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GREENSBORO, N. C, MONDAY, tYJARCH 15, 1915
VOL. 04 HO. 21
LOCAL NEWS IH BRIEF F
MATTERS ikaj3,o .
READERS OF THE PATRIOT
FAR AND NEAK.
Recovering From Illness. Mr. W.
j Blackburn is recovering from a
severe illness that has kept him conr
fined to his home on
North Elm
street for the part of the past week.
He is able to sit up a little each day
and expects to be out shortly.
Dr. Lawrence in Hospital. Dr.
XV. r. Lawrence, of the faculty of
Klon College, was brought to Greens
boro Saturday and placed in St.
Leo s hospital for treatment. He is
buffering from an acute attack of
Gastritis, and while his condition is
prions, it is not considered especial
ly alarming.
Name Changed. The recent ses
sion of the legislature passed an act
changing the name of the Agricul
tural and Mechanical College, in this
t ity, to the Negro Agricultural and
Technical College of North Carolina,
t; change being made in order to
avoid confusion with the A. & M.
College in Raleigh.
President Few .Lectures. Dr. W.
P. Few, president of Trinity College,
delivered a lecture Friday night at
he Agricultural and Mechanical
ollege for the colored race on the
subject of "A Strong, Dependable
Character." It was a scholarly and
helpful address and was listened to
with great interest, by hiR hearers.
To Speak in Asheville. Mayor
Murphy left thisE morning for Ashe
ville, where he will make an address
tonight on the commission form of
government. The people of Ashe
ville are to vote tomorrow on the
adoption or rejection of the commis
sion form of government, which 'has
been agitated in that city for some
rime.
Takes Charlotte Hotel. Mr.
Frank P. Morton, one of the state's
lest known hotel men, today be
comes manager of the Central hotel,
in Charlotte. He has managed hotels
in Greensboro, Morhjeaj.lv Toxa
way. Brevard and pther places, but
for the past few years has been en
gaged in the insurance business in
tins city.
Death of J. R. Haithcock. Mr. J.
R. Haithcock died yesterday after
noon at his home on Liberty Hill,
following a long period of ill health.
He was 61 years old and is survived
by his widow, three daughters and
four sons. The funeral will take
place at Holt's chapel thTs afternoon
at 3 o'clock and will be conducted
by the pastor, Rev. F. L. Townsend.
Died Yesterday. Mrs. Winnie
Gertrude Short died yesterday morn
ing at her home on Railroad street,
following a lingering illness. She
was 24 years old and is survived by
her husband and an infant. The fu
neral will be held from the First Re
formed church this afternoon at 3
o'clock, followed by interment in
Greene Hill cemetery. The services
will be conducted by Rev. Shuford
Peeler.
School Building on Fire. The
GJenwood public school building
'aaght on fire Friday, and if it had
not been for a painter who was at
work on the building and had lad
'!rrs handy, the building probably
v-'ould have been burned to the
-round; but as it was, the damage
'' s con fined to a part of the roof
r d ceiling. This building is one of
'he best public school structures in
'l.o county.
Play Presented. The dramatic
'5 ib of the University of North Car
' ;na presented "The Arms and the
Man," a splendid comedy, at the
State Normal and Industrial college
Friday night. There was a large
i-d enthusiastic audience. This
Production- has been presented at a
number of places in the state and
hus been well received wherever it
v - s presented. It will not be given
fr-'f one more time.
litigation Over Hotel. -The liti-s-'f.tion
over the McAdoo hotel has
hven settled for the present. Judge
Brown, in municipal court, ruled
tnat V. D. McAdoo was not guilty
forcible trespass in attempting to
take charge of the hotel and putting
- L. Clements in charge as man-
ager. Judee Lvon. in the Sunerior
c-f.-irt .j 0ir
oy Man- wi, nnht to
ve McAdoo stopped from inter
ring with his contract. Mr. Clem-
ets will have charee of the hotel
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-e, aTntract "until 7d
tober as mMa wni lt
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r;-'ui mr. jyicaqoo ior. aamages ior
each of contract.
D. Li. Clark Dead. Mr. D. L.
Clark, the oldest- citizen of High.
1 Point; died at his home, in that nlar.fi
Saturday night. He was 91 years
old and had resided in High Point
over 60 years. Until his health fail
ed a few years ago, he was actively
engaged in business as-a painter and
photographer. He possessed consid
erable ability as an artist. The fu
neral will, take place this afternoon
and will be conducted with Masonic
honors.
Monthly Dinners .: The Greens
boro Chamber of Commerce is ar
ranging to give a series of monthly
dinners in order to bring the busi
ness men of the city together and
cultivate a better community spirit.
The first of these dinners will he
given at the Y. M. C. A. on Wednes
day evening, March 24. The princi
pal speaker will be Mr. Q. Grosvenor
Dawe, of Washington, the organizer
and managing director of the South- of Thomasville, editor of . Charity
em Commercial Congress. and Children, and he talked to an
Guilford's Share. Guilford coun- interested and appreciative audience
ty will receive this year $11,688.07 about "Pontius Pilate the Politi
as its share of the fund apportioned cian." He made one of the most
by the state board of education to helpful and inspiring talks heard by
bring the terms of the schools of all any crowd of men in Greensboro in
the counties of the state up to the a lonS while.
required length of 100.2 days. The Stole Valuable Diamonds. Lacy
apportionment was made by the Peques, a negro boy of 13 or 14
state board of education at a meet- years, was arrested and locked up
ing held in Raleigh Friday. Under Saturday afternoon charged with the
the apportionment Alamance county theft of $800 worth of diamond
receives $4,422.46; Rockingham, rings from the home of Mr. J. W.
$8,048.22, and Randolph. $5,563.62. Brawley, on South Ashe street. The
Gibsonville Cleaning Up. The Dy has been employed by a local
present week is to be observed as grocery store and Saturday morning
"clean-up" week in Gibsonville, and went to Mr. Brawley's residence to
all the residents of the town are
supposed to put their premises in
"apple pie" order. A public meeting
in behalf of the clean-up movement
is to be held in the graded school
building tonight. Dr. W. M. Jones,
the county physician, and Mr. E. P.
Wharton, who has made for himself
a reputation in ridding Greensboro
of flies, will be present and make ad-
dresses.
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in vT74ii4. AiA T-u,.r,tr.,T v.n. I
ing at 11 o'clock at" her home near
Summerfield. She was about 25
years old and is survlved'by her hus
band and two young children. The
funeral was held from the Summer-
field Baptist church Friday after
noon at 2 o'clock and was attended
by a large concourse of sorrowing
friends and relatives. The services
were conducted by the pastors of
the Baptist and Methodist churches
B I
of Summerfield.
Revival in NegTO Church. A
goodly portion of Greensboro's color
ed population is greatly interested in
a revival meeting that is being con-
ducted in St. Matthew's Methodist
church, the largest and most influ-
ential colored church in the city,
Modern evangelistic methods are
employed and the cnurch is crowded
at every service. It is said that the
revival has aroused more interest on
the part of the colored people of
Greensboro than any similar meeting
held in this city in years.
Firemen Give a Supper. The
members of the Eagle Hose Com-
nany gave a delightful supper to a
number of their friends at their
headquarters on South Davie street
Friday night. The occasion was a
most enjoyable one in every partic-
ular. Mr. John L. Thacker presided
in the capacity of toastmaster, and
! short speeches were made by Mayor
Mnmhv. Commissioner Rees. Com-
missioner Foushee, City Clerk Mich-
aux, Judge S. Glenn Brown, H. J.
Elam, the organizer and first presi
dent of the Eagle Hose Company;
Sherwood Brockwell, deputy state
fire insurance commissioner, and R.
E. Steele, of the American Commis
sion Company, who recently suffer
ed a severe loss by fire.
boro flre department has been kept
pretty busy during the past week.
having been called on to fight sev
eral fires. The climax came Satur
day night, when the firemen were
called on to fight two fires at once
The first alarm came in from Samp
son street, in the southeastern part
of the city, where five houses occu
pied by colored families were burn
ed, entailing a loss of about $3,000.
While this flre was being fought an
alarm called the firemen to the old
buildinz occupied by the Mowrey
Transfer Company, on West Wash-
ington street, this being the third
alarm sent in from this building
auring tne lasi iwo aays. xne ure
twaa extinguished without any con-
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stable damage. This building is
the old Mendenhall residence that
stnod on Sdtrth Elm street.
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opposite the McAdoo hotel.
Old Women's Homo. Plana for,'
the establishment in this city , of a
home for indigent old women were
considered at a meeting of women of
various churches of Greensboro Fri
day afternoon. The meeting was held
in the parlors of West Market Street
Methodist church, and it was. unani
mously decided that such a home
should be established in the city.
The proposition will be presented to
the various churches of the city, and
it is hoped that plans for building
the home can be perfected in the
near future.
Pilate the Politician. The people
of Greensboro and the sojourners
within the gates of the city who fail
ed to attend the meeting at the Y.
M. C. A. yesterday afternoon missed
a treat that wourd have well repaid
them for passing up their Sunday af
ternoon siesta. The speaker of the
Occasion was Dr. Archibald Johnson,
make a delivery of goods. Mrs.
Brawley, who was doing her kitchen
work temporarily in the absence of
the cook, had removed her rings
and Placed them on the gas range
Wnen tne by went into the kitchen
to deliver the groceries he saw the
diamonds, was tempted and fell. He
turned the diamonds over to his
mother, who delivered them to the
officers after his arrest. The boy
will be given a hearing in Municipal
court today
TRAINING SCHOOL IS
MEETING WITH SUCCESS.
The training school for Sunday
school workers recently organized
in Greensboro has started out under
the most favorable auspices and al-
ready has more thon demonstrated
its right to existence. The weekly
meetings are well attended by the
superintendents, teachers and other
workers in the Sunday schools of
most of the churches in the city.
At the meeting Thursday night,
which was held in the Sunday school
building of West Market Street
Methodist church, Dr. W. A. Harper,
of Elon College, delivered the sec-
ond of a series of three lectures he
is to make before the training
school. He spoke on "Conserving
Christian Energy" and made an in
teresting and helpful address.
Following Dr. Harper's lecture,
the various classes assembled for
work. The leaders of the classes re
ported a fine attendance and splen -
did interest
The department or organization
and management decided at a pre-
vious meeting that the time had
come to elect a regular leader and
an associate leader for the depart
ment, and Rev. J. Walter Long, sec-
retary -of the state association, was
elected leader and Miss Mary Petty,
of the faculty of the State Normal
and Industrial College, was elected
associate leader.
Rev. J. W. Long presented the
work leading up to the city associa-
tion. Mr. A. W. McAlister set forth
the significance of the city associa
tion and the city training school
Mr. W. M. Combs spoke on the place
of the department of organization
"f" ? t?wJ,oto sya
tem, being the last link before com
ing to the local school. Rev. E. J
Harold spoke of an efficiency pro
gram for the local church and school,
such as is now being worked out by
the Friends church of Greensboro
Russia's Prime Minister Dead.
Count Sertius Juloyitch Witte,
Russia's first prime minister, died
Friday night. He was taken ill last
week.
Count Witte, who was born June
19. was-one of the
' Russian delegates to the Ports-
moutn, in. a., conference in 190&
l wiiirii t;iiiitfi r l f- KiiRniujononMin
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war. He afterwards was made
-untd appoint ed president of the
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nas eia no important pos
since.
TEACHER'S PLACE A BIG ONE
HAS MANY OPPORTUNITIES OF
AIDING IN COMMUNITY
BETTERMENT.
The monthly meeting of the Guil
ford County Teachers' Association
was held at the Carnegie library
Saturday forenoon, with an attend
ance of teachers from all sections of
the county. The meeting was open
ed by singing "Come, Thou Almighty
King," after which devotional exer
cises were conducted-by Rev. V. R.
Stickley, the opening exercises being
concluded by singing "America."
County Superintendent T. R.Foust
presided ana - discussed, with the
teachers the seventh grade examina
tion relative to issuing certificates
to pupils completing the elementary
school. The arithmetic work of the
seventh and eight grades was dis
cussed, because it is easier to deter-
mine the work of the child in that of the past three days have demon
subject than any other. Mr. Foust strated the government's determina
ted the teachers that it was a mis- tion to take extraordinary precau
take for a pupil to get an idea that tions against any neutrality viola
he is further along in his school tion.
course than he really is, and im-
pressed upon the teachers the " im
portance of good grading.
DrjrW. T. Whitsett, chairman of
the county board of education, was
present and made a short talk to th
teachers. He said that he never
dropped into a teachers meeting
that he did not get interested in the
discussion of the questions under
consideration. He urged upon the
teachers the necessity of grasping
the opportunities that come to them
of uplift and community helpfulness.
"There is so much to be done," he
said, "and in proportion to our
dreams, we realize so little. When
ever I feel that I have neglected
something along a line that may
help a community, I feel that I have
missed something. All of us can do
a great deal more in life and in
school work than we imagine that
we can do, and I believe ;hat we sim
ply lack the courage to do the big
things; and " there is hot a force in
great things better than this body of
people in this hall today. When we
get rid of the idea that we are teach
ing arithmetic and history and see
that we are teaching boys and girls
for American citizenship and the ex
ercise of all the privileges that the
world means, and when that vision
dawns on us, we get to be the pow
er that uplifts things in this world."
Mr. Garland Daniel, secretary of
the Carolina Fair Association, pre-
sented the teachers with charts.
"Half Century Memorial of the Civil
War in America," one for each
school room in the county. These
charts contain Lincoln's Gettysburg
address, pictures of Lincoln. Grant,
Lee, Meade, Bell, Shermin andmany
other generals of the war between sented a petition for a bond election
the states, and Northern and South- for $15,000 to aid in the construc
ern war songs. Prizes are to be of- tion nf tho tpw hniMimr.
fered by the Central Carolina Fair
Association for the best essays writ-
ten on some feature of this chart,
the essays to be handed in to Mr.
Foust by the first of May, Pupils of
any grade can compete for these
prizes, the grade which the pupil
represents to be given, and this in-
formation will-be taken into consid-
eration in awarding the prizes. The
prize essay will be printed in the
premium list which the fair associa-
tion gets out in the fall. Mr. Foust
called to the attention of the teach-
ers the necessity of collecting work
from their schools now for the fair
next fall as there is not time after
the schools open in the fall to get a
collection together for a good ex
hibit. Mr. F. H. Anderson, county farm
demonstration agent, was present
and begged the teachers for more
support in the clnb work, and espe-
cially to let him have the names of cer of the White House, who was
the boys and girls who would be President Lincoln's body guard-and
benefited by belonging to one of the who nad Deen intimately acquainted
clubs. with every president since, died Sat-
Prof. Joseph H. Peele, of Guilford urday at his home in Washington.
College, lectured to the high school He nad Den suffering from pneu
teachers on "The Teaching of Eng- monia over a week,
lish in the High School." In his lec- Fifty years of service as a White
ture he touched on the use of the House employe, through the admin
dictionary and the essentials of com- istrations of twelve presidents, made
position work, and dwelt particular- Co1- Crook one of the most familiar
ly on the study of literature, giving figures in the national capital, and'
an Illustration of the, teaching of ln nis old aS left nim rich 111 P-
'Macbeth" to high school pupils. sonal reminiscences of the intimate
Prof. E. E. Balcomb, of the Nor- sIde of White House life. The as
mal College, resented to the gram- sassinations of Lincoln and Garfield,
marf grade teachers a very interest-
ing plan in agriculture for rural
teachers to attempt next. year. - Jie
gave printed olans to each teacher
present which will prove very 'help
ful. Part of his plan was for the1
school to give credit to the child for
home work in agriculture.
Mr. W. H. Reynolds, of the Cen
ter school, discussed the teaching of
civil government and how to make it
interesting to grammar grade pupils.
The next meeting of the grammar
grade department will be held at the
court house annex, on April 10.
WARSHIPS TO FORM
COAST PATROL GUARD.
Washington, March 12. Secre
tary Daniels announced late tonight
that the armored cruiser Brooklyn,
receiving ship at the Boston navy
yard, had been ordered tc patrol the
border there to guard against neu
trality violations.
Although officials here continue
to deny that any evidence had been
discovered to bear out stories of a
plot to turn German steamers laid
up at American ports into warships
and rush them to sea, developments
Four warships and a coast guard
cutter now have been detailed for
patrol duty in Boston and New York
harbors.
Assistant Secretary Peters, of the
treasury, was an early White House
caller today and had a long talk
with President Wilson. He is in di
rect charge of customs matters,, and
the preservation of Deutrality by for
eign ships m American ports is un
der his charge. A few hours later
he left for New York.
Mr. Peters said his trip had noth
ing to do with neutrality? but it be
came known tonight thai he was ex
pected to confer tonight with offi
cials of both the New York and Boa-
ton custom houses. In the harbor
of these two cities are some of the
finest of the merchant fleets that
kept the German flag flying in the
North Atlantic lanes before the war.
Whether additional ships will be
sent either to New York or Eoston
was ot disclosed tonights
snortivi aitet:: the
formed a neutrality souad of cus
tons officers which has kept close
watch on all interned ships as well
as all those outbound.
Precautions of the same ?ort have
been taken also t Boston.
BOND ISSUE TO REBUILD
JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.
The prospects appear bright for
the early erection of a handsome
and commodious high school build-
ing at Jamestown to replace the
structure recently destroyed by fire.
The Jamestown district and high
achool committees appeared before
the COunty board of education at a
snpriai mo-tine- Ratnrriav and nrp.
Tne board of education approved
the petition and has requested the
county commissioners to hold a spe-
Cial meeting and order the election.
The request for a special meeting of
the commissioners was made in or-
der that no time mav be lost in hold-
ing the election and proceeding with
the erection of the new building.
The election probably w'll be called
for Tuesday, April 20.
The new building is to be of brick
nfj wm represent an investment of
over $20,000. In addition to the
nronosed bond issue, there is a sum
of $6,000 renresentine thP insurant
on the burned building. . Tt. is de
sired to have the new building com
pleted in time for the opening of the
fall term.
White House Disbursing
Officer
Dead.
. Col. W. K. Crook, disbursing offi
1 various weddings at the White
I House, and the impeachment of Prea-
ident Johnson, were among numer-
I us events which Col, Crook recall
- 1 ed in memories of his half-century
f White House service..
AMERICA!! CfflZEll IS KILLED
SHOT DOWN IN HIS HOME EC
MEXICO CITY BY FOL- "
LOWERS OF ZAPATA.
Washington, March !2. Enconr- "
aging advices telling of the relief ot
the food famine in Mexico City
through the evacuation of the capi
tal by the forces of General Obre
gon, the Carranza commander, were
beclouded today by the news that on
the entry of the Zapata troops John
B. McManus, an American citizen,
was murdered shot down in his
home, the" door of which had been
sealed with the coat-of-arms of the
United States and over , which flew
the Stars and Stripes.
Instant demand was made by the
Brazilian minister on behalf of the
United States government for the
punishment of those guilty of the
crime.
After a conference between Presi
dent Wilson and his cabinet, Secre-
tary Bryan telegraphed the Brazilian
minister, approving of the action he
had taken and adding a demand for
reparation to the victim's family.
The minister was instructed to in
sist on the early punishment of the
offenders and lo impress oh the post
commander at Mexico City General
Salazar the seriousness with which
the American government viewed
the occurrence. The general-promised
that the demands of the United
States would ba promptly met.
The Brazilian minister reported
in several dispatches on the murder.
The motive for the crime, he ex
plained, undoubtedly was one of re
venge for the killing of two Zapata
soldiers by McManus. The minister
said that when the Zapatistas with
drew several weeks ago after tbe de
parture of General Gutierrez seme of
them attempted to loot the home of
McManus. The latter stood on his
doorstep and is said to have killed
two of the raiders.
Apprehensive of what might be his
fate on the return of the Zapata
forces.:
and hoisted anAhierTcan" jflag' over
his home. Apparently,' the minister
reported, McManus was killed by a
simultaneous volley.
The killing of McManus, coming
after the serieus developments of
the last week has increased appre
hensions here for the safety of for
eigners. Employe of Greensboro Firm fan
prisoned. The Washington correspondent of
the Raleigh News and Observer
sends his paper the following item of
local interest
"Senator Simmons attempted to
day to secure the release, through
the French ambassador, of Baron
William G. Von Wolff, an employe
of J. E. Latham & Co.. of Greens
boro, who is in a French prison.
Wolff was making his way to Ger
many through France when he was
caught and imprisoned at Brest.
The French ambassador gave Sena
tor Simmons little encouragement.
on account of the fact that Wolff is
not an American citizen, but is a
German reservist. His mission to
Germany was said to have been in
the interest of his firm, but since he
was liable to be forced into mili
tary duty as soon as he arrived, the
French government will probably
hold him a9 long as the war lasts "
Gave Life For Her Child.
Asheboro, March 11. Mrs. Will
Sykes, living about one and one
half miles southeast of Asheboro,
was burned to death yesterday af
ternoon and her little child wm
burned so severely that its life Is
despaired otS It seems the child
was playing, with an old sack
around it, which caught fire. The
mother tried to put the fire out and
her clothing caught.
Mr. Sykes had left only a short
time before for his work as night
watchman at one of the factories
here, and there was no one present
except children too small to be of
any help in a circumstance like this,
and the mother was burned to death.
Her clothing, was completely con
sumed, with the exception .of the"
waist band ol her dress. When
sis tan ce arrived it was too late for
the mother; who died shortly there
after. '
Mr. A.Y. Sapp has gose,pn a bus
iness trip to, Baltimore 'and Neir
York.
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