TAR HEELS WARNED
PURCHASERS OF MORE FOOD
THAN IMMEDIATELY NEEDED
HAVE AWAKENING.
DISPATCHES PROM RALEIGH
Doing and Happening! That Mam
the Progress of North Carolina Peo
pie, Gathered Around the State
Capital.
i: III, up
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pal" nf
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p in h.'lslDK dm
(jilarititiis 'h.,:
quiri'incni.- :i. i
oniu.K to t 1 1 ui
Hcaliini,' itnii tats ,i,i li
disarrange ,111 i nli ulatl'ii
able food .iipphe- .mil i luii
ish Hinl tin hi ' ri ' ! i in Mm' '
I'ood Admin. -tiatjin is ki,
Dl'Tf f' 1 1 w mill gloves nil
I'linra'iou nl Hi'- I nit.d Slut
Service Is ticillK Used III IliM
this mallei mill Mr I',,, II
nf llii' Tumi Administration''
also devoting ;i ' mi- i'teriibii
In- t,me hi iiii'-MKa'ion
Staff I'noil Ailiiiinistiiiim Henry
I'ngc ha.-, nili'il Dial flnnr shall lie re
ia:led in i it ur town i 'i hi it in " r In
quantities mil ex, ceding hull a liari"!
anil 1o rural i-nnsuuiers in ipim, titles
lint cscei-'liliK one barrel T!iese
maximums are lari-ei Hum ..ie hem:.'
allowed in must Sliili-s SiiL-a- mil - r
In retailed I" tnantil;es mil e x, ''i ilii,
, lin pounds In the rural Irmli' aiiil fiv
pounds tn town i.r city Mail-
The '(mil Ail in: ii ihi rat inn franklv
slates rhal lis desire Is ant in prose
cute huf in "cure an enfi.n emiMit of
the law. ( 'on sti ruers who, he ause n'
iKlioiaiicp ur Ini other rea-m s lia .'
pur based riiml i 1 1 in mi ill 1 1 , e.- in In rt;:
ntiatlttt ip.s than aiP allowed ii'-imI t'e.'i.
nn priisi"-uti(in it they pniniplly ih,
Inhale lluir surplus atiiivp iIip quai
lilies allowed ami report tli- matte:
to Ihi'ir County Knod Aitii:inislra'i r i-
, li Ihn Krtnit AdniilliKi ralinii al Itiileig'i
Those wl'ii a Ii'aipl lo hoard in spjp
nf all warnings will hp dpall with ac
cording In (lie law. which provides a
ppnalty nf $f,.lniu or two yrars iinpr1
iinmi-nt or both in ilililitinn to Dip con
fiscation of Hip Roods hnanlrij
County School Fund Apportioned.
The Kate board of education auth
orized an apportionment of the f 260.
MM per capita school fund among tho
counties of the state on the basis oC
the school population III each county,
the apportionment bPlnK on the basis
of 2MU4 or 28 and a fruition rente
tT child
About ( Februaiy there will lie di.
tribute.-) thp enualitliig fund for hrlnr;-
;lnit the school te.-ms up to thp four
'months minimum thu fund aggregat
ing ahnut Mfiii.nnu and being derive I
frnln tlir slate tax nf II ,'e cent mi tho
$!' tax valiiallon of piop'Tty. Tin
aiiHuinis fhar ilu( various cmiriCes will
rei'pivp In thi' present dish Ibution of
Ihi' iL'.'.n (Kin per capita fund follow:
Alnnian. ( .1M;.III Id; Ali'X:i!iir-r. ?1
-M I.''. A ih'KliH'iy . $s:la.rii;; Ansi'Il.
?2r.T.f.; Alii- $Iii9.71; Avrv.
l "it'll. Id'aiiK.rt. $:;.UT. 7R: li.-rt 1 -"J
i"J mi: Hriiinwi.li. $1421 74: Hl.i
den. f: ".". I i;; lliKii oiiilic. $r, 4v.M
li'i'k" II.1C4 7I: iiliar! us. ? :! 1 1 7 . ; :
iiiiiwcii :m;i :,.; rutiiiien. $.in; ;) ;
1 a. u r-'. i .:: :,; cinwii. $:.;,n:t.
( .it.iv.i,,,. ::,:'::n:i4: cliailiatn,
li-'JI: r;.. rnki'i'. $1.7.",'. 41; I'lliiwah.
Jlil7i,7. ( lav n",; Cnhiinhi.", $2.
M7".. l- .-li.n.f :!.",; Craven.
-''!''':; 1'unilKTlanil. $::..r.4"i 7S.
I n r'it m il , $m;.-,i;;,: Harp. $4:i:t2: I):.
i il en $: .'222. Ilavlp. $1,213.42;
I'upli'.. !.'.; w. Durham. $l..il5(:
K.lnc, i niiic. $.: 2:,i; 2.i ; Forsyth.
'":2V4. Krai'klln .2.f.S."i 4!) : Cast'in.
4 171 in. (;a'c. $l.n:!2.92; (iraham.
" ?'!; (Danville $2.f.l J2; Oreen.
tti;:.7: Cuilfonl, M,o:i.". n:i; Halifax.
K W-i::; lla-ni.it. $2 47.ii2: Hay
wood. $2. ::::! In; ilPiidPrtioii. $1."0S.
2.1; ll. rtriiiil. $1.52 12: Hoke. $1.2:11
"vdp. $sr,2l.".; Ircil.-ii. $:i.:i:; ir,.
Ja. Iisiiii Xl.1'12 S7: Johnston. $4,521.64;
Jiini'. J!.i;7 4:l; t.ee. $1,241 25 - Lenoir.
l2.l'4S7i': Lincoln. 2.0f!fi.!M); Macon.
$1.:'.7 47: M.-iilison. $2 4:12 74: Martin.
SI07O.V2; McDowell. $1 :.: Meek-r-n
r,tr-K. $7.2u:: 75: Mitchell, tl.096.18;
Miu'tiroinery. tl.47i!."i: Mimre. tt.
W7 2.'.; .Nash, f :;.7a." 52; New Hanover.
$2 412 74: Niirthhamiilon. $2.49"'!.
Onslow $l.i;2l2; OranRP. $l.C12.ftC;
Cenilici.. $.(i7:l in- 1'pnnuntaiik. S: .
014 71; Person. SI.SS4 2S ; put. $.1 -M'9
47; Polk. $!C,liiO: rtanilolpb. $2.
977. :;2; HI, humiid. $2.4119 70; Rohpson.
) 75 IS: It kliich.im. $ :. 727.7U n.
wan. $;t.Sk2fS; Itutherfnril. $:U9155;
s iiMiDii. :ii::i;7- Siotlaml. $1.71'.
82; Stanly. $2.5SS5ii; S'okps. $2 17';.
':: Surrv. $:i.241 87: Swain. $1,100.40;
Transylvania. $S95.I7: 'I'vrlell. $44:;.
115; I'nioii $::.490 4O; Vance. $2,103 SO;
Wikp. 1 T.iio ; Warren. $i.mi;.2i',:
V.'ashin:'tiiii. $1 27n.lR: V"tani;a.. $1.
21"i 18; Wayne. $:ii;7fi r,2: Wimps. $:!.
221122; Wilson. ;i7S31; Yadkin. $1
am: 34; Yancey, $1 529.70.
EVEN THE CHILDREN WEAR GAS MASKS IN REIMS
I J n, ,., , ,i i -
mnovEO umroiN ikternationai
sdmsqiool
Lfsson
(By K. O. Bi;i.l.KU8, Acting Dlreelrul
the Sunday School CourM of the MoouY
Bible IniUtuU, L'hlcaio.)
ICiipyrlKht. 1st?. Wrrtcrn Vcwippr fnl.-n
LESSON FOR JANUARY 27
yeiWM I'UMi . iije,ii, 1 whU-HffH'V!f"i mmm ""iin 1 9" i.i i .li
-- " ' - - .-m....:- -.T..AJ,... -. m
I "' ' I I- , csi.liyxlaliiia ulth uliii li Hi,. T, u
mi even llic Iltlli. ilill.lri'ii III Hie illsli'l. ls Pbisp to lb,. Il-hi
nun li'itlitliilocs.v Hi,- t"t 111 this group on their ny lo Hi.i., In Lrhns nr..
- ,li
Illi, s it.
In i
-I ui
In- :11c tin 1','- ic'l i'i's of per,, li-.
must, til pl'oticl tll.'llisrlies fnitll
.ri. iilcil with masks.
AIR FEATS OF THE LAFAYETTE IN
Walcott. Since Shot Down Over
German Lines, Tells of
Comrades Daring.
MAKES DIVE OF 10,000 FEET
Aviator Reaches Ground Safely Al
though All the Wires on His Ma
chine Are Loosened Spend
Holiday in Air.
in.-n-i' pressure mi the under side of
their wine. In some iicrohiitlc man
euvers wu Irvine the other day I
iniiile mistake and caused the inneliinp
In stall anil then full in such a way
Hint the full weight was supported try
Hie upper Hiirrnce hy the wires which
in Itiiisl luacliines ;ire supposed merely
to support the wilnht of the wings
II hen the tniictilne is on the ground.
"Yes. the Spall IS II well-liulll Inll
chlllc. the nearest llilng I,, perfeclinll
III point of strength, speed, and i linili
illi! power I've seen yet. Of course. It'e,
heavy, anil Hint's why they nut ino.'l()
waste -n stinnv day. which Is quite
unitsiinl this iiuitith W'ilhlu a half
hour every machine that was In work
lug order was in the nlr. forming Ini"
groups and then off for Hie lines, Just
looking for trouble--voluntary patrol,
they call It. Which opened my eyes a
bit as to the spirit In the French nvln
llnn service after three years of unr."
In another letter, written P tnlu r
1. young Wnleott sny:
"I tried lo give yoll sonic idea of the
urciiglh of a Spad III a I, 'Her a while
llgo. Al home people speak of a factor
of saf"ty. meaning the number f times
stronger the machine Is than Is i s-
sary for plain flying. The Spad Is iniiile
so thai a man can't 'bust' It. no mutter
what he does In the air--ilive as fnr
and as fast as be can and stop us I
tic
I'
Inllv us lii. eini II sliiiiils tin. racket.
Word i.iclnr.'H nf ihe Immm.-pnv.r In Iticni. Tin-ofher m-hool, f 'wirs(. t,s Ho stop, nml if II
Iiiiimmik viT ii tniinntiiln run tie - well.
Graduating Girlt to Help.
Washington. Thn graduiitiiiK i-lasi-pr
of all women's rollPK'! In th
WjifOllUpXliMl
work of tl iiiimiiIhts uf thi I-iifiiywt
S)(t;,iirni) und itituT AtntTlcun nvitirir
in rrniHc m'v kIvi a In li'tt'rs wlih-h
I'r. rhitrli'M I. Walrntt. sicr'tur.v nf
llii- Sniithviiniiin liistltutiun. has r-
ivt'il from his son, K, S. Wiilcott.
lictsi- nirplniif fell "snint-wlu'ro !
himl tin- (it-rnmn lines" nlnnc the wi'st
rn fnuii. Tin- allusions t the vtrk
"f tin- Anicrirnn tivhilni rutitaim-iV In
iJii'M IfttiTH nrt nil the more lnitTi-t-i
i iiT lit tins tiitu tn vit-w of tln fact
(!iiit I In- lutn a hunt whom Walrtttt
w Tt' have just bvvu rounnlsslont'd In
Ana ricnii air -scrvln on the r.s--
tniiii'ii'ltitinn nf (Mn,-rul 1'ershlnK.
Idictor Wiilrntt has received a tll:
patch from I'aris infoniiinir hita that
his son fell within the enemy lines
bet-ember IL while tlyhtlnn three nin-
Oppoied Free Serice.
' The fonfereiue of mptuhprs of the
,nepctive service exemption boards o
! North Carolina assembled here devel
oped Midi prononnt ed opposition to a
roiintrv and the Rraduntes of the de- : ,u,mu ,ree or exemp-
partments of home e. onon.i. h of all ! J'on boar,i membfrB ai to u Major
colleses and unlversftles are hein.-i IjanBSton aidp to Ihe Pvernor. to
.iiittf uie resoiuuon wiiiuiiawn KO t licit
the hoard could devote it time to ef
tion with the Food Administration. l"u,riv Ul ma perreci an-l
Mr iirh0ei un,.0e u,.u ,i ,1 a , .i I ponom ica 1 general policies poKsible
letter to the .na.lMaMn nm. " mu ' for the administration of the work of Prtl .V"Ur,K Wnleott wrote as
injr a stroiiK appeal, and has also wlr ,hi,boarK
ed the presidents of all colleKes In T1ip "f"l" " the conference
which women are being, trained point- WftH "P'-i'K'-v the great ma
join in me ooarus in an ne meal
counties IipIub; represpntpd. Their pa
triotism and zeal for their work was
t it cased by the fact that every mem-
that of n light machine ulth a light
iiiiitor. ilepemlliig for Its success on
lack of weight rather than excess of
power, iiuiy nippl-nt the heavier ma
chine In time: I can't tell.
"Yesierilay there whs a review here
In honor of liuvnetiier, anil decntntlons
fni' the pilots of the group who had
won llletn. Three Aincrl, -nils received
ihe Croix de (Jiiorrc members of ihe
Lafayette Kscadrllle. Lufliery. the
American nee. ciirrled ihe American
Hag presenleil to the esCnilrllle by Mrs.
MeAdtio ami ihe employees of the
treasury ileinrtment. besides the two
aviation emblems of France. He was
Culled to receive his decoration Tor
having u the course of one day held
, seven eiimbuts. descended (six) one
iei'iniin (dune in dames, tiud forced live
! others in In mi behind Ihelr lines.
called upon to prepare themselves
quickly for active servlep in co-opera-
L'le-seittt.rs nfter bn v-lie. ili.iiinl Isbed an
enemy two-seater, und that his fate Ir ' ("h'''h ll"'"n''' """ h' "mcinlly cred
uncerinlii. Inuulries are being made ",H1 'H' n his thirteenth-und Hint
lo nscertaln if laisslhle. from (iernianv i "lp "",r ttye' ""Kn pruhuhly brought
unii, mi iiui ilium km in, ii im-Iv'h unt
il te re were not the necessary witnesses
regnlred hy the French regulation.)
whether young Walcott us seriously
injured or not.
Inn letter dated November lit. In re
sponse to an inquiry nbout Campbell,
an aviator from Cliicntfn, who was re-
ing ou; the vital necessity of ednca
iug women students for thi- work. Mr
Hoover's letter to the women is a?
fnllnu-s
"The Cnited States Food Admf nil- f f a boar(I I,rP!,ent took care of
tratlon calls von to its service. 0..r.hiR own ,r,,VP"'",1K ''xpense and t(,e-e
need Is so great that we anneal to vou ! was P"r 'linm Dr rvr,ls Thomn-
to prepare yourselves a? best you ch i
and to enlist for the great work that
must be done.
'There will be a diversity of (asks Su(?ar Price Fixed at 10 Cents-
and therefore diversity ,f ialent and! .n,P order, regarding tho
saie or sugar, nas benn received bv
'SOn. Ill dim nw f.itti' u-nu m-iln
J c.hairiiian of the conference. .
training can be used. All our on"--tlons
now center 'n food its produc
tion, its distribution. Its use. its con
servation. The more you know about
these things, the more valuable you
will be and the greater will be your
service lo humanity.
"If you have not already done so.
we urge you to pursue studies dealt:.':
especially with food, but these phou! I
he re-enforced hy courses in cheuvs-
the local food administrator:
"State Food Administrator Hen v
A. Page announces the following reg
ulations with regard to the retailing
nf sugar:
' The maximum retail price allowel
on sugar from thin date is 10 cents a
pound. - Retail merchants who hav
purchased sugar on such a basift tha
they have not a reasonable profit wl;h
try. phvsiologv and economics. It will I1" ""7 pn? m&y appea' t0 he ro0'1
he well. too. von have acquired the 'ministration, stating cost price i,i
arts of public presentation of vonr 'a'- "t none of these shall sell for
knowledge to the people who so much iabove 10 t ents a Pund unless ,hey
need It. Fortunately most of our edu- h?v! Ihe aPw ifi( w'"en permission
iui ine ioou anminisiration.
cuursesj sit
i niu turiner nonce sugar muBt not
ililo wnrb h..i m it.,. nil.nrc o.. un..i ur BU,U lu town eousumers in
is be. up: sent to provide such Instruc-
catlonal institutions row offer
which srive the neceasasy training for
lions wherever It is posslhle.
"More dptailed suKgpstions and di
rections will be publlshPil soon. To
day your country asks you to resolve
to do what you can tn this, the hon
nf extreme peril to Ihe democrat!,
neoples of (he world."
Food means energy. Knergy means
more efficient fighting. Efficient flghi
ing will end' the war. Save food!
Meatless days In the I'nited States
mean a more efficient fighting force
on the front and more speedy conclu
sion of the war. Oveeatlng Is lend
ing to the enemy.
quantities in execss of five pounds nor
to consumers In the rural districts In
quantities In excess of 10 pounds.
"Any merchants refusing to eon
form lo thpse rulings will Invite
prompt action hy the food administration."
Save bacon until Berlin Is taken.
With a beautiful supply of "Ionic
sweetening" available In Ihe form of
sorghum syrup, we cannot see but that
the people of North Carolina- are In
Just a bit better shape to get alon
without the usual amount of sugar
than those of almost any other state,
ring the war as ammunition.
The food situation In Europe, not
' nnlv In the countries of our Allies bu:
In the neutral countries, has reached
such
Genera' Apathy and Private Inter
est are two enemies of our nation
al welfare. Each Is as dangerous as
. a Kaiser's aeent and should he pvclmt.
a desperate state that tens of ' . . . , . "
, , . , . 1.njMH . 1 " ."W.l. c.n; .-IIU.TI l ail IIUU1? UI1U lO-
I IIUlinailUB UI .uui.ii, innuiri, nu.i iu;i-
must etarve during the next font I '
month. The only supplies they can ' Whesiless and meatless days here
nope lor re irum Amenta, -sru in'o
country la releaeing food for export , 01y tbTot"-
only aa rapidly aa It la available abova j The more fats we can send to the
our actual neode. 9are! Sate! Al". " slipperier will be the skids
Tha paraoa who hoard, foodtuff Is . plcd under German autocracy.
In Identically the same class n, the; f.'M nghtlng me., will be saved
naa who blowa up an ammunltlo tor Brln lln " "onomlxe In
plant-food la jnat aa Maantial In win-1 " luP '
follows :
"I'niiilibell was in the Lnfayette Ka
eiKlrille. nnd they tire n meiiiber of the
same group as Siiuadriiu 84. so I have
asked iheni about him. lie was on a
putrid with iitinlber chap; they attack
ed siitnc lini'hes, and when It was over
the other chap was alone. Campbell
was brought down in Cerinan territory
niui so reporleil missing. I believp the
chap he was with has seen and talked
lo ('iniiplifH's father or some close rel
ative since.
"Another chap mimed Hulkely was
brought down in similar circumstances
ilbout the 1st nf Sepleinber. Ten (lays
ago word was received fnun the Alller
icntl einbassy that he had eiiiniutinl
caleil with tbeiii. a prisoner in (ier
inuiiy. "There are many similar cases
where men brought down with cripplpd
tiuicliines, or wounded, escaped de
struction by n miracle. The only sure
Ihlug Is when a iimchiiic goes down in
flames or Is seen to lose a wing or two.
"For instance, there are two nflicers
111 the group who ore In Ihe best of
health and daily working. Several
months ago they were on patrol to
gether and collided in Ihe air. One
machine cut the tail rigging complete
ly (iff Ihe nlher plane, nnd then they
separated, one ptnne without n tail
and the other machine with various
parts of n tall mixed among the cnbies
and struts of one side nf his machine
They bolh landed In France, one on his
wheels, followed by a caputage, or
somersault turnover, (lie other oulte
completely upside don. Then a term
In the hospital, and buck they are
again.
"Kenneth Mut-r, an American and a
friend of Pete's, had the commands of
both his controls cut in a combat, the
rudder nnd elevator, leaving lilin noth
ing hut the aileron, the Inleral balance
control, mid Ihe motor. He landed with
only a skinned nose for disunities, and
got it decoration for It.
Dive, Vertically 10,060 Feet.
"Another clmp, In an nltnck on cup
Ive hnllimns, dived for something like
10.000 feet' vertically und with full mo
tot wv thereby gnliilng considerable
speed, as you enn Imagine. He came
right on lop of the balloon, shot and,
to keep from hilling It, yanked on
roughly as he could, flattening out his
dive In Ihe merest fraction of a sec
ond. Imagine Ihe strain on the ma
chine ! When he got home all the
wires had several Inches sag In them ;
Ihe metal connections of the cables in
to the struts and wood of the wings
had hit Into (he wood enough to give
the sag.
"Machines, are built tn stand Im-
"Avlntnrs lire not very military. The
chief of one of ihe escadriiies was com
missioned to commund the mechanics,
who are plain soldiers with rides and
steel helmets, for the occasion. He Is
u hit of a clown and amused the entire
gathering, kidding with the oltlcers.
The pilots of each of the live esca
driiies were in more or less formation,
most of them with bands in their peek
ets. for It was chilly, and presenting a
mixture of uniforms unparalleled in
its heterogeneity. Every lirnuch of the
service represented endless 'personal
Ideas In dress. ;
Spent Their Holiday in the Air.
. ; "Because of the occasion, repose had
been gi-nnted to the entire group for
the iit'lernoon, another group taking
over .nir patrols. So Hint after the
review every nne had the afternoon lo
AN AIRPLANE CAMERA
W c2
. .... . .eV.f
that's ju-t hard luck.
"Have had a few pal mis since last
I wmle. One at a bi height to
4."hmi mclcrs. sMernhly above the
doiids. which almost shut out Ihe
ground below; a wonderfully beautiful
sIl'Ih. but beastly cnld--and a couple
when the Htntd were low and solid.
Tlx' patrol stays at just ihe height of
the clouds, hiding In them, slipping nut
nirain tn look i round. If It stays be
low the enemy antiaircraft funs pep
per It whenever near the lines, mid at
a low attitude Unit Is rather awkward,
so tin- ) mi ml shows Itself as itte a
possible.
'It's lots of spnrt to try to keep with
the patrol; lie behind the chief of pa
trol, see 111 tii disappear, and then bump
Into a fog bank, a low bunging cloud,
and not see a darn tiling. Then dive
down out of th- cloud, wondering
whether the oilier guy is right under
neath or not : dart out of the cloud and
see hlin. umybe TiOO yards away, going
at right imtrles. Then back up and
turn nround fast and give her the genr
full speed to catch 'up and so on.
See a Roche regulating artillery lire,
start to maneuver Into range, and.
?lp; he's out of sight In the clouds,
and the next you see be Is bentlng It
far back of bis tines. Not very dan
gerous this weather, but lots of fun."
In a letter from Ihe froni, dated
-November MO. the following passages
occur:
Yesterday was Thanksgiving day,
and. praises ht ! the Lafayette bunch
invited me and my partner (o dinner,
or rather to the feast. They have the
most remarkable chef. Soup nnd fish
prepared the way for a most remark
ably big bin! calKd the turkey, barri
caded by chestnuts. Anil then a plum
pudding a regular American one and
as good as 1 ever tasted.' I sat at the
table with Captain Thcnaiilt, Lieuten
ants '.haw ami l.uioery. ami snme
Frenchmen.
"An early patrol this morning, de
spite low chuuls. Lots of fun It was.
ducking In anil out of ihe clouds, keep
ing from billing other machines In the
clouds and from losing lie patrol, Saw
n few P.oches, but all they had to do
was to slip up nut of night when the
patrol approached. Kvery now and
then their antiaircraft guns would
blaze away a bit. but there was lots of
room for them to miss and for us to
leave the place they were shooting
at."
'1 his type ol camera which no doubt
will be ued by American aviation
corps men for reconnaissance work
Is attached to the iifrplane and
is operated by the pulling of strings
or the pressing of buttons. The cam
era is almost automatic, as everything
can be set In advance and the entire
operation of taking the picture is the
pressing nf the button or the pulling
of the strings. The camera makes an
almost perfect view of the terrain and
will be Invaluable In the reconnaissance
work of the army. The camera Is
loaded with plates and a number of
pictures can be taken successively with
out additional work. A British royal
flying corps man la In the machine.
USES OVERCOAT AS BANK
Negro Proves Ownership to Garment
by Disclosing Location of
- Savings.
I New Yolk. Monroe Smith, a negro.
Insisted In the courl of special sps
, slons 'Hint he had not stolen the over
! coat of Leslie Thivls while be enter-
Inlned Davis in bis home. Smith snld
the coat was his own property and he
had n right lo pawn It.
"I cn'i prove I own the coat." said
Davis. "There Is nine dollars sewed
in the lining."
Promptly the Justice ordered the
llnins ripped open and the money
was found.
KILL DEER TO REDUCE COST
Chippewa Fall, Park Board Forced to
Slay Because of Cost
of Keep.
Chippewa Falls, Wis. n Increase
In the herd of deer at Ihe public park
In this elty and an Increase In the cost
of food for the animals, has caused
the park board to have five of the deer
slain, and the venison placed on sale
in one of the markets. Permission to
kill the deer had to be obtained from
the state conservation commission.
JESUS FORQIVINQ SIN.
LESSON TKXT-Murk 1:1-11
(JOI.HKN TKXT Th. Son of Man Imi,
niitliurlly on earth to (urg-lve sin.- Mm v
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! This Is one of Hie most diTmnti,'.
1 s menhir i'lciiienls recorded in
llihle. Il W a g. mil llluslruij ',,
i Sun, lay selmul ictchers oiHiJ t- t. !
j a t.ir,v by imagining whatTH "
naturally (In. We ought to lu ,nn
scholar see with their linagll ,',, u
the story of this lesson a ihotigl
were eyc-witii"cs of the wholei-
Thc lime was nbout May or June A
-S, the second year of Jesus' tul.ii i
r few weeks follow lug Ihe last 1.-..
duritiK which time he had been pr, , '
ing und In tiling in Hie surnani, .
country.
I. Introduction. Jesus couid lentil.
In a home as well ns before the mulf
Hides. In, Iced It was after having to
tilled in the home (v. 1.) that th.
crowds gathered nlmut the disirway.
for it was not known that he was there,
until some days after he hud been In
Hie house. Luke tells us that the
crowds which came, came not only
from (ialllee hut .Tudea und even .Je
rusalem. Jesus did his work so well
In tlie home that wherever he was, the
world wore u path to his doorway. No
tice verse two; when the crowd gath
ered nbout, he spoke unto them "the
wnril " In Hits w i. m tu n iinr.ilile
Many !i suci-cssfuj man. w him he be
comes popular, forgets to preach the
pure dispel, the Word of Life,
II. An Impelling Need (vv. 8:4).
This nian who huil paralysis, 1. p., dis
abled on one side, .was not only de
prived of his scusntion hut his power
of million. As to the cause of his dilll
culty, his previous charucter of life,
there Is no word of suggestion. We sec
abundant evidence today, however, to
know that many such discs are the
ri'sultB of our own debaucheries, und
one would gather from the course
which Jesus pursued with this man
(hat perhaps his case wns likewise the
result of his tarly sin. The teacher
might well rend in this connection
Luke 10:11-19. Of course, this man
may not have been a prodlgul son.
Nevertheless, he hud ns much suffer
ing us though he hud been nnd a fur
as he himself wns concerned, he was
helpless, a picture of all sinners. He,
however, had friends, very enterpris
ing ones. And so putting him upon the
double quilt or coverlet, which could be
rolled together In a bundle of moderate
size, they carrier him Into the pres
ence of Ihe mns'er. .
III. Jesus Forgives and Defenda Hia
Right, (vv. n:ll'). The crowd wus so
great about the house that "they could
not come nigh unto him for the press."
They were not, however, discouraged ;
but leaving the crowd, they went up
the usuul outside slulrs, bearing: ihe
sick man with them unti (h rrtof
which "lliey uncovered" literally they
dug through the flat roof made of
branches und twigs nnd covered with
earth, and which could be as easily re
paired. Travelers In eastern Countries
Uave often seen a similar act perform
ed even in this tiny. They men let
down Hie bed or mat tress by the four
c,ii nets. The roof was so low that
no cords were needed nnd those below
received the man from the hands of
Ihe four upon the roof nnd placed him.
In front of Jesus. Jesus commends
"their deed" as lndlt'iitcd In all three
of the (iospel records. Not nlone phys
ienl obstacles had to be overcome, hut
the attitude of the scribes (v. 7), Wns
It right, wns It honest to break through
the roof of a man's house? Wou' I
they make It good? Was the owner
glad to hnve had It done? Jesus did
not hesltute or speculate over such
questions, but goes nt once to the Issue
und said to the man sick of the palsy,
"Son, be of good cheer, thy sins be
(are) forgiven thee." See Matthew's
and Mark's account. "Son," Is u word
of endearment ; the word "be" Is not
ns strong In the old form ns the word
"tire" forgiven. Jesus went at once
in the unlit-tiled wound In the snnl, the
sense nf unforglven sin. Forgiveness.
Is not of the judge who sentences "not
guilty," hut a father who welcomes
and restores one to sonship. It Is res
toration to life. The lilble story of
the prodigal son nnd that scene pic
tured In the seventh chnpter of Luke,
ihe feast where Jesus dealt' with a
woman of the city, who ministers nnto
him, are good Illustrations of the mas
ter's attitude of mind on this occasion..
The scribes charged blasphemy which
Is to slander God and speak treason
against hlin. Blasphemy Is practical
ly uttered treason. He perceived the'i
Inmost thoughts and answered thera
(v. 9). To forgive sin, or to com
mand the man to rise were both di
vine acts; he could do either; he prot
ed one by the use of the other. HI
command to the young man to take
up his bed was a test to be proved by
the man's faith. That the cure was,
complete we know, for he Immediate
ly arose. To "arise" was a physical
Impossibility j to "take np hit bed-
permitted no relanae.