i? a TTTRD AYi MARCH 25, 1918 '
THE ASHEVILLE TIMES
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Sec'y and Treas.
BIBLE SOCIETY TO
HAVE CENTENNIAL
May 7 Will Be Observed
the Anniversary of Its
Founding.
as
William M. Langdon, representing
the American Bible society, has given
The Times the following statement In
regard to the Centennial celebration
of the founding of the American
Bible society. This occasion will be
observed on May 7 and the people of
practically every country on the globe
Kill join In the exercises.
Mr. Langdon's statement follows
"Preparations are being made
throughout the world for the cele
Bible the "firm foundation for the
faith of the saints," the written word
that records the life, death and resur
rection of the living ' word. Even If
'Mother's Day" falls on May 7, what
better theme could be treated than
My Mother's Bible?" ,
"It does not cost a church or
school very much to consider on rare
occasions, the Bible as a whole. It Is
not essential to collect an offering,
nor, If that Is done, to give It to the
Bible society. But, if suitable, an an
nual gift to the denominational board
may be made on Bible Sunday. The
Bible society is almost as much a
concern of each denomination as Its
own missionary-boards.' And while
many of the churches of Asheville
recognize this, and perhaps give tholr
sfhare, or more, to this cause. It Is
clear that the country as a whole Is
not supporting the society creditably;
for, two years ago, the society was
obliged to cut down its appropriations
- THEATRICAL GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
New York,' March 25.' As evidence
of his faith In the theatrical outlook,
William A. Brady is planning to pro
duce six new plays during the next
two months. One, entitled "The Man
Who Came Back," Is a comedy In
which Alile Brady will play the fea
ture part 'Two among the others
are "Counting the Cost" by George
Broadhurst and a drama by Owen
Davis, as yet unnamed.
It Is proposed to found in this city
a playhouse to be known as the Hol
brook BHnn theater, the . scope of
which will be, briefly, to establish an
intimate playhouse, where Mr. BHnn
will produce and participate in the
production of seriously serious and
seriously comic plays of suspected
ten per cent and the following year, literary and dramatto worth, and to
twenty per cent.
"If all schools were to give like one
in Asheville, which has been giving
annually for a decade at least, and
limtlon of the Centennial anniver- this year expects to contribute as
ary of the founding of' the American
Blblo soclelty. A few of tne churches
(if Ashevllla observed the annual
Bible Sunday, December 6; but, so far
as known, the Bible schools did not
notice this occasion. The coming
Bible Sunday, May 7, Is not an an
nual occasion but, being centennial.
It will be unique in the experience of
every person observing It. Some
churches devote time and gifts to a
"Tuberculosis Sunday," a "Belgian
Relief Sunday," and other Sundays
of the kind. But, there is certainly
more reason to Join with the consti
tuents of the American Bible society
around the globe In exalting the
SUPPLY CUT OFF,
ADDICTS" ARE DYING
Nashville. Torn. A Federal official
here declared that he knew of cases of
u cut lis resulting among drug victims.
whose supply of drugs was suddenly
"Jit off by the operation of the new
Federal law. The avstem can't stand
v the shock of being deprived of the
urug.
'Such conditions make it most neces
1 that drug addicts get cured and
conquer the habit at once. This can
e done at reasonable price, without
restraint or cruelty at the Cedarcroft
Sanitarium, whose head, Dr. Power
prlbble, hag made a life study of cur
Ing the drug habit It Is possible to
deposit the purchase price with a
bank, to be paid over only when the
patient, himself, declares he has beoti
completely freed of the habit Home
treatment under ct,r of local .hvt
rlan for those who can't come tu .'0
Sanitarium. Liquor habit also cured.
Write today for booklet sent In
M'Mn wrapper, addressing Cedarcroft
Hsnltarlum. Box 7, Button I, Nash
ua, Tenn, ...... h Ad.
much as 150, there would be no
famine of the word." Another school
gave 85 last year to the "Million Nick
el Fund," for supplying ' soldiers at
the front wltih the Scriptures. Surely
a few minutes on this occasion would
be well spent In urging each scholar
and each church member to do what
they can to supply the world with
the Bible; to send to starving souls
the bread of life. And why should not
each school place in Its library the
centennial history of the Bible society?"
SPECIAL SERMON
'A HUNT FOR A MAN'
Rev. Dr. Calvin B. Waller, pastor of
the First Baptist church, will deliver
a special sermon tomorrow night on
"A Hunt for a Man," suggested by the
expedition of United States troops In
Mexico on a hunt for Villa, the Mexi
can outlaw. There will be special mu
sic In the morning with Mra A T.
Prltchard and Miss Rhea Reynolds
singing ulo part At i.!i!5t, there
will be a congregational song service
with chorus by choir and the malo
quartette will sing several selections.
.Van Tarns Over.
contribute such droll and quaint ideas
as will mark it as distinctively origi
nal. A department which Mr. Bllnn
hopes to Inaugurate will be the Idea of
"Invitation engagements" extended to
prominent players who have perhaps
four to six weeks' leisure. Probably
two or three such engagements will
be arranged daring a season. In each
case a play being provided In which
the artist is anxious lo appear.
Miss Grace George is contemplating
Shaw's "Capt. Brasshound's Conver
sion" as on addition to her repertoire.
The play was acted In this country
some years ago by Miss Ellen Terry,
who, however, did not prosper In her
essay as a lone star. Moreover, the
popular appeal of the part of Lady
Cicely In the Shaw comedy "would
seem to be Miss George's rather than
Miss Terry's.
Mary Plckford, the popular movlo
star, Is to appear at the Hippodrome
tomorrow night In a sketch, staged
under the direction of Daniel Froham.
Miss Plckfdrd will donate her share of
the receipts to the fund being raised
by the motion picture Industry for the
Actors' Fund endownment
A Los Angeles film producing com
pany has leased the big Forty-fourth
Street theater for the summer sea
son of Is weeks and beginning April
1 will present there a ploturlxatlon of
Helen Hunt Jackson's story K-
mona." The manner .of presentation
will be novel in that 20 persons will
appear on the stage In scenes re
vealed before the showing of the
three portions of the picture for the
purpose of creating the atmosphere
of the story. The picture was taiten
at the places in California described
in the book, which tells a story of Me
there from 1840 to 1180. The tak
Ing of the picture, which Is In 14 reels
and Is several hundred feet longer
The Birth of a Nation." re.
essential features which go to make a
successful screen production. Heart
Interest, action, suspense and a logi
cal happy ending, in addition to mag
nificent sets and scenic locations, and
an all star cast of players.
In the new photoplay production of
"The Bondman," by Hall Caine, a
motion picture director has for the
first time followed literally and in its
entirety the complete story of a 700
page novel, without eliminations or
condensations. William Farnum is the
star of the picture, playing the dual
roles of Stephen and Jason Orry.
Harry Springier is Sunlocks, the
brother of Stephen, Dorothy Bernard
Is Greeba, the daughter of the gov
ernor of the Isle of Man; Doris Wool
drldge Is Rachel, (he daughter of the
governor of Iceland, and little Kathe-
rine Lee, one of the famous Lee twins,
also has an appealing child role.
Virginia Pearson, the beautiful
modern Cleopatra of the movies, and
her entire company of players have
gone to Saranao Lake to appear n
scenes amid Adirondack settings
which will form a part of a new pic
ture In which Miss Pearson is to star.
Some of these scenes are to be taken
at and around the cotage occupied by
Robert Louis Stevenson during His
residence at Saranac.
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While backing up to unload eome
caskets at the Red Cross Undertaking
establishment yesterday afternoon a
local moving van turned over, ca ur
ine some excitement for a while. A
fc.lt n knur MnMifflld In niacin ' thsn
the wagon back in running condition, quired eight months and an axpendU
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ASHEVILLE 56 68
Atlanta . . : 62 70
Atlantic 'City 34 40
Augusta .62 78
Birmingham 64 72
Boston 36 46
Charleston 85 66
Charlotte 56 72
Chicago 56 66
Cincinnati ,. 60 72
Denver 18 34
Galveston .....70 72
Jacksonville 64 76
Key West 72 82
Knoxvllle 54 76
Louisville 162 76
Mobile 66 74
Montgomery ,..,..,.62 78
New Orleans 70 82
New York 34 40
"Okluhema 42 78
Portland, Oie. 40 42
Raleigh 64 70
St Louis 62 78
San Francisco 60 68
Savannah 64 72
Tampa .' ! 64 82
Washington . . 34 62
Wilmington 56 68
Normals for this date: Tempera-
GRADUATE ADDRESS
BY REV. MR. HEARS
Rev, P. II. Mears, pastor of the
Christian church, yesterday' delivered
the commencement address at Barn-
ardsvllle High school, taking as his
subject "Seeking the Goal." Supertn
tendent W. II. Hlpps, spoke to the
graduating class, composed of nettle
Money, Dewey Ballard, Kills Shuford,
Carey Morgan and Nannie Anders.
The high school ,jlay, "Down In
Maine," was well presented.
SUBSTITUTE IS FOUND
FOR FERROMANOANESE
t ui .ner Congressman Charles F.
Scott has decided to try for the seat
of United States Senator William H.
Thompson of Kansas, whose succes
sor will be elected two years from
this fall ......
Eugenie nesserer. the noted French
emotional actress, will have except
ional opportunities In the forthcoming
photoplay production entitled "The
Woman Who t)td Not Care. This
strong society drama contain all the
Amsterdam, Netherlands March 15.
The problem of finding a substitute
for fero-manganese for the produc
tion if steel In Germany has been
solved, according to a semi-official
statement received here from Berlin.
This substitute, the nature of which
la not divulged.' can be produced In
large qusntles from internal raw ma
terials, it Is said.
Factories for the production of the
new substitute are already working
and more arc being constructed. It I
asserted that, this nsw process will
make Gemiuty Independent of Im
ports in this line.
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ture, 47 degrees; precipitation, .17
inch.; river stage at 8 a. m. 0.4 foot.
Forecasts until 8 p. m. Sunday for
Asheville and vicinity: Partly cloudy
tonight and Sunday, probably show
ers, somewhat colder Sunday.
For North Carolina: Partly cloudy
tonight and Sunday, probably show
ers, warmer tonight east portion,
somewhat colder Sunday west portion,
moderate winds mostly southerly.
General Conditions (Last 24 Hours)
The western storm has moved east
ward and this morning Is central over
Arkansas. It has been attended by
rains from the Rocky Mountains to
the Mississippi valley. An area of
high pressure which is in the rear of
this storm is causing colder weather
In the, Rocky Mountain section and
the western portion of the Plains states
Another disturbance which ,1s enter,
ing the northwest is causing rains in
the north Pacific states. Cloudy and
unsettled weather prevails over the
southern Btates except in Florida and
western Texas. The following heavy
rains (In inches) have been reported:
Kansas City, 1.16; Portland, Ore.,
1.14.
T. R. TAYLOR, Observer.
Rhode Island republicans have de
ciu.u to hold their state and congres
sional conventions In Providence,
April 17, to select delegates to the
national convention at Chicago.- '
An Unusual Opportunity
is being offered ambitious boys and girla to attend evening
classes in Bookkeeping, Banking, Higher Accountancy and
Typewriting at
THE EMANUEL BUSINESS COLLEGE
This class is in charge of an expert accountant, and young
men and women who are interested should not fail to avail
themselves of this opportunity.
Call or phone, and let us give you full particulars.
30 E. College St. Phone 1100
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
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