weeks of strenuous fighting. The war depart ment hopes, through these letters, to keep the men contented, "straight," and ambitious to live up to the high Ideals of American manhood. A model letter such as the govern ment wants the mothers and fathers especially to write has been prepared by the war department. This with letters from Secretary of War Baker and Raymond B. Fosdick. chairman of the commission, indorsing the plan, has been mailed to newspapers throughout the country. The letter particularly asks that the men over seas direct thefcr attention to whole some recreation and activities, instead of to the unwholesome influences that might result from the enforced period of idleness wherevtr large bodies of troops are awaiting orders to return hame. BUSINESS SENDS COMMISSION TO THE PEACE CONFERENCE Atlantic City, N. j. Appointment of a European commission representa tive of American business to go to France and be available for any aid to the peace delegates from the, United States in considering economic prob lems that might enter into the peace negotiations was decided upon at the final session of the reconstruction con gress of the industrial war service committees. NOMINATION OF GLASS IS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE Washington. The nomination of Representative Carter Glass, or Vir ginia to be. secretary of the treasury to succeed William G. McAdoo was confirmed by the senate . wtihout ob jection. Mr. Glass immediately will resign from Congress and will take up his new duties on December 16. Mr. McAdd will continue as director general of railroads until his suc cessors for that position shall have been appointed. LONDON TO GIVE FREEDOM OF THE CITY TO WILSON London. The city of London, will present President Wilson with a free dom of the city similar to that given to Ulysses S. Grant In 1887 and to Mr. Roosevelt' In 1910. The cotton spiming profits in Lan cashire for the yiir ending Novem ber 30 last were jreater than, in anyi similar period Jn quarter of a cen tury. - Forty companies, operating 44L Skills, shpw ft-Bet profit of 34 per cent vyon each snare o ? aiUL . , ; a ' CmOVZD UNIFORM INTEUVATIORlaV SWMOICOI IT TTCCSrtM . '1XJJUN (By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D Teacher of English Bible in the Moody Bible Institute of Chicaajo.) , (Copyright. IMS, Western Newspaper . ' Union.) - LESSON FOR DECEMBER 15 JOSEPH FORGIVES HfS BRETH REN. LESSON TEXT Genesis 45:1-15. GOLDEN TEXT If ye forgire mes their trespasses, your heavenly father win also forgive you. Matthew 6:14. DEVOTIONAL READING Genesis 44: 1S-34. ADDITIONAL. MATERIAL Genesis 42: 1-44; Epheslans 4:31, 32. I. Joseph Dtsclotes Hit Identity t His Brethren (vv. 1-3). He treated his brethren harshly at first, his purpose being to ascertain as to whether they were the same cruel, heartless men as before, and to produce penitence in their hearts. They keenly felt their guilt and heartily re pented of their folly. Judah's pathetic appeal overcame his apparent harsh ness, causing him to disclose his Iden tity. Being unable to restrain his pent up emotions he orders every one from his presence. This act on the part of Joseph troubled them ; it ought to have made them glad. Their sins prevented It being a time of Joy for them. This most beautifully Illustrates Christ's dealing with his brethren, the Jews. Just as they who had rejected him and sold him were compelled to come to him for aid, so when the great tribula tion comes, Christ's brethren, the Jews, will cry unto him for aid (Daniel 9:27; 12 :1 ; Matthew 24 :21 ; Zecharlah 12 :10 14). Joseph dealt severely with hit brethren to test them and bring them to repentance. So Christ will do with the Jews (Hosea 5:15 ; Ezekiel 22:19 22. As Joseph's love was behind his harsh exactings, so back of Christ's treatment of the Jews will be his great love for them. II. Joseph's Efforts to Assuage the Grief of Hie Brethren (vv. 4-8). When Joseph revealed himself to his brethren, the remembrance 'of their sins pierced them through. Joseph's first question was about his father. This shows that his desire was to put their thoughts far away from their crime. He invited them to come near unto him, and assured them God had overruled their crime in sending him for their salvation. They meant it for evil, but It was part of God's plan for good. This does not excuse them from the guilt of the sin. In some future time Christ will become reconciled to ( his brethren, the Jews, and be their Savior and benefactor (Isaiah 11:10 16). Peter, on the day of Pentecost, showed that the Jews' treatment of Christ was such, and that God's overs ruling providence had turned it out for good. Just as Egypt was obliged to come to Joseph for sustenance and become servants for Pharaoh through him (Genesis 47:13-20), so will all the world yet come to Christ for his bless ing, and be reconciled to God through him (Islalah 2:2-4; 11:10; Psalms 72:7-17; Zecharlah 14:16). III. Joseph Sent His Brethren With Good News to his Father (vv. 9-15). As soon as Joseph's brethren knew him and were reconciled to him, they were sent with the glad tidings to their father. He assured them that he would nc lsh them and that they should be near him. They were direct ed to tell of his glory. Jacob would not have mourned the death of Joseph had he known of his glory. He now gave them the kiss of reconciliation and they were permitted to talk with him. Reconciliation precedes com munion. Faith Must Show Itself. If the church is salt, then the church must be different from the world around it. If the church is light, then the church must be unlike those who have not committed themselves to the leadership of Christ. When Chris tians say the same things which un believers say, and do the same things which scoffers do, they cease to be a leavening force In society. If faith j in Christ is to have any meaning, it must show itself in the creation of a new type of man. A Christian should ; have something in him not to be found in any other human being. Unless he is more in disposition, aim and eon duct than those around him, he is not giving the world the impulse or guid ance which humanity is In need of. Broadway Tabernacle Tidings. Relief Not Burden. A yoke Is not an Instrument of tor ture; it Is an instrument of mercy. It is not a malicious contrivance for making work hard; it is a gentle de vice to make hard labor light And yet men speak of the yoke of Christ as if it were a slavery, and look upon those who wear it as objects of com passion. God's Demands. It is not from severity that God de mands much from men In order to ob tain knowledge of himself ; it is of his kindness that he wills the soul by ef fort to grow capacious of receiving much that he may give much. Meis ter Eckhart Abiding In God's Will. The peace, freedom, and blessedness of all souls consists In their abiding In God's will. Towards this union with Qod-for which ft Is created the oul strives perpetually, MeLster Ecfchart.