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lEGOVERiJIIflTRESTS Arisnt Esglss la Bite Slare ; . Cass At Crccasicro flANY WITNESSES EXAMINED Jui23 Asis Attorneys te Presenf Case v TnoroQS&Iy As Supreme Court Has . - Koi rassea upon Law , Special to The Observer. Greensboro, Deo. Shortly after court reconvened this afternoon pis ' trlct Attorney Holton announced that the government would rest its case in the trial" of Joseph W. Napier, and IS. Charles Quaster, charged with vio ' lattons of the recent act of Congress entitled -the "White Slave Act" Coun- sel for. the defendants Immediately moved that the judge direct the jury to return a verdict of not ' guilty. Judge Bynum of defendants' counsel, JS-ifJsaiJSeW rontenfuVThr Vat Tv'en tne act oe vaua exercise ojr wnr of its-power to regulate Interstate commerce, that the defendants are not wale- tiArfe th& ntrMnna Tr WAA the act be vaUd exercise by Congress wii.jr - were induced to come to North Caro Una defendants had in mind that the young women would engage In vaude ville, which is legitimate, and that if . after coming here they engaged In ; Immoral practices that it was not originally contemplated,, and there- , fore, no violation of the law. If any crime was committed. Judge Bynum argued, only the State court could try the case, lie also said that Con great exceeded its power when the -Jaw waa enacted; that human beings m. 4 . ,.,i - ,,o. BA that the framera of the constitution never dreamed that the interstate commerce clause would be construed te give Congress such power as to paw the act in question, which be xcame law last sprlnir. COURT WANTS FULL ARGUMENT. At the conclusion of Judge Bynura's speech, Judge Boyd said that this was a tecent act of Congress, that no cases tinder it bad been passed upon by the Supreme Court and he wished to give - counsel time to prepare and present argument fully on all phases of the case, . He then adjourned until tomorrow morning, when the , government at- torneys will reply to the defendants" contention. The court gave no intl- , mation of Its Opinion but It Is sig nificant that Judge Boyd directed that the Jury need not be held together . tonight but might go to their homes or hotels.' WITNESSES OrVB DAMAGING TES ,A j. r ;.. TlMONyr ' ' .'V.'.f Splendid ' progress . was made In the case today. A large number, of witnesses testified for the government This morning when court reconven ed Mr. Newsome, of King, was cross examined, and W. B. Kiger, secretary of the King fair, wei on the stand mv VWH"'SB- ilf . . Interested In the "girl show" at Kings and paying some of the fees, Mr. Williams and a Mrs. Williams ! il tk. ITak V.WAniliM crlrl roomed together and that Quaster represented them to be man and wire. ., Mrs.' 'Williams testified that "Quaster -and the girl quarreled while 'there, - that the, girl was crying - often and ' that she told Mrs. Williams she was going, borne as soon as she could write her mother and get the money. Capt W. X Stagg, conductor, and ; W. H. Shannon, ticket agent at Wlns-ton-Salem, were Introduced, to show that Napier paid transportation for the girls. .m.:;.,, , Two police officers of Danville, Va were Introduced to show, that Napier ' was connected with the show In which - the girls were at Danville; that the officers at Danville complained of It .Cbira,rv-ti?,tihan.a.t Napler said he would cut out the ' objectionable parts. ' One of the po licemen said that Napier told, him he - ran s7 place at Coney Island and that he picked out from the girls there " such as be wanted to carry with him to fatrs.f ' MUCtiAN GIRL TESTIFIES. ,! Maud MoCllelan was the next wit ness, i ehe is one or tne two gins mat are alleged to have been brought here , in violation of law. She told of see ing the advertisement In the news paper and going, to Quarter's place on Saturday, October 1. On the next to Winston-Salem, where she . and muaster ana tne outer gvi spent xne night m the same room.. , She admit i ted on ross-ex&mlnation that at the nearing toerore tne commissioner sne had said she was an innocent wo man. ' She is 21 years old., and her home Is In Baltimore, , J. W. Bulla, postofflce Inspector, - was put on the stand to Identify some ' no nor. tntrmA tn tVia AafanAanta an A . to tell the circumstances of the ar test, The defendants were arrested f i) Charlotte fair week. Quaster Is : ,, also charged with use of the malls to - defraud, Win, Add Much to Aahevmc's Golf Link. . ; Special to The Observer. ' ' ' Ashevllle, Dec. - 9 After several days of bard work by committees and with failure at times staring the com mittee in the face, the necessary funds to supplement money already,- sub4 scrtoea tor an is -hole ogu course here, was salsed late yesterday after noon, 'The committeemen sought to raise $16,000 by public subscription to, aoa to aDout $40,QJ0 already donated, $25,000 of. which was given by Mr. H. W. Grove of. Grove's park. , It 1 the purpose of those interested to purchase additional lands near ; the present links and to provide an 1S hole eplf course." The entire outlay Willi COeTR Rbeut450,000 to $60,000,' Touth Shoot. CompanfcH TOili. llWjlJoS Cpeclal te The OSwerrer. -Henderson Dec 9. While hunting near eoutherland's quarry this toorn Ing at o'clock, Henry Bailv. aged years accidentally sjjot his com- - -j- v&ViOi "HiWf Stft" ft' 2 - eaI -ber cifJs,, the ball entering the, right arm, penetrating the ribs and was extracted .from the left breast. Dr. Fanner was called to nee the Patient. Vl. U rnlnful th vund is not con f ' " ' t - ( ' DEES SUDDENLY IN HOTEZi Mr. C. E. SUnson, an electrical Eu gineer of Buffalo, Is Found Dead In Ills-Room By a Clerk had Been ' 111 a Day or Two But Death Was Unexpected. Special to The Observer. v . Spartanburg, S. C., Dec 9. C E. SUnson, an electrical engineer .of Buffalo, N. T., was found dead fn Hotel Finch this morning by the dav clerk who went to wake him. - SUnson came here about-a week ago to appraise the1 value of the Spartan" burg Telephone Company's equipment: Yesterday he was not feeling well and a physician waa called In. He grew better .towards night and - when . the doctor left him about I o'clock he was apparently much better. When ?, D. Smith, the clerk, came on duty he went to Stinson'a room. SUnson had been dead several hours. . v : ? v Little Is known of SUnson here oth er than that his borne was in Buffalo and that be Is considered a good engineer, i He came here well rccom-4 mended. A coroner's Inquest was not held as a physician's certificate was issued by the attending doctor. The body will be sent to Buffalo tomorrow. Mr. SUnson waa about SO years old. Heart failure was given as the cause of death. r ' Republican Campaign Expenditures Enwnded Those of Democrats. Washington. Dec. 9. -The Republi- R?.5??rSK, 9tl:et tt"ti 7 771 durinsr the recent campaign, " to r eMrtTXd yesteidr X'Vof 2e HoWof ' Re . 9. KV'iiert tiSSSiaif" resentatives. These reports were maae in accordance with the act of June 25, 1910, providing for publicity of con tributions made for the purpose of in fiuenolifg elecUons at which Repre sentaUves in Congress are elected. Of the amount . contributed to the Republican cause, $47,020 was cash on hand at the time the publicity act was passed, while the Democratic bal ance was only 13,2B. The act re quires a division of -receipts showing contributions of 2100 or more and contributions In sums less than $100. The largest Individual contribution to the Reoublican fund was made by J!! Witl' r'tlV"T aaa amounted to 25.000, The largest Individual contribution to the Democratic fund was $1,000, from W C Beer of New York city. FIRE DESTROYS WOODARD HOTEL AT ROCKY MOUNT Structure Which Has Served . as Hostelry For Eighteen Years Goes I'd In Flames, Entailing a Loss of Something Like $7,000, Partially Covered by Insurance -Two Guests Have Narrow1 Escape. Sipeotad to The Observer, Rocky Mount Dec .Where yes terday .stood the W.oodard hotel there la today only the charred Uprights and the evidence of the worst fire loss f jtbe present winter, so far as this c!tyHs TCohoerned, is manifest The- alarm eame , in this morning shortly after 4 o'clock, the flames having first been discovered on the roof of the building by a member of the night police force. Toe city "on "ill department did good service, but the fire had gained such a hoad- way before the discovery was made H, ... imn.aiKi. ment to save the building, it having fallen in within a few minutes after the alarm was given. The building was an Immense , two-story frame structure and for the past 15 years has done Its part in taking care of the hotel business of the city. Due to the fact that the hotel was not crowded,;. there being about fifteen pr twenty guests, the policemen were able to wake up. every one in the building and get them to a point of safety, though with several every thing but the garments they wore was lost t The only narrow escape reported was of twe young men In one, room, who could not , get the lock on the door to unlock and the key was broken off In the lock and l4 IaaItaiI 4stw a imImiiU a 4Vkjyh would have to leave the bulld- ing . by way of a second -story win dow. However, they gave the alarm and. an axe was brought, into play just in time to allow them a hasty exit from - the building before the stairway was cut off and no one was hurt The hotel had been managed for the last 18 months by Jlrs. R. A. Grantham, who secured It after having been burned out In the Ham mond hotel nre, which destroyed this hotel about two years ago. The hotel bad a capacity of about forty rooms, having been built about eighteen years i ago for Mr. W. C. Woodard of this ; city, who for a number of years was engaged In toe hotel business.' The hotel was later purchased ,by 'Mrs. M. C. Wln stesd, who was' the proprietress for possibly hair a floten- years and It Is her property at present. The loss on the building will amount to about 27.000, with $3,600 insurance. The loss In furnishings, which falls upon Mrs. Grantham, will amount to about 11,200, with $500 - insurance. FOR NORTH CAROLINA Work. Rlvrs and Harbor Rill Makes Rev - eral AppnwHat!onn For Wnrk to Re Done in . Waters of the Old North state -, , , ' Observer Bureau, 44 Post Blinding. . k- ".,' -Washlnston, Dec . The following are the-North Carolina- items in this year's river and harbor bill reported to the House to Beaufort Harbor $5,000;, Inland water route, from- Norfolk. V.. to Albemarle sound r through Currituck sound $2,000; Pamlico and Tar rivers ts AAA rVintentnlji. r-rMik ; : t1 AAA: Neuse and Trent rivers $5,o6o; New river, Including Inland waterways be tween Beaufort harbor and New river and between New tlver and Swansbor0 $6,000; Northwest and Black 'rivers and Cane Fear river above Wilming ton open "Chanel work $$,600; Cap AngnMa- Ccjosus Report Revised. -Washington, Deo. 8 .A revision of the 110 Dopulation figures Jor Au- srusta. Ga- announced tonight br Dl- - T uue.nitm s.r.iw tv, vu.y. a-js-fj-u latlon.pf 41,040, an Increase of 1,599 or 4.1 per cent over $9,441,' in 1900. The first announcement ef the thir teenth census; population of Angusta wim 87,826.' a decrease of 1,81$ from the 1900 Csurca, f.IEf.IEEH8: ARE VRATIIY Cc:;rc::8n Tlireatsxi Izzzx slratb Against c;nclar: Tts Secretary CI Tie Treasury Eas - Appropriations For Public Build-. V logs Baaij Tied Observer Bureau,.' 44 Post Building, -Washington, Dec, I. Because Secretary of the Treasury MaoVeagh failed to Include In, Ma estimates for the next fiscal year the amount that will be needed for tit construction of new Federal buildings all over the United etates, authortea Uons for which were approved at the last session of Congress, much ap prehension exists here on the subject the no, including ai. marcn 10 tne W ment and requeat of the Secretary that he make an additional recom mendation for this purpose. -They say that unless this Is done It will be Impossible for any, of the build ings authorised by the last session of Congress to be erected to be pro vided for this session. The matter Is considered seriously here, accord ing to what Is said tonight NORTH CAROLINA TOWNS AF FECTED. The North Carolina cities that will be affected unless this ad ditional recommendation is made are as follows: Charlotte, Raleigh, Washington, Reldsvllle, Greenville, Hickory, Monroe, Oxford, Henderson vllle, Rocky Mount Wilkesboro, Tar boro, Winston-Salem. In the case of the Charlotte building It was provided that the limit of - costs should be $260,000, of which amount not more than $50,000 could toe expended prior to June 30, 1911. MAT MAKE DEMONSTRATION, Members of Congress who have asked the Secretary for his views on the aubjeot have come away from his office with the firm impression that he is going to stand P that he will not estimate for any of the structures- .uthorlad by -the Senate ; an4 House,, 's,?Hr doea '-ndf think, these' Hepresentatives say, that the Treasury is in, any shape just now to stand an additional drain of almost $30,000,000. Consequently the members to whom these building appropriations mean a great deal, and this com prises a large majority of the House, are planning a demonstration to In duce the. Secretary to change bis taind, P. H. M'OOWAN. Ashevllle Holds Annual Poultry Meet, Special to "'The Observer. Ashevllle Dec. 9. The fourth an nual show of the Ashevllle poultry and pet stock association Is on in full blast. Yesterday afternoon more than 2,000 school children and others visited the show garden to admire the fine display. The exhibits were all In Ty yesterday afternoon and) Mr. J. H. Drevenstedt of New Tor W at once began Judging the birds on exhibition. There are between $00) and 1,000 birds cooped and the birds, as a whole are finer than any ever be fore exhibited here, in the Rhode; Island. Red class there are about 200, birds and Mr. Drevenstedt declare that he has seldom Judged a finer showing. At a meeting of the North. Carolina branch r of the American! TVin 1 t-tt AaaiMattWi-k V .1 fas. . t nV f Mr. Jeffreys of Raleigh was elected) president; Mr. Harry Cain of Ashevllle) vice president, and Mrs. C. B. Camp bell of Ashevllle secretary.' ' , Lynchburg Again Goes Wet. Lynohburg, Va, Dee. .Lynch. burg today turned from the no-license policy, which has . prevailed since March 1908, and favored, the return of the open saloon by a majority of 85 In a total vote of 2,858 votes. The result 'was a great surprise to the drys,' for they were confident of victory. The "wets" are Jubilant to night over their victory, The Antl Saloon League, It was stated tonight will contest the election, charging n constitutional registration In that prospective voters were not required to make written application for reg istratlon as provided by statute, s While the election was fought hard, the ' spirit between! the workers vas splendid throughout the day. To Argue AshevIDe Bank Case Deonm- Special to The Observer, . t , t u , , Ashevllle, Dec; -It Is learned her that the bank case involving a charge of conspiracy against ' Ma-J. w. SJ. Breese and J. IS. Dickersmvto wreck tne First National bank of A'heville, will be argued on appeal laf the Uni ted states circuit court of appeals De cember 15. . Judge C A. Moore will argue the case ' for the defendants and District. Attorney Holton for the government Breese and Dlckersoa were' tried before Judge Newman In the summer of 1909 and found gull ty. They were sentenced to years each Imprisonment and fined $1,000 eacn. 4 i '' "-'. Vr Custom Duties in Gold, - Lisbon. Deo. . 9-The ; ; ministry of finance wiu issue, a decree on Dee ember ,1$ calling for the payment of one-third of- all eustoms duties- In gOid.i t '.r;. '.i , ,? - ., TheAr fit Oporto pubJlsfies th announcement that he intends to pay an or bis debts in roragai. it be lieved that It-rnc Victor Emanuel of Italy is advancing- the necessary funds to the Duke in order to avoid a scan- TO ISSUE CAN All BONDS, Machinery Set In Motion to Issue Panama Canal Bonds With a view, to End Drain Upon Working Bal ance of Treasury, .. ; ....'' -j. Washington. ' Dec.- !. -Machinery was serin motion today to provide for ad issue of Panama canal bonds with design tb end a ; drain . upon the working balance of the Treasury, which nowUhreatens a deficit Secre tary of the Treasury Macveagh had a long conference' on the subject with Senator Aldrich,.? chairman of . the Senate committee on finance.- i,, ?! It appeared that several complica tions bad arisen and : - that further legislation would be necessary if the proposed new securities are to nna a market without denreeslne- the up ward of seven hundred millions of 2 per cent bonds now outstanding, t Eoitomised. We situation is this; under the authorisation for the issue of 1292,000,000 - additional -Panama bonds it -. was provided that ; they mlaht- bear three ner cent interest Most of te government securities now outstanding bear 2 ner cent ' In order to- equalise the two classes of bonds, when used for bank' circula tion. It was provided that the three per cents should be taxed one per cent' as against one-half of one per cent paid by the 2 -per cent oonas when issued. SUFFERS HEAVY FIRE LOSS. Fire Odd Fellowe Hold i tiHrm(!E i Meeting. Gaffnev. 8. c. rec. $. Mr. H. L. Spears, superintendent of the lime stone-Lime Works tn tnis city, sui- quantity of feed stuff, several hundred bushel, of corn, a blooded horse and two fine mules by fire tonight. Tne,w barn in which they were housed was i also destroyed. The barn waa owned by the lime company and not ny Mr, Spears. The cause is a mystery. The district convention of the oaa Fellows of the sixth district com Drlsed of Cherokee. Snartanbur and Union counties, has been In session In this city today. Tne day nas neen taken up with speeches, etc, Several nunarea aeiegaies are present ana, the occasion has been ant one. a very pleas- POPULATION OF THE NATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED TODAY Census Bureau Will ' Announce Popu- latlon of the Unitedl states at Noon Today Will Approximate 01,500, 000 Figures For tryomlng, Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. Washington, Dec 9. When an nounced by the census bureau at noon' tomorrow the total population of the United States will be shown to approximate 91,500.000. 'This computation covers all the Statea ex- eent -Oeorala. Montana. Washln&toju. Wisconsin ,anu wyommg, jmm ngwm on ' mow;of vwntcn-- uirecior uuranu has deetdtdv to .trtthhow until the to tal returns for the country at-large are snnounced. The States so far given have an aggregate population of 85.362,725. This, is an Increase of 0.4 per cent over .the aggregate population contained by the same States In 1900. Population statistics of the thir teenth otnius issued tonight by the census -bureau Included the following: State? of -Wyoming 145,985, an In crease f 68,484. or 67.7 per cent over 12,581 In 1900. The increase from 1890 to 1900 was 81,828, or 52.4 per cent. The 'territory of Alaska 64.866, an Increase of 764, br 1.2 per cent over 63,692 In 1900. The increase from 1S90 to 1900 wa 81.640, or 98.4 per cent The Hawaiian Islands 191.909. en Increase of 87,908, or 24.6 per cent over 14.001 In 1900. The city of Honolulu, Hawaiian Is lands, baa a population of 62,188. This la an Increase of 12,877,or 82.1 per cent, over 89,806 in 1900. The population of Superior, Wis,, Is 40,884. . This Is an Increase of 9, 298. or 28.1 per cent over $1,091 In 1900..' :-- G. W. PERKINS WILL RETIRE FROM J. P, MORGAN & CO. Trill Tk,A TTla M Wanlna the ?rlnclple of Prt-Sbftrln0 ana vnner uenen -. w boiviuv Conflict Between Capital and Labor Whitney Also Retires. New York. Dec. -George W Per kins announced today his retirement on January 1 next from the firm of J. p. Morgan & Co.. to devote . his time to extending principles oS profit sharing and ether benefit plans . for solving the conflict between capital and (labor. It is announced by J. P. Morgan & Co., that Edward P. Whit ney also will retire on January 1, and mat William n. forter, presiaent or the Chemical National bank, and Thomas W. Lamont vice president of the First National bank, wui Become partners in the flra. In ' hls i an- nouncement Mr, rerklnt says he is withdrawing te devote more time to corporation work and work of a pub lic nature in which he is deeply interested.- .V 'A- -.yt-.-:-fy ;; In continuing my relations 'with the Industrial and other business or ganizations with which I am connect ed," Mr. Perkins says, "I hope to find further opportunities for extena- ingi the principles of proflt-sharinlc and other benefit plans, wblch, ex perience has shown, offer a solution of some 01 the aunouiues existing i- tween capital ana laoor."" t ', Mr. Perkins refers to the import ance of the solution of the new prob lems facing the country grcwlng out Of organization of the great co-operative combination of capital and he expresses - the hope that, his experi ence may enable him to contribute toward the 'adjustment of those mat- tersi "which seem td me to be of the largest consequence to the coun try." K . - - In recent years Mr. pecblns has represented the firm In the arefif itr dustrui organuattns in which ths are -interested and the -formal an nouncement' oflhe-firm-indicates that his relations to those concerns will continue. In public, addresses, he has taken an advanced view of the rela tions of the government to business, and la deeply Interested n govern ment twvervUpn ever eoi porat af fairs. He '8s"tTie orlfrln.it of ' ill proflt-sharlrjg plan '.of the United States Steel Corporation and Interna tional Harvester Commpany and del aires to further adupt th' rithpd to ctbr or" ' ' v - -"- t THE: CONVENTION OVER Kcrtiv .Carolina Baptists Ftnlsli Work 01 Aral Session . NEtf COMMITTEES APPOINTED irler Profitable Eeetlng, Eesblutlons ' CI THanks Adopted Isd Delegates Start For Eoae V Special by Staff Correspondent:;---- Hendersonvllle, Dec I. The fea ture of the closing ddy of The Baptist State convention was the splendid ad dress of J, H. Tucker, of AhevUle. Mr. Tucker, is an enthusiastic and consecrated layman and Is a leader In the laymen' movement in the 6tate. Mr. Tucker, In his address plead for consecrated men and women in the churchea and stated that the aanger which confronted the State and nation was not commercialism. Industrial ism, the enlargement of the Southern I m-. . m - A4k lllraa pTweV-Vorpaor WT&riZ M.v.o, enoe of the church members. Following Mr. Tucker. Prof. F. V. Hopgood of Oxford delivered a telling address on the same subject The convention then adopted resolutions 'trglyJn,L"g "netrfr ment and ca lusg tor a ina-meetng - wuu , eariy spring. The report on Sunday schools was read by H. C Moon of Raieign, ana T. W. .Chambllss of Wadesboro read Ih. , tnnrt An ministerial education. Secretary Brown; who is In charge or the mountain missions andf schools, ntate.1 today that the work of his de- narment has : shown wonaeriui growth. The Baptist schools with 6.- 000 .DUPlls have cost the ooara sz,- 000 for maintenance, while the Presby terian schools with 4.000 pupils cost for maintenance $108,000. The people of Hendersonvllle. have shown splen did whole-hearted hospitality and the convention of 1910 will long -be .re membered by all of the delegates. The committee on temperance ap pointed by the convention brought in their report and after discussion the report was adopted, and with It a re quest that the newspapers be furnish ed with a copy of the report and ask ed to publish it In the report of the proceeding. ' The report In "full follows: "We, the delegates to the etghtietn annual convention of the North Caro lina Baptists, representing a constitu ency of 220.000. da hereby reaffirm our. faith In constitutional nrohlbition and jreioica .thatinlhe .xejBentleo Uons throughout the State,: the pee pie save no- Indication f a. purpose to gq back ' to " the dispensary or. sa-, As Baptists, ever Jealous 0f . the edu cational, moral and religious weiiare of all the youth of the State, we de plore the fact that the Legislature has made legal the sale of near beer, and the consequent partial re-establishment of the saloons. We there fore petition the Legislature about to assemble to forbid the sale of near beer, or any similar, drink that In duces the use of intoxicants; we also call for a law that will prohibit the keeping for use of any intoxicating li quors by clubs, whether they be under business; fraternal or social names. In view of the demoralisation that is coming to large numbers of our youth and fellow citizens, because of the methods and practices, made pos sible by intoxicants being shipped in to the State from. cities in Virginia and other States, - We hereby strongly affirm our be lief in the fundamental principle that the United States government has no moral right and therefore should not have the legal power to allow any ar ticle to be carried Into r any State where the Legislature has forbidden the manufacture. -sale or aiving away of said article, provided exception is made of liquors In transit to other State or States, and provided further exception - la made of liquors- to be usea in tne state ror medicinal, , me chanical or sclentlflo purposes, and as provided by the laws of the State. We believe further that pardons should rarely If .'ever be granted to convicted violators of our liquor laws, hwaby anpije,! s nd dtrlctea to t. sena a copjr or tnese resolutions over hl official signature to the following parties: v;-:-a -.,... Hi excellency, the Governor of North Carolina, and ? the remaining state omciais. tne members of both branohes of the incoming Legislature, The President and the Vice Presi dent of the United States, each mem ber and member-elect of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United, states. We " also hereby , commend to our fieople the work as being done by he anti-saloon league and ' Its field secretary. - Hew R. L. Davis. In been. ing neiore . our people the -work of suppressing the liquor traffic In all of Its forms and in opposing every effort 10 onng oaoK into me Ktate oistilier les and the licensed saloon. T We urge our neonle to extend tn It their hearty cooperation and to be viguant .in opposing every encroach ment of the organized liquor traffic to aesiroy promotion in our state. Bew T. W. Chambllss read the re port on ministerial education: REPORT OP COMMITTEE)' ON MIN ISTERIAL EDUCATION. "We believe that only God-called men (should enter the ministry, and further we believe that the can to the ministry: Is the highest possible call that can come to men., , ,j , -; . It appears that' a, fewer number of our young men are entering the ministry than In former years and this knowledge gives lis a feeling of ng leiy,-, -me need of workers was never so gMat''vv:?--n '-?-H-v-;- -. -r--- "We believe that after God has call ed men Into the minstry, that It la the duty of the' men to seek and to ac quire the highest ' possible equipment for the best service. ' In this connec tion twe recognise the ; fact that in ttraajjristanoes God has called men of meagre "means and that Is Is neces sary f or the churchea,t aw H ' such Goacallcd men to acquire t; educa tion, training and equipment demand ed today. :,vv.- ..1 We heartily commend the work ef the board of education In lti efforts to assist the youngs sm'en who s are studying for the ministry at Wake orest Co!ee and the uu::,trn Ih oloRlfal f miliary, . ,- su--i.Sfthat:- ' " - "First -j hat the matter nf laborers "vt 1JE3L TEACHERS PLAT "HOOKEY." Meeting Of School Superintendents Adjourns After Pleasant Keesion 'When Delegates Go .to Hear Son sa'a Band. - " Special to The Observer. .; ... . ,. ; t' Wilmington, Dec. 9. The second and final day of the annual meeting of the southeastern division -. of of ' the . county Superintendents of i education was featured by a - visit to the city greded schools in the morning, addresses by State Superintendent Joyner In the afternoon, followed by a - delightful outing at Wrtghtsville Beach i where an oyster 'roast was served. . given complimshtery by the chamber of commerce. -- i It was planned to have the closing meeting tonight ' but - the educators played "hookey" and went to- hear Sousa's band Instead, therefore the convention was declared adjourned. The high school principals In ses sion here held a meeting tonight at which a movement was started to es tablish debating and athletic relations between the high schools of the divis ion. A committee will report on this tomorrow morning when the. closing session will be held. - Practically all of the 21 counties of the division are represented at the two meetings. Southern Merger Suit Will Occupy Anouior weea. - -- T Boeclal to The Observer. Columbia, S. C. Deo. -9. The mer ger suit will take another week, ac cording to announcements tonight The next week's Jurors were dismissed today. ; - .- Thirty-three witnesses have been examined by the Southern. It Is e peeted that president Jin ley will take the stand tomorrow. Today's testi mony was taken up br evidence from prominent citisens, of the growth of Charleston following the merger. : . " 111 i -i Mechanician Arrested For Interfering . With Oftlcer. 4 Special to The Observer. ; Columbia, S. C, Dec. 9, Because he said "D the sheriff." and re fused to obey Constable Dunnaway. who ordered him away from one of the aeroplanes, Eugene Godatt a me chanician o the Ely-McCurd norty. had to answer to the ch" of Inter fering with un officer in the discharge of his duty. , ARE ENTHUSIASTIC OYER THE PROPOSED HIGHWAY Maxwell Thirty Makes Trip With President Alexander and s Re ceived Pleasantly by Many Along the Line First Night Spent at Morganton To Ashevllle Today. Special by Staff Correspondent Morganton, Dec. 'With Pres Ident R. O. Alexander, of the Balla- huiuihe preaohing .f torn It the gospel of bet ter roads to assembled groups at eight points along the route, Mr. J. - IT. Hani's MaxwalfJ "SO" car Journeyed from Salisbury; to Morganton, today. Despite the day-long grilling full7 of huvv thAwtnr rndAit th trln -vr made without the slightest mechan ical mishap. - . r Twice the unposted " roads proved deceptive and entailed delay and once there was a wait at China Grove for a Winston-Salem car which suffered a broken spring when but 9 miles on the way and had to return to Salis bury, yet the destination waa reach ed tonight at 6:25 after, an hour's neotural travel not quite an hour be hind the schedule. - Leaving the Empire hotel at Balls- bury at 7:23 Mr. Ham's car, occupied by himself. Mr. Alexander. State Engineer Spoon,- and-, an Observer man, had slipped off the 22 miles to Mooresvme, by 9:03. A gathering of business men beard the plan- for the highway outlined and the law which Is sought for each township road. Secretary IL P. Deaton, of the high way-company, called the meeting te order, Sentiment seemed unanimous for the project v Tarrying at Mooresvllle until after. 10 o'clock the party stopped at Sher- rlll's store. Ashley's store. Newton. Hickory. . HUderibrand, and Connelly Springs. 4 Everywhere all votes were in the affirmative when a bond pri mary wag called as an expression of attitude toward the highway. New ton citizens were , addressed at i o'olook and those of Hickory at 1:20. In Morganton, tonight the party was entertained at an - k elaborate course dinner at the home of Mr. J. E. Erwln. An : enthusiastic mass- meeting t the court house ended crowded day. Perfect weather hat prevailed. The start for , Ashevllle will be made tomorrow morning at 7, the mountain metropolis to be attained soon after dark. V. L, S. TO ORDAIN CLERGYMA. Service of Ordination and Installation fs of Presbyterian Minister of Aahe- boro to Bet For December IS. ( Special to The Observer. 1 - Ashehoro, Dec. If The ordination of Rev, William B, McHwaine. - Jr, and his Installation as pastor of the Asheboro Presbyterian church, have been set for the evening of Thursday, December 18. The . commission ' of Orange Presbytery appointed for this service consists of Rev.' Melton Clark of Greensboro to preside and' to de liver the charge to the pastor, Rev. W. T. Thompson, Jr., of Lexington to charge the people, and Rev: Neal X Anderson, D.D.. of Wlnaton-Salem to preach the sermon. Dr. Joseph, Bird of Thomasvllle is the ruling . elder. Those who know anything of these ministers - recognize an unusually strong commission, and doubtless the service will be most; Interesting, In-1 structlve and Profitable to all that may attend. ' t Morehead Will Fight Brtggs Appoint ment as Postmaster at Raleigh. . . 1 ,, Observer Bureau. . ,'. -"' H rost, Building, Washington, Dec, I. It Is learned .here -tonight that Con gressman John M. Morehead. Is plan ning to make a mirror ous "attach on Postmaster William trlggs ef XUK eign, who a xew cays ago, was nomi nated for anotner term of four rears Mr. Morehead. It la also.; learned, hat taken, the matter up -with the Presi dent and Is determined ta push the nunt 1 agamsi me itaieigh postmas This promises to he one ' of the moKt ..interesting T'i;tical fights over iNortn i;aroui)a 1 -'.ointments seen pi-' In- fi'n ' IMEES'OIL Ef. SccrEfcryCIEcf:;:: 'Haifa Fcr I W a CANAL SHOULD BE FCnTIIIZD i:''-- ' v'-'-'r'-V jssaSaSBSJ : j, Ccnesj Is lsisi Ta Isttcriza 12 Lx- FcrtlScatloa CI Pzsxa Cs:b WasMnaton. Dec A mf eht have been expected after his personal Sight in aeroplanes; la France, Seer. wry xncKinson comes out la his an nual report with. a. strong endorse- ment of the flying, machine and with a recommendation to Congress; for an appropriation to. provide the sinnl corps with a reasonable number of the bttter type of-machine for" In. atruction purposes -and field work, i ' - He recalls the fact that the United States waa the first nation officially to recognize the aeroplane for mili tary purposes and conducted at Fort Myer In 1908 the' first public Sight of a heavler-than-s.tr machine, V yet it has since that date made no addition to its aeronautical equipments which at present consists of one small dirig ible balloon, one Wright aeroplane, ana mree , smau captive balloons. Nor has It added to Its trained, per sonnel, which at present consists of one signal corps lieutenant and nine enlisted men, on duty in connection with 'aeronautics. There is only one officer who Is a licensed pilot for free : balloons. 4 " . The Secretary cilia attentlnn to h. fact that the entrance to Chesapeake bay, one of the most Important points uwiiuiy on ine Auanuo "-sea coast, la wholly unfortified, not a single gun being mounted to defend the channel between Cape Charles and Cape Henry. At another Import ant point -the eastern entrance to Long Island sound additional -guns are needed. Except for these in stances, so far as guns alone 'are Soa oerned, the sea coast defenses at alt nome ports are in a very satisfactory state, but much remains to be done In providing such . auxiliaries a search , lights and In developing the fire con trol system, which will require about ,vuv,uuu or expenditure. , c y TO FORTIFY CANAL. ; ' -Corigress) Is asked to authorjae an' expenditure of $19,646,843 for the fortification of the termini of the Panama canal, including - the con strucrton of ports tor the permansnt wmMiwand.twO,00o f this-sum should be made available Immediately in . order to complete - the project within three years. "The additional sum of 2,000,00' is alma wanteit lm. mediately to be annlled tnmtnt th creation of naval athHoK.,t m the canal aone as a necessary part of the defense ef the canal ' a The Secretary notes with a-mflfW. tlcn a reduction by 80.1 per cent in ma numotr or desertions last year, compared with the .preceding yoa Altogether there were 8.464 deser tions or a percentage of;a.6 of th strength Qf the army, which was les than any fiscal year since l9f. The decrease was most marked in the tn glneers, field artillery and cavalrv. This la believed to be the result of extraordinary effort made by the dt partment In the direction of promut and vigorous pursuit of a deserter iy means practically certain to result In his apprehension and subsequent pun Isbment as a military convict under the hard "-and rigorous conditions of prison discipline., v , y i The attitude of the department is that Its duty is to safeguard and pro tect the Interests of the army, to cor rect the evil rather than to reform th evil-doer, and to Impress the fact that desertion from the amy; Which In time of war may be punishable by death, Is In time of peace a criminal offense and that the punishment ef tha deserter will be severe. i( LOW DEATH RATS. The death rata In the army last year was the lowest that has ever oc curred, the total number being 870 of which 228 were from disease and 142 from Injuries. of the latter be ing killed by hostile Moras In action or whiln on sentry duty.: Tuberculoids claimed the greatest number of vic tims, numbering 42 and there were Bl. deaths from gunshot wounds. Then were S3 suicides and IK homicides.- , v si;.. ' Si..fvi. A remarkable fact is that no deaths occurred from sunstroke or snake bite among the troops In the tronlct. nor from cold among the troops in Alaska and along the Northern fron. tier. Alaska, by the way, as In for. mer ; ears, had the best health record,- d ecldedly excelling the V Unite l States which came second. ' foiiowc-i by Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Thv.li. Pines. The rates for the Philippine however. Improve year by year am now, approximate . more i closely t those of the United Statea than th: of the United States do to Alaska. Dealing with the regular army t -gmtxaticn, the Secretary urges t adoption of a provision of law, t: IHr to that governing the navy l the elimination of Inefficient ofilciM -There l pressiag need tor efficient c r Seers to replace those detailed fro their regiments on necessary sta?? t mlwellaneous duty and the Seen makes a strong plea for the r of the pending bill providir-j r.-r t addition of Sit officers of vat! grades. 1 Last year , every c "Yr detached duty who could pv. " : relieved was ordered to Join hu ; per command, but the net re -:'t v disappointing as few of these c could be spared from the ir -details to which they have I. i sigced, ' f '. . SHORTAGE IN MATERIAI. The most ; serious feature of present military v situation an I that should be corrected tome ln-itha roptalonrrtf-gecrct-'ry X son. Is the shortage of fit.'.i "r material. There is a very ir supply .of gu n . r a r: ', : r ttunltlon, due lAroly to l. proprlatlon. 1 The trf' s r been fievelorcd an.l s u . under manufacture, l --t i ,n -vu ill ai.y ttr. . . The cMef or or."'
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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