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?.:..,; i c..:.cl:::a r.::: i r to. w. il Xnrr ty ! tha Ttar t II Baulk Cfcarea ft rir-a'atM Tear -at p!ctio. r. "Che la :: WaHtr'H. (hin!mi OWXTS Ci B. JhltM Walter B. ttHnm, FraaidaBt, VTmda H. Karri Eater. J. A. rukM, Huff. Editor. HIKBn OF Tim ASSOCIATES MtSS. Tae AaaaaUtas PrM la icut1t entttlad ta laa aa fr rat!aatlea f all eewe 1ntcaee reteC ta It at etaarwtae ealtea U Ula pater an alee tae leeaj ee puMlaae aerate. - . Tkia MwmMr reaelvea eemalete ta aorta af tka Aaa alatei Frees ea alaa Bitiatalna srlal rresaaae aareaas ta WaeaJasta. tka State C1U1 aa el atkaf aaartaart IkH iwi aaatara, . . - a i mnri m umacKimEmi. te at tka prtntaS labal aa rear Mr. Ta ete tkaraaa eaewa whan tha anhaertptlaa expiree. Fara-are mr aaoaer la anipla tlma for renewal. Notlee labal eerafenr. and If net eerreet, aleaee aetify a at sac aasartaere eetH tka adSreee ef-their aara- kaarad .a steta as tkair MBMnlnllM beta tha OLD u4 It 4 Ml lata raeeeaTlee aa Ohm Mail Matter. trWCBITTIOX KATES (raraala ta Araal t fealty Qflr. DaflT a4 tMatey. I Keath I .IS I Heaths.. I. IS 0 afeatas.M. S.SS 1 Tear assay Oaly. S Won tha.. .! Mm tka l.tt I Taw.... ! 1 Month ...I .Ti Maatka. ........... lfanthi . 1 Year..... Mentha .1 . f Mtntht,. ........... .ja X Tear.,'..........'. I. IS Ha Tmki AaartlataM a) FbxUy, Haw Tee. Cfc lease, ranaAetaal. EDITORIAL SB MAGAZINE PAGE BaaBaaHEaaaBBBBaBBnaansBBnaaBcaaBaMM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1. 1118. LAST DAYS OF THE CAMPAIGN. s J 11 but two billion dollar of th furtbr Liberty loan have been taken, and Secretary McAdoo very frankly tell the people that between now and Sat urday nifcm, wnen the list la to be absolutely closed, tL. . (.- s V Vjaaaafa aMita ka aall taMtKjaA Ther Is no danger from a surplus of purchases. If the loans are oversubscribed that much will be ' deducted from future loans for more are com ' Ins;. We mar be near the end of the war. but the after-war momentum Is going to carry the 1 country far. What ought to stir the people to enthusiasm In the purchase of bonds Is the Sec reatrys reference to the armies that are to be "brought back to American -shores," thus lndl i eutlng thai:the War Department Is already figur ing on that accomplishment around which the American heart Is building great expectations. The j. country will have to maintain an Army In Ger many for some Um-at least until the machinery for the establishment and maintenance of world ' peace shall have been put Into full operation and 4 home we will be under the necessity of building up and maintaining a large military es tablishment, for the United States Is to be the police power of the world. It may be readily seen, therefore, that the country Is far from the - end of Its war expenses. It Is gratifying to know that the Richmond dl ' vision,, of 'which Charlotte, Is part,i has. ben do Ing well In the matter of subscribing to the bonds. '' Richmond, Itself, has already taken its full share " of bonds, being the flrss-Aeadquarters city to gain that distinction. , Richmond had the assistance of three airplanes in going over, but there Is no rea nun wiit uuai lull, ouvuiu uuv i ujii ..v. , i tract In a' splendid success without the aid of any niiimi an: Tiia plnriiAi Tin lining weth so far: and .The Observer has a sly notion that there are some Investors who hare laid plans for a rounding up spectacular performance In bond-taking. The county, too. Is waking to a sense of its duty and we are encouraged to the belief that the Liberty ' loan managers for county and town are going to ' have the riaht sort of a report to forward to Washington. The campaign throughout the coun try, In our. opinion, lias been producing marvelous results. It ,:ias been .conducted practically In the midst of pestirence. The Infiuensa epidemic has , ' been largely short of pestilential characteristics, ' ' but It has operated to the same effect as If there had been a relan of plague. - There has been an enforced abandonment of public meetings and tha ' '. work has been' mostly conducted on the basis of Individual canvsaw. The Observer Is expecting the I, . development great rallying of .the American spirit during the two day.left,' and It entertains no doubt at all about ultimate5 success of the loan. ' , It rather anticipates an oversubscription,, for the "" - r.ew-fromcross the -water is acting as an Im mensely Inspiring factor. - -. - , . r-, . BOND-BCYIXG. .The Liberty lonn campaigners are digging up - factsabout the -business' life , of people 'lit town and county that had never before been thought, of, and they know pretty well how each ' man Is - -"fixed," The county's wealth as represented in th cotton cron of the present year is known to the dot ' One fact of general Interest is the. de veloped taxable value of county and town. It Is - 1 S,ae,tieo for both; the county's share being - - aratlye stranger to the Income tax receipt, he iv being considerably, advantaged through the con v . structlon of the Income tax law, finding It a com- ' fortable boast that he makes, his own living. It 1,1 has developed that while the city man takes kindly the'lnstatlment, plan 'for the purchase of his . bonds, the country people come across with the cash down." 1 This Is because the people In the ; country, have ' the ready money, while the aver- 'i age town man, to meet the high cost of living, Is ' compelled to, part .with hi stated earnings about sj rapidly as these come In. The fact seems it - be dawning on the farmers that of all people Jn ' the world they are the beat able to Invest In Gov ernment securities and the final returns are likely to show that they have come' Into proper appre ciation -of the opportunity as well as duty. The War Minerals E!ll which Consrestraan Webb got through appears to hate had a stimulating ef fect on the production of minerals In North Caro lina. It was Intended to develop the mineral re sources of this Ste, where greater variety abounds than In any other State In the Union. Some of the North Carolina minerals are of but little value commercially or for war purposes; on tha other hand some of them are of the first Im portance 'nd exist In greater bundanca thaa In Sy other part of the country. The mineral of lef value for war purpose are designated as mlcav- feldspar. Iron, manganese, . corundum. ornery, chromite, grapniro, monasue, . wnw, tin 1 and clay. Not only are these minerals abundant In North Carolina, but they are remark able for purity of quality. This la especially true of th magnetic hematite And limomlte Iron ore of Mitchell and Asho Counties, which carry, from S1.2 to "'11.14 per. cent metalilo Iron. The State Geological and Economic purvey has recently Is sued a pree bulletin on the plogress of North Carolina mineral Industry tho past year In which It la shown that th producUon of metallic mineral In th State was Increased 100 per cent. It Is noted, also, that during the year ther wer first production of chromite and manganese. These deposit are in Tancey County and contain some of th highest grade chromite known, th Ray Mine carrying or running as high as SS per cent chromlo oxide per ton. Manganese in Surry County assay as high a 41.17 per cent metallic manganese. War depression In th gold and silver interest is Re flected la a falling off la tho production of the mineral during the year, but there was an Increase in th copper output , Going Into some details of tho mineral industry in th State, the bulletin says that of th non-metallio minerals which are again being produced corundum and emery are the more notable. ' The corundum deposit In Clay and Ma- eon Counties represent som of th largest de posits of these minerals In th United States and are of splendid quality. North Carolina mica ha boon known for years "standard mica," and I considered th best grad of mica on the market Many of th west ern counties contain mica in large quantity and Its sroductlon has been constantly inoreaalng for several years, reaching a total In 1917 of I5J1.501. The principal mica-producing counties are: Mitch ell, Macon, Jackson, Tancey, Haywood, Transyl vania, Avery, Watauga, Asho, - Cleveland, Bun combe, McDowell, and Stoke. Monaslt is found very extensively in the gravels of Cleveland, Rutherford, Burke, Polk, Lincoln, Catawba, McDowell, Gaston, and Alexander Coun ties. All the production if from placer mine. The gravels are washed and . the concentrates cleaned magnetically, so that the flnaKmonaslte product contains approximately 95 per cent mona slt Th most notable occurrence of monasite in this country I' near Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, where In a pegmatitic dike masses of the nearly pure monasite were found, weighing aa much as sixty pounds. There was a small pro duction of monaslt In North Carolina during 111?, though very little as compared to the production Of former years. A mineral whose development is comparatively recent in North Carolina is feldspar. The potash variety Is now being mined In Mitchell, Tancey and Watauga Counties. This feldspar occurs In pegmatitic dikes, or in such form that it can be readily separated from the associated minerals. It Is ground before being shipped. The production for 1117 amounted to $131,442,. nearly 100 per cent more than the 1318 production. The value of mineral productions In the State during the year shows a large increase oyer the production of any previous year, amounting to $5, 864,912. There was a net gain in the production of clay and clay products of 1(10,(52. This in crease in the mineral productions of the State is set down directly to the stimulating lnflusncesf war necessities, and a still more gratifying increase is expected the following year. ' o ,v . THE BREAK THAT DICKMAX WANTED. Before he left Charlotte for the front General Dlckman was repeatedly dwelling on the fact that one end of the German line was fastened to the North Sea and the other to the Alps. If the Al lies could break either end away, he contended, then the road would be opened to flanking move ments that would be the undoing of the German Army. The situation which General Dlckman had long held in contemplation has arrived. The Bel gians have broken the German hold on the upper end of the line and the German commander who have been dominating that section are now being pushed back Into Belgium, the right wing of the German Army being forced to swing back over a large "sweep of territory, making an enormous gap through which the Allied troops are pouring. This breaking of the German line is regarded as the i most vital development of the war. Out of it has grown the gravest crisis the German War Lords have yet faced. T London evlJenty tj '.i in the AmsierJam reports of the Il&ktr's tlJIeatlon, aa evidenced by the fact that extras of the papers were printed and circulated among a wildly excited populace. Great Britain does not often become excited .with out cause, and it is possible that the abdication, as a matter of fact has occurred. Baron Bur lan, tho Austrian Foreign Minister, who has figured aa somewhat of an authority in peac movements. Indicates a much. His reference to the altera- tiona in tho Gorman Constitution under, whtch, be claim, th ' political point la President, Wilson reply "I ttled,w "manifestly la ; meant to -convey th impression that th Kaiser ha dropped out of the affair, - Burlan believes Germany will accept the condition In the Wilson not In full, at least ho has given expression to a hope which, ho la arnMtly praying, may not 4 bo "frustraUd." . ;-,,:.,:-. . , .v :v;:?,;; THE MESSENGER BOY. j What has become of the telegraph messenger boysT Formerly the door around th offices of the wire companies wer congested with' thee young Americana,' but ther appears to nave been a mys terious dissipation of th "gang." Th messenger boy is not in so much evidence aa, formerly, and possibly this condition may be '. ascribed to Mr. Burleson, rather than to th war th people have a habit of charging up everything against tho war. Color lis given to the belief that Mr. Burleson's Administration has somewhat, to do with the par tial extinction of th messenger boy; through the Postmaster General' Indicated intention to utilise postal letter carrier In.th delivery of th "night lttran ; Th pianola to hav night message de livery made through th man who carry the mall route in. all cities and town .where free delivery is provided, to : the supplanting of the - telegraph messenger boy. Maybe thl la another tp in Burleson "economy," and" maybe after a while all of ua will hav to "carry and take" from the tele graphic office. ' DIDN'T KEEP THEIR WORD. Wasn't it Von Arnln's men who valnglorlousiy assured the Kaiser a few " weeks ago that . they "shall not pass," referring to the threatened ad vance of tho Allied armies on the Hlndenburg line? At any rate, it 1 a good time. to recall tho inci dent : Th German kept their word in this in stance with about th same success which Hlnden burg kept his pompous promise to be in Paris by April 1. only th failure in this case meant some thing serious for the German cauuse,, whereas the outcome of the Paris incident Only served to make Hlndenburg .the laughing stock of the world. And now It is these measly Belgians that have tho 1? divisions of Von Arnln's Army on th fastest run of th year. f MAJOR YOUNG. T Major John G. Toung, who has come homo in . sleep, was a North Carolinian -In every fiber of hi being HI life.' from boyhood to mature man hood, was spent In Charlotte, and though for many year he had been missing from social and busi ness' ctreles of the city, ho had never been forgot ten. There was very much of th chivalrous In h!s nature. , He was a wember of tho boy brigade of Confederate soldiers,- having gone to the front at the age of 16 years, and It was tho boast of his friends that to Kratfh John Young was to find "a r.eb and a Democrat." Major Toung; was a man cf Ae1'htful social qualities,' Agreeable In manners f-.li ;rlRht in every walk, of llfe.i -The memories t o !ted with him are of 4he character which w t , ' 'i of "the mor lovable types"of men gon a ) : rj journey. . . 7, A PATRIOTIC AMERICAN. The War Government Can lay claim to, no more patriotic a sorvant than ColoneU Macomb,, com mander, at Camp Greene. He Is proving the most active factor in the success of the Liberty loan campaign In Charlotte and Mecklenburg and Is not only making-speeches at whatever appointment "the boys'! may set for him, but he has a habit; of taking on a bond or so at eacn speaking.' Colonel Macomb whooped tip things mightily at the Bryan rally, and he .must now be .carrying about 115,000 in bonds on his person, for he has been taking out a few every day, not only as an evidence of good. faith, but as an encouragement for others to do likewise. No man has a better way of backing his words than the- popular commander at Camp Gr.ene. Colonel Macomb' liberality In the assign n.nt of soldiers and bands to the Liberty bond work la also of deep appreciation by the people "of county and town. ' n'a).'. "" i': : ' CAMERON, LIGGETT AND BULLARD. - The Americans have been the1 special object; of German concern In recent days and It Is against these that the German commanders have massed their ""crack": troops, the Prussian Guards, . Upon the holding back of these American depends the salvation of the greater part of the German Army, German effort la now being centered against the commands of Generals Cameron, Liggett and Bul- lard, and so desperate, is the determination 'that th Prussian Guards are ' "fighting to the 4eath," But these American generals and the troops u?i der them are. meeting all Allied expect'atlijhtVni are steadily beating back th enemy; from Hhrf front When tn uerman unauy give way bef'ire these troops the breaking o their fines wlll .be complete. . The scene of this fierce 'fighting Is In th Argohne and northern Champaghe, tnil Infor matlon from that sector will be eagerly sought for by North Carolina yeAdera.; , r. ,x v- , The bond-buying pace' in Mecklenburg i pick ing up rapidly The county moved somewhat slowlyit "llrat,'' but it ha now struck th- pace that Is going to f'earry It over In fin shape. " , STRONG ELECTION LAWS. The North Carolina "corrupt practices act," which is a terror on its face, but which was prob ably never intended to b taken seriously, .has been reinforced by the Government. President 'Wilson has signed a general bill covering vote-buying and selling, that offense now coming under direct Juris diction of the Federal Government. , The North Carolina law makes It a law to so much as tempt a voter with a cigar, while to offer such a thing as a drink , would be th same as treason. One mud be careful how he goes about "persuading" the voter. If he misses the local rock pile, he might find himself facing the Atlanta penitentiary. ' A CHANGE J!jt TACTICS ' It Is a startling ohange in tactics on nart of tha German Army which was developed in their forced departure from the city of Lille. Thev neither burned a bouse nor exploded a mine. They left the city practically undamaged by German occu pation, and this is something that has never hap pened in th course of Qerman warfare in the presenTTwar. Perhaps the German Government la now giving more thought to the bill of Indemnity Its wanton soldiers have been piling up and is hoping for a good score as a result of their con duct from now until they stack arms. A DIFFERENT BELGIAN. Mark It dawn that tha Ttalarlan uMUn r ing In for a share of the glorfin the German de feat For years these Belgians have been kept standing in the mud of Flanders waiting for or ders to advance. The chance, to get at the Ger mans was a long time coming, but the Belgian wre not slow at Jumping on the Job. It to a dif ferent sort of a Belgian from the one the Germans knew four years ago, for the .Belgian ha been changed through a four-years' storage up of wrath, and an accumulation of blood in the eye. .. TT"... ..-....: The Berlin War Warts has dropped Into a de spondent mood. 'It la sure the war is coming to an end, and In manner "no ;man ' In Germany wants." The end It sees Is 'just the sort that f through four terrible years," the German aim and effort "were to prevent." There la nothing like contented resignation." '''fi." 7 i . , a a . DAILY REMINDER 3 IN TUB DAY'S NEWS." Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, who today enters upon his 75th year, will, long be remembered as the originator of the national pure-food lawa of the United States. These Jaw wer enacted through the efforts of. Dr. Wiley while "he was chief chemist of the department - of agriculture at Washington, with which department he was connected for mor thaa a quarter of a century. Tho oleomarga rine law also was mor or less th direct result of Investigations conduct ed by Dr. Wiley while serving at the heaft of the bureau' of chemistry. Dr. Wiley is a native of Indiana and was a teacher In collges of that state, be fore hi appointment as chief chemist of th department of agriculture in 188). His chief 1 achievement In scientific agriculture is found. In his investigations of the effect of environ ment that Is, soil, fertilizer, rainfall, sunshine, and temperature upon the chemical composition of plants. r - TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES. ' ltll The French wer compelled to yield In the second Jay's fight "Ing at Leispsle. :-.:. 1118 Charle B.Mudle, founder of the famou landing library of - London, born, Died - October ' II, 1190. :; 'j-y;' y'" 1827 Th last lottery authorised by - th - British '. government 5 was drawn in London.- 1111 Frederick lit, ; of Germany, . father of the present kaiser, . born at Potsdam, x Died there, - June 15, 1898. .-- 1140 Ceremony of th exhumation of tho body of Napoleon Bona ' : part at St Hlna. s : Hit Charles Francois Gounod, fa . - 'mou oomposar, died at Bt Cloud Born in Paris, Juno 17, 1811. . 1914 After a tefriflo battle the al ' lies checked the German ad- - vance on Dunkirk. 1915 Austro-Germans' took Obreno- , vats on the save. 1911 Germans launched an ,- attack 4 agalnsC Russian line from the . Pinsk marshes to Rumania; a distance of 800 miles. ONE . YEAR AGO TODAY JN THE WAR. ' -( ' German naval force1 took' Moon is land from the Russians. - ' Reported In Washington that muti nies bad broken out in the German navy. ; , ' : Russian battleship Slava sunk in en gagement with German naval vessels In Gulf of, Riga. TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS., ... Brig. Gen. Charles M. Saltsman, U. 8. A., a noted expert of the signal corps, born in Iowa. 47 year ago today. t - - Frederic , Harrison, perhaps the most distinguished survivor of the literary Victorian epoch, born in Lon don, 87 years ago today.. -'. Sir Henry Craik, member of the Privy council and for many year sec retary of the Scottish education de partment, born in Glasgow. 72 year ago today. - i - ' . Frank Jl. Wilson, who has served as publicity director of the United States Liberty loan, born in Woodbury county, Iowa, 9l years ago today. Nikola , Tesla, famous electrical in ventor, born in Austria-Hungary, t year ago today. . c ' T."ITa7Y .YZ.IT.3 3i " Raleigh. Oct 1T-It 1 understood that former Associate Justice Walter A. Montgomery wil ue Thomas Dtx ply to Montgomery's reference to him In a speech her last week. It I said that Montgomery has retained on for 850,000 damage for al leged alander In Dixon' reply to Montgomery refsrenco to him Thomas M. Argo aa counsel and will have two other prominent lawyer. No further, information can be now obtained. - - . -: -.- ; . .-V; , : Noah Webster was .150 year old Friday. As father of American lexi cography and author of tho Bluobaok speller he live today not least In these parts. Observer Editorial.- Mr. W. H. Dula will leav Tues day for Now York to apend omtime with her slater, Mrs. J. CLosll. v : Mis Nancy Brown, who la xpect d horn tomorrow from Mount Airy, will be accompanied by br lstr, Mrs. Gaston. G. GalUway. ' ' Mr. W. a Via, of Wadesbore, spsnt yesterday In th city, Btopptng at th Buford hotel. .'I;- Mr. W. B. Jonos, et High Foist, was a Charlott visitor ysterday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Alexander ar expected homo In a fsw days from th north where they, hav been pending some tlmo. , Th cotton reootpt yoatarday amounted to ISt bales at 9.95 cents. .The many friend of Mis Roberta Lord, of Wilmington, will bo Interest ed to know that ahe will spend th winter in Charlotte with her sister, Mr. John 8. Wattar. i Mr. C F. CUn ha boon lcted cashier of tho Bank of Huntersville, which la to open it door for busi ness December 1. Mr. Clin I an ex perienced banker, having rved Is various capacities In th Greensboro and City National banks of Greens boro, ' ' - - Mis Celeste Henkel, of ' Lenoir, pent yesterday ta th city -shopping. Mrs. B. C Jsnkina of Norfolk. Vs., will arrive) la th city today to visit Mrs. Jpha O. Bryc. at hr bom In Dllworth. : - t Mr. D. L, Culberson, of Rocking ham, wa registered yesterday amona th guests at the Southern Manu facturers' .club. ', y , Mr. J. A. 8olomon yesterday waa awarded-by Mr. W. I. Henderson the contract for the' erection at once of a house to contain fourteen room on tho north side of East Fifth street Xba. house will cost in th neighbor hood of 84.000. i -' " , i k-'A small sbted audience seemed to enjoy the presentation of ''Human Hearts" at the Academy of Musle last night. REV. C. T. WILUNGHAM v VICTIM OF INFLUENZA I THE OPEN FORUM SIX MONTB3MSOBOOLSi7 Secretary McAdoo has set hi foot down on any extension of the fourth Liberty loan period 'be yond Saturday night, and he is right ''The Ameri can, people can easily, carry out the contract within the specified limit and there should be no occa sion for more time. ' . 1 'n ' ; NEWSPAPER SENTIMENT" , , THE GROCERY CLERK. (From The Kansas City Times.) V: . A Kansas man in France attacked a party of six Huns, bayoneting one and bringing in the rest as prisoners. The Newton Kansas says the soldier used to be a grocery clerk and was accustomed to doing nine or ten things at onoe. . .. , , Surry Teachers and CkHmnltteemen Take a Deckled Stood. To the Editor of-The 'Observer: At a two-day conference for rural teachers held In Surry county Octo ber 10 and 11 by the superintendent, supervisor and Mr. L. C- dn: Raleigh, the question of six mo118 school terms, for rural schools, wbicn Uf now undei debate and aoon to be voted on by the people, wa brought DcIOre mo wacnw men in Joint session. Never before has- the tide of enthusiasm run so high and all over the courtroom men ana women roso i i.,," - - Uneously to Uke a stand for the is sue. One man said. "We - want our children to have the best.' another, Till willing io pay my . "tax and to get my neighbor to pay Messrs. -Wall, Wolfe. Copetand and Schuyler, and unanimously adopted by the entire- body. This is how Surry s teachers and committeemen stand on zzr. - aiv montha' schools and there is not a doubt in the world but what tne enure 7V"'"" squarely behind them. This is the call for better things from a western county. . Mr. Brogden was -highly gratffled and has Ukenback to Ra. leigh our message from Surry, that we want the best and are going to have want ANNIE BRITTON. stiperviaor. . Elkiri, Oct 15..- Prayer for the End of the Epidemic To the Editor of Tho Obeerver: Please ask all the praying readers of your good paper to pray earnestly to Almighty God Jo - check Jho- in fluenaa epidemic that is i eweeplng our country. This 1 what the people did In Bible times. Please excuse any mistake I may make. I am an uneducated farmer s wi" MRS. J. 8. OSBORN.; Locust Oct ' ' . ' U - EVER PRESENT. , ,C . . . " (From The Richmond "Times-Dispatch.) Kaiser Wllhelm's constant repetlon of the ad jective "grave" in connection with his military af fairs may betoken that the word' familiar mean ing when used as a noun Is not' absent from his thoughts. v -,r .', - - f i kA ,( , t ' ; THE ARMENIAN 'JPRAYER. (Frpm The Macon' Telegraph.) viOn account bf being sorrf ; for hat has hap pened to their, food friends, he Turks, It'a likely the trra'eniane ' will confin, ithelr prayer' to . the hop' that lt'9 worse than 'tn1 newspaper reports would lead one to believe; J.- irOW TIMES liAVE CHANGED, , (From Tho Qshkosh Northwestern.) ' , The spectacle of the Kaiser fervently appealing to' tha'German people to continue gj4ng htm their confld'onc and support is suggestlv. Time was when. the Kalsec sJmply commanded these things, and the German people humbly obeyed without any thought-of questioning th -authority of . th .all highest , ' TAR HEEL PRINTS - The Indtau Sacrtfloo. . (From The Wilmington Star.) In the battle casualty list sent out from Washington lastMonday thjr appear the. name of a Cherokee In dian from North Carolina. Steve Youngdeer. of Cherokee. , died of wound received in battle, v. , ' .'. V Putting It Mildly. (From The North Wilkesboro Hust- ' r ler.) .'A person who has plenty at home and Is making money every day that he lives and won't buy-his full length financially in bonds is worse than any deserter that ever hid in ,the moun tains and should receive the same treatment socially from th public.- ,. ;V ' ' ' "WU:., SODA FOUNTAINS CLOSED. Gaffney, Oct 17. Last Tuesday the health authorities closed all the soda fountain and soft drink.-places In Gaffney In n attempt to prevent as-far as possible the spread of in fiuensa. Those who had a supply At i urum nn hand wer -nermltted to sell it by using cones; As far as could ne iearnea an or in piaees are cheerfully complying with tho order. Missionary to Japan " Dies In Wilmington Ten Days Follow ing Brother's Death. Special to The pbewrver. Wilmington. Oct 17. -Among tha victims of influensa In this city wa Revr-CalderTrtWllllngbaraTfoe,waharm4e year a missionary to Japan, sent there by the foreign mission board of the southern--Baptist convention, or which his father, th late Dr. Robert J. Wllllngham, of Richmond, for many years waa secretary. Rev. Mr. Wll llngham died Tuesday morning, Just ten days following th death of hi brother, Dr. Benjamin J. Wllllngham, of this city, who also fell a victim of influensa. Pneumonia following influ enza was the Immediate cause v of death. The body was taken to Rich mond Tuesday night for burial Wed nesday. - . , - Rev. C. T. Wllllngham waa in his 40th year, . Seven years ago he mar ried Miss Foy Johnson,, daughter of Dr. Livingston Johnson, of Raleigh, editor of The 'Biblical Recorder. She accompanied him on hi return to Japan and worked with him until last summer,, when Ithey cam bom on furlough.' Two week ago be hurried to his stricken brother. Dr. B. J. Wfl Ungham, here, and on last Sunday morning a week ago he stood by the flower-hidden mound where his young er brother lay and cuing, a custom of his Japanese people, he poured out his heart in gratitude to the people of Wilmington for sympathy and help. Two days later death challenged him to a last fight He was already un nerved, but he did not fear. He loved his own and he loved bis work and he loved life. He fought hi best and be-, lieved he would loss if God's hour had oome. When this was apparent he praised God aloud and waited. ,In his delirium he was preaching in the Jap anese tongue and begging his hearer to turn to Jesus and there wa some thing so natural about It that those standing by wanted to turn afresh to Him, it was declared. "FIRE PREVENTION DAY" : IS -AGAIN POSTPONED Kansas City, Cot IT. Th aarlisat winter storm la th southwest in If year, and th worst early storm in record, ha almost completely shut Kansas City oft from wire communica tion with th south, tho west and th north. An opening on the oast has alone kept the city from being tetally isolated. , -', . t - vNaw York, Oct 17-Celenel Thoo dore Roosevelt, republican candidate for" 'governor; ' started on hi cam paign in th stat today. In hi party ar Coloner Stewart 1 Woodford. United State minister to Spain, and six members of th First United Bute volunteer cavalry, of which organ! tlon th candidate waa th commands when th war elomdV s Th yung lad! at tUteann Daughter of Confederate Veterans, ar to organia a ahapter of Daugh tars of th Cpnfedoraoy, an4 tho sen t th veteran a chapter of tho ton , of Confederate Veterans. The meet ; Ing for organixatlon will be held oq the lth. ,- - - - v Corporal Gdrdon XL Cilley, of th Hornet Nsst riflemen, aaa Th Ob server's war correspondent spent Sun-. -day her on hi way to hi horn la Hickory. - Ho will spend a day or o her oa his return to camp. Corporal Cilley has gained In Cosh and vigor , and la happy. H says th ration ar ampl and tho health, of th camp good. -; - ' - "- - ,' Mia Coraolla Petty. f Carthage, peat yeeterday her tppmg at th Buford hotel. Among th thing that; Mis Petty looked at wore bridal veil. Professor Joseph Qelshhrav ot, Recklngham, is at the Arlington ho. Mr. J. B. Kenney Is to b a marshal'1 at th stat fair. Master William Holt Oatea ha also bom invited to act in that-capacity. . Mrs. J. C Harris and aon. f Shef field, AUl, - who hav been, visiting Mrs. Paul Chatham, at Mr, R. M. ; Oatea.' left for homo last night , Mr, W. D. Turnr, Eq., t SUt vlll, is at th Buford. Mr. Turner, la a partner of Judgo Armflsld. Ho has been canvassing In th mV and 1 on hla return homo. i The Shakespear club will renew It meeting tonight at Miss Laura Wads-' worth's. Mr. William Tlddy is presi dent .' The club will begin reading. Cymbellne. - Architect Hook and Sawyer hav a ' beautiful water color and prospective drawing, of the new Westminster ; church on exhibition In Gilreath A Co', show window. - The church Is now in course of construction, and, will cost about $10,000 THREE DIE AT GAFFNEY i OF SPANISH INFLUENZA First White People to SuccurnbjE to Malady at Caffney-OtherL Cases; In Town. :. v , Special fo The ObewreT.C , Gaffney, Oct .17. Thre. deaths oc curred yesterday morning in Gaffney.; from Influensa. Dr. J. C MMerjrho Drue comoanr: Miss Carrie Benson. stenographer for th Gaffney Manu facturing company, and JMrs. Broadua, Brown. , These were the first, death to occur here from tho disease among s the white people. It was reported: this morning that there were several other cases in Gaffney but the patient are all doing nicely. i Dr. John C. Miller came to Gaffney about three year ago from. Martina--vllle, Ga. Ten months ago he married. Miss Christine Baker, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Baker, of Gaffney,' and ahe survive him. He was a Ma--son, a Knight ot Pythias and an Elk but owing to. the prevalence of th in fluensa, none of these order will take r part in. the obsequies. The' funeral ' and Interment were held at Oakland, cemetery this afternoon, and will be conducted by ths Rv. W. A, Hafner, and -the Rev. W. A. Fairey.-- i. The remains of Miss Benson will t be taken to Welf ord, 8. where ehe t had relatives. The remains pf" Mra t Brown will be Interred at Ooucheri of which, church she was a member. WADESB0R0 SITUATION SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT; Additional Precautfona; Taken !tof ? Prevent.Furher Spread of Dls-( I Special to The Obeerver. ' ( - Raleigh, Oct",17. The ' continued serious Influensa epidemic In North Carolina make it axpedlent for th observance of "fire prevention day," November t, to be called off,' says James R. Tousc, state insurance com missioner and fire marshal. Bui hs want every North Carolinian to bear in mind that the week following No vember i is to bo observed as "clean up, week" and that thl is to be ob served by Individuals in their homes and in their place's of business, man ufactories and wojrk shop through personal effort at making sure of the safe condition of flue and heating apparatus and clearing our waste pa per, trash and jrubblsh from closet, cellars, attic and . out-of-the-way place that might start or help aong preventable flre. :-Rf ,Y's-U STANLEY OVER THE TOP : ; IN UBERTYLOAN DRIVE f','f'i'atf, - ' i Special; to "TJ Obeww. Ui SUnley, bet IT. Liberty day wag celebrated In Gaston county Monday and Stanley, which had been appor tioned $13,000 of tho fourth Liberty loan, went oVer tho top by a great margin. .Stanley is a town of about 4.000 peopfe and through tho effort of, R. F.. Craig, Howard .Thompson, Carl Finger, E. G. McClurd and J. G. Rutledgov tho - peoplo ... raised . th amount proportioned very readily.- - to The Observer. . S - Wadesboro, Oct 17. The "flu" itu-r atlon seem to be Improving here." The serious cases show improve-.', ment Quite a number hav escaped pneumonia and complication, ' V4 ' . - S George Lockhart a natlv of-. Wadesboro, but recently a cltlsen of. Columbia, was burled here yesterday morning, he having died of pneumonia? In Columbia. The funeral .. service'' was conducted by tho Rev. Mr. Adams,' of Charlotte. . 1 - - - ... Mr. Lockhart waa a aon of the late James A. Lockhart a notable lawyer) and former, congressman from this: district. -. . if The barber shops of th town navej been closed until tho influenza ub- sides. The streets ar being sprinkled , daily;- and other 'precautions taken,; Wadesboro apparently, has fewer case than any other town of it also. . g The Liberty loan drive 1 proving: successful here. ' - COMMUNITY NURSES FOR ' SPARTANBURG PLANNED ' -' Special to- Tbe Obeerver. ' . Snartanburr. Oct . 17. At. a. mt-l ing yesterday afternoon attended bf a number ot prominent church work ers, ' Red Cros , offlolals, trained; nurses, mill men and other Interest ed parties. In the city hall, plans for employing community nurses at Spar tanburg and tho neighboring : mills wer discussed, and a temporary, or- ganlzatlon to . carry out the plan; formed. Dr.SA.' Pi Gllmour wa elect-? v ed chairman; Ben N. Montgomery Vice president; and Mrs. W. ,Q.- Lee; secretary and treasurer. A campaign for members will be shortly lnaugu-t rated and ay-permanent organization' perfected. It is planned to secure graduate nurse for the various mill, communities, the cost to be borne by the city,, bythr..zalll.,and..by .the, member,",' jm.'w.wswj -! -t.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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