CHARLOTTE SUNDAY OBSERVER, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1917.
DELEGATES ARE
HOME FROM KIIEET
National Chamber of Commerce
Held Productive Session.
Railway Referendum Considered
and Acted Upon by Nation's
Business Leaders.
President David Ovens and National
Councillor W. W. Watt, of the Char
lotte Chamber of Commerce, returned
Saturday morning from' Washington,
D. C, where they have been for the
last several days, attending the an
nual meeting- of the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
Secretary Edward N. Parrls, of the
Charlotte organization,, was also pres
ent at meeting of the National body
but did not return Saturday morning.
Mr. Farria remained over in Wash
ington for the purpose of interview
ing members of the United States De
partment of Agriculture on matters
pertaining to agricultural and rural
work which Is now before the Char
lotte chamber.
President Ovens asserted to the re
porter of The Observer Saturday that
the meeting of the United States
Chamber of Commerce was one of the
most largely attended which he has
ever had the pleasure of visiting.
Meeting Was Productive.
The Charlotte official also asserts
that the meeting was especially pro
ductive and Interesting because of the
fact that the men present at all of the
ANOTHER GENEROUS
MILLIONAIRE TELLS THE
WORLD ABOUT SELF
NW TORK. V. T Mr. J. C. B. Walt
hall, an oil and gas millionaire from Okla
homa, stopping- at a well known hostelry,
states In an Interview how hla life and
happlnsas waa aaved by readlnc the follow
ing prescription In hla paper. He la quoted
aa saving: ''Strange how a little Incident
chanced rar entire life. Wealth came to
me after years of toll, and naturally as
moat men I abused Its privileges until I
became a nervous wreck, with throbbing
brain, achea and pains, losa of appetite, en
ergy and ambition. In fact life seemu4 not
worth living. Hops waa dead and pleas-ire
had Bed. Then I read a prescription for
Just such ailment aa beset me. My drug
gist filled It for me. Improvement followed
Improvement and I continued Its use until
hale and hearty once more. Judlctaus liv
ing has kept me strong, stronger than be
fore. I kept the prescription and want It
published to help others. Hers It la: One
os. each of tincture eadomene compound,
compound fluid balm wort, compound es
sence cardlol and three ounces compound
syrup sarsaparllla, mix together, shake well
and take a teaspoonful after each meal and
one at bedtime. My what vim It gives only
one such as I can never realise."
NOTE Local druggists and physicians
commend highly the peculiar virtues of this
prescription and any good druggist can fill
It.
sessions were the biggest business men
of the country and men who can be
called commercial and industrial lead
ers of the Nation.
"The meeting was certainly wonder
ful." said President Ovens.; "It was
wonderful In that it showed people
interested in the negotiations, who are
the most representative and moat
progressive business men of the coun
try. "There wasn't a session of .the con
vention, during the whole time that I
was there, that there were not at
least 1,000 delegates present and
simply stating that they were present
also carries with it the fact that
they were working all of the time and
taking an active Interest in everything
that was going on and up and doing.
"There were addresses by the most
prominent leaders of every section of
the country. There was no section
which was not represented and in
some instances there would be a,
whole delegation from one city alone.
"The questions taken into consid
eration were ones which will affect
America's business and. on that ac
count they were the most Important
ones which could possibly be consid
ered by a delegation of that kind.
Every one of the subjects and topics
was a vital one and was given the
consideration of the United States
Chamber of Commerce because of the
fact that they were questions which
will affect the business of the United
States.
Railway Question Considered.
"1 expect one of the most Important
questions taken up for consideration
was the railway matter, in which the
relations of the railway workers and
employers was given the utmost con
sideration. "Following an address by Henry A.
Wheeler, president of one of the larg
est trust companies of Chicago, in
which was given the verdict of the
National Chamber of Commerce with
regards to the wisest policy to be pur
sued by the Government in respect to
settling difficulties between railroad
officials and employes, the recent ref
erendum sent to all chambers of com
merce over the country was discussed
and a motion maile that the views of
the National Chamber of Commerce
be presented. The presentation will
be made by the committees from the
several States to their Represntatives
both in the Senate and in the House,
and the views of those Representatives
will be ascertained.
"Thatstep was taken as the result
of the work which the referendum has
done.
"The North Carolina delegation
called upon Sen. Simmons, Congress
man Webb, Congressman Kitchln,
leader of the House, and Congressman
Stedman. Their views on the question
will be submitted in writing to the
North Carolina chambers of com
merce." One of the most gratifying reports
which President Ovens had to make
was that Mr. Watt, National coun
cillor to the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States from the body
In Charlotte, was elected chairman
of the district comprising North and
South Carolina, Tennessee and Vir
ginia. Mr. Watt's opinions are considered
to be valuable by officials of the Na
tional Chamber of Commerce, accord
ing to President Ovens, and he takes
an active part in the work of the dif
ferent committees, of which he is a
member.
Banquet Was Great.
"The banquet was a great affair,"
concluded Mr. Ovens. "There was a
tremendous crowd present and of
course the feature of it waa the ad
dress by ex-President William H. TafL
Another feature was the social given
Thursday night following Mr. Wheel
er's address, at which time the big
gest business men of the Nation Joined
in singing patriotic airs and National
anthems.
"President Rhett.- of the Charles
ton, 8. C. Chamber of Commerce, also
delivered an address, which was a fea
ture of the occasion.
"That was a wonderful meeting.
That bunch can Just naturally shed
business faster than any aggregation
I have ever been brought in contact
with, and they 'are full of fun and
Uke to hare a good time with It all."
While in Washington the Charlotte
delegation called at the office of Presi
dent Fairfax Harrison, of the South
ern Railway, for the purpose of in
viting that official to be guest of hon
or at the big railway men's luncheon
which is to be given within the near
future In compliment to Southern
Railway officials and department
heads, who have been moved to Char
lotte with the establishment of head-,
quarters for "Lines East" here.
President Harrison had been called
away on business and upon his return
to Washington, Richard II. DeButts.
formerly division passenger agent of
the Southern here, w.il present the in
vitation and urge President Harrison
to accept it.
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SriTOAY, FEBRUARY 4th, Hit. f
Full Piedmont Theatre Orchestra
Dr. Hugh Black Talks on Nature
of Revelation Book of
Genesis Poetry.
Special to The Observer.
Chapel Hill. Feb. 1. "The question
the world is now faced with." said
Doctor Hugh Black in his second lec
ture here on the nature of Revela
tion, is this: "Is Law Possible? Does
Interna tinoal Law any longer mean
anything?" Doctor Black also laid
emphasis on the question of retribu
tion. "God hath said." he asserted.
"There may be peace without victory
but never peace without punishment.
The Christian end is not peace. I can
always get peace by moving back to
the point o'f least resistance. But no
one wants peace with dishonor. Right
eousness must prevail."
In the beginning of his lecture Doc
tor Black insisted that whatever the
universe was, it wasn't a machine. The
mechanistic idea of the universe is
silly, for with it the higher nature of
man never could have evolved. It
practically means no God. The speak
er linked bis subject with the first
chapter of Genesis, which he declared
to be not history, or science, or
geology, but poetry. "Mere literalism
is the curse of all interpretation," he
said. "It has lived because it is re
ligion, not history."
- Man is conscious of law. The fruit
of knowledge of the tree of good and
evil is In man. Law means sanctions
and prohibitions, it is not an "arbi
trary rule imposed by a superior will
from without. Mortal man lmplaces
mortal law. Temptation forces our
hand and compels derision. The great
est problem, therefore In all the
world is, "Hath God Said?"
That a man should follow his na
ture usually means his lower nature,
thinks Doctor Black. We are often
enticed by this question: "Why
should we obey any word from with
out, when we have Impulses and de
sires within?" The moral law Is a
matter of history the result of all the
past and Its rich Inheritance. Atheism
after all is disbelief in law, or deny
ing that there is any such hlng as
external law. The world would be a
dance of unreason without a divine
purpose.
"To Umlt all revelation to the Bi
ble is to do injustice to both and also
to God." said Doctor Black. "Behind
the phenomena of the world there 4s
spirit purpose to explain phenomena.
God ceases to be unless he continues
to make himself known. "Revelation
doesn't uean God's writing a book,
though revelation may be preserved
in a book as well as in a spiritual
life."
We are on the eve of a new spir
itual interpretation of the world, the
lecturer thinks. The word dynamics
begins to replace mechanics. "We are
all learning to think of the whole
world not in terms of statics but of
dynamics. Science Itself is approach
ing a religious view, and men are
probing to the bottom of things, to
get a new spiritual Interpretation."
MEETING OF CITIZENS
Dunn Wants to Make New Coun
ty From Part of Johnston
and Harnett
Special to The Observer.
8mithneld. Feb. 1. A meeting of
the citizens of Smithfleld was held at
the court house to consider the or
ganisation of a new county, which
would take away from Johnston the
southern part. The people of this
town believe that this county is aa it
should be. that Johnston is one of
the beat counties in the State and
that it should be disastrous to divide
it.
Mr. J. A. Wellons called the meet
ing to order and W. L. Ellis waa ap
pointed secretary. Ed. 8. A bell made
a speech In which he pointed the lose
that would come to the county from
the division, loss that would affect
the several interests not only of the
town but of the whole county. J. W.
Stephenson similarly spoke against the
contemplated taking off of the south
ern part of Johnston, while Superin
tendent of Education L. T. Royall
gave some figures showing that the
educational interests would' suffer
greatly. Other speeches were made
by Judge F. H. Brooks and W. M.
Sanders and thereupon different com
mittees were organised to take up the
fight against the new measure.
The division of the county is cham
pioned by the people of Dunn and Its
vicinity, who wish to establish in
that town a new county seat They
want to divide Johnston and Harnett.
Both the latter feel that Dunn Is not
Justified in taking the new position.
BELMONT TO HAVE A NEW
CITY HALL NEW PAVING
And Sewerage System Special
Committee to Attend Cat
tenia's Big Banquet Feb. 6.
s
Special to The Observer.
Gastonia, Feb. S. At the meeting of J
ins ausuuHi 01 uot Mimmn vnamoer
of Commerce Friday night several
committee were appointed to look
after public im proTcmenta, being a
new dty hall, street paving, sewerage
system, white way, etc.
This special committee was named
to attend the banquet to be given at
Gastonia on Tweeday, at noon: R R.
fiwwerwr trrowrwm." Crawford;
j. b. tun. u. w. stowe. u. f. Btowe,
F. P. Hall.
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